Bob the Builder - The Nail in the Coffin (A Ready Steady Build Review)
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- I first started the script for this about a year and a half ago before ditching it in favour of my Budgie and Jimbo double feature. But I finally decided to actually finish this video.
In this, I will be taking a look at Bob the Builder's CGI Debut "Ready, Steady, Build!" and seeing if it is any good.
3:44 I remember in 2011 going to Legoland in Manchester and there was a bob the builder 4D attraction there, so it's likely a UK dub was made
I remember seeing it the first time I went to the Legoland Discovery Center in Chicago
I wonder why they chose Legoland of all theme parks.
@@wishbonefan Dunno
It's lego perhaps which involves BUILDING
@@jacobjcb8883 Oh that makes sense I guess.
They did made LEGO bob the builder sets around the time soooo
"Lofty, what are you doing?"
"Crack."
"WHAT THE FU-"
I laughed at that part 😂
i wonder who made the voices, they did a pretty good job lol
@@YuukaKazami241 The Lofty impression was done by Amber Jones (www.youtube.com/@AmberTheFangirl), a close friend of
The Thomas and TUGS man. Her Dizzy impression sounds exactly like Kate Harbour!
The switch to CGI across HiT’s library was large in part due to a 2007 UK animation tax, which in Bob’s case caused layoffs at HOT Animation
first i've heard about this tax. is there any articles about it?
Ready steady build is the result of what basically happens when you hand the show to people not familiar with the property. They might nail the look but they just know it's a kids show and that's the mindset they'll keep for the entire time while writing an episode. Bob wasn't a deep show, but the creators knew that kids LOVE construction vehicles and that's why it was so appeal, it was simple but not braindead. Also any show that has a rock intro can't be considered just for kids, like c'mon that intro was Ducktales levels of good
I did research on Bob the Builder, and it turns out Sarah Ball, the head writer of BTB left the show after Project Build It to create Chuggington (I touch on this in my Chuggington video). Without her, RSB and the reboot took a nosedive in quality.
2:08 ''Where stop-motion animation was sort-of a dying form of animation.''
Aardman: *Hold my cheese and crackers.*
Wallace: Gromit, go play Fortnite.
LAIKA's movies like Kubo and ParaNorman exist as stop-motion movies.
Oh, and Screen Novelties, too.
I know these are American stop-motion animation companies and not studios from the UK, but I did want to bring up some things worth mentioning.
Even though Ready, Steady, Build was short-lived and suffered from nearly the same problems as Nitrogen-era CGI Thomas, I'd still watch it a million times over than the fugly 2015 reboot.
8:48 those are very accurate! Well done on the voices and the review!
I loved the original two eras of Bob. Thomas was my main show, but Bob was a close third or fourth. While I find 2015 incarnation to be the bigger insult, finally sitting down to watch this soft reboot I’d only seen in trailers on Thomas DVDs made me realize that 2014 wasn’t the first bastardization of Bob’s crew. That said, it was interesting to watch and share my opinions in this retrospective.
8:47 those impressions are so accurate lmao
From this review/retrospective, I think the best way to summarise Ready Steady Build is that in some areas, it was too faithful to its stop-motion predecessors, while in other areas, it wasn’t faithful enough.
i just want to say, seeing the koala brothers at 2:11 gave me a MASSIVE wave of nostalgia, its great to see that show is still talked about
8:47 At least he’s not drinking, Dizzy.
10:28 best line period
all thou i did actually sae the episode & roley doesn't actually tell them to "do whatever you want" he just gave them the wrong orders.
2:54 this show is really underrated and im glad it's gonna get some attention. I watched this a lot when I was a kid.
I also watched that show back in 2012, and it is very nostalgic.
@MemeWorksStudios I wish Roary was more popular too.
