"Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot" (1999)TV series 1999-2001

Creators:

Geofrey Darrow
Frank Miller

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When under attack by evil aliens or an insane robot cult only Big Guy and Rusty can save America!

Plot Keywords:

Robot

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Dr. Neugog (1 episode, 1999)
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Po the Obliterator (1 episode, 2001)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

26 episodes were written and produced, though the final moment of the series ended with a 1950s B-movie style "question mark" which would have enabled the saga to continue had the series been picked up for another season.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Rusty: Rule number one... robots never harm humans.

Big Guy and Rusty make big smash

Big Guy and Rusty is one of the best cartoons out there today. I read that someone related it to "Gigantor" meets "Astro Boy". The show is filled with voices you wouldn't think of doing a cartoon. R. Lee Ermey is General Thorton, he's still doing military roles but not like his known drill sgt. Stephen Root and Kathy Kinney are Donovan and Jenny, Stephen is Jimmy James from, "News Radio" and Kathy is Mimi from "The Drew Carey Show." Clancy Brown was recently in "Starship Troopers" and now he's all four voices of the Legion in the cartoon. The Big Guy is funny as he dishes out lines like "Who wants pie? Piping hot," with his guns drawn. The placement of his guns are humor enough, they look like arm pit cannons, and when he's not using his guns he's doing wrestling like moves to pummel the bad guys. Looking at the comic book, the animated version looks pretty good. Big metropolitan looking Neutronic City with the Shiny Big Guy and Rusty the boy robot guarding it against disaster. The Big Guy is patriotic while Rusty is learning the ropes of saving lives. With their number one rule, "Robots don't harm humans." This is a wonderful show with humor left and right, enough for the kids and the adults to enjoy. I hope we get more episodes or seasons, or more shows like this.