The Rocketeer (2019 TV series)

The Rocketeer (titled Rocketeer in the UK and other countries) is an American computer-animated children's television series. It was debuted on Disney Junior and Disney Channel in the United States on November 8, 2019, and on November 10 on Disney Junior in Canada.[1][2] Based on the comic book superhero of the same name by Dave Stevens and the 1991 film, the series focuses on Katherine "Kit" Secord, a 7-year-old girl who receives the family jet pack for her 7th birthday.[3]

This article is about the television series. For the comic book, see Rocketeer. For the film, see The Rocketeer (film). For the video game, see The Rocketeer (NES video game).

The Rocketeer
Also known as	Rocketeer (UK and other countries)
Genre	Superhero Adventure Action Science fiction Comedy
Based on	The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens
Developed by	Nicole Dubuc
Directed by	Michael Daedalus Kenny (Supervising Director) Carin-Anne Anderson Paul Demeyer Monica Tomova Max Miceli (Art Director)
Voices of	Kitana Turnbull Frank Welker Callan Farris Billy Campbell Kathy Najimy
Opening theme	"Rocketeer to the Rescue", performed by Tammy Infusino
Ending theme	"Heart of a Hero", performed by Tammy Infusino
Composer(s)	Beau Black Dominic Lewis
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nicole Dubuc Richard Marlis Carmen Italia
Running time	22 minutes (two 11-minute segments per half-hour)
Production company(s)	Wild Canary Animation ICON Creative Studio, Inc.
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	Disney Junior
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) – present
External links
Website

Plot

In the town of Hughesville, 7-year-old Kit Secord learns she is secretly next in line to become The Rocketeer, a jet pack-wearing superhero who can fly. Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit takes to the skies to protect Hughesville and its residents from danger. Assisting her on her heroic adventures are her best friend Tesh, bulldog sidekick Butch, and airplane mechanic grandfather Ambrose Secord.

Characters

Main

• Katherine "Kit" Secord (voiced by Kitana Turnbull) – A 7-year-old girl who receives the family jet pack for her 7th birthday which reveals that she is next in line to become the Rocketeer, Hughesville's very own local town hero. She is the great-granddaughter of Cliff Secord. When operating as the Rocketeer, Kit's catchphrase is "Never fear, I'm the Rocketeer." She is a new character introduced in this series.
• Ambrose Secord (voiced by Frank Welker) – The grandfather of Kit Secord who works as a mechanic at the Hughesville Airport. He is the son of Cliff Secord.
• Mitesh "Tesh" Cheena (voiced by Callan Farris) – Kit's best friend who serves as Ground Control when Kit takes to the skies. He is also the inventor of the hi-tech gadgets and upgrades for her jet pack.
• Butch (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) – Kit's pet bulldog and sidekick.

Recurring

• Dave Secord (voiced by Billy Campbell) – The father of Kit Secord who is a stunt pilot, which is where Kit gets her passion for flying.
• Sareena Secord (voiced by Kathy Najimy) – The mother of Kit Secord who works as the manager and chef of the Bulldog Café.
• Valerie d'Avion (voiced by Navia Robinson) – Kit's flight school classmate and aspiring pilot whose parents own the Valkyrie Flight Academy. She owns her own plane called the Korsican Skyfang 75. Her superhero identity is the Valkyrie.
• Watson (voiced by D.C. Douglas) – Roland's talking watch and advisor.
  • Snickerdoodle (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) – Valerie's pet chihuahua.

