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155-576: The cartoon is set in a universe inhabited solely by anthropomorphic animals of many species and focuses on a trio of campers attending a poorly run summer camp known as Camp Kidney; the series focuses on three "bean scouts": Lazlo the eccentric, optimistic monkey, Raj the Indian elephant, and Clam the albino pygmy rhinoceros. Other characters include the Camp Kidney staff, including the ill-tempered Scoutmaster Lumpus and his mild-mannered assistant Slinkman

310-536: A common warthog who is Jane's assistant. The Cartoon Network press kit describes her as bearing a "gruff, prison guard attitude." She had been a soldier for 15 years. She hates the Bean Scouts with a passion, viewing them as "bitter, dim, and crude", and tries to teach the Squirrel Scouts to despise them as well (in multiple episodes, she has the girls fire watermelons at any Bean Scouts who try to cross

465-535: A "cleaning compulsion," skin ruptures, and phobias of snakes and " bugs " and found "a philosophical home at Camp Kidney." Raj was terrified of water but has since gotten over his fear, becoming one of the stronger swimmers at camp, along with Lazlo and Clam. The kit states that Raj uses many "sayings" that "usually strike a point with his co-conspirators." Raj also owns an "extensive and dusty hi-fi" gramophone record collection. The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Raj as "wise and neurotic." He

620-569: A "marathon with my pants around my ankles". Murray initially believed that he would create one season, move back to the San Francisco Bay Area , and "clean up the loose ends I had left hanging". Murray said that he felt surprised when Nickelodeon approved new seasons; Nickelodeon renewed the series for its second season in December 1993. After season 3, he decided to hand the project to Stephen Hillenburg , who performed most of

775-529: A "natural-born non-conformist." The press kit states that Lazlo "enthusiastically spreads mischief and wacky shenanigans," uses "imagination and creativity" to solve problems, and vex Scoutmaster Lumpus with his "persistent happiness and optimism." The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Lazlo as "energetic." Science Fiction Weekly reporter Kathie Huddleston describes Lazlo as "optimistic" and "out to wreak as much good-natured havoc as he can." Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review

930-487: A bag of pretzels from their homeland, implied to be Canada , yearly. The two also run the camp newspaper "The Weekly Bean." Both are sarcastic towards Edward, although Dave is a little more innocent than Ping Pong is. Mr. Lawrence voices both Dave and Ping Pong. Lawrence "Larry" Lemmingberg, Louis "Louie" Lemmingberg, Leonard Lemmingberg, and Liniment Lemmingberg are quadruplet brothers that are teal-colored and black-eyed Norway lemmings . A Cartoon Network press kit gives

1085-405: A blog called Heat Vision , which covers comic books, science fiction, and horror content. As of August 2013, Comscore measured 12 million unique visitors per month to the site. THR ' s editors have included Janice Min (2010–2017), Elizabeth Guider (2007–2010), Cynthia Littleton (2005–2007), Howard Burns (2001–2006), Anita Busch (1999–2001), and Alex Ben Block (1990–1999). Alex Ben Block

1240-441: A character with rhinoceros horns and the form is "what he became." Originally Murray created Clam as a mute , but he decided that he preferred Clam to have a voice. Cartoon Network's press kit describes Clam as an "eccentric musical and academic genius," "misunderstood," and "protective." The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Clam as "highly intelligent." In the episode "Prodigious Clamus", which by far portrayed

1395-431: A crush on Clam. Gretchen is voiced by Jill Talley . Ms. Jane Doe is a female, blonde-haired red deer and the scoutmaster of the Squirrel Scouts, assisted by Ms. Mucus in leading the scout troop. Throughout the series, Scoutmaster Lumpus has held a strong infatuation for Jane and yearned for her affections in basically any episode where she appears alongside him with the exception of the episode of her debut, where she and

1550-471: A fat and enthusiastic steer; Filburt , a neurotic turtle who often feels awkward or disturbed and his faithful dog Spunky . Living next door to Rocko is a middle-aged couple, Ed Bighead , a cynical and cantankerous toad who despises Rocko, and his compassionate and more friendly wife Bev Bighead. All of the characters in Rocko's Modern Life are anthropomorphic animals of varying species and varying in size,

1705-850: A good choice. Murray thought about an Indian elephant and its personality, and "that's how we got Raj." When the network asked Murray to choose only one character for an accent , Murray chose Raj over Lazlo and gave him an Indian accent. Originally Murray created Raj with a massive overbite , creating a "spitty" noise; he decided to remove the trait as he felt it made the voice difficult to understand. Cartoon Network's press kit described Raj as "reluctant, neurotic," and "often finds himself pulled into situation that he would rather avoid but goes along with Lazlo and Clam for fear of being left alone." Raj has allergies to bacon as revealed in "Lights Out" Season 1, Episode 3. Raj's parents sent him to Camp Kidney because they believed that Raj needed "toughening up." The press kit says that he has several disorders, including

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1860-452: A lot done independently. Murray has likened the independence to that of "Termite Terrace" ( Warner Bros. Cartoons ) from the 1930s. As Nickelodeon began to have more success with its animation cartoons, Murray said the "Termite Terrace" mentality was not working as much. Producer Mary Harrington made the move from New York City to Los Angeles to set up Games Animation, in order to produce Rocko's Modern Life . The crew first began production on

2015-459: A low-quality clip was made available online as early as late December 1997, and two higher quality clips have been available as late as 2021. The first airing of the season two episode "Hut Sut Raw" included a scene in which Rocko is picking berries; upon picking one lower on the bush, a bear rushes out whimpering and grasping his crotch. This scene is left intact in the Canadian broadcasts of

2170-416: A new role at its parent company. Simultaneously, it was announced that longtime executive editor Matthew Belloni would take over as editorial director. In April 2020, Belloni announced he was stepping down after 14 years at the publication in the wake of recent clashes with the company's leadership over editorial issues. At the end of April 2020, The Hollywood Reporter (THR) named Nekesa Mumbi Moody as

2325-641: A number of major industry events and awards ceremonies. It hosted 13 such events in 2012, including the Women in Entertainment Breakfast, where it announced its annual Power 100 list of the industry's most powerful women; the Key Art Awards (for achievement in entertainment advertising and communications); Power Lawyers Breakfast; Next Gen (honoring the industry's 50 fastest-rising stars and executives age 35 and under); Nominees Night; and

2480-435: A parody of KFC and a favorite place/hang-out for Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt; Conglom-O Corporation, a megacorporation with the slogan "We own you" that owns everything in town; Heck , a place of eternal torment run by Peaches where bad people go when they die; Holl-o-Wood, a town that resembles Hollywood ; and Kind of a Lot O' Comics, a comic book store owned by a cruel toad named Mr. Smitty, where Rocko works. Many of

2635-645: A real slug, Slinkman is an invertebrate . Kenny revealed that Slinkman was his favorite character that he voiced over. His first name is never mentioned. Murray discovered banana slugs in the Santa Cruz Mountains when he attended summer camps as a child. Murray originally created Slinkman as Lumpus's "beaten-down" assistant with a voice intended to sound "like Dustin Hoffman 's Rain man ." [ sic ] Cartoon Network's press release states that Slinkman, who "has lots of social skills, and knows

2790-550: A rebellious streak and turns on Lumpus and Slinkman if he thinks he can get away with it. Murray described Edward as one of his and his crew's favorite characters to write for. Edward sometimes plots to ruin the Jelly Trio and its "freethinking ways," and the plans often fail. Even though his attitude and temperament suggest a tough guy, he has a secret soft side: the Barbie-like platypus doll named Veronica whom he hides from

