I Got a Rocket
I Got a Rocket is an Australian animated series centered on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received an anthropomorphic rocket for his 9th birthday. The rocket acts as a best friend to Vinnie and is fond of assisting him. Although the series was short-lived (2006–2007), it received a 2008 Emmy Award for "New Approaches - Daytime Children's Entertainment".[1]
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| Genre | Kids |
| Based on | I Got a Rocket by Matt Zurbo |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Distributor | Taffy Entertainment |
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| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 2006 – 2007 |
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I Got a Rocket was originally a book by Matt Zurbo, but was converted into an animated series. It features the voices of Thomas Bromhead as Rocket, Jamie Oxenbould as Vincent "Vinnie", Marcello Fabrizi as Vinnie's father, V. P. Stern, etc., Drew Forsythe as Ma Ducky (the mother of a trio of bullies known as The Duckies), Biffo and Scuds Ducky, Trilby Glover as Gabby and Maya and Rachel King as Crystal and Frankie Ducky (the youngest and only female of The Duckies).
Characters
Title character
- Rocket, a hyperactive and eccentric rocket invented for his best friend Vinnie's 8th 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.
Q Family
- Vincent Q, or simply Vinnie, is an 8-year-old boy who receives Rocket in his 8th 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.
- Professor Quigley Q, 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
The Duckys
- Ma Ducky, 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, the largest, and most muscular of the Duckys.
- Scuds Ducky, the least intelligent of the Duckys.
- Frankie Ducky, the leader and sole female of the Duckys.
Other characters
- VP Stern is the teacher and vice principal of the Inner City School, the school Vinnie, Gabby and Rainbow all study at.
- Gabby
- Rainbow
- Maya Kovsky is Vinnie's love of his life, and also the waiter at Joe's Milk Bar, Vinnie's favourite restaurant.
- Captain O'Cheese (referred to as "Pirate" in the credits) drives a pirate ship on the streets.