@@hoodfavdre4235 Same
As I am a growing fan on Bob the Builder throughout my beginning years of an adult, I do understand how the two seasons of the soft reboot cgi series aren't as well known to be talked about among us fans. I've been binge watching the hell out of the classic era of the show and it has been a joyful ride to see it from the beginning to the end. Ready, Steady, Build on the other hand, I do agree that it is inferior from the two stop motion series that came before it. In terms of writing and animation. Now, as much as I hate how the OG series had to fall into the trap of the basic boring baby show category, it is at least in offensive for the most part and the worst these two seasons get is that some aspects would be a bit annoying and boring. But I would honestly take this over the reboot where it felt like an insult to the original series' appeal.
Ready, Steady, Build certainly is inferior to the previous two series that feature some of the best stop motion animation with it falling into the baby show trap in terms of writing that other HiT properties fall into and having faithful, but very dated cgi animation. It is not a series that I would go to binge watch Bob the Builder that often compared to the two previous series, but it is honestly in offensive in my opinion. And I certainly do understand how this series tainted the Bob the Builder franchise to go down a downward spiral until the reboot had killed it off. It is honestly just sad. I would call Ready, Steady, Build inoffensive mediocrity. Certainly the worst series out of the three series in the OG series line up, but its not the worst thing I've ever seen from a HiT property franchise.
Great review!
Roley: Just do whatever you want, while I make up my own shit.
Sharon Miller: PER-FUCKING-FECTION!
How I'd fix RSB:
Have Andrew Brenner as head writer
Use Bobsville instead of Fixham
Use Old characters (Benny, Bob's parents, JJ's gang (considering they had a supplies yard), Mr. Sabatini, Mrs. Bentley, Mr. Beasley.etc)
Use the 2001 to 2004 US voice cast for the US dub and the original series music
No need for Scratch or Rubble, if Dizzy's grown older just use Benny or Scrambler as the youngest machines)
Actually rubble Isnt a young machine also Will Trix and sumsy shared the same cgi model
@@chavopatyfanstudios2005
Yeah they would be able to use the same CGI model similar to all those reskins in BWBA.
@@ThomasSirHandel as well Donald and Douglas and Bill and ben
@@ThomasSirHandeland like i said rubble isn't a young machine
And have Spud be naughty as always.
4:15 I can't stop laughing at this, It's so goofy.
Walt Disney's motto was "keep moving forward" and that's what we should do as critics
If this was the nail in the coffin for the BTB franchise, then the reboot set the coffin on fire.
8:48 I didn’t realize how much I needed to see this but I’m very happy it does. XD
I love this TV show! I watched this when I was a child in 2011! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I remember seeing the reboot on my local PBS Kids station when it came out. Didn't think it too different from the original Bob the Builder formula, and the CGi wasn't too bad, but there was definitely much to be desired in the writing department.
Fun fact: I didn't know this version of Bob the builder existed until CZcams became a thing. I was completely unaware of it.
Giving humans and animals the ability to show their feelings and the ability to show which vehicle is talking moving their mouth is a improve
8:47 we honesty need a full version of this 😂
13:35 *IT'S STILL A FUCKING THREE STRIKES FORMULA EPISODE!*
That part was very loud!
10:19 This bit of rollys diolge gives me stamplongnose vibes
OMG!
I remember that guy from my Minecraft phrase!
Stampy Cat was the GOAT of the early 2010's
James A Williams said he considers Ready Steady Build to be a spin-off rather than a reboot
This season isn't even a spinoff
1:16 where did you get the mash up?
15:16 You do realise that Spud became much eager in Project Build It, after S7-9.
I like how their mouths moved when this was a thing. Lofty has always been my fave and I was happy to see he had a moving mouth but it is strange because im used to the little changes
Things are supposed to get better for a popular series without a reboot
4:00 robotnik in the sonic movie: i was not expecting that
I was a huge Bob The Builder fan back in the day, but only for the original and Project Build-It eras. The quality tanked after it went CGI.
Believe it or not, that one Christmas film involving Bob's brother up at the North Pole introduced me to the Elton John song "Crocodile Rock".
Dam dude did we share a childhood or something 😂
LOL I remember that special. Had no idea Elton John of all people was in it until years later.
"Stopmotion was sort of a dying form of animation."
Fifi and the Flowertots and Pingu would like a word with you.
Roary would too
The same with the recent stop-motion Pinocchio movie made by Del Toro.
