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Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008. It was created by Dan Schneider, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show stars Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, then at stages in Valencia beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005.^[1]

Plot[link]

In season one, Zoey Brooks and her younger brother Dustin arrive at Pacific Coast Academy (PCA), a school which recently went co-ed after being a boys' school since its founding. Zoey meets her first friend Chase Matthews (Sean Flynn), who, after meeting her, realizes that he has a crush on her. Zoey then meets her roommates, tomboy Dana Cruz (Kristin Herrera) and boy-obsessed, girly-girl Nicole Bristow (Alexa Nikolas). She also meets other friends aspiring scientist/inventor Quinn Pensky (Erin Sanders) and humorous Michael Barret (Christopher Massey), and rich, spoiled and obnoxious frenemy Logan Reese (Matthew Underwood).

In season two, it's a new year at PCA, and Dana has left for the European exchange network. Zoey and Nicole get a new roommate, Lola Martinez (Victoria Justice). Lola, being a remarkable actress, tricks Zoey and Nicole into thinking she's someone else. At first, they are not happy about getting a new roommate. They go to the housing office and try to talk a housing director into letting them chose their new roommate but then Nicole knocks down her shelf of antique perfume bottles breaking them to pieces. They are then told to never come back again. Worried, the next day their new roommate Lola Martinez tricks them into thinking she is a goth voodoo punk freak (she even tried piercing her tongue in their dorm) and they try to find a way for her to leave. However, they catch Lola talking on the phone to her friend telling her how well her little scheme has worked - she's been caught. Zoey and Nicole confront her and she admits to it and confesses that it was an acting exercise. Zoey and Nicole forgive her and they become the best of friends and are so thankful they've been together. Their affection can also be seen in the next two seasons.

In season three, Zoey and the rest of the gang return to PCA. She and her friends are 15 and Dustin is 12. Nicole has been enrolled in an all-girls' school because of a condition she has, called Obsessive Male Gender Disorder (OMGD). This causes Zoey and Lola—much to their dismay—to become roommates with Quinn, after she's accidentally assigned to a dorm that doesn't exist by Coco, their dorm parent. At the end of the season, in the "Goodbye, Zoey?" TV film, Zoey transfers to Covington (a new boarding school) in England. After a webcam malfunction, she finds out that Chase loves her. She finds out when Chase left his video camera on when he was video chatting with Zoey when he was unaware he was telling his roommates about how he doesn't just miss Zoey, but loves her too.

In season four, the final season, Zoey returns to PCA, only to find that Chase transferred to Covington since he thought Zoey was there. Zoey and Chase reveal their love for each other and want to be together. Chase has to stay a full semester at Covington, though. When they finally had their first date over web chat, it didn't go well, so they decided to put off their relationship until Chase has returned. Meanwhile, Logan and Michael get a new roommate named James Garrett (Austin Butler), who eventually becomes Zoey's boyfriend. Quinn and Logan begin to date, but they hide their relationship from their friends. In the series finale, entitled "Chasing Zoey", the kids get ready for the prom. Zoey and James end their relationship, and Chase surprises Zoey once he returns home to PCA. They finally have their long awaited first kiss and begin to date.

Cast[link]

Main cast[link]

Notes:

• Jamie Lynn Spears is the only cast member to appear in every episode.

Guest stars[link]

• Miranda Cosgrove - Paige Howard
• Jennette McCurdy - Trisha Kirby
• Allison Scagliotti - Stacy
• Madison Riley - Gretchen
• Stephen Lunsford - Greg
• Doug Brochu - Blatzberg
• Daniella Monet- Rebecca
• Drake Bell- himself

Episodes[link]

TV films/Two-part episodes[link]

Reruns/syndication[link]

After the series aired its final episode in 2008, it was shown in reruns on Nickelodeon until November 23, 2008, though the last official airing of Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon aired on January 4, 2009 with the rebroadcast of the Chasing Zoey movie. After splitting from Noggin (now Nick Jr.) and becoming its own 24-hour cable TV channel, The N ran the series from December 31, 2007 to September 25, 2009, and continued to air on the channel after The N rebranded as TeenNick where it ran from September 28 to November 27, 2009. The channel aired the episode "Back to PCA", along with the Nickelodeon original movie Spectacular!, the iCarly TV special "iFight Shelby Marx", and the True Jackson, VP episode "True Crush", as part of the special programming block on Nickelodeon, "A Very Victoria Night", featuring Nickelodeon originals starring Victoria Justice, on October 10, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

