List of Bob the Builder characters facts for kids

Characters from the Bob the Builder shows are a fun and helpful group! They include humans, amazing machines, and even some cute animals. Together, they work hard to build and fix things in their towns, like Bobsville, Sunflower Valley, Fixham Harbour, and Spring City. Let's meet some of them!

Humans

Main Characters

Bob the Builder

• Bob is the main character and a super skilled builder. He runs his own construction business. Bob comes from a family of builders, so it's in his blood!
• He gets help from his business partner, Wendy, and a team of talking construction vehicles.
• Bob is the owner of a cat named Pilchard.
• His famous catchphrases are "Right, team, can we fix it?" and "Can we build it?"

Wendy

• Wendy is Bob's business partner and best friend. She helps keep the office organized and makes sure everything runs smoothly.
• Wendy is also a great builder herself and often joins in on the construction work.
• She cares a lot about Bob's cat, Pilchard.

Leo

• Leo is a college student and Bob's apprentice in the newer Bob the Builder series. He is learning all about building from Bob.

Other Important Humans

Farmer Pickles

• Farmer Percy Pickles is a friendly farmer who lives nearby. He's a good friend of Bob and often helps with building projects.
• He owns several vehicles and animals, including Travis the tractor and Scruffty the dog.

Mr. Bentley

• Mr. Bernard Bentley is the building inspector in Bobsville. He later becomes the Mayor of Sunflower Valley and then a building inspector again in Fixham Harbour.
• He's known for his catchphrase, "Oh, my word!" In the newer series, he's Mayor Madison's assistant and is a bit clumsy.

Mayor Madison

• Mayor Maria Madison is the mayor of Spring City in the newer series. She's often trying to get her picture taken for the newspaper, but something funny usually happens to mess it up!

Curtis

• Curtis is Leo's father and runs the local service station.

The Spring City Rockets

• The Spring City Rockets are a group of energetic children in Spring City. They include Brandon, Mila, J.J., and Saffi.

Other Friends and Family

• Mrs. Barbara Bentley is Mr. Bentley's wife and a good friend to Bob and the team.
• Mr. Angelo Sabatini owns the local pizza shop and later a bakery.
• Robert "Bob" B., Sr. is Bob's father. He's a retired builder who built most of Bobsville!
• Dorothy "Dot" B. is Bob's mother.
• Annie Pickles is Farmer Pickles' cousin and a seaweed farmer.
• Rio is a cowgirl who lives in Cactus Creek.
• Meg MacDonald is a milk maid.
• Mr. David Mockney manages the Fixham Harbour museum.
• Mrs. Toosie owns the local toy shop.
• Anish Bose is an archaeologist and Saffi's father.
• Jenny Dobbs is a zookeeper at Fixham Zoo.
• Vet Tilly is a kind veterinarian who helps animals feel better.

Minor Human Characters

• David Dixon is a famous football goalkeeper and Mr. Dixon's brother.
• Dr. Florence Mountfitchet asked Bob to restore an old castle.
• Thomas "Tom" is Bob's twin brother and a zoologist.
• Conrad is a former builder who caused some trouble for Bob while building a dam.

Vehicles

Bob's Main Vehicles

Scoop

• Scoop is a yellow backhoe loader. He's often seen as the leader of Bob's machines.
• Scoop loves to make jokes and is very kind and caring.
• His catchphrases include "I can dig it!" and "No prob, Bob!"

Muck

• Muck is a red dump truck with a bulldozer blade. He's one of the heaviest machines and loves getting dirty!
• Muck can be a bit clumsy sometimes.
• His catchphrases are "Muck to the rescue!" and "Let's get mucky!"

Dizzy

• Dizzy is an orange cement mixer. She's the only female machine on the team (in most versions) and is very eager and excitable.
• She loves to dance around the yard.
• Her catchphrases are "I can mix it!" and "Brilliant!"

Roley

• Roley is a green road roller who loves to make up songs. He's always energetic and sometimes acts before he thinks.
• He has a pet bird that often sleeps on his cab.
• His catchphrases are "I can roll it!" and "Rock and roll!"

Lofty

• Lofty is a blue mobile crane. He's a bit shy and nervous, but he's a very loyal friend and always gets his work done with encouragement from the team.
• His catchphrases are "I can lift it." and "Er/Uh, yeah, I think so!"