@@BriceGum138 I think I've seen that at my old college
You do know that roary and fifi had both ended by about 2010 and the last season of pingu done in stop motion was like 2006 right. Oh well at least we've still got ardman to keep stop motion relevant in modern day.
1:58: YYYEEESSS!!! Thank you so much for using Mr. Bean references. I finally found someone using my personal interests.
I need someone to make a video about the toys of this era of Bob the Builder, I personally loved them as a kid!
I honestly think an episode about Lofty doing crack would be more watchable than any of the episodes you listed!
8:48 and 15:34 my favorite parts
This reminded me of shows I haven't thought about in years.
So there i was at 1 in the morning giggling at Barney's face here! 20:37
Good video btw!
8:45 the most funniest thing I have ever watched XD
23:39 nice reference to jack horner lol
12:59 speaking of which why is Splasher helping the team doesn't he have his own work to do as he is a tourist vehicle
1:15
4:13 "Why are they-?! OH MY GO-!" XD
23:36
8:44 is a masterpiece
Terrific Video!
In my opinion, I would say that Ready steady build isn’t the worst version of Bob the builder, but it has definitely lost most of the charm of the stop motion era. I actually think the CGI animation was pretty good at the most part due to staying true to original stop motion from the original series and project build it (unlike the 2015 reboot that seems like it was doing the opposite and turning the show into something that it’s not) despite the moving mouths can be kinda weird. The writing was the main problem with it. I never really understood why they decided to replace Benny with Scratch when they could’ve just brought back Benny instead. I also REALLY don’t like how they decided not to continue the story of Project build it. And yeah, they kinda did the same thing to Bob here that they did to Thomas the tank engine in the HiT era and especially the Nitrogen era. It’s pretty easy to tell that Sharon Miller wrote some of these episodes with the 3 strikes formula and the characters could’ve been portrayed a better (For the most it wasn’t too bad and not as bad as the Nitrogen era of Thomas). So in general, Ready steady build wasn’t the worst of Bob the builder, but it was the start of Bob’s eventual transformation into the 2015 reboot. It wasn’t absolutely atrocious, but it wasn’t the greatest either. Animation was good, voice acting was good, but the writing was quite bad. I agree with you on the fact that they were running out of ideas and they could have let Bob end at Project build it and race to the finish instead of bringing it back in CGI. Ready steady build was still a major downgrade from the original stop motion era which was the original series and Project build it and I’m not surprised it only lasted a year with 2 seasons before it got canceled and Bob just disappeared. And then things would become worse when Mattel came along and took over HiT entertainment and brought the show back again with the 2015 reboot, which was way WAY worse. But at least the reboot was eventually canceled in 2018 after a few years. And although it’s extremely sad to see Bob the Builder completely disappear again, probably forever, at least it was finally put out of its misery, unlike Thomas. Because when the Bob the Builder reboot ended Mattel decided to slowly destroy Thomas instead with BWBA and especially all engines no. So yeah, Ready steady build was the beginning of the downfall of Bob the builder, which was once the 2nd greatest kids show in the world but I would definitely choose it over the reboot.
I never saw Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build!, though I was familiar with the animation (which I'll admit is not the best), but my God, I can't believe the writing is like Thomas & Friends series 8-16! 🤦♂️ Man, I don't think I'll come to this show anytime soon, though I'll tale it over the 2015 reboot. 🙂
9:40 my favourite line
I remember a friend of mine had a list on ways he would improve Ready, Steady, Build
6:57 I'm quite surprised the show didn't think of bringing back JJ Molly Trix and Skip seeing as I haven't had any apparent since the original series and we're fan favourites and I bet Colin McFarlane would have been more than happy to Reprise his role as JJ if they approach him
Ready, Steady, Build was just okay to me. However, they actually started using the three strike formula during mid-Project Build It. I do like Project Build It and I find Ready Steady Build okay, I still think the original series is the best. The original series had better writing, better music and more charm than the other eras of the show.
By the way, I feel like the main reason Fireman Sam is still going on is because of Cartoonito asking for more episodes.
@@mrsbrown9 what do you mean?
