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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
''Zazoo U'' received three DVD releases in the UK containing the first six episodes. | ''Zazoo U'' received three DVD releases in the UK containing the first six episodes. The rest of the episodes remain lost (two of them were also unaired, which are marked with *) as the show was taken off the air during the 1990-91 season, never to be seen again (at least in the US). | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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|The Nine Mile Pile | |The Nine Mile Pile | ||
|All the students arrive at Zazoo U for the first class and immediately struggle to adjust to the school and to each other. | |All the students arrive at Zazoo U for the first class and immediately struggle to adjust to the school and to each other. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsjHJJO42N0<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|The Crayon Box That Talked | |The Crayon Box That Talked | ||
|A box of talking crayons is discovered; each crayon wants to be the greatest of the box and befriends each of the students to try to succeed. | |A box of talking crayons is discovered; each crayon wants to be the greatest of the box and befriends each of the students to try to succeed. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oolUNIT8gZA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|The Search for the Meaning of Life | |The Search for the Meaning of Life | ||
|A troubled Tess sets out on a quest to find the meaning of life. | |A troubled Tess sets out on a quest to find the meaning of life. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2JgBSc2GLQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|Yesterday's Zoo | |Yesterday's Zoo | ||
|Boink, Tess and Bully search for Zazoo U's Janitor and discover a world of past bygone relics. | |Boink, Tess and Bully search for Zazoo U's Janitor and discover a world of past bygone relics. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGXzpFtVnI8<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|Is Bigger Better? | |Is Bigger Better? | ||
|The students enter a dispute about whether bigger means better. The dispute soon goes into bigger, but not better, dimensions. | |The students enter a dispute about whether bigger means better. The dispute soon goes into bigger, but not better, dimensions. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ag8Vu3USY<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|Har V and Sue | |Har V and Sue | ||
|Tess and Grizzle fall out as friends and vie for Boink's affections. | |Tess and Grizzle fall out as friends and vie for Boink's affections. | ||
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KDB3qVVw38<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|Bully Loses His Temper | |Bully Loses His Temper | ||
|Bully gets mad and loses his temper - an enraged miniature version of himself jumps out and storms around wreaking destruction. The class must now get the Temper back to Bully. | |Bully gets mad and loses his temper - an enraged miniature version of himself jumps out and storms around wreaking destruction. The class must now get the Temper back to Bully. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|Share a Chair | |Share a Chair | ||
|Everybody at Zazoo U gets a special gadget-laden custom school-chair, except for Grizzle. But no one will share with him, so he gets despondent and wanders off, leading the class to search for him. | |Everybody at Zazoo U gets a special gadget-laden custom school-chair, except for Grizzle. But no one will share with him, so he gets despondent and wanders off, leading the class to search for him. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|Ms. Devine's Blues | |Ms. Devine's Blues | ||
|Miss Devine is dejected about her pet Rarf being unremarkable, and thus possibly a worthless nothing. Rarf goes out of his way to prove he is special to her. | |Miss Devine is dejected about her pet Rarf being unremarkable, and thus possibly a worthless nothing. Rarf goes out of his way to prove he is special to her. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
|No Strings Attached | |No Strings Attached | ||
|Boink discovers invisible strings that can be seen only with the imagination. But he's messing around with the strings causes the laws of physics to go seriously awry. | |Boink discovers invisible strings that can be seen only with the imagination. But he's messing around with the strings causes the laws of physics to go seriously awry. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
|Money for Music | |Money for Music | ||
|The classwork to earn money to get new musical instruments. Grizzle and Tess try all sorts of money-making schemes, while Boink and Bully go around looking for donations. | |The classwork to earn money to get new musical instruments. Grizzle and Tess try all sorts of money-making schemes, while Boink and Bully go around looking for donations. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
|One Single Seed | |One Single Seed* | ||
|The school is invaded by an alien... a talent agent who's looking for the next big star. The agent himself possesses creativity, but can the others help him realize his potential? | |The school is invaded by an alien... a talent agent who's looking for the next big star. The agent himself possesses creativity, but can the others help him realize his potential? | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
|Boinks's Rap | |Boinks's Rap* | ||
|Everybody gets ready for the school talent show, and all sorts of incredible antics and performances are in store. But Boink gets a serious case of stage fright, so it's up to the others to coax the show's best act out of him. | |Everybody gets ready for the school talent show, and all sorts of incredible antics and performances are in store. But Boink gets a serious case of stage fright, so it's up to the others to coax the show's best act out of him. | ||
|<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span> | |<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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Revision as of 05:09, 12 December 2020
Zazoo U was a television series that ran on Fox Kids from September 8th, 1990, to January 19th, 1991. It had a total of 13 half-hour episodes.
Premise
Zazoo U involves a higher learning institution called Zazoo U where all the people going there are animals, and the extraordinary is ordinary.
Availability
Zazoo U received three DVD releases in the UK containing the first six episodes. The rest of the episodes remain lost (two of them were also unaired, which are marked with *) as the show was taken off the air during the 1990-91 season, never to be seen again (at least in the US).
Episodes
# | Episode Title | Description | Status |
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1 | The Nine Mile Pile | All the students arrive at Zazoo U for the first class and immediately struggle to adjust to the school and to each other. | Found |
2 | The Crayon Box That Talked | A box of talking crayons is discovered; each crayon wants to be the greatest of the box and befriends each of the students to try to succeed. | Found |
3 | The Search for the Meaning of Life | A troubled Tess sets out on a quest to find the meaning of life. | Found |
4 | Yesterday's Zoo | Boink, Tess and Bully search for Zazoo U's Janitor and discover a world of past bygone relics. | Found |
5 | Is Bigger Better? | The students enter a dispute about whether bigger means better. The dispute soon goes into bigger, but not better, dimensions. | Found |
6 | Har V and Sue | Tess and Grizzle fall out as friends and vie for Boink's affections. | Found |
7 | Bully Loses His Temper | Bully gets mad and loses his temper - an enraged miniature version of himself jumps out and storms around wreaking destruction. The class must now get the Temper back to Bully. | Lost |
8 | Share a Chair | Everybody at Zazoo U gets a special gadget-laden custom school-chair, except for Grizzle. But no one will share with him, so he gets despondent and wanders off, leading the class to search for him. | Lost |
9 | Ms. Devine's Blues | Miss Devine is dejected about her pet Rarf being unremarkable, and thus possibly a worthless nothing. Rarf goes out of his way to prove he is special to her. | Lost |
10 | No Strings Attached | Boink discovers invisible strings that can be seen only with the imagination. But he's messing around with the strings causes the laws of physics to go seriously awry. | Lost |
11 | Money for Music | The classwork to earn money to get new musical instruments. Grizzle and Tess try all sorts of money-making schemes, while Boink and Bully go around looking for donations. | Lost |
12 | One Single Seed* | The school is invaded by an alien... a talent agent who's looking for the next big star. The agent himself possesses creativity, but can the others help him realize his potential? | Lost |
13 | Boinks's Rap* | Everybody gets ready for the school talent show, and all sorts of incredible antics and performances are in store. But Boink gets a serious case of stage fright, so it's up to the others to coax the show's best act out of him. | Lost |
Videos
External Link
- The IMDb page for Zazoo U. Retrieved 20 Nov '17