''Rocket Power'' is an American
animated television series created by
Arlene Klasky and
Gábor Csupó, 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, an ...
''. The series aired on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
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
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban ...
beach town of Ocean Shores, where they spend their free time playing extreme sports (such as
Skateboarding,
Surfing,
Snowboarding,
Biking
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of Bicycle, cycles for transport, recreation, Physical exercise, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", ...
,
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 (
John Kassir
John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's '' Tales from the Crypt'' franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the off-Broadway show '' Ree ...
), who along with his best friend and business partner, Tito Makani (
Ray Bumatai
Raimund Bumatai (December 20, 1952 – October 6, 2005) was an American actor, musician, singer and recording artist, who worked in comedy and live entertainment in Waikiki and in live-action production and animation in Hollywood.
Early life
Bum ...
), 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 ...
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
right-hand man. 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
videography
Videography is the process of capturing moving images on electronic media (e.g., videotape, direct to disk recording, or solid state storage) and even streaming media. The term includes methods of video production and post-production. It us ...
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
Hutchinson, Kansas
Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch". As of the 2020 ce ...
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 wagon
A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people.
Wagons are immediately distinguished from ...
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
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost ...
.
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 as Regina "Reggie" Rocket, Little Girl, Danielle
*
Ulysses Cuadra
Ulysses Cuadra (born February 24, 1987) is an American actor, involved in cinema, television, and animation. English-language TV audiences may recognize him as the voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Rocket P ...
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
*
Gary LeRoi Gray as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Seasons 2–3)
*
Sean Marquette
Sean Marquette is an American actor, who is best known for his portrayal as Johnny Atkins in '' The Goldbergs'' and '' Schooled'', and for voicing Mac in the Cartoon Network show '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2004–2009).
Life and ...
as Sam "Squid" Dullard (Season 4)
*
John Kassir
John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's '' Tales from the Crypt'' franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the off-Broadway show '' Ree ...
as Ray "Raymundo" Rocket, Additional voices
*
Ray Bumatai
Raimund Bumatai (December 20, 1952 – October 6, 2005) was an American actor, musician, singer and recording artist, who worked in comedy and live entertainment in Waikiki and in live-action production and animation in Hollywood.
Early life
Bum ...
as Tito Makani, Additional voices
Additional
''listed alphabetically''
*
Lori Alan as Game Voice
*
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on '' Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive ...
as Raoul Rodriguez, Additional voices
*
Jamie Alcroft as The Rhino
*
Dominic Armato as Sputz Ringley (2nd voice)
*
Obba Babatundé as Conroy Blanc, Additional voices
*
Gregg Berger
Gregory Alan Berger (born December 10, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from ''Final Fantasy X'' and the '' Dissidia Final Fantasy'' games, Grimlock from '' The Transformers'', Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from ' ...
as Doug Dullard
*
Xander Berkeley as Mackenzie's Father
*
David Berry as Ralph
*
Lombardo Boyar as Lars Rodriguez, Additional voices
*
Martin Brodeur
Martin Pierre Brodeur (; born May 6, 1972) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team executive. He played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with wh ...
as Himself
*
Dan Butler as Slack Brizack
*
Ruth Buzzi
Ruth Ann Buzzi ( ; born July 24, 1936) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She is best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 ...
as Dog Owner
*
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of th ...
as Clutch Koerner
*
Danny Cooksey
Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as '' Diff'rent Strokes'' (during the final three seasons), '' The Cavanaughs'', ''Xiaolin Showdown' ...
as Production Assistant
*
Greg Coolidge as Trent
* Jamie Maria Cronin as Clio Rodriguez
*
Diane Delano
Diane Delano (born January 29, 1957) is an American character actress. She is known for her numerous roles in films and television, such as Sergeant Barbara Semanski on the CBS television series ''Northern Exposure'' and Roberta "Bobbi" Glass on ...
as Coach Lurlene Barker
*
John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on '' Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible' ...
as Mongo
*
Denise Dowse as Officer Shirley (Seasons 2–4)
*
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Murray (born October 31, 1945), known professionally by his stage name as Brian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, voice-actor and screenwriter. He has appeared with his younger brother, actor/comedian Bill Murray, in several movies, ...
as Kam Koerner
*
Dale Dye
Dale Adam Dye Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer. A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializi ...
as Lieutenant Tice Ryan
*
R. Lee Ermey
Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film '' Full Metal Jacket'', which earned him a Golden Glob ...
as Major Madison
*
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as '' Rudy'' (1993), '' PCU'' (1994), '' Swingers'' (1996), '' Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Deep Impact'' (1998 ...
as Dick Shakley
*
Stacy Ferguson as Shaffika
*
David Gallagher as Oliver Van Rossum
*
Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson (born James Bateman; September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor and poet. His best-known roles include his time as a cast member of the TV sketch-comedy series '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 to 1 ...
as Merv Stimpleton, Additional voices
*
Missy Giove as Herself
*
Michael Gough
Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arth ...
as Chester McGill
*
Kim Mai Guest as Noelani Makani
*
Steve Guttenberg as Billie Joe
*
Olivia Hack as Lizzie
*
Jennifer Hale as Paula Dullard, Additional voices
*
Mark Hamill
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as Ralph Sr.
