Zoey 101
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Created by | Dan Schneider |
Starring | Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Sean Flynn Christopher Massey Erin Sanders Matthew Underwood Victoria Justice (Seasons 2-) Alexa Nikolas (Seasons 1-2) Kristin Herrera (Season 1) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 32 (as of January 7, 2006) |
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Executive producer | Dan Schneider |
Running time | 23 minutes. (approx) |
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Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | January 9, 2005 – present |
Zoey 101 is an American live-action situation comedy television show that debuted on January 9, 2005. It stars Jamie Lynn Spears as the title character, who is one of the first girls to attend a previously all boy boarding school called Pacific Coast Academy (PCA). Her younger brother, Dustin (Paul Butcher), also attends PCA.
In the first season, Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) has two roommates that have complete opposite personalities there is: Dana Cruz (Kristin Herrera) she is unafraid of defending herself and somewhat conceited and Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas). Zoey is left to play peacemaker between them. One of her best friends is Chase Matthews (Sean Flynn-Amir), who secretly loves Zoey but lacks confidence to express his feelings. His roommate and good friend is Michael Barrett (Christopher Massey) who likes to play basketball and is very energetic and outgoing. Another character, roommate to Chase and Michael, is Logan Reese (Matthew Underwood): overconfident, rich and self-absorbed. Quinn Pensky (Erin Sanders) is highly skilled in Science.
Cast
Main characters
- Zoey Brooks, played by Jamie Lynn Spears
- Zoey is an athletic and confident teenage girl who (in Season One) starts the eighth grade at Pacific Coast Academy as one of its first-ever female students, though many will follow afterwards. Creative and full of ideas, Zoey has used her keen fashion sense to design clothes and backpacks. She's always ready to help a friend in need, particularly her younger brother Dustin,. Her first male friend at PCA was Chase Matthews, who showed her around campus on her first day, and who has developed feelings for her. Her roommates in Season One are Dana Cruz and Nicole Bristow. Lola Martinez became their roommate after Dana left. In Season 3, Nicole moves to a different school, thus Quinn Pensky became their new roommate. Another friend of hers is Michael Barrett, who is Chase's best friend. She's down-to-earth, and never hesitates to stand up for her beliefs. She is currently the only girl on the PCA Basketball team, as a result of Dana’s transfer, and was the first girl at PCA to ever be nominated for Class President though she would drop out of the race.
- Chase Matthews, played by Sean Flynn
- Chase is Zoey Brooks' first and best male friend at PCA. Unbeknownst to her, he also has strong feelings for her. His best friend is Michael Barrett, who has been his roommate since Zoey began school at PCA. His other roommate is Logan Reese. Chase and his roommates are all on the basketball team, and he and Michael co-host "The Chase and Michael Show." Chase is also good friends with Lola Martinez, Quinn Pensky, Nicole Bristow, and Dana Cruz and like a big brother to Dustin Brooks (who is, aptly, Zoey's little brother). Chase was also once nominated for Class President alongside Zoey and Mark Del Figgalo. Though Mark would go on to win after the two dropped out of the race, he and Zoey maintained a rough split of 98% of the class vote. It is unknown when Chase and Zoey will start to date but it is certin that they will
- Lola Martinez (Season 2-present), played by Victoria Justice
- Lola is an aspiring actress, who one day hopes to be a famous actress in Hollywood. In season 2, she was Zoey Brooks and Nicole Bristow's new roommate at PCA. In Season 3, She is Zoey's and Quinn Pensky's roommate. Lola is very dedicated to her dream of becoming a well-known movie star; she's confident that she'll win A Oscar before her 19th birthday.
- Michael Barrett, played by Christopher Massey
- Michael is Chase Matthews' best friend. He is a roommate with Logan Reese and Chase. Michael is the most athletic of the trio. He, like Logan, wishes that Chase would confess his love of Zoey Brooks to her; Michael is constantly urging Chase to tell Zoey about his aforementioned feelings. Michael is revealed playing the flute in an episode.
- Quinn Pensky, played by Erin Sanders
- Quinn greatly enjoys and excels in science. Born and raised in Seattle, she doesn't care for socializing Instead, Quinn spends most of her time in her room at PCA, which doubles as a science-lab. Her extracurricular activities include developing various contraptions, all known as "Quinn-ventions", which she then tests out on unsuspecting fellow students. Quinn often employs Dustin Brooks as a guinea pig for her experiments; Dustin's older sister Zoey. In Season Two, Quinn comes across as more of a friend than a scientist. In Season Three, Quinn shares a room with Lola Martinez and Zoey, due to a room-assignment mix-up. Quinn also has a alpaca named Odius who lives back with her Mom and Dad in Seattle.
- Logan Reese, played by Matthew Underwood
- An arrogant figure in the show, he rates himself as Sophisticated and athletic. He's unhappy about the opposite gender taking up space on campus, especially as part of PCA's sports teams. Logan is the best friend of his roommates Michael Barrett and Chase Matthews. He once mentored Dustin Brooks on how to be a ladies' man, only to watch the younger boy succeed where Logan himself failed. Logan is quite proud of his dad being a TV/film-producer. He always teases Chase about his feelings for Zoey Brooks; however, at the same time, he urges Chase to let her know about his feelings. In a newer episode, we learn that Logan is, an A+ student in chemistry. He kept it a secret through fear of being mocked by his peers.
