The wallaby and his buddies Heffer and Filburt have been floating around in space since the original series finale.
Now theyre back on earth in the events ofStatic Cling, but everything is different.
Mr. and Mrs. Bighead lost touch with their child, who went off on a mission of self-discovery.
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(The show has since been canceled.)
Rockos Modern Life: Static Clingtells a beautiful and hilarious story about accepting change, he writes.
The younger characters accept Rachel immediately; recognizing shes still their friend.
This story of inclusion and acceptance is so needed in our current climate.
A return toRockowas the farthest thing from Murrays mind when Nickelodeon first approached him.
Murray soon brought in Martin Olsen, another writer fromRockos heyday who really took to his fresh concept.
Murray, however, had one caveat for the data pipe.
It has to be the story that I want to do and not watered down.
I was concerned about that, he says.
Adams and GLAAD got involved in 2016 at the suggestion of Nickelodeon.
Streaming platforms have become a haven for LGBTQ representation, as opposed to traditional cable channels.
Streaming, with subscription-based platforms, appear to be more freeing in this regard.
The original idea was that it was gonna be on Nickelodeon, Murray recalls.
Theyre out of the demographic, maybe we can find a way of reaching them.
A rep for Netflix declined to offer additional comment.
Now,Rockos Modern Life: Static Clingwill introduce Rachel to the world on Netflix beginning Friday.
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated the special was 90 minutes long.
