The show's revamped logo.
Status: Partially Lost
Zoom was a live-action children's series that aired from January 4th, 1999 to May 6th, 2005, produced by WGBH (now GBH) that aired on PBS. It was a revival of another live-action series of the same name that aired from 1972-1978. The show is in the same vain as other popular children's shows that aired on PBS like Sesame Street and The Electric Company, but its cast is made up of kids ages 8 and up and perform various activities like games, plays, poems, songs, and would occasionally start conversations on various topics like prejudice and hospitals, with most topics being submitted by the home audience. The revival became a ratings winner for PBS and switched to the channel's children's block "PBS Kids" halfway through the show's first season. The revival lasted 7 seasons with 200 episodes (outliving its precursor in episode length), ending in May 2005 due to poor ratings.[1]
Availability
The revival only saw four home media releases in the form of four VHS tapes that were released between 1999 and 2002. After PBS Kids stopped rerunning the show in 2007, a large majority of the show's run has never been seen since and is mostly lost.
As of March 2024, all episodes from seasons 2-7 and 16 episodes from season 1 have been found and uploaded onto YouTube. 14 from the first season were uploaded by YouTube user ZOOMFan1 and 2 more by Facebook user Nathan Ng.
Currently, the missing episodes from season 1 are 105-108, 110, 111, 113-127, 129, 131, 133 and 136. As GBH currently does not have the rights to share or release the episodes, the only chance of finding them at the time is on VHS recordings from when they aired on TV. Since most of the episodes have not been broadcast since early 2002 (and the season hasn’t been aired at all since January 2003), chances of all the episodes being found are slim to none.
Clips from some of the episodes have been found, however. Below is a list of known found and lost segments from the missing 25 episodes.
ZOOMsci
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Mystery Seeds |
Found
|
S1 E5 |
Cup Tower |
Found
|
S1 E6 |
Spool Racers |
Found
|
S1 E7 |
Film Canister Rockets |
Found
|
S1 E8 |
Plastic Bag Parachute |
Found
|
S1 E10 |
Newspaper Tower I |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Box Arch |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Counting Bugs |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Color Symphony |
Lost
|
S1 E14 |
Balloon Cars |
Lost
|
S1 E15 |
Baking Soda Vinegar Boat |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Windmills |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Newspaper Chair |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Moldy Soup |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Cantilever |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
Egg Drop |
Found
|
S1 E20 |
Glider |
Lost
|
S1 E20 |
Waterwheel |
Lost
|
S1 E21 |
Compost & Biodome |
Lost
|
S1 E22 |
Rocking Structure |
Found
|
S1 E23 |
Playing Card Structure |
Lost
|
S1 E24 (?) |
Strongest Shape |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E24 |
Tongue Roller Survey |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Crazy Straw Bridge |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E25 |
Germinator |
Found
|
S1 E26 |
Baking Soda Submarines |
Found
|
S1 E27 |
Naked Egg Drop |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E29 |
Newspaper Tower II |
Found
|
S1 E31 |
Salt Pendulum |
Lost
|
ZOOMdo
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
String Sculpture |
Found
|
S1 E6 |
Bean Mosaic |
Found
|
S1 E7 |
Tie-Dye T-Shirt |
Lost
|
S1 E8 |
Pet Can |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Rainstick |
Found
|
S1 E14 |
Permanent Sand Castle |
Found
|
S1 E15 (?) |
Serpent Tie Creature |
Lost
|
S1 E15 |
Flipbook |
Found
|
S1 E17 (?) |
Worry Doll |
Lost
|
S1 E18 |
Marble Painting |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Straw Painting |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
String Painting |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
Gum Wrapper Chain |
Found
|
S1 E20 (?) |
Magazine Beads |
Lost
|
S1 E23 (?) |
Comic Book File Box |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Friendship Bracelet |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Ping Pong Paddles |
Found
|
S1 E27 |
Pantyhose Face Doll |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E33 |
Yarn Doll |
Lost
|
Café ZOOM
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E8 |
Pizza Bagels |
Found
|
S1 E10 |
