Bob the Builder (character)
Bob the Builder, also known simply as Bob, is the titular protagonist of the British animated programme of the same name. He is a general contractor with his own construction yard in Bobsville, Sunflower Valley, Fixham Harbour, or Spring City depending on the programme.
Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which other characters reply "yes we can".
Bob has appeared in every episode in the cartoon programme and all related media and has a business partner, secretary, laborer and best friend named Wendy, as well as five main anthropomorphic construction vehicles that help him out: Scoop the backhoe loader, Muck the bulldozer, dumper and dump truck, Lofty the mobile crane, Dizzy the cement mixer and Roley the road roller, together known as the Can-Do Crew. Additional vehicles appear in Project: Build It, Ready, Steady, Build!, and the 2015 series.
Design
The character's appearance was created by Curtis Jobling. His character sketches initially showed him with a moustache but this made him seem too old for the target audience of preschool children and so he was then restyled as clean-shaven. As stop-motion animation requires frequent repositioning of the models, Bob was given large feet for stability.In 2014, the toy company Mattel bought the rights to the character and gave him a Hollywood-style makeover, making him seem younger and slimmer and more realistically proportioned. This was not well-received on social media, with many users decrying Bob's new look as unconvincing. His 2015 redesign has five fingers on each hand, instead of four.