Zoom is an American live-action children's television series in which child cast members present a variety of types of content, including games, recipes, science experiments, and short plays, based on ideas sent in by children, and is a remake of the 1972 television program of the same name.[7] Created by Christopher Sarson, the series originally aired on PBS Kids from January 4, 1999 to May 6, 2005, with reruns airing until September 2, 2007, and was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston.
Zoom premiered in 1999 in largely the same format as the original series, with many of the same games and continued to feature content and ideas submitted by viewers. This second Zoom series ran for seven seasons (1999–2005), each featuring seven children—32 in total—called "Zoomers". It completed taping a pilot episode in September 1995 with a different cast,[8] which was circulated among funders by early 1997 and aired on television in November of that year.[9][10] On December 9, 2004, it was announced that the show had been cancelled after seven seasons. The cancellation was blamed on the rising competition of kids TV, which resulted in a noticeable decline in ratings for the show.[11] The series finale aired on May 6, 2005 on most PBS member stations, without any reference of the show’s ending. Reruns of the final three seasons aired on some PBS stations until fall 2007, when the show was pulled from the PBS lineup entirely.
ZOOMsci: Experiments to explore. Sometimes this segment features brain teasers or observation surveys which call for viewers to send in results.
ZOOMalong: (season 1) Activities that viewers are encouraged to participate in along with the cast in real time. Some episodes featuring this have a cold opening prompting viewers to prepare specific materials in advance.
ZOOMphenom: (seasons 2–3, 5–7) Observations or phenomenon discoveries.
ZOOMzinger: Challenges or interesting tricks viewers share.
ZOOMdo: Creative handicrafts or activities.
ZOOMgame: Games and activities that are fun for a group. Zoomers sometimes form teams to compete with each other in relay races.
CafeZOOM and ZOOM Znack: Simple recipes to make.
ZOOMplayhouse: Skits and dramas by viewers (and, occasionally, original productions) and portrayed by the Zoomers.
ZOOMchat: Discussion on topics involving children's issues or questions from viewers.
Zmail: Sharing of fan mail and answering questions from viewers.
ZOOM Reviews Books (seasons 3–5): Book reviews recommended by viewers (and occasionally, cast members).
WhatZup: Interviews from children that answer interesting questions.
ZOOMvid: (seasons 1–5) Home videos and short films made by viewers.
ZOOMguest: Special feature of children with unique talents or hobbies.
ZOOMA Cum Laude (seasons 1–2) and ZOOM Into Action (seasons 3–7) pay tribute to children who accomplished some tremendous feat and volunteered in the community or did charitable deeds, respectively.
Zoops: Viewers share their embarrassing moments. (Season 1-3) Blooper clips are sometimes shown here. (The embarrassing moments were dropped after season 3 in favor of the exclusive exhibition of blooper clips from seasons 4–7, although the blooper clips had also been featured since season 2.)
Fannee Doolee: A segment that centered on a character who likes any person, place, thing or concept with double letters in it but hates its non-double-lettered equivalent.
Ubbi Dubbi: Short skits that uses Ubbi Dubbi (adding the "ub" in every vowel sound in English.) Occasionally this segment is done like an advertisement.
ZOOM Tale(s) (seasons 1–5) Original stories written and illustrated by viewers.
Zoom Out (Season 6) and Zoom in On (Season 7): A focus on individual cast members in turn and their lives and hobbies outside of Zoom.
The Zoomers Video Special: The Making of ZOOM! (June 22, 1999)
Zoom: America Kids Respond (October 9, 2001)
Zoom: America's Kids Remember (October 8, 2002)
Additionally, a two-disc set with four full episodes plus various footage from all six seasons of the 1970s version was released on October 28, 2008.[12]
Four books by Amy E. Sklansky compiled from material submitted by viewers were published by Little, Brown and Company:
^. Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-13. Jonathan Meath Filmography: Zoom (TV Series)
^"Jonathan Meath". Yahoo! TV. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-11-13. The Making of Zoom. Producer. Zoom. Senior producer.
^"Fishing with my Grandpa". Hunting Adventures with Roger Morris.
^"Montage of ZOOM segments by Alan Grazioso (produced for ZOOM/WGBH-Boston/PBS Kids)". Vimeo. 19 February 2011.
^Writer, JOHANNA CROSBY,Staff. "Zoom lens". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2024-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abWilliams, Mary Elizabeth (October 1, 1995). "Schoolhouse Rock of Ages". Wired. Vol. 3, no. 10. Condé Nast. from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019. This September, a pilot for a new series of Zoom episodes finished shooting, based this time on suggestions delivered not merely to the famous "Box three-five-oh, Boston, Mass., Oh-two-one-three-four!" but to the show's e-mail address as well.
^ abcdBedford, Karen Everhart (March 15, 1997). "Zoom, zoom, zooma-zoom: Kid-power comeback for new generation". Current (published March 17, 1997). from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2019. For example, in the Zoom pilot now circulating among funders, boys at the Weston School test their designs for racing cars propelled by balloon exhaust.
