Rocket Power is a Nickelodeon media franchise that is originally an animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of Rugrats. The series aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2004. The franchise itself has made 3 television films and 4 videogames in the early 2000's and the unreleased tevlevision pilot before the series was shown on TV in 1999.
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 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
Unreleased TV Pilot[]
Rocket Power: Rocket Beach[]
- Main article: Rocket Power: Rocket Beach
A pilot entitled "Rocket Beach" was produced but never aired.
Television films[]
Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand[]
- Main article: Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
Rocket Power: Reggie's Big (Beach) Break[]
- Main article: Rocket Power: Reggie's Big (Beach) Break
Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune[]
- Main article: Rocket Power: Island of the Menehune
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.
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.
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