The Rocketeer is a Disney Jr. animated series based on the film and the comic book of the same name. It premiered on November 8, 2019 and only ran for one season. Following the season one finale, the series went into hiatus before unexpectedly getting cancelled.
Premise[]
Seven-year-old Kit Secord learns she is secretly next in line to become The Rocketeer, a rocket-pack wearing superhero who can fly. Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit takes to the skies to protect her town of 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.
Cast[]
- Kitana Turnbull as Kit Secord
- Frank Welker as Ambrose Secord, Butch the Bulldog
- Billy Campbell as Dave Secord
- Kathy Najimy as Sareena Secord
- Callan Farris as Tesh Cheena
- Marianne Muellerleile as Lucille
- Navia Robinson as Valerie d'Avion
- Maria Bamford as Laura
- Kari Wahlgren as Harley
- Maurice LaMarche as Sylvester Slapdash
- Charlie Adler as The Great Orsino
- Parvesh Cheena as Deany
- Ted Allen as Cast-Iron Chef
- Carlos Alazraqui as Malcolm
- Robbie Daymond as Officer Crowfoot
- Eric Bauza as Alfonzo
- Roger Craig Smith as Goose
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Mayor Primshell
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Original Airdate |
Production Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "First Flight" | November 8, 2019 | 101A |
| Kit Secord receives a surprise package on her birthday, revealing she’s next in line to become the Rocketeer. | |||
| "Pilot Error" | November 8, 2019 | 101B | |
| While Kit learns the ropes of becoming a flying superhero, she must stop the thieving sister team of Laura and Harley from stealing jewels from the town’s jewelry store. | |||
| 02 | "Skyway Robbery" | November 8, 2019 | 102A |
| When Kit stops a thief from robbing the Bulldog Café, he ends up stealing her rocket-pack and helmet. | |||
| "A Doggone Adventure" | November 8, 2019 | 102B | |
| Butch must rescue his new friend, Honey, the golden doodle. | |||
| 03 | "Ground Control to Rocketeer" | November 15, 2019 | 103A |
| Tesh gives his bike an extreme makeover that isn't as helpful as he hoped. | |||
| "Save the Statue" | November 15, 2019 | 103B | |
| Kit, Tesh and Butch raise money to repair the statue of the original Hughesville Rocketeer. | |||
| 04 | "Carnival Caper" | November 22, 2019 | 104A |
| The Great Orsino and his traveling carnival arrive in Hughesville to steal Kit’s rocket-pack. | |||
| "Songbird Soars Again" | November 22, 2019 | 104B | |
| Kit befriends a former pilot, May Songbird, and helps her find the courage to fly her plane again. | |||
| 05 | "Downhill Derby" | December 6, 2019 | TBA |
| Kit and Tesh are excited to compete in Hughesville’s Downhill Go-Cart Derby until a scheming young inventor enters and threatens to ruin the race with a homemade weather machine. | |||
| "Flight Class Heroes" | December 6, 2019 | TBA | |
| When Kit’s flight class finds themselves airborne in a pilotless plane, they must learn to work together to land it safely. | |||
| 06 | "Hypnotic Hughesville" | December 13, 2019 | 109A |
| When the Great Orsino hypnotizes everyone in Hughesville, the Rocketeer must find a way to wake them. | |||
| "The Piggy Bank Caper" | December 13, 2019 | 109B | |
| Sylvester Slapdash steals Kit's piggy bank in search of a special coin. | |||
| 07 | "X-Treme Hero" | January 10, 2020 | 110A |
| The Rocketeer introduces Tesh to his extreme sports idol, Xena Treme, after rescuing her during a snowboarding competition. | |||
| "Hot on the Trail" | January 10, 2020 | 110B | |
| Kit joins Tesh and his dad, with their Hughesville Trailbazer troop, on a hike to the famed Gemstone Firefall waterfall and must stop Laura and Harley from stealing the precious gemstone that lies within. | |||
| 08 | "Valerie the Valkyrie" | January 17, 2020 | 108A |
| Feeling that the Rocketeer is stealing her thunder, Valerie creates her own superhero identity, The Valkyrie. | |||
| "Follow that Bulldog" | January 17, 2020 | 108B | |
| The Cast-Iron Chef attempts to steal Kit’s family cookbook from the Bulldog Café. | |||
| 09 | "Recipe for Disaster" | January 24, 2020 | 105A |
| When Kit and Sareena refuse to expose the secret ingredients in their renowned family recipes, Cast-Iron Chef tries to steal them. | |||
| "The Critter Gang" | January 24, 2020 | 105B | |
| Kit investigates a string of robberies across Hughesville that seem to be committed by wild animals. | |||
| 10 | "Cleared for Takeoff" | February 7, 2020 | TBA |
| Kit volunteers at the Bulldog Cafe in order to prove she's responsible enough to enroll in the Valkyrie Flight School. | |||
| "First Class" | February 7, 2020 | TBA | |
| Kit befriends Valerie d'Avion, the coolest girl in class. | |||
| 11 | "Underground Doodlebug" | February 21, 2020 | TBA |
| The Rocketeer goes underground to track down a mischevious kid inventor. | |||
| "Bruce Goose" | February 21, 2020 | TBA | |
| When a baby goose bonds with Bruce, the Rocketeer teaches it to fly and reunite with its family. | |||
| 12 | "Runaway Lilith" | March 13, 2020 | TBA |
| Sylvester Slapdash's pet ferret Lilith runs away to join the Critter Gang. | |||
| "The Hughesville Howler" | March 13, 2020 | TBA | |
| The Hughesville Howler lures the townsfolk into the forest. | |||
| 13 | "Friends and Family Picnic" | April 3, 2020 | TBA |
| When Valerie's dad is stranded out of town, it's up to the Rocketeer to reunite the father and daughter in time for the Hughesville Friends and Family picnic. | |||
| "Lights, Camera, Action Hero" | April 3, 2020 | TBA | |
