Rocko Creator Joe Murray Draws Ed & Bev Bighead

Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo Creator Joe Murray discusses the creation of his Cane Toad characters "The Bigheads" from his Nickelodeon animated series "Rocko's Modern Life", and how to draw them.

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• Rocko's
• Modern
• Life
• Joe
• Murray
• Camp
• Lazlo
• Ed
• Bighead
• Bev
• Nickelodeon
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• creation

[gttrsnp]

what tablet/software/program are you using here??

thanks for the vid also. very entertaining!

[joemurraystudio]

I'm using a Wacom Cintiq tablet, 17X 14. I work in Flash with an Apple G5 Quad.

Joe Murray

[crazytewory]

Your show was absolutely one of THE BEST cartoons on Nick during the 90s, I thank you so much for the creation of the show and though it's many years past, send my apologies to you for what happened in your personal life during Rocko. Please release the series on DVD, it would be wonderful to relive the series again. I'm sure Nickelodeon no longer cares about what happens or becomes of the show today, it's a thing of the past for them.

[joemurraystudio]

Nickelodeon owns the rights to release on DVD, and my efforts to get them to put out DVD's have been fruitless.

Thank you for your appreciation of the show.

[joemurraystudio]

I'm glad your mother didn't keep you from watching it!

Joe

[hungryluma12]

@joemurraystudio Any hope for a Rocko's Modern Life revival? Ever since beavis and butthead got revived I knew that other shows could be revived. Rocko was my favorite nicktoon and now that im a teen i get all the jokes. Thumbs up for a Rocko revival!

[diegoradoblasio]

@joemurraystudio but obviously you can draw naturally on traditional paper, cant you?

[ADAMATION2007]

Joe, love your shows, love your style and all that jazz. Im an "aspiring" cartoonist and I was just wondering If you recall what sound effect libraries were used for Rocko's Modern Life. They're classic sound effects but don't sound like they were recorded 40 years ago (like Warner Bros).Or were they created in foley specifically for the show? Thanks for reading and for the memories you created for me with your shows. And most importantly keep making cartoons.

-Adam Markajani, Rochester NY

[infernalone666]

don't worry, joe. it's on dvd

[Killerratte]

@joemurraystudio

I would kill to have one of those Cintiqs.

[woody1948able]

Charlie Adler was the voice Ed Bighead and Bev Bighead.

[anatete1]

You are such a huge inspiration, thank you so much for executing such amazing works that influenced me in my childhood! You're awesome <3

[squarebearderry1]

you were a huge influence on my work, i absorbed your style for like 10 years, was really hard to shake. much respect Joe,

yer something else.

[Kingkidkira]

man I'm also from san jose and I'm trying to be a cartoonist. Dude you are my inspiration!

[SuperFreddy1010]

@joemurrastudio woohoo. youre from my hometown!