Rex the Runt
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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
.
The animation is unusual in that the models are almost two-dimensional and are animated to exaggerate this - they are flattened in appearance and animated on a sheet of glass with the backgrounds behind the sheet.
Bad Bob is a "big, fat slob", interested in food and TV. His friends, and occasionally even himself, describe him as a "Big, fat, jelly-wobbly, fat bast-", usually getting cut off towards the end. He is distinguishable by his eye patch, which changes from eye to eye, and often carries around a revolver
almost the size of himself. However grumpy he might be, he is intelligent and loyal.
Wendy is the only female housemate, distinguishable by her eyelashes, pink colour, noticeably hemispheric breasts, and wears a pink bow on her head. She is cynical, sarcastic, and fiercely independent. Wendy provides solutions to problems albeit in a distant or non-caring way.
Vince is the pet of the household, although all four are dogs. He is distinguished by his prominent buckteeth and mismatched eyes. He speaks in single words or short disjointed phrases, his favorites being "Tuesday", "jam", and "trousers". Vince suffers from Random Pavarotti Disease, causing him to randomly blurt out snatches of opera. While he appears to be unintelligent, he occasionally shows great ingenuity, for example by building an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine
designed to kill a mouse.
Doctor Dogg is medical doctor
who does not live in the same house as the others. Moustachioed, complacent and greedy, he's an opportunistic money-grabber, whose habitual charge for any treatment is "ten quid
" - regardless of whether the cure works or does more harm than good. He isn't above using the main characters in medical research.
Arthur Dustcart, another semi-regular character, who first makes an appearance in the last episode of the first series, but appears quite frequently in the second. He is an ugly but experienced dustman, sporting sleepy mismatched eyes, a neckerchief
, a pair of dirty underpants
and a large nose with prominent nasal hair
. Despite his grotesque appearance and smell, he and Wendy get on rather well, much to the annoyance of Rex. He becomes a friend of the household when he helps find Rex after he was turned into spaghetti.
Mr Chittock Angry neighbour to Rex, after the gang went into his house and drank his beer. Voiced by Steven Frost, of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?
' fame.
Stinky Basil Smarmy French talent-spotter. Voiced by Antoine De Caunes
, known best in the UK for presenting the Channel 4
late-night adult entertainment show 'Eurotrash
'.
in the United Kingdom
and on DVD
in South Korea
. A DVD of all 26 episodes has been released in the United States
, but is region-free, so works on any DVD player, regardless of location.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
claymation
Clay animation
Clay animation or claymation is one of many forms of stop motion animation. Each animated piece, either character or background, is "deformable"—made of a malleable substance, usually Plasticine clay....
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show produced by Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The studio is known for films made using stop-motion clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring Plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit...
for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination
Egmont Imagination
Egmont Imagination is a company of Egmont, mainly to release shows and movies for children. They have also produced Rex the Runt.-List of shows by them:*Plonsters*Rex the Runt...
. Its main characters are four plasticine
Plasticine
Plasticine, a brand of modelling clay, is a putty-like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and aliphatic acids. The name is a registered trademark of Flair Leisure Products plc...
dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince.
The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski
Richard Goleszowski
Richard Goleszowski is an English animator.Goleszowski was born in Suffolk and grew up in Ipswich, attending Northgate Grammar School...
. 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
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
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
Paul Merton
Paul Merton is a British comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy...
, Morwenna Banks
Morwenna Banks
Morwenna Banks is a British comedy actress, writer and producer.Banks is perhaps best known in the UK as a cast member of the British Channel 4 comedy series Absolutely, where her best-known character was a schoolgirl who sat on the edge of a desk.She appeared as the Keeper of the Rules in the...
, Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers OBE is an English television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini.-Early life and career:...
, Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert...
, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
, Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross (television presenter)
Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011...
, Graham Norton
Graham Norton
Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
, Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith (comedian)
Brian Arthur John Smith is an English alternative comedian and writer. He was born in Bermondsey, South London, brother to Richard Smith...
, June Whitfield
June Whitfield
June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in radio and television comedy series....
, Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress, comedienne, playwright and theatre director. She is best known for her portrayals of Perry in the Harry Enfield film Kevin and Perry Go Large, and of Linda La Hughes in the British sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme...
, Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres MBE is an English poet, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to a variety of appearances on TV and radio shows, a one woman touring stage show and performing before the Queen.-Early life:Pam...
and Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard is a British stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime...
.
The animation is unusual in that the models are almost two-dimensional and are animated to exaggerate this - they are flattened in appearance and animated on a sheet of glass with the backgrounds behind the sheet.
Main characters
Rex, the protagonist — a timid, irritable runt. He is quick-witted and usually comes up with plans to get out of the scrapes the gang finds themselves in. His favourite superhero is Rocket Raymond.Bad Bob is a "big, fat slob", interested in food and TV. His friends, and occasionally even himself, describe him as a "Big, fat, jelly-wobbly, fat bast-", usually getting cut off towards the end. He is distinguishable by his eye patch, which changes from eye to eye, and often carries around a revolver
Revolver
A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing. The first revolver ever made was built by Elisha Collier in 1818. The percussion cap revolver was invented by Samuel Colt in 1836. This weapon became known as the Colt Paterson...
almost the size of himself. However grumpy he might be, he is intelligent and loyal.
Wendy is the only female housemate, distinguishable by her eyelashes, pink colour, noticeably hemispheric breasts, and wears a pink bow on her head. She is cynical, sarcastic, and fiercely independent. Wendy provides solutions to problems albeit in a distant or non-caring way.
Vince is the pet of the household, although all four are dogs. He is distinguished by his prominent buckteeth and mismatched eyes. He speaks in single words or short disjointed phrases, his favorites being "Tuesday", "jam", and "trousers". Vince suffers from Random Pavarotti Disease, causing him to randomly blurt out snatches of opera. While he appears to be unintelligent, he occasionally shows great ingenuity, for example by building an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine
Rube Goldberg machine
A Rube Goldberg machine, contraption, device, or apparatus is a deliberately over-engineered or overdone machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction...
designed to kill a mouse.
Doctor Dogg is medical doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who does not live in the same house as the others. Moustachioed, complacent and greedy, he's an opportunistic money-grabber, whose habitual charge for any treatment is "ten quid
Quid
Quid may refer to:* Pound sterling, British slang for £1 in currency* Euro , in Irish slang* Irish punt, Irish slang* Australian pound, Australian slang * Quid , a French encyclopedia...
" - regardless of whether the cure works or does more harm than good. He isn't above using the main characters in medical research.
Arthur Dustcart, another semi-regular character, who first makes an appearance in the last episode of the first series, but appears quite frequently in the second. He is an ugly but experienced dustman, sporting sleepy mismatched eyes, a neckerchief
Neckerchief
A neckerchief, necker or less commonly scarf is a type of neckwear associated with Scouts, cowboys and sailors. It consists of a triangular piece of cloth or a rectangular piece folded into a triangle. The long edge is rolled towards the point, leaving a portion unrolled...
, a pair of dirty underpants
Underpants
-Boxer shorts:Boxer shorts, or simply boxers, have an elasticated waistband that is at or near the wearer's waist, while the leg sections are fairly loose and extend to the mid-thigh. There is usually a fly, either with or without buttons...
and a large nose with prominent nasal hair
Nasal hair
Nasal hair or nose hair is the hair in the nose. Its main function is to keep foreign or unwanted particles from entering the lungs through the nasal cavity...
. Despite his grotesque appearance and smell, he and Wendy get on rather well, much to the annoyance of Rex. He becomes a friend of the household when he helps find Rex after he was turned into spaghetti.
Other characters
Many one-off characters in Rex The Runt are voiced by various well-known UK celebrities. These include:Mr Chittock Angry neighbour to Rex, after the gang went into his house and drank his beer. Voiced by Steven Frost, of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
' fame.
Stinky Basil Smarmy French talent-spotter. Voiced by Antoine De Caunes
Antoine de Caunes
Antoine de Caunes is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert...
, known best in the UK for presenting the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
late-night adult entertainment show 'Eurotrash
Eurotrash (TV series)
Eurotrash is a 30-minute magazine-format programme in English produced by Rapido Television. It was shown in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 from 1993 and was a late-night comical review of weird and wonderful topics from around the world...
