Zoey 101
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| Zoey 101 | |
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 The official Zoey 101 title card |
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| Format | Comedy Drama |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Starring | (see also list of Zoey 101 cast members) (In Order of Credits) Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Austin Butler (Season 4) Sean Flynn (Seasons 1-4) Kristin Herrera (Season 1) Victoria Justice (Seasons 2-4) Christopher Massey Alexa Nikolas (Seasons 1-2) Erin Sanders Matthew Underwood |
| Opening theme | "Follow Me" by Jamie Lynn Spears |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (including 4 Zoey 101 TV movies) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Dan Schneider |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 23 minutes (approx.) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | January 9, 2005 – May 2, 2008 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Zoey 101 is a Emmy Award-nominated American live-action situation comedy Television series that had an original run as a TEENick show on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008. The show still currently airs on TEENick on Sundays at 8pm EST (check local listings for time)
The show was filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and at Nickelodeon Sunset Studios at Hollywood, California. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. The theme song "Follow Me" was co-written by songwriter Emily Bob and Britney Spears and sung by Jamie Lynn Spears.
The future of the show came in question after Spears announced she was pregnant,[1] but Nickelodeon continued to air the series with its fourth and final season, beginning on January 27, 2008 and ending on May 2, 2008
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[edit] Setting
Zoey 101 is set a the boarding school Pacific Coast Academy (PCA). The campus of PCA overlooks the Pacific ocean. Formerly an all-boys school, season 1 opens with with the start of the first semester that girls are admitted to the school. The school is a high school and a "lower school." It is not revealed what grade the school begins at. In the first season, the character Dustin Brooks is in 5th grade and has already been attending PCA for at least a few years. No characters of young elementary school age appear in the show. The campus has many features similar to a college campus and the students tend to have much more freedom than students at a typical high school. The students have their own laptops and cellular phones. The campus features a privately owned sushi bar called Sushi Rox, which is frequently patonized by the students, some of whom work there. The show also features a fictional brand of drink called Blix.
[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Season 1
In the pilot episode, we meet the main characters of the show. The episode opens with Zoey (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin Brooks (Paul Butcher) and their father driving them to boarding school. When Zoey arrives at PCA, she meets Chase (Sean Flynn). Chase develops a crush on Zoey when he first sees her, causing him to crash his bike into a pole. He offers to show her to her dormitory room, #101 (hence the show title, Zoey 101). Soon after she arrives at her dorm she meets her new roommate and soon to be best friend Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas). When they walk back to their room they meet their other roommate Dana Cruz (Kristin Herrera). Dana and Nicole fight constantly. Quinn Pensky (Erin Sanders), another character on the show, is a weird but an extremely intelligent girl.
Soon afterward Zoey comes across the boys basketball team and when she hears the coach talking about tryouts later that week, she goes and tells him she is going to try out. After that she says to the boys that she wants to try out. Then a boy named Logan Reese (Matthew Underwood) claims that girls can not play basketball as well as boys. Angered, Zoey challenges them to a boys v.s. girls game. In addition, Chase's best friend, Michael Barret (Christopher Massey), is introduced.
[edit] Season 2
It is the second semester of the year and Dana has left for the European Exchange Program, so Zoey and Nicole need a new roommate, Lola Martinez (Victoria Justice). At the beginning of the season, both Zoey and Chase run for Class President (against their will). Jennette McCurdy makes a special appearance as Dustin's girlfriend. Chase and Michel get their own online show. The sushi restaurant burns down after an accident. This is the season in which the first ever Zoey 101 movie takes place, Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up
[edit] Season 3
Zoey, Chase, Lola, Michael, Quinn, Logan, and Dustin return to PCA along with a new kid name Todd who everyone doesn't know his last name. Nicole was sent to an all girls school after being diagnosed with Obsessive Male Gender Disorder (OMGD). This causes Quinn to become roommates with Zoey and Lola after she was accidentally assigned to a room that did not exist on PCA campus. Everyone "grows up" in this and the next season, looking older and having mature personalities. At the end of this season in the "Goodbye Zoey" TV movie, Zoey moves to a boarding school in England. Due to a webcam malfunction, she finds out that Chase loves her, and that Zoey loves him too.This season also features a new main cas
Originally, "Goodbye Zoey?" was going to be the series finale due to the fact that Jamie Lynn Spears became pregnant. Since "Goodbye Zoey?" had so many viewers, Nickelodeon decided to air its fourth and last season that was already filmed. The movie "Chasing Zoey" was the series finale.
