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 first of these specials is Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon #1, and it is every bit as weird and wonderful as one might expect. The story opens in Doomstadt, where Doctor Doom has summoned Rocket ...