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Zoey 101 
Format Teen sitcom
Comedy-dramaCreated by Dan Schneider Starring Jamie Lynn Spears
Paul Butcher
Sean Flynn (seasons 1-3 regular, season 4 recurring)
Austin Butler (season 4)
Kristin Herrera (season 1)
Victoria Justice (seasons 2-4)
Christopher Massey
Alexa Nikolas (seasons 1-2)
Erin Sanders
Matthew UnderwoodTheme music composer Britney Spears,
Christian Karlsson,
Pontus Winnberg
& Henrik JonbackOpening theme "Follow Me",
performed by Jamie Lynn SpearsCountry of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 4 No. of episodes 65 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Dan Schneider
Bill O'Dowd (both; entire run)
Jan Korbelin (episodes 1-15)
Jörg Westerkamp
(episodes 15-65)
George Doty IV (season 4)Producer(s) Joe Catania (entire run)
Bryan Spears
(co-producer, entire run)
Robin Weiner (supervising producer, seasons 1-3; consulting producer, season 4)
Tom Keniston (season 4)Location(s) Los Angeles, California
Santa Clarita, California (filming locations)Camera setup Film; Single-camera Running time approx. 23-25 minutes Production company(s) Schneider's Bakery
Apollo ProMovie
Nickelodeon ProductionsBroadcast Original channel Nickelodeon Picture format 480i (SDTV)
(presented in letterbox format)Original run January 9, 2005 – May 2, 2008 External links Website Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. Created by Dan Schneider it is his first (and so far, only) single camera series.
Contents
Plot
In season one, Zoey and her little brother Dustin Brooks arrive at Pacific Coast Academy, a school which recently went co-educational after being a boys' school since its founding. Zoey meets her first friend Chase Matthews (Sean Flynn), who, after meeting her, realizes that he has a crush on her. Zoey then meets her roommates, tomboy Dana Cruz (Kristin Herrera) and boy-obsessed, girly-girl Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas). She also meets other friends aspiring scientist/inventor Quinn Pensky (Erin Sanders) and humorous Michael Barret (Christopher Massey), and rich, spoiled and obnoxious frenemy Logan Reese (Matthew Underwood).
In season two, it's a new year at PCA, and Dana has left for the European Exchange network. Zoey and Nicole get a new roommate, Lola Martinez (Victoria Justice). Lola, being a remarkable actress, tricks Zoey and Nicole into thinking she's someone else.
In season three, Zoey, Chase, Lola, Michael, Quinn, Logan, and Dustin return to PCA. Zoey and her friends are 15 and Dustin is 12. Nicole has been enrolled in an all-girls' school because of a condition she has, called Obsessive Male Gender Disorder (OMGD). This causes Quinn to become roommates with Zoey and Lola--much to their dismay--after she's accidentally assigned to a dorm that doesn't exist by Coco. At the end of the season, in the "Goodbye, Zoey?" TV film, Zoey transfers to Covington (a new boarding school) in England. After a webcam malfunction, she finds out that Chase loves her.
In season four, the last season, Zoey returns to PCA, only to find that Chase transferred to Covington since he thought Zoey was there. Zoey and Chase reveal their love for each other and want to be together. Chase has to stay a full semester at Covington, though. When they finally had their first date over web chat, it didn't go well, so they decided to put off their relationship until Chase's return. Meanwhile, Logan and Michael get a new roommate named James "Jimmy" Garrett (Austin Butler), who eventually becomes Zoey's boyfriend. Quinn and Logan begin to date, but they hide their relationship from their friends. In series finale, entitled "Chasing Zoey", the kids get ready for the prom. Zoey and James end their relationship, and Chase surprises Zoey once he returns home to PCA. They finally have their long awaited first kiss and begin to date.
Cast
See also: List of characters in Zoey 101Main cast
Note:
- Unless otherwise stated, all characters appeared in every season as a regular character.
- Jamie Lynn Spears and Christopher Massey are the only cast members to appear in every episode.
