Bob the Builder

This article is about the original series. For the reboot series, see Bob the Builder (2015 TV series). For the title character, see Bob the Builder (character).

Bob the Builder
File:Bob the Builder logo.svg
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	Neil Morrissey Rob Rackstraw Kate Harbour Rupert Degas Colin McFarlane Maria Darling Emma Tate Richard Briers June Whitfield Greg Proops
Theme music composer	Paul K. Joyce
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	18
No. of episodes	250 (+10 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kate Fawkes Theresa Plummer-Andrews Peter Curtis
Producer(s)	Jackie Cockle
Editor(s)	Zyggy Markiewicz Bruce Marshall Adam Taylor
Camera setup	Single camera (1999) Multi-camera (2004–2009)
Production company(s)	Hot Animation (1999–2009) HIT Entertainment SD Entertainment (Ready, Steady, Build!)
Distributor	HIT Entertainment
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Picture format	PAL (series 1–9) HDTV 1080p (series 10–18)
Original release	12 April 1999 (1999-04-12) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours, and friends, and equipment, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty and many others. The show is broadcast in many countries but originated from the United Kingdom where Bob was voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The series originally used stop-motion from 1999 to 2009, but later used CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. British proprietors of Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends sold the enterprise in 2011 to US toy-maker Mattel for $680 million.

In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasises conflict resolution, co-operation, socialisation, and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.

In October 2014, Bob the Builder was revamped by Mattel for a new series to be aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! in 2015. Amongst the changes were a complete overhaul of the cast, with Harry Potter actor Lee Ingleby replacing Neil Morrissey as the voice of Bob, and Joanne Froggatt and Blake Harrison also confirmed as the voices of Wendy and Scoop respectively. The setting and appearance of the characters also changed, with Bob and his team moving to the bustling metropolis of Spring City. An American localisation of the new series debuted on PBS Kids in November 2015. The changes have been criticised by fans of the original version.

The original series returned to TV in the United States on Qubo from 7 October 2020 through 28 February 2021 due to the channel's closure, but with the original British English dub instead of the dubbed American English one.

Episodes

Main article: List of Bob the Builder episodes

The following is an episode list for the British children's animated television series Bob the Builder. The show debuted on 28 November 1998 and is still going to this day.

Original series

The following series were originally shown on the BBC One in the CBBC portion of the schedules. Bob the Builder is now on CBeebies, BBC Two and Nick Jr.. The first part was shown at the beginning of the show after two of Bob's crew does the job and the second part was shown towards the end before two additional crew does the job. All episodes were produced by HiT Entertainment and CPTV.

Season 1 (1998-99)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilchard in a Pickle"	Chris Trengove	20 November 1998 (20 November 1998)
Bob's pet cat Pilchard goes missing.
2	2	"Muck Gets Stuck"	Chris Trengove	27 November 1998 (27 November 1998)
Muck gets stuck in the dark tunnel, so Bob and the others struggle to get him/her out.
3	3	"Scoop Saves the Day"	Diane Redmond	3 December 1998 (3 December 1998)
A dangerous thunderstorm causes havoc - roads are blocked, trees and telegraph lines are down, pipes are broken, fences are destroyed... can Bob and his team of machines repair the damage that the storm left behind?
4	4	"Buffalo Bob"	Chris Trengove	10 December 1998 (10 December 1998)
Bob takes part of in a line-dancing competition.
5	5	"Wendy's Busy Day"	Diane Redmond	17 December 1998 (17 December 1998)
Wendy steps in and takes over when Bob catches a cold.
6	6	"Bob Saves The Hedgehogs/Bob Saves The Porcupines"	Chris Trengove	24 December 1998 (24 December 1998)
The friendly workman and his gang help the hedgehogs/porcupines to get across a busy road.
7	7	"Bob's Bugle"	Jimmy Hibbert	31 December 1998 (31 December 1998)
Bob makes himself a bugle out of some left-over bits of piping. None of the machines has the heart to tell him how awful it sounds, so they try hiding it.
8	8	"Bob's Birthday"	Diane Redmond	5 January 1999 (5 January 1999)
The gang prepare a special surprise for Bob's birthday.
9	9	"Travis Paints The Town"	Chris Trengove	8 January 1999 (8 January 1999)
Bob is called away from a job, leaving Roley alone with a paint machine and giving Spud the opportunity to get up to mischief.
10	10	"Travis and Scoop's Race Day"	Ross Hastings	15 January 1999 (15 January 1999)
Travis and Scoop have a race.
11	11	"Naughty Spud"	Jimmy Hibbert	22 January 1999 (22 January 1999)
Spud decides to borrow Bob's ladder to climb an apple tree.
12	12	"Scary Spud"	Sarah Ball	29 January 1999 (29 January 1999)
Spud is worried that he may no longer be scary, and to make matters worse, he loses his nose.
13	13	"Bob's Barnraising"	Diane Redmond	5 February 1999 (5 February 1999)
The team needs to finish constructing Farmer Pickles' barn before the rainstorm hits.

Season 2 (1999)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"Spud the Spanner/Spud the Superwrench"	Ben Randall	4 June 1999 (4 June 1999)
Spud is bored of being a scarecrow and he takes Bob's toolbox to try to change himself, unaware that he will come apart.
15	2	"Wallpaper Wendy"	Jimmy Hibbert	11 June 1999 (11 June 1999)
Bob decorates Mr. Broadbent's new flat, but as he has never decorated before, he ends up making a complete mess.
16	3	"Runaway Roley"	Jimmy Hibbert	18 June 1999 (18 June 1999)
Roley loses the brakes in the morning and sleep-rolls out of the yard and causes destruction everywhere. He crashes into the lamps, signs, walls, etc. Bob, Wendy and the machines have to guide Roley back to the yard without waking him up.
17	4	"Bob's Big Surprise"	Chris Trengove	25 June 1999 (25 June 1999)
While Wendy is away, Bob and the gang give her garden a make-over.
18	5	"Dizzy's Statues"	Diane Redmond	1 July 1999 (1 July 1999)
Bob has to put up bollards around the town hall and put up Mrs. Potts' garden statues at the same time. Dizzy tries to help, but gets very mixed up.
19	6	"Lofty to the Rescue"	Chris Trengove	8 July 1999 (8 July 1999)
Lofty is afraid of going over the bridge because of his fear of heights, but when Spud (who Lofty is also afraid of) falls off the bridge and into a tree while he plays with Scoop and Muck, Lofty has to overcome his fears and rescue him.
20	7	"Wendy's Big Match"	Simon Jowett	15 July 1999 (15 July 1999)
Bob is preparing for a "Brightest Building Yard" competition. But when Spud kicks a ball at Wendy, the line-making machine makes a mess, forcing him to clean it up.
21	8	"Tea Set Travis"	Ben Randall	22 July 1999 (22 July 1999)
Bob and the gang are preparing for recycling. Farmer Pickles tells Travis to look after his old tea set, but when Spud and Travis are not around, they forget about the tea set and the gang almost recycles it.
22	9	"Dizzy's Birdwatch"	Simon Jowett	29 July 1999 (29 July 1999)
Dizzy watches a birds nest and sees the hatchlings emerge and learn to fly.
23	10	"Clocktower Bob"	Chris Trengove	6 August 1999 (6 August 1999)
While repairing a clock tower, Lofty tries to lift Bob's toolbox onto the scaffolding but accidentally knocks his ladder over on the ground. By nighttime, Bob tries to have Lofty lift his ladder back up, but Lofty gets frightened by a bat and speeds away from the clock tower in fear, leaving Bob stranded on the scaffolding for almost all night, with his phone not accessible as it is on the ground below.
24	11	"Pilchard Goes Fishing"	Jimmy Hibbert	13 August 1999 (13 August 1999)
Wendy is cleaning a fish tank, but when Muck comes for more cement, he crashes into the lean-to garage. When Wendy gets distracted by another job, Pilchard intends to eat Finn up.
25	12	"Wendy's Tennis Court"	Diane Redmond	20 August 1999 (20 August 1999)
While building a tennis court, Travis and Spud try to put the net up, but Spud finds it too heavy and falls into the wet tar.
26	13	"Bob's White Christmas"	Jimmy Hibbert	27 August 1999 (27 August 1999)
Bob will dress up as Father Christmas for the local school carol concert, but he loses time when Farmer Pickles gets snowed in.