*
Tony Hawk
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as Himself
* Alison Inconstanti as Carla
*
Jim Ishida
James Susumu Ishida (born July 29, 1943) is a Japanese-American character actor who has had a role in various projects over the course of his over 30 years-long career in films and television.
Jim Ishida portrayed T. Fujitsu, Marty McFly's boss ...
as Coconut
*
Gregory Jbara
Gregory Jbara (; born September 28, 1961) is an American film, television, and stage actor, and a singer.
Early life and education
Jbara was born in Nankin Township (now Westland), Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager and an insur ...
as Lame-o the Clown, Additional voices
*
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski (; ; born October 11, 1968) is an American actress, comedienne, and singer. She is best known for her starring role as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series ''30 Rock'' (2006–2013, 2020), for which she received fou ...
as Bree "Breezy" Copeley
* Mike Lane as Sam "Squid" Dullard (2 episodes)
* Matthew Stephen Liu as Keoni Makani
*
Eric Lloyd
Eric Lloyd (born David Eric Lloyd Morelli; May 19, 1986) is an American actor, musician, and producer. Lloyd is best known for work as a child actor in such roles as Charlie Calvin in Disney's ''The Santa Clause'' film trilogy and the follow-up ...
as Josh Grody
* Mario Lupian as Little Scotty
*
Chris Marquette
Chris Marquette (born October 3, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in such films as '' The Tic Code'', '' Freddy vs. Jason'', '' The Girl Next Door'', '' Just Friends'', '' Alpha Dog'' and '' Fanboys''. He is also known for h ...
as Donnie Lightening
*
Chi McBride as Big Tony Santos
*
Edie McClurg
Edith Marie McClurg (born July 23, 1945) is an American actress and comedian. She has played supporting roles in the films ''Carrie'' (1976), ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), and ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark'' (1988), and bit parts in ...
as Violet Stimpleton, Townsperson #4
*
Bob Miller as Himself
*
Iona Morris as Mackenzie's Mother
*
Kathy Najimy
Kathy Ann Najimy ( ; ar, كاثي ان نجيمي ; born February 6, 1957) is an American actress and activist. She is best known for her roles in the films '' Soapdish'' (1991), '' Sister Act'' (1992), ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993), '' Hope Floats'' ...
as Patsy
*
Daran Norris as TV Reporter
* Dyana Ortelli as Sandy Rodriguez, Additional voices
*
CCH Pounder as Officer Shirley (Season 1)
*
Luc Robitaille
Luc Jean-Marie Robitaille (born February 17, 1966) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He currently serves as president of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
During his 19-season N ...
as Himself
*
Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer Roenick
( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicag ...
as Himself
*
Pamela Segall-Adlon as Young Tito
*
Glenn Shadix as Mayor
*
Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and author.
Early life
Shimerman was born into a Jewish family in Lakewood, New Jersey, on November 5, 1949, the son of accountant Susan and house painter Herbert Shimerman. When he w ...
as Ben Robbins, Shopkeeper
*
James B. Sikking as Vice Principal Healy
*
Jason Spisak
Jason Spisak () is an American voice actor, producer, and computer programmer in animation and video games, and producer and founding member of Blackchalk Productions. He is also the co-leader of the Symphony OS Project and the designer of Symphon ...
as Pi Piston, Sputz Ringley (1st voice), Additional voices
*
Cree Summer
Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in ''Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and ...
as Crystal Bianca
* Rosslynn Taylor-Jordan as Mackenzie Benders
*
Lauren Tom as Trish, Sherry Chin, Additional voices
*
Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on ''The Waltons'' (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had recurring roles in ''NCIS'' as Jackson Gibbs ...
as Doctor Freimuth
* Jordan Blake Warkol as Eddie Valentine
* Scott Weil as Irving, Announcer
*
Michael Welch as Theodore McGill
*
Shaun White
Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X ...
as Himself
*
Michael Yama 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''.
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
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
On-Demand Publishing, LLC, doing business as CreateSpace, is a self-publishing service owned by Amazon. The company was founded in 2000 in South Carolina as BookSurge and was acquired by Amazon in 2005.
History
CreateSpace publishes books conta ...
arm.
Broadcast
''Rocket Power'' premiered on
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
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.
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is a collective name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Viacom, now known as Paramount Global) in their ...
aired the series from 2002 to 2010.
Nick GAS 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
NickRewind (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
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a di ...
,
PlayStation 2,
GameCube
The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the W ...
,
Game Boy Color
The (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of the Game ...
,
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...
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
television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
''Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand''.
Track listing
#"''Rocket Power'' Theme Song" by
The Wipeouters
Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs ( Mark and Bob) and the Casales ( Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band ...
#"Individuality" by
Area-7
#"
99 Red Balloons
"99 Luftballons" (german: link=no, Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons", with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also rele ...
" by
Goldfinger
#"Valentino" by
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing v ...
#"I'm Cool" by
Reel Big Fish
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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."
See also
*''
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, an ...
''
*''
Wild Grinders''
*''
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil''
References
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Television series by Klasky Csupo
Animated television series about children
Television shows set in Orange County, California
Skateboarding mass media
Television series created by Gábor Csupó
Television series created by Arlene Klasky
Hawaii in fiction