Bob O'Loughlin

*"Can we build it?"*

-Bob the Builder

## Robert James "Bob" O'Loughlin Jr.

* Stop motion
* Stop motion (Teenager)
* Stop motion (Child)
* CGI (2011)
* CGI (2015-2018) I
* CGI (2015-2018) II
* CGI (2015-2018) II (Teenager)

Rob Rackstraw (UK, 2007-2011; Only for live shows in the UK and on the UK version of the official website)
Lee Ingleby (UK, 2015 remake)
William Dufris (US, 2001-Early 2004)
Greg Proops (US, Late 2004-2007)
Marc Silk (US, 2007-2011)
Colin Murdock (US, 2015 remake)

### Fanfics

The Builder's Life and Death (upcoming)
The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets (upcoming)
The Medical Emergency (2020-present)
Trapped & Disappearances (2021-present), The Unforgettable Lifetime (upcoming)
Dear, United Kingdom (upcoming)

## Character Information

### Occupation

Builder
**The Unforgettable Lifetime/Dear, United Kingdom:** Politician
Member of the Parliament
Government official
Deputy Prime Minister of the UK (formerly; 2010-2015)

### Home

Bobsville (1998)
Sunflower Valley (Project Build It)
Fixham (Ready, Steady, Build)
Spring City (2015 remake)
Sapphire Bay (The Medical Emergency)
Crawley, West Sussex, England (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Family

Robert O'Loughlin Sr. (father), Dorothy O'Loughlin (mother), Dora (aunt), Tom O'Loughlin (younger identical twin brother), Wendy O'Loughlin (wife), Sam Jones (successor, in the fanfic), Amelia and Elinor O'Loughlin (daughters), Andrew and Elliot O'Loughlin (sons), Carole, Jerome, Lauren and Reuben O'Loughlin (quadruplet nieces and nephews), Aurelia O'Loughlin (sister-in-law), Jenny Andersen (sister-in-law), Anna, Adam, Elsa and Evan Andersen (quadruplet nieces and nephews), Henry Andersen (father-in-law), Caroline Andersen (mother-in-law)
**Life and Death:** Augustin Martin Renault (uncle-in-law, deceased, in the fanfic), Dr. Jean-Baptiste Renault (grandfather-in-law, deceased, in the fanfic), Marianne Renault (grandmother-in-law, deceased, in the fanfic), Marjorie Haddock (aunt-in-law, in the fanfic), Madeline Sakharine (aunt-in-law, in the fanfic), Adeline Dawes (aunt-in-law, in the fanfic), Anneliese Kingsleigh (aunt-in-law, in the fanfic), Catherine du Toit (aunt-in-law, in the fanfic), Archie Haddock (uncle-in-law, in the fanfic), Jonathan Sakharine (uncle-in-law, in the fanfic), Horatio Dawes (uncle-in-law, in the fanfic), Thomas Kingsleigh (uncle-in-law, in the fanfic), Nicholas du Toit (uncle-in-law, in the fanfic), Anne-Marie Mortensen (cousin-in-law, in the fanfic), Rose-Marie Williams (cousin-in-law, in the fanfic), Addie Mortensen (cousin-in-law, once removed, in the fanfic), Archie Mortensen (cousin-in-law, once removed, in the fanfic), Victoria Mortensen (cousin-in-law, once removed, in the fanfic), Vincent Mortensen (cousin-in-law, once removed, once removed, in the fanfic), 4 sets of unnamed twin cousins-in-law (in the fanfic), 8 sets of unnamed quadruplet cousins-in-law, once removed (in the fanfic)

### Pets

Pilchard (cat)
Finn (goldfish)

### Friends

Wendy O'Loughlin, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty, Spud, Farmer Pickles, Mr. Bentley, Travis, Bird, Leo Okonowe, Curtis Okonowe, Mayor Madison, Two-Tonne, Mila Tomlinson, Jay-Jay Sampson, Brandon Timms, Saffi Bose, Shifter, Ace, Crunch, Thud, Scrambler, Benny, Marjorie Roberts, Max Roberts, Sunny Roberts, Saffron Roberts, Angelo Sabatini, Sophia Sabatini, Carlo Sabatini, Cassia Sabatini, Mr. Beasley, Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Percival, Mrs. Broadbent, Trix, J.J. Jones, Molly Jones, Mayor Bunty Ferguson, Skip, Bristle, Sumsy, Jackaroo, R. Vee, Dodger, Gripper and Grabber, Packer, Splasher, Tumbler, Flex, Scratch, Rubble, Mr. Ellis, David Dixon, Ella Stevenson, Shifter, Tiny, Stretch, Picksy, Tread, Alfred, Betsy, Phillip, Rocky, Tilly Wilkins, Henry Wilkins, Jenny Dobbs, Roland Sweep, Chef Tattie, Phil Lucas, Skye Sampson, Professor Anish Bose, Slyvain de Souza, Mei Moon, Lin Moon, Dash Lightning, Banger Ferguson, Mr. Fothergil, Lennie Lazenby, Scoot, Pogo, Zoomer, Jana Von Strudel, Chip Chipper, Rupert Reekie, Sprat, Timmikins, Meg Parsons, Piper Parsons, Florence Mountfitchet, Pam Goody

### Likes

Building, fixing, Faroe Islands, his family, his team

## Character's Bio

### Full name

Robert James O'Loughlin Jr.
**Cartoon:** Robert McGraw Jr.

