Bob the Builder-Scoop the Disco Digger (2003) |
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General | Extras | ||
Category | Childrens |
Main Menu Audio Bonus Episode-Trix's Pumpkin Pie |
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Year Of Production | 2003 | ||
Running Time | 55 | ||
RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
Start Up | Ads Then Menu | ||
Region Coding | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Directed By | Sarah Ball |
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Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring |
Jimmy Hibbert Brenda Blethyn Richard Briers Kate Harbour Neil Morrissey |
Case | Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip | ||
RPI | $19.95 | Music | Paul K. Joyce |
Video | Audio | ||
Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s) | |
Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | ||
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Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
Original Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | Miscellaneous | |
Jacket Pictures | No | ||
Subtitles | English for the Hearing Impaired | Smoking | No |
Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
Action In or After Credits | No |
Bob the Builder, and his crew of Wendy, Lofty, Scoop and others are back in action in these 6 episodes.
Scoop the Disco Digger - Bob and Wendy couldn't get away for a holiday, so Scoop decides to help out by organising some fun for them.
Mr Bentley's Winter Fair - Mr Bentley is rather busy organising everyone in the village for the Winter Fair.
Lofty the Artist - Lofty, the blue crane truck, becomes an artist and helps out with some redecorating around town.
Spud's Statue - Molly builds a statue of a horse for the town. However, Spud the Scarecrow gets up to his usual mischief and ends up breaking the statue before its public unveiling. What will they do?
Pilchard and the Field Mice - Bob needs to replace a structural beam in Mr Ellis' cottage. While he's there, Bob's cat Pilchard, who sneaked along, has his own adventure involving little furry rodents.
Trix's Pumpkin Pie - While Bob is busy building the climbing frame for the school, Trix, the little hyperactive purple forklift, keep trying to help with everything, including baking a pumpkin pie!
The video is presented in its original ratio of 1.78:1 and is 16x9 enhanced.
The picture is sharp and clear at all times with no low level noise. There is some slight visible grain, especially during the opening credits.
Colour, as you'd expect, is bright and cheerful throughout. There's no oversaturation or colour bleed.
There are no visible MPEG artefacts, nor any film or video artefacts.
There are no subtitles.
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The audio is presented in Stereo.
Dialogue is clear at all times and is as much in sync with the visuals as one could expect in an animated show.
I think just about everyone would know the title song, sung by Neil Morrissey. Just in case you don't, you can hear it at least 6 times on this disc! The music, composed by Paul K Joyce, is lively and suits the onscreen visuals perfectly.
The surround channels weren't used at all. Most of the sound action was from the centre speaker, with music and the occasional voice coming from the other front speakers.
The subwoofer piped in to support music and some effects, without ever going over-the-top.
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Menu Audio
The main menu is simple and un-animated, with the instrumental version of the theme playing in the background.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
This combination of episodes doesn't appear to have been released in either R1 or R2.
Thanks to the music and visuals, this show still looks fresh and lively. It's fun and 'soomthin' different with all the Northern England accents which add some character to the characters!
The 6 episodes on this disc are enjoyable and have been provided with good video and audio transfers. There are no extras at all.
It's well worth getting this for fans of BtB.
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Review Equipment | |
DVD | Pioneer DV-344 Multi-Region, using Component output |
Display | Sony KV-XA34M31 80cm. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. |
Amplification | Denon AVR-2801 |
Speakers | Main: Mission 753; Centre: Mission m7c2; rear: Mission 77DS; Sub: JBL PB10 |