List of Bob the Builder characters

• Bob, better known as Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by William Dufris, Greg Proops in the US in the original series; voiced by Lee Ingleby in the UK and Colin Murdock in the US in the reboot series) is a builder 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 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. His catchphrases are "Right, team, can we fix it?" and "Morning, team!" in the original series, and "Can we build it?" in the reboot series.
• Wendy (voiced by Kate Harbour in the Lorelei King in the US; voiced by Joanne Froggatt in the UK) 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.
• Leo (voiced by Jacob Scipio in the UK and by Daniel Bacon in the US) is a college student, Bob's apprentice and Curtis' son.

• Farmer Pickles (voiced by Neil Morrisey in the UK and by William Dufris in the US in the Project: Build It series and by Nick Mercer in the reboot series) is a nearby farmer, and a good friend of Bob who often helps out in his construction projects. He is the owner of Travis, Sumsy, Packer, Scruffty, and Spud.
• Spud (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and US beginning with Project: Build It, and by Alan Marriott in the US version of the original series) is a sentient scarecrow who lives with Farmer Pickles. He loves to make mischief and often gets himself into trouble. He always attempts to help Bob and the team, but his efforts usually end in a disaster. He talks in third person, and he hates being reprimanded, and seems to get jealous of how other people do not socialize with him as the others. He also lacks confidence in his usual work, which is scaring crows, and he usually gets displeased how birds are not really scared of him. His catchphrases are "Spud's on the job!", "Oh, yes, yes, yessity yes!" and "Yes, Bob, sorry, Bob."
• Mr. Bernard Bentley (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and the US beginning with Project: Build It series and Alan Marriott in the US version of the original series; voiced by Nick Mercer in the UK and Ian James Corlett in the US) is Bobsville's building inspector and later Mayor of Sunflower Valley and then Fixham Harbour's building inspector, and Barbara Bentley's husband. His original catchphrase is "Oh, my word!". 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!".
• Mr. Bill Beasley (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by William Dufrism Greg Proops and Marc Silk in the US) is a clumsy and bit indecisive Bobsville later Sunflower Valley resident and a frequent customer for Bob and his team.
• Mrs. Barbara Bentley (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is Mr. Bentley's wife and a friend of Bob and the team.
• Mr. Benjamin Dixon (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Alan Marriott in the US) is Bobsville's local postman.
• Mr. Jeremy Ellis (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by William Dufris in the US in the original series and Alana Marriott in the US version of the Project: Build It series in the episode, "Scrambler and the Colorful Cave") is the manager of the Bobsville museum.
• J.J. (voiced by Colin McFarlane in the UK and US) is the manager of the suppliers yard, the owner of Skip and Trix, and the new owner of Hamish.
• Molly (voiced by Llewella Gideon in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is J.J.'s daughter who him out in the suppliers yard.
• Mrs. Gill Percival (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is Bobsville's local school headteacher.
• Mrs. Faye Potts (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is a Bobsville resident and the owner of Tommy the Tortoise.
• Mr. Angelo Sabatini (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK, William Dufris in the US in the original series and Vincent Marzello in the US in the Project: Build It Series) is the owner and chef of the local pizza shop in Bobsville and the Sunflower Valley bakery.
• Robert (voiced by Richard Briers in the UK in the original series, and Vincent Marzello in the US; voiced by Lee Lingleby in the reboot series) is Bob and Tom's father, Dot's husband and a retired builder, who built most of Bobsville, which was named after himself. He first appeared in "The Knights of Can-A-Lot", when he helped Bob and the team restore an old castle. He later took the building jobs in Bobsville while the team were in Sunflower Valley.
• Dot (voiced by June Whitfield in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is Bob and Tom's mother and Robert's wife. She first appeared in "The Knights of Can-A-Lot". She later took over Wendy's old job as the secretary at the Bobsville building yard while the team were in Sunflower Valley.
• Annie Pickles (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is a seaweed farmer and Farmer Pickles' cousin.
• Meg (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and the US) is a dairy farmer, Piper's aunt and Dodger's owner.
• Baz (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and in the US) is a sheep shearer and Farmer Pickles' cousin.
• Pablo is Mr. Sabatini's brother.
• Sunny is Marjorie's son and Saffron's twin brother.
• Saffron is Marjorie's daughter and Sunny twin sister.
• Cassie is Mr. and Mrs. Sabatini's daughter and Carlo's twin sister.
• Carlo is Mr. and Mrs. Sabatini's son and Cassie's twin brother.
• Piper McDonald is Meg's nephew who assists her with her dairy products.
• Brad Rad is the owner of Fixham Harbour's surf school down by the beach.
• Mr. David Mockney is the manager of the Fixham Harbour museum. His name is a reference to British artist David Hockney.
• Dickie Oliver is the manager of the Fixham Harbour theatre.
• Mrs Toosy is the owner of Fixham Harbour's local toy shop.
• Maria Madison (voiced by Lucy Montgomery in the UK and Nicole Oliver in the US) is the 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.
• Curtis (voiced by Danny John-Jules) is Leo's father and the owner of the local service station.
• Brandon is one of the Spring City Rockets.
• Mila is one of the Spring City Rockets.
• J.J. is one of the Spring City Rockets. Not to be confused with J.J. from the Original Series.
• Saffi (voiced by Mia Hope in the UK and Kazumi Evans on the US) is one of the Spring City Rockets whose hair is tied in pigtails. She is also a pet owner who has South-Asian blood.
• Chef Tattie (voiced by Iain Lauchlan in both the UK and US) is a celebrity chef.
• Anish Bose (voiced by Kulvinder Ghir in both the UK and US) is an archaeologist.
• Jenny Dobbs (voiced by Lucy Montgomery in both the UK and US) is a zookeeper at Fixham Zoo who looks after zoo animals.
• Vet Tilly (voiced by Sarah Hadland and Erin Mathews in the US) is a vet who helps pet animals feel better.

