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I've Never Heard a Sound as Absurd

I've Never Heard a Sound as Absurd is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Tuba Swaps featuring The Amazing Bavarian Stompers.

## Lyrics

I've never heard a sound as absurd

As something I saw today

Deep in the glade the sound that it made

It blew all the leaves away

So funny and low, I really don't know

If I have the words to say

How I'd describe the sound of

Hearing the tuba play.

Ohh, oompah-pah, oompah-pah

That's what I hear whenever I'm near it

Oompah-pah, oompah-pah

Once it's begun, it's ever so fun it's

Oompah-pah, oompah-pah

Ever so proudly, ever so loudly

Oompah-pah

Oompah-pah

Oompah-pah-pah-pah-pah.

And when the sound echoed around

Suddenly I could see

There in the song, playing along

This was the sound for me

Brassy and deep, I couldn't keep

From swinging along with glee

How I adore the tuba

Everyone join with me.

Ohh, oompah-pah, oompah-pah

That's what I hear whenever I'm near it

Oompah-pah, oompah-pah

Once it's begun, it's ever so fun it's

Oompah-pah, oompah-pah

Ever so proudly, ever so loudly

Oompah-pah

Oompah-pah

Oompah-pah-pah-pah-pah

Oompah-pah-pah-pah

Pa-a-h.
Chugging on a Train

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Chugging On a Train is 24th episode from Series 3.

## Plot

The ZingZillas have a swinging train song to sing, so DJ introduces us to the BBC Big Band playing a train-sort of tune, but Panzee and Zak can't agree who is going to be the driver of the train - whether "choo-choo" or "whoo-whoo!". If they don't settle their argument there'll be no Big Zing! But they manage to sort it out with Zak in the leading saying choo-choo and Panzee in the lead saying whoo-whoo! They're now ready to play!

Guest performers: BBC Big Band

Big Zing: Chugging on a Train (song)

## Trivia

* Panzee & Zak went to the glade
* DJ has introduced us to the BBC Big Band in Panzee's Family Show.
* The song will be heard but shorter in the ZingBop episode and again in Counting the Pennies
It's Fun to Be a One Man Band (song)

It's Fun to Be a One Man Band is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode It's Fun to Be a One Man Band featuring Chucklefoot.

## Lyrics

Did you ever see a fellow as extraordinary as that?

He's strumming on a banjo with a drum upon his back

Harmonica and tambourine and a very big kazoo

Just ask him and he'll play a song especially for you.

He can play it

He can play it

He'll play the drum as fast as you can say it

He can play it

He can play it

It's fun to be a one man band, yes

It's fun to be a one man band.

ZingZilla Zilla Zilla, ZingZilla Zilla Zilla

ZingZilla Zilla, ZingZilla Zilla

He's blowing his harmonica and stomping with his feet

The banjo keeps the rhythm and the bass drum keeps the beat

And with the very many different instruments you'll see

He'll perform an extraordinary merry melody.

He can play it

He can play it

He'll play kazoo as fast as you can say it

He can play it

He can play it

It's fun to be a one man band, yes

It's fun to be a one man band.

ZingZilla Zilla Zilla, ZingZilla Zilla Zilla

He'll strum it or he'll drum it or he'll bang it or he'll twang it

Or he'll crash it or he'll bash it or he'll give it a whizz

He'll hoot it or he'll toot it, any instrument will suit

It doesn't matter, he can clatter it whatever it is.

I'd love to be a one man, I wish that that was me

Harmonica, kazoo and drum and banjo harmony

Hey, why not come and join us every new ZingZilla friend?

With our imagination it's so easy to pretend.

We can play it

We can play it

We'll play it all as fast as we can say it

We can play it

We can play it

It's fun to be a one man band

It's fun to be a one man band

It's fun to be a one man ba-a-nd

Oi, oi!
Playing a Solo

Playing a Solo is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Tang's Clubhouse featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra & Ben Foster.

## Lyrics

Isn't it great being a band?

All the other members lend a hand

But what if the spotlight shines on you?

It's time to show the world what you can do.

Playing a solo

Playing a solo

Playing a solo

You can make it on your own.

You've done rehearsal but now it's the time

Step into the spotlight, let it shine

You've got to be brave and put on a smile

We'll be right behind you all the while.

When you're playing a solo

Playing a solo

Playing a solo

You can make it on your own.

Playing a solo

Playing a solo

Playing a solo

You can make it on your own.
DJ Loose's Radio Show

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Tom Poole

DJ Loose's Radio Show is the 25th episode from Series 2.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests.

DJ Loose introduces a very special show. It's the DJ Loose Radio Show - his very own show, with music, jokes, dancing and lots of fun.

Big Zings:

* Let's Hear You Scat (From ScatZilla!)
* Practicing Makes Perfect (From Salsa Dip)
* Look You'll Discover  (From Music Box)
* Bhangra Beat  (From Bhangra Beats)
* Bluegrass, Bluegrass  (From Squeaky Boots)
* Hula All the Day (From Aloha Flower)
* Do You Didgeridoo? (From Didgeridoo Hullabaloo)
* The Great ZingZilla Band (From The Fan Letter)

## Trivia

* Everyone said goodnight to Todd
* This is the last ever episode directed by 2 directors: Tom Poole & Richard Bradley.
Super Evil/Rooster Teeth

Rooster Teeth has made so many Super Evil characters, it's obvious that they got their own page.

