Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder and the Can-Do Crew (also known as simply Bob the Builder, Bob and the Can-Do Crew or Bob) is a British television programme for children. It is broadcasted on the BBC and around the world. It was first broadcast on April 12, 1999. It is developed by Hit Entertainment for BBC Television.

Bob the Builder
Also known as	Bob the Builder: Project: Build It (series 10–16) Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! (series 17–18)
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Keith Chapman
Directed by	Sarah Ball Liz Whitaker Brian Little Nick Herbert Gilly Fogg Andy Burns Geoff Walker
Voices of	Original series Neil Morrissey Rob Rackstraw Kate Harbour Rupert Degas Colin McFarlane Maria Darling Emma Tate Richard Briers June Whitfield Greg Proops Reboot series Lee Ingleby (UK) Joanne Froggatt Jacob Scipio (UK) Colin Murdock (US) Ian James Corlett (US) Lee Tockar (US)
Theme music composer	Paul K. Joyce
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	18 (original series) 3 (reboot series)
No. of episodes	250 (+10 specials) (original series) 130 (+1 special) (reboot series) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Original series Kate Fawkes Theresa Plummer-Andrews Peter Curtis Reboot series Kim Dent Wilder (2015–2017) Michael Hefferon (2015–2017) Edward Catchpole (2015–2016) Christopher Keenan (2015–2018) Steven DeNure (2018) Kirsten Newlands (2018)
Producer(s)	Jackie Cockle (original series) Kylie Ellis (2015–2017) Fred de Bradeny (2015–2017)
Editor(s)	Zyggy Markiewicz Jane Hicks Bruce Marshall
Camera setup	Single camera (1999-2004) Multi-camera (2005–2018)
Production company(s)	HOT Animation (1999–2008) HIT Entertainment (1999–2017) SD Entertainment (Ready, Steady, Build!) Mattel Creations (2017–2018) Mainframe Studios (2015–2017) DHX Studios Halifax (2018)
Distributor	HIT Entertainment
Release
Original network	CBeebies (original series) Channel 5 (reboot series)
Picture format	PAL (series 1–9) HDTV 1080p (series 10–21)
Original release	Original series: 12 April 1999 (1999-04-12) – 20 December 2004 (2004-12-20) Project: Build It: 2 May 2005 (2005-05-02) – 26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) Ready, Steady, Build!: 12 April 2010 (2010-04-12) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) 2015 reboot: 1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) – 30 December 2018 (2018-12-30)
Other websites
[www.bobthebuilder.com Website]

The show is about the life of a builder named "Bob" and his fleet of talking road machines called the Can-Do Crew from a fictional island in the United States who help him fix things. He has a partner named "Wendy", a cat named "Pilchard" and a bird named "Bird". The slogan of the show is "Can we fix it? Yes we can!".

There are albums of songs from Bob the Builder. Out of these songs, there are 2 number 1 hits, "Can We Fix It?" and "Mambo No. 5". There is also the number 81 hit "Big Fish Little Fish". There is also merchandise which is based on the show.

In 2015, a reboot series aired on Cartoonito and Channel 5's Milkshake block. In 2018, it left Cartoonito. In 2021, it left Channel 5 as it has since ended its run. Two years after the 2015 series ended, The original Bob the Builder also aired on Qubo but it ceased operations on February 28, 2021. A new titled Bob the Builder reboot series is to be announced.

Characters and voice actors

See the main article: List of Bob the Builder characters

Voice actors who have contributed to the original British version include Neil Morrissey, Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Rupert Degas, Colin McFarlane, Maria Darling, Emma Tate, Richard Briers, and June Whitfield.

Celebrities who have provided voices for the series (usually for one-off specials) include John Motson, Sue Barker, Kerry Fox, Ulrika Jonsson, Alison Steadman, Stephen Tompkinson, Elton John, Noddy Holder, and Chris Evans (Bobsville's resident rock star Lennie Lazenby).

Episodes

Original series

Season 1

1. Scoop Saves the Day
2. Travis Paints the Town
3. Bob Saves the Hedgehogs
4. Pilchard in a Pickle
5. Muck Gets Stuck
6. Wendy's Busy Day
7. Bob's Bugle
8. Buffalo Bob
9. Travis and Scoop's Race Day
10. Bob's Birthday
11. Naughty Spud
12. Scary Spud
13. Bob's Barnraising

Season 2

1. Spud the Spanner
2. Wallpaper Wendy
3. Runaway Roley
4. Bob's Big Surprise
5. Dizzy's Statues
6. Lofty to the Rescue
7. Wendy's Big Match
8. Tea Set Travis
9. Dizzy's Bird Watch
10. Clocktower Bob
11. Wendy's Tennis Court
12. Bob's White Christmas
13. Pilchard Goes Fishing

