How to Rock
Genre	Musical Comedy
Created by	Jim O'Doherty
Developed by	David M. Israel
Starring	Cymphonique Miller Samantha Boscarino Max Schneider Lulu Antariksa Halston Sage Noah Crawford Christopher O'Neal
Opening theme	"Only You Can Be You" by Cymphonique Miller
Composer(s)	Toby Gad, Jared Cotter, Cymphonique & P.R. Miller
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jim O'Doherty David M. Israel Gina Girolamo Leslie Morgenstein
Running time	Approx. 23 minutes[1]
Production company(s)	On the Emums Productions Alloy Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	February 4, 2012 (2012-02-04)[2] – present
External links
Official website

How to Rock is a television sitcom that is currently airing on Nickelodeon.^[3] It stars Cymphonique Miller as Kacey Simon. The series is based on the book How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston published by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers and Alloy Entertainment. The series was officially green-lit on May 23, 2011 (with a 20-episode order, later increased to 26)^[4] and began production in August 2011. It is the first television sitcom to be produced by Alloy Entertainment.^[5] The first promo aired with Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh on December 10, 2011. The series premiered on February 4, 2012, which drew 3.3 million viewers.^[2]

Premise[link]

The show centers on Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller), a popular girl who was once mean, and whose status goes down after she must briefly wear braces and glasses. Ignored by her fellow mean girls, Kacey finds a new way to express herself through music by becoming the lead singer of the pop/hip-hop band Gravity 4 with Stevie (Lulu Antariksa), Zander (Max Schneider), Nelson (Noah Crawford), and Kevin (Christopher O'Neal).^[6] The success of the band, now renamed Gravity 5, begins a rivalry with Kacey's former group The Perfs, a rival band featuring her former friends, and now archrivals Molly (Samantha Boscarino) and Grace (Halston Sage).

Characters[link]

Main characters[link]

• Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller) is the former queen of The Perfs (perf is the abbreviation for "perfect"), and is the lead singer of Gravity 5. Kacey is confident, bold, and now on a constant campaign to take her new friends and band mates to the top of the school social ladder. She can sing, dance, write incredible songs, and she's proving to Gravity 4 that she also knows how to be a true friend. In the pilot, Molly and Grace refer to her as "The Queen of Braces and Glasses." Although she ridicules the Gravity 5 band members at first, she soon joins them due to Zander's influence, has a much clearer view, and learns that she should just be herself and make friends that love her for who she is, not because of her popularity. Kacey is shown to be very girly and fashionable and prefers to wear dresses and skirts and not t-shirts or jeans. But still acts selfish to her friends, and she often gets them into trouble which she also gets them out of.

• Molly Garfunkel (Samantha Boscarino) is the new Queen of the Perfs and the antagonist of the series. Molly is every bit as competitive, strong, popular, and radiant as Kacey, but she's also an evil mastermind plotting to bury Kacey once and for all, as demonstrated in the pilot episode when she humiliated Kacey in front of a particularly large crowd, only to be stopped by Zander, or when she texts Kacey's crush in front of Kacey, and unfortunately, Stevie, who shoots Molly down for harassing Kacey. Molly used to be Kacey's best friend, but after Kacey realizes Molly only liked her because she was perfect, Kacey quits the Perfs for good, which results in Molly hating her so much. It is possible that Molly was waiting for the perfect moment to get Kacey out of the picture so that she could be the most popular girl in school. Molly is an angel to her friends, showing her soft, sweet, warm and golden type of personality to fellow Perf Grace King, but she is extremely critical and snarky to the Gravity 5 band members.

• Zander Robbins (Max Schneider) is the new kid in school and is the guitarist, keyboardist and DJ for Gravity 5. Zander is cool, handsome and perhaps sometimes a little vain, but he is also confident, optimistic, loyal and is the one that holds the band together. A running gag in the show is that he can't stop staring at himself in the mirror and hitting on girls, however, he mostly puts his friends first before anything. It is hinted that he and Kacey share one of the closest friendships in the group, as demonstrated when he sees Kacey being humiliated by Molly and Grace, and despite being one of the victims of Kacey being mean and nasty to, Zander comes to her rescue and offers her a place in his band. Although he cares about Kacey and intends to help her with her problems, Zander is not afraid to refuse, as demonstrated in the episode "How to Rock a Messy Bet" Zander is the leader of the group and, on all occasions, he sticks up for his friends even though he could be easily distracted at times. He also plays the ukulele and knows how to be a team player, always treating everyone like an equal and never looking down on anybody, even the perfs, which can sometimes make him a bit of a woos.

