Rob & Big
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| Rob & Big | |
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| Format | Reality television |
| Created by | Rob Dyrdek Chris Boykin |
| Starring | Rob Dyrdek Christopher "Big Black" Boykin Chris "Drama" Pfaff Reshawn "Bam Bam" Davis |
| Opening theme | Best Friend by Harry Nilsson |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Ruben Fleischer Jeff Tremaine |
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| Original channel | MTV, MTV2 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | November 4, 2006 – April 15, 2008 |
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Rob & Big is an American reality television series that followed the lives of professional skateboarder/American actor/producer Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin.
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[edit] Synopsis
Most episodes of the show followed a central task or event in the daily life of Rob & Big, such as buying a horse, breaking Guinness World Records, having their home exorcised.
The show premiered on November 4, 2006 and ended on April 23, 2008, and was produced by Ruben Fleischer and directed by Mark Jacobs. The show helped MTV2 achieve its highest rated day in channel history on January 15, 2007. The first full season reached over 70 million total viewers, and was ranked #1 in its time.[1] Season 3 premiered on January 8, 2008.
Boykin left the show to concentrate on being a father- the series finale focused on Rob learning that Big's long-time girlfriend is pregnant, and Big moving out of the house. The one-hour series finale aired on April 15, 2008. Rob cried for hours that final day of shooting leaving most of the crew to wonder if Rob and Big's relationship was more than "friendly" and more like blood relatives.
Dyrdek has since created a new MTV reality television show named Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, which premiered on February 8, 2009. Pfaff and Meaty are featured in the show along with Danton Hambrook, Rob's long time friend and business partner. He has also given away Mini Horse to Flame, the horse trainer he visited in Season 2.
Rob has two dogs, Meaty, the oldest, and Beefy, who he got after Rob & Big ended.
[edit] Cast
- Rob Dyrdek - Pro Skateboarder, Big Black's Best Friend
- Christopher "Big Black" Boykin - Body Guard, Rob's Best Friend
- Chris "Drama" Pfaff - Rob's Cousin and Assistant
- Rashawn "Bam Bam" Davis - Body Guard
- Meaty - Rob's Bull Dog
- Mini Horse - Rob's miniature horse
- Danton "Hamster" Hambrook - Rob's long time friend and business partner.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Rob & Big at MTV.com
- Rob & Big at the Internet Movie Database
- Rob & Big at TV.com
- Interview with Big Black after the season 3 finale.
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