'.
Series One
| # | Title | Summary | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday in Vince | The Runts try to cure Vince of his Random Pavarotti Disease (a Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical tics and at least one vocal tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane... -like singing of phrases of opera Opera Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance... ) by miniaturising a submarine to go on a journey Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 science fiction film written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby.Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it.... though Vince's brain. |
21/12/1998 |
| 2 | Stinky's Search for a Star | The Runts enter a talent contest hoping to win enough money to pay the gas bill. | 21/12/1998 |
| 3 | Easter Island | The Runts' helicopter lands on Easter Island Easter Island Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people... , where they meet visiting aliens who resemble the local statues Moai Moai , or mo‘ai, are monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Chilean Polynesian island of Easter Island between the years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half are still at Rano Raraku, the main moai quarry, but hundreds were transported from there and set on stone platforms called ahu around the... . |
22/12/1998 |
| 4 | Too Many Dogs | After Rex's house is stolen, the Runts go back in time to recover it, and meet parallel versions of themselves. | 22/12/1998 |
| 5 | The City Shrinkers | The Runts win Birmingham in the lottery. After accidentally shrinking it, Bad Bob and Wendy go on a city-shrinking craze. | 23/12/1998 |
| 6 | Adventures on Telly, Part I | Bad Bob accidentally robs a bank. | 23/12/1998 |
| 7 | Adventures on Telly, Part II | The family is short of money again, and lend themselves to Dr. Dogg's animal experiments. | 24/12/1998 |
| 8 | Adventures on Telly, Part III | After accidentally destroying the Earth, the Runts head towards a black hole Black hole A black hole is a region of spacetime from which nothing, not even light, can escape. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole. Around a black hole there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that... . |
25/12/1998 |
| 9 | The Trials of Wendy | Wendy is arrested after shooting Vince. | 27/12/1998 |
| 10 | Under the Duvet | The Runts visit the University of Love under their bed, while Vince falls in love with a vacuum cleaner Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner, commonly referred to as a "vacuum," is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal... . |
30/12/1998 |
| 11 | Bob's International Hiccup Centre | Bob loses his comic timing, so he turns to medicine. | 31/12/1998 |
| 12 | Johnny Saveloy's Undoing | Wendy joins Johnny Saveloy's following. | 31/12/1998 |
| 13 | Carbonara | Rex is accidentally run through a sausage mincer, and must avoid the attentions of a hungry Vince. | 1/1/1999 |
Series Two
| # | Title | Summary | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouse in Me Kitchen | Upon returning home, Rex finds that his kitchen has been occupied by a mouse. | 23/9/2001 |
| 2 | Wendy's Hot Date | Wendy gets a date with a handsome dog, who is also called Rex. | 30/9/2001 |
| 3 | Patio | The garden ants object when the Runts lay down a patio. | 7/10/2001 |
| 4 | A Crap Day Out | A new garden centre Garden centre A garden centre is a retail firm that sells plants and products related to gardens as its primary business. It is open to the public, with facilities to care for and display plants.- UK :... is opening, and Bad Bob needs a new shed Shed A shed is typically a simple, single-storey structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop.... . |
14/10/2001 |
| 5 | Slim Bob | Bad Bob consults Dr. Dogg about weight loss Weight loss Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue... . |
21/10/2001 |
| 6 | Private Wendy | Vince, Wendy, Rex and Bob join the army Military service Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft . Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen... . |
28/10/2001 |
| 7 | Rocket Raymond | The inhabitants of a distant planet believe that Rex is their hero, Rocket Raymond. | 4/11/2001 |
| 8 | The Plasticene Gene | Dr. Dogg cons Rex out of his ear, and later clones Cloning Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or... Vince. |
11/11/2001 |
