2 September 2002 (2002-09-02)[1] – 14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)
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Rubbadubbers is a British stop-motion children's television series produced by HIT Entertainment and HOT Animation. The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC2 and CBeebies from 2002 to 2005.[1][2] Created by Peter Curtis, it focuses on seven friendly, sentient bath toys as they tell stories in imaginary worlds outside of their bathroom - the ringleader in the series being a pink frog named Tubb.[3] In the US, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon, Noggin and PBS Kids Sprout.[4][5]
The series was originally announced under the working title "Plugg" (an early name for the character of Tubb).[6] BBC started commissioning the show in 2002 after two lost pilots were made: "Plugg" from 1999 and "Splish Splash Splosh!" from 2001. Hasbro licensed Rubbadubbers for producing a toy line to promote the series.[7] However, it is unknown if these pilots even exist, but an animator did say they did some test animations.
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