I'm back. This is a smaller video. Working on a main video: MUCHA LUCHA coming out later this week. Coincidentally Ricochet and Rocko have the same voice actor.
Funfact in the spanish latino version of the special, they made a reference to the old rocko voice actor "carlos iñigo" in one scene when mr big head sayd "sueltame, dejame ir, iñigo no me trataba asi" (iñigo didnt treated me like this) since iñigo passed away in 2017
i didnt know that rocko's latin spanish va passed away. i remember very well that when i was a kid,they would put rocko's modern life, hey arnold, rugrats ahh! real monsters and dragon ball z on telemundo and that's how i got to watch rocko's modern life.
Can I also comment on how great the special looks? It's clearly digital but at no point does it take the cheap way out and use tween flash or passing off CG as 2D
Oh its super refreshing to see something that actually looks like traditional 2D animation from the west without odd moments of flash clearly being used while still having very fluid and animated motions and expressions.
Joe Murray said they found people to paint the backgrounds in the same style like in the original and used a studio that still did hand drawn animation with pencil and paper
Also my source of info on this is can be found in episode 243 of the Saturday Morning Cartoons podcast he was on btw. I recommend people to check it out if they're interested in what else he had to say about the special and show in general.
According to composer Jim Lang, HEY ARNOLD!: THE JUNGLE MOVIE actually did very well in the ratings, but it was mainly with millennials. As great as that is, the target audience at Nickelodeon is still kids age 6-11.
There was one thing that bothered me about the special: For how much they joked about how much society has changed in the past 20 years, how did they not once bring up the Fatheads possibly being online or streaming? You could've made a joke about Rocko trying to pirate and getting in a needlessly large amount of trouble for it.
Getting in trouble for pirating a show is like, so last decade. Plus, Rocko doesn't know anyone that could explain that to him, and it'd really just take away from the rest of the story.
I think they missed an obvious joke where after revealing Ralph to be Rachel, Heffer should have something along the lines of "So you got a name change?"
@@FreeAimDog No it can still work but the name thing is all Heffer sees is different. Heffer's brother Peter is known to be either a cross dresser or a very dedicated cheerleader so the dress and girl thing wouldn't set him off. In fact Peter would have made since with this message more but guess he wouldn't have much impact on the main conflict. IDK Gender identity is one of those things I would odds are never understand completely.
@@FreeAimDog It's more of the concept itself that I don't get.I'm born male and okay being male, that kind of it. Outside of basic biology, men and women are not that different to me. A person can enjoy what ever the hell they want as long as they're not intentionally hurt/abuse someone. Even though I'm not trans myself I can understand not feeling comfortable in their own body so they change to fit them. Non binary and gender fluid are the ones that really confuse me the most. I'm not against anything these people do or say, but I will probably never really understand that part of them or atleast their perspective of it. If they're cool, then they're cool. If they act like assholes, then they're assholes. Simple as that.
It sucks that we can't see this same level of effort with actually new IPs under Nick. To me, this and the Loud House both prove Nick can still be just as great as ever, but they seem very disinterested in actually new properties. The one that was announced and has actually shown promise, Glitch Techs, has been delayed just as long as this. Except I think there's less an excuse there because production was literally halted on that.
Nickelodeon is legitmately going to die as a network if they don't get their shit together. There are more kids IRL I know that watch JaidenAmimations or the Odds1Out compared to most kids shows these days
Glitch Techs is in post production as of late, and their office is shrinking to make room for other shows. Not only that, it’s been pushed to a 2020 slate, according to Twitter. I don’t know if that show will receive a second season, now that most of the original staff left for other projects.
2:11 yep i've only seen a handful of rocko episodes, but not nearly as many as hey arnold and rugrats. but i really did enjiy it despite my lack of knowledge of the show!
Rocko's >Current Year in all seriousness I agree fully that this is a grade-A revival. It's like they never put the series down to begin with, and it avoids tossing mud at anything that didn't need mud tossed at it. Though I disagree with Rocko's anger feeling out-of-place within the full context of the episode. He spent twenty years with only a three-episode compilation VHS of that show and two knuckleheads as company, so the show means a lot more to him than it ever did in the series beforehand. It seems like that last bit was primarily just to work him past his stockholm syndrome-esque nostalgia they wrote for this plot to factory reset him for a proper season if they ever make one.
I thought how the writers treated Rachel was quite tactful, and she was a wholesome addition to the story. It's amazing how "Trans people exist, and maybe just accept people for how they are." is too much "politics" for some people. You could only see that mild message as "too preachy" if you are a virulent bigot.
Might help if it wasn't just done for the creator to virtue signal to the popular narrative. There was no reason to do it and LGBT characters don't need to be shoehorned into every franchise that exists. You are not that numerous.
@@Maniacman2030 Just LGBTQ people existing in media isn't virtual signaling it's actual representation. I'm tired of people using that word to thinly vail their bigotry as help, minorities don't you to make choices for them and you gotta suck that up.
The mayo gave me flashbacks of that one Easter where teen nick said they had a lost episode of Rockos Modern Life. But they showed a picture of that damn mayo 😡
This special honestly blew my expectations out of the water. Mad props to the writers for handling a trans character in such a respectable way while still staying true to the humor of the show.
Nathaniel Foga except an actual Netflix movie that's 90 minutes come on who wouldn't want to watch a 90 minute superhero origin story about Jenny (I kinda want to see an origin movie but it's fine if it's not)
its very very faithful to the original, i consumed A LOT of rocko growing up and this felt like a longer episode. Also rocko says trans rights! (and yea all of rocko is on VRV and it also has closed captions!)
As a Rocko fan who grew up in south America with the Mexican dub of the show I have to give them props for bringing almost every one from the original cast for the dub of the special, sure Rocko and Ed Bighead had to be replaced because Rocko's va is dead and Ed's is retired, but they got decent sound a likes, but it was nice almost every one else had their original voice, even minor characters like Duppet and Dr. Hutch.
