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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: He's a yellow steer with green hair.

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* BornUnlucky: Almost nothing turns out great for him. His luck is almost always irrationally rotten.



* NiceGuy

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* NiceGuyNiceGuy: You don't say.


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* ThrowTheDogABone: In some occasions, Rocko would have something go his way. These occasions happen mostly when he's around Ed Bighead, who has it much worse than Rocko, not that the former doesn't bring it upon himself.
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* TheDogBitesBack: In the episode "Wimp on the Barbie" when Dingo returned and asked Rocko to punch him in the face for a shot of retribution for bullying him in childhod, to which Rocko reluctantly complies to.

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* TheDogBitesBack: In the episode "Wimp on the Barbie" when Dingo returned and asked Rocko to punch him in the face for a shot of retribution for bullying him in childhod, childhood, to which Rocko reluctantly complies to.

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* CrankyNeighbor

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* CrankyNeighborCrankyNeighbor: He despises Rocko with a passion and constantly chastises Spunky for getting into his salmon bushes.
* TheCynic: And how!



* LargeHam: ''BIGTIME!''.

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* LargeHam: ''BIGTIME!''.''BIG TIME!''.
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* AssholeVictim: Whenever he [[TookALevelInJerkass Takes a Level In Jerkass]], he will get his just desserts for it. The episodes "Canned" and "Zanzibar" are blatant examples.
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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: She has this moment with Ed a lot of times.

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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: She has this moment with Ed a lot of times.
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* AlliterativeName
* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: She has this moment with Ed a lot of times.

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* LargeHam: ''BIGTIME!''.
* LaserGuidedKarma: What he gets struck with when his [[TookALevelInJerkass jerkassness crosses the line]], usually resulting in him uttering his catchphrase.
* NoIndoorVoice: His loud voice once caused an avalanche in the episode "Cabin Fever" for starters.
* StrawLoser: If there's one character who's got it much worse than Rocko, it's Ed Bighead, who usually deserves it.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Anything with flies.



* FieryRedhead

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* FieryRedheadFieryRedhead: At times.

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* TheDogBitesBack: In the episode "Wimp on the Barbie" when Dingo returned and asked Rocko to punch him in the face for a shot of retribution for bullying him in childhod, to which Rocko reluctantly complies to.



* NoRespectGuy: The intro of the show is self explanatory.



* {{Acrofatic}}: He's pretty nimble for a fat guy, for he can skate surprisingly well as shown in the episode "Wallaby On Wheels".



* FatIdiot

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* FatIdiotFatIdiot: Not too bright to say the least.
* FatSlob: He rarely cleans up after himself.



* NutritionalNightmare: His addiction to Pasture Puffies has landed him in a coma as shown in "Put To Pasture".



* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: Takes it even worse than Rocko.



* TheChewToy: Any injury he suffers is satisfying since he brings most of them upon himself.



* HairTriggerTemper
* HenpeckedHusband

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* HairTriggerTemper
HairTriggerTemper: Almost anything sets him off, to Spunky eating in his salmon bushes to living next door to Rocko in general.
* HenpeckedHusbandHenpeckedHusband: Bev is the only person on the show he fears.

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* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: He has unreasonably bad luck and is treated as a doormat by particularly everyone.


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* GreenAndMean: A grumpy toad with an ill-tempered attitude.
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* HospitalHottie: Even though she doesn't always work in the hospital
* InterspeciesRomance: With Filburt, much to the irritation of her family.

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* HospitalHottie: Even though she doesn't always work in the hospital
hospital.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Filburt, much to the irritation of her family. She apparently got it from her mother, who was (and still is), in love with [[InterspeciesRomance a turtle named Frank Hutchison]].

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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs
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The head of [[MegaCorp Conglom-O Corporation]] and Ed Bighead's boss, although in a bit of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, he started out as the owner of a comic book shop. Appears to be a reptile of some kind.

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The head of [[MegaCorp Conglom-O Corporation]] and Ed Bighead's boss, although in a bit of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, he [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness started out out]] as the owner of a comic book shop. Appears to be a reptile of some kind.
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The head of [[MegaCorp Conglom-O Corporation]] and Ed Bighead's boss. Appears to be a reptile of some kind.

