Most episodes 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, buying 12 remote-control helicopters, and Rob's obsession with a net gun. They purchased two animals, a mini horse named Mini Horse and a bulldog named Meaty.[5]
Boykin broke two Guinness World Records on the show for eating the most powdered sugardoughnuts in less than three minutes, and for peeling and eating the most bananas in one minute.[6]
Christopher "Drama" Pfaff - Rob's cousin and assistant
Rashawn "Bam Bam" Davis - second bodyguard
Meaty - Rob's Bulldog
Mini Horse - Rob's Melanesian short haired horse
Supportingedit
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 Factoryedit
A one-hour series finale situated around Rob learning that Big's longtime girlfriend is pregnant, and Big moving out of the house to become a father. Rob's cousin, Christopher "Drama" Pfaff[7] was featured in this season. However, two years later in an interview with friend and fellow MTV star Johnny Knoxville, Dyrdek gave more reasons for having ended the show.
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.[8]
The duo returned to MTV with the reality show, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, which ended in 2015. Boykin died of heart failure on May 9, 2017 at age 45.[9]
^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.
^Salam, Maya (10 May 2017). "Christopher Boykin, Half of the MTV Odd Couple 'Rob & Big,' Dies at 45". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^Adams, Susan. "How A Millennial With No Business Experience Or College Education Created Streetwear For The Masses". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
^"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, with Rob Dyrdek" on YouTube
^Salam, Maya (11 May 2017). "Christopher Boykin, Half of the MTV Odd Couple 'Rob & Big,' Dies at 45". The New York Times.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rob amp Big news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rob amp Big is an American reality television series following the lives of professional skateboarder actor and producer Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher Big Black Boykin 1 2 It premiered on November 2 2006 3 4 and concluded on April 15 2008 after three seasons Reruns air on the Pluto TV channel FunnyAF and on MTV s sister network MTV2 The series was followed by Fantasy Factory Rob amp BigGenreRealityCreated byChristopher Boykin Jeff Tremaine Rob Dyrdek Ruben FleischerStarringRob Dyrdek Christopher BoykinTheme music composerHarry NilssonOpening theme Best Friend Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes31 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersJeff Tremaine Rob Dyrdek Ruben FleischerCamera setupMultipleRunning time22 to 24 minutesProduction companyDickhouse ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkMTVReleaseNovember 2 2006 2006 11 02 April 15 2008 2008 04 15 RelatedRob Dyrdek s Fantasy FactoryRob amp Big aboard the USS New Orleans LPD 18 while filming an episode in 2007 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Main 2 2 Supporting 3 Fantasy Factory 4 Episodes 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editMost episodes 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 buying 12 remote control helicopters and Rob s obsession with a net gun They purchased two animals a mini horse named Mini Horse and a bulldog named Meaty 5 Boykin broke two Guinness World Records on the show for eating the most powdered sugar doughnuts in less than three minutes and for peeling and eating the most bananas in one minute 6 Cast editMain edit Rob Dyrdek professional skateboarder Christopher Big Black Boykin bodyguard and best friend Christopher Drama Pfaff Rob s cousin and assistant Rashawn Bam Bam Davis second bodyguard Meaty Rob s Bulldog Mini Horse Rob s Melanesian short haired horseSupporting edit 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 skateboarderFantasy Factory editA one hour series finale situated around Rob learning that Big s longtime girlfriend is pregnant and Big moving out of the house to become a father Rob s cousin Christopher Drama Pfaff 7 was featured in this season However two years later in an interview with friend and fellow MTV star Johnny Knoxville Dyrdek gave more reasons for having ended the show 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 8 The duo returned to MTV with the reality show Rob Dyrdek s Fantasy Factory which ended in 2015 Boykin died of heart failure on May 9 2017 at age 45 9 Episodes editMain article List of Rob amp Big episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired18November 2 2006 2006 11 02 December 21 2006 2006 12 21 28May 22 2007 2007 05 22 July 10 2007 2007 07 10 315January 8 2008 2008 01 08 April 15 2008 2008 04 15 References edit Finley Adam October 9 2006 Rob amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp A Riverfront Times Salam Maya 10 May 2017 Christopher Boykin Half of the MTV Odd Couple Rob amp Big Dies at 45 The New York Times Retrieved 12 May 2017 Adams Susan How A Millennial With No Business Experience Or College Education Created Streetwear For The Masses Forbes Retrieved 2018 06 11 One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer with Rob Dyrdek on YouTube Salam Maya 11 May 2017 Christopher Boykin Half of the MTV Odd Couple Rob amp Big Dies at 45 The New York Times External links editRob amp Big at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob 26 Big amp oldid 1203427069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
