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

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]],[[Fat Bastard Bighead]],[[FatBastard Mr. Bighead]], [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]],[[{{Jerkass}} Mr. Bighead]], [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]]

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

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]],[[{{Jerkass}} Mr. Bighead]], Mr. Bighead, [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]]
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** "Uniform Behavior" ends with Heffer in jail for being naked in public.

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** "Uniform Behavior" ends with Heffer in jail for being naked in public. Rocko was about to bail him out, but Heffer pushes his luck and Rocko decides to let him stay in jail.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]], [[GrumpyBear Mr. Bighead]], [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top left: [[DogsAreDumb Spunky]], [[DirtyOldWoman Mrs. Bighead]], [[GrumpyBear Mr. Bighead]], Bighead, [[SicklyNeuroticGeek Filburt]], [[BigEater Heffer]], [[UnluckyEverydude Rocko]].]]
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* BalefulPolymorph: Rocko is transformed into a fly for an episode as punishment for injuring a fly.


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* ForcedTransformation: Rocko is transformed into a fly for an episode as punishment for injuring a fly.
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Now has its own [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/RockosModernLife Best Episode Crowner!]]
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Rocko the wallaby.
** Ed, Bev, and Ralph are cane toads.
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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.

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One of {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}'s most famous Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, and the 4th overall, created by illustrator and cartoonist Joe Murray.Creator/JoeMurray. It stars Rocko, a mild-mannered young wallaby from [[LandDownUnder Australia]], adjusting to life on his own in the hectic metropolis of O-Town.
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* FatAndSkinny: Rocko and Heffer; Bloaty and Squirmy take the trope Main/UpToEleven.

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* FatAndSkinny: Rocko and Heffer; Bloaty and Squirmy take the trope Main/UpToEleven.up to eleven.



* WidgetSeries: To a slightly lesser degree overall than ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', sure, but still ''[[UpToEleven monumentally]]'' so regardless, especially with episodes like "Down The Hatch" and "Tickled Pinky" being a thing.

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* WidgetSeries: To a slightly lesser degree overall than ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', sure, but still ''[[UpToEleven monumentally]]'' ''monumentally'' so regardless, especially with episodes like "Down The Hatch" and "Tickled Pinky" being a thing.

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* ButtBrand: In "The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby", Heffer tries to join the cattle on the ranch, but is rejected for not having a brand mark, so he fools them by drawing a fake mark on his butt.


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* GroupIdentifyingMark: In "The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby", Heffer tries to join the cattle on the ranch, but is rejected for not having a brand mark, so he fools them by drawing a fake mark on his butt.
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Of the main trio: Rocko is the nice one, Heffer is brash and often inconsiderate and Filburt has his moments when he can act like a jerk, but is mostly pretty neurotic and tolerable otherwise.
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** One flashback showed that Rocko was a child when he owned Spunky, but another showed him finding Spunky on his doorstep as an adult.


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* ShowWithinAShow: ''The Fatheads'', which is the main trio's favorite cartoon. It first becomes relevant in "I Have No Son" and continues to make a few background appearances in the series after that.

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* AlienAbduction: Heffer get's abducted by aliens in "Cruisin" but when he sees the aliens, that look almost exactly like him, both think the other one is too ugly and they trow him back.

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Heffer get's abducted by aliens in "Cruisin" but when he sees the aliens, that look almost exactly like him, both think the other one is too ugly and they trow throw him back.back.
** Filburt gets abducted by aliens at the end of "Speaking Terms".
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* AlienAbduction: Heffer get's abducted by aliens in "Cruisin" but when he sees the aliens, that look almost exactly like him, both think the other one is too ugly and they trow him back.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are several episodes dedicated to other characters (usually involving Heffer or Mr. Bighead), with little appearance of Rocko, including two where [[AbsenteeActor he doesn't appear at all]].

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* ADayInTheLimelight: There are several episodes dedicated to other characters (usually involving Heffer or Mr. Bighead), with little appearance of Rocko, including two where [[AbsenteeActor he doesn't appear at all]].all.
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* AbsenteeActor: Rocko doesn't appear in "Frog's Best Friend" and "Magic Meatball". In addition, he only makes non-speaking cameos in "She's the Toad" and "Teed Off" (screams in a random scene near the end, but no real dialogue otherwise). It is worth noting that all four of these episodes revolve around the Bigheads.
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* WorldOfHam: A lot of characters, even one-shots, tend to be ''quite'' hammy.

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* WorldOfHam: A lot of characters, even one-shots, tend to be ''quite'' hammy.hammy and expressive. Even Rocko himself is no exception at times.
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** Filburt was a RecurringExtra not yet established as Rocko's other best friend, and Bev was more of a DirtyOldWoman.

