Episode
Bob the Builder: Lofty to the Rescue
Overview
Scoop, Muck and Lofty are working near a bridge. Lofty always has to go the long way round because he can't cross the bridge because of his fear of heights. When Spud sees him pass, he follows him and decides to get up to mischief! Lofty is then scared of Spud and goes back to the yard in shame. Eventually Spud's mischief puts him in danger when he falls off the bridge and onto a branch! Only Lofty could save Spud, if he can overcome his fear of heights.
Details
- Series
- Bob the Builder
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1999-11-15
- Runtime
- 10 min
Episode context
Lofty to the Rescue is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Bob the Builder. It aired on 1999-11-15. The runtime is 10 min.
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Episode 5: Dizzy's Statues
Bob is taking care of two jobs at once - putting up bollards around the town hall and putting up Mrs Potts' garden statues. Dizzy decides to help him out but gets very mixed up!
Episode 7: Wendy's Big Match
Bob is getting ready for a Brightest Building Yard competition whilst Wendy and the machines are turning a field into a football pitch. But when Spud kicks a ball at Wendy, the line-marking machine makes a mess and he is ordered to clean it up.
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Episode 9: Dizzy's Birdwatch
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Episode 10: Clocktower Bob
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Episode 11: Pilchard Goes Fishing
Wendy decides to clean out the fish tank and moves Finn into a bucket of water. Muck comes back to the yard for some cement and accidentally crashes into the lean-to garage! Wendy then has another job to do and then Pilchard thinks Finn will make a delicious snack!
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