A small correction, but later I discovered Ed was voiced by his original VA, Gabriel Chavez, but he does sound a bit different at times which is understandable since he is 73 years old, regardless the rest of my last comment remains the same.
Now if only Netflix could buy back the IP rights of a certain show after it got written off and then produced more of it. One about Giant Robots. I know they won't and are not in a financial position at the moment to do so, but let me dream.
Oh you mean about the fat guy a skinny douche and a hot alien female fighting a galactic war in a post apocalyptic future in a car that turns into a robot in New Jersey? That show.
We can’t live in the past we can be grateful for it but if we don’t accept what’s now we can miss out on what’s most important For all the haters who can’t accept modern shows or channel changes
My mom and I watched it this morning. We both enjoyed it immensely. I am a fan who obviously knows more of the lore but she is a causal fan who watched it with us when we were growing up in the 90s in passing and we both got a lot out of it. Great special, and wonderful review as always.
I'd just seen this special on Netflix and LOVED It and I'd been a HUGE Fan of Rocko's Modern Life and I have The Complete Series to Rocko's Modern Life on DVD and it still is the Funniest Nickelodeon Cartoon
I liked the "cancelled show" premise really well, but i think it would had been a touch more relatable if they kept the fatheads running, but became unfunnily violent and mean-spirited, like spongebob and family guy.
**SPOILERS** for those who haven't watched, and you really should by the way, but again **SPOILERS** This extended episode (which is a great term to describe this) dealt with current issues in a hilarious, but also sometimes awkward, uncomfortable manner, because that's often how modern day issues feel, awkward, but you still have to come to terms and open lines of dialogue. The fact that Rachel still came through for Mr. Bighead based on the love she still had for her parents, when you stop and appreciate it that was in and of itself, more moving than some of the stuff Disney Pixar has put out. It was so completely self-referential, it went to the point that it even became anti-itself when critiquing the cartoon revival craze as not looking forward and being stuck in the past, and this could easily extend into videogame remasters which game devs are more than happy to make since it's just a matter of polishing, no storyline writing needed, and hey look at the money we just printed. It's not just "oh game devs/TV writers don't have any good ideas anymore" no, there's a DEMAND for this kind of stuff and they are supplying it because they respond to the market. Static Cling is telling you it shouldn't exist, and that wallowing in our nostalgia is great for a while, feels nice indeed, but let's also remember you have a life to experience nowadays too. Well done to Joe Murray and his team. They made a revival to end all revivals in more ways than one. Oh and that joke with Mrs. Bighead licking the Fatheads popsicle.... holy shit....
Kinda losing the point a bit at the end there, but I see where you are going. Also, some commenters have mentioned that according to the creator, a proper continuation may come if there is enough interest and he gets the people involved in this to work on it.
@@frickthefuckoff I've heard that as well. Given this outing I don't see that it could go badly, writing was as solid as it was back in the 90s, and the animation quality was untouched also. So if that's how Joe and his crew would like to keep the lights on for the next year or two we'll be here to watch certainly. My only concern stems from how "Tuca and Bertie" has been treated by Netflix. I think maybe RML should try to find a home somewhere else, again if Joe Murray does want to go through with it. They're different shows but woven with very similar humor. Also I admit I didn't go too much into the "accepting change" moral on my earlier comment, like I did think the 'whinds of change' bit for example was a tad more heavy handed than it needed to be, it felt like a 90s kids cartoon the most at that bit, but I also like that it was loyal to its formula. I was just far more taken by the angle at which it attacked reluctance to change rather than how it gave the lesson in accepting it. Humor was razor sharp, pulled no punches on the viewer, the ticker at the bottom of the screen during the newscast scenes was pure savagery for instance, to say nothing of the Conglom-O employee that broke down in tears when he realized he didn't know how his children were.
Static Truths they might move to another network but in all likelihood it’s probably gone forever! But hey that’s what happens when Netflix doesn’t put animations on the trending page!
Static Truths probably not because if I’m not mistaken to many of the same artists and writers work on Bojack and that would be a conflict of interest selling it to Hulu because they are competing agains each other! Plus it might be one of those things where the licensing is with Netflix just how Viacom has licensing for old nick shows and sell it to Netflix because that’s not a conflict of interest! But hey it could happen because Viacom did sell Doug to Disney and that was a conflict of interest!
As a trans woman who watched Rocko before realizing who I was, the Rachel plotline makes me super happy. So glad they treated the subject with respect.
No offense just my opinion to someone who is in it.but u a man wanting to be a woman..who u really are as a person and how u Express yourself has nothing to do with gender..who u really are is who u is but the black and white of the matter is u lying to yourself and u living that lie. Isn't that more dangerous u living a lie and u promote it to the youth. How can u trust a person who believe god makes mistakes or someone who lie to themselves and believe the lie. Plz respond...
Is everyone complaining abt Rachel forgetting Heffer’s brother Peter? Y’know the guy who dressed like a girl and participated in traditionally feminine activities always saying his family didn’t understand him? Sure, he was a very minor character but as Pan pointed out, the whole “parents disapproving of their child” thing was a recurring thing with the show so it isn’t unprecedented. Maybe it would’ve been better if they did a different character (bc they kinda used this one before) but it was still good and fitting
Rachel Bighead is the best thing about this about this special. It would’ve been so easy to make cheap jokes and laugh at minorities, but handled her very tactfully
This vid was a hoot! Been so hyped for this special, can't wait to watch this and Zim, hopefully this means we can get more from these shows, if not, I'm still satisfied! ^^
People like to think anything with more representation than previously normal is some sort of SJW ploy to take over the world or something now. Maybe those people should learn a little from the special and listen to *the winds of change*
I don't see why not. Static Cling prove that Joe Murray and the crew are still capable making amazing Rocko's Modern Life material. After making this great special, imagine the potential of a great revival series? That means Rocko's Modern Life has the opportunity to have a revival series that's an example of a reboot series done right. If Joe has an interest making a new Rocko's Modern Life series, then that'll be really amazing. And it can stream on Netflix.
