List of Bob the Builder characters

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

Humans

Main

Original Series

• Bob (catchphrase: "Can we fix 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. 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 in the US, he is voiced by William Dufris, Greg Proops, and Marc Silk. Now he is voiced by Lee Ingleby in the UK, due to Neil Morrissey getting fired from voicing the character, and Colin Murdock in the US.

Bob the Builder

• Wendy is Bob's business partner 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 UK and the US.
• Farmer Pickles is a nearby farmer, and a good friend of Bob who often helps out in construction projects with Bob. He is the owner of Travis the tractor, Sumsy the forklift, Packer the truck, Scruffty the dog, and Spud the scarecrow. Farmer Pickles is voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and William Dufris in the US version of regular series and Vincent Marzello in the US beginning with the Project: Build It series.

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

• Leo - Bob's apprentice. Voiced by Jacob Scipio in the UK and Dan Bacon in the US.

Recurring

Original series

• Dot – Bob's Mother and also Robert(Bob's Dad)'s Wife
• Mrs. Broadbent – A Bobsville resident and neighbour of Bob. She is voiced by Kate Harbour.
• Mr. Beasley – A Bobsville and later Sunflower Valley resident and a frequent customer
• 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 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 Dustin Dermi-Burns in the US.
• Mrs. Barbara Bentley – Bernard Bentley's wife.
• Mr. Dixon – Postman and brother to a famous football goalkeeper
• Mr. Jeremy Ellis – Bobsville Museum manager
• JJ – Parts supplier and Hamish's new owner. He is Jamaican. He is voiced by Colin McFarlane.
• Molly – JJ's daughter
• Mrs. Percival – School headteacher. She is voiced by Kate Harbour.
• Mrs. Potts – a Bobsville resident and owner of Tommy the Tortoise. She is voiced by Kate Harbour.
• Mr. Angelo Sabatini – Runs the local pizza shop and cater Sunflower valley Bakery
• Robert – Bob's Dad also a Builder Married to Dot. He is voiced by Richard Briers in the UK and Vincent Marzello in the US.

Project: Build It!

• Annie Pickles – She is a seaweed farmer and Farmer Pickle's cousin.
• Meg McDonald – She is a dairy farmer and is Piper's aunt as well as the owner of Dodger.
• Baz – He is a sheep shearer and Farmer Pickles' cousin.
• Pablo – Mr Sabatini's brother.
• Sunny – The daughter of Marjorie and the twin brother of Saffron.
• Saffron – The son of Marjorie and the twin sister of Sunny.
• Cassie – The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sabatini and the twin sister of Carlos.
• Carlos – The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sabatini and the twin brother of Cassie.
• Piper McDonald – He is Meg's nephew and assists her with her dairy products.

Ready, Steady, Build!

• Mr. David Mockney – Fixham Harbour Museum manager.

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

• Maria Madison - Mayor of Spring City. A running gag is she occasionally tries to get her picture taken for the newspaper or a magazine and it always gets ruined. For example, in "Sky-High Scoop", she tries to get her picture taken at the top of the new skyscraper and Gull lands on her and she tries to shoo her away. She is voiced by Lucy Montgomery in the UK and Nicole Oliver in the US.
• Curtis - Leo's Dad and owner of the local service station. Voiced by Danny John-Jules in the US.
• Brandon - One of the Spring City Rockets.
• Mila - One of the Spring City Rockets.
• JJ - One of the Spring City Rockets.
• Saffi - One of the Spring City Rockets.

Minor

Original series

• David Dixon – Famous Football goalkeeper and brother to Mr. Dixon
• Dora – Bob's aunt. She is never seen.
• Doris – Mr. Ellis' aunt. In Bob's Aunt, Bob picks up the letter which is wet and he thinks Aunt Dora is coming and then later on, they find out that it's not Aunt Dora, but Mr. Ellis's aunt Doris.
• Dorothy – Bob and Tom's mother. She is voiced by June Whitfield.
• Mr. Fothergill – A Bobsville resident, the computer repair man and Hamish's first owner. He gave Hamish to JJ and Molly after he doscovered that he was allergic to him. He is voiced by Rob Rackstraw.
• Jenny – Wendy's sister
• Mavis the Postwoman – postwoman. She is mentioned only in Buffalo Bob and Scruffty the Detective but never seen.
• Pam Goody – Runs the Arts Centre
• Tom – Bob's fraternal twin brother
• Mrs. Sophia Sabatini – Mr Sabatini's wife
• Sandy Beach – A cave expert and friend of Mr. Ellis. He speaks in an American accent and has long hair in a ponytail. He is voiced by Rupert Degas.