[edit] Season 4
Zoey, hearing how Chase feels about her, returns to PCA, but Chase, knowing he loves Zoey, convinces his parents to transfer him to the London Boarding School Zoey goes to, only to find out that she has transferred back to PCA to be with him. Chase must remain in England for one semester before returning to PCA as part of the agreement he made with his parents to allow him to transfer. Chase and Zoey finally admit their love for each other. However, they decide to put their relationship on hold until Chase comes back due to the logistical difficulties of a long distance relationship.
Logan and Michael get a new roommate, James Garrett (Austin Butler). James and Zoey become a couple, which lasts almost completely through the season. Lola and Vince Blake, who returns to PCA as better person, become a couple. Logan and Quinn also become a couple, after she and Mark Del Figgalo break up, but are keeping it a secret. They secretly date until the hour-long series finale, "Chasing Zoey", in which they admit their love for each other at the PCA Prom. Stacey (Logan's date as selected by Quinn to keep their relationship a secret) gets hit by the car that Mark and Michael were in, and loses her lisp as a result and reveals she lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Also in this episode, Zoey breaks up with James, and Chase returns to PCA, where he and Zoey end up finally being boyfriend and girlfriend and becoming a couple.
[edit] Cast
- See also: List of characters on Zoey 101
[edit] Main cast
| Cast | Season(s) | Character | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Lynn Spears | Seasons 1-4 | Zoey Brooks | Stayed for the whole series and appeared in every episode along with Massey |
| Sean Flynn | Seasons 1-4 | Chase Matthews | Recurring in Season 4; appeared in the first episode and Chasing Zoey, then dates Zoey. |
| Christopher Massey | Seasons 1-4 | Michael Barret | Stayed for the whole series and one of two characters to appear in every episode along with Spears |
| Erin Sanders | Seasons 1-4 | Quinn Pensky | Stayed for the whole series and replaces Nicole as Zoey's and Lola's Roommate after she left |
| Matthew Underwood | Seasons 1-4 | Logan Reese | Stayed for the whole series and later in season 4 dates Quinn |
| Victoria Justice | Seasons 2-4 | Lola Martinez | Appears in Season 2 through 4 replacing Herrera. |
| Paul Butcher | Seasons 1-4 | Dustin Brooks | Credited as cast member, missed half the episodes (which is 32) |
| Alexa Nikolas | Seasons 1-2 | Nicole Bristow | Stayed for seasons 1 & 2. Left due to a fight with co-star Jamie-Lynn Spears. |
| Kristin Herrera | Season 1 | Dana Cruz | Left after Season 1; replaced by Justice |
| Austin Butler | Season 4 | James Garrett | Dates Zoey but she breaks up with him in 'Chasing Zoey'; Temporary Cast Member |
[edit] Recurring cast
| Cast | Season(s) | Character | Note |
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| Abby Wilde | Seasons 3-4 | Stacey Dillsen | Appears in almost every episode of Seasons 3-4 and has an addiction to cotton swabs and white glue. She also has a lisp which goes away after being smashed by a car in Chasing Zoey. |
| Jack Salvatore Jr | Seasons 1-4 | Mark Del Figolo | Most of the series as Quinn's boyfriend and later ex-boyfriend |
| Jessica Chaffin | Seasons 1-4 | Coco Wexler | The Girls' Dorm advisor |
| Lisa Tucker | Seasons 3-4 | Lisa Perkins | Makes 4 total appearances through Seasons 3-4 as Michael's girlfriend |
| Creagen Dow | Seasons 2-4 | Jeremiah Trottman | The PCA News Reporter |
| Christopher Murray | Seasons 1-4 | Dean Rivers | The Dean Of PCA |
| Brando Eaton | Seasons 3-4 | Vince Blake | Football star, appears once in season 3, Lola's Boyfriend In Season 4 |
| Miki Ishikawa | Season 1 | Vicky | Recurring classmate of the gang who appeared in Season 1 only |
