Zoé Kézako is a French animated television series, adapted from Véronique Saüquière's book series published by Frimousse. The first season was produced by Corinne Kouper at Sparkling; the second season was produced at TeamTO.
This second season is currently airing in France on TF1 and Télétoon.[1] The series is also broadcast around the world: in Norway (NRK1), Sweden (SVT),[2] Denmark (DR), Italy (Rai 3), Canada (Radio Canada), Belgium (RTBF and Ketnet), Portugal (RTP), Finland (YLE), Ireland (RTÉ), Latin America (HBO Family), Qatar (JeemTV) and Argentina (Pakapaka).
A big round face with two springy pigtails on top, and a gangly body dressed in a stripy shirt, red tunic-dress and speedy sneakers. Zoé Kézako the TV series features the adventures of this irresistible little girl, with stacks of humour and piles of energy. The fruit of Véronique Saüquère's imagination.
Just like all kids her age (7 and three quarters), Zoé asks herself many questions and is not always sure how to act in certain situations. Nothing could be more natural - after all, the one thing she doesn’t have is... experience!
From one episode to the next, Zoé gains vital experience for daily life. Each individual story is a slice of livingness, a portion of knowledge we all need to get a grasp of the world and the people around us. The understanding that helps us grow up, just at the right speed. Until, one fine day, we suddenly realize that: Life is a big heap of fun!
Charactersedit
Main charactersedit
Zoe Kezako: 7 ¾ years old, Zoé hates anything that gets in the way of her daily routine or that disturbs her countless capricious moods. Indeed, this is the age where anything that is not your own, doesn’t concern you or revolve around you should just not exist: her two best friends are now spending far too much time together, strangers walk in during her favourite television show, etc. And, unlike other children, Zoé expresses it! She is straightforward and without any hang-ups, right up there with the greats, such as Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes), Zazie or Mafalda. She wants it all! Like many kids her age, Zoé is going through her “center of the world” phase.
Mariponpon Glutton: Mariponpon is more than just a “greedy piggy”! Mariponpon is as easy going and care free as Zoé is pestering. She isn’t very hard-to-please: she’ll go where it's bright and shiny (an ice-cream stand, a merry-go-round, etc.). She finds everything and everyone positively delightful. She is very reconciling, so much so that she doesn’t even know there's a problem in the first place. In fact, she has no opinion of her own. Everything's just “fine and dandy”, ALL the time! The only time she ever gets mad is if she's going along with Zoé, or because Zoé has pushed her over the edge. In other words, the rare times she loses it, she does so unwillingly.
Tony Dingo: Tony is the local clown; he also happens to be Zoé's neighbour. This kind-hearted loony who’ll do anything to annoy people (he tangles himself up in other people's jump-ropes on purpose, throws papier-mâché balls in class, etc.). Sometimes, even in his sleep, he happens to break stuff lying next to him. He's completely unruly. Tony's got a deep sway in his walk and he wears a hat and overalls filled with holes. He's always in good spirits and bursting with energy. Left to his own devices, he's insolent and a little edgy, bur deeply human. At times he can show signs of kindness and generosity, but he quickly finds himself back his craziness. In a word, Tony is totally going through “the dumb age”.
Super Duper: Born in a distant country populated with kangaroos, he is the new star of the school. He is constantly glued to his speaker tuned to his favourite radio station, and always saying hype expressions like “you crack me up, dude”. He's always got the latest clothes, the coolest gadgets, amazing roller-blades, not to mention his delicious British-sounding accent. Awesome! To make matters worse, he's often trailing Zoé. That's because he's CRRRazy about Melina (who, on the other hand, couldn’t give a damn about him), who spends every Wednesday afternoon at Zoé's house in account of the fact that her mom has asked Zoé's mom to give her extra French lessons!