Season 3 (1999-2000)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Bob's Boots"	Ben Randall	24 December 1999 (24 December 1999)
Bob gets some new boots. Spud, meanwhile, challenges Bird to a race and eats right out of Bob's lunchbox.
28	2	"Mucky Muck"	Sarah Ball	31 December 1999 (31 December 1999)
Bob tries to wash down Scoop and Muck who are both covered in mud, but Muck doesn't want to get washed because he/she loves being mucky. Travis also gets stuck in the mud and Bob, Muck and Dizzy have to rescue him.
29	3	"Bob's Day Off"	Ian Carney	5 January 2000 (5 January 2000)
Bob takes a day off so he can photograph the rare Blue-Crested Warbler. But when the computer breaks down, Wendy needs him back for some urgent jobs.
30	4	"Magnetic Lofty"	Chris Trengove	8 January 2000 (8 January 2000)
Wendy is turning an old railway line into a bicycle path and Bob is turning an old rubbish dump into a park. But while Lofty is removing the rails using a magnet, he has to retrieve Mr. Bentley's pen in the process.
31	5	"Roley's Tortoise"	Diane Redmond	15 January 2000 (15 January 2000)
While building a bus stop, Roley almost runs over a tortoise, he names Timmy. Dizzy reveals it belongs to Mrs. Potts, but while Bob takes some cabbages from Travis's trailer, Timmy sneaks on board.
32	6	"Special Delivery Spud"	Simon Jowett	22 January 2000 (22 January 2000)
Bob and Wendy have ordered new saws. However, Mr. Dixon's van breaks down so Spud tries to take over. But Spud can't read and gets all the parcels mixed up, sending them to the wrong houses.
33	7	"Pilchard's Breakfast"	Jimmy Hibbert	5 February 2000 (5 February 2000)
Bob's gang are building Mr. Beasley's new conservatory, but they forgot to feed Pilchard her breakfast, forcing her to fend for herself and find someone to feed her.
34	8	"Scoop's in Charge"	Jimmy Hibbert	12 February 2000 (12 February 2000)
Bob and Wendy are attending lunch at the town hall, so they leave Scoop in charge of building the Mayor's garage. But while Mr. Bentley inspects the work, Scoop accidentally crushes his gold watch. However, the mayor presents Bob his own gold watch. Bob consids the watch too delicate to take on building sites, so he gives it to Mr. Bentley as a replacement for his broken one. The next day Mr. Bentley brings another gold watch he got from the mayor and gives it to Bob.
35	9	"Scoop Has Some Fun"	Chris Trengove	2 March 2000 (2 March 2000)
Spud tries to persuade Scoop to help him play some tricks, but Spud frightens Lofty so much that he falls onto his side. Scoop thinks this was another one of Spud's tricks, but Bob decides to make sure.
36	10	"Dizzy's Crazy Paving"	Diane Redmond	10 March 2000 (10 March 2000)
While the machines are building a new path for Mrs. Potts, she won't let Roley work on it because she thinks he will crush all the flowerbeds. Roley decides to supervise Wendy with the hand-roller. But then Muck drops the flagstones and they break, which prompts Dizzy a bright idea.
37	11	"Spud and Squawk"	Teddy Kempner and Andy Seacombe	17 March 2000 (17 March 2000)
Bob, Wendy and the machines are building a new car park. Spud is trying to shake off a persistent crow that is following him everywhere. He tries using Travis to blow it off, but while swerving to avoid Muck, he spills his load. Spud cleans it up. Meanwhile, Bob and the team finish the car park. When Mr. Bentley comes to inspect he is pleased but the crow makes footprints all over the lovely new car park. Bob decides to call the carpark "Crows-foot car park". So Mr. Bentley congratulates everyone and "Crows-foot car park" it is.
38	12	"Muck's Sleep-over"	Ben Randall	24 March 2000 (24 March 2000)
Bob's gang is working on a tunnel overnight. Muck stays at the farm with Travis, but he/she gets scared of the dark and the scary noises Spud is making and goes missing. When investigating the sound of an owl, Pilchard also goes missing and the same thing happens with Spud. The machines need to find Muck, Pilchard and Spud before they get lost.
39	13	"Trailer Travis"	Ben Randall	1 April 2000 (1 April 2000)
Travis is delivering a load of gravel, while Scoop helps. However, Spud unhooks the trailer to give Travis a rest and it rolls away.

Season 4 (2000)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"Roley and the Rock Star"	Simon Jowett	12 September 2000 (12 September 2000)
Roley gets excited when Bob builds a pond in his favorite rock star's garden.
41	2	"Scoop's Stegosaurus"	Ian Carney	19 September 2000 (19 September 2000)
Bob and Scoop discover some old bones in a ditch at Farmer Pickles' field. While Bob is out at the museum, Spud persuades Scoop to see some bigger bones that he found. Mr. Ellis thinks that a stegosaurus skeleton was found, but some of its bones are missing.
42	3	"Sneezing Scoop"	Ruth Estevez	26 September 2000 (26 September 2000)
While some tires are being dropped off for Farmer Pickles, Scoop starts sneezing, which prompts Bob he has hay fever. He sends Scoop back to the yard, but he still sneezes. Bob lets Spud figure out what is causing Scoop to sneeze.
43	4	"Roley's Animal Rescue"	Chris Trengove	3 October 2000 (3 October 2000)
Bob discovers a porcupine asleep in Farmer Pickles' cottage and Scoop takes it back to the yard, while Roley looks after it. But when Farmer Pickles arrives to see Wendy, Scruffty jumps out of Travis' trailer and he and Pilchard chase each other which makes Roley worried that it might wake the Porcupine.
44	5	"Scarecrow Dizzy"	James Henry	10 October 2000 (10 October 2000)
Bob and Wendy are working on painting Farmer Pickles' farmhouse with Dizzy guarding the wet cement. But when Spud tries to paint it, he makes a big mess.
45	6	"One Shot Wendy/Wendy Plays Golf"	Simon Jowett and Ben Randall	17 October 2000 (17 October 2000)
Bob and the gang are building a crazy golf course. Wendy discovers that she has the instructions for the windmill, that Bob is preparing, yet when she phones him, he says he doesn't need them.
46	7	"Spud Lends a Hand"	Ian Carney	24 October 2000 (24 October 2000)
A rainwater tank is being put up next to Farmer Pickles' barn. While Bob is not around, Spud makes Lofty lift the tank into place. But instead of landing properly, it rolls down a hill and smashes a wooden boat for Wendy's nephew.
47	8	"Bob and the Bandstand"	Teddy Kempner and Andy Secombe	31 October 2000 (31 October 2000)
Bob's gang are preparing Farmer Pickles' bandstand. But then the sheet music falls out of Travis' trailer and Spud starts making paper airplanes with it.
48	9	"Farmer Pickles's Pigpen"	Jimmy Hibbert	7 November 2000 (7 November 2000)
Farmer Pickles is phoning Bob to build a doghouse for Scruffty, but he accidentally drops the phone. At the same time, Mrs. Percival phones Farmer Pickles to look after the guinea pigs over the school holiday. After Wendy answers the message, she sends the phone off with Scoop, but then he passes it onto Spud and Travis until Farmer Pickles thinks he will get many pigs delivered and he has no pigpen.
49	10	"Bob on the Run"	Chris Trengove	14 November 2000 (14 November 2000)
Mrs. Percival is raising money for a new clubhouse. Bob sponsors it with a Runathon and the machines sponsor it by demolishing the old pavilion.
50	11	"Forget-Me-Knot Bob"	Diane Redmond	21 November 2000 (21 November 2000)
Bob's personal organizer (which gives details of all of his jobs) breaks down. He tries to remind himself by tying knots in his handkerchief, but gets them mixed up.
51	12	"Scruffty the Detective"	Sarah Ball	28 November 2000 (28 November 2000)
A time capsule is being built for Mr. Ellis and will be buried outside the museum. However, Spud thinks it is a treasure chest and he empties the contents of it and almost buries it.
52	13	"Watercolour Wendy"	Ian Carney	5 December 2000 (5 December 2000)
Wendy is on her day off doing some watercolor painting, but Scruffty buries her phone.

Season 5 (2001)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
53	1	"Scruffty's Big Dig"	Diane Redmond	6 January 2001 (6 January 2001)
Bob, Wendy and the Machines are going to Mrs. Broadbent's House who had a big hole in the wall but, Scruffty gets stuck in the rabbit hole, that Lofty needs your help to get out of the rabbit hole.
54	2	"Inspector Spud"	Ross Hastings	13 January 2001 (13 January 2001)
While Mr. Bentley inspects a pipe, he gets soaked. Spud tries to take over, but he has no qualifications.
55	3	"Cock-a-Doodle Spud"	Diane Redmond	20 January 2001 (20 January 2001)
Farmer Pickles' hen has abandoned her eggs, so Bob is building a hen coop. Spud decides to look after the chicks.
56	4	"Wendy's Surprise Party"	Ruth Estevez	27 January 2001 (27 January 2001)
Wendy is inviting the whole town for a barbecue party for her sister, Jenny. But the machines have just laid a garden path and they are too tired to come.
57	5	"Skateboard Spud"	Ross Hastings	3 February 2001 (3 February 2001)
Using an old ironing board, Spud makes a skateboard and rides it all over town. Spud Bob has just put up some traffic calming measures. When Spud comes across Bob, Dizzy, Roley and Scoop, he crashes into the dumpster. His skateboard was finally lost and broken.
58	6	"Muck's Monster"	Ben Randall	10 February 2001 (10 February 2001)
Muck and Dizzy are clearing a blocked drain. Muck gets spooked by gurgling noises and is convinced it is a monster.
59	7	"Spud the Dragon"	Jimmy Hibbert	17 February 2001 (17 February 2001)
Mrs. Percival is preparing costumes for the school play. Spud borrows the dragon costume and pretends to be a magic dragon when he sees Muck.
60	8	"Pilchard Steals the Show"	James Henry	24 February 2001 (24 February 2001)
Scoop notices that Farmer Pickles has entered Scruffty into the dog show, which determines him to also enter Pilchard, even though she is a cat.
61	9	"Bob's Hide"	Ben Randall	3 March 2001 (3 March 2001)
Bob's gang are making a bird hide at the nature reserve and also want to get a glimpse of the rare Grebe Warbler. But Spud appears instead dressed like a bird.
62	10	"Bob's Auntie"	Chris Trengove	10 March 2001 (10 March 2001)
Auntie Dora is coming to visit and she is a stickler for tidiness. Already the yard is in a complete mess and the machines try to clean it up, but they only make it worse.
63	11	"Bob and the Big Freeze"	Simon Jowett	17 March 2001 (17 March 2001)
Scoop and Wendy try to clear the roads, but they bumped into the porcupine crossing. Spud tries to skate on the frozen duck pond, but the ice is not thick enough. Dizzy sends Bob and Lofty out to rescue him.
64	12	"Clumsy Roley"	Ian Carney	24 March 2001 (24 March 2001)
Roley almost crushes Bob's toolbox. This causes anxiety from him to think he is always clumsy. This always makes him more accident-prone.
65	13	"Eskimo Bob/Bob of The North"	Chris Trengove	31 March 2001 (31 March 2001)
It is winter in the town. Bob wears a big parka to look like an Alaskan Eskimo. Wendy's sister, Jenny, visits after a ski trip.

