Construction Site: Ready, Steady, Workout!
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| Construction Site: Ready, Steady, Workout! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Brian Henson Rick Siggelkow |
| Developed by | CITV |
| Starring | Brian Herring Mark Jefferis Mak Wilson Charlotte Bellamy Angie Greaves |
| Opening theme | That's What They Do (short version) by Mark and Jessie Jefferis (2000s) |
| Ending theme | That's What They Do (different version) by Mark and Jessie Jefferis (2000s) |
| Composer(s) | Ed Welch |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Angus Fletcher |
| Producer(s) | Sue Taylor |
| Production location(s) | McAllen, Texas |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Production company(s) | The Jim Henson Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) KMBH |
| Original release | December 10, 2003 – December 25, 2006 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Construction Site: Ready, Steady, Workout is a live action children's television spin-off series created by The Jim Henson Company in 2003, featuring a group of seven anthropomorphic construction vehicles. It was originally produced for and shown on CITV starting on December 10, 2003. In 2005, it was nominated for a Children's BAFTA for the Best Pre-School Live Action. The show is similar in concept to Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder, albeit without any human characters and in a more realistic, less toylike visual style. The show had a range of video releases by Universal Australia.
The characters[edit]
The main characters consist of a range of different construction equipment. They are as follows:
- Diggs is a male blue Backhoe loader
- Bozer is a male red Bulldozer
- Scooch is a male orange Dumper
- Carrie is a female purple Forklift
- Carl is a male green Crane
- Lug is a male yellow Dump truck
- Maxine is a female brown Cement Mixer
There were also mentioned/visiting characters:
- Flatty the Flatbed
- Skatch the Dumper
- Big Rig the Large Dump truck
- Dumper the Jumper Truck
- Big Rig the "Supertruck"
- Kevin the Crane
- Truckzilla the Monster Truck
There are also other vehicles and machines:
- The Low Loader
- The Tall Crane
- The Conveyor Belt
- The Wrecking Ball Crane
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||
| 1 | 20 | December 10, 2003 | February 8, 2004 |
| 2 | 60 | April 12, 2004 | November 29, 2005 |
| 3 | 30 | December 1, 2005 | December 25, 2006 |
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2003–2004)[edit]
| No. | Title | Construction Site stories | Concerto People's Songs | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Place Unlike Any Other" | Thomas Gets Tricked | Edward Helps Out | "I've Been Working on the Railroad" | December 10, 2003 |
| 2 | "Does it Bite?" | Come Out, Henry! | Henry to the Rescue | "Camptown Races" | December 11, 2003 |
| 3 | "And the Band Played Off" | A Big Day for Thomas | Trouble for Thomas | "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" | December 12, 2003 |
| 4 | "Pitching In and Helping Out" | Thomas Saves the Day | James Learns a Lesson | "Railroad Corral" | December 13, 2003 |
| 5 | "Show and Yell" | Foolish Freight Cars | A Proud Day for James | "Freight Train" | December 14, 2003 |
| 6 | "Faith, Hope and Anxiety" | Thomas and the Conductor | Thomas Goes Fishing | "Wabash Cannonball" | December 15, 2003 |
| 7 | "Agree to Disagree" | Terence the Tractor | Thomas and Bertie's Great Race | "Abilene" | December 16, 2003 |
| 8 | "Hidden Bossy Powers" | Who's The Boss | Cool Fuel | "Pop Goes the Weasel" | December 20, 2003 |
| 9 | "Two Old Hands" | Percy Runs Away | Thomas Comes to Breakfast | "A Railroader for Me" | December 27, 2003 |
| 10 | "Happy Accidents" | Henry's Special Coal | The Flying Kipper | "Wreck of the Old 97" | January 1, 2004 |
| 11 | "Ring in the Old" | Toby the Tram Engine | Thomas Breaks the Rules | "Train Is a Comin'" | January 2, 2004 |
| 12 | "Impractical Jokes" | A Cow on the Line | Old Iron | "Poor Paddy Works on the Railway" | January 3, 2004 |
| 13 | "Diggs and Los Vecinos" | Listening Trouble | "The Desperado" | January 4, 2004 | |
| 14 | "Just Wild About Harry's Workshop" | Duck Takes Charge | Percy Proves a Point | "Union Train" | January 12, 2004 |
| 15 | "Promises, Promises" | Better Late Than Never | Pop Goes the Diesel | "Oh! Susanna" | January 18, 2004 |
| 16 | "Machine Makeovers" | Look What I've Got | Tread Carefully | "Jesse James" | January 21, 2004 |
| 17 | "Too Many Cooks" | Gordon Takes a Dip | Down the Mine | "The Ballad of Casey Jones" | January 28, 2004 |
| 18 | "Mapping it Out" | The Runaway | Percy Takes the Plunge | "Red River Valley" | February 2, 2004 |
| 19 | "Good Ideas" | What I Do Best | Carnival Capers | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" | February 8, 2004 |
