Bumpety Boo (へーい!ブンブー, Hēi! Bumbū; Hey! Bumboo) is an anime children's television series produced by the Nippon Animation company from 1985 to 1986. The series consists of 130 7-minute segments, distributed as 43 half-hour episodes.
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Synopsis
The show follows the adventures of a young boy named Ken, who has always dreamed of owning a car, and Bumpety Boo, a talking yellow car who hatched from an egg in the first episode, as they travel the world in search for Bumpety Boo's mother. Bumpety Boo, the fun-loving car, makes friends with Ken. Teaming up seems like a natural thing, but Bumpety Boo does not count on Ken's adventurous eight-year-old spirit. Throughout the series, Professor Honky-Tonk tries to steal Bumpety Boo from Ken.
During their expedition, they have great adventures and help a lot of people they encounter on their way. They also encounter other talking cars. Bumpety Boo usually races them and always wins because of his strength and speed, which he receives after he smells flowers. At the end of the series, the group finds his mother.
Regional releases
In 1989, Saban Entertainment had episodes of the show dubbed in English for North American audiences. In the early 1990s, Celebrity Home Entertainment's Just For Kids Division had these English dubbed episodes released on several VHS tapes. The show was aired for free on television in Australia in the mid 90s. The anime was dubbed to Arabic in Kuwait by end of the 1980s and was called Bombo (بومبو).
Cast
Japanese cast
Masako Nozawa - Bumboo
Chika Sakamoto - Ken
Kenichi Ogata - Dr. Monkey
Yōko Asagami - Helena
English cast
Julian Bailey - Ken
Aimée Castle - Helena
Brendan Stitchman
Vlasta Vrána
Dean Hagopian
Rick Jones
Pauline Little
Matthew Mackay
Ethan Tobman
Jeremy Steinberg
Elliott Mitmaker
Walter Massey
Bronwen Mantel
A.J. Henderson
