⚙️🤖 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Season 1 Episode 1 – “Creatures Great and Small” (1999) blasts off with action, heart, and humor in the first episode of this beloved sci-fi animated series! Adapted from the acclaimed Dark Horse Comics by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow, the show follows the unlikely partnership between a brave pilot and a young robot who learns what it means to be human. br br In this Season 1 Premiere, the city faces a monstrous alien invasion. The heroic Big Guy, a giant steel battle robot piloted by Lt. Dwayne Hunter, must defend humanity. But when Rusty, a prototype boy robot, is activated, the world sees a new kind of hero — small in size, but big in heart! br br 🎞️ Episode Info: br br Series: Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot br br Episode Title: Creatures Great and Small br br Season: 1 br br Episode: 1 br br Year: 1999 br br Produced by: Dark Horse Entertainment, Adelaide Productions, Columbia TriStar Television br br Original Network: Fox Kids br br Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Animation br br Language: English br br Runtime: ~22 minutes br br Animation Studio: Sony Pictures Television br br 🧠 Main Characters: br br Big Guy (Lt. Dwayne Hunter): A powerful human-piloted robot built to defend Earth. br br Rusty the Boy Robot: A cheerful, young robot designed as Big Guy’s successor. br br Dr. Slate: The brilliant scientist who created Rusty. br br Axel Donovan: Commander of Big Guy operations. br br General Thorton: Military leader overseeing the Big Guy Project. br br 🌍 About the Series: br Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot combines heroic mecha battles with heartfelt lessons about teamwork, friendship, and what it means to care. This late-90s animated classic was inspired by anime mecha influences like Astro Boy and Gigantor, blending western action with deep storytelling.