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Hot Animation began development on Bob the Builder in 1998, with the premise of a main character, Bob, with a gang of building machines. Sarah Ball, formerly of Cosgrove Hall Film, joined the development team to flesh out Bob's world. Whilst Bob was not based on a real person, Wendy was named after Sarah Ball's mother. The show's catchphrase Can we fix it? is also attributed to Sarah Ball.[2]
The third spin-off has been revealed as Bob The Builder: Ready Steady Build. The group, now joined by newcomer Scratch are now residing in the town of Fixham Harbour (which is very similar to Bobsville, and is even implied to be Bobsville in several episodes), deal with construction and other building tasks around the area. Unlike previous series, Ready Steady Build is animated in full CGI animation, though still retains the theme song.[4]
Bob the Builder is shown in more than thirty countries, and versions are available in English, French, Spanish, Slovenian, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi and Croatian, among other languages. It is shown on CBeebies on BBC television in the UK. Voice actors who have contributed to the original British version include Neil Morrissey, Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Rupert Degas, Colin McFarlane, Maria Darling, Emma Tate, Richard Briers, June Whitfield, Richard Herman, Wayne Forester
Treehouse TV and TVOntario air Bob the Builder in Canada, and it was shown on Nick Jr. beginning on January 15, 2001 up until 2005 in the United States until the 2005–06 season when it was offered as part of PBS Kids lineup, and currently airs on the PBS Kids Sprout cable network. The show also aired in the US on CBS between 2001 and 2002 as part of the Nick Jr. on CBS E/I lineup.