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{{Infobox television
| image                = Bob the Builder logo.svg
| alt_name             = ''Bob the Builder: Project: Build It'' (series 10–16)<br />''Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!'' (series 17–18)
| genre                = [[Children's animation]]
| creator              = [[Keith Chapman]]
| director             = Sarah Ball<br />Liz Whitaker<br />Brian Little<br />Nick Herbert<br />Gilly Fogg<br />Andy Burns<br />Geoff Walker
| presenter            =
| voices               = [[Neil Morrissey]]<br />[[Rob Rackstraw]]<br />[[Kate Harbour]]<br />[[Rupert Degas]]<br />[[Colin McFarlane]]<br />[[Maria Darling]]<br />[[Emma Tate (voice actress)|Emma Tate]]<br />[[Richard Briers]]<br />[[June Whitfield]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob the Builder – Cast and Crew |url=http://www.tv.com/bob-the-builder/show/9748/cast.html |date=28 November 1998 |publisher=TV.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822011029/http://www.tv.com/bob-the-builder/show/9748/cast.html |archive-date=22 August 2011 |access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref><br />[[Greg Proops]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Paul K. Joyce]]
| open_theme           = "[[Can We Fix It?]]" by [[Neil Morrissey]]
| end_theme            = "[[Can We Fix It?]]" (instrumental)
| composer             = [[Keith Hopwood]]
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 18
| num_episodes         = 250 (+10 specials)
| list_episodes        = List of Bob the Builder episodes
| executive_producer   = Kate Fawkes<br />[[Theresa Plummer-Andrews]]<br />Peter Curtis
| producer             = [[Jackie Cockle]]
| editor               = Zyggy Markiewicz<br />Bruce Marshall<br />Adam Taylor
| camera               = Single camera (1999–2004)<br />Multi-camera (2005–2009)
| runtime              = 
| company              = [[HIT Entertainment]]
| network              = [[CBeebies]]<!-- Don't list channels from outside the UK, since this is a British series -->
| first_aired          = {{start date|1999|04|12|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2011|12|31|df=y}} 
}}

'''''Bob the Builder''''' is a British animated [[children's television series]] created by [[Keith Chapman]] for [[HIT Entertainment]], and ran from {{Start date|1999|04|12|df=y}} to {{end date|2011|12|31|df=y}} in the United Kingdom through the [[CBBC]] strand and later [[CBeebies]]. The series centres on the adventures and escapades of a [[general contractor]] named [[Bob the Builder (character)|Bob]] who owns a team of [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphised]] construction vehicles that go about their day helping out the residents of Bobsville; later featuring Sunflower Valley and Fixham Harbour in later seasons. They are also joined by work colleague Wendy, alongside their neighbours and friends.

The series initially used [[stop-motion]] animation for the original series as well as ''Project: Build It'', provided by [[Hot Animation]] in Manchester. The series transitioned to [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] animation in 2010 for its final two seasons; titled ''Ready, Steady, Build!'', of which [[SD Entertainment]] handled animation production.

Following the series' conclusion, HIT Entertainment was purchased by US toy company [[Mattel]] for $680 million.<ref>BBC Radio Four commentary by [[Gerald Scarfe]] 8 March 2013; https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01r12ln</ref> In October 2014, the company announced a [[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|new series]] that would feature changes in the setting, casting and character designs. The revival aired on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]'s ''[[Milkshake!]]'' for three series from 2015-2018, and was heavily criticised by fans of the original version.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why some people are very angry about the new Bob the Builder |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/new-bob-the-builder-twitter-reacts-to-characters-modern-makeover-9790794.html |date=13 October 2014 |website=The Independent |language=en |access-date=2015-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob The Builder's Makeover Angers Fans |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/14/bob-the-builder-s-makeover-angers-fans_n_7321336.html |website=The Huffington Post UK |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=2015-11-19}}</ref> An animated theatrical movie 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 of Bob.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/mattel-films-anthony-ramos-jennifer-lopez-bob-the-builder-animated-film-1235803932/|title='Bob The Builder' Animated Film In Works From Anthony Ramos, Jennifer Lopez, Mattel Films & ShadowMachine; Ramos Voicing Title Character|date=25 January 2024 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

==About==
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 [[Can We Fix It?|theme song]], which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Bob the Builder episodes{{!}}List of ''Bob the Builder'' episodes}}
{{:List of Bob the Builder episodes}}

==Characters and voice actors==
[[File:Bob the builder.jpg|thumbnail|[[Bob the Builder (character)|Bob the Builder]], the titular character, in his design used for the original series]]
{{Main|List of Bob the Builder characters{{!}}List of ''Bob the Builder'' characters}}
[[Voice acting|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]], [[Noddy Holder]], and [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]] (Bobsville's resident rock star Lennie Lazenby).