Banana On a Stick |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Homemade Ice Cream |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
ZOOMspread |
Found
|
S1 E18 (?) |
Marshmallow Mountain |
Lost
|
S1 E19 |
Homemade Pretzels |
Found
|
S1 E20 |
Yogurt Parfaits |
Lost
|
S1 E21 |
Tortilla Sandwiches |
Lost
|
S1 E23 |
Baked Apples |
Found
|
S1 E24 |
Peanut Butter Treats |
Lost
|
S1 E26 (?) |
Bagel Faces |
Lost
|
S1 E26 |
Fabulous Fruit Kabobs |
Lost
|
S1 E29 |
Calzone |
Lost
|
S1 E31 (?) |
Stained Glass Cookies |
Lost
|
S1 E31 (?) |
Pinwheel Cookies |
Lost
|
S1 E36 |
Banana Orange Frost |
Found
|
S1 E36 |
Frozen Fruit Smoothie |
Found
|
S1 E36 |
Peanut Butter Surprise |
Found
|
ZOOMalong
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E6 |
Water/Balloon Trick |
Found
|
S1 E10 (?) |
Hoop Glider |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Magnet Hands |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Paper Worm |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Door Trick |
Found
|
S1 E18 (?) |
Walking Through Paper |
Lost
|
S1 E24 |
Gravity |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Penny Pinch |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E29 |
The Flying Trick |
Lost
|
S1 E36 |
Paper Helicopter |
Found
|
ZOOMgames
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Ice Cube Race |
Found
|
S1 E6 |
The Slide |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E7 |
Peanut Roll Race |
Found
|
S1 E8 |
Human Knot |
Found
|
S1 E8 |
Snatch the Hanky |
Found
|
S1 E10 |
Bubblegum Race |
Lost
|
S1 E10 |
Dots |
Found
|
S1 E11 (?) |
Toe-to-Toe |
Lost
|
S1 E11 |
Simon Says Not |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Dr. Pretzel |
Lost
|
S1 E14 |
The Cup Game |
Partially Found
|
S1 E15 |
Cracker Whistle |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Feelings |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Beetle |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Tag |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Concentration I |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Walk On Knees |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
The Wind Blows |
Lost
|
S1 E20 |
Turkey Chase |
Lost
|
S1 E21 (?) |
Head Ball Race |
Found
|
S1 E23 (?) |
Balloon Bounce On Head Relay |
Lost
|
S1 E24 |
Funny Bones |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Shoe Relay |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 (?) |
Pileup |
Lost
|
S1 E26 |
Ping Pong Circle |
Found
|
S1 E27 |
Staring Contest |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E27 |
Down Down Baby |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E27 |
Back-to-Back Dash |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E29 |
Bubble Race |
Lost
|
S1 E31 |
Wink (1 | 2 | 3) |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
Unknown |
Jellybean Transfer |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Octopus Tag |
Lost
|
Zingers
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Hands Up! |
Found
|
S1 E6 |
Back-to-Back Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E7 (?) |
Group Juggling |
Lost
|
S1 E7 (?) |
Ha Ha |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Toss 'n Clap |
Found
|
S1 E11 |
Toothpick Puzzles |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Knot Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E14 |
Psychic Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E15 |
Sock Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
"Guess What" Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Card Trick I |
Found (Listed as "Card Trick 2")
|
S1 E17 |
Body Zinger |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Headstands |
Partially Lost (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E18 |
Homonyms II |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
Sucking Lemon Wedges |
Found
|
S1 E20 (?) |
Step Through Your Hands |
Lost
|
S1 E22 |
Sour Candies |
Partially Lost (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E22 |
Word Game |
Found
|
S1 E23 |
Balloon Bouncing |
Found
|
S1 E24 (?) |
Penny Drops |
Found
|
S1 E25 |
Toe Writing |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Card Trick II |
Found (Part 2 is Listed as Part 1)
|
S1 E27 |
How Low Can You Go? |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E31 (?) |
Run, Rabbit, Run |
Lost
|
S1 E36 |
Shoelace Zinger |
Found
|
Unknown |
Connect Nine Dots |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Draw Your Name On Your Forehead |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Name 10 Body Parts Using 3 Letters |
