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 August 2024, all episodes from seasons 2-7 and 20 episodes from season 1 have been completely found and uploaded online. 14 from the first season were uploaded onto YouTube by YouTube user ZOOMFan1 and 7 more by Evan's Media Archive.
Currently, the missing episodes from season 1 are 113-129 and 131-133.
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 20 episodes.
ZOOMsci
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Mystery Seeds |
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 E21 |
Compost & Biodome |
Lost
|
S1 E22 |
Rocking Structure |
Found
|
S1 E23 |
Playing Card Structure |
Lost
|
S1 E24 (?) |
Waterwheel |
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 |
Found
|
S1 E31 |
Salt Pendulum |
Lost
|
S1 E33 (?) |
Strongest Shape |
Found (Poor-Quality)
|
ZOOMdo
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
String Sculpture |
Found
|
S1 E13 |
Rainstick |
Found
|
S1 E14 |
Permanent Sand Castle |
Found
|
S1 E15 |
Flipbook |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Marble Painting |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Straw Painting |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
String Painting |
Found
|
S1 E19 |
Gum Wrapper Chain |
Found
|
S1 E25 |
Friendship Bracelet |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Ping Pong Paddles |
Found
|
S1 E27 |
Pantyhose Face Doll |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E31 (?) |
Serpent Tie Creature |
Lost
|
S1 E33 |
Yarn Doll |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Comic Book File Box |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Glamorous Glitter Eggs |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Straw Weaving |
Lost
|
Café ZOOM
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E16 |
ZOOMspread |
Found
|
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 |
Fabulous Fruit Kabobs |
Lost
|
S1 E29 |
Calzone |
Lost
|
S1 E31 (?) |
Bagel Faces |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Apple Triangles |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Lemon Slush |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Marshmallow Mountain |
Lost
|
ZOOMalong
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E13 |
Paper Worm |
Found
|
S1 E16 |
Door Trick |
Found
|
S1 E21 |
Cup Game with Words |
Lost
|
S1 E24 |
Gravity |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Penny Pinch |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E29 |
The Flying Trick |
Lost
|
S1 E33 (?) |
Hoop Glider |
Found
|
Unknown |
Arm Trick |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Walking Through Paper |
Lost
|
ZOOMgames
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
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 |
Octopus 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 (?) |
Toe-to-Toe |
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 |
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)
|
S1 E33 (?) |
Pile Up |
Lost
|
Zingers
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Hands Up! |
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 E25 |
Writing Your Name with Your Feet |
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 |
Group Juggling |
Lost
|
Unknown |
Name 10 Body Parts Using 3 Letters |
Lost
|
ZOOMplayhouse
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
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 E31 (?) |
The Greek Gods play |
Lost
|
Unknown |
The bus ride play |
Lost
|
Ubbi Dubbi Skits
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E5 |
Singing Voice |
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 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
|
Unknown |
Weather Update: Sun |
Lost
|
ZOOMChats
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E15 |
Embarrassing Moments |
Found
|
S1 E17 |
Friends |
Found
|
S1 E18 |
Boys and Girls |
Found
|
S1 E23 |
Meeting New People |
Lost
|
S1 E25 |
Cheating |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E26 |
Peer Pressure |
Found
|
S1 E33 (?) |
Sports |
Lost
|
ZMails
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
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 E27 |
With Lynese, Zoe, Alisa and Keiko |
Lost (archived)
|
S1 E29 (?) |
Unknown |
Lost
|
Miscellaneous
Season & Episode
|
Name
|
Status
|
S1 E22 |
Zoe's Flea Circus |
Found
|
Gallery
Stills (Season 1)
Serpent Tie Creature (115) (?)
Ubbi Dubbi Peanut Butter (120)
Pantyhose Face Doll (127)
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)
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) (?)
Tortilla Sandwiches (121)
Playing Card Structure (123)
Peanut Butter Treats (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