Rocko's Modern Life, the series that put animator Joe Murray on the map, launched in 1993 on Nickelodeon, and ran for three seasons. Because the series still has a strong fan following more than 20 years after production ended, Murray returned to Rocko for a TV-movie that aired on Netflix late last year.
Rocko, you see, is a wallaby who appears to be the put upon sort, despite being one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. People could relate to Rocko, which explains why it lasted as long as it did. If it wasn't for Nickelodeon suits deciding to move on to the next perceived big thing, maybe it could've gone longer.
Here's the intro:
No rating. Didn't see enough of the show.
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It's the opinion of this cartoon fan that Rocko's Modern Life is hands-down THE single greatest thing that Nickelodeon has ever put on the air to date, and yes, that includes Spongebob Squarepants and Avatar: The Last Airnbender. The show was just that good.
So why did Nick pass on a revival?
I don't sit in Nickelodeon's big easy chair, so I can't say for sure, but I do know that a) Joe Murray had no plans to revive the show, just the one-and-done special "Static Cling" which was originally supposed to air on Nick proper but ended up airing on Netflix, partially because b) there was a changing of the guards with Nick's big brass, and their new (current) president wasn't big on riding the 90's nostalgia train, hence why the CGI-animated Rugrats revival was canned.
Joe Murray is presently producing a kid's show titled "Let's Go, Luna!" on PBS.
I know about Let's Go Luna, which I believe is available On Demand. If it is, a review will be up soon.
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