Built to be Wild

Bob and the team travel to Cactus Creek for a Rootin Tootin' cowboy holiday with their host Rio Rogers, her horse Dollar and her Pick-Up truck Jackaroo.

Muck is determined to prove that he was Bulit To Be Wild! So when cheeky Spud discovers disused Mine Shaft, Muck leaps to his rescue and is soon on the biggest adventure of his life!

US[]

It's hoedowns and showdowns for Bob and the can do crew as they go on vacation to the wild west. Bob and the crew are thrown into an adventure filled with gold mines, campfires and the legend of a long lost treasure. Join the team as they meet a cowgirl named Rio, her horse, Dollar, and her pickup truck, Jackaroo, and take on the biggest building adventure yet!

Characters[]

Bob
Wendy
Scoop
Muck
Dizzy
Roley
Lofty
Pilchard
Spud
Mr. Bentley
Farmer Pickles (cameo)
Scruffty (cameo)
Angelo Sabatini (cameo)
Benny (mentioned in a deleted scene/possibly dropped)

Characters Introduced[]

Rio
Dollar
Jackaroo
Patch
Brandy
Rusty Rogers (memory)

Cast[]

UK[]

Neil Morrissey as Bob, Roley and Lofty
Rob Rackstraw as Scoop, Muck, Spud, Mr. Bentley, Rusty Rogers, Dollar and Brandy
Kate Harbour as Wendy, Dizzy, Pilchard and Boy
Suzi Quatro as Rio
Donny Osmond as Jackaroo

US[]

Greg Proops as Bob
- Tim Howar as Bob's singing voice
Lorelei King as Wendy
Alan Marriott as Scoop
- Rob Rackstraw as Scoop's singing voice in Fix it Up
Lachele Carl as Muck
Maria Darling as Dizzy and Roley
- Kate Harbour as Dizzy's singing voice in Fix it Up (uncredited)
Emma Tate as Lofty and Boy
Kate Harbour as Pilchard (uncredited)
Rob Rackstraw as Spud, Mr. Bentley, Rusty Rogers, Dollar and Brandy
Suzi Quatro as Rio
Donny Osmond as Jackaroo

Sweden[]

Magnus Ehrner as Bob
Eva Gröndahl as Wendy
Claire Wikholm as Scoop
Björn Gedda as Muck
Tuvalisa Rangström as Dizzy
Anneli Martini as Roley
Claes Månsson as Lofty
Steve Kratz as Spud and Mr. Bentley
Nanne Grönvall as Rio
Tommy Nilsson as Jackaroo
Benjamin Wahlgren as Boy

Iceland[]

Örn Árnason as Bob, Scoop, Muck, Roley, Lofty, Mr. Bentley and Jackaroo
Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir as Wendy, Dizzy, Spud and Rio

Songs[]

"Cowboy Holiday" - (Based on 'Summer Holiday' by Cliff Richard) - Bob, Spud, Wendy and Bob's Machine Team
"Cactus Creek" - Rio
"Buffalo Bob" - Bob, Wendy, Rio and Bob's Machine Team
"Fix it Up" - Bob, Wendy and Bob's Machine Team
"Gold Fever" - Rio
"Cowboy Builders" - Bob, Wendy, Rio, Scoop, Dizzy, Roley and Lofty
"Lucky Muck" - Rio with backstage singing by Bob, Wendy, Spud and Bob's Machine Team

Trivia[]

The trailer was featured at the end of the Fireman Sam DVD, Fun Run and at the beginning of the Bob the Builder DVD, Hold Onto Your Hard Hats!.
Bird, Travis and Scrambler do not appear in this special. Benny is mentioned by Scoop in a deleted scene. It is currently unknown if he was originally planned to appear in the special or not.
This special features Muck and Spud as the main protagonists.
The scene where the bridge breaks underneath Spud is reminiscent of the 1984 movie, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The scene where Muck and Spud run away from the boulder inside the mine is another Indiana Jones reference.
In one scene, Spud exclaims, "Whip-crack away!" This is a reference to the musical, Calamity Jane.
The opening number Cowboy Holiday is a rewritten version of Sir Cliff Richard's popular song, "Summer Holiday", with the lyrics altered to fit the special's narrative.
Pieces of Rio's puppet (mainly the hair piece and head) were reused for Meg, and Jackaroo's prop was retooled into Dodger.
This is the second time where Bob had the nickname Buffalo Bob, the first time was in an episode of Series 1 with the same name.
This is the first (and only) time a character passes gas in the series, albeit in a daydream sequence.
This is the only production to have Petri Hanttu as part of the Finnish voice cast.
This is the first special to be a musical, though not the first to have characters sing original songs (A Christmas to Remember).
This is the second special when Bob's machine team dress up. The first one being The Knights of Can-a-Lot.
- This is also the third time Muck and Dizzy dress up for a special occasion. The first and second times they did it were the Series 2 episode Bob's White Christmas and the special The Knights of Can-a-Lot.
This is the second time Mr. Bentley does not wear his glasses, the first time was the Series 6 episode Mr. Sabatini's Smashing Day.
The earliest advertisement for the US DVD was in the booklet for Build it And They Will Come.
Cactus Creek is the main setting for this special.
This release was going to be produced for VHS on the same day as the DVD in the United States, but it was cancelled due to the fact that major American studios stopped producing VHS tapes.
This is the second special to have music stars as part of its voice cast. It was pop-singer Donny Osmond (of the pop group The Osmonds) who voiced Jackaroo and rockstar Suzi Quatro who voiced Rio.
Unusually, this is the first time where any of the machines' mouths move in-sync to their dialogue (albeit only when they are singing 'Cowboy Holiday', with the exception of Jackaroo).
This is the last US Bob the Builder DVD to have the 2001-2006 Hit Entertainment logo.
In a PBS Kids Sprout airing, Spud sneezes due to burping without manners may find it rude for younger audiences.
Muck has two smiling mouths, the one from season 5 was only uses in the intro (Lucky Muck) fantasy scene and her/his current one was use in the rest of the film.
In the US version, during the songs, Bob and Wendy sing with southern accents, with Tim Howar providing Bob's singing voice.
- Wendy's singing voice is an impression of the late Tammy Wynette. Likewise, Bob's singing voice seems to be Howar's take on the still living George Strait.
This is the second time Bob wears his blue work jeans. He first wore them in the music video for Can We Fix It?.
This special is the last one to be released on DVD in Japan.