If you are worried that this new Rocko's Modern Life wont include all the crazy antics the original had, I'll tell you right now, Static Cling is every bit as batshit insane and clever as the original, if not even more so!
Ralph becoming Rachel was handed well. It wasn’t too preachy, heavy handed, and they didn’t make Mr. Bighead a bigot. They made it feel more naturally part of the plot
I thought it was brilliant. The commentary on modern Hollywoods handling of beloved franchises was perfect. It took shots at every and anything. I don't think it aired on Nick because all of that stuff would have been missed by kids along with the tons of in jokes directed at fans of the original series. It was as faithful as I hoped it would be while being as clever as ever instead of dumbed down like modern Spongebob. I would love to see more.
I was thinking the same thing (more or less) it pretty much played like a regular episode of Rocko's Modern Life which really all it needs. Nothing too big or grand, just humble.
Joe Murray was asked about whether or not the special was a finale or ending to the series or if there was room for more episodes and ideas and things to say about the characters. And he said it was possible, that there is always more to say and that if given the opportunity and if the people who worked on it with him would be open to it as well, it would be something he wouldnt mind discussing. For example there were things cut from the special that he said could work as episodes in themselves. Anyway, just thought I'd share that. I think people should really look into what else he had to say regarding the show in general. He's always seemed like a really nice dude and I appreciate his heart going into his work and message he was trying to get across.
Murray is a very down to earth Fellow. And San Josean. He graduated in 1985 from De Anza College outside of Apple's HQs in Silicon Valley. Murray said that MTV Networks and Games Animations,Inc gave him lots of freedom and creative control during Rocko's First 2 Seasons of '93 and '94, they did cross the line a few times which led to TWO episodes being BANNED from Nickelodeon. When Viacom brought out Nickelodeon in 1995, it was in the middle of production of Season 3, Viacom however wasn't so friendly and forced Murray to tone down the show significantly, they even displayed homophobia when they asked him to fire Voice Actress Linda Wallem(Dr. Hutchinson,Virginia Wofe,Alicia The Maillady) because she had just come out of the closet. Murray and the Crew REFUSED and defended Wallem, Viacom however forced them to use an Alias for Wallem in her Billing name in the Cast "Linda Waller" as a way to spite them. Finally in August 1996, when Viacom agreed to renew the show for one more season with about 5 episodes ready to air, the Clashes between Murray, Joe Murray Productions, and Viacom International reached a Breaking point as Murray announced to them that they were NOT going to proceed with producing a 5th Season and told Viacom that "Murray just can't do it anymore".
I think the trans thing is fitting for Ralph/Rachael, considering that frogs are capable of changing their sex. It works as a deep message and a biology gag.
This special was a just a really nice continuation/reboot of the original. Really exited for the Invader Zim one, along with a video from you about it. And I speculate that dubbing the special in different languages took part in the it taking a while to release. Nice review overall.
Yeah it's fine. I'm happy with it. Yes the Hey Arnold jungle movie is great finale for Hey Arnold. I would be fine with not seeing anymore Arnold stuff. But for Rocko. I would like to see more. I can't imagine it being on Netflix since they ain't doing so hot these days.
I love that she doesn't show nearly as much fear towards the situations that trans women tend to face, since we can assume she's been living her truth for years now. She's learned to be confident in herself and to accept her body as it is now, and even after having to deal with her father's rejection, she's probably rehearsed the situation in her head and lived it in the wake of his reaction to her hobbies long enough to know he's just a stubborn toad who needs time to adjust.
"Bu-bu-but muh favez showz from teh 90z pu$hing SJW politicz!!!" That's literally the comments section for the Netflix trailer. Glad this is the most popular reaction video to Static Clean; it actually is truthful to what the show was in the first place.
Yeah. A lot of anti-SJWs always blame on the minority for being "woke". They may have a point that leftists did everything wrong, but they completely obsessed with the SJWs so badly that they ended up losing their mojo. Don't get me wrong! The "woke" is a red flag to entertainment industry but blaming on the minorities -- who are used as a scapegoat and a prisoner to SJWs -- are just THAT bad. Anyways, Static Cling is a great revival that stayed faithful to the original series. Period.
honestly some of my favorite jokes include the two aliens, the CG fatheads, and the 10 hours of mops video spunky watches also it’s apparantly confirmed that the chameleon brothers were deported off-screen in the last news scene in the film seriously hope they give us a DVD release of the film
That special was PERFECTION! I know you say that in the title, but you didn't quite dig into it - probably to save more spoilers. I just can feel the care in every frame, in every scene, in every joke. Against the odds, this exists! And I'm so grateful!! I hope modern cartoons learns a thing or two from this.
I just want my show baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy this special when I saw it. This definitely captured the same spirit like the rest of the series (and successfully made some of the satire on our new modern world like the original series' run).
Usually representation for existing characters feel like an afterthought. Like "Oh lets make this character this to represent". This felt like it was almost planned. The character was always unhappy, went soul searching, and used a modern day action for it. As someone who isnt trans I didnt feel as if the character was drastically different or changed, and this felt like natural progression. Id say shows with more natural representation can help those not in it feel more normal to it and not see different people as special parade floats and just as normal people
We don't need this agenda drilled into kid's heads. It's bad enough it's already forced onto them and encouraged in real life. Blatant child abuse in action.
... I cried watching this. Both from the nostalgia and for Rachel. She was my favorite character and I just wanted her to be happy. That smile of her being accepted by the trio made me bawl.
@@bluessbelles yeah and I don't know what's going on with tbs. I mean final space just moved to adult swim and didn't that one show called tarantula get canceled for some reason
There’s a very subtle detail that I noticed in the special that i really liked. It was clearly done digitally, but there seems to be an overlay that mimics tv static that you see on old TVs.
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I'm back. This is a smaller video. Working on a main video: MUCHA LUCHA coming out later this week. Coincidentally Ricochet and Rocko have the same voice actor.
I clicked on this so fast it says 1 view....
A video is always better than no video Pan.... love the vid
Glad you're back!
