Rocket Power
I flipped on the TV this afternoon, scrolled through the episodes recorded on the TiVo and finally settled on Dora The Explorer. When the show started playing, there was no Dora or Boots on the screen. Instead, we were treated to an episode of Rocket Power, a cartoon I had never seen before. We didn’t watch it for long because for some reason we had recorded the Spanish version and my son looked a little confused, but it was still fun to watch something new.
With my curiosity piqued, I decided to do a little bit of research and find out more about the show. Produced by Klasky Csupo, who also created The Rugrats, Rocket Power debuted on Nickelodeon in August of 1999. It revolves around four middle school aged kids from Southern California who love extreme sports. Otto Rocket, Reggie Rocket, Maurice “Twister” Rodriguez, and Samuel Dullard all have different specialties that mold together to form quite a diverse group.
Three made for TV movies were created based on the Rocket Power characters: Race Across New Zealand, Reggie’s Big (Beach) Break, and Island of Menehune. Both the made for TV movies and the animated show have featured cameos from popular sports figures such as Tony Hawk (Enter the Hawk-trix), Andy MacDonald (…Beach Break), and hockey players Jeremy Roenick, Luc Robitaille, and Martin Brodeur (Power Play).
While I didn’t get a good feel for the dialogue of the show (since the episode was in Spanish and I don’t speak Spanish) it did look entertaining. It seems to be aimed more towards the Elementary/Tween range.
If you’ve seen Rocket Power, leave a comment and let me know what you (and your kids) think of the show.
Rocket Power, Otto Rocket, Reggie Rocket, Maurice “Twister” Rodriguez, and Samuel Dullard, Nickelodeon, Klasky Csupo, Tony Hawk, Andy MacDonald, Jeremy Roenick, Luc Robitaille, Martin Brodeur
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hello, How are you?
My name is shannon.:)
I’ve always watched this show with my kids when they was about 7 or 8. It’s so cool and funny. It was our favortie show and we watched it everyday.
I believe that this show is on at 6am, on Sundays channel 33, and on weekdays ch 122 (if you have IO digital cable service) at 1:30pm.
You should really watch it sometime!! It’s very intertaining. Even though i’m always at work at this time, i’ve recorded several episodes. Have fun and enjoy it!
March 22nd, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Another thing that i thought was funny is that my daughter, Keara, had a crush on Twister and Otto. Which I think those characters are aimed at being the “Cool Jocks”. lots of laughs!
From Shannon Smith of Hollywood Beach, FL