ROCKO: How "Ugly" Cartoons Defined 90s Animation (@RebelTaxi) A Modern Life Retrospective

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  • @LukeLeonettiYouTube
    @LukeLeonettiYouTube 6 років тому +684

    The 52 episode rule was what my film teacher calls the most disappointing moment of his life, where he was an animator on Animaniacs and it got canceled because of that stupid rule

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  6 років тому +189

      dayum

    • @donaldst2246
      @donaldst2246 6 років тому +72

      But Animaniacs ran for 99 episodes technically 100 if you count Wakko's Wish

    • @toon4thought
      @toon4thought 6 років тому +58

      But Animaniacs lasted 99 episodes, so that can't be right. I thought it was cancelled because Kids WB didn't like how much of its audience was adults.
      BTW which studio did your teacher work for?

    • @donaldst2246
      @donaldst2246 6 років тому +22

      Watch a 107 facts video about it and or Wikipedia it and you'll know it ran for 99 episodes and no none of my teachers worked at any animation studios

    • @toon4thought
      @toon4thought 6 років тому +10

      No, I was responding to Coolbean.

  • @Official_Anonymous
    @Official_Anonymous 6 років тому +350

    You should've talked about how Heffer appeared at the end of Camp Lazlo, meaning both shows take place in the same universe canon wise.

  • @WiXOANiMATiON
    @WiXOANiMATiON 6 років тому +1078

    That pause at the Chris Savino part has no words yet says so much.

    • @MissAshley42
      @MissAshley42 6 років тому +191

      I almost thought the video froze. Then it I thought "Ooooooh."

    • @tlacuache5265
      @tlacuache5265 6 років тому +41

      I don't know much about Loud House so I didn't get it. Can someone explain?

    • @ramoncarrasquel3215
      @ramoncarrasquel3215 6 років тому +206

      Tlacua Che Chris Savino was fired from Nickelodeon for being a sexual predator

    • @WiXOANiMATiON
      @WiXOANiMATiON 6 років тому +118

      Tlacua Che He was fired from Nickelodeon after it was found out that he sexually had harassed women.

    • @tlacuache5265
      @tlacuache5265 6 років тому +46

      Well damn... thanks for answering.

  • @SuperiorGothBun
    @SuperiorGothBun 6 років тому +430

    4:38
    “Maria, this book is overdo.
    I’m going to go to the library.”

    • @jonramsey36
      @jonramsey36 6 років тому +49

      That was a real tearjerker... :'( how could someone be so careless.

    • @lostjack157
      @lostjack157 6 років тому +31

      Such tragedy.

    • @ayonowayo
      @ayonowayo 5 років тому +33

      I WAS DYING WHENN I HEARD THATTTT

    • @raidenstark315
      @raidenstark315 5 років тому +29

      As a native spanish speaker that was funny

    • @CristianMartinez-rg9sz
      @CristianMartinez-rg9sz 5 років тому +2

      @@raidenstark315 yeah

  • @RebelTaxi
    @RebelTaxi  6 років тому +1261

    Back on schedule hopefully

    • @okCarmy
      @okCarmy 6 років тому +6

      RebelTaxi why do you only upload on Tuesday

    • @aticowico
      @aticowico 6 років тому +7

      RebelTaxi welcome back pan!

    • @YOUCANDOANYTHlNG
      @YOUCANDOANYTHlNG 6 років тому +1

      RebelTaxi you better

    • @iceangele14
      @iceangele14 6 років тому +10

      RebelTaxi hey as long as your still posting and not disappearing off the face of the earth for months I'm good

    • @ruo6893
      @ruo6893 6 років тому +3

      The Loud Hous....... 3:00

  • @ashoka9306
    @ashoka9306 4 роки тому +87

    the thought of doug being marketed as counterculture is actually hilarious

    • @afterdinnercreations936
      @afterdinnercreations936 Рік тому +13

      Whaddya mean? Doug was a real fuckin rebel. He wore a belt on his head.
      Kurt Cobain wishes he could he had Doug's fire-brand.

  • @HeilRay
    @HeilRay 6 років тому +485

    I assumed the tour guide was avoiding the Eiffel Tower because he was dumped there and developed abandonment issues ever since.

    • @LunaP1
      @LunaP1 6 років тому +18

      HellRay nah. That dude was fucking insane.🤣🤣🤣🤣The whole chase scene was hilarious.

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +75

      I mean I thought he was just insane but watching the show now that im older, he was clearly avoiding the Eiffel Tower, and was too attached to his tourists on his bus. The implication was there.

    • @CharismaticOutcast
      @CharismaticOutcast 6 років тому +42

      I always assumed it was because it was the most popular attraction and that pissed him off, but your story is better

    • @deviousj5868
      @deviousj5868 6 років тому +4

      I'm crying from laughter. My cool shades are fogging up.

    • @melonetta
      @melonetta 6 років тому +17

      It's actually because it's illegal to take pictures of the eiffal tower. I know this comment is late, but yeah.

  • @PokeDude011
    @PokeDude011 6 років тому +315

    Wait a minute, magic meat ball?
    iCarly ripped this off!