==International broadcasts==
''Bob the Builder'' is shown in more than thirty countries, and versions are available in English, French, Spanish, Serbian, Swedish, Slovenian, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, and Bengali,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rtvonline.com/entertainment/46410/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE|script-title=bn:শুরু হচ্ছে দুরন্ত টেলিভিশনের চতুর্থ মৌসুম|date=13 July 2018|access-date=4 July 2022|work=[[RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|RTV Online]]|language=bn}}</ref> among other languages. It was shown on [[CBeebies]] on [[BBC]] television in the UK. It has also aired on [[Nick Jr. (British and Irish TV channel)|Nick Jr.]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fielding |first1=James |title=Bob the Builder becomes children's role model in China |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/175379/Bob-the-Builder-becomes-children-s-role-model-in-China |access-date=16 December 2020 |agency=[[Daily Express|Express]] |date=16 May 2010}}</ref>

The North American version of the show uses the original British footage and script, but replaces the voices with American accents and verbiage; for example, "[[wrench]]" is used instead of "spanner", owing to the former's use in North America. The original North American voice of Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini) was [[William Dufris]]; he was replaced with comedian [[Greg Proops]]. More recently, Bob's US voice has been provided by [[Marc Silk]], an English voice actor from [[Birmingham]].<ref name="SilkTV">{{Cite web |title=Silk TV |url=http://www.marcsilk.com/silktv/silktv.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325135716/http://www.marcsilk.com/silktv/silktv.html |archive-date=25 March 2010 |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="MarcSilk">{{Cite web |title=Marc Silk |url=http://www.marcsilk.com/ |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref> In the United States, the series first aired during the [[Nick Jr. (TV programming block)|Nick Jr.]] block (from 2001 to 2004) before moving to [[PBS Kids]] for a long run, from January 1, 2005<ref>{{cite web |last1=Everhart |first1=Karen |title=PBS, producers, Comcast wed to create digital kids' channel |url=https://current.org/2004/11/pbs-producers-comcast-wed-to-create-digital-kids-channel/ |website=Current |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=1 November 2004}}</ref> through November 6, 2015, after which it was replaced with the [[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|2015 reboot]].<ref name="pbsreboot">{{cite web |title=Watch Bob the Builder KLRU TV Schedule KLRU-TV, Austin PBS |url=http://www.klru.org/program/bob-the-builder/ |website=www.klru.org |access-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104015431/http://www.klru.org/program/bob-the-builder/ |archive-date=4 November 2015 |date=4 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Qubo]] also started airing the show from 7 October 2020 through 28 February 2021 due to the channel's closure, but with the original British English dub.

When being exported to Japan, it was reported that characters of ''Bob the Builder'' would be doctored to have five fingers instead of the original four. This was because of a practice among the Japanese [[organized crime]] gangs, the [[yakuza]], where members would "cut off their [[Yubitsume|little finger]]s as a sign they can be trusted and have strength of character, and will stay through."<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 April 2000 |title=Bob the Builder fixed for Japan |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/720419.stm |access-date=11 August 2006}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of best-selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="35"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{Cite web |title=Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=australian-charts.com: Australian charts portal |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Bob+the+Builder |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" width="35"| [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref name="IRE">{{Cite web |title=irishcharts - Discography Bob the Builder |url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bob%20the%20Builder |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" width="35"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=bob+the+builder&cat=s |publisher=charts.nz |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Bob the Builder: The Album]]''
| 
* Release date: 3 October 2001
* Label: [[BBC]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| 4
| 1
| 59
| 32
| align="left"|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{Cite web |title=BPI search results |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901062056/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=1 September 2009 |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112030256/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm |archive-date=12 November 2009 |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Never Mind the Breeze Blocks''
| 
* Release date: 8 December 2008
* Label: [[Universal Music Group]]
* Formats: CD, [[music download]]
| 87
| —
| —
| —
| 
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart<br />positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of best-selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
! scope="col" width="40"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Bob+The+Builder&cat=s |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="col" width="40"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref name="IRE" />
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "[[Can We Fix It?]]"
| 1
| 1
| 3
| align="left"|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="AUS">{{Cite web |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Singles |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205035939/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm |archive-date=5 February 2014 |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Bob the Builder: The Album''
|-
| 2001
! scope="row"| "[[Mambo No. 5]]"
| 1
| 2
| 4
| align="left"|
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS" />
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| "Big Fish Little Fish"
| 81
| —
| —
| 
| align="left"| ''Never Mind the Breeze Blocks''
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

