Since you mentioned it hadn't been done for a while, what was the process like in getting this project together as far as when the idea first came up, how difficult it was to get the original cast back together, and then seeing it finally get a release date? And I'm hoping that we stayed trued to what it was and also introduced some new things to say.
I mean, from the people who have seen it already, I've gotten some good feedback. Joe Murray: It's a little strange, because it's been so long since we finished it. What is your mindset waiting to see how the world reacts to Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling? What's that been like? You can read what Murray had to say below, or you can listen to my review and our chat on the latest episode of the Saturday Mourning Cartoons podcast: But perhaps most importantly, we had a lengthy conversation about the special's character Rachel and the decision to feature her as a transgendered character who comes into conflict with her father, serving as the emotional heart of the story. Plus, Murray talked about his new PBS project Let's Go Luna!, a first for the cartoon creator and a younger-skewing demographic. (Try explaining that to 10-year-old me.) I had a chance to chat with Murray about the new special to find out what it was like to get the original voice cast back together, assembling an animation team who could field traditional hand-drawn aesthetics (a rarity these days), and whether or not Static Cling is the last Rocko story we'll ever see. are back in the Nickelodeon-backed Netflix special, Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling. Also featuring the already legendary actor Charlie Adler, Rocko's Modern Life was a bit of a gamble by Nickelodeon and creator Joe Murray, who opted to bring in relatively unknown stand-up comedians to voice an everyman wallaby and his daft dog, a childlike steer, and a neurotic turtle as they attempted to navigate the modern world of the 1990s. It was also one of the earliest projects for behind-the-scenes creatives like the late Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob SquarePants), Jeff "Swampy" Marsh ( Phineas and Ferb), and Dan Povenmire ( Phineas and Ferb).
More than 25 years ago, a highly stylized Nicktoon kickstarted the voice-acting careers of some of today's biggest names, like Carlos Alazraqui ( The Fairly OddParents), Tom Kenny ( SpongeBob SquarePants), and Mr.