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| '''''Bob the Builder''''' is a ] character created by ]. The show is designed by childrens book author, illustrator and production designer ]. Bob appears as a ] contractor in a ] programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of ] work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the ] where Bob is voiced by actor ]. | |||
| 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 ] 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 ]. | |||
| ==Production== | |||
| The show is produced in the United Kingdom and then United States by ] for ], and draws heavily on ] techniques such as those pioneered by ] and more recently on the successful works of ]. The show does not use ], but instead the characters are made with silicone skin and a metal armatured skeleton inside. The characters and sets are designed by ]. | |||
| ==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.<ref>http://www.fluidpowersafety.com/sfty_toy1.html</ref> However, in later episodes, Bob is seen wearing safety glasses. | |||
| ===Humans=== | |||
| '''Bob the ]''' 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. Bob works with '''Wendy''' who runs the office and keeps the business in order. She is his business partner and often organizes tools and equipment. An underlying romantic tension between Bob and Wendy is hinted at in several episodes. '''Farmer Pickles''' is a nearby farmer who sometimes helps out with Bob's projects. He is also the "owner" of '''Spud''', a ] who means well, but more often than not makes a mess of things. | |||
| {| | |||
| ! !!Minor characters | |||
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| * Mr Bernard Bentley - the ] | |||
| * Mrs Barbara Bentley - his wife | |||
| * Mr Sabatini - runs the local ] shop | |||
| * Mrs Sabatini | |||
| * Pam | |||
| * Mr Ellis - ] manager | |||
| * Mr Beasley | |||
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| * Mrs Percival - school ] | |||
| * Mrs Potts | |||
| * Mavis - ] | |||
| * Mr Dixon - ] | |||
| * Robert - Bob's Dad | |||
| * Dorothy - Bob's Mom | |||
| * Tom - Bob's ] brother | |||
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| * Mr Costello - ] manager | |||
| * JJ - Parts supplier | |||
| * Molly - JJ's daughter | |||
| * Jenny - Wendy's sister | |||
| * Dora - Bob's aunt | |||
| * Mr Williams - an ] | |||
| * Mr Stevens - an ] | |||
| |} | |||
| ===Machines=== | |||
| '''Scoop''' is a yellow ] and the unofficial leader of all the machines (male voice; catchphrase: "No prob, Bob!") '''Muck''' is a red ] with additional dumping bed who thinks before he acts and often gets in trouble for it, but finds his way back (male voice; female voice in US dub; catchphrase: "Muck to the rescue!") '''Dizzy''' is an orange ] and one of the youngest in the yard. She is eager, curious, and easily excitable (female voice; catchphrase: "Brilliant!") '''Lofty''' is a blue ] who isn't very confident; he is hesitant and timid, but with the encouragement of the team comes through in the end (male voice; catchphrase: "Uh... yeah, I think so!", usually said in response to the question "Can we fix it?") '''Roley''', the green ], rounds out the "Can-Do Crew" (male voice; catchphrase: "Rock and roll!") '''Travis''' is Farmer Pickles' ] ]. He helps out the crew when they need it and keeps an eye on Spud the scarecrow (male voice; catchphrase: "OK, Farmer Pickles" & "Spud's on the job!"). | |||
| {| | |||
| ! Minor machine characters | |||
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| * Scrambler - Darkish blue ] (male voice; catchphrase: "Awesome!" and "Scram to the Valley") | |||
| * Benny - Darkish pink ] (female voice; catchphrase: "Unreal, banana peel!") | |||
| * Skip - Yellow like Scoop, ] (male voice) | |||
| * Packer-Red pick up truck. | |||
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| * Trix - Purple ]; belongs to J.J. (female voice; catchphrase: "Easy peasy!") | |||
| * Scoot - Black & yellow, Tom's ] (male voice) | |||
| * Zoomer - Purple, Bobsville ] (male voice; seen in 'Snowed Under') | |||
| * Jackaroo- Blue pick up truck. | |||
| |} | |||
| ===Animals=== | |||
| ''']''' is Bob's ] and considered a part of the team. However, she's often sleeping when she's needed. Farmer Pickles has two animals: '''Scruffty''', a ] and '''Humpty''', a prize ]. | |||
| {| | |||
| !Other animals | |||
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| * Bird - A ], Roley's best friend | |||
| * Squawk - Another ], friend of Bird | |||
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| * Tommy - Mrs. Potts' ] | |||
| * Hamish - Molly's ] | |||
| |} | |||
| == Project Build-It == | |||