Antagonists

• Laura and Harley (voiced by Maria Bamford and Kari Wahlgren respectively) – Two thieving sisters who like stealing things to use in their heists which often has them running from the authorities and the Rocketeer. Harley serves as the brains of the group and Laura has a ditzy personality. They are a clear homage of the golden-age comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
• Sylvester Slapdash (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A thief and a master of disguise who utilizes many costumes in his capers. He is also known as the "Costumed Bandit."
  • Lilith (vocal effects provided by Frank Welker) – Sylvester's pet ferret.
• The Great Orsino (voiced by Charlie Adler) – A magician that targets Kit's jet pack so that he can become the first flying magician.
  • Deany (voiced by Parvesh Cheena) – The Great Orsino's hapless assistant. In "Super Deany," it is revealed that Deany has an engineering background where he helped to fix the Rocketeer's jet pack.
• Doctor Doodlebug (voiced by Luca Padovan) – Rolland Poly is a kid genius who wears pillbug-themed armor. He invents machines suitable for his schemes out of the garbage that he steals.
  • Newton (voiced by D.C. Douglas) – An A.I. that resides in Doctor Doodlebug's wristwatch.
• Xena Treme (voiced by Stephanie Lemelin) – An extreme sports athlete determined to stay on the top through whatever means possible.
• Cast-Iron Chef (voiced by Ted Allen) – A food truck chef who will target any secret recipes in order to improve his business. He wields a high-tech gauntlet that enables him to use any kitchen tool it contains.
• Norman Sinclair (voiced by Raphael Alejandro) – The descendant of Neville Sinclair. He conspires to be the new Rocketeer by taking the jet pack from Kit.

Hughesville citizens

• Lucille (voiced by Marianne Muellerleile) – An old lady who works as a cashier at the Bulldog Café.
• Alfonzo (voiced by Eric Bauza) – A sous chef at the Bulldog Café.
• Officer Crowfoot (voiced by Robbie Daymond) – A police officer who arrests the bad guys thwarted by the Rocketeer.
• Mayor Primshell (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – The mayor of Hughesville.
• Richard (voiced by Julian Edwards) – A boy who resides in Hughesville.
  • Taffy – A cat owned by Richard that is often rescued by the Rocketeer.
• Mr. Coleman (voiced by Eugene Byrd) – Kit's teacher at the Valkyrie Flight Academy.
• Ben (voiced by Antonio Raul Corbo) – A boy who is Kit's classmate at the Valkyrie Flight Academy.
• Logan (voiced by Ian Chen) – A boy who is Kit's classmate at the Valkyrie Flight Academy.
• Farmer McGinty (voiced by Mark L. Taylor) – An elderly farmer.
• Goose (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – A clown that wears an airplane costume.
• Malcolm (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) – An air traffic controller who works at Hughesville's air field.
• Aarush Cheena (voiced by Rahul Kohli) – The father of Tesh, owner of Cheena Hardware, and Scoutmaster of the Hughesville Trailblazers.
• Chandi Cheena (voiced by Saruya Rao) – The mother of Tesh.
• Irma Philpot (voiced by Susan Silo) – An old lady who lives near Hughesville.
  • The Critter Gang – A group of animals that are friends with Irma. They consist of a moose, a hawk, a raccoon, two foxes, and some squirrels.
• Chantal d'Avion (voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown) – The mother of Valerie, and co-owner of the Valkyrie Flight Academy.
• Captain Michael d'Avion (voiced by Imari Williams) – The father of Valerie, co-owner of the Valkyrie Flight Academy, and Navy Captain.

Episodes

Like other Disney Junior shows from the time, the episode titles are spoken and do not appear in text.