    • @aloevera3317
      @aloevera3317 5 років тому +41

      It could have been a shoutout to Rocko since they both aired on Nick.

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 5 років тому +10

      Well, Rocko was aired before iCarly exists. So I think it's inaccurate. The magic meat ball will be forever my childhood thing.

    • @roscoejustros7080
      @roscoejustros7080 5 років тому +1

      mr.bighead eats ketchup

    • @alukardtheanalog
      @alukardtheanalog 3 роки тому +1

      Magic Meat Ball........True story

    • @Black-Thorne
      @Black-Thorne 5 місяців тому

      @@poweroffriendship2.0huh?

  • @Rogueofmv
    @Rogueofmv 6 років тому +211

    We all became Rocko in the end
    edit: some of us became Filburt

    • @TheFanofmanythings1
      @TheFanofmanythings1 6 років тому +18

      I think most of it’s audience grew up to be Filburt.

    • @rho-starmkl4483
      @rho-starmkl4483 6 років тому +14

      TheFanofmanythings1 I’m nauseous... I’m nauseous.... I’m nauseous...

    • @mr.razington7881
      @mr.razington7881 6 років тому +15

      Turn the page
      Wash your hands

    • @SamanthaPortUkulele
      @SamanthaPortUkulele 6 років тому +14

      Some of us became Heffer.

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +7

      Rogueofmv
      We know one of us ended up being Ralph/Joe Murry.
      Right Jim?

  • @nsan6460
    @nsan6460 6 років тому +986

    If Filbert can get a girlfriend so can you!

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +121

      Good luck finding a cat girl with a literal hook.

    • @king_big_pp
      @king_big_pp 6 років тому +50

      He's also a fictional character, created so losers like you have some hope and don't kill yourselves.

    • @jaystar6357
      @jaystar6357 6 років тому +111

      Commander_Ninja Anyone who has the time to call people losers in the UA-cam comment section probably isn’t the most popular person

    • @Yoshikage8008
      @Yoshikage8008 6 років тому +13

      Commander_Ninja ironic lmao

    • @ironmaster6496
      @ironmaster6496 6 років тому +5

      NSan And even if you CANT you can still Became a Lumbrejack.....and SING SING SING

  • @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222
    @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222 6 років тому +230

    This show helped me out during my senior year of high school. I still didn’t know what I wanted to do after high school. At that time I watched Rocko’s Modern Life for the first time ever (same goes with Ren and Stimpy, AAAHH Real Monsters, and Angry Beavers. These shows also helped me rediscover CatDog after over a decade of not knowing it existed). After watching all the episodes I watched the live reading of Wacky Deli. Seeing all the voice actors do their thing and hearing how they got the job inspired me to become a voice actress. It hasn’t happened yet but that’s why I want to hopefully move to Burbank, California (I would prefer to work at Nickelodeon). Thanks Rocko, you really helped me figure out life.

    • @doctoradventure413
      @doctoradventure413 6 років тому +2

      uh oh

    • @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222
      @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222 6 років тому +1

      Doctor Adventure what?

    • @bobbyferg9173
      @bobbyferg9173 6 років тому +15

      Logan Cascio I assume he is referring to accounts of sexual harassment that happened at Nickelodeon in the past. But it is really something you shouldn’t worry about since 1. The company is likely to be much less tolerant and watchful of that sort of thing after it already happened and 2. These kind of things are usually over exaggerated since they often make controversial and thus news stories that drag in a lot of viewers.

    • @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222
      @twilightozzylovelyrockocip8222 6 років тому +14

      Oh okay. Thanks. The main reason why I chose Nickelodeon is because Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence, and Carlos Alazraqui (my favorite voice actors and personal idols) do most of their work their.

    • @darrelsam419
      @darrelsam419 6 років тому +4

      All the best ^^

  • @Drixenol86
    @Drixenol86 6 років тому +450

    I wonder if Ralph Bighead was named after Ralph Bakshi, an animator who also pushed boundaries.

    • @Mace2.0
      @Mace2.0 6 років тому +62

      Oh yes, he mad bastard who made one of my FAVs, Wizards. A movie with some titties, violence, swearing, and plenty of Nazi imagery, which all somehow Rated PG. In other words: *_A FAAAAMILY PICTURE!_*

    • @ShadowWolfRising
      @ShadowWolfRising 6 років тому +21

      It was before the PG-13 rating.

    • @Mace2.0
      @Mace2.0 6 років тому +14

      Yeah, but still. Hilarious.

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 6 років тому +20

      +Mace 2.0
      Wizards one of my favorite adult animated movies along with Heavy Metal, Watership Down, Rock and Rule, Fire and Ice,Fantastic Planet, Lightyears aka Gandahar, Starchaser, Ninja Scroll, Akira, Golgo 13 The Professional, Cowboy Bebop The Movie, Princess Mononoke, Dark Knight Returns and more.

    • @totalgarbage2053
      @totalgarbage2053 6 років тому +12

      Drixenol86 Fritz the Cat is fuckin awesome

  • @FranK-tg7ou
    @FranK-tg7ou 6 років тому +196

    Man that whole counter culture thing makes sense I never even thought about how different 80s and 90s cartoons were

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +24

      Wonder whats gonna counter culture the Bean Mouth/Tumblr style era.