2945-659: A redesign by the time competitor Variety took to the web in 1998. In 2002 the Reporter ' s website won the Jesse H. Neal Award for business journalism. In November 2013, The Hollywood Reporter launched the style site Pret-a-Reporter. THR.com, The Hollywood Reporter ' s website, re-launched in 2010, offers breaking entertainment news, reviews and blogs; original video content (and film and TV clips) and photo galleries; plus in-depth movie, television, music, awards, style, technology and business coverage. The website includes

3100-766: A restaurant formerly located on Lankershim in the North Hollywood section of the San Fernando Valley. He took his team members on "writing trips" to places such as Rocky's, the La Brea Tar Pits , and the wilderness. If he liked the story premises, the writers produced full outlines from the premises. Outlines approved by both him and Nickelodeon became Rocko's Modern Life episodes. Maestri describes some stories as originating from "real life" and some originating from "thin air". Murray stated that each episode of Rocko's Modern Life stemmed from

3255-519: A row" and that he "couldn't really get the scouting thing down". He also described cartoons with pastoral settings such as the Bugs Bunny cartoons of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series and Yogi Bear as having a "calming" effect due to the tree-filled backgrounds. At the time he believed that too many futuristic themes appeared in media and literature, so he wished to create

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3410-463: A series that would "get back to nature." Camp Lazlo originated from a camp-related children's book series concept by Murray that, according to him, "outgrew its medium." As Murray developed the concept, he felt that his "lunatic characters wanted to live" and decided that a simple story could not sufficiently house his characters. Murray desired to create a series about a group of children without "high tech stimulus" and "in nature". Murray also cited

3565-420: A similar manner to the operation of his Saratoga , California studio, which he describes as "very relaxed". His cadre included many veterans who, according to him, described the experience as "the most fun they had ever had!" He, saying that the atmosphere was "not my doing", credited his team members for collectively contributing. Murray described the daily atmosphere at the studio as "very loose", adding that

3720-461: A slightly remixed version of the first and was used for episode 8. Version 2 had high-pitched, distorted voices in the chorus. The third version of the theme song was performed by Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider from the B-52s . They performed the Rocko's Modern Life theme song for the rest of the series. At first, Murray wanted Paul Sumares to perform the theme song since Sumares created most of

3875-471: A small number of editorial workers, including senior editor of diversity and inclusion Rebecca Sun and longtime TV editor Lesley Goldberg, who has been with the outlet since 2003. Founder Billy Wilkerson served as the publisher of THR until his death in September 1962. Wilkerson's wife, Tichi Wilkerson Kassel , took over as publisher and editor-in-chief when her husband died. Robert J. Dowling, who

4030-569: A smelly dirt cloud and a large group of fruit flies that they obtained from Lazlo. On his website Murray commented, "I am sure that the overseas animators got tired of constantly including their ever-present flies into every shot." The features prevent the brothers from stealthily moving. The only way to tell each other apart is that Skip, the eldest twin, wears a badge sash and has a higher voice. Murray encountered Little when he performed at The Groundlings in Los Angeles . Murray asked him if he

4185-611: A strong Brazilian accent , but when Cartoon Network asked Murray to choose only one character to carry a strong accent, Murray opted for Raj and gave Lazlo an Americanized voice. Murray said that he did not plan for Alazraqui to voice Lazlo; according to him the arrangement simply occurred. Lazlo stays in the Jelly Cabin with Raj and Clam; the three are called the "Jelly Cabin Trio." The Cartoon Network press kit character descriptions describe Lazlo as "imaginative, freethinking," and

4340-401: A studio. On April 11, 1988, Tichi Wilkerson Kassel sold the paper to BPI Communications , owned by Affiliated Publications , for $ 26.7 million. Robert J. Dowling became THR president in 1988, and editor-in-chief and publisher in 1991. Dowling hired Alex Ben Block as editor in 1990. Block and Teri Ritzer damped much of the sensationalism and cronyism that was prominent in the paper under

4495-456: A term for masturbation , was renamed "Chewy Chicken" for the series' fourth season. In the 2019 special Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling , they go back to using the original "Chokey Chicken" name. As the series entered reruns after it ended, more scenes were cut. The entire episode "Leap Frogs", in which Bev Bighead attempts to seduce Rocko, was skipped. The entire episode "Heff in a Handbasket", in which Heffer Wolfe attempts to sell his soul,

4650-509: A valentine card. She is Commander Hoo-Ha's daughter, which is weird since she's a mongoose. In an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate". Even though her affection causes Lazlo to feel uncomfortable, Lazlo probably has a secret crush on her." In "Spacemates", it's revealed that Patsy and Lazlo are soulmates, meaning they will be together in

4805-625: A veteran of many bands, including the New York-based instrumental group the Raybeats, and a side gig, the B-52s, spent five years as a music director on the series. Leading a six-piece combo on keyboard and guitar, Irwin brought together musicians such as trombonist Art Baron , drummer Kevin Norton , wind player Rob DeBellis, and bassist David Hofstra . Like SpongeBob SquarePants and Ren & Stimpy , Irwin also uses selections from

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4960-490: A wallaby as a main character. Bentley also stated that the Rocko universe was influenced by "everything from Looney Tunes to underground comics ". The staff of the show consists of fans of outrageous comedy, both animated and not animated. Tom Kenny cited Looney Tunes and SCTV as influences for the show, and also stated "I'm sure if you asked Joe Murray or Mr. Lawrence or any of those guys, especially in terms of animation,

5115-500: A year later for an editorial job at Variety . In July 2007 THR named Elizabeth Guider as its new editor. An 18-year veteran of Variety , where she served as Executive Editor, Guider assumed responsibility for the editorial vision and strategic direction of The Hollywood Reporter ' s daily and weekly editions, digital content offerings and executive conferences. Guider left The Hollywood Reporter in early 2010. In addition to hiring Eric Mika, Rose Eintstein and Elizabeth Guider,

5270-440: Is a dork. She also gets along with Clam very well. Nina is voiced by Jill Talley . Gretchen Laurence is an aggressive, tough and tomboyish alligator , with long blonde hair and has a grudge on the Bean Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as "ever-hungry" and desiring to eat "everyone, especially happy monkeys." She was said to have a crush on Edward in the episode "Squirrel Seats." In some episodes, she has

5425-502: Is a male pink nurse shark and is Camp Kidney's nurse . Murray created Leslie when the episode "Parasitic Pal" required the role of a nurse. O'Hare created the trait involving Leslie sitting in his stool at all times to the point where his leg muscles had atrophied; when Leslie tries to stand on his feet, his legs crumble. O'Hare reasoned that, in Murray's words, "that doctors never seem to get up from their stools. Only scoots himself around

5580-446: Is also shown in the episode "S is for Crazy" that he was raised by jellyfish . Chip and Skip Hopps (both voiced by Steve Little ) are two clueless, dirt loving identical dung beetle twins. The official Cartoon Network press release described the two as confused by "their role in nature." Edward often asks them to assist him in his schemes, although Edward does get very annoyed at their antics. The two are constantly being followed by

5735-547: Is based on a variation of a common affirmation/cheer in the United States Marine Corps . Hoo-Haw is also charged, aside from being commandant to the Bean Scouts, with selecting scouts to move up to the next camp: the Tomato Scouts, which are portrayed (in slides in their only appearance) as brutal, militaristic, sadistic, and he has muscles from Valentine's day. He once considered moving Edward up to

