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'''Rocko'''
'''Rocko'''
* [[Adorkable]]: He's a cute little wallaby with a big heart, has his socially awkward moments, and he's [[One of Us]]. D'aww.
* [[Adorkable]]: He's a cute little wallaby with a big heart, has his socially awkward moments, and he's [[One of Us]]. D'aww.
* [[Audience Surrogate]]
* [[Australian Accent]]
* [[Australian Accent]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Occasionally. He has completely destroyed a motorcycle because of bagpipe music once.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Occasionally. He has completely destroyed a motorcycle because of bagpipe music once.
* [[Born Unlucky]]: Literally, as the show's intro proves.
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
** Occasionally, an [[Iron Butt Monkey]]
** Occasionally, an [[Iron Butt Monkey]]
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* [[One of Us]]: Works at a comic book store, and loves it there (despite his terrible boss).
* [[One of Us]]: Works at a comic book store, and loves it there (despite his terrible boss).
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]
* [[Ridiculously Average Guy]]: In a [[Widget Series|ridiculously]] [[Surreal Humor|weird]] [[Deranged Animation|world]].
* [[Sick Episode]]: He gets a bad case of the flu...
* [[Sick Episode]]: He gets a '''very''' bad case of the flu in "Flu-in-U-Enza".
* [[Unlucky Everydude]]: Emphasis on "unlucky".
* [[Unlucky Everydude]]: Emphasis on "unlucky".


'''Heffer'''
'''Heffer'''
* [[Acrofatic]]: Just '''look''' at how weirdly good he is at dancing ([[Up to Eleven|while roller-skating]]) in ''Wallaby on Wheels''.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: His relationship with Rocko, especially with scenes such as him sleeping in a love motel with Rocko (in "Road Rash") and him voyeuristically filming Rocko naked (in "Camera Shy") being a thing.
** [[Ambiguously Bi]]: He '''does''' give himself a female love interest in "An Elk For Heffer", however.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Fun]]
* [[Big Fun]]
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* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: His adoptive family is...''interesting'', to say the least.
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: His adoptive family is...''interesting'', to say the least.
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Whenever he's in the mood to be one, at least.
* [[Fat Best Friend]]
* [[Fat Best Friend]]
* [[Fat Idiot]]
* [[Fat Idiot]]
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Happens to just about every character in the series, but Heffer suffers it especially bad when his dad bans him from going to anymore Weasel Scout functions. He gets better, though.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Happens to just about every character in the series, but Heffer suffers it especially bad when his dad bans him from going to anymore Weasel Scout functions. He gets better, though.
* [[I Am Not Weasel]]: He doesn't like it when people call him a "cow".
* [[I Am Not Weasel]]: He doesn't like it when people call him a "cow".
* [[Irony]]: He is "the [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Patrick]]" of ''Rocko's Modern Life'' but is/was voiced by SpongeBob's voice actor.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Keet]]
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* [[Simpleton Voice]]: Courtesy of [[Tom Kenny]], who ironically did '''not''' voice Patrick in [[SpongeBob SquarePants|the show's successor]].
* [[Simpleton Voice]]: Courtesy of [[Tom Kenny]], who ironically did '''not''' voice Patrick in [[SpongeBob SquarePants|the show's successor]].
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Of/on Rocko.
* [[Straw Loser]]
* [[Straw Loser]]: [[Downplayed Trope|Downplayed]]; despite being a lazy, unintelligent and immature slob who is almost completely incapable of acting like a functioning member of society, he actually '''has''' occasionally been shown to be surprisingly capable of applying himself.
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: On Rocko (and also Filburt at times).


