Rex the Runt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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, so they feel compelled to have adventures in order to amuse the audience. Most of the times things are set awry by the deranged Vince.

Series details

• Title: Rex the Runt
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1998-12-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 29116
• IMDb ID: tt0135104
• TVDB ID: 77030

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-12-21; final listed air date 1999-01-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2001-09-23; final listed air date 2001-12-16; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rex the Runt on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.