History Characters / RockosModernLife

* TrashOfTheTitans: Despite being neat and compassionate, Rocko often neglects his living space and ends up leaving his house such a filthy mess, as shown in episodes such as "Trash-O-Madness" and "A Sucker For a Suck-O-Matic".

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: They are always Naked and nobody comments on it, the only time they wore clothes were in: "Hair Licked" where they only used purple shirts and in "Tooth and Nail" they only used [[RealMenWearPink pink shirts.]]

* HateSink: His aggression and tyrannical demeanor towards Rocko make it easy for him and the audience to despise him with a fiery passion.
* {{Jerkass}}: He has absolutely ''no'' respect for Rocko and treats him and his customers like trash in general.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Rocko was the most resistant to change aside from Ed Bighead in ''Static Cling''. That said, when he finds out Rachel Bighead transitioned, he paid it no mind, silently accepting it despite it being another change to an aspect of his life. Helps that Rachel's a personal friend of his.

* TalkingWithSigns: In "An Elk for Heffer", Cindy is stated to have taken a "vow of silence" and communicates this way. Though, most likely, this was done because Elkie and Cindy (both voiced by Linda Wallem) had similar voices.

* BigBad: On a few occasions, he acts as the main antagonist. Helps that he's the only main character without a moral compass.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: For example, think he was being generous when he offered Rocko a job? Two seconds later, he blows that sky high when it's revealed he only did so because the job was "Test Subject" and it would have involved Rocko being mutilated or even ''killed''. Subverted in ''[[TheMovie Static Cling]]'', as Ed gets is on better terms with Rocko and becomes much more friendly and finally sees the error of his ways as he learns how to be a better person.

* PetTheDog: He may be a tactless grouch with no moral compass, but his interactions with his wife and reconciliation with his daughter - both times - show that he's certainly a family man.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Peter hasn't been outright stated to be gay, but it's ''very'' heavily implied.

* RunningGag: Some of the ends of his sentences are often punctuated by an offscreen voice (imitating Creator/EdMcMahon, later revealed to be the Hopping Hessian) shouting, "Yyyyyes!!!"

* InsufferableImbecile: He lacks just as much of a sharp mind as he lacks kindness.

%%* TheBigGuy

* TruthInTelevision: Rachel’s coming out in the film might reference how [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_reed_frog reed frogs]] in real life are able to change their sex from male to female. Of course, sex isn't always synonymous with gender -- and the Bigheads are cane toads... although it ''was'' a pretty common myth in the 90s that cane toads were also capable of changing their genders, until [[ScienceMarchesOn science proved otherwise]].

[[folder:Heffer Wolfe]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TomKenny
Rocko's best friend. A gluttonous, simple-minded cow..erm, [[InsistentTerminology steer]] literally RaisedByWolves.

[[folder:Spunky]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CarlosAlazraqui
Rocko's pet bull terrier.

* AllDogsArePurebred: Can trace his lineage all the way back to the Stone Age, and he appears to be a bull terrier.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Considering dogs usually live up to a maximum of 15 years, Spunky should be dead by the time ''Static Cling'' takes place.
* CanineCompanion: To Rocko. DependingOnTheWriter, he either grew up with Rocko, or was found by him as an adult.
* CargoShip: InUniverse, he falls in love with a mop, and when "she" gets stolen by an {{Expy}} of Sigmund Freud, Spunky finds love again... with a hydrant.
* TheDitz: Let's just say that he averts the "dog is smarter than owner" cliche and leave it at that.
* DogsAreDumb: Perhaps the TropeCodifier.
* DogsLoveFireHydrants: One episode even had him ''actually fall in love with one.''
* DoorstopBaby: One episode showed Spunky as a young puppy left in a basket on Rocko's doorstep shortly after he started renting his house in O-Town.
* SuddenlyVoiced: For a brief gag in "Dumbbells". ("You're asking me?")
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[[folder:Dr. Paula "Hutch" Hutchison]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Linda Wallem
A cat dentist with a hook hand and a big smile on her face. Became Filburt's wife in season three.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In yet another case of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, Heffer seems to have fathered one of Filburt's kids.

* {{Adorkable}}: His shyness and friendly nature makes him rather likeable.

* {{Adorkable}}: Filburt may be the nerdiest character of the series, but he's also the only one of the main trio to get married.

* ButtMonkey: He can be this as Rocko as things tend to give Filburt nausea which is a RunningGag as he always says "I'm nauseous".
** In "Fortune Cookie", he opens his fortune saying "Bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity.", and it causes many misfortunes for him.

* GiveGeeksAChance: See HappilyMarried right below.

* EunuchsAreEvil: Steers are a term for castrated bull (Though the castration part is un confirmed and may or may not be artistic license) and is close to evil in his more jerkass moments.

* FatGirl: Though it doesn't bother her.