Simensky told him that Nicktoons differed from other cartoons. He originally felt skepticism towards the concept of creating a Nicktoon as he disliked television cartoons. Linda Simensky, then in charge of animation development in Nickelodeon, described the Nicktoons lineup and concept to Murray. He presented a pencil test to Nickelodeon Studios, which afterward became interested in buying and airing the show. Murray wanted funding for his independent film My Dog Zero, so he wanted Nickelodeon to pre-buy television rights for the series. We took some chances that would be hard to do in these current times (the 1990s)". He described the early 1990s animation atmosphere as "ripe for this kind of project.
Many other characters appeared in various sketchbooks.
Murray tried selling the comic book in the late 1980s, between illustrating jobs, and did not find success in getting it into production. Originally, the character Rocko appeared in an unpublished comic book titled Travis. Rocko's Modern Life ended production in 1996. The show is laden with double entendres, sexual innuendos, and social commentary, some of which have been edited in rebroadcasts. The program was produced by Joe Murray Productions and Games Productions. The show was based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town.
Rocko's Modern Life is an American TV animated series, the fourth of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons, created by Joe Murray and aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996. Joe Murray Vanessa Coffey Mary Harrington Joe Murray Timothy Berglund Roger Chiasson Stephen Hillenburg Doug Lawrence Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Mark O'Hare Robert McNally-Scull Jeff Myers Dan PovenmireĬarlos Alazraqui Tom Kenny Doug Lawrence Charles Adler Linda Wallem Vince Calandra Joe Murray Nick Jennings George Maestri Ron Hauge Nichole Poinski Martin Olson Mark O'Hare Stephen Hillenburg Tim Hill Robert McNally-Scull Doug Lawrence Jeff Myers Andy Houts Veronica Alicino Jump to: navigation, search Rocko's Modern Life