The formidable world of Bo

The formidable world of Bo Halifax Films/CBC Television

Original title: Bo on the Go!
Characters: Bo, Dezzy, Magician
Author: Jeff Rosen
Production: Halifax Film, CBC Television
Directed by: Hiroshi Sasagawa, Mizuno Nishikubo

Country: Canada
Year: 2007
Gender: Didactic
Episodes: 50
Duration: 24 minutes
Recommended age: Children from 0 to 5 years old

The formidable world of Bo (Bo on the Go! In the original English) is a cartoon made with the technique of three-dimensional animations, whose first season was completed and aired for the first time in 2007, in various countries of Europe (France, Poland, Sweden, Italy). The manufacturer Halifax worked on the project, already known for the numerous titles for PC and consoles baked in the course of 20 years of videogame history.
Bo and his characters were created from the mind of EB White, who had already brought them to life in three episodes of Stuart little.
The cartoon focuses on the adventures of Bo, a very colorful little girl with blue hair and bright clothes. The protagonist is equipped with a magical bracelet, a peculiarity that makes her able to carry out different missions from time to time. These businesses are carried out by requesting the support of small spectators from home, a peculiarity that makes the series able to involve children in an active way, especially from a motor point of view. In some phases of each episode, in fact, Bo asks whoever is in front of the television screen to pass "mini-tests" to help her, which most of the time consists in repeating a small gymnastic exercise, such as a ballet or hops.

Setting and characters

The scenario in which Bo moves is that of a castle, in which he lives together with Dezadore the dragon (often abbreviated to "Dezzy"). The little dragon is much younger than Bo and often gets into trouble, due to his extreme curiosity that leads him to explore often dangerous places. Bo's mentor and advisor is Wizard, a magician who directs the child whenever there are challenges to overcome, explaining the best way to act. Often, in fact, this kind of spectacled "genie of the lamp" observes in his sphere the path to find some enemies that arise, during the various episodes of the series.

Dezzy and Bo dance - The formidable world of Bo Halifax Films/CBC Television

The first season

The first season consists of 26 episodes. Here are some of the main ones:

Episode 1. In the first episode Bo will have to save his little blue bird who risks being paralyzed, therefore Bo and Dezzy in this adventure will have to face a thousand vicissitudes.

Episode 2. Bo and Dezzy will have to deal with Doodlebug, the big boy with the mania of making doodles in every part of the castle. By going to the parchment forest, they will be able to find an infinite roll of paper to satisfy the child and save the castle from his mess.

Episode 4. Bo will be looking for new wool to expand her sweater, since it has become very tight. He will meet a girl who, after so much wandering, will satisfy his needs.

Episode 6. In this episode Bo will have to contend with Snootzer, an annoying and noisy opponent who will have to stop, in order to allow the oyster orchestra to return to play.

Episode 8. Dezzy can no longer find his favorite game ball. It turns out that a group of penguins took it and used it for their own games. Riding an elephant, he and Bo will go to get the item back.

Episode 11. In this episode, Dezzy will find out about himself by consulting the Dragon Queen, who will tell him about her future. But before reaching his presence, the road will be very long.

Episode 21. All of Bo's castle is surrounded by garbage. It is the work of Litterbug, a being from the city of Trash Can. It will be up to the two heroes to send him back to where he came from.

The formidable world of Bo Halifax Films/CBC Television

The second season

The season is currently airing on Rai Yoyo. It is the most recent, although there are often reruns of the first season. It consists of 14 episodes, aired for the first time (although not in Italy) at the end of 2008. Following the plots of some:

Episode 1 - second season. In the first episode, someone stole Bo's jewels and sparkly glitter. Wizard will make the child discover that it is the "bright child". She will go in search of the puppy, finding that he is attracted to anything that gives off a glow. Eventually he will be able to retrieve his items.

Episode 3 - second season. Bo will have to deal with a perfume thief in the castle, who is able to make any flower odorless just by smelling it: it's Stuffy Sniffler. Together with Dezzy, she will track him down and cast a spell on him that will allow him to smell the flowers without stealing their aromas.

Episode 5 - second season. "Square head" is a construction "obsessed". In fact, he steals all objects that are square or rectangular in shape, in order to build his towers. Bo, aided by Wizard, will bring back everything that is missing in the castle.

Episode 6 - second season. The master of the melodies took all the tools to compose his wonderful songs from the castle. But Bo and Dezzy take them back, looking for the crazy character and making friends with him.

Episode 9 - second season. The "figure thief" is fond of paintings and drawings. And when all the paintings go missing at the castle, Bo and Dezzy know where to turn to get the stolen goods back.

Episode 10 - second season. Eager Beaver has a passion for ingenious designs and construction. Problem is, he builds all of Bo and Dezzy's toys, taking the fun out of them. Together with Wizard, the two will convince Beaver to get rid of this mania.

Episode 11 - second season. Unwrapping Chappy is unwrapping all the gifts from Bo's castle, leaving both Dezzy and the little girl disappointed. Wizard will explain to Bo where he can find this curious character, in order to convince him to leave all their wrapped gifts alone.

The Wizard Wizard - The formidable world of Bo Halifax Films/CBC Television

The third season

The season is not yet broadcast in Italy (the channel Rai Yoyo, which owns the rights, is firm at the second). However, even abroad, only 2 episodes of the third series are still broadcast. In fact, the latter is dated 2012.

Episode 1 - third season. The costume collector has a strange mania: to "borrow" those of others as well. Helped by Wizard, Bo will be able to find out where the strange character is and will go to recover his costumes with Dezzy.

Episode 2 - third season. Cozy Critter is a rather lazy and spoiled big boy. He will find that some freedoms don't get along with Bo and Dezzy.

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