"Rocko's Modern Life" (1993) TV series 1993-1996

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Creator:

Joe Murray
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

18 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.

Plot Keywords:

Wallaby | Australian | Lust | Nudity | Land Critter

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Carlos Alazraqui	...	Rocko / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1996)
Tom Kenny	...	Heffer Wolfe / ... (52 episodes, 1993-1996)
Charles Adler	...	Ed Bighead / ... (48 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mr. Lawrence	...	Filburt Turtle / ... (42 episodes, 1993-1996)
Linda Wallem	...	Additional Voices / ... (32 episodes, 1993-1996)

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Series Directed by
Joe Murray		(39 episodes, 1993-1996)
Stephen Hillenburg		(20 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh		(20 episodes, 1993-1996)
Timothy Björklund		(18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mr. Lawrence		(18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert McNally-Scull		(7 episodes, 1996)
Mark O'Hare		(7 episodes, 1996)
Jeff Myers		(6 episodes, 1996)
Roger Chiasson		(4 episodes, 1993)
Dan Povenmire		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Joe Murray		(52 episodes, 1993-1996)
Martin Olson		(38 episodes, 1993-1996)
George Maestri		(37 episodes, 1993-1996)
Tim Hill		(29 episodes, 1994-1996)
Stephen Hillenburg		(25 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mark O'Hare		(24 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh		(23 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert McNally-Scull		(23 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeff Myers		(23 episodes, 1993-1996)
Dan Povenmire		(22 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mr. Lawrence		(19 episodes, 1993-1996)
Timothy Björklund		(18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Vince Calandra		(13 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nick Jennings		(9 episodes, 1993)
Mitchell Kriegman		(8 episodes, 1993)
Derek Drymon		(7 episodes, 1996)
Robert Porter		(7 episodes, 1996)
John McIntyre		(6 episodes, 1996)
Ron Hauge		(5 episodes, 1993)
Roger Chiasson		(4 episodes, 1993)
Kevin O'Brien		(2 episodes, 1993)
Conrad Vernon		(2 episodes, 1993)
Carlos Alazraqui		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Produced by
Joe Murray	....	producer / executive producer (51 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mary Harrington	....	executive producer / executive producer: Nickelodeon (20 episodes, 1993-1996)
Paul C. Fabela	....	associate producer / line producer (12 episodes, 1994-1996)
Krist-Ann Pehrson	....	line producer (12 episodes, 1994-1996)
Melinda Rediger	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Linda Simensky	....	supervising producer: Nickelodeon / supervising producer (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Vanessa Coffey	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 1993)
Ken Kessel	....	supervising producer (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Stephen Hillenburg	....	creative producer (5 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)

Series Original Music by
Pat Irwin		(22 episodes, 1993-1996)

Series Film Editing by
Bradley Carow		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tim Mertens		(3 episodes, 1993)
Mark R. Crookston		(3 episodes, 1994-1995)

Series Art Direction by
Roger Chiasson		(9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nick Jennings		(3 episodes, 1996)
Ken Kessel		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Production Management
Richard Leroy	....	post-production supervisor / post-production producer (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Brett Hayden	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1993)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Povenmire	....	assistant director (17 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mark O'Hare	....	assistant director (13 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeff Myers	....	assistant director (12 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert McNally-Scull	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 1993-1996)
Derek Drymon	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1996)
Robert Porter	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1996)
John McIntyre	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1996)

Series Art Department
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 / ... (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert Porter	....	prop designer / assistant storyboard artist / ... (15 episodes, 1993-1996)
Stephen Hillenburg	....	storyboard artist / creative director (14 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)
Craig Clark	....	storyboard clean-up / storyboard cleanup (6 episodes, 1993)
David Preston	....	storyboard clean-up / storyboard cleanup (6 episodes, 1993)
John McIntyre	....	assistant storyboard artist / storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1996)
Bert Ring	....	assistant storyboard artist (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Martin Ansolabehere	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 1996)
Karen Heathwood	....	assistant storyboard artist (5 episodes, 1996)
Antoine Guilbaud	....	prop designer / assistant storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mark Ervin	....	storyboard clean-up / storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1993)
Margot Hale	....	painter (4 episodes, 1996)
Doug Ninneman	....	prop designer / design assistant (4 episodes, 1996)
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)