    • @toastdotmp3483
      @toastdotmp3483 6 років тому +16

      edgy semi realistic art

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +5

      Anime?

    • @princesspikachu3915
      @princesspikachu3915 5 років тому +13

      @@HeilRay Anime was a 90's kid thing too... And the 2000's were filled with anime styled cartoons like Avatar the Last Airbender, Totally Spies, Teen Titans, The Boondocks, etc... Try again.

  • @EridianX
    @EridianX 6 років тому +55

    I think the reason gross out shows don't last long now, is that they only focus on the gross out. With Rocko you had good comedy first, and some of the jokes happened to be gross out ones. With a lot of shows now that do gross out it's all about the gross out, and no one really wants that as the main focus, for obvious reasons.

    • @LordArikado
      @LordArikado 6 років тому +3

      This. Shows like Rocko, Catdog, Rugrats, and others had gross out humor in them, but it wasn't the main focus of the show. A lot of the more modern attempts at that type of show seem to be made by people who don't understand that you need to have more than just gross out humor in your show to make it appealing, and that, most importantly, you should never gross your audience out more than the other characters in the show. Take a look at two different episodes of SpongeBob as an example, "Something Smells" and "The Splinter". In "Something Smells", the one recurring gag is that everyone is grossed out by how bad SpongeBob's breath is, but it never goes so far that it sickens the audience. In "The Splinter", the audience is treated to cringe-inducing stuff throughout while nobody else in the show has a reaction to it, leading to a lack of laughs.

    • @Smith-fg1qb
      @Smith-fg1qb Рік тому +1

      You’re right. That’s the reason why shows like sanjay & craig and secret mountain fort awesome get a lot of hate for having excessive gross out humor even though shows that are still beloved to this day by plenty of people like ren & stimpy total drama island were just as guilty of with the amount of gross out humor

    • @feliciasteward777
      @feliciasteward777 2 місяці тому

      Well that was one of the things that made 90s cartoon special pretty much everything at the time had attitude to it and a lot of animators and writers were willing to take risk despite whatever controversy may have came their way that's what made 90's cartoons different compared to 80s cartoons most cartoons during the 80s were more about selling a product to children what's the 90s came around that would change there was more focus on character development and storytelling less on trying to sell a product

  • @ShadeX
    @ShadeX 6 років тому +625

    Does anyone remember when Joe Murray the creator of Rocko's Modern Life refused to appear in a McDonald's commercial promoting Camp Lazlo?

    • @bartsimpsongoatbootleg682
      @bartsimpsongoatbootleg682 6 років тому +24

      Is there a source I can read on that?
      Seems pretty interesting.

    • @ShadeX
      @ShadeX 6 років тому +67

      Here's a link to the blogpost where Bill Murray talks about this. joemurraystudio.com/3200/december-9-2014/

    • @June28July
      @June28July 6 років тому +3

      Really? Why was that?

    • @ShadeX
      @ShadeX 6 років тому +3

      I already linked someone to it in the replies of my comment.

    • @ShadeX
      @ShadeX 6 років тому +205

      He didn't want to promote childhood obesity.

  • @cagefreeowl843
    @cagefreeowl843 6 років тому +98

    2:07 I love how you call him the Patrick of the series but his voice actor is spongebob squarepants

    • @violetthebat8810
      @violetthebat8810 6 років тому +7

      Cagefreeowl strike My God, THE IRONY!!😂😂😂

    • @jonathanc2959
      @jonathanc2959 5 місяців тому

      And Stephen Hillenberg worked on this show ❤

  • @SantiBarrios
    @SantiBarrios 6 років тому +770

    Watching this show as a kid was like getting high before i ever got high

    • @WilfredCthulu
      @WilfredCthulu 6 років тому +23

      Santi Barrios And I'm so fucked up that I don't even though drugs yet appear to be high to everybody.

    • @moritzzz1
      @moritzzz1 6 років тому +6

      THEY MUST VE BEEN ON DRUGS WHEN THEY MADE THIS ROFL LOL XD

    • @Makocat
      @Makocat 6 років тому +2

      Made the actual drugs all the better

    • @lucapeyrefitte6899
      @lucapeyrefitte6899 6 років тому +1

      Santi Barrios the best drug trip

    • @GhettoSmoshFan420
      @GhettoSmoshFan420 6 років тому +2

      THIS IS THE FBI OPEN UP

  • @Cartoonmania-ci3yj
    @Cartoonmania-ci3yj 6 років тому +136

    Not gonna lie, when Savino showed up i thought the video actually froze up from discomfort.

  • @mynameisjack0618
    @mynameisjack0618 6 років тому +88

    I just found out that the B-52s made the Rocko’s Modern Life theme song. As a Georgia native, I geeked out a little since they were from my state. It’s sad the the music that came out from the 70s to the 90s was one of the few good things to come from this place.

    • @Pikmin442
      @Pikmin442 5 років тому

      huh same

    • @NTEDOG561
      @NTEDOG561 5 років тому

      They also made the intro to pepper Ann

  • @ImperatorZor
    @ImperatorZor 5 років тому +48

    My mom loved Rocko's modern life.
    I miss you Mom...

