The Rockets came from the makers of Let's Go, and like that show, was neither particularly educational, nor entertaining. It featured five kids who were part of a group called the Rockets who put on musical shows. It was never made clear who they performed for as they were a bit too advanced for the pre-school set and nowhere near hip enough to win over the adolescent set. The show began with the kids entering the dressing room calling one another by their actual names instead of their character names and disucssing their group, The Rockets, as if they were on a nationwide tour or something. They would then sing the theme song During the theme, the kids would snap their fingers in unison and look directly at the camera, smiling broadly. They theme contained idiotic lyrics like "We're the Rockets and we're HOT!. You gotta see us sing and dance!" The plots were usually all set in the dance studio where the Rockets rehearsed. Usually, there were no other characters on the show except for the five kids and their instructor, Janice Dunning who played pretty much the same role on Let's Go. I think the show lasted about two years but I doubt it had much of an audience. It's another example of a Canadian TV show that stayed on for awhile even though practically nobody was watching it. So why did I (occasionally) watch it? Because it was always good for an unintentional laugh or two.
