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Bobby's World
GenreComedy
Fantasy
Children's television series
Created byHowie Mandel
Developed byJim Staahl
Jim Fisher
Voices ofHowie Mandel
Gail Matthius
Susan Tolsky
Charity James
Tino Insana
Edie McClurg
Kevin Michaels
Pamela Adlon
Rob Paulsen
Gary Owens
Frank Welker
Debi Derryberry
Pat Fraley
Theme music composerJohn Tesh
ComposersJohn Tesh (1990–1993)
Mark Koval (1993–1998)
Robby Merkin (musical director)
Rob Walsh (arrangements/conductor)
Don McGinnis (orchestrations)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes81 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersPhil Roman (entire run)
Howie Mandel (1991-98, seasons 2–7)
ProducersMitch Schauer(1990-91, seasons 1–2)
Gary Conrad (1991-98, seasons 3–7)
Production companiesFilm Roman
Alevy Productions
Fox Children's Productions
Distributor20th Television
Saban International
Release
Original networkFox Kids
Audio formatStereo(Season 1–5)
Dolby Surround(Season 6–8)
Original releaseSeptember 8, 1990 –
February 23, 1998
External links
Website
Production website
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  3. Bobby World Intro
  4. Bobby's World Tv Show

Bobby's World (originally known as The World According to Bobby) is an American animated comedychildren's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990 to February 23, 1998 on the Fox Kids network.[1] The show was created by Canadian actor/comedian Howie Mandel, who also performs the voices of both Bobby and his father Howard Generic.[2]

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It was produced by Film Roman for Mandel's company Alevy Productions and Fox Children's Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The theme song for Bobby's World was composed by John Tesh and Michael Hanna.

Premise[edit]

Watch full episodes of Bobby's World and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at TVGuide.com. This event marked Hulk Hogan 's in ring debut for WCW. Tony Schiavone did the play-by-play, while color commentary was split between Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura. Ventura was on the outs with WCW management at this time, and he was notably missing from the main event. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.

Bobby's World follows the daily life of Bobby Generic (/ˈɛnərɪk/JEN-ər-ik), with his very overactive imagination and how he sees the world.

Episodes[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113September 8, 1990January 19, 1991
28September 7, 1991November 16, 1991
313August 29, 1992May 8, 1993
413September 18, 1993February 26, 1994
513September 12, 1994February 20, 1995
611September 11, 1995May 6, 1996
710September 6, 1997February 23, 1998

Characters[edit]

Lead[edit]

  • Robert Adelvice 'Bobby' Generic (voiced by Howie Mandel) – The main character of the series. He is a four- (five- in seasons 2 through 6, then six- in seasons 7 and 8) year-old little boy with huge imaginations. An imaginative Bobby claims however that he came from a fantasy place called 'Bobbyland' where he ruled everything. Scenes with Bobby most often involve elaborate literal interpretations of the popular or colloquial sayings uttered by other characters during the show (i.e. a 'traffic jam' becomes Traffic Jam, as Bobby imagines spreading tiny cars and trucks on a piece of bread and taking a bite). When he enters contests, he tends to end up losing because Bobby ends up being himself instead of using his common sense. Bobby has spiky black hair. In 'Bobbyland', he wears a white sailor-like hat with a black tassels, white shirt with short sleeves which seems to be too small, reveals his belly button exposed, blue navy sailor collar with white stripes, blue shorts with two white buttons, white socks and black shoes. On Earth, he wears a white shirt with red short sleeves (which also reveals his belly button exposed), red shorts and blue sneakers.

Family members[edit]

The Generic family's surname is pronounced 'JEN-uh-rick', but misspoken as 'jin-AIR-ic' (like the word meaning 'common') by other characters.

