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Bob The Snail is a unique animation created by Josh Brown. It first released in 2018 and continued to gain popularity through 2019 & 20.

The first episode aired on Instagram on 7th November 2018 and episodes continued to be released all through 2019 and 2020. Thus far there are 28 episodes, with another scheduled for sometime in early December of this year.

Synopsis
The general basis of the series is a snail called Bob goes on exciting adventures with his husband Gary, a bear. They travel through space and time, sometimes joined by their friends (see characters section below). They often get in some kind of trouble- there is always a dilemma that needs solving, but Bob with hell from Gary and their other friends always solve the problem and save the day! Some of Bob’s adventures include travelling through space and time, as well as battling putrid pirates, evil pigs, ferocious crocodiles, and wicked cocobeans!

There are also special episodes - usually for a certain event, that feature Bob and his friends going on themed activities. All special episodes so far are:

Episode 4: the Christmas Special

Episode 11: the Valentine’s Day Special

Episode 13: the Red Nose Day Special

Episode 16: The Easter Special

and

Episodes 25 and 26, the Quarantine Special(s).

Characters
There are countless characters in the Bob the Snail series, but some of the main ones include:

Bob the Snail
Main protagonist of the series, and only character to appear in every episode. He is a snail, yet he doesn’t have a shell and is surprisingly fast compared to a stereotypical snail. He speaks in an ever evolving voice, meaning his voice in Episode 3 (his first speaking role) sounds nothing like that in episode 7, which sounds nothing like that in episode 15! It is commonly accepted that he finally “found his voice” in Episode 16, as after this his voice remains mostly the same. However, in episode 27, Josh Brown the creator had a cold while recording the voices and so Bob’s voice sounds a little different!

For more info, see main page: Bob the Snail

Gary the Teddy (AKA Gary the Bear)
Another main protagonist, Bob’s partner/friend/sidekick. Has appeared in every episode, minus the first two. They are a teddy bear and wear a tartan dress, and speak in low pitched mumbles.

For more info, see main page: Gary the Teddy

Doge the Dog
Supporting character, the pet dog of Bob the Snail. Appears in every episode since episode 15 (his first appearance), minus episode 25, from which he was absent. Was given to Bob by Gary as a gift. He is a Labrador Retreiver

For more info, see main page: Doge the Dog

Richard the Elf
Supporting character, friend of Bob the Snail. Appears in every episode since episode 9 (his first appearance), minus episodes 13, 15, 16, and 28, from which he was absent. He is an elf with ginger hair, and talks rather formally and posh.

For more info, see main page: Richard the Elf

Julian the Penguin
Supporting character, friend of Bob the Snail. Appears in every episode since episode 9 (his first appearance), minus episodes 15 and 28. He is a baby Emperor Penguin, and speaks with a high pitched squeaky voice.

For more info, see main page: Julian the Penguin

There are any more characters in the Bob the Snail series, ranging from pirates to pigs, meerkats to monkeys and coco-beans to babies. To find out all about these characters, plus more information on the mentioned characters above, check out the “Characters” category or search the name of a character in the search box.

Ending the series
The series is ongoing but once the episode count reached 32 the series will end. Josh Brown, the creator of the series, announced his plans to end it on 15th October - his reason was that he would like to move on to making other animations rather than sticking to the classic Bob the Snail idea.

“I love Bob the Snail, I really do. And I have enjoyed making every one of the many episodes so much. But I think it’s time for me to move in to something else. After 32 episodes, I don’t think there will be much more story I could tell. I mean, I think it’s all gonna be wrapped up pretty nicely by that last episode. So yeah, as much as I love the characters and the story and everything else about Bob the Snail, it’s got to end somewhere and I think 32 will be the perfect time. But who knows, maybe now and again I’ll make some specials for Christmas and what have you. To be honest I don’t think Bob the Snail will ever truly end. Just because it’s the last episode it doesn’t mean the story has to end. It just means I can be more creative, maybe make some less episodic things with Bob in them. Say, a music video, or a standalone special. Maybe even a comic someday. I dunno. Just some thoughts.”

- Josh Brown after announcing his plans to end the series.

Where to watch
To watch the Bob The Snail videos, search ‘Bob The Snail Animations’ on Youtube or follow @my_g_josh on Instagram.

Note
Many of the pages on this Wiki contain spoilers for the Bob The Snail episodes.