The Zula Patrol is an American animated children's television series that aired from September 2005 to June 2008. It was produced by Kambooteron Productions, Gotham Entertainment and The Hatchery and distributed by American Public Television to PBS stations within the United States.[1] The series is about a group of aliens that travel the galaxies to learn about science and space exploration. The series also aired reruns and a marathon on Qubo.
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| Created by | Deb M. Manchester |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Network | PBS Kids (member stations only) |
| Release | September 10, 2005 – June 18, 2008 |
Characters
editThe Zula Patrol
edit- Captain Bula (voiced by Cam Clarke) is a lime green alien and the captain/leader of the Zula Patrol. Bula is very compassionate, patient and likes to assist other characters in the series.
- Space Pilot Zeeter (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey) is a purple alien and the Zula Patrol’s main pilot and one of the main protagonists of the series. She is mainly Bula’s companion. When not piloting the ship, Zeeter often rides her Zula-scooter just for fun, which is made from iron.
- Professor Multo (also voiced by Cam Clarke) is a yellowish-orange three-eyed scientist for the Zula Patrol. He is known as the most intelligent patroller of the Zula Patrol, known for creating various inventions, and has an encyclopedia-like book called the Multopedia, which is used to answer his friends’ questions (especially Wizzy and Wigg’s). His voice is based on that of renowned comedian Ed Wynn.
- Flying Wonder Wizzy (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey) and Flying Wonder Wigg (voiced by Nika Futterman) are two flying bee/firefly aliens who are the youngest members of the Zula Patrol. Wizzy is colored light blue, and Wigg is colored royal purple. They both appear in every episode to date, and are nearly inseparable. It is possible that their names are a reference to the programming term WYSIWYG.
- Space Pet Gorga (voiced by Frank Welker) is the Zula Patrol’s space pet and Bula’s other companion. He has various abilities, such as the ability to snort just about anything out of his snout, and the ability to inflate himself to a very large size. He is most often seen with Wizzy and Wigg.
Villains
edit- Dark Truder (voiced by Kurt Kelly)
- Traxie (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
- Deliria (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
- Cloid (voiced by Dave Wittenberg)[2]
Episodes
editSeries overview
editSeason 1 (2005–06)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "A Comet's Tale / A Job for the Zula Dudes" | September 10, 2005 |
| 2 | 2 | "Bula's Spin Party / Day For Night" | September 17, 2005 |
| 3 | 3 | "Shadow Play / Jealous Moon" | September 24, 2005 |
| 4 | 4 | "Sun Day / Time Out" | October 1, 2005 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Probe Who Came to Dinner / Forget-Me-Naut" | October 8, 2005 |
| 6 | 6 | "Small is Beautiful / Case of the Missing Rings" | October 15, 2005 |
| 7 | 7 | "Blue Moon / Going Through a Phase" | October 22, 2005 |
| 8 | 8 | "Giant Litterbugs From Space / RV of the Giants" | October 29, 2005 |
| 9 | 9 | "Chilly Cook-off / Treasure in the Clouds" | November 5, 2005 |
| 10 | 10 | "Star Crossed / Night of the Fweeebs" | November 12, 2005 |
| 11 | 11 | "Mutual Distraction / What Goes Up Must Come Down" | November 19, 2005 |
| 12 | 12 | "Dog Gone Gorga / The Milky Way Galaxy Games" | November 26, 2005 |
| 13 | 13 | "Matter Matter Everywhere / Family Feud" | December 3, 2005 |
| 14 | 14 | "Round and Round We Go / Go'er-Slower Motion" | December 10, 2005 |
