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
GenreAnimated
Children
Created byMatt Zurbo
Based onI Got a Rocket
by Matt Zurbo
Voices ofThomas Bromhead
Jamie Oxenbould
Marcello Fabrizi
Drew Forsythe
Trilby Glover
Rachel King
ComposersLars Löhn
Carsten Schmelzer
Country of originAustralia
United States
Germany
South Korea
Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producersSuzanne Ryan
Bill Schultz
Mike Young
Liz Young
Sebastian Debertin
Marc Gabizon
Romi Roolf
Cherrie Bottger
ProducersSuzanne Ryan
Cary Silver
Bill Townsend
Josh Fisher
Stuart Cunningham (line producer)
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesMike Young Productions
MotionWorks
Europool
Peach Blossom Media
Sunwoo Entertainment
SLR Productions
South Pacific Pictures
Release
Original networkKI.KA (Germany)
Nickelodeon and Network Ten (Australia)
Disney Channel (India)
Kabillion (United States)
Original release1 December 2006 (2006-12-01) 
24 May 2007 (2007-05-24)

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

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1261 December 2006 (2006-12-01)1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)

Season 1

No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Three Strikes... You're Out! / Late Fees!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend1 December 2006 (2006-12-01)101
2"They Say It's Your Build Day! / Really, Really, Really Blind Date!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen TownsendDecember 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)102
3"Vertigoing... Going... Gone! / Manners Maketh Rocket!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Jen Klein
December 15, 2006 (2006-12-15)103
4"Protection Rocket! / Rocket Rules!"Glenn KirkpatrickAmy Keating Rogers
Ben Townsend
December 22, 2006 (2006-12-22)104
5"Rocket the Vote! / Good Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Joel Metzger
December 29, 2006 (2006-12-29)105
6"Three Feet High and Rising! / I Got a Remote!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen TownsendJanuary 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)106
7"Mackerel Mates / Not So Spare Parts!"Glenn KirkpatrickTemple Matthews
Ben Townsend
January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11)107
8"Swollen Cranium / Tomorrow x3"Glenn KirkpatrickDanielle Koenig
Ben Townsend
January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)108
9"Rockin' Rocket / Viva Vroom"Glenn KirkpatrickCory Powell
Stu Connolly
January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25)109
10"Mistake Over! / No More Joe's!"Glenn KirkpatrickJen Klein
Ben Townsend
February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)110
11"Writing on the Wall! / Biffo Blossoms!"Glenn KirkpatrickJoel Metzger
Ben Townsend
February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)111
12"Vices and Principles! / Space Camp!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen TownsendFebruary 15, 2007 (2007-02-15)112
13"The Tell-Tale Squid / Mayakovsky!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen TownsendFebruary 22, 2007 (2007-02-22)113
14"Genius Company Picnic! / Father to the Prof!"Glenn KirkpatrickBryan Thompson
Rob Hummel
March 1, 2007 (2007-03-01)114
15"Advinnies in Rocketsitting! / Date My Sister!"Glenn KirkpatrickRachel Spratt
Jaqueline Turner
March 8, 2007 (2007-03-08)115
16"The 39 ¼ Steps! / The Brunchfast Club!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Joel Metzger
March 15, 2007 (2007-03-15)116
17"Publish and be Wedgied! / Hair Apparent!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Rachel Spratt
March 22, 2007 (2007-03-22)117
18"Rebirth of Cool! / Hypocritical Mass!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Rachel Spratt
March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)118
19"Parent Substitute! / Body Double Booked!"Glenn KirkpatrickRob Hummel
Rachel Spratt
April 5, 2007 (2007-04-05)119
20"2 of the Girls! / Share and Share Unalike!"Glenn KirkpatrickJen Klein
Brian Thompson
April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12)120
21"Author! Author! / Shrodinger's Rocket!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Peter Lawrence
April 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)121
22"Retro Rocket! / 0.9 of the Law"Glenn KirkpatrickPeter Lawrence
Ben Townsend
April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)122
23"Fly A Mile in My Boosters! / 3 Stage Rocket"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend
Rachel Spratt
May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03)123
24"Spaceship Earth! / I’ve Got A Vinnie Q!"Glenn KirkpatrickPeter Lawrence
Ben Townsend
May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)124
25"Truces and Consequences! / Rocket Roommates!"Glenn KirkpatrickRachell SprattMay 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)125
26"Life: A User's Guide! / To Wedgie or Not to Wedgie!"Glenn KirkpatrickBen Townsend24 May 2007 (2007-05-24)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

  1. "I Got a Rocket!". SLR Productions. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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