5890-438: Is posted on Go.com , describes Lumpus as the "primary malignant, greedy character who yells at the campers and ends up getting his just desserts [ sic ] in the end" and characterizes his yelling as "frightening, even if Lazlo does not take him seriously". Mr. Slinkman (voiced by Tom Kenny ) is a smart, nice and friendly banana slug . Resembles Chameleon who is Scoutmaster Lumpus' assistant and best friend. Like

6045-480: Is posted on Go.com , says that Lazlo possesses "innocent rebellious quality of a trickster" since "authority" is often his adversary, and that Lazlo does not "take him seriously," with "him" being Lumpus. Murray says that he admires Lazlo's ability to "make the best of situations when things go against him." In an interview the interviewer inquired Murray about Lazlo's dislike of "structure." He also describes Lazlo as dealing with conflicts and issues "with imagination";

6200-481: Is published by Brainstore Media under license from The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. It is a multimedia platform covering local, national and European events aimed at the global market, with a focus on the Italian film, TV industry and culture. Concita De Gregorio was appointed as the magazine's first chairman, and served in the role until February 2024, being subsequently replaced by Boris Sollazzo . Since March of

6355-611: Is published by Hersey Shiga Global under license from The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. It covers film, TV and entertainment news with a special focus on the Japanese Film and TV market, which includes Japan's vast anime industry and talent agencies. Its chairman is Tsukasa Shiga . The Hollywood Reporter Roma was launched in April 2023 in Italy as the first European edition of The Hollywood Reporter . The Hollywood Reporter Roma

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6510-436: Is the only son of his father who is an adventurous, chipper, optimistic, and quirky spider monkey . Often annoying Edward or Scoutmaster Lumpus, he is a very happy-go-lucky monkey. As a hippie, Lazlo loves peace. Lazlo has a really serious case of coulrophobia . Lazlo "goes where the wind blows" by his own statement. Joe Murray , creator of Camp Lazlo , originally created Lazlo for a children's book concept. As he developed

6665-516: Is very organized with his blankets with days Mondays-Fridays as revealed in "Lights Out". Clam (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui ) is a small, quiet albino white rhinoceros who is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends. Despite being one of the main characters of the show, he rarely speaks in full sentences. He has a low voice and usually speaks in short bursts of few words, often repeating the last words that others say. Murray said that he had "no idea where he came from." He said that he started drawing

6820-518: The APM Music into his score. On April 7, 2023, a soundtrack album featuring tracks from the first and second seasons was released on streaming and digital media, as well as a deluxe edition issued on September 18, 2023 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series, with 11 additional tracks. All tracks are written by Pat Irwin , except where indicated Rocko's Modern Life has been noted for its racy humor. Adults made up more than one-fifth of

6975-573: The Academy Awards (Oscars). The feature was first published in February 2013 as a single interview with an anonymous director titled "An Oscar Voter's Brutally Honest Ballot". The magazine typically publishes three to four interviews each year. The Washington Post called the feature "the best part of Oscar season". In April 2023, the Academy introduced a rule change aimed at curtailing

7130-605: The Camp Lazlo creator said that in his own family he likes to use "imagination" when dealing with his real life conflicts. Rajesh "Raj" (voiced by Jeff Bennett ) is a cautious, timid Indian elephant who speaks with a distinct Indian accent . Born in India , Raj is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends in the Jelly Bean Cabin at Camp Kidney and is seen spending most of his time with Lazlo and Clam; as said above,

7285-406: The Camp Lazlo creator. Murray experimented with voices, imagining (and later disliking) a " Don Knotts "-like voice. Murray described Kenny's voice as a "crazy mix of Richard Nixon and W. C. Fields ." Murray stated that he enjoyed writing situations involving Lumpus as the character that had "no morals and zero conscience". It was revealed that in some episodes, Lumpus was a former Bean Scout from

7440-590: The Nick Rewind block, and on November 22, 2007, it was shown on Super Stuffed Nicksgiving Weekend . Reruns of Rocko's Modern Life aired on Nicktoons in the United States from May 1, 2002, to September 5, 2011. In the UK, the series premiered on Nickelodeon UK on November 6, 1993. The series was also screened on Channel 4 from August 9, 1994, until 2000. From 2002 to 2017, it also aired on Nicktoons in

7595-460: The Rain Man voice towards a Christian Slater voice. Murray stated that Kaz placed an eye stalk gag involving Slinkman in all of the episodes that he wrote and storyboarded. David "Dave" Derryberry and Ping Pong Derryberry are two identical twin common loons , except that Ping Pong is taller. The two eat many "bugs" and indicate scenarios that can ruin any plan. Their last name is Loon. They get

7750-444: The Reporter hired the following staff in 2007: However, staffing levels began to drop again in 2008. In April, Nielsen Business Media eliminated between 40 and 50 editorial staff positions at The Hollywood Reporter and its sister publications: Adweek , Brandweek , Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek . In December, another 12 editorial positions were cut at the trade paper. In addition, 2008 saw substantial turnover in

7905-573: The Times returned to THR , filing a report on a party for Academy Award nominees the magazine had hosted at the Los Angeles restaurant Spago . Noting the crowd of top celebrities in attendance, the Times alluded to the fact that many Hollywood insiders were now referring to THR as "the new Vanity Fair ". Ad sales since Min's hiring were up more than 50%, while traffic to the magazine's website had grown by 800%. In January 2014, Janice Min

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8060-467: The 25 Most Powerful Stylists Luncheon. The Hollywood Reporter has produced the group interview shows Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter and Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter . Since 2013, The Hollywood Reporter has published an annual feature called "Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot" where anonymous members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explain their voting choices for

8215-460: The American dream is volume! So what better company to create volume than 'Conglom-O', and since a majority of the town worked at Conglom-O, it should be called 'O' Town. I also wanted the town to be 'anytown' USA, and I used to love sports players with a big ZERO on their back. It was funny to me. Originally, the character appeared in an unpublished comic book titled Travis . Murray tried selling

8370-623: The Bad and the Wallaby", Heffer encounters a milking machine and finds pleasure, although only his reactions are shown onscreen. According to writer/director Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, the scene was originally supposed to have hearts appearing in Heffer's eyes at the climactic moment. Although it clearly wasn't going to be included, they described the scene to the Nickelodeon censors anyway: "We described

8525-466: The Bean Scout manual cover-to-cover and can keep up with Lumpus’ busy schedule better than Lumpus himself" and operates the camp whenever Lumpus suffers from a meltdown, does not have "enough spine to stand up for himself." As episodes entered production, Slinkman gained increasing control over Camp Kidney as Lumpus became more mentally incapacitated. As a consequence, Slinkman's voice drifted away from

8680-420: The Bean Scouts (by finding a valentine card she wrote), he ordered her to beat all of them so he could figure out which one she likes when she hesitates to beat him. When it was Lazlo's turn to be beaten, she said the card was for her father and Commander Hoo-Haw believed it. Hoo-Haw's mannerism are comparable to a stereotypical marine, particularly R. Lee Ermey 's acting in the film Full Metal Jacket . His name

8835-565: The DVDs. The only uncut release of the show on DVD so far was published in Germany in October 2013, although this release is still missing the uncut version of "Road Rash". Back when the show was rerun on Nicktoons, "Leap Frogs" and "Heff in a Handbasket", the two episodes banned for content, were restored. While the former was removed from the rotation again, the latter was in circulation until

