The Best Episodes of Roy
Every episode of Roy ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Roy!
Roy is an Irish television show, based in Dublin, which has been shown on TRTÉ in Ireland, CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia and aired from 1 July 2009 to 1 April 2015. The show centres around the title character Roy O'Brien, the animated son of a real family, as he settles into his new school. It stars Scott Graham, Simon Delaney, Cathy Belton and Martha Byrne. The series is filmed as a mockumentry and based on the short film called Badly Drawn Roy which was commissioned by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ and the Arts Council of Ireland through their frameworks scheme for new animation. The series was commissioned by CBBC and produced with funding from RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Both the series and the short film was produced by Jam Media. The series' protagonist, Roy's character animation, layout and clean-up were all rendered through the European animation software, CelAction 2D. A second series was broadcast in early 2012. A third and fourth series were confirmed with the creation of 60 jobs in October 2012.In November 2012, the second series of Roy won the 2012 Children's BAFTA Drama Award Filming began on a third and fourth series in January 2013. The third series began airing on 23 January 2014, and the fourth began airing 20 January 2015. Two spin-off series have been produced: The Roy Files in 2015/2015 and Little Roy in 2016/2017.
Top Episode Highlight
The best episode of "Roy" is "On The Run", rated 4.7/10 from 7 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "On The Run" aired on 9/16/2009 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "New Boy".
4.7/10 7 votes#1 - On The Run
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2009-09-16
Roy annoys his mum by messing about in the kitchen and she tells him to go away. He decides to teach her a lesson by going on the run but is Roy cut out for survival?
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#2 - New Boy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2009-08-05
We discover Roy's family as they settle into their new town and Roy's first day at school causes quite a commotion.
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#3 - Growing Pains
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2009-08-12
The children and Miss Sheringham are upset when Mr. Hammond decides that they must dissect frogs in their science lesson. Roy thinks he has the perfect plan to save the creatures but is he out of his depth?
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#4 - Sick
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2009-08-19
A flu epidemic has hit Ballyfermot and Roy finds himself the only student in his class. He is determined to get ill so he can have time off like his classmates but can a cartoon boy get sick?
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#5 - Charity Case
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2009-08-26
Roy and his classmates take part in a competition to raise the most money for charity. Roy finds his fund-raising ideas going badly wrong, especially when he turns his hand to busking.
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#6 - A Matter Of Principal
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2009-09-02
Roy takes his new games consul to school but has it taken off him by Mr. Hammond. He goes wandering around the school to get it back but can he do it without the teachers noticing the world's only cartoon boy is missing from class?
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#7 - Roy Band
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2009-09-09
Mr. Hammond announces that a talent show is coming to the school and one of the judges will be its most famous ex-pupil - Tara Loveworth. Mr. Hammond believes he has played a part in Tara's success but will Roy and his classmates be able to follow in her footsteps? Roy forms his own "Roy band" for the contest but will they be able to strike the right note?
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#8 - Roy And Me
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2009-09-23
Roy and Becky have been arguing so much that their parents feel they need a break from them so they are sent off on a caravanning weekend with their grandparents. Will brother and sister be able to get along better while their parents have a restful weekend?
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#9 - Roy Goes To The Movies
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2009-09-30
Roy goes to see a horror movie against his parents' instruction and then has nightmares that keep the whole family awake. Cathy teases him about getting scared but can he overcome his fears and get his own back on her?
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#10 - Roy Pulls A Face
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2009-10-07
Becky becomes a vegetarian and Maura cooks a nut roast for the family. Roy is less than impressed with the new food and pulls a face which then freezes as it gets caught in the wind. He is hugely embarrassed but nothing seems to change it so maybe he will have to face up to his new look.
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#11 - Testing Testing
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2009-10-14
Roy and his classmates have to take part in key tests with Mr. Hammond determined the school gets good results to finish high in the league tables. Roy's parents go to see his teacher Miss Sheringham and it is clear she doesn't expect Roy to do well - and nor does he. Roy gets particularly worried when Kathy tells him he might be sent to a special school if he doesn't do well. Roy seeks some advice from top student Tommy on how to do well but takes it rather literally.
