Celebrant (Australia) celebrancy was established by the Australian Commonwealth Attorney General Lionel Murphy on 19 July 1973, when his first appointee, Mrs Lois D'Arcy, was categorised as a Civil Marriage Celebrant. Later, as civil marriage celebrants branched out into the performance of other ceremonies such as Funerals and Namings the term was shortened to Civil Celebrant. According to civil celebrant Dally Messenger III: The civil celebrant program is almost entirely the result of one man's vision. Murphy himself told me the story of how he was opposed by his own staff, the public service, his fellow members of parliament and officials of
Rocko's Modern Life pleasers" article that he enjoyed "Rocko's Modern Life" because of "jovial excitement", "good-hearted outrage", "humanity", and "pushy animated characterizations". However, not all reviews were positive. Ken Tucker of "Entertainment Weekly" described the series as "a witless rip-off of "Ren & Stimpy": mucus jokes without the redeeming surrealism or contempt for authority." Charles Solomon of the "Los Angeles Times" called the series "rock bottom" and a "tasteless attempt to capture the "Ren & Stimpy" audience", mostly expressing displeasure at the crass humor. "Common Sense Media" reviewer Emily Ashby gave "Rocko’s Modern Life" four stars, stating that "Rocko’s Modern Life" is “modern