My Dad the Rock Star
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My Dad the Rock Star is an animated television series created by Gene Simmons
of KISS
fame, and produced by Canadian company Nelvana
for the Canadian
based channel Teletoon. It ran for a short period of time on the Nickelodeon
and Nicktoons in the United States
and it currently airs on a kids channel Pop & Kix
in the UK.
The show focuses on William "Willy" Zilla, an ordinary timid 14-year old boy just trying to be normal middle schooler despite being the son of a flamboyant, rich, and lively celebrity rock star.
2. Zilla's House of Horrors
3. Mr. Zilla's Opus
4. High Infidelity
5. Angela D'Angelo
6. The Candidate
7. Willy Unplugged
8. Dance Party
9. Psychic Convention
10. Call of the Wild
11. Mr. Big
12. Rebel Without A Nose Ring
13. Going for Broke
15. Rock Is From Mars, Willy Is From Venus
16. The Sound of Zilla
17. Home for the Holly Daze
18. What's the Scoop?
19. Rock Bottom
20. Saving Sawchuck
21. King of the Desert
22. Big Willy on Campus
23. Metamorphic Rock
24. Kant Buy Me Love
25. Chip Off the Old Rock
26. Blind Date
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
of KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
fame, and produced by Canadian company Nelvana
Nelvana
Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...
for the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
based channel Teletoon. It ran for a short period of time on the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....
and Nicktoons in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and it currently airs on a kids channel Pop & Kix
Kix (TV channel)
Kix! is a free-to-air children's and teen's television channel in the UK, broadcasting between 06:00 to 23:30, showing cartoons, extreme sports and music videos. It is owned by CSC Media Group, and was launched on 19 May 2008, replacing a one-hour timeshift of sister channel Pop. Kix! is aimed at...
in the UK.
The show focuses on William "Willy" Zilla, an ordinary timid 14-year old boy just trying to be normal middle schooler despite being the son of a flamboyant, rich, and lively celebrity rock star.
Cast
- Joanne VannicolaJoanne VannicolaJoanne Vannicola is a Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Quebec. She is most notable for her role as Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor and as the voice of Willy Zilla in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star....
- Willy Zilla - The main character. Willy never lead a normal life when he was on tour with his family until he came to Silent Springs. Throughout the series, Willy gradually becomes more comfortable in who he is and accepts his new, more "normal" lifestyle. Willy aspires to be a musician like his father and grandfather (see below). Willy's music of choice is jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. In the episode zombie kids invason, Willy, Serenity, Alssa and Quincy became zombies. - Lawrence BayneLawrence BayneLawrence Bayne is a Canadian actor, born November 11, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has appeared in various movies and television series, both live action and animated, and also sings/writes with his band The Lawrence Bayne Issue....
- Rock Zilla - Willy's rock star father. Rock loved rock since birth. His full name is "Rockford Amadeus Zilla". He has a pet Komodo DragonKomodo dragonThe Komodo dragon , also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases...
called Mosh. Even though Rock is the father of the family, he is very immature and behaves like a teenager. - Don FrancksDon FrancksDonald Harvey Francks or Iron Buffalo is a Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician.- Life and work :Francks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a drummer, poet, native nations champion, motorcyclist, author and peace activist...
- Skunk - Ex-driver of the Zilla tour bus, friend/manager of the family. Skunk is from EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and has a long two-toned ponytail, hence his name. Skunk's real name is Nigel Fanshawe. - Sarah GadonSarah GadonSarah Gadon is a Canadian actress. She acted in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She has guest starred in number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dark Oracle, Doc, In a Heartbeat, La Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, and Mutant X...
- Alyssa - Willy's best friend, and eventually girlfriend. She is an environmental activist. - Martin Villafana - Quincy - Willy's other best friend. Prefers to be called "Q". His father is an accountantAccountantAn accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
. - Kathleen LaskeyKathleen LaskeyKathleen Laskey, sometimes credited as Kathy Laskey, is a Canadian actress, primarily associated with television roles. Her credits include roles in Check it Out!, Being Erica, Street Legal, George Shrinks, Blue Murder, Yin Yang Yo!, Wayside, Weird Years, At the Hotel and The Eleventh...
- Crystal Zilla - Willy's mother. Crystal is a pink-haired spiritualist. - Stephanie Anne MillsStephanie Anne MillsStephanie Anne Mills is a Canadian voice-actress born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.-Biography:Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Stephanie aspired to be a singer, dancer and actor as a young girl. Currently she is a voice actor for cartoons and got her big break in 6teen, after which everyone would...
- Serenity Zilla - Willy's older sister. Serenity is the stereotypical teenage girl: spoiled, boy-crazy, egotistical and ditzy. She picks on Willy and easily gets lost in the mansion. - Rob StefaniukRob StefaniukRob Stefaniuk is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer who has worked in numerous television shows and films as both guest actor and series regular...
- "Buzz" Sawchuck - Willy's bully/nemesis. Although brutish and violent, "Buzz" often speaks in the manner of a Shakespearian actor, making long-winded speeches and monologues. His father, Lloyd, is head of the school board. "Buzz" has a crush on Alyssa, which is not reciprocated. - Dwight SchultzDwight SchultzWilliam Dwight Schultz is an American stage, television, film actor, and voice artist. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action show The A-Team, and as Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and the film Star Trek: First...