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Episodes | First airdate | Last airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 9, 2005 | May 1, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 11, 2005 | April 16, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 25 | September 24, 2006 | January 4, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 14 | January 27, 2008 | May 2, 2008 |
[edit] TV movies
| Movie | Airdate | Episode # |
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| Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up | March 10, 2006 | Ep 23-24 |
| Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA | October 13, 2007 | Ep 43-44 |
| Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey? | January 4, 2008 | Ep 50-51 |
| Zoey 101: Chasing Zoey | May 2, 2008 | Ep 63-64 |
[edit] DVD releases
| Title | Release date | Episodes |
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| The Complete 1st Season | February 13, 2007 (USA) | 1-13, 36 |
| This two-disc release includes all thirteen episodes from the first season. Bonus features include bloopers, original cast member audition tapes, and a bonus episode, "Quarantine", from the third season. Alexa Nikolas (Nicole) and Kristin Herrera (Dana) do not appear on the cover. | ||
| Title | Release date | Episodes |
| Zoey 101: Spring Break up | May 19, 2006 (USA) | 8,13, 23-24 |
| Bonus features include season one bloopers, behind-the-scenes tours and two bonus episodes from the first season, "Quinn's Date" and "Little Beach Party". | ||
| Title | Release date | Episodes |
| The Complete 2nd Season | September 23, 2008 (USA) | 14-26 |
| Contains all of the Season 2 episodes | ||
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] Awards
Won
- 2006 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- 2007 Kids' Choice Awards (in Germany): Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
Nominated
- 2007 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
- 2008 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
[edit] Trivia
- In the TV Show, Robbie S! it is parodied by Robert saying to a fellow character: "Hey! I was watching Joey 202!" Making Joey 202 the parody.
- In the first episode of Zoey 101, Zoey is seen wearing a shirt that says Covington. Covington is the name of the boarding school Zoey attends during the third season in the hour+ long episode, "Goodbye, Zoey".
- In "Little Beach Party", Logan says he doogled the location of the beach. Doogle is a parody of Google. In later episodes, Zaplook is a parody of Google.
- Covington is the name of Jamie Lynn Spears aunt Sandra Bridge Covington who died January 21 2007
- In "Rumor of Love", Michael and Logan are looking up their new roommate and they are on Zaplook.com, which is a mix between Anywho.com and Google.com. If went to on a regular browser, it redirects to iCarly.com
- iCarly.com is seen in several episodes like in episode "Anger Management" Lola is on the computer and she is on the iCarly website.
- In "Son of a Dean", while Quinn is hula-hooping, Lola lies in her bed listening to ringtones, and she picks the iCarly theme song.
- Many bands are featured on posters in Zoey's and Chase's dorm rooms: OK Go, Matchbook Romance, Death Cab for Cutie, Gorillaz, P.O.D., Placebo, Family Force 5, Vanna, Simple Plan,Anberlin,Chris Brown and Escape the Fate.
- When Zoey and other characters are using a laptop, it has a pear on it (emulating the Apple apple logo). If you look at the screen, however, it appears that it is a Windows XP machine, based on the Luna theme. Also, in the episode "Time Capsule", Chase's laptop (on which he views the beginning of Zoey's Time Capsule video) has the Energy Blue theme.
- In the episode "PCA Confidential", Nicole and Dana can be seen in a few flashbacks.
- In the episode "Rollercoaster" when Michael overcomes his fear of roller coasters, Zoey's cellphone can be heard playing the iCarly theme song.
- When Michael overcomes his fear of roller coasters, he visits Mystic Mountain. This is a reference to Drake & Josh when they leave their grandfather with Craig and Eric to go to Mystic Mountain.