• Stevie Reina Baskara (Lulu Antariksa) is Gravity 5's smart, strong-headed, tough bass player. The guys like her because she is cool, but they fear her because she can and will crush them you have to respect her. She's not afraid to be herself, even if it means being a total tomboy. In "How to Rock a Messy Bet" it is revealed that she has four older brothers and in "How to Rock a Secret Agent" the only clothes she gets offered are sweat pants and sweat socks and that her middle name is Reina, her favorite color is ocean blue, and her birthday is February 8th. A running gag in the show is that The Perfs constantly refer to her as "Loserberry," much to her discomfort. Stevie is always more than willing to stick up for her friends even if it does mean being a little aggressive in behavior. She is said to have problems with "slamming" people, meaning that if you say something that will offend her, she will make a nasty come-back. Although usually fearless, Stevie could also be afraid of things as well, as demonstrated in "How to Rock a Messy Bet" when she practically jumped into Zander's arms after hearing something growl in the bands' practice room. She is also accomplished in playing the violin and the cello and on many occasions does so for many songs. Stevie is also said to have only two pairs of shoes, but one pair being completely destroyed by Kevin and Nelson in the episode "How to Rock a Prank". In "How to Rock a Lunch Table," it is revealed she hates being woken up a 6:30 a.m. because she claims that she should be "drooling on her pillow."

• Grace King (Halston Sage) is queen bee Molly's gorgeous but naive sidekick, in the mean girl group The Perfs. Although she tries to follow Molly's evil lead, Grace just doesn't have it in her to be mean. Whenever excited, Grace claps her hands together and squeals "Yeah!" which is possibly a catchphrase of hers. She is slightly/loosely portrayed as a stereotype blonde as her personality sometimes shows it. It also shows that she might have a crush on Nelson. She is very bubbly, goofy, happy and innocent to everyone, including the Gravity 5 band members, much to Molly's discontent

• Nelson Baxter (Noah Crawford) is the tech-savvy, sci-fi loving keyboard player for Gravity 5. And also Kevin's best friend. Nelson is confident when talking about the ladies, but completely tongue-tied when he is face to face with them, which makes him extremely socially awkward. It is revealed in "How to Rock a Messy Bet," that he and Kevin are addicted to the game "Furious Pigeons," which is a parody of the game Angry Birds, so addicted that they catapulted fellow classmate Andy Bartlet half-way across the school. He is treasurer of the science club with a love for video games. It also shows that he has a crush on Grace. In "How to Rock a Lunch Table," it is shown that he still sleeps with his baby blanket.

• Kevin Reed (Christopher O'Neal) is the drummer for Gravity 5 and Nelson's best friend. He is food obsessed, awkward with the ladies and athletic enough to make every sports team, just not good enough to actually play, partly because of his laziness. When trying to talk to girls, he always passes out, which he gets pretty emotional over as seen in the pilot when he says, "I was gonna kiss Kim Davis after we won, but now, I kiss no one!" He is demonstrated as a terrible liar and a bit of a nervous wreck. In the episode "How to Rock an Election", he is shown to be somewhat of a skilled rapper. He is also very funny and random. In "How to Rock a Lunch Table," it is shown that he still sleeps with a stuffed animal.

Recurring characters[link]

• Andy Bartlet (Jacob Houston) is a student who goes to Brewster High School. He has a crush on Molly, Stevie, Kacey, Grace, and just about any other girl in the school and he often tries to flirt with them. He farts, burps and does so many other disgusting things that gross other people out.
• Mr. March (Kirk Fox) is the history teacher at Brewster High School. He often tries to talk like a "young person". His catch phrase is "What's up?!" In the pilot, in order to save Kacey from a crowd taking picture of her in her dorky glasses and braces, Zander creates a diversion claiming that Mr. March got his head stuck in the faculty toilet.

Episodes[link]

Music featured in each episode[link]

• "Only You Can Be You" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock Braces and Glasses)
• "Rules for Being Popular" - The Perfs (How to Rock Braces and Glasses; How to Rock a Music Video; How to Rock a Lunch Table)
• "I'll Be There" - Kacey Simon (How to Rock Braces and Glasses)
• "Go With Gravity" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Messy Bet; How to Rock a Lunch Table)
• "Hey Now" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Guest List)
• "Good Life" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Music Video)
• "Music Sounds Better With U" - Big Time Rush (How to Rock an Election)
• "Today's School News/You Want News, Babe" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Newscast)
• "Move With the Crowd" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Secret Agent; How to Rock an Election)
• "Last 1 Standing" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Birthday Party; How to Rock a Part-Time Job)
• "War on the Dance Floor" - Kacey Simon (How to Rock Halloween)
• "How You Do It" - Gravity 5 (How to Rock a Basketball Team)
• Unnamed love song - Zander Robbins (How to Rock a Love Song)

International release[link]

Country / Region	Channel	Series premiere	Title in country
United States	Nickelodeon	February 4, 2012	How to Rock
Canada	Nickelodeon Canada	Summer 2012
Croatia	Nickelodeon Croatia	Autumn 2012
Brazil	Nickelodeon Brazil	September 2012
France	Nickelodeon France	October 27, 2012 Sneak Peek: June 2, 2012
Germany	Nickelodeon Germany	October 7, 2012
Russia	Nickelodeon Russia	October, 2012	Как зажигать!

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• How to Rock at Nick.com
• How to Rock at the Internet Movie Database