''Sydney Sailboat'' (originally known as ''Bubble Bath Bay'' in Australia) is an Australian

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for children. It follows the adventures of Sydney the Sailboat and his fleet of friends who live in Bubble Bath Bay. The 11-minute episodes premiered on ABC Kids from 9 March 2015 with a second season screening in 2016. On 26 September 2016, it also aired in the

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on Sprout.

Characters

Main

* Sydney Sailboat is the protagonist of the series. He is a plucky young male

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who dreams of one day sailing out through The Heads to explore the mysterious Big Blue Sea beyond the Harbour. Occasionally, he puts out his special coloured sail to go faster. He also has a front compartment where he keeps his set of tools which he uses in certain situations. His catchphrase is “Spinnaker, fly!” He is voiced by Samson Hyland. * Zip is a feisty, young female trainee

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who is Sydney's best friend. She dreams of becoming the best water taxi in the whole harbor. Her catchphrase is “Hoop-dee-doo!” She is voiced by Frederique Sims. * Terry is a strong male

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, who is the leader of the fleet, and keeps Bubble Bath Bay in order. His catchphrase is "Anchors aweigh!" Voiced by

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Supporting

* Bryan is a male green

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, and one of two chatterbox ferries in the harbour. Voiced by Jack Simmons. * Toots is a female red boat, and the other chatterbox ferry in the harbour. Voiced by Georgia Simmons. * Muddles is an uneasy male crane boat. Voiced by Paul Tylak. * Stormy is afemale red Petrel bird who oversees the activities of the boats. She also rings the bell to signal certain operations. Voiced by

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. * Jet is a flamboyant young male speed boat. Voiced by Jack Simmons. * Rodney is a swanky

submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

who wears a monocle. Voiced by Adam Longworth. * Cleo is a recklessly adventurous young female sailboat. Like Sydney, she is equipped with a special coloured sail to accelerate her movements. Voiced by Jacinda Papadopoulos. * Queen Josephine is a mute giant

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who passed through Bubble Bath Bay on two occasions. * Min is a cute blue young male oar-powered boat who wears a sea monster's head on his bow. Voiced by Jack Simmons. * Slick is a playful seal pup.

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2

References

External links

''Bubble Bath Bay''
at Essential Media *{{IMDb title, 4047062 Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2015 Australian television series debuts 2015 Australian television series endings Australian children's animated television series Australian preschool education television series 2010s Australian animated television series Australian computer-animated television series Nautical television series Animated preschool education television series 2010s preschool education television series