- In the episode "Rollercoaster" in some scenes where Michael is riding the rollercoaster you can see the name Goliath on the front car which means the scene was taped at Six Flags Magic Mountain because you can also see Colossus and Scream! in the background
- When Zoey, Lola, Quinn, Chase, Logan, and Michael all get stuck in Zoey, Lola, and Quinn's dorm room in the episode Quarantine, Austin Butler (playing Dannifer, Stacy's date) Dustin mistakes him for Zoey's date, causing Stacy to run off in anger and sadness.
- When observed closely, the bottles of Blix are actually bottles of FIJI Water with different colored fluids inside.
- In the TV movie "Chasing Zoey" Quinn and Lola go to the webpage highschoolcrazy.com. If you try to go to that site, it redirects to iCarly.com
- On various episodes you can see a tiny poster for Corinne Bailey Rae near the TV in Zoey's room.
- In the TV movie, "Chasing Zoey", the band, "Backflesh" from iCarly is seen playing at the prom.
- In Chasing Zoey, you could see Quinn & Zoey on iCarly.com
- In the episode titled "PCA Confidential" the themesong did not play at all.
- Brandi Glenn Cyrus, sister of Miley Cyrus, can be seen playing with "Backflesh" on "Chasing Zoey"
- In "Chasing Zoey", Zoey had a pear phone, a parody of the iPhone.
- In "Chasing Zoey", the loudspeaker announces that students should sign in with Mr. Bender. Mr. Bender was a teacher seen in season one.
- In "Chasing Zoey", Dan Schneider (who is the producer of the show) played the crazy cab driver.
- Michael and Logan also go on the iCarly webpage in an episode.
- In the episode "Vince is Back" three of the code names are The Eggman, The Walrus, and Cornflake, which are all lyrics from the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus". However, it clearly states on the inside cover of the album "Magical Mystery Tour" (The same album that this song was realesed in) that "All lyrics copyright for the world by Northern Songs Ltd. England"
- In each episode; They have their own Pear Laptop computer which are puns on Apple Laptop computers.
- In the movie, "Spring Break-Up", Zoey, Chase, Lola, Michael, Quinn, Logan, & Dustin have Tekmates which are puns on T-Mobile Sidekicks.
- In the episode where Logan and Quinn are dancing in a janitors closet, Logan leaves his G.O. in the closet when they leave.
- The Silver Hammer Society in the episode of the same name may be a reference to Maxwell's Silver Hammer, by the Beatles.
- In "Chasing Zoey", Zoey says that she is going to be working at the Chamambrulay Hotel in Maui, Hawaii for the summer. The Chambrulay was used in Drake and Josh. But in Drake and Josh, The Chambrulay is in LA County, near Hollywood.
- In PCA Confidential, Stacey still has a lisp but in Chasing Zoey her lisp gets fixed by getting hit by Michael Barret's car, and it has flashacks to Chasing Zoey.
- In "Chase's Grandma" episode, Chase is seen making a birthday card for his Grandma using Microsoft Paint, while the computer is running on what seems like a Mac O/S.
- During the induction at the Silver Hammer Society, the name 'Joe Catania' is said. He is the co-producer for shows like Drake and Josh and Zoey 101
- In the episode "Chase's Grandma" Zoey reads a text message on a pink Tekmate, despite her Tekmate slipping into a fountain in Spring Break-up.
- In webcam(season 1), the radio that Chase gave Zoey in (season 3)"the radio" appears in the background of her dorm room
- Chase is seen with his techmate in "webcam" but he doesn't get it until season 2 in spring break-up
- Lola is also seen with a techmate before spring break-up in "lola likes chase"
- in "webcam" logan has a shirt that covers his arms he always has a shirt on with no sleeves.
- In "webcam" Nicole wears Hello Bunny underwear, which is a pun on Hello Kitty.
- Instead of apple they use pear products.
- In "Chasing Zoey", the song that is playing at the very end of the show is "Take me Back" which was also featured in an episode of iCarly (the song is available on the fan pack edition of the soundtrack)
- In the episode where Logan and Quinn dance in the closet, they are using a G.O. G.O.'s are used in other various episodes. G.O.'s are also used in Drake & Josh.
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