  • Howard Generic (modeled upon and also voiced by Howie Mandel using his normal voice) – Bobby's father. He usually grounds his son Bobby by sending him to his room for his misbehaving.
  • Martha Sven-Generic (voiced by Gail Matthius) – Bobby's mother, who has red hair and is often seen wearing a sky-blue tracksuit. She has a prominent Midwestern accent, and often peppered her speech with phrases like 'Fer corn sakes', 'Fer cryin' in the mud', 'gee golly', 'gosh darn' and 'dont'cha know.' Gail Matthius based Martha on her Saturday Night Live character, Roweena, a chain-smoking hairdresser.
  • Kelly Generic (voiced by Charity James) – Bobby's 15-year-old tomboyish rebellious sister, the eldest Generic sibling, with a blonde mullet haircut, wearing a purple eyeshadow, pink-striped tights, and a valley girl attitude and often uses her catchphrase 'Get real!'
  • Derek Generic (voiced by Kevin Michaels from 1990 to 1996, then Pamela Adlon from 1997 to 1998) – Bobby's 10-year-old brother, who is a bully with a rat-tail haircut, slashed blue jeans, and a sarcastic manner. He always teases and insults his younger brother and tends to call him a 'dork.' Bobby has a bad habit of listening to him and Derek would often get reprimanded by his parents for fooling Bobby.
  • Jake and Alex Generic - Bobby's younger twin brothers, who were introduced in Season 3 but mentioned in Season 2 as Martha was pregnant with them.
  • Ruth Sven (voiced by Susan Tolsky) – Bobby's aunt and Martha's sister, She is a blonde, amply-contoured lady with a sweet, pretty face and her hair tied in a bun, and kindly ways. She is loving and affectionate toward her younger nephew and particularly likes to pinch his cheeks, which Bobby really doesn't go for. Part of her signature outfit is knee-high stockings rolled into a ring at the cuffs.
  • Ted Sven (voiced by Tino Insana) – Bobby's uncle and Martha and Ruth's brother. He is a blond, large-bodied gentleman with a deep rough voice and his signature outfit is a yellow shirt printed with red hearts. Uncle Ted is a fun-loving fellow who loves to give jokes to Bobby and is a collector of various things, one of which is a novelty item called Socks in a Can. His last name is revealed to be Sven. He is also affectionate toward his little nephew and often calls him by the nickname 'Bobbo.' Bobby likes hanging out with Uncle Ted because he thinks of all kinds of fun stuff to do including giving Bobby noogies.
  • Roger (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) – The Generic family dog.
  • Webbly - Bobby's stuffed toy spider.

Recurring[edit]

  • Howie Mandel (portrayed by himself) – The show's creator in live-action who interacts with Bobby in the cold opening and ending scenes. In some episodes, Howie has the ability to turn into a cartoon where he changes into Howard Generic.
  • George (voiced by Pauly Shore) – The boyfriend of Kelly.
  • Tiffany (voiced by Candi Milo) – One of Kelly's friends. She wears a hat.
  • Amber (voiced by Candi Milo) – One of Kelly's friends.
  • Andrea (voiced by Candi Milo) – Another one of Kelly's friends.
  • Jackie (voiced by Debi Derryberry) – Bobby's best friend with long red pigtails who has a crush on Bobby. She always kisses him (which he hates, having to constantly wipe her kisses off). Jackie speaks with a monotone voice.
  • Charlotte – Rambunctious and sassy, Charlotte was the fun-loving adventurous girl who was famous for her dislike of chocolate, and her tendency to tease Bobby incessantly over minor things he does.
  • Mrs. Orso (voiced by Edie McClurg) – Bobby and Jackie's teacher at Little Red Preschool.
  • Meeker (voiced by Pat Fraley) and Snurd (voiced by Jeff Doucette from 1990 to 1991, then Rob Paulsen from 1991 to 1998) – A bumbling duo seen doing various jobs around town, whether it be mall cops, paramedics, or stage hands.
  • Captain Squash (voiced by Gary Owens) – Captain Squash is Bobby's favorite superhero. He often appears to help Bobby in his imaginations.

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Howie Mandel said that he accidentally created the voice that would be later used to voice Bobby when he was choking on a piece of cake.[3] Two of Mandel's friends Jim Fisher and Jim Staahl signed an agreement with the Fox Broadcasting Company's then newly created children's division in 1989. Fisher and Staahl asked Mandel to join them in creating a show based on Mandel's Bobby character and voice. Mandel said that he believed Fox did not think his stand-up routines were 'family entertainment.' He, Fisher, and Staahl (co-producers) recalled stories from their childhoods as they discussed the formation of the show. Mandel stated 'that was the seed of Bobby's World.' Later stories from the childhoods of writers Dianne and Peter Tilden along with Mitch Schauer were used as the basis of many of the stories. The other characters on the show were mixes of characteristics of the creators' parents' friends and relatives. Specifically, Uncle Ted was based on Fisher and Staahl's former comedy partner in a comedy trio formed by the three after leaving Chicago's Second City, called The Graduates. Ultimately, that partner Tino Insana read for and won the part of Uncle Ted.[4][5]

Mitch Schauer drew the designs for the main characters.[6] Bobby's character design was based on Schauer's then four-year-old son.[7]

On February 12, 2007, the character Bobby made a surprise appearance on an episode of Deal or No Deal.[8]

Show format[edit]

Episodes often consist of a short live-action segment either before or after the main story (and sometimes both before and after). The segment would include Mandel describing some aspect of the story and often relating it back to his personal childhood. Sometimes during these segments, the character of Bobby would appear in animated form and converse with Mandel. Other times, a live action child would appear and exchange words with Mandel. Endings of the show also featured Mandel breaking the 'fourth wall' by talking to viewers about the preceding episode. In some part of the episode, Bobby will break the fourth wall by telling the audience his perspective on life.