Season 6 (2001)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
66	1	"Bob's Pizza"	Ian Carney	6 October 2001 (6 October 2001)
Bob starts doing a pizza delivery service.
67	2	"Bob's Metal Detector"	Ian Carney	13 October 2001 (13 October 2001)
Bob buys a metal detector to try to look for treasure.
68	3	"Mr. Beasley's DIY Disaster"	Chris Trengove	20 October 2001 (20 October 2001)
Mr. Beasley has a huge disaster.
69	4	"Wendy's Removal Service"	Simon Jowett	27 October 2001 (27 October 2001)
Wendy starts operating a removal service.
70	5	"Lofty and the Rabbits"	Ruth Estevez	3 November 2001 (3 November 2001)
Lofty discovers a small family of rabbits.
71	6	"Lofty and the Giant Carrot"	Jimmy Hibbert	10 November 2001 (10 November 2001)
Lofty gets frightened by a giant carrot, even though it won't get him.
72	7	"Bob's Egg and Spoon Race"	Diane Redmond	17 November 2001 (17 November 2001)
The town is practicing for an egg and spoon race. Spud has problems trying to keep the egg on the spoon, so he cheats by using some of Bob's putty.
73	8	"Trix's Tiles"	Peter Corey	24 November 2001 (24 November 2001)
Bob is placing red tiles on a roof, but then a mix-up at JJ's yard causes Wendy to put green tiles on the other side of the roof.
74	9	"Mr. Sabatini's Smashing Day"	Lee Pressman	1 December 2001 (1 December 2001)
Mr. Sabatini gets a new Soccer ball, but he accidentally kicks it through his shop window. J.J. and Bob go to replace it with a new pane.
75	10	"Roley to the Rescue"	James Henry	8 December 2001 (8 December 2001)
Bird is trapped and Roley has to rescue him.
76	11	"Spud's Big Splash"	Polly Churchill	15 December 2001 (15 December 2001)
Spud jumps into a puddle and the splash ruins Bob's paint job.
77	12	"Spud the Musketeer"	Julie Jones	22 December 2001 (22 December 2001)
After Spud sees a poster for the school play, he thinks he would like to be a musketeer. He decides to use a fence post as a sword, but when he does, all the sheep escape.
78	13	"Wendy's Magic Birthday"	Guy Halifax	29 December 2001 (29 December 2001)
It's Wendy's Birthday, but she does not want any fuss. Bob organizes a magic Birthday show for her instead.

Season 7 (2002)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
79	1	"Mr. Beasley's New Friends"	Julie Jones	21 January 2002 (21 January 2002)
Mr. Beasley makes some new friends.
80	2	"Spud the Pilot"	Simon Jowett	28 January 2002 (28 January 2002)
JJ loses his remote control airplane. Spud finds it and becomes a pilot.
81	3	"Trix and the Otters"	Lee Price	4 February 2002 (4 February 2002)
Molly sees a family of otters. Trix decides to watch them also, but then they see a big shiny machine. Muck devises a good way to watch them.
82	4	"Speedy Skip"	Chris Trengove	11 February 2002 (11 February 2002)
Skip moves too fast and he causes trouble for the gang. He races and speeds around some parts of town.
83	5	"Mr. Ellis' Art Exhibition"	Diane Redmond	18 February 2002 (18 February 2002)
Mr. Ellis' new exhibition gets ruined. Everything has to be done before something gets worse.
84	6	"Bob and the Badgers"	Sarah Ball	25 February 2002 (25 February 2002)
Farmer Pickles needs a fence built to keep the rabbits off his cabbages. But this also blocks the badgers' path to the stream.
85	7	"Bob and the Goalie"	Glenn Dakin	4 March 2002 (4 March 2002)
Bob's gang is building an exercise park which Mr. Dixon's brother, David Dixon, will open. Bob and Spud think they are no good at soccer.
86	8	"Dizzy Goes Camping"	Phil Walker	11 March 2002 (11 March 2002)
Dizzy goes out camping.
87	9	"Pilchard's Pets"	Jimmy Hibbert	18 March 2002 (18 March 2002)
Pilchard meets some tiny creatures and decides to treat them like pets.
88	10	"Snowman Scoop"	James Henry	25 March 2002 (25 March 2002)
Scoop wants to enter the snowman competition, but he needs to fix a burst pipe outside Mr. Sabatini's house. The noses for the snowmen start disappearing.
89	11	"Lofty's Long Load"	Guy Halifax	1 April 2002 (1 April 2002)
Bob is building a through-lounge for Mr. and Mrs. Bentley. Lofty carries the long metal girder. Dizzy and Trix decide to have a race and in the process the girder damages the sides of the bridge.
90	12	"Hamish's New Home"	Simon Jowett	8 April 2002 (8 April 2002)
Hamish gets a new home.
91	13	"Dizzy the Sheepdog"	Diane Redmond	15 April 2002 (15 April 2002)
Dizzy helps Farmer Pickles by trying to act like a sheepdog.

Season 8 (2002)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
92	1	"Bob the Photographer"	Carter Crocker	17 September 2002 (17 September 2002)
Bob takes some pictures of the town.
93	2	"Mr. Bentley's Trains"	Sarah Ball	24 September 2002 (24 September 2002)
Mrs. Bentley loses the toy train which he thinks are special to him.
94	3	"Wendy's Big Night Out"	Mark Zaslove	1 October 2002 (1 October 2002)
Wendy goes out for a night on the town.
95	4	"Racing Muck"	James Henry	8 October 2002 (8 October 2002)
Muck suddenly goes in a racing mood.
96	5	"Mr. Beasley's Noisy Pipes"	Peter Corey	15 October 2002 (15 October 2002)
Mr. Beasley plays the bagpipes, but they distract other residents.
97	6	"Lofty's Jungle Fun"	Julie Jones	22 October 2002 (22 October 2002)
Lofty imagines what it would be like to be in the jungle.
98	7	"Ballroom Bob"	Phil Walker	29 October 2002 (29 October 2002)
Bob gets some secret dance lessons from Mrs. Percival, but he realises that he can't dance the salsa until an outdoor dancefloor is built.
99	8	"Molly's Fashion Show"	Lee Price	5 November 2002 (5 November 2002)
Molly hosts a fashion show, but it then goes wrong.
100	9	"Spud and the Doves"	Peter Corey	12 November 2002 (12 November 2002)
Spud gets some trouble with doves.
101	10	"First Aid Molly"	Morgan Kempner	19 November 2002 (19 November 2002)
Molly takes a first aid job at wanting to be a doctor.
102	11	"Mr. Bentley: Dog Sitter"	Jimmy Hibbert	26 November 2002 (26 November 2002)
Mr. Bentley is dog sitting, but the dog escapes.
103	12	"Travis Gets Lucky"	Diane Redmond	3 December 2002 (3 December 2002)
Travis starts having a lucky day.
104	13	"Scruffty on Guard"	Glenn Dakin	10 December 2002 (10 December 2002)
Scruffty is guarding duty, but he soon gets distracted.
105	14	"Discovery"	Marc Seal	17 December 2002 (17 December 2002)
Bob's gang discovers something amazing.

