Zoey 101 (series)

This article is about the series as a whole. For information on the pilot episode, see here. For information on the video game, see here.

Zoey 101 (series)
Background Information
Genre	Teen sitcom, comedy-drama
Created by	Dan Schneider
Opening theme	Follow Me performed by Jamie Lynn Spears
Composer	Britney Spears
Country of Origin	United States
Language	English
Seasons	5
Episodes	100
Production
Executive Producers	Dan Schneider Bill O'Dowd
Location	L.A. California
Camera setup	Film, single-camera
Running time	approx. 23-25 minutes
Production company	Schneider's Bakery Apollo ProMovie Nickelodeon Productions
Broadcast
Series run	January 9, 2005–May 2, 2008
Network	Nickelodeon (original), Teennick (re-runs)
Picture format	480i 16:9 (SDTV)
Status	Series ended, reruns

Zoey 101 is an American live-action situation comedy-drama television series starring Jamie Lynn Spears. The series was originally run as a TEENick show on Nickelodeon, beginning on January 9, 2005. Zoey 101 follows the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks along with several of her friends that attend the boarding school Pacific Coast Academy.

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. The future of the show came into question after Jamie Lynn Spears announced her pregnancy at the age of 16, however, filming of the series had already wrapped up by that time. Nickelodeon continued to air the series with its fourth and final season, which began on January 27, 2008 and ended on May 2, 2008. Reruns of the show were also halted on November 27, 2009. Reruns returned to TeenNick on May 31, 2010, and has run in syndication ever since.

Plot

The series starts off with Welcome to PCA, where Zoey and her younger brother Dustin Brooks driving with their father on their way to Pacific Coast Academy. Zoey is in the eighth grade, while Dustin is in the sixth. When Chase Matthews first notices Zoey stepping out of her father's car, he falls in love at first site with her and falls crashes into a flagpole. Chase is the first person at PCA that Zoey meets, and the two become best of friends.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Episodes	Seasons
			1	2	3	4
Jamie Lynn Spears	Zoey Brooks	65	Main
Paul Butcher	Dustin Brooks	25	Main
Sean Flynn	Chase Matthews	54	Main			Guest
Austin Butler	James Garrett	9			Guest	Main
Kristin Herrera	Dana Cruz	13	Main
Victoria Justice	Lola Martinez	50		Main
Christopher Massey	Michael Barret	64	Main
Alexa Nikolas	Nicole Bristow	26	Main
Erin Sanders	Quinn Pensky	62	Main
Matthew Underwood	Logan Reese	60	Main

Recurring cast

Cast	Character	Season(s)	Years credited	First Appearance	Final Appearance	Episode Count
Jessica Chaffin	Coco Wexler	All 4 Seasons	2005-2008	Defending Dustin	PCA Confidential	13
Jack Salvatore Jr	Mark Del Figgalo	All 4 Seasons	2005-2008	New Roomies	Chasing Zoey	28
Creagen Dow	Jeremiah Trottman	Not In Season 1	2005-2008	The Election	Chasing Zoey	12
Lisa Tucker	Lisa Perkins	3-4	2007-2008	Michael Loves Lisa	Chasing Zoey	4
Miki Ishikawa	Vicky	Only In Season 1	2005-2006	Welcome to PCA	Backpack	5
Daniella Monet	Rebecca	Only In Season 3	2006-2007	Surprise	Zoey's Balloon	3
Abby Wilde	Stacey Dillsen	3-4	2006-2008	Chase's Girlfriend	Chasing Zoey	17
Brando Eaton	Vince Blake	3-4	2006-2008	The Great Vince Blake	Chasing Zoey	4

Episodes

Main article: List of Episodes

Season		Episodes	Air date
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	13	January 9, 2005	May 1, 2005
	2	13	September 11, 2005	April 16, 2006
	3	26	September 24, 2006	January 4, 2008
	4	13	January 27, 2008	May 2, 2008

TV films

Film	Airdate	Episode #
Spring Break-Up	March 10, 2006	Ep 23-24
The Curse of PCA	October 13, 2007	Ep 43-44
Goodbye Zoey	January 4, 2008	Ep 51-52
Chasing Zoey	May 2, 2008	Ep 64-65

DVD Releases

Title	Release date	Episodes
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 (USA) September 10, 2008 (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) and Paul Butcher do not feature on the cover.(AUS) This two-disc release includes all thirteen episodes from the second season. Released by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4).
Title	Release date	Episodes
The Complete 3rd Season	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.
Title	Release date	Episodes
The Complete 4th Season	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.

