''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by

Arlene Klasky Arlene Phyllis Klasky (born May 26, 1949) is an American animator, graphic designer, producer and co-founder of Klasky Csupo with Gábor Csupó. In 1999, she was named one of the "Top 25 Women in Animation" by ''Animation Magazine''. She is mos ...

and

Gábor Csupó Gábor Csupó ( , ; born September 29, 1952) is a Hungarian-American animator, writer, director, producer and graphic designer. He is co-founder of the animation studio Klasky Csupo, which has produced shows like ''Rugrats'', ''Duckman'', '' S ...

, the creators of ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

''. The series aired on

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004.

Premise

''Rocket Power'' revolves around the day-to-day adventures of a gang of four young and loyal friends; the adventurous and vain sports enthusiast and perfectionist: Oswald "Otto" Rocket; his tomboyish and kind-hearted older sister: Regina "Reggie" Rocket; Otto's dim-witted but loyal best friend and videographer: Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez; and the brainy techno whiz kid and relative newcomer: Sam "Squid" Dullard — who live in the fictional

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beach town of Ocean Shores, where they spend their free time playing extreme sports (such as Skateboarding, Surfing, Snowboarding, Biking,

Street Hockey Street hockey (also known as shinny, dek hockey, ball hockey, road hockey) is a collection of team sport variants played outdoors either on foot or with wheeled skates, using a either a ball or puck designed for play on flat, dry surfaces. The ...

, etc.), getting into various situations and overcoming the trials and challenges of growing up. Otto and Reggie live with their widowed strict but loving dad, Ray "Raymundo" Rocket (

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), who along with his best friend and business partner, Tito Makani ( Ray Bumatai), owns and operates the Shore Shack, a combination burger joint 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.

Characters

Main characters

The principal characters in the show are: * Oswald "Otto" Rocket: The self-appointed and charismatic leader of the gang. Otto is a gifted, adventurous, narcissistic and highly competitive extreme-sports enthusiast who is dedicated to the pursuit of athletic perfection in the hopes of achieving his ambition of becoming a world-famous athlete and in turn become one of the world's greatest action-sports superstars of all time. While he can be short-tempered and selfish at times, Otto is a kind and loyal person at heart and will always help his friends and family whenever they need it the most. * Regina "Reggie" Rocket: Otto's

tomboy A tomboy is a term for a girl or a young woman with masculine qualities. It can include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and actively engage in physical sports or other activities and behaviors usually associated with boys or men. W ...

ish and sassy older sister. Reggie is an aspiring publisher and author who writes and owns ''The 'Zine'', a blog-type magazine that covers everything from extreme sports to "kid politics." Reggie is also an all-star athlete like her talented brother and while she's no less skillful and competitive as him, she has a calmer disposition and possesses greater maturity than him. * Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez: Otto's best friend and

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. Twister is not exactly known for his intelligence as not only is he somewhat dim-witted and oblivious, but he also has quite the gullibility streak. But despite his lack of intelligence, Twister has proven that he can be quite clever at times, can keep up with Otto and Reggie in sports and has a real knack for

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and art. He hates being called by his real name and is constantly tormented by his older brother and neighborhood bully, Lars. * Sam "Squid" Dullard: A

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native and relative newcomer. Sam is nowhere near as athletically gifted as Otto, Reggie and Twister and is usually the most clumsy and timid member of the gang. But what Sam lacks in athletic abilities and confidence, he makes up for with his superior intellect, his expert computer programming and electrical engineering skills, and by being a rock-solid goalie whenever he plays street hockey. * Ray "Raymundo" Rocket: Raymundo is Otto and Reggie's widowed strict but loving forty-something father, legendary surfer and is the owner and operator of a combination burger joint and surf shop called the Shore Shack. He drives a 1962 Mercury Woodie

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and has developed a fear of dogs after watching the movie ''Attack of the 50 Ft. Poodles'' when he was younger. * Tito Makani: Tito is a retired Hawaiian surfer and self-designed philosopher who not only helps Raymundo run the Shore Shack, but also provides the gang with helpful advice and valuable life lessons with his own unique brand of wisdom. Tito usually starts his advice with "Like the ancient Hawaiians say..." He has a young nephew named Keoni who occasionally visits from the Hawaiian Islands.

