7.7/10196 votes#1 - No Pain, No Gain
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1993
Rocko and Heffer join a health club in hopes of losing a few of those unsightly pounds.
Director: Timothy Bjorklund
Writer: Vince Calandra
7.9/10164 votes#2 - Who Gives a Buck
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1993
Rocko gets his very own credit card, and Heffer convinces him to go on a spending spree at the mall.
Director: Roger Chiasson, Don Spencer
Writer: Don Spencer
8.0/10141 votes#3 - Leap Frogs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1993
When Bev Bighead feels unloved by her husband Ed, she invites Rocko over to do chores and tries to seduce him.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Vince Calandra
8.2/10141 votes#4 - Bedfellows
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/1993
Heffer moves in with Rocko after his parents rent Heffer's room out to vermin to make money after Heffer's dad gets laid off from his job.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Nick Jennings, George Maestri
8.2/10157 votes#5 - Jet Scream
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/1993
Rocko and Heffer experience the ups and downs of traveling by airplane.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Vince Calandra
7.8/10133 votes#6 - Dirty Dog
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/1993
Spunky needs to be bathed. The first appearance of Bloaty and Squirmy.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Martin Olson
8.4/10152 votes#7 - Keeping Up with the Bigheads
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/1993
Ed Bighead wants to dispose of Rocko, so he tips off a home inspector about Rocko's messiness, so Rocko must clean up before the inspector arrives.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Vince Calandra
8.2/10152 votes#8 - Skid Marks
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/1993
When Rocko gets puled over by the police because his gas cap is missing, his car gets into the pound and he has to go through driving school all over again, where Rocko is repeatedly warned not to have "the fat guy" as an instructor.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Martin Olson
7.7/10153 votes#9 - Power Trip
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/1993
Rocko is appointed temporary boss of the Comic Book Store, while the real boss, Mr. Smitty, is away. Rocko soon goes mad with power, and takes his aggravation out on his only employee - hapless Filburt.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: George Maestri
7.8/10122 votes#10 - To Heck and Back
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/1993
One day, while dining at the local fast-food joint, Heffer accidentally chokes on a chicken ribcage. During his lapse of consciousness thereafter, Heffer has a "near-death experience."
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Martin Olson
7.9/10134 votes#11 - The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/17/1993
Rocko and Heffer visit a dude ranch, and while there, Heffer starts to fall in with a crowd of bad cattle.
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Writer: George Maestri
7.9/10136 votes#12 - Trash-O-Madness
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/17/1993
Rocko encounters difficulties on trash day.
Director: Joe Murray, Timothy Bjorklund
Writer: Joe Murray
7.6/10118 votes#13 - Spitballs
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/24/1993
Rocko and Heffer go to a baseball game, in hopes of catching a foul ball.
Director: Timothy Bjorklund
Writer: Vince Calandra
NaN/100 votes#14 - Popcorn Pandemonium
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/24/1993
Rocko would love to be able to go to a drive-in movie, but it looks like he'll have to settle for the huge matinee complex at the mall. He and Heffer go there, and experience first-hand the "modern movie-going experience".
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Writer: Martin Olson
NaN/100 votes#15 - A Sucker for the Suck-O-Matic
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/1993
After watching an infomercial, Rocko buys a vacuum cleaner that is more than he bargained for.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Joe Murray, Nick Jennings, George Maestri
NaN/100 votes#16 - Canned
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/31/1993
Rocko loses his job at the mega-comic store. After a variety of jobs, he finally decides to work at the local comic store.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Nick Jennings, Joe Murray, George Maestri
NaN/100 votes#17 - Carnival Knowledge
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/7/1993
Heffer and Rocko attend a carnival full of hazardous rides and shady carnival games.
Director: Timothy Bjorklund
Writer: Vince Calandra
NaN/100 votes#18 - Sand in Your Navel
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/7/1993
Rocko and Spunky try to spend a nice day at the beach.
Director: Roger Chiasson
Writer: Joe Murray
NaN/100 votes#19 - Cabin Fever
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/14/1993
Rocko and Heffer end up sharing a camping cabin with the Bigheads.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Joe Murray, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark O'Hare, George Maestri
NaN/100 votes#20 - Rinse & Spit
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/1993
Filburt recruits Rocko to help him pass his dentists exam.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Joe Murray, George Maestri, Vince Calandra, Martin Olson
NaN/100 votes#21 - Rocko's Happy Sack
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/1993
Rocko tries to make it to the local supermarket in time for a massive 99%-off sale.
Director: Timothy Bjorklund
Writer: Joe Murray, Ron Hauge
NaN/100 votes#22 - Flu-In-U-Enza
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/21/1993
Rocko becomes sick with the flu, and if he doesn't get better soon, he'll miss the chance to go to the big WWWWF wrestling show.
Director: Roger Chiasson
Writer: Joe Murray, Nichole Poinski
NaN/100 votes#23 - Who's for Dinner?
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/28/1993
Rocko, who is unaware of Heffer's family life, is invited over to dinner at Heffer's house.
Director: Mr. Lawrence
Writer: Ron Hauge, Vince Calandra
NaN/100 votes#24 - Love Spanked
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/28/1993
Heffer plays the cupid, arranging a number of blind dates.
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Joe Murray
NaN/100 votes#25 - Clean Lovin'
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/5/1993
Spunky has an unnatural attraction to a mop.
Director: Roger Chiasson
Writer: Nick Jennings, Joe Murray, Ron Hauge, George Maestri, Vince Calandra
The Best Episodes of Rocko's Modern Life Season 1
Every episode of Rocko's Modern Life Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rocko's Modern Life Season 1!
Rocko is a wallaby who has emigrated to America from Australia. He lives in O-Town and tries to get through life but, of course, comes...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"No Pain, No Gain" is the best rated episode of "Rocko's Modern Life" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 196 votes. Directed by Timothy Bjorklund and written by Vince Calandra, it aired on 9/18/1993. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Who Gives a Buck".