Zoey 101 Information

Zoey 101 is an American teen drama television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother (Paul Butcher), and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy (PCA), a fictional boarding school in Southern California. The series was created by Dan Schneider. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005. Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for a Nickelodeon series, as it was shot completely on location in Malibu.

Premise

The series centers around Zoey Brooks as she enrolls in Pacific Coast Academy, a school that previously only allowed boys to attend. Throughout the series, Zoey and her friends navigate life as teenagers in a boarding school. As the series progresses, the group of friends grows closer together.

Cast and characters

Actor	Character	Episodes	Season
			1	2	3	4
Main
Jamie Lynn Spears	Zoey Brooks	61	colspan="4"
Paul Butcher	Dustin Brooks	32	colspan="4"
Sean Flynn	Chase Matthews	51	colspan="3"	colspan="1"
Kristin Herrera	Dana Cruz	13	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Victoria Justice	Lola Martinez	51	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Alexa Nikolas	Nicole Bristow	25	colspan="2"	colspan="2"
Christopher Massey	Michael Barret	60	colspan="4"
Erin Sanders	Quinn Pensky	58	colspan="4"
Matthew Underwood	Logan Reese	56	colspan="4"
Austin Butler	James Garrett	9	colspan="2"	colspan="1"	colspan="1"
Recurring
Jack Salvatore, Jr.	Mark Del Figgalo	27	colspan="4"
Christopher Murray	Dean Rivers	20	colspan="4"
Jessica Chaffin	Coco Wexler	13	colspan="4"
Miki Ishikawa	Vicky	5	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Michael Blieden	David H. Bender	6	colspan="2"	colspan="2"
Brian Tee	Kazu	6	colspan="2"	colspan="2"
Creagen Dow	Jeremiah Trottman	12	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Allen Evangelista	Wayne Gilbert	12	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Abby Wilde	Stacey Dillsen	27	colspan="2"	colspan="2"
Rex Lee	Maurice	4	colspan="2"	colspan="2"
Daniella Monet	Rebecca Martin	3	colspan="2"	colspan="1"	colspan="1"
Brando Eaton	Vince Blake	4	colspan="2"	colspan="1"	colspan="1"

Episodes

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10th anniversary revival short

On September 18, 2015, on the 10 year anniversary of the airing of the season 2 episode "Time Capsule", TeenNick aired a short clip featuring Chase and Michael. In the clip, it becomes apparent that Zoey and Chase have broken up and he is now seeing someone else. Just as Chase is proposing to his current girlfriend Alyssa (Jamie Snow), Michael storms in and informs him of what Zoey said on her DVD from "Time Capsule". The DVD reveals that Zoey suspected Chase's crush on her at the time, even before she went to England, and at some point even thought about getting together with him as she considered him her soulmate, but didn't act on it until after she went to England. This causes Chase, who is still in love with Zoey, to abandon his girlfriend to find Zoey, the clip ending on a cliffhanger.

DVD releases

Nickelodeon has released all 4 seasons on DVD in Region 1 (United States only). Seasons 2, 3 and 4 are manufacture-on-demand (MOD) releases and are available only through Amazon.com.

Alliance Home Entertainment has released the first three seasons on DVD in Canada only. Season 3 was released on March 8, 2011.

In Region 4, Madman Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release dates
		Region 1 (U.S.)	Region 1 (Canada)	Region 4
The Complete 1st Season	13	February 13, 2007	November 23, 2010	July 25, 2006
The Complete 2nd Season	13	August 29, 2008	January 11, 2011	September 11, 2008
The Complete 3rd Season	26	July 1, 2008	March 8, 2011	N/A
The Complete 4th Season	13	November 11, 2008	June 16, 2009	N/A

Soundtrack

Zoey 101: Music Mix is the soundtrack album for the series. It was released on March 7, 2006. The album features music of the pop and rock genres. The theme song by Jamie Lynn Spears, wasn't included in the final official soundtrack, only the instrumental version, composed by her sister & a 3-man production team.

