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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.

Plot

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

Characters

• Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Trevor Devall)
• Groot (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)
• Space Phantom (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)

Production

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

Release

The complete series aired on Disney XD on April 10, 2017.

Reception

Critical response

Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm praised the animation and character designs of Rocket & Groot. 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."

Accolades

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

References

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3. Dolloff, Matt (March 14, 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Webseries Stars Rocket & Groot". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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 2024-02-21.
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 2024-02-21.
10. Anderton, Ethan (March 14, 2017). "Watch: Marvel's 'Rocket & Groot' Web Series Has Some Outstanding, Stylish Animation". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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 2024-02-21.

• 2017 American television series debuts
• 2017 American television series endings
• 2010s American animated television series
• American children's animated superhero television series
• Animated television series based on Marvel Comics
• Disney XD original programming
• Marvel Animation
• Television series about raccoons