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Episode 0039

## Summary

Jared shows us how to make interested and exotic Jell-O molds by use orange peels and other fun shapes. In ZOOM Guest with Wendy Beckman explores the secret world of butterflies and explains why these colorful insects bring her so much joy.

## Segments

* ZOOM Zinger - Jump Roping with a Ball
* Café ZOOM - Fun Shape Jell-O
* ZOOM a Cum Laude (edited out in 2002 remastering)
* ZOOM Game - Add Five Lines to Make Nine
* ZOOM Vid - Something About Dexter
* Zmail - Joke, Monster Robot Drawing, Limerick
* ZOOM Guest - Wendy Beckman of Pepperell, Massachusetts
* Poem - What's Out There?
* ZOOM Along - Flying Saucer
* ZOOM Zinger - Cave Person
* Ubbi Dubbi Weather Update: Snow
* ZOOM Sci Report - Waterwheel
* ZOOM Playhouse - One Day
* Stinger - Zoops: Embarrassing Moments

## ZOOMers

* Zoe
* Jared (1985-2006)
* Keiko
* Pablo
* Alisa
* David
* Lynese

## Trivia

* A blooper of Jared making Gelatin Molds is shown on The Making of ZOOM VHS.
* The ending from the Gelatin Molds segment of Café ZOOM plays different music in the 2002 remastering, due to the removal of the ZOOM-a-Cum Laude.
* ZOOM-a-Cum Laude was cut out in the 2002 remastering.
* Today on ZOOM Narration: Zoe V1
* Alisa does the final intro before today on zoom telling ZOOMers to grab 2 paper plates and tape. After this episode no ZOOMers provide an intro before the precaps.

## Quotes

* **Jared**: Today, we’re gonna show you how to mold gelatin in the fun shapes. It was sent to us by Toney H. of Jacksonville, Arkansas. The ingredients you’ll need are oranges, a cup of cold water, a cup of hot water, and gelatin. All right. First, what you do is you take an orange and you cut it in half, and then scoop out the insides so it looks like this. You can save the insides for later to eat. Then, you make your gelatin like it says on the box. You pour it in with a half cup of hot water. And you mix it together so that the little particles dissolve. I’m using blue Jell-O. My mom doesn’t like blue foods. And once all the particles are dissolved, you pour in your cold water and mix a little more. The cold water is in there so that it’ll chill better in the refrigerator. OK. Once you’re done, you take your spoon and pour the juice into the orange. Oh, it tastes good. All right. Once you have that done, you go to the refrigerator and put them in overnight. They look like this when you’re done. Then you slice them into little sections like this like a real orange. You can use all different kinds of fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, or even lemons. But you can’t use an apple because it has a thin skin and it all blah you know. And now I’m gonna do my favorite part.

## Gallery

Fun Shape Jell-OJoke, Monster Robot Drawing, Limerick
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Santa Claus

**Santa Claus**, also known as **Father Christmas**, **Saint Nicholas**, **Saint Nick**, **Kris Kringle**, or simply **Santa**, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, and with the aid of flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air.

Adair C. of Sewickley, Pennsylvania says she'd like to be Santa Claus in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.

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***Santa Claus***
...Baby One More Time

"**...Baby One More Time**" is the debut single by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album of the same title. It was written by Max Martin and produced by Martin and Rami. Released on September 29, 1998, by Jive Records, the song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in at least 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it earned triple-platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry and was the country's best-selling single of 1999.

A boy sings the song during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0192.
Roald Dahl

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Roald Dahl Wiki.*

**Roald Dahl** (1916 - 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century." Dahl was born in Wales to affluent Norwegian immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England. He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

## References

* During the "Things I Love" ZOOMGame in Episode 0109, it is revealed that Eric's favorite book is *James and the Giant Peach*.

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***Roald Dahl***
Batman

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Batman Wiki.*

**Batman** is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book Detective Comics on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City.

## References

* In the WhatZup segment in Episode 0157, Michael O. of Springfield explains that he'd like to be Batman because he always saves people.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Batman***
Episode 0059

## Summary

In this episode of ZOOM, Kenny learn how to make apple crisp. And meet ZOOM Guest with Andrew is from Minneapolis, Minnesota who builds planes. Later, two ZOOMers are challenged to lie on their stomach with a softball between their heads. The challenge is to stand up while keep the ball between their head without use their hands.

## Segments

* ZOOM Zinger - Standing Up with a Ball Between Your Heads
* What Zup - Who's in History Would You Be?
* Café ZOOM - Apple Crisp
* Ubbi Dubbi Artist
* ZOOM Guest - Andrew E. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Joke
* ZOOM Sci - Pen Cap Submarine
* Zmail - Poem, Riddle, Famous in History, Frisbees
* Joke
* ZOOM Zinger - Write the Number Six While Moving Your Foot
* ZOOM-a-Cum Laude
* Joke
* ZOOM Sci - ZOOM-ongous Backpack Challenge III
* ZOOM Game - The Everything a Should Know How to Do Race
* Stinger - Zoops: Embarrassing Moments

## ZOOMers

* Ray
* Caroline
* Claudio
* Alisa
* Jessie
* Kenny
* Zoe
Home on the Range

"**Home on the Range**" is a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West.

