List of Bob the Builder characters

Humans

Main

• Bob is a general contractor and head of his own roadway based in Bobsville and later in Sunflower Valley, and now Fixham Harbour and then Spring City. Bob is from a family of general contractors – his father Robert is also a general contractor, and so was his grandfather Billy. He is assisted by Wendy and a host of anthropomorphic road vehicles, including tractors, in various projects in and around the town. He is the owner of Pilchard and he is not very good with computers. Some of the problems in the show arise from Bob's habit of forgetting to turn his mobile phone on. He is widely mistaken as the one with the "Can we fix it?" catchphrase when it was actually Scoop the digger who asks it; however Bob does ask his team "Can we build it?" in the reboot series.
• Wendy is Bob's business partner, secretary, laborer and best friend who runs the office and always 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".
• Leo is a college student, Bob's apprentice and Curtis' son.

  Recurring

• Farmer Percy Pickles is a nearby farmer, and a very good friend of Bob who often helps out in his construction projects. He is the owner of Travis, Spud, Scruffty, Sumsy and Packer.
• Mrs. Potts is a Bobsville resident and the owner of Tommy.
• Mrs. Percival is Bobsville's local school headteacher.
• Mr. Bernard Bentley is Bobsville's building inspector and later Mayor of Sunflower Valley and then Fixham Harbour's building inspector. He is the husband of and Barbara Bentley. His original catchphrase is "Oh, my word!" In the reboot series, he is Mayor Madison's right-hand man and gains a much more nerdy, clumsy personality and a brand new catchphrase which is "Oh, dear me! Mayor Madison will be here any second!"
• Mr. Benjamin Dixon is Bobsville's local postman.
• Mr. Bill Beasley is a clumsy and indecisive regular customer of Bob and his team. He is a resident of Bobsville, later Sunflower Valley.
• Mr. Jeremy Ellis is the manager of the Bobsville museum.
• Mr. Angelo Sabatini is the owner and chef of the local pizza shop in Bobsville, and later the Sunflower Valley bakery. He is also Sophia Sabatini's husband.
• Mrs. Barbara Bentley is Mr. Bentley's wife and a good friend of Bob and the team.
• J.J. is the manager of the suppliers yard, the owner of Skip and Trix, and the new owner of Hamish. He is also the father of Molly.
• Molly is J.J.'s daughter who helps him out a lot in the suppliers yard.
• Robert is Bob and Tom's father, Dorothy's husband and a retired general contractor. He built most of Bobsville, which was named after him. He helps Bob and the team restore an old castle. He later takes the building jobs in Bobsville while the team are in Sunflower Valley.
• Dorothy is Bob and Tom's mother and Robert's wife. She later takes over Wendy's old job as the secretary at the Bobsville building yard while the team are in Sunflower Valley.
• Sunny is Majorie's son and Saffron's twin brother.
• Saffron is Majorie's daughter and Sunny's twin sister.
• Carlo and Cassia Sabatini are Mr. and Mrs. Sabatini's twins.
• Baz is a sheep shearer and Farmer Pickles' cousin.
• Annie Pickles is a seaweed farmer and Farmer Pickles' cousin.
• Meg MacDonald is a milk maid who was originally a goat herder.
• Piper MacDonald is Meg's nephew who assists her with her dairy products.
• Pablo Sabatini is Mr. Sabatini's brother, Sophia Sabatini's brother-in-law, and Carlo and Cassia's uncle. He runs the ice cream parlour in Sunflower Valley.
• Bradley "Brad Rad" Radical is the owner of Fixham Harbour's surf school.
• Mr. David Mockney is the manager of the Fixham Harbour museum. His name is a reference to British artist David Hockney.
• Mrs. Toosie is the owner of Fixham Harbour's local toy shop.
• Mayor Maria Madison is the mayor of Spring City. She is involves in a running gag, in which she tries to get her picture taken for the newspaper or a magazine, but it always goes wrong. 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.
• Chef Seymour Tattie is a celebrity chef.
• The Spring City Rockets are active members of the Spring City community.
• * Saffi is one of the Spring City Rockets. Her hair is tied in pigtails, and she owns a pet.
• * JJ is either 8 or 9 years old and a member of the Spring City Rockets. JJ is not to be confused with J.J. from the original series.
• * Brandon is one of the members of the Spring City Rockets.
• * Mila is one of the members of the Spring City Rockets.
• Anish Bose is an archaeologist and Saffi's father.
• Jenny Dobbs is a zookeeper at Fixham Zoo.
• Tilly Corner is a vet.
• Curtis is Leo's father and the owner of the local service station.

