Q 01/05

What kind of animal is Rocko, the timid Australian immigrant hero of Rocko's Modern Life?

A) A wombat

B) A wallaby

C) A kangaroo

D) A platypus

Answer · why

B) A wallaby

A wallaby is what Rocko is, though others mistake him for a kangaroo or a platypus; the idea came from one the creator watched at a Bay Area zoo, obli...

Q 02/05

Which future voice of SpongeBob SquarePants got an early break playing Heffer in Rocko's Modern Life?

A) Billy West

B) Rob Paulsen

C) Tom Kenny

D) Jim Cummings

Answer · why

C) Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny modeled Heffer's distinctive voice on his 13-year-old nephew, and credits the cartoon with teaching him how to do cartoon voiceovers.

Q 03/05

Which former marine biology teacher directed on Rocko's Modern Life before creating SpongeBob SquarePants?

A) Stephen Hillenburg

B) Butch Hartman

C) Craig McCracken

D) Genndy Tartakovsky

Answer · why

A) Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg landed his first directing job on the show, later did most of the work on its fourth season, and took most of the staff with him to...

Q 04/05

In the Rocko's Modern Life episode "Clean Lovin'", the dog Spunky falls for which household object?

A) A broom

B) A pillow

C) A plunger

D) A mop

Answer · why

D) A mop

A mop wins Spunky's heart in a storyline taken from the creator's original series pitch, which focus groups adored.

Q 05/05

What does Dr. Hutchison, the cat who marries Filburt in Rocko's Modern Life, have instead of a right hand?

A) A drill

B) A hook

C) A mallet

D) A whisk

Answer · why

B) A hook

A hook was the creator's literal reply when a Nickelodeon executive asked for a professional woman with a good hook, meaning a trait that would attrac...