Childhood Flashback - Doug

Taking a break from the countdown to delve into the depths of Doug, the story of an annoying young boy, Doug Funnie, living in Bluffington, his annoying dog Porkchop, and his really annoying best friend Skeeter Valentine.  Oh wait did I forget his annoying crush Patti Mayonnaise? Or what about that annoying rich girl Beebe Bluff? The annoying assistant principal Bone? God, looking back at it, the only one on the show who was actually funny was Roget Klotz – the class jerk and main antagonist of Doug.  Which begs the question – why did I watch this show?

Childhood Flashback - Rocko's Modern Life

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.