• Air date: 08 Jul '96 26 episodes
      Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated series created by Joe Murray. The show aired for four seasons between 1993 and 1996 on Nickelodeon. Rocko's Modern Life is based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic, Australian-immigrant wallaby named Rocko, and his new life in the city of O-Town. The show explores his American life as well as the lives of his friends: the gluttonous steer Heffer, the neurotic turtle Filburt, and Rocko's faithful dog, Spunky. The show is laden with adult humor, including double entendres, innuendos, and satirical social commentary. Joe Murray initially created the title character for an unpublished comic book series in the late 1980s, and later reluctantly pitched the series to Nickelodeon, who were looking for edgier cartoonists for their new Nicktoons block. The network gave the staff a large amount of creative freedom, the writers targeting both children and adults. The show's animation stylistically features crooked architecture. In...
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. With Friends Like These / Sailing the Seven Zzz's

      08 Jul '96
      With Friends Like These - Rocko must choose between Filburt and Heffer to invite to a wrestling match. Sailing the Seven Zzz's - Mr. Bighead, while sleepwalking, believes that he is a pirate and tries repeatedly to obtain a treasure map from Rocko.
    • 2. Pranksters / From Here to Maternity

      08 Jul '96
      Pranksters - April Fool's day arrives in O-Town and Filburt becomes the butt of Rocko and Heffer's pranks. But things change when a relative of Rocko's is expected to visit. From Here to Maternity - Filburt and Hutch are expecting babies!
    • 3. Ed Good, Rocko Bad / Teed Off

      09 Jul '96
      Ed Good, Rocko Bad - Ed Bighead and Rocko campaign against each other for city dog catcher. Teed Off - Ed's boss invites Ed to a game of golf. Ed is told to let Mr. Dupette win, but Heffer has other ideas.
    • 4. Wimp on the Barby / Yarnbenders

      09 Jul '96
      Wimp on the Barby - Rocko's old grade-school bully stops by for a visit. Yarnbenders - Filburt is ill, so Rocko and Heffer spin up some wild fairy tales to help him feel better.
    • 5. Mama's Boy / Feisty Geist

      10 Jul '96
      Mama's Boy - Heffer moves out and gets a job, but he soon learns that his roommates wild lifestyle is having a negative influence. Feisty Geist - After a visit to a spirit reader, Heffer is plagued by a spirit of his own.
    • 6. S.W.A.K. / Magic Meatball

      10 Jul '96
      S.W.A.K. - Rocko sends a love letter, but when he thinks she has a boyfriend, he tries to get it back. Magic Meatball - Ed Bighead, under pressure at the job, turns to using a Magic 8-Ball to make executive decisions.
    • 7. Closet Clown / Seat to Stardom

      11 Jul '96
    • 8. The High Five of Doom / Fly Burgers

      17 Jul '96
      The High Five of Doom: Filburt is suspected of being an alien. Fly Burgers: Flecko the fly sues Rocko.
    • 9. Heff in a Handbasket / Wallaby on Wheels

      18 Jul '96
      Heff in a Handbasket: Heffer once again meets up with that inept devil, Peaches, after Heffer sells his soul to be on a game show. Wallaby on Wheels: Falling in love with a roller-skater, Rocko tries to impress her by running a dangerous obstacle course. Note: After "Leap Frogs" was pulled, "Wallaby on Wheels" replaced it as the "a" episode with "Bedfellows", leaving "Heff in a Handbasket" to remain unaired for a few years.
    • 10. Dumbells / Rug Birds

      19 Jul '96
      Dumbells: Rocko and Gladys the Hippo lady get arrested after a game of Ding Dong Ditch gets out of hand. Rug Birds: Filburt takes Rocko on a bird wig-snatching hunt.
    • 11. Hypno-Puppy Luv / Driving Mrs. Wolfe

      08 Oct '96
      Hypno-Puppy Luv: Heffer hypnotizes Rocko. Driving Mrs. Wolfe: Virginia Wolfe, Heffer's mother, asks Rocko to teach her to drive.
    • 12. Put to Pasture / Future Schlock

      10 Oct '96
      Put to Pasture: With Heffer seriously ill, Rocko flashes back to their youth. Future Schlock: 17 years into the future, Filburt's children ask Filburt the meaning of a banana which they found in a refrigerator. Note: While not having aired as the final episode, Joe Murray considers this to be the official series finale.
    • 13. Turkey Time / Floundering Fathers

      24 Nov '96
      Turkey Time: Thanksgiving in O-Town, and Rocko tries to save the turkeys. Floundering Fathers: The group spin tales about who really founded O-Town.
    • 14. Episode 14

      16 Jul '96
    • 15. Episode 15

      17 Jul '96
    • 16. Episode 16

      17 Jul '96
    • 17. Episode 17

      18 Jul '96
    • 18. Episode 18

      18 Jul '96
    • 19. Episode 19

      19 Jul '96
    • 20. Episode 20

      19 Jul '96
    • 21. Episode 21

      08 Oct '96
    • 22. Episode 22

      08 Oct '96
    • 23. Episode 23

      10 Oct '96
    • 24. Episode 24

      10 Oct '96
    • 25. Episode 25

      24 Nov '96