* Red vs. Blue has each side thinking the other is evil. Since *season 6*.
* X-Ray and Vav has the titular duo fight many of these guys.
* RWBY has its fair share of Super Evil characters:
	+ Roman Torchwick. He's stolen Dust and was only stopped toward the end of Volume 3.
	+ The current state of the White Fang.
	+ The silent Neopolitian counts as one of these.
	+ Cinder Fall.
	+ Not to mention Emerald Sustrai.
	+ RWBY Chibi downplays this with most of the villains, if not all of them. To clarify, the one time Roman Torchwick did anything evil in RWBY Chibi, he let out a Grimm that possessed pancakes.
	+ RWBYpet (as it's a fanfic) has had three: Diana (named Diane in the fanfic), Roman Torchwick, and later Neopolitian.
* In *Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures*, the people at Rooster Teeth sometimes make one of these up.
* Death Battle, and to a lesser extent One Minute Melee, sometimes has these appear.
* The Let's Players of Achievement Hunter sometimes face these in the games they play.

TBA.
The Fan Letter

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The Fan Letter is the 18th episode from Series 1.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests.

The ZingZillas rush to the glade to hear Jay Phelps play a trumpet fanfare. They decide to write a trumpety Big Zing that will announce they are the best band in the world!

Zak reads a fan letter saying that he is the best singer in the whole world. Zak is thrilled and hangs the fan letter up for all to see. The ZingZillas then play the new song. The lyrics to the chorus are about how the ZingZillas are the best band in the land.

At the end of the practice, Zak makes some changes to the lyrics. This time the chorus is all about how Zak is the best singer in the land. Before the others can object, Zak finds a pair of sunglasses to suit his new cool image and heads off. Panzee is not sure she likes the new Zak.

In Todd's garden Zak bumps into the post box as he can't see properly through his new shades. He decides that to help people know he is important he is going to have a fanfare played every time somebody new sees him. Todd is worried.

On the beach Granite and Gravel listen while Zak enters to a fanfare and announces that he has changed the name of the band to Zak and the ZingZillas. The Moaning Stones are worried. DJ Loose is worried too. Back in Todd's garden Zak tells the others he wants to be the only one singing today's Big Zing.

Fed up with Zak's behaviour, Tang, Drum and Panzee leave to set up a new band! Zak realises his mistake and decides to write them a fan letter to persuade them to get together again.

Guest performer: Jay Phelps

Big Zing: The Great ZingZilla Band
Washing Up (song)

Washing Up is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Washing Up featuring the Mahatma Skiffle Orchestra.

## Lyrics

Washing

Your dishes every day

Washing

I'll dry and put away.

Washing up, washing up, washing up

Washing up, washing up, washing up

Scrub every cup and every spoon

Washing up, washing up, washing up

Washing up, washing up, washing up

The pots and plates will sparkle soon.

Washing

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

All the greasy crockery

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ah-ah

Washing

After breakfast, lunch and tea

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Everybody!

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Scrub every cup and every spoon

After every meal time

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

The pots and plates will sparkle soon.

My only wish is

To eat my tea and run

But washing dishes

Can be easy and quick and fun

Cos here together

If we all join as one

We'll wash and dry it

So why not try it?

Wooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Wooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Wooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Wooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh.

Everybody!

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Scrub every cup and every spoon

After every meal time

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

Washing up, washing up, washing up (Washing up)

The pots and plates will sparkle soon.

Washing up, washing up

Scrub every cup and every spoon

Washing up, washing up

And that's the last bit of this tune.
You Are Fired/Cartoon Network

*Note*: This list only includes shows produced/commissioned by the US branch of Cartoon Network/Adult Swim.

* Threatened by Benson to Mordecai and Rigby so much in *Regular Show*, that if he went through every single instance, he'd invoke an example of "Jetson, You're Fired!". And in "Don", he actually *does* fire Muscle Man. He's back next episode, though.
* *Adventure Time*: Finn fires the businessmen due to messing up on their job of keeping people safe.
	+ When Princess Bubblegum returns to her true age in "Too Young", she fires the Earl of Lemongrab. This example is ironic given she created him in the first place.
* *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*: Bloo fires *everyone* from his cookie business, except for Oveny, who was under contract, and Mac, who ends up quitting anyway.
* In one *Robot Chicken* sketch, Daddy Pig gets fired thanks to Brexit occuring. Of course, since Peppa as a whole was conceived in Britain, Daddy Pig uses both the British *and* American terms in the sketch.
* On top of his marriage issues in *Rick and Morty*, Jerry ends up being fired after he shows off a campaign about apples.
* In one episode of *Dexter's Laboratory*, Dexter fires/disowns his sister Dee Dee and tries to find someone else to take her place. Considering he usually tells her to get out of his lab...
* Towards the end of the *Clarence* episode "Lost in the Supermarket", it's implied Joshua/Josh got fired from his job at the eponymous supermarket.
* In the *MAD (2010)* sketch *2 Broke Powerpuff Girls* (remember, this was pre-reboot), Bubbles and Buttercup are fired by HIM because Buttercup ended up punching a customer. When they go back to where they started (because they were re-assigned there by Blossom), Buttercup got the tip she wanted.
Our Island Home

Our Island Home is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Welcome Beach Byrds featuring Lila Cita.

## Lyrics

This is our island home

Let me help you settle in

You can call the place your own

Let the guided tour begin.

