Rocko's Modern Life

Rocko's Modern Life
Genre	Black comedy Satire Animated sitcom Surreal humor Slapstick
Created by	Joe Murray
Creative director	Stephen Hillenburg
Voices of	Carlos Alazraqui Tom Kenny Mr. Lawrence Charlie Adler
Theme music composer	Sarah Frost-Goetz
Opening theme	"Rocko's Modern Life" performed by Tom Kenny and The B-52's (seasons 2–4)
Composer	Pat Irwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52 (100 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Joe Murray (season 4; 2019 special) Vanessa Coffey (season 1) Mary Harrington
Producers	Joe Murray (seasons 1–3) Marty McNamara Stephen Hillenburg (season 4) Robert Porter (seasons 2–3) George Maestri
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Joe Murray Productions Games Animation
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	September 18, 1993 (1993-09-18) – November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)
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Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric steer Heffer Wolfe, the neurotic turtle Filburt, and Rocko's faithful dog Spunky. It is set in the fictional town of O-Town. Throughout its run to present day, this show was infamously laden for its adult humor, including double entendre, innuendo, and satirical social commentary, similar to The Ren & Stimpy Show. The series has gained a cult following.

Murray created the title character for an unpublished comic book series in the late 1980s, and later reluctantly pitched the series to Nickelodeon, which was looking for edgier cartoonists for its then-new Nicktoons. The network gave the staff a large amount of creative freedom, with the writers targeting both children and adults. The show premiered on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, totaling four seasons and 52 episodes. A special, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, was digitally released on Netflix on August 9, 2019.^[1]

The show launched the careers of voice actors Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, and Mr. Lawrence. After the show ended its run, much of the staff regrouped to work on SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Rocko's creative director Stephen Hillenburg.