No.	Title [4]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date [5]	Prod. code [6][7]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1a	"First Flight"	Carin-Anne Anderson, Paul Demeyer	Nicole Dubuc	Maria Nguyen, Ray Smyth, Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	101	0.39[8]
Song: "Heart of a Hero" performed by Tammy Infusino
1b	"Pilot Error"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Nicole Dubuc	Ray Smyth	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	101	0.39[8]
2a	"Skyway Robbery"	Paul Demeyer	Nicole Dubuc	Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	102	0.35[8]
2b	"A Doggone Adventure"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	102	0.35[8]
Song: "Side by Side With You" performed by Beau Black
3a	"Ground Control to Rocketeer"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Brian Hohlfeld	Kate Brusk	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	103	0.27
Song: "Fast" sung by Tesh
3b	"Save the Statue"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	103	N/A
4a	"Carnival Caper"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Kate Brusk	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	104	0.26
4b	"Songbird Soars Again"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	104	0.26[8]
Song: "Walking on Air" sung by May Songbird
5a	"Downhill Derby"	Paul Demeyer	Greg Johnson	Arthur Valencia	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	V105	0.24
Song: "Doodlebug Manifesto" sung by Doctor Doodlebug
5b	"Flight Class Heroes"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Claudia Silver	Ray Smyth	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	V105	N/A
6a	"Hypnotic Hughesville"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Kate Brusk	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	V106	N/A
6b	"The Piggy Bank Caper"	Monica Tomova	Brian Hohlfeld	Derek Lee Thompson	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	V106	0.31[8]
7a	"X-Treme Hero"	Monica Tomova	Claudia Silver	Katya Bowser	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	110 V107	0.30[9]
7b	"Hot on the Trail"	Paul Demeyer	Kristofer Wellman	Rudi Berden	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	110 V107	N/A
Song: "Share the Open Air with You" performed by Tammy Infusino
8a	"Valerie the Valkyrie"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	108	N/A
Song: "Valkyrie Theme Song" sung by Valerie
8b	"Follow that Bulldog"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kristofer Wellman	Kate Brusk	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	108	N/A
9a	"Recipe for Disaster"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Arthur Valencia	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	105 V109	N/A
Song: "Enjoy Your Meal" performed by Leila Milki
9b	"The Critter Gang"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Ray Smyth	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	105 V109	N/A
10a	"Cleared for Takeoff"	Michael Daedalus Kenny	Nicole Dubuc	Bill Breneisen, Tamal Henley, Robert Sledge	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	V110	N/A
Song: "A Beautiful View" performed by Tammy Infusino
10b	"First Class"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Nicole Dubuc, Brian Hohlfeld	Tamal Henley, Ray Smyth	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	V110	N/A
11a	"Underground Doodlebug"	Monica Tomova	Kendall Michele Haney	Katya Bowser	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)	V111	N/A
Song: "Sparkle Sunset Unicorn Song" sung by Sparkle Sunset Unicorn Tractor-Machine
11b	"Bruce Goose"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Rudi Berden	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)	V111	N/A
Song: "A Friend Like You" performed by Beau Black
12a	"Runaway Lilith"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Ben Adams	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)	V201	N/A
Song: "Ferret on a Mission" performed by Beau Black
12b	"The Hughesville Howler"	Monica Tomova	Claudia Silver	Derek Lee Thompson	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)	V201	N/A
13a	"Friends and Family Picnic"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Arthur Valencia	April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)	V202	N/A
13b	"Lights, Camera, Action Hero!"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Ray Smyth	April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)	V202	N/A
14a	"Special Delivery"	Monica Tomova	Brian Hohlfeld	Katya Bowser	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)	V203	N/A
Song: "Welcome, Sonal" sung by Tesh
14b	"The Hunt for Hughesberries"	Paul Demeyer	Kendall Michele Haney	Rudi Berden	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)	V203	N/A
15a	"Super Deany"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Brian Hohlfeld	Jake Kim	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)	V204	0.40
Song: "Super Deany to the Rescue" sung by Deany and the Hughesville Citizens
15b	"Dr. Doodlebug's Fair Game"	Monica Tomova	Kendall Michele Haney, Brian Hohlfeld, Claudia Silver	Derek Lee Thompson	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)	V204	0.40
16a	"The Valkyrie Cleans-Up"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Ray Smyth	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)	V205	0.48
Song: "Best Team Ever" performed by Beau Black
16b	"The Bank Job"	Paul Demeyer	Nicole Dubuc	Arthur Valencia	April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)	V205	0.48
17a	"Big Top Problems"	Monica Tomova	Brian Hohlfeld	Katya Bowser	July 4, 2020 (2020-07-04)	TBA	N/A
17b	"One Trick Phony"	Paul Demeyer	Kristofer Wellman	Rudi Berden	July 4, 2020 (2020-07-04)	TBA	N/A
18a	"Pack-A-Doodle"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney, Greg Johnson, Claudia Silver	Jake Kim	July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)	TBA	N/A
18b	"Sitti's Visit"	Monica Tomova	Brian Hohlfeld	Derek Lee Thompson	July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)	TBA	N/A
19a	"The Haunted House"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Brian Hohlfeld	Kate Brusk	July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)	TBA	N/A
19b	"The Halloween Heist"	Paul Demeyer	Kendall Michele Haney	Rudi Berden	July 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)	TBA	N/A
Song: "Halloween Round-Up" performed by Beau Black
20	"The Christmas Star"	Carin-Anne Anderson, Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Ray Smyth, Arthur Valencia	July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)	TBA	N/A
Half-hour Christmas special[10].
21a	"Scarlett's Search"	Monica Tomova	Kendall Michele Haney	Katya Bowser	July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18)	TBA	N/A
21b	"Rocketeer Day"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kristofer Wellman	Ray Smyth	July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18)	TBA	N/A
22	"Heart of a Hero"	Carin-Anne Anderson (part 1) Monica Tomova (part 2)	Nicole Dubuc (part 1) Greg Johnson (part 2)	Jake Kim (part 1) Derek Lee Thompson (part 2)	July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25)	TBA	TBD

