"Hello! This Stampy, and welcome to Building Time! The show where Squid and I have to Build in Time! On a Friday!" |
— Stampy's intro to the Building Time episodes. |
Building Time was a series of Stampylongnose and iBallisticSquid on the Minecraft Xbox that started on 25th September 2015. Starring Stampylongnose, and IBallisticSquid, Building Time was a quick build series where Squid and Stampy needed to "Build in Time!". This was the last regular Minecraft series which featured Stampy and Squid together.
History[]
Stampy and Squid originally decided to do this series because of a past series of theirs with the same basic concept. Earlier before the airing of the series, Stampy had posted tweets on Twitter about requesting suggestions for the quick build. He revealed the new series a day before the airing also on Twitter.
The series began airing on 25th September 2015 and concluded on 5th May 2017. A one-off Christmas special livestream was held on 22nd December 2020.
Plot[]
The series was about building in time. Stampy and Squid had under 15 minutes to build something based on a selected theme in their squares which were separated by a giant black wall. Following the expiration of their time limit, they would "burn the wall", revealing what the other person had built. The viewers of each video then had to vote for which build they believed to be the best, and the winner of the poll was announced at the beginning of the following episode. Once a winner had been declared (by the group of assorted apes and monkeys who count the votes), he would place would place one block onto his podium which recorded the score of each of the contestants.
During the final episode, The Final Building Time, it was revealed that Stampy had won the series by reaching 50 individual victories before his opponent, Squid.
Themes for the builds were suggested by the viewers and were chosen by Sqaishey Quack. To suggest a theme, one would simply leave a comment on one of the videos.
Twists[]
- Celebrations - Some of the rounds tied in with a special celebration, such as Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Easter and Birthdays. One episode also featured a Star Wars theme to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Guest competitors - One episode had guests from 4J Studios, the former developer of Minecraft for consoles, to compete against Stampy and Squid.
- Double Special - In some rounds, Stampy and Squid built things in a specified theme but are split into two episodes.
- Mega Building Time - This twist occurred twice in the series, that involved Stampy and Squid building something in a specified theme for an hour. These rounds were split into 3-4 episodes.
- Catchy Tune - The theme tune of Building Time was written by Sqaishey. They also made the background beat to the song.
Episodes[]
# | Title | Release Date |
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1 | Island Paradise | 25th September 2015 |
2 | Wonderland | 2nd October 2015 |
3 | Pond | 9th October 2015 |
4 | Man At The Gym | 16th October 2015 |
5 | Alien Planet | 23rd October 2015 |
6 | Halloween Special (Trick Or Treat) | 30th October 2015 |
7 | Fireworks Display | 6th November 2015 |
8 | Disco Night | 13th November 2015 |
9 | Funfair | 20th November 2015 |
10 | 5 Star Hotel | 27th November 2015 |
11 | Dog Park | 4th December 2015 |
12 | 3 Builds Special | 11th December 2015 |
13 | Star Wars Special (Lightsaber Fight) | 18th December 2015 |
14 | Christmas Special (Gingerbread House) | 25th December 2015 |
15 | New Year Special (New Years Eve Party) | 1st January 2016 |
16 | Safari | 8th January 2016 |
17 | Tree House | 15th January 2016 |
18 | Salad Land | 22nd January 2016 |
19 | Birthday Party (Squid's Birthday) | 29th January 2016 |
20 | Art Gallery | 5th February 2016 |
21 | Dream Date | 12th February 2016 |
22 | Airport | 19th February 2016 |
23 | Game Show | 26th February 2016 |
24 | Camping | 4th March 2016 |
25 | Robot Invasion | 11th March 2016 |
26 | Secret Garden | 18th March 2016 |
27 | Easter Special (Easter Egg Hunt) | 25th March 2016 |
28 | Adventure Map | 1st April 2016 |
29 | Circus | 8th April 2016 |
30 | Arcade | 15th April 2016 |
31 | Candy Factory | 22nd April 2016 |
32 | Animal Farm | 29th April 2016 |
33 | Double Special (Train Station) | 6th May 2016 |
34 | 13th May 2016 | |
35 | Bowling Alley | 20th May 2016 |
