Eskimo Bob (retitled Bob of the North for North American regions) is the thirteenth and finale episode of the fifth series.
Plot
It is winter in the town. Bob wears a big parka to look like an Alaskan native. Wendy's sister, Jenny, visits after a ski trip.
Characters
Voice Cast
United Kingdom & Australia
- Neil Morrissey as Bob, Roley, Lofty, Farmer Pickles & Scruffty
- Rob Rackstraw as Scoop, Muck, Spud & Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Kate Harbour as Wendy, Jenny & Dizzy
North America
- William Dufris as Bob & Farmer Pickles
- Lorelei King as Wendy & Jenny
- Alan Marriott as Scoop, Spud & Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Maria Darling as Dizzy & Roley
- Lachele Carl as Muck
- Sonya Leite as Lofty
- Neil Morrissey as Scruffty (Uncredited)
Locations
- Bobsville
- The Countryside
Trivia
- Despite airing in 2002 for the UK, this episode was produced in 2001 according to the UK credits.
- This episode was released in North America in December 2001 before airing on CBeebies and the main BBC channel in April/June 2002.
- This episode alongside Clumsy Roley (Series 5) are the only episodes from the fifth series not to be released on VHS in the UK before airing on Television.
- This was the second episode from the fifth series to premiere in North America.
- Bob blushes when he says he misses Wendy, which could mean he has a crush on her. This is also the first time Bob has blushed.
- Any mentions of the term "Eskimo" is changed and/or removed in the US dub due to the term being insensitive to Alaskan natives.
- This is the second time Bob and Wendy hugged each other.
- Bob of the North has a Old Movie title reference called Nanook of the North (1922).
- This episode possibly takes place during the same winter as Bob and the Big Freeze (Series 5).
- This episode was paired with the premiers of Bob's White Christmas (Series 2) and Bob and the Big Freeze (Series 5) when it first premiered in North America and Latin America.
- This was the only time Nick Jr. aired three episodes in the same half hour block.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Bob Eskimezi | Bob Eskimo |
| Polish | Eskimos Bob | Eskimo Bob |
| Russian | Боб-эскимос | Bob-Eskimo |
| Latin Spanish | Bob del Norte | Bob from the North |
| Dutch | Eskimo Bob | Eskimo Bob |
| German | Eskimo Bob | Eskimo Bob |
| Portuguese | Bob o Esquimó | Bob the Eskimo |
| Czech | Eskymák Bořek | Eskimo Bob |
| Swedish | Bob i snösvängen | Bob in the snow swing |