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Rob & Big
2006 - 2008 6.6 (12 votes) 3 Seasons
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Reality
Networks
MTV
Created By
Rob Dyrdek
Jeff Tremaine
Christopher Boykin
Ruben Fleischer

Rob & Big

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Jeff Tremaine

Top Cast

Rob Dyrdek
Rob Dyrdek

Self

Christopher Boykin
Christopher Boykin

Self

Chris Pfaff

Self

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2006)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Moving In
2006-11-02

After moving in, Big Black suggests to Rob that they get a bulldog, to complete the new family. The two fly to Arizona on a private jet to pick up their new little puppy. To welcome their new family member, the guys host a party with a surprise appearance by Three Six Mafia.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Go Skate Day
2006-11-09

On National Skateboarding Day, Rob attempts to get both Big Black and the bulldog "Meaty," on a skateboard, with mixed results. Later on the way to a skate demo in Orange County, the two get pulled over for "Ridin' Dirty."

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Travel
2006-11-16

Rob and Big Black travel to Vancouver to be "immortalized in a video game." After a day of motion capture in tight-fitting spandex and a game of skateboard hockey with the locals, they continue on to Kettering, Ohio to visit Rob's family. Fishing with Rob's dad, a quick jaunt to King's Island amusement park and shredding Rob's skate plaza are all stops on their whirlwind trip out of the Hollywood Hills.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Let's Get Physical
2006-11-23

Rob puts Big Black on a fitness program to help him lose some weight. They consult with a hypnotist and a nutritionist on their quest to make him a leaner, meaner, more finely tuned machine.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Happy Birthday
2006-11-30

All Rob wants for his birthday is for Big Black to win a Wing Eating Trophy at the local hot wings restaurant. Big Black plans Rob's birthday evening, but In the midst of the birthday preparation, Meaty suffers from a mysterious "body odor" issue that must be addressed.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 6: Making the House a Home
2006-12-07

Rob and Big Black make some home improvements at their Hollywood Hills pad. Meaty temporarily derails their plans when he gets into the garbage and gets sick eating too many chicken wings.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 7: Blind Date
2006-12-14

When a dog psychic tells Rob and Big Black that Meaty needs a woman in the house, the two visit a Matchmaker to set up a blind double date. Unfortunately, the dates are not quite what the guys had in mind.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 8: Do Work
2006-12-21

After Rob has a nightmare about dying, Big Black decides to brush up on his security skills to ensure that Rob feels safe. Big Black practices evasive driving, works on his Martial Arts moves and even shows his combat maneuvers on the paintball field.

Runtime: 21 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2007)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Meaty & Mini
2007-05-22

Life in the Rob and Big household changes dramatically when the guys discover that their bulldog, Meaty, needs a little buddy. After a little research, Rob finds the perfect companion for his favorite puppy: a Mini-Horse. Owning miniature livestock turns out to be a little more than the guys bargained for, and drastic measures become necessary to accommodate the tiny horse.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 2: Time Travel
2007-05-29

An airbrushed van leads Rob and Big Black on a quest to travel through time with Rob's "Hyper-Dimensional Resonator." Big Black is skeptical, but Rob convinces him to travel to Montreal to visit a "time travel expert" named Dr. Z. When they return to LA, Big Black surprises Rob with his own, throwback version of Time Travel.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Mississippi
2007-06-06

Rob is thrown deep into the "Dirty South" when Big Black invites him to Sylvarena, Mississippi, for the Boykin family reunion. The boys overdose on southern cooking, southern living, and Big Black's crazy Uncle Jerry.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: New Assistant
2007-06-12

Rob and Big Black call out Drama, Rob's cousin, for being a lazy assistant and decide to put him on "waivers" until he shapes up. When Drama is seemingly unfazed by the threat, Rob threatens Drama by interviewing a professional executive assistant as a potential replacement. On top of that, the guys struggle with an "aggressive mini horse." In the end, Rob and Big Black figure out a way to remind both Drama and Mini Horse how good they all have it in the Hollywood Hills.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Black Lavender
2007-06-19