Season 9 (2003)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
106	1	"Bob the Farmer"	Andrew Brenner	4 February 2003 (4 February 2003)
Bob takes care of Mr. Pickles' farm while he goes to a county fair.
107	2	"Mr. Bentley's Winter Fair"	Teddy Kempner and Andy Secombe	9 February 2003 (9 February 2003)
Mr. Bentley has a winter fair.
108	3	"Lofty the Artist"	James Henry	16 February 2003 (16 February 2003)
Wendy decorates the library, and Lofty is so impressed that he decides to paint a picture as well - but he soon finds that being an artist is harder than it looks.
109	4	"Spud's Statue"	Simon Jowett	23 February 2003 (23 February 2003)
Spud breaks Molly's statue, so he tries to make a new one out of Bob's building materials only to leave Bob without the wood to fix the pavilion.
110	5	"Pilchard and the Field Mice"	Ross Hastings	7 March 2003 (7 March 2003)
Pilchard causes havoc on a job to mend a rotten beam in a cottage when she finds some mice living there.
111	6	"Trix's Pumpkin Pie"	Marc Seal	14 March 2003 (14 March 2003)
Trix tries to help Bob build a climbing frame while she also is looking after Farmer Pickles' giant pumpkin pie.
112	7	"Where's Muck?"	Phil Walker	21 March 2003 (21 March 2003)
Bob and the gang are building the road connecting When Muck tries to find the Bird.
113	8	"Travis's Busy Day"	Glenn Dakin	4 April 2003 (4 April 2003)
Bob and the Gang are building the new workshop while Travis gets busy at Bobsville.
114	9	"Muck's Surprise"	Marc Seal	11 April 2003 (11 April 2003)
Bob's gang builds a summer house as an anniversary present for Mrs Bentley, but Muck nearly ruins the surprise.
115	10	"Skip's Big Idea"	Carter Crocker	18 April 2003 (18 April 2003)
Skip wishes he could come up with good ideas, while Bob is renovating the old mill.
116	11	"Roley's Important Job"	Karl Geurs Lisa Melbye	25 April 2003 (25 April 2003)
Bob and the gang convert a house into a delicatessen, but there's nothing for Roley to do. Fortunately, some birds give him an idea to make him feel useful again.
117	12	"Trix and the Bug"	Mark Zaslove	2 September 2003 (2 September 2003)
Bob builds a cinema, and a fake giant bug is sent to promote a new film. However, Trix causes chaos in the town when she borrows the insect to help Spud scare the birds.
118	13	"Scoop the Disco Digger"	Diane Redmond	9 May 2003 (9 May 2003)
The team is having a Tropical Beach Party and Dizzy teaches Scoop how to dance.
119	14	"Bob and the Sliding Doors"	Diane Redmond	16 May 2003 (16 May 2003)

Project: Build It

This show was centered around Bob and his crew's adventures in their new home of Sunflower Valley. Many new machines were introduced, and throughout the episodes Bob always tried to be eco-friendly. The show's intro begins with one of Bob's crew and one of other machines doing the job before Wendy and Bob wave good morning and begin their jobs. The show ends with Bob's crew going to sleep and Wendy and Bob waving good night before one of Bob's crew and one of other trucks does the job. All episodes were produced by HiT Entertainment, PBS and Nick Jr.

Season 10 (2004-05)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
120	1	"Bob's Big Plan"	Sarah Ball	1 October 2004 (1 October 2004)
Bob enters a competition to design a town, and decides to make his design as environmentally friendly as possible, only to discover, when he wins the contest, that the prize is the job of building it.
121	2	"Bob's Fresh Start"	Marc Seal	8 October 2004 (8 October 2004)
Bob's crew are nervous as they start work on the Sunflower Valley project, but Muck claims not to be afraid. However, his confidence soon disappears when he and Spud get lost in the woods
122	3	"Lofty's Shelter"	Sarah Ball (Storyline by Lorelei King)	15 October 2004 (15 October 2004)
Lofty finds it hard to tell Bob that he wants a place in the new machine shelter.
123	4	"Dizzy and the Talkie Talkie"	Marc Seal	22 October 2004 (22 October 2004)
Bob digs a well and Wendy brings the team radio headsets, which soon come in handy when Muck gets lost.
124	5	"Scoop's Recruit"	Sarah Ball	29 October 2004 (29 October 2004)
Scoop looks for someone to take over Wendy's job at the yard and Bob's dad is the one to do it.
125	6	"Where's Robert?"	Sarah Ball	5 November 2004 (5 November 2004)
Bob's dad slows him down, making Bob wonder how they are going to get everything done in time, but there is more to worry about when the older man disappears at the recycling plant.
126	7	"Wendy's Welcome"	Sarah Ball	12 November 2004 (12 November 2004)
Bob searches for Robert, who is preparing a surprise for Wendy at her new home in Sunflower Valley.
127	8	"Roley's New Friend"	Marc Seal	19 November 2004 (19 November 2004)
Roley makes friends with a bird (not the character, Bird) and helps her find the right spot to build a nest.
128	9	"Two Scoops"	Peter Reeves (Storyline by Marc Seal and Sarah Ball)	26 November 2004 (26 November 2004)
Scoop works very hard and makes himself so tired he falls asleep.
129	10	"Benny's Back!"	Peter Reeves and Sarah Ball	3 December 2004 (3 December 2004)
Bob faces a race against time to get everything finished on the workshop and storerooms, as well as doing a job for Farmer Pickles, so Benny and Scrambler help to get the work done.
130	11	"Spud's Straw Surprise"	Rachel Murrell and Sarah Ball (Storyline by Marc Seal)	10 December 2004 (10 December 2004)
Spud overhears Bob and Farmer Pickles planning to build something new out of straw, and thinks he is going to be replaced.
131	12	"Off-Road Scrambler"	Marc Seal	17 December 2004 (17 December 2004)
Scrambler takes Scruffty for a walk to keep him out of Bob's hair — but finds the excitable dog has plenty of energy to burn.
132	13	"Meet Marjorie"	Marc Seal	24 December 2004 (24 December 2004)
Dizzy tries to make amends when she gets into hot water with new factory manager Marjorie.
133	14	"Muck's Mud Hut"	Sarah Ball	31 December 2004 (31 December 2004)
The team build a home for Marjorie, but Muck's decision to create a mud hut ends in disaster.
134	15	"Wendy's Party Plan"	Marc Seal	7 January 2005 (7 January 2005)
Wendy organises a surprise party for Bob, but she is left worrying about the preparations when he puts her in charge of building a new dome at the same time.

Season 11 (2005)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
135	1	"Scrambler in the Doghouse"	Marc Seal	1 June 2005 (1 June 2005)
Bob makes Scruffty a unique kennel using recycled scrap after Scrambler smashes all of the building materials.
136	2	"Benny's Important Job"	Rachel Murrell and Marc Seal	2 June 2005 (2 June 2005)
Bob builds the Bentleys' new home into the side of a hill, and Benny is determined to help, but keeping up with the big diggers is harder than expected.
137	3	"Put-It-Together Spud"	Simon Nicholson (Storyline by Marc Seal)	6 June 2005 (6 June 2005)
Spud helps Bob put together the machinery for Farmer Pickles' sunflower oil factory.
138	4	"Roley's Round-Up"	Marc Seal	7 June 2005 (7 June 2005)
Roley finds a way to keep the Bird and her chicks cool in the storeroom.
139	5	"Dizzy the Detective"	Dave Ingham	8 June 2005 (8 June 2005)
A millstone goes missing, so Dizzy and Spud try to track it down by following a trail of clues.
140	6	"Two Jobs Travis"	Simon Nicholson	9 June 2005 (9 June 2005)
Travis has a lot of work on his hands when he tries to do two jobs at once.
141	7	"Scrambler and the Colorful Cave"	Marc Seal	11 June 2005 (11 June 2005)
Scrambler stumbles across a strange cave while helping an expert on the Stone Age to decorate his house.
142	8	"Spud's Bumper Harvest"	Simon Nicholson	12 June 2005 (12 June 2005)
Spud causes chaos when he stores a bumper crop of sunflowers in Bob's mobile home.
143	9	"Muck's Convoy"	Dave Ingham	14 June 2005 (14 June 2005)
Muck is told to lead a convoy to the mill, but he cannot remember Bob's directions to get there.
144	10	"While Bob's Away, Robert Will Play"	Marc Seal	17 June 2005 (17 June 2005)
Robert turns Bob's old rubble chute into a children's playground, with a little help from some squirrels.
145	11	"Bob's Three Jobs"	Marc Seal	21 June 2005 (21 June 2005)
Bob plans to go bird-watching with his dad, but has three very important jobs to finish first; which take longer than expected.
146	12	"Scoop Knows It All"	Simon Nicholson	24 June 2005 (24 June 2005)
A new forklift truck joins the team, and Scoop shows her round the valley.

Season 12 (2006)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
147	1	"Dizzy's Sleepover"	Dave Ingham	12 January 2006 (12 January 2006)
Dizzy discovers there are bats in the watermill and she cannot wait to meet them.
148	2	"Lofty the Star"	Marc Seal	19 January 2006 (19 January 2006)
The machines build a bunkhouse for Farmer Pickles' sunflower pickers and Lofty gets the chance to show off his talents.
149	3	"Sumsy's Willow Tree"	Simon Nicholson	26 January 2006 (26 January 2006)
The machines chop down a willow tree that's started to topple over and soon discover how useful the woods can be.
150	4	"Slow Down Scrambler!"	Marc Seal	2 February 2006 (2 February 2006)
The machines are working on building a bridge, but Scrambler tries to slow things down by being too hasty.
151	5	"Travis and the Tropical Fruit"	Simon Nicholson	3 February 2006 (3 February 2006)
Bob and the gang build a pineapple pit to keep Mr. Beasley's fruit crop warm, and Travis has to fetch a load of manure.
152	6	"Scoop the Teacher"	Dave Ingham	4 February 2006 (4 February 2006)
Bob, Wendy and the team create an entire town using natural materials found locally.
153	7	"Sir Muck"	Marc Seal	5 February 2006 (5 February 2006)
Spud and Muck help build a windmill for Mr. Sabitini.
154	8	"Bashing Crashing Benny"	Marc Seal	6 February 2006 (6 February 2006)
Benny becomes excited when he makes an unexpected discovery.
155	9	"Spud's Cork Tree"	Dave Ingham	10 February 2006 (10 February 2006)
Spud learns about the many uses of cork.
156	10	"Bob's Top Team"	Simon Nicholson	12 February 2006 (12 February 2006)
Everyone is busy getting the new visitor centre ready for its grand opening.
157	11	"Sumsy and the Beast"	Sarah Ball	14 February 2006 (14 February 2006)
Sumsy and Spud cause panic across the valley when they spot a strange creature in town. Note: This Title is pun called "Beauty and the beast".
158	12	"Listen with Scrambler"	Marc Seal	27 February 2006 (27 February 2006)
Scrambler plays with the children in Sunflower Valley on the last day before they return to school in Bobsville.
159	13	"Roley's Bird's Eye View"	Sarah Ball	4 March 2006 (4 March 2006)
Roley would like to get a birds eye view of Bobsville and is upset that he is too big to reach the top of the observation tower.
160	14	"Wendy's Houseboat"	Dave Ingham	7 March 2006 (7 March 2006)
Wendy and Bob announce they are going to fix up a houseboat, and the rest of the team lends a helping hand.
161	15	"Mr. Bentley's Assistant"	Simon Nicholson	10 March 2006 (10 March 2006)
Mr. Bentley prepares to welcome a group of newcomers to the valley. Spud attempts to help out, but inevitably ends up complicating matters.
162	16	"Roley's Moleys"	Marc Seal	21 March 2006 (21 March 2006)
Roley's preparations for a cafe opening are made difficult by some troublesome moles.

