List of Rocko's Modern Life episodes

Rocko's Modern Life is an American children's animated television series created by Joe Murray. It premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, with a total of 52 episodes over the course of 4 seasons. A typical, half-hour episode of Rocko's Modern Life featured two twelve-minute stories with a commercial break in between. Occasionally, one story would be told over the half-hour time slot as Part I and Part II.

The Rocko's Modern Life team produced all of the episodes except for one in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.[1] Murray produced the pilot episode, Trash-O-Madness, in his studio in Saratoga, California; Murray animated half of the episode, and the production occurred entirely in the United States, with animation in Saratoga and processing in San Francisco.[2]

On August 11, 2016,[3] Nickelodeon announced that they had green-lit a one-hour special entitled Static Cling, with Murray serving as executive producer. It premiered on Netflix on August 9, 2019.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	Trash-O-Madness			October 29, 1992
	1	13		September 18, 1993	December 5, 1993
	2	13		September 24, 1994	March 12, 1995
	3	13		October 22, 1995	April 21, 1996
	4	13		July 8, 1996	November 24, 1996
	Static Cling			August 9, 2019[4]

Episodes

Pilot (1992)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Trash-O-Madness	Joe Murray	Joe Murray	October 29, 1992
Rocko scrambles to gather up his trash and put it out since he's missed garbage day for the past few months due to a garbage man strike. Unsure to make things any easier, the local mad dog, Earl, is on the loose and he seems intent on destroying both Chinese food trash and Rocko. Murray produced the pilot episode at Joe Murray Studio in Saratoga, California, United States. Note: On February 7, 2012, the pilot found its way onto Shout! Factory's season 2 DVD as a special feature.