- Principal Malfactor - A strict disciplinarian, with a particular dislike for Willy. He once tried to have music class removed from school, and to have Willy expelled. Both times, he was foiled by Rock's intervention. Bears an uncanny resemblance to Ed SullivanEd SullivanEdward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was broadcast from 1948 to 1971 , which made it one of the longest-running variety shows in U.S...
. - Dwight SchultzDwight SchultzWilliam Dwight Schultz is an American stage, television, film actor, and voice artist. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action show The A-Team, and as Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, and the film Star Trek: First...
- Mr. Kant - The Zilla's next door neighbour. He utterly despises Rock for all the chaos he causes, but has a soft spot for Willy. He has a cat and dog, Helga and Henderson, who are friends with Mosh.
Season 1
1. Welcome to Silent Springs- Rock and his family move to Silent Springs. Willy disguises himself as "Willy Zillowsky" but he is forced by Buzz to steal Rock's gold record.
2. Zilla's House of Horrors
- Willy hears Buzz claim that the house is haunted due to being built on a graveyard.
3. Mr. Zilla's Opus
- Rock reveals to everyone in school that Willy is his son, when he becomes the schools new band teacher.
4. High Infidelity
- Crystal opens a PsychicPsychicA psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
Wellness Centre next to Willy's school earning Willy some ribbing over his flakey Mom.
5. Angela D'Angelo
- When Willy meets a new student named Angela, she invites him to a pre-date with her parents who dislike Rock Zilla.
6. The Candidate
- Willy plans to be the candidate for class representative, but Buzz keeps stealing all of his plans and hijacks the candidate party! Willy eventually wins even with the chaos caused by asking his parents to act normal.
7. Willy Unplugged
- Willy is going to play his trumpet at the school talent night, but when Rock finds out, he tries to "help" by adding over-the-top theatrics to Willy's show. Quincy and Alyssa try to get in on Willy's act - with less-than-musical results.
8. Dance Party
- Willy joins the dance committee, but the teacher, Ms. Zachwiss, doesn't want to dance to change from the theme it had for the past 19 years.
9. Psychic Convention
- Crystal asks Willy to come with her to the Psychic Convention to meet Madame Persenchia, but he has to prepare for a maths exam and Mosh goes missing.
10. Call of the Wild
- The Zillas go on a camping trip with Willy's friends but something goes horribly wrong.
11. Mr. Big
- When Sally Raptor, the popular girl in school, offers Willy a coveted spot in the "in crowd", Willy gets a taste of what it's like to be extremely popular - and it rocks! But complications arise when Sally tries to get Willy to abandon his old friends Alyssa and Quincy. Meanwhile, Serenity is terrorizing the neighbourhood practising to get her driver's license.
12. Rebel Without A Nose Ring
- Buzz sets Willy up to experience a series of unfortunate encounters with Mr. Malfactor after which Malfactor labels Willy a Rebel and seizes the opportunity to restore order upon the student body by implementing a dress code.
13. Going for Broke
- When the Zillas go broke, Quincy's father invites them to stay.
Season 2
14. Meet the Zillas- Rock decides that TV is boring so starts his own reality show. But later as they play pranks on Willy, they change the show to "Meet Willy Zilla."
15. Rock Is From Mars, Willy Is From Venus
- Willy and Rock try to spend some quality time together but things don't go as Willy intended.
16. The Sound of Zilla
- Willy's school is celebrating International Students Week.
17. Home for the Holly Daze
- It's the Zillas' first Christmas in Silent Springs and when they inadvertently cause a famous Broadway director to lose his job, misery befalls them when he tries to get even.
18. What's the Scoop?
- Scoop keeps on sneaking out on Rock; Buzz puts Willy in detention after he arrives late. So Scoop and Willy concoct a plan to prove his innocence.
19. Rock Bottom
- It's Rock's birthday but things get chaotic when Rock gets depressed, Serenity lands herself in the slammer, and she ends up serving community service at a senior's home, with Rock as her newest patient!
20. Saving Sawchuck
- After Willy saves Buzz from drowning, he has to let Buzz save him from harm; Serenity falls in love with the Lifeguard, so she has lifeguard lessons.
21. King of the Desert
- Willy, Quincy, and Alyssa take on a band trip, but ends up in the middle of the desert: Serenity and Crystal have to hide Rock's concert t-shirt (which he refuses to wash) before he comes back.
22. Big Willy on Campus
- Rock is given an honorary doctorate by his old college, Cere Bellum University, but someone has it in for Rock.
23. Metamorphic Rock
- Willy, Quincy and Alyssa are assigned a group project in Science class but with his mom missing in action, the house gets chaotic.
24. Kant Buy Me Love
- Willy and his friends help their neighbor, Mr. Kant throw a silent party.
25. Chip Off the Old Rock
- Rock's parents come to visit him, but they became mortal enemies; Serenity and her Grandmother have a day off.
26. Blind Date
- Willy and Alyssa become attracted to each other after a night at the movies. When Willy realizes that he is now dating her, he becomes a wreck, as he is afraid of how Quincy will react, and what this will mean for the trio's friendship. Meanwhile, Rock is trying to celebrate his 20th anniversary with Crystal, but each of his plans only seem to upset her.