Rocket Power

Rocket Power Soundtrack
Rocket Power Soundtrack;
Soundtrack album by various bands
Released	February 6, 2002
Recorded	1999-2002
Genre	Ska; Punk Rock; Electronic Rock;
Label	Nick Records; Jive Records; Zomba Recording Corporation;

Rocket Power
Rocket Power
	From left to right: Otto, Reggie, Sam, Twister
Genre	Sports; Adventure; Animation;
Created by	Arlene Klasky; Gábor Csupó;
Developed by	Victor Wilson; Eryk Casemiro; Michael Bloom; Andy McElfresh;
Voices of	Joseph Ashton; Shayna Fox; Sam Saletta (Season 1); Gary LeRoi Gray (Season 2–3); Sean Marquette (Season 4); Ulysses Cuadra (Season 1–3); Gilbert Leal (Season 4); John Kassir; Ray Bumatai; Edie McClurg; Henry Gibson; Lombardo Boyar; Jason Spisak; Dominic Armato; Lauren Tom; CCH Pounder; Obba Babatundé; David Gallagher; Jennifer Hale; Carlos Alazraqui;
Theme music composer	Mark Mothersbaugh
Opening theme	"Rocket Power Theme" by The Wipeouters
Ending theme	"Rocket Power Theme" (Instrumental)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	71 (whole) 132 (segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Gábor Csupó; Arlene Klasky; Eryk Casemiro (Season 4); Co-Executive Producer:; Eryk Casemiro (Season 1–3);
Producers	Susan Ward; Pernelle Hayes (Season 2–4); Victor Wilson (Season 2–4); John Crane (Season 4); Maureen Iser (Season 4); Erin Ehrlich (Season 4); Supervising Producer:; Jim Duffy (Seasons 3–4);
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Klasky Csupo; Nickelodeon Animation Studio;
Distributor	MTV Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Original release	August 16, 1999 –; July 30, 2004
External links
	Website

Rocket Power is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of Rugrats. The series aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2004.^[1]

Premise[]

Rocket Power revolves around the day-to-day adventures of a gang of four young friends; the adventurous and vain sports enthusiast and perfectionist: Oswald "Otto" Rocket (Joseph Ashton); his tomboyish and kind-hearted older sister: Regina "Reggie" Rocket (Shayna Fox); the brainy newcomer and techno whiz kid who moves from Kansas in the first episode: Sam "Squid" Dullard (Sam Saletta in Season 1; Gary LeRoi Gray in Seasons 2–3; Sean Marquette in Season 4); and the dim-witted but loyal videographer: Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez (Ulysses Cuadra in Seasons 1–3; Gilbert Leal in Season 4) — who live in the fictional beach community of Ocean Shores, California, where they spend their free time playing extreme sports (such as Skateboarding, Surfing, Snowboarding, Biking, Street Hockey, etc.), getting into various situations and overcoming the trials and challenges of growing up.^[2]

Otto and Reggie live with their widowed strict-but-loving dad, Ray "Raymundo" Rocket (John Kassir), who along with his best friend and business partner, retired surfer and self-styled philosopher Tito Makani (Ray Bumatai), owns and operates the Shore Shack, a restaurant and surf shop where the gang usually hang out. In most episodes, they get involved in competitions, but end up learning that their friendship is more important than winning.

Voice cast[]

Main cast[]

Joseph Ashton as Oswald "Otto" Rocket
Shayna Fox as Regina "Reggie" Rocket
Sam Saletta as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Season 1)
Gary LeRoi Gray as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Seasons 2–3)
Sean Marquette as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Season 4)
Ulysses Cuadra as Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez (Seasons 1–3)
Gilbert Leal as Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez (Season 4)
John Kassir as Ray "Raymundo" Rocket
Ray Bumatai as Tito Makani

Additional cast[]