36 | The Wither Storm | 27th May 2016 |
37 | Godzilla | 3rd June 2016 |
38 | 4J Studios Special (Shipwreck) | 10th June 2016 |
39 | Football Stadium | 17th June 2016 |
40 | Parade | 24th June 2016 |
41 | Jack The Dragon Killer | 1st July 2016 |
42 | Clock Tower | 8th July 2016 |
43 | Karate Dojo | 15th July 2016 |
44 | Holiday Retreat | 22nd July 2016 |
45 | Double Special (The Future) | 29th July 2016 |
46 | 5th August 2016 | |
47 | Supermarket | 12th August 2016 |
48 | Wizard Tower | 19th August 2016 |
49 | Jungle | 26th August 2016 |
50 | Film Set | 2nd September 2016 |
51 | Crystal Caves | 9th September 2016 |
52 | Blimp | 16th September 2016 |
53 | Mega Building Time (Enchanted Forest) | 23rd September 2016 |
54 | 30th September 2016 | |
55 | 7th October 2016 | |
56 | 14th October 2016 | |
57 | Giant Board Game | 21st October 2016 |
58 | Halloween Special (Something Peculiar) | 28th October 2016 |
59 | Volcano | 4th November 2016 |
60 | Aquarium | 11th November 2016 |
61 | Robot | 18th November 2016 |
62 | Tiger | 25th November 2016 |
63 | Computer | 2nd December 2016 |
64 | Space Station | 9th December 2016 |
65 | Wild West | 16th December 2016 |
66 | Christmas/Double Special (Santa's Grotto) | 23rd December 2016 |
67 | 30th December 2016 | |
68 | Wedding | 6th January 2017 |
69 | Transformer | 13th January 2017 |
70 | Party Bus | 20th January 2017 |
71 | Building Time?! | 27th January 2017 |
72 | Build Anything?! | 3rd February 2017 |
73 | Chinese Garden | 10th February 2017 |
74 | Dreamland | 17th February 2017 |
75 | Pigsty Derby | 24th February 2017 |
76 | Quidditch | 3rd March 2017 |
77 | Ancient Building | 10th March 2017 |
78 | Fairytale | 17th March 2017 |
79 | Man On The Moon | 24th March 2017 |
80 | Movie Night | 31st March 2017 |
81 | Anything! | 7th April 2017 |
82 | Mega Building Time (Time) | 14th April 2017 |
83 | 21st April 2017 | |
84 | 28th April 2017 | |
85 | The Final Building Time | 5th May 2017 |
- | Christmas Special (Snow Globe) | 22nd December 2020 |
Top 10's[]
The Top 10 lists for the series can be found here.
Trivia[]
- A one-off special Building Time event was held at Minecon 2016 in Anaheim, California on 24th September 2016.
- As an easter egg, it was confirmed in "Hacked" that the series will not have a second season.
- The Building Time theme tune was written by Sqaishey and sung by Stampy and Squid.
See also[]
- Speed Building Contest, the quick builds before Building Time
Building Time episodes | |
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001-085 | Island Paradise • Wonderland • Pond • Man At The Gym • Alien Planet • Halloween Special (Trick Or Treat) • Fireworks Display • Disco Night • Funfair • 5 Star Hotel • Dog Park • 3 Builds Special • Star Wars Special (Lightsaber Fight) • Christmas Special (Gingerbread House) • New Year Special (New Years Eve Party) • Safari • Tree House • Salad Land • Birthday Party (Squid's Birthday) • Art Gallery • Dream Date • Airport • Game Show • Camping • Robot Invasion • Secret Garden • Easter Special (Easter Egg Hunt) • Adventure Map • Circus • Arcade • Candy Factory • Animal Farm • Double Special (Train Station) - Part 1 • Double Special (Train Station) - Part 2 • Bowling Alley • The Wither Storm • Godzilla • 4J Studios Special (Shipwreck) • Football Stadium • Parade • Jack The Dragon Killer • Clock Tower • Karate Dojo • Holiday Retreat • Double Special (The Future) - Part 1 • Double Special (The Future) - Part 2 • Supermarket • Wizard Tower • Jungle • Film Set • Crystal Caves • Blimp • Mega Building Time (Enchanted Forest) - Part 1 • Mega Building Time (Enchanted Forest) - Part 2 • Mega Building Time (Enchanted Forest) - Part 3 • Mega Building Time (Enchanted Forest) - Part 4 • Giant Board Game • Halloween Special (Something Peculiar) • Volcano • Aquarium • Robot • Tiger • Computer • Space Station • Wild West • Christmas/Double Special (Santa's Grotto) - Part 1 • Christmas/Double Special (Santa's Grotto) - Part 2 • Wedding • Transformer • Party Bus • Building Time?! • Build Anything?! • Chinese Garden • Dreamland • Pigsty Derby • Quidditch • Ancient Building • Fairytale • Man On The Moon • Movie Night • Anything! • Mega Building Time (Time) - Part 1 • Mega Building Time (Time) - Part 2 • Mega Building Time (Time) - Part 3 • The Final Building Time |
Bonus | Christmas Special (Snow Globe) |