Season 1 (1993)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Story by	Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code
1a	1a	"No Pain, No Gain"	Timothy Berglund	Vince Calandra	Jeff Myers & Kevin O'Brien	September 18, 1993	107a
Rocko and Heffer Wolfe decide to join Flambe le Flab, an exclusive high-end gym, but getting in is no easy task, thanks to the snobby Chameleon Brothers, Chuck and Leon, who deduct points off them for everything from wearing the wrong attire to destroying gym property. Special guest star: Richard Simmons as the Aerobics Instructor
1b	1b	"Who Gives a Buck"	Roger Chiasson & Don Spencer	Martin Olson	Conrad Vernon	September 18, 1993	107b
Worried about being able to afford new things, Heffer urges Rocko to buy on credit...and Rocko goes on a shopping spree, with Rocko worried that he'll have to pay off the bill.
2a	2a	"Leap Frogs"	Doug Lawrence	Vince Calandra	Robert McNally-Scull	September 19, 1993	106a
Feeling that Ed Bighead doesn't love her anymore, Ed's wife, Bev, invites Rocko over to do chores for her and does everything she can to seduce Rocko. Note: After its second airing, this episode was banned due to mature content and replaced with the episode "Wallaby on Wheels" (which also had its companion episode banned due to content deemed inappropriate by Nickelodeon censors). When the series moved to Nicktoons TV, the channel reinstated the short (though, as of 2018, "Leap Frogs" no longer airs on Nicktoons TV). As of 2020, "Leap Frogs" is available on all DVD releases and was included when Netflix ran the original episodes years before they aired the finale movie, Static Cling.[5]
2b	2b	"Bedfellows"	Stephen Hillenburg	Nick Jennings & George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	September 19, 1993	106b
Heffer's father, George, gets laid off and, to make ends meet, Heffer's room is rent out to a mouse family. After falling out of his treehouse, Heffer moves in with Rocko and makes a mess of his place.
3a	3a	"Jet Scream"	Stephen Hillenburg	Vince Calandra	Mark O'Hare	September 26, 1993	108a
Rocko and Heffer board an airplane to Vegas and learn that flying is a very dangerous thing. Note: Murray described "Jet Scream" as one of his favorite episodes because he often traveled between Los Angeles, New York, South Korea, and other places during the production of the first season of Rocko's Modern Life.[6]
3b	3b	"Dirty Dog"	Doug Lawrence	Martin Olson	Dan Povenmire	September 26, 1993	108b
While Rocko fights Spunky in order to bathe him, the vermin living on Spunky, a ringworm named Squirmy and a tick named Bloaty, have their own sitcom, where Bloaty's boss comes over for dinner and promises a promotion if the dinner exceeds his expectations. The first appearance of Bloaty and Squirmy.
4a	4a	"Keeping Up with the Bigheads"	Stephen Hillenburg	Vince Calandra	Mark O'Hare, Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh	October 3, 1993	109a
Rocko and Heffer must redecorate Rocko's house after Mr. Bighead threatens to have them evicted.
4b	4b	"Skid Marks"	Doug Lawrence	Martin Olson	Robert McNally-Scull	October 3, 1993	109b
Rocko's car is impounded, so he goes to the DMV to straighten things out.
5a	5a	"Power Trip"	Stephen Hillenburg	George Maestri	Mark O'Hare	October 10, 1993	111a
Mr. Smitty, Rocko's tyrannical boss, places Rocko in charge while he leaves town.
5b	5b	"To Heck and Back"	Biff Lawrence	Martin Olson	Robert McNally-Scull	October 10, 1993	111b
Heffer chokes on a chicken bone while he and Rocko are out eating at the Chokey Chicken, and has a near-death experience where a hooded figure known as Peaches tries to show Heffer the error of his ways.
6a	6a	"The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby"	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	George Maestri	Dan Povenmire	October 17, 1993	110a
Heffer and Rocko spend some time on a ranch owned by Rocko's uncle Gib Hootsen, where Heffer is seen as a sell-out to his species. NOTE: Reruns of this episode on American TV cut the entire scene where Heffer is hooked to a milk machine and has a sexual reaction to it (as well as the part near the end where Heffer tearfully says good-bye to the machine). While the Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD set doesn't have this scene, the Rocko's Modern Life VHS tape called "Rocko's Modern Life: With Friends Like These..." has the scene uncut.
6b	6b	"Trash-O-Madness"[2]	Joe Murray & Timothy Berglund	Joe Murray	Joe Murray & Jeff Myers	October 17, 1993	110b