| 9 | Wendy's New Hairdo | Wendy gets a Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who... nomination for her truth drug Truth drug A truth drug or truth serum is a psychoactive medication used to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. The unethical use of truth drugs is classified as a form of torture according to international law. However, they are properly and productively... . |
18/11/2001 |
| 10 | The Art of Cooking | Bad Bob steals Rex's food creations and enters them in an art exhibition Art exhibition Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or... . |
25/11/2001 |
| 11 | Bob Joins a Gang | Bad Bob joins a not-so-bad gang Gang A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen... . |
2/12/2001 |
| 12 | Wayne the Zebra | With Rex on holiday, Bob is left in charge of a production involving "The Beast of Granite Moor", but can his choice for the star character, Wayne the Zebra, fulfil expectations? | 9/12/2001 |
| 13 | Hole in the Garden | Bad Bob's lawn mower Lawn mower A lawn mower is a machine that uses a revolving blade or blades to cut a lawn at an even length.Lawn mowers employing a blade that rotates about a vertical axis are known as rotary mowers, while those employing a blade assembly that rotates about a horizontal axis are known as cylinder or reel... crashes through the garden and lands in Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... . |
16/12/2001 |
Main cast
- Andrew Franks as Rex (series 1)
- Colin Rote as Rex (series 2)
- Kevin Wrench as Bad Bob (series 1)
- Andy Jeffers as Bad Bob (series 2)
- Elisabeth Hadley as Wendy
- Steve BoxSteve BoxSteve Box is an English animator and director who works for Aardman Animations.His early work in animation included the popular British claymation television series The Trap Door for Bristol-based animation studio CMTB Animation.Box joined Aardman Animations in 1990. He directed the video for the...
as Vince - Paul MertonPaul MertonPaul Merton is a British comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy...
as Doctor Dogg - Arthur SmithArthur Smith (comedian)Brian Arthur John Smith is an English alternative comedian and writer. He was born in Bermondsey, South London, brother to Richard Smith...
as Arthur Dustcart
Guest stars
These include:- Morwenna BanksMorwenna BanksMorwenna Banks is a British comedy actress, writer and producer.Banks is perhaps best known in the UK as a cast member of the British Channel 4 comedy series Absolutely, where her best-known character was a schoolgirl who sat on the edge of a desk.She appeared as the Keeper of the Rules in the...
as Mrs Bloomers ("A Holiday in Vince") - Judith ChalmersJudith ChalmersJudith Chalmers OBE is an English television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini.-Early life and career:...
as Judith Poodle ("A Holiday in Vince") - Bob Holness as Mr Formal ("Adventures on Telly, Part I")
- Eddie IzzardEddie IzzardEdward John "Eddie" Izzard is a British stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime...
as Melting Blob Man ("Adventures on Telly, Part III"), and Easter Island Head Aliens ("Easter Island") - Kathy BurkeKathy BurkeKatherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress, comedienne, playwright and theatre director. She is best known for her portrayals of Perry in the Harry Enfield film Kevin and Perry Go Large, and of Linda La Hughes in the British sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme...
as Mrs Mandelbrotska ("Adventures on Telly, Part III") - Antoine de CaunesAntoine de CaunesAntoine de Caunes is a television presenter, actor, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert...
as Stinky Basil ("Too Many Dogs", "Stinky's Search for a Star"), and French Delegate ("Bob's International Hiccup Centre") - June WhitfieldJune WhitfieldJune Rosemary Whitfield, CBE is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in radio and television comedy series....
as Judge Pikelet ("The Trials of Wendy") - Simon DaySimon DaySimon Day is a British comedian most famous for his roles in the sketch show The Fast Show, sitcom Grass and a series of comedic adverts for Powergen.-Life and career:...
as Constable Funnyname ("The Trials of Wendy", "Stinky's Search for a Star") - Pam AyresPam AyresPam Ayres MBE is an English poet, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to a variety of appearances on TV and radio shows, a one woman touring stage show and performing before the Queen.-Early life:Pam...
as Aunty Brenda ("Under the Duvet") - Stanley UnwinStanley Unwin (comedian)Stanley Unwin , sometimes billed as Professor Stanley Unwin, was a British comedian and comic writer, and the inventor of his own language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film Carry On Regardless as "gobbledegook".Unwinese was a mangled form of English in which many of the...
