The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Little Boy Robot Lost
Jan 30, 2001 · 30 min
The Legion Ex Machina downloads Rusty's programming in an effort to learn his secrets. Rusty, Big Guy and the Evil #4 end up in a showdown in cyberspace.
The Bicameral Mind
Feb 2, 2001 · 30 min
While trying to keep the Legion Ex Machina's newest robot from absconding with Quarks' new anti-neutrinos, Rusty plugs into the bot's software to learn the Legion's secrets. #4 cou
The Inside Out
Feb 5, 2001 · 30 min
Donovan unveils Quark's latest prototype: tiny liquid metal robots called Nurds that repair and upgrade any technology they come in contact with. When Big Guy becomes infested by
Moon Madness
Feb 6, 2001 · 30 min
On Quark Industries' recently christened space station, the computer, known as Edie, has gone mad. Threatening to destroy the moon, Edie demands delivery of the Ubik Chip, which wo
Wages of Fire
Feb 7, 2001 · 30 min
Big Guy and Rusty journey to the heart of a volcano that erupted in the city to deliver a Cobalt Thorium-G Bomb. They are suddenly attacked by magma creatures, who turn out to be t
The Big Boy
Feb 8, 2001 · 30 min
Being powered up for six months, Rusty has not grown an inch. Frustrated that he will never be as big as The Big Guy, he connects his robot head on the powerful robot body of Quark
World of Pain
Feb 9, 2001 · 30 min
A family of aliens, made of organic metal, come to earth seeking refuge from their pursuers, evil insect-like robots.
Sibling Mine
Feb 12, 2001 · 30 min
When Quark's Dr. Kirby disappears after an experiment with his Quantum Machine goes awry, a hostile monster emerges and goes on a rampage, apparently having destroyed the doctor. B
Blob, Thy Name is Envy
Feb 16, 2001 · 30 min
Quark develops a protoplasmic, semi-intelligent blob that doubles as a cleaning agent. The title is given as a ""Squeaky Gleem"".
Donovan's Brainiac
Feb 19, 2001 · 30 min
Donovan's nephew, Pierre, is working on a robot for the school science fair. He uses the brain of the Legion Ex Machina's #4, who was recently captured by Quark. When it's activate
Harddrive
Feb 21, 2001 · 30 min
A former military comrade of Duane's gets hired at Quark. He quit the military because he thought the pursuit of a robot without a human was wrong. Now he has created his own versi
5000 Fingers of Rusty
Feb 22, 2001 · 30 min
Quark releases an alkaline-powered, non-flying version of Rusty for consumers. However, the Legion Ex Machina manages to gain radio control of the Rusty knock-offs, and attempt to
The Champ
Feb 23, 2001 · 30 min
An intergalactic thrill-seeker named Po the Obliterator comes to challenge Earth's greatest champion, The Big Guy.
Sickout
Feb 26, 2001 · 30 min
A virus-carrying alien threatens the world, and Dr. Slate must take the helm of Big Guy.
Nephew of Neugog
Feb 27, 2001 · 30 min
Pierre becomes a brain-sucking monster when he plays around with Dr. Neugog's telepathy helmet. Quark uses the fiendish Neugog to track him down.
The Lower Depths
Feb 28, 2001 · 30 min
Jellyfish create duplicates of the crew of the new Quark research centre at the ocean floor.
Double Time (2)
Mar 2, 2001 · 30 min
Big Guy and Rusty find the Legion's headquarters and rescue the creator of the Big Guy armor, who Rusty refers to as Big Guy's dad.
Rumble in the Jungle
Mar 5, 2001 · 30 min
Giant jungle animals wreak terror in the Congo.