| Rocket Power | |
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 From left to right: Otto, Reggie, Sam, Twister | |
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| Created by |
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| Developed by |
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| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Opening theme | "Rocket Power Theme" by The Wipeouters |
| Ending theme | "Rocket Power Theme" (Instrumental) |
| Composer | Zion Kuwonu |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 71 (whole) 122 (segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Distributor | Viacom Media Networks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | August 16, 1999 – July 30, 2004 |
Rocket Power is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of Rugrats. The series ran on Nickelodeon for four seasons from 1999 to 2004.[1] The show mainly revolves around four friends and their daily lives of playing varied extreme sports and getting into various situations.
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 kindhearted older sister: Regina "Reggie" Rocket (Shayna Fox); the brainy newcomer and techno whiz kid: 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.
Otto and Reggie live with their 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.
Episodes[]
List of Rocket Power episodes
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.[2] 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.
| Season | Episodes | Years active | Release dates | |||
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| 1 | 20 | 1999–2000 | Maxing Out (VHS): 2001 Episodes: "Big Thursday" • "Super McVarial 900" • "Big Air Dare" / "Otto's Big Break" Nickelodeon Super Toons (VHS): 2002 Episodes: "The Wrath of Don" Nickstravaganza! (VHS): March 4, 2003 Episodes: "Powergirl Surfers" The Complete First Season: May 21, 2014 |
Nicktoons: The Show Must Go On!: September 27, 2004 Episodes: "Ice Queens" The Best of Nickelodeon: Summer Adventures: June 5, 2006 Episodes: "Rocket Rescue" |
The Best of Nickelodeon: Summer Adventures: June 5, 2006 Episodes: "Rocket Rescue" | |
| 2 | 20 | 2000–01; 2004 | Maxing Out (VHS): 2001 Episodes: "Bruised Man's Curve" Nicktoons Halloween: August 26, 2003 Episodes: "It Came From Planet Merv" / "Netherworld Night" Nickstravaganza! 2: September 2, 2003 Episodes: "The Longest Day" (VHS); "The Longest Day" / "Ottoman and the Sea" Island of the Menehune: July 27, 2004 Episodes: "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 Episodes: "Rocket Repairs" Nicktoons: Sport-a-Rama (VHS): Episodes: "The Longest Day" Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Lot (VHS): 2003 Episodes: "Say Hello to Cement Head" Nicktoons: The Show Must Go On!: September 27, 2004 Episodes: "Legends and Their Falls" (DVD only) Halloween Spooky Stories: October 17, 2005 Episodes: "It Came From Planet Merv" / "Netherworld Night" |
Nicktoons: Job Well Done (VHS): 2002 Episodes: "Rocket Repairs" Nicktoons: Sport-a-Rama (VHS): Episodes: "The Longest Day" Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Lot (VHS): 2003 Episodes: "Say Hello to Cement Head" | |
| 3 | 20 | 2001–04 | The Complete Third Season: October 1, 2014 | N/A | N/A | |
| 4 | 11 | 2003–04 | NickToons Christmas: September 30, 2003 Episodes: "A Rocket X-Mas" Island of the Menehune: July 27, 2004 Episodes: "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.
As part of the Nick on CBS block, it aired on CBS in 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 Game[]
A video game based on the series was released on September 5, 2001, for the PlayStation game console by THQ.[3]
Soundtrack[]
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| Soundtrack album by various bands | |
| Released | February 6, 2002 |
| Recorded | 1999-2002 |
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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
See also[]
- Rugrats
- Wild Grinders
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.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Rocket Power: Island Of The Menehune". DVDEmpire. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "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.
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External links[]
- Rocket Power at the Internet Movie Database
- Rocket Power at TV.com
- Rocket Power at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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