The song was performed by Caroline Botelho, Aline Ramirez Barta, Kortney Sumner, and Elena Shieh with Mike Hansen on harmonica in Ubbi Dubbi in a skit that was a part of Episode 0142 of *ZOOM*.
Episode 0129

## Summary

The ZOOMers hit the high seas in the game of Ship, Shore, Deck. Aline makes Banana Munchies on Café ZOOM. In ZOOM Sci was Sock Seeds, with Estuardo and Rachel grow plants from the old socks. In ZOOM Guest with Tommy Olen shows tour in Florida everglades. And the ZOOMers compete in the Items Relay.

## Segments

* ZOOM Game - Ship, Shore, Deck
* Café ZOOM - Banana Munchies
* Poem - When Elephants Crawl in Bed with You
* ZOOM Sci - Sock Seeds
* What Zup - Who Would You Talk to the Past?
* ZOOM Reviews Books - Bud, Not Buddy
* Great Moments in Ubbi Dubbi History
* ZOOM Guest - Tommy Olen of Copeland, Florida
* Fannee Doolee
* Zmail - Junk Aliens, Fannee Doolee Fan Art, 10 Things That Start with Z
* ZOOM Into Action
* ZOOM Game - Items Relay
* Stinger - Captain, O Captain ZOOM Vid Ad

## ZOOMers

* Aline
* Garrett
* Rachel
* Matt
* Estuardo
* Kaleigh
* Caroline

## Quotes

* **Caroline**: (In English) Hi. And welcome to Great Moments in Ubbi Dubbi History. You all know Thomas Edison. His famous invention was the lightbulb. But do you know his brother Eddie? Eddie Edison claimed that the lightbulb was his invention. Let’s relive that moment in Ubbi Dubbi history when Eddie Edison almost discovered the lightbulb.
* **Matt**: (In Ubbi Dubbi) Finally! I’m finished! (phone ringing) Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?
* **Caroline**: (In English) Please join us next time for another performance of Great Moments in Ubbi Dubbi History.
Britney Spears

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Britney Spears Wiki.*

**Britney Jean Spears** (born 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop," she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists.

Amanda B. of Enfield, Connecticut says she'd like to meet Spears during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0149. Additionally, Kaleigh Cronin notes she impersonates Spears in Ubbi Dubbi when not taping *ZOOM* in her homepage on the show's section of PBSKids.org.

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Goosebumps

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Goosebumps Wiki.*

***Goosebumps*** is a series of horror novels written by American author R. L. Stine. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in frightening circumstances, often involving the supernatural, the paranormal, or the occult.

## References

* In Episode 0035, the ZOOMers play Charades for a ZOOMGame and Pablo is *Goosebumps*.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Goosebumps***
John F. Kennedy

**John Fitzgerald Kennedy** (1977 - 1963), often referred to by his initials **JFK** and by the nickname **Jack**, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president and the youngest president at the end of his tenure. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba.

Aimee M. of Stone Mountain, Georgia says she'd like to be Kennedy in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***John F. Kennedy***
George Washington

**George Washington** (1732 - 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, politician and statesman who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

## References

* During Nick's ZOOM In On segment, seen in Episode 0183, he mentions that his house was built in the 1700s, even before Washington was president.

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***George Washington***
Kate Taylor

**Kate Taylor** has served as the executive producer of *ZOOM* since the days of the original show. Outside of *ZOOM*, Taylor has worked on *Arthur*, *Peep and the Big Wide World*, and *Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?* (all co-produced by WGBH) and created *FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman* and *Plum Landing*.
Flight of the Bumblebee

"**Flight of the Bumblebee**" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. Its composition is intended to musically evoke the seemingly chaotic and rapidly changing flying pattern of a bumblebee. Despite the piece's being a rather incidental part of the opera, it is today one of the more familiar classical works because of its frequent use in popular culture.

The song is heard in Episode 0183 when Taylor and Emily take the other ZOOMers' fingerprints.
Hot in Herre

"**Hot in Herre**" is a song by American rapper Nelly, released as the lead single from his second studio album Nellyville (2002). It was released on May 7, 2002, by Universal Records. It was written by Nelly, Charles Brown, and the producers the Neptunes. It features additional vocals by former labelmate Dani Stevenson and incorporates Chuck Brown's 1979 single "Bustin' Loose."

A boy sings the song during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0192.
Fun Outside

**Fun Outside** is a collection of usually outdoor-themed games, crafts, recipes, visits with kids, jokes, and more from the first two seasons of *ZOOM*, ending with the ZOOMers' filming schedule and a section devoted to the Season 1 cast. The book was written by Amy E. Sklansky.

## See also

* Fun with Friends
* ZOOMZingers
* ZOOMDos You Can Do
Goldburger to Go

**Goldburger to Go** was an online game on the PBSKids.org *ZOOM* section.

## Objective

The player could finish a Rube Goldberg machine the ZOOMers made that could serve lunch to them and their crew.

