List of Bob the Builder characters

This is a list of characters from the Bob the Builder television series.

Humans

Main

• Bob the Builder (original catchphrase: "Can we fix it?"; current one: "Can we build it?") is a general contractor and head of his own construction yard based in Bobsville and later in Sunflower Valley and now Fixham Harbour. 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 anthropomorphic vehicles in various projects in and around the town. He is the owner of Pilchard the Cat and he is not good with computers. Some of the problems in the show arise from Bob's habit of forgetting to turn his mobile phone on. Bob is voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and William Dufris, Greg Proops, and Marc Silk in the US. He is now voiced by Lee Ingleby in the UK, and Colin Murdock in the US.
• Wendy is Bob's business partner and later his girlfriend/wife who runs the office and keeps the business in order, and often organizes tools and equipment. She is also seen doing construction work in many episodes. Wendy is often worried about Bob's cat, Pilchard, as shown in the episode Pilchard in a Pickle and in the song Find That Cat. Wendy was voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and by Lorelei King in the US. Now voiced by Joanne Froggatt in the UK and the US. In the 2015 TV series, she conserves her English accent.
• Mr. Bernard Bentley – The Bobsville town building inspector and later Mayor of Sunflower Valley and then Fixham Harbour building inspector, and Barbara Bentley's husband. In the reboot series, he is the mayor's right-hand man and gains a more nerdy, clumsy personality and a brand new catchphrase which is "Oh, dear me! Mayor Madison will be here any second!". He is voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and the US beginning with the Project: Build It series and Alan Marriott in the US version of the regular series. Now voiced by Nick Mercer in the UK and Ian James Corlett in the US.

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

• Leo – College student, Bob's apprentice and son of Curtis. Voiced by Jacob Scipio in the UK and Dan Bacon in the US.

Vehicles

Main

Original series

Construction vehicles

Scoop and Pilchard child ride

• Scoop – a backhoe loader. Scoop is the leader of Bob's machines. He has a habit of making jokes, and assists Bob in being in charge whenever extra help is needed.

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "No prob, Bob!", "I can DIG it!", "I'm in charge!" and "Can we fix it?" (original series) and "Aww...I've just had a BRILLIANT IDEA!!!" (reboot series)

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2011), Alan Marriott (US; 2001–2009), David Menkin (US; 2010–2011) and Blake Harrison (UK/US; 2015–present).

• Muck – a tracked dumper, which is half bulldozer and half dump truck. Muck is a continuous tracked dump truck with an added bulldozer blade. He/She is one of the heaviest machines, and he/she gets very klutzy for certain things. Muck is especially fond of getting dirty hence the name.

Color: Red

Gender: Male (UK), Female (US)

Catchphrases: "Muck to the rescue!" "Yes! Yes! I love surprises!," "I love getting dirty!", and "Let's get mucky!" (original series) and "Oh, wow! I'd love to join in!" and "I can DUMP it!" (reboot series)

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2011), Lachele Carl (US; 2001–2009), Sophie Aldred (US; 2010–2011), Paul Panting (UK; 2015–present) and Vincent Tong (US; 2015–present)

• Lofty – a mobile crane. Lofty lacks the confidence shown by the others; he is hesitant and timid, but with the encouragement of the team comes through in the end.

Color: Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "Uh, yeah, I think so!", usually said in response to the question "Can we fix it?", "I... Can... Lift it!", "Lofty to the rescue!!", (original series) and "It's a good job/job well done." (reboot series)

Voiced by: Neil Morrissey (UK; 1998–2011), Sonya Leite (US; 2001–2004), Emma Tate (US; 2005–2011), Steven Kynman (UK; 2015–present) and Richard Ian Cox (US; 2015–present)

• Dizzy – a tilting drum cement mixer. Dizzy was portrayed as the youngest member of the fleet until Scratch was introduced. She is eager, curious, and easily excitable.

