Rex the Runt

This is an extremely silly show that tends to stretch the imaginations out quite far. It's humor is fun and entertaining and I enjoy the episodes time and time again. Not to mention the claymation is gorgeous. Aardman has done a fantastic job on this one just like all of it's others, yet this seems to be an undiscovered treasure for most. For such a goofy show, a lot of time went into the atmospheres created around Rex and his friends and its truly a marvel to behold. Unfortunately there seem to only be two seasons of the show seeing as I would own them all if there were more. If you are interested in claymation, animation, or stopmotion as I am, these are an absolute must. If you enjoy this check out Aardmans other work and their feature films like Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, and Pirates Band of Misfits.

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.

Rex the Runt is a great claymation comedy. In christmas 1998 when Rex the Runt came to British TV I was instantly attatched. But after about 13 episodes at christmas is vanished from tv, i was upset about this and hope that another series would come, my prayers wer answered in september 2001 when a second series came on tv. It was as good as the first series.

Each episode is different from the last and they are deeply funny.

The characters are:

Rex: The Dog Wendy: The sarcastic female dog, alos known as a bitch ;) Bob: The big fat jelly wobbly fat bast***....according to Wendy Vince: Their supposed pet who is always doing something, either bounching on screen, trying to kill himself or saying one-liners. e.g: Sausages or Fat Bast***.

As the 1st series went on each episode got better and better. As I write this the 2nd series is currently on.

You do not want to miss the chance for some quality viewing, you wont be dissapointed. But if you miss it, then its your fault and you may find that you wont see it on tv for a long time. (i waited nearly 3 years for the 2nd series)

10/10

If you like this try:

Wallace and Gromit