Bobby's World
Bobby Generic and Howie Mandel, as seen on the show's opening sequence.
Created by	Howie Mandel
Starring	Howie Mandel Christine Ebersole Gail Matthius Edie McClurg Tino Insana Kevin Michael Rob Paulsen Gary Owens Frank Welker Debi Derryberry
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	80 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	September 8, 1990 – February 23, 1998
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Bobby's World is a children's animated television series, which ran from 1990 to 1998, on FOX. It was about the daily life of Bobby Generic (pronounced Jen-A-Rick) and his very overactive imagination on how he sees the world. This show was created by actor-comedian Howie Mandel. Mandel also provided the voice of both Bobby and his father Howie Generic, who looks like a cartoon version of Mandel himself. It was produced by Film Roman for Fox Television Studios and Fox Kids Network. The theme song for Bobby's World was composed by John Tesh, along with Michael Hanna. Image File history File links Bobby's_World_title_screen. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... This example of a title sequence, from long-running serial drama Another World, was seen from 1966 to 1981, making it one of the longest-running continuous title sequences on television. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... Christine Ebersole Christine Ebersole (b. ... Gail Matthius, born in 1953, is an American actress and voice actress. ... Edie McClurg (born July 23, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actress. ... Robert Fredrick Paulsen, III (born March 11, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) (sometimes credited as Rob Paulson or Vocal Magic) is an American voice actor best known as the voice behind Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner from Animaniacs and Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... Debi Derryberry is an American voice actress. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Events By place Roman Empire The Emperor Titus inaugurates the Flavian Amphitheatre with 100 days of games. ... This is a list of episodes from the FOX animated television series Bobbys World. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1990 in television involved some significant events. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1998 in television involved some significant events. ... Childrens television series are television programmes designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The year 1990 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1998 in television involved some significant events. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fox Television Studios is the sister television arm of 20th Century Fox Television. ... This article discusses Fox Kids in United States. ... John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of new age and contemporary Christian music. ...

History

The character of "Bobby" can likely be traced back to Mandel's days as a stand up comedian in Canada and later the United States. Mandel would commonly go into character with the same voice as Bobby, often conversing with an unseen "parent".

The voices of Kelly Generic (Bobby's sister) and Martha Generic (Bobby's mom) are based on two recurring characters Gail Matthius played when she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1980. Martha is based on the character, Roweena, a chain-smoking hair stylist with a Midwestern accent who gets into arguments with her best customer Nadine (played by fellow castmember Denny Dillon) while Kelly Generic is based on the character, Vicky, a Valley Girl who annoys others with her shallow questions and rambling stories and often is seen with her friend Debbie (also played by castmember Denny Dillon) Gail Matthius, born in 1953, is an American actress and voice actress. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Denny Dillon (born May 18, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comedian and former cast member of Saturday Night Live. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Denny Dillon (born May 18, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comedian and former cast member of Saturday Night Live. ...

In the US, during the show's final season on-air, the show was open-captioned for the hearing-impaired; this was done by using the show's closed-captions in a way that all viewers could see them. This is despite the fact that most network programming by this time were closed-captioned, and most televisions made after 1993 had closed-captioning capabilities.

Show Format

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 proverbial "fourth wall" by talking to viewers about the preceding episode. In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Characters

• Bobby Generic, 4-year old
• Howard Generic, Bobby's father (modeled upon and also voiced by Howie Mandel)
• Martha Generic, Bobby's mother, who speaks with a heavy Minnesota accent and often punctuates her speech with odd phrases like "Fer cryin' in the mud", "gee golley" and "don't'cha know".
• Kelly Generic, Bobby's 14-year-old sister
• Derek Generic, Bobby's 10-year-old brother
• The Generic Twins, Bobby's infant brothers
• Aunt Ruth, Bobby's aunt and Martha's sister (voice of Edie McClurg)
• Uncle Ted, Bobby's uncle and Martha's brother (voice of Tino Insana)
• Roger, the Generic family dog
• Jackie, Bobby's next door neighbor/classmate with the floor-length pigtails who always kisses him

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Episodes

Main article: List of Bobby's World episodes

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Return of Bobby's World?

Since early-2006, Howie Mandel had dropped several hints indicating a possible revival of Bobby's World:

• In an April 2006 online interview, Mandel expressed his desire for a possible re-launch of the series.^[1]
• On September 28, 2006, Mandel mentioned on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that the series will be returning in 2007, in addition to doing his job hosting Deal or No Deal.
• He further mentioned that the series was returning on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
• While he did not mention it during his November 15, 2006 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien he wore a shirt that read "Generic Rules", a possible reference to Bobby's last name.
• Bobby made a cameo appearance on the February 12, 2007 episode of the NBC game show hosted by Howie, Deal or No Deal. The premise here was that the contestant, Donato DeMarinis, wanted Howie to do his Bobby's voice, but Howie said that his throat wasn't up to the challenge. Later on, during an offer, Howie had Bobby come on stage (by magic of animation and post-production) to ask Donato the magic question -- "Deal or No Deal?" This was likely Bobby's first appearance on network television since 1998.[2]
• While filling in for ill Regis Philbin on Live with Regis and Kelly on March 21, 2007, Howie said that Bobby's World will be returning.
• On April 2, 2007, Howie again mentioned on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that "Bobby's World is back. You can check it out on Kabillion.com."
• On September 17, 2007, Howie mentioned the return of Bobby's World and explained the origin of Bobby Generic's voice on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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DVD releases

• Classic Scratch 'n' Sniff Episodes and The Signature Episodes were both released on DVD in North America by Anchor Bay Entertainment, now called Starz Home Entertainment.

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References

External links

• Bobby's World Site at HowieMandel.com
• Bobby's World at the Internet Movie Database
• Bobby's World at TV.com
• Toon Tracker Audio File - The Bobby's World Theme
• Bobby's World on Kabillion.com