  Minor

• Lennie Lazenby is Bobsville's resident rock star and guitarist and lead singer of "Lennie and the Lazers" rock band.
• Bunty Ferguson is the mayor of Bobsville who appeared in two episodes.
• Tom is Bob's fraternal twin brother who works as a zoologist.
• Banger is Lennie and the Lazers' roadie.
• Jenny is Wendy's sister.
• Mr. Adam Fothergill is a Bobsville resident and computer handyman, who is plagued with allergies. He is Hamish's first owner, but he gave Hamish away to J.J. and Molly after he discovered that he was allergic to him.
• David Dixon is a very famous football goalkeeper and Mr. Dixon's brother.
• Dr. Florence Mountfitchet is a member of Local Heritage. She asked Bob and the team restore an old castle.
• Pam Goody is the manager of the Arts Centre.
• Mrs. Sophia Sabatini is Mr. Sabatini's wife.
• Jana Von Strudel is an Austrian yodeler, the host of the Bobblesberg Winter Games and the former owner of Zoomer.
• Marjorie is the new manager at Farmer Pickles' factory.
• Pirate Brickbeard was the pirate who founded Fixham Harbour. He has a ship known as the Boney Beard. He has a golden hammer that he hides on the Boney Beard and leaves clues as to its whereabouts around Fixham. His catchphrase is "No one will ever find my Golden Hammer! Har, har!"
• Toby Toberomi is the owner and manager of the Fixham Harbour Dinosaur Park.
• Henry Corner is a Spring City resident who marries Vet Tilly in "Wild Wild Wedding". He works at the racetrack.
• Dash Lightning is a star of children's films and TV shows. Dash is very well known for saying "With a zoom! Boom!! Lightning strikes twice!" Dash has a big passion for tools and equipment and consequently is in awe of Bob.
• Mei Moon is a scientist who works at the observatory.
• Conrad is a former general contractor and Ace, Crunch and Thud's former owner. He helps Bob and the team build Spring City's new dam, but is very angry when Bob is given the job, so he attempts to sabotage the dam to ruin Bob's reputation and take over the build himself. He is defeated and sentenced to community service.
• Roland is a man who works at the warehouse.

  Vehicles

Bob's vehicles

• Scoop is a yellow backhoe loader, the first machine in Bob's team, and the unspoken leader of Bob's crew of construction machines. He has a habit of making jokes, and assists Bob in being in charge whenever extra help is needed. Scoop can sometimes be bossy and sarcastic, but he is kind and caring to others. His catchphrases are "I can dig it!", "I'm in charge!", "No prob, Bob." and "Can we fix/build it?" in the original series and "Aww...I've just had a BRILLIANT IDEA!!!" in the reboot series.
• Muck is a red caterpillar-tracked bulldozer, dumper and dump truck with a blade and the second machine of Bob's team. He is one of the heaviest machines on the team, so he becomes very clumsy. He is especially fond of getting dirty. Muck's catchphrases are "I can dump it!", "Muck to the rescue!" and "Let's get mucky!" in the original series and "Oh, wow! I'd love to join in." in the reboot series. Muck is an amalgamation of various real machines. For example, he can shift material like a bulldozer, empty material like a dump truck, and can self load like a kubota tracked dumper or a garbage truck, and load and unload himself like a tractor scraper. He is the most versatile out of all of Bob's machines. He is also best friends with Scoop. Muck is the only character to have its gender switch between the UK and US dub in the original series, but was characterised as male in both versions of the reboot. In the US dub of the original series, Project: Built It and Ready, Steady, Build!, however, Muck was female.
• Lofty is a blue mobile crane who is the third machine of Bob's team. He lacks confidence, but can overcome this with the encouragement of the team. Despite his nervousness, he is a loyal friend and always gets his work done. His catchphrases are "I can lift it!" and "Er/Uh, yeah, I think so....", in the original series and "It's a good job well done." in the reboot series.
• Dizzy is an orange cement mixer. The fourth machine of Bob's team, she is the only female and the second youngest machine in Bob's building yard. Dizzy is very eager, curious and easily excitable, and dances around the yard whenever she gets anxious, but she is also best friends with Pilchard. Her catchphrases are "I can mix it!" and "Brilliant!!" in the original series and "Pour to perfection!" in the reboot series.
• Roley is a green road roller who is the fifth machine of Bob's team. He loves to make up songs and frequently spins his eyes whenever he is excited. Roley is always energetic and rowdy, and usually does not think before he acts, which can lead to trouble. Roley is also friends with Bird and Lofty, who sleeps on his cab when he is steady, sometimes when working. His catchphrases are "I can roll it!" and "Rock and roll!! /Rockin' and a rollin'!!" in the original series and "The tarmac is flat!" in the reboot series.
• Benny is a small magenta compact tracked loader with a rear-end backhoe arm and an excavator arm. He helps Bob and the team get everything ready for the Bobblesberg Winter Games. He was later hired by Robert to help him out in Bobsville while the team were in Sunflower Valley. He looks up to Scoop and calls him "Big Banana". His catchphrase is "Unreal, banana peel!" in reference to Scoop's yellow color.
• Scrambler is a metallic blue Utility Hauler ATV who Bob wins in the Sunflower Valley design competition in Bobsville, and is the fastest machine on Bob's team. Scrambler is extremely energetic and loves to go off-roading and make deliveries. He is the only machine in the team that isn't a construction vehicle. He can sometimes be mischievous and impatient, but always learns his lessons in the end. His catchphrases are "Let's scram!", "Awesome!!", "Wicked!!", "Jump on, we'll be/get there in Scrambler time!", "Sunflower Valley rocks!", "Cool as a mule!" and "This Scrambler's ready for action!"
• Scratch is a small light blue skid-steer loader who is the youngest member of the team. He is very curious, eager, slightly childish and very naïve, and still has to learn to stand up for himself and ask others for help.