Up where the bananas grow

There’s a clubhouse in the trees

Todd lives in the cave below

Taking care of all you see.

Fun, friends, sunshine

Music, anytime

A distant tune calls you

To the Glade.

Journey through the jungle vines

Following the mighty groans

By the shore, you're gonna find

Four amazing Moaning Stones.

Finally there’s DJ Loose

Playing music on the sand

Serving every kind of juice

Beach Byrds, you can lend a hand.
Zingbop

Zingbop is the 2nd ZingZillas album released by the BBC in 2015.

## Track list

1. ZingZillas Theme
2. ZingZilla Rock 'n' Rollin' (song) (From ZingZilla Rock 'n' Rollin')
3. Disco Lights (song) (From Disco Lights)
4. Panzee's Family Show (song) (From Panzee's Family Show)
5. Giddyup and Go (song) (From Giddyup and Go)
6. On the Drums (song) (From On the Drums)
7. Shake It (song) (From Shake It)
8. Beatbox (song) (From Beatbox)
9. Communicate (Spread the Word) (From Spread the Word)
10. Electric Guitar (song) (From Electric Guitar)
11. Panzee I'm Sorry (From Panzee, I'm Sorry)
12. Catch That Beat (song) (From Catch That Beat)
13. New Banana Car (song) (From New Banana Car)
14. Chugging On a Train (song) (From Chugging On a Train)
15. Pause For a Moment (song) (From Pause For a Moment)
16. Echo On the Island (song) (From Echo On the Island)
17. Cooking in the Kitchen (song) (From Cooking in the Kitchen)
18. It's Fun to Be a One Man Band (song) (From It's Fun to Be a One Man Band)
19. Thunder and Lightning (song) (From Thunder and Lightning)
20. Statues (song) (From Statues)
21. Good to Be Me (song) (From Good to Be Me)
22. Tiny or Tall (song) (From Tiny or Tall)
23. To the Beat of a Drum (song) (From To the Beat of a Drum)
24. Brush Your Teeth (song) (From Brush Your Teeth)
25. The Little Pigs Saved the Day (song) (From The Little Pigs Saved the Day)
26. Why Don't You Copy Us Too? (song) (From Why Don't You Copy Us Too?)
27. Washing Up (song) (From Washing Up)
28. Belle of the Ball (song) (From Belle of the Ball)
Feather/Fire Flower combo

Sometimes, you can carry two items at a time, but you can't use them at the same time. Hence, we get this trope.

Trope Namers are Markiplier and Super Mario World. The Trope Codifier is Super Mario World alone.

Subtrope of Carry many items, only use one.

## Examples

* In Super Mario World, you can get two items at the same time, but you can't use them at the same time.
	+ In New Super Mario Bros., you can get two items at a time, but you can't use both of them at the same time, and you can't use an item weaker than the other. This is taken Up to Eleven when you've got the Mega Mushroom.
	+ In New Super Mario Bros. 2, this mechanism returns (although you can't collect a Mega Mushroom).
	+ Super Mario 3D Land has this mechanism as you can use a variety of items.
* Mario Kart: Double Dash: You can get two items at a time, but you can only use one item per character.

TBA.
Shake It

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Shake It is the 25th episode from Series 3.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests. It's carnival time on ZingZilla Island. Rhythms of the City, a Brazilian Samba band, are playing and dancing in the Big Zing. The ZingZillas have a fabulous song but Panzee can't decide what to wear.

Guest performers: Rhythms of the City

Big Zing: Shake It (song)

## Trivia

* The ZingZillas say "then let's samba" instead of "then let's do it" in this episode.
Cooking in the Kitchen

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Cooking in the Kitchen is the 16th episode from Series 3.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests. Todd is too busy cooking to help the ZingZillas with a song idea.

Zak has a simple idea - he needs a spoon, a cooker, big pots, little pots, long wooden spoons, lots of bowl etc - which doesn't satisfy Panzee. Tang and Drum suggest they pretend to be cooking. But they need moves as they only play instruments so, together with DJ Loose, they enlist the help of the Zingboppers to create actions for a song called Cooking in the Kitchen.

Big Zing: Cooking in the Kitchen (song)

## Trivia

* This is the second episode that DJ Loose introduced the ZingBoppers in the glade
My Dad the Rock Star

What happens to a rock star when he retires to a peaceful village... and by "retired", we mean getting out of showbiz to rock in a "peaceful" mansion.

My Dad the Rock Star is a Canadian/French/American series that aired on Teletoon. The "American" part comes in due to the fact that Gene Simmons came up with the idea for the show (he loved Nelvana cartoons, can you blame him?).

Nicktoons aired the series in the US and the UK.

## Tropes

* Slice of Life: As told by the POV of a son of a rock star.
* Cartoon Network Isn't Teletoon: Unfortunately, yes. It aired on Nicktoons and it also briefly aired on Nickelodeon.
	+ What's weird is that it aired on both Nickelodeon *and* Cartoon Network in Latin America.
* Hard rock: It's in the title, so expect this for most of the music in the show.
	+ Even the theme song is this, a rarity for a pre-2007 Teletoon cartoon.
* Obscurity, much?: Semi-obscure. It *never* aired on Teletoon Retro (even though the show was over 10 years old by the time Teletoon Retro was shut down) and only ten episodes of the first season was released on DVD in America. Luckily, the whole series is found online.
* This gave us inspiration: Not even close, since it didn't inspire Grojband (which aired on Teletoon a decade *after* My Dad the Rock Star first aired on the channel).
Do You Didgeridoo?

