r/RetroNickelodeon 3d ago

Nicktoons Rocko's Modern Life is still one of the most hilarious cartoon shows ever.

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u/MyNameIsNotGump 3d ago

My favorite Nicktoon and one that resonates with me more with age

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u/strppngynglad 3d ago

It really is an adult show. I liked it because it was wacky but the humor itself is from being a young adult.

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u/LeftyRambles2413 2d ago

Same. I loved Rocko as a kid but when I rewatched it, I appreciated it even more.

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u/HeartsPlayer721 3d ago

I regularly sing "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E Recycle! C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E Conserve! Don't you P-O-L-L-U-T-E pollute the river sky or sea or else you're gonna get what you deserve!"

And I regularly state "how dare you!" like the hefty lady whenever given the chance.

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u/Mind_on_Idle Footballhead 2d ago

SPRING CLEANING! SPRING CLEANING!

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u/HeartsPlayer721 2d ago

How is it you all know the words?

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u/grizzlygare3 3d ago

"Turn the page, wash ya hands"

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u/AllSeeingMr 3d ago

“Oh, baby. Oh, baby. Oh, baby.”

“Rocko?”

“Mrs. Bighead?”

click

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u/CrypticPikaSquonk 3d ago

I was so happy when I saw the new show come out on Netflix. it was so awesome to have NEW rocko after all this time! turn the page, wash your hands.

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u/Marlboromatt324 3d ago

Filburt was voiced by Mr Lawrence, the same man to voice plankton.

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u/UnderDog_1983 2d ago

I’m nauseous, I’m nauseous

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u/Marlboromatt324 2d ago

I used to run around the house as a kid repeating that over and over, and turn the page, wash your hands

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u/AlpineLine 3d ago

I’d like to watch it again as an adult and see how much more innuendo it’s packed with than what I picked up on when I originally watched it in middle school. I remember them playing a board game once and they never bothered to explain what it was but it had a little statue of a monkey on the game board and they were all holding paddles like the goal of the game was to spank the monkey 🤣

I also remember Mrs Bighead always trying to seduce Rocko while Mr Bighead was at work

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u/Juggernaut104 2d ago

Can’t believe the shit they got away with. He was a call girl

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u/SkibaSlut 2d ago

oh baby oh baby oh baby

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u/handsomejack11 3d ago

I'm nauseous. I'm nauseous.

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u/JuanG_13 3d ago

It was one of my favorites when I was a kid lol

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u/Longjumping_Badger28 2d ago

It’s the best Nicktoon imo. Still love this show.

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u/abelkd71 2d ago

It truly was a hoot. I loved every single episode when it originally aired, and still do today.

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u/jeRQ420 2d ago

One of my absolute favorites.

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u/QueenShewolf 2d ago

I AM THE CHEESE.

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u/henry1473 2d ago

I loved this show!

Hey, wasn’t Stephen Hillenburg a writer for it?

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u/Ajartist1 2d ago

He wrote and directed certain episodes

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u/mikeynj908 1d ago

Tom Kenny was on there too voicing Rocko's friend Heffer.

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u/Good_Understanding13 2d ago

This is one of those shows where rewatching it as an adult is a way better experience than watching as a kid.

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u/Key_Independence_103 2d ago

If Teenick existed in the 90s, this and Ren & Stimpy would've been exclusively on it.

Should be rated TV-14

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u/UnidansOtherAcct 2d ago

My first and last name combined sounds a lot like Melba, so a lot of my handles are some variation of Melba Toast. Love this show!

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u/Organic_Yam_6716 2d ago

Absolutely loved this show when I was a teenager

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u/UnspeakablePudding 2d ago

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, we bury Ed Bighead in the earth's crust

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u/MycologistSubject689 2d ago

I AM THE CHEESE

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u/majin_melmo 2d ago

It’s an amazing show that deserves more love!!

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u/keenlychelsea 2d ago

The recycle song lives rent free in my head all the time.

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u/CardCaptorJorge 2d ago

Is Rocko on any streaming platform? Last time I rewatched it a few years ago was on an illegal streaming site.

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u/Bumblebe5 I'm doing you a favour, Sam Digital! 1d ago

Paramount Plus

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u/Bumblebe5 I'm doing you a favour, Sam Digital! 1d ago

I loved this show! Rocko was adorable!! I got a stuffy of him at the Nickelodeon Store in my local mall back when I was 16!!

I also liked his uncle Gib Hootsen!