Zoey 101
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| Format | Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Starring | Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Erin Sanders Christopher Massey Matthew Underwood Sean Flynn (seasons 1-3; regular, season 4; recurring) Kristin Herrera (season 1) Alexa Nikolas (seasons 1-2) Victoria Justice (seasons 2-4) Austin Butler (season 4) |
| Theme music composer | Britney Spears, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg & Henrik Jonback |
| Opening theme | "Follow Me", performed by Jamie Lynn Spears |
| Country 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 Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (presented in letterbox format) |
| Original airing | January 9, 2005 |
| Status | Ended |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Zoey 101 was an American television series starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for the Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California beginning Season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005.
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Synopsis
Season 1
In the pilot episode, Zoey and her little brother Dustin Brooks arrive at PCA, which stands for Pacific Coast Academy, the best boarding school in Northern America. Zoey meets her first friend Chase Matthews. When Chase says hi, he runs into a pole and suddenly realizes he has a crush on her. Chase offers to show Zoey around.
Season 2
It is a new year at PCA, and Dana has left for the European Exchange network (in actuality, Nickelodeon thought she looked too old.). Zoey and Nicole get a new roommate, Lola. At the beginning of the season, both Zoey and Chase run for president.(against their will). Chase and Michael get their own web show. The sushi restaurant burns down after a fire related accident. This is the season in which the first-ever Zoey 101 film takes place, "Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up" and the only film that Nicole appears in.
Season 3
Zoey, Chase, Lola, Michael, Quinn, Logan, and Dustin return to PCA. Zoey and her friends are 15, and Dustin is 11-12. Nicole has been enrolled in an all-girls' school after being diagnosed with Obsessive Male Gender Disorder (in reality, she and Spears fought numerous times off the screen). This causes Quinn to become roommates with Zoey and Lola (who really don't want to live with Quinn), after she's accidentally assigned to a dorm that doesn't exist by Coco. Everyone begins to grow up in this and the next season, looking older and having more adult-like situations. At the end of the season, in the "Goodbye, Zoey?" TV film, Zoey transfers to a boarding school in England. Due to a webcam malfunction, she finds out that Chase loves her.
Season 4
Zoey returns to PCA (Pacific Coast Academy), however Chase has recently transferred to Covington since he thought Zoey was there. Zoey and Chase find out that they love each other and become boyfriend and girlfriend, but Chase must stay a full semester. Their first date (web chat) didn't go well so they decided to take a break and see other people. Logan and Michael get a new roommate named James, who eventually becomes Zoey's boyfriend. Quinn and Logan hide their relationship from their friends. In "Chasing Zoey" Zoey breaks up with James, and they become friends. When Chase returns she realizes he is the reason why she broke up with James, and they become a couple. Michael learns how to drive a stick shift, and takes Lisa to the dance with it. Logan and Quinn confess their love for each other at the dance, when Stacey tries to kiss Logan. When Stacey runs away crying, Michael was showing Mark his stickshift, and Michael let Mark drive it, and he runs into Stacey, causing her lisp to be gone. In the end everybody is happy.
Cast
Main cast
| Cast | Character | Season(s) | Years credited | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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| Jamie Lynn Spears | Zoey Brooks | 1-4 (Regular) | 2005–20081 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Paul Butcher | Dustin Brooks | 1-4 (Regular) | 2005–20082 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Sean Flynn | Chase Matthews | 1-3 (Regular), 4 (Recurring) | 2005–20083 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Alexa Nikolas | Nicole Bristow | 1-2 (Regular) | 2005–2006 6 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Quinn's Alpaca" |
| Kristin Herrera | Dana Cruz | 1 (Regular) | 20055 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Little Beach Party" |
| Christopher Massey | Michael Barrett | 1-4 (Regular) | 2005–20081 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Matthew Underwood | Logan Reese | 1-4 (Regular) | 2005–2008 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Erin Sanders | Quinn Pensky | 1-4 (Regular) | 2005–2008 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Victoria Justice | Lola Martinez | 2-4 (Regular) | 2005–2008 | "Back to PCA" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Austin Butler | James Garrett | 4 (Regular) | 20084 | "Rumor of Love" | "Chasing Zoey" |
1 Only members to appear in all regular episodes & TV films (with the exception of a clip show)
2 Butcher was credited, but is absent in 40 episodes
3 Flynn appeared as a guest star in Season 4.
4 Butler joined cast in fourth episode of Season 4.
5 Herrera was written off after Season 1.
6 Nikolas was written off after Season 2.
Recurring cast
| Cast | Character | Season(s) | Years credited | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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| Jessica Chaffin | Coco Wexler | 1-4 (Recurring) | 2005–2008 | "Defending Dustin" | "PCA Confidential" |
| Jack Salvatore Jr. | Mark Del Figgalo | 1-4 (Recurring) | 2005–2008 | "New Roomies" | "PCA Confidential" |
| Creagen Dow | Jeremiah Trottman | 2-4 (Recurring) | 2005–2008 | "Election" | "PCA Confidential" |
| Lisa Tucker | Lisa Perkins | 3-4 (Recurring) | 2007-20081 | "Michael Loves Lisa" | "Chasing Zoey" |
| Miki Ishikawa | Vicky | 1 (Recurring) | 2005 | "Welcome to PCA" | "Backpack" |
| Daniella Monet | Rebecca Martin | 3 (Recurring) | 2006-20072 | "Surprise" | "Zoey's Balloon" |
| Abby Wilde | Stacey Dillsen | 3-4 (Recurring) | 2006–2008 | "Chase's Girlfriend" | "PCA Confidential" |
| Brando Eaton | Vince Blake | 3-4 (Recurring) | 2006–2008 | "The Great Vince Blake" | "Chasing Zoey" |
1 Joins half-way in Season 3.
2 Recurs three times in Season 3.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | First airdate | Last airdate |
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| 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 |
TV films
| Film | Airdate | Episode # |
|---|---|---|
| Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up | March 10, 2006 | 23-24 |
| Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA | October 13, 2007 | 43-44 |
| Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey? | January 4, 2008 | 50-51 |
| Zoey 101: Chasing Zoey | May 2, 2008 | 63-64 |
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 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 movie "iFight Shelby Marx", and the True Jackson, VP episode "True Crush", as part of the special programming block, "A Very Victoria Night", featuring Nickelodeon originals starring Victoria Justice, on October 10, 2009.
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, but on July 26, 2010 TeenNick began airing episodes from the first season as well. In Canada, reruns of the series currently air on Family Channel.
DVD releases
| Title | Release date | Episodes |
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| 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 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 |
| The Complete 2nd Season | August 29, 2008[1] (USA) September 10, 2008[2] (AUS) |
14-26 |
| (USA) Three-disc release, all 13 episodes, available just in Amazon.com, as a "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs. Alexa Nikolas (Nicole), Matthew Underwood (Logan) and Paul Butcher (Dustin) do not feature on the cover.[3] (AUS) This two-disc release includes all thirteen episodes from the second season. Released by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4).[2] |
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| Title | Release date | Episodes |
| The Complete 3rd Season[4] | June 14, 2009 (USA) | 27-52 |
| (USA) Five-disc release, all 24 episodes, available just in Amazon.com, as a "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.
This disc is expected to play back in DVD Video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives. |
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| Title | Release date | Episodes |
| The Complete 4th Season[5] | June 16, 2009 (USA) | 53-65 |
| (USA) Three-disc release, all 13 episodes, available just in Amazon.com, as a "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.
This disc is expected to play back in DVD Video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives. |
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Soundtrack
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
External links
- Zoey 101 at the Internet Movie Database
- Zoey 101 at TV.com
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