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 24 May 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 |
| 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) |
| Original release | 1 December 2006 – 24 May 2007 |
Characters
Main characters
- Rocket (voiced by Thomas Bromhead): A hyperactive and eccentric rocket invented for 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!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | 1 December 2006 | 101 |
| 2 | "They Say It's Your Build Day! / Really, Really, Really Blind Date!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | December 8, 2006 | 102 |
| 3 | "Vertigoing... Going... Gone! / Manners Maketh Rocket!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Jen Klein | December 15, 2006 | 103 |
| 4 | "Protection Rocket! / Rocket Rules!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Amy Keating Rogers Ben Townsend | December 22, 2006 | 104 |
| 5 | "Rocket the Vote! / Good Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Joel Metzger | December 29, 2006 | 105 |
| 6 | "Three Feet High and Rising! / I Got a Remote!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | January 4, 2007 | 106 |
| 7 | "Mackerel Mates / Not So Spare Parts!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Temple Matthews Ben Townsend | January 11, 2007 | 107 |
| 8 | "Swollen Cranium / Tomorrow x3" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Danielle Koenig Ben Townsend | January 18, 2007 | 108 |
| 9 | "Rockin' Rocket / Viva Vroom" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Cory Powell Stu Connolly | January 25, 2007 | 109 |
| 10 | "Mistake Over! / No More Joe's!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Jen Klein Ben Townsend | February 1, 2007 | 110 |
| 11 | "Writing on the Wall! / Biffo Blossoms!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Joel Metzger Ben Townsend | February 8, 2007 | 111 |
| 12 | "Vices and Principles! / Space Camp!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | February 15, 2007 | 112 |
| 13 | "The Tell-Tale Squid / Mayakovsky!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | February 22, 2007 | 113 |
| 14 | "Genius Company Picnic! / Father to the Prof!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Bryan Thompson Rob Hummel | March 1, 2007 | 114 |
| 15 | "Advinnies in Rocketsitting! / Date My Sister!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Rachel Spratt Jaqueline Turner | March 8, 2007 | 115 |
| 16 | "The 39 ¼ Steps! / The Brunchfast Club!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Joel Metzger | March 15, 2007 | 116 |
| 17 | "Publish and be Wedgied! / Hair Apparent!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Rachel Spratt | March 22, 2007 | 117 |
| 18 | "Rebirth of Cool! / Hypocritical Mass!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Rachel Spratt | March 29, 2007 | 118 |
| 19 | "Parent Substitute! / Body Double Booked!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Rob Hummel Rachel Spratt | April 5, 2007 | 119 |
| 20 | "2 of the Girls! / Share and Share Unalike!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Jen Klein Brian Thompson | April 12, 2007 | 120 |
| 21 | "Author! Author! / Shrodinger's Rocket!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Peter Lawrence | April 19, 2007 | 121 |
| 22 | "Retro Rocket! / 0.9 of the Law" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Peter Lawrence Ben Townsend | April 26, 2007 | 122 |
| 23 | "Fly A Mile in My Boosters! / 3 Stage Rocket" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend Rachel Spratt | May 3, 2007 | 123 |
| 24 | "Spaceship Earth! / I’ve Got A Vinnie Q!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Peter Lawrence Ben Townsend | May 10, 2007 | 124 |
| 25 | "Truces and Consequences! / Rocket Roommates!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Rachell Spratt | May 17, 2007 | 125 |
| 26 | "Life: A User's Guide! / To Wedgie or Not to Wedgie!" | Glenn Kirkpatrick | Ben Townsend | 24 May 2007 | 126 |
Broadcast
The show ran on 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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