Color: Orange

Gender: Female

Catchphrases: "Brilliant!" and "I can MIX it!" (original series) and "Pour to perfection." (reboot series)

Voiced by: Kate Harbour (UK; 1998–2011), Maria Darling (US; 2001–2007), Emma Tate (US; 2008–2011), Sarah Hadland (UK; 2015–present) and Claire Corlett (US; 2015–present)

• Roley – a steamroller that loves to make up songs and frequently spins his eyes when he is excited. He often acts before he thinks sometimes because of his heavy weight, which could lead to trouble.

Color: Green

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "(Let's) Rock and roll!", "I can ROLL it," and "WOW! I'd love that!" (Original Series) and "The tarmac is flat!" (reboot series)

Voiced by: Neil Morrissey (UK; 1998–2011), Maria Darling (US; 2001–2007), Lorelei King (US; 2007–2011), Marcel McCalla (UK; 2015–present) and Ian James Corlett (US; 2015–present)

Project: Build It!

Construction vehicles

• Benny – a skid-steer loader. He is the second youngest of the team. He was first seen in "Snowed Under!", helping Scoop build the Winter Games. He was back on his team when he was helping to build the workshop in Sunflower Valley. He looks up to Scoop and calls him, "Big Banana".

Color: Magenta

Gender: Male

Catchphrase(s): "Unreal, banana peel!" or "It's unreal, banana peel!" in reference to Scoop's yellow color in "Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games"

Voiced by: Emma Tate (UK/US)

Trucks

• Scrambler – an quadbike (ATV). Scrambler was won by Bob for designing Sunflower Valley's new settlement.

Color: Dark Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "Let's scram!", "Awesome!" and "Cool as a mule!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK/US)

Ready, Steady, Build!

Construction vehicles

• Scratch – A small digger who is currently the youngest of the team. Scratch also loves having fun.

Color: Light Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "I'm part of the team!"

Voiced by: Kate Harbour (UK) and Jo Wyatt (US)

Recurring

Trucks

• Skip – as his name indicates, he is a skip lorry. Skip belongs to JJ.

Color: Greenish-Yellow

Gender: Male

Voiced by: Colin McFarlane (UK), William Dufris (US; 2002–2004) and Rupert Degas (US; 2005)

Other vehicles

• Trix – a forklift. Just like Skip, Trix belongs to JJ.

Color: Violet

Gender: Female

Catchphrase: "Easy peasy!"

Voiced by: Llewella Gideon (UK) and Maria Darling (US)

Project: Build It!

Construction vehicles

• Tumbler – a cement mixer truck. He is the loudest machine on Bob's team. He is big and can do big things that Dizzy can't.

Color: Green and Orange-Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "I'm a Rumblin' and a Tumblin'!", "Rollin' and tumblin', tumblin and a rollin', rollin' and a tumblin'..." (UK) and "I'm a rollin' and a tumblin'..." (US)

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK) and Vincent Marzello US)

• Gripper – a crane. Gripper speaks with a Scouse accent (Southern drawl in US dub). Gripper refers to the other characters as "mates" ("partners" in the US dub) mainly due to stereotypical behaviours. He first appeared in "Race to the Finish".

Color: Orange and Green

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Gripper and Grabber having fun together!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK/US)

• Grabber – an excavator. Grabber speaks with a Scouse accent (Southern drawl in US dub). Grabber refers to the other characters as "mates" ("partners" in the US dub) mainly due to stereotypical behaviours. He first appeared in "Race to the Finish".

Color: Green and Orange

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Grabber and Gripper having fun together!"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)

Snow vehicles

• Zoomer – a snowmobile.

Color: Purple with a yellow lightning bolt

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas

Trucks

• Packer – a semi-trailer truck. Packer is owned by Farmer Pickles and has three trailers, a flatbed, a covered trailer and a low loader. He resembles the 1988 Freightliner FL50. He delivers for all of Sunflower Valley.

Color: Red

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Fetch/Pick Up and Deliver!" and "Pack me up and watch me go-go-go"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK) and Rupert Degas (US)

• Dodger – a pickup truck, who looks similar to the 1930s Ford truck due to his shape. Dodger is owned by Meg. He has a crane with a grabber that lifts the milk. His horn makes strange honking sounds that the rest of the team find funny.

