Spud

Spud
Gender: Male Species: Scarecrow Application: Scaring Crows Voiced By: Rob Rackstraw (UK: 1998-2012) (US: Late 2005-2012) Alan Marriott (US: 2001-Early 2005)

Spud is a mischievous scarecrow on Farmer Pickles' farm and tries to help Bob and the crew. Often he causes more problems than he solves, but usually everything works out in the end. It is Spud who needs to learn to be patient, not to eat all of the food, not to take things from other characters, etc. Spud has a habit of trying to do work and, with his limited intelligence, getting it wrong and spoiling materials. Squawk is his rival.

Description

Spud is a living (presumably mutated) scarecrow that wears a lavender shirt with a red and green scarf, blue jeans, a brown belt, and he has a sharp cone-shaped replaceable parsnip nose.

The Knights of Fix-A-Lot

In this special, Spud went to the library as Bob's father,Robert, told him to. The librarian startled Spud which made Spud scream and the readers shushed. The librarian apologized to Spud for startling him and asks if she can help and Spud is looking for something in particular. Spud said that he is looking for armor, knights of old and stuff. The librarian was pleased and tells Spud that there is a rule in the library to keep, he knows, quiet. Spud yelled; "Quiet?! Why's that?!" and the readers shushed again. The librarian tells Spud is because there are people here trying to read. Spud knows that they have come to the right place and said that they can't move for books and yelled while the readers are shushing; "Books, books, books, books... AND MORE BOOKS!!!!". The reader with the yellow hair shushed. The librarian shushed.

Appearences

• Original Series
• Project: Build It
• Ready, Steady, Build!

Original Series: Season 1 - Bob Saves the Hedgehogs (debut), Pilchard in a Pickle, Wendy's Busy Day, Travis Paints The Town, Travis and Scoop's Race Day, Bob's Birthday, Naughty Spud, Scary Spud and Bob's Barnraising Season 2 - Spud The Spanner, Runaway Roley, Lofty to the Rescue, Wendy's Big Match, Tea Set Travis, Wendy's Tennis Court and Bob's White Christmas Season 3 - Bob's Boots, Mucky Muck, Bob's Day Off, Special Delivery Spud, Scoop Has Some Fun, Spud and Squawk, Muck's Sleep-Over and Trailer Travis Season 4 - Scoop's Stegosaurus, Sneezing Scoop, Scarecrow Dizzy, Spud Lends A Hand, Bob and the Bandstand, Farmer Pickles' Pigpen and Scruffy The Detective Season 5 - Inspector Spud, Cock-A-Doodle Spud, Skateboard Spud, Muck's Monster, Spud the Dragon, Bob's Hide, Bob and the Big Freeze and Bob of the North Season 6 - Bob's Pizza, Bob's Metal Detector, Lofty and the Rabbits, Lofty and the Giant Carrot, Bob's Egg and Spoon Race, Spud's Big Splash and Spud the Musketeer Season 7 - Spud the Pilot, Trix and the Otters (cameo), Speedy Skip (cameo), Mr. Ellis' Art Exhibition, Bob and the Badgers, Bob and the Goalie, Snowman Scoop and Hamish's New Home (cameo) Season 8 - Bob the Photographer, Mr. Bentley's Trains, Racing Muck, Lofty's Jungle Fun, Ballroom Bob, Molly's Fashion Show, Spud and the Doves, Travis Gets Lucky and Scruffty On Guard Season 9 - Bob the Farmer, Mr. Bentley's Winter Fair, Spud and the Statue, Trix's Pumpkin Pie, Muck's Surprise and Trix and the Bug Specials A Christmas To Remember (2001) The Knights of Can-A-Lot (2003) Snowed Under (2004) Bob the Builder: The Live Show (2004)

Project: Build It: Season 10 - Bob's Fresh Start, Scoop's Recruit, Wendy's Welcome, Benny's Back!, Spud's Straw Surprise and Muck's Mud Hut Season 11 - Scrambler in the Doghouse, Put-It-Together Spud, Dizzy the Detective, Spud's Bumper Harvest and Bob's Three Jobs Season 12 - Sumsy's Willow Tree, Travis and the Tropical Fruit, Sir Muck, Scoop the Teacher, Spud's Cork Tree, Sumsy and the Beast and Mr. Bentley's Assistant Season 13 - Spud Rushes It, Travis' Giddy Day Season 14 - Spud the Woodsman Season 15 - Star Struck Spud, Spud and the Hotel Season 16 - Spud the DJ Specials Bob's Big Plan (2004) Built To Be Wild (2006) Scrambler to the Rescue (2006) Race to the Finish (2007)

Ready, Steady, Build!: Season 1 - Lofty's Helpful Day, Scrambler's Stage Surprise, Wendy's Birthday Surprise (cameo), Scratch and the Dream Room, Stage Struck Dizzy and Bob's Big Bounce The Legend of the Golden Hammer - Scrambler and the Clue, Lofty and the Teddy Bear Rescue, Muck and the Old School Wall, Scoop's Big Job, Dizzy Finds a Pirate and Roley and the Seagull The Big Dino Dig - Lofty and the Diggers Three, Scoop and the Roller Coaster, Rubble and the Seagull Surprise, Roley and the Impossible Bump, Muck's Train to Trouble and A Dinosaur for Scratch

Trivia

• In the Original Series, Spud did not like getting wet.
• In "Bob's Boots" (Season 3), it was revealed that Spud does not like cheese and chutney in the United Kingdom dub. This was changed to peanut butter and jelly in the United States dub.
• Until "Scoop Has Some Fun" (Season 3), Lofty was afraid of him.
• Spud appeared only a few times in the first season of Ready, Steady, Build!, but appears in every episode from the two mini series.
• As for now, Spud is one of the few long time characters who never received a redesigned counterpart for the 2015 reboot along with Bird, Travis and Scruffty.
• In the Original Series between Seasons 1-9, he spoke with an American accent in the US dub.
• In the Finnish version, Spud is called "Putte".

Can-Do Crew

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