there's a certain sound that just really gets my day going
ah yeah nothing hits quite like that zoe 101 was everything to me growing up in fact i could
probably name what happens in an episode based off just the title alone from memory seriously i think
this is overall one of the best shows if not the best show to ever be made by nickelodeon the show
is basically like a young teen's first real drama show well of course it was still a funny show it
focused on more serious moments of teenagers figuring out the world relationships and
school this show was a big deal for nickelodeon most every show they've ever done live action has
been filmed in front of a live studio audience zoe 101 however was not it was shot and filmed
like a real teen drama still filled with those schneider scene transitions the best transition
that dan schneider ever made was when nickelodeon decided to cut ties with him back in 2018
good riddance like i was saying the show filmed at real life school pepperdine university located
in malibu california but none of that matters this was now pca all my homies hate pepperdine pacific
coast academy for life the show starts with zoe getting dropped off with her little brother dustin
by their father at pca as this is the first year pca is no longer a boys only school and females
are now welcomed dustin had already been going to school there but to zoe and well every other girl
this was a brand new experience and right away we see chase a lovable goofball who literally falls
for zoe the second he sees her no literally he falls look there he's on the ground now that's
unfortunate from this first interaction this sets the tone for the relationship between zoe and
chase for the rest of the show it's quirky it's charming and it's the center background narrative
all the way until the end while the show is generally about zoe hence the show's name we spent
a good portion of the time following chase as the main protagonist which is a good line to balance
the show would always make sure to show every situation that the girls and guys would get
into and how their stories and activities collide within each episode the first season of the show
brought us into this world of a living dorm school which i think most anyone who watched this show
wish they could actually have experienced especially at a cool place like pca
they had a sushi bar on campus what more do you need education no we really got to dive in deep
and meet this familiar cast of characters the kind girl the one who would probably be a big youtuber
today the tough one the geek the average one the jock but a little bit too scrawny to be tough
the comedic relief and the little brother there are plenty of reasons i could go into to explain
why this show for nick was a game changer and how it shifted the storytelling and dialogue
aspects of the teen dramedy to something unlike anything within nick's current lineup let's
first break down what i mentioned earlier this wasn't like keenan and kell or drake and josh
or the shows that came after like icarly or victorious mainly there wasn't one of these
the laugh track whether you love them or hate them they were and are a staple of many quote unquote
relatable kid teen or adult comedies but because of nickelodeon's decision to pass on making the
over satirical moodies point a full show rather than a sketch within the amanda show instead
opting to dissect the ideals from what moody's point was go back to the writer's room and emerge
with a more focused more serious and better written show marvin marv i'm kidding it's zoe
101 if you want to learn all about moody's point and why the amanda show was canceled make sure to
check out my last video all about it and click the icard at the top right corner of the video
but moody's point wasn't the only thing that helped push a show like zoe 101 to be created
it was also the help of unfabulous a show that premiered four months before zoe 101 premiered
it was another live action slice of teenage life dramedy that was still riding the fine line of
story and substance over gags and jokes and don't get me wrong i really like unfabulous growing up
emma roberts was one of my first crushes well her and summer sanders i wish she could figure me out
what am i saying unfabulous was a unique show that helped nick push forward with the concept
of a non-audience laugh trackless show it still fills my brain with nostalgia to this day and i
genuinely did enjoy that show it maybe just didn't have the same massive gravitational pull that zoe
101 would and i think that lies on the writing and the characters of zoe 101 zoe 101 became this
whole other beast though the writing was witty it was natural and above all else it was breathable
the characters didn't have to pause between every joke for a crowd to laugh they let response times
be as fast or as floaty as the scenes demanded it to be this led to us getting what felt like
more tighter bonds between everyone and help solidify that relatability that familiarity and
that reason why we care about these characters it put the care in character that's so stupid please
i'm not gonna put that in the video that is such i why did i write that stripping away that aspect
you still need a firm base in which to build these interactions the way these individual
characters were written helped bridge the whole show together you can have this great dialogue
between characters sure but without a reason to be invested in them the conversations end up being
meaningless in the long run when the writing of the people you are watching feel genuinely like
everyone has their own place to fit in and grow with the story it allows for that growth
to feel natural and new as if you're experiencing everything with them rather than after them like
you're more included in on the story yourself we have characters that build great connections and
relationships throughout the show like for example logan and quinn end up doing in the final season
logan becoming a more kinder and caring better person and quinn getting out of her comfort zone
we got to see real developing people grow from how we perceive them from episode 1 all the way to the
finale the show would know when to slow down the comedy for a dramatic defect though when to take
a situation more serious and truly treat it that way it gave us somber moments that started real
conversations it treated you the viewer as someone who could actually be in that same situation but
let's look at the main picture that the show presents us zoe and chase a will they or won't
they of two teenagers growing up and possibly having feelings for one another we watch as like