Lost
|
ZOOMplayhouse
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E6 |
The Mixed-Up Genie |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E7 (?) |
Jared rides a bus |
Lost
|
S1 E13 |
Trouble In Candy Kingdom |
Found
|
S1 E15 |
Where's Your Homework? |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
The Present |
Partially Lost
|
S1 E21 |
Little Red Riding Hood: An Ubbi Dubbi Fairy Tale |
Lost
|
S1 E22 |
The Fortune Teller |
Found
|
S1 E24 |
Hot Dog Experiment |
Lost
|
S1 E29 |
The Sweet Roll |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E33 (?) |
Jared plays as a TV talk show host interviewing Greek gods played by David and Zoe |
Lost
|
Ubbi Dubbi Skits
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Singing Voice |
Found
|
S1 E6 |
Sneezing Powder |
Found
|
S1 E8 |
Dancing Shoes |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E11 |
Cough Drops |
Found
|
S1 E14 |
Ring Pop |
Lost
|
S1 E15 |
Giant Pencil |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Weather Report: Earthquake |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Jokes |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
Chips and Dip |
Found
|
S1 E20 |
Peanut Butter |
Lost
|
S1 E23 |
Keiko the Magician |
Lost
|
S1 E24 (?) |
Spot the Dog II |
Found
|
S1 E25 |
Remote |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
Lost
|
S1 E29 (?) |
Jared the Chef: Toast |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
S1 E33 |
Jared the Chef: Chocolate Milk |
Lost
|
S1 E36 |
Unknown Weather Skit |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Hiccups |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Weather Update: Sun |
Lost
|
ZOOMChats
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Siblings |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E8 |
Competition |
Found
|
S1 E10 |
Being Left Out |
Lost
|
S1 E15 |
Embarrassing Moments |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Friends |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Boys and Girls |
Found
|
S1 E20 (?) |
Sports |
Lost
|
S1 E23 |
Meeting New People |
Lost
|
S1 E24 (?) |
In 10 Years |
Found
|
S1 E25 |
Cheating |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Peer Pressure |
Found
|
ZMails
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E6 |
With Lynese, Pablo, David and Zoe |
Found
|
S1 E16 (?) |
Unknown |
Lost
|
S1 E19 |
Unknown |
Lost
|
S1 E21 (?) |
With Keiko, David, Jared and Pablo |
Found
|
S1 E22 |
With Lynese, Pablo, Keiko and Alisa |
Found
|
S1 E24 |
With Keiko, Alisa and David |
Lost
|
S1 E27 |
With Lynese, Zoe, Alisa and Keiko |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E29 (?) |
Unknown |
Lost
|
S1 E36 (?) |
Unknown |
Lost
|
Miscellaneous
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E22 |
Zoe's Flea Circus |
Found
|
Gallery
Stills (Season 1)
Jared and Mr. Bones (105)
Zoe in Group Juggling (107) (?)
David in Group Juggling (107) (?)
Name unknown that featured Jared riding a bus (107) (?)
Ubbi Dubbi Dancing Shoes (108)
Serpent Tie Creature (115) (?)
Mystery Seeds ZOOM Sci Report (127)
Alisa introducing The Flying Trick (129)
Pablo making Calzone (129)
Pablo eating Calzone (129)
Behind the Scenes (Season 1)
Compost and Biodomes (121)
Little Red Riding Hood: An Ubbi Dubbi Fairy Tale (121)
Unknown clapping game that featured Keiko and another ZOOMer (122) (?)
Pablo making Bagel Faces (126) (?)
Pablo trying to eat Bagel Faces (126) (?)
Row, Row, Row Your Boat in Ubbi Dubbi (126)
Run, Rabbit, Run (131) (?)
Alisa messing up in Pinwheel Cookies (131) (?)
Ubbi Dubbi Chef: Chocolate Milk (133)
The Greek gods play (133) (?)
Alisa messing up in Apple Triangles (unaired)
Draw Your Name on Your Forehead
Name 10 Body Parts Using 3 Letters
Ubbi Dubbi Weather Update: Sun
Pictures (Season 1)
Serpent Tie Creature (115) (?)
Marshmallow Mountain (118) (?)
Tortilla Sandwiches (121)
Playing Card Structure (123)
Comic Book File Box (123) (?)
Peanut Butter Treats (124)
Tongue Rollers Survey (124)
Friendship Bracelet (125)
Fabulous Fruit Kabobs (126)
Stained Glass Cookies (131) (?)
Pinwheel Cookies (131) (?)
Apple Triangles (unaired)
Glamorous Glitter Eggs (unaired)
The website image for zebra cake (likely taken from a different cafe, as Zoe didn’t make the zebra cake)
Stills (Season 2)
Purple Cow (version 2) (unaired)
Behind the Scenes (Season 2)
Season 1 and 2 Cast (239)
Stills (Season 5)
Great Moments in Ubbi Dubbi History: Cave People
Behind the Scenes (Season 5)
Great Moments in Ubbi Dubbi History: Cave People
See Also
Zoom
Bumpers
PBS
PBS Kids
References