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Murray had never worked in television before. He presented a pencil test to Nickelodeon, which afterward became interested in buying and financing the show. Murray wanted funding for his independent film My Dog Zero, so he wanted Nickelodeon to pre-buy television rights for the series. We took some chances that would be hard to do in these current times (the 1990s)'.

He described the early 1990s animation atmosphere as 'ripe for this kind of project.

Many other characters appeared in various sketchbooks. Murray tried selling the comic book in the late 1980s, between illustrating jobs and did not find success in getting it into production. Originally, the character appeared in an unpublished comic book titled Travis. Production Development Rocko's Modern Life creator Joe Murray. I also wanted the town to be 'anytown' USA, and I used to love sports players with a big ZERO on their back. and we all know, the American dream is volume! So what better company to create volume than 'Conglom-O', and since a majority of the town worked at Conglom-O, it should be called 'O' Town. I always got a big kick out of the businesses that were 'House-O-Paint', or 'Ton-O-Noodles', because their names seemed to homogenize what they sold, and strip the products of true individuality and stress volume. When asked about the use of 'O' in his show, Murray said: Many of the locations in Rocko's Modern Life have the letter 'O' in them for example, O-Town and Conglom-O Corporation. Places in the town include: Chokey Chicken (later renamed 'Chewy Chicken'), a parody of KFC and a favorite place/hang-out for Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt Conglom-O Corporation, a megacorporation with the slogan 'We own you' that owns everything in town Heck, a place of eternal torment run by Peaches where bad people go when they die Holl-o-Wood, a town that resembles Hollywood and Kind of a Lot O' Comics, a comic book store owned by a cruel toad named Mr. The show is set in a fictional town called O-Town located near the Great Lakes.

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Murray said that he matched personalities of his characters to the various animals in the series to form a social caricature. Living next door to Rocko is a middle-aged couple, Ed Bighead, a cynical and cantankerous toad who despises Rocko, and his compassionate and more friendly wife Bev.Īll of the characters in Rocko's Modern Life are anthropomorphic animals of varying species, the vast majority of whom are mentally unstable. His best friends are Heffer Wolfe, a fat and enthusiastic steer Filburt, a neurotic turtle who often feels awkward or disturbed and his faithful dog Spunky. Rocko's Modern Life follows the life of an easily frightened immigrant wallaby named Rocko who encounters various dilemmas and situations regarding otherwise mundane aspects of life. Main article: List of Rocko's Modern Life characters After the show's cancellation, much of the staff regrouped to work on SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Rocko 's creative director Stephen Hillenburg. The show launched the careers of voice actors Carlos Alazraqui, Mr. A special, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, was digitally released on Netflix on August 9, 2019. The show premiered on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, totaling four seasons and 52 episodes. The network gave the staff a large amount of creative freedom, with the writers targeting both children and adults. Murray created the title character for an unpublished comic book series in the late 1980s, and later reluctantly pitched the series to Nickelodeon, which was looking for edgier cartoonists for its then-new Nicktoons. Throughout its run to present day, this show is controversial for its adult humor, including double entendre, innuendo, and satirical social commentary, similar to The Ren & Stimpy Show.

It is set in the fictional town of O-Town. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric steer Heffer Wolfe, the neurotic turtle Filburt, and Rocko's faithful dog Spunky. Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon.

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