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* [[Anvilicious]]: This show absolutely ''never'' stops reminding its viewers about how much life sucks.
** Also, ''Zanzibar'''s anti-pollution message is an ''especially'' (and deliberately) extreme example of this trope.
* [[Awesome Art (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Art]]: The show has arguably ''the'' most unique Nickelodeon art style other than "first two seasons" ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show|Ren and Stimpy]]'''s.
* [[Cargo Ship]]: ''Canon:'' Spunky's forbidden romance with a mop.
** The Psychiatrist was shown later to be wining and dining said mop.
*** And how does Spunky get over it? {{spoiler|He falls in love with a fire hydrant!}}
* [[Ear Worm]]: R-E-C-Y-C-L-E, recycle! (It's also a handy way to remember how it's spelled...)
** God, that song will be popping up in your head even if you haven't seen the show in years.
*** Hey, Rocko ''told'' you it was catchy, didn't he?
* [[Fan Disservice]]/[[Fetish Retardant]]: Beverly Bighead's attempts to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|seduce Rocko]] in ''Leap Frogs'' are a definitive example of this.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Heffer the meat eating bull, now there is a Dinosaur with that name. Carnatarus.
** In one episode there's a plumber named Dr. Phil. In the fourth ''[[Scary Movie]]'' Dr. Phil claims he's really an electrician.
** Filburt...the Awkward Turtle
** Episodes written by [[Phineas and Ferb|Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]] like to feature characters named "Ferb".
* [[Hollywood Homely]]: Bev Bighead. Well, she ''is'' a toad, after all.
* [[Ho Yay]]: In one episode, Rocko gets married to Filburt to become a legal immigrant in the USA.
** And then there's the '''very'''-uncomfortably erotic foot massage that Mr. Bighead gives to Mr. No Way at (basically) the beginning of ''Teed Off''...
* [[Hype Backlash]]/[[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: Good luck getting a "modern cartoon" watcher who '''isn't''' (or is) incredibly pretentious to understand how revolutionary this show was back in 1993-1996.
** Also, the show has a fan base that is arguably even more insanely devoted to its subject matter than those of ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' and ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' despite the show itself being blatantly inferior to said shows in many ways (most notably the artwork in ''RML'' being colossally less detailed and interesting when compared to that of the first two seasons of ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'', as well as its writing severely lacking the [[Character Development|character development]] of [[Depending on the Writer|some of]] ''SpongeBob''{{'}}s), which certainly doesn't help its reputation either. 
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Ed Bighead suffers even when he doesn't really deserve it (i.e. Teed Off).
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: I am the cheese. I am the best character on the show. I am better than both the salami and the bologna combined!
** Hell, the entire ''Wacky Delly'' episode is one big Meme.
** [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|LOOK INTO MY NIPPLES OF THE FUTURE!]]
** ''I'm'' a [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|wild]] [[Camp Gay|pig]]!
** I'm nauseous.
** '''HOW DAAAAAAARE YOU?!'''
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO9nNu4QAnw And then you turn the page, and then you wash your hands...]
** Garbage Day is a very dangerous day...
** And he ain't dressed for the occasion, if you know what I mean.
** [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/green-lex-luthor Green Lex Luthor.]
** "Tamales make my bottom burble."
** "He's ''completely''...'''''NAAAY-KEEEEEED!''''' (''WITH NO'' '''''CLOTHES''''' ''ON!!!'')"
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: [[Rocko's Modern Life/Nightmare Fuel|Has its own page]].
* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: Tends to happen fairly regularly, but possibly the most notable instance is the scene with the naked fairies in "A Sucker for the Suck-O-Matic".
** Heffer being abducted by aliens who look like him in the episode Cruisin. Even though they went into the Bermuda Triangle and went through a time warp, this makes no sense in relation to the rest of the episode.
*** Also, the following exchange in "Bye Bye Birdie":
{{quote|'''Heffer:''' Hey Rock, do you want to move to France? (not taking eyes off TV)
'''Rocko:''' Not really. No. (eyes also glued mindlessly to TV)
'''Heffer:''' Yeah, me neither. (and they just continue watching TV) }}
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: The episode "Fish 'n' Chumps" where the gang goes fishing, only to discover that the fish are fishing for them using ever more elaborate bait, including the life jackets and ending with Rocko's house being reeled in.
** Specifically, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNHJcj4thcc#t=5m30s here]. The [[Eye Take]]  {{spoiler|when Filbert "finds" his dive-watch again}} is unbeatable.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: ''Rocko'' was [[Tom Kenny]]'s big break into voice acting.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Tickled Pink.
** The scene in Cruisin' where an old guy explains to Rocko about how old people are grumpy because they lost loved ones and Rocko starts getting tears in his eyes.
** The scene in Sand In Your Navel where Rocko thought he had lost Spunky forever.
* [[They Copied It, So It Sucks]]: Was the initial reaction of quite a few people (sadly including a few "professional" critics here and there) when the show featured (a very toned-down version of) ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'''s signature [[Gross Up Close-Up|gross-out humor]].
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: Aside from the hidden dirty jokes and crude humor, the show's premise itself seems more relatable to an adult audience: dealing with themes of job troubles, home ownership, reclaiming an impounded vehicle, immigration and dating.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Isn't a Total ''Ren & Stimpy'' Clone?]]: One of many reasons to ''not'' trust the vast majority of "elitist" animation critics whenever they talk about the type of show that ''RML'' is.
* [[The Woobie]]: Rocko, arguably.
** Arguably? It's hard not to feel sorry for him in pretty much every single episode he's in. He's a total [[Iron Woobie]].

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