"Rex the Runt" (1998) TV series 1998-2001

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Writers:

David Freedman (writer)
Alan Gilbey (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

21 December 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

A surreal claymation series about Rex, a flat purple dog, and his equally odd friends. Rex and co. realize that they are being watched on the telly...

Plot Keywords:

Clay Animation

Cast

Paul Merton	...	Dr. Dogg (7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Arthur Smith	...	Arthur Dustcart (4 episodes, 1999-2001)
Frank Passingham	...	Mr. Chittock / ... (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Antoine de Caunes	...	Stinky Basil / ... (3 episodes, 1998)
Simon Day	...	Constable Funnyname / ... (3 episodes, 1998)
Phill Jupitus	...	Mouse / ... (3 episodes, 2001)
Peter Peake	...	Gary Nudog (2 episodes, 1998-2001)
Morwenna Banks	...	Mrs. Bloomers / ... (2 episodes, 1998)
Judith Chalmers	...	Judith Poodle (2 episodes, 1998)
Eddie Izzard	...	Easter Island Head / ... (2 episodes, 1998)
Graham Norton	...	Osvalde Halitosis / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
Jonathan Ross	...	Awards Announcer / ... (2 episodes, 2001)

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Series Directed by
Richard Goleszowski		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Writing credits
Ben Caudell		(9 episodes, 2001)
Peter Holmes		(9 episodes, 2001)
Andrew Viner		(9 episodes, 2001)
David Freedman		(unknown episodes)
Alan Gilbey		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jacqueline White	....	producer (26 episodes, 1998-2001)

Series Cinematography by
Frank Passingham		(unknown episodes)
Fred Reed		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Fred De Bradeny	....	production manager (13 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Art Department
Marcus Noonan	....	models & sets (3 episodes, 2001)

Series Sound Department
James Mather	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Shona de Bradeny	....	assistant animator (13 episodes, 2001)
Pascual Perez	....	key animator (7 episodes, 2001)
Philip Beglan	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Dug Calder	....	key animator (unknown episodes)
Timon Dowdeswell	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Suzy Fagan	....	key animator (unknown episodes)
Will Hodge	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Seamus Malone	....	key animator (unknown episodes)
Andy Symanowski	....	key animator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Andrew Viner	....	lyricist (1 episode, 2001)

Series Other crew
Abigail Youngman	....	script editor (1 episode, 2001)
Peter Atkin	....	voice supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Aardman Animations
• BBC Bristol
• EVA Entertainment
• Egmont Imagination

Distributors

• A&E Home Video (Canada) (DVD)
• A&E Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

10 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Aardman Animations

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "Adventures on Telly: Part 1", when first introduced to Mr. Formal, his left ear appears bent, but the following scene shows his right ear to be bent.

Quotes:

Rex: Ah, there now, you see, this looks like Vince's frontal lobe. I reckon that Random Pavarotti Disease is a psychological phenomena and that we should be able to locate it in the otherworldliness of his brain.
Bad Bob: Ow, rubbish! I reckon his disease is a physical problem. Let's go and look at his bum.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Flushed Away (2006)

Very funny and entertaining, though it is a bit odd.

I found all 26 episodes of this clay animated show to be entertaining, but I just wonder who could come up with this? It is so odd. Many of the plots involve really weird and confusing things, like making a hole in the Earth where it gets small like a balloon. The characters are Rex, the host of the show who always starts the show saying, "I'm Rex, and welcome to my life.". Wendy is the wanna be attractive dog with small breasts. Bad Bob is the eye patched "tough guy" who is actually quite a chicken. Vince is almost retarded and had Random Paparazzi syndrome which makes him randomly sing opera. Other characters include Dr. Dogg, the evil scientist who'll do anything to get rich and Arthur Duskart, the garbage man with the long nose hairs. It's a good show if you take it for what it is.

My rating: ***/****. 12 mins. TVPG to TV14.