Benny

• Benny is a small magenta track loader. He helped Bob and the team with the Bobblesberg Winter Games. He looks up to Scoop and calls him "Big Banana."

Scratch

• Scratch is a small light blue backhoe digger and the youngest member of the team. He's curious and still learning a lot.

Scrambler

• Scrambler is a metallic blue quadbike. He's very energetic and loves going off-roading and making deliveries.
• His catchphrases include "Let's scram!" and "Awesome!"

Farmer Pickles' Vehicles

Travis

• Travis is a turquoise tractor who belongs to Farmer Pickles. He's intelligent and careful, and often helps Bob's team.
• He's very good at whistling through his exhaust pipe.

Sumsy

• Sumsy is a maroon forklift lorry who works at Farmer Pickles' sunflower factory. Her catchphrase is "I can pack 'em, I can stack 'em!"

Packer

• Packer is a red semi-trailer lorry who makes deliveries all over Sunflower Valley. His catchphrase is "Fetch/pick up and deliver!"

Other Important Vehicles

J.J.'s Vehicles

• Skip is a lime green skip lorry who belongs to J.J.
• Trix is a violet forklift lorry who works for J.J.

Bobland Bay Vehicles

• Tumbler is a large yellow cement mixer truck. He's very noisy and thinks he's tough, but he has a gentle side.
• Flex is a light yellow cherry picker who knows a lot about plants.
• Bristle is a silver and dark blue street sweeper who loves to keep things clean.
• Gripper and Grabber are twin machines (a tow crane and a backhoe dozer). They often work together.
• Splasher is a yellow and blue amphibious car who gives tours.

Snow Vehicles

• Scoot is a yellow snowmobile who belongs to Tom.
• Zoomer is a purple snowmobile who is very energetic, like Scrambler.

Trucks

• Dodger is a white and blue pickup truck with a crane arm.
• Jackaroo is a blue pickup truck from Cactus Creek.
• R.Vee is a blue cargo van that serves as Robert and Dot's mobile workshop.
• Rubble is an intelligent gold haul truck and Bob's mobile workshop in The Big Dino Dig.

Reboot Series Vehicles

• Stretch is a teal excavator who is always ready to work.
• Rocky is a white skid-steer loader.
• Tiny is a giant yellow tower crane. His catchphrase is "Time for some Tower Power!"
• Ace is a giant orange front loader.
• Crunch is a mean giant white excavator.
• Thud is a giant dark blue haul truck.
• Norm is a giant light blue roadheader.
• Two-Tonne is a big, deep navy blue tractor unit trailer truck with different trailers.
• Alfred is Curtis's white and red tow truck.
• Betsy is a turquoise and white minibus who drives the Spring City Rockets.
• Tread is an orange pickup truck who loves being busy.
• Shifter is a lime green piggyback forklift truck who is very energetic.
• Picksy is a red cherry picker.
• Phillip is a navy blue limousine who drives Mayor Madison and Mr. Bentley.

Animals

Main Animals

Pilchard

• Pilchard is Bob's pet cat. She often finds herself in funny or tricky situations on the construction site.

Scruffty

• Scruffty is Farmer Pickles' dog who lives on his farm.

Bird

• Bird is Bob's blue and red pet bird. He's Roley's best friend and often hangs out with Pilchard.

Gull

• Gull is Bob's pet seagull in the newer series and Scoop's best friend.

Other Animals

• Finn is Bob's goldfish.
• Tommy is Mrs. Potts' tortoise.
• Hamish is J.J.'s parrot who loves to repeat what he hears.
• Squawk is a crow that likes to tease Spud.
• Humpty is Farmer Pickles' prize pig.
• Pogo is Tom's husky.
• Dollar is a horse owned by Rio.
• Patch is Rio's dog.
• Sprat is Rupert Reekie's pet cat and Pilchard's friend.
• Fox Cub is a fox that Roley befriends.
• Cooper is a dog that Vet Tilly looks after. He loves to chase Pilchard!
• Stripy is a female tiger shark pup who becomes Scoop's pet.

Miscellaneous

Spud the Scarecrow

• Spud is a mischievous scarecrow who lives on Farmer Pickles' farm.
• He always tries to help Bob and the team, but his efforts often lead to funny disasters because he's a bit clumsy.
• Spud loves eating and scaring crows away.
• His catchphrases include "Spud's on the job!" and "Oh, yes, yes, yessity yes!"