Broadcast

The Rocketeer had its first international debut in Canada on November 10, 2019. It will premiere in Southeast Asia in 2020. It will premiere in Disney+ and LittleBe United Kingdom in 2020. It will premiere in France in 2020. It will premiere in Rai YoYo and Disney+ Italy in 2020. It will premiere in Spain in 2020. It will premiere in Netherlands in 2020.

It has been reported that, according to series developer and executive producer Nicole Dubuc, the series was cancelled after one season.[11] However, she obliquely denied this rumor on her Twitter feed claiming that her NDAs don't allow her to announce show pick-ups or cancellations before press releases as that decision is up to the studio.[12]

Awards and nominations

The Rocketeer has been nominated for five awards in the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards[13]. The nominations are for: Outstanding Main Title for an Animated Program, Outstanding Performance in a Preschool Animated Program (for Maurice LaMarche in the role of Sylvester Slapdash), Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program, and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program.[14]

References

1. "Disney's The Rocketeer Cartoon Adds Two New Cast Members". Comic Book. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
2. "Disney Junior's "The Rocketeer" Premieres Friday, Nov. 8, on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW". The Futon Critic. October 10, 2019.
3. Trumbore, Dave (February 27, 2018). "'The Rocketeer' Set to Return … As an Animated Disney Junior Series?". Collider. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
4. "The Rocketeer". TV Guide.
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7. https://www.wdtvpress.com/disneyjunior/shows/the-rocketeer/episodes/
8. Mitch Metcalf (November 11, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
9. http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-10-2020.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. . Twitter https://twitter.com/GMissSTF/status/1283209585730506755. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "Disney Jr.'s 'The Rocketeer' Cancelled After Single Season". RenewCancelTV. March 26, 2020.
12. "Friendly reminder that my NDAs don't allow me to announce show pick ups or cancellations before press releases, sorry! You gotta ask the studio for that kind of info". Nicole Dubuc's Twitter. July 12, 2020.
13. The Emmys (May 21, 2020). "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 47TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS". The Emmys. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
14. The Emmys (May 21, 2020). "Nominees announced for the 47th annual daytime Emmy® awards" (PDF). The Emmys. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

External links

• The Rocketeer on DisneyNOW
• The Rocketeer on IMDb