A remade extended version of the series pilot where Rocko learns that "garbage day" is a very dangerous day.
7a	7a	"Spitballs"	Timothy Berglund	Vince Calandra	Jeff Myers	October 24, 1993	112a
After Rocko's prized baseball gets shredded by Ed Bighead, Rocko and Heffer go to a local baseball game in hopes of catching a new one.
7b	7b	"Popcorn Pandemonium"	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	Martin Olson	Dan Povenmire	October 24, 1993	112b
Rocko and Heffer are off to the local movie theater complex after blowing out Mr. Bighead's television while trying to recreate a drive-in movie experience.
8a	8a	"A Sucker for the Suck-O-Matic"	Stephen Hillenburg	Joe Murray, Nick Jennings, & George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	October 31, 1993	102a
To get his house clean, Rocko orders a vacuum cleaner that not only tackles dirt, but sucks up anything and everything in sight.
8b	8b	"Canned"	Doug Lawrence	Joe Murray, Nick Jennings, & George Maestri	Robert McNally-Scull	October 31, 1993	102b
Rocko loses his job at the mega-comic store and goes hunting for a new one. Note: Though this episode aired after "Power Trip", the events in this episode take place prior to Rocko being hired at Kind-Of-A-Lot-O-Comics.
9a	9a	"Carnival Knowledge"	Timothy Berglund	Vince Calandra	Jeff Myers	November 7, 1993	101a
Heffer and Rocko attend a carnival full of hazardous rides and shady carnival games.
9b	9b	"Sand in Your Navel"	Roger Chiasson	Joe Murray	Doug Lawrence	November 7, 1993	101b
Rocko and Spunky try to spend a nice day at the beach.
10a	10a	"Cabin Fever"	Stephen Hillenburg	George Maestri, Mark O'Hare, Stephen Hillenburg, & Joe Murray	Mark O'Hare	November 14, 1993	113a
Rocko and Heffer end up sharing a camping cabin with the Bigheads.
10b	10b	"Rinse & Spit"	Doug Lawrence	Vince Calandra, Joe Murray, George Maestri, & Martin Olson	Robert McNally-Scull	November 14, 1993	113b
Filburt recruits Rocko to help him pass his dentist's examination. Note: This episode marks the first appearance of Dr. Hutchison. Although some flirting happens between her and Filburt, and he describes her to Rocko as "cute", their relationship status (other than as student and teacher) is left ambiguous.
11a	11a	"Rocko's Happy Sack"	Timothy Berglund	Ron Hauge & Joe Murray	Kevin O'Brien	November 21, 1993	103a
Being broke and hungry, a 99% sale sounds like the cure for Rocko.
11b	11b	"Flu-In-U-Enza"	Roger Chiasson	Joe Murray & Nichole Poinski	Ray Johnson & Don Spencer	November 21, 1993	103b
Rocko has tickets to the big wrestling match, but he suddenly falls ill.
12a	12a	"Who's for Dinner?"	Doug Lawrence	Vince Calandra & Ron Hauge	Dan Povenmire	November 28, 1993	104a
Rocko, unaware of Heffer's family life, is invited over to dinner at Heffer's house. Things get sticky when Rocko's offhand remark about Heffer being adopted drives Heffer to run away from home to eat away his sorrow and find his real father. Note: One of Murray's favorite episodes is "Who's for Dinner?" because Murray enjoyed the premise and the development of the concept of adoption. Murray partially based Heffer on an adopted friend and used his friend's emotions to sculpt Heffer's role and actions.[6]
12b	12b	"Love Spanked"	Stephen Hillenburg	Joe Murray	Mark D. Ervin & Joe D. Suggs	November 28, 1993	104b
Rocko is infatuated with his next-door neighbor, Melba, but when Heffer tells Rocko that Melba already has a boyfriend (a guy named Dave who bought everyone burgers at The Gristle Palace), Rocko ventures into the world of blind dates and modern love.
13a	13a	"Clean Lovin'"	Roger Chiasson	Vince Calandra, Ron Hauge, Nick Jennings, George Maestri, & Joe Murray	Conrad Vernon	December 5, 1993	105a
Spunky's unnatural attraction to a mop vexes Rocko. Note: On the production of this episode, Murray wrote the "Spunky falls in love with a mop" idea for his original series pitch; the focus groups adored the idea. When Murray created the episode, he believed that the creation was "more challenging than I thought. It sounded funny though." [5]
13b	13b	"Unbalanced Load"	Timothy Berglund	Vince Calandra & Joe Murray	Jeff Myers	December 5, 1993	105b
Rocko's trip to the laundromat to clean his dirty clothes turns into a surreal misadventure involving embarrassing encounters with Gladys the Hippo Lady and a trip inside a dryer to get his lucky shirt back from The Gripes (a band of missing socks who destroy laundry).

