Bob The Builder – Building FriendshipsWhat do bats, otters, badgers and a parrot have in common? They all get by with a little help form their friends–Bob and his can-do construction team! Wendy finds that Farmer Pickles’ fence blocks the badgers’ path to the stream, so she teams up with Bob to build a “badger gate” for them. Then Molly discovers a family of otters in the stream and comes up with a “mucky” solution to keep her new friends form being scared. Mr. Beasley provided a home for the bats in the belfry after his pigeons have flown the coop. Finally, Molly and J.J. are thrilled when Hamish the parrot needs a new home–their building yard is just the place for their new friend! Making friends and helping friends–it’s all in a day’s work!Bob discovers that construction crews and wildlife often work at cross purposes when his to-do list is suddenly flooded by projects involving protected species and animals that destroy crops or cause allergic reactions in his clients. Faced with bats in the attic, stir-crazy pigeons, newborn otters, thirsty badgers, and an overly talkative parrot, Bob, Wendy, and the whole construction crew work together to preserve the well being of the animals while accomplishing the goals of their human clients. Along the way, the construction crew and young viewers learn the value of creative problem-solving and protecting wildlife while encountering concepts like camouflage and instinctual behavior. (Ages 3 to 7) –Tami Horiuchi
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Review by C. Seiford for Bob The Builder – Building Friendships
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My 4 year old loved seeing the new episodes on this DVD. New characters (Trix, Molly) were a nice surprise. A couple complaints though: Default language on the DVD is French! Each time we play it we have to first go into the menu to switch to English. Maybe I got the wrong version of the DVD? And there is no easy way to get right to the Bob the Builder episodes… we have to sit through the Wiggles and other preview stuff first.
Review by Mark E English for Bob The Builder – Building Friendships
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The DVD is not bad. My 22 month old son likes it a lot. The problem is going to be with the parents. First of all, the DVD default language is in French, so you will most likely have to stop the DVD and switch it to English. I’ve tried contacting the DVD makers, but have not gotten a response yet. The second irrating problem is that there are a lot of advertisements for different TV shows before the Bob the Builder program begins. I have to fast forward the DVD to Chapter 7 to get to Bob (Note: The French Language version has no advertisments at the beginning.)If the makers can issue a version that has English as a default language and no advertisements at the beginning, then they will have a winner. The DVD as it is now is not building any friendships.
Review by carolyn for Bob The Builder – Building Friendships
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We really like this video in our house -it’s just great. My little one just loves watching all the stories. The story of the equipment moving someone from their home is really cute and well done. Lofty carries a couch through the air which makes for some interesting comments from the neighbors. I really like the fact that there are videos that send a positive message of working together and building things as a team. These videos are very cute, well done, and well worth the investment.
Review by S. Veeman for Bob The Builder – Building Friendships
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Bob the builder is a great video for any age. My kids loved them at age 2, and loved them at age 5 (may be a little boring for older kids though). Great for teaching teamwork and politeness. All-around wholesome!
Review by M. Miller for Bob The Builder – Building Friendships
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the first copy I ordered would only play in French. Amazon took it back and sent another that also only played in French. They aren’t able to send another since it is a widespread problem.