- Dustin Brooks, played by Paul Butcher
- Besides being his fiercest protector and closest confidante, Zoey has more recently become Dustin's classmate at the newly coed PCA. A child prodigy, Dustin enjoys sharing an 8th grade algebra class with his elder sister. He also enjoys helping Quinn Pensky with her scientific experiments. By Season 3, Dustin is usually seen socializing with friends closer to his own age.
- Nicole Bristow (Season 1-2), played by Alexa Nikolas
- Nicole is Zoey Brooks' best friend. She is from Kansas, where her father owns a juice company. She's very loyal and trustworthy. She was always fighting with her Season 1 roommate, Dana Cruz; however, Nicole got along well with her Season 2 roommate, Lola Martinez. Nicole doesn't return to PCA in Season 3.
- Dana Cruz (Season 1), played by Kristin Herrera
- As Zoey Brooks' roommate in Season One, Dana is very athletic. She is good at basketball. she went with Logan Reese to the school dance. In Season Two, Dana volunteered for a European exchange program and is currently studying in Paris.
Recurring characters
Mark Del Figgalo (played by Jack Salvatore Jr.)
- He was elected Class President in Season Two and won after all other candidates had dropped out.
Dean Rivers (played by Christopher Murray)
- Dean Rivers runs the school at PCA. At times he is very serious but is also very friendly at times. In season 3, Dean Rivers has to have his nose reconstructed and is replaced by Dean Taylor.
Kazu (played by Brian Tee)
- Kazu runs the Sushi Rox, which is a Sushi store that is available to anyone who attends PCA. So far Kazu has made three appearances in Zoey 101.
Coco (played by Jessica Chaffin)
- Coco is Zoey's dorm advisor. Usually PCA students would get a new dorm advisor each year but Zoey regularly gets Coco. Coco usually makes an appearance in the first episode of every season.
Stacey Dillsen (played by Abby Wilde)
- Stacey is a student at PCA who is quite nerdy and has a speaking lisp. She also has a major crush on Logan.
Jeremiah Trottman (played by Creagen Dow)
- Jeremiah is the on-field news correspondent at PCA. He usually the one reporting the big news happening at the school.
Mr. Bender (played by Michael Blieden)
- Mr. Bender is one of Zoey's teachers at PCA.
Coach Keller
- Coach Keller is the gym teacher at PCA.
Vicky (2005) (played by Miki Ishikawa)
- Vicky is a student at PCA, and one of Dustin's friends.
Guest stars
- Allison Scagliotti-Smith
- Drake Bell as himself
- Chris Hardwick
- Christian Serratos
- Chris Warren Jr.
- Daniella Monet as Rebecca (Chase's ex-girlfriend)
- Jennette McCurdy as Trisha Curby (Dustin's ex- girl-friend)
- Kyle Kaplan
- Lisa Tucker
- Patrick Bristow
- Reiley McClendon
- Roark Critchlow as Mr. Brooks
- Thomas F. Wilson
Soundtrack
A soundtrack featuring music used in the show, Zoey 101: Music Mix, was released on March 7, 2006 on Nick Records.
Track listing
- "Follow Me (Instrumental Version)" (Zoey 101 Theme Song)
- "Predictable" by Good Charlotte
- "Louder" by The Piper Downs
- "Calling All Angels" by Train
- "Mandy" by Jonas Brothers
- "Vacation" by The Go Go's
- "Permanent Midnite" by Saucy Monky
- "Found Out About You" by Gin Blossoms
- "Highway to Nowhere" by Drake Bell
- "All I Want" by Toad the Wet Sprocket
- "It's True" by Odds Against Tomorrow
- "Okay" by Backhouse Mike
DVD releases
Season releases
Cover | Title | Release date | Episodes |
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File:Zoey101-Season1.jpg | The Complete 1st Season | February 13, 2007 | 1-13 |
This two-disc release will include all thirteen episodes from the first season. Bonus features include bloopers, original cast member audition tapes, and a bonus episode "Quarantine". | |||
Other releases
Cover | Title | Release date | Episodes |
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File:SpringBreak-UpCover.jpg | Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up | March 14, 2006 | various |
This one-disc release includes the season two double-episode/TV movie, Spring Break-Up. Bonus features include season one bloopers, behind-the-scenes tours and two bonus episodes from the first season, "Quinn's Date" and "Little Beach Party". | |||
Trivia
- Pacific Coast Academy was shot at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
- According to Quinn in the episode Broadcast Views, she has an IQ of 177.
- Both of Zoey's roommates from Season One have one-by-one disappeared from PCA. Dana went to an Exchange Program in Europe, while Nicole was sent to an all girl boarding school.
- Erin Sanders, along with Jamie Lynn Spears and Jessica Chaffin (Coco) are the only females to star in all three seasons of Zoey 101.
- Zoey's Room Number is 101.
- Season 1 is 2005, Season 2 is 2005-2006, Season 3 is 2006-2007
- Michael Barrett has a C-foot plateau tranverse flute.