Do You Didgeridoo? is the first ever song peformed by the ZingZillas in the episode Didgeridoo Hullabaloo featuring Dhinawan.

## Lyrics

Hey!
Back in ancient days,

Termites in the trees

Found a brand new way

Of making melodies.

Let me tell you how the tale unfolds,

In the here and now from the days of old.

Ah ahhh

It's an instrument that sounds so bold, and the island loves to hear!

So I'm asking do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Yes I didgeridoo!

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Yes I didgeridoo!

Play it deep and loud,

Make the sound your own.

Blow it clear and proud,

Now you got that drone!

Yeah!

Let me tell how the tale unfolds,

In the here and now from those days of old.

Ah ahhh

It's an instrument that sounds so bold, and the island loves to hear!

So I'm asking do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Yes I didgeridoo!

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Do you didgeridoo?

Yes I didgeri-didgeridoo!

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeridoo?)

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeridoo?)

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeri)

Yes I didgeridoo!

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeridoo?)

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeridoo?)

Do you didgeridoo? (Do you didgeri)

Yes I didgeridoo!

Do you?
Giddyup and Go (song)

Giddyup and Go is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Giddyup and Go featuring Andrew Budden.

## Lyrics

Let’s saddle up and all giddy up with horses

Let's saddle up and all giddy up with me

Hands on the reins as we gallop to the sea

Let's saddle up and all giddy up with horses

Let's saddle up and all giddy up and play

Join in the island adventure here today

Over hills and mountain range

Under beating sun

Across the island glades the horses run

Giddy up and go!

Let’s saddle up and all giddy up with horses

Let's saddle up and all giddy up with me

Hands on the reins as we gallop to the sea

Yee-ha!

Let's saddle up and all giddy up with horses

Let's saddle up and all giddy up and play

Join in the island adventure here today

Over hills and mountain range

Under beating sun

Across the island glades the horses run

Giddy up and go!

Over hills and mountain range

Under beating sun

Across the island glades the horses run

Giddy up and go!
Electric Guitar

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Electric Guitar is the 1st ever episode from Series 4.

## Plot

Dan and Justin Hawkins visit the island - they are electric guitar players and the sound they make is really noisy! Zak is thrilled by this. DJ explains that electric guitars are loud so that they can play in large places. Justin and Dan play and Zak and Tang love it. They dash back to compose an electric guitar song. Back at the clubhouse, Drum, Zak and Tang play a very noisy electric guitar song. Poor Panzee has to put her hands over her ears because it is so noisy. Zak shouts that it is supposed to be noisy, but Panzee says it hurts her ears. Can Tang think of a way to make everyone happy in time for the Big Zing?

Guest performers: Justin & Dan Hawkins

Big Zing: Electric Guitar (song)
Thunder and Lightning (song)

Thunder and Lightning is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Thunder and Lightning featuring Colin Currie.

## Lyrics

Thunder and lightning you've really got a hold of me

Loud and exciting wherever you may be

Thunder and lightning you’re trembling the jungle ground

Loud and exciting that rumbling thundering sound.

Thunder and lightning you've really got a hold of me

Loud and exciting wherever you may be

Thunder and lightning you’re trembling the jungle ground

Loud and exciting that rumbling thundering sound

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on, on and on

Well, the cold wind goes where the cold wind blows

In the freezing snows and the thunder rolls

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on, on and on

Yes, the cold wind goes where the cold wind blows

In the freezing snows and the thunder rolls

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on and on, on and on.

Thunder and lightning you've really got a hold of me

Loud and exciting wherever you may be

Thunder and lightning you’re trembling the jungle ground

Loud and exciting that rumbling thunder

Thunder and lightning you've really got a hold of me

Loud and exciting wherever you may be

Whoa

Thunder & lightning you’re trembling the jungle ground

Loud & exciting that rumbling thundering sound

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on, on and on

On and on and on, on and o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n.
What Will You Decide?

What Will You Decide? is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Making a Choice featuring Jonathan Mayer.

## Lyrics

Do I sing about the spaceship or the magical boots?

Paint the jungle or the sun in the sky?

Do I order guava smoothie or a pineapple juice?

Well, sometimes it's so hard to decide.

You've just got to make that choice

So stand up and find your voice

Say what you feel inside

What will you decide?

There's nothing for you to lose

It's not what you've got to choose

Say what you feel inside

What will you decide?

Oh, yeah

You've just got to make that choice

So stand up and find your voice

Say what you feel inside

What will you decide?

There's nothing for you to lose

It's not what you've got to choose

Say what you feel inside

What will you decide?
ZingZilla Christmas

ZingZilla Christmas is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the Christmas episode Let It Snow featuring the ACM Gospel Choir.

## Lyrics

La, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la.

It's a very special time ZingZilla Christmas

Playing on the island in the snow

For when Santa and his sleigh

Come down on Christmas Day

You can feel the magic as the children say

It's a very special time ZingZilla Christmas

Presents in your stocking by the tree

And the starry skies above

The greatest gift is love

So spend ZingZilla Christmas with me.

Ah-ah-ah

La, la, la, la, la

Rum, pum, pum, pum.

And the starry skies above

The greatest gift is love

So spend ZingZilla Christmas with me

It's Christmas

It's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas.

