The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
- TV sitcom
- CITV / ITVX
- 2019 - 2024
- 104 episodes (3 series)
Animated sitcom for CITV about a boy who is a magnet for disaster. Stars Johnny Vegas, Arthur Smith, Philip Glenister, Jane Horrocks, Lisa Hammond and more.
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Series 1
1. A Starfish Called Gareth
Monday 2nd September 2019
The Spuds take the camper van on holiday, and end up at the bottom of the sea. Dave has to resort to a resourceful solution to get help.
2. Donkey
Monday 2nd September 2019
Dave rescues an endangered donkey from the docks. Hiding it in the camper van, things take a turn when the donkey eats Gran's glasses.
3. A Whaley Good Time
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Fuzzypeg eats the Spuds' fish supper and Dave has to catch another. Things look up when he hooks something, but it turns out to be a whale.
4. Born Free
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
George takes Dave on an adventure camping, but Dave isn't sure it's a great idea. He's proved right when they both wake up in a bear's cave.
5. Culture
Wednesday 4th September 2019
George takes the Spuds to the museum of mouldy cheese. Anna dares Dave to lick the cheeses on display.
6. Bored Silly
Wednesday 4th September 2019
Gran accidentally wins a board game as a Bingo prize, and after being locked up for years the game has a vendetta all of its own.
7. Blinking 'Eck
Thursday 5th September 2019
Betty wants a nice photo of Dave and Anna, but the camera George uses happens to belong to Gran, and it's been cursed by an ancient mummy.
8. Wishes
Thursday 5th September 2019
If there were two things Dave could wish for it would be for Fuzzypeg to smell better, and for Gran to be nicer. Is getting what you want always a good thing?
9. Crush
Friday 6th September 2019
Dave gets a girlfriend who turns out to be an alien. And she turns out to bear a striking similarity to a everyday household item.
10. Bike
Friday 6th September 2019
Anna is practising for the school cycling test and is good at it. Dave isn't quite as skilled, but with a new bike from his parents he really hopes to pass.
11. Sports Day
Monday 9th September 2019
Determined to win this year's Sport's Day, finally making Betty's dreams come true, Dave 'adapts' Anna's chair to speed things up in the final race.
12. Dig
Monday 9th September 2019
When Betty insists Dave finds a hobby, he takes up treasure hunting, and rocks the very foundations of his tower block home.
13. Growing Pains
Tuesday 10th September 2019
Dave is given a bulb to grow. Popping it in his lunch box, it isn't long before he discovers it's partial to Betty's sandwiches.
14. Fuzzypeg
Tuesday 10th September 2019
George adapts the spin cycle of the washing machine causing a black hole to form in the Spuds' kitchen.
15. Were-Gran
Wednesday 11th September 2019
Gran needs new teeth. Probably not wise to nab a set found on the side of the road though, under a full moon.
16. Get Lost
Wednesday 11th September 2019
George wins tickets to the local stately home. It's not long before Dave and the rest of the Spuds find themselves lost in its maze.
17. Freeze A Jolly Spud Fellow
Thursday 12th September 2019
Summer rears its hot, cheeky head in Grimsby but Dave has found a way to keep the Spud flat nice and cool. Maybe too cool.
18. Exchange
Thursday 12th September 2019
Dave demands to go on a foreign exchange. He soon finds himself headed for a week-long stay in a flat a few doors down.
19. Bad Computer
Friday 13th September 2019
George finds a computer called Val but Val has a mind of her own. Soon she's set about uploading embarrassing videos to social media.
20. The Coat
Friday 13th September 2019
When Dave needs a new coat, Gran kindly suggests she knows a good one by the carpark bin. Dave promptly gets trapped inside the coat and discovers it's past.
21. Bog Roll Roll
Monday 16th September 2019
It's the biggest sporting event in Grimsby - the bog roll roll. All Dave has to do is chase the bog roll down the hill and catch it.
22. Spud-Ageddon
Monday 16th September 2019
The Spuds don't care about a carbon footprint, since George has come home with a haul of free electronics that they all want to test out.
23. Rat Pack
Tuesday 17th September 2019
Dave wants to learn to play the drums at school, but is given the recorder. With a talent show around the corner, Dave gets practising.
24. Flea Man
Tuesday 17th September 2019
Dave and Fuzzypeg the dog get dirty playing at the local dump, so dirty in fact that Fuzzypeg picks up an extremely grumpy flea.
25. Spuds On A Plane
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Dave's first plane journey doesn't go to plan when the air pressure and the need to go to the toilet makes his head swell.
26. The Wrinkly Bus
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Instructed to keep an eye on Gran while the rest of the Spuds visit to the doctor, Dave finds that she has escaped.
Trailer
Dave Spud is the archetypal underdog, the fighter against the odds. He's also a magnet for disaster.