Season 13 (2006)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
163	1	"Spud Rushes It"	Marc Seal	6 July 2006 (6 July 2006)
Bob and the machines make a watering system for Farmer Pickles' new orchard.
164	2	"Scrambler's Seaweed Delivery"	Simon Nicholson	7 July 2006 (7 July 2006)
When Bob builds a seaweed farm for Annie Pickles, Scrambler volunteers to help collect the seaweed from the beach and bring it to the garden.
165	3	"Massive Muck"	Marc Seal	8 July 2006 (8 July 2006)
The team starts work on Annie Pickles' new seafront house, but Muck does not concentrate on the task in hand.
166	4	"Roley's Apple Press"	Marc Seal	9 July 2006 (9 July 2006)
Roley wants to help with the apple harvest, but is not much use, so Bob finds something he can do much better.
167	5	"Travis's Giddy Day"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	10 July 2006 (10 July 2006)
The machines build a goat run for Farmer Pickles' newest arrival.
168	6	"Muck's Drying Tunnel"	Simon Nicholson	12 July 2006 (12 July 2006)
Muck builds a drying tunnel for Annie's seaweed and a rotary washing line for Mr. Beasley.
169	7	"Benny's Jungle Trouble"	Louise Kramskoy	21 July 2006 (21 July 2006)
Benny gets the wrong idea about a conversation he overheard and heads off into marshland, looking for jungle animals.
170	8	"Dizzy the Walking Bus"	Dave Ingham	24 July 2006 (24 July 2006)
Dizzy tries to help the children get to school, but new road signs confuse them.
171	9	"Packer's First Day"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	25 July 2006 (25 July 2006)
Packer arrives in Sunflower Valley, but he finds it very difficult to concentrate on the task at hand.
172	10	"The Bob House"	Simon Nicholson	26 July 2006 (26 July 2006)
Bob designs a house with the help of his father, while Mr. and Mrs. Bentley conduct a survey.

Season 14 (2007)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
173	1	"Mr. Bentley's Big Parade"	Marc Seal	2 March 2007 (2 March 2007)
Mr Bentley is organising a special parade to announce Sunflower Valley's very first mayor.
174	2	"Scrambler the Goat Herder"	David Ingham	4 March 2007 (4 March 2007)
Scrambler is given the job of bringing Giddy the goat down from Snowcap mountain.
175	3	"Packer's Big Delivery"	Simon Nicholson	7 March 2007 (7 March 2007)
When Packer the delivery truck sets off to collect goat's milk from Meg MacDonald, he gets stuck on a narrow mountain ridge and it's up to Scrambler to rescue him.
176	4	"Spud the Woodsman"	Louise Kramskoy	20 March 2007 (20 March 2007)
Spud wants to become a woodsman like Chip Chipper, but when he causes chaos at the building site he decides to stick with being a scarecrow.
177	5	"Muck's Mootastic Dairy"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	26 March 2007 (26 March 2007)
Bob is building a new dairy and Muck is entrusted with looking after the cows. When the cows cause chaos and knock down the half-built dairy, everyone helps to rebuild it so the cows can be milked before sunset arrives.
178	6	"Roley the Green Cat"	Marc Seal	31 March 2007 (31 March 2007)
Roley is mystified as to why Pilchard doesn't want to play with him any more, until he discovers her with a litter of kittens, and is proud to become Uncle Roley.
179	7	"Put-It-Together Bob"	Simon Nicholson	5 April 2007 (5 April 2007)
When Bob tries to install machinery at Meg's milk bottling plant, he realises it is going to be harder than he first thought - especially when Buttercup the cow eats his plans!
180	8	"Dodger the Milk Truck"	Dave Ingham	23 April 2007 (23 April 2007)
Meg's new milk delivery truck thinks he is not wanted in Sunflower Valley.
181	9	"The Three Musketrucks"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	3 May 2007 (3 May 2007)
Scrambler, Packer, and Dodger make a pact to deliver all their cargo and overcome great obstacles to make it happen.
182	10	"Scoop Slips Up"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	17 May 2007 (17 May 2007)
Bob is building some salt pans by the beach and accidentally breaks the sluice gates. When Scoop slips on some seaweed, he thinks he actually broke the gates, and goes out of his way to stop Bob finding out.
183	11	"Dodger's Dairy Disaster"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	23 May 2007 (23 May 2007)
Dodger is sent to collect ingredients for Meg MacDonald's new cheese, but causes trouble.
184	12	"Bob's Beach Hut"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	31 May 2007 (31 May 2007)
Bob decides to build a beach hut as a surprise for his mother and father.

Season 15 (2007-08)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
185	1	"The House That Lofty Built"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	7 October 2007 (7 October 2007)
Bob moves his mobile home to Bobland Bay and Lofty turns the machine shelter into a makeshift house.
186	2	"Bob's Big Idea"	Marc Seal	25 October 2007 (25 October 2007)
Bob is having trouble designing his dream house in Sunflower Valley.
187	3	"Roley Brings the House Down"	Marc Seal	26 November 2007 (26 November 2007)
Roley and Muck play in the mud, but an accident leads to the old machine shelter being knocked down.
188	4	"Muck's Machine Wash"	Dave Ingham	1 December 2007 (1 December 2007)
Muck is unhappy when he finds that Bob has built a machine to clean all the vehicles, as he knows it will clean all the muck off him.
189	5	"Lofty's Comet"	Simon Nicholson	26 December 2007 (26 December 2007)
Bob, his dad and Lofty build an observatory so everyone can watch a comet pass over the valley.
190	6	"Lofty the Lifeguard"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	17 January 2008 (17 January 2008)
Lofty rescues a famous film director, Oscar Flicks, who gets into trouble at sea.
191	7	"Go, Mr. Bentley, Go!"	Simon Nicholson	24 January 2008 (24 January 2008)
Mr. Bentley takes Scrambler on as his personal trainer when Bob and the team build an exercise park at Bobland Bay.
192	8	"Star Struck Spud"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	31 January 2008 (31 January 2008)
Bob and the gang build a drive-in cinema, before Oscar Flicks' sea monster movie shot in Bobland Bay is finally shown.
193	9	"Tumbler and the Skate Park"	Marc Seal	6 February 2008 (6 February 2008)
Tumbler arrives in Sunflower valley to help build a skate park.
194	10	"Fantastic Flex"	Marc Seal	11 February 2008 (11 February 2008)
The lens needs replacing on the lighthouse, so Flex comes to help.
195	11	"Packer's Trailer Trouble"	Louise Kramskoy	3 March 2008 (3 March 2008)
Bob and the machines build an ice-cream parlor in Bobland Bay, but Packer gets his deliveries all muddled up.
196	12	"Scoop's Best Team Ever"	Simon Nicholson	15 March 2008 (15 March 2008)
Scoop worries that Benny will replace him as Bob's number one machine.
197	13	"Tumbler's Perfect Promenade"	Dave Ingham	28 March 2008 (28 March 2008)
Tumbler wants the promenade at the Bobland Bay Hotel to be unique to Bobland Bay. Spud tries to do every job in the hotel but he ends up causing chaos instead.
198	14	"Spud and the Hotel"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	10 April 2008 (10 April 2008)
The first guests arrive at the Bobland Bay Hotel and Spud decides to help out by trying his hand at every job.
199	15	"Clean as a Whistle Bristle"	Dave Ingham	26 April 2008 (26 April 2008)
Items go missing soon after Bristle the street cleaner arrives. Scoop also gets stuck in a snow bank.
200	16	"Zoomer's Snowy Adventure"	Dave Ingham	28 April 2008 (28 April 2008)
Zoomer stays with Bob in Sunflower Valley, and when heavy snow blocks everyone in, it is down to Zoomer and Scoop to save the day.