  • @AfroNinja360
    @AfroNinja360 6 років тому +68

    I can't WAIT for the new rocko special, it's shaping up to capture the original show so well like it never left, that's crazy to me

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +1

      With that in mind, it makes Teen Titans ROAR! and Thundercats GO! look even worse.

    • @Porygonal64
      @Porygonal64 Рік тому +2

      Sad that it sucked and had a troon as the main goal, legit worst of the three reboot nick films

    • @Zappa_boi
      @Zappa_boi Рік тому +1

      ​@@Porygonal64 reboot Nick films?

    • @Randomlad.0737
      @Randomlad.0737 Місяць тому

      So did you like it?

  • @BoundaryBreak
    @BoundaryBreak 6 років тому +38

    12:38 YUP

  • @TemmiePlays
    @TemmiePlays 6 років тому +783

    Laundry day, is a very dangerous day!

  • @avon22889
    @avon22889 6 років тому +83

    Atleast we know what heffer did with his life at the end of camp lazlo

  • @darrelsam419
    @darrelsam419 6 років тому +119

    Ooh so this is why you asked which episode of Gumball had the "blowjob" scene on Twitter.
    I remember watching Rocko's Modern Life when I was like 6, and loving it. I never got the jokes but kid me just really liked the surreal stuff in the show. It wasn't until they announced the reboot that I rewatched it, almost 20 years since I last watched it, and realized how much stuff I missed or didn't get as a kid. I'm kind of shocked I was allowed to watch this show at all considering my parents didn't even let me watch Pokemon when I was a kid.
    I can't wait for the reboot. This show is surprisingly relatable and the trailer for the reboot shows that these people know exactly what they're doing.

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 6 років тому +3

      Same. I watched Rocko back when I was a kid about... I don't know... late 2000s? Considered that I never get the jokes either (e.g. the 8-ball meatball becomes a bride to Mr. Bighead, Rocko rescuing the bugs from being consumed by Mr. Bighead [again], etc.).

    • @hossdelgado626
      @hossdelgado626 5 років тому +2

      Wait so it wasn't for "research", but actually research!???

  • @TheCartoonGamer8000
    @TheCartoonGamer8000 6 років тому +142

    2:39 Ayy, my VHS footage is being put to good use!

    • @BassTesters
      @BassTesters 6 років тому +11

      TheCartoonGamer8000 thanks for providing content for others like me to see!

  • @VidyaBros1
    @VidyaBros1 6 років тому +191

    Ahhh such a classic. So excited for the reunion special.

  • @slashbash1347
    @slashbash1347 6 років тому +59

    Ah, yes, the ultimate "How'd they get away with that?" show. I remember watching it as a really little kid (about 5 or so), then I watched it again at 12 and was shocked that they once showed a guy getting his arms ripped off. Then, as I grew into a teenager, I noticed more things.
    I heard writers on Regular Show talk about how it was much more fun to write dirty jokes in a kid's show because it was a challenge to see what you could get away with. I see the writers for Rocko's Modern Life were masters of it.

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 6 років тому

      Noticed that! the guy who made Regular Show grew up with this.
      And what about Bojack Horseman?

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 5 років тому +5

      I thought Ren and Stimpy was more of a "How'd they get away with that?" kind of show.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 4 роки тому +6

      @@whoasked9500 Not to mention Animaniacs with stuff like that "No, no. Fingerprints" bit.

    • @whoasked9500
      @whoasked9500 4 роки тому

      @@SirBlackReeds I love that joke lol

    • @chrisrj9871
      @chrisrj9871 3 роки тому

      @@SirBlackReeds - POTTY EMERGENCY!! (lemonade joke)

  • @burdman650
    @burdman650 6 років тому +101

    R.I.P Chris Savino

    • @BBCTwoIdentFan101
      @BBCTwoIdentFan101 6 років тому +33

      BurdMan He's not dead, just suspended from the Animation Guild.

    • @Renkencen
      @Renkencen 6 років тому +29

      SaiMurksz Think of him as a lesser Harvey Weinstein of animation. Mainly it was reveal he had history of sexual harrassment.

    • @Shhdhh421
      @Shhdhh421 6 років тому +1

      Michael Pujos dang

    • @bartsimpsongoatbootleg682
      @bartsimpsongoatbootleg682 6 років тому +17

      We don't speak of him

    • @Podnos
      @Podnos 6 років тому +3

      IdentFan101 Wayside&HorselandFan Seperate the art from the artist

  • @RAM-cj1hr
    @RAM-cj1hr 6 років тому +85

    "Dad, can we use your tools?"
    "NOOOOOOOO!"

    • @mick5055
      @mick5055 5 років тому +4

      I see that only 25 people watched to the end.

  • @Why_It
    @Why_It 6 років тому +56

    I never really look up what the creators of shows from my childhood did, usually because it ends up a little depressing, but it's so cool to find out that they made so much shit that I consumed. Working for/along them is a dream.

  • @professorrosenstock5026
    @professorrosenstock5026 6 років тому +108

    Also to those talking about how people now are butthurt. There was a hotline about complaining over a cartoon for adults.

