Rocko’s Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray. The Rocko’s Modern Life team produced all of the episodes except for one in the San Fernando Valley region of Veronica alicino Angeles, California, United States. On August 11, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that they had greenlit a one-hour special entitled Static Cling, with Murray serving as executive producer. It premiered on Netflix on August 9, 2019.
Rocko scrambles to gather up his trash and put it out since he’s missed garbage day for the past few months due to a garbage man strike. Unsure to make things any easier, Earl is on the loose and he seems intent on destroying both Chinese food and Rocko. Murray produced the pilot episode at Joe Murray Studio in Saratoga, California, United States. Note: On February 7, 2012, the pilot found its way onto Shout!
Factory’s season two DVD as a special feature. Who Gives a Buck”: Worried about being able to afford new things, Heffer urges Rocko to buy on credit and he goes on a shopping spree, with him worried that he’ll have to pay off the bill. Leap Frogs”: Feeling that Ed Bighead doesn’t love her anymore, Bev invites Rocko over to do chores for her and does everything she can to seduce Rocko. Bedfellows”: Heffer’s dad, George gets laid off and to make ends meet, Heffer’s room is rent out to a mouse family.
After falling out of his treehouse, Heffer moves in with Rocko and makes a mess of his place. Note: After its second airing, “Leap Frogs” was banned due to mature content and replaced with the episode “Wallaby on Wheels” in future reruns, until the series moved to Nicktoons TV. Jet Scream”: Rocko and Heffer board an airplane to Las Vegas, Nevada and learn that flying is a very dangerous thing. Dirty Dog”: While Rocko fights Spunky in order to bathe him, the vermin living on Spunky, a ringworm named Squirmy and a tick named Bloaty have their own sitcom, where Bloaty’s boss comes over for dinner and promises a promotion if the dinner exceeds his expectations.
Note: Murray described “Jet Scream” as one of his favorite episodes because he often traveled between Los Angeles, New York, South Korea and other places during the production of the first season of Rocko’s Modern Life. Keeping Up with the Bigheads”: Rocko and Heffer must redecorate Rocko’s house after Mr. Bighead threatens to have them evicted. Skid Marks”: Rocko’s car is impounded, so he goes to the DMV to straighten things out. Smitty, Rocko’s tyrannical boss, places Rocko in charge while he leaves town.
The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby”: Heffer and Rocko spend some time on a ranch owned by Rocko’s uncle Gib Hootsen, where Heffer is seen as a sell-out to his species. Trash-O-Madness”: A remade extended version of the series pilot where Rocko learns that “garbage day” is a very dangerous day. While the Rocko’s Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD set doesn’t have this scene, the Rocko’s Modern Life VHS tape called “Rocko’s Modern Life: With Friends Like These” has the scene uncut. After Rocko’s prized baseball gets shredded by Ed Bighead, Rocko and Heffer go to a local baseball game in hopes of catching a new one. Rocko and Heffer are off to the local movie theater complex after blowing out Mr. Bighead’s television while trying to recreate a drive-in movie experience. To get his house clean, Rocko orders a vacuum cleaner that not only tackles dirt, but sucks up anything and everything in sight.