Bob the Builder: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!.

In each episode, Bob and his group 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 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.

Series details

• Title: Bob the Builder
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1999-04-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 8208
• IMDb ID: tt0262151
• TVDB ID: 78685

Cast and credited roles

• Neil Morrissey — Various Characters
• Kate Harbour — Various Characters
• Rob Rackstraw — Various Characters

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-04-12; final listed air date 1999-08-02.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-10-11; final listed air date 1999-12-28.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-12-24; final listed air date 2000-04-01.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-09-12; final listed air date 2000-12-05.
• Season 5: premiered 2001-01-06; final listed air date 2001-03-31.
• Season 6: premiered 2002-09-02; final listed air date 2002-09-14.
• Season 7: premiered 2003-02-03; final listed air date 2003-02-20.
• Season 8: premiered 2003-09-01; final listed air date 2003-11-24.
• Season 9: premiered 2004-04-03; final listed air date 2004-12-20.
• Season 10: premiered 2005-05-02; final listed air date 2005-05-20.
• Season 11: premiered 2005-08-01; final listed air date 2005-08-16.
• Season 12: premiered 2006-07-31; final listed air date 2006-08-21.
• Season 13: premiered 2006-08-22; final listed air date 2006-09-04.
• Season 14: premiered 2007-09-03; final listed air date 2007-09-18.
• Season 15: premiered 2007-09-19; final listed air date 2007-10-09.
• Season 16: premiered 2008-08-05; final listed air date 2008-08-26.
• Season 17: premiered 2010-04-12; final listed air date 2010-05-28; episode order: 20.
• Season 18: premiered 2011-11-19; final listed air date 2012-06-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bob the Builder on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.