Melina : All Melina ever thinks about is African dancing and setting the most sadistic of traps for everyone, in conjunction with Zoé!! And yet she is quite obviously the most gifted pupil in the class, which explains why everybody (parents, teachers and, basically, anyone in their right mind!) is convinced she is a future candidate for the most exclusive of universities. Melina is a mystery to everyone who knows her! Despite being extremely smart and first in class without lifting a single finger, Melina loooves picking her nose, sticking whoopee cushions on the teacher's chair or devising the craziest of traps, with the purpose of ridiculing anyone and everyone around her! Even Zoé sometimes thinks she goes too far!
Jeny : Tightly fitted up to the neck and over-accessorized, and overwhelmed by her adoration for the terrible singer Gino, Jeny walks around listening to her walkman and carrying her flashy notebooks. However, Jeny does not belong to Zoé's circle of friends because she never stops talking! She speaks about how popular she is and of her “best friends” all day long, but she really doesn’t have any. No one seems to want to be associated with her. Ironically, she has a huge crush in Tony Dingo who happens to be the most unapproachable boy of them all. Jeny is neither bitter, dumb or bent on revenge. She just wants people to pay attention to her.
Machine: Machine is the coolest baby sitter. Everyone loves her. Every time she picks up Zoé for school, it's a huge event! She's totally crazy and knows exactly how to make everyone laugh. She's always running around and making jokes. Her face is covered with pimples and she wears humongous braces. She dreams of becoming a Hollywood star! One day, she’ll break the piggy-bank and make the big trip! In the meantime, she spends a lot of time scanning audition magazines, hoping to find a role in a commercial, a sitcom or a movie. She even sometimes gets Zoé and Titi to help her rehearse scenes.
Dad and Mom: Zoé's parents are the only symbols of authority (“time for dinner!”, or “get dressed, we’re going to grandma’s!!”). Zoé's mom is a young, beautiful and gracious woman, fair, open-minded, a bit eccentric, very cool and always smiling. Dad, who loves his wife, is a little bit more down to earth.
Secondary charactersedit
Titi: Titi, Zoé's brother, is a little piece of sticky tape that won’t get off your fingers! He lives his life constantly stuck to Zoé, and making noise all around her, tearing apart her notebooks and chewing on her super-cool pens. He's Zoé's worst nightmare in diapers.
Mr. Bonbec: Mr. Bonbec sells candy in his colourful boutique. He is the children's great friend and never hesitates to give out candies, to be comforting and to give advice. The children seek him out like a true sage.
Miss Lardon: Being so delicate and sentimental, Miss Lardon is easily overwhelmed by her pupils. She also often finds amusing methods for explaining math or science. She loves romantic poetry and is easily moved when speaking of love.
Mrs. Glouton: Mariponpon's mother is a generous woman, in every sense of the word. She seems to create a wonderful living experience for her daughter, probably to compensate for her father's absence. A true garden of Eden, packed full of toys, games, meals, snacks, costumes, etc.
Hachette Books has been publishing the series’ episodes as short stories within the collection “Ma Première Bibliothèque Rose”:
Moi Zoé, l’amie d’une star
J’ai des supers pouvoirs
Tony J’ai juste un peu triché
J’ai un méga secret
C’est moi qui enquête
J’ai une copine d’enfer
La reine du baby-sitting
Je déteste les garçons
Hachette has also published “Zoé’s tricks and tips”, released in August 2008.
Licensing and merchandisingedit
A line of Zoé Kézako merchandising products (such as dolls, sofas and pillows) is currently being developed with TF1 Licences and SIMBA, to be released in 2009.
Referencesedit
^. www.teletoonplus.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
^. www.svt.se. Archived from the original on 2012-04-22.