Obba Babatundé as Conroy Blanc
CCH Pounder as Officer Shirley (Season 1)
Denise Dowse as Officer Shirley (Seasons 2–4)
Henry Gibson as Merv Stimpleton
Edie McClurg as Violet Stimpleton
David Gallagher as Oliver Van Rossum
Jordan Blake Warkol as Eddie Valentine
Lauren Tom as Trish, Sherry Chin
Lombardo Boyar as Lars Rodriguez
Jamie Maria Cronin as Clio Rodriguez
Carlos Alazraqui as Raoul Rodriguez
Dyana Ortelli as Sandy Rodriguez
Dale Dye as Lieutenant Tice Ryan
Matthew Stephen Liu as Keoni Makani
Armin Shimerman as Ben Robbins, Shopkeeper
Jason Spisak as Pi Piston, Sputz Ringley (1st voice)
Dominic Armato as Sputz Ringley (2nd voice)
Gregg Berger as Doug Dullard
Jennifer Hale as Paula Dullard
Tony Hawk as Himself
Eric Lloyd as Josh Grody
Olivia Hack as Lizzie
Greg Coolidge as Trent
Kathy Najimy as Patsy
Mark Hamill as Ralph Sr.
R. Lee Ermey as Major Madison
Jane Krakowski as Bree "Breezy" Copeley
Rosslynn Taylor-Jordan as Mackenzie Benders
Xander Berkeley as Mackenzie's Father
Iona Morris as Mackenzie's Mother
Chi McBride as Big Tony Santos
Glenn Shadix as Mayor
Ralph Waite as Doctor Freimuth
Dan Butler as Slack Brizack
Chris Marquette as Donnie Lightning
Diane Delano as Coach Lurlene Barker
Daran Norris as TV Reporter
John DiMaggio as Mongo
Fergie as Shaffika
Cree Summer as Crystal Bianca
Kim Mai Guest as Noelani Makani
Aaron Carter as Clutch Koerner
Brian Doyle-Murray as Kam Koerner
Ruth Buzzi as Dog Owner
Steve Guttenberg as Billie Joe
Danny Cooksey as Production Assistant

Episodes[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	Pilot		Unaired
	1	20	August 16, 1999 (1999-08-16)	March 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
	2	20	March 28, 2000 (2000-03-28)	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)
	3	20	September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10)	March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25)
	4	11	July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19)	July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)

Home media[]

A VHS tape entitled Maxing Out was released containing five episodes ("Bruised Man's Curve" • "Super McVarial 900" • "Big Thursday" • "Big Air Dare" • "Otto's Big Break"). In 2004, Nickelodeon released four episodes of the series ("Island of the Menehune" • "Tito's Lucky Shell" • "Welcome to Ottoworld" • "Follow the Leader") on the Island of the Menehune DVD.^[3] Other episodes were featured on Nickelodeon compilation DVDs such as Nicktoons Christmas, Nicktoons Halloween and Nickstravaganza! 2.

Nickelodeon and Amazon.com teamed up to release Rocket Power and other Nick shows on manufacture-on-demand DVD-R discs available exclusively through Amazon.com's CreateSpace arm.^{[citation needed]}

*Rocket Power* home video releases
Season			Episodes	Release dates
Season			Episodes	United States	United Kingdom	Australia
	1	1999–2000	20	Maxing Out (VHS): 2001 Episode(s) featured: "Big Thursday" • "Super McVarial 900" • "Big Air Dare" / "Otto's Big Break" Nickelodeon Super Toons (VHS): 2002 Episode(s) featured: "The Wrath of Don" Nickstravaganza! (VHS): March 4, 2003 Episode(s) featured: "Powergirl Surfers" The Complete First Season: May 21, 2014	Nicktoons: The Show Must Go On!: September 27, 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Ice Queens" The Best of Nickelodeon: Summer Adventures: June 5, 2006 Episode(s) featured: "Rocket Rescue"	The Best of Nickelodeon: Summer Adventures: June 5, 2006 Episode(s) featured: "Rocket Rescue"
	2	2000–01; 2004	20	Maxing Out (VHS): 2001 Episode(s) featured: "Bruised Man's Curve" Nicktoons Halloween: August 26, 2003 Episode(s) featured: "It Came From Planet Merv" / "Netherworld Night" Nickstravaganza! 2: September 2, 2003 Episode(s) featured: "The Longest Day" (VHS); "The Longest Day" / "Ottoman and the Sea" Island of the Menehune: July 27, 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Tito's Lucky Shell" • "Welcome to Ottoworld" • "Follow the Leader" (DVD only) The Complete Second Season: June 12, 2014	Nicktoons: Job Well Done (VHS): 2002 Episode(s) featured: "Rocket Repairs" Nicktoons: Sport-a-Rama (VHS): Episode(s) featured: "The Longest Day" Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Lot (VHS): 2003 Episode(s) featured: "Say Hello to Cement Head" Nicktoons: The Show Must Go On!: September 27, 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Legends and Their Falls" (DVD only) Halloween Spooky Stories: October 17, 2005 Episode(s) featured: "It Came From Planet Merv" / "Netherworld Night"	Nicktoons: Job Well Done (VHS): 2002 Episode(s) featured: "Rocket Repairs" Nicktoons: Sport-a-Rama (VHS): Episode(s) featured: "The Longest Day" Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Lot (VHS): 2003 Episode(s) featured: "Say Hello to Cement Head"
	3	2001–04	20	The Complete Third Season: October 1, 2014	N/A	N/A
	4	2003–04	11	Nicktoons Christmas: September 30, 2003 Episode(s) featured: "A Rocket X-Mas" Island of the Menehune: July 27, 2004 Episode(s) featured: "Island of the Menehune" The Complete Fourth Season: June 20, 2014	N/A	N/A

