I Got a Rocket
I Got a Rocket is an animated television series centred on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received an anthropomorphic rocket for his birthday. The rocket acts as a best friend to Vinnie and is fond of assisting him. The show is based on the book by Matt Zurbo. The show's run was from 1 December 2006 to 1 February 2007. Although the series was short-lived, it received a 2008 Emmy Award for "New Approaches - Daytime Children's Entertainment".[1]
| I Got a Rocket | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Animated Children Educational |
| Created by | Matt Zurbo |
| Based on | I Got a Rocket by Matt Zurbo |
| Voices of | Thomas Bromhead Jamie Oxenbould Marcello Fabrizi Drew Forsythe Trilby Glover Rachel King |
| Composers | Lars Löhn Carsten Schmelzer |
| Country of origin | Australia United States Germany South Korea Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Suzanne Ryan Bill Schultz Mike Young Liz Young Sebastian Debertin Marc Gabizon Romi Roolf Cherrie Bottger |
| Producers | Suzanne Ryan Cary Silver Bill Townsend Josh Fisher Stuart Cunningham (line producer) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Mike Young Productions MotionWorks EuroPool Peach Blossom Media Sunwoo Entertainment SLR Productions South Pacific Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | KI.KA (Germany) Nickelodeon and Network Ten (Australia) Disney Channel (India) Kabillion (United States) |
| Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1 December 2006 – 1 February 2007 |
Characters
Main characters
- Rocket (voiced by Thomas Bromhead): A hyperactive and eccentric rocket invented for his best friend Vinnie's birthday. Rocket is orange and blue (as in the book by Matt Zurbo), and fiercely relies on assistance, always prepared to assist Vinnie in a situation, although sometimes over-confident in episodes such as "Mackerel Mates". He always says "You Got it, V-Man!" whenever a situation involving Vinnie has occurred.
- Vincent Q/Vinnie (voiced by Jamie Oxenbould in Australia, and Thomas Bromhead in the U.S.): An 11-year-old boy who receives Rocket for his birthday. Vinnie converted into a hip, popular boy after the invention of Rocket. Despite his popularity at school, it is a recurring gag in the series that a trio of siblings named The Duckies give him a wedgie, and Vinnie is rather timid when face-to-face with the love of his life, Maya Kovsky.
Other
- Professor Quigley Q (voiced by Marcello Fabrizi): Vinnie's father and a genius. It is a recurring gag in the series that he uses scientific words in transitional phrases, including the word "degrees" in the phrase, "I'm proud of you, son!"
- Crystal Q (voiced by Rachel King): Vinnie's sister.
- Ma Ducky (voiced by Drew Forsythe): The ambitious mother of the bullying triplets known as The Duckys. She is the lunch lady and librarian of Vinnie's school, despises Vinnie and Rocket and ignores her children's bad behaviour.
- Biffo Ducky (voiced by Drew Forsythe): The largest, and most muscular of the Duckys.
- Scuds Ducky (voiced by Drew Forsythe): The least intelligent of the Duckys.
- Frankie Ducky (voiced by Rachel King): The leader and sole female of the Duckys.
- VP Stern (voiced by Marcello Fabrizi): The teacher and vice principal of the Inner City School, the school Vinnie, Gabby and Rainbow all study at.
- Gabby (voiced by Trilby Glover): A friend of Vinnie.
- Rainbow (voiced by Rachel King): Another friend of Vinnie.
- Maya Kovsky (voiced by Trilby Glover): Vinnie's love of his life, and also the waiter at Joe's Milk Bar, Vinnie's favourite restaurant.
- Captain O'Cheese/Pirate (voiced by Drew Forsythe): A pirate who drives a pirate ship on the streets.
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | 1 December 2006 | 1 February 2007 | |
Season 1
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Three Strikes... You're Out! / Late Fees!" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 December 2006 | 101 |
| 2 | "They Say It's Your Build Day! / Really, Really, Really Blind Date!" | Unknown | Unknown | December 8, 2006 | 102 |
| 3 | "Vertigoing... Going... Gone! / Manners Maketh Rocket!" | Unknown | Unknown | December 15, 2006 | 103 |
| 4 | "Protection Rocket! / Rocket Rules!" | Unknown | Unknown | December 22, 2006 | 104 |
| 5 | "Rocket the Vote! / Good Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!" | Unknown | Unknown | December 29, 2006 | 105 |
| 6 | "Three Feet High and Rising! / I Got a Remote!" | Unknown | Unknown | January 4, 2007 | 106 |
| 7 | "Mackerel Mates / Not So Spare Parts!" | Unknown | Unknown | January 11, 2007 | 107 |
| 8 | "Swollen Cranium / Tomorrow x3" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 108 |
| 9 | "Rockin' Rocket / Viva Vroom" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 109 |
| 10 | "Mistake Over! / No More Joe's!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 110 |
| 11 | "Writing on the Wall! / Biffo Blossoms!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 111 |
| 12 | "Vices and Principles! / Space Camp!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 112 |
| 13 | "The Tell-Tale Squid / Mayakovsky!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 113 |
| 14 | "Genius Company Picnic! / Father to the Prof!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 114 |
| 15 | "Advinnies in Rocketsitting! / Date My Sister!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 115 |
| 16 | "The 39 ¼ Steps! / The Brunchfast Club!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 116 |
| 17 | "Publish and be Wedgied! / Hair Apparent!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 117 |
| 18 | "Rebirth of Cool! / Hypocritical Mass!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 118 |
| 19 | "Parent Substitute! / Body Double Booked!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 119 |
| 20 | "2 of the Girls! / Share and Share Unalike!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 120 |
| 21 | "Author! Author! / Shrodinger's Rocket!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 121 |
| 22 | "Retro Rocket! / 0.9 of the Law" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 122 |
| 23 | "Fly A Mile in My Boosters! / 3 Stage Rocket" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 123 |
| 24 | "Spaceship Earth! / I’ve Got A Vinnie Q!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 124 |
| 25 | "Truces and Consequences! / Rocket Roommates!" | TBA | TBA | TBA | 125 |
| 26 | "Life: A User's Guide! / To Wedgie or Not to Wedgie!" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 February 2007 | 126 |
Broadcast
The show ran on Paramount Global's Network Ten until 2009 in Australia. There were also reruns on ABC3 in 2013. Kabillion aired the show through its VOD service in the United States.
References
- "I Got a Rocket!". SLR Productions. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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