Zap!

**Zap!** (stylized as ZAP!) is an American-Canadian animated web series created by Adrian Winters.

## Plot

Zap features five 4th grade students who live in Montreal. They attend Luna Elementary School and learn life-skills and ethical morals through their teacher, Ms. Flores. The show also encourages viewers to move along with and dance with the characters in the program.

### Characters

* Ms. Flores - A young woman of Filipino descent. She is the students teacher and serves as the host as the show. She is the protagonist.
* Timothy - Timothy is of Khmer descent, and is 9 years old. Timothy is the smartest one of the bunch and he’s also the most playful of them as well. Timothy has been diagnosed with ADHD which explains his hyperactivity**.** He is the deuteragonist.
* Aaliyah - Aaliyah is of Vincentian descent and is 10 years old. She is very calm spirited and positive. Aaliyah is often the one who solves problems and meditates conflicts whenever they arise. She is the tritagonist.
* Jacob - Jacob is of Dominican descent and is 10 years old. He is Timothy’s best friend and is very creative and thinks out of the box whenever problems arise. He is the tetartagonist.
* Julia - Julia is of Trinidadian descent and is 9 years old. She is very shy and timid. Most times, she can be insecure and apprehensive. But if she has a moment to shine out of her box, she will be sanguine and confident at no cost whatsoever. She is the pentagonist.

### Episode Format

The episode features four main segments that are connected to each other as a plot. They involve Ms. Flores and her students doing an activity that would relate to the episode's topic. After each main segment, a short clip is shown that shows a child dancing around. The child says his or her name, followed by "I like to dance!".

Between the main segments, there is another segment called "The Sunshine Train Line", which features a performance by an artist or a band about the episode's theme. Other small segments include "Joyce's Jazzy Sketches", "Stiizz's Beat of the Day", "Fresh Hobbies", "Story Time", "Super Alien Android Girl" (only used in Season 1), and "Joke of the Day" (introduced in Season 2).

Near the end of each episode, Ms. Flores and her 4th grade students do a mix-like song about what had occurred during the main segments. After it is finished, Ms. Flores thanks the children at home for playing along.

## Segments

* Sunshine Train Line - A musical guest would sing a song about the episode's topic.
* Dancey Dance - A celebrity would teach the cast a new dance.
* Animated Jingles - Each episode has animated music video featuring music by a guest performer and animation by guest artists, designers, and animators. They often happen after the first segment in every episode.
* Story Time - A child (or sometimes an adult) would narrate a story that would match with the episode's topic.
* Super Alien Android Girl - A comic book starring a a comic book segment featuring a helpful brunette-haired superheroine who saves the day, but only solves extremely contrived misunderstandings of uninformed citizens, instead of fighting crime. This segment was mostly used in season 1 and returned for one episode ("Heroes") in season 3.
* Joyce's Jazzy Sketches - Joyce Thursby makes pictures that would come to life.
* Stiizz's Beat of the Day - Stiizz (a beatboxer) would perform a simple beatbox for the kids at home to practice along with him.
* Numbers - A live action or Animated music video similar to the jingles, usually with counting up numbers or back.
	+ Letters - Same thing as numbers but it gives examples of what things start with the particular letter.
* Fresh Talents - A kid or adult would perform their talent.
* Play Pretend with Timothy, in which Timothy encourages viewers to pretend along with him, as he imagines himself as different animals, even an astronaut and a Christmas tree. Only used in season 1.
* Listen with Julia, in which Julia listens to sounds and encourages the viewer to help her identify them. Only used in season 1.
* Color with Jacob, in which the viewer guesses what color Jacob is thinking of by the examples he gives. Only used in season 1.
* Play Games with Aaliyah, in which Aaliyah solves simple puzzles, such as mazes and matching games, and encourages the viewer to help her find the solution. Only used in season 1.
* Dance with Ms. Flores, in which Ms. Flores teaches children doing a random dance.
* Funny Faces, in which Ms. Flores encourages children to make funny faces.
* Look Back at Today - each episode ends with a music video recap of that episode, featuring special effects, and a remix of every song featured in that episode. (Season 2 onward has Ms. Flores remembering the things she and the kids did in that episode before the music video starts.)

### Additional Segments

These segments appear occasionally throughout the series.

* LES Do - Ms. Flores would make crafts sent in by viewers.
* Cafe LES - The students and Ms. Flores would bake recipes sent in by viewers.
* LES Game - The students would play a game sent in by viewers
* LES Zinger - The students would take part in icebreakers sent in by viewers.
* LES Sci - The students and Ms. Flores do science experiments sent in by viewers.
* LES Playhouse - The students does plays sent in by viewers
* LES Chat - The students talks about topics viewers requested.
* What's Up? - Real kids talk about various topics.
* LES Vid - A video of real kids.
* BMail - The kids reads fan mail.

## History

Adrian Winters first created the show back in 2022. The series is currently being written through test scripts and soon-to-be animated pilots.

## Episodes

Main article: Zap/Episode List

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