==Impact==
''Bob the Builder'' was nominated in the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] "Pre-school animation" category from 1999 to 2009,{{failed verification|date=April 2016}} and won the "Children's Animation" category in 2003 for the special episode "A Christmas to Remember".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards Database |url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?pageNo=1&year=2002 |access-date=27 November 2010}}</ref> Of the show's success, Sarah Ball said:
{{blockquote|I think diggers and dumpers fascinate kids in the same way that they are drawn to dinosaurs. They both have a timeless appeal. The technique of stop motion is very tangible - the characters look like you can just pick them up and play with them. It’s a safe, lovely, bright, colourful world, which is very appealing. [[Curtis Jobling]] did a fantastic job designing the show - it’s very simple and stylized but has such charm.
|Interview with Sarah Ball, Gurgle.com<ref name="gurgle">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Sarah Ball, Bob the builder & Chuggington writer and director |url=http://www.gurgle.com/articles/Guide_To_Toddler/37239/gurgle_chats_to_Sarah_Ball_writer_and_director_of_Bob_the_Builder_Chuggington.aspx |website=Gurgle.com |access-date=2010-11-27 |archive-date=27 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227230817/http://www.gurgle.com/articles/Guide_To_Toddler/37239/gurgle_chats_to_Sarah_Ball_writer_and_director_of_Bob_the_Builder_Chuggington.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

''Bob the Builder'' has been parodied by ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' in the episode "[[Robot Chicken (season 3)#ep48|More Blood, More Chocolate]]", and by ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]'' as ''Bodgy Builder''.

Bob has also been parodied on Cartoon Network's ''[[Mad (TV series)|MAD]]'' on several occasions. In the episode "S'UP / Mouse M.D.", Bob is seen with a smashed thumb and asks "Can we fix it?" In another episode, Bob encounters the title character of ''[[Handy Manny]]'', whom he tells to "Stop copying my show!"

A [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]] cartoon shows a parent in a toy store asking for toys depicting ''Alex the Architect'', supposedly a white-collar equivalent to ''Bob the Builder''.

Some have complained about technical errors and lack of proper safety practices in the programme, especially the absence of protective eyewear.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FLUID POWER SAFETY INSTITUTE - Toy Safety - ATTENTION PARENTS! - Bob the Builder Alert!<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.fluidpowersafety.com/sfty_toy1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021105120445/http://www.fluidpowersafety.com/sfty_toy1.html |archive-date=5 November 2002}}Archived from the original on 11 October 2009.</ref> However, in later episodes, Bob is seen using [[safety glasses]].

==''Project: Build It''==
{{main list|List of Bob the Builder episodes#Project: Build It (2005–2008){{!}}List of ''Bob the Builder'' episodes § ''Project: Build It'' (2005–2008)}}

In May 2005, a sort of spin-off series was released titled ''Bob the Builder: Project: Build It''. Bob hears of a contest to build a new community in a remote area called Sunflower Valley, outside of Bobsville. He moves from Bobsville (supposedly temporarily) with Wendy and the machines and builds a new Yard there. Bob convinces his father, Robert, to come out of retirement and take over the Bobsville building business. It is unknown whether Bob returned to Bobsville in the stop-motion series or not after this spin-off series was finished.

For the US version of the ''Project: Build It'' series, different actors were found to do the voices for many of the human characters, including casting [[Greg Proops]] as the new voice of Bob, and [[Rob Rackstraw]], who played the original voices of Scoop, Muck and Travis, to be the voices of Spud the Scarecrow and Mr. Bentley for both the UK and the US. The show also added recycling and being [[environmentally friendly]] to its lessons, emphasising the phrase "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle."

This series premiered on 2 May 2005 in the United Kingdom and 3 September of the same year in the United States, and was the first series made in HD [[1080p]].

==''Ready, Steady, Build!''==
The third spin-off was titled ''Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!'' It was created by [[Keith Chapman]] and [[Mallory Lewis]]. The group, now joined by newcomer Scratch are now residing in the town of Fixham Harbour (which is very similar to Bobsville, and is even implied to be Bobsville in several episodes), deal with construction and other building tasks around the area. Unlike the previous series, ''Ready, Steady, Build!'' is animated in full [[Computer animation|CGI animation]], which allows for larger and more elaborate construction projects that would be too large or expensive for the model sets of the stop-motion series, though it still retains the theme song.<ref name="RSB">{{Cite web |title=Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s41sk |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=27 August 2010}}</ref>

==Merchandise==
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Various companies manufacture licensed ''Bob the Builder'' [[merchandising|merchandise]] (e.g.: Brio, Lego Duplo, Hasbro, Learning Curve, etc.) since about 1999 to present. Sometimes some fans make fan-made merchandise for the television show, such as racing games that are not related to the show.