| 20 | "Truck TV" | From Start to Finish | Out with the Old | "Little Black Train" | February 2, 2004 |
Season 2 (2004–2005)[edit]
| No. | Title | Construction Site stories | Concerto People's Songs | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | "Tyre Fairy" | Big Bozer Is Watching | Big Rig | "Erie Canal" | April 12, 2004 |
| 22 | "What's the Game?" | Listening Trouble | the Way of the Bodger | "Erie Canal" | April 13, 2004 |
| 23 | "We Have No Idea" | What I Do Best | Almost Famous | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 14, 2004 |
| 24 | "Play Ball" | Tread Carefully | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 15, 2004 | |
| 25 | "Are We There Yet?" | From Start to Finish | Carrie's Pallets | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 16, 2004 |
| 26 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 17, 2004 | ||
| 27 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 18, 2004 | ||
| 28 | "Patter Of Tiny Treads" | Grown Up For A Day | Mid-Mileage Crisis | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 19, 2004 |
| 29 | "The Dance Showers" | Almost Famous | "Pop Goes the Weasel" | April 20, 2004 | |
| 30 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 25, 2004 | ||
| 31 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | May 3, 2004 | ||
| 32 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | May 25, 2004 | ||
| 33 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 1, 2004 | ||
| 34 | "To The Rescue" | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 1, 2004 | ||
| 35 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 2, 2004 | ||
| 36 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 3, 2004 | ||
| 37 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 4, 2004 | ||
| 38 | "Horn Free" | Sunk | What's The Plan | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 5, 2004 |
| 39 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 6, 2004 | ||
| 40 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 7, 2004 | ||
| 41 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 8, 2004 | ||
| 42 | "The Joke's on Scooch" | One Little Word | "This Old Man" | June 9, 2004 | |
| 43 | "Scary Noise" | Feeling Flat | One Roll At A Time | "Home on the Range" | June 10, 2004 |
| 44 | "Good Hiding" | Mine All Mine | Safe & Sound | "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | June 15, 2004 |
| 45 | " " | A Good Mixer | Almost Famous | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 26, 2004 |
| 46 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | July 4, 2004 | ||
| 47 | "Secrets" | Bertie's Chase | Percy's Promise | "Cumberland Gap" | July 12, 2004 |
| 48 | "Is Anyone Listening to Me?" | Tread Carefully | Carnival Capers | "This Train" | July 23, 2004 |
| 49 | "Changing Vrooms" | Carrie's Pallets | Carl Wash | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | July 24, 2004 |
| 50 | "The Secret & Mysterious Club" | A Good Mixer | Almost Famous | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | October 1, 2004 |
| 51 | "Halloween Boo!" | Who's the Boss | "Spooky" | October 25, 2004 | |
| 52 | "Who Am I" | Idle Time | Riveting Story | "Home" | November 13, 2004 |
| 53 | "Diggs Joins the Circus" | Silencers Are Golden | From Start to Finish | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | December 1, 2004 |
| 54 | "Lights, Camera, Magic" | Tread Carefully | "Hooray for Hollywood" | December 8, 2004 | |
| 55 | "Finding the Funny" | One Little Word | 'Testing Behavior | "Sweet Betsy from Pike" | December 12, 2004 |
| 56 | "On Our Own" | Pop Goes the Diesel | Diesel Does it Again | "Old Dan Tucker" | December 17, 2004 |
| 57 | "Dream Machine" | Every Dumper's Dream | If Trucks Could Fly | "Mama Don't Allow" | December 21, 2004 |
| 58 | "Super Truck" | Loud And Clear | Junkyard | "Old Dan Tucker" | December 24, 2004 |
| 59 | "Warble While You Work" | Trust Thomas | Whistles and Sneezes | "Cosher Bailey's Engine" | February 12, 2005 |
| 60 | "What's the Plan?" | Silencers Are Golden | Carrie's Pallets | "John Henry" | February 14, 2005 |
| 61 | "Thought For The Day" | Going Solo | Magno Carrie | "Arkansas Traveler" | February 21, 2005 |
| 62 | "Win, Lose or Draw" | Cool Fuel | Tread Carefully | "Arkansas Traveler" | March 8, 2005 |
| 63 | "Diggs Should Be So Lucky" | Crane Of The Year | Parp Idle | "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" | March 13, 2005 |
| 64 | "The Magic is Believing" | Riveting Story | "Nine Hundred Miles" | March 24, 2005 | |
| 65 | "There's No Bossyness Like Show Bossyness" | Space Invaders | Star Truck | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 1, 2005 |
