Robert

Robert "Bob" B., Sr. is Bob and Tom's father, Dorothy's husband and a general contractor, who built most of Bobsville, which was named after himself.

Biography[]

Pre-original series years[]

Robert was a builder when Bob and Tom were still children. At that time, he lived with his wife Dorothy and children in Bobsville, where his fifteen-year-old son Bob later helped him build and equip a house with a yard, which was later known as Bob's Yard. During the construction, young Bob decided to become a builder, just like his dad and he never looked back. Later, when Bob had grown up and took over the management of the yard, Robert left Bobsville for many years and moved to another place with Dorothy.

The Knights of Can-a-Lot[]

A few years later, he returned to Bobsville in the spring, as he was bored, and he wanted to work. On the same day, Dr. Florence Mountfitchet called for the repair of the old castle. Instead of Bob, the leader of the yard, Robert answered the phone and introduced himself as Bob the builder. This caused more confusion throughout the project until Bob, Robert and dr. Mountfitchet were not stuck in the castle dungeon. There, in front of Mountfitchet, they clarified who is who and from then on, Bob took over the role of the leader of the project.

Project: Build It[]

A few years later, when Bob started his project in the Sunflower Valley, Robert returned to Bobsville as the new owner of Bob's Yard. He occasionally came to Sunflower Valley to help his son.

Personality[]

Robert is a kind, optimistic man who loves his job. As seen in The Knights of Can-A-Lot he has a great desire to work.

Description[]

Robert is a tan-fair skinned man with small black eyes and a medium-sized nose. As a builder, he often wears his construction clothing, which consists of brown boots, yellow construction worker's hat and a light blue construction jumpsuit under which he wears a white shirt and tie. He has short light grey hair.

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

• Robert often calls Bob "Bobby", much to his displeasure from time to time. However, it did not seem to bother him in the "Project: Build It" series.
• Robert is typically addressed by the machines as "Bob's Dad", even to his face.
• Robert's hair turned grey when his sons Bob and Tom were teenagers. As shown in the special When Bob Became a Builder, Robert already had grey hair when Bob was fifteen years old.
• He built most of Bobsville. The town is therefore named after him.^[1]
• Along with Dorothy, Robert was never seen with Tom on-screen.
• Both of Robert's voice actors in the UK and US dubs have passed away, with Richard Briers passing away in 2013 and later Vincent Marzello in 2020.
• In the Finnish version, Robert is called "Patu".
• It is revealed that Robert likes trains in Trains and Treehouses hence why he took the train to Bobsville in The Knights of Can-a-Lot.

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