Project: Build It!

• Mr. Costello – Drive-in movie manager
• Marjorie – The new manager at Farmer Pickles's factory.
• Jana von Strudel – She yodelled with Roley. She is Austrian and speaks in a German accent. She's also the owner of Zoomer.
• Mr. Stevens – An archaeologist

Ready, Steady, Build!

• Tony Toberoni - Manager of the Dinosaur Fun Park.

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

• Chef Tattie - Celebrity chef. He is voiced by Iain Lauchlan in both the UK and US.
• Jenny Dobbs - She is a zookeeper at Fixham Zoo who looks after zoo animals.
• Vet Tilly - She is a vet who helps pet animals feel better.

Animals

Main

Original series

• Pilchard (voiced by Kate Harbour) - Bob's pet cat. She likes to stay at the yard and occasionally rides in Dizzy's mixer.
• Bird - Roley's best friend, who goes "Toot, toot."
• Finn - Bob's goldfish who likes to swim around in a fish tank.
• Tommy - Mrs Potts' tortoise.
• Scruffty - Farmer Pickles' pet dog.
• Hamish - Mr Fothergill's parrot who likes to repeat what he hears people say.

Project: Build It!

• Birdie - Roley's new friend in Sunflower Valley.

Other characters

Main

Original Series

• Spud (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) is a mischievous scarecrow on Farmer Pickles' farm who tries to help Bob and the crew. Often he causes more problems than he solves, but it usually all works out in the end. It is Spud who needs to learn to be patient, not to eat all of the food, not to take things from other characters, etc. Spud has a habit of trying to do work and with his limited intelligence getting it wrong and spoiling materials. (male voice; catchphrase: "OK, Farmer Pickles" and "Spud's on the job Bob!")

Ready, Steady, Build!

• Pirate Brickbeard (Voiced by Rupert Degas) is a pirate who founded Fixham Harbour and sails in a ship called The Bonny Beard. He is believed to have hidden a golden hammer in Fixham. (male voice; catchphrase: "No one will ever find my Golden Hammer! Har har!"). He is only seen in The Legend of the Golden Hammer. He also made cameos in several Ready, Steady, Build! episodes.

Vehicles

Main

Original series

Construction vehicles

• Scoop – a backhoe loader. Scoop is the leader of the machines.

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male, female in Swedish and Polish versions

Catchphrase: "No prob, Bob!" (Original Series) "Aww...I've just had a BRILLIANT IDEA!!!" (Reboot Series)

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2012), Alan Marriott (US; 2001–2009), David Menkin (US; 2010–2012) and Blake Harrison (UK/US; 2015–present)

• Muck – Half dump truck and half bulldozer. Muck is a dump truck who has an additional scoop on his front like a bulldozer and caterpillar tracks. She often acts before thinking and subsequently gets in trouble for it.

Color: Red

Gender: Male, female in US versions prior to 2015

Catchphrase: "Muck to the rescue!" (Original Series) "Oh, Wow! I'd love to join in!" (Reboot Series)

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2012), Lachele Carl (US; 2001-2009), Sophie Aldred (US; 2010-2012), 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

Catchphrase: "Err, yeah, I think so!," usually said in response to the question "Can we fix it?" (Original Series) "It's a good job done/job well done." (Reboot Series)

Voiced by: Neil Morrissey (UK; 1998–2012), Sonya Leite (US; 2001-2005), Emma Tate (US; 2005–2009), Jo Wyatt (US; 2010-2012), Steven Kynman (UK; 2015–present), and Richard Ian Cox (US; 2015-present)

• Dizzy – an on site and portable cement mixer. Dizzy is portrayed as the youngest in the yard until Scratch was introduced. She is eager, curious, and easily excitable.

Color: Orange & Black

Gender: Female

Catchphrase: "Brilliant!" (Original Series) "Pour to perfection." (Reboot Series)

Voiced by: Kate Harbour (UK; 1998-2012), Maria Darling (US; 2001-2007), Lorelei King (US; 2007-2012), Sarah Hadland (UK; 2015-present) and Claire Corlett (US; 2015-present)

• Roley – a steamroller who loves to make up songs and frequently spins his eyes when he is excited.