8990-473: The Head Scoutmaster and feels disappointment with his current role. Lumpus has a crush on Squirrel Scout leader Ms. Jane Doe, who is oblivious to his constant attempts to take her on a date. Lumpus enjoys Doe's " Minnesota accent." Towards the end of Camp Lazlo , Lumpus marries Jane Doe (though in one episode he was already married to a migrating mulberry tree ). It was also revealed at the end of

9145-553: The Pinto Cabin with Chip and Skip. He enjoys watching the suffering of others and is constantly coming up with schemes to spoil any fun that Lazlo and his pals might have. He has a severe hatred for Lazlo and Camp Kidney, though that has lessened over time. Murray described Edward as having "a serious negative attitude and no social skills." The official Cartoon Network press kit described Edward as "a stickler for rules" who hates "any scout who doesn't follow them." However, Edward has

9300-567: The Rocko character after visiting a zoo in the Bay Area and coming across a wallaby that seemed to be oblivious to the chaos around him. Murray combed through his sketchbooks, developed the Rocko's Modern Life concept, and submitted it to Nickelodeon believing that the concept would likely be rejected. Murray felt they would not like the pilot, and he would just collect his sum and begin funding his next independent film. According to Murray, around three or four months later he had "forgotten about"

9455-400: The Squirrel Scouts enjoyed a successful, hassle-free fishing trip in a motorboat, much to Lumpus's envy. Ms. Doe is presumably from Minnesota because of her accent, in "Wedding Bell Blues" she and Lumpus get married, but possibly because of the reveal that he was a imposter at the final episode, she filed a divorce due to his false identity. Jane is voiced by Jodi Benson . Ms. Rubella Mucus is

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9610-454: The Tomato Scouts but changed his mind when he saw Edward shedding a tear. It seems that throughout the series, Lazlo seems to be his favorite scout of Camp Kidney. The character went through two designs over the course of the series. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett . Chef Heimlich McMuesli is Camp Kidney's domestic goat cook. Originally Murray created McMuesli as the camp deacon ; Cartoon Network discouraged religious elements, so McMuesli became

9765-637: The United Kingdom . MTV picked up Rocko's Modern Life from Nickelodeon in early 1994. In Malaysia , Rocko's Modern Life was aired on MetroVision . The series was also shown in Ukraine on ICTV . In Italy, Rocko's Modern Life was aired on Rai 2 . The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter ( THR ) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film , television, and entertainment industries. It

9920-589: The Wilkersons. In 1994, BPI Communications was sold to Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen (VNU) for $ 220 million. In March 2006 a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and KKR, both with ties to the conservative movement in the United States, acquired THR along with the other assets of VNU. It joined those publications with AdWeek and A.C. Nielsen to form The Nielsen Company . Matthew King, vice president for content and audience, editorial director Howard Burns, and executive editor Peter Pryor left

10075-450: The [1990s] apart was the fact that the climate was ripe for people taking chances and doing different things. Both Nick and Cartoon Network were able to invest on people who had nothing to lose. Of course, the result of that was that there was a big explosion in the scene. There were big successes—like that yellow sponge that popped up in a big way—and with that success came another era where people aren't apt to take as many chances because

10230-669: The animation business as a director. Murray designed the logo of the series. He said that, after his design drifted from the original design, Nickelodeon informed Murray of how it intended the logo to look like. Murray also designed the covers of the comic book, the VHS releases, and the DVD releases. The writers aimed to create stories that they describe as "strong" and "funny". The writers, including George Maestri and Martin Olson , often presented ideas to Murray while eating hamburgers at Rocky's,

10385-770: The annual Life is Beautiful music festival and an investment in the SXSW festival franchise that is expanding beyond its Austin, Texas roots next year with an edition in Sydney, Australia. In April 2020, at least 20 staffers were laid off, including executive vice president and group publisher Lynne Segall. On August 5, 2022, Boehly pulled out of the MRC joint venture, and bought back the assets he had contributed to it, including The Hollywood Reporter. In June 2023, digital media writer J. Clara Chan and at least two other staffers were laid off. A year later The Hollywood Reporter laid off

10540-444: The audience for the show during its run. The series contained numerous adult innuendos, such as Rocko's brief stint as a telephone operator at what is implied to be a sex hotline in the season one episode "Canned": the instructions on the wall behind him helpfully remind all employees to "Be Hot, Be Naughty, and Be Courteous" while he flatly repeats "Oh baby" into the receiver, who turned out to be Mrs. Bighead. Joe Murray noted that

10695-622: The banana slug. The program also features Lazlo's assortment of fellow campers, characters from a rival summer camp attended solely by girls, and some of the odd locals of the town of Prickly Pines. Lazlo won the award for "Best New Character" at the Pulcinella Awards in 2006. After the end of the production of Rocko's Modern Life , Murray kept a notebook of ideas for television shows and books. Murray attributes some of his most fond memories to days at summer camp; Murray said that he attended summer camp every summer for "4 or 5 years in

10850-484: The best examples of Clam's intelligence, he finished an entire puzzle by simply chewing it up in his mouth, painted Leonardo da Vinci 's Mona Lisa (both of which were performed in under ten seconds), and, from blowing in an empty soda bottle, he coaxed a symphonic version of Beethoven 's Ninth , complete with supporting chorus. Clam understands the operation of technology and machinery that other characters find "confusing." Clam eats cereal in order to obtain prizes from

11005-408: The brothers the names Larry, Louie, Leonard, and Liniment. All four of their voices are done by Steve Little . Patricia "Patsy" Smiles is an adventurous, skillful and upbeat yellow mongoose with pink hair. She has a massive crush on Lazlo, and throughout the series she tries to impress him, like when she pushed him off a giant pinecone with her love, lied about being a snake-hunter, and gave him

11160-399: The camp as Lumpus increasingly becomes mentally incapacitated. In a way to show difference between characters: Lumpus loves clowns and Lazlo hates clowns. Kenny, during a recording, thought of a scenario involving Lumpus locking up the real scoutmaster (who resembles Heffer Wolfe from Rocko's Modern Life ) into a closet. The real scoutmaster said that Lumpus locked him in the closet since

11315-409: The cartoon, often by a volleyball flying in out of nowhere and knocking him to the ground, an occurrence used as a running gag throughout the series. He is reputated as the camp wimp and is often ignored, yet is rather social, generally appearing and being involved with many other campers. Samson is usually seen with or alongside Edward, although Samson is sometimes bullied by him in the later seasons. It

11470-531: The cereal carton; most of the possessions he brings to camp consist of prizes from cereal boxes. Other episodes have shown he loves to eat pancakes and vegetables. He is also good friends with Squirrel Scout Nina Neckerly as seen in the episode "Step Clam". Edward Platypus (voiced by Doug Lawrence ) is the Platypus Brothers’ younger brother who is a duck-billed platypus with a New York accent and known for his grudge against Lazlo, who also stays in

11625-473: The characters, would be "a little too weird for test audiences". Murray, instead of removing Heffer from "Sucker for the Suck-O-Matic", decided to write "Trash-O-Madness" as the pilot episode. In the original series pilot, Rocko was colored yellow. His color was changed when a toy merchandising company informed Nick they were interested in marketing toys but did not want to market Rocko because "the color