Music and songs[edit]

The series has the famous composer and orchestrations from Friz Freleng's Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island, Pink Panther in Olym-Pinks and Muppet Babies and other Marvel Shows was made by Rob Walsh and Don McGinnis., and the musical director for the 25th Season of Sesame Street and two specials like Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration and Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration. is done by Robby Merkin, and the original songs was made in the show who sung by Bobby Generic. the theme music was made by John Tesh and Michael Hanna.

Possible revival[edit]

In an April 2006 online interview, Mandel expressed his desire for a possible re-launch of the series.[9]

In November 2014, it was announced that Mandel told a crowd at Comikaze that plans to revive the series were in motion.[10]

Broadcast[edit]

During its original run, Bobby's World was seen on Fox Kids. After it was cancelled in 1998, reruns began airing on Fox Family until 2001.

The series was available in its entirety on Netflix instant streaming and Kabillion as well. It was available on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Episodes can occasionally be seen in syndication, on a variety of websites, on Netflix or on Comcast's OnDemand service.

In the United States, starting in 1996, the show was open-captioned; this was intended as an aid to help younger children learn to read.

Home media[edit]

From 1994 to 1998, Fox KidsVideo released VHS titles of the series.

  • Volume 1 – Uncle Ted's Excellent Adventure / The Visit To Aunt Ruth's
  • Volume 2 – Bobby's Big Move / Bobby's Big Broadcast
  • Volume 3 – Swim By Me / Jets, Choo Choos & Cars
  • Fish Tales / Generics Under Construction
  • Me & Roger

In 2004, Anchor Bay Entertainment released two best-of compilations, Classic Scratch 'n' Sniff Episodes and The Signature Episodes, on DVD in Region 1.

On December 15, 2011, it was announced that MoonScoop Group had acquired the rights to the series and planned to release all seven seasons of Bobby's World on DVD in Region 1 via Amazon.com's CreateSpace program in early 2012.[11] These are manufacture-on-demand releases, available exclusively through Amazon.com. All seasons were made available for purchase on March 13, 2012.[12]

Video game[edit]

A video game adaptation of Bobby's World was made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It was developed by Riedel Software Productions and published by Hi Tech Entertainment.

In the game, Bobby's mother tells him to clean his room. As he is cleaning his room, Bobby starts daydreaming about a toy. After beating a level, Bobby has another daydream about another toy that he puts away.[13]

Bobby's World is a platform game. In some stages, the gameplay changes to something similar to a shoot 'em up. The player is asked to control Bobby and make him jump, squat, walk, run, and throw objects at the enemies – the objects often change according to the level's thematic – and use Webbly to defend Bobby. On some stages, Webbly can be used to do other things too, like reach higher platforms, throw it at their enemies or even using it as a mount.

The game is relatively short and can be finished in few minutes. On the title screen, there's the Start, Password and Options. The passwords works similar to Disney's Aladdin, wheres the player needs to organize the characters on the screen to continue your progress. In Options, the player can change the commands, increase/decrease lives and continues quantity (up to 5 on each one) and listen the musics or sound effects.

References[edit]

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  1. ^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 86. ISBN978-1538103739.
  2. ^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 150–151. ISBN978-1476665993.
  3. ^Mandel, Howie. 'Howie Mandel Stand Up Bobby's World Voice'. Youtube. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ^FisherII[permanent dead link]
  5. ^'Interview with Howie.' Bobby's World Official Website. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  6. ^Cawley, John (July 26, 1990). 'How To Create Animation: Interviews by John Cawley'. USA: cataroo. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  7. ^Fritz, Steve (October 23, 1998). 'Mania: Animated Shorts, Oct. 23, 1998'. USA: Mania. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2011. But things really took off for Schauer in the early 90s. At that time he was working at Film Roman, where he was put in charge of design for their new series, Bobby's World. In fact, the character of Bobby is actually based on Schauer's then four-year-old son, not series co-creator Howie Mandel.
  8. ^DeMott, Rick (April 13, 2007). 'Taffy Pulls Into MIPTV With New Fantastic Four & Bobby's World Deals'. USA: AWN. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  9. ^The TV Squad Interview: Howie Mandel – TV Squad
  10. ^O'Connell, Ryan (November 1, 2014). 'Howie Mandel Bringing 90s Cartoon 'Bobby's World' Back to TV'. TheWrap.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  11. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^SNES Central: Bobby's World

