Team Zenko Go

Team Zenko Go
Season 1 promotional poster; from left to right: Ari, Ellie, Jax, and Niah
Genre	Preschool Superhero Adventure
Based on	Dojo Daycare by Chris Tougas
Developed by	Jack Thomas
Directed by	Karen J. Lloyd
Voices of	Hartley Bernier Penelope Good Dominic Mariche Nakai Takawira D'arcy Han
Theme music composer	Matthew Tishler
Composers	Caleb Chan Brian Chan
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22 (42 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jack Thomas Michael Hefferon Gregory L. Little Kim Dent Wilder
Producer	Tanya Green
Editors	Nathalia Tavares Erin McElvaine
Running time	23 minutes (12 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Mainframe Studios DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15) – present

Team Zenko Go is a preschool computer animated children's streaming television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Mainframe Studios. Based on the "Dojo Daycare" books by Chris Tougas and developed by Jack Thomas for Netflix, the series premiered on March 15, 2022. A second season was released on August 8, 2022.

Synopsis

The series follows the exploits of the titular team, a group of 4 specially-trained kids who go around making "Zenkos" (Japanese for "good deed") in secret around their hometown of Harmony Harbor, assisted by their mentor, Auntie Yuki, and Ponzu, her pet flying squirrel.

Voice cast

Main

• Hartley Bernier as Ari, the newest member of the team. Ari recently moved into Harmony Harbor in the series premiere and helps his mom in running a comic book shop where they live. He is focused and brilliant, having been able to discover the team whereas everyone else has failed to notice. Ari is wheelchair-bound, but he is capable of inventing numerous gadgets for the team to use, most notably, the grabinator, an extending robotic arm. His suit color is orange.
• Penelope Good as Ellie, one of the team's senior members. Ellie is artistic and dramatic, though she can seem snobbish at times. Because of her creative abilities, she is very acrobatic and very skilled at jumping. She can also flawlessly impersonate a person's voice, often helping the team stay hidden. Her suit color is sky blue.
• Dominic Mariche as Jax, one of the team's senior members. Jax is assertive but can overthink at times, even forgetting numerous tidbits. While Jax shares his teammates' agility and stealth skills, he is most notable for carrying a notebook containing facts about every person in town (constantly updated), giving the team some insight into their current case. His suit color is red.
• Nakai Takawira as Niah, one of the team's senior members. Niah loves being out in nature and is a contributing member to the community garden, in addition to many other memberships throughout town. She is an expert on the natural world and is capable of imitating bird calls. Her suit color is purple, and she is the only African-American member of the main cast.
• D'arcy Han as Auntie Yuki, the mentor of the team and the owner of a noodle truck in Harmony Harbor. Yuki gives advice that can occasionally seem vague, but she is always up to help when needed. She is a bit eccentric and tends to argue with Ponzu, but her assistance is often invaluable to the team.
• Tabitha St. Germain as Ponzu, a northern flying squirrel and Auntie Yuki's pet and assistant. Ponzu is typically bratty and lazy, often causing as many problems as he tries to help the team solve. He is capable of numerous feats, including his species' signature gliding ability, but that is tempered by his immense appetite.
  • Germain also voices Rona, Fawna, and Donna Dunsmore, three adult triplets. Donna runs her own delivery company and has named her truck Phyllis, while Rona is a socialite who works on putting Harmony Harbor on the map. Fawna, however, is generally seen in the community garden and often helps with wildlife and other animal-related matters.

Supporting

• Hiro Kanagawa as Mr. Tanaka, an elderly bespectacled man who works at the community center. Tanaka is one of the nicest people in Harmony Harbor's community, and later becomes Scruffy's owner in late season 1.
• Abigail Journey Oliver as Lula LaBlanc, a young girl who hangs around the team in their off time and is one of their most frequent Zenko subjects. Lula owns a pet snake and is known to be very energetic, meaning that she gets along well with the rest of the team.
• Rebecca Shoichet as Kat, Ari's easily-distracted mother and the owner of their comic book store. She shares her son's basic personality, though despite how their relation to each other would suggest, Ari is the more responsible one of the pair.
• Chance Hurstfield as Rodney J. Dinkle, an arrogant teen boy who believes himself to be the best around... despite being several flawed in several areas, though the team always helps him if he needs it. Rodney always causes trouble for the team due to his misplaced sense of class and lack of common sense or fairness, though they care for him all the same.
• Mark Christian Heywood as Ian, Niah's uncle and the most athletic man in Harmony Harbor.
• Gordon Cormier as Luis, a young boy and Gabriel's younger brother who is easily distracted.
• Vania Gill as Felicia, a girl who like thing fashion and adorable. And Friends of Luis and Gabriel.

