I recently bought season one of this show and having seen it, I can't believe that Nickelodeon got away with so much stuff we can't show in kid's cartoons today without at least (I think) a TV-PG rating.
If any of you did your research, the recently released DVD is not "intact" as far as content goes. One scene in "The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby" is completely removed as it showed, when it first aired and since has had this correction, Heffer experiencing pleasure with a milking machine.
In "Skid Marks", the driving school that Rocko goes to has a watered-down video of a simulated car crash using tomatoes. The students cheer before the clip is shown and cry after the wreckage.
In "Bedfellows", there is a short clip of a nudist colony formed in Rocko's backyard. What has been done is that every time the offending body parts might come into view, an object quickly blocks those parts. The censoring for nudity is a bit inconsistent. Rocko can be seen fully nude in a shower scene in one episode but then is censored in another after an animated censor spots the problem and puts a black box in front of the offending areas; at one point the box falls done when we see Rocko face-first.
Rocko's Modern Life is fun, yet sneaked in more adult humour than Ren & Stimpy did. I love Ren & Stimpy, but I LOVE Rocko even more. Great social behaviour, though.
When my son was 5 he stumbled across it watching nicktoons. He thought it was awesome! It was not until he was 9 that he noticed that Nicktoons should have kept the TV-Y7 rating for this show. He didn't get it when he was 5, but he sure did when he turned 9. I brought him a Rocko DVD pack when he was 8.
this show is great but not for kids under 8 or 9 because of the sexual innuendo. Most of the innuendos are double entendres for m@$tUrb81Ng, like the resturants name "chokey chicken" (which was later changed to chewy chicken) so you get the idea. Parents if your very young kids want to watch this show, watch it first.
Super awesome 90s cartoon. I would highly recommend for family and kids. I will tell you as a 90s kid, all the adult humor flew over my head. One of the best cartoons that entertain all ages without talking down to kids. One character I did and still have a problem with is Heffer. He's one of the most selfish characters in the series. He eats all of Rocko's food, he barges in when he's not wanted, he's extremely greedy. Even though he remains Rocko's friend he rarely shows any remorse for his actions. If you want anything to discuss with your little one, it would be that character. Other than that, this will be a memorable show for everyone.
I think that Rocko's Modern Life was a GREAT show! It had great animation and funny jokes.There is some name calling and crude humor but other than it was a great cartoon!
i loved this show
I remember that some episodes were really violent and now that i watch this show again, i notice all of the innuendos, but obviously, kids won't get it.
Good for tweens and older, but not for younger kids.
I loved this show when I was young. I was 11 when I started watching it and even at that age it was riding the line. It is comparable to Ren and Stimpy (if you are familiar with that). I do not allow my kids to watch it because it is not the kind of role models I want my kids to emulate. Good, though, for older kids who can decipher the difference between real and fantasy.
This show has been appealing to kids at a very young age, they may not understand the innuendo yet. In other words, the mature dialogue flows through one ear and out the other with kids who aren't mature yet. I had no concerns of my own kids watching this show because I knew that if it is on Nickelodeon, than I can trust it. There is an episode about recycling and I could see how that was kind of educational.
Look, There is innuedo, like when one of Rocko's freinds pulled gum from his you-know-what. And a bloodstream from the same friend's nose. Besides that, It should be okay