Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA

Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA is the second Zoey 101 TV movie and is a 47 minute TV movie based on the Nickelodeon TV show, Zoey 101. It first aired on October 13, 2007. It stars Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey Brooks, Sean Flynn as Chase Matthews, Victoria Justice as Lola Martinez, Christopher Massey as Michael Barret, Erin Sanders as Quinn Pensky, and Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese.

Premise

After bringing up the legend of a former PCA student named Charles L. Galloway who fled to the wilderness above PCA at a place called Redstone Gulch because of an extremely hard test that drove him insane, Zoey and the gang decide to go and check it out for themselves. While there, they find an old necklace, which is revealed to be an old PCA necklace. Using Quinn's special binoculars, they manage to read an inscription on the back. It turns out to be the necklace of Charles L. Galloway. Logan thinks that if they show people at PCA the necklace, they'll become PCA legends, but when the gang refuse to let Logan keep the necklace, he steals it and puts it in Zoey's backpack. As they head back to PCA, a violent thunderstorm hits, forming a green cloud which follows them. While running, Zoey falls and breaks her ankle, meaning Chase had to pick her up and carry her back to PCA. Once back at PCA, the pair meet with the rest of the gang who discuss what the green cloud was, finally agreeing it was a ghost, and when Chase takes Zoey to the nurse, Zoey begins to see things. The ghost attacks Chase, Zoey and Stacey Dilsen who are all in the infirmary, and locks the door trapping them, despite Michael's numerous attempts to get them out. Finally, they get out and are followed again, until Quinn makes two glowing orbs. Trapped in the classroom, they were due to have the important test in the next day. Zoey and Quinn throw the orb at the cloud, and it disappears but then reappears again. After taking the necklace back to Red Stone Gulch, Zoey, Chase, Michael and Logan have to rush back to get back for the important exam. When their strict teacher demands to know why his classroom is in such a mess, the gang have to own up, saying it was the ghost of Charles... The teacher however, who taught Charles 50 years previous, shouts that it was just a story and there was no such thing as ghosts. Charles Galloway then attacks the teacher, spinning him in circles.. to which he cancels the exam.

Cast

• Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey Brooks
• Sean Flynn as Chase Matthews
• Victoria Justice as Lola Martinez
• Christopher Massey as Michael Barrett
• Erin Sanders as Quinn Pensky
• Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese

Trivia

In one of the promos, there is a scene where Zoey is in terror and says, "B-b-butt...face...", then the nurse turns around and says, "Did you just call me buttface?!" This scene was cut from the actual airing, possibly because it could have been found inappropriate, but later releases and reruns of the episode include the missing scene.

Reception

It drew an estimated 6.6 million viewers and was the no.1 rated TV movie that whole month with children 6-11 and 9-14.

See also