Series synopsis
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot is an American animation kids action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on FOX on September 18, 1999. It ended on March 5, 2001. It was created by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline, Richard Raynis. It stars Jonathan David Cook, Pamela Adlon, Jim Hanks and Gabrielle Carteris.
"Big Guy" is an elite fighting robot, protecting New Tronic City from danger, whether from earth or from outer space. When the Big Guy is decommissioned, however, a smaller, childlike robot named Rusty is brought on to take its place. But it is clear that Rusty needs Big Guy's help, and it is up to the two of them to help keep the world a safer place.
Premise
"Big Guy" is an elite fighting robot, protecting New Tronic City from danger, whether from earth or from outer space. When the Big Guy is decommissioned, however, a smaller, childlike robot named Rusty is brought on to take its place. But it is clear that Rusty needs Big Guy's help, and it is up to the two of them to help keep the world a safer place.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jonathan David Cook as Big Guy (voice)
- Pamela Adlon as Rusty (voice)
- Jim Hanks as Dwayne Hunter (voice)
- Gabrielle Carteris as Dr. Erika Slate (voice)
- Stephen Root as Dr. Donovan (voice)
- Kathy Kinney as Jenny (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Garth (voice)
- M. Emmet Walsh as Mack (voice)
Guest cast
- R. Lee Ermey as General Thornton (voice)
- Ron Perlman
- Dean Haglund
- Tim Curry as Dr. Neugog (voice)
- Clancy Brown
- Jillian Warry Barberie
- Maurice LaMarche
- Maura Tierney
- Jeremy Suarez
- Nicholas Guest
- Nick Jameson
- Nora Dunn
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 18, 1999 | October 23, 1999 |
| Season 2 | 20 | January 30, 2001 | March 5, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Creatures, Great and Small The Big Guy is decommissioned in favor of Quark Industries' newest creation, Rusty the Boy Robot. But when an alien Annihilator threatens to destroy New Tronic City, it's clear that Rusty is not quite ready for prime time. |
September 18, 1999 |
| 2 |
Out of Whack The Big Guy and Rusty face off against the Legion Ex Machina's evil creation: A.R.G. -12, a.k.a. Argo. When a Nucleo-Protonic blast from Argo triggers a malfunction in Rusty's power core, the boy robot fears that he will be disassembled due to the fact that he is going out of control. |
September 25, 1999 |
| 3 |
The Inside Scoop A telepathy experiment goes awry and a Quark Scientist, Dr. Neugog, is transformed into a giant brain on spidery legs. Neugog uses his telepathic powers to drain the minds of the world's greatest scientists. Meanwhile, Dr. Slate accidentally discovers that there's a man in the Big Guy suit. |
October 2, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Little Boy Robot Lost The Legion Ex Machina downloads Rusty's programming in an effort to learn his secrets. Rusty, Big Guy and the Evil #4 end up in a showdown in cyberspace. |
January 30, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Bicameral Mind While trying to keep the Legion Ex Machina's newest robot from absconding with Quarks' new anti-neutrinos, Rusty plugs into the bot's software to learn the Legion's secrets. #4 counters Rusty's hack by engaging in a mental tug of war. A power surge switches personality traits between the two robots. Rusty starts building a doomsday machine while #4 plays video games. |
February 2, 2001 |
| 3 |
The Inside Out Donovan unveils Quark's latest prototype: tiny liquid metal robots called Nurds that repair and upgrade any technology they come in contact with. When Big Guy becomes infested by the Nurds, they repair its original artificial intelligence circuitry, making Big Guy a fully functioning robot, which removes Dwayne from the pilot's seat. But shortly after the new Big Guy successfully completes his first mission, things go awry. |
February 5, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 18, 1999 |
| Last aired | March 5, 2001 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:00:00 |