Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!

***Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!*** is the third series of *Bob the Builder*. It aired between 2010 and 2011.

## Production

In June 2008, after production of Project: Build It wrapped up, it was announced that the series would be revamped for environmental CGI. The gang has now apparently moved to a place called Fixham Harbour and the show is now animated in CGI stop motion 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. Bob's Parents, Benny, Zoomer, Sumsy, Tumbler, Flex and Bristle appear to have their 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. The series premiered every day on CBeebies between 12 April to 28 May 2010 and later between 26 September to 5 October 2011. This series was produced by SD Entertainment.

## Changes and Differences

Unlike the previous series, Ready, Steady, Build! is animated in full CGI, which allows larger and more complicated construction projects that would be too large or expensive for the model sets from the previous two series and unlike Project: Build It, this series has allowed the machines grill mouths to move as to seem as they are actually talking and not just smiling or frowning. The series still uses the original intro, but unlike the previous series, the intro uses clips from episodes instead of having special scenes produced. The machines now possess more human-like traits allowing them to be more flexible. The latest episode aired in the UK on 5 October 2011, and in the US on 5 November 2011. The shorts are replaced with segments called Bob's Jobs.

## Setting

The series takes place in Fixham, a prehistorical city by the ocean similar to Bobsville.

## Characters

The main cast appears, and a new character called Scratch, (who shares similarities to Benny), is added to the main cast. He is the youngest of the team. Benny, Sumsy, Dodger, Tumbler, Bristle and Zoomer from the previous series do not appear in this series as well as human characters Angelo Sabatini, JJ, Robert and Dorothy.

Other Returning Characters:

* Packer
* Scrambler
* Gripper and Grabber
* Splasher
* Ella
* Sunny
* Saffron
* Carlo and Cassia

## Trivia

* Before this spin-off was released, a 4D ride at Legoland was made.
* This is the last Bob the Builder series to be produced by HiT Entertainment, although HiT Entertainment did produce the first two series of a separate 2015 series. Mattel Creations (now Mattel Television) took over for Mega Machines and the third and final series of the 2015 series, and will likely produce any future Bob the Builder series onward.
* This is the only Bob the Builder series to be animated by SD Entertainment.
* To date, this is the latest installment of the classic *Bob the Builder* series, before the 2015 reboot series which is set on a different Bob the Builder universe.
* There are two different openings. The first intro is used in Series 17 and the second intro is used in Series 18 and both mini series. They both have footage from Series 17 and The Legend of the Golden Hammer.