• David Dixon is a famous football goalkeeper and Mr. Dixon's brother.
• Bunty Ferguson (voiced by Alison Steadman in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is the mayor of Bobsville who appeared in two episodes.
• Dr. Florence Mountfitchet is a member of Local Heritage. She appears in "The Knights of Can-A-Lot", when she asked Bob and the team restore an old castle.
• Mr. Adam Fothergill (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and Alan Marriott in the US) is a Bobsville resident, the computer repair man and Hamish's first owner. He gave Hamish to JJ and Molly after he discovered that he was allergic to him.
• Jenny (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is Wendy's sister.
• Pam Goody is the manager of the Arts Centre.
• Tom (voiced by Stephen Tompkinson in the UK and Rupert Degas in the US) is Bob's fraternal twin brother.
• Mrs. Sophia Sabatini is Mr. Sabatini's wife.
• Lennie Lazenby (voiced by Chris Evans in the UK and the US dub of "A Christmas to Remember" and Alan Marriott in the US dub of "Roley and the Rock Star") is Bobsville's resident rock star and guitarist and lead singer of "Lenny and the Lazers".
• Banger (voiced by Noddy Holder in the UK and US) is Lennie and the Lazers' roadie.
• Jana von Strudel (voiced by Ulrika Jonsson) is an Austrian yodeler, the host of the Bobblesberg Winter Games and the former owner of Zoomer.
• Mrs. Bridget Beasley (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is Mr. Beasley's wife.
• Marjorie (voiced by Emma Tate in the UK and the US) is the manager at Farmer Pickles's sunflower factory.
• Sandy Beach (voiced by Rupert Degas) is the cave expert and a friend of Mr. Ellis. He speaks in an Anglo-American accent and has long hair in a ponytail.
• Tony Toberoni is the manager of the Dinosaur Fun Park.
• Brickbeard (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and the US) is a pirate who founded Fixham Harbour and sails in a ship called The Bony Beard. He is believed to have a hidden a golden hammer in Fixham. His catchphrase is "No one will ever find my Golden Hammer! Har har!"
• Conrad (voiced by Brian Cox in the UK and the US) is a former builder and Ace, Crunch and Thud's former owner. He appears in "Mega Machines" when he helped Bob and the team build Spring City's new dam. But he was angry when Bob was given the job, so he attempted to sabotage the dam to make Bob look bad and take over the build himself. He was defeated and sentenced to community service.
• Henry works at the race track for horses.
• Roland works at the warehouse.
• Dash Lightning is the star of children's TV and film shows, Dash is well known for his catchphrase "With a Zoom! Boom! Lightning strikes twice!" Dash has a passion for tools and equipment and consequently is in awe of Bob.
• The Director is in charge of directing movies from the Film Studio.
• Mei Moon works at the observatory.
• Maneesh is an archeologist and Saffi's father.

