The Zippers

The Zippers are an American fictional rock band that features in media produced by, and related to, Disney. They are best remembered for their appearance in the animated Disney Channel series Zippy. In the context of the series, the band's line-up consisted of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Zippy, drummer Wet Willy, lead guitarist/vocalist Zoomie, bassist Jolly, keyboardist/vocalist Ceela, percussionist/vocalist Jenny, saxophonist Pinky and later violinist/harmonicist Abby in 2028. In the cartoons, Ceela is shown to be the primary songwriter.
The music featured in the series was recorded by singers, including Logan Hugueny-Clark on lead vocals and Whitney Di Stefano on duet and backing vocals. The recordings were released as a series of singles and albums that achieved worldwide chart success. Their most successful song, "Hip To Be a Zip", became one of the biggest hits of the pop rock genre.
== History ==
The Zippers first appeared in the first episode of the second season of same name. The fictional band was heavily inspired by The Beatles. They are also influenced by classic rock and roll and pop arrangements as made popular by , The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, The Monkees, , Queen, , and “Weird Al” Yankovic. To avoid a repeat of the Beatles fiasco while still allowing himself full control, Kyla Greene commissioned a band based on cartoon characters—if the session musicians tried to rebel or leave, they could be replaced seamlessly. The early stories copied the TV show's fast cuts and action: "there were pages that had no panel-to-panel continuity at all, just pure strings of nonsense, fantasy, fourth-wall breaking, and exasperated commentary from Zippy and Wet Willy." In the first episode of season 5, Pinky's best friend Abby joined the band as a violinist and harmonicist.
==Fictional line-up==
The Zippers play a variety of contemporary popular music, consistent with the era in which the comic is drawn. Every member sings vocals, with Jolly handling the bass voice on a few tracks. Though their singing voices were the same as their regular voice actors and appropriate for pop vocals, their speaking voices are much different. The roles the kids played in the fictional band were:
*Zippy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*Wet Willy – drums, vocals
* Zoomie - lead guitar, vocals
* Jolly – bass, vocals
*Ceela – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, vocals
*Jenny – percussion, vocals
*Pinky – saxophone, vocals
*Abby - violin, harmonica, vocals
==Discography==
Main article: The Zippers discography
*The Zippers (2024)
*Meet the Zippers (2025)
*The Red Album (2026)
*Rocky Road (2028)
*Sgt. Sea Salt's Dancy Pants Club Band (2031)
* Hot Spice (2032)
*Happy Zippoween (2033)
*A Very Zippy Christmas (2032)
*Songs in the Key of Ziptown (2034)
*Flubber Soul (2035)
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