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Rocko's Modern Life

  • TV Series
  • 1993–19961993–1996
  • TV-YTV-Y
  • 30m
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7.9/10
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Rocko's Modern Life (1993)
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The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
21K
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POPULARITY
5,197
295
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    • Creators
      • Joe Murray
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Mr. Lawrence(additional writing)
    • Stars
      • Carlos Alazraqui
      • Tom Kenny
      • Charlie Adler
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    • Creators
      • Joe Murray
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Mr. Lawrence(additional writing)
    • Stars
      • Carlos Alazraqui
      • Tom Kenny
      • Charlie Adler
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    • 70User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Carlos Alazraqui
    Carlos Alazraqui
    • Rocko…
    53 episodes53 eps • 1993–1996
    Tom Kenny
    Tom Kenny
    • Heffer Wolfe…
    52 episodes52 eps • 1993–1996
    Charlie Adler
    Charlie Adler
    • Ed Bighead…
    49 episodes49 eps • 1993–1996
    Mr. Lawrence
    Mr. Lawrence
    • Filburt Turtle…
    42 episodes42 eps • 1993–1996
    Linda Wallem
    Linda Wallem
    • Dr. Paula Hutchison…
    32 episodes32 eps • 1993–1996
    Alisa Wilson
    • Singer…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1993–1996
    Joe Murray
    • Ralph Bighead…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1994–1996
    Dom Irrera
    Dom Irrera
    • Slippy
    2 episodes2 eps • 1993
    Charlotte Booker
    Charlotte Booker
    • Bug…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1993
    Quinn Kitmitto
    • Dog…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1994–1995
    Jennifer L. Hughes
    Jennifer L. Hughes
    • Singer
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Richard Simmons
    Richard Simmons
    • Aerobics Instructor
    1 episode1 ep • 1993
    Sarah Frost
    • Singer
    1 episode1 ep • 1993
    Stuart Goetz
    Stuart Goetz
    • Singer
    2 episodes2 eps • 1993–1995
    Les Brown Jr.
    • Buddy Gecko
    1 episode1 ep • 1994
    Billy West
    Billy West
    • TV Announcer
    1 episode1 ep • 1995
    Jill Talley
    Jill Talley
    • Nosey
    1 episode1 ep • 1995
    Elizabeth Daily
    Elizabeth Daily
    • Gilburt…
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    • Creators
      • Joe Murray
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Mr. Lawrence(additional writing)
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    • Trivia
      In the first two seasons, the diner where the characters always eat is "Chokey Chicken", which has a giant choking chicken as a mascot. In the third season, "Chokey Chicken" became "Chewy Chicken". There are many hidden sexual references in Rocko's Modern Life, and this was one of the more blatant ones. It was changed because the show is designed for a young audience.
    • Goofs
      Animation error: When Rocko is wearing his normal shirt, he is wearing nothing below his waist. He clearly has no pants/underpants of any sort on. But whenever his shirt is removed, he GAINS a pair of underpants.
    • Quotes

      Ed Bighead: Rocko, what're you doing?

      Rocko: [With a paddle in his hand] We're playing spank the monkey.

    • Alternate versions
      In the episode, "Hut Sut Raw", in its early airings, there was a brief scene where Rocko is picking berries for the gang. He picks one that looks like a berry, but then hears a loud roar. Then a bear dashes out of the berry bush, running over Rocko, and clutching his testicles in pain. This brief scene was cut from later airings. (In the edited version, the scene cuts out just before Rocko picks that "berry")
    • Connections
      Featured in The Trouble-Makers (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Title
      Composed by Sarah Frost (as Sarah Frost-Goetz)

      Performed by The B-52's

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    An Offbeat Classic
    In October 1993, something magical happened: an unassuming little cartoon called "Rocko's Modern Life" debuted on Nickelodeon. Sure, the premise might have sounded a little bizarre; I mean, how many programs do you know that center around an immigrant Australian wallaby trying to live his modern life with the help of his best friends, the gluttonous steer (NOT a cow, mind you) Heffer and the perpetually nervous turtle, Filburt? Throw in his toad neighbors, the Bigheads, his job as a clerk at Kind-of-a-Lot-O-Comics, and a cast of zany secondary characters, you've got yourself a downright offbeat cartoon. But you can't take "Rocko" at face value. You have to look deeper, watch an episode, and really laugh at the clever-yet-simple jokes that pepper the action.

    And don't, under any circumstances, write this off as a kids' show. As you might know, "Rocko" came under fire for its "mature" content; in other words, the series harbors many, many, many inside jokes and innuendoes just below the surface. Just take a look at some episode titles ("Schnit-Heads," "Who Gives a Buck?"), some character/establishment names (Doctor Bendova, the Chokey Chicken fast-food restaurants), and countless other little occurrences throughout every episode.

    A stark, unique animation style, one that presents everything at a slight angle, provides a great backdrop for Rocko's adventures, and paints a truly different world that sets the cartoon apart from all others.

    And through it all, a surreal sense of humor reigns supreme. On what other cartoon could you find a Museum of Pointy Objects, police activities that include arts-and-crafts, a vacuum with a neutering device, or a family of wolves that adopted a steer?

    It certainly didn't deserve to be canceled after only three seasons, but in the fickle world of children's programming (especially on Nickelodeon, a network infamous for canning innovative series and renewing the dreck year after year), it just wasn't prepackaged, marketable, and mainstream enough to work out. But that's what I like best about "Rocko"; it's truly different from anything else you could ever find on television, a little outpost of originality in a TV world full of copycats and clones. Rest assured, you can still enjoy Rocko, Heffer, and the whole gang, provided you have digital cable, on Nickelodeon's all-cartoon outlet Nicktoons TV.

    Overall, a ten out of ten, but shave a few points off if you don't automatically crack up when you hear this classic "Rocko" line, courtesy of Heffer: "Hey, Rock, do that funny face you make when you're buying eggs."
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rocko
    • Production companies
      • Joe Murray Productions Inc.
      • Games Animation
      • MTV Animation
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Stereo
      • Mono
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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