• Scoop (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Alan Marriott (2001-2009) and David Menkin (WNET Painter era) in the US; voiced by Blake Harrison in the UK and the US) is a yellow digger and the unspoken leader of Bob's machines. He has a habit of making jokes, and assists Bob in being in charge whenever extra help is needed. 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 (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Lachele Carl and Sophie Aldred in the US in the original series, and by Paul Painting in the UK and by Vincent Tong in the US in the reboot series) is a red bulldozer with an added dump truck bed and one of the heaviest machines who gets very clumsy for certain things. He is especially fond of getting dirty hence the name. His catchphrases are "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 the only character to have had a gender switch between the UK and US dub in the original series, but was characterised as male in both versions of the reboot.
• Dizzy (voiced by Kate Harbourin the UK and by Maria Darling and Emma Tate in the US; voiced by Sarah Hadland in the UK and by Claire Corlett in the US in the reboot series) is an orange tilting drum cement mixer and the second youngest member of the team. She is eager, curious, and easily excitable. Her catchphrases are “I can mix it!”, and "Brilliant!" in the original series, and "Pour to perfection" in the reboot series.
• Roley (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by Maria Darling (2001-2007) and Lorelei King (2008-2011) in the US; voiced by Marcel McCalla in the UK and by Ian James Corlett in the US) is a green 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. His catchphrases are “I can roll it! “Rock and Roll!/Rockin and a rollin!”, in the original series, and "The tarmac is flat!" in the reboot series.
• Lofty (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by Sonya Leite (2001-2004), Emma Tate (2005-2009), and Lizzie Waterworth (2010-2011) in the US; voiced by Steven Kynman in the UK and by Richard Ian Cox in the US in the reboot series) is a blue mobile crane who lacks the confidence shown by the others. He is hesitant and timid, but with the encouragement of the team comes through in the end. His catchphrases are “I can lift it”, "Uh, yeah, I think so!", usually said in response to the question "Can we fix it?" in the original series, and "It's a good job well done" in the reboot series.
• Benny (voiced by Emma Tate in the UK and the US) is a magenta skid-steer loader. He was first seen in "Snowed Under! The Bobblesberg Winter Games", when he helped 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, and even helped them out on a few jobs. He looks up to Scoop and calls him "Big Banana". His catchphrase is "Unreal, banana peel!" in reference to Scoop's yellow colour.
• Scratch (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Jo Wyatt in the US) is a small light blue digger who is the youngest of the team. He is curious, eager, a bit childish and very naive, and still has a lot to learn such as learning to stand up for himself and asking for help.

• Scrambler (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and the US) is a dark blue quad-bike who was won by Bob in the Sunflower Valley competition. He is very energetic and loves to go off-roading. 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!" and "Cool as a mule!"

• Travis (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Alan Marriott. and David Menkin in the US) is a turquoise tractor who belongs to Farmer Pickles and is often seen pulling a wood sided trailer. He helps out Bob and the team when they need it and keeps an eye on Spud. Travis is very careful and has never whined about a job. His catchphrase in Pilchard in a Pickle is "Travis Tractor's my name, moving loads is my game". Others are "Don't be silly Spud", and "I'd better get going!"
• Sumsy (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and Lorelei King in the US) is a maroon forklift with yellow stripes who belongs to Farmer Pickles and works at his sunflower factory. She looks identical to Trix. Her catchphrase is "I can pack 'em, I can stack 'em!"
• Packer (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Lorelei King in the US) is a semi-trailer truck who belongs to Farmer Pickles and uses a flatbed and a covered trailer to make deliveries all over Sunflower Valley and later Fixham Harbour. His catchphrases are "Fetch/Collect and Deliver! Fetch/Collect and Deliver!" and "Pack me up and watch me go-go!"