*"The ZOOMers were challenged to design a machine that serves lunch to the ZOOM cast and crew. They've called it the Goldburger To Go, and they need your help to finish it."*
Fannee Doolee

**Fannee Doolee** was a *ZOOM* word game that had been used since the 70s iteration. This word game was about a lady who liked words with two vowels but disliked words with just one (ex. sweets but not candy). The show would have a recurring song involving a few viewer-submitted riddles recited by the ZOOMers.

## Notes

* The *ZOOM* section of PBSKids.org has had a Fannee Doolee section.
* Season 7 has had a few plays involving Fannee and her sister Nancy, who disliked words with two vowels.
P!nk

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Pink Wiki.*

**Alecia Beth Moore Hart** (née Moore; born September 8, 1979), known professionally as **Pink** (stylized as **P!nk**), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. During her teens, Pink was a member of the girl group Choice. Her first solo studio album, Can't Take Me Home (2000), was certified double-platinum in the United States. The R&B-influenced album spawned two Billboard Hot 100 top-ten songs: "There You Go" and "Most Girls". Pink gained further recognition with the collaborative single "Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, which topped many charts worldwide. Pink refocused her sound to pop rock with her second studio album, Missundaztood (2001). The album sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and yielded the international hit songs "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", and "Just Like a Pill."

Corrine L. of Danbury, Connecticut says she'd like to meet P!nk during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0149.

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***Pink (singer)***
Season 4 (2002)

*ZOOM'*s fourth season premiered on January 25th, 2002.

## Episodes

*Episodes 0122 - 0141 (20 episodes)*

1. Episode 0122 - Fourth season premiere
2. Episode 0123
3. Episode 0124
4. Episode 0125
5. Episode 0126
6. Episode 0127
7. Episode 0128 - Domes
8. Episode 0129
9. Episode 0130
10. Episode 0131
11. Episode 0132
12. Episode 0133
13. Episode 0134
14. Episode 0135
15. Episode 0136
16. Episode 0137
17. Episode 0138
18. Episode 0139
19. Episode 0140
20. Episode 0141 - Fourth season finale

## ZOOMers

* Estuardo Alvizures
* Aline Ramirez Barta
* Caroline Botelho
* Kaleigh Cronin
* Garrett DiBona
* Rachel Redd
* Matt Runyon

## Credits

* Producer: Jim Johnston
* Content producer: Marcy Guthner
* Managing producer: Kathleen Shugrue
* Segment producer: Paul Serafini
* Associate producers: Marcy Gardner, Ami Burns
* Senior editors: Arnie Harchik, Julie Kahn
* Drama coach: Mara Sidmore
* Science and Math content manager: Christopher Whitbeck
* Office manager: Arelista Kazakos
* Art direction: Elles Gianocostas, Robert Schleinig
* Production design: PDG, James Fenhagen, Erik Ulfers, Production Design Group, John Murphy Jr.
* Costume designer: Deborah Newhall
* Choreographer: Wyatt "Mo'Gee" Jackson
* Lighting director: Chuck Eldridge
* Assistant director: Catherine Anderson
* Technical director: Dean Raymond
* Floor director: Peter Villa
* Camera operators: Mark C. Helton, Michael Mulvey, Howard G. Powell Jr.
* Audio: Christopher Allan
* Video: David Elinoff
* VTR: Tom Pugh
* Assistant lighting director: Wayne Simpson
* Grip: Karine Albano
* Audio 2: Jeffrey Briggette
* Wardrobe: Parrish Kennington
* Make-up: Nicole Rodrigues
* Hair: Jill Robitaille
* Scenics: Coburn Bennett, Benjamin W. Mayerson
* Designer: Peter Lyons
* Prop assistants: Juliet Carter, Brendan Keefe
* Original Music: Manic Moose
* Post audio mix: Dan Lesiw
* Segment editors: John P. O'Brien II, Christine Siegel
* Assistant editor: Ian Wedegartner
* Production secretary: Shannon Walsh
* Script coordinator: Jenna Goodearl
* Script production assistants: Marsha Elliott, Amy Grill
* Production assistant: Kristin Massimiano
* Mail coordinator: Eric Handler
* Mail screener: Betsy Gartrell
* Budget development: Mimi Curran
* Casting: Tighe & Doyle
* Cast coordinators: Eric Handler, Arelista Kazakos
* Animation: Alisa Placas, Bruce Walker, FableVision Studios
* Film camera: Stephen McCarthy
* ZOOM Web Site: The WGBH Interactive Kids Web Team
* Educational Programming & Outreach: Karen Barss, Susan Buckey, Rhonda Gray, Jenny Lisle, Thea Sahr, Erica Thrall
* Food stylist: Brett Frechette
* Researcher: Amy Podolsky
* Nurse: Kate Bell
* Promotion: Amy Zall, Susan Barrett, Rob Hulsman, Amee McNaughton
* Station relations: Caroline Santangelo, Matthew Midura
* Legal: Barbara Cecchini, Jay Fialkov, Janice Flood, Nike Okediji, Annie Gregory
* Science content director: Robert V. Lange, Ph.D.
* Math content director: Andree Rubin, M.S.
* ZOOMGuest producer: Simon Griffith
* Director: Bob Comiskey
* Executive producer: Kate Taylor

## Notes

* This is the first season with twenty episodes instead of forty.
Oprah Winfrey

**Oprah Gail Winfrey** (born 1954), also known mononymously as **Oprah**, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only black billionaire.

