ZZZap!
| ZZZap! | |
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| Genre | Children's Slapstick Comedy |
| Starring | Richard Waites Neil Buchanan Sarah Pickthall Deborah McCallum Sophie Aldred Claire Macaulay |
| Voices of | Neil Buchanan Sophie Aldred Richard Waites Claire Macualay |
| Theme music composer | Ron Aspery |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English text only, aimed at the hearing impaired |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 131 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Dan Maddicott Richard Morse Janie Grace |
| Producer(s) | Neil Buchanan Tim Edmunds Driana Jones |
| Editor(s) | Jim Lownie Chris Jackson Simon Cruse |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
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| Original channel | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Original run | 8 January 1993 – 21 September 2001 |
Zzzap (rendered ZZZap!) was a British children's television comedy programme. The concept of the show was a giant comic that has been brought to life. The show ran from 8 January 1993 until 21 September 2001[1], and was produced by The Media Merchants and Meridian Broadcasting. A spin-off titled 'Cuthbert's Diary' was also produced.
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[edit] Format
The programme follows the same format throughout its run. A Title Intro is shown consisting of a couple of short clips for Each character from the season. It is then followed by a series of short two or three minute long segments, followed by the credits. Each segment is introduced by the camera zooming in on a corresponding panel on a giant comic, shot in reverse (e.g: The Camera starting at the Panel, and pulling back) and then played in reverse. This giant comic has a set of nine frames on it, some of which contain a character representing their segments. The show was designed with deaf children in mind,[2] and so the style of the show is predominantly visual, with the sound only providing music and effects. The audience in "The Handymen" segments would also often sign clapping instead of actually clapping [3]
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Eps. | Year | Originally aired | |
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| 1 | 10 | 1993 | 8th January - 12th March | |
| 2 | 10 | 1994 | 7th January - 11th March | |
| 3 | 10 | 1995 | 6th January - 10th March | |
| 4 | 16 | 1996 | 5th January - 14th May | |
| 5 | 15 | 1997 | 4th January - 12th May | |
| 6 | 16 | 1998 | 10th January - 26th April | |
| 7 | 16 | 1998 | 1st September - 14th December | |
| 8 | 13 | 1999 | 7th September - 30th November | |
| 9 | 13 | 2000 | 9th September - 3rd December | |
| 10 | 15 | 2001 | 3rd September - 21st September | |
[edit] Syndication
The series was repeated throughout 2002-2003 on the CITV on ITV1. The series was more recently broadcast on the CITV Channel in 2006, 2007 and 2009. ITV currently have no plans for any future repeats, as of 2012.
The Smart Arty elements and The Handymen were repeated in the USA as part of 'It's Itsy Bitsy Time on Fox Family, as Art Arty and The Handymen respectably, from 1999 until 2001.
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[edit] Media Releases
- ZZZap! The Bumper Video Comic (VHS).
- ZZZap! Vol. 2 - Holiday Special (VHS).
- ZZZap! Vol. 3 - Goes Bonkers (VHS).
- ZZZap! Vol. 4 - Goes Completely Crazy (VHS).
- The Wildest Ever ZZZap! Video (VHS).
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tv.com/show/31198/summary.html. Retrieved on 28 November 2007.
- ^ http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/leisure/freetimefeatures/9398764.Art_Attack_star_in_St_Albans/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sganRcWAts
[edit] External links
- ZZZap! at the Internet Movie Database
- ZZZap! at TV.com
