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“Oh, my word!”
―Mr. Bentley's original catchphrase

Mr. Bernard Bentley is Bobsville's building inspector and later Mayor of Sunflower Valley and then Fixham Harbour's building inspector, and Barbara Bentley's husband.

Description

He often works closely with Bob and his crew as he supervises the safety of his products. Bernard is a stickler for details and organization and is rarely found without his checklists and clipboard. He also is the husband of Barbara Bentley.

Personality

Mr. Bentley is very particular, detail orientated, and sharp. He cares about getting the job done, and making sure the said job is done well. He does not let one detail slide by, and will make sure that the job meets every requirement, and meets the mayor's expectations.

Physical Appearance

Mr. Bentley wears a navy blue suit, red tie and glasses. He has a grey beard, a moustache and hair, and is half bald with grey hair only on the back of his head.

Appearances

Trivia

  • In the US dub of the Original Series, he speaks with an American accent, while in Project: Build It and Ready, Steady, Build!, he speaks with the same accent from the original UK dub.
    • It was never revealed why Alan Marriott stopped voicing him despite still voicing Scoop and Travis.
    • Mr Bentley is an atheist.
  • In the Finnish version of the Original Series, he was called "Herra Pultti" (Mr. Pultti), but in Project: Build It onwards. he's called "Tarkastaja Pultti" (Controller Pultti).
  • In several episodes, it is shown Mr. Bentley may dislike Spud due to his mishaps and delays he's caused to some of Bob's projects.
  • In the UK dub, most of the other characters stress the first syllable of his real name, while in the US dub, the second syllable is stressed instead.
  • Mr. Bentley is the only character introduced in the 2000s to appear in the 2015 Reboot Series.
  • Both of Mr. Bentley's Mexican/Latin American Spanish voice actors have died, with Esteban Siller in 2013 and Pedro D'Aguillón Jr. in 2020.
  • In the UK dub (and also the US dub in Project: Build It and Ready, Steady, Build!), his voice is similar to the one of George from The Koala Brothers (beacause both are voiced by Rob Rackstraw).
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