Secondary characters

Other characters include: * Lars Rodriguez: Lars is Twister's delinquent teenage brother who gives the gang trouble from time to time, bullies Twister on a regular basis and generally spends his free time being up to no good. He is also an extremely competitive athlete and is Otto's biggest competitive and social rival. Even though he constantly makes Twister's life miserable, Lars has shown that he really does care about him deep down and would never want anything truly bad to happen to him. He's often accompanied by his three teenage goons: Pi Piston, Sputz Ringley and Animal. * Eddie Valentine: The gothic and self-proclaimed "Prince of the Netherworld" is a recurring participant in the gang's activities and a frequent target of Lars' bullying. Eddie's love for all things dark and spooky stems from him being the son of a magician couple. He favors an outfit of a hooded cloak and a "scary" mask. * Oliver Van Rossum: Oliver is a rather nerdy kid who at first is Sam's main rival in smarts, but in time becomes a close friend to the gang along with Eddie. He never played sports, and was only into academics until he met Sam. In the episode where Oliver met Sam, it was made clear that he would rather watch a documentary of a dung beetle rolling dung balls than participate in physical activity. * Officer Shirley: A seldom-seen police officer who does what she can in order to try to keep the peace. Not so much the long arm of the law but rather the harsh word of the law as Officer Shirley keeps the kids of Ocean Shores in line with equal amounts of tough talk and niceness. She enjoys a slightly flirtatious friendship with Raymundo to whom she often refers to as "Big Ray." *Trish and Sherry: Reggie's female friends, fellow athletes and surfers, and members of the California All-State Girls' Beach Volleyball Team. They occasionally appear to join in on the gang's activities and have played important roles in several episodes. * Mackenzie Benders: A tough as nails five-year-old ankle-biter. She continually beats up the members of "the gang," but has an apparent crush on Twister. * Conroy Blanc: The park manager of the Madtown Skate Park, who later became Otto and Twister's teacher at their school. In one situation, Conroy was intent on finding the person responsible for ruining a newly-poured cement skate ramp in Madtown. It was Twister who made an imprint in the wet cement by accidentally falling into it face-first; he was attempting to write his initials in it before it set. * Danielle: Otto and Reggie's deceased mother. She apparently died from a surfing accident in Hawaii. Otto and Reggie were very young at the time. This is revealed in ''Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune''. * Merv and Violet Stimpleton: The Rockets' next-door neighbors. Merv is apparently retired and tries to live a life of leisure, but becomes easily frustrated with almost everyone, especially with the Rocket gang. Because of this, he has the Madtown Skate Park opened so that the kids can skate without disturbing anyone. Merv is usually depicted as angry and somewhat eccentric (leading in one episode to Otto and Twister thinking him to be a space alien), although he does have a friendly side, particularly towards his wife. Violet is quite the opposite, always smiling and cheerful. Her pride and joy is growing violets in her garden. She is also a prolific cook, though her food is not always edible. * Bree "Breezy" Copeley: A traveling journalist who works for an outdoor adventure/lifestyle magazine, which is not named in the show. Ray has an obvious crush on her and it is implied that there would be a relationship if she wasn't constantly traveling. She only appears in two episodes, and is never heard from again. * Doug Dullard: Sam's estranged father who works in the corporate industry. He is rarely seen, as it's implied that he's always working, which clouds his better judgment. He tries to be the "cool dad" by including Sam's friends in their plans, but it ends up with him talking on his cell phone and ignoring Sam. Though he may seem neglectful, he does have good intentions. He almost seems like a stock character, the neglectful parent who cares about their child in the end, which is noted in the episode where he is the main focus; at the end he throws his ringing cellphone into the back seat of the car as a gesture to Sam that he really does care about him. * Clio Rodriguez: Twister's older cousin who is about the same age as Reggie. Clio is the exact opposite of Reggie in the sense that she is more "girly." Because Clio openly imposed on Reggie with her beliefs on how girls should act, Reggie goes on the defense. In the first episode where they meet and interact, Clio and Reggie challenge each other to switch their respective competitions and by the end of the episode, the girls realize that they are not so different from each other and form a strong friendship after Clio proved herself to be a surprisingly good hockey player and Reggie proved herself to be surprisingly good at figure skating.