11780-459: The comic book in the late 1980s, between illustrating jobs and did not find success in getting it into production. Many other characters appeared in various sketchbooks. He described the early 1990s animation atmosphere as "ripe for this kind of project. We took some chances that would be hard to do in these current times (the 1990s)". Murray wanted funding for his independent film My Dog Zero , so he wanted Nickelodeon to pre-buy television rights for

11935-412: The concept and was working on My Dog Zero when Simensky informed him that Nickelodeon wanted a pilot episode. Murray said that he was glad that he would get funding for My Dog Zero . On his website he describes My Dog Zero as "that film that Linda Simensky saw which led me to Rocko ." "Sucker for the Suck-O-Matic" was originally written as the pilot; the executives decided that Heffer Wolfe , one of

12090-462: The concept of creating a Nicktoon as he disliked television cartoons. Simensky told him that Nicktoons differed from other cartoons. He then told her that he believed that My Dog Zero would not work as a cartoon. He then researched Nickelodeon at the library and found that Nickelodeon's "attitude was different than regular TV". The cable network providers were "making their own rules": for example, Murray stated that he "didn't write for children", which

12245-452: The concept, Murray believed that a children's book could not contain the stories and ideas, so he decided to create a television show. According to Murray, when he thought about Lazlo's personality, a spider monkey came to his mind. Lazlo comes from São Paulo , Brazil . Murray wrote on his website that Lazlo's parents moved to the United States to start a fruit company, allowing Lazlo to learn English . Originally Murray wanted Lazlo to carry

12400-424: The conclusion in the episode "Dead Bean Drop" end credits, showing that Lumpus is still scoutmaster in the future, despite the dispute that he's not the real Scoutmaster. The real scoutmaster resembles both Scoutmaster Lumpus and Heffer Wolfe and is also voiced by Tom Kenny. Murray originally created Lumpus as a horse , but changed the design to a moose when the design seemed more "mountain" [ sic ] to

12555-438: The cook. McMuesli's name is based on Muesli , a health food, and this in turn references his cooking choices. Most of his food sits on the eccentric end of the health food menu, almost always including tofu and other vegan ingredients. He seems somewhat oblivious to the fact that campers hate his cooking and considers serving them "normal" camp food to be a punishment. McMuesli is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui . Nurse Douglas Leslie

12710-523: The creative team. Murray rented a floor in the Writers Guild of America, West building, although the team of Rocko was not a part of the union, which the staff found ironic. Sunwoo Entertainment , and later Rough Draft Studios , assembled the animation. According to Murray, as Rocko's Modern Life was his first television series, he did not know about the atmosphere of typical animation studios. Murray said that he opted to operate his studio in

12865-684: The damage it would cause, but was apparently encouraged by the priest to go ahead with it. The column contained the first industry names, including Dalton Trumbo and Howard Koch , on what became the Hollywood blacklist, known as "Billy's list". Eight of the 11 people Wilkerson named were among the " Hollywood Ten " who were blacklisted after hearings in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Committee . When Wilkerson died in 1962, his THR obituary said that he had "named names, pseudonyms and card numbers and

13020-584: The editorial and sales staff increased nearly 50%, respectively. Min hired various recognized journalists in the entertainment industry, most notably Variety film critic Todd McCarthy after his firing from Variety in March 2010, as well as Kim Masters of NPR, Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle , Lacey Rose of Forbes , Pamela McClintock of Variety and Eriq Gardner of American Lawyer. The Hollywood Reporter sponsors and hosts

13175-469: The editorial director who was expected to begin on June 15, 2020. In September 2020, Penske Media assumed the day-to-day operations of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter through a joint venture with MRC known as PMRC. The agreement also included opportunities for MRC to develop content based on PMC's publications. Established in 2020, PMRC is the parent company of THR, Variety , Rolling Stone , Billboard , Vibe , Music Business Worldwide ,

13330-540: The episode "Radio Free Edward", he does a show called "Freddie's Night Train". He's voiced by Jeff Bennett . Almondine Nestelle is a horned owl who is the most prominent of the recurring Squirrel Scouts. She wears glasses and is shown to be a fan of the "Rock Buckskin Fan Club" in the episode "Seven Deadly Sandwiches". She's voiced by Jodi Benson . Mayor Pothole McPucker is the hideous domestic pig mayor of Prickly Pines who frequently burps and farts. This character

13485-399: The episode. Both scenes were edited by Nickelodeon after their first broadcasts and are the only instances of censorship on the season two DVD, released in 2012. On the season three DVD, the "Wacky Delly" segment was shortened by approximately ten seconds to remove footage of Sal Ami repeatedly whacking Betty Bologna over the head with a telephone receiver. The restaurant named "Chokey Chicken",

13640-404: The examining room." He is voiced by Mr. Lawrence. Pierre and No-Neck are two strict river otter lifeguards with thick French accents. Pierre is voiced by Jeff Bennett and No-Neck is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui . Harold Chan is a Pacific walrus that is a background character, but associated in more episodes than the other background characters. He talks almost as if he has a retainer . In

13795-420: The executives were fine with. Murray was unsure at first, but was inspired by independent animation around him, such as Animation Celebration and MTV 's Liquid Television , and gave the network a shot. At the time, Nickelodeon was selling itself as a network-based as much around the edge as around kids' entertainment. It aimed to appeal to college students and parents as much as children. Murray developed

13950-521: The feature, saying that Academy voters "may not discuss [their] voting preferences and other members' voting preferences in a public forum. This includes comparing or ranking motion pictures, performances, or achievements in relation to voting. This also includes speaking with press anonymously." The Hollywood Reporter Japan was launched in February 2023 in Japan as the first international edition of The Hollywood Reporter . The Hollywood Reporter Japan

14105-492: The first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York and some studio lots tried to ban the paper. In 1932, Variety sued The Hollywood Reporter , alleging that THR was plagiarizing information from Variety following its publication in New York on Tuesdays, by way of phoning or wiring

14260-507: The future. Jodi Benson , the voice of Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid , voiced Patsy. Nina Neckerly is a scholarly, geeky and neat Masai giraffe with orange hair who is best friends with Patsy and Gretchen. The press release describes Nina as "gangly" and "bookish." She is a fan of science-fiction and loves reading comic books about aliens, and also dreams of being able to go into space. In "Spacemates", her soul mates are revealed to be Chip and Skip. Her "knowledge" hides that she

14415-474: The immediate rejection. Jeff "Swampy" Marsh , a storyboard writer who went on to create Phineas and Ferb , says that writers of Rocko's Modern Life targeted children and adults. He cites Rocky and Bullwinkle as an example of another series that contains references indecipherable by children and understood by adults. Aiming for a similar goal, Marsh described the process as "a hard job". According to him, when censors questioned proposed material, sometimes

14570-468: The information back to Hollywood, so that THR could publish the information before Variety reached Hollywood three days later on Friday. Then, in 1933, Variety started its own daily Hollywood edition, Daily Variety , to cover the film industry. Wilkerson became friends with Howard Hughes and the paper wrote many favorable stories about him and his film plans. In return, Hughes, in addition to advertising revenue, also provided financial assistance to

14725-448: The lake to their side). She even once tried to have Camp Kidney shut down permanently. Ms. Mucus is voiced by Jill Talley . Commander Hoo-Ha Smiles is an American bison who is the commandant of the scouts of Prickley Pines. He is in charge of both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats, and possibly Tomato Camp as well. His daughter is Patsy Smiles, a member of the Squirrel Scouts. He's so protective of her that, when he figured out she likes one of

