
Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
Animation · TV Movie · Action
Overview
Race Across New Zealand was the first of three telefilms made for the Rocket Power cartoon series, first transmitted on Nickelodeon in the US on 16 Feb 2002, during the 2002 Winter Olympics. The plotline entails the Rocket Power gang's trip to New Zealand to participate in "The Junior Waikikamukau Games", with Otto Rocket competing against the son of an athlete who once beat his father Ray at a race in New Zealand (allegedly by cheating), and his sister Reggie's attempts to get herself noticed by Ray, who is constantly cheering for Otto exclusively. Sports featured in this telefilm include zorbing, mountain biking, tubing, dirtboarding, windsurfing, and snowboarding.
Top Cast
Joseph Ashton
Joseph Ashton
Otto Rocket (voice)
Joseph Ashton
Otto Rocket (voice)
Shayna Fox
Shayna Fox
Reggie Rocket (voice)
Shayna Fox
Reggie Rocket (voice)
Ulysses Cuadra
Ulysses Cuadra
Twister Rodriguez (voice)
Ulysses Cuadra
Twister Rodriguez (voice)


Gary LeRoi Gray
Gary LeRoi Gray
Sam Dullard (voice)
Gary LeRoi Gray
Sam Dullard (voice)


John Kassir
John Kassir
Raymundo Rocket / Spectator / Announcer (voice)
John Kassir
Raymundo Rocket / Spectator / Announcer (voice)


Ray Bumatai
Ray Bumatai
Tito Makani / Spectator (voice)
Ray Bumatai
Tito Makani / Spectator (voice)


Michael Welch
Michael Welch
Theodore McGill (voice)
Michael Welch
Theodore McGill (voice)


Lombardo Boyar
Lombardo Boyar
Lars Rodriguez (voice)
Lombardo Boyar
Lars Rodriguez (voice)


Dale Dye
Dale Dye
Lt. Tice Ryan (voice)
Dale Dye
Lt. Tice Ryan (voice)


Henry Gibson
Henry Gibson
Merv Stimpleton (voice)
Henry Gibson
Merv Stimpleton (voice)
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