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Rob & Big
Created by	Rob Dyrdek
Starring	Rob Dyrdek, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, "Meaty" (their pet bulldog)
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	21 minutes (usually)
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	November 2, 2006

Rob and Big is a reality comedy series that premiered on November 2, 2006 on MTV. It follows the lives of 32 year-old professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. It airs at 10:30 PM ET/PT on Thursdays following The Duel.

Rob & Big is an example of branded entertainment; the show is produced by DC Shoes as a way of establishing its brand name, while not being an explicit advertisement.

==Episodes are very educational for ages 11-18 ==

The 1st Episode

In the first episode, Rob and Big set out to adopt a bulldog puppy. Rob thought since it was basically made up of meat, they should just call him Meat Bag (or Meaty). They later use the puppy as bait to gather women for their party. Two ladies ask if they are homosexual after finding out that they live with each other. They laugh it off. The women later attend the party, where Rob hired the Academy Award winning group Three 6 Mafia to perform. While getting ready for the party Big has Rob shave his back. Big prepares a concoction containing Pepto Bismol, orange juice and possibly Pepsi to fight off any hangover that might occur.

The first episode is currently available for free as a download at the iTunes Music Store. here

The 2nd Episode

In the second episode, it is Go Skateboarding Day. Rob tries to get Big Black on a skateboard and buys him a Dogtown-style board that fits him. They then witness Tyson the skateboarding bulldog and try to get Meaty to skateboard. This plan fails as Meaty does not seem to want to learn how to skateboard. Rob compares it to being like a child not wanting to follow in a father's footsteps.

Also in this episode, Rob and Big goes to the DC shoes skateboarding fair at the mall and gets pulled over by the police. They decided to drive to the mall and pull over because they are in the middle of traffic, while getting tailed by the cops they play Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" on the radio. Rob jokes that they were pulled over for "ridin' dirty."

The 3rd Episode

In the third episode, Rob and Big go to Canada to be motion captured for an EA Sports skating game (Titled Skate, coming out on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 consoles) as well as play a round of skateboard hockey with the game designers. Rob decides to visit his parents in his hometown of Kettering, Ohio. Rob, Big, and Rob's family also go to the skate park co-named (with DC Shoes) in his honor. Rob and Big also visit Paramount's Kings Island theme park.

The 4th Episode

Rob sets out to help Big lose weight. They find out he weighs 416 lbs. He gets hypnotized in order to help him stay motivated to lose weight, and they go to see a nutritionist, but Rob doesn't agree with the program she recommended, so he buys Big a bike. After a quick montage, he reweighs at the same weight. Rob is visually disappointed in Big's lack of weight loss. He goes to see the Nutritionist again who gives him the same advice, and tells him to have a burger.

The 5th episode

It is Rob's birthday. Rob and Big get tattooed. Rob gets the word "relentless" on his left arm and Big gets the "double B's" on his left arm. They send Meaty to a groomer because his "hole" will not stop smelling after they have washed it multiple times. The groomer cannot fix the smell. Big Black competes in a wing eating competition and loses. Then Rob and Big Black's friend Bam Bam steals the trophy by putting it under his shirt. They then go to a club for Rob's party and the episode ends with them having a food fight with Rob's birthday cake.

The 6th episode

Rob decides it time to redecorate Black's bedroom. He and Big Black go and buy a new bed for Black and while in the mttress store Rob jumps on all of the beds. They then buy wallpaper to go in Black's room. Rob decides he wants a skate park in the backyard and has his friend build it for him. Rob wants to get a family portrait that imitates the famous Death Row Records picture featuring Tupac Shakur, Suge Knight, and Snoop Dogg. Meaty then eats a chicken bone out of the garbage and it gets stuck in his stomach. So Rob and Big Black rush him to the animal hospital where they find out that he had a stress induced seizure and does have a chicken bone stuck in his stomach. The doctor keeps him overnight so he can pass the bone. The next morning Rob and Big Black pick up Meaty. The skate park is finished and they finally get Meaty to skateboard. The family portraits come back and Rob hangs them on the kitchen wall.

