The Rocketeer (TV series)

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
File:Disney's The Rocketeer logo.jpg
Genre	Superhero Children's adventure
Based on	The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens
Developed by	Nicole Dubuc
Directed by	Michael Daedalus Kenny Carin-Anne Anderson Paul Demeyer Monica Tomova
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
Composers	Beau Black Dominic Lewis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Running time	22 minutes (two 11-minute segments per half-hour)
Production companies	Wild Canary Animation ICON Creative Studio, Inc.
Original release
Network	Disney Junior
Release	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) – present

The Rocketeer 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. 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 birthday.

Plot

Seven-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 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.

Main Characters

Main

• Katherine "Kit" Secord (voiced by Kitana Turnbull) – A 7-year-old girl who receives the family jet pack for her 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."
• 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
• 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 stole.
  • 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.

Hughesville citizens

• Lucille (voiced by Marianne Muellerleile) – An old lady who works as a cashier at the Bulldog Café with Sareena.
• 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. He owns a cat 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.
• Mr. Cheena (voiced by Rahul Kohli) - The father 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.

Episodes

Like other Disney Junior shows from the time, the episode titles are spoken, but do not appear in text. Since Episode 7, the introduction has been removed from the theme song.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1a	1a	"First Flight"	Carin-Anne Anderson and Paul Demeyer	Nicole Dubuc	Maria Nguyen, Ray Smyth, and Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	101	0.39
Kit Secord receives a surprise package on her 7th birthday, revealing that she is next in line to become the Rocketeer. After some practice, Kit becomes the Rocketeer for the first time when her father's airplane suffers from engine trouble. Song: "Heart of a Hero" performed by Tammy Infusino
1b	1b	"Pilot Error"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Nicole Dubuc	Ray Smyth	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	101	0.39
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. To catch them, Kit and Tesh need to learn to listen to each other.
2a	2a	"Skyway Robbery"	Paul Demeyer	Nicole Dubuc	Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	102	0.35
When Kit stops a thief named Sylvester Slapdash and his ferret Lilith from robbing the Bulldog Café, he begins a plan to steal her jet pack. With advice from Ambrose, Kit must work to reclaim her rocket pack and defeat Sylvester.
2b	2b	"A Doggone Adventure"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Arthur Valencia	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	102	0.35
Ms. Snootsmith has come to Hughesville to have her airplane given a tune-up. Butch falls in love with Ms. Snoothsmith's goldendoodle Honey. When Laura and Harley target Honey for her diamond-crested dog collar which has a lock on it, Butch must work to rescue Honey with help from the Rocketeer. Song: "Side by Side With You" performed by Beau Black
3a	3a	"Ground Control to Rocketeer"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Brian Hohlfeld	Kate Brusk	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	TBA	N/A
In order to help the Rocketeer, Tesh gives his bike an extreme makeover that isn't as helpful as he hoped. After each attempt, Tesh was able to get the right design for his bike with the help of Ambrose. Song: "Fast" sung by Tesh
3b	3b	"Save the Statue"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	TBA	N/A
Kit, Tesh, and Butch raise money to repair the statue of the original Hughesville Rocketeer after it was wrecked during the Rocketeer's pursuit of Laura and Harley. The two sisters plot to steal the fundraiser money.
4a	4a	"Carnival Caper"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Kate Brusk	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	103	N/A
A traveling carnival arrives in Hughesville. Its latest member The Great Orsino plans to steal Kit's jet pack in order to improve his magic trick. Now Kit, Tish, Ambrose, and Butch must reclaim the jet pack before the Great Orsino makes further use of it.
4b	4b	"Songbird Soars Again"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	103	0.26
Kit befriends a former pilot named May Songbird (Phylicia Rashad) and helps her find the courage to fly her plane again following an incident years ago that caused the original Rocketeer to rescue her. May must get over her fear when the Rocketeer's rocket-pack starts leaking after a rock hits it during a mountain rescue. Song: "Walking on Air" sung by May Songbird
5a	5a	"Downhill Derby"	Paul Demeyer	Greg Johnson	Arthur Valencia	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	TBA	N/A
Hughesville is having a downhill racing derby as Ambrose advises Kit and Tesh not to lose the point of the race. Meanwhile, Doctor Doodlebug plans to affect the derby so that his car can win by rigging a Peppy Penguin snow cone machine to make it snow. Song: "Doodlebug Manifesto" sung by Doctor Doodlebug
5b	5b	"Flight Class Heroes"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Claudia Silver	Ray Smyth	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	TBA	N/A
Kit and her fellow Valkyrie Flight Academy classmates explore the A.I. airplane AVA. When it is set off and plans to fly to Brazil, Mr. Coleman must walk the students through operating it manually and getting AVA back to Hughesville.
6a	6a	"Hypnotic Hughesville"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Kate Brusk	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	TBA	N/A
In his second attempt to get the Rocketeer's jet pack, The Great Orsino hypnotizes the citizens of Hughesville into acting like their favorite animals. Now the Rocketeer must work to break the hypnosis, restore everyone to normal, and defeat The Great Orsino.
6b	6b	"The Piggy Bank Caper"	Monica Tomova	Brian Hohlfeld	Derek Lee Thompson	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	TBA	0.31
Kit finds a coin that has a hole in the middle in it and places it in her piggy bank Paisley, who has been reinforced with a coating used by Ambrose. What she didn't know is that the coin was the first one that Lilith's grandmother obtained as Sylvester Slapdash plans to reclaim it through whatever way possible.
7a	7a	"X-Treme Hero"	Monica Tomova	Claudia Silver	Katya Bowser	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	110	0.30
The Rocketeer introduces Tesh to his extreme sports idol Xena Treme after rescuing her from an approaching avalanche during a snowboarding competition. Not wanting to be outdone by Tesh, Xena plans to be better at the bike competition even if she is resorted to hijacking Tesh's bike.
7b	7b	"Hot on the Trail"	Paul Demeyer	Kristofer Wellman	Rudi Berden	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	110	N/A
Kit joins Tesh, his dad, and their Hughesville Trailbazer troop on a hike to the famed Gemstone Firefall waterfall where it makes the waterfall look like a firefall when sunset occurs. Once there, Kit must stop Laura and Harley from stealing the precious gemstone that lies nearby it. Song: "Share the Open Air with You" performed by Tammy Infusino
8a	8a	"Valerie the Valkyrie"	Paul Demeyer	Claudia Silver	Rudi Berden	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	108	N/A
Feeling that the Rocketeer is stealing her thunder after she saved the air traffic tower from collapsing during her flight show, Valerie creates her own superhero identity called The Valkyrie. This leads to a competition with the Rocketeer. Song: "Valkyrie Theme Song" sung by Valerie
8b	8b	"Follow that Bulldog"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kristofer Wellman	Kate Brusk	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	108	N/A
Cast-Iron Chef attempts to steal Kit's family cookbook from the Bulldog Café. Due to the recipes being in the Bulldog Café's attic, Cast-Iron Chef resorts to stealing the bulldog part of it. Now it's up to the Rocketeer and Tesh to rescue the Bulldog Café's bulldog part.
9a	9a	"Recipe for Disaster"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Arthur Valencia	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	105	N/A
Kit and Sareena have made some renowned food from Grandma Sitti's recipe that has been passed down through every generation. A food truck chef named Cast-Iron Chef comes to Hughesville. When Kit and Sareena refuse to expose the secret ingredients when he asks about them, Cast-Iron Chef tries to steal them to improve his food truck business. As the Rocketeer, Kit must rescue the cookbook and expose Cast-Iron Chef's scheme. Note: In production order, this episode came before "Follow That Bulldog." Song: "Enjoy Your Meal" performed by Leila Milki
9b	9b	"The Critter Gang"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Kendall Michele Haney	Ray Smyth	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	105	N/A
Kit investigates a string of robberies across Hughesville that seem to be committed a moose, a hawk, a raccoon, two foxes, and some squirrels. After fighting off the squirrels in the Bulldog Café, Kit notices that the animals have been stealing food. It is soon discovered that the Critter Gang are friends with an old lady named Irma Philpot who is unaware of what her animal friends are doing. When the animals start stealing jewelry including Great-Grandpa Cliff's pilot wings, the Rocketeer must reclaim the stolen jewelry and set the Critter Gang straight.
10a	10a	"Cleared for Takeoff"	Michael Daedalus Kenny	Nicole Dubuc	Bill Breneisen, Tamal Henley, and Robert Sledge	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	TBA	N/A
Kit wants to enroll at the Valkyrie Flight Academy after ending up in the flight lanes while being advised to enroll by Ambrose. In order to prove that she can be responsible to her mother, Kit plans to help out at the Bulldog Café as she must see this opportunity through. Kit starts where she must deliver the lunches by 1:00. After some side missions involving Mayor Primshell and Valerie and the final delivery to Malcolm, Kit becomes Rocketeer to help fix the flight antennae. Song: "Such a Beautiful View" performed by Tammy Infusino
10b	10b	"First Class"	Carin-Anne Anderson	Nicole Dubuc and Brian Hohlfeld	Tamal Henley and Ray Smyth	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	TBA	N/A
Now that she is in the Valkyrie Flight Academy, Kit meets her teacher Mr. Coleman who gives her a flight manual as well as her fellow students Ben, Logan, and Valerie. After school, Valerie invites Kit to her family's hangar. Though Kit befriending Valerie proves to be a difficulty when it takes away her time with Tesh. When Valerie plans to fly her parent's new plane in a thunderstorm, it's up to the Rocketeer to rescue her.
11a	11a	"Underground Doodlebug"	Monica Tomova	Kendall Michele Haney	Katya Bowser	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)	TBA	N/A
Ambrose donates a rare Rocketeer action figure from his childhood to the museum. Wanting the action figure for himself, Doctor Doodlebug uses the city's old mining tunnels while combining a coin-operated Sparkle Sunset Unicorn Ride and other junk to form the Tunneler which will burrow under the museum and enable him swipe it. Discovering the toy is gone, the Rocketeer and Ground Control go underground to pursue Doctor Doodlebug and reclaim the figure. Song: "Sparkle Sunset Unicorn Song" lyrics by Kendall Michele Haney
11b	11b	"Bruce Goose"	Paul Demeyer	Brian Hohlfeld	Rudi Berden	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)	TBA	N/A
After rescuing Mr. Finn's boat, Kit, Tesh, and Butch find a gosling that got separated from it's mother. Bringing the goose that Tesh named Bruce to the hangar, Ambrose walks Kit and Tesh on taking care of Bruce who starts to grow attached to Butch. Once Bruce has grown up and it is getting close to winter, it's up to the Rocketeer to teach Bruce how to fly and reunite him with his family. Song: "A Friend Like You" performed by Beau Black
12a	12a	"Runaway Lilith"	Unknown	Unknown	TBA	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)	TBA	N/A
12b	12b	"The Hughesville Howler"	Unknown	Unknown	TBA	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)	TBA	N/A
13a	13a	"Friends and Family Picnic"	Unknown	Unknown	TBA	March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)	TBA	N/A
13b	13b	"Lights, Camera, Action Hero!"	Unknown	Unknown	TBA	March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)	TBA	N/A

External links

• The Rocketeer on DisneyNOW
• The Rocketeer at IMDb