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 6 років тому +7

      What about stuff like Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, Wizards, Watership Down, Bojack Horseman, Fritz the cat, Ninja Scroll, Dark Knight Returns etc.?

    • @professorrosenstock5026
      @professorrosenstock5026 6 років тому

      Johnlindsey289 Bevis and Butthead

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 6 років тому

      That too

    • @soup6874
      @soup6874 5 років тому

      @@Johnlindsey289 Different decade, kid

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 5 років тому

      @@soup6874
      Are those meant for adults outside Rocko?

  • @boboloon
    @boboloon 6 років тому +66

    11:33 LOL! That's the most depressing Rocko costume I've seen in my entire life!

    • @SamanthaPortUkulele
      @SamanthaPortUkulele 6 років тому +9

      If you think that's bad, you should see the Rocko "cosplay set" that came in one of the early Nick Boxes. I wear the shirt a lot, but the other piece were socks that were poorly designed, meant to look like Rocko's shoes and legs I guess. They're hideous and I don't understand how you're meant to use them for cosplay since you need to wear, you know, shoes over them.

    • @katelyng1019
      @katelyng1019 6 років тому

      Actually, it's the only one probably lol

    • @spyrelle3970
      @spyrelle3970 6 років тому

      I'd call it pretty accurate.

  • @lordkaijux5262
    @lordkaijux5262 6 років тому +28

    The more I hear about Chris Savino's "incident" the more uncomfortable I feel about the situation probably never look at The Loud House the same way again.

  • @szymonidesomco4974
    @szymonidesomco4974 6 років тому +57

    Chris Savino.
    Silence...
    ooooOOAAHH!

    • @altaparks3627
      @altaparks3627 6 років тому +3

      looks like pan gave him the Dragon ball gt treatment.

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +3

      Just wait for stuff concerning Chris Hardwick

  • @BlackBeWhite2k7
    @BlackBeWhite2k7 6 років тому +13

    9:34 Literally the only instance in which anyone ever has referred a to a show like Doug as edgy

  • @isaaccastillo54
    @isaaccastillo54 6 років тому +15

    I'm glad that despite the fact I was born in the early 2000s, I was able to appreciate this show through late night reruns before cable started to die out. I remember particularly liking Rocket Power a lot, but I think Rocko was a close 2nd and now my favorite of the nicktoons block that would lay past Nick@Nite, but before the next broadcasting day started

  • @DragonLawyer
    @DragonLawyer 5 років тому +15

    For anyone wondering about Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling movie: “In May 2019, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the distribution rights to the film. It is slated to release on August 9, 2019.”

  • @cameronjsmith7382
    @cameronjsmith7382 6 років тому +248

    Aye Pan Pizza is back in action its juice and jam time keep it up Pan!!!!!!

  • @StevRayBro
    @StevRayBro 6 років тому +61

    Dad, can we use your tools?

  • @AlexThe1Menace
    @AlexThe1Menace 6 років тому +47

    You came back to us.

  • @MissAshley42
    @MissAshley42 6 років тому +8

    It really can't be overstated how much anyone who watched this as a kid should watch it again now. Not for the "adult" jokes, no, but for the riffs on the mundane. I _just had_ my own "filling out hospital forms in pain" experience a few months ago when I passed a kidney stone. The "adult" stuff never got past me as a kid, so it's kinda whatever now. Stuff like the hospital forms, meeting your 20-something friend's weird family, and finding parking spaces at the mall is what makes this show.

  • @hudemx
    @hudemx 6 років тому +5

    About the german DVDs - yes, they are uncut and include the original english audiotrack as well. Turbine Medien, the Company who released the Set, went to great lengths to get the unedited Versions of almost all episodes. The only episode that's still censored is "Road Rage" which is missing the No Tell Motel Scene (about 25 seconds).

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  6 років тому +1

      Hmm. I should buy it.

  • @kingsteve4304
    @kingsteve4304 4 роки тому +8

    I feel the gag with the tour guide was supposed to be that he's grown so tired of tourists requesting to see the Eiffel Tower, that hes grown a semi- irrational hate to the thing. To the point he seems to actively blank it out of memory unless prodded at.

  • @phineasfacingforward3460
    @phineasfacingforward3460 6 років тому +44

    Pizza Pan, He's the man

  • @PaleoSteno
    @PaleoSteno 6 років тому +67

    *clap*

  • @angrybirdshaydin9956
    @angrybirdshaydin9956 6 років тому +21

    Can't wait for the new Rockos Modern Life movie!!!

    • @chaddwickfincher5835
      @chaddwickfincher5835 6 років тому +2

      I exited for the rocko tv movie but here's 1 question a dumb but interesting question?
      When is it coming out this year, it's been a long time since the comic con trailer was released

  • @klg9549
    @klg9549 6 років тому +15

    I saw a post that said "Aggretsuko is the anime equivalent of Rocko's Modern Life" and now I really want to rewatch Rocko as an adult to see how accurate that is.
    EDIT: Holy shit though, watching this now I remember every episode you talk about. I need to rewatch this for it's sake, too

    • @summerjonz
      @summerjonz 5 років тому +2

      It is! Haida is just like rocko.😊

  • @cjolejnik7065
    @cjolejnik7065 6 років тому +14

    2:39, RIP Stephen Hillenburg, We all miss you.

