The LEGO Bob the Builder licensed subtheme was part of the DUPLO theme and based on the British children's television series Bob the Builder. The theme ran for eight years with only a small number of sets released each year starting in 2001 and is one of the longest running themes. Most of the sets were based on the vehicle characters seen in the show with some DUPLO figures including Bob, Wendy and Spud.
2007 LEGO Sets
For collectors, 2007 proved to be an important milestone for with the release of the Modular Buildings theme which initially included Café Corner (10182-1) and Market Street (10190-1). Also, the Star Wars license with LucasFilms was originally planned to end that year, but is renewed. To celebrate Star Wars' 30th anniversary, LEGO released a free, 14-carat gold C-3PO minifigure. 2007 also saw the discontinuation of a number of themes including Aqua Raiders and Knights' Kingdom II but also so the introduction of the Thomas and Friends theme.