Zembia G. of Orlando, Florida says she'd like to be Winfrey in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

**Joseph Had a Little Overcoat** is a 1999 children’s picture book by Simms Taback that won the 2000 Caldecott Medal. The book is a re-illustrated version of a book of the same name by Taback that was published in 1977. The protagonist is Joseph, a Jewish farmer, who has a little striped overcoat. When it grows old, Joseph makes it into a little jacket and so on until he makes it into a button. Ultimately, Joseph loses the button, but is prompted to write a book based on his experiences.

Kaleigh reviews the book as part of ZOOMReviews Books in Episode 0127.
Nomar Garciaparra

**Anthony Nomar Garciaparra** (born 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, third base and first base for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.

Doug M. of Boylston, Massachusetts says he'd like to meet Garciaparra in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0149.

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PBS

**PBS** (the **Public Broadcasting Service**) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network founded by Hartford N. Gunn Jr. in 1970. PBS Kids is a brand that supports most of PBS' children's programming.

*ZOOM*, produced by Boston, Massachusetts's PBS station WGBH, was a part of PBS since the days of the original show, which premiered in 1972. The revival premiered on January 4th, 1999, and continued to air on PBS stations until 2007. When the PBS Kids GO! block launched in 2004, *ZOOM* was advertised as airing on it.

## History

PBS was originally NET (National Educational Television), which launched in 1952 and was rebranded in October 1970. Some of PBS' earliest children's shows included *Sesame Street* and *Mister Rogers' Neighborhood*. PTV Park, a block featuring these types of shows, launched in 1993, and was rebranded to PBS Kids, which launched with a 24-hour channel, on September 6th, 1999. The 24-hour channel shut down in 2005 in favor of the PBS Kids Sprout preschool network, but was revived in 2017.

## Website

*Main article: PBSKids.org*

PBS' website is PBS.org, while the PBS website is PBSKids.org. The latter, originally the former until 2000, had a *ZOOM* show page from 1998 to 2018.
Pre-1998

## 1984

* Keiko Mathewson is born, June 11.
* Kenny Yates is born, October 29.

## 1985

* Pablo Velez Jr. is born, June 13.
* Alisa Besher is born, October 3.
* Lynese Browder is born, November 14.

## 1987

* Jessica Ogungbadero is born, January 14.
* Eric Rollins is born, March 5.
* Claudio Jimenez is born, May 30.
* Garrett DiBona is born, December 20.

## 1988

* Estuardo Alvizures is born, March 11.
* Rachel Redd is born, May 30.
* David Toropov is born, December 14.

## 1989

* Frances Dormond is born, March 26.
* Kaleigh Cronin is born, April 12.
* Matt Runyon is born, May 18.
* Kevin Barrette is born, July 17.
* Caroline Botelho is born, November 22

## 1990

* Francesco Tena is born, August 26.
* Mike Hansen and Cara Anderoli are born, September 7.
* Kortney Sumner is born, September 12.

## 1991

* Noreen Raja is born, September 3.
* Aline Ramirez Barta is born, October 5.

## 1992

* Taylor Garron is born, May 21.
* Maya Morales is born, July 13.

## 1994

* Elena Shieh is born, February 5.
* Nick Henry is born, August 18.
* Emily Marshall is born, October 18.
Episode 0126

## Summary

The ZOOMers for a fast paced game of Buddy Tag. In Café ZOOM, Garrett makes the scrumdiddlyumpsious called Vegetable Parfait. Aline and Matt use cabbage juice to find out if a liquid is an acid or a base. Later, Estuardo and Caroline demonstrate how to make dull pennies shine use lemon juice.

## Segments

* ZOOM Game - Buddy Tag
* Joke
* Café ZOOM - Vegetable Parfait
* What Zup - Favorite School Lunch
* ZOOM Sci - Cabbage Juice Indicator
* ZOOM Guest - Alex S. of Waltham, Massachusetts
* Joke
* ZOOM Into Action
* ZOOM Vid - Guineassic Park
* ZOOM Sci - Polishing Pennies
* Joke
* ZOOM Playhouse - The Genie, Part 2
* Stinger - Café ZOOM Web Ad

## ZOOMers

* Aline
* Garrett
* Rachel
* Matt
* Estuardo
* Kaleigh
* Caroline

## Trivia

* During Café ZOOM, the word was first mentioned by Chats from Hi-5 Series 1, Bodies Growing.
Romeo Miller

**Percy Romeo Miller** (born 1989), also known by his stage name **Romeo**, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with No Limit Records, then owned by his father, Master P. He soon released his debut single "My Baby" in 2001 which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Miller appeared in the ZOOMGuest segment on Episode 0157, being interviewed by Time for Kids reporter Diane R.
Rosa Parks

**Rosa Louise McCauley Parks** (1913 - 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". Parks became an NAACP activist in 1943, participating in several high-profile civil rights campaigns. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James F.

