Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Created by the government to fight world threatening peril, Big Guy (Jonathan David Cook) was the world's first artificially intelligent robot, or so the government wanted us to believe. But Big Guy is really just a super-suit with a man inside posing as Big Guy's mechanic. The world was not to know Big Guy wasn't artificially intelligent because they couldn't tell society the technology wasn't ready yet. Several years later, Big Guy finds himself being replaced by an enthusiastic young robot named Rusty, the Boy Robot (Pamela Adlon), who actually has artificial intelligence, as well as the mind and personality of a ten-year-old. But when saving the world proves to be too hard for Rusty, Big Guy is called out of retirement. But now he must show the young robot the ropes.
- 1999-2001
- 2 seasons
- ABC Family
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7
Created by the government to fight world threatening peril, Big Guy (Jonathan David Cook) was the world's first artificially intelligent robot, or so the government wanted us to believe. But Big Guy is really just a super-suit with a man inside posing as Big Guy's mechanic. The world was not to know Big Guy wasn't artificially intelligent because they couldn't tell society the technology wasn't ready yet. Several years later, Big Guy finds himself being replaced by an enthusiastic young robot named Rusty, the Boy Robot (Pamela Adlon), who actually has artificial intelligence, as well as the mind and personality of a ten-year-old. But when saving the world proves to be too hard for Rusty, Big Guy is called out of retirement. But now he must show the young robot the ropes.
Season 2 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
Little Boy Robot Lost
Tue, Jan 30, 2001
When the Legion ex Machina robs Rusty of his programming, the boy robot awakes as a virtual representation of his former self and must escape into the internet as the Legion gives chase.
Episode 2
The Bicameral Mind
Fri, Feb 2, 2001
Episode 3
The Inside Out
Mon, Feb 5, 2001
Lt. Hunter is out of a job after Quark nanotechnology invades, repairs and restores the BGY-11's artificial intelligence system.
Episode 4
Moon Madness
Tue, Feb 6, 2001
Episode 5
Wages of Fire
Wed, Feb 7, 2001
Episode 6
The Big Boy
Thu, Feb 8, 2001
Frustrated by his lack of physical growth, Rusty recruits a Quark scientist to pair his robot head with a larger, bulkier robot body.
Episode 7
World of Pain
Fri, Feb 9, 2001
Episode 8
Sibling Mine
Mon, Feb 12, 2001
Rusty uncovers an early prototype of himself in Quark storage, dubbing his new friend 'Earl'. But Earl's human emotion grid - or lack thereof - may be more of a hindrance than a help as he joins the team in the field.
Episode 9
Blob, Thy Name Is Envy
Fri, Feb 16, 2001
Episode 10
Donovan's Brainiac
Tue, Feb 6, 2001
Episode 11
Patriot Games
Tue, Feb 20, 2001
Episode 12
Harddrive
Wed, Feb 21, 2001
Episode 13
The Five Thousand Fingers of Rusty
Thu, Feb 22, 2001
Episode 14
The Champ
Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Episode 15
Sickout
Mon, Feb 26, 2001
Episode 16
Nephew of Neugog
Tue, Feb 27, 2001
Episode 17
The Lower Depths
Wed, Feb 28, 2001
Episode 18
Double Time: Part 1
Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Episode 19
Double Time: Part 2
Thu, Feb 22, 2001
Episode 20
Rumble in the Jungle
Mon, Mar 5, 2001