It's a very special time ZingZilla Christmas

Playing on the island in the snow

Santa and his sleigh

Come down on Christmas Day

You can feel the magic as the children say

It's a very special time ZingZilla Christmas

Presents in your stocking by the tree

And the starry skies above

The greatest gift is love

So spend

Spend

ZingZilla Christmas

With me.
Super Zak

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Super Zak is the 1st episode from Series 2.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise and meet different musical guests. Zak has decided to be a superhero, Super Zak, and the ZingZillas need to find a super new sound for their superhero Big Zing. Is Zak the only superhero on the island though?

Guest performer: Lydia Kavina

Big Zing: Superheroes Doing Super Things

## Trivia

* Zak said goodnight to Todd
* This is the 1st episode written by Tony Reed.
Tiny or Tall (song)

Tiny or Tall is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Tiny or Tall featuring Fontanella.

## Lyrics

La la-la-la la la la-la-la

La la-la la la la-la la la

La la-la-la la la la-la-la-la.

Everyone knows that everyone grows

To sizes, different sizes

So perhaps you will see in time you are growing to be

As enormous as me

If you're medium, tiny or tall

It just doesn't matter at all.

Who do you know that's as big as you?

Panzee and Tang are the middle two

Zak is the tallest and Drum is the smallest, it's true

Tiny or tall it just doesn't matter at all.

Ooh wah-ah

Ooh wah-ah

Who do you know that's as big as you?

Panzee and Tang are the middle two

Zak is the tallest and Drum is the smallest, it's true.

Everyone knows that everyone grows

To sizes, different sizes

So perhaps you will see in time you are growing to be

As enormous as me

If you're medium, tiny or tall

It just doesn't matter at all

Tiny or tall it just doesn't matter at all

Tiny or tall it just doesn't matter at all.
Birthday Todd

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Birthday Todd is the 20th episode from Series 1.

## Plot

It's Todd's birthday and he thinks nobody has remembered, but Panzee is planning to give Todd a surprise birthday party. The ZingZillas need a cake, streamers and a special song. They compose the words to a birthday song.

Panzee tells everyone the plan: she will make the cake, Zak will make the streamers, Tang can find the right music for the song and Drum has to keep Todd away from the clubhouse until they are ready for the party. When Todd walks in, Panzee persuades him there is a problem over at the coconut hut and he heads off. Drum follows.

However Todd soon finds out there is no problem at the hut and moves on. Tang finds DJ Loose and DJ suggests visiting the glade for inspiration. In the glade, Tang and DJ watch The Silk Street Hot 7, a traditional jazz band, perform. It is the perfect music for Tang.

He returns to the clubhouse where Panzee has almost made the cake and the streamers are almost up. Then they hear Todd outside. The ZingZillas tear everything down, so that Todd doesn't see them and in the chaos the cake mixture falls from the balcony and lands on Todd's head.

While Todd goes into his cave to clean up the ZingZillas rehearse their song with Tang's music. Todd heads off to see if there are any jobs to do at the Moaning Stones Beach, but he spots the Stones in party hats and he begins to guess what is going on.

In the coconut hut Drum admits there will be a party for Todd and he rushes back to the clubhouse, where Panzee, Tang and Zak hear him. They tear down the decorations again, before he sees them, but this time, the finished cake ends up on Todd's head!

Guest performer: Silk Street Hot Seven

Big Zing: It's Your Birthday
Magical Carpet Ride

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Magical Carpet Ride is the 24th episode from Series 4.

## Plot

Panzee wishes she could fly, and the ZingZillas decide that they want to sing a song about flying. In the glade, DJ introduces Panzee and Tang to Hassan Eraji. He plays the oud. The plucking and strumming of the oud is a wonderful sound and Tang and Panzee both think it's perfect for a Big Zing.

Back at the clubhouse, Tang is telling the others about the oud and what a magical sound it made. Zak wonders about what sort of thing he could fly on - an aeroplane, a rocket? Drum suggests a magic carpet! Perfect! The ZingZillas play a song called Magical Carpet Ride. When they have finished practising, they think they are ready for the Big Zing, but then Panzee has a problem. She still wants to fly. In fact, she wants to fly so much, she has decided that she is not going to play in the Big Zing until she can!

Guest performer: Hassan Erraji

Big Zing: Magical Carpet Ride (song)
Look at My Lips

Look at My Lips is a song that was peformed by the ZingZillas in the episode Panzee Gets the Giggles featuring the Swingle Singers.

## Lyrics

Bam-bam-ba-ba-ram, bam-bam-bam-bam-bam

Bam-bam-ba-ba-ram, bam-bam-bam-bam-bam

Wubble-wubble-wubble-wubble

Look at my lips

They're wobbling around

Bam-bam-ba-bam

Moving like this

And making funny sounds

Oooh

From the west and from the east

Or from the north or from the south

There's a million different ways of making noises with your mouth

Look at my lips

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

Look at my lips

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

Wubble-wubble.

Look at my lips

They're helping with the song

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-ram

Popping like this Pop!

Or whistling along

Wubble-wubble-wubble

From the west and from the east

Or from the north or from the south

There's a million different ways of making noises with your mouth

Look at my lips

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

Look at my lips

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

Wubble-wubble-wubble.

Giggling

Ba-ra

Giggling

Ba-ra

Giggling

Ba-ra

Giggling

Ba-ra.