as Mr Wangle, Accountant to the Stars ("Johnny Saveloy's Undoing") - Bob MonkhouseBob MonkhouseRobert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
as Johnny Saveloy ("Johnny Saveloy's Undoing") - Bobby BallBobby BallBobby Ball is one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Tommy Cannon.He married his first wife, Joan, in 1964, with whom he had two sons, Robert and Darren , who are now a comedy double act in their own right, performing under their surname 'Harper'. Bobby and his first wife...
as Tiddles ("Mouse in Me Kitchen") - Graham NortonGraham NortonGraham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
as Osvaldo Halitosis ("Patio") and the Plants ("A Crap Day Out") - Tommy CannonTommy CannonTommy Cannon is a comedian and the feed member of comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball....
as Wayne ("Wayne the Zebra") - Phill JupitusPhill JupitusPhillip Christopher Jupitus is an English stand-up and improvised comedian, actor, performance poet, musician and podcaster....
as The Mouse ("Mouse in Me Kitchen"), The Ants ("Patio") and Sergeant Major ("Private Wendy") - Jonathan RossJonathan Ross (television presenter)Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011...
as Handsome Rex ("Wendy's Hot Date") and Awards Announcer ("Wendy's New Hairdo") - Loyd GrossmanLoyd GrossmanLoyd Daniel Gilman Grossman, OBE, FSA is an American-British television presenter, chef and musician who has mainly worked in the UK.- Early life, education and honours :...
as himself ("The Art of Cooking")
Series 1
- Writers: Richard Goleszowski, David Max FreedmanDavid Max FreedmanDavid Max Freedman is a writer and co creator of The Mr Hell Show.-Early life:David Max Freedman was born in Plattsburgh, New York. He moved to the United Kingdom, where he still lives working in animation. David Freedman worked for over 9 years in a successful writing partnership with Alan Gilbey...
, Alan Gilbey, Kevin Wrench & Andrew Franks - Music & Theme Tune: Stuart Gordon
- Song Composed by: Kevin Wrench & Andrew Franks
- Executive Producers: Mikael Shields, Steve Walsh (EVA Entertainment), Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack, Poul Kofod (Egmont Imagination)
- Series Producer: Michael Rose
- Producer: Jacqueline White
- Devised & Directed by: Richard Goleszowski
- Executive Producers for Aardman: Peter Lord, David Sproxton
- Executive Producer for BBC Bristol: Colin Rose
- An Aardman Animations Production for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment & Egmont Imagination
Series 2
- Written by: Ben Caudell, Peter Holmes, Andrew Viner
- Original Music: Stuart Gordon, Ben Jones
- Executive Producer for BBC: Colin Rose
- Executive Producers for Egmont Imagination: Paul Kofod & Tom Van Waveren
- Executive Producers for Aardman: Peter Lord & David Sproxton, Michael Rose
- Producer: Jacqueline White
- Directed by: Richard Goleszowski, Dan Capozzi, Chris SadlerChristopher SadlerChris Sadler is an award-winning British Animator director who works with Aardman Animations. He has worked on Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Rex the Runt, Cracking Contraptions, Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep....
, Sam FellSam FellSam Fell is a British film director, screenwriter, voice actor and animator.Sam started his career as director on the short film The Big Cheese for 3 Peach Animation...
, Peter Peake - An Aardman Animations Production for BBC Bristol in association with Egmont Imagination
Merchandise
Series One has been released on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. A DVD of all 26 episodes has been released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but is region-free, so works on any DVD player, regardless of location.
- Rex The Runt: The Complete First Season (VHSVHSThe Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
) (B00005NB24) - Rex The Runt: The Complete Collection (DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) (Region 0) (B000068QOF) - Rex The Runt: Rainy Day Companion (Book written by Andrew Franks and Kevin Wrench, a.k.a the voices of Rex and Bad Bob) (ISBN 0-340-74862-1)
- Aardman's Darkside (a compilation DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
featuring episodes of Rex The Runt, released on October 18, 2006) (DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) (B000FS9SDM) - Rex The Runt plush toys of the four main characters were available via Aardman at one point, as well as a handbag of Vince's head, though this is particularly rare.
- Both series are available for purchase on the iTunes StoreITunes StoreThe iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. - Sweets shaped like the main characters were available in the early 2000s