• flicker@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    There’s an argument to be made that Rocko’s Modern Life was not for children, but it aired on Nickelodeon in the afternoon, so we watched it. And this is poignant as hell-

    R-E-C-Y-C-L-E Recycle!
    C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E Conserve!
    Don’t you P-O-L-L-U-T-E. Pollute the rivers, sky, or sea. Or else you’re gonna get what you deserve

    …I still sing it to myself sadly when I read the news sometimes.

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      9 months ago

      Rocko fought city hall! Rocko fought corporate America! They are big and he is small, Rocko fought city hall.

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        9 months ago

        I also blame this for why my sense of civic duty exists, despite the obviously flawed and ofte. monstrous system I find myself in.

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      9 months ago

      Heffer: (singing) Spring cleaning! Spring cleaning!
      Rocko: Heff?
      Heffer: Hi, Rocko!
      Rocko: Why was everyone singing?
      Heffer: We just had a song in our hearts.
      Rocko: How is it you all know the words? Did you rehearse?
      Heffer: Yeah, every Thursday. Didn’t you see the flyers?