Rex the Runt
AnimationComedy
Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Holiday in Vince21 Dec 1998 · 10mThe gang miniaturise a submarine and go on a fantastic journey through Vince's brain.
- 2Stinky's Search for a Star21 Dec 1998 · 10mShort of cash again, the gang form a band and enter Stinky Basil's "Search for a Star" competition.
- 3Easter Island22 Dec 1998 · 10mAttempting to reach New Zealand by helicopter, the gang crash on a tiny island. Rex is abducted by aliens.
- 4Too Many Dogs22 Dec 1998 · 10mThe gang's house has disappeared. They attempt to recover it using Bad Bob's "Go-Back-In-Time-O-Tron".
- 5The City Shrinkers23 Dec 1998 · 10mThe gang wins the National Lottery but the prize - the City of Birmingham - is not at all what they expected.
- 6Adventures on Telly 123 Dec 1998 · 10mAfter Bad Bob shoots the TV set, the gang are ordered to go on exciting adventures by the man who runs Television.
- 7Adventures on Telly 224 Dec 1998 · 10mThe gang journey to the North Pole, and drill a hole to find out what's at the centre of the Earth.
- 8Adventures on Telly 325 Dec 1998 · 10mLost in space, the gang stumble on a branch of 'Poultry Pantry', the interstellar fast-food chain.
- 9The Trials of Wendy27 Dec 1998 · 10mWendy is put on trial for shooting Vince (who is unharmed except for a large bullet hole). She is acquitted and becomes a huge TV star.
- 10Under the Duvet30 Dec 1998 · 10mRex, Wendy and Bob spend a weekend at Aunty Brenda's University of Love learning about "the mysteries of the bedroom".
- 11Bob's International Hiccup Centre31 Dec 1998 · 10mBob discovers he has a genius for curing hiccups and the gang temporarily become very rich.
- 12Johnny Saveloy's Undoing31 Dec 1998 · 10mWendy is brainwashed by TV evangelist heart-throb Johnny Saveloy, leader of the "chemicalology" cult.
- 13Carbonara1 Jan 1999 · 10mWhile looking around in Bob's shed, Rex accidentally gets run through a meat grinder. Bob runs off to ask Dr. Dog's opinion, but Rex has an even bigger problem, when Vince mistakes the ground-up Rex for spaghetti.
Details
- Created by
- Richard Starzak
- First aired
- 21 Dec 1998
- Last aired
- 16 Dec 2001
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 26
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
- EElisabeth HadleyWendy (voice)
- CColin RoteRex (voice)
Steve BoxVince (voice)
Andrew JeffersBad Bob (voice)
