Cartoon Bible (Rocko's Modern Life) Part 1-The shady past can create wonderful things

Ever wondered what to pitch to a network when creating a cartoon?

Look no further than this PDF of Cartoon Pitching and Production history from none other than the creator of "ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE" himself: Joe Murray.

You wanna read it? Do you have to pay crap in order for you to get your hands on it? Well actually it's free because Joe is a generous fellow.

Here's the link:

https://joemurraystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Creating-Animated-Cartoons-with-Character.pdf

The book.... I'm sorry.... I mean, PDF, is not only a telltale of the production systems and the history of Rocko and to a lesser extent(At least in my eyes) CAMP LAZLO, it also dives in the history of Joe's original career prior to Nickelodeon: His work as a political Artist.

Due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes as well as other related issues, I promise myself that I'd refrain from saying anything political unless it's something that pisses me off but Joe Murray's political caricatures of Jimmy Carter are enough to split my stomach(In a good way.)

Yes, even a creator of children's cartoons had a very edgy past. If Danny Antonucci can create a cartoon about an ill-tempered butcher who cusses(in Italian) at his meat, than Joe Murray can create cartoons that mock politicians such as Jimmy Carter circa 1976 to 1980.

I was going to have my two-cents show up on this Blog but I haven't finished reading Joe's Wonderful PDF yet so until then, consider this a prelude for my own thoughts, comparisons, and my own back history, that way, today's aspiring artist can get a proper taste of what it means to actually create something they can pitch to a network.

I've since read the PDF but haven't done a part 3 yet. If you want part 2, here's the link:

https://maverickmartinezarchive.blogspot.com/2023/08/cartoon-bible-rockos-modern-life-part-2.html

Also, forget the reference to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. That strike has since been subsided.