7.9/1090 votes#1 - With Friends Like These
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/1996
Heffer and Filburt compete for Rocko's friendship after Rocko wins two tickets to a wrestling match.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: George Maestri
8.0/1085 votes#2 - Sailing the Seven Zzz's
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/1996
Mr. Bighead, while sleepwalking, believes that he is a pirate and tries repeatedly to obtain a treasure map from Rocko.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: George Maestri
7.9/1092 votes#3 - Pranksters
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/1996
Heffer suspects that he is being targeted for revenge after his practical jokes get out of hand.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: George Maestri
8.1/1091 votes#4 - From Here to Maternity
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/1996
Filburt and Hutch are expecting babies!
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Martin Olson
7.9/1084 votes#5 - Ed Good, Rocko Bad
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/1996
Rocko and Mr. Bighead run against each other for the office of Dog Catcher.
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Writer: George Maestri
8.2/1094 votes#6 - Teed Off
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/1996
Ed's boss invites Ed to a game of golf. Ed is told to let Mr. Dupette win, but Heffer has other ideas.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: Tim Hill
7.7/1082 votes#7 - Wimp on the Barby
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/11/1996
Rocko prepares for a visit from grade-school bully, Dingo.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Martin Olson
8.1/1089 votes#8 - Yarnbenders
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/1996
Filburt is ill, so Rocko and Heffer spin up some wild fairy tales to help him feel better.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: Tim Hill
8.0/1086 votes#9 - Mama's Boy
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 7/12/1996
Heffer moves out of his parent's place to prove he's capable of making it on his own.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: George Maestri
7.6/1082 votes#10 - Feisty Geist
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 7/12/1996
After a visit to a spirit reader, Heffer is plagued by a spirit of his own.
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Writer: Tim Hill
8.2/1090 votes#11 - S.W.A.K.
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 7/15/1996
Rocko tries to get a love letter back that was intended for his mail carrier.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: Martin Olson
8.2/1094 votes#12 - Magic Meatball
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 7/15/1996
Ed Bighead, under pressure at the job, turns to using a Magic 8-Ball to make executive decisions.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: Tim Hill, George Maestri
7.9/1099 votes#13 - Closet Clown
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 7/16/1996
Ed Bighead has trouble accepting the fact that he enjoys being a clown.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#14 - Seat to Stardom
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 7/16/1996
Falling in love with a roller-skater, Rocko tries to impress her by running a dangerous obstacle course.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#15 - The High Five of Doom
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 7/17/1996
Rocko and Heffer think that Filburt is an alien who vaporizes Earthlings by high-fiving them.
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Writer: Martin Olson
NaN/100 votes#16 - Fly Burgers
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 7/17/1996
Flecko the fly sues Rocko.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: George Maestri
NaN/100 votes#17 - Heff in a Handbasket
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 7/18/1996
Heffer unknowingly trades his soul for an opportunity to be on a TV game show.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Martin Olson
NaN/100 votes#18 - Wallaby on Wheels
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 7/18/1996
Falling in love with a roller-skater, Rocko tries to impress her by running a dangerous obstacle course.
Director: Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh, Dan Povenmire
Writer: Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#19 - Dumbells
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 7/19/1996
Rocko is arrested after a game of Doorbell Ditch gets out of hand.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, George Maestri
NaN/100 votes#20 - Rug Birds
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 7/19/1996
Filburt takes Rocko on a bird wig-snatching hunt.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#21 - Hypno-Puppy Luv
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 10/8/1996
Rocko thinks he's a dog after Heffer hypnotizes him.
Director: Jeff Myers
Writer: Martin Olson
NaN/100 votes#22 - Driving Mrs. Wolfe
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/8/1996
Virginia Wolfe, Heffer's mother, asks Rocko to teach her to drive.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Veronica Alicino
NaN/100 votes#23 - Put Out to Pasture
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 10/10/1996
Heffer overdoses on Pasture Puffies (a snack food said to contain potentially harmful substances) and is rushed to the hospital. While he is in a coma, Rocko, Filburt, and the Bigheads reminisce about past experiences with the steer.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#24 - Future Schlock
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 10/10/1996
17 years into the future, Filburt's children ask Filburt the meaning of a banana which they found in a refrigerator.
Director: Robert Scull
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Tim Hill
NaN/100 votes#25 - Turkey Time
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 11/24/1996
Rocko tries to protect the Thanksgiving Turkeys that have taken refuge at his house.
Director: Mark O'Hare
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Tim Hill, George Maestri
The Best Episodes of Rocko's Modern Life Season 4
Every episode of Rocko's Modern Life Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rocko's Modern Life Season 4!
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...
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyKids
Network:Nickelodeon
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"With Friends Like These" is the best rated episode of "Rocko's Modern Life" season 4. It scored 7.9/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by Mark O'Hare and written by George Maestri, it aired on 7/8/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Sailing the Seven Zzz's".