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The head of [[MegaCorp Conglom-O Corporation]] and Ed Bighead's boss.boss, although in a bit of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, he started out as the owner of a comic book shop. Appears to be a reptile of some kind.
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* [[EvilRedhead Ambiguously Evil Redhead]]: His pointy hair is a rather unusual shade of orange.

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* [[EvilRedhead Ambiguously Evil Redhead]]: His [[PointyHairedBoss pointy hair hair]] is a rather unusual shade of orange.

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* BowtiesAreCool: Bowties are pretty common throughout the series, but Ed is the most prominent character to wear one as part of his regular outfit.



* CharacterTic: Is always picking his nose.

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* [[EvilRedhead Ambiguously Evil Redhead]]: His pointy hair is a rather unusual shade of orange.
* BowtiesAreCool: Sports a flashy green one.
* CharacterTic: Is always picking his nose.



* PointyHairedBoss
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: His job title? "Slimy Boss"

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* PointyHairedBoss
PointyHairedBoss: Literally and figuratively.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: His job title? "Slimy Boss"
Boss."
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* ExtremeDoormat: Big time, though he does have his moments where he puts his foot down.

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* CharacterTic: Is always picking his nose.




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* HiddenDepths: Has a side job as a clown, and persuades Ed to accept and act on his desires to be a clown.
* PointyHairedBoss
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: His job title? "Slimy Boss"
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* AlwaysCamp: They're always in a career field associated with fashion or art.
* {{Fauxreigner}}: The accent is fake.
* {{Hipster}}: Snobby, and always chasing after "The Next Big Thing."


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* SingleMindedTwins
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** This is made more overt as the show went on, to the point where she openly joins in with [[ItMakesSenseInContext an impromptu nudist colony in Rocko's backyard]], then invites them to ''her'' yard after Rocko kicks them out.

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The title character and series protagonist. A timid and mild-mannered wallaby who just immigrated from Australia to live in USA.



* WhiteMaleLead

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* WhiteMaleLeadWhiteMaleLead: Well, if such a character was a wallaby.




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Rocko's best friend. A gluttonous, simple-minded cow..erm, [[InsistentTerminology steer]] literally RaisedByWolves.



** InsistentTerminology: he much prefers the term "steer"




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Rocko's other best friend. A geeky turtle with numerous phobias. Became married to Dr. Hutchinson in later episodes.



Rocko's cantankerous toad neighbour who hates Rocko (and pretty much everything else) with a passion. Works as a corporate drone for Conglom-O Corporation.

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Rocko's cantankerous toad neighbour who hates Rocko (and pretty much everything else) with a passion.else). Works as a corporate drone for Conglom-O Corporation.



* InformedSpecies: To be honest, they both look more like some kind of dinosaur.
* SpeciesSurname: Bonus points for Leon having (part of) his species' name as his first name.
* ThoseTwoGuys
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs



O-Town's local superhero. His power is "the nipples of the future" which he stretches out into people's eyes and shows them the future.

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O-Town's local superhero. His power is "the nipples the, ahem..."Nipples of the future" Future" which he stretches out into people's eyes and shows them the future.


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* AmbiguousSpecies: What is he exactly? An iguana? A crocodile? A dragon? A dinosaur?
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: As with all fictional corporate owners.


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!!Ralph Bighead
-->Voiced by:[[DescendedCreator Joe Murray]]
Ed and Bev's son and creator of [[ShowWithinAShow Shows Within A Show]] "The Fatheads" and "Wacky Delly".

* AuthorAvatar: For Joe Murray.

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Rocko's cantankerous toad neighbour who hates Rocko (and pretty much everything else) with a passion. Works as a corporate drone for Conglom-O Corporation.




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Ed Bighead's wife.



!!Spunky
-->Voiced by: 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.
* 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
* DogsAreDumb: Perhaps the TropeCodifier.
* DogsLoveFireHydrants
* DoorstopBaby: One episode showed Spunky as a young puppy left in a basket on Rocko's doorstep shortly after he started renting the house in O-Town.





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A cat dentist with a hook hand and a big smile on her face. Became Filburt's wife in later episodes.