^Johnson, Steve (November 3, 1997). ""Zoom": What better time to revive a..." Chicago Tribune. from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019. Monday's pilot episode (4:30 p.m., WTTW-Ch. 11) is only dipping a toe in the water to solicit new ideas for segments from viewers; the series isn't scheduled to start until January 1999.
^"Children's show 'Zoom' a victim of ratings drop". Boston Globe. December 9, 2004.
^Zoom - Cover art and contents for Zoom - Back to the '70s 2-DVD set 2008-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, tvshowsondvd.com, October 7, 2008
ZOOM (1972-1978): Children’s Community and Public Television in the 1970s
KeithSchofield.com - Hard 'N Phirm: "Pi" (QuickTime & Windows Media)
January 01, 1970
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Zoom is an American live action children s television series in which child cast members present a variety of types of content including games recipes science experiments and short plays based on ideas sent in by children and is a remake of the 1972 television program of the same name 7 Created by Christopher Sarson the series originally aired on PBS Kids from January 4 1999 to May 6 2005 with reruns airing until September 2 2007 and was produced by WGBH TV in Boston ZoomCreated byChristopher SarsonDeveloped byWGBH BostonOpening theme Come On and Zoom Ending theme Send It to Zoom Seasons 1 2 and 7 Come On and Zoom instrumental Send Us Z Mail seasons 3 6 ComposerManic MooseCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons7No of episodes200ProductionExecutive producerKate TaylorProducersJonathan Meath 1 2 Alan Catello Grazioso 3 4 5 6 Running time28 minutesProduction companyWGBH TVOriginal releaseNetworkPBS January 4 1999 September 6 1999 PBS Kids September 6 1999 May 6 2005 ReleaseJanuary 4 1999 1999 01 04 May 6 2005 2005 05 06 RelatedZoom 1972 TV series Contents 1 Description 2 Season overview 3 Cast members 4 Segments 5 Merchandise 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDescription editZoom premiered in 1999 in largely the same format as the original series with many of the same games and continued to feature content and ideas submitted by viewers This second Zoom series ran for seven seasons 1999 2005 each featuring seven children 32 in total called Zoomers It completed taping a pilot episode in September 1995 with a different cast 8 which was circulated among funders by early 1997 and aired on television in November of that year 9 10 On December 9 2004 it was announced that the show had been cancelled after seven seasons The cancellation was blamed on the rising competition of kids TV which resulted in a noticeable decline in ratings for the show 11 The series finale aired on May 6 2005 on most PBS member stations without any reference of the show s ending Reruns of the final three seasons aired on some PBS stations until fall 2007 when the show was pulled from the PBS lineup entirely Season overview editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Season Episodes Originally aired U S dates First aired Last aired 1 42 January 4 1999 1999 01 04 April 19 1999 1999 04 19 2 40 January 4 2000 2000 01 04 April 24 2000 2000 04 24 3 41 January 1 2001 2001 01 01 April 11 2001 2001 04 11 4 21 January 25 2002 2002 01 25 June 7 2002 2002 06 07 5 20 March 31 2003 2003 03 31 July 18 2003 2003 07 18 6 20 April 19 2004 2004 04 19 June 7 2004 2004 06 07 7 20 April 4 2005 2005 04 04 May 6 2005 2005 05 06 Cast members editZOOM Cast member 1 Cast member 2 Cast member 3 Cast member 4 Cast member 5 Cast member 6 Cast member 7 Pilot 1995 8 9 Enid 9 Marcus citation needed Hayley 9 Esther Mira citation needed Daniel citation needed Georgina citation needed Chad Nelson citation needed Season 1 1999 Zoe Costello Jared Nathan Keiko Yoshida Pablo Velez Jr Alisa Besher David Toropov Lynese Browder Season 2 2000 Ray MacMore Caroline Botelho Claudio Jimenez Alisa Besher Jessie Ogungbadero Kenny Yates Zoe Costello Season 3 2001 Frances Domond Kenny Yates Rachel Redd Eric Rollins Kaleigh Cronin Kevin Buzz Barrette Caroline Botelho Season 4 2002 Aline Barta Garrett DiBona Rachel Redd Matthew Gornstein Estuardo Alvizures Kaleigh Cronin Caroline Botelho Season 5 2003 Caroline Botelho Aline Barta Estuardo Alvizures Garrett DiBona Mike Hansen Kortney Sumner Elena Shing Ying Shieh Season 6 2004 Mike Hansen Kortney Sumner Francesco Tena Cara Harvey Kyle Larrow Maya Morales Elena Shing Ying Shieh Season 7 2005 Nick Henry Taylor Garron Francesco Tena Noreen Raja Emily Marshall Kyle Larrow Elena Shing Ying ShiehSegments editZOOMsci Experiments to explore Sometimes this segment features brain teasers or observation surveys which call for viewers to send in results ZOOMalong season 1 Activities that viewers are encouraged to participate in along with the cast in real time Some episodes featuring this have a cold opening prompting viewers to prepare specific materials in advance ZOOMphenom seasons 2 3 5 7 