Rubbadubbers
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Peter Curtis |
| Voices of | John Gordon Sinclair Sean Hughes Maria Darling |
| Theme music composer | KiCK Production |
| Opening theme | "Here Come The Rubbadubbers" |
| Ending theme | [Instrumental] |
| Composer(s) | KicK Production |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
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| Location(s) | Bathsville City |
| Running time | 10 minutes per episode [approx.] |
| Production company(s) |
HIT Entertainment Hot Animation |
| Distributor | HIT Entertainment (International) |
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| Original network |
BBC One CBeebies |
| Original release | 8 July 2002 – 9 October 2004 |
Rubbadubbers is a British stop-motion children's television series produced by HIT Entertainment. The series aired on the BBC in the United Kingdom, ABC Television and ABC2 (11 August 2003 – 30 July 2008) in Australia and Nickelodeon in the United States (as part of the Nick Jr. block).
Seven fictional bath toys live a peaceful, healthy life at Benjie and Sis's house at the fictional Bathsville City. Not every episode begins with the Rubbadubbers inside the bathroom. Some episodes begin with the Rubbadubbers inside the bathroom where they live, and in other episodes, the Rubbadubbers are found in the hallway, either on the chest of drawers or on the window-sill.
After a short while, one of the characters says "if only" followed by what they wish, for example, "If only I could have all the bubbles in the world". That particular character is then automatically escorted to any particular location in Bathsville City where that "if only" comes true.
It always turns out that if the "if only" goes wrong, for example, having all the bubbles in the world is actually a bad idea, then the same character wishes another "if only" that automatically escorts them back from the following Bathsville City location either to the bathroom or to the hallway. Everyone then feels happy again. Every episode ends with Reg announcing to the other Rubbadubbers that the children, Benjie and Sis, are arriving for their bath.
In the outdoor world locations, the props and the scenery are made entirely from bathroom equipment, toothbrushes, cotton buds, soap dishes, floor tiles, sponges, shower curtains, towels, mats, radiators, fans, heating vents and even musical instruments!
Rubbadubbers aired on CBeebies every day at varying times between 2003 and 2008, and in the United States, the programme aired weekly at varying times on Nick Junior.
Rubbadubbers was released on DVD in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 2004 by Hit Entertainment and owned by Hot Animation. Several DVD releases were being made and they still are available in the United Kingdom and in the United States of America respectively.
Rubbadubbers was also released on video from 2003 after occasional re-runs on Nick Junior, although Rubbadubbers is no longer broadcast, the programme can still be seen on various DVDs and VHSes from the Children's Favourites range and a few different stand-alone titles, which still are available in the United Kingdom and the United States of America respectively.
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