Can't wait for invader zim review lol
I loved mucha lucha as a kid
Funfact
in the spanish latino version of the special, they made a reference to the old rocko voice actor "carlos iñigo" in one scene when mr big head sayd "sueltame, dejame ir, iñigo no me trataba asi" (iñigo didnt treated me like this) since iñigo passed away in 2017
Awww wow
I love when dubs on other languages put in their all. That was a great moment
That’s touching and kind of sad at the same time.
i didnt know that rocko's latin spanish va passed away. i remember very well that when i was a kid,they would put rocko's modern life, hey arnold, rugrats ahh! real monsters and dragon ball z on telemundo and that's how i got to watch rocko's modern life.
Unfortunately, Brazilian Rocko's voice actor passed away before this show...
“Better late than the N word”
- Pan Pizza
2019
*OOF*
This is why i love pan. Its like he has my style of comedy but perfected to be the best and worst at the same time
with a hard R?
WSJ would like to know your location.
better late than NI-
Oh, so Big Head really has no son.
[Laugh track]
[Seinfeld Music]
"I have no son!"
"Wow thanks!"
"Wait no..."
They actually say that in the show.
Actually rocko says it, its actually a really cute scene
HEHEHEH I AM BOLD AND BRASH
"Very original"
It's not a joke nor am I trying to impress you.
Can I also comment on how great the special looks? It's clearly digital but at no point does it take the cheap way out and use tween flash or passing off CG as 2D
Oh its super refreshing to see something that actually looks like traditional 2D animation from the west without odd moments of flash clearly being used while still having very fluid and animated motions and expressions.
I'm glad they made fun of that
Joe Murray said they found people to paint the backgrounds in the same style like in the original and used a studio that still did hand drawn animation with pencil and paper
@@AnimeBloodyMuffin I could tell they did that because you can see "imperfections" in the line work, that was so refreshing to see again
Also my source of info on this is can be found in episode 243 of the Saturday Morning Cartoons podcast he was on btw. I recommend people to check it out if they're interested in what else he had to say about the special and show in general.
"Like Toy Story 4, but I didn't have to buy a ticket." JESUS that was accurate...
Huh?
Toy Story 4 is overrated and doesn't need to exist. It destroyed Buzz's and Woody's characters and mocked Andy's legacy
@@StarWritterSW I agree with most of this.
@@StarWritterSW Woody was ok
Buzz was turned into an idiot
@@Klonoahedgehog what you don't agree?
According to composer Jim Lang, HEY ARNOLD!: THE JUNGLE MOVIE actually did very well in the ratings, but it was mainly with millennials. As great as that is, the target audience at Nickelodeon is still kids age 6-11.
interesting that cartoon network targeted 11-15 year olds between 2010-2015 & was doing great at it until a new ceo came
Well with Netflix they don't have to worry about ad revenue
They were catering to older audiences for that movie
@@23567678 they were better doing those years
@@23567678 well they arent. We're allowed to complain about bad business choices
tbh the mop joke was the pinnacle of comedy and nothing on netflix will ever top it
sladikk now i feel really stupid for not getting it
Which joke?
Wasnt there an episode where rocko took spunky to therapy to make him stop? Man i wanna rewatch that
sladikk [mail man] you sick freak
@@Bcast64 yknow as a dog you should know
Yeah it was good...but did you see the newest episode of Wacky Delly?
It's on a streaming service that no one has tho
@@RebelTaxi I would if it was available outside the US. Pricks!!
RebelTaxi oh my God, they stream Wacky Delly on Crackle?
I am the cheese! I am the best character on the show!
Stopped watching after season 2 when that Bighead Lady ruined it.
Joe Murray should do more voice work. He has a lovely voice.
He really does! Even narration work would be nice.
Very true
I want him to read me bedtime stories
>make an episode title "I Have No Son"
At least it was accurate
Eyyyyyyyyy
There was one thing that bothered me about the special:
For how much they joked about how much society has changed in the past 20 years, how did they not once bring up the Fatheads possibly being online or streaming? You could've made a joke about Rocko trying to pirate and getting in a needlessly large amount of trouble for it.
Could that possibly be an episode in the new series if it comes out?
I haven’t seen the special yet. I’m waiting for my friends to visit town first.
I'm assuming Conglomo TV is like an App or something.
Well, many old cartoons never seen the day of light, even now.
Like someone said, try can use that idea for a future episode
Getting in trouble for pirating a show is like, so last decade. Plus, Rocko doesn't know anyone that could explain that to him, and it'd really just take away from the rest of the story.
Maybe they became lost media....?
My thoughts on the Rocko special: *THAT WAS A HOOT!*
A hoot it was indeed.
I think they missed an obvious joke where after revealing Ralph to be Rachel, Heffer should have something along the lines of "So you got a name change?"
In all honesty that would be kind of funny
i could see heffer saying that but then he would have to explain why he thinks hes a chick and that would make the whole situation awkward.
@@FreeAimDog No it can still work but the name thing is all Heffer sees is different. Heffer's brother Peter is known to be either a cross dresser or a very dedicated cheerleader so the dress and girl thing wouldn't set him off. In fact Peter would have made since with this message more but guess he wouldn't have much impact on the main conflict. IDK
Gender identity is one of those things I would odds are never understand completely.
@@fandude666 me either, why cant people be fine with having penis and balls like we do? we dont have trouble knowing we were born guys
@@FreeAimDog It's more of the concept itself that I don't get.I'm born male and okay being male, that kind of it. Outside of basic biology, men and women are not that different to me. A person can enjoy what ever the hell they want as long as they're not intentionally hurt/abuse someone. Even though I'm not trans myself I can understand not feeling comfortable in their own body so they change to fit them. Non binary and gender fluid are the ones that really confuse me the most. I'm not against anything these people do or say, but I will probably never really understand that part of them or atleast their perspective of it. If they're cool, then they're cool. If they act like assholes, then they're assholes. Simple as that.
Missed you Pan. Hope you enjoyed your break!
He was on break?
