Packer's First Day is the eleventh episode of the thirteenth season.
Plot
A new machine has arrived in the valley - Packer the Delivery Truck. He’s to work with Farmer Pickles’ team. Farmer Pickles gives Packer his jobs and starts his first delivery round in the valley. However, all the sights and sounds of the valley distract him and he starts to make mistakes and gets his jobs wrong.
Characters
- Bob
- Wendy
- Scoop
- Muck
- Dizzy
- Roley
- Lofty
- Travis
- Spud
- Farmer Pickles
- Annie Pickles
- Angelo Sabatini
- Sumsy
- Packer (debut)
- The Dock Manager (cameo)
Voice Cast
United Kingdom & Australia
- Neil Morrissey as Bob, Roley, Lofty, Farmer Pickles & Angelo Sabatini
- Rob Rackstraw as Scoop, Muck, Travis, Spud & Packer
- Kate Harbour as Wendy, Dizzy, Sumsy & Annie
North America
- Greg Proops as Bob
- Lorelei King as Wendy, Annie & Packer
- Alan Marriott as Scoop & Travis
- Lachele Carl as Muck
- Maria Darling as Dizzy & Roley
- Emma Tate as Lofty & Sumsy
- Rob Rackstraw as Spud
- Vincent Marzello as Farmer Pickles & Angelo Sabatini
Locations
Trivia
- This episode marks the first appearance of Packer.
- It is also the first episode to feature Bobington Harbour since its first appearance in the special, Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games.
- This episode marks Mr. Sabatini's Pizza Shop's final appearance on the series to date.
- When Packer is at the Docks picking up the right cargo, Its looks familiar from his 10 Second Appearance during the PBS shorts.
Goofs
- Farmer Pickles' Talkie-Talkie base unit is the standard red color instead of yellow like in Two-Jobs Travis.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Первый рабочий день Пакера | The First Working Day of Packer |
| Hungarian | Nagymenő első napja | The First Day is Pretty Cool |
| Welsh | Paciwr y Peiriant Newydd | Packer the New Machine |
| Latin Spanish | El Primer Día de Packer | Packer's First Day |
Source
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=bob+the+builder+Packer%27s+First+Day&sa_f=search-product&scope - UK Air Date
- https://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/archive/index.jsp?pgmid=13391&date=20061201 - US Air Date