!!Gladys The Hippo Lady
->Voiced by: CharlieAdler

* BigFun: Once Rocko gets to know her better
* CatchPhrase: See "Who Dares"
* CrossdressingVoices
* TheDitz
* FatGirl: Though it doesn't bother her
* FatIdiot
* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhat. She's a lot nicer and grateful to Rocko in her last appearance, and doesn't even pummel him once.
* {{Tsundere}}
* WhoDares: "HOW DARE YOU?!"

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!!Gladys The Hippo Lady
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!!Chuck and Leon Chameleon
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* BigFun: Once Rocko gets to know her better
* CatchPhrase: See "Who Dares"
* CrossdressingVoices
* TheDitz
* FatGirl: Though it doesn't bother her
* FatIdiot
* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhat. She's a lot nicer
TomKenny and grateful to Rocko in her last appearance, and doesn't even pummel him once.
* {{Tsundere}}
* WhoDares: "HOW DARE YOU?!"
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A pair of snooty chameleons with exaggerated Swedish accents. Usually seen running random businesses.




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O-Town's local superhero. His power is "the nipples of the future" which he stretches out into people's eyes and shows them the future.



* CartoonCreature



!!Mr. Dupette
-->Voiced by: CharlieAdler
The head of [[MegaCorp Conglom-O Corporation]] and Ed Bighead's boss. Appears to be a reptile of some kind.

!!Gladys The Hippo Lady
->Voiced by: CharlieAdler
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A large hippopotamus woman]] in stretch pants. Don't invade her personal space. [[WhoDares That won't end well]]

* BigFun: Once Rocko gets to know her better
* CatchPhrase: See "Who Dares"
* CrossdressingVoices
* TheDitz
* FatGirl: Though it doesn't bother her
* FatIdiot
* HeelFaceTurn: Somewhat. She's a lot nicer and grateful to Rocko in her last appearance, and doesn't even pummel him once.
* {{Tsundere}}
* WhoDares: "HOW DARE YOU?!"



A mysterious girl who lives next door to Rocko. The only thing we really know about her is that Rocko has a crush on her.



!!Spunky
* AllDogsArePurebred: Can trace his lineage all the way back to the Stone Age, and he appears to be a bull terrier.
* 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
* DogsAreDumb: Perhaps the TropeCodifier.
* DogsLoveFireHydrants
* DoorstopBaby: One episode showed Spunky as a young puppy left in a basket on Rocko's doorstep shortly after he started renting the house in O-Town.

!!Wild Pig
* CatchPhrase: "I'm a Wild Pig".

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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands
** WhatExactlyIsHisJob



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs
** WhatExactlyIsHisJob



* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Lampshaded in "Tickled Pinky," the first time she switches jobs.
-->'''Rocko:''' Dr. Hutchison? I thought you were a dentist.\\
'''Paula:''' I was, but I got tired of always looking down in the mouth. ''(laughs)'' Dental humor.



* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Lampshaded in "Tickled Pinky," the first time she switches jobs.
-->'''Rocko:''' Dr. Hutchison? I thought you were a dentist.\\
'''Paula:''' I was, but I got tired of always looking down in the mouth. ''(laughs)'' Dental humor.

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Lampshaded in "Tickled Pinky," the first time she switches jobs.
-->'''Rocko:''' Dr. Hutchison? I thought you were a dentist.\\
'''Paula:''' I was, but I got tired of always looking down in the mouth. ''(laughs)'' Dental humor.
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!!Heffer Wolfe

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!!Heffer WolfeWolffe



!!Filburt Turtle

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!!Filburt TurtleShellbachner
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** 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.''

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** JerkWithAHeartofJerk: 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.''
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* ManChild: He's a complete moron who still lives with his (adoptive) parents.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: As displayed in a deleted scene from ''Road Rash''.



* YMMV/FountainOfMemes



* FountainOfMemes

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* FountainOfMemesYMMV/FountainOfMemes
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* YMMV/MemeticSexGod: If you are a true fan of this show, we would suggest ''not'' looking him up on [[RuleThirtyFour Rule34.com]], even if you ''do'' have a crush on him.


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* AmbiguouslyGay: Only mildly, unless you're talking about ''[[WhamEpisode Camera Shy]]''...


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* AscendedMeme: ''I AM THE CHEESE! I AM THE BEST CHARACTER ON THE SHOW! I AM BETTER THAN BOTH THE BALONEY AND THE SALAMI COMBINED!!!''


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* FountainOfMemes

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