Season 2 (1994–95)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation direction by	Story by	Directed & Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code
14	1	"I Have No Son!"	Ken Kessel & George Chialtas	Joe Murray & Martin Olson	Stephen Hillenburg & Doug Lawrence	September 24, 1994	201
In this, the first full 30-minute episode, Rocko discovers that the creator of his favorite TV show, The Fatheads, is Ed and Bev Bighead's estranged son, whom Ed still hasn't forgiven for giving up the white-collar corporate life for a career in animation, and he and Filburt go to Holl-O-Wood to try and get Ralph back to O-Town in time for a Bighead family reunion. Note: Murray described "I Have No Son" as one of his favorite episodes because it addressed issues affecting Murray, the directors, and the writers. Murray also cites the presence of The Fatheads, created by Doug Lawrence.[6] This is also the first episode to feature the re-recorded version of the theme song rearranged by Pat Irwin and sung by Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider of the B-52's and is also the first episode to be full-length rather than half-length.
15a	2a	"Pipe Dreams"	Roy Muerin	George Maestri, Stephen Hillenburg, & Mark O'Hare	Stephen Hillenburg	October 2, 1994	202a
After Heffer flushes the toilet one too many times (and not willing to pay for a real plumber), he and Rocko decide to fix the toilet...and discover why the toilet is clogged.
15b	2b	"Tickled Pinky"	Pete Michels	Martin Olson	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	October 2, 1994	202b
While at O-Town's jackhammer convention, Rocko is rushed to the hospital for appendicitis (though Heffer is mistakenly taken to the emergency room for liposuction after muttering, "I'm too fat" to the receptionist and collapsing from exhaustion) and Rocko's anxiety over the operation leads to a strange dream where his appendix wants one more day of fun before he has to leave. Note: This episode is the second one in which Dr. Hutchison appears. It does not feature or mention Filburt.
16a	3a	"The Lounge Singer"	George Chialtas	George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	October 9, 1994	203a
Filburt realizes his dream of being a lounge singer and hits the big time.
16b	3b	"She's the Toad"	Alan Smart	Vince Calandra & Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	October 9, 1994	203b
On the eve of a huge proposal at work, Ed Bighead suffers a nervous breakdown, so Bev initially recruits Heffer and Filburt to take Ed's place. However, when the scheme falls apart and the duo admit that Mrs. Bighead wrote the proposal, Mr. Dupette hires Bev instead.
17a	4a	"Down the Hatch"	Howy Parkins	Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	October 23, 1994	204a
When Spunky swallows an explosive vitamin pill, our favorite parasites Bloaty and Squirmy think they've discovered an ancient and mysterious object.
17b	4b	"Road Rash"	Pete Michels	George Maestri & Joe Murray	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	October 23, 1994	204b
Flemm Rock is about to be bulldozed, so Rocko and Heffer go on a road trip to see it before its demolition. NOTE: Reruns of this episode in America cut the entire part where Rocko and Heffer stay at a hotel that is heavily implied to be used for prostitution. The edited version shows a freeze-framed shot of the hotel, then fades into the next scene. The actual scene has not been shown since the episode premiered (including on the Rocko's Modern Life complete DVD set and when this show was on Netflix) and is only found on international cuts of the episode (though the German release of the Rocko's Modern Life complete DVD set has the scene as an Easter egg feature while most video websites such as YouTube have a clip of the now-banned scene).
18a	5a	"Boob Tubed"	Alan Smart	Martin Olson	Stephen Hillenburg	November 6, 1994	205a
Rocko accidentally buys a tricked-out entertainment system (rather than a "Mr. Sensible" TV set), but Heffer and Filburt take it in stride and enjoy the endless hours of TV...until Heffer gets his brain sucked out.
18b	5b	"Commuted Sentence"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Joe Murray	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	November 6, 1994	205b
Rocko's tardiness (mostly due to finding a parking spot for his car) is a problem for Mr. Smitty, and things get worse when a spilled ketchup bottle on the sidewalk leads to Rocko's car getting impounded.
19	6	"Rocko's Modern Christmas! (aka You Can't Squeeze Cheer from a Cheese Log!)"	Pete Michels & Howy Parkins	Martin Olson, Doug Lawrence, Joe Murray, Tim Hill, and Robert McNally-Scull	Doug Lawrence	December 1, 1994	206