The 7th episode

Meaty begins the show by continuing his rebellious behavior. For the second time that day, he has taken a crap inside the house. Rob discusses this with Big, and they decide to bring in an animal psychologist. She claims that Meaty is missing a mother figure, or a female presence in the household. Rob and Big decide to go to a matchmaker to find themselves two possible female companions (both for themselves, and for Meaty). They go to "Meet A Mate", and get set up with Annie (for Rob) and Regla (for Big). They are both singers in a punk-rock band. As Big describes them, "they sound like duds." The girls arrive in a white stretch Chrysler 300, and the boys are immediately skeptical, but leave on the dates anyway. The boys first raid the limo's liquor to ease the pain of their experience. The first stop on the date is a mini-golf course. Next is a karaoke bar, where Rob and Big sing a rendition of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's "Ebony and Ivory" while just slightly inebriated. The next day, Rob tells Big that Annie was actually 37 years old, instead of 27, which is what Meet A Mate thought her age was. (On the aftershow, which can be found at robandbig.mtv.com--[1], Drama learns how to drive a stick shift, on Rob's $100,000 Porsche 996 Turbo, no less, and while out on the streets, some lady rear ends him.)

Catchphrases

"Do Work"

Throughout the series, both Rob and Black (but Black in particular) repeatedly use the phrase "do work" to describe a variety of topics. These topics cover a broad range from the process of motion capturing for EA Sports (Episode 3), to building a skate park in their backyard (Episode 6), to even the relatively simple task of "taking a dump" as Black also refers to it (Episode 4). Big later seems to use it as a phrase to motivate himself, as seen when he attempts to skateboard (Episode 7) and Rob also makes fun of his use of the phrase(Episode 4) although he has used it frequently as well. Big also refers to this phrase as "D.W." (Episode 6).

"Let's talk about it"

When his cousin, Drama, wants to use Rob's Amex card to buy gas for his car, Rob continually says "Let's talk about it" because Drama is wearing expensive jewelry, clothes, and in Rob's own words, "That kid's got $250 Nike's on his feet," yet Drama is asking for money because he says he's broke (Episode 5). Rob also uses this phrase when he and Black are in the hypnotherapist's office. (Episode 4).

"22's son!"

Big Black uses this phrase to describe the circumference of his arms (22 inches). He also compares them to the size of the rims of Rob's truck.Rob measures the circumfence of the rim on his car and gets 22",but says Big's arm isn't that big. They later take it to a Tailor and he measure "22".

"It is what it is"

One of Rob's favorite catchphrases is "it is what it is." He uses this phrase continually throughout the series, especially in the first episode. When Black is in the pool wearing nothing but a jock-strap, Rob expresses disgust, but merely comments "it is what it is." Later, when Black asks Rob what he is going to name Meaty, Rob replies "he is what he is, a little pile of meat."

"The end all, be all"

Rob uses this phrase to describe a number of topics. "I finally found the end all, be all bulldog breeder," he says in Episode 1. Later in the same episode, he describes Meaty's water bowl as "the end all, be all water bowl" because it keeps Meaty on "the freshest water available." Rob seems to use this when describing something he likes/is amazed by.

"It's Official!"

Used by Rob and Big to describe something that turns out better than/just the way they wanted. Rob uses it to describe the "deformed cat" in Big's room when they originally found it, and Big uses it to describe the family portraits (both Episode 6).

"I'm over it"

Used by both Rob and Big meaning they don't care or aren't worried about it anymore. Big uses the phrase to describe his attitude towards skateboarding, dieting, and other situations.

"Moment of Truth"

Rob uses this phrase twice, first in episode 1 when referring to his bet that Big can't run for 5 straight minutes, and again when arriving at the Recycle Center to weigh Big after his 3 weeks of dieting and working out. Also uses the phrase "M-O-T" to describe "moments of truth" and sings a "moment of truth" song.

"It's Tough! Tough On The Streets!"

Big Black uses this phrase frequently.Once While he was visiting Rob's parents home and was getting ready for bed, he moved around and quoted "It's Tough!Tough On The Streets!"

External Links

• Official MTV Site