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| Joe Murray | .... | producer / executive producer (52 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Mary Harrington | .... | executive producer / executive producer: Nickelodeon (21 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Paul C. Fabela | .... | line producer / associate producer (13 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Krist-Ann Pehrson | .... | line producer (13 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Melinda Rediger | .... | associate producer (11 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Linda Simensky | .... | supervising producer: Nickelodeon / supervising producer (11 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Ken Kessel | .... | supervising producer (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Vanessa Coffey | .... | executive producer (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Stephen Hillenburg | .... | creative producer (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Michelle Jabloner-Weiss | .... | supervising producer: Nickelodeon / supervising producer (3 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Brad Gunther | .... | line producer (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Richard Leroy | .... | post-production producer (2 episodes, 1996) |
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| Mark O'Hare | .... | storyboard artist / assistant storyboard artist / ... (27 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Robert McNally-Scull | .... | storyboard artist / assistant storyboard artist (23 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Dan Povenmire | .... | storyboard artist / assistant storyboard artist (23 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Jeff Myers | .... | storyboard artist / assistant storyboard artist (22 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh | .... | storyboard artist (21 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Shawn Murday | .... | assistant storyboard artist / storyboard clean-up / ... (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Robert Porter | .... | prop designer / assistant storyboard artist / ... (15 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Stephen Hillenburg | .... | storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Chris Savino | .... | prop designer / storyboard clean-up (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Derek Drymon | .... | assistant storyboard artist / storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Timothy Björklund | .... | storyboard artist (12 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Mr. Lawrence | .... | storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Cookie Tricarico | .... | painter (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Antoine Guilbaud | .... | prop designer / assistant storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Craig Clark | .... | storyboard clean-up / storyboard cleanup (6 episodes, 1993) |
| David Preston | .... | storyboard clean-up / storyboard cleanup (6 episodes, 1993) |
| Martin Ansolabehere | .... | prop designer (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Karen Heathwood | .... | assistant storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1996) |
| John McIntyre | .... | assistant storyboard artist / storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Bert Ring | .... | assistant storyboard artist (5 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Margot Hale | .... | painter (5 episodes, 1996) |
| Doug Ninneman | .... | prop designer / design assistant (5 episodes, 1996) |
| Mark Ervin | .... | storyboard clean-up / storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1993) |
| Bev Chapman | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Kui Yong Kim | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Chris Loudon | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Stephen Ressel | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Debbie Spafford | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Kevyn Wallace | .... | storyboard clean-up (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Perry Kiefer | .... | assistant storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| John Bermudes | .... | painter (3 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Jamie Kezlarian Bolio | .... | storyboard clean-up (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Roger Chiasson | .... | supervising art director (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Kevin O'Brien | .... | storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Conrad Vernon | .... | storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Christina Long | .... | painter (2 episodes, 1995) |
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| Kenneth Young | .... | sound editor: Warner Brothers Sound / sound editor: Horta Editorial / ... (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Jennifer Mertens | .... | sound editor: Warner Brothers Sound / sound editor: Horta Editorial / ... (13 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Timothy Borquez | .... | post-production sound supervisor: Horta Editorial / sound supervisor: Horta Editorial / ... (11 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Michael Gollom | .... | supervising sound effects editor: Horta Editorial / supervising sound editor: Horta Editorial (11 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Ron Horwitz | .... | production mixer: Horta Editorial / production sound mixer: Horta Editorial / ... (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Joseph D. Citarella | .... | sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound / sound recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| William Griggs | .... | sound supervisor: Warner Brothers Sound (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Dan Hiland | .... | sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound / sound recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Jeff Hutchins | .... | sound effects editor: Warner Brothers Sound (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Timothy J. Garrity | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor / ... (8 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Brad Brock | .... | production sound: Horta Editorial / production sound: Horta Editoral (8 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Patrick J. Foley | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (7 episodes, 1993) |
