Rocko's Modern Life 

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

Creators:

Joe Murray, Stephen Hillenburg, Mr. Lawrence

Stars:

Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Charlie Adler

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Rocko / ... 53 episodes, 1993-1996
Tom Kenny	...	Heffer Wolfe / ... 52 episodes, 1993-1996
Charlie Adler	...	Ed Bighead / ... 49 episodes, 1993-1996
Mr. Lawrence	...	Filburt Turtle / ... 42 episodes, 1993-1996
Linda Wallem	...	Dr. Paula Hutchison / ... 31 episodes, 1993-1996

Storyline

Rocko is a wallaby who has emmigrated to America from Australia. He lives in O Town and tries to get through life but, of course, comes across a multitude of dilemmas and misadventures he must get through. Other characters include Rocko's best friend, Heffer, a steer who has been raised by wolves, Filbert, an easily upset turtle, and Ed Bighead who detests Rocko and hates having him for a next door neighbor. On this show, Rocko has such adventures as trying to adapt to a new vacuum cleaner, having Heffer move in temporarily after his parents kick him out, and going to a movie theater.

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Plot Keywords:

dark comedy | cartoon dog | cartoon steer | cartoon toad | cartoon turtle | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Did You Know?

Trivia

The TV falling on characters at the end of the introduction is based on an event which happened to creator Joe Murray as a child.

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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.

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Quotes

Crappy Jack the Sailor: I turned leeward in time to witness the full sail yardarm give way and came crashing down on my midshipman's hind quarters. He let out a scream that could be heard all the way down in Davy Jones' locker. Micky Dolenz's locker too, and Peter Tork's locker. All the Monkees had lockers.

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Alternate Versions

The episode "The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby" originally contained a scene where Heffer was hooked up to a milking machine, as well as a follow-up scene in which Heffer says goodbye to the milking machine. Both scenes were cut in later re-runs.

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Connections

Referenced in The Origin of Spongebob Squarepants (2003)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Composed by Sarah Frost (as Sarah Frost-Goetz)
Performed by The B-52's

User Reviews

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.)

Details

Country:

USA Taiwan China South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

18 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rocko

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joe Murray Productions Inc., Games Animation, MTV Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1