Series Sound Department
Kenneth Young	....	sound editor: Warner Brothers Sound / sound editor: Horta Editorial / ... (12 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jennifer Mertens	....	sound editor: Warner Brothers Sound / sound editor: Horta Editorial / ... (12 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)
Timothy J. Garrity	....	sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor / ... (8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound / sound recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
William Griggs	....	sound supervisor: Warner Brothers Sound (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dan Hiland	....	sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound / sound recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeff Hutchins	....	sound effects editor: Warner Brothers Sound (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Patrick J. Foley	....	sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (7 episodes, 1993)
Brad Brock	....	production sound: Horta Editorial / production sound: Horta Editoral (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tom Jaeger	....	sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (6 episodes, 1993)
Gary Maiman	....	sound recordist: Warner Brothers Sound / sound re-recording mixer: Warner Brothers Sound (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg LaPlante	....	sound editor: Horta Editorial / sound editor (5 episodes, 1993)
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)
Rick Hammel	....	production sound: Horta Editorial (3 episodes, 1996)
Michael Geisler	....	sound editor: Horta Editorial (2 episodes, 1993)
Eileen Horta	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Amufft	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 1993)
Michael Baker	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1993)
Jeff Jones	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 1993)
Luke Longin	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1993)
Tom Schott	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1993)
Scott Shearer	....	assistant camera (1 episode, 1993)
Bruce Walters Xoox	....	camera service (1 episode, 1993)

Series Animation Department
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)
George S. Chialtas	....	animation director (20 episodes, 1994-1996)
Nick Jennings	....	background painter / background supervisor / ... (19 episodes, 1993-1996)
Joe Murray	....	animator: main title sequence / character designer: main / ... (19 episodes, 1993-1996)
Artin Aghamalian	....	color key artist / color key supervisor (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Timothy Barnes	....	background painter (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Timothy Björklund	....	animator: main title sequence / animator: main title / ... (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Adriana M. Galvez	....	background painter (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Antoine Guilbaud	....	background designer / character and prop designer / ... (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Shawn Murday	....	assistant animator: main title / assistant animator: title sequence / ... (17 episodes, 1993-1996)
Carol Wyatt	....	color key supervisor / color key artist (17 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)
Cotty Kilbanks	....	background painter (9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Joe Pearson	....	background design supervisor (9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Tom Yasumi	....	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)
Kent Holaday	....	lip sync / lip sync artist / ... (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gary McCarver	....	animation timer (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
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 (5 episodes, 1996)
Susie Dietter	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1993)
Doug Ninneman	....	character designer (3 episodes, 1996)
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)

Series Editorial Department
Brian Linse	....	telecine: Varitel / telecine: Varitel Video (17 episodes, 1993-1996)
Bob Lass	....	negative cutter / negative cutter: Varitel Video / ... (15 episodes, 1993-1996)
Mary Holland	....	videotape editor: Horta Editorial / videotape editor: Varitel (7 episodes, 1993-1995)
Tim Mertens	....	film editor: Horta Editorial (5 episodes, 1993)
Brian Reid	....	videotape editor: Varitel (5 episodes, 1996)
Richard Leroy	....	post-production producer (4 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)