Feeling lonely over being on his own during the holidays (and seeing a family of Christmas elves move into the house across the street) prompts Rocko to have a Christmas party inviting everyone in the neighborhood, but Heffer's and Filburt's new jobs as Christmas tree salesmen and Ed Bighead spreading rumors about the new neighbors threaten to break Rocko's newfound holiday cheer. Note: This episode is the third in which Dr. Hutchison appears, and the first in which she and Filburt are clearly in a romantic relationship.
20a	7a	"Hut Sut Raw"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Joe Murray	Timothy Berglund	December 4, 1994	207a
Rocko, Heffer and Filburt go camping, but when Rocko discovers that their favorite campgrounds have taken the "rough" out of "roughing it", the trio decide to go to the woods to experience nature in all her glory...and horror. NOTE: The American rerun of this episode cuts the scene of Rocko picking berries from a bush to remove Rocko squeezing a berry that is actually the testicle of a bear. Much like the love motel sequence in "Road Rashed", this scene has not been shown on American TV since its premiere and is not on any reruns or current home media and streaming versions in America. International versions have this scene uncut and video clips of the censored scene have cropped up online.
20b	7b	"Kiss Me I'm Foreign"	Alan Smart	George Maestri & Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	December 4, 1994	207b
An incompetent immigration officer declares Rocko to be an illegal immigrant who must be deported, and Filburt (who is having a hard time telling Dr. Hutchinson his true feelings for her) decides to step in and become Rocko's spouse.
21	8	"Cruisin'"	Pete Michels & Howy Parkins	Vince Calandra & Martin Olson	Timothy Berglund	January 1, 1995	208
In this special 30-minute episode, Rocko and Heffer are saddled with taking Grandpa Wolffe (the same one from "Who's For Dinner?" who thinks Rocko is a beaver and is prejudiced against him over it) on a cruise for the elderly, which goes through The Bermuda Triangle and swaps the ages of everyone onboard (Rocko and Heffer become old men while all the cruise members become young again).
22a	9a	"Born to Spawn"	Alan Smart	Martin Olson	Steve Hillenburg	January 22, 1995	209a
Filburt freaks out over his 21st birthday, which, in his species, calls for turtles to return to Kerplopitgoes Island.
22b	9b	"Uniform Behavior"	George Chialtas	Martin Olson	Timothy Berglund	January 22, 1995	209b
Heffer damages his father's car and takes a job as a security guard to pay it off, but the position goes to his head and leads him to have a Shining-style mental breakdown.
23a	10a	"Hair Licked"	John McIntyre	Tim Hill, Martin Olson, & George Maestri	Timothy Berglund	January 29, 1995	210a
Rocko is having hair trouble days before he's supposed to get his picture taken for the newspaper.
23b	10b	"Gutter Balls"	Howy Parkins	Carlos Alazraqui, Tim Hill, Martin Olson, & Joe Murray	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	January 29, 1995	210b
Once a promising young bowler, Ed Bighead is now reduced to coaching a women's auxiliary bowling team (consisting of Ed's wife, Bev; Heffer's mom, Virginia; and the Southern-accented pig lady from "Popcorn Pandemonium"). When the other team for an upcoming tournament announces that they've become monks (and Virginia adds that if their team doesn't play an opponent, then no one wins and the tournament will be canceled until next year), Ed rounds up Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt to be the competing team, which gives Ed flashbacks of how he ruined his pro bowling career.
24a	11a	"Junk Junkies"	Alan Smart	Tim Hill & Joe Murray	Stephen Hillenburg	February 12, 1995	211a
Rocko needs to pay off the pizza man, so he organizes a garage sale.
24b	11b	"Day of the Flecko"	George Chialtas	Martin Olson	Timothy Berglund	February 12, 1995	211b
After pulling overtime at his job, Rocko goes home for some much-needed rest...until a fly named Flecko bothers him.
25a	12a	"Snowballs"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill & George Maestri	Stephen Hillenburg	February 26, 1995	212a
On their way to deliver comic books, Rocko and Heffer are side-tracked by a trip to a ski resort that scams people.
25b	12b	"Frog's Best Friend"	Robert Hughes	George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	February 26, 1995	212b
Earl the dog (the same one from the pilot episode "Trash-O-Madness") escapes from the science lab and gets taken in by Bev Bighead as a family pet, which doesn't sit well with Ed.
26a	13a	"Short Story"	Alan Smart	Tim Hill, Joe Murray, & Jeff Myers	Timothy Berglund	March 2, 1995	213a
Feeling inadequate due to short stature, Really Really Big Man gives Rocko a vertical boost.
26b	13b	"Eyes-Capades"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Andy Houts	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	March 2, 1995	213b
Rocko runs into trouble when he discovers he needs glasses right before a jackhammer-riding competition.