  • @joyvloedman10
    @joyvloedman10 6 років тому +1

    I love this channel because it always reminds me of summer nights from my childhood where i stayed up till 2 in the morning watching cartoons and reruns. Plus your voice is fucking SOOTHING

  • @alecperdeau650
    @alecperdeau650 6 років тому +7

    This show was the best thing growing up. Thanks so much for touching on this gem.

  • @captainc00tie
    @captainc00tie 6 років тому +10

    7:31
    Honestly as a kid, that scene of Rocko sneezing cracked me the hell up every time
    I still get cracked up
    My inner kid refuses to give it up

  • @acidpunk955
    @acidpunk955 6 років тому +126

    take this however you will but.
    I've been thinking about the episode in which heffer hosts a nudist party ever since I saw it on tv.
    I don't actually have any opinions on the matter, nor has it influenced the way I think.
    Its just something that has followed me since.

    • @Account_Not_Applicable
      @Account_Not_Applicable 6 років тому +6

      Personally, I remember nothing else about Rocko besides that episode; a plot like that just kinda sticks out, I guess.

    • @seraph_77
      @seraph_77 6 років тому +3

      Not Applicable Haha yeah that's been my exact experience with it as well

    • @xoLoveTruelySucksxo
      @xoLoveTruelySucksxo 6 років тому +8

      I feel that way since I saw the episode where Mrs. Bighead tried to flirt with Rocko. The only way Rocko has influenced my life is that I named my dog Sponky when I was 5.

    • @MissAshley42
      @MissAshley42 6 років тому +2

      I love the thoughtful censor in that episode. It's like there's a brief moment when the censor thinks "Do I need to do this?"

    • @russelhobbs2210
      @russelhobbs2210 6 років тому +2

      gremlin ap furry

  • @redsquirrelstudio6018
    @redsquirrelstudio6018 6 років тому +40

    3:42
    Did no one notice that the Toad in the video has exposed Breasts and yet the Censors didn't tell them to censor it?

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 6 років тому +55

    Who else here is a fan of Joe Maury's other cartoon , Camp Lazo😁👌

    • @chillplayer1234
      @chillplayer1234 6 років тому +1

      Nathaniel Foga Honestly I prefer Camp Lazlo over Rocko.

    • @summerjonz
      @summerjonz 6 років тому +1

      Meeee!

  • @Slayerthecrow
    @Slayerthecrow 6 років тому +6

    The latinamerican dub of the show didn't censor pretty much anything, even words like hell were pronounce (classic rule of the narrator reading titles because we didn't have the budget to edit) and even the banned episode with mrs Bighead seducing Rocko was aired without a problem, not to mention the voice actors were really good

    • @spyroG3
      @spyroG3 6 років тому

      Nickelodeon no tiene problemas con mencionar cosas como "Por el amor de Dios" o "Diablos" en sus doblajes. Pero si suavizaron algunos diálogos, como el "Oh baby, oh baby" que lo tradujeron como "Hola amigo, hola amigo."

  • @funnypicturescomics
    @funnypicturescomics 5 років тому +7

    God I miss this incredible era of animation. Rocko, Ren and Stimpy, Duckman...I hope I live long enough to see a resurgence of animation of this quality.

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 4 роки тому +4

      The 2010s did had unique animated shows like Bojack Horseman, Archer, Castlevania, Love Death and Robots, Regular Show and others

  • @TBoneTony
    @TBoneTony 5 років тому +6

    I loved the Baseball episode when Rocko wanted to catch a Foul Ball, they were sitting up on the stadium's light tower.
    And the Cinema episode that was on straight after that with all of those funny movie trailers, funniest one was Dracula: Done To Death movie trailer that implies that the theme of Dracula in Vampire movies has been done so many times that the horror genre needs new ideas. Then came Twilight a decade later.
    There was also the garage sale where a G I Joe toy that was melted in a Microwave could be worth a fortune regardless of how messed up it had become.
    There were so many good episodes that I think the best ones were within its first few seasons.
    Also Spongebob didn't follow the 52 episode rule, it completely smashed it. But I still believe that Rocko's Modern Life was better for it being a 4 season series so therefore it didn't become stale or the creators eventually ran out of ideas such as what happened to Rugrats and Spongebob series.

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 років тому +309

    Man, this show sure found a way to fit in a ton of innuendos

    • @Odinsday
      @Odinsday 6 років тому +9

      Oh good, you arrived

    • @robertrivera5569
      @robertrivera5569 6 років тому +1

      Justin Y. ( -_-)

    • @AEsir_Goji
      @AEsir_Goji 6 років тому +13

      And you found a way to fit in to all these comment sections.

    • @panam4redd
      @panam4redd 6 років тому +2

      Oh, hey there Justin. Glad you could make it!

    • @Papapoley
      @Papapoley 6 років тому +1

      Time Lizard it's not fucking 2015 anymore

  • @BassTesters
    @BassTesters 6 років тому +1

    Awesome episode, and I loved that old school adult swim bumper with the old man swimming. I definitely remember seeing that in my early childhood. I didn't understand what adult swim was, but the content was always entertaining.

