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The sixth series premiered in the UK between September 02 to 14, 2002 on CBeebies and was also re-shown on the BBC between September 06, 2002 to February 02, 2003. In North America, the sixth series premiered between October 07, 2002 to September 18, 2003 on Nick Jr. (US block) and was re-shown on Noggin, PBS, Sprout and Qubo. In Australia, this series was first aired sometime in Fall 2002.

A special was also released on home video in the UK on October 07, 2002 during this series.


Episodes

(Note: * means the episode was skipped for home media in the UK)
(Note: ** means the episode was released only on a HiT/Children's Favorites DVD)
(Note: *** means the episode was released digitally in the US)
(Note: **** means the episode was released as a bonus episode on a DVD in the US)
(Note: ***** means the episode was released only on a "Favorite Adventures" release in the US)

Screenshot Episode
Number 		UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Original air date
66 (1) Bob's Metal Detector* Ian Carney 09/03/2002
There is great excitement at Bob's yard when his new metal detector is delivered and later uses it to look for treasure after fixing Farmer Pickles' pipes.
67 (2) Bob's Pizza***** Ian Carney 09/02/2002
Bob and Scoop deliver pizzas for Mr. Sabatini while Wendy and the rest of the team build a cycling lane.
68 (3) Wendy's Removal Service
Wendy's Moving Company		 Simon Jowett 09/05/2002
Mr. and Mrs. Bentley are moving house and Bob is carrying out a loft conversion at their new home. However, the removal company call to say that they have several staff off with flu, so they won't be able to move the Bentleys' belongings. Wendy saves the day by suggesting that she and the machines bring the furniture while Bob works on the loft.
69 (4) Mr. Beasley's DIY Disaster
Mr. Beasley's Vegetable Patch		 Chris Trengove 09/04/2002
Bob is given the job of building a tool shed for Mr. Beasley, but gets called to an urgent job so hapless Mr. Beasley takes matters into his own hands.
70 (5) Lofty and the Rabbits*** Ruth Estevez 09/06/2002
During a demolition project, Lofty discovers some rabbits. Bob and the team have to catch the rabbits and put them into a special pen so they won't get hurt.
71 (6) Lofty and the Giant Carrot*** Jimmy Hibbert (written by)
John Oates (story idea)		 09/07/2002
Lofty gets frightened by a giant carrot, even though it won't get him. Meanwhile, Mr. Ellis's white rabbit goes missing, so Spud tries to lure him back by attaching Farmer Pickles' giant carrot sign to Lofty.
72 (7) Bob's Egg and Spoon Race**/***/**** Diane Redmond 09/08/2002
The town is practicing for an egg and spoon race. Spud has problems trying to keep the egg on the spoon, so he cheats by using some of Bob's putty.
73 (8) Trix's Tiles*** Peter Corey 09/09/2002
Bob is placing red tiles on a roof, but then a mix-up at JJ's yard causes Wendy to put green tiles on the other side of the roof.
74 (9) Mr. Sabatini's Smashing Day
Mr. Sabatini Picks Up the Pieces***		 Lee Pressman 09/10/2002
Mr. Sabatini gets a new Soccer ball, but he accidentally kicks it through his shop window. J.J. and Bob go to replace it with a new pane.
75 (10) Roley to the Rescue**/****/***** James Henry 09/11/2002
Bird gets trapped in Mrs. Potts' chimney with a baby bird who has been separated from its mother during a storm.
76 (11) Spud's Big Splash*** Polly Churchill 09/12/2002
Bob is building a water feature in Mrs. Potts's garden. Then Muck mistakenly takes the stones to be used for the feature to the dump, rather than the rubble from the wall Wendy is demolishing. Along the way, Spud stops Muck and suggests they have a game of "Who Can Make the Biggest Splash" by throwing the rocks into the pond. When Scoop is sent to try and stop Muck and learns what happened, they decide to use the rocks from the rock wall for Mrs. Potts' fountain.
77 (12) Spud the Musketeer*** Julie Jones 09/13/2002
After Spud sees a poster for the school play, he thinks he would like to be a musketeer. He decides to use a fence post as a sword, but when he does, all the sheep escape.
78 (13) Wendy's Magic Birthday**/*** Guy Halifax 09/14/2002
It's Wendy's Birthday, but she does not want any fuss. Bob organizes a magic Birthday show for her instead.

