Bob the Builder

Hardhat cartoon handyman

Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television character—a cheerful construction worker in a hard hat who solves problems with his team of talking vehicles.

His catchphrase Can we fix it? Yes we can! has entered broader usage as an optimistic rallying cry.

The name is sometimes applied jokingly to anyone doing repairs or DIY projects: Look at Bob the Builder over here with his toolbox.

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Categories
Opposites
capability and competence

Bob the BuilderWile E. Coyote

Inspector Clouseau · Mr. Bean · Homer Simpson · bodger

construction vs. destruction

Bob the BuilderWreck-It Ralph

destroyer · Godzilla · wrecking ball · vandal · arsonist

children's media tone

Bob the BuilderLeatherface

Texas horror villain

Freddy Krueger · Patrick Bateman

Family

bobbed, bobbing, build, builder, builders, building, buildings, builds, built

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G