Rubbadubbers

Rubbadubbers is a British stop motion animation children's show geared towards youngsters aged three to seven from Hot Animation which is owned by HIT Entertainment

Plot[]

The television show features characters who are animated bath toys. They often excitedly announce that the children are about to take a bath.

Format[]

Each episode begins with the Rubbadubbers in the bathroom. The show attempts to teach children, in an entertaining fashion, about the difficult realities of life, and the negative aspects of dreaming about a better world. After a short while, one of the characters uses the phrase "if only" followed by what they wish (e.g. "if only I could have all the bubbles in the world"). The character is then transported to a dream-world where that "if only" is true. It always turns out that the "if only" goes wrong (e.g. having all the bubbles in the world is actually a bad idea) and the character wishes another "if only" that takes them back from the dream world to the bathroom. Everyone is happy again. It ends with Reg announcing that the children will arrive for a bath.

Dream sequence items[]

In the dream sequences, all the props and scenery are cleverly made from bathroom paraphernalia (toothbrushes, cotton buds, soap dishes etc.)

Airings[]

The programme ran on BBC Two from 2003 to 2004, and on CBeebies in 2004 Sprout (TV Network) 2005. It also aired on Treehouse TV. It is currently being re-ran on the Tiny Pop channel.

Characters[]

Tubb, a male anthropomorphic pink frog and the main protagonist with a Scottish accent; de facto leader of the Rubbadubbers, and has a cotton swab for his prize possession. Catchphrases: "Surf's up! Surf's up!" "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wipeout!" "Cowabunga! "Swimming!" (Pronounced "Swi-ming"). In the hiccups episode it reveals his underarms are ticklish when Terence tickled them with the feather duster while Tubb laughed.
Terence, a male green bubble-bath-container crocodile; can blow bubbles from his nostrils; has only one tooth; wears a white collar and a red necktie. Intensely, he dislikes getting wet, and has a red toothbrush. In the episode where Tubb had hiccups, Terence told Tubb to put his arms up (which Tubb did as he was told.) Afterwards, Terence began tickling Tubb under the arms (which made him laugh) with the feather duster that he had.
Finbar, a male cyan clockwork shark; always describes himself in third person as "The Mighty Shark" often accompanied by a pirate-esque "Ar, Ar, Ar!". In the episode where Tubb had hiccups he said that laughter's the best medicine. When Tubb yelled "Cowabunga!" and landed on top of the poor shark, Finbar said "Don't you dare 'Ar Ar Ar' me." and tried to chomp the poor frog. He responded by saying "Dude, that's really rude." After Tubb mocked him while making a chattyface with his hand and sticking his tongue out. Finbar said "Ar, Ar, Ar." the scene changes to Tubb who said the same thing while doing the same chattyface.
Winona, a female purple rubber whale; squeaks unintelligibly instead of talking. However the other characters helpfully interpret her squeaks. She's the only character who doesn't use "If only" wishes.
Reg, a male orange mechanical robot; speaks with a stylized stammer. Announces children's imminent arrival: "Rubbadubbers - the children are approach... the children are approach... they're coming!" Reg is actually not a bathroom toy but prefers to play with the bathroom toys.
Amelia, a female blue, yellow and red plastic submarine-plane hybrid; can fly in the air as well as travelling on and under the bath water.
Sploshy, a female magenta starfish-shaped sponge; has suction cups behind her "hands" and "feet". Sploshy is known for her hot-temper and she gets annoyed very easily.

The children "Benji" and "Sis" are often referred to by the characters but are never seen.

Actors[]

Voices are provided by John Gordon Sinclair, Sean Hughes, and Maria Darling.

Episode list[]

1. Tubb the Pirate
2. Terence’s Double Trouble
3. Reg the Monster
4. Sploshy’s Tail
5. Tubb the Magician
6. Deep Sea Reg
7. Scary Finbar
8. Train Driver Tubb
9. Sploshy of the Arctic
10. Sploshybird
11. Terence of Arabia
12. Speedy Terence
13. Amelia the Babysitter
14. Princess Amelia
15. Rocket Sled Reg
16. Terence the Shopkeeper
17. Tubb the Frog Prince
18. Amelia and the Detectives
19. Footballer Tubb
20. Finbar the Star
21. Spaceman Reg
22. Doctor Terence
23. Super Amelia
24. Sploshy the Stoneseeker
25. Sheriff Terence
26. Tubb’s Cake Mistake
27. Finbar’s Rescuers
28. Finbar and the Green Hat Gang
29. Terence the Spy
30. Terence’s Bubble Trouble
31. Finbar’s Important Part
32. Copy Sploshy
33. Reg’s Game Plan
34. Farmer Sploshy
35. Little Red Riding Tubb
36. Silly Sploshy
37. Terence’s Ties
38. Reg in Squareworld
39. Amelia the Diver
40. Finbar’s Gift
41. Finbar and the Ghosts
42. Sploshy’s Wishes
43. Sporty Reg
44. The House That Tubb Built
45. Terence the Monster Hunter
46. Reg and the Library
47. Tuffty Tubb
48. Lighthouse Keeper Reg
49. Tubb’s Towers
50. Messenger Terence
51. Skypainter Amelia
52. Finbar the Word Shark

Mini adventures[]

1. Row, Row, Row
2. Steamy Mirror
3. Beyond the Bath
4. On A Roll
5. Swimming Races
6. Hide and Seek
7. Great Skate
8. Swimmin'!
9. Drip
10. High Noon In The Bathroom
11. Being Choosey
12. All Wrapped Up
13. Something Sticky
14. Having A Ball

Season overview[]

Season(s)		Episodes(s)	VHS Release
	1	26	2006
	2	26	N/A