| Gary Maiman | .... | sound recordist: Warner Brothers Sound / sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (7 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Tom Jaeger | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (6 episodes, 1993) |
| Greg LaPlante | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (5 episodes, 1993) |
| Rick Hammel | .... | production sound: Horta Editorial (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Gary Friedman | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor: Warner Brothers Sound (3 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| Cecilia Perna | .... | production sound mixer: Horta Editorial (3 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| Michael Geisler | .... | sound editor: Horta Editorial (2 episodes, 1993) |
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| Eileen Horta | .... | supervising sound editor (unknown episodes) |
| Peggy McAffee | .... | sound effects editor (unknown episodes) |
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| Timothy Björklund | .... | animator: main title sequence / animation director / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Shawn Murday | .... | assistant animator: main title / assistant animator / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Joe Murray | .... | animator: main title sequence / character designer: main / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Carl Linton | .... | layout supervisor: overseas (39 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Scott Mansz | .... | overseas animation supervisor (39 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Robert Hughes | .... | animation director / animation timer (24 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Howy Parkins | .... | animation director (22 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Alan Smart | .... | animation director (22 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Nick Jennings | .... | background painter / background supervisor / ... (20 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| George S. Chialtas | .... | animation director (20 episodes, 1994-1996) |
| Artin Aghamalian | .... | color key artist / color key supervisor (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Timothy Barnes | .... | background painter (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Adriana M. Galvez | .... | background painter (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Antoine Guilbaud | .... | background designer / character designer (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Carol Wyatt | .... | color key supervisor / color key artist (18 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Robert Porter | .... | character designer / background designer (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Chris Savino | .... | character designer / background designer (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Pete Michels | .... | animation timer / animation director (11 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Raymond Zibach | .... | background painter (10 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Tom Yasumi | .... | animation timer (10 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Cotty Kilbanks | .... | background painter (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Joe Pearson | .... | background design supervisor (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Kent Holaday | .... | lip sync / lip sync artist / ... (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Gary McCarver | .... | animation timer (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Hye Coh | .... | background painter (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Sarah Frost | .... | animation timer (8 episodes, 1993) |
| James Gallego | .... | background painter (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Juli Hashiguchi | .... | animation timer (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Chuck Sheetz | .... | animation timer (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Phil Cummings | .... | animation timer (7 episodes, 1993) |
| Don Judge | .... | animation timer (7 episodes, 1993) |
| Roy Meurin | .... | animation director (6 episodes, 1993-1994) |
| Neil Affleck | .... | animation timer (6 episodes, 1993) |
| Craig Armstrong | .... | overseas layout supervisor (6 episodes, 1993) |
| John McIntyre | .... | animation timer / animation director (6 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Martin Ansolabehere | .... | character designer (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Doug Ninneman | .... | character designer (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Susie Dietter | .... | animation director (3 episodes, 1993) |
| Bobtown | .... | animation director / animation timer (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Roger Chiasson | .... | animation director (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Allyn Conley | .... | color key artist (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Cookie Tricarico | .... | color key artist / painter (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Bonita Versh | .... | animation timer (2 episodes, 1993) |
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| Brian Linse | .... | telecine: Varitel / telecine: Varitel Video (18 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Bob Lass | .... | negative cutter / negative cutter: Varitel Video / ... (16 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Mary Holland | .... | videotape editor: Horta Editorial / videotape editor: Varitel (7 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Brian Reid | .... | videotape editor: Varitel (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Tim Mertens | .... | film editor: Horta Editorial (5 episodes, 1993) |