@thatguyisdavid yeah real breaks are like Jontron levels of absences!
Did anyone else notice the breast implant joke from Ms Bighead at the cartoon party at the end?
Ayaanle Musse that and the mop porn spunky was watching
Yes to all of your comments 😛
Fun fact rocko's modern life paced the ways for spongebob,tom kenny the voice of spongebob was heffer and Stephen hildenberg worked on rocko too
As well as the co-creators of Phineas and Ferb
Yeah, pan actually covered a lot of that in his review of the show
I was just saying it felt like what Spongebob used to be
and mr lawrence too
"A lot of writers with problems with their fathers." That explains everything.
Hey Arnold Jungle Movie = Success
Rocko Static Cling = Success
Ren and Stimpy Adult Party = Failure
What happened here?
John K
Yep
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@@RebelTaxi you're not wrong
geardog24 yeah you can bring back the old Nickelodeon property in a right way
It sucks that we can't see this same level of effort with actually new IPs under Nick. To me, this and the Loud House both prove Nick can still be just as great as ever, but they seem very disinterested in actually new properties. The one that was announced and has actually shown promise, Glitch Techs, has been delayed just as long as this. Except I think there's less an excuse there because production was literally halted on that.
Nickelodeon is legitmately going to die as a network if they don't get their shit together. There are more kids IRL I know that watch JaidenAmimations or the Odds1Out compared to most kids shows these days
Glitch Techs is in post production as of late, and their office is shrinking to make room for other shows. Not only that, it’s been pushed to a 2020 slate, according to Twitter. I don’t know if that show will receive a second season, now that most of the original staff left for other projects.
I guess Mr. Bighead was right. He has no son! Hahaha...ᵖˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵉⁿᵈ ᵐᵉ....
[laugh track]
whoa
2:11 yep i've only seen a handful of rocko episodes, but not nearly as many as hey arnold and rugrats. but i really did enjiy it despite my lack of knowledge of the show!
same. know more cartoons than all my limbs can count.
Rocko's >Current Year
in all seriousness I agree fully that this is a grade-A revival. It's like they never put the series down to begin with, and it avoids tossing mud at anything that didn't need mud tossed at it.
Though I disagree with Rocko's anger feeling out-of-place within the full context of the episode. He spent twenty years with only a three-episode compilation VHS of that show and two knuckleheads as company, so the show means a lot more to him than it ever did in the series beforehand. It seems like that last bit was primarily just to work him past his stockholm syndrome-esque nostalgia they wrote for this plot to factory reset him for a proper season if they ever make one.
Looks like Nickelodeon and Disney can do cartoon reboots right!
Cartoon Network...WHATS UP?!
People: this special panders to the modern day
Me: rocko has been like that in the 90s
People: but that’s different!
They just don't like that Rocko shitting on the cartoon community was 110% accurate.
StudioUAC I see that you graduated the school of 5th grader jokes, congratulations, hopefully next time you can actually make funny jokes.
StudioUAC Go away
StudioUAC ha ha ha trans genders ha ha look at me I’m so cool and edgy XD XD XD XD XD.
@@BlappyboopI see you're an alumni as well.
I thought how the writers treated Rachel was quite tactful, and she was a wholesome addition to the story. It's amazing how "Trans people exist, and maybe just accept people for how they are." is too much "politics" for some people. You could only see that mild message as "too preachy" if you are a virulent bigot.
Might help if it wasn't just done for the creator to virtue signal to the popular narrative. There was no reason to do it and LGBT characters don't need to be shoehorned into every franchise that exists. You are not that numerous.
@@Maniacman2030 well according to him you are a "virulent bigot" and his word is final so you better pack your things.
@@Maniacman2030 What an absolutely brainlet take.
@@Maniacman2030 yup
@@Maniacman2030 Just LGBTQ people existing in media isn't virtual signaling it's actual representation. I'm tired of people using that word to thinly vail their bigotry as help, minorities don't you to make choices for them and you gotta suck that up.
Now if only we could get a certain revival involving kids in space to happen..
What, you mean Lloyd in Space?
@@Mace2.0 more Galactic than that I think.
JoelPerry1 I’ll be game of adult swim revives Galatic KNd for an adult audience and make it lord of the flies meets Logan’s Run
@@JoelPerry1 Going Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic Kids Next Door, huh?
Space Cases
The mayo gave me flashbacks of that one Easter where teen nick said they had a lost episode of Rockos Modern Life. But they showed a picture of that damn mayo 😡
The "Mayo" gag was an early Rick Roll gag first used in Wacky Delil
This special honestly blew my expectations out of the water. Mad props to the writers for handling a trans character in such a respectable way while still staying true to the humor of the show.
Ike Jacobovits of all cops beat their wives. Yeah it’s awful, glad you’re trying to bring more attention to it.
Facts
Bret Hart when was their an episode where the whole town went bankrupt.
@Ike Jacobovits I'm gonna misrepresent statistics to appear smarter than I really am
@Bret Hart Pffft shut up clown
I saw the special and I can only sum up my experience with it: *That was a HOOT!*
Who else here wants My Life as a Teenage Robot to get the same revival treatment Rocko did ?😁👌
Nah hey arnold
Holy crap hell yeah, I'm down!
Just don’t get political annnnnd ye we good👍
Nathaniel Foga except an actual Netflix movie that's 90 minutes come on who wouldn't want to watch a 90 minute superhero origin story about Jenny (I kinda want to see an origin movie but it's fine if it's not)
*I have a mighty need*
its very very faithful to the original, i consumed A LOT of rocko growing up and this felt like a longer episode. Also rocko says trans rights! (and yea all of rocko is on VRV and it also has closed captions!)
As a Rocko fan who grew up in south America with the Mexican dub of the show I have to give them props for bringing almost every one from the original cast for the dub of the special, sure Rocko and Ed Bighead had to be replaced because Rocko's va is dead and Ed's is retired, but they got decent sound a likes, but it was nice almost every one else had their original voice, even minor characters like Duppet and Dr. Hutch.