14880-444: The largest total distribution of any entertainment daily. In December 2009, Prometheus Global Media, a newly formed company formed by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners , and chaired by Jimmy Finkelstein , CEO of News Communications, parent of political journal The Hill , acquired THR from Nielsen Business Media. It pledged to invest in the brand and grow the company. Richard Beckman , formerly of Condé Nast ,

15035-424: The late 1980s, and later reluctantly pitched the series to Nickelodeon, which was looking for edgier cartoonists for its then-new Nicktoons . The network gave the staff a large amount of creative freedom, with the writers targeting both children and adults. The show premiered on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, totaling four seasons and 52 episodes. A special , Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling ,

15190-471: The latest on Hollywood fashion and lifestyle. The Reporter published a primitive " satellite " digital edition in the late 1980s. It became the first daily entertainment trade paper to start a website in 1995. Initially, the site offered free news briefs with complete coverage firewalled as a premium paid service. In later years, the website became mostly free as it became more reliant on ad sales and less on subscribers. The website had already gone through

15345-407: The locations in Rocko's Modern Life have the letter "O" in them; for example, O-Town and Conglom-O Corporation. When asked about the use of "O" in his show, Murray said: I always got a big kick out of the businesses that were 'House-O-Paint', or 'Ton-O-Noodles', because their names seemed to homogenize what they sold, and strip the products of true individuality and stress volume... and we all know,

15500-488: The many scoops THR had generated, adding that the new glossy format seemed to be succeeding with its "rarefied demographic", stating: "They managed to change the subject by going weekly... The large photos, lush paper stock and great design are a kind of narcotic here." In 2011, Deadline Hollywood , a property of Penske Media Corporation , sued The Hollywood Reporter for more than $ 5 million, alleging copyright infringement . In 2013, THR ' s parent company settled

15655-518: The masthead." Gossip blogger Roger Friedman joined The Hollywood Reporter as a senior correspondent in May 2009, a year after being fired by Fox News for writing an article reviewing an illegally bootlegged copy of the movie "Wolverine". Business Insider described it as a surprising and risky move. In March 2010, Friedman's employment agreement was not renewed by The Hollywood Reporter . When Janice Min and Lori Burgess came on board in 2010,

15810-503: The material written by Doug Lawrence stands as an example of a "unique sense of humor". For instance, Marsh credits Lawrence with the " pineapple references" adding that Lawrence believed that pineapples seemed humorous. The staff drew upon Looney Tunes and the Fleischer cartoons to appeal to a wide demographic: having a certain adult sensibility but also enjoyed by kids. Rocko's Modern Life has been described as similar to that of

15965-464: The music found in My Dog Zero . Murray wanted the same style in My Dog Zero exhibited in Rocko's Modern Life . Nickelodeon wanted a person with more experience. According to Sumares, believing for the request to be a long shot, Murray asked for Danny Elfman and felt stunned when Nickelodeon decided to honor his request by asking Elfman to perform. According to Murray, Elfman, his first choice,

16120-463: The name to Camp Lazlo . When approval was given, Murray decided to produce the show at Cartoon Network Studios and brought Mark O'Hare on as co-producer. Murray asked Tom Kenny to voice Scoutmaster Lumpus and Slinkman because Murray felt that Kenny "adds writing to his roles" and "brings so much." Murray looked for "comedic timing" in his voice actors, and therefore he used many stand-up comics and sketch actors. Lazlo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui )

16275-424: The neurotic turtle Filburt , and Rocko's faithful dog Spunky . It is set in the fictional town of O-Town. Throughout its run to present day, the series has been controversial for its adult humor , including double entendre , innuendo , and satirical social commentary, and gained a cult following, similar to The Ren & Stimpy Show . Murray created the title character for an unpublished comic book series in

16430-602: The online department: THR.com Editor Melissa Grego left her position in July to become executive editor of Broadcasting & Cable , and Managing Editor Scott McKim left to become a new media manager at Knox College . With the entertainment industry as a whole shrinking, "Hollywood studios have cut more than $ 20 million from the Motion Picture Association of America budget this year. The resulting staff and program reductions are expected to permanently shrink

16585-430: The other campers. "Movie Night" reveals that he's the youngest camper at Camp Kidney. Of the campers, Edward is the only one to have his brothers appear. Murray said that the situation involving the brothers provided insight into Edward's neurosis. Samson Clogmeyer (voiced by Jeff Bennett ) is a nerdy yet likeable, bespectacled and accident-prone guinea pig who has been known to become injured multiple times throughout

16740-496: The output of Warner Bros. cartoons in the Golden Age : a visually driven show heavy on humor, sight gags, and good animation. Instead of a finished script, the animators usually received a three-page outline, requiring them to come up with a majority of the gags and dialogue. The animation team appreciated this approach, with storyboard artist Jeff Myers, formerly of The Simpsons , quoted as saying "The script [at The Simpsons ]

16895-541: The paper in a wave of layoffs in December 2006; editor Cynthia Littleton, widely respected throughout the industry, reported directly to Kilcullen. The Reporter absorbed another blow when Littleton left her position for an editorial job at Variety in March 2007. Web editor Glenn Abel also left after 16 years with the paper. From 1988 to 2014, Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter were both located on Wilshire Boulevard , along Miracle Mile . In March 2007, The Hollywood Reporter surpassed Daily Variety to achieve

17050-418: The paper when necessary. Wilkerson ran The Hollywood Reporter until his death in September 1962, although his final column appeared 18 months prior. Wilkerson's wife, Tichi Wilkerson Kassel , took over as publisher and editor-in-chief when her husband died. From the late 1930s, Wilkerson used The Hollywood Reporter to push the view that the industry was a communist stronghold. In particular, he opposed

17205-575: The personal experiences of himself and/or one or more of the directors or writers. He said that he did not intend to use formulaic writing seen in other cartoons. He desired content that "broke new ground" and "did things that rode the edge", and that could be described as "unexpected". He did not hire writers who had previous experience with writing cartoons, instead, hiring writers who worked outside of animation, including improv actors and comic artists. He said that story concept that "ever smacked close to some formula idea that we had all seen before" received

17360-419: The production of season 1 of Rocko's Modern Life , Murray's first wife committed suicide. Murray had often blamed his wife's suicide on the show being picked up. He said, "It was always an awful connection because I look at Rocko as such a positive in my life." Murray felt that he had emotional and physical "unresolved issues" when he moved to Los Angeles . He describes the experience as like participating in

17515-440: The production. He said that the approach, when used for production of television shows, was "driving me crazy". This led him to allow other team members to manage aspects of the Rocko's Modern Life production. Director and later creative director Stephen Hillenburg met Murray at an animation film festival where he was showing his three short films. Murray hired Hillenburg as a director on the series, making Hillenburg's first job in

17670-415: The quality of a television show may decline as production continues "when you are dealing with volume". On his website he said that "In some ways it succeeded and in some ways failed. All I know it developed its own flavor and an equally original legion of fans." In a 1997 interview Murray said that he at times wondered if he could restart the series; he feels the task would be difficult. "I think what set

17825-545: The real scoutmaster may be framing Lumpus. Also, in one of the episodes, it was revealed that Scoutmaster Lumpus was given the job from his dad from the Bean Tree, which was once owned by his grandfather. However, there's a contradiction in that episode for it said Lumpus' grandfather got Camp Kidney from a descendant of the camp's founder but another episode shows the founder as still alive and still owning Camp Kidney. Lumpus would've still had his job after being arrested, due to

