Rob the Robot (TV series)

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Rob the Robot is a Canadian preschool computer-animated television series.[1] The series is a co-production between Amberwood Entertainment and Singapore's One Animation. It was commissioned by Canada's TVOntario, British Columbia's Knowledge Network, CBC's Radio Canada Television, and Access.[2] It also airs on Australia's Seven Network and ABC Me in Brisbane (BTQ-7 Brisbane), and is currently on America's Qubo. The series debuted in 2010.[3]

Rob the Robot
Created byManuel Rosen
Based onRob the Robot book series by John Magart
Developed by
  • Chantal Ling
  • Barbara Mackey Ward
  • Peter Sauder
  • Jonathan Wiseman
  • Phillip Stamp
  • Craig Young
StarringStacey DePass
Camden Angelis
Jake Beale
Jordi Mand
John Stocker
ComposerSerge R. Coté
Country of originCanada
Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes104
Production
Executive producers
  • Sheldon S. Wiseman
  • Anurag Srivastava
  • Phillip Stamp (S1)
  • Steven Read
  • Jonathan Wiseman
ProducersChantal Ling (S1)
Phillip Stamp (S1)
Steven Read (S1)
Craig Young (S2)
Alexis Lewington (S2)
Jeremy Hall (S2)
Johnathan Wiseman (S2)
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesAmberwood Entertainment
One Animation
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) –
January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)

The series revolves around four young friends flying around the Robot Galaxy in a spaceship to different planets to solve various tasks.[4]

Characters

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The main[5] characters are:

  • Rob (voiced by Stacey DePass), a metal curious and adventurous robot. In the French version, he is named Robin.
  • Ema (voiced by Camden Angelis), a green alien linguist.
  • T.K. (voiced by Jordi Mand), a red walking toolkit robot.
  • Gurme (voiced by Jake Beale), an orange artist robot with two bandages taped to the back of his head.
  • Mission Control (voiced by John Stocker)

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [6]Prod.
code
11"Splish Splash"Philip StampGerald TrippMay 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)TBA
22"Too Much Fun"Philip StampStory by : Kim Thompson
Teleplay by : Phillip Stamp
May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)TBA
33"Chill Out"Philip StampPeter SauderSeptember 17, 2010 (2010-09-17)TBA
44"Green Thumb"Philip StampPhilip StampTBATBA
55"Space Race"Philip StampPhilip StampTBATBA
66"Arr Marks the Spot"Philip StampCraig YoungTBATBA
77"Can You Dance"Philip StampCraig YoungTBATBA
88"The Ugly Space Duckling"Philip StampCraig YoungTBATBA
99"Color Confusion"Philip StampMCMTBATBA
1010"Sports Day"Philip StampMCMTBATBA
1111"Rocket Band"Philip StampMCMTBATBA

Telecast

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TVO Radio-Canada Knowledge Network and Access, (Canada) ABC Me (Australia) TVNZ (New Zealand) Okto (Singapore)

References

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  1. "Rob the Robot". One Animation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. "Rob the Robot". Amberwood Entertainment. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "Rob the Robot". IMDB. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. "eOne Appointed Sole Distributor For Rob The Robot Season 2". Animation World Network. Retrieved 6 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. "Rob the Robot". Amberwood Entertainment. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. "Rob the Robot (Children)". TV Passport.