A small correction, but later I discovered Ed was voiced by his original VA, Gabriel Chavez, but he does sound a bit different at times which is understandable since he is 73 years old, regardless the rest of my last comment remains the same.
Now if only Netflix could buy back the IP rights of a certain show after it got written off and then produced more of it.
One about Giant Robots.
I know they won't and are not in a financial position at the moment to do so, but let me dream.
Oh you mean about the fat guy a skinny douche and a hot alien female fighting a galactic war in a post apocalyptic future in a car that turns into a robot in New Jersey? That show.
@@grovilite4220 Yes
Aww hell yeah love meeting more Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot fans
Then how come they’re making The Cuphead Show, and Kid Cosmic?
YOU GOTTA GO FIRST GEAR IN YOUR GIANT ROBOT CARRRRRR
I can probably think of a bunch of other shows that are in need of a revival (a good one)
The best line was when ed bighead said to rocko. "Go to the 90s where you belong."
Can't wait for your review of the Invader Zim movie.
Can’t wait to see it and how he puts his magic review skill on it
That was a good movie, compared to this shit.
We can’t live in the past we can be grateful for it but if we don’t accept what’s now we can miss out on what’s most important
For all the haters who can’t accept modern shows or channel changes
My mom and I watched it this morning. We both enjoyed it immensely. I am a fan who obviously knows more of the lore but she is a causal fan who watched it with us when we were growing up in the 90s in passing and we both got a lot out of it. Great special, and wonderful review as always.
Y’know, the Fatheads were great and all that, but where’s my Wacky Delly reboot?
sausage party
also your username ties it all together
I am the cheese. I am the best character on this show.
I sort of teared up watching this. I was so happy to see this show done justice.
I'd just seen this special on Netflix and LOVED It and I'd been a HUGE Fan of Rocko's Modern Life and I have The Complete Series to Rocko's Modern Life on DVD and it still is the Funniest Nickelodeon Cartoon
The show is called The Fatheads, not The Bigheads.
I liked the "cancelled show" premise really well, but i think it would had been a touch more relatable if they kept the fatheads running, but became unfunnily violent and mean-spirited, like spongebob and family guy.
Glad people found this modern interpretation of Rocko great.
Rocko's Modern life. A show to be proud of growing up with.
"It's the FATHEADS! Pan!" (Mr Fathead smashes Pan with a parking meter)
I was actually scared that the show wouldn’t be as funny as I’d remembered, but was so glad that I laughed at the first few jokes
_21st Century is a very dangerous century..._
*My childhood:* This does put a smile on my face.
Bruh you forgot face
**SPOILERS** for those who haven't watched, and you really should by the way, but again **SPOILERS**
This extended episode (which is a great term to describe this) dealt with current issues in a hilarious, but also sometimes awkward, uncomfortable manner, because that's often how modern day issues feel, awkward, but you still have to come to terms and open lines of dialogue. The fact that Rachel still came through for Mr. Bighead based on the love she still had for her parents, when you stop and appreciate it that was in and of itself, more moving than some of the stuff Disney Pixar has put out.
It was so completely self-referential, it went to the point that it even became anti-itself when critiquing the cartoon revival craze as not looking forward and being stuck in the past, and this could easily extend into videogame remasters which game devs are more than happy to make since it's just a matter of polishing, no storyline writing needed, and hey look at the money we just printed.
It's not just "oh game devs/TV writers don't have any good ideas anymore" no, there's a DEMAND for this kind of stuff and they are supplying it because they respond to the market.
Static Cling is telling you it shouldn't exist, and that wallowing in our nostalgia is great for a while, feels nice indeed, but let's also remember you have a life to experience nowadays too. Well done to Joe Murray and his team. They made a revival to end all revivals in more ways than one.
Oh and that joke with Mrs. Bighead licking the Fatheads popsicle.... holy shit....
Kinda losing the point a bit at the end there, but I see where you are going.
Also, some commenters have mentioned that according to the creator, a proper continuation may come if there is enough interest and he gets the people involved in this to work on it.
@@frickthefuckoff I've heard that as well. Given this outing I don't see that it could go badly, writing was as solid as it was back in the 90s, and the animation quality was untouched also.
So if that's how Joe and his crew would like to keep the lights on for the next year or two we'll be here to watch certainly. My only concern stems from how "Tuca and Bertie" has been treated by Netflix. I think maybe RML should try to find a home somewhere else, again if Joe Murray does want to go through with it. They're different shows but woven with very similar humor.
Also I admit I didn't go too much into the "accepting change" moral on my earlier comment, like I did think the 'whinds of change' bit for example was a tad more heavy handed than it needed to be, it felt like a 90s kids cartoon the most at that bit, but I also like that it was loyal to its formula. I was just far more taken by the angle at which it attacked reluctance to change rather than how it gave the lesson in accepting it.
Humor was razor sharp, pulled no punches on the viewer, the ticker at the bottom of the screen during the newscast scenes was pure savagery for instance, to say nothing of the Conglom-O employee that broke down in tears when he realized he didn't know how his children were.
I loved this special! I'd love Nick shows on Netflix. Glad to see Pan back!
When are you guys on the podcast going to talk about all the new Netflix cartoons and the canceling of tuca and birdy
Static Truths they might move to another network but in all likelihood it’s probably gone forever! But hey that’s what happens when Netflix doesn’t put animations on the trending page!
Static Truths probably not because if I’m not mistaken to many of the same artists and writers work on Bojack and that would be a conflict of interest selling it to Hulu because they are competing agains each other! Plus it might be one of those things where the licensing is with Netflix just how Viacom has licensing for old nick shows and sell it to Netflix because that’s not a conflict of interest! But hey it could happen because Viacom did sell Doug to Disney and that was a conflict of interest!
As a trans woman who watched Rocko before realizing who I was, the Rachel plotline makes me super happy. So glad they treated the subject with respect.
