The ZhuZhus

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***The ZhuZhus*** (originally titled ***Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets***) is a Canadian/American animated TV series developed by **Hugh Duffy**. The series is based on the 2017 rebrand of the American toy franchise ***ZhuZhu Pets***.

The series aired on **Disney Channel** in the **United States** on September 12, 2016.

## Plot

*The ZhuZhus* is about 8-year-old **Frankie**, who lives in **Anytown** with her parents who run a plumbing home business called **Pamplemouse Plumbing**, and four talking hamsters called **the ZhuZhus**; **Pipsqueak**, **Mr. Squiggles**, **Num Nums**, and **Chunk**.

### Main

* **Jenna Warren** as **Frankie Pamplemousse**
* **Tajja Isen** as **Pipsqueak**
* **Richard Binsley** as **Mr. Squiggles**
* **Stephany Seki** as **Num Nums**
* **Robert Tinkler** as **Chunk**
* **Stacey DePass** as **Ellen Pamplemousse**
* **Zachary Bennett** as **Stanley Pamplemousse**

### Recurring

* **Patrick McKenna** as **Wilfred Kerdle**
* **Rebecca Brenner** as **Cindy Gelato**
* **Samantha Weinstein** as **Mindy Gelato**
* **Nicole Stamp** as **Whendy Sails**
* **Brianna D'Aguanno** as **Madge**
* **Addison Holley** as **Jessica Beeker**
* **Rob Rubin** as **Dr. Phelmholz**

### Additional voices

* **Helen King**
* **Maria Vacratsis**
* **Ron Pardo**
* **Julie Lemieux**

## Production

*The ZhuZhus* is produced by **Nelvana** in **Canada** and **Cepia LLC** in the **United States**, in association with **Corus Entertainment**. The series is animated using **Toon Boom Animation** and recorded in **Studio 306 Inc**. It was first announced on February 12, 2015 by Kristin Musulin of **USA Today** as a Nelvana production, with a planned release of 2016. The show was originally referred to as ***ZhuZhu Pets***, but the actual title was revealed to be *Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets*. The last episode to air on Disney Channel with that title was "**Fur-Vivor/Zhuper Girl**," which premiered on October 21, 2016, and the show went on a hiatus. After its hiatus the series gained a new name and Polly's name was changed to Frankie for the rest of the series' run. Eventually all 7 episodes that were previously broadcast on Disney Channel were redubbed to say Frankie instead of Polly.

## Episodes

*Main articles: Episodes, Episodes/International/Australia and New Zealand, Episodes/International/South Africa, Episodes/International/UK and Ireland, Episodes/International/Canada, and Episodes/International/Singapore*

## Broadcast

*Main article: Episodes/International* In the **United States**, *The ZhuZhus* premiered on **Disney Channel** on September 12, 2016 at 4:00 PM EDT. In **Australia** and **New Zealand**, the series premiered on Disney Channel on February 13, 2017. In **South Africa**, the series premiered on Disney Channel on March 6. In the **United Kingdom** and **Ireland**, the series premiered on **Boomerang** on May 2. In **Canada**, the series was originally scheduled to premiere on **YTV** in December 2016 but it eventually premiered on July 4, 2017.
Internationally, **Disney Channels Worldwide** acquired both multi-territory broadcast and on demand rights to *The ZhuZhus* in **Australia**, **Austria**, **Belgium**, **Central and Eastern Europe**, **Germany**, **Luxembourg**, **the Middle East**, **the Netherlands**, **Russia**, **Southeast Asia**, **Sub-Saharan Africa**, and **Switzerland**.

## Videos

The ZhuZhus Show Opening Theme!"Theme song"The ZhuZhus You Have Idea Face Sneak Peak Clips!"Happy Bounciversary"The ZhuZhus Full of Hot Air Sneak Peak Clips!"Happy Bounciversary"The ZhuZhus Thirst Comes First! Sneak Peak Clips!"Happy Bounciversary"The ZhuZhus A Stinky Situation Sneak Peak Clips!"Say It Don't Spray It"The ZhuZhus Going, Going, Gone Sneak Peak Clips!"Say It Don't Spray It"The ZhuZhus Strike! Sneak Peak Clips!"Home Run Hamsters"The ZhuZhus Born Ready and Really Handsome Boomerang UK"Home Run Hamsters"The ZhuZhus Techniques For Delaying A Shopping Trolley Boomerang UK"Chip off the Old Chunk"The ZhuZhus Chunk Finds Rhyming Difficult Boomerang UK"Janitor Day"The ZhuZhus Frankie's New Look Boomerang UK"Skate-lebrity"The ZhuZhus Eggs-ercising Responsibility Boomerang UK"The Shell Game"The ZhuZhus Moments She Learned from the Best Sneak Peak Clips!"A Total Bust a Move"The ZhuZhus Moments New Years Eve Pancakes Sneak Peak Clips!"Zhu Years Eve"The ZhuZhus Moments Re-zhu-lutions Sneak Peak Clips!"Zhu Years Eve"The ZhuZhus Moments Insane in the Drain Sneak Peak Clips!"Lookies for Cookies"The ZhuZhus Moments No Cookies in the Cookie Jar Sneak Peak Clips!"Lookies for Cookies"The ZhuZhus Pets Moments Celebrate!The ZhuZhus Moments Crank It Up!The ZhuZhus Moments Lets Zhu This!

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets. *Disney Channel*. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved on 2017 January 26.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nelvana and Disney Channels Worldwide Sign Multi-Territory Broadcast Deal for New Animated Series Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets. *Corus Entertainment* (2016-08-29). Retrieved on 2016 September 8.
3. ↑ Musulin, Kristin (2015-02-12). First look: Zhu Zhu Pets to scurry back into stores. *USA Today*. Retrieved on 2017 February 28.
4. ↑ February 2016 Funding Decisions. *Bell Fund*. Retrieved on 2017 February 19.
5. ↑ https://www.foxtel.com.au/foxtelplay/tv-guide/The-ZhuZhus/82668430
6. ↑ http://mcn.com.na/dstv/media\_post/highlight/march-highlights-70
7. ↑ https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/04/boomerang-uk-and-cartoonito-uk-may-2017-highlights
8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170202105309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZh60Xi0U3k
9. ↑ http://www.corusent.com/properties/the-zhuzhus
10. ↑ http://deadline.com/2016/08/nelvana-disney-channels-worldwide-broadcast-deal-polly-and-the-zhuzhu-pets-1201810234/

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