Going to try and put a spin on the constant "Your Comedy Moment" posts and instead start a (ir)regular feature called "Childhood Flashback" where we'll either discuss some past cartoons or post some humorous links dealing with the cartoon in question.
For the first show in this feature, I decided to pick the Nicktoon that I watched most as a kid. No, not Rugrats or Ren and Stimpy or even Doug, I'm referring to Rocko's Modern Life.
Note the wacky theme song later performed by a few of the B-52's.
I haven't had the opportunity to revisit the show in recent years, but I must say that what I remember was how off-the-wall crazy the show tended to be while never failing to throw in a life lesson. Here's an example of the catchy, somewhat subversive songs that littered the series. The fact that I can still sing both songs from memory is a testament to how entertaining the songs are and how much TV I used to watch.
This first song contains the great "Can't Fight City Hall" and the reprise to "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E."
This would be the more complete, original version of "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E."
Despite the obvious hippie slant, I found this show totally engrossing as a kid. Of course, I think that even though many jokes went over my head entirely; I could still tell that this show was not designed entirely with kid's in mind. See, for instance, this clip which apparently only aired once:
I'll leave it up to you to decide why this clip never aired again.
Still, I have only fond memories of catching this show after church on Sunday mornings. It was weird and hilarious and everything a 10 year old kid could want in a cartoon. If you're interested in re-visiting the show, check out youtube as it appears there are entire episodes available to watch whenever it strikes your fancy.
Live Music on TV coming in a few.
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