Maria A. of Alexandria, Virginia says she'd like to be Parks during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.

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***Rosa Parks***
Noodle

**Noodle** was an online game on the PBSKids.org *ZOOM* section.

## Objective

Noodle was q quiz game about various topics. Players would be given questions about a certain topic and choose the correct answer.

*"Keep your noodle nimble with this brain trivia game!"*
## ZOOMers

* Garrett DiBona
* Kaleigh Cronin
* Matt Runyon
* David Toropov
Kitchen Chemistry

**Kitchen Chemistry** was an online game available on the PBSKids.org *ZOOM* page.

## Objective

Players could learn about chemistry via virtual and reality kitchens.

*"Get cookin' with Chemistry!"*
## ZOOMers

* Aline Ramirez Barta
* Caroline Botelho
* Estuardo Alvizures
* Garrett DiBona
* Kaleigh Cronin
* Matt Runyon
* Rachel Redd
* Hooded ZOOMer
Jonathan Meath

**Jonathan G. Meath** (born September 16, 1955) has produced the first two seasons of *ZOOM*. Outside of *ZOOM*, Meath produced *The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss* and served as the senior producer of WGBH's *Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?*, co-founded the production company Andanzura, and has had a dual career as a professional Santa Claus.
Maniac Magee

**Maniac Magee** is a novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and published in 1990. Exploring themes of racism and inequality, it follows the story of an orphan boy looking for a home in the fictional town of Two Mills. Two Mills is harshly segregated between the East and West, blacks and whites. He becomes a local legend for feats of athleticism and helpfulness, and his ignorance of sharp racial boundaries in the town.

Garrett reads Natalie R. of Katy, Texas' review of the book as part of ZOOMReviews Books in Episode 0148.
Michael Jordan

**Michael Jeffrey Jordan** (born 1963), also known by his initials **MJ**, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon.

Jeryale S. of Orlando, Florida says he'd like to be Jordan in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Michael Jordan***
Kenny Anderson

**Kenneth Anderson** (born 1970), known as **Kenny Anderson**, is an American former professional basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association.

Anderson appeared in the ZOOM Into Action segment in Episode 0121, reading Dr. Seuss books with Frances, Kenny, and Chris Carr.
Saturday Night Live

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Saturday Night Live Wiki.*

***Saturday Night Live*** is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock, premiering on October 11, 1975.

*ZOOM* was parodied on the show in 2014 as "Zap," a fake Nickelodeon show from the 90s.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Saturday Night Live***
Lean Back

"**Lean Back**" is a song by American hip hop group Terror Squad. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, True Story, on June 1, 2004. An uptempo hip hop song built for the club environment, it contains vocal performances from group members Fat Joe and Remy Ma and production from Scott Storch. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on August 21, 2004, and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for seven weeks. Worldwide, the song reached the top 20 in several other countries, including Denmark, where it peaked at number five.

A boy sings the song during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0192.
Lance Bass

**James Lance Bass** (born 1979) is an American singer, dancer, actor, podcaster, film and television producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. NSYNC's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the 2001 film On the Line, which his company, Bacon & Eggs, also produced.

Emily G. of Enfield, Georgia says she'd like to meet Bass in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0149.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Lance Bass***
My Girl

"**My Girl**" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, it became the Temptations' first U.S. number 1 single, and is currently their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing "My Girl" was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was included on the Temptations 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."

A girl sings the song during the WhatZup segment in Episode 0192.
Wishbone

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Wishbone Wiki.*

***Wishbone*** is an American live-action children's television series which aired from 1995 to 1997 originally broadcast on PBS. It is about a Jack Russell Terrier dog named Wishbone who daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature.

## References

* In Episode 0035, the ZOOMers play Charades for a ZOOMGame and Jared is Wishbone.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Wishbone***
ZOOM pilot

In December 1995, WGBH released a pilot episode for a *ZOOM* revival to see if the show would connect well with children at the time. It featured seven ZOOMers - Enid, Marcus, Hayley Denker, Esther Mira, Daniel, Georgina, and Chad Nelson.

The episode featured ZOOMZinger, Zoops, ZOOMGames, ZOOMDo, CafeZOOM, ZTV, a pet survey, ZOOMRap, ZMail, and a poem, and new segments ZOOMSci and WhatZup were added.
The Alphabet Song

"**The Alphabet Song**" is a traditional song used to teach children the alphabet. Sung to the tune of Mozart's "Ah Vous Dirai-Je Maman," it recites the names of all letters of the alphabet of a given language in order.

The song was performed by the ZOOMers in Ubbi Dubbi in Episode 0057 with Jessie conducting.
To Kill a Mockingbird

***To Kill a Mockingbird*** is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in June 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American literature; a year after its release, it won the Pulitzer Prize.