Minor

• Jaden Oehr as Henry, a young boy who hangs around with Lula.
• Micah Chan as Theo, a young boy who hangs around with Lula.
• Kaitlyn Vott as Sam Ochoa, a teenage girl who is always willing to help around town. She is often seen at the skate park and is an expert skateboarder.
• Madeleine Hirvonen as Maria, a young girl and aspiring artist who is a good friend of Ellie's.
• Josh Zaharia as Gabriel, a teenage boy and Luis's older brother.
• Michael Dobson as Ken Kablam, a famous comic book author known for his series "The Squasher."

Animals

• Scruffy, a hyperactive dog belonging to Mr. Tanaka. He resembles a mix between a terrier and a greyhound.
• Yolanda, a pigeon in Harmony Harbor who is disliked by the team for how often she interferes with a Zenko.
• Whiskers, a San Francisco garter snake belonging to Lula.
• Glitzy, a poodle owned by Rona Dunsmore.

Episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
1	22	12		March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
2	18	10		August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Welcome to Harmony Harbor"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
The team has a surprise in store when new neighbor Ari manages to uncover their secret. Now, he must prove himself capable of joining them.
2a	2a	"Delivery Disaster"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Shea Fontana & Mark Purdy Teleplay by : Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Donna Dunsmore's truck breaks down before her daily rounds, and the team is unable to get it repaired, so they resort to delivering the packages themselves. However, the last package, one meant for Ari's mom's comic book store, is too big to move discreetly.
2b	2b	"Slippery Business"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Kate Leth Teleplay by : Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Lula's pet, Whiskers, gets stuck up a tree, and the team has to get him before she tries anything dangerous. However, to Ellie's horror, Whiskers turns out to be a Garter Snake, and she is almost deathly afraid of snakes.
3a	3a	"You (Don't) Snooze, You Lose"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Becky Wangberg & Sara Eisenberg Teleplay by : Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Niah's uncle Ian has to compete in a Badminton tournament the next day, but he just moved into a new noisy apartment and cannot get any sleep. The team sets out to resolve this, but Jax almost derails the mission with Rona Dunsmore's "bigger is better" philosophy.
3b	3b	"Save the Squasher"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Chris Gentle Teleplay by : Jack Thomas	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
When Lula accidentally loses her comic book intended for the local book club, the team sets out to set things right, but Ari quickly discovers that any gadget he uses will not be the thing to save the day.
4a	4a	"Gopher It"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Lila Scott Teleplay by : Robin J. Stein	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
The team has to prevent a gopher from stealing all the vegetables from Fawna Dunsmore's section of the community garden so that she can focus on making her veggie stew. However, Niah is dead set on getting rid of the rodent, so much so that she forcibly takes charge and almost makes the situation worse.
4b	4b	"A Glamping We Will Go"	Karen J. Lloyd	Story by : Arika Mark Fujita Teleplay by : Robin J. Stein	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
The Junior Moose Patrol is going out camping in the woods, but to Niah's concern, the camping trip's leader, Donna, has been replaced by someone not exactly perfect for the job; her sister, Rona, who knows next to nothing about the great outdoors. The team has to stay with the troop to keep the trip on track, but Ellie's fear of camping may be challenging the mission.
5a	5a	"The Amazing Donna"	Karen J. Lloyd	Steve Sullivan & Andy Geurdat	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Donna enters the town's talent show despite being terrible with her magic tricks, forcing the team to take care of the problem from backstage.
5b	5b	"Bye, Bye Boardie"	Karen J. Lloyd	Susan Kim	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
When Sam loses her skateboard, the team sets off the get it back... though the board's penchant for switching hands proves problematic.
6a	6a	"Lula's Last Stand"	Karen J. Lloyd	Laura Bowes	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Lula sets up a lemonade stand to help the townsfolk cool down on a hot day. However, she chooses a spot that's essentially isolated, and the team has to go to great lengths to get her some customers.
6b	6b	"Triple Trouble"	Karen J. Lloyd	Joe Purdy	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
The Dunsmore triplets get into a big argument while eating noodles and refuse to be with each other, threatening to put down a family tradition. The team sets out to get the three together again, but the ensuing difficulties make the chances quite slim.
7a	7a	"Pet Project"	Karen J. Lloyd	J. Green	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Mr. Tanaka gets talked into adopting Scruffy, a large, hyperactive dog known for being badly behaved. To ensure the dog gets a forever home, the team works hard to train it in secret, though Tanaka's doubts quickly begin to grow.
7b	7b	"Mission Improbable"	Karen J. Lloyd	Sean Jara	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Ellie's friend Maria intends to display a sculpture at the art show, but Mr. Tanaka puts Rodney J. Dinkle in charge of guarding the place while he's out, and the overzealous teen denies entry despite the concise delay time. Thus, the team is forced to sneak Maria's sculpture in without Rodney noticing, but his habits and tricks make the task difficult to pull off.
8a	8a	"An Inconvenient Tooth"	Karen J. Lloyd	Andy Geurdat	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Lula loses her first baby tooth while playing, and she cannot find it. She gets worried that she will not receive a visit from the tooth fairy if she does not have it, and the team embarks on the tedious task of getting the tooth under her pillow.
8b	8b	"Up, Up and Away"	Karen J. Lloyd	Sean Jara	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Gabriel gets a brand new drone for his birthday and neglects to read the instructions, leading to his present flying away, and the team has to get it back. Unfortunately, Yolanda is in love with the drone, believing it to be a real bird, and she constantly interrupts the team's efforts.
9a	9a	"Lost and Found"	Karen J. Lloyd	Laura Bowes	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
The team discovers a box of lost objects in the community center and sets off to return them. However, they have problems finding the owner of the last object: a bespectacled teddy bear.
9b	9b	"In the Park After Dark"	Karen J. Lloyd	Al Schwartz	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Rodney has to take one last picture before he can reach a certain rank in the birdwatcher's club. However, he needs to photograph a nocturnal bird, meaning he has to take the photo at night, despite being afraid of the dark. The team has to ensure that he takes the photo without running off, but a series of ghost stories quickly make him turn white.
10a	10a	"Longest Yardwork"	Karen J. Lloyd	Doug Molitor	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Donna is preparing a party for Rona's third anniversary of adopting her dog Glitzy, but her backyard is anything but party-suitable. The team must fix it up while she prepares the party food, but their lack of a plan makes it all the more difficult.
10b	10b	"The Girl Who Cried Goose"	Karen J. Lloyd	Lienne Sawatsky	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Lula fakes an angry goose report in the hopes that it'll keep her from going to soccer camp. When the team uncovers the ruse, they redirect their efforts into making sure everyone gets to have a good time.
11a	11a	"Tanaka's Moving Castle"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jagjiwan Sohal	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Mr. Tanka is moving to another apartment, but he refuses help to move his things. The team then tries to assist the best they can, but everything they try almost always fails.
11b	11b	"Zenko Don't Go"	Karen J. Lloyd	FM de Marco	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Sam is disappointed that Ken Kablam, her favorite comic book author, is signing autographs while she is stuck competing in a skateboard competition, meaning she'll miss her chance to get one from him. The team thus sets off to make sure Ken stays around long enough to meet Sam, but his lightning-quick pace means that he easily breezes through their distractions.
12a	12a	"Driven to Distraction"	Karen J. Lloyd	John Hazlett & Christine Mitchell	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Luis is in charge of getting flowers for his grandmother's birthday, but he is so easily distracted that he rarely gets close. The team tries to get him to focus, but he does not make it easy.
12b	12b	"To Bee or Not To Bee"	Karen J. Lloyd	Al Schwartz	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)
Rodney's beehive loses all its bees thanks to Yolanda, and the team has to scramble to get them back. However, the insects are less than cooperative, and Jax worsens the situation when he unintentionally riles them up.

