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Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2021

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I think you should ay all the tractors names 94.175.62.48 (talk) 10:57, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. EN-Jungwon 13:28, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

This programme was originally Cbeebes but it is a British-American programme?Halbared (talk) 22:57, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The franchise is American owned now, it was British in origin. Does 'American' belong in the info box as 'origin?'Halbared (talk) 14:28, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2021

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I am a bob the builder expert please let me edit StuartRalph69 (talk) 19:25, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Seagull123 Φ 19:53, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Project build it says it aired in 2008 in the overview but 2009 in the template

Pls fix it aired until 2008 Theshavia29912 (talk) 17:52, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2021

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I suggesting changing CBeebies in the info box to CBBC, since 'Bob the Builder' predates CBeebies. 213.205.242.251 (talk) 19:57, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 06:12, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for a franchise article

As two shows about Bob, I think it makes sense if there's a article called Bob the Builder (franchise). Thomasfan1000 (talk) 16:29, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

the catchphrase is incorrect

bob's original catchphrase was "i can't fix it" CREATEACCOUNBT (talk) 13:27, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cosgrove Hall Films involved in the show?

I discovered that the category "Television series by Cosgrove Hall Films" is seen below but Cosgrove Hall Films wasn't involved in this show it was made by HOT Animation so that category which is "Television series by Cosgrove Hall Films" has to be removed. 213.107.48.144 (talk) 09:19, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 November 2023

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51.9.222.86 (talk) 20:34, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 20:53, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

US wording needs to be changed

Hello - would someone with editing access change the following '7 October 2020 through 28 February 202.' This because in such a context 'through' is a US style and is never used in the UK, or elsewhere. More appropriate would be '7 October 2020 to 28 February 2021' ... of if not 'to' then 'until'. Thank you. 2003:D3:FF1E:C54A:84EB:9F97:341:55F3 (talk) 17:23, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Similarly 'An animated theatrical movie' needs to be changed to 'An animated film'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:D3:FF1E:C54A:84EB:9F97:341:55F3 (talk) 17:25, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 March 2024

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hey i want to edit this page because some new reaserach has come out and we need to change thus 203.214.154.189 (talk) 06:21, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Five Fingers

The BBC has fallen for some urban legend. As you can see on the official Internet site of TV Tokyo: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/norisuta/bob/index.html Same goes for other characters like Mickey Mouse. They all do have four fingers in Japan, not five. Here is a Japanese living in Germany who talks about it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iTupPDXhNqo Mijarena (talk) 10:50, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bob the Builder Bangla Dub

Can we change it? The Bangla dub was only the reboot. 75.89.73.231 (talk) 14:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 December 2024

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'Can we fix it?' was actually Scoop's catchprhase, not Bob's. 2A00:23C7:B69F:101:2C39:5556:2074:CB4C (talk) 00:04, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 10:49, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Five fingers in Japanese version

This Wikipedia article makes it seem like the episodes were altered for the Japanese release:

When being exported to Japan, it was reported that characters of Bob the Builder would be doctored to have five fingers instead of the original four. This was because of a practice among yakuza gangs, where members would "cut off their little fingers as a sign they can be trusted and have strength of character, and will stay through.

If you watch an episode, you can see this is false. The source clarifies that this is just for merchandise: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/720419.stm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 櫓 (talk • contribs) 05:30, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing this up again. I think the BBC article is just wrong, as pointed out in the 2024 thread #Five Fingers above.

One claim in the BBC article is clearly incorrect: "the Yakuza cut off their little fingers as a sign they can be trusted and have strength of character". That's just wrong. Yes, some Yakuza have parts of their little fingers cut off, but as punishment or atonement, not as a sign of strength. See Yubitsume. If the authors of the article got that wrong, maybe they were also sloppy with other details.
The BBC article is a bit unclear. It says "Bob's creators ... have also decided to give all merchandising of four-fingered Bob an extra digit". But what does "also" mean here? What else did they decide? The article doesn't tell us.
It's very unlikely that the producers would re-shoot basically the entire show just for the Japanese market. That's what they'd have to do to change the number of fingers. It would be a huge effort even in animation, and much more so in claymation.
The Japanese Wikipedia article about the series doesn't mention fingers. If the claim were correct and the number of fingers had actually been changed, that interesting fact would likely be mentioned.
A search on Amazon Japan for the series brings up lots of DVD covers. As far as I can tell, Bob and other figures have four fingers on all of them.

In conclusion: The BBC article is very likely wrong. I'll delete the claim. It would be great to have a reliable source that refutes the BBC claim, but for the time being, we should just remove it.

Timeline of the claim in this article:

Special:Diff/68975194 (2006) added the claim that the Japanese version had five fingers, citing the BBC source.
In Special:Diff/470014925 (2012), an anonymous editor added a statement saying this was incorrect, citing this YouTube video (not a WP:RS, unfortunately) which shows excerpts from the Japanese version in which Bob has four fingers.
In Special:Diff/1232432356 (2024), that statement was removed.

— Chrisahn (talk) 10:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]