Bob the Builder

About Bob the Builder

Bob and his machines on Duplo scale

The television series follows Bob and a crew of vehicles with their own personalities – among them Scoop the digger, Muck the dumper truck, Lofty the crane and Dizzy the cement mixer. The Duplo sets turn these characters into chunky, easy-to-grip models, so small children can recreate scenes from the programme or invent their own building sites.

The first wave

The theme launched in 2001 with Muck and Scoop (3276-1), 54 pieces, and Bob's Big Building Box (3275-1), 52 pieces. A year later came Clock Tower Bob (3282-1) with 50 pieces and Dizzy's Birdwatch (3283-1) with 45. Piece counts stay modest throughout, which is normal for Duplo, where each element is considerably larger than a standard brick.

Later releases

The largest set arrived in 2005: Scoop and Lofty at the Building Yard (3297-1) with 61 pieces. Scrambler and Dizzy at Bob's Workshop (3299-1), 50 pieces, followed in 2006. The theme closed in 2009 with sets such as Lofty and Dizzy Hard at Work (3597-1), 51 pieces, and Muck Can Do It (3596-1), 39 pieces. If you are sorting a box of second-hand Duplo, the parts lists help identify which vehicle bodies and figures came from which set.

Characters in the set names

Almost every large set is named after the characters inside it, which makes the theme easy to navigate. Dizzy appears in three of the eight largest sets, and Scoop, Muck and Lofty in two each, while Bob himself headlines Clock Tower Bob and Bob's Big Building Box. Collecting across the whole run lets children assemble a complete building site with digger, dumper, crane and mixer working side by side.

FAQ

Is Bob the Builder part of Duplo?

Yes. The theme sits under Duplo and was aimed at toddlers and preschool children.

When was the last Bob the Builder set released?

The most recent sets in the data are from 2009.

Which set is the biggest?

Scoop and Lofty at the Building Yard (3297-1) from 2005, with 61 pieces.