@@joshproductions07 I don’t know
Horrid henry AND bob the builder in the same vid? What is this? A CROSSOVER EPISODE?
Interesting review. I did watch all the three versions of Bob the Builder (not counting reboot). I should that this and the original version are my top two favorite but my favorite Bob the Builder overall would be the original.
Ready steady build is alright despite the stories but I actually like the two long specials the most out of all of it.
2:07 my Favorite Stop Motion Show from that era IS undoubtibly the small Red tractor my Favorite Character was BIG blue and the theme Song slaps
8:47 well that escalated quickly…. Completely unexpected but hilarious
I watched ready steady build in the USA cast…and I rewatched it yesterday…it was pretty great
Missed opportunity for Legoland Windsor to have the Bob movie
I remember when this came on. I always found it impressive that Bob The Builder went into FULL CGI. The episodes were amazing. But when the reboot came out, I WAS DISGUSTED! It was a HUGE ABOMINATION! They replaced mah boi Rolley with a random ass truck named "Two-Ton" or whatever the fuck his name is! But once I saw what they did to Rolley in the reboot. I was really dissapointed. As Don Vito from the Godfather would say "Look how they massacred my boi"
I was already becoming a preteen and maturing away from PBS by the time Thomas and Bob went full CGI. To be honest, I really didn't mind this change. I thought it looked quite cool to see these stop-motion characters get upgrades and visually it looked appealing. Outside of HiT, a lot of other shows by the early 2010s were already getting CGI reboots like TMNT 2012, Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Rebels and the new Alvin! And The Chipmunks show on Nickelodeon.
I just think that people are wasting their breath saying the same thing over and over again and fail to understand that the originals aren't going nowhere whenever a new reboot is in production. Not everything in life lasts forever. I mean Barney is now getting a new CGI reboot by Mattel and people are already acting like asshats by seeing the teaser image. It's just depressing to see how this is how some people find solace in their lives.
I would however be curious to see a cg or 2D animated reboot to JoJo's Circus. Does anyone remember that show? Unlike those other stop-motion British shows, JoJo's Circus was an all American production under Disney and Cuppa Coffee.
Nice Review. Well done
I did not know that The Voice of Horrid Henry voiced Lofty in The USA Version.
1:20 where did you get the theme
WHERE'S THE ROARY THE RACING CAR STUFF!
I don't know.
8:48 Lofty: Crack 😂
What if there was a stop motion and cgi animation hybrid similar to season 12 of thomas
This was a Really Great video talking about the First CGI Series of Bob the Builder even though myself have only seen a few episodes and The Golden Hammer Special
Also just to point this out on 22:35 Hit Entertainment only distributed The Wiggles’s Videos and Shows in America/UK they don’t technically own them. Until the US distribution was changed in the late 2000’s as far as I know.
8:47
08:46 OMG NO I CANT BREATHE THATS SO FUNNY
Very nice video about Robert the construction worker
3:29 It was also at legoland Windsor in a UK dub with Neil ect
I like the CGI style of Bob in Ready, Steady, Build. I like the Legend of the Golden Hammer. Though I don't know why Spud's a little less cheeky in it. I don't mind Series 13 and 14 of Fireman Sam, apart from Norman's less naughty though still cause emergences. I like Spud's on the Job song since it's a good one.
What about seasons 17-21 of Thomas the Tank Engine?
@@noahsalsberg9915 I like the Brenner era.
8:46 lofty doing crack
4:09 lol😂
I watch this video while eating potato chips
In my opinion I actually loved the series because it’s an improvement from the project build it. And whenever I hear you mention horrid Henry I think of bob Wendy the can do crew and farmer pickles saying: DON’T BE HORRID HENRY!!!!! And horrid Henry and spud being friends. Would it make a good crossover special with 2d animation mixed with 3d animation.
Where did that Return of the Jedi edit come from?
0:55 The 2015 Reboot
5:31 This is Bob the Builder, a show where the bushes are literally just cardboard cutouts.
10:28 Just do whatever you want, while I make up my own sh*t.
That's what Roley's voice sounds like.
