Bob the Builder - To the Rescue

My 2-year-old loves Bob the Builder, and I would recommend other B-t-B shows, but NOT THIS ONE! It deals with the fears that the various machines have in a very negative way. Instead of overcoming and triumphing over their fears, they wallow in them and are consumed by them. Lofty, for example is afraid of heights. When Bob gets stuck on a tall scaffolding, Lofty is too afraid to lift the ladder to him, and leaves his friend stranded for several hours. Although Wendy does eventually manage to talk him through the process of lifting the ladder, Lofty does not learn to be any braver in the process. A similar situation happens when Muck is working in a tunnel when most of the lights go out--she is terrified of the dark, and is too afraid to move or come out of the tunnel even with help. Again, she eventually manages to come out of the tunnel, but has no growth or triumph from the experience. I let my son watch this DVD twice, after which he ran into a dark hallway, shut the door, and started saying, "it's not that dark! It's not that dark!" He has never been afraid of the dark, and I don't want him to learn to be from this DVD. We won't be watching this particular video again.

I'm Very happy and so is my son.

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Love it!

The price of this DVD was definitely not the issue, but the description was. It was described as "in great condition", and it should have been "good" at the very best. The DVD did work, but it was very, very scratched.

I and our kids enjoyed "To The Rescue". In our opinion, these earlier Bob the Builder videos were better than some of them that were released not long after when a different person was used to do Bob's voice. Actually, if memory serves me correctly, I think another character or two had different people doing their voice as well and weren't as good (in our opinion) as the original people.Bob the Builder never seemed to be as fun or catchy as Barney for those of us that enjoy music and singing, but then again it was a totally different type of show. Bob the Builder was certainly a clean and cute show teaching important lessons.As a side note, the VHS case itself was a nice yellow plastic that opened up. A nice change from the standard cardboard.

This particular video features Lofty and Muck more than any other characters from the show. Nearly all of the episodes deal with one or another phobia (Lofty's fear of heights and general tentativeness, Muck's fear of the dark...and mice...and sounds at night). Both characters are shown whining on and on and on about their fears. It's truly annoying. Shows that deal with phobias can potentially help a toddler get over those fears, but this video simply reinforces them without showing characters that have overcome their fears. Each new episode starts with the same rediculous amount of fear and trepidation. Can we fix it? "Uh, I think so...."Other features I dislike are scenes of Spud the scarecrow taunting Lofty about his fears, and Bob exhibiting poor judgement about safety.My husband and I think Lofty should be fired. Please rent this before buying. Let's not encourage them to make any more copies of it.

This is my two year olds first Bob the Builder. He has generally only wanted to watch a Baby Mozart and nothing else, but the first time he watched it, he was hooked. He would sit there and nothing could distract him.He really enjoys the opening song of Bob the Builder, but he does get a little bored toward the end of the show. With that said, the first 20 minutes are gold for him as he really enjoys it.This is not too bad for us adults either except for Lofty who is always whiny and tough to listen to, but it is a nice little show. He would give the show 2 thumbs up! We will be trying some additional Bob the Builder dvds.

日本でいうところの「大工さん」であるボブとウェンディ－、そしてそれぞれのキャラクターを持った作業車のショートストーリーが入ったビデオです。（東京地区では水曜日の朝に「ボブとブーブーズ」という邦題で放映されている日本語版のオリジナル・ビデオです。）主人公は決してかっこよくもない、登場人物は決して可愛くない、ストーリー決して派手ではないこの作品にはまってしまう一番の理由は、欠点や性格上の癖、弱みを持ったキャラクターがお互いのよさを認めあいながら、ごく自然に気持ちよく生きているからでしょう。特にこの巻では一生懸命不器用にレスキューで活躍するボブが見もの！です。シンプルで聞き取りやすい英語で親にとってもいい英語の勉強になりますし、クレイアニメーシ!ョンのため、ほのぼのとした雰囲気で子どもにも安心して見せることができます。

帰国子女のお友達の家に、ボブのおもちゃが有ったため試しに買って見ました。もうすぐ４歳の息子は喜んで見ていますがトーマスに慣れた母の私の耳にはとにかく苦痛なくらい英語のスピードが速い！（全くネイテイブな速さで、台詞も多い）。４５分近くあるのもちょっと長いですね。音声もちょっと割れています。英語教育教材として与えるのにはちょっと早かったみたいです。聴きとって反応すると言う意味ではうちはまだトーマス、リチャード・スキャーリーで満足できそうです。

２歳の息子に買い与えて見たところ、１日１回は必ず見るのがこれ。To The Rescue!というだけあって、助ける助ける。とくに、”ＨＥＬＰ！”とさけぶ所が好きみたいなのだが、”へるぷ！へるぷ！なの？”と聴くと、”へ～ゥプ！へ～ゥプ！“と、なんだかとても良い発音で答えてくれた。もしかして、英語の耳になるのかな？