The series returned to TeenNick with a six-hour Memorial Day marathon on May 31, 2010, and currently airs in a three episode block on weekdays and a four episode block on weekends, with the last episode of the block replaying the following day; from May 31-July 25, 2010, TeenNick aired only the final three seasons of Zoey 101 (with the exceptions of the season three episode "The Favor Chain", which the channel omits from the show's entire broadcast cycle for reasons unknown, and the season two episode "Haunted House", which the channel will only air during special Halloween-themed programming), but on July 26, 2010 TeenNick began airing episodes from the first season as well. In Canada, reruns of the series air on Family weeknights at 10:00 PM EST/PST, as that series originally debuted on that channel on March 25, 2005 and the series finale aired on September 12, 2009 due to a late schedule. The episode "PCA Confidential" aired on December 14, 2007 because it was part of Season 3. The series has aired in Canada alongside Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, which originally aired on Family as well. Unlike Nickelodeon, Family aired the series in the 4:3 pan and scan format. In Latin America, the series is still airing (2012).

DVD releases[link]

Nickelodeon has released all 4 seasons on DVD in Region 1 (US 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.^[2][3] Season 3 was released on March 8, 2011.^[4]

In Region 4, Madman Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia.^[5][6]

Soundtrack[link]

Zoey 101: Music Mix is the soundtrack album for the Nickelodeon television series, Zoey 101, it was released on March 7, 2006. The album features music of the pop and rock genres.

Track listing[link]

Video game[link]

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 had received poor reception and negative reviews from sites such as IGN and Common Sense.

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."^[14] Game Ratio lists this as the second worst GBA game of all time.^[15]

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 the Pacific Coast Academy (Zoey's School) 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 and 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.^[16]

Awards[link]

The show did a considerable success at ratings and was well received by the public and critics.

Won

• 2006 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
• 2007 Kids' Choice Awards (in Germany): Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)

Nominated

• 2005 Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Children's Program
• 2007 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
• 2008 Kids' Choice Awards: Jamie Lynn Spears (Favorite TV Actress)
• 2009 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Show

References[link]

External links[link]

Channels'

• Zoey 101 on Family
• Zoey 101 on Nickelodoen Australia
• Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon New Zealand
• Zoey 101 on Teen Nick

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Zoey 101

• Zoey 101 at the Internet Movie Database
• Zoey 101 at TV.com
• Zoey 101 Wiki

Jennette McCurdy
McCurdy at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards
Background information
Birth name	Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy
Born	(1992-06-26) June 26, 1992 (age 20)
Origin	Garden Grove, California, U.S.
Genres	Country, country pop
Occupations	Actress, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2000–present (actress) 2008–present (singer)
Labels	Your Tyme, Capitol Records Nashville
Website	jennettemccurdy.com

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy^[1] (born June 26, 1992)^[1] is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly. She has also appeared in a number of notable television series, including Victorious, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lincoln Heights.

Early life[link]

McCurdy was born in Long Beach, California, raised in Garden Grove, California,^[2] and has three older brothers: Marcus, Scott, and Dustin. She gained interest in acting after watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope right after her mother recovered from breast cancer.^[3]

Career[link]

Acting[link]

McCurdy started her acting career in 2000 at the age of eight on MADtv.^[4] Since then she appeared in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, Penguins of Madagascar, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, Law and Order SVU, Medium, Judging Amy, The Inside, Karen Sisco, Over There and Close to Home. In 2003, she had the chance to act with her inspiration, Harrison Ford in the movie Hollywood Homicide. In 2005, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress for her performance in Strong Medicine as Hailey Campos. She has also appeared in several commercials such as one for Sprint and another commercial for crossing the road safely.

Since 2007, she has a starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly opposite Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor, as one of Carly Shay's best friends Sam Puckett. In 2008 she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on iCarly, and for her performance as Dory Sorenson in the TV movie The Last Day of Summer. She was nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award, in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her work on iCarly. She also was cast to the role of Bertha in Fred: The Movie, a movie based on a YouTube series about Fred Figglehorn.

