The Rocking Rattlecages (TV series)

**The Rocking Rattlecages** is an American-Canadian animated television series that debuted on September 28, 2009 on Nickelodeon. Created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton, using the same character designs from Total Drama. However, unlike Total Drama, this show actually has American voice actors rather than Canadian voice actors. Also, unlike Total Drama, this show has more American writers and directors.

## Plot

This show follows an extreme-metal garage band of the same name formed by Miranda and her two best friends, Carrie and Kitty, as they work together to propel their band to international stardom. When they don't have the lyrics, Miranda and her friends get Danny, Miranda's brother, into an emotional mode to write entries in his journal that Miranda can use for lyrical inspiration, so that Miranda and her friends can perform a perfect song. This show is taken before and after Carrie and Kitty's time in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race. The band themselves are based off of Sasha and the Sharps: Miranda Lostgrove is Sasha Waybright, Carrie Peterson is Anne Boonchuy, and Kitty Hiroshimi is Marcy Wu. Kitty herself has a lot in common with Ako Udagawa: both wear pigtails, have older sisters and are the drummers of a band.

## Characters

* **Miranda Lostgrove** (Voiced by Miranda Cosgrove) -  She's the 18-year-old charming, vain and quirky leader, vocalist, and guitarist of the band. She's an extreme-metal rockstar, always determining to make Danny's life miserable. She'll do whatever it takes to play music, which is usually by angering her brother, Danny, who will write in his journal. She then translates his venting into lyrics for their songs. When trouble comes crushing in, she's not afraid to use her fists. She's named after and looks like her voice actress.
* **Carrie Peterson** (Voiced by Kimberly Brooks) - She's the 17-year old bassist of the band. A childhood friend of Miranda alongside Kitty, she stands in sharp contrast to her with her friendly and easygoing nature. She often acts as the mediator between Miranda and Kitty. She follows fashion, but has a secret love of knitting. She tends to be the most down-to earth and rational member of the band, mainly because she cares about the others, but is usually prone to giving in to Miranda and her schemes.
* **Kitty Hiroshimi** (Voiced by Janice Kawaye) - She's the 16-year old Japanese-American drummer of the band. She's very hyperactive, cheerful and energetic, and always serves her bandmates with a smile. She loves having fun, eating food, and performing as the drummer for The Rocking Rattlecages. Although Kitty can be annoying at times, she's really a loveable and funny girl who has a heart almost as big as herself. She can always see the best in everyone she meets, especially Miranda's younger brother, Peter. She is the youngest member of the band.
* **Danny Lostgrove** (Voiced by Ogie Banks) is Miranda's 13-year-old brother. He is sweet and kind, and always is willing to make people happy. Whenever he is overcome with emotion (usually rage, joy, fear, or despair), he impulsively writes his journal in an angsty way, which provides Miranda with lyrical inspiration for their songs. He has a crush on the cute neighborhood girl, Suzanne Sweet.
* **Peter Lostgrove** (Voiced by Zachary Gordon) - He is Miranda's 11-year old brother. Unlike Danny, he is kind-hearted, selfless and fun-loving, and cares a lot for his friends. He loves The Rocking Rattlecages' music, and loves hanging out with Miranda. He has a crush on Kitty, who returns his feelings back.
* **Suzanne Sweet** (Voiced by Tara Strong) - She's the coolest 16-year-old girl in school, whom all the boys in school adore, especially Danny. She is sometimes referred to as "Cutie Suzie" by Danny and many others around her. She isn't inherently antagonistic, and will sometimes aid the band when they see use of her.
* **Richie Groovystein** (Voiced by Scott Menville) - Richie is known as one of the coolest idols of all of the people in the world. He's a singer and movie star that's popular with kids and teenagers, and he's become a rich and famous celebrity because of this.
* **Mayor Monday Message** (Voiced by Tom Kenny) - Although most of his talking is either a piercing blast of surround sound static or a catchy little rhyme, Mayor Monday Message tends to be a caring and loving kind of guy​​​​.