Season 3

1. Bob's Boots
2. Mucky Muck
3. Bob's Day Off
4. Magnetic Lofty
5. Roley's Tortoise
6. Special Delivery Spud
7. Pilchard's Breakfast
8. Scoop's in Charge
9. Muck's Sleepover
10. Trailer Travis
11. Spud and Squawk
12. Scoop Has Some Fun
13. Dizzy's Crazy Paving

Season 4

1. Scoop's Stegosaurus
2. Sneezing Scoop
3. Roley's Animal Rescue
4. Scarecrow Dizzy
5. One Shot Wendy
6. Spud Lends a Hand
7. Bob and the Bandstand
8. Farmer Pickles' Pigpen
9. Bob on the Run
10. Forget-Me-Knot Bob
11. Roley and the Rock Star
12. Scruffty the Detective
13. Watercolour Wendy

Season 5

1. Scruffty's Big Dig
2. Inspector Spud
3. Cock-a-Doodle Spud
4. Wendy's Surprise Party
5. Skateboard Spud
6. Muck's Monster
7. Spud the Dragon
8. Pilchard Steals the Show
9. Bob's Hide
10. Bob's Auntie
11. Bob and the Big Freeze
12. Clumsy Roley
13. Eskimo Bob

Season 6

1. Bob's Pizza
2. Bob's Metal Detector
3. Mr. Beasley's DIY Disaster
4. Wendy's Removal Service
5. Lofty and the Rabbits
6. Lofty and the Giant Carrot
7. Bob's Egg and Spoon Race
8. Trix's Tiles
9. Mr. Sabatini's Smashing Day
10. Roley to the Rescue
11. Spud's Big Splash
12. Spud the Musketeer
13. Wendy's Magic Birthday

Season 7

1. Mr. Beasley's New Friends
2. Spud the Pilot
3. Trix and the Otters
4. Speedy Skip
5. Mr. Ellis' Exhibition
6. Bob and the Badgers
7. Bob and the Goalie
8. Dizzy Goes Camping
9. Pilchard's Pets
10. Snowman Scoop
11. Lofty's Long Load
12. Hamish's New Home
13. Dizzy the Sheepdog

Season 8

1. Bob the Photographer
2. Mr. Bentley's Trains
3. Wendy's Big Night Out
4. Racing Muck
5. Mr. Beasley's Noisy Pipes
6. Lofty's Jungle Fun
7. Ballroom Bob
8. Molly's Fashion Show
9. Spud and the Doves
10. First-Aid Molly
11. Mr. Bentley: Dog Sitter
12. Travis Gets Lucky
13. Scruffty on Guard

Season 9

1. Scoop the Disco Digger
2. Bob the Farmer
3. Lofty the Artist
4. Spud's Statue
5. Pilchard and the Field Mice
6. Trix's Pumpkin Pie
7. Where's Muck?
8. Travis' Busy Day
9. Muck's Surprise
10. Skip's Big Idea
11. Roley's Important Job
12. Trix and the Bug
13. Mr. Bentley's Winter Fair

Project: Build It

Season 10

1. Bob's Big Plan
2. Bob's Fresh Start
3. Lofty's Shelter
4. Dizzy and the Talkie-Talkie
5. Scoop's Recruit
6. Where's Robert?
7. Wendy's Welcome
8. Roley's New Friend
9. Two Scoops
10. Benny's Back!
11. Spud's Straw Surprise
12. Off-Road Scrambler
13. Meet Marjorie
14. Muck's Mud Hut
15. Wendy's Party Plan

Season 11

1. Scrambler in the Doghouse
2. Benny's Important Job
3. Put-It-Together Spud
4. Roley's Round-Up
5. Dizzy the Detective
6. Two Jobs Travis
7. Scrambler and the Colourful Cave
8. Spud's Bumper Harvest
9. Muck's Convoy
10. While Bob's Away, Robert Will Play
11. Bob's Three Jobs
12. Scoop Knows it All

Season 12

1. Dizzy's Sleepover
2. Lofty the Star
3. Sumsy's Willow Tree
4. Slow Down Scrambler!
5. Travis and the Tropical Fruits
6. Scoop the Teacher
7. Sir Muck
8. Bashing Crashing Benny
9. Spud's Cork Tree
10. Bob's Top Team
11. Sumsy and the Beast
12. Listen with Scrambler
13. Roley's Bird's Eye View
14. Wendy's Houseboat

Season 13

1. Mr. Bentley's Assistant
2. Roley's Moleys
3. Spud Rushes It
4. Scrambler's Seaweed Delivery
5. Massive Muck
6. Roley's Apple Press
7. Travis' Giddy Day
8. Muck's Drying Tunnel
9. Benny's Jungle Trouble
10. Dizzy the Walking Bus
11. Packer's First Day
12. The Bob House