  • @Honeneko.
    @Honeneko. 6 років тому +10

    HAHA. Spanish drama about a late library book. So real to the genre.

  • @RenzoPereyra115
    @RenzoPereyra115 5 років тому +6

    19:04
    "Dad, can we use your tools?"
    "Nooooooooo!"
    Idk why, but I found that so funny

  • @DementedDuskull
    @DementedDuskull Рік тому +3

    16:11 I do like the trope of the medical professional who works in like 3 to 5 different fields. Doctor Barber from Flapjack and that Spanish doctor guy from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish come to mind.

  • @wolfclaw719
    @wolfclaw719 4 роки тому +3

    12:16 PAN YOU MONSTER YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR ALL THIS?!

  • @bumibomber
    @bumibomber 6 років тому +61

    Is...is Joe Murray secretly Jim?

    • @jadestar22347
      @jadestar22347 6 років тому +3

      BumiBomber !!! I know!!! They sound so much alike.

    • @bigmacsama
      @bigmacsama 6 років тому +3

      Jim who exactly?

    • @jakeosoart2141
      @jakeosoart2141 6 років тому +7

      BumiBomber !!! Great now we need Pan to get Joe Murray on the podcast so he can Jim can speak and create the deepst noise ever.

  • @JovialEclipse
    @JovialEclipse 6 років тому +6

    4:33 "Maria, this book is overdue, I'm taking it to the library".

  • @TheUltimateZMAN
    @TheUltimateZMAN 6 років тому +19

    I thought that was Jim talking when Joe Murray showed up.

  • @PyroJiro
    @PyroJiro 6 років тому +25

    14:43
    DingDong cameos in a RebelTaxi video

  • @FrogsOfTheNewWorld
    @FrogsOfTheNewWorld 6 років тому +5

    Camp Lazlo was the gold standard for me when I was younger, and Rocko was about the bottom rung. If only I ever read the opening credits back then.

  • @broran_
    @broran_ 6 років тому +5

    22 years later and this show is inspiring me to try animation. That's why this show is #1-5 on my top 5 favoite cartoons.

  • @BitsNPolygons
    @BitsNPolygons 6 років тому +54

    Wasnt that magic meatball referenced in iCarly?

    • @sticks237
      @sticks237 6 років тому +11

      There was a magic meatball in an episode of iCarly. It was the episode that told Spencer want to do when he bought a llama I think? Not sure if it was a reference to Rocko in particular but hey.

    • @Ryeven
      @Ryeven 6 років тому +5

      It might've been actually since Icarly likes to make some references to nickelodeon stuff

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 6 років тому +7

      Carly could make anyone's meatball feel like magic.

    • @asiabrown99
      @asiabrown99 6 років тому

      I thought they stole that idea

    • @eggplantwarden4338
      @eggplantwarden4338 6 років тому +2

      HellRay
      Especially Dan Schneider

  • @gabe_s_videos
    @gabe_s_videos 6 років тому +2

    I fucking lost it at Dr. Hutchison unwrapping Mrs. Bighead's bandages by tying them to the TV and throwing it out the window. XD

  • @WafflesX3XD
    @WafflesX3XD 6 років тому +4

    always happy to see a new video from ya pan!

  • @mezthegoz
    @mezthegoz 6 років тому +1

    So friggin happy that someone is FINALLY talking about my favorite Nicktoon of all time!

  • @quintincunningham242
    @quintincunningham242 6 років тому +3

    I was glad my mom wanted me to watch this show as a kid, thanks to that show it shapped my sense of humor even today and toughed me it's okay to still even laugh when things get hard in life

  • @nootch6328
    @nootch6328 6 років тому +7

    I hope you cover "The Ripping Friends" one day, i can barley find anything about them. and i really liked that sow when i was young. oh and dont for get "defenders of dynatron city" i cant wait!!

  • @nomercyformayhem4774
    @nomercyformayhem4774 6 років тому +13

    As a german, the fact that it is uncensored makes me interested. The DVD is only like 30€

    • @PancakemonsterFO4
      @PancakemonsterFO4 6 років тому

      Nyancat7 klasse. Jetzt weiß ich was ich als nächstes bei Amazon bestellen werde

    • @nomercyformayhem4774
      @nomercyformayhem4774 6 років тому

      Generell gibt es auch andere gute Nicktoons günstig auf amazon. Auch Invader Zim und Ren & Stimpy

    • @TheGoukaruma
      @TheGoukaruma 6 років тому

      Does the dvd have an english audio track?