Look at my lips

They're wobbling around

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

Moving like this

And making funny sounds

Bam-bam-ba-bam, bam-bam-ba-bam

From the west and from the east

Or from the north or from the south

There's a million different ways of making noises with your mouth

Look at my lips

Bam-bam-ba-bam, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Bam-bam-ba-bam, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Bam-bam-ba-bam, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Wubble-wubble

Bam-bam-ba-bam, oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Boo!
Operatic Todd

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Operatic Todd is the 6th episode from Series 1 of the CBeebies children's television series ZingZillas.

## Plot

Having seen opera singer Sarah Connolly in the glade, the ZingZillas decide that the Big Zing will be a story about a princess who is rescued from a tower by a prince. They set about creating the Big Zing Opera. Zak will be the story teller and Sarah will be the princess but they need someone else with an operatic voice to play the prince.

Granite isn't very impressed by Gravel's singing and so they decide to count coconuts instead. The coconut clock is counting and the ZingZillas don't have much time to find their prince. Suddenly they hear wonderful operatic singing coming from Todd's cave - it's Todd! Todd is having a bath having been covered in mud while using his latest potato-picking invention but when asked he is very excited about being the prince in the Big Zing Opera.

However when they all rehearse Todd's voice sounds more like a parrot. The ZingZillas try to help him find his operatic voice but it's no good, he sounds dreadful. More coconuts are dropping and they still don't have a prince for the Big Zing Opera' It's a disaster! Following another spot of potato digging Todd is in the bath again. He likes to sing while he's in the bath!

Guest performers: BBC Concert Orchestra with Sarah Connolly & Ben Foster

Operatic Numbers: You Know What Love Is (Voi Che Sapete) (Mozart)

Big Zing: The Big Zing Opera

## Trivia

* Drum said goodnight to Todd
* This episode featured in the Welcome to the Island DVD
Todd's Technology

Todd's Technology is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode The Red Button featuring Matt Gooderson.

## Lyrics

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

I want to tell you about a friend we know

He's an inventor and he lives below

And though his gadgets might appear quite odd

He's very clever and his name is Todd.

Technology

Todd's technology

Electricity

Scientifically

Every bit of me

Love machinery

And technology

Pushing all the buttons till the sun goes down.

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo

I wonder what he's going to dream up now

It doesn't always seem to work somehow

But then he's always got a great idea

Never fear, there's a genius here!

Technology

Todd's technology

Electricity

Scientifically

Every bit of me

Love machinery

And technology

Pushing all the buttons till the sun goes down.

Technology

Todd's technology

Electricity

Scientifically

Every bit of me

Love machinery

And technology

Pushing all the buttons till the sun goes down.
Echo on the Island (song)

Echo on the Island is a song that was peformed by the ZingZillas in the episode Echo on the Island featuring Michele Montolli.

## Lyrics

Sing and you will hear

Beautiful and clear

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island)

Everything you say

Repeated far away

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island).

From the jungle glade (The jungle glade)

Where the tunes are made (The tunes are made)

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island)

Through the mango groves

Everybody knows

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island).

Echoes ring from everything

As if they can sing along

They repeat in time with the beat

So lovely and sweet

That soon they complete the song.

From the jungle glade

Where the tunes are made

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island)

Through the mango groves

Everybody knows

The sound of voices echo on the island (Island, island, island).

Echoes ring from everything

As if they can sing along

They repeat in time with the beat

So lovely and sweet

That soon they complete the

Song that you will hear

Beautiful and clear

The sound of voices echo!
Zak Loves Dancing (song)

Zak Loves Dancing is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Zak Loves Dancing featuring Valentino & The Grecian Dancers.

## Lyrics

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

I love dancing.

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

Zak loves dancing

I love dancing

Oh-h-h-h-h-h!

Zak! Loves! Dan-cing! Yeah!
The High Notes and Low Notes Song

The High Notes and Low Notes Song is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode The Singing Bowl featuring Frank Perry.

## Lyrics

We can sing it way up here

We can sing it way down here

We can sing it loud and clear

We're as low as we appear

Zinging up when you want it high

Zinging down when you want it low

Zinging upwards into the sky

Zinging downwards and deep below

Zinging up when you want it high

Zinging down when you it low

Zing it out and I'll tell you why

Down is the way to go!

We can sing it high and shrill

Low notes are a special skill

Up and up with every trill

Down and down is such a thrill

Zinging up when you want it high

Zinging down when you want it low

Zinging upwards into the sky

Zinging downwards and deep below

Zinging up when you want it high

Zinging down when you it low

Zing it out and I'll tell you why

Down is the way to go!
Hula All the Day

Hula All the Day is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Aloha Flower featuring the Polynesian Beats.

## Lyrics

Aloha from the island

Relaxing in the shade

On the sand

Or splashing in the waves

Here beneath the palm trees

We’re dancing in the bay

Join with me

As we begin to sway.

Hawaii, hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hawaii hula all the day

Hula till the sun goes down.

Aloha from the island

Relaxing in the shade

On the sand

Or splashing in the waves

Here beneath the palm trees

We’re dancing in the bay

Join with me

As we begin to sway.

Hawaii, hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hawaii, hula all the day

Hula till the sun goes down

Hawaii, hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hula all the day

Hawaii, hula all the day

Hula till the sun goes down.
Friendship Never Ends

Friendship Never Ends is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Panzee's Photograph featuring Dr Lonnie Smith, Jamire Williams & Jonathan Kreisberg.