Color: Light-Blue and White

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Dodger Delivers!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK) and Alan Marriott (US)

• Flex – a cherry picker. Flex tends to have an extensive knowledge of plants and loves Horticulture. He has a Northern Irish accent.

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "Fantastic Flex!" and "Ducking Down, swinging around, reaching for the sky, my clever flexible arm can go anywhere!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK) and Vincent Marzello (US)

• Bristle – a street sweeper. Bristle is very eager to help out the others by doing jobs often ahead of the team. Bristle seems to whistle very often. He also tends to be a neat freak.

Color: Grey and Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase(s): "Clean as a whistle!" or "Clean as a whistle Bristle, that's me!" and "Spic and Span! Spic and Span!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK) and Marc Silk (US)

• Jackaroo – a pickup Truck. He is seen only in Built to Be Wild.

Color: Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "Hot Diggity Dawg!" and "Jumping Jackrabbits!"

Voiced by: Donny Osmond (UK/US)

Other vehicles

• Sumsy – a forklift who greatly resembles another forklift; Trix (may be the same model). Sumsy is owned by Farmer Pickles and works at his factory.

Color: Maroon and Yellow-striped

Gender: Female

Catchphrase: "I can pack 'em, I can stack 'em!"

Voiced by: Kate Harbour (UK) and Lorelei King (US)

• Splasher – an amphibious car, who works at Bobland Bay.

Color: Yellow & Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Never fear, Super Splasher is here!"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)

• R.Vee – a van who used to be Robert and Dot's own mobile workshop and is currently their transportation and tool carrier. He is seen in Scrambler to the Rescue.

Color: Blue and Orange

Gender: Male

Catchphrase(s): "Amazing R.Vee, that's me!" and "All right, let's hit the road!"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK) and Marc Silk (US)

Ready, Steady, Build!

Construction vehicles

• Rubble – a haul truck. He helped with the team to build a dinosaur fun park in The Big Dino Dig.

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Okay, Bob!"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas (UK) and Marc Silk (US)

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

Construction vehicles

• Tiny – A tower crane

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "Time for some Tower Power!"

Voiced by: Terry Mynott (UK) and Lee Tockar (US)

• Stretch – An excavator

Color: Teal

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "I'm ready to work, Bob. Anytime, anywhere, any place."

Voiced by: Sam Swann (UK) and Peter New (US)

• Thud – An off-road dump truck

Color: dark blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase:

Voiced by: Dustin Demri-Burns (UK) and Brian Dobson (US)

• Crunch – A heavy excavator who only speaks in growls

Color: White or Grey

Gender: Male

Catchphrase:

Voiced by: Brian Cox in Mega Machines and Dustin Demri-Burns in the series (UK/US)

• Ace – A front end loader

Color: Orange

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Let's do this!"

Voiced by: Ben Miles (UK) and Brian Drummond (US)

• Rocky – a compact-loader who helped Bob and the team with an obstacle course for animals

Color: White or Grey

Gender: Male

Catchphrase:

Voiced by: Rasmus Hardiker (UK/US)

• Norm – a giant tunnel-drilling machine whose only spoken dialouge is his catchphrase, "Dig, Dig, Tunnel, Tunnel!"

Color: Light blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Dig, Dig, Tunnel, Tunnel!"

Voiced by: Dustin Demri-Burns (UK/US)

Trucks

• Two-Tonne – A big trailer truck. He has four trailers, a flatbed (which has a crane on it) and a low loader used for carrying things, the latter also being used for carrying Stretch, a concrete mixer trailer and a dumper trailer used for construction work.

Color: Navy Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "You can depend on me, Bob."

Voiced by: Terry Mynott (UK) and Richard Newman (US)

• Alfred – Curtis' tow truck who gets a bit over-excited sometimes, like when Leo plays video games.

Color: White and Red

Gender: Male

Catchphrases: "It's really fantastic, actually!"

Voiced by: Phil Cornwell (UK)

• Tread – a pickup truck who is cheerful and trusty.

Color: Orange

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "I love being busy!" (UK only)

Voiced by: Dustin Demri-Burns (UK) and Ryan Beil (US)