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Bob the Builder: Teamwork!

Name: Bob the Builder: Teamwork!
Released: 2009
Duration: 44 min

Representation Score

0.8/10

Minimal

2009

TV-G

Runtime

44 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Bob the Builder: Teamwork! centers on a conventional social structure emphasizing professional cooperation and community stability. The narrative features a homogeneous cast of anthropomorphic machines and a single human lead, lacking the diversity needed to challenge established social norms. While the film promotes positive values of community cohesion and teamwork, it adheres strictly to traditional hierarchies and a narrow worldview. Ultimately, it serves as a model of productive citizenship within a limited, traditional framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Bob the Builder: Teamwork! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story focuses solely on a professional construction team and does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Bob the Builder: Teamwork! portray gender?

Fair

Wendy contributes significantly to the construction work, but the leadership roles remain centered around Bob, maintaining a traditional hierarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Bob the Builder: Teamwork!?

Minimal

The cast includes a human lead and anthropomorphic machinery, but there is no evidence of racial or ethnic diversity in the community.

How does Bob the Builder: Teamwork! represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story emphasizes conventional Western values of hard work and community unity, promoting organized teamwork through civic projects.

Does Bob the Builder: Teamwork! include disability representation?

Minimal

The characters are depicted as fully functional machines and a capable human lead, with no visible or invisible disabilities or neurodivergent narratives.

Present on Screen

Wendy consistently supports the construction team with essential labor.
The film effectively promotes positive values of community cohesion and teamwork.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity within its homogeneous community structure.
Leadership roles are centered around a traditional hierarchy without diverse perspectives.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability within the cast.

Official Synopsis

Bob the Builder gets the job done with help from the entire team, including Wendy, the machines and even the pets! Although Scoop is so busy helping others that he misses the town's snowman-building contest, the whole town teams up to make him a winner. Dizzy rounds up the crew to finish building Farmer Pickles' barn and Wendy gives Dizzy and Trix a hand with bricklaying.

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