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Zoe Kezako is a French animated television series adapted from Veronique Sauquiere s book series published by Frimousse The first season was produced by Corinne Kouper at Sparkling the second season was produced at TeamTO Zoe KezakoCreated byVeronique SauquiereDeveloped byAntoine Barraud Vincent CostiDirected bySerge ElisaldeFabrice FouquetVoices ofLutece Ragueneau Lea Lancry Cedric Dumond Anne Rondeleux Caroline Combes Sophie Arthuys Natacha Gerritsen Simon Koukissa Jessica Monceau Mireille Delcroix Yves BarsacqComposerDragibusCountry of originFranceOriginal languageFrenchNo of seasons3No of episodes78ProductionProducerCorinne KouperProduction companiesSparkling TeamTOOriginal releaseNetworkTF1ReleaseAugust 8 2005 2005 08 08 2007 2007 This second season is currently airing in France on TF1 and Teletoon 1 The series is also broadcast around the world in Norway NRK1 Sweden SVT 2 Denmark DR Italy Rai 3 Canada Radio Canada Belgium RTBF and Ketnet Portugal RTP Finland YLE Ireland RTE Latin America HBO Family Qatar JeemTV and Argentina Pakapaka Contents 1 Overview 2 Characters 2 1 Main characters 2 2 Secondary characters 3 Episodes 3 1 Pilot season 3 2 First season 3 3 Second season 4 Awards 5 Publishing 6 Licensing and merchandising 7 References 8 External linksOverview editA big round face with two springy pigtails on top and a gangly body dressed in a stripy shirt red tunic dress and speedy sneakers Zoe Kezako the TV series features the adventures of this irresistible little girl with stacks of humour and piles of energy The fruit of Veronique Sauquere s imagination Just like all kids her age 7 and three quarters Zoe asks herself many questions and is not always sure how to act in certain situations Nothing could be more natural after all the one thing she doesn t have is experience From one episode to the next Zoe gains vital experience for daily life Each individual story is a slice of livingness a portion of knowledge we all need to get a grasp of the world and the people around us The understanding that helps us grow up just at the right speed Until one fine day we suddenly realize that Life is a big heap of fun Characters editMain characters edit Zoe Kezako 7 years old Zoe hates anything that gets in the way of her daily routine or that disturbs her countless capricious moods Indeed this is the age where anything that is not your own doesn t concern you or revolve around you should just not exist her two best friends are now spending far too much time together strangers walk in during her favourite television show etc And unlike other children Zoe expresses it She is straightforward and without any hang ups right up there with the greats such as Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes Zazie or Mafalda She wants it all Like many kids her age Zoe is going through her center of the world phase Mariponpon Glutton Mariponpon is more than just a greedy piggy Mariponpon is as easy going and care free as Zoe is pestering She isn t very hard to please she ll go where it s bright and shiny an ice cream stand a merry go round etc She finds everything and everyone positively delightful She is very reconciling so much so that she doesn t even know there s a problem in the first place In fact she has no opinion of her own Everything s just fine and dandy ALL the time The only time she ever gets mad is if she s going along with Zoe or because Zoe has pushed her over the edge In other words the rare times she loses it she does so unwillingly Tony Dingo Tony is the local clown he also happens to be Zoe s neighbour This kind hearted loony who ll do anything to annoy people he tangles himself up in other people s jump ropes on purpose throws papier mache balls in class etc Sometimes even in his sleep he happens to break stuff lying next to him He s completely unruly Tony s got a deep sway in his walk and he wears a hat and overalls filled with holes He s always in good spirits and bursting with energy Left to his own devices he s insolent and a little edgy bur deeply human At times he can show signs of kindness and generosity but he quickly finds himself back his craziness In a word Tony is totally going through the dumb age Super Duper Born in a distant country populated with kangaroos he is the