Bob the Builder

***Bob the Builder*** is an animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from  to  in the United Kingdom through the CBBC programming block. The series centres on the adventures and escapades of a general contractor named Bob who owns a team of five anthropomorphised construction vehicles that go about their day helping out with construction work in several towns.

The series used stop-motion animation for most of the series as well as _Project: Build It_, provided by Hot Animation in Manchester. The series changed to CGI animation in 2010 for its final two seasons; titled _Ready, Steady, Build!_, of which SD Entertainment completed animation production.

Following the series' conclusion, HIT Entertainment was purchased by American toy company Mattel for $680 million. In October 2014, the company announced a revival series that would feature changes in the setting, casting and character designs. The revival aired on Channel 5's _Milkshake!_ for three seasons from 1 September 2015 to 30 December 2018, and was severely criticised by fans of the original version. An animated theatrical film adaptation of the series was announced in January 2024; which will be produced by Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions and star Anthony Ramos as the voice casting of Bob.

A new titled _Bob the Builder_ revival series is yet to be announced.

## Cast and 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, and Noddy Holder.

## International broadcasts

Bob the Builder is broadcasted internationally broadcast and available in several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Slovene, German, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Serbo-Croatian, and others.
|Country|Language|Title|Network||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Argentina|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|Discovery Kids||
|Australia|British English|Bob the Builder|ABC Kids||
|Austria|German|Bob der Baumeister|||
|rowspan="2"|Belgium|Dutch|Bob de Bouwer|Ketnet|
|French|Bob le bricoleur||||
|Bolivia|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese|Bob o Construtor|||
|rowspan="2"|Canada|American English|Bob the Builder|YTV (3 September 2001―February 2014) TVOKids (8 September 2006―31 August 2008)|
|Canadian French|Bob le bricoleur|Télé-Québec (2001―2012)|||
|Chile|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Colombia|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Ecuador|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|France|French|Bob le bricoleur|France 5||
|Germany|German|Bob der Baumeister|||
|Ireland|British English|Bob the Builder|RTÉ TWO||
|Italy|Italian|Bob aggiustatutto|||
|Mexico|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|Discovery Kids||
|Netherlands|Dutch|Bob de Bouwer|||
|Paraguay|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Peru|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Portugal|European Portuguese|Bob o Construtor|||
|New Zealand|British English|Bob the Builder|||
|Romania|Romanian|Bob constructorul|||
|Scotland|Scottish Gaelic|Calum Clachair|BBC Alba||
|Spain|European Spanish|Bob y sus amigos|||
|South Africa|British English|Bob the Builder|||
|Switzerland|Swiss German|Bob de Boumaa|||
|United States|American English|Bob the Builder|Nicktoons (13 January 2001—24 November 2003) PBS Kids (1 January 2005—13 November 2018) Qubo (7 October 2020―28 February 2021)<hr />BabyFirst (since 6 February 2025)||
|Uruguay|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||
|Venezuela|Latin American Spanish|Bob el constructor|||

## 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 series's success, Sarah Ball said:

## Reboot series

On 1 September 2015, a reboot series first aired on Cartoonito and Channel 5's Milkshake block and dub American aired on 7 November 2015 with no funding and programmed during weekdays (twenty-first series does not aired and reruns) until three years Cartoonito was left. In 2021, Channel 5 left as it has since ended it's run. Two years after the 2015 series ended, the original _Bob the Builder_ also aired on Qubo but it ceased operations on 28 February 2021. A new titled _Bob the Builder_ revival series is yet to be announced.

## Other websites

- Official Website

## Infobox (television)

- **image**: Bob the Builder logo.png
- **alt name**: _Bob the Builder: Project: Build It_ (seasons 10–16)
_Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!_ (seasons 17-18)
- **creator**: Keith Chapman
- **theme music composer**: Paul K. Joyce
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **language**: English
- **num seasons**: 18
- **num episodes**: 250
- **list episodes**: List of Bob the Builder episodes
- **producer**: Jackie Cockle
- **runtime**: 10 minutes
- **company**: HIT Entertainment
- **network**: CBBC (Series 1-4)
CBeebies (Series 5-18)