Season 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
13a	1a	"Photo Day Disaster"	Karen J. Lloyd	Desmond Sargeant	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
13b	1b	"The Eightful Eight"	Karen J. Lloyd	Dan Williams	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
14a	2a	"Robo-Dog Day Afternoon"	Karen J. Lloyd	Laura Bowes	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
14b	2b	"Spoiler Alert"	Karen J. Lloyd	John Hazlett & Christine Mitchell	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
15a	3a	"Rodney J. Dinkle, Babysitter"	Karen J. Lloyd	Steve Sullivan and Andy Guerdat	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
15b	3b	"Lights Out"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jeff Sager	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
16a	4a	"Double Booked"	Karen J. Lloyd	Michael Stokes	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
16b	4b	"Gym Enemy Cricket"	Karen J. Lloyd	David Grubstick	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
17	5	"Harmony Harbor Holiday Suprise"	Karen J. Lloyd	Andy Guerdat & Steve Sullivan	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
18a	6a	"The Big Sleepwalk"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jack Thomas	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
18b	6b	"Of Course You Can"	Karen J. Lloyd	John Hazlett & Christine Mitchell	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
19a	7a	"Rodney the Hero"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jeffery Duteil	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
19b	7b	"Club Shed"	Karen J. Lloyd	Eric Toth	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
20a	8a	"It Takes Zenko"	Karen J. Lloyd	Mark Hoffmeier	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
20b	8b	"What a Racket"	Karen J. Lloyd	Bryan Roy	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
21a	9a	"The Great Paper Chase"	Karen J. Lloyd	Kris Marvin Hughes	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
21b	9b	"Home is Where Ken's Heart Is"	Karen J. Lloyd	Jeff Sager	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
22a	10a	"That Stinking Feeling"	Karen J. Lloyd	Nick Purrier	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)
22b	10b	"Go for the Gold"	Karen J. Lloyd	Nick Purrier	August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)

Release

Team Zenko Go was globally released on March 15, 2022, on Netflix. A trailer was released on February 17, 2022. Originally slated for a July 11 release, a second season released on August 8, 2022.

External links

• Team Zenko Go on Netflix
• Team Zenko Go at IMDb