Robert McNeil: Forget the family, Bob the Builder's a fine role model

HOW encouraging to hear that children are forming closer bonds with top television entertainer Bob the Builder than with their own families.

Boys in particular appreciate Bob's catchphrase "Can we fix it? Yes, we can!", adapted from the real-life builder's expression: "It's going to cost you. And I can't do it till December."

Bob, furthermore, is associated with "safety and happiness",...