Soundtrack

Main article: Zoey 101: Music Mix

Zoey 101 Soundtrack

Awards

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

Trivia

• Despite being a sitcom, the show is more like a teen's drama series. 
• Zoey Brooks is the only main character who is present for all 65 episodes of the show; Dustin is absent for 40 episodes; Chase does not appear in season 4, except for "Trading Places" and "Chasing Zoey;" James only appears in season 4; Dana only appears in season 1; Lola is absent in Season 2 "Haunted House," and Season 3 "PCA Confidental;" "PCA Confidential" is the episode that Michael is absent in; Nicole only appears in Seasons 1 and 2, Quinn does not appear in "Defending Dustin," "School Dance," and "PCA Confidential;" and Logan didn't appear in "Defending Dustin," "Quinn's Date," "Spring Fling," Backpack," and "PCA Confidential."
• Jamie Lynn Spears and Alexa Nikolas share the same birthday April 4 with Jamie Lynn born in 1991 and Alexa in 1992.
• Zoey101.com now redirects to iCarly.com due to its series finale.
• This is Dan Schneider's only show without a laugh track, or other studio audience sound effects, due to the fact that this show is more of a drama.
• The PCA campus library is named The Harry Schneider Library, named after the father of Dan Schneider, the show's creator.
• Erin Sanders originally auditioned for the part of Nicole but lost it to Alexa Nikolas.
• Season 3 is the longest season with 26 episodes. Every other season aired for 13 episodes each.
• Throughout the show's four-season run, Nicole, Dana, Dustin and James are the only main characters to not end up with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
• According to the PCA Survival Guide, Dana's full name is Dana Ramsey not Dana Cruz.
• Jessica Chaffin (Coco), Jack Salvatore Jr (Mark), Christopher Murray (Dean Rivers) and Brian Tee (Kazu) are the only four recurring characters to appear in all four seasons of the show.
• Austin Butler is the only actor on the show to have played more than one role: Danifer, and James Garrett.
• In the episode "Vince Is Back" when Michael and Logan are in their dorm, before Zoey and Quinn went in, a brief second of the iCarly episode iDon't Want to Fight was heard.
• Contrary to popular belief, Zoey 101 did not end due to Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy : the cast and the producers had decided that the show was showing its age, so they wrapped up filming in August of 2007. It would be a year before the series finale aired (this is a common mistake made by many, as they assume filming ended in 2008). Spears did not announce her pregnancy until October. It should be noted that Spears gave birth to her baby after the final episode aired.
• A predecessor to Zoey 101 is "Moody's Point" a recurring sketch that aired on The Amanda Show. "Moody's Point" parodied "Dawson's Creek," as well as other cheesy teen dramas of the time. Like Zoey 101, the series was serious in terms of the story, but the dialogue was meant to be comical. Dan Schneider attempted to create a full TV show based on this sketch, but was unable to convince Nickelodeon, thus he considers Zoey 101 the successor series. He has noted that if Moody's Point became a TV show it would have been in the same vein as Zoey 101 but with more absurd dialogue and characters.
• 2 actors who would later go on to star in FOX's Glee appeared on Zoey 101: Harry Shum, Jr. played Roy in Trading Places, and Kevin McHale had a recurring role as the nerd Dooley.
• The working title of the series was Totally Zoey, but it was changed due to Dan Schneider finding it too cheesy. The name was a reference to Totally Kyle from The Amanda Show (played by Drake Bell), and would be used again as Totally Terri in the iCarly episode "iTake on Dingo."
• Originally, Dana was to become Logan's girlfriend, but when Kristin Herrera left the series, Quinn took over this role.
• Since iCarly and Victorious established a crossover, along with the fact that iCarly is 'hinted' in Zoey 101, it is apparent that all three shows exist in the same universe.
  • Additionally, Sam & Cat is a spin-off show of both iCarly and Victorious, meaning that it is also set in the same universe as these three shows.
• A notable concept is that iCarly can be a 'prequel' to Zoey 101. In the episode iWas a Pageant Girl, a girl says that her name is Quinn Pensky. In Zoey 101, it is revealed that her character competed in pageants when she was little, meaning that the events of iCarly happened prior to Zoey 101. However, there are several other things that contradict this theory, so it may be impossible as well.
• Miranda Cosgrove's and Jennette McCurdy's roles as Paige Howard and Trisha Kirby are similar to the actresses' respective roles on iCarly. Carly Shay and Paige Howard are both intellectuals and well behaved, while Sam Puckett and Trisha Kirby are both uneducated and obnoxious.
• The protagonist, Zoey Brooks and her room number, 101 are references to the title of the show.
• Victoria Justice's and Daniella Monet's roles as Lola Martinez and Rebecca are similar to their roles on Victorious. Tori Vega and Lola Martinez are both well behaved, while Trina Vega and Rebecca Martin are both sassy and attitudinal.
• Zoey 101 shared some of the same cast of another Nickelodeon comedy/drama, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (the two shows also shared similar concepts):
  • Teo Olivares played Olivary Biallo on Zoey 101 in the episode "School Dance" and played a bully on Ned's Declassified.
  • One of the girls in the Zoey 101 episode "School Dance" is portrayed by Christian Serratos, who played Suzie Crabgrass on Ned's Declassified.
• Mark Del Figgalo was originally only planned to be in one episode, but the producers of the show liked Jack Salvatore Jr.'s performance so much that they decided to make Mark a recurring character.
• Every Zoey 101 season often results in a cast member leaving and being replaced with someone else (i.e. Dana Cruz doesn't return in Season 2, Lola Martinez appears in her place for the rest of the series. Another example is when Chase Matthews is replaced by James Garrett for a majority of Season 4)

External links

• Zoey 101 (series) at the Internet Movie Database
• Zoey 101 at TV.com