Observations or phenomenon discoveries ZOOMzinger Challenges or interesting tricks viewers share ZOOMdo Creative handicrafts or activities ZOOMgame Games and activities that are fun for a group Zoomers sometimes form teams to compete with each other in relay races CafeZOOM and ZOOM Znack Simple recipes to make ZOOMplayhouse Skits and dramas by viewers and occasionally original productions and portrayed by the Zoomers ZOOMchat Discussion on topics involving children s issues or questions from viewers Zmail Sharing of fan mail and answering questions from viewers ZOOM Reviews Books seasons 3 5 Book reviews recommended by viewers and occasionally cast members WhatZup Interviews from children that answer interesting questions ZOOMvid seasons 1 5 Home videos and short films made by viewers ZOOMguest Special feature of children with unique talents or hobbies ZOOMA Cum Laude seasons 1 2 and ZOOM Into Action seasons 3 7 pay tribute to children who accomplished some tremendous feat and volunteered in the community or did charitable deeds respectively Zoops Viewers share their embarrassing moments Season 1 3 Blooper clips are sometimes shown here The embarrassing moments were dropped after season 3 in favor of the exclusive exhibition of blooper clips from seasons 4 7 although the blooper clips had also been featured since season 2 Fannee Doolee A segment that centered on a character who likes any person place thing or concept with double letters in it but hates its non double lettered equivalent Ubbi Dubbi Short skits that uses Ubbi Dubbi adding the ub in every vowel sound in English Occasionally this segment is done like an advertisement ZOOM Tale s seasons 1 5 Original stories written and illustrated by viewers Zoom Out Season 6 and Zoom in On Season 7 A focus on individual cast members in turn and their lives and hobbies outside of Zoom ZOOM 70s Flashback season 7 A clip from the original 1972 series Merchandise editAlthough the complete series was never released in any format four video cassettes were released based on the show Party with Zoom June 22 1999 ISBN 157807200X The Zoomers Video Special The Making of ZOOM June 22 1999 Zoom America Kids Respond October 9 2001 Zoom America s Kids Remember October 8 2002 Additionally a two disc set with four full episodes plus various footage from all six seasons of the 1970s version was released on October 28 2008 12 Four books by Amy E Sklansky compiled from material submitted by viewers were published by Little Brown and Company Zoom Zingers 1999 ISBN 0316952613 Zoom Fun With Friends 1999 ISBN 0316952753 Zoomdos You Can Do 2000 ISBN 0316952761 Zoomfun Outside 2000 ISBN 0316952788 See also editFetch with Ruff Ruffman ArthurReferences edit About This Person Jonathan Meath Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2010 11 13 Jonathan Meath Filmography Zoom TV Series Jonathan Meath Yahoo TV 2010 11 13 Retrieved 2010 11 13 The Making of Zoom Producer Zoom Senior producer https www linkedin com in alangrazioso self published source Alan Grazioso IMDb Fishing with my Grandpa Hunting Adventures with Roger Morris Montage of ZOOM segments by Alan Grazioso produced for ZOOM WGBH Boston PBS Kids Vimeo 19 February 2011 Writer JOHANNA CROSBY Staff Zoom lens Cape Cod Times Retrieved 2024 04 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Williams Mary Elizabeth October 1 1995 Schoolhouse Rock of Ages Wired Vol 3 no 10 Conde Nast Archived from the original on April 4 2019 Retrieved April 4 2019 This September a pilot for a new series of Zoom episodes finished shooting based this time on suggestions delivered not merely to the famous Box three five oh Boston Mass Oh two one three four but to the show s e mail address as well a b c d Bedford Karen Everhart March 15 1997 Zoom zoom zooma zoom Kid power comeback for new generation Current published March 17 1997 Archived from the original on December 27 2017 Retrieved April 4 2019 For example in the Zoom pilot now circulating among funders boys at the Weston School test their designs for racing cars propelled by balloon exhaust Johnson Steve November 3 1997 Zoom What better time to revive a Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on April 4 2019 Retrieved April 4 2019 Monday s pilot episode 4 30 p m WTTW Ch 11 is only dipping a toe in the water to solicit new ideas for segments from viewers the series isn t scheduled to start until January 1999 Children s show Zoom a victim of ratings drop Boston Globe December 9 2004 Zoom Cover art and contents for Zoom Back to the 70s 2 DVD set Archived 2008 12 10 at the Wayback Machine tvshowsondvd com October 7 2008External links editZoom at IMDb nbsp Zoom America s kids respond ZOOM 1972 1978 Children s Community and Public Television in the 1970s KeithSchofield com Hard N Phirm Pi QuickTime amp Windows Media Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoom 1999 TV series amp oldid 1221609472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