| Tesh’s camera with footage of Kit revealing herself as the Rocketeer, goes missing! | |||
| 14 | "Special Delivery" | April 10, 2020 | TBA |
| Chandi is having a baby as Tesh is worried that she'll use his stuff and that they will like her more than him. Aarush's train is delayed by a rockslide and won't be there in time to see his newborn child in time. When Chandi goes into labour, Aarush is still stranded. At Tesh's suggestion, Kit becomes the Rocketeer to remove the boulders so that Aarush's train can arrive in time. | |||
| "The Hunt for Hughesberries" | April 10, 2020 | TBA | |
| The Cast-Iron Chef tries to steal all of the Hughesberry pies. | |||
| 15 | "Super Deany" | April 17, 2020 | TBA |
| Tesh mentions to Ambrose that the jet pack has been making strange noises. Owing to a malfunction, Ambrose advises Kit to take a break from operating as the Rocketeer as it takes off on its own. It flies right towards The Great Orsino as Deany takes procautions to keep The Great Orsino safe after the first attempt. Deany tries on the jet pack and becomes Super Deany to help people. With Deany unaware of the jet pack being broken, the Rocketeer must work to rescue Deany before any harm comes to him. | |||
| "Dr. Doodlebug's Fair Game" | April 17, 2020 | TBA | |
| Rolland Poly's latest invention threatens to ruin Kit and Tesh's art projects. | |||
| 16 | "The Valkyrie Cleans Up" | April 24, 2020 | TBA |
| Villians pop up all over Hughesville in pursuit of a cash reward for finding the stolen Rocketeer statue. | |||
| "The Bank Job" | April 24, 2020 | TBA | |
| Kit helps Tesh raise money for a new skateboard. | |||
| 17 | "Big Top Problems" | July 4, 2020 | TBA |
| Kit, Tesh, and Butch attend the circus, only to discover a rash of thefts occuring during The Great Orsino's performance. | |||
| "One Trick Phony" | July 4, 2020 | TBA | |
| Valerie ignores Kit's warning about Xena Treme. | |||
| 18 | "Pack-a-Doodle" | July 11, 2020 | TBA |
| Rolland invents the Pack-a-Doodle to help him earn his camping badge while on the newest Trailblazer Troop adventure. | |||
| "Sitti's Visit" | July 11, 2020 | TBA | |
| Sitti visits for the Hughesville Plate lunch food festival. | |||
| 19 | "The Haunted House" | July 16, 2020 | TBA |
| Kit uses a haunted house to spook Orsino as he tries to steal the Rocketeer's rocket-pack! | |||
| "The Halloween Heist" | July 16, 2020 | TBA | |
| Kit rounds up a stampede of cows, used as a distraction for a Halloween heist! | |||
| 20 | "The Christmas Star" | July 17, 2020 | TBA |
| The Rocketeer must save the town's Christmas when the annual Hughesville Christmas celebration is threatened by Sylvester Slapdash's attempt to steal the town's gifts! | |||
| 21 | "Scarlett's Search | July 18, 2020 | TBA |
| Tesh is treated to Secord-family history when Kit's aunt Scarlett is in town! | |||
| "Rocketeer Day" | July 18, 2020 | TBA | |
| While the town enjoys Rocketeer Day, Sylvester and Lilith are up to no good! | |||
| 22 | "Heart of a Hero" | July 25, 2020 | TBA |
| Norman Sinclair hatches a plan to steal the rocket-pack and become the Rocketeer. With Norman as the new Rocketeer, Kit enlists the help of villains to get the rocket-pack back! | |||
Production[]
Disney Jr. has begun production on The Rocketeer, a new animated adventure TV series for young kids and their families slated to debut in 2019.
Inspired by Dave Stevens' popular comic book series, The Rocketeer follows Kit Secord, a young Lebanese girl who receives a surprise package on her birthday revealing she's next in line to become the Rocketeer, a legendary superhero who has the ability to fly with the help of a rocket-powered jet pack. Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit is ready to take flight and save the day with her gadget-minded best friend, Tesh, and airplane mechanic uncle, Ambrose, who join her on her epic adventures.
The announcement was made by Joe D'Ambrosia, senior vice president, Original Programming, Disney Junior. D'Ambrosia said, "We are very excited to introduce The Rocketeer to our young Disney Junior audience. The vast storytelling found in the original comic books provides the perfect opportunity to create an exciting new adventure series told from a young girl superhero perspective that the whole family can enjoy together."[1]
Trivia[]
- Based on the 2019 Comic-Con sneak peek, the show was originally going to be set in the nineteen twenties or thirties, close to the era of the original Rocketeer. However, the official trailer revealed that the show would be set in modern times.
- Billy Campbell who voices Dave Secord also portrayed the role of Cliff Secord in the original 1991 Rocketeer.
Video[]
Sneak Peek! 🚀 Comic-Con 2019 The Rocketeer Disney Junior
Official Trailer 🎥 The Rocketeer Disney Junior
The Rocketeer - The Behind The Scenes
Gallery[]
Original logo
Preview shown at Annency Film Festival 2018
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Kit Secord
Sereena, Kit and Dave Secord
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"Helmet, on."
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"Rocket Pack, secured."
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"Avionics, check."
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"Clear to Rocketeer!"
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Kit with the original Rocketeer's helmet
References[]
- ↑ "Disney Junior Announces The Rocketeer Series for 2019". ComingSoon (February 27, 2018).
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