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** Filburt was a RecurringExtra not yet established as Rocko's other best friend, and Bev was more of a very flirtatious DirtyOldWoman.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: There's a lot, mostly relating to Season 1.
** The theme song in Season 1 was different.
** Filburt was a RecurringExtra not yet established as Rocko's other best friend, and Bev was more of a DirtyOldWoman.
** Mr. Dupette was the owner of a comic book shop, as opposed to Conglom-O's CEO.
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* WorldOfHam: A lot of characters, even one-shots, tend to be ''quite'' hammy.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Filburt and Dr. Hutchison's relationship (and later marriage) is not approved by the Widow Hutchison or the clans of cats and turtles because [[AnimalJingoism cats and turtles don't mix!]]

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* AnimalJingoism: Spoofed.

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* AnimalJingoism: Spoofed.AnimalJingoism:
** Spoofed in "The Big Question" and its SequelEpisode "The Big Answer", where cats and turtles are stated to have a natural rivalry. The rivalry solely exists to [[MalignedMixedMarriage create tension between the cats and turtles]] when Filburt and Dr. Hutchison marry.
** Played straight (albeit subtly) with Rocko's relationship with Ed: Cane toads (Ed's species) are an invasive species in Australia. Ed and Rocko's relationship is strained, though this is mostly one-sided on Ed's part.

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* SeriesMascot: Rocko.
* SeriousBusiness: Golf in "Teed Off".

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* %%* SeriesMascot: Rocko.
* %%* SeriousBusiness: Golf in "Teed Off".Off".
* ShadyScalper: In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E12SpitballsPopcornPandemonium Spitballs]]", Rocko and Heffer [[BaseballEpisode go to a baseball game]] to get a new foul ball for Rocko to replace the one that was destroyed by Mr. Bighead. When they arrive at the stadium, the game is sold out and the ticket booth closes. Rocko and Heffer then come across Slippy the Slug, who sells them scalped tickets for $50.00 apiece. They soon find out that their seats are [[TheWorstSeatInTheHouse 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.
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* LookalikeLovers: Ed and Bev sort of look like clones of each other. Though there is one consistent differences besides their clothes and hair: Bev has fatter arms.
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* ExpressiveUvula: In the episode "Cabin Fever", at the end of Ed Bighead's hallucination, [[EatTheCamera zooms down his throat]]. At that point, his uvula dons Heffer's face and asks him if he's okay.
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* AdultFear: "From Here to Maternity" has Filburt go through this when his egg is taken by Easter bunnies.

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* ExpressiveUvula: In the episode "Cabin Fever", at the end of Ed Bighead's hallucination, [[EatTheCamera zooms down his throat]]. At that point, his uvula dons Heffer's face and asks him if he's okay.



* EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: Bagpipes appear a few times in the show, usually as a shorthand for [[TakeThat bad or unpleasant music.]]



* EyeScream: This show has an eye fetish to rival ''Creator/{{CLAMP}}'''s, we swear.
** Taken quite literally with the optometrist in the DMV episode - using Rocko's eyes for a [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre hernia]] test had no subtext at all, surely.

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* EyeScream: This The show has an eye fetish enough of this to rival ''Creator/{{CLAMP}}'''s, we swear.
** Taken quite literally with the optometrist in the DMV episode - using Rocko's eyes for a [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre hernia]] test had no subtext at all, surely.
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* ExpressiveUvula: In the episode "Cabin Fever", at the end of Ed Bighead's hallucination, [[EatTheCamera zooms down his throat]]. At that point, his uvula dons Heffer's face and asks him if he's okay.
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** In "Put Out to Pasture," when Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt are trying to substitute a "potato, water, and lightbulb" experiment, there is a section featuring potato chips. Rocko slowly deals out the chips [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything like poker chips]], and while Heffer [[BigEater eats all of his instantly]], Filburt plans to eat [[SuperOCD one potato chip per day]]. Heffer [[InelegantBlubbering begs]] for Rocko's chips, scarfs them down, licks his fingers ''[[spoiler:and his fingers]]'', and starts begging for Filburt's chips. Filburt goes so insane that [[ObfuscatingInsanity he starts talking to his own chips]]. [[spoiler:Ironically, this turn of events reveals the setup for a new plan to power the lightbulb by loading Heffer's disgustingly fat ass up with potato-related foods]]

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** In "Put Out to Pasture," when Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt are trying to substitute a "potato, water, and lightbulb" experiment, there is a section featuring potato chips. Rocko slowly deals out the chips [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything like poker chips]], and while Heffer [[BigEater eats all of his instantly]], Filburt plans to eat [[SuperOCD one potato chip per day]]. Heffer [[InelegantBlubbering begs]] for Rocko's chips, scarfs them down, licks his fingers ''[[spoiler:and his fingers]]'', and starts begging for Filburt's chips. Filburt goes so insane that [[ObfuscatingInsanity he starts talking to his own chips]]. [[spoiler:Ironically, this turn of events reveals the setup for a new plan to power the lightbulb by loading Heffer's disgustingly fat ass Heffer up with potato-related foods]]

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