Rob & Big
| Rob & Big | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by |
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| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Harry Nilsson |
| Opening theme | "Best Friend" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 31 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 22 to 24 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | November 4, 2006 – April 15, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Rob & Big is an American reality television series that follows the lives of professional skateboarder/actor/producer Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin.[1][2] It premiered on November 4, 2006,[3][4] and concluded on April 15, 2008, after three seasons. Reruns of the series air on the MTV sister network, MTV2. The series was followed-up with Fantasy Factory.
Synopsis
Most episodes of the show follow a central task or event in the daily life of Rob and Big, such as: attempting to break Guinness world records, having their home exorcised, skateboarding, and random things such as buying 12 remote-control helicopters, and Rob's obsession with a net gun. Also, during the show the two of them purchased two animals, a mini horse named "Mini horse" and a bulldog named "Meaty."[5]
Cast
Main
- Rob Dyrdek - professional skateboarder
- Christopher "Big Black" Boykin - Bodyguard
- Christopher "Drama" Pfaff - Rob's cousin and assistant
- Rashawn "Bam Bam" Davis - 2nd Bodyguard
- Meaty - Rob's Bulldog
Supporting
- Patricia Dyrdek, Rob's mother
- Gene Dyrdek, Rob's father
- Otis "Big Zeus" Walton, A member of Big and Bam Bam's rap group - The Chunky Boyz
- Steve Berra, Rob's friend and fellow skateboarder
Fantasy Factory
A one-hour series finale situated around Rob learning that Big's longtime girlfriend is pregnant, and Big moving out of the house to focus on becoming a father. However, two years later in an interview with friend and fellow MTV star Johnny Knoxville, Dyrdek gave more reasons as to why the show ended.
| “ | I think I quit real early, midway through the third season. They taxed us, you can't film reality TV for nine months, it's psycho. I think towards the end it was such was just such a grind that, really, I was ready to move on. It's like, I live on the set. You know what I mean? [The crew] had one room for a control room, [Big Black] had his room, only he didn't live there, so really it was like I lived in a one bedroom with the lights in everywhere, and just dirty from people, and it was like Pee-wee's Playhouse, and I just slowly lost it, you know, was just so sick of it.[6] | ” |
Rob & Big returned to MTV with the reality television show, Fantasy Factory, which ended in 2015.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | |||
| 1 | 8 | November 2, 2006 | December 21, 2006 | January 8, 2008 | |
| 2 | 8 | May 22, 2007 | July 10, 2007 | January 8, 2008 | |
| 3 | 15 | January 8, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | September 23, 2008 | |
References
- ↑ Finley, Adam (October 9, 2006). "Rob & Big coming to MTV". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ Acosta, Belinda (October 27, 2006). "Say hello to my big (and black) friend". Austin Chronicle.
- ↑ "From the Creator of "Jackass" Meet MTV's Modern-Day Odd Couple --"Rob & Big" Premiering Thursday, November 2nd at 10:30 PM (ET/PT)". The Futon Critic (Press release). October 6, 2006. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ "MTV's 'Rob & Big' Debuts Tonight". Star Pulse. November 2, 2006.
- ↑ Lucchesi, Nick (April 28, 2008). "Big Black of MTV's 'Rob and Big' Gets Frank in Q&A". Riverfront Times.
- ↑ "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, with Rob Dyrdek" on YouTube
External links
- Rob & Big at the Internet Movie Database
- Rob & Big at TV.com