• Skip (voiced by Colin McFarlane in the UK and by William Dufris and Rupert Degas in the US) is a lime-green skip lorry who belongs to JJ.
• Trix (voiced by Llewella Gideon in the UK and by Maria Darling in the US) is a violet forklift who belongs to JJ.

• Tumbler (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and by Vincent Marzello in the US) is a cement mixer and the loudest machine on Bob's team. He is very noisy and due to his large size, he thinks he is strong, brave, and tough. He is prideful and tends to brag about his size, but he has got a gentle side, which he shows to his friends, particularly Dizzy. His catchphrase is "Rumblin' and a Tumblin'!"
• Gripper (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and the US) and Grabber (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and the US) are twin machines. Gripper is a dark orange and green crane and Grabber is a dark green and orange excavator. They speak with a Scouse accent (Southern drawl in US dub). Gripper and Grabber refer to the other characters as "mates" ("partners" in the US dub) mainly due to stereotypical behaviours. They first appeared in "Race to the Finish", when they helped Bob and the team build Sunflower Valley's new sports stadium. In Ready, Steady, Build!, they work at the suppliers yard in Fixahm Harbour. Their catchphrase is "Gripper and Grabber, having fun together!"

This series was similar to Go! Go! Cory Carson

• Scoot (voiced by Maria Darling in the UK and the US) is a yellow snowmobile who belongs to Tom, who uses her to drive around the Arctic Circle. She was only seen in "A Christmas to Remember". Her catchphrase is "Speedster Scoot hits the track! Whoo-hoo!"
• Zoomer (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and the US) is a purple snowmobile with a yellow lightning bolt who belongs to Jana. He was first seen in "Snowed Under! The Bobblesberg Winter Games", when he helped Bob and the team get everything ready for the Bobblesberg Winter Games. He was later brought to Sunflower Valley to help out the team on snowy days. Zoomer's personality is very similar to Scrambler's. Like Scrambler, he makes noises when he's going fast. Although, he says "zoom" repeatedly while Scrambler says "nnnnnnneeeeoooowww".

Firehouse Tales

• Flex (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and Vincent Marzello in the US) is a light yellow cherry picker who tends to have an extensive knowledge of plants and loves horticulture and has a Northern Irish accent. His catchphrase is "Ducking Down, swinging around, reaching for the sky, my clever flexible arm can go anywhere!"
• Bristle (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and Marc Silk in the US) is a silver and dark blue street sweeper who 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. His catchphrase is "Clean as a whistle Bristle, that's me!"
• Jackaroo (voiced by Donny Osmond in the UK and the US) is a blue pickup truck that lives in the Wild West. He is only seen in "Built to Be Wild". His catchphrases are "Hot diggity dog!" and "Jumping jackrabbits!"

• Dodger (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Alan Marriot in the US) is a white and blue pickup truck who belongs to Meg. He has a crane arm that lifts the milk. His horn makes strange honking sounds that the rest of the team find funny. His catchphrase is "Dodger Delivers!"
• Splasher (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and the US) is a yellow and blue amphibious car who takes people to and from the Bobland Bay hotel and gives them tours in the valley. His catchphrase is "Never fear, Super Splasher is here!"
• R.Vee (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and by Marc Silk in the US) is a building van who used to be Robert and Dot's own mobile workshop and is currently their transportation and tool carrier. He is only seen in "Scrambler to the Rescue".

• Rubble (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK and by Marc Silk in the US) is an intelligent gold haul truck who helps Bob and the team to build Fixham Harbour's new Dinosaur Fun Park in "The Big Dino Dig".