Color: Green

Gender: Male, female in Swedish version

Catchphrase: "Rock and roll!" (Original Series) "The tarmac is flat!" (Reboot Series)

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2012), Maria Darling (US; 2001-2007), Lorelei King (US; 2007–2012), Marcel McCalla (UK; 2015-present) and Ian James Corlett (US; 2015-present)

Other vehicles

• Travis – a tractor. Travis is owned by Farmer Pickles, and is often seen pulling a wood sided trailer. He helps out the crew when they need it and keeps an eye on Spud the scarecrow.

Color: Turquoise

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Travis Tractor's my name, moving loads is my game." and "OK, Farmer Pickles."

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK; 1998–2012), Alan Marriott (US; 2001–2012)

Project: Build It!

Construction vehicles

• Benny – a small excavator. 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: "Unreal banana peel" or "It's unreal, banana peel!" in reference to Scoop's yellow color

Voiced by: Emma Tate

Trucks

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

Color: Dark Blue

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Let's Scram!" "Awesome!" and "Cool as a Mule"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw

Ready, Steady, Build!

Construction vehicles

• Scratch – A small digger who is currently the youngest of the team.

Color: Light Blue

Gender: Male

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

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

Recurring

Original series

Snow Vehicles

• Scoot - a snowmobile. Scoot Belongs to Tom.

Color: Yellow and Black

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Christmas, here we come!"

Voiced by:Rob Rackstraw

Trucks

• Skip – a skip lorry. Skip belongs to JJ.

Color: Greenish-Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrase:

Voiced by: Neil Morrissey (UK), William Dufris (US; 2003-2005) and Greg Proops (US; 2005)

Other Vehicles

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

Color: Light-Purple

Gender: Female

Catchphrase: "Easy peasy!"

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

Project: Build It!

Construction vehicles

• Tumbler – a concrete transport 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

Catchphrase: "I'm a Rumblin' and a Tumblin'" and "Rollin' and a Tumblin'"

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 "mate" ("partner" in the US dub) mainly due to stereotypical behaviours.

Color: Brown and Green

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Gripper and Grabber having fun together"

Voiced by: Rupert Degas

• Grabber – a excavator. Grabber speaks with a Scouse accent (southern drawl in US dub). Grabber refers to the other characters as "mate" ("partner" in US dub) mainly due to stereotypical behaviours.

Color: Green and Brown

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Grabber and Gripper having fun together"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw

Snow Vehicles

• Zoomer - a snowmobile.

Color: Purple and Black

Gender: Male

Catchphrase:

Voiced by:Rob Rackstraw

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: "Pick up and Deliver!" and "Pack me up and watch me go-go"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw (UK), Alan Marriott (US)

• Dodger – a pickup truck, who looks similar to the 1930s Ford truck due to his shape. Dodger is owned by Meg and is used to carry milk. 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: Rob Rackstraw

• 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

Catchphrase: "Fantastic Flex!"

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: "Clean as a whistle" or "Clean as a whistle bristle, that's me!"

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

• Jackaroo - a Pickup Truck. He seen only in Built to Be Wild.

Color: Blue

Gender: Male

Voiced by: Donny Osmond

Other Vehicles

• Sumsy – a forklift who greatly resembles 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

• 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

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Amazing R Vee, That's Me!"

Voiced by: Rob Rackstraw

Ready, Steady, Build!

Construction vehicles

• Rubble - a Dump 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: Marc Silk

Bob the Builder (2015 series)

Construction Vehicles

• Two-Tonne – A big trailer truck. He has three trailers, a flatbed used for carrying things, a cement 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) Richard Newman (US)

• Tiny – A tower crane

Color: Yellow

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Time for some Tower Power! Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!"

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

Trucks

• Alfred - a Tow Truck Belonging to Curtis who gets a bit over-excited sometimes, like when Leo plays a video game.

Color: White and Red

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "It's Really Fantastic, Actually!"

Voiced by: David Holt (UK)

Other Vehicles

• Betsy - a van who transports the Spring City Rockets.

Color: Blue, White and Red

Gender: Female

Catchphrase: "Come on, Jump in, Rockets!"

Voiced by: Sarah Hadland (UK)

• Phillip - a Limousine who is Mayor Madison and Mr. Bentley's chauffeur.

Color: Blue and Black

Gender: Male

Catchphrase: "Very well, Sir!"

Voiced by: Terry Mynott