Goofs[]

Even though holiday is technically a UK term, it is used in both versions.
Kate Harbour is not credited for voicing Dizzy's singing voice in Fix it Up and Pilchard.
The UK dub is used on Hulu and Tubi in the US.
Scoop and Dizzy have their UK voices in the US dub of Fix it Up instead of their US ones.
Bob's UK voice can be heard in two scenes in the US trailer.
When the gang first arrive at the wild west the blue rock on the right as soon as Dizzy and Lofty turn back, The blue rock was present.
When the gang first saw the view of Cactus Creek Wendy was behind Bob than being next to Bob, also Lofty and Dizzy were 6 feet away from Jackaroo when Spud spooked them.
The Machines change position to follow when the arrived at Rio's house.
The picture of Rio's Parents disappears after the song.
In a close up of Scoop about he snake he was behind the fence.
When Jackaroo explains how he saved Rio, the fence behind him disappears, and when he uses his hook to swing around the stick, it adds a different angle.
When Rio whistled at Buffalo Bob, she didn't put her fingers in her mouth.
In the US Dub when the Machines laugh at Buffalo Bob, Scoop's Voice was Omitted.
When Bob threw his hat in the air, his hair looks loose.
When Muck and Jackaroo passed Rio's House the R on the right was down.
When Muck and Jackaroo stop at the Gold Mine there was a wooden barrel and when they left it was a metal barrel.
Muck uses Scoop's surprised mouth plate when the last building collapse.
When Rio got upset that Cactus Creek is ruined, there is a lot of lighting reflection under Dollar also one of Dollar's Reins in the ground and the next scene when Patch wails one of the reins on Dollar was up next to the saddle.
If you look closely when Muck closes its eyes Viewer Right (Prospective Left) has a gap open while beggin Rio to fix up the old town.
Lofty's Eyes are Wonky when Rio said The Nicest folks I ever did Meet".
When Bob and the Machines ready to head back to Rio's house, Wendy, Spud and Patch are missing.
Before Spud burps, Jackaroo parks away from Rio.
In a close up shot of Jackaroo, there are logs inside the barn.
When Rio's team arrive at the old bridge, Spud was riding on Muck's footplate side instead of the dumper.
When the rope of the bridge breaks, spud was six feet behind Muck.
When Rio's crew came to the old town, Wendy Disappears.
In a close up of Spud when he told everyone he was hanging a creek, Jackaroo's eyes are wonky.
When Muck and Jackaroo found an old wagon, Patch was in Jackaroo's Cab.
Muck's eyes are wonky while charging inside the barn.
Muck is smiling during the mine shaft chase when he/she is supposed to look scared.
Muck applied the brakes with his/her blade digger, he/she uses Scoop's surprised mouth plate again.
In the Cowboy Builder Song Dizzy's Cement Mixer is Empty and Full in several scenes.
When Bob plays the Harmonica his hair gets loose.
When a bag bumps Muck on the cab, Muck uses Scoop's surprised mouth plate again.
When Muck said "I will be in a minute" there is a wire can be seen visible an inch of a second.
When Muck and Spud escape the old mine, Muck got out first instead of Spud.
In a close up shot of Rio pouring gold to the ground, Muck uses a sad mouth next scene Muck using a smiling Mouth plate.
When everyone saw the gold, it was on the left side than being on the right side.
In the Lucky Muck song a few building have wood planks wit broken windows although one side of town was fix earlier that day.

In Other Languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Nacido para la Aventura	Born for the Adventure
Japanese	ウエスタンアドベンチャー	Western Adventure
Slovenian	Narejen za divjino	Made for the wild
Portuguese (European/Portugal)	Férias no Oeste	Vacations in the West
Icelandic	Í Villta Vestrinu	In the Wild West