## References

* During the "Things I Love" ZOOMGame in Episode 0109, it is revealed that Rachel's favorite book is *To Kill a Mockingbird*.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***To Kill a Mockingbird***
Harry Potter

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Harry Potter Wiki.*

***Harry Potter*** is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles.

## References

* During the "Things I Love" ZOOMGame in Episode 0109, it is revealed that Kenny and Frances' favorite book is *Harry Potter*.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Harry Potter***
Wonder Woman

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Wonder Woman Wiki.*

**Wonder Woman** is an iconic superhero from the DC Comics universe who first appeared in October of 1941. She was created by husband and wife team William "Charles" Moulton Marston (a psychologist who developed the "lie detector") and Elizabeth "Sadie" Holloway Marston (psychologist, lawyer). Diana, Princess of Paradise Island, has appeared in comic book stories consistently since her debut, but her most popular venture into pop culture is the 1970s television series starring Lynda Carter.

## References

* In the WhatZup segment in Episode 0157, Chantelle D. of Shelburne Falls explains that she'd like to be Wonder Woman because she can do anything that she can't do when she's herself.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Wonder Woman***
The Wizard of OZ

***The Wizard of OZ*** refers to a series of books written by American author L. Frank Baum, the first of which, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was published in 1900 and adapted into a very famous movie in 1939.

## References

* In Episode 0035, the ZOOMers play Charades for a ZOOMGame and Zoe is *The Wizard of OZ*.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***The Wizard of OZ***
ZOOM Theme

The "**ZOOM Theme**" has always been the show's intro song. The song has a roll call introducing the ZOOMers (who introduced themselves until Season 5) and a verse about sending in your ideas to the show. In Season 2, the lyrics "you call the tune" and "we're starting soon" were added.

In the show's seventh and final season, the song was given a 2000s pop music-style update while retaining the same lyrics.
Holes

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Holes Wiki.*

***Holes*** is a 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft. The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected Stanley's life in the present. These interconnecting stories touch on themes such as labor, boyhood and masculinity, friendship, meaning of names, illiteracy, and elements of fairy tales.

## References

* During the "Things I Love" ZOOMGame in Episode 0109, it is revealed that Buzz's favorite book is *Holes*.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Holes***
Frances Dormond

**Frances Dormond** (born March 26th, 1989) has been a ZOOMer in the third season of *ZOOM*. Outside of *ZOOM*, Dormond has had roles in *Florida Water*, *Angelino Heights*, *The Last Ship*, *#GradGirls*, *Irreparable*, and *Wise Gals*.

## Notes

* Frances is the only Season 3 ZOOMer not to appear in America's Kids Remember.
Party with ZOOM

***Party with ZOOM*** is a 1999 *ZOOM* direct-to-video special. In the video, the ZOOMers demonstrate crafts, recipes, and games to do at a party.

## Segments

* ZOOMDo - Pop-Up Card
* CafeZOOM - No Baked Cookies
* ZOOMGame - Charades
* ZOOM Game - Mime Rhyme
* ZOOMGuest - David Kowal
* ZOOM Game - Coin
* Mr. Jones & Mr. Bones
* ZOOM Game - Popcorn
* ZOOM Game - Penny Baseball
* ZOOM Do - Ball in Cup
* ZOOM Game - Clap Clap
* Café ZOOM - Cranberry Sherbet
* ZOOMZinger - Backward Spelling Bee Spelling Words
* Fannee Doolee
* Fannee Doolee - Words
* ZOOMZinger - Pass Me By
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

"**Twinkle Twinkle Little Star**" is an English nursery rhyme adapted from the poem "The Star," by Jane Taylor. When later set to music, the song's melody was based on Mozart's "Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman," which was also the basis for "The Alphabet Song" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep."

The song was performed by the ZOOMers in Ubbi Dubbi in Episode 0105. The song was also performed by ventriloquist Ray and sidekick Kenny in Episode 0069.
Theodor Geisel

**Theodor Seuss Geisel** (1904 - 1991) was an American children's author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name **Dr. Seuss**. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. Geisel adopted the name "Dr. Seuss" as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College and as a graduate student at Lincoln College, Oxford.

Kenny and Frances read Geisel's books "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go" with Kenny Anderson and Chris Carr in the ZOOM Into Action segment in Episode 0121.
Usher

**Usher Raymond IV** (born 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is widely recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. Raymond first released his self-titled debut album in 1994 at the age of sixteen, and rose to fame in the late 1990s following the release of his second album My Way. It spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow", and saw similar success with its follow-ups "You Make Me Wanna..." and the title track.

De'Room H. of Charlotte, North Carolina says he'd like to be Usher in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0189.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Usher***
Tuesday

***Tuesday***, written and illustrated by David Wiesner, is a 1991 wordless picture book published by Clarion Books. Tuesday received the 1992 Caldecott Medal for illustrations and was Wiesner's first of three Caldecott Medals that he has won during his career. Wiesner subsequently won the Caldecott Medal in 2002 for The Three Pigs, and the 2007 medal for Flotsam.

Rachel reviews the book as part of ZOOMReviews Books in Episode 0122.
ZOOMer Flip

**ZOOMer Flip** was an online game on the PBSKids.org *ZOOM* section.

## Objective

A flash-required matching game, players were challenged to flip two pictures of a certain ZOOMer and see if they were correct.

