Rex the Runt (1998–2001)

Plot

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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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1998–99AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Holiday in VinceDecember 21, 1998The gang miniaturise a submarine and go on a fantastic journey through Vince's brain.
  2. S01E02Stinky's Search for a StarDecember 21, 1998Short of cash again, the gang form a band and enter Stinky Basil's "Search for a Star" competition.
  3. S01E03Easter IslandDecember 22, 1998Attempting to reach New Zealand by helicopter, the gang crash on a tiny island. Rex is abducted by aliens.
  4. S01E04Too Many DogsDecember 22, 1998The gang's house has disappeared. They attempt to recover it using Bad Bob's "Go-Back-In-Time-O-Tron".
  5. S01E05The City ShrinkersDecember 23, 1998The gang wins the National Lottery but the prize - the City of Birmingham - is not at all what they expected.
  6. S01E06Adventures on Telly 1December 23, 1998After Bad Bob shoots the TV set, the gang are ordered to go on exciting adventures by the man who runs Television.
  7. S01E07Adventures on Telly 2December 24, 1998The gang journey to the North Pole, and drill a hole to find out what's at the centre of the Earth.
  8. S01E08Adventures on Telly 3December 25, 1998Lost in space, the gang stumble on a branch of 'Poultry Pantry', the interstellar fast-food chain.
  9. S01E09The Trials of WendyDecember 27, 1998Wendy 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.
  10. S01E10Under the DuvetDecember 30, 1998Rex, Wendy and Bob spend a weekend at Aunty Brenda's University of Love learning about "the mysteries of the bedroom".
  11. S01E11Bob's International Hiccup CentreDecember 31, 1998Bob discovers he has a genius for curing hiccups and the gang temporarily become very rich.
  12. S01E12Johnny Saveloy's UndoingDecember 31, 1998Wendy is brainwashed by TV evangelist heart-throb Johnny Saveloy, leader of the "chemicalology" cult.
  13. S01E13CarbonaraJanuary 1, 1999While 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

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Mouse in Me KitchenSeptember 23, 2001Rex arrives home to find that there's a mouse in the kitchen. But this is no ordinary mouse, he is preternaturally strong, extremely aggress
  2. S02E02Wendy's Hot DateSeptember 30, 2001Wendy's on heat and the Gang's house is besieged by amorous hounds. The Gang draw down the blinds and prepare to repel borders, but one dog,
  3. S02E03PatioOctober 7, 2001Rex and his friends are in the process of fixing up the patio behind the house. But a group of ants who live in the backyard are not about t
  4. S02E04A Crap Day OutOctober 14, 2001After a row about whether to spend the bank holiday at the beach, the Gang end up at Gordons Garden Centre where Vince is taken hostage by a
  5. S02E05Slim BobOctober 21, 2001Bob's eating is growing out of control. Rex suggests that Bob needs to watch what he eats and exercise, but Bob has a better plan: plastic s
  6. S02E06Private WendyOctober 28, 2001Bored with her humdrum life, Wendy decides to enlist in the Army. Rex, Bob & Vince join her as well, but Bob and Rex are rejected. Vince on
  7. S02E07Rocket RaymondNovember 4, 2001Rex finds his birthday present that Bad Bob has been working on: a working rocket pack like his childhood hero's, "Rocket Raymond." Rex eage
  8. S02E08Plasticene GeneNovember 11, 2001Rex goes to Dr Dog, and returns home missing an ear. The gang returns to Dr Dog's to investigate, and find that the physician has now begun
  9. S02E09Wendy's New Hair DoNovember 18, 2001Wendy has been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Science for the truth serum she's been working on in the spare room. The dress code on the
  10. S02E10The Art of CookingNovember 25, 2001Rex has been taking culinary lessons, but all his foodstuffs are largely inedible. While Rex goes off to pursue his career of becoming a gou
  11. S02E11Bob Joins a GangDecember 2, 2001In this homage to Rebel Without a Cause Bob joins a gang of delinquent youths. He takes to wearing a single glove and one of Wendy's earring
  12. S02E12Wayne the ZebraDecember 9, 2001Rex takes a much-needed holiday, and leaves Bad Bob in charge of the adventure for this week. The story involves 'The Beast of Granite Moor,
  13. S02E13Hole in the GardenDecember 16, 2001The Gang discover a prototype hover mower whilst clearing out Bob's shed. The major design fault is obvious when it burrows into the ground,

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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