• Tiny (voiced by Terry Mynott in the UK and by Lee Tockar in the US) is a yellow tower crane. His catchphrase is "Time for some Tower Power!"
• Stretch (voiced by Sam Swann in the UK and by Peter New in the US) is a teal excavator. His catchphrase is "I'm ready to work, Bob. Anytime, anywhere, any place"
• Rocky is a white compact-loader who helped Bob and the team with an obstacle course for animals. He is voiced by Rasmus Hardiker.

• Ace is a giant front end loader. He originally belonged to Conrad, until Bob took him in. His catchphrase is "Let's do this!" He is voiced by Ben Miles in the UK and the US in Mega Machines, and by Brian Drummond in the US.
• Crunch is a giant heavy excavator who communicates with grunting sounds. He originally belonged to Conrad, until Bob took him in. He is voiced by Brian Cox in Mega Machines, and by Dustin Demri-Burns in the series in the UK and the US.
• Thud is a giant off-road dump truck. He originally belonged to Conrad, until Bob took him in. He is voiced by Dustin Demri-Burns in the UK and by Brian Dobson in the US.
• Norm is a giant tunnel-drilling machine whose only spoken dialogue is his catchphrase, "Dig, Dig, Tunnel, Tunnel!" He is voiced by Dustin Demri-Burns in the UK and the US.

• Two-Tonne is a big trailer truck. He has four trailers, a flatbed (which has a crane on it), a low loader used for carrying things, as well as Stretch, a concrete mixer trailer, and a dumper trailer used for construction work. His catchphrase is "You can depend on me, Bob" He is voiced by Terry Mynott in the UK and by Richard Newman in the US.
• Alfred is Curtis' white and red tow truck who gets a bit over-excited sometimes, like when Leo plays video games. His catchphrase is "It's really fantastic, actually!" He is voiced by Phil Cornwell in the UK.
• Tread is a pickup truck who is cheerful and trusty. His catchphrase is "I love being busy!", only in the UK. He is voiced by Dustin Demri-Burns in the UK and by Ryan Beil in the US.
• Shifter is a lime green piggyback forklift truck who causes chaos with his energetic enthusiasm. His catchphrase is "If you want it shifted, call for Shifter!" He is voiced by Lucy Montgomery in the UK and by Sam Vincent in the US.
• Picksy is a red cherry picker whom Lofty has a crush on. She is voiced by Teresa Gallagher in the UK.

• Betsy is a minibus who drives around the Spring City Rockets. Her catchphrase is "Come on, jump in, Rockets!" She is voiced by Sarah Hadland in the UK and by Rebecca Shoichet in the US.
• Phillip is a blue limousine who drives around Mayor Madison and Mr Bentley. He loves his job and takes it very seriously. He is voiced by Steve Cannon in the UK and the US.

• Pilchard (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and US) is Bob's pet cat. She knows how to not get into trouble.
• Scruffty (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and the US) is Farmer Pickles' dog who lives on his farm.
• Bird (voiced by Kate Harbour in the UK and the US) is Roley's friend.
• Bird(i.e.) is Roley's new friend in Sunflower Valley.
• Gull is a seagull who is Scoop's best friend.

• Finn is Bob's goldfish who likes to swim around in a fish tank.
• Tommy is Mrs Potts' tortoise.
• Hamish (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK, and by Alan Marriott in the US) is J.J.'s (formerly Mr. Fothergill's) parrot who likes to repeat what he hears people say.
• Squawk is a crow that torments Spud.
• Humpty is Farmer Pickles' prize pig.
• Pogo (voiced by Stephen Tompkinson in the UK and US) is Tom's husky.
• Sprat is Rupert Reekie's pet cat and Pilchard's husband introduced in "Roley the Green Cat".
• Three Kittens are Pilchard and Sprat's kittens.
• Fox Cub (voiced by Kate Harbour) is a fox Roley befriends.
• Cooper (voiced by Frank Welker) is a dog that Tilly looks after. Like Scruffy, he loves to chase Pilchard.
• Stripy (voiced by Kate Harbour) is a female tiger shark pup who becomes Scoop's pet in "Scoop's Pet Shark".