Voice cast

Main

* Joseph Ashton as Oswald "Otto" Rocket, Young Ray *

Shayna Fox Shayna Fox is an American former actress, known for voicing Regina "Reggie" Rocket on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rocket Power'' as well as Savannah on ''All Grown Up!.'' Early life Fox is the second of two daughters born in ...

as Regina "Reggie" Rocket, Little Girl, Danielle *

Ulysses Cuadra Ulysses Cuadra (born February 24, 1987) is an American actor, involved in film, cinema, television, and animation. English-language TV audiences may recognize him as the voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez on the Nickelodeon (TV channel), Nickel ...

as Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez (Seasons 1–3) * Gilbert Leal as Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez (Season 4) * Sam Saletta as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Season 1), Animal, Skateboarder #2, Spectator #2 *

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as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Seasons 2–3) *

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as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Season 4) *

as Ray "Raymundo" Rocket, Additional voices * Ray Bumatai as Tito Makani, Additional voices

Additional

''listed alphabetically'' *

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as Game Voice *

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as Raoul Rodriguez, Additional voices * Jamie Alcroft as The Rhino *

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as Sputz Ringley (2nd voice) *

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as Conroy Blanc, Additional voices *

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as Doug Dullard *

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as Mackenzie's Father * David Berry as Ralph *

Lombardo Boyar Lombardo Boyar (born December 1, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Chuy in ''The Bernie Mac Show'' and for voicing Lars Rodriguez in '' Rocket Power''. Career Lombardo is a veteran of the United States Army, ...

as Lars Rodriguez, Additional voices * Martin Brodeur as Himself *

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as Slack Brizack *

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as Dog Owner *

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as Clutch Koerner *

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as Production Assistant * Greg Coolidge as Trent * Jamie Maria Cronin as Clio Rodriguez *

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as Coach Lurlene Barker *

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as Mongo *

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as Officer Shirley (Seasons 2–4) *

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as Kam Koerner * Dale Dye as Lieutenant Tice Ryan * R. Lee Ermey as Major Madison * Jon Favreau as Dick Shakley * Stacy Ferguson as Shaffika *

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as Oliver Van Rossum *

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as Merv Stimpleton, Additional voices *

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as Herself *

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as Chester McGill *

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as Noelani Makani *

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as Billie Joe *

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as Lizzie *

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as Paula Dullard, Additional voices * Mark Hamill as Ralph Sr. *

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as Himself * Alison Inconstanti as Carla * Jim Ishida as Coconut *

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as Lame-o the Clown, Additional voices *

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as Bree "Breezy" Copeley * Mike Lane as Sam "Squid" Dullard (2 episodes) * Matthew Stephen Liu as Keoni Makani *

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as Josh Grody * Mario Lupian as Little Scotty *

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as Donnie Lightening *

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as Big Tony Santos *

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as Violet Stimpleton, Townsperson #4 * Bob Miller as Himself *

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as Mackenzie's Mother *

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as Patsy *

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as TV Reporter * Dyana Ortelli as Sandy Rodriguez, Additional voices *

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as Officer Shirley (Season 1) *

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as Himself *

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as Himself * Pamela Segall-Adlon as Young Tito *

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as Mayor *

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as Ben Robbins, Shopkeeper * James B. Sikking as Vice Principal Healy * Jason Spisak as Pi Piston, Sputz Ringley (1st voice), Additional voices * Cree Summer as Crystal Bianca * Rosslynn Taylor-Jordan as Mackenzie Benders * Lauren Tom as Trish, Sherry Chin, Additional voices *

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as Doctor Freimuth * Jordan Blake Warkol as Eddie Valentine * Scott Weil as Irving, Announcer * Michael Welch as Theodore McGill *

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as Himself *

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as Oni

Episodes

Home media

A VHS tape titled ''Maxing Out'' was released in 2001 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. Other episodes were featured on Nickelodeon compilation DVDs such as ''Nicktoons Christmas'', ''Nicktoons Halloween'' and ''Nickstravaganza! 2''.

and

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teamed up to release ''Rocket Power'' and other Nick shows on manufacture-on-demand DVD-R discs available exclusively through Amazon.com's

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arm.

Broadcast

''Rocket Power'' premiered on

on August 16, 1999, and its final episode (a television movie called "The Big Day") aired on July 30, 2004. Reruns were then aired on the channel until October 7, 2011.

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aired the series from 2002 to 2010.

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also aired the series from 2003 to 2005. The series reran on

TeenNick TeenNick is an American pay-TV channel that is operated by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Aimed primarily at teens and tweens, its programming includes a variety of live-action series inherited from sister channel Nic ...

's former block

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(formerly The '90s Are All That, The Splat and NickSplat) from 2014 to 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 games

Several video games based on the series was released on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Color,

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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''.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album to ''Rocket Power'' was released on February 6, 2002. It is officially the soundtrack to the

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''Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand''. Track listing #"''Rocket Power'' Theme Song" by The Wipeouters #"Individuality" by

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" by Goldfinger #"Valentino" by

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#"I'm Cool" by

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Reception

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

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."

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