Big Black reveals to Rob that he used to be a male stripper with the stage name "Black Lavender" for a brief time back when he had a full head of hair. The two decide it's time to resurrect Black Lavender for one last show at a Hollywood strip club, but not before they find him a brand new head of hair.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 6: Tampa
2007-06-26

After five years away from professional skate competitions, Rob decides to enter the world famous Tampa Pro contest in Tampa, Florida. Rob and Big Black hit gator country with pals, Steve Berra and Bam Bam, and before the contest begins, the foursome head out to Tampa Bay for a little high-flying water adventure. Rob and Berra shake on a $5,000 side bet to see who places higher in the Tampa Pro, and Rob threatens to "make it rain" with Berra's money, if he wins.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 7: Bobby Light
2007-07-03

Rob reinvents himself as Bobby Light, a self-proclaimed "one hit wonder, R&B sensation." With the help of his cousin, Drama, and The Chunky Boys (Big Black and Bam Bam), Rob hops into the makeshift recording studio in Big Black's closet and records a song called "Dirty Girl." Rob and Big Black decide to shoot a low-budget music video for their hot new song, but realize the video will not be complete until they fly Big Black's Uncle Jerry out to LA to take a starring role.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 8: New Cars
2007-07-10

Rob and Big Black both add a new car to their growing collection of vehicles. In order to make room for the new rides, Rob plans to give away his old truck (the UAV) to the first skater that can beat him in a game of "S-K-8" and beat Big Black in a game of Rochambeau (Rock, Paper Scissors). Later, Rob is both shocked and bemused to find himself dubbed a "C-Lister" on the cover of the Wall Street Journal.

Runtime: 21 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2008)

No overview available.

15 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Poop in the Pool
2008-01-08

When Rob and Big Black discover a "mystery poop" floating in the pool, they turn into amateur crime-solvers, eyeing Drama, Rob's cousin/assistant, as the prime-suspect.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: Racing Turtles
2008-01-15

Rob and Big Black take a new-found hobby to the extreme when they discover turtle racing at a local bar.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 3: Mini-Horse Road Trip
2008-01-22

Rob and Big Black think it's high time to show off their beloved animal by entering him in a mini-horse competition.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 4: Meaty Goes To Hollywood
2008-01-30

Rob and Big Black try to land themselves on the cover of a cereal box, but discover that the world of print modeling is not as easy to crack as they had hoped.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 5: Guinness
2008-02-05

Smashing records is the name of the game when Rob picks up a copy of The Guinness Book and sets his sights on breaking every skateboarding record listed.

Runtime: 20 min
Episode 6: Big Bob
2008-02-12

Big Black tries to convince Rob that there are hardships to being a big man in America.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 7: Charity
2008-02-19

A charitable ice cream man inspires Rob and Big Black to begin their own altruistic crusade, ranging from handouts at skid row to spending time with frisky seniors at an old folks home.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 8: Harry the Healer
2008-02-26

Big Black indulges Rob by following him to a "street shaman" who is promoting a new age therapy called "Sacred Geometry".

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 9: Dating Game
2008-03-11

Big Black makes it his mission to find a nice girl for Rob to settle down with after Rob finds a forgotten pair of "dirty girl" gloves in his bedroom..

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 10: Vegas
2008-03-18

To properly celebrate Drama's 21st birthday, Rob and Big Black decide to round up the whole crew and charter a party bus to Las Vegas.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 11: Meaty's Birthday
2008-03-25

Rob and Big plan an over-the-top "Super Sweet Fourteen" bash for their beloved puppy.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 12: Parents
2008-04-01

Rob can't resist his old habit of playfully harassing his mom when he and Big Black welcome the Dyrdek family to Los Angeles.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 13: Cancun
2008-04-08

Rob and Big vacation in Cancun, Mexico. Here they experiment with wrestling attire and Rob prepares to perform as "Bobby Light."

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 14: Haunted House
2008-04-15

The guys try ghostbusting when Rob feels a supernatural presence in the house and thinks it must be the cause of their rat infestation. They hire an exterminator, a psychic, a demonologist and a landscaper to deal with their problems.

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 15: Baby
2008-04-15

In the series finale, Big Black breaks the news to Rob that he is expecting a baby.

Runtime: 18 min

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