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Construction Site is a television series created by the Jim Henson Company in 2002, and consists of 7 construction vehicles. The show was broadcast on ABC Kids
ABC Kids

ABC Kids may refer to:*ABC Kids , a children's programming block run by Australian Broadcasting Corporation*ABC Kids Channel, a former digital channel of ABC Television ...
 for a while, and had a range of videos. Episodes are packaged as 52 x 10’ or 13 x 26’

main characters consist of a range of different construction equipment. They are as follows:



There were also mentioned/visiting characters:

There are also other vehicles:

series was set around a huge construction site, and we rarely see then come out of it.






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Construction Site is a television series created by the Jim Henson Company in 2002, and consists of 7 construction vehicles. The show was broadcast on ABC Kids
ABC Kids

ABC Kids may refer to:*ABC Kids , a children's programming block run by Australian Broadcasting Corporation*ABC Kids Channel, a former digital channel of ABC Television ...
 for a while, and had a range of videos. Episodes are packaged as 52 x 10’ or 13 x 26’

The Characters

The main characters consist of a range of different construction equipment. They are as follows:

  • Bozer the Bulldozer
  • Diggs the Backhoe
  • Scooch the Front-End Dumper
  • Carrie the Forklift
  • Carl the Crane
  • Lug the Dump Truck
  • Maxine the Cement Mixer


There were also mentioned/visiting characters:
  • Flatty the Flatbed
  • Scatch the Dumper
  • Gertie the Dump Truck
  • Dumper the Jumper Truck
  • Big Rig


There are also other vehicles:
  • The Low Loader
  • The Tall Crane
  • The Conveyor Belt


Setting

The series was set around a huge construction site, and we rarely see then come out of it. There were no humans, as this would be awkward with the puppet-like vehicles. The site consists of factories, a battery charge bay, a park, a Dock, a few Sheds, a Tall Bridge, a Scrapyard, a Mountain, a Forest, and many more.

Voice Talents

Many of the characters were voiced by one same person the voices are as follows:

  • Bozer & Carl- Mark Jefferis
  • Diggs- Brian Herring
  • Scooch & Lug- Mak Wilson
  • Carrie- TBA
  • Maxine- TBA


The Models

  • The vehicle models are used by live-action animatronic puppet models. This is the first time Jim Henson have used these, as these type of puppets were restricted to movies like Babe and Labyrinth.