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Bob the Builder - To the Rescue! [VHS] | ![Bob the Builder - To the Rescue! [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XGZW80BWL._SL160_.jpg) | Directors: Brian Little, Liz Whitaker, Sarah Ball
Actors: Greg Proops, Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Rupert Degas
Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent.
Category: Video
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 24174
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Edition: Includes a Bob the Builder character figure
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 10 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1571327010
UPC: 045986241009
EAN: 9781571327017
ASIN: B000059YRM
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 2001
Release Date: May 22, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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There's no need to check your fears at the door when you enter the friendly workshop of Bob the Builder. Instead, this is the very place to confront and, eventually, flatten them, especially if you happen to be a little kid who's terrified of heights or the dark. To the Rescue! presents four adventures of the British series (seen in the states on Nick Jr.) interspersed with four miniepisodes, all featuring the most cooperative crew of construction machines you've ever come across. There's Lofty, a bashful blue crane who's crippled by fear when duty calls from far up; Muck, a lobster-red bulldozer whose engine sputters to a stall when he's supposed to pitch in in the pitch dark; Scoop, a yellow worker-bee backhoe; Rolly the steamroller; cement mixer Dizzy; Pilchard, the construction crew's pet kitty; smart-alecky scarecrow Spud; and boss man Bob and office worker Wendy, the series' sole people and mom and pop figures. Each highly predictable segment starts off with the gang gearing up to tackle the torn-up terrain at a new worksite. Soon enough, some tension-filled predicament that at first seems insurmountable--like when Bob is stranded after Lofty accidentally knocks down his ladder in "Clocktower Bob"--is steered toward a happy ending through chirpy votes of confidence and soothing words. Bob is apt to share his biggest fans with another yardful of yakking vehicles--Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Both will rev the engines of motor-crazy preschoolers coming to grips with the tricky-at-this-age concepts of cooperation and problem solving. --Tammy LaGorce
Description
Bob the Builder is a stop-frame model animation series, which follows the adventures of an ever-friendly and helpful builder and his crew of fun-loving machines. The world of Bob the Builder is recognizably modern yet reassuringly traditional. The stories are classic and timeless and always contain a positive and clear pro-social message. Set in and around a construction yard in a small town, Bob and his loveable gang of machines work together to help each other out of trouble while solving problems an providing shoulders to lean on. Bob and his crew live in an imaginative work of fun and adventure - a unique world of construction, hardhats and toolbelts! Bob the Builder: To the Rescue! - Another 4 full-length episodes collection (including Clocktower Bob, Scoop Saves the Day, Muck Gets Stuck, and Lofty the Soccer Star), supplemented with 4 mini-adventures (Muck's Mood, Sleepless Lofty, Muck's Short Cut, Lofty's Soccer Score).
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It's OK March 30, 2005
Classical Mom (The Left Coast)
Like all the other Bob the Builder videos "it's ok" is about as nice a thing you can say. There's nothing much memorable about any of the stories. And the characters can get grating after a while. If I was forced to find one good thing about it I'd have to say that the clay-mation is good. That's about all.
 My two year old enjoys it quite a bit... November 16, 2004
Brosamj (East Coast)
This is my two year olds first Bob the Builder. He has generally only wanted to watch a Baby Mozart and nothing else, but the first time he watched it, he was hooked. He would sit there and nothing could distract him.
He really enjoys the opening song of Bob the Builder, but he does get a little bored toward the end of the show. With that said, the first 20 minutes are gold for him as he really enjoys it.
This is not too bad for us adults either except for Lofty who is always whiny and tough to listen to, but it is a nice little show. He would give the show 2 thumbs up! We will be trying some additional Bob the Builder dvds.
 Phobia Central April 21, 2004
Deesgee (Ca United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My 2-year-old loves Bob the Builder, and I would recommend other B-t-B shows, but NOT THIS ONE! It deals with the fears that the various machines have in a very negative way. Instead of overcoming and triumphing over their fears, they wallow in them and are consumed by them. Lofty, for example is afraid of heights. When Bob gets stuck on a tall scaffolding, Lofty is too afraid to lift the ladder to him, and leaves his friend stranded for several hours. Although Wendy does eventually manage to talk him through the process of lifting the ladder, Lofty does not learn to be any braver in the process. A similar situation happens when Muck is working in a tunnel when most of the lights go out--she is terrified of the dark, and is too afraid to move or come out of the tunnel even with help. Again, she eventually manages to come out of the tunnel, but has no growth or triumph from the experience. I let my son watch this DVD twice, after which he ran into a dark hallway, shut the door, and started saying, "it's not that dark! It's not that dark!" He has never been afraid of the dark, and I don't want him to learn to be from this DVD. We won't be watching this particular video again.
 great cartoon September 20, 2003
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
My son loves Bob the builder and so do I! It teaches so many good things, like collaboration, friendship, love for the work and respect. A+...
 There is a reason for all the cheap, used copies of this July 30, 2003
Allison D (Tucson, AZ United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This particular video features Lofty and Muck more than any other characters from the show. Nearly all of the episodes deal with one or another phobia (Lofty's fear of heights and general tentativeness, Muck's fear of the dark...and mice...and sounds at night). Both characters are shown whining on and on and on about their fears. It's truly annoying. Shows that deal with phobias can potentially help a toddler get over those fears, but this video simply reinforces them without showing characters that have overcome their fears. Each new episode starts with the same rediculous amount of fear and trepidation. Can we fix it? "Uh, I think so...."Other features I dislike are scenes of Spud the scarecrow taunting Lofty about his fears, and Bob exhibiting poor judgement about safety. My husband and I think Lofty should be fired. Please rent this before buying. Let's not encourage them to make any more copies of it.
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