'''Filburt''':
'''Filburt''':
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Ambiguously Bi]]: Although he '''did''' marry Dr. Hutchison, he also has said '''considerably''' more than his fair share of weird things to/about Rocko in particular, such as "sausage is very seductive", "'''''WITH NO CLOTHES ON'''''" (in response to Heffer gleefully exclaiming that Rocko is naked), "I am now inspecting the patient's (Rocko's) feet...I mean, teeth", and even "sweetie". He also quite-literally '''married''' Rocko in "Kiss Me, I'm Foreign".
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]
* [[Babies Ever After]]
* [[Babies Ever After]]
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* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[The Spock]]
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Of/on Rocko.
* [[Straw Loser]]
* [[Straw Loser]]
* [[Turtle Power]]
* [[Turtle Power]]
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: His imprisoning (and eating) of insects, as seen in "Rocko's Happy Vermin".
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: His imprisoning (and eating) of insects, as seen in "Rocko's Happy Vermin".
* [[Foil]]: To Rocko.
* [[Foil]]: To Rocko.
* [[Gonk]]: Due to a [[Understatement|rather unfortunate]] combination of his cripplingly old age and his grotesquely over-sized head.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Largely due to how much his Conglom-O job has utterly worn him out.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Largely due to how much his Conglom-O job has utterly worn him out.
* [[Henpecked Husband]]
* [[Henpecked Husband]]
* [[Hypocrite]]: He views Rocko as his annoying neighbor but is actually Rocko's annoying neighbor.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: He belittles Rachel for wanting to make cartoons...while also being a cartoon character.
** He also calls Rocko, Heffer and Filburt "idiots" while being a practically '''complete''' idiot himself.
* [[I Have No Son]]
* [[I Have No Son]]
* [[Irony]]: He seems to have a rather small brain in that extremely big head of his.
* [[Irony]]: He seems to have a rather small brain in that extremely big head of his.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: His reconciliation with his son Ralph earns him this.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: His reconciliation with his son Ralph earns him this.
* [[Large Ham|Largest Ham in The Series]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Bighead", reflecting both his literal head size and [[Small Name, Big Ego|the size of his ego]].
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Bighead", reflecting both his literal head size and [[Small Name, Big Ego|the size of his ego]].


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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Of Rocko in "Leap Frogs", an episode in which she basically tries to get him to have sex with her.
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Of Rocko in "Leap Frogs", an episode in which she basically tries to get him to have sex with her.
* [[Cranky Neighbor]]: Though less so than her husband.
* [[Cranky Neighbor]]: Though less so than her husband.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: A [[Understatement|rather bizarre]] example of the trope; her voice actor is [[Charlie Adler]], who is also Ed's voice actor.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Gonk]]: A thankfully [[Downplayed Trope|downplayed]] female version of the one that Ed is.
* [[Guile Hero|Guile Heroine]]: In a couple of episodes.
* [[Guile Hero|Guile Heroine]]: In a couple of episodes.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Despite being a housewife she very quickly rose up in Conglomo's ranks in Ed's place when he got sick.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Despite being a housewife she very quickly rose up in Conglomo's ranks in Ed's place when he got sick.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: She certainly does '''try''' to be one of these for Rocko in "Leap Frogs", but her attempt [[Understatement|fails miserably]].
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: She certainly does '''try''' to be one of these for Rocko in "Leap Frogs", but her attempt [[Understatement|fails miserably]].
* [[Sick Episode]]: She comes down with an amphibian throat illness from eating an infected mosquito...and winds up getting a nose intended for someone else.
* [[Sick Episode]]: She comes down with an amphibian throat illness from eating an infected mosquito...and winds up getting a nose intended for someone else.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Of/on Rocko.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]


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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Kay?"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Kay?"
* [[Character Tic]]: She tilts her head when saying her [[Catch Phrase]].
* [[Character Tic]]: She tilts her head when saying her [[Catch Phrase]].
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Basically her default facial expression.
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]; she is actually significantly less crazy and creepy than she seems (ignoring the fact that she keeps a baboon heart underneath her pillow, at least).
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]; she is actually significantly less crazy and creepy than she seems (ignoring the fact that she keeps a baboon heart underneath her pillow, at least).
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Happily Married]]: To Filburt.
* [[Happily Married]]: To Filburt.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Filburt worries about a guy he sees her with, but it turns out they are only friends.
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: Filburt worries about a guy he sees her with, but it turns out they are only friends.

Latest revision as of 02:02, 17 August 2020

Rocko

Heffer

Filburt:

Mr. Cheese: I AM THE CHEESE! I AM THE BEST CHARACTER ON THIS SHOW! I AM BETTER THAN BOTH THE SALAMI AND THE BALONEY COMBINED!

Ed Bighead:

Bev Bighead:

Dr. Hutchison:

Gladys The Hippo Lady:

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