History WesternAnimation / RockosModernLife

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a mild-mannered young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in the hectic metropolis of O-Town. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also find himself butting heads with his [[CrankyNeighbor cranky next door neighbors]], middle-aged toad couple Ed and Bev Bighead.

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a mild-mannered young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in the madcap metropolis of O-Town. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also find himself butting heads with his [[CrankyNeighbor cranky next door neighbors]], middle-aged toad couple Ed and Bev Bighead.

** Bev Bighead's "smoker's voice" was based on Harvey Fierstein, whom Charles Adler had superseded in the original production of ''Theatre/TorchSongTrilogy''.

--> '''Rocko''': Wait...what's that in your mouth, Spunky? That's not [[EvenTheRatsWontTouchIt that slime from the refrigerator]], is it? YOU BROUGHT THAT SMUT IN THE BATHTUB?! No...wait...Spunky...[[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime I didn't mean to]]...NO...not in the water...[[OhCrap NOT IN THE-]] SPUNKY! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in the madcap metropolis of O-Town. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also find himself butting heads with his [[CrankyNeighbor cranky next door neighbors]], middle-aged toad couple Ed and Bev Bighead.

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in America. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also found himself butting heads with his [[CrankyNeighbor cranky next door neighbors]], middle-aged toad couple Ed and Bev Bighead.

* ChainedHeat

* RealityEnsues: With Heffer's bad living habits as an arc of deconstruction and character development. In "Bedfellows", we get a good look at Heffer's homebody self as he is forced to live with Rocko; he fouls up the bathroom into a near condemned biohazard, throws parties without Rocko's consent, and plays up the volume way too loud when he is in the mood for musical appreciation, and by the end of the episode, Rocko lets him off with clemency as friends and not so much as a slap on the wrist. By the time the episode "Momma's Boy" comes around, his bad habits come around as LaserGuidedKarma as he becomes tired of his family babying him because of how lazy and spoiled he lives. The next time we see him, Rocko and Filburt see him working at Chewy Chicken as he is on his own. [[StepfordSmiler Behind his smiles and easy played nature however,]] some shots come to show his posterior littered with footmarks as he reveals that he is allowed to live at work on the premises. It appears that pulling off what he did as he lived at Rocko's didn't fly with any other of his friends this time, and his bad habits eventually accumulate to the point that he attracts unwarranted squatters, loses his job, goes homeless, and comes back home having learned the hard way to pull his own weight around.

* TheWorstSeatInTheHouse: One episode has Rocko and Heffer go to a baseball game in an effort to replace a prized foul ball that he once caught as a kid. It turns out that their seats are beach chairs on top of an extremely tall lighting rig that's even above ''space satellites'' and where Rocko would have no chance of catching a foul ball. [[spoiler: And wouldn't you just know it, a foul ball ''does'' end up flying there long after Rocko and Heffer have abandoned the seats.]]
** The episode where Rocko and Heffer go to the movies revolves around them trying to find seats that AREN'T this.

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in America. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also found himself butting heads with his [[CrankyNeighbor cranky next door neighbors]], Ed and Bev Bighead.

** Also Heffer and Filburt dress as Ed in "She's the Toad". The latter disguise actually works until Hef and Filb gave it away.
** Filburt has a pathetic example to pass himself off as Rocko in "Born to Spawn." Heffer actually ''falls for it''.

* BeeAfraid: In "Canned", a pack of Conglom-O experimental gum causes Ed to grow a beehive out of his head, the bees from which sting him until his head inflates and he floats to the ceiling. At the end of the episode, Rocko gives another pack of the bee gum to Mr. Dupette as revenge for him firing Rocko from his old job at the beginning.

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]], [[GrumpyBear Mr. Bighead]], [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], Mrs. Bighead, [[GrumpyOldMan Mr. Bighead]], [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: Spunky, Mrs. Bighead, Mr. Bighead, Filburt, Heffer, Rocko]]

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in America. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride. Rocko would also found himself butting heads with his cranky next door neighbours, Ed and Bev Bighead.

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in America. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride.

One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray. It stars Rocko, a young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in America. Most of his days were [[CatchPhrase "Very dangerous days"]] where ASimplePlan like a trip to the laundromat or just trying to keep his job was met with bad luck and other weirdness. In later episodes, Rocko's friends Heffer -- a gluttonous, not-too-bright, but amiable bovine who was literally RaisedByWolves -- and Filburt -- a neurotic, hypochondriac turtle -- were often dragged along for the ride.

* ArtEvolution: It improves with each passing season, with Season Four being the most noticeable. At first, the characters have round eyes with black dot pupils, and the color palette for the whole show seems really light and bland; later however, characters have different shaped (and sized in some cases) eyes with colored pupils, colors are far more bolder and brighter, and outlines are also much stronger.

[[captionwidthright:350:Clockwise from top left: Spunky, Mrs. Bighead, Mr. Bighead, Filburt, Heffer, Rocko]]