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 3
1. Olden Days
Monday 17th July 2023
A faulty television remote rewinds the Spuds back to the olden days where everything is black and white, everyone is a puppet, and there is a giant biscuit on the rampage...
2. Ski Week
Monday 17th July 2023
The Spuds find themselves back in the Flipside and must use their superpowers to stop their mischievous pancake from ruining a school ski trip.
3. Get Knitted
Tuesday 18th July 2023
It is the hottest day of the year and Gran's naughty knitting crew have dressed the whole town in their woolly wares - when their finest work, a giant sock puppet, comes to life, Dave must stop it from eating them all.
4. Lawnmower Land
Wednesday 19th July 2023
George takes Anna and Dave on a trip to a local attraction called Lawnmower Land, but a run-in with the latest technology in lawnmowing gives them more than they baaaa-gained for...
5. Gorgeous George
Thursday 20th July 2023
George shaves off his beard in a mistaken attempt to impress Betty, but the beard then runs away and it is up to Dave to coax it back for the sake of his family.
6. Moonbreaker
Friday 21st July 2023
The Spuds set off the Bobby Dazzler firework that Gran has been saving, but when it hits the moon and breaks it into several pieces, the whole town goes wonky and Dave must somehow put the broken bits back together.
7. Robo-Betty
Friday 9th February 2024
George creates a robot version of Betty while she is away, but when the real Betty returns, Robo-Betty is not quite ready to give up her place in the Spud family.
8. Mind The Gap
Friday 9th February 2024
Dave finds out what really happens when you step on a gap in the pavement.
9. The Deep End
Friday 9th February 2024
Dave has to contend with a living, singing blob on his head after using too much hair gel, and Anna faces her fear when confronted with the floating 'Lurgisaurus plaster' during her school swimming lesson.
10. Dave, Dave And Dave
Friday 9th February 2024
Dave uses Gran's 'Chaos Toilet' to go back in time and stop a noisy 'Spellybot' toy from ruining his homework in the present.
11. Warbling Weeds From Space!
Friday 9th February 2024
A meteor shower delivers an alien life form to Grimsby, and there are some very flowery, musical side effects for all who encounter them.
12. The New Kid
Friday 9th February 2024
Dave gets to know the new kid at school, Colin, who lives on a boat called the Jolly Coffin. It turns out that Colin has some very interesting habits.
13. Tooth Scary
Thursday 21st March 2024
Dave has a wobbly tooth that is refusing to budge. Can the Tooth Fairy and his seasonal friends help get it out so that he can claim his reward?
14. Stuck In The Mud
Thursday 21st March 2024
The Spuds show off their competitive side when Dave and George take on Betty and Anna in The Tough Muddy Assault Course.
15. Fuzzypeg's DNA
Thursday 21st March 2024
Fuzzypeg has been exhibiting some odd night-time behaviour. Dave must find out why by going on a mission to discover more about his dog's surprising genetic makeup.
16. The Roundabout
Thursday 21st March 2024
Dave, Gran and Anna embark on a road trip to avoid having to clean the flat. One wrong turning later and they end up in the Jurassic era, where some very large dinosaurs want a taste of Gran's custard cream...
17. Spudstitute Teacher
Thursday 21st March 2024
The teachers are excited about something hidden behind the bookcase in their school staffroom. Disguising himself to get in, Dave cannot believe his eyes when all is revealed.
18. Clawfish Of Doom
Thursday 21st March 2024
Gran's nuclear pickle sandwiches turn out to be really good fishing bait on the school sea trip, too good as they have attracted Tabitha who is a VERY BIG crustacean bully. Can Gareth stop her and save them all?
19. Hypnocat
Thursday 12th September 2024
A stray cat enters the Spud residence and with one look into its swirly eyes, the Spuds are hypnotised into behaving like cats. It's up to Dave to find out just what Hypnocat wants, and to stop it from turning all of Grimsby into a feline playground.
20. Chuffy, Phone Home
Thursday 12th September 2024
Chuffy Peaches loves living in the Spuds' bathroom but is missing home. A quick phone call to her parents and the Spuds find themselves beamed up into space along with Chuffy, where they are all soon caught up in an explosive alien rivalry.
21. Donkeys and Dragons
Thursday 12th September 2024
The Spuds have a fantastical gaming adventure with Robert Robot, and there is a very large, tasty pie for dinner at stake.
22. Cowboy Dave
Thursday 12th September 2024
Aunty Barb and her animals have run away from the farm. Realising there is not enough room in the Spud flat for all of them, Dave uses his recently acquired cowboy skills to hunt down the large wriggly reason why Aunty Barb left in the first place.
23. Baked Breakout
Thursday 12th September 2024
The Spuds dare to go shopping without Gran, but when she wakes to find them gone, she creates a new family of freshly baked Spud-Scones using some rather questionable, life-giving ingredients.
24. No Place Like Home
Thursday 12th September 2024
Dave's wish for the wizard on television to grant him a 'dream home' leads to the Spuds' flat being taken away. Will Dave and his family accept any of the new homes offered to them or realise their old tower block, is really the best place to live?
25. The Great Spud Flood
Thursday 12th September 2024
The Spuds wake to find all of Grimsby underwater following an accidental toss of the pancake. It is a race against time to toss it back from the Flipside and to pull the plug on the watery world they are now living in.
26. Uncle David
Thursday 12th September 2024
George and Betty have a romantic night away leaving Gran in charge. After throwing a party, Gran's clean-up operation leads Dave to discover a vacuum cleaner haunted by a long-lost member of the Spud family.