| Richard Leroy | .... | post-production producer (5 episodes, 1996) |
| Karen Snyder | .... | videotape editor: Varitel (3 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Bambi Holland | .... | video tape editor: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Nick Jennings | .... | color supervisor (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Mark R. Crookston | .... | editor: Horta Editorial (2 episodes, 1995) |
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| William Griggs | .... | music editor: Horta Editorial / music editor: Warner Brothers Sound / ... (20 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Sarah Frost | .... | composer: theme music / composer: title theme (18 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Fred Schneider | .... | vocal: theme song / vocals: theme song / ... (12 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Robert Fitzsimons | .... | music recorder / music recordist (11 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Pat Irwin | .... | music re-arranger: title music / music remixer: title theme / ... (11 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Kate Pierson | .... | vocal: theme song / vocals: theme song / ... (11 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Patrick Derivaz | .... | music recordist / music recorder (5 episodes, 1994-1995) |
| Robert DeBellis | .... | musician: woodwinds (4 episodes, 1996) |
| David Hofstra | .... | musician: bass (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Peter Levin | .... | music copyist (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Kevin Nortons | .... | musician: drums and percussion (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Art Baron | .... | musician: trombone (3 episodes, 1996) |
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| Jim Leber | .... | production assistant / production coordinator (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Tony Ostyn | .... | technical coordinator / production assistant (19 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Suzanne Benton | .... | script coordinator (18 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| George Maestri | .... | technical supporter (13 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Mitchell Kriegman | .... | story editor / story editor: Nickelodeon (13 episodes, 1993) |
| Stephen Hillenburg | .... | creative director (13 episodes, 1996) |
| Joe Murray | .... | story editor / footage: Meatloaf sequence (12 episodes, 1993-1996) |
| Quinn Kitmitto | .... | production assistant / production coordinator (12 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Kimberli Karnatz | .... | production coordinator (11 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| David Leedy | .... | financial controller (10 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Louise Soper | .... | production assistant (10 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Nicola Gayle | .... | production assistant (10 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Tammy Jo Mariani | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Cricket Stettinius | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Daniel Gillett | .... | support: Warner Brothers Sound (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Matt Hary | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Jenetta Kelley | .... | production assistant (9 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Paul C. Fabela | .... | production coordinator (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Dandridge 'Dede' Keyser | .... | production assistant (8 episodes, 1993) |
| Robert Cseko | .... | financial controller: Nickelodeon (8 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Bennett E. McClellan | .... | studio general manager / production consultant / ... (8 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Greg Hill | .... | supervising director: overseas (7 episodes, 1993) |
| Wendy Baker | .... | support: Warner Brothers Sound (7 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| John Arrias | .... | layback / layback: Varitel Video (6 episodes, 1993) |
| Michael J. McLaughlin | .... | chyron operator (6 episodes, 1993) |
| Tim Hill | .... | story editor (6 episodes, 1996) |
| John Magness | .... | production assistant (6 episodes, 1996) |
| Dianne Leedy | .... | financial controller: Nickelodeon / financial controller (5 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Traci Blatchford-Kuiper | .... | support: Varitel (5 episodes, 1996) |
| David McCarthy | .... | support: Varitel (5 episodes, 1996) |
| Bill Steinbarth | .... | chyron operator (4 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Dave Webb | .... | support: Varitel (4 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Jason Ramsey | .... | support: Varitel (4 episodes, 1996) |
| Gary Migdal | .... | support: Varitel Video / support: Varitel (3 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Scott Ninneman | .... | production assistant (3 episodes, 1996) |
| Frank Lide | .... | support: Varitel / support: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Craig Armstrong | .... | overseas layout supervisor (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Steve Fleischer | .... | support: Horta Editorial / support: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Rudy Hassen | .... | support: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Lori Raskin | .... | support: Horta Editorial / support: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1993) |
| Barry Snyder | .... | support: Warner Brothers Sound (2 episodes, 1995-1996) |
| Vanessa Coffey | .... | creative consultant: Nickelodeon (2 episodes, 1995) |
| Terry Mader | .... | layback (2 episodes, 1995) |
| Jodie Miller | .... | support: Varitel / support: Varitel Video (2 episodes, 1995) |
| Sean Prophet | .... | support: Varitel (2 episodes, 1995) |
| Bill Hutten | .... | financial controller: Nickelodeon (2 episodes, 1996) |
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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."