Underplayed Gems

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling poster
Directed by
Joe Murray
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, animated film with LGBT character(s)
Country
United States
Runtime
45 min
Rated
L
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 168 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After being stuck in space for 20 years, Rocko returns to a 2010s world he doesn't recognize. He wants his favorite old TV show back, so he searches for its creator.

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What happens

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (titled onscreen as Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling: The Rocko Special) is a 2019 American animated comedy streaming television special based on, as well as a continuation of Joe Murray's Nickelodeon series Rocko's Modern Life. It was originally slated to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2018 as a television special, but went unaired. In May 2019, Nickelodeon sold the distribution rights of the special to Netflix, which released the film on August 9, 2019. After being stuck in space for 20 years, Rocko and his friends return to a late-2010s era O-Town with modern amenities such as constantly updating touchscreen phones, radioactive energy drinks, food trucks and coffee shops on every corner. Rocko, who does not share Heffer and Filburt's enthusiasm for the 21st century, attempts to get his favorite television show The Fatheads back on the air, since it is the last remnant of his past; to do so, he goes on a quest to find the show's creator. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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