===Lego Duplo/Explore===
[[Lego]] began manufacturing licensed [[Lego Duplo|Duplo]] ''Bob the Builder'' sets in 2001. Lego Explorer also made the sets using the same bricks that Duplo used (e.g. Naughty Spud, Wallpaper Wendy, etc.). The sets were aimed at younger children, two and up. Duplo manufactured the sets (e.g. Scoop at Bobland Bay, Muck Can Do It, etc.) until 2009 when Lego's contract expired.

===Hasbro===
[[Hasbro]] created licensed ''Bob the Builder'' characters. They included talking characters and others to go with the ''Bob the Builder'' line. The Hasbro line was discontinued in 2005 when Learning Curve took over.

===Learning Curve===
[[RC2 Corporation|Learning Curve]] among countless others held a license to make the toys, but discontinued them. They first merchandised their ''Bob the Builder'' products in 2005 after the Hasbro range was discontinued. Learning Curve also created the ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' characters, while the company still makes the sets (e.g. Scoop, Muck, Lofty, Dizzy, Andy's trailer etc.) and then sold them to stores. They discontinued them in 2010 and it is unknown if they could ever return to making them. The toys are currently available in the United Kingdom by Character Options.

===Character World===
In 2012, Character World announced that they had signed a license to manufacture official ''Bob the Builder'' bedding and bedroom textiles. A duvet cover is said to be available in the UK in late 2012.

===Video games===
Various video game publishers released ''Bob the Builder'' video games throughout the 2000s:

* ''Fix It Fun!'' ([[Game Boy Color]], NTSC/PAL) - 2000
* ''Can We Fix It?'' (PC, [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]], NTSC/PAL) - 2001
* ''Bob Builds a Park'' (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2002
* ''Bob's Castle Adventure'' (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2003
* ''Project: Build It'' ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]], PAL only) - 2005
* ''Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun'' ([[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]], PAL only) - 2007
* ''Bob the Builder: Can-Do-Zoo'' (PC, NTSC/PAL) - 2008

In the United States, ''Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It?''{{'}}s computer version sold 350,000 copies and earned $6.1 million by August 2006, after its release in August 2001. It was the country's 50th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all ''Bob the Builder'' computer games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 520,000 units in the United States by the latter date.<ref name="edgesales">{{Cite magazine |title=The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |last=''Edge'' Staff |date=25 August 2006 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017165955/http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/ |archive-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>

===Kiddie rides===
[[File:Bob the Builder ride, Sainsbury's north London.jpg|thumb|''Bob the Builder'' video-optioned Scoop kiddie ride]]

Jolly Roger (Amusement Rides) Ltd. released two kiddie rides based on the series, a Scoop in January 2000, and a Roley in March 2003. In March 2003, Scoop was re-released with a new dashboard and a Stamar soundboard. Then, in 2004, versions of both rides were released with video screens.
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Bob the Builder|''Bob the Builder''}}
{{Wikiquote|Bob the Builder|''Bob the Builder''}}
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===Channels===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111112045811/http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/shows/s2948127.htm Bob the Builder on ABC 4 Kids]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111029211314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bobthebuilder/ Bob the Builder on CBeebies]
* [http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1128247081-borek-stavitel/207552117180026-azor-hlida/ Bob the Builder on Česká Televize]
* [http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/bob-the-builder/#! Bob the Builder on Nick Jr. UK] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405124409/http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/bob-the-builder/#! |date=5 April 2016 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111105023837/http://www.sproutonline.com/sprout/characters/?preset=bobthebuilder Bob the Builder on Sprout]
* [http://www.telequebec.tv/emissions/boblebricoleur/ Bob the Builder on Télé-Québec] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528093159/http://www.telequebec.tv/emissions/boblebricoleur/ |date=28 May 2015 }}
* [http://www.toggolino.de/?bhcp=1 Bob the Builder on TOGOLINGO]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071015153144/http://treehousetv.com/watch/shows/BobtheBuilder/default.aspx Bob the Builder on Treehouse TV]
* [http://pbskids.org/bobthebuilder Official website on pbskids.org]

===Others===
* [http://www.hitentertainment.com/bobthebuilder Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106160713/http://www.hitentertainment.com/bobthebuilder/ |date=6 January 2018 }}
* {{IMDb title|id=0262151|title=Bob the Builder}}

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