The sixteenth series is the seventh and last series of Project: Build It premiered in the UK between August 5 to 26, 2008 on CBeebies. In the US, the sixteenth series premiered between November 8, 2008 to February 14, 2009 on PBS and reran on the channel until the early 2010s.
A special was also released on home video on November 3, 2008 for the UK and on January 9, 2009 for the US.
Episodes
| Screenshot | Episode Number |
UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Written by | Original air date |
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198 (1) | Zoomer's Snowy Adventure | Dave Ingham | 08/05/2008 |
| Zoomer stays with Bob in Sunflower Valley, and when heavy snow blocks everyone in, it is down to Zoomer and Scoop to save the day. Scoop also gets stuck in a snow bank. | ||||
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199 (2) | Radio Bob | Simon Nicholson | 08/06/2008 |
| Bob and the machines build a radio studio and they think of ideas for their own shows. | ||||
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200 (3) | Tumbler and the Ice Rink | Laura Beaumont Paul Larson |
08/07/2008 |
| Tumbler and Dizzy are on their way to collect some concrete when Dizzy gets trapped in a snow drift. | ||||
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201 (4) | Spud the DJ | Laura Beaumont Paul Larson |
08/11/2008 |
| Spud causes chaos when he looks after the radio station and announces on air that a storm is on the way. | ||||
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202 (5) | Silent Scoop | Dave Ingham | 08/12/2008 |
| Mike Turntable finishes his night shift at the radio station and tries to get some sleep, while Bob and the gang build a new swimming pool at the Bobland Bay hotel. | ||||
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203 (6) | Scrambler Gets Prepared | Marc Seal | 08/13/2008 |
| Scrambler takes the kids on an overnight badger patrol with Chip Chipper, and he sets out to prove he is prepared for anything. | ||||
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204 (7) | Sumsy's Special Building | Simon Nicholson | 08/14/2008 |
| The team builds an office for the Mayor using unusual recycled materials. | ||||
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205 (8) | Lofty's Banana Tree | Simon Nicholson | 08/18/2008 |
| The machines build a hot house in Bobland Bay so they can grow tropical plants. | ||||
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206 (9) | Roley's Flat Garden | Simon Nicholson | 08/19/2008 |
| Roley decides to lend a hand with Mr. Bentley's design for a new botanical garden, which he thinks should be flat. | ||||
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207 (10) | Super Splasher | Laura Beaumont Paul Larson |
08/20/2008 |
| Splasher arrives in town and sets about rescuing everyone. | ||||
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208 (11) | Breezy Bristle | Dave Ingham | 08/21/2008 |
| Bob and the crew plan to surprise Gripper and Grabber with a new shelter when the duo arrive in Sunflower Valley on a hot day. | ||||
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209 (12) | Splasher's Two Stops | Marc Seal | 08/25/2008 |
| The team builds two shelter stops for Splasher's new ferry route as everybody gets ready for the big summer party in Bobland Bay. | ||||
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210 (13) | An Inspector Calls | Marc Seal | 08/26/2008 |
| Mr. Carruthers, the chief building inspector, comes to inspect Bob's team's work. | ||||
Characters
- Bob
- Wendy
- Spud
- Scoop
- Muck
- Dizzy
- Roley
- Lofty
- Benny
- Scrambler
- Travis
- Spud
- Farmer Pickles
- Scruffty
- Zoomer
- Gripper and Grabber
- Sumsy
- Packer
- Llewela
- Mr. Bentley
- Mrs. Barbara Bentley
- Mr. Beasley
- Meg
- Sunny
- Saffron
- Annie
- Dickie Chester
- Carlo and Cassia Sabatini
- Chip Chipper
- Marjorie
- Dodger
- Tumbler
- Bristle
- Flex
- Ella
- Scruffty
- Mr. Sabatini
- The Pickers
- Rupert Reekie
- Angelo Sabatini
- Robert (flashback; does not speak)
- Dorothy (flashback; does not speak)
- The Mayor (mentioned)
Characters Introduced
- Mike Turntable
- Isabelle
- Splasher
- Mr. Carruthers
- The Gillis Family
- The Proper Mayor (mentioned)
Trivia
- This marks many things:
- The last series of Project: Build It
- The last series to use stop-motion, puppets and models before transitioning to CGI.
- The last series to feature Sunflower Valley.
- The first series in where Giddy, Piper, Sophia Sabatini, Oscar Flicks, Pablo Sabatini, Mr. Bell, Sam, Brenda and Bruce do not appear since their introductions.
- The first series to feature 13 episodes since the ninth series.
- The first series in where Robert and Dorothy do not speak in any episodes.
- The last series where Pilchard doesn't appear; the first one being Series 15. However, she was still in the intro.
- The last series to feature Mr. Beasley, Mr. Sabatini, Mrs. Bentley, Benny, Sumsy, Dodger, Zoomer, Tumbler, Flex, and Bristle.
- The last series to have some voices in the US:
- Last series where Scoop and Travis are voiced by Alan Marriott, due to Marriott returning to Canada at the time. David Menkin took his roles starting from the next series.
- Last series where Muck and Ella are voiced by Lachele Carl. Sophie Aldred and Emma Tate respectively took their roles starting from the next series.
- Last series where Lofty is voiced by Emma Tate. Lizzie Waterworth took her role starting from the next series.
- Last series where Roley, Lofty, Travis and Mr. Bentley are voiced by Tasos Kostis. Thanasis Kourlambas took his roles starting from the next series.
- The last series to be animated by HOT Animation. Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment took over only for Ready, Steady, Build!.
- The last series to take place in the original continuity to date.
- The last series to use the WNET "Artist" logo.
- The last series to be dubbed into Japanese and Korean.
- The last series without an Azerbaijani dubbed version.
- The only series not to be dubbed in Russian.
- The episodes that were not released on DVD in the US were:
- Episode 1 - Zoomer's Snowy Adventure
- Episode 3 - Tumbler and the Ice Rink
- Episode 4 - Spud the DJ
- Episode 13 - An Inspector Calls
- This series was produced in around early to mid 2007 according to the UK credits.
- This series contains the 200th episode of the television series, which is Tumbler and the Ice Rink.
| Original Series |
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Series 1 • Series 2 • Series 3 • Series 4 • Series 5 • Series 6 • Series 7 • Series 8 • Series 9 |
| Project: Build It |
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Series 10 • Series 11 • Series 12 • Series 13 • Series 14 • Series 15 • Series 16 |
| Ready, Steady, Build! |