Actor Character Seasons Episodes Jamie Lynn Spears Zoey Brooks 1 - 4 65 Paul Butcher Dustin Brooks 1 - 4 24 Sean Flynn Chase Matthews 1 - 3; 4 (recurring) 55 Austin Butler James Garrett 4 9 Kristin Herrera Dana Cruz 1 13 Victoria Justice Lola Martinez 2 - 4 50 Christopher Massey Michael Barret 1 - 4 65 Alexa Nikolas Nicole Bristow 1 - 2 26 Erin Sanders Quinn Pensky 1 - 4 62 Matthew Underwood Logan Reese 1 - 4 60 Guest stars
- Allison Scagliotti - Stacy
- Jennette McCurdy - Trisha Kirby
- Madison Riley - Gretchen
- Stephen Lunsford - Greg
- Miranda Cosgrove - Paige
- Doug Brochu- Blatzberg
- Daniella Monet- Rebecca
Episodes
Main article: List of Zoey 101 episodesSeason Episodes Originally aired Season premiere Season finale 1 13 January 9, 2005 May 1, 2005 2 13 September 11, 2005 April 16, 2006 3 25 September 24, 2006 January 4, 2008 4 14 January 27, 2008 May 2, 2008 TV films
Film Airdate Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up March 10, 2006 Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA October 13, 2007 Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey? January 4, 2008 Zoey 101: Chasing Zoey May 2, 2008 Reruns/syndication
After the series aired its final episode in 2008, it was shown in reruns on Nickelodeon until November 23, 2008, though the last official airing of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon aired on January 4, 2009 with the rebroadcast of the Chasing Zoey movie. After splitting from Noggin (now Nick Jr.) and becoming its own 24-hour cable TV channel, The N ran the series from December 31, 2007 to September 25, 2009, and continued to air on the channel after The N rebranded as TeenNick where it ran from September 28 to November 27, 2009. The channel aired the episode "Back to PCA", along with the Nickelodeon original movie Spectacular!, the iCarly TV special "iFight Shelby Marx", and the True Jackson, VP episode "True Crush", as part of the special programming block on Nickelodeon, "A Very Victoria Night", featuring Nickelodeon originals starring Victoria Justice, on October 10, 2009.[citation needed] Jamie Lynn Spears planned to do 7 seasons.
The series returned to TeenNick with a six-hour Memorial Day marathon on May 31, 2010, and currently airs in a three episode block on weekdays and a four episode block on weekends, with the last episode of the block replaying the following day; from May 31-July 25, 2010, TeenNick aired only the final three seasons of Zoey 101 (with the exceptions of the season three episode "The Favor Chain", which the channel omits from the show's entire broadcast cycle for reasons unknown, and the season two episode "Haunted House", which the channel will only air during special Halloween-themed programming), but on July 26, 2010 TeenNick began airing episodes from the first season as well. In Canada, reruns of the series air on Family Channel on weeknights at 11:30 P.M EST. In Latin America, the series is still airing (2011).
DVD releases
Nickelodeon has released all 4 seasons on DVD in Region 1 (US only). Seasons 2, 3 and 4 are manufacture-on-demand (MOD) releases and are available only through Amazon.com.
Alliance Home Entertainment has released the first three seasons on DVD in Canada only.[1][2] Season 3 was released on March 8, 2011.[3]
In Region 4, Madman Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia.[4][5]
DVD Name Ep # Release dates Region 1 (US) Region 1 (CAN) Region 4 The Complete 1st Season 13 February 13, 2007[6] November 23, 2010[7] July 25, 2006 The Complete 2nd Season 13 August 29, 2008[8] January 11, 2011[9] September 11, 2008 The Complete 3rd Season 25 July 1, 2008[10] March 8, 2011[11] N/A The Complete 4th Season 14 November 11, 2008[12] TBA N/A Soundtrack
Main article: Zoey 101: Music MixVideo Game
Zoey 101 was released in March 02, 2007 for Game Boy Advance. Another game called "Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco" was released on September 11, 2007 for Nintendo DS. Both video games were published by THQ and developed by Barking Lizards and had received poor reception and negative reviews from sites such as IGN and Common Sense.