On December 1, 2011, she signed into United Talent Agency's cast of actors and performers for film, TV, music and other areas, to a deal starring her in a pilot vehicle. She was previously with Creative Artists Agency and Larry Galper.^[5]

Music[link]

McCurdy at the 62nd Annual Mother Goose Parade in San Diego County, California in November 2008

In June 2008, McCurdy announced on her official web site that she was working on her debut album. The first single, "So Close" was released on March 10, 2009.^[6] The second single, "Homeless Heart", was released on May 19.^[7] The song was released in honor of McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, who died at the age of 9 from brain cancer, and 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.^[8] She met Cody Waters through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In mid-2009, McCurdy signed with country music label Capitol Records Nashville.^[9]

On April 16, 2010, samples of select songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online. The song clips were released in order for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first single.^[10] "Not That Far Away" received the most votes, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010 and iTunes shortly after on June 1.^{[citation needed]}

Capitol Nashville released an EP on August 17, 2010 which included "Not That Far Away" and four new songs, "Stronger", "Put Your Arms Around Someone", and "Break Your Heart". The iTunes version included "Me with You" as an bonus track. "Stronger" was later included on Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35, released on August 31, 2010.^[11]

McCurdy's second single, "Generation Love", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011,^[12] followed by its release to radio April 25, 2011.^[13] Capitol Nashville released McCurdy's self-named extended play on February 8, 2012^[14] at clothing retailer Justice.^[15] The album will be released to iTunes at a later date.^[15]

Philanthropy[link]

In addition to supporting the Cody Waters Foundation, McCurdy was active in campaigns such as stopping child soldiers (she has been involved with the Invisible Children Inc. group)^[16] and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. McCurdy did a PSA for Safe Kids USA which is aired on Nickelodeon and TeenNick.

McCurdy currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation, encouraging other young people to commit their time, energy and resources to help other kids and working with Starlight to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.^[17]

Personal life[link]

McCurdy composed an article titled, "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer", that was published in the Wall Street Journal on June 11, 2011. It describes in detail, her mother Debra's on-going battle with cancer and how her family is coping with the situation. The article also features tips from McCurdy on living with such a situation.^[18]

Discography[link]

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Filmography[link]

Film

Television

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jennette McCurdy

• Official website
• Jennette McCurdy at the Internet Movie Database

Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears at the Nancy Drew premiere (2007)
Born	Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 21) McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	2002–2008
Partner	Casey Aldridge (2004–2010)
Children	1
Website
jamielynnspears.com

Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991)^[1] is an American actress and singer. The younger sister of pop star Britney Spears,^[2] she rose to prominence for her appearances on Nickelodeon shows All That and for playing Zoey Brooks on Zoey 101.^[3]

Early life and career[link]

Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi to Jamie and Lynne Spears. She attended Parklane Academy, where she was a cheerleader and a member of the basketball team. She finished her education there via online correspondence^[2] and received her GED in February 2008 from Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Louisiana.^[4]

Spears made her acting debut in the 2002 Paramount film Crossroads, which starred older sister Britney, in a cameo role as Lucy Wagner.^[5]

Spears then signed on as a regular performer on the Nickelodeon sketch series All That. Her performance was positively received by critics and she stayed on for Seasons 8 & 9 of the series from 2002 through 2004. She left after Season 9 to work on her then, new series, Zoey 101.

[edit] 2005–08: Zoey 101 and pregnancy

In 2005, Spears played the protagonist Zoey Brooks of the Nickelodeon comedy-drama Zoey 101. The series premiered in 2005 and ran four seasons, earning Spears several awards for her work, including the Young Artist Award, the Young Hollywood Award, and the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.^[6] Spears also recorded the theme song for the show, which was co-written by her sister, Britney Spears. Other roles include a cameo as Mandy Ferner in the ABC comedy sitcom series Miss Guided (in the episode "Hot Sub") and the voice of Goldilocks in the television film Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show.

On December 20, 2007, in an interview with OK! magazine, Spears announced that she was pregnant by her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.^[7][8] Nickelodeon issued a statement shortly after the announcement stating that the network respected Spears's decision to take responsibility and noting that its primary concern was for her well-being.^[9] Spears confirmed the couple's engagement in March 2008 after it was reported she was seen with a wedding ring.^[10] In May 2008, Spears and Aldridge moved back to Liberty, Mississippi, and purchased a house, with Spears stating they would raise their child there.^[11]

