The character of Bob the Builder has helped to change negative stereotypes of construction workers among children. The gang has now apparently moved to a place called Fixham Harbour and the show is now animated in CGI stop motion animation instead of the.
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In June 2008, after production of Project: Build It wrapped up, it was announced that the series would be revamped for environmental CGI.
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He officially first appeared in the episode Scoop Saves the Day that premiered on 12 April 1999 and has been going ever since 1999. Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build is the third series of Bob the Builder. Like in Japan, his 2015 redesign has five fingers on each hand, instead of four.īob has appeared in every episode in the series and all related media, except for one episode, which was a spin-off teaser featuring Dingle the Shingler. This was not well-received on social media, where the new look was described as creepy and unconvincing. 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. However, none of the footage was altered. This was done because, in that society, a missing finger indicates membership of the criminal Yakuza clans. For Japan, the character was shown with all five fingers on each hand, rather than his usual four. When the series was sold internationally, some changes had to be made to make him more acceptable to other cultures. As stop motion animation requires frequent repositioning of the models, Bob was given large feet for stability. His character sketches initially showed him with a moustache but this made him seem too old for the target audience of children and so he was then restyled as clean-shaven.
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The character's appearance was created by Curtis Jobling. Bob’s catchphrase, yes we can, is a response to other characters saying “Can we fix it?” Can we fix it is also the name of the theme song, which became a top seller in the UK.