| 15 | 15 | "Club Mars / The Outsider" | December 17, 2005 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Ins and Outs of Planets / Young At Heart" | December 24, 2005 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Big Mess / Telescooped" | December 31, 2005 |
| 18 | 18 | "Show of Force / Adventures In Pet Sitting" | January 7, 2006 |
| 19 | 19 | "Fly Us To the Moon / Castaway Asteroid" | January 14, 2006 |
| 20 | 20 | "Take Me To Your Ferret / Earth Hunt" | January 21, 2006 |
| 21 | 21 | "Wish You Were Here / Weather Vain" | January 28, 2006 |
| 22 | 22 | "My Air Lady / You're Cramping My Space" | February 4, 2006 |
| 23 | 23 | "Wigg and Wizzy Light the Way / Look to the Rainbow" | February 11, 2006 |
| 24 | 24 | "Three Ringed Gorga / Moons Mayhem" | February 18, 2006 |
| 25 | 25 | "A Star is Born / Galactic Star Games" | February 25, 2006 |
| 26 | 26 | "Blubglub / Power Flower" | March 4, 2006 |
Season 2 (2007)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Things In Rings / How the Rust Was Won" | April 16, 2007 |
| 28 | 2 | "Ice Station Zula / Ice Truder" | April 17, 2007 |
| 29 | 3 | "Dueling Space Stations / Don't Look Now" | April 18, 2007 |
| 30 | 4 | "Rock and Patrol / Support Your Neighborhood Volcano" | April 19, 2007 |
| 31 | 5 | "Down Under / Singin' In the Rain Forest" | April 20, 2007 |
| 32 | 6 | "Hide 'n Seek on Jupiter / A Tale of Two Planets" | April 23, 2007 |
| 33 | 7 | "The Sound of Multo / Eyes in the Skies" | April 24, 2007 |
| 34 | 8 | "Birds of a Feather / Bula's Heros: The Great Camouflage Caper" | April 25, 2007 |
| 35 | 9 | "Moon Struck / Me, Myself and Io" | April 26, 2007 |
| 36 | 10 | "My Friend Named Breezy / Erosion Today, Gone Tomorrow" | April 27, 2007 |
| 37 | 11 | "Blast to Earth's Past / The Great Climb" | April 30, 2007 |
| 38 | 12 | "Creature Features / Fried Greenhouse Tomatoes" | May 1, 2007 |
| 39 | 13 | "If it Looks Like a Plant / Splitsville" | May 2, 2007 |
Season 3 (2008)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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| 40 | 1 | "Larva Or Leave Me / Egg Hunt" | June 2, 2008 |
| 41 | 2 | "Spin Control: The Venus Effect / Crater Raters: Journey to Mercury" | June 3, 2008 |
| 42 | 3 | "Hey Kids, Amazing Space Monkeys! / The Blorp" | June 4, 2008 |
| 43 | 4 | "Vanishing Cream / There Goes The Neighborhood" | June 5, 2008 |
| 44 | 5 | "The Missing Elements / Journey to the Center of Gorga" | June 6, 2008 |
| 45 | 6 | "Choosing Sides / Camp Worm" | June 9, 2008 |
| 46 | 7 | "May The Force Be Wigg You / Six Zuleans In A Boat" | June 10, 2008 |
| 47 | 8 | "Where Did All The Water Go / The Dew Drops" | June 11, 2008 |
| 48 | 9 | "The Show Must Float On / The Truder Crown Affair" | June 12, 2008 |
| 49 | 10 | "The Great River Race / When You Wish Upon A Sea Star" | June 13, 2008 |
| 50 | 11 | "Mine Shaft / The Crystal Cave" | June 16, 2008 |
| 51 | 12 | "The Lizard That Came to Dinner / Island Of The Endotherms" | June 17, 2008 |
| 52 | 13 | "The Villain Of The Year / One Is The Loneliest Number" | June 18, 2008 |
Awards and nominations
editIn 2006, the series was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production (Jeff Danna, for the episode "Case of the Missing Rings").
Other media
editMission Weather was a traveling exhibition in which Captain Bula, Professor Multo, Space Pilot Zeeter, flying wonders Wizzy and Wigg, and Space Pet Gorga invite you to a hands-on, interactive exhibit to learn all about clouds, precipitation, wind, temperature, and other weather phenomena.
References
edit- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 726. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 726. ISBN 9781538103739.
External links
edit- The Zula Patrol at IMDb
- Zula hits movie theaters for one-time showing (February 27, 2008) at KidScreen
- "Zula Patrol creator prioritized fun" Los Angeles Times May 10, 2009