17980-551: The rules permitted all staff members to use the paging system to make announcements. He stated that one visitor compared the environment of the production studio to " preschool without supervision". Murray stated that 70 people in the United States and over 200 people in South Korea and Japan animated the series. Rick Bentley of the Ventura County Star said that it was unusual for a cartoon creator to select

18135-445: The same camp when he was a young kid. He is always in a bad mood and this horrible disposition could have been caused by his parents' failure to visit him at camp when he was a Bean Scout and tell him that they love him or even show any signs of care for him. It was seen in the episode "Slug Fest" that Lumpus does appreciate Slinkman. As Camp Lazlo episodes entered production, Slinkman, Lumpus's right-hand man, takes increasing control of

18290-403: The same year, the writing staff of The Hollywood Reporter Roma publicly denounced the state of financial crisis affecting the magazine, with journalists, translators and external contributors reportedly not getting paid for months; an Il Post inquiry revealed a significant discrepancy between Brainstore Media's declared budget and the original financial plan presented by the company to PMRC in

18445-497: The scene, and then waited for the axe to fall, but all they said was 'can you change the hearts to stars?', we said sure, and it went in." The scene, as well as another scene with Heffer saying, "Goodbye" to the milking machine, were later removed. They are intact in the Canadian broadcasts of the episode, however. In addition, the uncut version can still be found on the VHS tape "Rocko's Modern Life: With Friends Like These". There were at least two occurrences of immediate censorship of

18600-744: The scope and size of the six-studio trade and advocacy group." Staffing at THR in 2008 saw even further cutbacks with "names from today's tragic bloodletting of The Hollywood Reporter ' s staff" adding up quickly in the hard economic times at the end of 2008. "The trade has not only been thin, but only publishing digital version 19 days this holiday season. Film writers Leslie Simmons, Carolyn Giardina, Gregg Goldstein, plus lead TV critic Barry Garron and TV reporter Kimberly Nordyke, also special issues editor Randee Dawn Cohen out of New York and managing editor Harley Lond and international department editor Hy Hollinger , plus Dan Evans, Lesley Goldberg, Michelle Belaski, James Gonzalez were among those chopped from

18755-535: The screenplay writers' trade union, the Screen Writers Guild , which he called the "Red Beachhead". In 1946 the Guild considered creating an American Authors' Authority to hold copyright for writers, instead of ownership passing to the studios. Wilkerson devoted his "Tradeviews" column to the issue on July 29, 1946, headlined "A Vote for Joe Stalin ." He went to confession before publishing it, knowing

18910-414: The season one episode "Leap Frogs" received "some complaints from some parents" due to its sexual humor, leading to Nickelodeon removing the episode from air for the remainder of the show's run, although it later aired on the cable channel Nicktoons and was made available on DVD and video streaming sites such as Netflix (formerly) and Paramount+ . In a deleted scene from the season one episode "The Good,

19065-426: The series that Lumpus was not the official scoutmaster of Camp Kidney, but an imposter. The real scoutmaster manages to have Lumpus arrested and sent to a mental hospital/cell under a straitjacket. The real scoutmaster lied because he stated that Lumpus had locked him in the closet this summer, but Lumpus has been the scoutmaster for 5 years (though it turns out he got to be scoutmaster by buying fake badges) and that

19220-519: The series' setting as having a "reality that is 'squashed and stretched' into a twisted version of real life". The background staff hand-painted backgrounds with Dr. Martin Dyes, while each episode title card consisted of an original painting. Linda Simensky said that she asked the creators of Rocko's Modern Life about why the women in the series were drawn to be "top-heavy", the creators told her that they believed that drawing women "the traditional way"

19375-494: The series. He presented a pencil test to Nickelodeon , which afterward became interested in buying and financing the show. Murray had never worked in television before. The industry was coming out of a " rough period " and Murray wanted to "shake things up a bit". Linda Simensky , then in charge of animation development in Nickelodeon, described the Nicktoons lineup and concept to Murray. He originally felt skepticism towards

19530-405: The series. The original broadcast of the season two episode "Road Rash" featured a scene in which Rocko and Heffer stop at what is suggested to be a love hotel (the "No-Tell Motel") advertising "hourly rates" and ask the horse desk clerk for a room, who infers the two will be engaging in intercourse: "All night? [whistles] Wheeeooo! Okay." The scene was never shown again after its first airing, but

19685-672: The show in January 1993. Rocko's Modern Life was Nickelodeon's first in-house animated production. Murray's Joe Murray Productions and Games Animation rented office space on Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles , California . The production moved to a different office building on Vineland Avenue in Studio City. Executives did not share space with

19840-399: The show was removed from the network. Rocko's Modern Life first ran on Nickelodeon from 1993 to 1996, and was briefly syndicated to local stations by Nick during 1995 and 1996. In 2004, the show briefly returned to Nickelodeon as part of U-Pick Live 's Old School Pick, with select episodes airing on June 1 and June 11. In the summer of 2006, the series returned to Nick as part of

19995-595: The stage with the actors instead of "behind glass" in a control room, which he describes as "the norm" while making animated series. He believes that, due to his lack of experience with children, Rocko's Modern Life "skewed kind of older". Murray noted, "There's a lot of big kids out there. People went to see Roger Rabbit and saw all these characters they'd grown up with and said, 'Yeah, why don't they have something like that anymore?'" When he began producing Rocko , he says that his experience in independent films initially led him to attempt to micromanage many details in

20150-546: The stakes are too high." —Series creator Joe Murray in 2011, on being a part of the creative animation scene in the early 1990s The show was jointly produced between Games Animation and Joe Murray Productions. Since Nickelodeon did not have an animation studio, it had to contract out to other studios. After incidents with The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi , Nickelodeon began not to trust its creators as much and began to form its own studio, Games Animation. Murray recalls that they were still able to get

20305-486: The suit on the courthouse steps. Kilcullen "exited" Nielsen in February 2008 "to pursue his passion as an entrepreneur." In April 2010 Lori Burgess was named as publisher. Burgess had been publisher of OK! magazine since October 2008. Michaela Apruzzese was named associate publisher, entertainment in May 2010. Apruzzese previously served as the director of movie advertising for Los Angeles Times Media Group. Lynne Segall, former vice president and associate publisher,

20460-443: The suit. According to The Wall Street Journal , "The lawsuit [was] widely viewed in Hollywood as a proxy for the bitter war for readers and advertising dollars... The two sides agreed on a statement reading in part: 'Prometheus admits that The Hollywood Reporter copied source code from Penske Media Corporation's Web site www.tvline.com ; Prometheus and The Hollywood Reporter have apologized to Penske Media. ' " By February 2013

20615-438: The summer began. Murray decided to use the concept as a twist ending in the final episode, adding that the twist "tied up his character well." The official Cartoon Network press kit describes Lumpus as a "frustrated" and "egomaniacal" individual who "needs to have his world in complete order". The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Lumpus as "thin-skinned". Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review

20770-411: The summer camp-themed cartoon series Camp Candy as an influence on the show's humor. Linda Simensky , who had previously worked with Murray on Rocko , had since moved to Cartoon Network and called Murray to solicit a new series. After an initial hesitation, Murray sent Simensky the idea for a show with a working title of 3 Beans . Simensky "thought it sounded too much like a salad", so Murray changed