Screenshot Episode
Number 		UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Original air date
66 (1) Bob's Pizza Ian Carney 09/02/2002
Bob and Scoop deliver pizzas for Mr. Sabatini while Wendy and the rest of the team build a cycling lane.
67 (2) Bob's Metal Detector Ian Carney 09/03/2002
There is great excitement at Bob's yard when his new metal detector is delivered and later uses it to look for treasure after fixing Farmer Pickles' pipes.
68 (3) Mr. Beasley's DIY Disaster Chris Trengove 09/04/2002
Bob is given the job of building a tool shed for Mr. Beasley, but gets called to an urgent job so hapless Mr. Beasley takes matters into his own hands.
69 (4) Wendy's Removal Service Simon Jowett 09/05/2002
Mr. and Mrs. Bentley are moving house and Bob is carrying out a loft conversion at their new home. However, the removal company call to say that they have several staff off with flu, so they won't be able to move the Bentleys' belongings. Wendy saves the day by suggesting that she and the machines bring the furniture while Bob works on the loft.
70 (5) Lofty and the Rabbits Ruth Estevez 09/06/2002
During a demolition project, Lofty discovers some rabbits. Bob and the team have to catch the rabbits and put them into a special pen so they won't get hurt.
71 (6) Lofty and the Giant Carrot Jimmy Hibbert (written by)
John Oates (story idea)		 09/07/2002
Lofty gets frightened by a giant carrot, even though it won't get him. Meanwhile, Mr. Ellis's white rabbit goes missing, so Spud tries to lure him back by attaching Farmer Pickles' giant carrot sign to Lofty.
72 (7) Bob's Egg and Spoon Race Diane Redmond 09/08/2002
The town is practicing for an egg and spoon race. Spud has problems trying to keep the egg on the spoon, so he cheats by using some of Bob's putty.
73 (8) Trix's Tiles Peter Corey 09/09/2002
Bob is placing red tiles on a roof, but then a mix-up at JJ's yard causes Wendy to put green tiles on the other side of the roof.
74 (9) Mr. Sabatini's Smashing Day Lee Pressman 09/10/2002
Mr. Sabatini gets a new Soccer ball, but he accidentally kicks it through his shop window. J.J. and Bob go to replace it with a new pane.
75 (10) Roley to the Rescue James Henry 09/11/2002
Bird gets trapped in Mrs. Potts' chimney with a baby bird who has been separated from its mother during a storm.
76 (11) Spud's Big Splash Polly Churchill 09/12/2002
Bob is building a water feature in Mrs. Potts's garden. Then Muck mistakenly takes the stones to be used for the feature to the dump, rather than the rubble from the wall Wendy is demolishing. Along the way, Spud stops Muck and suggests they have a game of "Who Can Make the Biggest Splash" by throwing the rocks into the pond. When Scoop is sent to try and stop Muck and learns what happened, they decide to use the rocks from the rock wall for Mrs. Potts' fountain.
77 (12) Spud the Musketeer Julie Jones 09/13/2002
After Spud sees a poster for the school play, he thinks he would like to be a musketeer. He decides to use a fence post as a sword, but when he does, all the sheep escape.
78 (13) Wendy's Magic Birthday Guy Halifax 09/14/2002
It's Wendy's Birthday, but she does not want any fuss. Bob organizes a magic Birthday show for her instead.

Characters

Characters Introduced

Trivia

  • Despite premiering in 2002, this series was produced in 2001 according to the UK credits.
  • Bob's Metal Detector was never released onto home media in the UK.
  • The following episodes were never released on DVD in the US during the 2000's but were later released digitally in 2013:
    • Lofty and the Rabbits
    • Lofty and the Giant Carrot
    • Trix's Tiles
    • Mr. Sabatini Picks Up the Pieces
    • Spud's Big Splash
    • Spud the Musketeer
    • Wendy's Magic Birthday
  • This series marks the first and last of a few things:
    • First appearances of Mrs. Barbara Bentley, J.J., Molly, Skip and Trix. This series also marks the official debut of Angelo Sabatini who had previously made a brief cameo in A Christmas To Remember.
    • First series of the second half of the Original Series.
    • First series to have an episode not released onto home media in the UK.
    • Last series to premier on Nick Jr. in the United States.
    • Last series to use Scoop's original mouth plates.
    • Last series of the Original Series to be shown on Sprout after 2010 as Series 7, 8 and 9 were removed late that year for unknown reasons but were still available for viewing in the US on Home Releases.
    • Last series to feature Spud's original UK voice. From the seventh series to Ready, Steady, Build!, Spud's voice is less nasally.
  • Skip and Molly only appeared in one episode during this series. They will appear more often in Series 7, 8 and 9.
  • This is the only series of the Original Series to not have any episodes released early on Home Media in the US, and the only series prior to Series 11.

Source

Original Series

Series 1 • Series 2 • Series 3 • Series 4 • Series 5 • Series 6 • Series 7 • Series 8 • Series 9

Project: Build It

Series 10 • Series 11 • Series 12 • Series 13 • Series 14 • Series 15 • Series 16

Ready, Steady, Build!

Series 17 • Series 18

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