Season 3 (1995–96)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation direction by	Story by	Directed & Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code
27a	1a	"Bye, Bye Birdie"	Alan Smart	George Maestri	Doug Lawrence	October 22, 1995	303a
Heffer accidentally kills Filburt's pet bird, Turdy. Note: George Maestri, a writer, described this episode as "a real story." At age 12, Maestri babysat a bird belonging to a family neighboring his. The bird died two days after the neighbors left.[7]
27b	1b	"Belch of Destiny"	Howy Parkins	Martin Olson	Stephen Hillenburg	October 22, 1995	303b
Heffer's unique talent for belching embarrasses his father, who wants Heffer to stop acting like a child and grow up. Note: Murray described this episode as one of his favorite episodes because the episode supported his theory to "let kids be kids". In addition, Murray recalled the memories of himself, Steve Hillenburg, and Mark O'Hare laughing after listening to the "belch talking" track created by a Warner Brothers producer. Prior to the production of the tape, Murray and his crew arranged a meeting with the producer. During that period, the producer could not belch talk, even after Murray bought him beer and spaghetti. The belch talking tape arrived several days afterward.[6]
28a	2a	"The Emperor's New Joe"	Rob Hughes	George Maestri, Stephen Hillenburg, & Mark O'Hare	Stephen Hillenburg	October 29, 1995	302a
The Chameleon Brothers open a trendy new café, but when Rocko tries the coffee and declares it horrible, Chuck and Leon try to convince him to give it another chance by telling him the story of how the Chameleon Brothers used their coffee to placate a temperamental dictator in their home country of Balzack.
28b	2b	"Schnit-heads"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill	Timothy Berglund	October 29, 1995	302b
Heffer falls into a sausage-worshiping cult.
29a	3a	"Sugar Frosted Frights"	Alan Smart	Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	October 31, 1995	301a
In this Halloween episode, Filburt overcomes his fear of Halloween and candy-eating (something instilled in him by his deranged aunt) and goes insane.
29b	3b	"Ed is Dead: A Thriller!"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Timothy Berglund	October 31, 1995	301b
In this episode inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers (specifically Rear Window and Psycho), a marital spat next door followed by a mysterious disappearance leads Rocko to believe that Mrs. Bighead murdered her husband, Ed.
30a	4a	"Fish-N-Chumps"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg, & Mark O'Hare	Stephen Hillenburg	November 12, 1995	306a
Rocko, Heffer and Filburt go on a fishing trip, unsuspecting that they are the prey.
30b	4b	"Camera Shy"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill	Doug Lawrence	November 12, 1995	306b
Rocko tries to send his parents a videotape of how he's doing in O-Town, but Heffer and Filburt use Rocko's camera to videotape Rocko's private moments (one of which becomes a hit on the independent film circuit).
31a	5a	"Nothing to Sneeze At"	Robert Hughes	George Maestri	Doug Lawrence	November 19, 1995	304a
A mistake at the hospital endows Bev with a nose, but the stench of her husband Ed is making her sick.
31b	5b	"Old Fogey Froggy"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & George Maestri	Stephen Hillenburg	November 19, 1995	304b
When Ed feels youth slipping away, he tries to become friends with Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt.
32a	6a	"Manic Mechanic"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	December 3, 1995	305a
Rocko's car breaks down, but Filburt can bring it back to life.
32b	6b	"Rocko's Happy Vermin"	Alan Smart	George Maestri & Carlos Alazraqui	Timothy Berglund	December 3, 1995	305b
When Rocko helps the bugs escape from Ed's prison, they become unwelcome guests.
33a	7a	"I See London, I See France"	Alan Smart	Joe Murray, Tim Hill, & George Maestri	Stephen Hillenburg	December 10, 1995	307a
On a trip to France, Rocko falls in love...and a deranged tour guide stalks Rocko and Heffer.
33b	7b	"The Fat Lands"	Howy Parkins	Martin Olson & Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	December 10, 1995	307b
Bloaty and Squirmy return, this time living on an obese Spunky, as Rocko tries to get Spunky to lose weight.
34a	8a	"Fortune Cookie"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg, & Mark O'Hare	Stephen Hillenburg	December 17, 1995	308a
Filburt's chance to win on a game show may be in danger when he receives a fortune cookie that reads, "Bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity."
34b	8b	"Dear John"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	December 17, 1995	308b
Rocko hires TV host Bob "Bucky" Taylor to repair his destroyed kitchen, but finds out that Bucky can only build bathrooms.
35a	9a	"Speaking Terms"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Doug Lawrence	December 31, 1995	309a
On an episode of the talk show, Nosey, Rocko and Heffer tell their sides of the story of Rocko's birthday and the makeshift gift Heffer made to cover up the fact he forgot it.
35b	9b	"Tooth and Nail"	Alan Smart	Martin Olson	Timothy Berglund	December 31, 1995	309b
Rocko tries to overcome his nail-biting habit.
36	10	"Wacky Delly"	Alan Smart & Howy Parkins	Joe Murray & Martin Olson	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Stephen Hillenburg	January 21, 1996	311
Ralph Bighead wants to leave the world of television animation, so he gives Rocko, Filburt and Heffer free rein in creating a new television show, hoping that their ineptitude will get Ralph's contract canceled. When it becomes a hit, however, Ralph does what he can to ruin Wacky Delly. Note: Murray described "Wacky Delly" as one of his favorite episodes because it addressed issues affecting Murray, the directors, and the writers (most notably how Joe Murray wanted to quit his own show following his first wife's suicide as he felt his time away from her led to her taking her own life and how Nickelodeon wouldn't let him).[6] Murray and Richard Leroy filmed the live-action meatloaf scene on Murray's patio with a wind-up camera to capture the colors of early 1960s films. Murray cooked the meatloaf and Carol Wyatt, the color supervisor, placed press-on nails on her hand and used her hands in the scene. At first, the camera did not work. When Murray decided to end the shoot, the camera functioned, allowing for the shoot to continue. During the filming, two flies landed on the meatloaf. Leroy believed that the flies spoiled the shoot, while Murray believed that the flies enhanced the shoot. Murray used the plates involved in the production of the scene until he accidentally broke the plates; Murray discarded the plates.[8] This is also the last episode to be a full-length episode. The rest of the series is half-length, although the next two episodes make a full-length two-parter.
37a	11a	"The Big Question"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	January 28, 1996	312a
Filburt finally asks Doctor Hutchison to marry him. Note: This is the first part of a two-parter, Murray describes the two-parter as one of his favorite episodes.[5]
37b	11b	"The Big Answer"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill & Martin Olson	Doug Lawrence	January 28, 1996	312b
A huge fight breaks out at the wedding, threatening Filburt and Hutch's marriage. Note: This is the second and final part of a two-parter, Murray describes the two-parter as one of his favorite episodes.[5]
38a	12a	"An Elk for Heffer"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	February 11, 1996	310a
In order to be considered an adult, the Wolves tell Heffer to bring elk home for dinner, but ends up falling in love with it.
38b	12b	"Scrubbin' Down Under"	Robert Hughes	George Maestri	Timothy Berglund	February 11, 1996	310b
Rocko wins a comic book store award, but becomes more known for the spinach stuck in his teeth. After using a jackhammer to try and get the spinach out, Rocko ends up in the hospital and gets a visit from Gene, the Hygiene Genie.
39a	13a	"Zanzibar"	Robert Hughes & Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	April 21, 1996	313a
This musical-style episode has Rocko pitting the town citizens against Conglom-O and their pollution.
39b	13b	"Fatal Contraption"	Alan Smart	Tim Hill & Joe Murray	Timothy Berglund	April 21, 1996	313b
Rocko becomes the owner of a possessed food processor. Note: Aside from a few vocal effects from Rocko and the voice of the announcer for Food-O-Matic, "Fatal Contraption" is a mostly silent cartoon.