20925-412: The team disagreed with the opinions of the censors and sometimes the team agreed with the rationale of the censors. He says that "many people" told him that the team "succeeded in this endeavor" and that "many parents I know really enjoyed watching the show with their kids for just this reason". John Pacenti said the series "seems very much aimed at adults" "for a children's cartoon". Marsh believes that

21080-518: The three are collectively known as the "Jelly Trio." He is the smartest of the Jelly Beans. Raj has dreams of becoming a famous DJ. The Raj character design appeared in many of Joe Murray's sketchbooks; the Raj design appeared as a character in "Family Pop," a web series written by Murray. When Murray created Camp Lazlo , he wanted one of the main characters to be Indian and decided that Raj would make

21235-564: The vast majority of whom are mentally unstable. Murray said that he matched personalities of his characters to the various animals in the series to form a social caricature . The show is set in a fictional town called O-Town located near the Great Lakes and most likely based on Chicago , Illinois , as the city is located close to the Illinois - Wisconsin border. Places in the town include: Chokey Chicken, later renamed "Chewy Chicken",

21390-566: The weirdest cartoons would, of course, be our favorites—those weird '30s Fleischer brothers Betty Boop cartoons and stuff like that." Murray produced the pilot episode, "Trash-O-Madness", at his studio in Saratoga; he animated half of the episode, and the production occurred entirely in the United States, with animation in Saratoga and processing in San Francisco . While directing during recording sessions, Murray preferred to be on

21545-454: The work for season 4; Murray continued to manage the cartoon. He said that he would completely leave the production after season 4. He said also that he encouraged the network to continue production, but Nickelodeon eventually decided to cancel the series. It is unclear why it was cancelled, but was likely to suit the wholesome image Nickelodeon image was beginning to promote at the time. He described all 52 episodes as "top notch", and in his view

21700-562: Was digitally released on Netflix on August 9, 2019. The show launched the careers of voice actors Carlos Alazraqui , Tom Kenny , and Mr. Lawrence . After the series ended its run, much of the staff regrouped to work on SpongeBob SquarePants , created by Rocko ' s creative director Stephen Hillenburg . Rocko's Modern Life follows the life of an easily frightened Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko who encounters various dilemmas and situations regarding otherwise mundane aspects of life. His best friends are Heffer Wolfe ,

21855-423: Was also skipped. When Shout! Factory and Paramount announced a DVD retail release for the series, there were concerns on whether Nickelodeon would allow them to release the series complete with some of the racier humor that the network eventually cut out for reruns. In the end, Shout! Factory and Paramount only received materials from sources that were edited for broadcast, so the episodes still remained censored on

22010-433: Was appointed as CEO. In 2010, Beckman recruited Janice Min , the former editor-in-chief of Us Weekly , as editorial director to "eviscerate" the existing daily trade paper and reinvent it as a glossy, large-format weekly magazine. The Hollywood Reporter relaunched with a weekly print edition and a revamped website that enabled it to break news. Eight months after its initial report, The New York Times took note of

22165-462: Was booked. Therefore, he chose the B-52s, his second choice. According to Sumares, Murray decided to use the B-52s instead of Elfman. Murray states that the difference between the stories "could just be a recollection conflict because Paul is a brilliant amazing guy". Murray also sought Alan Silvestri . According to Sumares, Viacom did not want to use Silvestri as the organization wanted a band "slightly older kids could identify with". Pat Irwin ,

22320-511: Was carved in stone. Here it's ... more of a challenge and a lot more fun when we're given a rough outline." Murray's animation lacked parallel lines and featured crooked architecture similar to various Chuck Jones cartoons. In an interview, he stated that his design style contributed to the show's "wonky bent feel". Jean Prescott of the Sun Herald described the series as "squash-and-stretch". A 1993 Houston Chronicle article described

22475-453: Was easier. Simensky described the creators as "talented guys" who formed "a boy's club" and added that "we pushed them to be funny, but a lot of their women are stereotypical ". There are three versions of the Rocko's Modern Life theme song. The first and original version can be heard playing throughout every episode in Season 1 except for episode 8. The second version of the theme song was

22630-671: Was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper , and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries . The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. The Hollywood Reporter was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for

22785-400: Was hired as editor for special issues in 1990, and was promoted to editor of the daily edition in 1992. After Block left, former Variety film editor, Anita Busch, became editor between 1999 and 2001. Busch was credited with making the paper competitive with Variety . In March 2006, Cynthia Littleton, former broadcast television editor and deputy editor, was named editor, but left the role

22940-772: Was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the Dung Beetles. Scoutmaster Algonquin Casper Lumpus (voiced by Tom Kenny ) is a bad-tempered moose with a large ego. Lumpus refers to himself on the show as Algonquin C. Lumpus; however, the Cartoon Network press release refers to him as Scoutmaster Leonard Lumpus. Contrary to how his last name is spelt, it is pronounced as "Loom-pus", though most people seldom get it right. Lumpus throws temper tantrums, complete with screaming, stomping and/or crying if his demands are not met. He wishes to become

23095-521: Was named president of THR when Kassel sold the company, became editor-in-chief and publisher in 1991. Tony Uphoff assumed the publisher position in November 2005. John Kilcullen replaced Uphoff in October 2006, as publisher of Billboard . Kilcullen was a defendant in Billboard ' s infamous "dildo" lawsuit, in which he was accused of race discrimination and sexual harassment. VNU settled

23250-566: Was named publisher and senior vice president in June 2011. The weekly print edition of The Hollywood Reporter includes profiles, original photography and interviews with entertainment figures; articles about major upcoming releases and product launches; film reviews and film festival previews; coverage of the latest industry deals, TV ratings, box-office figures and analysis of global entertainment business trends and indicators; photos essays and reports from premieres and other red-carpet events; and

23405-534: Was promoted to President/Chief Creative Officer of the Entertainment Group of Guggenheim Media, giving her oversight of THR and its sister brand Billboard . Min is joined by co-president John Amato, who is responsible for business initiatives. Guggenheim Partners announced on December 17, 2015, that it would sell the Prometheus media properties to its executive Todd Boehly. The company

23560-402: Was sold to Eldridge Industries in February 2017. On February 1, 2018, Eldridge Industries announced the merger of its media properties with Media Rights Capital to form Valence Media (later rebranded in 2020 as simply MRC). In February 2017, Min announced she was stepping down from her role as President/Chief Creative Officer overseeing The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard to take on

23715-411: Was thought up by J. G. Quintel , who later created Regular Show . He's voiced by Steve Little . Rocko%27s Modern Life Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon . The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric steer Heffer Wolfe ,

23870-413: Was too close to another major cartoon character that they were making a lot of money off of". Murray changed Rocko's color to beige, but after the pilot aired, the company opted out of producing toys for the series, so the color change was pointless. When the series was in development prior to the release of the first episode, the series had the title The Rocko Show . In November 1992, two months prior to

24025-645: Was widely credited with being chiefly responsible for preventing communists from becoming entrenched in Hollywood production." In 1997 THR reporter David Robb wrote a story about the newspaper's involvement, but the editor, Robert J. Dowling, declined to run it. For the blacklist's 65th anniversary in 2012, the THR published a lengthy investigative piece about Wilkerson's role, by reporters Gary Baum and Daniel Miller. The same edition carried an apology from Wilkerson's son W. R. Wilkerson III. He wrote that his father had been motivated by revenge for his thwarted ambition to own

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