Rocko the wallaby and his friends are returning for a TV movie. Photo: imdb.to/2aRgVjH

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Fans of '90s Nickelodeon will see a familiar marsupial face returning to the small screen: Rocko and his wacky cohorts from "Rocko's Modern Life" are returning in a made-for-TV movie.

Entertainment Weekly confirmed the project yesterday, announcing that series creator Joe Murray will serve as executive producer and co-director of the feature.

The show, which ran from 1993 to 1996, starred a timid wallaby named Rocko and his attempts to navigate life alongside his friends, a dim steer named Heffer and a neurotic turtle named Filburt. "Rocko" featured an innuendo-laden social commentary on modern life that often took surreal turns.

Murray told EW, "What I have found by bringing these characters back is that it's not so much about nostalgia, but a sense that they still feel relevant and fresh to me, and after 20 years, they can't wait to comment on modern life in the 21st century. They still have a lot to say."

The announcement came without a release date or confirmation that the original voice actors will reprise their roles.

Thursday was a significant anniversary for the network, as it marked 25 years since the August 11, 1991 debut of the first three Nicktoons shows that helped kick-start Nickelodeon's rise as a television giant: "Rugrats," "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "Doug."

Other Nickelodeon favorites from the 1990s being revived include game show "Legends of the Hidden Temple," which will return as a TV movie and "Hey Arnold," which will see the production of its long-planned "Jungle Movie" that was scrapped nearly 15 years ago.