I Got a Rocket

I Got a Rocket is an animated series centered on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received an anthropomorphic rocket for his 13th 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 December 1, 2006 to February 1, 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
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
Music by	Lars Löhn Carsten Schmelzer
Country of origin	New Zealand Germany Singapore United States South Korea Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Suzanne Ryan Bill Schultz Mike Young Liz Young Sebastian Debertin Marc Gabizon
Producers	Suzanne Ryan Cary Silver Bill Townsend Josh Fisher
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	South Pacific Pictures MotionWorks EuroPool Peach Blossom Media Mike Young Productions Media Development Authority Singapore Sunwoo Entertainment SLR Productions Taffy Entertainment
Distributor	Taffy Entertainment
Release
Original network	KI.KA (Germany) Nickelodeon and Network Ten (Australia)
Picture format	16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	December 1, 2006 – February 1, 2007
External links
Production website

Characters

Main Characters

• Rocket (voiced by Thomas Bromhead): A hyperactive and eccentric rocket invented for his best friend Vinnie's 13th 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.): A 13-year-old boy who receives Rocket in his 13th 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 behavior. It is presumed that The Duckys are based on The Herdmans from the story The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
• 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 Unknown): 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

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	26		December 1, 2006	February 1, 2007

Season 1

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Three Strikes... You're Out! / Late Fees!"	TBA	TBA	December 1, 2006	101
2	"They Say It's Your Build Day! / Really, Really, Really Blind Date!"	TBA	TBA	2006	102
3	"Vertigoing... Going... Gone! / Manners Maketh Rocket!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	103
4	"Protection Rocket! / Rocket Rules!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	104
5	"Rocket the Vote! / Good Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	105
6	"Three Feet High and Rising! / I Got a Remote!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	106
7	"Mackerel Mates / Not So Spare Parts!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	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 Roomates!"	TBA	TBA	TBA	125
26	"Life: A User's Guide! / To Wedgie or Not to Wedgie!"	TBA	TBA	February 1, 2007	126

Broadcast

The show ran on ViacomCBS's Network Ten until 2009 in Australia. Kabillion aired the show through its VOD service in the United States.

References

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