Season 14

1. Mr. Bentley's Big Parade
2. Scrambler the Goat Herder
3. Packer's Big Delivery
4. Spud the Woodsman
5. Muck's Mootastic Dairy
6. Roley the Green Cat
7. Put-It-Together Bob
8. Dodger the Milk Truck
9. The Three Musketrucks
10. Scoop Slips Up
11. Dodger's Dairy Disaster
12. Bob's Beach Hut

Season 15

1. The House That Lofty Built
2. Bob's Big Idea
3. Roley Brings the House Down
4. Muck's Machine Wash
5. Lofty's Comet
6. Lofty the Lifeguard
7. Star Struck Spud
8. Go, Mr. Bentley, Go!
9. Tumbler and the Skate Park
10. Fantastic Flex
11. Packer's Trailer Trouble
12. Scoop's Best Team Ever
13. Spud and the Hotel
14. Tumbler's Perfect Promenade
15. Clean as a Whistle Bristle

Season 16

1. Zoomer's Snowy Adventure
2. Radio Bob
3. Tumbler and the Ice Rink
4. Spud the DJ
5. Silent Scoop
6. Scrambler Gets Prepared
7. Sumsy's Special Building
8. Lofty's Banana Tree
9. Roley's Flat Garden
10. Super Splasher
11. Breezy Bristle
12. Splasher's Two Stops
13. An Inspector Calls

Ready, Steady, Build!

Season 17

1. Scratch's Hidden Treasures
2. Scrambler's Best Idea
3. Scoop the Artist
4. High Tide for Lofty
5. Roley's Rovers
6. Start from Scratch
7. Night Time Scratch
8. Lofty and the Monster
9. Dizzy in Charge
10. Lofty's Helpful Day
11. Scoop's Sea Rescue
12. Scratch's Star Turn
13. Pineapple Scratch
14. Scrambler's Stage Surprise
15. Wendy's Birthday Surprise
16. Scratch Goes Solo
17. Dizzy and the Wheelies
18. Muck's Beach Tower
19. Here Comes Muck
20. Scrambler Gets Clean

Season 18

1. Whizzy Dizzy
2. Travis' New Garage
3. Scratch and the Dream Room
4. Stage Struck Dizzy
5. Roley and the Fox
6. Super Scrambler
7. Roley's Weather Rap
8. Bob and the Trampoline

Mini Series 1: The Legend of the Golden Hammer

1. Scrambler and the Clue
2. Lofty and the Teddy Bear Rescue
3. Muck and the Old School Wall
4. Scoop's Big Job
5. Dizzy Finds a Pirate
6. Roley and the Seagull

Mini Series 2: The Big Dino Dig

1. Lofty and the Diggers Three
2. Scoop and the Roller Coaster
3. Rubble and the Seagull Surprise
4. Roley and the Impossible Bump
5. Muck's Train to Trouble
6. A Dinosaur for Scratch

International broadcast

Bob the Builder is broadcasted internationally and is available in several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Slovene, German, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Serbo-Croatian, Bengali, and others.

Versions

Country	Language	Title
Argentina	Latin American Spanish	Bob el constructor
Australia	British English	Bob the Builder
Belgium	Dutch	Bob de Bouwer
	French	Bob le bricoleur
Bolivia	Latin American Spanish	Bob el constructor
Brazil	Brazilian Portuguese	Bob o Construtor
UK, US, Rep. of Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand	English	Bob the Builder
Latin America	Latin American Spanish	Bob el constructor
Spain	European Spanish	Bob y sus amigos
France, Canada, Belgium	French	Bob le bricoleur
Italy	Italian	Bob aggiustatutto
Germany, Austria, Switzerland	German	Bob der Baumeister
Brazil, Portugal	Portuguese	Bob o Construtor
Netherlands,	Dutch	Bob de Bouwer
Romania, Moldova	Romanian / Moldovan	Bob constructorul

Impact

Bob the Builder was nominated in the BAFTA "Pre-school animation" category from 1999 to 2009, and won the "Children's Animation" category in 2003 for the special episode "A Christmas to Remember". Of the show's success, Sarah Ball said:

I think diggers and dumpers fascinate kids in the same way that they are drawn to dinosaurs. They both have a timeless appeal. The technique of stop motion is very tangible - the characters look like you can just pick them up and play with them. It’s a safe, lovely, bright, colourful world, which is very appealing. Curtis Jobling did a fantastic job designing the show - it’s very simple and stylized but has such charm.

— Interview with Sarah Ball, Gurgle.com

Other websites

• Official Website