*"Concentrate and flip some ZOOMers!"*
## ZOOMers

* Frances Dormond
* Zoe Costello
* Francesco Tena
* Eric Rollins
* Elena Shieh
* Kaleigh Cronin
* Claudio Jimenez
* Emily Marshall
* Lynese Browder
* Mike Hansen
* Aline Ramirez Barta
* Taylor Garron
* Estuardo Alvizures
* Nick Henry
* Kevin Barrette
* Noreen Raja
* Pablo Velez Jr.
* Jared Nathan
* Alisa Besher
* Maya Morales
* Keiko Mathewson
* Garrett DiBona
* Kenny Yates
* Cara Anderoli
* Rachel Redd
* Caroline Botelho
ZOOMVid

**ZOOMVid** was a *ZOOM* segment involving viewer-submitted videotapes. The segment was utilized in the first five seasons, but was then replaced by ZOOM In On.

## Notes

* On the original show, ZOOMVid was called ZOOMVideo, and in the ZOOM pilot, it was callexd ZTV, presumably a reference to the television network MTV.
This Old House

***This Old House*** is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a website. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series was created by WGBH, who produced it from 1979 to 2001, airing on PBS, and follows remodeling projects of houses over a series of weekly episodes.

## References

* The series was parodied in Episode 0196 as "This Old Place," hosted by Kyle as Abe Norman (a parody of Norm Abrams).

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***This Old House***
Mahatma Gandhi

**Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi** was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is now used throughout the world.

Aiden H. of Pelham, Massachusetts say he'd like to meet Gandhi in the WhatZup segment in Episode 0149.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
***Mahatma Gandhi***
The Making of ZOOM

***The Making of ZOOM*** aired as the fourty-first and final episode of *ZOOM'*s first season on January 3rd, 2000, and was released on VHS around the same time.

Hosted by Jared Nathan and Zoe Costello, the one-hour special takes viewers behind-the-scenes of *ZOOM* through the ZOOMers' auditions, bloopers, life off set, and more.
Spider-Man

**Spider-Man** is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He has been featured in comic books, television shows, films, video games, novels, and plays. Spider-Man's secret identity is Peter Benjamin Parker.

## References

* In the WhatZup segment in Episode 0157, Tyler W. of Shelburne explains that he'd like to be Spider-Man so he can spin on webs.
ZOOMer 101

**ZOOMer 101** was an online game on the *ZOOM* section of PBSKids.org.

## Objective

Players were given a question about one of the ZOOMers and pick one of three ZOOMers whom they thought was the correct answer.

*"Test your ZOOMer knowledge."*
### Questions and Answers

* If they could find a cure for one disease, who would find a cure for cancer because they know people who have it?
* If they worked on *ZOOM*, who'd most like to be Assistant Director?
* Who is online about three times per week?
* Who says they think their hair looks like a lion mane?
* Who says a fave thing to do with friends is go shopping at the mall or downtown?
* Who thinks the animal he resembles most is a tiger?
* ZOOMquote! "Just because you get older doesn't mean you have to stop having fun!" Who said it?
* Movie picks! Whose favorite movie is the Truman Show?
* If she could change one thing about the world, who would want people to be nicer to each other?
* Whose mom makes a 'mean apple pie'?
* Who would most like to live in Maine or Scotland?
* Who likes to watch sunsets?

## Notes

* ZOOMalum, a page about retired ZOOMers that was on the show's website until 2004, had a similar quiz game.
* The game was similar to FETCHer 101 on the *FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman* website.
	+ It was also similar to WhoZat ZOOMer, an online game about the 70s ZOOMers, except said game asked players questions about the ZOOMers' names.
* Ray Filmore is seen with the ZOOMer 101 stoplight in his coloring page.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game

"**Take Me Out to the Ball Game**" is a Tin Pan Alley song which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball. The song's chorus is traditionally sung as part of the seventh-inning stretch of a baseball game. Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words "home team" are replaced with the team name.

The song was performed by Garrett DiBona, Kaleigh Cronin, and Rachel Redd in Ubbi Dubbi in a skit that aired as part of Episode 0130 of *ZOOM*.
ZOOMZones

**ZOOMZones** were interactive exhibits in select children's museums that allowed kids to try out activities from *ZOOM*.

## Venues

* The Museum of Discovery, Little Rock, Arkansas
* Tucson Children's Museum, Tucson, Arizona
* Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose, California
* Science Center of Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut
* Highlands Museum and Discovery Center, Ashland, Kentucky
* T.R.E.E. House, Alexandria, Louisiana
* Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana
* The Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
* The Children's Museum in Easton, North Easton, Massachusetts
* Wilmington Children's Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina
* National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
* Las Cruces Museum of National History, Las Cruces, New Mexico
* Long Island Science Center, Riverhead, New York
* Working Wonders Children's Museum, Bend, Oregon
* Providence Children's Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
* Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
* Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas
* The Children's Museum of Houston, Houston, Texas
* San Antonio Children's Museum, San Antonio, Texas
* Danville Science Museum, Danville, Virginia
* The Imagine Children's Museum, Everett, Washington
* Fox Cities Children's Museum, Appleton, Wisconsin
* Wyoming Science Adventure Center, Casper, Wyoming
ZOOM segments shot on location

*ZOOM* has had several outdoor segments alongside the mainly studio-bound ones, usually in its last two seasons.