Season 4 (1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation direction by	Story by	Directed & Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code
40a	1a	"With Friends Like These"	Robert Hughes	George Maestri	Mark O'Hare	July 8, 1996	401a
Rocko must choose between Filburt and Heffer to invite to a wrestling match. Note: Filburt, arguing with Heffer about who is Rocko's best friend, says "I was married to him", a reference to Rocko and Filburt's "marriage" in "Kiss Me, I'm Foreign".
40b	1b	"Sailing the Seven Zzz's"	George Chialtas	George Maestri	Robert McNally-Scull	July 8, 1996	401b
A traumatic childhood experience leads Mr. Bighead to sleepwalk and think he's a pirate.
41a	2a	"Pranksters"	George Chialtas	George Maestri	Mark O'Hare	July 9, 1996	403a
April Fool's day arrives in O-Town and Filburt becomes the butt of Rocko and Heffer's pranks. But things change when a relative of Rocko's is expected to visit.
41b	2b	"From Here to Maternity"	Robert Hughes	Martin Olson	Robert McNally-Scull	July 9, 1996	403b
Filburt and Hutch are expecting babies.
42a	3a	"Ed Good, Rocko Bad"	Alan Smart	George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	July 10, 1996	405a
Rocko runs for city dog catcher after being mistaken for a dog and spending time in the pound, but Mr. Bighead runs against him and hires the Chameleon Brothers to make Rocko out to be a menace to society.
42b	3b	"Teed Off"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill	Mark O'Hare	July 10, 1996	405b
In this loose, kid-friendly homage to the 1980s comedy, Caddyshack, Ed's boss, Mr. Dupette (the one who was once Rocko's boss on "Canned" and is now CEO of Conglom-O) invites Ed to a game of golf. Ed is told to let Mr. Dupette win, but golf course employee Heffer has other ideas.
43a	4a	"Wimp on the Barby"	George Chialtas	Martin Olson	Robert McNally-Scull	July 11, 1996	406a
Rocko's old grade-school bully stops by for a visit, and Heffer and Filburt want Rocko to take revenge on him for bullying him.
43b	4b	"Yarnbenders"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Jeff Myers	July 11, 1996	406b
Filburt is ill, so Rocko and Heffer spin up some wild fairy tales to help him feel better.
44a	5a	"Mama's Boy"	George Chialtas	George Maestri	Mark O'Hare	July 12, 1996	407a
Heffer moves out after being mocked for still living with his parents and relying on his mom to do everything, and finds that living on one's own and working is a very dangerous life.
44b	5b	"Feisty Geist"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	July 12, 1996	407b
In this homage to Ghostbusters, Heffer is haunted by the ghost of a Genghis Khan-style general who recognizes Heffer as the incarnation of an incompetent soldier he once had in his army, and he, Rocko, and Filburt use exorcising cream and squirt guns in order to get rid of the spirit.
45a	6a	"S.W.A.K."	Alan Smart	Martin Olson	Jeff Myers	July 15, 1996	408a
Rocko sends a love letter to a mail carrier, but when he thinks she has a boyfriend (who turns out to be Wallace the pizza man from "Junk Junkies"), he tries to get it back.
45b	6b	"Magic Meatball"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill & George Maestri	Mark O'Hare	July 15, 1996	408b
Ed Bighead is finally promoted (albeit on a whim by the higher-ups) at Conglom-O and relies on a fortune-telling toy called The Magic Meatball in order to make quick executive decisions or face demotion.
46a	7a	"Closet Clown"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Stephen Hillenburg	Robert McNally-Scull	July 16, 1996	409a
After kicking out a clown, Ed finds the clown's red nose and leads a double life as Ed the Clown.
46b	7b	"Seat to Stardom"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill	Jeff Myers	July 16, 1996	409b
Rocko becomes a famous underwear model, "Wedgie Boy", but the lack of free time strains his friendship with Heffer.
47a	8a	"The High Five of Doom"	Pete Michels	Martin Olson	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	July 17, 1996	402a
After Rocko and Heffer find his diary, Filburt is suspected of being an alien.
47b	8b	"Fly Burgers"	Howy Parkins	George Maestri	Jeff Myers	July 17, 1996	402b
Flecko the fly sues Rocko and Rocko is sentenced to live life as a fly.
48a	9a	"Heff in a Handbasket"	Alan Smart	Martin Olson & Stephen Hillenburg	Robert McNally-Scull	July 18, 1996	404a
Heffer once again meets up with that inept devil, Peaches, after Heffer sells his soul to be on a game show. Note: When the season one episode "Leap Frogs" was banned due to inappropriate content, "Wallaby on Wheels" (the episode that came after this one) was used as its replacement while this episode was, much like "Leap Frogs", banned for inappropriate content (only for this episode, it was the premise of Heffer selling his soul to Peaches).
48b	9b	"Wallaby on Wheels"	Howy Parkins	Tim Hill	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh & Dan Povenmire	July 18, 1996	404b
To impress the skater girl he fell for at first sight, Rocko tries his hand at roller-skating, and ends up skating through the rink's most dangerous obstacle course. Note: This episode is paired with "Bedfellows" in reruns (mostly on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons TV. This episode wasn't paired with "Bedfellows" when shown on Netflix nor is it paired with "Bedfellows" on the Rocko's Modern Life complete series DVD set) due to "Leap Frogs" and "Heff in a Handbasket" being banned for inappropriate content.
49a	10a	"Dumbells"	Robert Hughes	George Maestri & Stephen Hillenburg	Robert McNally-Scull	July 19, 1996	411a
Rocko and Gladys the Hippo lady get arrested after a game of doorbell ditch gets out of hand, while Heffer and Filburt suffer the guilt of having Rocko blamed for their crimes.
49b	10b	"Rug Birds"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill	Jeff Myers	July 19, 1996	411b
Filburt takes Rocko on a bird wig-snatching hunt.
50a	11a	"Hypno-Puppy Luv"	Howy Parkins	Martin Olson	Jeff Myers	October 8, 1996	412a
Heffer hypnotizes Rocko into thinking he's a dog, and Bev takes Rocko the dog in as her new pet.
50b	11b	"Driving Mrs. Wolfe"	Alan Smart	Veronica Alicino	Dan Povenmire	October 8, 1996	412b
Rocko tells the story of how teaching Heffer's mom how to drive led to them fighting for their lives at a demolition derby.
51a	12a	"Put to Pasture"	George Chialtas	Tim Hill & Stephen Hillenburg	Mark O'Hare	October 10, 1996	413a
Heffer ends up in a coma after eating too much Pasture Puffies. While in a coma, Rocko, Filburt, and The Bigheads reminisce about the first time they met Heffer.
51b	12b	"Future Schlock"	Robert Hughes	Tim Hill & Stephen Hillenburg	Robert McNally-Scull	October 10, 1996	413b
17 years into the future, Filburt's children ask an elderly-looking Filburt the meaning of a banana which they found in a refrigerator. Note: While not having aired as the final episode, Joe Murray considers this the official series finale. The episode was originally intended to be the final episode, but Nickelodeon mixed up the production codes when broadcasting the show.
52a	13a	"Turkey Time"	Alan Smart	Tim Hill, George Maestri, & Stephen Hillenburg	Mark O'Hare	November 24, 1996	410a
Thanksgiving in O-Town, and Rocko tries to save the turkeys.
52b	13b	"Floundering Fathers"	Howy Parkins	George Maestri	Jeff "Swampy" Marsh	November 24, 1996	410b
Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt spin tales about who really founded O-Town. NOTE: Despite being Nickelodeon's final episode to air (as they saved this for last so it can air on Thanksgiving Day in America), the real series finale (barring the finale movie, Static Cling) is "Future Schlock", according to series creator, Joe Murray.