Season 16 (2008-09)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
201	1	"Radio Bob"	Simon Nicholson	11 August 2008 (11 August 2008)
Bob and the machines build a radio studio and they think of ideas for their own shows.
202	2	"Tumbler and the Ice Rink"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	23 November 2008 (23 November 2008)
Tumbler and Dizzy are on their way to collect some concrete when Dizzy gets trapped in a snow drift.
203	3	"Spud the DJ"	Marc Seal	14 March 2008 (14 March 2008)
Spud causes chaos when he looks after the radio station and announces on air that a storm is on the way.
204	4	"Silent Scoop"	Dave Ingham	31 March 2008 (31 March 2008)
Mike Turntable finishes his night shift at the radio station and tries to get some sleep, while Bob and the gang build a new swimming pool at the Bobland Bay hotel.
205	5	"Scrambler Gets Prepared"	Marc Seal	5 June 2008 (5 June 2008)
Scrambler takes the kids on an overnight badger patrol with Chip Chipper, and he sets out to prove he is prepared for anything.
206	6	"Sumsy's Special Building"	Simon Nicholson	28 August 2008 (28 August 2008)
The team builds an office for the Mayor using unusual recycled materials.
207	7	"Lofty's Banana Tree"	Simon Nicholson	10 October 2008 (10 October 2008)
The machines build a hot house in Bobland Bay so they can grow tropical plants.
208	8	"Roley's Flat Garden"	Simon Nicholson	24 January 2009 (24 January 2009)
Roley decides to lend a hand with Mr Bentley's design for a new botanical garden, which he thinks should be flat.
209	9	"Super Splasher"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	17 March 2009 (17 March 2009)
Splasher arrives in town and sets about rescuing everyone.
210	10	"Breezy Bristle"	Dave Ingham	14 May 2009 (14 May 2009)
Bob and the crew plan to surprise Gripper and Grabber with a new shelter when the duo arrive in Sunflower Valley on a hot day.
211	11	"Splasher's Two Stops"	Marc Seal	9 September 2009 (9 September 2009)
The team builds two shelter stops for Splasher's new ferry route as everybody gets ready for the big summer party in Bobland Bay.
212	12	"An Inspector Calls"	Marc Seal	6 February 2010 (6 February 2010)
Mr Carruthers, the chief building inspector, comes to inspect Bob's team's work.

Bob's Mini Projects

In recent years, a number of 2-minute shorts, called Bob's Mini Projects, has been unaired on any channel. Except aired in the United States whenever an episode was paired but was later replaced with Bob's Jobs in Ready, Steady, Build!:

1. Scoop and the Worms
2. Rowdy Roley
3. Lofty and the Otters
4. Dizzy's Tree
5. Muck's Water Butt
6. Hedges and Holes
7. Spud the Tree
8. Recycling Pilchard
9. Bob and the Hedgehogs
10. Bob's Hammock
11. Spud's Picnic
12. Wendy in the Middle
13. Beachcomber Bob
14. Sailaway Spud
15. Spud's Lunchbreak
16. Bob's Birdfeeder
17. Scoop's Reflections
18. Spud's Toasted Marshmallows
19. Benny's Animal Sounds
20. Roley the Worm Charmer
21. Stepping Stones
22. Scrambler's Off-Road Team
23. Dizzy's Ducklings
24. Scrambler the Shepherd
25. Benny's Keepasake
26. Beach Music
27. Shut that Gate
28. Hide and Tweet
29. Tumbler gets Cleaned Up
30. Finder Flex
31. Bristle the Sheepdog
32. It's Oh So Early

Ready, Steady, Build!

The third spin-off is Bob The Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!. The gang has now apparently moved to a place called Fixham Harbour and the show is now animated in full CGI animation instead of the traditional stop-motion animation.

It features new characters that can move on water. The characters from the previous spin-offs (like Gripper, Grabber, Splasher, Scrambler, Packer and Ella) are still present. Zoomer appears to have his last appearance in Project: Build It currently. There's a segment called Bob's Jobs where a live action child appears on Bob's computer screen and needs help but Gripper and Grabber come in with stuff like rocks, crates, etc. and Bob finds out a safer way to use them. It's unknown if Ready, Steady, Build will be completed. Season 1 aired every day on CBeebies between 12 April to 7 May 2010.

Season 17 (2010-11)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
213	1	"Scratch's Hidden Treasures"	Lisa Akhurst	5 August 2010 (5 August 2010)
When Scratch finds buried treasure outside Fixham Museum, Scoop and Muck decide he is the best one to dig them up.
214	2	"Scrambler's Best Idea"	Lisa Akhurst	19 August 2010 (19 August 2010)
Scrambler is disappointed when Roley beats him in the Playtime Build Competition, and decides to create his own treehouse anyway.
215	3	"Scoop the Artist"	Lisa Akhurst	3 September 2010 (3 September 2010)
Scoop meets a famous artist and tries to become one himself.
216	4	"High Tide For Lofty"	Anna Starkey	27 September 2010 (27 September 2010)
Bob and the team are rebuilding the old pier, but Lofty is afraid to get too close to the water because the tide will come in. Note: Gripper and Grabber start re-appearing in some episodes
217	5	"Roley's Rovers"	Sharon Miller	18 October 2010 (18 October 2010)
Wendy tells the machines they need a mascot to become a real team after they find a football to play with.
218	6	"Start from Scratch"	Ross Hastings	25 October 2010 (25 October 2010)
Scratch tries to impress Bob with a football trick.
219	7	"Night Time Scratch"	Ross Hastings	6 November 2010 (6 November 2010)
Scratch is so excited about installing floodlights at the football pitch that he is unable to sleep, but when the time comes to turn them on, he struggles to stay awake.
220	8	"Lofty and the Monster"	Louise Kramskoy	13 November 2010 (13 November 2010)
Scoop, Dizzy and Scrambler play a game of monster chase, but Lofty does not realise they are only playing.
221	9	"Dizzy In Charge"	Ross Hastings	27 November 2010 (27 November 2010)
Bob and the team restore the town of Fixham to its former glory with Dizzy in charge of things.
222	10	"Lofty's Helpful Day"	Lisa Akhurst	12 December 2010 (12 December 2010)
Lofty really wants to be as helpful as he can, but ends up taking on so many jobs that he gets confused.
223	11	"Scoop's Sea Rescue"	Lisa Akhurst	2 January 2011 (2 January 2011)
The town of Fixham continues to be restored to its former glory and Scoop has to make a rescue at sea.
224	12	"Scratch's Star Turn"	Louise Kramskoy	17 January 2011 (17 January 2011)
The famous actor, Dickie Olivier, arrives in Fixham to celebrate History Day, and after Bob turns an old ship into a stage, Scratch is given the chance to tread the boards in a play.
225	13	"Pineapple Scratch"	Ross Hastings	31 January 2011 (31 January 2011)
Brad's conch shell and pineapple go missing, just as he is celebrating the opening of his beach café.
226	14	"Scrambler's Stage Surprise"	Lisa Akhurst	16 February 2011 (16 February 2011)
When a storm damages the Fixham theatre, Bob and the team have to work fast to repair it in time for the opening of a play.
227	15	"Wendy's Birthday Surprise"	Lisa Akhurst	10 March 2011 (10 March 2011)
Getting ready for Wendy's surprise birthday party proves to be a challenge, especially when Scoop tries to do everything himself. When Wendy's birthday present falls into the well the team are working on, Scoop realises he needs help from his friends to complete the job and get the party ready on time.
228	16	"Scratch Goes Solo"	Simon Nicholson	29 March 2011 (29 March 2011)
Scratch has a solo job digging for Farmer Pickles, but soon becomes lonely without the others
229	17	"Dizzy and the Wheelies"	Louise Kramskoy	4 April 2011 (4 April 2011)
Dizzy's stunts impress are a real hit, until one of her friends upstages her, and she becomes desperate to prove she is still the best.
230	18	"Muck's Beach Tower"	Ross Hastings	11 April 2011 (11 April 2011)
Muck tries to build a sandcastle and forgets about the job that took him to the beach in the first place.
231	19	"Here Comes Muck"	Simon Nicholson	18 April 2011 (18 April 2011)
Bob and the gang rebuild the yard and create new garages for themselves.
232	20	"Scrambler Gets Clean"	Ross Hastings	25 April 2011 (25 April 2011)
Bob and the gang finish the machine wash, but Scramber is afraid to use it.