There is kinds of Stop Motion Animations like Eda Puetres, Micheal Parks, Aardman Animation, Other Claymation Films, Lego Brickfilms, Laika Films, Nickelodeon, Adult Swim Etc.,.. But either way. Stop Motion Animation will be there whether it's hard or not. CGI, Old School Cel Animation and Hand Drawn Animation, Live Action Etc.,.. Simply however. Thomas and Fireman Sam will not be forgotten or more TV shows won't either beside Bob. Whether RSB was not great. Bob the Builder is the hero of our childhoods. However. Why does this Animation look like a CoComelon, Blippi, Nick Jr. Or Disney Junior Etc Animation 😕😒😡?
Tugs video source?
It is clear that Bob was facing the same problem that Thomas was having in the early 2010s.
And Bob and Thomas faced the same issues with their reboots going in the opposite direction of the orginal.
@@WaksWorld05same here
I honestly forgot this series existed. I watched this show in my formative years and remember seeing it a little when I was 6 or 7 but don't remember the eps o saw. I saw the reboot and I even though idk why I put myself though all 3 seasons and don't remember what happened.
3:30 Where'd the footage come from? I really need to know.
I don't know that one either.
Why does 8:47 sound like it’s from the actual show
Honestly, the original 9 seasons of the show, along with Project Build It, were amazing.
Even Stop-Motion animation is absolutely brilliant, thanks to the effort they put in.
I also have a huge soft spot for Fireman Sam, though, again, the original can’t be beaten.
Anyways, thanks again mate, and hope to see you in your next video!!
Thank you, finally! Someone understands our hatred towards the era, this review really explains everything wrong about this series and I hate Scratch too, he’s replaced Benny and is a complete BTB version of Thomas the star billing b*****d because of how dumb he is! To me, this is what killed the original series and what started the reboot because Mattel just loved the idea of Fixham and messing up every single character to never recover again. Thank you for the review, now everyone can understand why this series is so bad!
Also, I agree on the new Fireman Sam series, since S13, it’s gone downhill in my opinion
Hit does Fixham not Mattel back then.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 I know, but I’m guessing Mattel loved it and made it even worse with the forced reboot
I gotta say, I agree with most your points, but I'm sorry, what's the problem with the rhyming for that one episode? Does it haunt you at 2am? I don't see what's so bad about it. Besides it's used in a song, not like Thomas.
4:14 bro has a balloon mouth
What do you think of The BWBA Era of Thomas before All Engines Go.
8:46 😂
Rumble from Ready Steady Build, sounds like Mr. Frog from Smiling Friends.
4:06 my favorite part
Neat.
Alright mate as a kid I never got to into Bob the Builder had a couple of DVDs but that's about it is an alright show
3:29 I also distinctly recall seing this Film at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Duisburg back then, so there's also a German Dub of this.
Known dubs for the 4D ride:
1. UK
2. US (the only one found to date)
3. German
UNLUCKY TUG IS THAT YOU!?
While I can't really give that much of an opinion on Ready Steady Build as I had stopped watching Bob the Builder by that point and only saw a few episodes, I will say the CGI does at least try to replicate the original stopmotion props unlike the 2015 reboot. Though background wise it looks like it was just copied and pasted. The moving mouths did look interesting at the time but now it looks so jarring. I definitely liked that little speech you gave about stopmotion at the end being a stopmotion animator and fan myself. It's a big shame it's not as used as much nowadays as CGI seems to have become the industry standard for animated productions. Good job we still have companies like Aardman and Laika.
Screen Novelties also does the work for stop-motion animation. Take a look at Robot Chicken or even the two SpongeBob stop-motion animation specials made for Halloween and Christmas respectively. You can tell the animators had a lot of fun with those projects.
Also
Angelina Ballerina is still under review for another season by Mattel
And somehow, Mattel announced that Barney The Purple Dinosaur is coming back
I grew up with g1-2 the fact the mouths move on g3-4 is cursed on so many levels
15:28 by the way when I first saw this episode when I was 12 I actually cracked up laughing when the spring broke and Bob flew off the trampoline
Strange Things cover?