Zazoo U facts for kids
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| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Shane DeRolf |
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| Voices of | (See "Meet the Voices") |
| Opening theme | U Matta |
| Ending theme | U Matta (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Jim Covell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Phil Roman Shane de Rolf |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Film Roman Fox Children's Productions |
| Distributor | 20th Television (formerly) Saban International (currently) |
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| Original network | Fox (Fox Children's Network) |
| Original release | September 8 – December 8, 1990 |
Zazoo U was a fun American cartoon show. It aired on Saturday mornings as part of the Fox Children's Network block. The show ran from September 8 to December 8, 1990. It was created by Shane DeRolf, who is a children's author.
What is Zazoo U About?
This animated series tells the story of a special school. This school is not for humans, but for animals! You get to follow all the funny things that happen to the animal students as they learn and grow.
Meet the Voices
Many talented actors gave voices to the animal characters. Here are some of the main voice actors:
- Michael Horton as Boink
- Jerry Houser as Grizzle
- Brian Cummings as Bully
- Neil Ross as Logan Chomper
- Tress MacNeille as Ms. Devine
- Susan Silo as Tess
- S. Scott Bullock as Slogo Bonito
- Stu Rosen as Dr. Russell
- Danny Mann as Rarf
- Lee Thomas as Seymour
- Dorian Harewood as Buck, Rawld-O
Who Directed the Voices?
- Stu Rosen was the voice director for the show. He helped the actors bring their characters to life.
Episode Guide
Zazoo U had 13 episodes in total. Only the first six episodes were released on DVD in the UK. The rest of the episodes are not available for home viewing right now.
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| 1 | "The Nine Mile Pile" | September 8, 1990 | |
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All the students arrive at Zazoo U for their first class. They immediately struggle to get used to the school and to each other.
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| 2 | "The Crayon Box That Talked" | September 15, 1990 | |
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A box of talking crayons is found. Each crayon wants to be the best. They try to make friends with the students to succeed.
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| 3 | "The Search for the Meaning of Life" | September 22, 1990 | |
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Tess is feeling troubled. She goes on a journey to find out the meaning of life.
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| 4 | "Yesterday's Zoo" | September 29, 1990 | |
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Boink, Tess, and Bully look for the Zazoo U Janitor. They find a world filled with old, forgotten things.
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| 5 | "Is Bigger Better?" | October 6, 1990 | |
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The students argue about whether bigger things are always better. The argument quickly gets out of control.
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| 6 | "Har V and Sue" | October 13, 1990 | |
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Tess and Grizzle have a falling out as friends. They both try to get Boink's attention.
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| 7 | "Bully Loses His Temper" | October 20, 1990 | |
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Bully gets very angry and loses his temper. A tiny, enraged version of himself jumps out. It storms around causing destruction. The class must get the Temper back to Bully.
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| 8 | "Share a Chair" | October 27, 1990 | |
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Everyone at Zazoo U gets a special school chair with cool gadgets. But Grizzle does not get one. No one will share with him. He gets sad and wanders off. The class then has to search for him.
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| 9 | "Ms. Devine's Blues" | November 3, 1990 | |
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Miss Devine is sad because her pet Rarf seems ordinary. She thinks he might be worthless. Rarf tries hard to prove to her that he is special.
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| 10 | "No Strings Attached" | November 10, 1990 | |
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Boink finds invisible strings. Only imagination can see them. But his playing with the strings makes the rules of physics go completely wrong.
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| 11 | "Money for Music" | November 17, 1990 | |
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The class works to earn money for new musical instruments. Grizzle and Tess try many ways to make money. Boink and Bully go around asking for donations.
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| 12 | "One Single Seed" | December 1, 1990 | |
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An alien invades the school. This alien is a talent agent looking for the next big star. The agent has creativity, but can the others help him use his potential?
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| 13 | "Boinks's Rap" | December 8, 1990 | |
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Everyone gets ready for the school talent show. Many amazing acts and performances are planned. But Boink gets really bad stage fright. It is up to the others to help him perform the show's best act.
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