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Overview

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Creator:
Joe Murray
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
18 September 1993 (USA) more
Plot:
The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life. full summary
Awards:
3 wins more
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User Comments:
An Offbeat Classic more (58 total)

Cast

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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 (39 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 (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)
 
Series Original Music by
Pat Irwin (23 episodes, 1993-1996)
 
Series Film Editing by
Bradley Carow (8 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 (4 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 / ... (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)
 
Series Sound Department
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)

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
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)
 
Series Editorial Department
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)
 
Series Music Department
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)
 
Series Other crew
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)
 
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)
 

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Additional Details

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)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider, of the band the B52's, perform vocals for the second season opening theme. more
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. more
Quotes:
Entire Cast: [singing] R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle! C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E conserve! Don't you dare P-O-L-L-U-T-E pollute the rivers, sky or sea or else you're gonna get... what you deserve! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Origin of Spongebob Squarepants (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Main Title more

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30 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
An Offbeat Classic, 30 July 2004

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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