I Got a Rocket

I Got a Rocket is an Australian animated series centered on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received a rocket for his 13th birthday. The rocket was also given a personality, acts as a best friend to Vinnie and is fond of assisting him. Although the series was short-lived (2006–2007), it was nominated for Emmy Awards.^[1]

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).^[2]

Cast

• Thomas Bromhead as Rocket,^[2] 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 Mate".
• Jamie Oxenbould as Vincent Q, or simply Vinnie,^[2] is a 13-year-old boy who receives Rocket in his 13th birthday. Vinnie converted into a hip, popular boy after the invention of Rocket. Although his popularity, it is a recurring gag in the series that the trio named The Duckies give him a wedgie, and Vinnie is rather timid when face-to-face with the love of his life, Maya Kovsky.
• Marcello Fabrizi as Professor Q,^[2] 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!"^[3] Other miscellaneous voices includes V. P. Stern, etc.
• Drew Forsythe as Ma Ducky, the ambitious mother of the bullying trio known as The Duckies. She is the lunch-lady of Vinnie's school, despises Vinnie and his rocket and ignores her childrens bad behaviour. It is presumed that The Duckies are based on The Herdmans from the story The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Forsythe also voices other miscellaneous roles, including Biffo and Scuds Ducky.

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