Spunky

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**Spunky**
Rocko's Modern Life character

Age	Never revealed
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Job	None
First appearance	No Pain, No Gain
Voice actor	Carlos Alazraqui

Spunky is a fictional character on Rocko's Modern Life.

Spunky (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is Rocko's dog. He constantly eats Ed Bighead's salmon bushes.

1 Character
2 Bloaty and Squirmy
3 Episodes
4 Video game appearance

[edit] Character

Spunky is different compared to most fictional dogs, who are ironically more intelligent than their masters. Spunky is far less intelligent than even real (stupid) dogs. He drools all the time with a vacant expression. One of his humorous actions is drooling into his water dish, mistaking it for more water, and drinking it again, and then repeating this over and over. He is always getting Rocko into crazy situations because of his stupidity. Once he ended up getting eaten by a big dog (Earl) after carelessly getting thrown out as trash. He also wandered off and was snatched away by a bird at the beach. Spunky is always safe in the end, thanks to Rocko's utmost care.

[edit] Bloaty and Squirmy

Spunky is also a host to two parasites named Bloaty the Tick and Squirmy the Ringworm. These two characters have had a couple episodes that revolve around them and their lives on a dog. The way they live is much different to that of Rocko and the other character's; they sit in "armscabs", find food that Spunky has eaten, and sometimes drink by sticking straws into Spunky's veins and taking in blood like real parasites. One of their adventures focused on exploring "new land" which had mysteriously appeared for no explainable reason. Later in the episode, it was revealed that the new land was a result of Spunky gaining weight, thus stretching out his body.

[edit] Episodes

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Spunky is a major character in Rocko's Modern Life, and therefore has played an important role in many episodes. In "Trash-o-Madness," Spunky caused trouble by playing with a "slime" that Rocko found in the refrigerator, and then he was taken out with the rest of the trash and nearly thrown away forever. In "Sand in your Navel," Spunky and Rocko head to the beach for a relaxing day; soon turned into a crazy experience due to Spunky's infamous stupidity. He was swooped away by a large bird, and then sold as a fish. Rocko had to chase him around the beach and the buy him back. Spunky is also well known for falling in love with a mop; an episode that is popular among fans for having many innuendos. Spunky has played a role in many other episodes, such as being held hostage by Ed Bighead in "Sailing the 7 Zzzs," swallowing a bad pill in "Down the Hatch," and even being interviewed in "Dumbells."

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[edit] Video game appearance

Spunky also stars in his own game, "Spunky's Dangerous Day." It is a video game that was released in the 90s, in which Rocko had to protect Spunky from danger (while putting himself through even more danger). "Spunky's Dangerous Day" was similar to Rocko's catchphrase, "_______ is a very dangerous day," that he used this several times during his challenges involving his dog. These included "Garbage day is a very dangerous day" and "Bath day is a very dangerous day."