Same
No offense just my opinion to someone who is in it.but u a man wanting to be a woman..who u really are as a person and how u Express yourself has nothing to do with gender..who u really are is who u is but the black and white of the matter is u lying to yourself and u living that lie. Isn't that more dangerous u living a lie and u promote it to the youth. How can u trust a person who believe god makes mistakes or someone who lie to themselves and believe the lie. Plz respond...
@@andredeshazier143 huh?
Is everyone complaining abt Rachel forgetting Heffer’s brother Peter? Y’know the guy who dressed like a girl and participated in traditionally feminine activities always saying his family didn’t understand him? Sure, he was a very minor character but as Pan pointed out, the whole “parents disapproving of their child” thing was a recurring thing with the show so it isn’t unprecedented. Maybe it would’ve been better if they did a different character (bc they kinda used this one before) but it was still good and fitting
I never even though about it that way! You're right!
Nobody cares
He could just be a cross dresser and not trans
+Tyrone Chillifoot: I didn’t mean he was, I meant this subject matter isn’t as out of place in this show as some ppl are acting like it is
@@tyronechillifoot5573 You mean a trap?
So happy to see Rocko again I hope we get more of these specials.
Rachel Bighead is the best thing about this about this special. It would’ve been so easy to make cheap jokes and laugh at minorities, but handled her very tactfully
I couldn't be more happy with Rocco.
solid special, no complaints. The animation and voices were fantastic. :)
Omg the kid in the Toaster Strudel commercial was Zero in the movie Holes. Boy I feel old now.
This vid was a hoot!
Been so hyped for this special, can't wait to watch this and Zim, hopefully this means we can get more from these shows, if not, I'm still satisfied! ^^
It's weird to watch the episode and understand the message and have people whine about Ralph being Rachel.
Credit to the special, the Rachel thing didn't feel that forced compared to other shows or movies
It really does prove the point the creators are trying to cross. Ralphs thing was not being accepted by his parents. Not accepting it is quite ironic.
@@humanman7368 And those same people claim to be fans of the show. 😂
Felipe Gamarra exactly what I thought too
People like to think anything with more representation than previously normal is some sort of SJW ploy to take over the world or something now. Maybe those people should learn a little from the special and listen to *the winds of change*
I rly wish this would be the start of a rocko revival
Maybe they are gauging the interest...hopefully
Dude I would pay them to make that revival, they should make a kickstarter or something like that right?
I'm willing to bet that this is a backdoor pilot.
I don't see why not. Static Cling prove that Joe Murray and the crew are still capable making amazing Rocko's Modern Life material. After making this great special, imagine the potential of a great revival series? That means Rocko's Modern Life has the opportunity to have a revival series that's an example of a reboot series done right. If Joe has an interest making a new Rocko's Modern Life series, then that'll be really amazing. And it can stream on Netflix.
If you are worried that this new Rocko's Modern Life wont include all the crazy antics the original had, I'll tell you right now, Static Cling is every bit as batshit insane and clever as the original, if not even more so!
Ralph becoming Rachel was handed well. It wasn’t too preachy, heavy handed, and they didn’t make Mr. Bighead a bigot. They made it feel more naturally part of the plot
It felt out of place and forced. Nobody wants to hear about a dude getting his dick mutilated and expecting people to not think he's an insane freak.
@@bluechicky2662 lol shut up
I agree. It's handled and written really well.
This special is a lesson on modernizing an already modern life.
I thought it was brilliant. The commentary on modern Hollywoods handling of beloved franchises was perfect. It took shots at every and anything. I don't think it aired on Nick because all of that stuff would have been missed by kids along with the tons of in jokes directed at fans of the original series. It was as faithful as I hoped it would be while being as clever as ever instead of dumbed down like modern Spongebob. I would love to see more.
I was thinking the same thing (more or less) it pretty much played like a regular episode of Rocko's Modern Life which really all it needs. Nothing too big or grand, just humble.
Joe Murray was asked about whether or not the special was a finale or ending to the series or if there was room for more episodes and ideas and things to say about the characters. And he said it was possible, that there is always more to say and that if given the opportunity and if the people who worked on it with him would be open to it as well, it would be something he wouldnt mind discussing. For example there were things cut from the special that he said could work as episodes in themselves.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that. I think people should really look into what else he had to say regarding the show in general. He's always seemed like a really nice dude and I appreciate his heart going into his work and message he was trying to get across.
Murray is a very down to earth Fellow. And San Josean. He graduated in 1985 from De Anza College outside of Apple's HQs in Silicon Valley.
Murray said that MTV Networks and Games Animations,Inc gave him lots of freedom and creative control during Rocko's First 2 Seasons of '93 and '94, they did cross the line a few times which led to TWO episodes being BANNED from Nickelodeon.
When Viacom brought out Nickelodeon in 1995, it was in the middle of production of Season 3, Viacom however wasn't so friendly and forced Murray to tone down the show significantly, they even displayed homophobia when they asked him to fire Voice Actress Linda Wallem(Dr. Hutchinson,Virginia Wofe,Alicia The Maillady) because she had just come out of the closet. Murray and the Crew REFUSED and defended Wallem, Viacom however forced them to use an Alias for Wallem in her Billing name in the Cast "Linda Waller" as a way to spite them.
Finally in August 1996, when Viacom agreed to renew the show for one more season with about 5 episodes ready to air, the Clashes between Murray, Joe Murray Productions, and Viacom International reached a Breaking point as Murray announced to them that they were NOT going to proceed with producing a 5th Season and told Viacom that "Murray just can't do it anymore".
I think the trans thing is fitting for Ralph/Rachael, considering that frogs are capable of changing their sex. It works as a deep message and a biology gag.
This special was a just a really nice continuation/reboot of the original. Really exited for the Invader Zim one, along with a video from you about it. And I speculate that dubbing the special in different languages took part in the it taking a while to release. Nice review overall.
Yeah it's fine. I'm happy with it.
Yes the Hey Arnold jungle movie is great finale for Hey Arnold. I would be fine with not seeing anymore Arnold stuff. But for Rocko. I would like to see more. I can't imagine it being on Netflix since they ain't doing so hot these days.