new star of the school He is constantly glued to his speaker tuned to his favourite radio station and always saying hype expressions like you crack me up dude He s always got the latest clothes the coolest gadgets amazing roller blades not to mention his delicious British sounding accent Awesome To make matters worse he s often trailing Zoe That s because he s CRRRazy about Melina who on the other hand couldn t give a damn about him who spends every Wednesday afternoon at Zoe s house in account of the fact that her mom has asked Zoe s mom to give her extra French lessons Melina All Melina ever thinks about is African dancing and setting the most sadistic of traps for everyone in conjunction with Zoe And yet she is quite obviously the most gifted pupil in the class which explains why everybody parents teachers and basically anyone in their right mind is convinced she is a future candidate for the most exclusive of universities Melina is a mystery to everyone who knows her Despite being extremely smart and first in class without lifting a single finger Melina loooves picking her nose sticking whoopee cushions on the teacher s chair or devising the craziest of traps with the purpose of ridiculing anyone and everyone around her Even Zoe sometimes thinks she goes too far Jeny Tightly fitted up to the neck and over accessorized and overwhelmed by her adoration for the terrible singer Gino Jeny walks around listening to her walkman and carrying her flashy notebooks However Jeny does not belong to Zoe s circle of friends because she never stops talking She speaks about how popular she is and of her best friends all day long but she really doesn t have any No one seems to want to be associated with her Ironically she has a huge crush in Tony Dingo who happens to be the most unapproachable boy of them all Jeny is neither bitter dumb or bent on revenge She just wants people to pay attention to her Machine Machine is the coolest baby sitter Everyone loves her Every time she picks up Zoe for school it s a huge event She s totally crazy and knows exactly how to make everyone laugh She s always running around and making jokes Her face is covered with pimples and she wears humongous braces She dreams of becoming a Hollywood star One day she ll break the piggy bank and make the big trip In the meantime she spends a lot of time scanning audition magazines hoping to find a role in a commercial a sitcom or a movie She even sometimes gets Zoe and Titi to help her rehearse scenes Dad and Mom Zoe s parents are the only symbols of authority time for dinner or get dressed we re going to grandma s Zoe s mom is a young beautiful and gracious woman fair open minded a bit eccentric very cool and always smiling Dad who loves his wife is a little bit more down to earth Secondary characters edit Titi Titi Zoe s brother is a little piece of sticky tape that won t get off your fingers He lives his life constantly stuck to Zoe and making noise all around her tearing apart her notebooks and chewing on her super cool pens He s Zoe s worst nightmare in diapers Mr Bonbec Mr Bonbec sells candy in his colourful boutique He is the children s great friend and never hesitates to give out candies to be comforting and to give advice The children seek him out like a true sage Miss Lardon Being so delicate and sentimental Miss Lardon is easily overwhelmed by her pupils She also often finds amusing methods for explaining math or science She loves romantic poetry and is easily moved when speaking of love Mrs Glouton Mariponpon s mother is a generous woman in every sense of the word She seems to create a wonderful living experience for her daughter probably to compensate for her father s absence A true garden of Eden packed full of toys games meals snacks costumes etc Episodes editPilot season edit French title English title Date S00E01 Premier pilote First Pilot 6 12 2002 S00E02 Pilote Pilot 6 12 2004 First season edit French title English title Date S01E01 Titi pot d colle Baby brother blues 3 03 2006 S01E02 La Super Cata Game over 3 03 2006 20 12 2022 S01E03 Lola canon du Square Lola the park pin up 01 09 2007 S01E04 Megatroc Splat the gnat 01 09 2007 S01E05 Rien que des traitres Bunch of traitors 08 09 2007 S01E06 Mort aux betteraves Down with beets 08 09 2007 S01E07 Une baby sitter d enfer