Bob the Builder

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Bob the Builder
Also known as	Bob the Builder: Project: Build It (series 10–16) Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! (series 17–18)
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Keith Chapman
Directed by	Sarah Ball Liz Whitaker Brian Little Nick Herbert Gilly Fogg Andy Burns Geoff Walker
Voices of	Neil Morrissey Rob Rackstraw Kate Harbour Rupert Degas Colin McFarlane Maria Darling Emma Tate Richard Briers June Whitfield[1] Greg Proops
Theme music composer	Paul K. Joyce
Opening theme	"Can We Fix It?" by Neil Morrissey
Ending theme	"Can We Fix It?" (instrumental)
Composer	Keith Hopwood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	18
No. of episodes	250 (+10 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Kate Fawkes Theresa Plummer-Andrews Peter Curtis
Producer	Jackie Cockle
Editors	Zyggy Markiewicz Bruce Marshall Adam Taylor
Camera setup	Single camera (1999–2004) Multi-camera (2005–2009)
Production companies	Hot Animation (1999–2009) HIT Entertainment SD Entertainment (2010–2011)
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	12 April 1999 (1999-04-12) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)
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Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a general contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours, and friends, and equipment, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty and many others. The series ran from 12 April 1999 (1999-04-12) to 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series originally used stop-motion from 1999 to 2009, but later used CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build! (2010-2011). The British proprietors of Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends sold the enterprise in 2011 to US toy-maker Mattel for $680 million.^[2]

In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasises conflict resolution, co-operation, socialisation, 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 million-selling number one hit in the UK.

In October 2014, Bob the Builder was revamped by Mattel for a new series which was broadcast on Channel 5's Milkshake! in 2015. Among the various changes in the new series include the setting, casting, and appearance of the characters. The changes have been criticised by fans of the original version.^[3][4]

An animated theatrical movie adaptation of the series was announced in January 2024, produced by Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions with Anthony Ramos as the voice of Bob.^[5]