Zoey 101 is an mini-game collection. Players must successfully complete each mini-game, then a dare, and then a final challenge. Dares and challenges are randomly chosen from three games in the level. Players can choose to play Mini-games freely in the main menu. GameZone awarded the game 4 out of 10, stating that the game was either "boring, frustrating, just plain unfun, or some combination of all three."[13] Game Ratio lists this as the second worst GBA game of all time.[14]
Field Trip Fiasco is about Zoey and her friends taking a field trip to a Park. The player controls Zoey by using the D-pad or touch screen to walk or run. The player runs around the Pacific Coast Academy (Zoey's School) completing fetch quests. They involve delivering things to people or collecting objects scattered around the school before time runs out. After finishing a fetch quest, the player plays a mini-game involving hosing off cars or picking up Frisbees. Zoey researches around the national park and talks to the camping club about Native Americans, goes to the library to learn about the park and takes a quiz about a national park.
Jack DeVries of IGN gave the game a 3.5/10 and criticized the game's boring gameplay, bland music and sound, and awkward controls. jkdmedia reviewed the game for GameZone on October 8, 2007 and gave the game a 2.8. It was criticized for it’s graphics and controls.[15]
Awards
The show did a considerable success at ratings and was well received by the public and critics.
- Won
- 2006 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- 2007 Kids' Choice Awards (in Germany): Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- Nominated
- 2005 Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Children's Program
- 2007 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- 2008 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- 2009 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Show
References
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Zoey-101-Season-1/14451
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Zoey-101-Seasons-1-and-2/14646
- ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Zoey-101-Season-3/14879
- ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/787672
- ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/801103
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000K7UBYS
- ^ http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000PHVZRU
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EHDSPC
- ^ http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B004AHKMUC
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JAHSO6
- ^ http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B004HHX9PA
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JAHSOG
- ^ "Zoey 101 - GBA - Review". GameZone. 2007-03-22. http://nds.gamezone.com/reviews/item/zoey_101_gba_review.
- ^ http://gameratio.cheatcodesgalore.com/gba/worstgames.php
- ^ Review on GameZone http://nds.gamezone.com/reviews/item/zoey_101_gba_review
External links
Zoey 101 Creator Seasons TV Movies Spring Break-Up (2006) • The Curse of PCA (2007) • Goodbye Zoey? (2008) • Chasing Zoey (2008)Cast Jamie Lynn Spears • Paul Butcher • Austin Butler • Sean Flynn • Kristin Herrera • Victoria Justice • Christopher Massey • Alexa Nikolas • Erin Sanders • Matthew UnderwoodAll That Episodes Season 1 (1994–1995) · Season 2 (1995–1996) · Season 3 (1996–1997) · Season 4 (1997–1998) · Season 5 (1998–1999) · Season 6 (2000–2001) · Season 7 (2002) · Season 8 (2002–2003) · Season 9 (2003–2004) · Season 10 (2005)Crew Joe Davola · Savage Steve Holland · Kevin Kopelow · Brian Robbins · Dan Schneider · Michael Tollin · Heath SeifertFranchise All That: The Album (1996) · All That: Fresh out the Box (1998) · All That Live! (100th episode) (1999) · All That Music and More Festival (2000) · R U All That? (2003)Spin-off series and film Action League Now! · The Amanda Show · Good Burger · Kenan & Kel · The Nick Cannon Show · Zoey 101 · Just JordanRelated series TV series created Guys Like Us • The Amanda Show • What I LIke About You • Drake & Josh • Zoey 101 • iCarly • VictoriousTV series produced Screenplays Related articles Schneider's BakeryCategories:- 2000s American television series
- 2005 American television series debuts
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- 2000s Nickelodeon shows
- All That
- American children's comedy series
- American comedy-drama television series
- English-language television series
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- High school television series
- Teen dramas
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- Nickelodeon shows
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