One of the saddest times for me when I was a kid was when they canceled Rocko's Modern Life. This show is a classic for Nickelodeon views from the 90's. The show stars Rocko, a young wallaby trying to make it on his own in O-Town. Rocko, his best friends, a steer named Heffer, who was literally raised by a pack of wolves, and Philbert, a turtle with a bad case of OCD, together with Rocko's dog, Spunky, spend each episode surviving zany, wild, hilarious situations.
"Rocko" has a vast array of other characters that really hold the show together as well. He has two neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Bighead. The Bigheads are always pushing Rocko's generous, polite attitude, with Mrs. Bighead's being the lesser evil of the two, only using Rocko when it's convenient for her. Mr. Bighead is the truly mean one of the two. He hates Rocko being his neighbor, and genially takes a lot of pleasure in others pain. The chameleon brother are the two employees of every small business in O-town it seems. Dr. Hutchinson is a dentist, who eventually marries Philbert, which is a fantastic episode.
The show is one of the few older cartoons on Nickelodeon that really pushed what they could get away with while still being a kids show; Nowhere near as raunchy as say, Ren & Stimpy, but still more adult themed than say, Rugrats, or Doug. The show contains a bullet train to heck, numerous scenes nudity (when you were allowed to show butts on TV), throwing up, blood, and situations that are really more focused on young adults more than children. However, Rocko's Modern Life makes all of these not so childish situations seem childish with it's bright art style, and crazy, slapstick, silly humor. It has a large amount of randomness to it, like when the boys make their own cartoon, but the cartoon is about deli products, or when Rocko meet's people in town that can only be explained as insane (the driving instructor who tells Rocko, "Don't step on the white ones.... hooooot laaavaaa. PINEAPPLES!" while Rocko is trying to take his drivers course/test). The show is by far one of the better cartoons to have been made, especially in the last two decades. It's one you, or your children will not want to miss out on.
Rocko's Modern Life is rated TV-Y7 for nudity, language, and adult situations, but most of that stuff will be funnier to you than any child. Children will still love the sillyness and as always, pictures of butts. Let's face it, butts are funny when you're 7. The trailer is for the DVDs of season one, but all four seasons are available on Netflix instantly.
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