LAST WEEK, IT was revealed that beloved childhood TV character Bob The Builder would be undergoing a couple of changes. Not only will Neil Morrissey no longer be voicing the character, but he has also received a makeover.

That’s right.

Bob the Builder, who used to look like this…

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…now looks like this.

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Yes, the once stout and reliable builder now resembles a young, happening hipster. Hit Entertainment described the revamped Bob as “a Bob for our times”.

Hit Entertainment explained in a statement that the new Bob is “a Bob for our times”.

His foundations are all still in place – he’s still the warm, best builder buddy any pre-school kid would want on their team but now he’s a Bob for our times – stronger, funnier, more dynamic, more agile and way more inspirational!

But nobody was having any of that.

Some rightfully cited it as nightmare fuel.

Others were disgusted.

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Many bid farewell to their childhoods.

And this girl implored him to fix it.

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