Series 17

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Series 17
Director(s)	Paul Sabella Will Meugniot Davis Doi
Writer(s)	Lisa Akhurst Anna Starkey Sharon Miller Ross Hastings Louise Kramskoy Simon Nicholson
Air Date(s)	UK: 12 April - 28 May 2010 US: July 3 - September 4, 2010
Starring	United Kingdom Neil Morrissey Rob Rackstraw Kate Harbour Rupert Degas United States Marc Silk Lorelei King David Menkin Sophie Aldred Emma Tate Lizzie Waterworth Jo Wyatt Vincent Marzello Rob Rackstraw Rupert Degas
Previous season	Series 16 (Project: Build It)
Next Season	Series 18 (Ready, Steady, Build!)

The seventeenth series of Bob the Builder is the first series of Ready, Steady, Build! and premiered in the UK between 12 April to 28 May 2010 on CBeebies.

In the US, it premiered between July 3 to September 4, 2010 on PBS, with later being re-shown on BabyFirst in 2023, though the UK dub version is used.

Episodes

Screenshot	Episode Number	UK title (top) US title (bottom)	Written by	Original air date
	217	"Scratch's Hidden Treasures"	Lisa Akhurst	12 April 2010
	When Scratch finds buried treasure outside Fixham Museum, Scoop and Muck decide he is the best one to dig them up.
	218	"Scrambler's Best Idea"	Lisa Akhurst	13 April 2010
	Scrambler is disappointed when Roley beats him in the Playtime Build Competition, and decides to create his own treehouse anyway.
	219	"Scoop the Artist"	Lisa Akhurst	14 April 2010
	Scoop meets a famous artist and tries to become one himself.
	220	"High Tide for Lofty"	Anna Starkey	15 April 2010
	Bob and the team are rebuilding the old pier, but Lofty is afraid to get too close to the water because the tide will come in.
	221	"Roley's Rovers"	Sharon Miller	16 April 2010
	Wendy tells the machines they need a mascot to become a real team after they find a football to play with.
	222	"Start from Scratch"	Ross Hastings	19 April 2010
	Scratch tries to impress Bob with a football trick.
	223	"Night Time Scratch"	Ross Hastings	20 April 2010
	Scratch is so excited about installing floodlights at the football pitch that he is unable to sleep, but when the time comes to turn them on, he struggles to stay awake.
	224	"Lofty and the Monster"	Louise Kramskoy	21 April 2010
	Scoop, Dizzy and Scrambler play a game of monster chase, but Lofty does not realise they are only playing.
	225	"Dizzy in Charge"	Ross Hastings	22 April 2010
	Bob and the team restore the town of Fixham to its former glory with Dizzy in charge of things back at the yard.
	226	"Lofty's Helpful Day"	Lisa Akhurst	23 April 2010
	Lofty really wants to be as helpful as he can, but ends up taking on so many jobs that he gets confused.
	227	"Scoop's Sea Rescue"	Lisa Akhurst	26 April 2010
	The town of Fixham continues to be restored to its former glory and Scoop has to make a rescue at sea.
	228	"Scratch's Star Turn"	Louise Kramskoy	27 April 2010
	The famous actor, Dickie Olivier, arrives in Fixham to celebrate History Day, and after Bob turns an old ship into a stage, Scratch is given the chance to tread the boards in a play.
	229	"Pineapple Scratch"	Ross Hastings	28 April 2010
	Brad's conch shell and pineapple go missing, just as he is celebrating the opening of his beach café.
	230	"Scrambler's Stage Surprise"	Lisa Akhurst	29 April 2010
	When a storm damages the Fixham theatre, Bob and the team have to work fast to repair it in time for the opening of a play.
	231	"Wendy's Birthday Surprise"	Lisa Akhurst	30 April 2010
	Getting ready for Wendy's surprise birthday party proves to be a challenge, especially when Scoop tries to do everything himself. When Wendy's birthday present falls into the well the team are working on, Scoop realises he needs help from his friends to complete the job and get the party ready on time.
	232	"Scratch Goes Solo"	Simon Nicholson	24 May 2010
	Scratch has a solo job digging for Farmer Pickles, but soon becomes lonely without the others.
	233	"Dizzy and the Wheelies"	Louise Kramskoy	25 May 2010
	Dizzy's stunts impress are a real hit, until one of her friends upstages her, and she becomes desperate to prove she is still the best.
	234	"Muck's Beach Tower"	Ross Hastings	26 May 2010
	Muck tries to build a sandcastle and he/she forgets about the job that took him/her to the beach in the first place.
	235	"Here Comes Muck"	Simon Nicholson	27 May 2010
	Bob and the gang rebuild the yard and create new garages for themselves.
	236	"Scrambler Gets Clean"	Ross Hastings	28 May 2010
	Bob and the gang finish the machine wash, but Scramber is afraid to use it.
	237	"Scrambler and the Clue"	Marc Seal	25 October 2010
	Bob and the team are summoned to Fixham Museum by its curator.
	238	"Lofty and the Teddy Bear Rescue"	Simon Nicholson	25 October 2010
	Lofty sees a box of teddy bears and decides to move them out of the way.
	239	"Muck and the Old School Wall"	Simon Nicholson	25 October 2010
	Following on from the last clue that they discovered - a picture of a dragon.
	240	"Scoop's Big Job"	Louise Kramskoy	25 October 2010
	Spud and Scrambler are still searching for the Golden Hammer and are trying to figure out what the latest clue means.
	241	"Dizzy Finds a Pirate"	Louise Kramskoy	25 October 2010
	Dizzy tells the team that she has seen Brickbeard backstage.
	242	"Roley and the Seagull"	Marc Seal	25 October 2010
	Roley befriends a seagull that gets very angry when the team begins to lift the old ship out of the water.

Characters

• Bob
• Wendy
• Scoop
• Muck
• Dizzy
• Roley
• Lofty
• Scrambler
• Travis
• Spud
• Farmer Pickles
• Scruffty
• Gripper and Grabber
• Packer
• Mr. Bentley
• Splasher
• Sunny
• Saffron
• Scoot (mentioned)
• Zoomer (mentioned)

Characters Introduced

• Scratch
• David Mockney
• Brad Rad

Trivia

• This series marks the first of a few things:
  • The first series to possibly be set in a separate continuity from the Original Series or Project: Build It as the previous series or settings aren't acknowledge.
  • The first series to use full CGI.
  • The first series in where Mr. Beasley, Mr. Sabatini, Mrs. Bentley, Benny, Sumsy, Dodger, Zoomer, Tumbler, Flex and Bristle do not appear since their debuts.
  • The first series to be fully set in a town since the ninth series rather than Sunflower Valley.
  • The first series to feature 20 episodes.
  • The first series since the eleventh series to be dubbed in Polish.
  • The first series since the eighth series to be dubbed in Czech.
  • The first series to have some voices:
    • The first series where Scoop and Travis are voiced by David Menkin in the US.
    • The first series where Muck is voiced by Sophie Aldred in the US.
    • The first series where Lofty is voiced by Lizzie Waterworth in the US.
    • The first series where Roley, Lofty, Travis and Mr. Bentley are voiced by Thanasis Kourlambas in the Greek dub.
    • The first series to introduce Niclas Wahlgren as the voice of Scratch in the Swedish dub.
• Sprout airings use the UK version of the theme song, but with US vocals.
• Canonically, the special The Legend of the Golden Hammer takes place before the series, but it aired after this series aired.

Source

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl9s/2010/04/12 - UK Air Dates