Track listing

Video games

A video game titled Zoey 101 was released in March 2007 for Game Boy Advance. Another game called Zoey 101: Field Trip Fiasco was released on September 11, 2007 for Nintendo DS. Both video games were published by THQ and developed by Barking Lizards and received poor reception and negative reviews from sites such as IGN and Common Sense Media.

Zoey 101 is a mini-game collection. Players must successfully complete each mini-game, then a dare, and then a final challenge. Dares and challenges are randomly chosen from three games in the level. Players can choose to play mini-games freely in the main menu. GameZone awarded the game 4 out of 10, stating that the game was either "boring, frustrating, just plain unfun, or some combination of all three."

Field Trip Fiasco is about Zoey and her friends taking a field trip to a park. The player controls Zoey by using the D-pad or touch screen to walk or run. The player runs around Pacific Coast Academy completing fetch quests. They involve delivering things to people or collecting objects scattered around the school before time runs out. After finishing a fetch quest, the player plays a mini-game involving hosing off cars or picking up Frisbees. Zoey researches around the national park, talks to the camping club about Native Americans, goes to the library to learn about the park and takes a quiz about a national park.

Jack DeVries of IGN gave the game a 3.5/10 and criticized the game's boring gameplay, bland music and sound, and awkward controls. jkdmedia reviewed the game for GameZone on October 8, 2007 and gave the game a 2.8. It was criticized for its graphics and controls.

Reception

The series has mixed reviews. It scored high with younger audiences. It was also Nickelodeon's best performance for a series premiere (live action or animation) in almost eight years. The premiere of the episode Goodbye Zoey was the highest-rated live-action show ever on Nickelodeon, with over 7.3 million viewers. The series finale Chasing Zoey was the highest-rated show on all of television for all kid demos, including teens 12-17, beating out American Idol The show has an 8.2/10 on TV.com, a 5.7/10 on IMDb and a 3/5 on Common Sense Media.

Awards and honors

Awards and honors for Zoey 101

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Breakout Show	Zoey 101
		Choice TV Breakout Performance "? Female	Jamie Lynn Spears
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Children's Program	Zoey 101
	Casting Society of America	Best Casting "? Children's Programming	Sharon Chazin Lieblein
2006	2006 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	Jamie Lynn Spears
	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Sean Flynn Paul Butcher Kristin Herrera Victoria Justice Christopher Massey Alexa Nikolas Erin Sanders Jamie Lynn Spears Matthew Underwood
2007	2007 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	Jamie Lynn Spears
	Kids' Choice Awards Germany	Favorite Actor/Actress
	2007 UK Kids' Choice Awards	Best TV Actress
	2007 Australian Kids' Choice Awards	Fave Nick Show	Zoey 101
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress	Jamie Lynn Spears
		Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor	Paul Butcher
		Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress	Victoria Justice
		Best Family Television Series (Comedy)	Zoey 101
		Best Young Ensemble Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Sean Flynn Victoria Justice Christopher Massey Alexa Nikolas Erin Sanders Matthew Underwood
	Casting Society of America	Best Casting "? Children's TV Programming	Krisha Bullock
2008	2008 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	Jamie Lynn Spears
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance In A TV Series "? Leading Young Actress	Jamie Lynn Spears
		Best Performance In A TV Series "? Recurring Young Actress	Erin Sanders
		Best Family Television Series	Zoey 101
		Best Young Ensemble Performance In A TV Series	Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Sean Flynn Victoria Justice Christopher Massey Erin Sanders Matthew Underwood
	Casting Society of America	Outstanding Achievement in Casting "? Children's Series Programming	Krisha Bullock
2009	2009 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Show	Zoey 101
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress	Erin Sanders
2013	Neox Fan Awards	Best Neox Kidz series	Zoey 101