Rocket Power
Series, 1999, The '90s, Set in Ocean Shores
Rocket Power is #11 of 21 in release order and #11 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
The daily lives of four friends who enjoy extreme sports, surfing, and getting into some crazy situations.
Rocket Power recap
Otto Rocket, his sister Reggie, and their friends Twister and Sam, nicknamed Squid, spend every day surfing, skateboarding, biking, snowboarding and playing street hockey in the beach town of Ocean Shores. Otto is talented and cocky and always wants to win; Reggie is sensible and runs her own zine; Twister is Otto's goofy best friend who films everything; and Sam, the new kid from Kansas, is cautious and good with computers. Their widowed father Raymundo runs the Shore Shack snack bar with his friend Tito, a Hawaiian who dispenses advice. The neighbourhood bullies are Twister's older brother Lars and his gang. Episodes centre on competitions, rivalries and lessons about fair play and friendship. The show runs four seasons, from 1999 to 2004, with longer TV movies such as Reggie's Big (Beach) Break and Island of the Menehune, in which a trip to Hawaii rekindles Raymundo's romance with Tito's cousin Noelani.
Rocket Power ending explained
The series ends with "The Big Day" in July 2004. Raymundo is about to marry Noelani, and Otto and Reggie are helping plan the ceremony, but the date clashes with the opening of a new indoor skate park, and Otto tries to get the wedding moved before the family comes together for it. It closes the show on a family event rather than a competition. There has been no revival.
Where to watch Rocket Power
Rocket Power is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after SpongeBob SquarePants, before As Told by Ginger.
- Chronological order: after SpongeBob SquarePants, before As Told by Ginger.
Cast
- Shayna Fox as Reggie Rocket (voice)
- John Kassir as Ray Rocket (voice)
- Joseph Ashton as Otto Rocket (voice)
- Ray Bumatai as Tito Makani (voice)
- Ulysses Cuadra as Twister Rodriguez (voice)
- Gary LeRoi Gray as Sam Dullard (voice)
- Gregory Jbara
- Jennifer Hale as Paula Dullard (voice)
- Jeremy Roenick
- David Kaufman
- CCH Pounder
- Jane Krakowski
Created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó.