The Zula Patrol

*The Zula Patrol*
The Zula Patrol
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Genre	Science fiction; Adventure
Created by	Deb M. Manchester
Written by	Cydne Clark; Nicole Dubuc; Simon Jowett
Directed by	Brain Kindregan; Kent Butterwoth
Voices of	Cam Clarke; Colleen O'Shaughnessey; Nika Futterman; Kurt Kelly
Composers	Jeff Danna; Fletcher Beasley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Deb M. Manchester; Beth Hubbard; Margaret Loesch
Production companies	Gotham Entertainment (season 1); Kambooteron Productions (season 1); The Hatchery; Zula USA; UNC-TV; Marvista Entertainment (season 2-3; uncredited)
Distributor	American Public Television
Release
Original network	PBS Kids Member Stations
Original release	September 4, 2005 –; June 18, 2008

The Zula Patrol is an American animated television series produced by Kambooteron Productions, Gotham Entertainment and The Hatchery and distributed by American Public Television to PBS Kids in the United States.^[1]

Characters

The Zula Patrol

Bula (Cam Clarke)
Zeeter (Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
Multo (Cam Clarke) His voice is based on that of legendary comedian Ed Wynn.
Wizzy and Wigg (Colleen O'Shaughnessey and Nika Futterman)
Gorga (Frank Welker)

Villains

Dark Truder (Kurt Kelly^{[citation needed]}). He also does a number of disguises including cross-dressing as Madame Luna.
Traxie (Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
Deliria (Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
Cloid (Dave Wittenberg)

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	26	September 4, 2005 (2005-09-04) (original) September 1, 2014 (2014-09-01) (re-air)	February 26, 2006 (2006-02-26) (original) October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06) (re-air)^[2]
2	13	April 14, 2007 (2007-04-14)	May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
3	13	June 2, 2008 (2008-06-02)	June 18, 2008 (2008-06-18)

Season 1 (2005–06; 2014)

NOTE: In 2014, every episode was re-aired, but on weekdays instead of Sundays.

#	List of Episodes	Original air date
1	"A Comet's Tale" / "A Job for the Zula Dudes"	September 4, 2005 September 1, 2014
2	"Bula's Spin Party" / "Day For Night"	September 11, 2005 September 2, 2014
3	"Shadow Play" / "The Jealous Moon"	September 18, 2005 September 3, 2014
4	"Sun Day" / "Time Out"	September 25, 2005 September 4, 2014
5	"The Probe Who Came To Dinner" / "Forget-Me-Naut"	October 2, 2005 September 5, 2014
6	"Small Is Beautiful" / "Case of the Missing Rings"	October 9, 2005 September 8, 2014
7	"Blue Moon" / "Going Through a Phase"	October 16, 2005 September 9, 2014
8	"Giant Litterbugs from Space" / "RV of The Giants"	October 23, 2005 September 10, 2014
9	"Chilly Cook-off" / "Treasure in the Clouds"	October 30, 2005 September 11, 2014
10	"Star Crossed" / "Night of the Fweeebs"	November 6, 2005 September 12, 2014
11	"Mutual Distraction" / "What Goes Up Must Come Down"	November 13, 2005 September 15, 2014
12	"Dog Gone Gorga!" / "The Milky Way Galaxy Games"	November 20, 2005 September 16, 2014
13	"Matter Matter Everywhere" / "Family Feud"	November 27, 2005 September 17, 2014
14	"Round and Round We Go" / "Go'er-Slower Motion"	December 4, 2005 September 18, 2014
15	"Club Mars" / "The Outsider"	December 11, 2005 September 19, 2014
16	"The Ins and Outs of Planets" / "Young At Heart"	December 18, 2005 September 22, 2014
17	"The Big Mess" / "Telescooped"	December 25, 2005 September 23, 2014
18	"Show of Force" / "Adventures In Pet Sitting"	January 1, 2006 September 24, 2014
19	"Fly Us to the Moon" / "Castaway Asteroid"	January 8, 2006 September 25, 2014
20	"Take Me To Your Ferret" / "Earth Hunt"	January 15, 2006 September 26, 2014
21	"Wish You Were Here" / "Weather Vain"	January 22, 2006 September 29, 2014
22	"My Air Lady" / "You're Cramping My Space"	January 29, 2006 September 30, 2014
23	"Wigg and Wizzy Light the Way" / "Look to the Rainbow"	February 5, 2006 October 1, 2014
24	"Three Ringed Gorga" / "Moons Mayhem"	February 12, 2006 October 2, 2014
25	"A Star is Born" / "Galactic Star Games"	February 19, 2006 October 3, 2014
26	"Blubglub!" / "Power Flower"	February 26, 2006 October 6, 2014

Season 2 (2007)

NOTE: Starting with this season, episodes would air weekdays instead of weekly.

#	List of Episodes	Original air date
27	"The Things in Rings" / "How the Rust Was Won"	April 16, 2007
28	"Ice Station Zula" / "Ice Truder!"	April 17, 2007
29	"Dueling Space Stations" / "Don't Look Me Now"	April 18, 2007
30	"Rock and Patrol" / "Support Your Neighborhood Volcano"	April 19, 2007
31	"Down Under" / "Singin' in the Rain Forest"	April 20, 2007
32	"Hide 'n Seek on Jupiter" / "A Tale of Two Planets"	April 23, 2007
33	"The Sound of Multo?" / "Eyes in the Skies"	April 24, 2007
34	"Birds of a Feather" / "Bula's Heros: The Great Camouflage Caper"	April 25, 2007
35	"Moon Struck" / "Me, Myself and Io"	April 26, 2007
36	"My Friend Named Breezy" / "Erosion Today, Gone Tomorrow"	April 27, 2007
37	"Blast to Earth's Past" / "The Great Climb"	April 30, 2007
38	"Creature Features" / "Fried Greenhouse Tomatoes"	May 1, 2007
39	"If it Looks Like a Plant" / "Splitsville"	May 2, 2007

Season 3 (2008)

#	List of Episodes	Original air date
40	"Larva Or Leave Me!" / "Egg Hunt"	June 2, 2008
41	"Spin Control: The Venus Effect" / "Crater Raters: Journey to Mercury"	June 3, 2008
42	"Hey Kids, Amazing Space Monkeys!" / "The Blorp!"	June 4, 2008
43	"Vanishing Cream" / "There Goes The Neighborhood"	June 5, 2008
44	"The Missing Elements" / "Journey to the Center of Gorga"	June 6, 2008
45	"Choosing Sides" / "Camp Worm"	June 9, 2008
46	"May the Force Be Wigg You" / "Six Zuleans in a Boat"	June 10, 2008
47	"Where Did All the Water Go" / "The Dew Drops"	June 11, 2008
48	"The Show Must Float On" / "The Truder Crown Affair"	June 12, 2008
49	"The Great River Race" / "When You Wish Upon a Sea Star"	June 13, 2008
50	"Mine Shaft" / "The Crystal Cave"	June 16, 2008
51	"The Lizard Who Came To Dinner" / "Island of The Endotherms"	June 17, 2008
52	"The Villain of the Year" / "One Is the Loneliest Number"	June 18, 2008

Awards

2006: Nominated Annie Award for best music in an Animated Television Production: Jeff Danna, for episode "Case of the Missing Rings".

Voice cast

Character	Actor/actress
Announcer, Bula, Multo, Saturn, Pluto, additional voices	Cam Clarke
Dark Truder, Testy, Jupiter, additional voices	Kurt Kelly
Zeeter, Wizzy	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Earth, Sun, Black Hole, additional voices	Catherine Thompson
Cloid, Buzzy, additional voices	Dave Wittenberg
Wigg	Nika Futterman

Other media

Mission Weather Mission 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

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 726. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "THE (2nd Release) ZULA PATROL".

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

[Perlmutter-1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 726. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[2] "THE (2nd Release) ZULA PATROL".

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The Zula Patrol

Contents

Characters

The Zula Patrol

Villains

Episodes

Season 1 (2005–06; 2014)

Season 2 (2007)

Season 3 (2008)

Awards

Voice cast

Other media

References

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