Movie Info:
Studio: Lyons/Hit Entertainment
DVD Release Date: July 14, 2009
Online Availability: Amazon for $17.99
Can we do it? Yes we can! I thought this gift set would be adorable for my nephew, Lil B. He starts kindergarten in September, so a new Lunchbox is just the type of gift he needs. What’s even better is that this lunch box has Bob the Builder DVDs in it, so after he gets out of school he can watch the DVDs. The concept of having the DVDs contained within the lunch container is fairly ingenious. It’s a neat packaging method, especially if you have younger children.
There are three DVDs included inside the lunch container. This means that the container is large enough to be used as a school lunch container. Plus, for the price you’ll pay, getting a lunch box, and three DVDs for under $20 is a great deal. Besides, these are Bob the Builder DVDs. Lil B has been watching Bob since he was 2. At age 5, he still is a fan. These DVDs are going to be worth the purchase in the long haul if your child is a toddler or early elementary age.
The quality for the container is typical for a soft plastic style of lunchbox. It’s not like the old, hard plastic we used in my days of school, but I haven’t seen hard plastic lunchboxes in a while. These are the kind that are most often used these days. The DVDs are standard. There is no flimsy cover. The quality is as you’d expect for a lunch container and DVDs. They come in the hard cased DVD shells.
Each DVD has around 45 minutes worth of Bob the Builder goodness. I’ll talk about the specifics of each of the DVDs in the next section. Lil B loved Can We Fix It? best though he did enjoy all three DVDs. He was able to watch them all in one afternoon when he was visiting. His dad has told us that he’s watched them at home several, additional times since first viewing them.
The Bob the Builder Lunchbox Gift Set Description
The three DVDs included in the Bob the Builder Lunchbox Gift Set are Can We Fix It?, Celebrate with Bob, and The Big Game. Here is a description of each DVD and what is included on it.
Celebrate with Bob
This includes four episodes. The episodes are:
“Buffalo Bob” – Put on your dancing shoes! The Can Do Crew is building a dance floor stage for the evening line-dancing contest. Bob is even supposed to enter the contest, but when Mavis, his partner, gets hurt he might not be able to find someone to replace her.
“Bob’s Day Off” – Bob takes a day off work. He wants to get a picture of a Blue-Crested Warbler, which is very rare. When the work computer crashes, Bob might not get his day off, after all.
“Bob’s Big Surprise” – When Bob plans a surprise for Wendy, when she goes out of town to visit her sister, his plans are derailed when Mrs. Potts calls in sick. While attempting to makeover Wendy’s garden, Bob is stuck also having to handle the office work.
“Bob’s Birthday” – Bob thinks everyone has forgotten his birthday. Boy is he in for a surprise when Wendy and the Can Do Crew surprise him with cake, a party, and presents.
The Big Game
This includes four episodes. The episodes are:
“Wendy’s Busy Day” – Bob gets sick with a cold right when he has a serious job. He and the Can Do Crew must resurface the main road. Wendy decides to take over to help Bob out, but this isn’t the easiest thing for Wendy.
“Wallpaper Wendy” -Mrs. Broadbent is upset with a decorating job gone wrong, so Bob offers to decorate for her. Of course, Bob is a builder and has never decorated, so this leads to problems!
“Wendy’s Big Game” – Wendy uses the Can Do Crew to make a soccer field out of an empty field, while Bob is preparing for a building competition. Unfortunately, when Spud gets a little to excited about playing soccer, he messes up the field and must fix it.
“Wendy’s Tennis Match” – Bob, Wendy and the Can Do Crew work together to build a Tennis Court. When Spud tries to help out, he takes on too much and disaster ensues.
Can We Fix It?
This includes four episodes. The episodes are:
“Bob’s Barnraising” – WHen Farmer Pickles’ barn is about to collapse, Bob and the Can do crew must work quickly. With a storm brewing, it’s time to raise a barn before the old one blows over!
“Mucky Muck” – When Scoop and Muck are dirty, Bob decides to give them a bath. Muck doesn’t want a bath, because he loves being dirty and covered in muck. Of course, he’s always up for a mud fight!
“Wendy Play’s Golf” – Wendy, Bob and the Can Do Crew work on building a golf course. Bob decides to build the windmill without instructions.
“Magnetic Lofty” – Mr. Bentley gives the Can Do Crew a list of town improvements that need to be made. The old railway line is turned into a cycling pathway and the trash dump is turned into a park. Lofty uses magnetics to to help remove the rails, which Bob recycles for hte park.
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The DVDs all contain episodes in full screen, 1.33:1 formatting. These look great. They look like the episodes you see when you watch them on television. I didn’t notice any compression errors, very little dirt or grain. The animated aspects of the show all looked exceptionally well done. On the whole, for a children’s show, it looked stunning. By the same token, the visual quality doesn’t pop off the screen the way you’d expect a big blockbuster. It’s great for it’s intended audience, who won’t care if it’s not stunning!
The audio quality is pretty good. These DVDs feature English Dolby Digital Stereo sound. This quality works just fine. There aren’t any big sound effects, so the sound doesn’t have to be completely dynamic. The important thing is that there is no need for volume toggling. The dialogue is clear and easy to hear. The Bob the Builder score (theme song and such) comes through nicely without over powering. A Spanish track is also available and Closed Captioning is available in English.
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There is nothing worth mentioning in the way of Bonus Features.
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Bottom Line:
The Bob the Builder Lunchbox Gift Set is awesome. You get an insulated lunchbox and three excellent Bob the Builder DVDs. Lionsgate also offers some other Hit Entertainment Lunchbox sets, including Barney. Depending on which Lunchbox Set your child is going to want, you will love the value of these three-disc sets and the joy they will bring to your child.
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