External links[edit]

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  • 'BobbysWorld.net'. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved 2008-03-30.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  • Bobby's World at the Wayback Machine (archived November 4, 1996). Fox Kids
  • Bobby's World on IMDb
  • Bobby's World at the Big Cartoon DataBase
  • Bobby's World at TV.com
  • Toon Tracker Audio File – The Bobby's World Theme at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
  • Bobby's World at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018.
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Bash at the Beach (1994)
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateJuly 17, 1994[1]
CityOrlando, Florida[1]
VenueOrlando Arena[1]
Attendance14,000[2]
Tagline(s)Hulk's WCW Debut!
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Bash at the Beach (1994) was the first Bash at the Beachprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 17, 1994 from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.

In 1992 and 1993, WCW held a beach-themed pay-per-view show known as Beach Blast, which was the forerunner to Bash at the Beach. The 1992 show was held in June, however, as the company elected instead to reserve July for its flagship summertime extravaganza, The Great American Bash. Along with Slamboree, Starrcade, SuperBrawl, The Great American Bash, and Halloween Havoc, Bash at the Beach was booked to be one of WCW's flagship events.

This event marked Hulk Hogan's in ring debut for WCW. Tony Schiavone did the play-by-play, while color commentary was split between Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura. Ventura was on the outs with WCW management at this time, and he was notably missing from the main event.

As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.[3]

Storylines[edit]

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Professional wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Event[edit]

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
CommentatorTony Schiavone
Bobby Heenan
Jesse Ventura
InterviewerGene Okerlund
Ring announcerGary Michael Cappetta

Prior to the pay-per-view Brian Armstrong and Brad Armstrong defeated Steve Keirn and Bobby Eaton in a dark match.

The pay-per-view opened with Lord Steven Regal retaining the WCW World Television Championship against Johnny B. Badd. This match was originally scheduled to have Sting as the challenger, however Badd substituted due to Sting’s eye injury.

The second match was Vader facing The Guardian Angel. After Angel saw Harley Race with his nightstick, Angel grabbed it back, leading to the referee disqualifying him.

The next match saw Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck defeat Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson. After Rhodes tagged Anderson, Anderson turned on his partner and attacked him with a DDT. Anderson tagged himself back out and put Funk on top of Rhodes for the win. After the match all three men continued to attack Rhodes.

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During the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat to retain his title. After Steamboat hit a crossbody on Austin, Austin used the momentum to flip Steamboat over and pick up the victory via pinfall.

Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) next captured the WCW World Tag Team Championship by defeating Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan. While Orndorff covered Jack, Roma held Jack’s foot down, outside the referee’s view, from the floor.

During the main event, Hulk Hogan made his WCW in-ring debut, and captured the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair. Sensuous Sherri attempted to interfere and help Flair, however she was stopped by Mr. T. This gave Hogan the opportunity to take control of the match and pick up the victory following a legdrop. After the match, Hogan celebrated his victory with Mr. T, Jimmy Hart and Shaquille O'Neal.

Results[edit]

No.Results[1][5][6]StipulationsTimes[7]
1DBrian Armstrong and Brad Armstrong defeated Steve Keirn and Bobby EatonTag team matchN/A
2Lord Steven Regal (c) (with Sir William) defeated Johnny B. BaddSingles match for the WCW World Television Championship10:40
3Vader (with Harley Race) defeated The Guardian Angel by disqualificationSingles match07:58
4Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck (with Col. Robert Parker and Meng) defeated Dustin Rhodes and Arn AndersonTag team match11:15
5Steve Austin (c) defeated Ricky SteamboatSingles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship20:06
6Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff) defeated Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan (c)Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship[8]20:10
7Hulk Hogan (with Mr. T and Jimmy Hart) defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Sensuous Sherri)Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship21:54
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

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References[edit]

Bobby World Intro

  1. ^ abcd'Bash at the Beach 1994'. Pro Wrestling History. July 17, 1994. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^'WCW Bash At The Beach 1994 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database'. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^'Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network'. WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. ^Grabianowski, Ed. 'How Pro Wrestling Works'. HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. ^Cawthon, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989–1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN1499656343.
  6. ^'2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts'. Wrestling's Historical Cards: Bash at the Beach (Orlando, Florida, Orlando Arena). Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 140.
  7. ^'Bash at the Beach'. The History of WWE.
  8. ^Mick Foley (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins. p. 277. ISBN0-06-103101-1.

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