Inappropriate Rocko’s Modern Life Jokes That Went Right Over Your Head

CE Hudspeth
Updated August 12, 2019 4.3K votes 948 voters 75.6K views

In the '90s, it wasn't uncommon for children's cartoons to have some inappropriate jokes. In almost every series, you can find some type of adult humor. Animaniacs had some jokes that were aimed at parents, and The Ren & Stimpy Show was often outrageous, but there were plenty of adult jokes in Rocko's Modern Life. You may have been too young to understand it then, but now that you're older, wiser, and more corrupted, you can appreciate the full scope of the humor on Rocko's Modern Life.

From sexual innuendos to jokes about J.F.K., there were plenty of references that you probably didn't understand as a kid. So treat this list as an eye-opening experience and vote up the most surprising - and inappropriate - Rocko's Modern Life jokes.
Photo: Nickelodeon
  • 1
    413 VOTES

    Rocko's "Phone Operator" Job

    Rocko's "Phone Operator" Job
    Photo: Nickelodeon

    Rocko discovers a job that's described in the newspaper as a "specialty phone operator." We see Rocko in a cubicle at this job and hear him saying, "Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby." Additionally, the posters in the background make it evident that Rocko is a phone sex operator.

    413 votes
  • 2
    356 VOTES

    Rocko's EyeBALLS

    Rocko's EyeBALLS
    Photo: Nickelodeon
    In one episode, Rocko visits a doctor who cups his eyeballs and requests that he cough, as a physician does when holding a man's testicles during a physical. Can you guess the doctor's name? That's right, it's Bendova! Oh, and the doctor puts on a latex glove, and when Rocko exits, he's walking... funny.
    356 votes
  • 3
    274 VOTES

    Tunnel-O-Love

    Tunnel-O-Love
    Photo: Nickelodeon
    In the episode "Love Spanked," we see ride called the "Tunnel-O-Love." A couple enters the tunnel and when they come out the other side they have kids in their boat.
    274 votes
  • 4
    236 VOTES

    Those Aren't Berries

    Those Aren't Berries
    Video: YouTube
    In one episode, Rocko is camping and picking berries from a bush - or so he thinks. They aren't berries; they're actually an animal's testicles. Super chill for a kid's show, right?
    236 votes
  • 5
    205 VOTES

    Slippy the Slug's Reading Material

    Slippy the Slug's Reading Material
    Photo: Nickelodeon
    Slippy the Slug is seen reading a magazine titled "Playslug" - an obvious reference to Playboy.
    205 votes
  • 6
    191 VOTES

    Jacking It

    Jacking It
    Photo: Nickelodeon
    In the second season episode "Tickled Pinky," Rocko and Heffer go to a jackhammer festival, and the sign reads, "JACK ALL-U-WANT."
    191 votes