If you ask me, it's pretty cool that Rachael is what she is because you know, Modern life. And because Frogs can change their sex
I love that she doesn't show nearly as much fear towards the situations that trans women tend to face, since we can assume she's been living her truth for years now. She's learned to be confident in herself and to accept her body as it is now, and even after having to deal with her father's rejection, she's probably rehearsed the situation in her head and lived it in the wake of his reaction to her hobbies long enough to know he's just a stubborn toad who needs time to adjust.
Now we know why Nickelodeon ditched the movie and kept silent for 2 years after its sneak peak.
Goodvillain 101 pulled a clickbait
Nope. That's not why.
"Bu-bu-but muh favez showz from teh 90z pu$hing SJW politicz!!!" That's literally the comments section for the Netflix trailer. Glad this is the most popular reaction video to Static Clean; it actually is truthful to what the show was in the first place.
@kristian rikardsen bro talkin about politics in 2019? CRINGE!
Yeah. A lot of anti-SJWs always blame on the minority for being "woke". They may have a point that leftists did everything wrong, but they completely obsessed with the SJWs so badly that they ended up losing their mojo. Don't get me wrong! The "woke" is a red flag to entertainment industry but blaming on the minorities -- who are used as a scapegoat and a prisoner to SJWs -- are just THAT bad.
Anyways, Static Cling is a great revival that stayed faithful to the original series. Period.
Dr. Katz has been holding onto the same mop for the past 20(ish) years.
"Local man misses important plot points looking for hidden messages" on that final Nosy news scene
honestly some of my favorite jokes include the two aliens, the CG fatheads, and the 10 hours of mops video spunky watches
also it’s apparantly confirmed that the chameleon brothers were deported off-screen in the last news scene in the film
seriously hope they give us a DVD release of the film
the two aliens were the best.
the plankton alien: *NO THEY WEREN’T*
Don’t forget the running gag with the culturally ambiguous pillows
"and hired again by a Hollywood studio"
A DVD wouldn't do this beautifully hand-drawn special justice. A blu-ray, however...!
A cartoon reboot about making a cartoon reboot, so meta.
"WHO'S THE CLOWN NOW?!"
-SaltyDKdan.
That special was PERFECTION! I know you say that in the title, but you didn't quite dig into it - probably to save more spoilers. I just can feel the care in every frame, in every scene, in every joke. Against the odds, this exists! And I'm so grateful!! I hope modern cartoons learns a thing or two from this.
But is there a Camp Lazlo reference?
Yes actually!
@@thefreelancequeen really? What part
@@xblade149 When they are asking where is rachel,the camp appears on that montage
The bird Ed Bighead swats looks like Lazlo.
@@thefreelancequeen Sweet
That old ad at the the end was strange because Spongebob didn't exist yet and it wasn't the focus of the ad.
They should've had a scene where you see Rocko and friends walk into a school then quickly run out as you hear gunshots coming from inside.
I just want my show baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like that you said rachel when talking about her in the past tense. Don't usually care about that sort of thing but you did a great job
his*
@@phineasfacingforward3460 lmao you couldn't even be transphobic right, there isn't a single word in that sentence that would work with "his"
@@bluechicky2662 What you're doing is the literal definition of transphobia, you absolute paint-chip eating dumbass.
I really enjoy this special when I saw it. This definitely captured the same spirit like the rest of the series (and successfully made some of the satire on our new modern world like the original series' run).
I adored Rachel Bighead! She’s the proper trans representation we need in kids television.
Usually representation for existing characters feel like an afterthought. Like "Oh lets make this character this to represent".
This felt like it was almost planned. The character was always unhappy, went soul searching, and used a modern day action for it.
As someone who isnt trans I didnt feel as if the character was drastically different or changed, and this felt like natural progression.
Id say shows with more natural representation can help those not in it feel more normal to it and not see different people as special parade floats and just as normal people
We don't need this agenda drilled into kid's heads. It's bad enough it's already forced onto them and encouraged in real life. Blatant child abuse in action.
MagcargoMan how is trans representation child abuse?
@@lexmarkkel9661 Facts don't care about your feelings. So that's not against free speech.
Inb4 “the water is turning the frogs gay” joke
That smile Rachel gives.
*Protect that smile.*
Great special, great representation, great translation of a 90's style cartoon in 2019. I have to give the creators props for that
I didn't really see the show but this special was good for what it was
6:05
There absolutely should be more episodes. Just one more season to finish things off.
I love the positive trans representation AND it fits with the theme and doesn't feel shoehorned in!
shoehorned
@@chadangeles3856 Hmm?
@@chadangeles3856 who hurt you
This special puts the *MONDERN* in _Rocko's Mondern Life._
The streaming services really do need to get their shit together.
... I cried watching this. Both from the nostalgia and for Rachel. She was my favorite character and I just wanted her to be happy. That smile of her being accepted by the trio made me bawl.
... whatever joke you’re trying to make, stop trying.
This special was the best thing on Netflix this year. Sure, Stranger Things was great, but I've been waiting for this for 3 years!
4:37 Speaking of cartoons at Comic-con when’s Close Enough coming
I was just wondering about that that recently too
Legit almost all of the TBS cartoons ,except Final Space, that they announced at 2017 comic con have not come out yet.
@@bluessbelles yeah and I don't know what's going on with tbs. I mean final space just moved to adult swim and didn't that one show called tarantula get canceled for some reason
I think it got delayed again.
@@lordkaijux5262 i heard from one of the writers that it's going to premiere in 2020
Wow, that final episode was a great segway to a modern reboot!
It has been over a year since my mom found the antisemitic memes on my discord dm. I have now changed for the better
Bruh moment
Preston Heit the what now
wow you are one funny individual.
@@DraphEnjoyer kek
Say what?
We will be lost forever in not knowing the fate of that toaster strudel....
I like just watched this good timing pan
There’s a very subtle detail that I noticed in the special that i really liked. It was clearly done digitally, but there seems to be an overlay that mimics tv static that you see on old TVs.