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Bob the Builder is a children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Bob appears as a construction contractor in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment (all made of clay). The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by actor Neil Morrissey.

In each episode, Bob and his gang help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization 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 Comic Relief hit in England.

Characters

All the characters are adult humans, machines or animals, except for Spud the scarecrow who serves as the stand-in for a naïve child. It is Spud who must learn to be patient, not to eat all of the food, etc. Spud has a habit of trying to do work and with his limited intelligence getting it wrong and spoiling materials. The machines also often exhibit the behaviors of children, being impatient, not fully understanding the consequences of their actions, and generally acting like children. In these circumstances, Bob acts like their parent, patiently teaching them lessons and helping them fix the messes they've gotten themselves into.

Some have complained about technical errors and lack of proper safety practices in the program, especially the absence of protective eye-wear. However, in later episodes, Bob is seen wearing safety glasses.

Humans

• Bob the Builder - is a construction worker and head of his own construction yard. He is the namesake of the show and also its main character. Some of the problems in the show arise from Bob's habit of forgetting to turn his mobile phone on. He is the owner of Pilchard the Cat.
• Farmer Pickles - is a nearby farmer who sometimes helps out with Bob's projects.
• Spud - is a scarecrow (male voice; catchphrase: "OK, Farmer Pickles" & "Spud's on the job!").
• Wendy - is Bob's business partner who runs the office and keeps the business in order, and often organizes tools and equipment. An underlying romantic tension between Bob and Wendy is hinted at in several episodes.

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Animals

• Bird - is a bird, Roley's best friend
• Hamish - Molly's parrot
• Humpty - is a a prize pig, owned by Farmer Pickles.
• Pilchard - Bob's pet cat and considered a part of the team. However, she's often sleeping when she's needed.
• Scruffty - a dog, owned by Farmer Pickles.
• Squawk - Another bird, friend of Bird
• Tommy - Mrs. Potts' turtle

Project Build-It

In the second season, a sort of spin-off series was created titled "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 team 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 not known whether Bob will return to Bobsville or not.

For 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 Neil Morrissey, who played the original Bob, to be the voices of Spud the Scarecrow and Mr. Bentley. Also, the show added recycling and being environmentally friendly to its lessons, emphasising the phrase "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".

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Bob the Builder enters the music industry

The decision was made to do a deal which with Koch Records, leading to the release of an album based on the TV series, entitled Bob the Builder; The Album. The album featured members from the original cast, including Neil Morrissey and Kate Harbour.

At least two songs were released in the UK from this album, securing two number one hits. Can We Fix It? was a Christmas number one in the UK in 1999, followed by the number one cover of Mambo No. 5'

Other Media

Bob the Builder was recently parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "More Blood, More Chocolate" with Bob voiced by Jamie Kaler and Spud, Roley, and Scoop voiced by Seth Green.

Bob the Builder has also been parodied by Comedy Inc. as Bodgy Builder.

References

• Character section information from: "Meet all of the Bob the Builder Characters" (flash). Bob the Builder website (U.S. version). Retrieved 2006-08-11.

1. http://www.fluidpowersafety.com/sfty_toy1.html

External links

• Official Website
• Bob the Builder area on NickJr.com
• Bob the Builder web page at TreeHouseTV.com

• BBC children's television programmes
• Animated television series
• Programs broadcast by Treehouse TV
• Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
• PBS network shows
• CBS network shows