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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

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S2 E20 · Rumble in the Jungle

About The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot is a kids and sci-fi & fantasy TV series that premiered on FOX on September 18, 1999. It has 2 seasons and 26 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 20 "Rumble in the Jungle", aired on March 5, 2001.

"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.

  • Kids
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Animation
  • Action & Adventure

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Episodes

26 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1999 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Really Big Guy

    Finale

    Dr. Slate, Big Guy and Rusty find out that the Legion Ex Machina's mysterious ""final assembly"" is taking place in a network of underground tunnels. When Big Guy and Rusty find the tunnels, they derail a robotic train. Inside the massive train's cargo hold is a gigantic hand that boasts a built-in high-tech cannon. With their plan uncovered, the Legion Ex Machina members decide to activate their latest creation ahead of schedule and missing a hand.

  2. E5

    5. The Reluctant Assassin

    Dr. Gilder, the Legion Ex Machina's mole within Quark, has developed a personal grudge against Donovan, so he takes control of a prototype and tries to assassinate him. Donovan is taken to the S.S. Dark Horse for his own safety. Gilder then hacks into Rusty, gives him a ""big gun"", and sets out to destroy Donovan.

  3. E4

    4. Birthday Bash

    Rusty tags along with Dwayne to his nephew's birthday party. Rusty's present is a piece of stolen alien technology, known as a Dimetrium Agglomerator. The aliens, Emek and Naard, own the Agglomerator and come to claim it.

  4. E3

    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.

  5. E2

    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.

  6. E1

    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.

Season 2

2001 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 25 years ago

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  1. E20

    20. Rumble in the Jungle

    Finale

    Giant jungle animals wreak terror in the Congo.

  2. E19

    19. Double Time (2)

    Big Guy and Rusty find the Legion's headquarters and rescue the creator of the Big Guy armor, who Rusty refers to as Big Guy's dad.

  3. E18

    18. Double Time (1)

    The Legion Ex Machina creates a Big Guy duplicate.

  4. E17

    17. The Lower Depths

    Jellyfish create duplicates of the crew of the new Quark research centre at the ocean floor.

  5. E16

    16. Nephew of Neugog

    Pierre becomes a brain-sucking monster when he plays around with Dr. Neugog's telepathy helmet. Quark uses the fiendish Neugog to track him down.

  6. E15

    15. Sickout

    A virus-carrying alien threatens the world, and Dr. Slate must take the helm of Big Guy.

  7. E14

    14. The Champ

    An intergalactic thrill-seeker named Po the Obliterator comes to challenge Earth's greatest champion, The Big Guy.

  8. E13

    13. 5000 Fingers of Rusty

    Quark releases an alkaline-powered, non-flying version of Rusty for consumers. However, the Legion Ex Machina manages to gain radio control of the Rusty knock-offs, and attempt to use them to destroy New Tronic City.

  9. E12

    12. Harddrive

    A former military comrade of Duane's gets hired at Quark. He quit the military because he thought the pursuit of a robot without a human was wrong. Now he has created his own version of Big Guy, ""Hard Drive"", and with it plans to destroy what he thinks is a pure robot.

  10. E11

    11. Patriot Games

    Big Guy and Rusty go back in time to the civil war.

  11. E10

    10. Donovan's Brainiac

    Donovan's nephew, Pierre, is working on a robot for the school science fair. He uses the brain of the Legion Ex Machina's #4, who was recently captured by Quark. When it's activated, trouble ensues.

  12. E9

    9. Blob, Thy Name is Envy

    Quark develops a protoplasmic, semi-intelligent blob that doubles as a cleaning agent. The title is given as a ""Squeaky Gleem"".

  13. E8

    8. Sibling Mine

    When Quark's Dr. Kirby disappears after an experiment with his Quantum Machine goes awry, a hostile monster emerges and goes on a rampage, apparently having destroyed the doctor. Back at Quark, Rusty discovers a previous ""boy robot"" prototype. Hoping for a new friend, Rusty reassembles the robot, who he names ""Earl."" But Earl's relentlessly aggressive programming turns him against the heroes.

  14. E7

    7. World of Pain

    A family of aliens, made of organic metal, come to earth seeking refuge from their pursuers, evil insect-like robots.

  15. E6

    6. The Big Boy

    Being powered up for six months, Rusty has not grown an inch. Frustrated that he will never be as big as The Big Guy, he connects his robot head on the powerful robot body of Quark's T-7000 Prototype. But he learns there's more to crime-fighting than just being big when a gang of exosuit-wearing chopshoppers (Gage, Big Rig, and Cargo) lure him into an ambush.

  16. E5

    5. Wages of Fire

    Big Guy and Rusty journey to the heart of a volcano that erupted in the city to deliver a Cobalt Thorium-G Bomb. They are suddenly attacked by magma creatures, who turn out to be the ones engineering the volcano in an attempt to take over the surface world.

  17. E4

    4. Moon Madness

    On Quark Industries' recently christened space station, the computer, known as Edie, has gone mad. Threatening to destroy the moon, Edie demands delivery of the Ubik Chip, which would allow Edie to gain control of all computers on Earth.

  18. E3

    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.

  19. E2

    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.

  20. E1

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Duane Capizzi, Jeff Kline and Richard Raynis

  • R. Lee Ermey

    R. Lee Ermey

    General Thornton (voice)

  • Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman

  • Dean Haglund

    Dean Haglund

  • Tim Curry

    Tim Curry

    Dr. Neugog (voice)

  • Clancy Brown

    Clancy Brown

  • Jillian Warry Barberie

    Jillian Warry Barberie

  • Maurice LaMarche

    Maurice LaMarche

  • Maura Tierney

    Maura Tierney

  • Jeremy Suarez

    Jeremy Suarez

  • Nicholas Guest

    Nicholas Guest

  • Nick Jameson

    Nick Jameson

  • Nora Dunn

    Nora Dunn

  • Patrick Pinney

    Patrick Pinney

  • Dee Bradley Baker

    Dee Bradley Baker

  • Cam Clarke

    Cam Clarke

  • Justin Jon Ross

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot?

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 5, 2001.

When did the latest episode of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot come out?

The most recent episode of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Season 2 Episode 20 "Rumble in the Jungle", aired on March 5, 2001.

How many seasons of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot are there?

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot has 2 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

When did The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot first air?

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot first aired on FOX on September 18, 1999.

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