Broadcast[]

Rocket Power premiered on Nickelodeon on August 16, 1999, and its final episode (a television movie called "The Big Day") aired on July 30, 2004.

Nicktoons aired the series from 2002 to 2010. Nick GAS also aired the series from 2003 to 2005. The series reran on TeenNick's block NickRewind (formerly The '90s Are All That, The Splat and NickSplat) from June 2014 to February 2017.

Other projects[]

Other projects related to Rocket Power and developed under the aegis of Klasky-Csupo and/or Nickelodeon have included Rocket Power: Beach Bandits, and Maximum Rocket Power Live: The Battle for Madtown Park, a live-action extreme-sports dramatic arena play that briefly toured the U.S. Midwest in spring 2002, before being canceled over low ticket sales (it had originally been scheduled to tour about 40 cities all over the U.S., all the way into fall).^{[citation needed]}

Video games[]

Several video games based on the series was released on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and PC throughout the years, including Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue, Rocket Power: Beach Bandits, Rocket Power Gettin' Air, Rocket Power: Dream Scheme, Rocket Power: Zero Gravity Zone and Rocket Power: Extreme Arcade Games.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack album to Rocket Power was released on February 6, 2002. It is officially the soundtrack to the television film Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand.

Track listing

"Rocket Power Theme Song" by The Wipeouters
"Individuality" by Area-7
"99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger
"Valentino" by Bowling for Soup
"I'm Cool" by Reel Big Fish

Reception[]

Common Sense Media give the series a three out of five stars, writing "Parents need to know that watching this show just might inspire future X-games participation. The kids -- never without a skateboard, bike, hockey stick, or surfboard -- perform incredible stunts, seemingly without risk of injury. A boy with less sports ability than the others shows kids that it's OK to need a lot of practice and only take the risks you're personally comfortable with."^[9]

References[]

^ Rodman, Sarah (3 October 2011). "Rocket' is a blast - Creators of 'Rugrats' give 'Power' and responsibility to older kids". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 674–675. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ "Rocket Power: Island Of The Menehune". DVDEmpire. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "THQ Ships Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue for PlayStation". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. September 5, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
^ https://www.gamespot.com/games/rocket-power-team-rocket-rescue/reviews/
^ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/579263-rocket-power-gettin-air/reviews/92049
^ "Rocket Power: Beach Bandits - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
^ https://www.gamespot.com/games/rocket-power-zero-gravity-zone/reviews/
^ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/rocket-power

External links[]

Rocket Power at IMDb
Rocket Power at the Big Cartoon DataBase

[1] Rodman, Sarah (3 October 2011). "Rocket' is a blast - Creators of 'Rugrats' give 'Power' and responsibility to older kids". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 674–675. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[3] "Rocket Power: Island Of The Menehune". DVDEmpire. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[4] "THQ Ships Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue for PlayStation". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. September 5, 2001. Archived from the original on September 8, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.

[5] ttps://www.gamespot.com/games/rocket-power-team-rocket-rescue/reviews/

[6] ttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/579263-rocket-power-gettin-air/reviews/92049

[IGN-7] "Rocket Power: Beach Bandits - IGN" – via www.ign.com.

[8] ttps://www.gamespot.com/games/rocket-power-zero-gravity-zone/reviews/

[9] ttps://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/rocket-power

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