is an

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produced by the

Nippon Animation is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City. Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous anime series based on works of ...

company from 1985 to 1986. The series consists of 130 10-minute episodes, distributed as 43 half-hour segments.

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

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. In the end of the series the group finds his mother.

Regional releases

In 1989,

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had episodes of the show dubbed in English for North American audiences. In the early 1990s,

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'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 1980s and was called (bombo, بومبو).

Cast

Japanese cast

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- Bumboo *

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- Ken * Kenichi Ogata - Dr. Monkey *

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- Helena

English cast

* Julian Bailey - Ken * Aimée Castle - Helena * Brendan Stitchman *

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* Dean Hagopian * Rick Jones *

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* Ethan Tobman * Jeremy Steinberg * Elliott Mitmaker * Walter Massey *

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* A.J. Henderson

References

External links

Official Nippon Animation Site
(Japanese) * 1985 anime television series debuts Fictional cars Nippon Animation Television series by Saban Entertainment Adventure anime and manga {{Anime-television-series-stub