## Lyrics

Underneath the island sun

Playing games and having fun

With my friends, friendship never ends

Telling them the jokes I know

Hugging when I'm feeling low

That's my friends, friendship never ends

It never ends

I've said from the start

That I'll never be apart from friends.

Ohh, talking friends

Best friends

Best friends

'Cos friendship never ends

Best friends

Best friends

'Cos friendship never

Friendship never ends.

Best friends

Wah-wah wah-wah.

Ohh, talking friends

Best friends

Best friends

'Cos friendship never ends

Best friends

Best friends

'Cos friendship never

Friendship never ends.

Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah

Ye-e-e-e-eah!
Zak Loves Dancing

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Zak Loves Dancing is the 22nd episode from Series 4.

## Plot

In the glade, DJ introduces Valentino and the Grecian Dancers. Valentino plays the bazouki. Panzee and Tang love the music and dancing and think it would make a great sound for Zak to dance to. They dash off to tell Zak.

On the beach, Panzee and Tang show Zak their tune. He loves it and starts to dance to it immediately. When they finish they know they have an absolutely brilliant Big Zing.

Guest performers: Valentino & The Grecian Dancers

Big Zing: Zak Loves Dancing (song)
Where's Yapple

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Where's Yapple is the 25th episode from Series 1 of ZingZillas.

## Plot

Whilst doing some repairs in the clubhouse Todd accidentally knocks Drum's cuddly toy, Yapple, into his tool box and carries her off. Drum is distraught when she can't find Yapple and refuses to practise for the Big Zing. No matter how many silly things Zak does, Drum still doesn't cheer up.

Tang rushes to DJ Loose for help. DJ takes Tang to the glade where they see an orchestra. The orchestra plays the same bit of music in a slow sad way and then in a bouncy happy way. Tang realises the way the music is played makes him feel different and so rushes back to the clubhouse to play their Big Zing song in a different way in order to cheer Drum up. It works until Zak mentions Yapple, sending Drum into a very bad mood.

Once again Tang heads to DJ Loose for some advice. The Beach Byrds are also in a bad mood because of Todd's hammering and DJ has calmed them down by getting the orchestra to play some calm music. Tang rushes back to the clubhouse to play their music in a calm way. It works again until Zak mentions Yapple again! Luckily Todd finds Yapple in his tool box and returns her to Drum. Drum is happy again just in time for the Big Zing.

Guest performers: BBC Concert Orchestra, Ben Foster

Big Zing: Have You Ever Lost?
Rocking in a Rock Band

Rocking in a Rock Band is a song performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Rock Guitar featuring The BMQ.

## Lyrics

Well there’s a rumble in the jungle from the band today

I like the energy & passion when they start to play

'Cos with the bass & drums & loud guitar

Ooh ooh ooh!

It gets you rocking & doesn’t matter who you are.

'Cos it’s cool & it’s hot

And you jump around the stage a lot

With guitar in your hands

Like you're rocking in a rock band.

It’s so exciting when the band is getting in the groove

Turn on the volume & the music really makes you move

Ooh ooh ooh!

So rock steady get ready to rock with me

Oh, get a guitar & give it such a lot of energy.

'Cos it’s cool & it’s hot

And you jump around the stage a lot

With guitar in your hands

Like you're rocking in a rock band.

Oh yeah!

'Cos it’s cool & it’s hot

And you jump around the stage a lot

With a guitar in your hands

Like you're rocking in a rock band

Yes it’s cool & it’s hot

And you jump around the stage a lot

With guitar in your hands

Like you're rocking in a rock band.

Rock rock rock I’m a rock rock rock

Rock rock rock I’m a rock rock rock
Dreaming 'Bout Bananas

Dreaming 'Bout Bananas is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Banana Blues featuring Stuart Zender.

## Lyrics

Let me tell you something

There is only one thing

I would rather do than sing

Early in the morning

The fruits that I’m adoring

Are such amazing things.

Nothing compares to the taste to sweet

Nothing compares to a great big bunch to eat

Pineapple, melon and clementine

Nothing compares to the fruits I find so fine

And are mine

And they taste so great at breakfast time.

I'm dreamin' 'bout bananas, dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout them all night long

Dreamin' 'bout bananas, dreamin' 'bout bananas

Singing my banana song.

Banana-na, banana

Banana-na, banana

Banana-na, banana-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

Banana-na, banana

Banana-na, banana

Banana-na, banana

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

Nothing compares to the taste to sweet

Nothing compares to a great big bunch to eat

Banana, na, na, na, na

Pineapple, melon and clementine

Nothing compares to the fruits I find so fine

And are mine

And they're better than lemon and lime

And they taste so great at breakfast time.

I'm dreamin' 'bout bananas, dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout them all night long

Dreamin' 'bout bananas, dreamin' 'bout bananas

Singing my banana song.

Ooh-ooh

Dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout them all night long

I'm dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout bananas

Dreamin' 'bout bananas

I love bananas

Singing my banana song.
Practicing Makes Perfect

Practicing Makes Perfect is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Salsa Dip featuring La Cuba Ritmo.

## Lyrics

Salsa!

Salsa!

Practising makes perfect

It's the only way to learn

Keep the salsa rhythm as you move your feet in turn

Practising makes perfect if you're wanting to do it right

Hear the tips, just move your hips

And keep the movement tight.