### Nicknames

Bob the Builder
Bobby (by his dad)

### Deathdate

20th August 2015 (Life and Death, Dear, United Kingdom & The Unforgettable Lifetime)

### Deathplace

Whittington Hospital, Highgate, London, England (Life and Death fanfic series)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (The Unforgettable Lifetime and Dear, United Kingdom)

### Cause of Death

Tuberculosis and leukaemia (Life and Death fanfics)
Automobile accident (The Unforgettable Lifetime and Dear, United Kingdom)

### Disappeared

1st September 2015 (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Place of Disappeared

Crawley, West Sussex, England (Trapped & Disappearances)

### Race

Half-Irish
Quarter-Scandinavian
Part-English
Quarter-Scottish

### Age

20's or 30's (cartoon)
36 (2015)

## Physical Apearance

### Hair Colour

Brown (cartoon)
Cinnamon brown (fanfics)

### Eye Colour

Black dots (1998)
Brown (2015 remake)
Light cyan-blue (fanfics)

### Complexion

Tan/fair (cartoon)
Pale (fanfics)

### Status

Alive
Deceased (Life and Death and The Unforgettable Lifetime)

**Robert James "Bob" O'Loughlin Jr.** known as **"Bob the Builder"**, is the one of *Bob the Builder* characters. He was the leader of his team, husband of Wendy O'Loughlin, father of the O'Loughlin quadruplets, son of Robert Sr. and Dorothy O'Loughlin, and older identical twin brother of Tom O'Loughlin.

In the 1999-2011 television show version, it would be revealed Bob's surname was McGraw.

## Physical Appearance

Bob is a tan-fair skinned male with small black eyes and a medium sized nose. He is often seen smiling! As he is a builder, he is often shown to be wearing his building clothing. Consisting of a red and orange patch shirt, faded blue overalls, brown shoes, and a yellow construction workers hat. Around his waist, Bob also has his tan colored tool-belt.

When his hat is removed, He’s revealed to have cinnamon brown hair. His hair was longer when he was younger.

From Season 1 to Season 3, Bob wore a tape measure on the back of his tool belt.

In the 2015 reboot, he has fair skin and brown eyes.

In the fanfics, he has pale skin, cinnamon brown hair and light cyan-blue eyes.

In *The Unforgettable Lifetime*, as a politician and a MP, he wore dark grey suit, pale cornflower bluish-white shirt, midnight blue, lighter cerulean blue and white striped necktie, dark grey vest and trousers and black dress shoes.

## Description

Bob is from a family of builders - his father Robert is also a builder and so was his Grandfather Billy. He is assisted by Wendy and a host of five anthropomorphic vehicles in various projects in and around town. In the early episodes he was not good with computers but in newer episodes he used them for construction work designing. Some of the problems in the show arise from Bob's habit of forgetting to turn his mobile phone on. He also is the owner of Pilchard the Cat.

He was voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by William Dufris, Greg Proops and Marc Silk in the US of the original series.

## Biography

Bob is the star of the show and at the center of all the stories. He is goodhearted, charming, friendly, and always positive and patient. He owns all his machines. Bob is a modern builder using the most up to date equipment, including a tablet that can store his plans. No job is too big or too small for this builder. If he wants to be a builder number one, he has to chase a mega machine on the run!

He was also the hard working and dedicated resident builder for Fixham and Spring City. There is no build too big or too small for Bob and his enthusiastic team, who will always jump to assist their community in every way they can. Bob's optimistic attitude always shines through, especially when reassuring his team with his empowering catch phrase: "Can we build it? Yes we can!"

## Personality

Bob is a very passionate man who always shows determination to get the job done and to encourage everyone else. He is also a fun-loving person in general and very smart. During a crisis/problem he isn't one to lose focus and often comes up with ideas on how to fix things.

He acts as a parental figure to his machine team and makes sure to keep them in line. While he’s honest about things, like feelings or when someone messes up. Bob isn't at all mean or strict. He doesn't get upset when someone makes an accident, but he will be sure to tell them where they messed up.

He has a crush on Wendy.

He's very close to his twin brother Tom, and they've been close since they were kids.

He can at sometimes be forgetful when he tries to remember what jobs to do. Which is why Wendy is there to help his mind kick start.

Working the office and computer electronics, that also needs Wendy.

## Fanfics

### The Builder's Life and Death

Bob tells his team that he has a terrible fever when he was 11 in 1990 and a complication of brain tumor in 10 years later. 5 years later, he was married to his wife, Wendy Andersen at the church in Norway on 13th July 2005. They together have a set of fraternal quadruplet children, two daughters named Amelia and Elinor and two sons named Andrew and Elliot. The quadruplets were born on 28th June 2009 at the local hospital in Bobsville.