The announcement of Spears's pregnancy generated controversy, as the media was accused of using the story to "glamorize" teenage pregnancy.^[12][13] Some teens were disappointed with the contrast between Spears's on screen personality as a "good girl" and her real life pregnancy.^[14] Additional controversy surfaced because Spears was two years below the California age of consent, raising questions about her and Aldridge's age difference, and whether Aldridge could or would be charged with statutory rape (although Spears was neither from California nor living there).^[15][16] It was later confirmed that Aldridge was just under two years older than Spears, which meant that he could be charged only with a misdemeanor under California law, since the crime is only charged as a felony if the two people having sex are at least three years apart in age.^[17][18]

On June 4, 2008, while in Amite County, Mississippi, the Spears family filed a complaint against Edwin Merrino, a paparazzo whom they believed was following and stalking the couple. Merrino denied the allegation. He was released later in the day after posting a $1096 bond.^[19]

Spears gave birth to their daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridge, on June 19, 2008, at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb.^[20][21][22] OK! magazine reportedly paid one million dollars for the first baby pictures for their July 10, 2008 issue.^[23][24] In September 2008, following the announcement that Bristol Palin was pregnant, it was reported that Spears had sent her a gift.^[25][26] Comparisons between the two cases were made.^[27][28][29]

2009–present[link]

Spears and Aldridge called off their engagement in March 2009,^[30][31] and Spears ended the relationship and moved out in February 2010.^[32] Spears and Aldridge reconciled in August 2010,^[33] but ended their relationship a second time in November 2010.^[34][35] In April 2010, Spears moved from Liberty, Mississippi^[36] to Nashville in order to pursue a music career.^[37] On November 7, 2011, Jamie Lynn Spears held a concert at The Rutledge in Nashville. She performed a set of original songs.^[38]

Jamie Lynn will release her debut country album in 2012.^[39][40][41]

Filmography[link]

Discography[link]

Songs[link]

• 2002: "Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)" with Triple Image
• 2005: "Follow Me" (Zoey 101 theme song)
• 2008: "We Are Family" with the cast of Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

Album appearances[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jamie Lynn Spears

• Official website
• Jamie Lynn Spears at the Internet Movie Database
• Jamie Lynn Spears at People

Lynne Irene Spears (née Bridges; born 1955)^[1] is an American author and the mother of pop singer Britney Spears and teen actress Jamie Lynn Spears.

Biography[link]

Early life and family[link]

Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi. Her mother, Lilian Irene Portell (1924–1993), was a native of Hendon, London. Her father, Barney O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), was an American G.I.. In 1945, her parents met and married in Hendon.^[2][3] Her maternal great-grandfather, Edward Portelli, was Maltese and emigrated to England, where he married Alice Taylor.^[3][4] Spears has an older brother, Barry "Sonny" Bridges (born 1951), and had an older sister, Sandra Bridges Covington (1947–2007), who died of ovarian cancer.^[5][6]

In 1975, she married James "Jamie" Spears. They were divorced by 2002^[7] and reconciled in 2010.^[8][9] Jamie and Lynne Spears have three children: son Bryan James (born 1977) and daughters Britney Jean (born 1981) and Jamie Lynn Marie (born 1991). They also have four grandchildren: grandsons Sean Preston Federline (born 2005) and Jayden James Federline (born 2006) from Britney, granddaughters Maddie Briann Aldridge (born 2008) from Jamie Lynn and Sophia Alexandra Sanchez Spears (born 2011) from Bryan Spears.^[10]

Later life and fame[link]

Lynne opened and worked in her own day care in their hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. The 11-year-old Britney eventually joined the new Mickey Mouse Club for the 1993-94 season. Following this, Lynne earned her bachelor's degree and became an elementary school teacher in Kentwood, until she was asked by management to accompany Britney on the Dream Within a Dream Tour in 2001.

Books[link]

Lynne has co-written two books with her daughter Britney. The first, Heart to Heart, was published in 2000 as a biographical book about Britney. A Mother's Gift was a novel released in 2001 and has been adapted into a TV movie, Brave New Girl. A 2008 memoir, Through The Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, followed.^[11] She has a strong Christian faith, and openly discusses this in her memoir.^[4] Biographers cite Lynne as the main driving force and support behind Britney's early career, but in her memoir, she explains she was not the "pushy stage mom" she has been described as, but merely a supporter of her daughter's quest to achieve her dreams.

See also[link]

Biography portal

Wikinews has related news: Dr. Phil's consultation meant to be private: Spears family

• Britney Spears
• Jamie Lynn Spears

References[link]