Salsa

Salsa

Practising makes perfect

It's the only way to learn

Keep the salsa rhythm as you move your feet in turn

Practising makes perfect if you're wanting to do it right

Hear the tips, just move your hips

And keep the movement tight.

Salsa

Salsa

Salsa

Salsa!
Moving House

Moving House is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode A Great Place to Live featuring James Knight.

## Lyrics

Moving house

New front door

Different ceiling

A different floor.

Packing up your bags and don’t forget your toothbrush everything

It’s a big adventure moving to a brand new home

somewhere in the country, somewhere at the seaside, anywhere

Isn't it exciting moving to a brand new home?

Wherever you go.

Moving house

New front door

Different ceiling

A different floor

Moving house

Brand new room

Moving hou-ou-ouse

We're heading there soon.

Packing up your bags and don’t forget your toothbrush everything

It’s a big adventure moving to a brand new home

Somewhere in the country, somewhere at the seaside, anywhere

Isn't it exciting moving to a brand new home?

Wherever you go.

Moving house

New front door

Different ceiling

A different floor

Moving house

Brand new room

Moving hou-ou-ouse

We're heading there soon

We're really moving house!
Granite's Glasses

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Granite's Glasses is the 20th episode from Series 3.

## Plot

A band of primate friends play music in their tropical island paradise. DJ Loose presides over another edition of the DJ Loose Radio Show.

Gravel thinks Granite needs glasses to see better, but first the first coconut falls and they have fun with ZingZilla Rock 'n' Rollin'. Now Granite has glasses, which makes Gravel think Granite might miss the next coconut but manage to see it fall. DJ has a letter from Granite saying that his favourite Big Zing's is Thunder and Lightning and he is the one in the smart glasses. What a triumph, he says.

But after the third coconut falls, the glasses itch Granite's nose, which leads them about to make him sneeze. Gravel, DJ, the Beach Byrds, the ZingZillas, the ZingBoppers and Todd say "uh-oh", as it is a disaster. Granite sneezes loudly, but that impacts the glasses to fly out of him and past DJ, and are out of sight with a crash. Granite is now fine without them, so the ZingZillas play their last favourite Big Zing Catch That Beat".

Guest performers: Feets Of Amazement, Colin Currie, DanceOff Crew

Big Zings:

* ZingZilla Rock 'n' Rollin' (song) (From ZingZilla Rock 'n' Rolling)
* Thunder and Lightning (song) (From Thunder and Lightning)
* Catch That Beat (song) (From Catch That Beat)

## Trivia

* Todd doesn't appear on TV for the first time, and there's no new song
* https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8p4rsf
Bhangra Beat

Bhangra Beat is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Bhangra Beats featuring Jugnu Bhangra.

## Lyrics

Hey! Let’s move, dancing to the bhangra groove

Hold your arms out nice & wide

Move it to the front & to the side

Jump up & down, swing your body all around

Show me how you bounce & hop

Listen to the dhol drum don’t you stop.

Bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Move your feet

Bhangra beat

Oh

Hey, let’s move, hey

Dancing to the bhangra groove

Hey hey

Hold your arms out nice & wide

Move it to the front & to the side

Jump up, hey & down, hey

Swing your body all around

Hey hey

Show me how you bounce & hop

Listen to the dhol drum & don’t you stop.

Bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Move your feet

Bhangra beat

Move your feet

The bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Move your feet

The bhangra beat

Bhangra beat

Bhangra beat!
Belle of the Ball (song)

Belle of the Ball is a song that was performed by the ZingZillas in the episode Belle of the Ball featuring Bond, Tom Malone & Natalie Patel.

## Lyrics

A fairy looked up at the palace above

Waving her wand in the air

A princess was dreaming of meeting her love

And magically he was there.

He was tall, he was grand

The prince took her hand

And asked

Asked if she wanted to dance.

Belle of the ball

Belle of the ball

The prince and the princess

They had it all

And everyone called her the belle of the ball

Waltzing so beautifully

That so truly became

Like her name

The belle of the ball.

So they wed and their bliss

Was sealed with a kiss

And then

Then they went dancing again

Waltzing to 1, 2, 3

It was clear to see

She was...

Belle of the ball

Belle of the ball

The prince and the princess

They had it all

And everyone called her the belle of the ball

Waltzing so beautifully

That she truly became

Like her name

The belle of the ball

The belle of the ball.
Spread the Word

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Spread the Word is the 3rd episode from Series 4.

## Plot

When the ZingZillas try to ask Todd for an idea for a song, they find that he is fast asleep. They bang on the door and ring him on the banana phone, but he doesn't wake up. Zak dashes off to the glade to get some inspiration for their song, while the others try to think of a way of waking Todd up.

DJ introduces Melanie Oesch - she is a yodeller from Switzerland. She yodels for Zak, who absolutely loves the sound she is making. Zak dashes back to tell the others.

Back at the clubhouse, Drum is banging a pot, trying to wake Todd up, but she can't - he is fast asleep. Panzee says they need to make their voices heard, and this gives Zak an idea for a song called Spread the Word. It's a song about all the different ways of communicating, and Zak yodels in the middle.

The ZingZillas rehearse the song, and it is great! But when they check on Todd, he is still fast asleep. It looks like there's nothing that will wake him up in time for the Big Zing!

Guest performer: Melanie Oesch

Big Zing: Communicate (Spread the Word)