

They can now shell out for the latest smartphone, chug energy drinks with mutagenic effects, or simply watch 10 hours of mops on the internet. Upon their return to earth (and O-Town), Rocko, Heffer, Filburt, and Spunky come to realize that a whole lot has changed during their celestial sabbatical. The episode picks up over two decades after the 1996 finale of the original series, which saw the main crew blasted out into space by a rocket attached to Rock's home.

I pitched a story that was a little difficult for Nickelodeon at first, with some poking some fun at themselves and handling some strong topics, but they signed on for the ride, and I'm happy with the result." "We had such an amazing crew, so I felt, we either do a story that pushes things even further, or we don't do it at all. I was really afraid of messing up what we did in the '90s," Murray tells SYFY WIRE, explaining that Nickelodeon's Chris Viscardi called him to pitch the idea of bringing Rocko back to close out the '10s. "It was the last thing on my mind, since I was working on the pilot for a new show I'm doing for PBS. **Spoiler Warning: There are spoilers for Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling below** For anyone who grew up watching the weird '90s icon, the special is an electric dose of nostalgia, and it feels like the natural continuation of a program that always pushed the boundaries of gross-out humor and adult-oriented concepts. Lawrence), and Spunky the dog (also voiced by Alazraqui) for more than 20 years.
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Directed by series creator Joe Murray and Cosmo Serguson, the animated film finds Rocko the wallaby (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) returning to Earth after floating around in space with Heffer the cow ( Tom Kenny), Filburt the turtle (Mr. After more than two decades, the cult cartoon classic Rocko's Modern Life is returning in the form of a 45-minute Netflix special, Static Cling.