Season 18 (2011-12)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
233	1	"Lofty and the Diggers Three"	TBA	19 November 2011 (19 November 2011)
Lofty is jealous of the camaraderie between the three diggers.
234	2	"Scoop and the Roller Coaster"	TBA	20 November 2011 (20 November 2011)
Today's job is to build a roller coaster at the theme park, and Scratch is desperate to find his own dinosaur. Scoop tells him that he has a plan to do just that
235	3	"Rubble and the Seagull Surprise"	Louise Kramskoy	21 November 2011 (21 November 2011)
Bob and the team are building a flying ride at the park.
236	4	"Roley and the Impossible Bump"	Ross Hastings	22 November 2011 (22 November 2011)
Roley is flattered when Scratch tells him he thinks he's the best flattener in the world! So trying to flattered the biggest bump in Fixham before the inspection.
237	5	"Muck's Track to Trouble"	Simon Nicholson	23 November 2011 (23 November 2011)
Muck is train is a coming
238	6	"A Dinosaur for Scratch"	Ross Hastings	24 November 2011 (24 November 2011)
Scratch is a dinosaur
239	7	"Whizzy Dizzy"	TBA	25 November 2011 (25 November 2011)
Dizzy sets out to prove how quickly she can get things done when the team builds a new workshop for Bob.
240	8	"Travis' New Garage"	TBA	17 December 2011 (17 December 2011)
Roley decides to become the team's official lost-property officer, but his enthusiasm for finding things interferes with work on a new garage for Travis.
241	9	"Scratch and the Dream Home"	Ross Hastings	21 January 2012 (21 January 2012)
Scratch persuades the other machines to let Spud design and build his own home.
242	10	"Stage Struck Dizzy"	Anna Starkey	24 February 2012 (24 February 2012)
The team works at a theatre, building a shed to store props and scenery.
243	11	"Roley and the Fox"	TBA	8 March 2012 (8 March 2012)
The team builds a jungle-themed mini-golf course, and Roley befriends a fox.
244	12	"Super Scrambler"	TBA	15 March 2012 (15 March 2012)
Scrambler dreams of emulating his favourite superhero, and comments from Scoop and Muck make him even more determined to achieve his goal.
245	13	"Roley's Weather Rap"	TBA	26 March 2012 (26 March 2012)
Roley writes a rap about the weather so he can help Brad Rad make announcements to his surfing students.
246	14	"Bob's Big Bounce"	Louise Kramskoy	2 June 2012 (2 June 2012)
The team builds a trampoline by the children's playground, but problems arise when Scratch tries to fix a problem without asking for help.
247	15	"Scrambler and the Clue"	TBA	5 June 2012 (5 June 2012)
Bob and the team are summoned to Fixham Museum by its curator
248	16	"Lofty and the Teddy Bear Rescue"	TBA	6 June 2012 (6 June 2012)
Lofty sees a box of teddy bears and decides to move them out of the way
249	17	"Muck and the Old School Wall"	TBA	7 June 2012 (7 June 2012)
Following on from the last clue that they discovered - a picture of a dragon
250	18	"Scoop's Big Job"	TBA	8 June 2012 (8 June 2012)
Spud and Scrambler are still searching for the Golden Hammer and are trying to figure out what the latest clue means
251	19	"Dizzy Finds a Pirate"	TBA	9 June 2012 (9 June 2012)
When Dizzy tells the team that she has seen Brickbeard backstage
252	20	"Roley and the Seagull"	TBA	10 June 2012 (10 June 2012)
Roley befriends a seagull that gets very angry when the team begins to lift the old ship out of the water

Bob's Jobs

In Ready, Steady, Build! a series of shorts aired with it.

1. Planter
2. Bird Feeding Table
3. Rock Garden
4. Wind-Proof Planter
5. Composting Bin
6. Wind Chimes
7. Kitty House
8. Bunny House
9. Rain Catcher
10. Squirrel Fun Course

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

The reboot series airs on Channel 5 in the UK, it began on 1 September 2015. The show is produced in computer animation instead of the original claymation. The series premiered on PBS KIDS on 15 November 2015 with Sky High Scoop and Milkshake Mixup. It has been strongly censured by fans of the traditional version.

Season 19 (2015)

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
253	1	"Sky High Scoop"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	1 September 2015 (1 September 2015)
When Bob and his team are fitting a lift into a Spring City skyscraper, Scoop decides he wants to see all of Spring City. He decides he will get on Tiny's lift and go up. But before he gets to the top he falls of the lift and is balancing on sections and Bob must save him
254	2	"Milkshake Mixup"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	2 September 2015 (2 September 2015)
As Bob and his team finish building a fun new Milkshake Bar, Scoop sees Chef Tattie experimenting with ingredients and gets inspired to make his own concrete mix creation.
255	3	"Kitchen Whiz"	Tim Bain	3 September 2015 (3 September 2015)
When Bob and his team are helping Chef Tattie open up his new UFO-themed revolving restaurant, the machines go in search of aliens while Pilchard takes Bob for a spin.
256	4	"Lofty Lets Loose"	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	4 September 2015 (4 September 2015)
Bob and his team are building a new giraffe enclosure at the zoo, but Lofty's excitement about meeting his favourite animal gets the better of him.
257	5	"Scoop's Big Break"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	7 September 2015 (7 September 2015)
Bob and his team are working on a new driveway at Fixham Town Hall when Scoop's enthusiasm for breaking up the old one gets the better of him.
258	6	"Bob the Brave"	Tim Bain	8 September 2015 (8 September 2015)
When Mayor Madison calls Bob and his team to do repairs at Fixham Castle, Leo gets trapped inside and starts to hear strange noises.
259	7	"Saffi's Treehouse"	Miranda Larson	9 September 2015 (9 September 2015)
When Saffi asks her hero Wendy to build her a treehouse, Bob has to step in as things start to literally fall apart.
260	8	"Cats and Dogs"	Miranda Larson	10 September 2015 (10 September 2015)
When Bob takes Pilchard for her check-up at the vets, he discovers that cats and dogs do not always get along.
261	9	"Workshop Makeover"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	11 September 2015 (11 September 2015)
Bob and his team plan a surprise at the garage for Curtis's birthday, but when Scoop decides to try to be a mechanic things go through the roof.
262	10	"Muck on Ice"	Douglas Wood	14 September 2015 (14 September 2015)
As Bob and his team are building an ice rink, Muck decides that he would like to try it out for himself.
263	11	"Bentley's Bones"	Lee Pressman	15 September 2015 (15 September 2015)
Mr Bentley gets his measurements wrong at the Natural History Museum, leaving Bob's team with a dinosaur dilemma.
264	12	"Bear Mountain"	Darren Jones	16 September 2015 (16 September 2015)
Bob and his team are building a new bear enclosure at the zoo, but Scoop has his own design ideas.
265	13	"Fitness Frenzy"	Tim Bain	17 September 2015 (17 September 2015)
When Bob and his team build a fitness trail for the Spring City fun run, Scoop organises his own competition - the Muscle Machine games!
266	14	"Ballroom Blitz"	Helen Farrall	18 September 2015 (18 September 2015)
When the dance show Ballroom Blitz comes to Spring City, Lofty dreams of taking to the dance floor.
267	15	"Rockets Under the Stars"	Miranda Larson	21 September 2015 (21 September 2015)
Bob and his team build an outdoor TV area at the sports stadium so that the Spring City Rockets can watch their teammate Mila in the children's game show Whiz-A-Quiz. Lofty gets distracted while helping the Rockets to decorate the stadium, leaving Leo to take on a big job by himself.
268	16	"Winter in Spring"	Tim Bain	22 September 2015 (22 September 2015)
When Bob and his team build a ski lift on Observatory Hill, Scoop takes to the slopes.
269	17	"Pick up a Penguin"	Lee Pressman	23 September 2015 (23 September 2015)
Bob and his team build a penguin pool at the zoo, but when the penguins arrive before it is ready Leo look after them at the town hall's new pond and water feature. Meanwhile, Mayor Madison and Mr Bentley are trying to impress the grouchy Mayor Snipe from Riverdale.
270	18	"Home on the Range"	Sophie Hetherington	24 September 2015 (24 September 2015)
When Bob and his team build stables at the racetrack, Leo's dreams of becoming a cowboy leave the horses homeless for the night.
271	19	"Dig This"	Sophie Hetherington	25 September 2015 (25 September 2015)
Team Bob are digging the foundations for a skyscraper in Spring City's new business zone, but work has to stop when they come across some ancient Roman ruins.
272	20	"Dino Park"	Darren Jones	9 November 2015 (9 November 2015)
Bob and his team set to work on a new Dinosaur Park attraction, but things take a turn for the worst when Mucks fear of dinosaurs causes a big problem.
273	21	"Marathon Span"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	10 November 2015 (10 November 2015)
The team is asked to build a bridge over the River Coil in time for the Spring City Quarter Marathon, but Scoop's fear of fish leaves Lofty in danger.
274	22	"End of the Line"	Miranda Larson	11 November 2015 (11 November 2015)
When Bob and the team build a monorail system for Spring City, chaos ensues after Leo is left in charge.
275	23	"Light! Camera! Leo!"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	12 November 2015 (12 November 2015)
Bob and the team are building the set for a new science fiction movie - but Leo would rather be in front of the camera.
276	24	"Star Struck Muck"	Miranda Larson	13 November 2015 (13 November 2015)
The team are asked to build a movie set for Dash Lightning's new film, but Muck's mission to meet the star causes trouble.
277	25	"Here Be Dragons"	Helen Farrall	16 November 2015 (16 November 2015)
The zookeeper commissions Bob and the team to build an enclosure for her Komodo dragons, but Muck's dislike of the lizards accidentally lands Leo in trouble.
278	26	"Check Up Day"	Simon Davies	17 November 2015 (17 November 2015)
Curtis carries out a routine machine assessment, while Scoop wants to do well, but a sudden realisation causes him to worry that he may not attain top marks.
279	27	"Boogie Woogie Wonderland"	Helen Farrall	18 November 2015 (18 November 2015)
Bob and the team are asked to build a giant games testing area, but Leo fails to follow instructions.
280	28	"Scoop's Pet Shark"	Tim Bain	19 November 2015 (19 November 2015)
Bob and the team are building a new aquarium for a baby tiger shark, but Scoop creates problems when he decides to treat the creature as his new pet.
281	29	"Car Wash"	Simon Davies	20 November 2015 (20 November 2015)
Bob and the team build an automatic car wash, but Roley's need for perfection could stop them from getting it working in time.
282	30	"Out of the Woods"	Helen Farrall	23 November 2015 (23 November 2015)
Dizzy wants to go camping with the Spring City Rockets but her fear of creatures soon gets the better of her.
283	31	"Never Give Up"	Darren Jones	24 November 2015 (24 November 2015)
Scoop and Lofty become concerned when Leo suffers from confidence issues, which affect his work.
284	32	"Smallest Rocket"	Darren Jones	25 November 2015 (25 November 2015)
A rocket launch is due to take place in Spring City.
285	33	"Scoop and the Slide"	Miranda Larson	26 November 2015 (26 November 2015)
286	34	"Spring City Wheel"	Simon Davies	27 November 2015 (27 November 2015)
287	35	"Star Attraction"	Lee Pressman	30 November 2015 (30 November 2015)
288	36	"Stranded"	Darren Jones	1 December 2015 (1 December 2015)
289	37	"Tattie's Mash Up"	Helen Farrall	2 December 2015 (2 December 2015)
290	38	"Spring City TV"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	3 December 2015 (3 December 2015)
291	39	"Wind and Shine"	Darren Jones	4 December 2015 (4 December 2015)
292	40	"Pass the Parcel"	Ali Crockatt and David Scott	24 December 2015 (24 December 2015)
293	41	"A Present for Bob"	Miranda Larson	25 December 2015 (25 December 2015)

