Rocket Power
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]
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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) |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
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Distributor | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Original release | August 16, 1999 – July 30, 2004 |
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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.[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.
Episodes
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1 | 20 | August 16, 1999 | March 21, 2000 | ||
2 | 20 | March 28, 2000 | March 22, 2004 | ||
3 | 20 | September 10, 2001 | March 25, 2004 | ||
4 | 11 | July 19, 2003 | July 30, 2004 |
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.
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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).
Video Game
A video game based on the series was released on September 5, 2001, for the PlayStation game console by THQ.[4]
Soundtrack
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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
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.
External links
- Rocket Power at IMDb
- Rocket Power at TV.com
- Rocket Power at the Big Cartoon DataBase