Bobobobs is a series of fictional children's stories created by Henk Zwart and Nerida Zwart. The Bobobobs consists of several illustrated books and comics, and an animation children's television series produced in 1988. The Bobobobs stories were originally published by Standaard Uitgeverij in Belgium, with later animation and merchandising produced by BRB Internacional in Spain. The Bobobobs animated children's television series is based upon the characters and stories created and written by Henk Zwart and Nerida Zwart. It was directed by Tim Reid and produced by the Spanish company BRB Internacional, who produced other animated shows such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome during the 1980s. The television series, consisting of 26 episodes, was subsequently dubbed into English by Cinelume, with the participation of Telefilm Canada as well as being dubbed into Hungarian, Italian, Catalan, Dutch, Afrikaans and German. The English tune, with a length of over 2 minutes, was composed by Guido & Maurizio de Angelis, while the lyrics were written by Ted Mather and performed by Rita Irasena and Emilio Aragon. The series is set on the distant past, and depicts nomadic extra-terrestrial humanoids which are heading towards planet Earth on a spaceship resembling a galleon. They plan to rescue prehistoric humans from supposedly dangerous dinosaurs. The series is loosely based on the concept of ancient astronauts.

Plot

Set in the distant past, the plot revolves around a group of nomadic miniature extra-terrestrial humanoids known as the Bobobobs, who live in a part of the universe far away from the planet Earth. One crew of these Bobobobs, led by Bob Wouter, the captain, sets sail in the Bobular Quest, their spaceship, described as a "galleon with a protective dome". The crew head towards Earth where they plan to save the humans from being terrorised by dinosaurs. Along the way they encounter a variety of different alien species, some of which are hostile, and use their psychic powers, such as their ability to become invisible and to teleport, to aid them.

Merchandise

In several countries, Bobobobs merchandise was produced, including tie-in books, and episodes of the series were released in both PAL and NTSC formats of VHS.

Availability

Episodes of the Bobobobs in English and Spanish can be watched online on the official YouTube channel of BRB Entertainment. In 2012 BRB Entertainment made the entire Bobobobs series available for streaming in English on their official website.

Characters

Episodes

Series 1 (1988)

(*) Broadcast in a different order in some countries.

Series 2 (1989)

Voice actors and their characters