Static Cling (2019)

A 45-minute special titled "Static Cling" was released on Netflix on August 9, 2019.[9]

Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling	Joe Murray & Cosmo Serguson	Mr. Lawrence, Joe Murray, & Martin Olson	Dan Becker, Cosmo Serguson, Tom Smith, & Joe Murray	August 9, 2019 (Netflix)
Rocko and his friends return to O-Town after 20 years in space ("Future Shlock"), finding that much has changed in the 21st century. While Heffer and Filburt are enjoying 21st century life, Rocko feels nostalgic for the 1990s, and believes the best way to relive his past is to urge Rachel Bighead, who in her past life as Ralph Bighead was the original creator of his favorite TV show, to create a revival.

References

1. "Where Rocko the series was produced Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine", Joe Murray Studio
2. "How the Pilot was produced Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine", Joe Murray Studio
3. Snetiker, Marc (August 11, 2016). "Rocko's Modern Life TV movie greenlit at Nickelodeon". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
4. "Rocko's Mordern Life: Static Cling | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
5. "Character Museum Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine", Joe Murray Studio
6. "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life", The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
7. "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews George Maestri, story writer for Rocko's Modern Life", The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
8. "The Wacky Deli Meatloaf Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine". Joe Murray Studio
9. "@netflixfaimily: *chanting* WE LOVE ROCKO! #RockosModernLifeStaticCling comes to Netflix on 8/9". twitter.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

External links

• Rocko's Modern Life – list of episodes at IMDb
• List of Rocko's Modern Life episodes at TV.com