Movies

Original Series

Episode #	Title	Written By	Airdate
Special	"A Christmas to Remember"	Jimmy Hibbert	23 December 2002 (2002-12-23)
Bob and his friends have their work cut out to prepare for the town's annual Christmas concert.
Special	"The Knights of Can-A-Lot"	Jimmy Hibbert	11 March 2003 (2003-03-11)
Bob's father Robert makes a surprise welcome to Bob, Wendy and the gang to help Dr. Mountfinchett repair a castle when Robert pretends to be Bob the Builder and take all the glory. Will the castle be finish and will Bob and his Dad get along?
Special	"Snowed Under"	Sarah Ball	25 November 2004 (2004-11-25)
Bob the Builder and his gang travel to a winter resort and have to help build the venues for the Bobblesberg Winter Games, since the original crew assigned the tasked gets snowed under.

Project Build It!

1. Bob's Big Plan (2005)
2. When Bob Became a Builder (2005)
3. Built to Be Wild (2006)
4. Scrambler to the Rescue (2007)
5. Race to the Finish (2007)

Ready, Steady, Build!

1. The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2010)
2. Big Dino Dig (2011)

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

1. Untitled special (2017)

Characters and voice actors

Bob the Builder, the titular character, in his design used for the original series.

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).

International broadcasts

Bob the Builder is shown in more than thirty countries, and versions are available in English, French, Spanish, Serbian, Swedish, Slovenian, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, and Bengali, among other languages. It was shown on CBeebies on BBC television in the UK. It has also aired on Nick Jr. in the UK.

The North American version of the show uses the original British footage and script, but dubs the voices in American accents and slang; for example, the word "wrench" is used instead of "spanner", as wrench is the standard term for the tool in North America. The original North American voice of Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini) was William Dufris, however, he was replaced with comedian Greg Proops. More recently, Bob's US voice has been provided by Marc Silk, an English voice actor from Birmingham. In the United States, the series first aired during the Nick Jr. block (from 2001 to 2004) before moving to PBS Kids for a long run, from 2005 until November 2018. Qubo also started airing the show from 7 October 2020 through 28 February 2021 due to the channel's closure, but with the original British English dub.

When being exported to Japan, it was reported that characters of Bob the Builder would be doctored to have five fingers instead of the original four. This was because of a practice among the Yakuza, the famed Japanese mafia, where members would "cut off their little fingers as a sign they can be trusted and have strength of character, and will stay through." In fact, Bob the Builder aired in Japan without such edits, as did other series including Postman Pat and The Simpsons.

Videos

Main article: List of Bob the Builder home video releases

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
		AUS	IRE	NZ	UK
Bob the Builder: The Album	Release date: 3 October 2001 Label: BBC Records Formats: CD	1	59	32	4	AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Gold
Never Mind the Breeze Blocks	Release date: 8 December 2008 Label: Universal Music Group Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—	87
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		AUS	IRE	UK
2000	"Can We Fix It?"	1	3	1	AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Gold	Bob the Builder: The Album
2001	"Mambo No. 5"	2	4	1	AUS: Platinum UK: Gold
2008	"Big Fish Little Fish"	—	—	81		Never Mind the Breeze Blocks
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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

Bob the Builder has been parodied by Robot Chicken in the episode "More Blood, More Chocolate", and by Comedy Inc. as Bodgy Builder.

Bob has also been parodied on Cartoon Network's MAD on several occasions. In the episode "S'UP / Mouse M.D.", Bob is seen with a smashed thumb and asks "Can we fix it?" In another episode, Bob encounters the title character of Handy Manny, whom he tells to "Stop copying my show!"

A New Yorker cartoon shows a parent in a toy store asking for toys depicting Alex the Architect, supposedly a white-collar equivalent to Bob the Builder.

Some have complained about technical errors and lack of proper safety practices in the programme, especially the absence of protective eyewear. However, in later episodes, Bob is seen using safety glasses.

Project: Build It

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Bob the Builder episodes § Project: Build It (2005-2008).

In May 2005, a sort of spin-off series was released titled Bob the Builder: Project: Build It. Bob hears of a contest to build a new community in a remote area called Sunflower Valley, outside of Bobsville. He moves from Bobsville (supposedly temporarily) with Wendy and the machines and builds a new Yard there. Bob convinces his father, Robert, to come out of retirement and take over the Bobsville building business. It is unknown whether Bob returned to Bobsville in the stop-motion series or not after this spin-off series was finished.

For the US version of the Project: Build It series, different actors were found to do the voices for many of the human characters, including casting Greg Proops as the new voice of Bob, and Rob Rackstraw, who played the original voices of Scoop, Muck and Travis, to be the voices of Spud the Scarecrow and Mr. Bentley for both the UK and the US. The show also added recycling and being environmentally friendly to its lessons, emphasising the phrase "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle."

This series premiered on 2 May 2005 in the United Kingdom and 3 September of the same year in the United States, and was the first series made in HD 1080p.

Ready, Steady, Build!

The third spin-off was titled Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! It was created by Keith Chapman and Mallory Lewis. The group, now joined by newcomer Scratch are now residing in the town of Fixham Harbour (which is very similar to Bobsville, and is even implied to be Bobsville in several episodes), deal with construction and other building tasks around the area. Unlike previous series, Ready, Steady, Build! is animated in full CGI animation, which allows for larger and more elaborate construction projects that would be too large or expensive for the model sets of the stop-motion series, though it still retains the theme song.

Merchandise

Various companies manufacture licensed Bob the Builder merchandise (e.g.: Brio, Lego Duplo, Hasbro, Learning Curve, etc.) since about 1999 to present. Sometimes some fans make fan-made merchandise for the television show, such as racing games that are not related to the show.

Lego Duplo/Explore

Lego began manufacturing licensed Duplo Bob the Builder sets in 2001. Lego Explorer also made the sets using the same bricks that Duplo used (e.g. Naughty Spud, Wallpaper Wendy, etc.). The sets were aimed at younger children, two and up. Duplo manufactured the sets (e.g. Scoop at Bobland Bay, Muck Can Do It, etc.) until 2009 when Lego's contract expired.

Hasbro

Hasbro created licensed Bob the Builder characters. They included talking characters and others to go with the Bob the Builder line. The Hasbro line was discontinued in 2005 when Learning Curve took over.

Learning Curve

Learning Curve among countless others held a license to make the toys, but discontinued them. They first merchandised their Bob the Builder products in 2005 after the Hasbro range was discontinued. Learning Curve also created the Thomas & Friends characters, while the company still makes the sets (e.g. Scoop, Muck, Lofty, Dizzy, Andy's trailer etc.) and then sold them to stores. They discontinued them in 2010 and it is unknown if they could ever return to making them. The toys are currently available in the United Kingdom by Character Options.

Character World

In 2012, Character World announced that they had signed a license to manufacture official Bob the Builder bedding and bedroom textiles. A duvet cover is said to be available in the UK in late 2012.

Video games

Various companies released Bob the Builder games.

• Fix it Fun! (Game Boy Color, NTSC/PAL) - 2000
• Can We Fix It? (PC, PS1, NTSC/PAL) - 2001
• Bob Builds a Park (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2002
• Bob's Castle Adventure (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2003
• Project: Build It (PS2, PAL only) - 2005
• Festival of Fun! (PS2, Wii, Nintendo DS, PAL only) - 2007
• Bob the Builder: Can-Do-Zoo (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2008

In the United States, Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It?'s computer version sold 350,000 copies and earned $6.1 million by August 2006, after its release in August 2001. It was the country's 50th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all Bob the Builder computer games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 520,000 units in the United States by the latter date.

Kiddie rides

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Bob the Builder video-optioned Scoop kiddie ride

Jolly Roger (Amusement Rides) Ltd. released two kiddie rides based on the series, a Scoop in January 2000, and a Roley in March 2003. In March 2003, Scoop was re-released with a new dashboard and a Stamar soundboard. Then, in 2004, versions of both rides were released with video screens.

External links

• Bob the Builder at BBC Programmes

Channels

• Bob the Builder on ABC 4 Kids
• Bob the Builder on CBeebies
• Bob the Builder on Česká Televize
• Bob the Builder on Nick Jr. UK Archived 5 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Bob the Builder on Sprout
• Bob the Builder on Télé-Québec Archived 28 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Bob the Builder on TOGOLINGO
• Bob the Builder on Treehouse TV
• Official website on pbskids.org

Others

• Official website Archived 6 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Bob the Builder at IMDb