Who's For Dinner / Love Spanked
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Who's For Dinner/Love Spanked was the Twelfth episode of the first season of the Animated Television series Rocko's Modern Life.
Contents |
[edit] Who's For Dinner?
| “Who's For Dinner?” | |
|---|---|
| Rocko's Modern Life episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12a |
| Written by | Vince Calandra, Ron Hauge, Doug Lawrence, and Dan Povenmire |
| Directed by | Doug Lawrence |
| Production no. | 004a |
| Original airdate | November 28, 1993 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Rocko's Happy Sack / Flu-In-U-Enza" | "Clean Lovin' / Unbalanced Load" |
| List of Rocko's Modern Life episodes | |
[edit] Plot
In this story, Heffer invites Rocko over to his parents' house for dinner. There, Rocko sees just how dysfunctional a family can be. After Rocko tells Heffer that he is actually adopted, he sadly runs away to find his biological family.
[edit] Additional Opening Credits
Storyboard: Dan Povenmire
[edit] Notes, Goofs, and Trivia
- It should be noted that Grampa's line about eating Rocko (who he thinks is a beaver) is a blatant sexual metaphor.
- The character Peter Wolfe's name is either a reference to Peter and The Wolf, or a tribute to the keyboard player Peter Wolf, who appeared on the Frank Zappa albums Joe's Garage and Tinsel-Town Rebellion. Other references to wolves is There is a whole door of Little Red Riding Hoods and behind the mirror in the bathroom are the Three Little Pigs.
- Virginia Wolfe's name is a parody of the name of a writer, Virginia Woolf.
- During the sequence where we fade up to the Brandenwine Farms and then crossfade over to the stormy tombstone site, it's basically two electronically-frozen images.
- Heffer eats burgers in several episodes. This is supposedly a running gag on the show, since Heffer is a steer.
- While Heffer is getting to the tombstone place, incidental music includes a part of 1961 Del Shannon's song "Runaway"
[edit] Quotes
- Dad: Why don't you be someone? Like Heffer?
- Peter: What? A 600 pound cow?
- Dad: HE'S NOT A COW! HE'S A STEER!
- Farmer: (to Heffer) Hey, aren't you that guy on the milk cartons? A family of wolves have bin looking all over for you. Must be very worries. Matter of fact, they have a beaver with them.
- (Virginia is showing home movies to Rocko and the family)
- Virginia: Ooh, this is Heffer's 5th birthday!
- (The video shows Heffer being blind folded to hit the birthday pinata. Swinging and running way off course, Heffer smacks the bat right into the camera, knocking it out of place. At its current angle, other people run away from Heffer while he still swings the bat towards them.)
- George: Sweet lawsuit, happy birthday.
- Rocko: Well, I'm stuffed.
- Grampa: I say we eat the beaver!
- Heffer's real Dad: I had a million kids that look exactly like you, UGLY! Joyce, come here and clean up after me! (disappears with a boom of thunder)
- Heffer: I guess no one loves me!
- Heffer: Is "Heffer" even my real name?
- Peter: Dad used to call you "Steak."
- Dad: So son, how was school today?
- Peter: I quit school 2 years ago
- Dad: You What?!
- Virginia: We were afraid to tell you.
- Peter: (after George finds out that he's a cheerleader) See, I told you he'd have a cow! No offense, Heffer.
[edit] Love Spanked
| “Love Spanked” | |
|---|---|
| Rocko's Modern Life episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12b |
| Written by | Joe Murray, Stephen Hillenburg, and Joe D. Suggs |
| Directed by | Stephen Hillenburg |
| Production no. | 004b |
| Original airdate | November 28, 1993 |
| Episode chronology | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| "Rocko's Happy Sack / Flu-In-U-Enza" | "Clean Lovin' / Unbalanced Load" |
| List of Rocko's Modern Life episodes | |
[edit] Plot
In this story, Rocko tries to get over his crush on his beautiful next-door-neighbor, Melba. Heffer tries to help by setting Rocko up with an assortment of dates (via personals ads), but each and every one of them ends in disaster.
[edit] Additional Opening Credits
Storyboard: Mark D. Ervin, and Joe D. Suggs
[edit] Notes, Goofs, and Trivia
- First appearance (sort of) of Melba.
[edit] Quotes
Heffer: (writing the personals ad for Rocko) Marsupial with big hairy chest seeking female with same. Will suck the fillings out of your teeth, if you let me. I am adventurous and will try anything once. Twice if you're lucky!
 |
This article about a television episode is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