| 66 | "Easter Party" | Crane Of The Year | Silencers Are Golden | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | April 4, 2005 |
| 67 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | May 12, 2005 | ||
| 68 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | May 15, 2005 | ||
| 69 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 7, 2005 | ||
| 70 | " " | Silencers Are Golden | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 24, 2005 | |
| 71 | " " | A Good Mixer | Riveting Story | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | June 30, 2005 |
| 72 | "Catch The Phrase" | Emission Impossible | Hi-Pitched Bozer | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | July 4, 2005 |
| 73 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | July 17, 2005 | ||
| 74 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | July 27, 2005 | ||
| 75 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | August 8, 2005 | ||
| 76 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | August 17, 2005 | ||
| 77 | "We Can Be Heroes" | Building Bozer | Whodunnit | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | September 1, 2005 |
| 78 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | September 18, 2004 | ||
| 79 | " " | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | October 24, 2005 | ||
| 80 | "A Gloopy Mess" | Frozen Bozer | Frog | "Tennessee Central (Number 9)" | November 29, 2005 |
Christmas Special (2005)[edit]
| No. | Title | Construction Site stories | Air Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | "Christmas Wonderland" | Grown Up for a Day | There's No Place Like Home | "Over the River and Through the Wood" "Jingle Bells" "It's Christmas time at the Railway Station" "Simple Gifts" |
December 7, 2005 |
Season 3 (2005–2006)[edit]
| No. | Title | Construction Site stories | Concerto People's Songs | Air Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | "Warm Up" | Bozer's Boo Boo | Don't Panic | "Cielito Lindo" | December 16, 2005 | |
| 83 | "Diggs's Alone" | Crane Of The Year | "Polly Wolly Doodle" | March 23, 1993 | ||
| 84 | "Bully for Mr. Conductor" | Whodunnit | "Jamaica Farewell" | March 24, 1993 | ||
| 85 | "Looking Glass" | James Goes Buzz Buzz | "Five Hundred Miles" | March 25, 1993 | ||
| 86 | "Schemer's Robot" | Tenders and Turntables | Trouble in the Shed | "While Strolling Thru the Park One Day" | April 19, 1993 | |
| 87 | "Billy Saves the Day" | A New Friend for Thomas | "Get On Board, Little Children" | April 20, 1993 | ||
| 88 | "Billy's Party" | Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure | "We Gather Together/Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Medley" | April 21, 1993 | ||
| 89 | "Fortune Teller Schemer" | Thomas and the Conductor | A Cow on the Line | "Turkey in the Straw" | April 22, 1993 | |
| 90 | "Billy's Runaway Train" | A Close Shave for Duck | "Freight Train Blues" | May 3, 1993 | ||
| 91 | "Schemer Goes Camping" | Percy Takes the Plunge | "Crawdad" | May 4, 1993 | ||
| 92 | "Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin" | Heroes | "Danny Boy" | May 5, 1993 | ||
| 93 | "Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station" | Gordon Takes a Dip | "Engine One-Forty-Three" | May 6, 1993 | ||
| 94 | "Mr. Conductor's Fourth of July" | Escape | "Patriotic Medley" | May 17, 1993 | ||
| 95 | "Schemer's Special Club" | Oliver Owns Up | "Old Joe Clark" | May 19, 1993 | ||
| 96 | "Mr. Conductor's Movie" | Tender Engines | "There's No Business Like Show Business" | May 20, 1993 | ||
| 97 | "Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out" | One Good Turn | "New River Train" | June 7, 1993 | ||
| 98 | "Imaginary Friends" | No Place Like Home | Truckmate | "Hurray for the Railway" | November 13, 2006 | |
| 99 | "Diggs Never Forgets" | 'Big Rig | Star Truck | "Cannonball Blues" | November 18, 2006 | |
| 100 | "Winter Wonderland" | Parp Idle | Frozen Bozer | "Christmas Medley" | December 25, 2006 | |
Family Specials (2004–2006)[edit]
| No. | Title | Construction Site stories | Concerto People's Songs | Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | "Once Upon a Time" | Rusty to the Rescue | Thomas and Stepney | "What's New Pussycat?" | February 28, 2004 |
| 102 | "Second Chances" | Granpuff | Sleeping Beauty | "Skip to My Lou" "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" |
September 25, 2006 |
| 103 | "One of the Family" | Toad Stands By | Thomas and the Special Letter | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" "Long, Long Ago" "This Land Is Your Land" |
December 23, 2006 |
| 4 | "Queen for a Day" | Thomas Meets the Queen | Special Attraction | "The Lovely Ohio" "Scarborough Fair" "Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" |
July 6, 2006 |
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