    • @nomercyformayhem4774
      @nomercyformayhem4774 6 років тому

      Gou Karuma the amazon page says so

    • @PancakemonsterFO4
      @PancakemonsterFO4 6 років тому

      Gou Karuma Computer says no

  • @InnocentDoodles
    @InnocentDoodles 6 років тому +2

    There's a fine line between "Intentionaly Ugly/Wonky Art Direction" like Rugrats and those kinds of things and "Eye-Assaulting Nausea Fuel/Seisure Fest" like Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Mega Babies, Mr Pickles ect

    • @InnocentDoodles
      @InnocentDoodles 6 років тому +1

      I think it's also really hard to make a wonky style like that in Flash. Just doesnt move right

  • @turdmanmcquack459
    @turdmanmcquack459 6 років тому +7

    I don't know why but when I was a kid this show scared the hell outta me

    • @floodrunner_2042
      @floodrunner_2042 6 років тому +4

      TurdMan McQuack I cant say I blame you. There was an episode where Heffer chocked and went straight to the child friendly version of hell. This show had some pretty fucked up stuff tbh

  • @Andres33AU
    @Andres33AU 6 років тому +1

    Great video, I loved this show, and I actually laughed more at the From Here to Maternity episode now as an adult than I did as a kid. Also first I hear about the new movie, and I am pumped!

  • @AceAttorny
    @AceAttorny 6 років тому +3

    11:58
    That Snagglepuss reboot was so succesful the best image Pan could find was a Dutch VHS cover.

    • @RebelTaxi
      @RebelTaxi  6 років тому +2

      I liked how 90s the colors were

  • @spinning_peridot3673
    @spinning_peridot3673 6 років тому +1

    Hey, I love the new transitions before the break! Those look really awesome :)

  • @dylanmansfield3960
    @dylanmansfield3960 6 років тому +10

    Joe Murray sounds like a very deep-voiced Jim

  • @epicjwkl
    @epicjwkl 6 років тому

    The retrospective on how 90s animation came to be was super interesting and well written, great review/episode as always, Pan!

  • @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789
    @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789 6 років тому +4

    so glad I'd gotten the complete series of Rocko's Modern Life on DVD

  • @pickle-popper
    @pickle-popper 5 років тому

    I fucking love the bumps in these videos you've made. Keep doing it!

  • @coreadri313
    @coreadri313 6 років тому +7

    When i was young i loved the intro so much

  • @Jay-q3o4w
    @Jay-q3o4w Рік тому +2

    Bruh, Butthole Surfers is legitimately good band. Thanks for new tunes to listen to!

  • @alabrecque3
    @alabrecque3 5 років тому +6

    "Remember, Be Hot, Be Naughty, Be Courteous" lmao!

  • @JollyGiant64
    @JollyGiant64 6 років тому +3

    I hate the way networks have regressed in how they decided to make cartoons. They went from "let's make something fresh and interesting that anyone can enjoy", to "how can we pander to children and sell as many toys as possible?"

  • @awkwarddragon3624
    @awkwarddragon3624 6 років тому +3

    The German amazon listing for the DVDs says “Rockos modern life- the complete series (includes in the box 3D cover card, stickers, postcards, poster and DVD extras.) [limited edition]
    The DVD costs about $82.

  • @DogmaDraws
    @DogmaDraws 6 років тому

    Is nice to your request reviews have the same amount of interest and research as your own ones, good job pan!!

  • @LucianoThePig
    @LucianoThePig 6 років тому +22

    I'm so excited there's a new Pan video that I might Snork.

  • @doctoradventure413
    @doctoradventure413 6 років тому

    This is one of my favorite reviews from you Pan it really sold me on this show

  • @sharkanenoa5928
    @sharkanenoa5928 6 років тому +26

    Dan Povenmire and Jeff Swampy Marsh also worked on this

    • @spyroG3
      @spyroG3 6 років тому +3

      Yes, that's why he mentioned Phineas and Ferb at the beginning of the video.

  • @dyrr836
    @dyrr836 Рік тому +2

    The funniest part of that Nintendo commercial is that they had to censor the word "hell"

  • @Mathmachine
    @Mathmachine 6 років тому +71

    I'm actually shocked that this is getting a revival, at least in a TV movie form. I would have assumed you could not make cartoons like this anymore.

    • @KaijaSchmauss
      @KaijaSchmauss 6 років тому +16

      Humor-wise, Gravity Falls did a lot of the same things Rocko did, so I'm not shocked. Plus Nickelodeon has been heavily banking on their older cartoons for a while now and Rocko has been a pretty big part of that.

    • @Johnlindsey289
      @Johnlindsey289 6 років тому +7

      What about Regular Show?

    • @Lightning-gg5iu
      @Lightning-gg5iu 6 років тому +8

      Mathmachine Boy The Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, Gravity Falls, hell even some scenes from Star vs got away with some questionable scenes

    • @halfdemonprince
      @halfdemonprince 6 років тому +1

      Sure you can. You just have to market it towards adults.

    • @mysteriontheguardianangel8859
      @mysteriontheguardianangel8859 5 років тому

      Its a special not a movie

  • @Neitro
    @Neitro 6 років тому

    Really good vid Pan, it was more a class about some of the animation history than a review of Rocko itself.

  • @amotl2001
    @amotl2001 4 роки тому +4

    It’s 2020 Pan, where’s your cartoon?
    Edit: It is currently March 22, 2021 Monday and 5:00pm. I don’t see any sharp edge cartoons.

    • @theeddieartshow
      @theeddieartshow 4 роки тому +2

      Well, he striked by pitching a show to Adult Swim

  • @ricofucko5360
    @ricofucko5360 6 років тому

    I love you're channel dude..we thank a lot alike and I always learn something I did not know when I watch your retrospective review's keep it coming man can't stop watching