The O'Loughlins enjoys going to the Faroe Islands for the Ólavsøka celebration in Tórshavn. He was suffered the epileptic seizures and fainted. He was hospitalized and spent 24 days in the hospital. After returning from the Faroe Islands, he came home with his family in full recovery to Spring City.

On 13th January 2014, Bob and the team were building Mr. Bentley a new garden shed after his old shed has destroyed during the monsoon. After building a new garden shed, he was fainted badly as Mr. Bentley found him lying on the ground and he calls an ambulance. Mr. Bentley calls Wendy on the phone and tells her that Bob was diagnosed with tuberculosis and leukaemia and the doctor said he had 19 months to live.

On 20th August 2015, after 19 months of to be lived, Bob died of a tuberculosis and leukaemia. Three weeks later, everybody from Bobsville, Sunflower Valley, Fixham and Spring City attended his funeral. He was later buried in a cemetery in Fixham. Weeks after his funeral, Wendy and the quadruplets are moving away to Wales alongside the machines.

### The Firefighter's Life and Death

In September 2015, almost a month after his death, Wendy was remarried to a Welsh firefighter named Sam Jones and she and the quadruplets are moving to and lived with him to Pontypandy.

### The Tales of The Quadruplets & The Triplets

After 5 years of Bob's death, his picture in the frame was putting on the cabinet between two candle stands in Sam's and Wendy's house in Pontypandy.

### The Medical Emergency

Bob and Wendy and their team were appeared in The Medical Emergency. They become the building team of Sapphire Bay and have a building yard.

### Trapped & Disappearances

In 1st September 2015, Bob, his wife Wendy, Leo and their team were going to the Goff's Park House to fixing the beams. Later, he was disappeared and being kidnapped by an unidentified criminal after fixing the beams in the Goff's Park House. After Bob was kidnapped, the coastguard Ben Hooper will be the next victim.

### The Unforgettable Lifetime

In 13th July 2005, Bob was married to his wife, Wendy Andersen at the church in Norway. They together have a set of fraternal quadruplet children, two daughters named Amelia and Elinor and two sons named Andrew and Elliot. The quadruplets were born on 28th June 2009 at the local hospital in Bobsville.

Besides of his job as a builder, he was a politician, a member of the parliament and a government official because due to his political career since 2000. He and his twin brother Tom are both served as Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom in 15th June 2010, two months after their 31st birthday.

In 2011, while he's in London, Wendy and the machines have decide to work without him. Later on July, Bob was in the town hall giving his speech towards the others with D.J. Carmichael, his bodyguard and chauffeur who protected him.

Hours after the speech in the town hall, Bob was sitting on the chair being tired after his speech. D.J. went to see how he's feeling until he saw him look terribly. D.J. told what's happening as he sees Bob's skin turned paler. His breathing became shallow badly and he wheezes worsened until he was fainted. Then, he got him with the others. They lied him down on the floor and one of them puts his head slowly on a cushion from the chair. After Bob's near fainting, the ambulance was arriving outside the town hall for the emergency.

After the incident at the town hall, he was rushed to the hospital with D.J. by his side keeping him safe and tell him that he's going to be alright. Then, he passed out unconsciously when the heart monitor has made a flatline. So the doctors and nurses are working on him to revive him. Later, he's been putting in a coma after being taken into a hospital room. D.J. was also in the room, he waits for him to wake up as he expected to see his eyes open.

Three years later in April 2014, Bob and Wendy first met a Welsh firefighter Sam Jones and his family and friends. Later, Wendy and Sam are both engaged and he gives him his wedding ring as an engagement ring so Sam would be his successor. Before Bob's acceptance and approval to Sam, he told him that he and Tom have their political trip in Canada next year.

A year later in 20th August 2015, Bob and his twin brother Tom have their political trips in Canada. Three days later, they and their bodyguards D.J. and Olivier are both on their way to the Canadian Parliament but they were involved in a car accident. The accident left them severely injured but three of them are survived and he's the only one who is killed.

Six days later, Wendy, Sam and the others are returning to Fixham to see Bob's wake for a funeral. In 10th September 2015, three weeks after his death, Wendy remarries Sam after succeeded him before his passing. They and the children have moved to Wales with Sam's family and settled in his native home Pontypandy.

### Dear, United Kingdom

In 2019, the Goloborodko and Konieczny families their friends are all having their first British summer holidays in Wales. After spent 6 days in the bed and breakfast home in Cardiff, they're going off to the town called Pontypandy to see the sights of it. At Sam's house, Vasily and Ignacy are in the attic helping Sam, Wendy, Charlie and Bronwyn clean up the mess while the others are in the Wholefish Cafe with Sam's crew and Dima, Staś and the other children are playing. Meanwhile, when Sam and the others weren't here, they found the picture of a pair of politician twin brothers (the oldest one with a good eyesight and the youngest one with glasses due to a poor eyesight).

After cleaning the mess at the attic, Vasily and Ignacy went to the cafe to see Sam. The trio went off on the walk at the beach as they're asking him for a truth to tell about that Bob had a twin brother named Tom.