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Rocket & Groot

Rocket & Groot is a short-lived American animated television series based on comics published by Marvel Comics. The series features the characters Rocket Raccoon and Groot. It premiered on April 10, 2017, on Disney XD.

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Rocket & Groot
GenreSuperhero
Based on
Rocket Raccoon
by
Groot
by
Written byKevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt
Directed byArnauld Delord
Voices ofTrevor Devall
Kevin Michael Richardson
ComposerGuy Michelmore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersAlan Fine
Joe Quesada
Dan Buckley
Cort Lane
ProducerCara Speller
EditorMaggie Maciejczek
Running time2 minutes
Production companiesPassion Animation Studios
Marvel Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney XD
ReleaseMarch 10 (2017-03-10) –
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)

Rocket & Groot is a short-lived American animated television series based on comics published by Marvel Comics. The series features the characters Rocket Raccoon and Groot.1 It premiered on April 10, 2017, on Disney XD.2

Plot

Rocket Raccoon and Groot encounter travel problems and attempt to raise money to fix their broken ship.3

Characters

Additional characters are voiced by Susanne Blakeslee and Sam Riegel.

Production

The Disney XD channel was interested in creating short-form media with Marvel characters.7 Rocket & Groot was created by Marvel Animation and Passion Animation Studios with animation done by Blue Spirit Studio and compositing done by Fortiche Production in France.8

Release

The complete series aired on Disney XD on April 10, 2017.9

Reception

Critical response

Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm praised the animation and character designs of Rocket & Groot.10 Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of three out of five stars, noting the presence of positive messages and role models, and called the show a "best fit for "Guardians" fans."11

Accolades

Rocket & Groot was nominated for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards.12

References

References

  1. Wickline, Dan (March 29, 2017). "Rocket And Groot Take On Blackjack O'Hare". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. "Marvel to premiere Rocket & Groot shorts". Kidscreen. March 14, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. Dolloff, Matt (March 14, 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Webseries Stars Rocket & Groot". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. "Voice Of Rocket Raccoon – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. "Voice Of Groot – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  6. "Voice Of Space Phantom – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  7. Holloway, Daniel (August 10, 2017). "Marvel Animation Chief on Studio's Pure-Comedy Play 'Rocket & Groot'". Variety. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  8. Jasper, Marykate (July 26, 2016). "SDCC: Marvel Animation Promises New Team-Ups, "Secret Wars," Rocket and Groot Shorts & More". Comic Book Resources.
  9. Caulfield, A. J. (March 22, 2017). "Rocket And Groot Clean Up In New Animated Short For Disney XD". Looper. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. Anderton, Ethan (March 14, 2017). "Watch: Marvel's 'Rocket & Groot' Web Series Has Some Outstanding, Stylish Animation". SlashFilm. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. Ashby, Emily. "Marvel's Rocket & Groot". Common Sense Media. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  12. Fujisawa, Jenn (August 15, 2017). "The Creators of 'Marvel's Rocket & Groot' Talk About Their Emmy Nomination". Marvel.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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