## Segments

On the Alabama, Kyle and Taylor recite a poem about the sun
Episode 0189Noreen visits a reservoir
Episode 0191Shing-Ying and Girl Scout Troop 2628 test out trash grabbers
Episode 0192
## Episodes

Episode 0182
The ZOOMers go to tall ship Alabama.How We Became ZOOMers
The ZOOMers meet one another at CampZOOM.
## Recurring segments

ZOOM Theme
(2001 - 2005)ZOOM Out/ZOOM In On
(2004 - 2005)First Lego League Competition
(2004)Fannee Doolee
(2005)
## Specials

America's Kids Respond
(2001)America's Kids Remember
(2002)
ZOOMerpedia

**Welcome to ZOOMerpedia!**

Hubi frubiends! Welcome to ZOOMerpedia, the one and only wiki all about ZOOM, the hit PBS Kids series that aired from 1999 to 2005.

**What is ZOOM?** *ZOOM* was a television series aimed at 6 to 11 year olds, encouraging them to submit their ideas for things like games and crafts through letters or emails (using the zip code Box 350, Boston Mass, 02134) and see them on TV. The show, produced by WGBH, Boston's PBS affiliate, premiered on January 4th, 1999 and was based on the 70s program of the same name.

## Meet the ZOOMers

Taylor GarronNick HenryKyle LarrowEmily MarshallNoreen RajaElena ShiehFrancesco Tena
For more ZOOMers, see here.

## Segments

ZOOMSciCafeZOOMZOOMDoZOOMPlayhouseZOOMGameZOOMZingerZOOMGuest
For more segments, see here.

## Seasons

Season 1 (1999)Season 2 (2000)Season 3 (2001)Season 4 (2002)Season 5 (2003)Season 6 (2004)Season 7 (2005)
SpongeBob SquarePants

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Encyclopedia SpongeBobia.*

***SpongeBob SquarePants*** is an American animated television series created by the late marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg that premiered on Nickelodeon as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It chronicles the adventures of the title character and his aquatic friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series received worldwide critical acclaim, and has gained popularity by its second season. As of 2019, the series is the fifth-longest-running American animated series. Its popularity made it a media franchise, the highest rated Nickelodeon series, and the most profitable property for Paramount Consumer Products. By 2019, it had generated over $13 billion in merchandising revenue.

## References

* Nick has a plush likeness of the titular character in his room, seen in his ZOOM In On segment in Episode 0183.

Wikipedia has an article related to:
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ZOOMers

The **ZOOMers** are a group of seven real children (four girls and three boys) usually between the ages of eight and fourteen who host *ZOOM*.

Aline Ramirez Barta
Seasons 4 & 5Alisa Besher
Seasons 1 & 2Kevin Barrette
Season 3Cara Anderoli
Season 6Caroline Botelho
Seasons 2 - 5Claudio Jimenez
Season 2David Toropov
Season 1Emily Marshall
Season 7Eric Rollins
Season 3Estuardo Alvizures
Seasons 4 & 5Frances Dormond
Season 3Francesco Tena
Seasons 6 & 7Garrett DiBona
Seasons 4 & 5Jared Nathan
Season 1Jessica Ogungbadero
Season 2Kaleigh Cronin
Seasons 3 & 4Keiko Mathewson
Season 1Kenny Yates
Seasons 2 & 3Kortney Sumner
Seasons 5 & 6Kyle Larrow
Seasons 6 & 7Lynese Browder
Season 1Matt Runyon
Season 4Maya Morales
Season 6Mike Hansen
Seasons 5 & 6Nick Henry
Season 7Noreen Raja
Season 7Pablo Velez Jr.
Season 1Rachel Redd
Seasons 3 & 4Ray Filmore
Season 2Elena Shieh
Seasons 5 - 7Taylor Garron
Season 7Zoe Costello
## Seasons 1 & 2See also

* ZOOMers in other roles
* ZOOM cast photos
Ubbi Dubbi

**Ubbi Dubbi** is ZOOM's secret language. To speak Ubbi Dubbi, you simply put "ub" before a vowel in a certain word if there is one (for example: "Hi friends" becomes "Hubi frubiends"). The language was first used on the 70s show.

## Notes

* *ZOOM* has done several plays, skits, and songs in Ubbi Dubbi.
* The *ZOOM* section of PBSKids.org had a game in which you could translate words and phrases into Ubbi Dubbi.
* Ubbi Dubbi is still used in passings as well as shows like *The Big Bang Theory*.
* Children in Spain (and other countries) speak Jeringonza, a language similar to Ubbi Dubbi.
Winnie the Pooh

**Winnie the Pooh** is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie the Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is based on a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods department store.

The character is mentioned in Ubbi Dubbi in the ZOOMVid segment in Episode 0046.

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***Winnie the Pooh***