Rex the Runt
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.
Cast: Elisabeth Hadley, Colin Rote, Steve Box
13 episodes
- 1. Holiday in VinceThe gang miniaturise a submarine and go on a fantastic journey through Vince's brain.PGCC10minDec 21, 1998
- 2. Stinky's Search for a StarShort of cash again, the gang form a band and enter Stinky Basil's "Search for a Star" competition.PGCC10minDec 21, 1998
- 3. Easter IslandAttempting to reach New Zealand by helicopter, the gang crash on a tiny island. Rex is abducted by aliens.PGCC10minDec 22, 1998
- 4. Too Many DogsThe gang's house has disappeared. They attempt to recover it using Bad Bob's "Go-Back-In-Time-O-Tron".PGCC10minDec 22, 1998
- 5. The City ShrinkersThe gang wins the National Lottery but the prize - the City of Birmingham - is not at all what they expected.PGCC10minDec 23, 1998
- 6. Adventures on Telly 1After Bad Bob shoots the TV set, the gang are ordered to go on exciting adventures by the man who runs Television.PGCC10minDec 23, 1998
- 7. Adventures on Telly 2The gang journey to the North Pole, and drill a hole to find out what's at the centre of the Earth.PGCC10minDec 24, 1998
- 8. Adventures on Telly 3Lost in space, the gang stumble on a branch of 'Poultry Pantry', the interstellar fast-food chain.PGCC10minDec 25, 1998
- 9. The Trials of WendyWendy 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.PGCC10minDec 27, 1998
- 10. Under the DuvetRex, Wendy and Bob spend a weekend at Aunty Brenda's University of Love learning about "the mysteries of the bedroom".PGCC10minDec 30, 1998
- 11. Bob's International Hiccup CentreBob discovers he has a genius for curing hiccups and the gang temporarily become very rich.PGCC10minDec 31, 1998
- 12. Johnny Saveloy's UndoingWendy is brainwashed by TV evangelist heart-throb Johnny Saveloy, leader of the "chemicalology" cult.PGCC10minDec 31, 1998
- 13. CarbonaraWhile 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.PGCC10minJan 1, 1999
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Rex the Runt
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Richard Starzak
- Studio
- Aardman
Maturity rating
PGCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