Series Music Department
William Griggs	....	music editor: Horta Editorial / music editor: Warner Brothers Sound / ... (19 episodes, 1993-1996)
Sarah Frost	....	composer: theme music / composer: title theme (17 episodes, 1993-1996)
Robert Fitzsimons	....	music recorder / music recordist (10 episodes, 1993-1996)
Pat Irwin	....	music remixer: title theme / music re-arranger: title music / ... (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kate Pierson	....	vocals: theme song / vocal: theme song / ... (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Fred Schneider	....	vocals: theme song / vocals: title theme (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Patrick Derivaz	....	music recordist / music recorder (5 episodes, 1994-1995)
Fred Schneider	....	vocal: theme song / vocals: theme song (5 episodes, 1996)
Robert DeBellis	....	musician: woodwinds (3 episodes, 1996)
David Hofstra	....	musician: bass (3 episodes, 1996)
Peter Levin	....	music copyist (3 episodes, 1996)
Kevin Nortons	....	musician: drums and percussion (3 episodes, 1996)
Art Baron	....	musician: trombone (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Other crew
Jim Leber	....	production assistant / production coordinator (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Tony Ostyn	....	technical coordinator / production assistant (18 episodes, 1993-1996)
Suzanne Benton	....	script coordinator (17 episodes, 1993-1996)
George Maestri	....	technical supporter (13 episodes, 1993-1996)
Joe Murray	....	story editor / footage: Meatloaf sequence (12 episodes, 1993-1996)
Quinn Kitmitto	....	production assistant / production coordinator (12 episodes, 1993-1995)
Stephen Hillenburg	....	creative director (12 episodes, 1996)
David Leedy	....	financial controller (10 episodes, 1993-1995)
Louise Soper	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 1993-1995)
Kimberli Karnatz	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tammy Jo Mariani	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Cricket Stettinius	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nicola Gayle	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Paul C. Fabela	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1993)
Dandridge 'Dede' Keyser	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1993)
Mitchell Kriegman	....	story editor / story editor: Nickelodeon (8 episodes, 1993)
Daniel Gillett	....	support: Warner Brothers Sound (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Matt Hary	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jenetta Kelley	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg Hill	....	supervising director: overseas (7 episodes, 1993)
Robert Cseko	....	financial controller: Nickelodeon (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bennett E. McClellan	....	studio general manager / production consultant / ... (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Arrias	....	layback / layback: Varitel Video (6 episodes, 1993)
Michael J. McLaughlin	....	chyron operator / chyron: Varitel Video / ... (6 episodes, 1993)
Wendy Baker	....	support: Warner Brothers Sound (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dianne Leedy	....	financial controller: Nickelodeon / financial controller (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tim Hill	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1996)
John Magness	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1996)
Bill Steinbarth	....	chyron operator (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dave Webb	....	support: Varitel (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Traci Blatchford-Kuiper	....	support: Varitel (4 episodes, 1996)
David McCarthy	....	support: Varitel (4 episodes, 1996)
Gary Migdal	....	support: Varitel Video / support: Varitel (3 episodes, 1993-1995)
Scott Ninneman	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1996)
Jason Ramsey	....	support: Varitel (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)
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)

Series Thanks
Eric Coleman	....	special thanks (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Robert Farro	....	special thanks (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Michelle Jabloner-Weiss	....	special thanks (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Gerry Laybourne	....	special thanks (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Herb Scannell	....	special thanks (11 episodes, 1993-1995)

Production Companies

• Games Animation
• Joe Murray Productions Inc.
• Nickelodeon Network

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (1993) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Rough Draft Korea  overseas animation facility (1996)
• Sunwoo Animation  overseas animation facility (1993-1996)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:TV-Y (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y7 (some episodes) | Australia:G | Australia:PG (some episodes) | South Korea:12 (2001) | South Korea:All (2003)

Company:

Games Animation

Trivia:

Richard Simmons once offered his voice and semi-likeness to an aerobics trainer in an episode during the first season.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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:

Heffer: You know, I died once.
Filburt: Really?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Origin of Spongebob Squarepants (2003) (V)

One of the Funniest Shows on Nick

This show had to be one of the best on Nickolodeon I've ever seen. The humor was fresh and always new in what they were doing as they followed the adventures of a wallaby, a rather unique and clever idea for a cartoon character, and his dog Spunky and friends Phil the turtle and Heffer the cow. The kind of jokes used here were usually sick and always hilarious sight gags, but the writers were intelligent enough not to depend on one kind of humor alone to carry the entire show. The dialogue was witty and always hit the mark, the plots delightfully wacko, and the characters surprisingly lovable under the insane exteriors. One of the best shows was when Heffer became a night watchman ("No experience necessary; Carry a stick and hit things") and loses touch with his hu(cow)manity, forcing harsh punishments on even his best friends. What follows is an excellently done parody of "The Shining."

Unfortunately, I did not become aware of the show until after it had been canceled (story of my life) and so I was forced to depend on reruns. Alas, I have missed the show. Rocko, we hardly knew ye. (P.S. Check out the theme song by the B-52s. They were perfect for the job.)