Nickelodeon, often shortened to Nick, is an American pay television channel that was launched on December 1, 1977, as the first cable channel for children. It is owned by Paramount Global through its domestic networks division and is based in New York City. The network's programming is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2–17.
Nickelodeon is the original network for Rocko's Modern Life, originally ran from September 18, 1993 to November 24, 1996 with subsequent reruns.
Censorship of the show[]
Main article: Censorships in Rocko's Modern Life
The show was noted for it's racy humour like Ren and Stimpy. Adults made up more than one-fifth of 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 on the other line.
In "The Good, The Bad, and The Wallaby", the original airing featured a scene where a farmer hooks Heffer up to the milking machine and he receives pleasure, though only his reactions are shown onscreen. Surprisingly, Nickelodeon allowed the scene to be featured in the episode, though they suggested they change the hearts in Heffer's eyes to stars. This scene, as well as one featuring Heffer's break up with the machine, were removed in later airings.
The episode "Road Rash" featured a scene during the original airing, in which Rocko and Heffer visit the No-Tell Motel and ask the oriental-ish desk clerk for a room for the night. The clerk then makes a comment "All Night, Wheoo, Okay", implying that the pair will be having sex.
The original broadcast of "Hut Sut Raw" featured a scene in which Rocko picks berries, and when he grabs one lower on the bush, a bear jumps out grasping his groin area. In addition, the restaurant chain Chokey Chicken was renamed Chewy Chicken during the show's fourth and final season, though episode from Seasons 1-3 still name the restaurant Chokey Chicken.
As the series entered reruns, more scenes were cut. The entire episode "Leap Frogs" was pulled from reruns due to the sexual content, though it was allowed to air on Nicktoons.
Curiously, the episodes remained censored when broadcast on NickSplat, despite the block's target audience being nostalgic adults.