## Episodes

* S1E1: "Love with a Side of Pain/A Scary Day to Remember" - Miranda, Carrie and Kitty must impress movie star Richie Groovystein to get their music into his new movie trailer, Love Another Day. They have to impress her at her new premiere and rock the drive-in.(Song: "Loving It, Loving It!")/When a haunted amp and Miranda's terrible lyrics meet, zombies have risen from the dead to eat Bran Flakes in Toronto. (Song: "Scare-Factor") (September 28, 2009)
* S1E2: "We're Gonna Rock this HOUSE!/Last-Minute Lyrics" - Miranda wants to throw an amazing heavy-metal party for all her rocker friends, and Kitty and Carrie are also invited too. Danny alerts the Mayor who seals the place in an outbreak dome - with Danny inside! (Song: "Rocking Hard's Super Rockin'!)/Miranda has terrible lyrics, so she, Carrie and Kitty try to get inspiration somewhere. (Song: "Far Off My Heart") (October 1, 2009)
* S1E3: "Metallicious Meltdown!/Kitty-Thon" - Miranda takes the coolness of heavy-metal music a little too far and unwittingly enters her band in an heavy-metal car race, the local Metallicious Metalriffic 2000. (Song: "Rash, Trash, Bash, and Brash!")/Miranda has booked the band to play the Try-Fun-Alon - energetic, cheerful people are an untapped fanbase! Miranda has Kitty win the "Try-Fun-Alon" to allow the band to play there. (Song: Fun with Everyone!) (October 4, 2009)
* S1E4: "Carrie-Fest!/Rebels on the Wild Side" - The Rocking Rattlecages get shut out of Toronto's version of Woodstock, Slugfest and encounter aliens that want to battle with their band for making a crop circle that summoned them. (Song: The Wrong Moves, The Wrong Steps, and the Wrong Stuff!)/Miranda and her rebel friends, as well as Carrie and Kitty, enter a skateboard contest, and try their best to win. With The Rocking Rattlecages' AWESOME music, they winning is guaranteed to be a hit! (Song: Skate Like You've Never Skated Before!) (October 11, 2009)
* S1E5: "When You're Kissin'/Kitty's Idol" - Miranda can't wait for her date with her boyfriend Stephen McKeaton, so Kitty and Carrie try to prepare her for her date. (Song: Love is All Around Us!)/The Rocking Rattlecages rescue a guy named Cliff Hanger, who turns out to be Kitty's idol. Kitty saves the day when she discovers her skirt has magic powers, so she uses the skirt to rescue Cliff Hanger and get him back to freedom! (Song: Idol Rockers, Idol Rockers!) (October 15, 2009)
* S1E6: "High School Rock!/Plants of a Lostgrove" - Miranda thinks underground music is the band's thing for an upcoming high school talent show they're playing in. (Song: Headphones On!)/Miranda attempts to make the band go vegan to play the opening of a new vegan restaurant. The Rocking Rattlecages' music makes Danny's science project plant become self-aware. (Song: You're Gonna Go Rough) (October 20, 2009)
* S1E7: "Camp Starduhsisadediashsida/Annoying Younger Brother" - The Rocking Rattlecages compete against The Lunny Losers in a scary campfire song contest in Camp Starduhsisadediashsida, as Miranda and the band seek help from scare-master TJ Quackernautack. (Song: Nightmares Are Gonna Get You)/Miranda, Carrie and Kitty perform a grunge song against Danny, since Miranda's having a rough time with him, and she actually thinks of great lyrics this time! (Song: I Hate You So Much, Danny!) (October 25, 2009)
* S1E8: "Battle of the Bands/Happy Halloween!" - The Rocking Rattlecages are determined to win the Battle of the Bands contest at their local mall with their awesome music. (Song: We're Gonna Rock This House)/The Rocking Rattlecages perform at a Halloween party at their high school. While there, the girls have an awesome time playing Halloween games, eating Halloween food and dancing to Halloween music. After that, the band performs their latest song at the Halloween party. (Song: We're Blood-Sucking Demon-Killing Skull-Bashing Girls) (October 31, 2009)
* S1E9: "Dock 'n Roll/With a Few Good Friends and a Drumstick or Two" - The Rocking Rattlecages perform at an abandoned dock for a bunch of pirates and their skeletons. (Song: Renaissance Renegade)/Kitty gets newer and cooler drumsticks after she breaks them while rehearsing their latest song the Rocking Rattlecages are gonna perform tonight at a nightclub. Miranda, Carrie and Kitty all go to the music shop to get Kitty her drumsticks. The girls also get other instruments they can use when they break their main instruments, including Kitty if she breaks her drum set. (Song: Sharp the Flats) (November 5, 2009)
* S1E10: "Bobbing to the Power of Rock!/Love is In the Air!" - When Miranda's brother Danny steals her amplifier, she has had enough and proceeds to get her amplifier back. Mad of Danny's constant teasing, she, Carrie and Kitty are set to irritate Danny with their music. Then, after they do, The Rocking Rattlecages get Miranda's amplifier back. (Song: You're Not Getting Away With This!)/Carrie is in love with her best friend Devin, and desperately wants to tell him how she feels about him. Excited about Carrie having a crush on Devin, Miranda and Kitty decide to help her out and tell Devin how Carrie feels about him! (Song: What I Love About You) (November 12, 2009)
* S1E11: "School Block Rock!/Slumber Party" - The Rocking Rattlecages perform at school and sing about why they love it. (Song: This Cool School Rules!)/The Rocking Rattlecages are at a slumber party and have a lot of fun. They also perform one of their songs there. (Song: Gonna Rock the Night Away!) (November 18, 2009)
* S1E12: "Nightclub Rockers/Rage-Inducing, Knife-Slashing, Blood-Splattering Mess" - The Rocking Rattlecages perform at their local nightclub. (Song: Resulting to Suffer)/Danny keeps treating The Rocking Rattlecages like garbage. Really fed up with his awful behavior, the girls decide to plot their revenge on him. (Song: Tearing Your Soul Apart) (November 23, 2009)
* S1E13: "Cinder Block 'n Roll/No Sorrys Necessary!" - The Rocking Rattlecages perform at a construction center. (Song: Building All of Our Hopes and Dreams)/When Danny destroys the band's instruments, the band is really angry, and, after the girls get themselves new instruments, teach him a lesson on how The Rocking Rattlecages are **NOT** to be messed with! (Song: Brain-Dead Morons Must Die!) (November 27, 2009)

## Gallery

Them performing in concert.Kitty and Carrie with Miranda.Danny, Miranda's younger brother.Miranda Lostgrove singing one of her songs.The Rocking Rattlecages performing their latest song "Headphones On! at their high school's talent show.Miranda strumming her guitar.The Rocking Rattlecages performing their latest song "We're Gonna Rock This House!".The Rocking Rattlecages performing their latest song "Resulting to Suffer" in Miranda's house garage.