| {{mainlist|List of Bob the Builder episodes}} | |||
| 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 ] as the new voice of Bob, and ], 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". | |||
| ==International versions== | |||
| ''Bob the Builder'' is shown in more than thirty countries, and versions are available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, and Croatian, among other languages. It is shown on ] on ] television in the UK. Voice actors who have contributed to the original British version include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| <!-- The countries/continents/places listed here are in alphabetical order. --> | |||
| ===Australia=== | |||
| ''Bob the Builder'' is shown with the ] programming in Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/abckids/shows/prog34.htm|title=Bob the Builder - ABC Kids TV guide|accessdate=2006-09-03}}</ref>. | |||
| ===Catalonia=== | |||
| "Bob el Manetes" is aired in catalan at TV3, the national public television. Bob always asks "Ens en sortirem?" and his friends answer "Si, i tant". | |||
| ===France=== | |||
| Beginning October 22, 2005, "''Bob le Bricoleur''" has been airing on ] in ]. This is the second season (called "Project: Build It" in English): "''Mission Nature''"<ref>{{cite web| url = http://licences.francetv.com/public/ficheLicence.php?id=2| title = Bob le Bricoleur| accessdate = 2006-08-11| publisher = francetélévisons distribution| language = French}}</ref>. | |||
| ===Germany === | |||
| Beginning February 2, 2001, "''Bob der Baumeister''" has been airing on ] in ]. Since then, 157 episodes have been aired. | |||
| ===Japan=== | |||
| When being ported to ], 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 ], the famed Japanese ], where members would "cut off their ]s as a sign they can be trusted and have strength of character, and will stay through."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/720419.stm |title = Bob the Builder fixed for Japan |publisher = BBC News |date = 2000-04-20 |accessdate = 2006-08-11}}</ref>. | |||
| ===The Netherlands=== | |||
| Soon after the BBC started airing, ] and later ] aired the episodes of "''Bob de Bouwer''" in ]. Main voices are done by ] (Bob, Spud, Mr. Dickson, Mr. Ellis, Bennie), ] (Wendy, Dizzie, Scrambler) and ] (Scoop, Lofty, Mr. Beasley, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Fothergill, Pogo ), ] (Farmer Pickles, Jake, Mr. Adams, Mr. Sabatini, Mr. Stevens, Robert the Builder, Scip, Tom the Builder, Tony, Travis, Zoomer), ] (Aunt Doris, Charlene, Del, Dot the Builder, Jana von Strudel, Jenny, Marjorie | |||
| Mayor, Molly, Mrs. Broadbent, Mrs. Percival, Mrs. Potts, Ms Barbara Bentley, Scoot, Trix) and ] (Muck, Roley, JJ, Lenny Lazenby). | |||
| ] also is the Dutch voice-director. | |||
| ===North America=== | |||
| ] in Canada airs ''Bob the Builder,'' and it was shown on ] in the US. However, starting with the 2005-06 season, episodes in the US will be shown on ] instead. The North American version of the show uses the original British footage, but ] the voices in local accents and slang (for example, the word "]" is used instead of "football" to avoid confusion with ] or ], though sometimes this is done haphazardly; in one episode, a "soccer field" is referred to but later it talks about "football tricks"). In the American version, Bob's voice is performed by comedian ]. William (Bill) Dufris is the original North American voice of Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini). In 2001, the show aired on '']''. then ended in September 2002. | |||
| ===Wales=== | |||
| The ] version is called "''Bob Y Bildar''" and began airing on ] in October 2006, as part of the ''Planed Plant Bach'' lunchtime segment between 12.30 and 1.30pm. The show has been dubbed into the ] by record label ], which had previously provided Welsh dialogue for children's series '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=17428240&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=can-we-fix-it--ie--ni-n-gallu--says-bob-on-s4c-name_page.html |title = Can we fix it? Ie, ni'n gallu, says Bob on S4C |publisher = icWales |date = 2006-07-22 |accessdate = 2006-08-11}}</ref> | |||
| ===Sweden=== | |||
| In Sweden the show is named "Byggare Bob" and is being aired on ]s child times. | |||
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| *Character section information from: {{cite web|url=http://www.bobthebuilder.com/usa/meet_bob_the_builder_and_his_whole_gang.htm|title=Meet all of the Bob the Builder Characters|accessdate=2006-08-11|work=Bob the Builder website (U.S. version)|format=flash}} | |||
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