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#12 - Halo Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2009-10-21
The students have hacked into the school computer to prevent the teachers printing test papers but Roy accidentally gives away the new password. The other children are annoyed with him and an angelic halo appears over his head to his huge embarrassment. Roy wants to get rid of the halo but how can he now change his new reputation?
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#13 - School Inspection
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2009-10-28
An inspection is due at Ballyfermot and Mr. Hammond is determined that the school - and him - get an excellent report. He thinks the way to do this will be to make sure Roy is absent on the day but could his devious plan backfire?
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#14 - Foot Fat Fit
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2012-01-09
Mr. Hammond is desperate to win a football trophy so tells PE teacher Mr. Hogan not to pick Roy for the team. Mr. Hogan has to make up a reason and suggests to Roy he needs to improve his fitness but Roy gets the wrong impression and believes he needs to lose weight. His fitness efforts leave him with an even slimmer chance of making the team.
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#15 - Roy The Rover
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2012-01-16
Roy really wants to have a pet dog but his parents say he isn't responsible enough. At school Kathy teases Roy about this but Roy's friends tell him she is scared of dogs so he decides to pretend to be one and chases her around the hall. However Roy's act becomes more convincing than anyone could expect.
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#16 - Big Head
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2012-01-23
After yet more mishaps Roy's parents and friends try to boost his confidence and self-belief. However things go so far that Roy becomes so admired that his head literally becomes bigger. It fills with extra knowledge and he unexpectedly becomes an expert on everything - surely the person who can make sure that the school wins a vital quiz that is so important to Mr. Hammond?
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#17 - Spot On
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2012-01-30
Roy feels left out at school because all the other children are growing up, including getting spots. He binges on junk food and doesn't wash to try to get a spot but when he eventually succeeds it causes him trouble he could never have expected.
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#18 - Death In The Family
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2012-02-06
Bill's elderly Aunt Bridie dies and the family want to know whether she will be leaving her money to them or to Bill's flash brother Danny. Roy's special skills might help them find out the answer.
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#19 - Pint Sized Roy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2012-02-13
Roy seems even more accident-prone than usual and his family are desperate to keep him out of harm's way. However they can't prevent another mishap which results in him being shrunk down to five inches tall. While this has its advantages it also has its share of problems and might put his parents' anniversary plans in trouble.
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#20 - A Crushing Blow
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2012-02-20
It's Valentine's Day and against the odds Roy starts to feel attracted to arch-enemy Kathy, upsetting Sinead. It seems Miss Sheringham has had a card and been invited out by Mr. Hammond but how does she feel about his interest? Becky feels good after receiving a card unexpectedly but who is her secret admirer?
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#21 - Magical Roy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2012-02-27
Roy damages his dad's car when a skateboarding trick goes wrong but soon things get even worse. He tries to put things right by getting a Saturday job and working for magician Magical Mickey but will it be just the trick or not so magical after all?
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#22 - Invisible Roy
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2012-03-05
Jack is behaving strangely, showing no interest in football and snapping at his friends. Roy tries to find out the reason by following him but gets spotted. However Roy makes a remarkable discovery with a rubber and finds a way that he can find out the truth about Jack - and have other fun as well.
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#23 - DIY Roy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2012-03-12
Roy's dad Bill likes to think of himself as a DIY expert and lands himself a decorating job for Mrs. Sweeney and Roy is keen to help. However Mrs. Sweeney is a fearsome woman and Maura and Becky are scared in case Bill and Roy fail to do a good job.
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#24 - The Good, The Bad And The Roy
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2012-03-19
Roy feels left out because he doesn't have a new computer game unlike his classmates. A bad angel appears on his shoulder suggesting he get hold of it in the wrong way but a good angel warns him not to. Which way will Roy turn?
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#25 - Uncle Troy
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2012-03-26
Mr. Hammond injures himself when one of his science experiments goes wrong. He decides to stop teaching science for a while but recruiting a substitute teacher is difficult. However Roy feels he has the solution in his Uncle Troy but there's something about Troy that makes Miss Sheringham believe he isn't all he seems.
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