Bronco baby sitter 15 09 2007 S01E08 Tata Bisous Auntie Kissy 15 09 2007 S01E09 Des baskets du tonnerre Shoe must go on 22 09 2007 S01E10 Portrait crache Spiting image 22 09 2007 S01E11 Meme pas cap Simply the best 29 09 2007 S01E12 Machin Machine Thingee and Thingamajic 29 09 2007 S01E13 Par ici les bonbecs Crazy for the candy 06 10 2007 S01E14 Moi d abord Don t let me down 06 10 2007 S01E15 Oh les amoureux Love birds 13 10 2007 S01E16 Flou artistique Blur zone 13 10 2007 S01E17 L amie des stars Almost famous 20 10 2007 S01E18 Journal intime Big time secret 20 10 2007 S01E19 La belle etoile Night of the wusses 27 10 2007 S01E20 La punition So grounded 27 10 2007 S01E21 C est pas trop tot No rush 10 11 2007 S01E22 La petite nouvelle Whozatgirl 10 11 2007 S01E23 Le clan des garcons In with the boys 17 11 2007 S01E24 Les super pouvoirs Super powers 24 11 2007 S01E25 Ouh la copieuse Copycat 24 11 2007 S01E26 Porte bonheur Lucky charm 01 12 2007 Second season edit French title English title Date S02E01 Super secret Super secret 14 02 2008 S02E02 Poudre aux yeux Starry eyed 21 02 2008 S02E03 Boomerang Boomerang 28 02 2008 S02E04 Zoe au carre Zoe to the power of two 28 02 2008 S02E05 Le roi des barjots King of the crackpots 07 03 2008 S02E06 Zero pointe Double zero 07 03 2008 S02E07 Inspecteur Zoe Inspector Zoe 14 03 2008 S02E08 Bon debarras Good riddance 14 03 2008 S02E09 Enfin seule Alone at last 21 03 2008 S02E10 La copine invisible The invisible friend 21 03 2008 S02E11 Avis de recherche Wanted 28 03 2008 S02E12 Bon voyage Prepare for take off 28 03 2008 S02E13 Meli melo A right mix up 04 04 2009 S02E14 Decollage immediat Prepare for take off 04 04 2009 S02E15 C est moi le chef I m the boss 11 04 2009 S02E16 Boum The party 11 04 2010 S02E17 Trop la honte What an embarrassment 18 04 2010 S02E18 La disparition The vanishing 25 04 2010 S02E19 Ma meilleure ennemie My best enemy 02 05 2011 S02E20 Super papa Super Dad 09 05 2012 S02E21 A l attaque Charge 23 05 2012 S02E22 Tonton bisous Uncle kissy 23 05 2012 S02E23 Copine d un jour Friend for a day 03 06 2013 S02E24 Princesse Cosmonaute Princess cosmonaut 10 06 2013 S02E25 Valentin super star Valentine superstars 17 06 2013 S02E26 Reine d un jour Queen for a day 21 02 2014Awards editInternational Animation Festival Cartoons on the Bay 2005 Pulcinella Award for the Best Children Series International Animation Festival Cartoons on the Bay 2005 Pulcinella Award for the Best Character Chicago International Animation Festival 2005 Second prize for Best Animated Series adult jury Chicago International Animation Festival 2005 Excellence certificate young jury Paris Audiovisual Club 2005 Laurier of the Best Children Program Festival du Film de Television de Luchon 2005 Award of the 8 12 y o category Nomination at the international Emmy Awards New York 2005Publishing editFrimousse Publishing Truc Machin est ne L anniversaire d enfer Lola Canon du Square Valentin mon Amoureux C est meilleur chez Mariponpon Glouton Super Craneur le nouveau de la classe Chez Ginette Couptif Machine baby sitter trop super M Pipo Pere Noel pour de faux M et Mme Truc Machin Bidule ont sonne Mamie Cadeau On embauche Mme Trucmuche Tony Dingo le Roi des Barjots La Petite Zouris Le Sorbier Publishing Zoe trop zinzin Le Cetoutmoi de Zoe Kezako Hachette Books has been publishing the series episodes as short stories within the collection Ma Premiere Bibliotheque Rose Moi Zoe l amie d une star J ai des supers pouvoirs Tony J ai juste un peu triche J ai un mega secret C est moi qui enquete J ai une copine d enfer La reine du baby sitting Je deteste les garcons Hachette has also published Zoe s tricks and tips released in August 2008 Licensing and merchandising editA line of Zoe Kezako merchandising products such as dolls sofas and pillows is currently being developed with TF1 Licences and SIMBA to be released in 2009 References edit La chipie Zoe Kezako est sur Teletoon pour des aventures delirantes Teletoon www teletoonplus fr Archived from the original on 2012 01 08 Zoe Kezako SVT se www svt se Archived from the original on 2012 04 22 External links editZoe on Veronique Sauquere s website in French Zoe Kezako at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoe Kezako amp oldid 1211471329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