i said the first moment he lays eyes on her that the spark started it then builds with each episode
showing the friendship of these two blossom in season one chase cheats on a personality test to
exactly match up with zoe as to be paired as a date to the upcoming school dance he
later lets that information out and zoe ends up disappointed at him resulting in him learning
more about boundaries and building a real genuine friendship first and foremost in season 2 we have
the infamous time capsule episode where all the students have to put something in the time capsule
that's going to be opened up in 20 years when chase learns zoe is making a video about how she
feels about people in her life he wants to know what she said about him but she said you'll have
to wait until it's dug back up chase in the middle of a rainy night grabs michael and goes to dig it
back up and when they successfully do so he finds himself unable to follow through with listening
against her request to what she feels about him on the dvd he puts it back and when she teases
him about the dvd next she tells him i'll tell you in 10 years instead and i will circle back
to this pivotal moment in the show shortly season three gave us the most roller coaster of a season
yet with chase needing to tell zoey something all day but never having enough time to talk quinn
and lola keep telling her that chase is going to confess his love to her she doesn't believe
that but charges to go see chase to confront him to see what he was really going to say and bam
chase is mid-mouth-boxing rebecca his girlfriend because of this in the following episode the new
relationship is putting a weird hindrance on zoe and chase's friendship with his girlfriend giving
him an ultimatum of never speaking to zoey again or dumping her he chooses to dump her because well
one that's a toxic relationship but two he cares about his friendship with zoe more than anything
season 3 ends with a double length episode called goodbye zoe in which zoe gets a choice in moving
to london because their father is starting a new branch of his work there dustin doesn't want to go
and zoey is on the fringe about it while covington preparatory school is a prestigious and expensive
boarding school there is nothing quite like the people at pca but chase encourages her to go
with him thinking that this is what she really wants even though she hasn't decided yet herself
and was really mad that zoe didn't tell him right away that she was thinking of moving to london
so he becomes very passive aggressive with her basically telling her to go but that solidified it
she left for london after she goes chase is told by michael that if he had told her to stay
she would have stayed once in london chase and zoey speak to one another on webcam in which chase
apologizes and expresses his regret of telling her to go she accepts the apology but she can't leave
that in the final moments of the season finale michael accidentally turns chase's webcam back on
catching the moment where chase confesses his love for zoe to michael and logan but so we was seeing
and hearing this all happen now that was all quite a doozy but in season 4 which is arguably
probably the weakest season of them all things get a little bit interesting season 4 starts off with
zoe coming back to pca to return to everyone in surprise chase but chase isn't there in a crazy
turn of events chase switches schools and ends up going to london to be with zoe but she's not there
once zoe and chase speak it's revealed that chase has to commit to a full semester at covington
until he can think about transferring back but they try to make this long distance thing work and
finally the couple you've been waiting to see get together got together but virtually kind of like
dating in 2020 after attempts at making the dating work especially with bad internet time differences
and so many other real life distractions for them both they ultimately decide it won't work until he
comes back and that's where we leave chase for a while like he legit left the show but was written
off as he's in london now all this buildup of three seasons a big cliffhanger leading to
an unfortunate resolution this is why season four is a bit more tricky to tackle because sometimes
life does not go according to plan a new kid james joins pca and is the replacement for chase
he rooms with the guys he flirts with zoe and those two ultimately date while james wasn't an
awful character his role was basically filling in the shoes of another person in which he couldn't
properly so fast forward to the series finale chasing zoe the prom is almost here james and
zoe are still a thing and he gives her a necklace saying i love you but zoe feels conflicted and
something seems off james realizes this and confronts her about what's going on and they
end up breaking up but the whole reason for zoe feeling this way is still unclear but now with no
date for the prom zoe has nothing to do she ends up just walking around campus and then received
a phone call from chase they begin to catch up and see how things are then when she tells
chase that while the prom is tonight she doesn't have a date and chase says this then turn around
so he looks back to see chase sitting there as to shock the whole audience who's watching this right
now the moment that every fan was waiting four seasons for and then in normal chase fashion he
ruins the moment but you know in a quirky way and then it happens the kiss the build up of all of
these episodes led to the perfect finish chase and zoe make their relationship official attend
the dance and everyone lives happily ever after i've been in love with zoe ever since i met her
when she got out of her dad's car i saw her standing there
i rode my bike into that stupid flagpole
i was in love with zoey before i hit the ground
i don't think that feeling's ever gonna go away is what i would say if it weren't for what happens
next and similar to high school romances after the credits roll this relationship apparently
didn't last fast forward to today where people have been anxiously waiting for an
update as to if this zoe 101 reboot is ever going to be a thing because i feel
we heard rumors about it year after year and at some point you just got to stop believing
in them and understand that they're just rumors right we were all surprised that back in 2015
a one-shot five-minute continuation of zoe 101 hit the internet it came out on september 18 2015
10 years to the day from the time capsule episode premiering on september 18 2005. and remember zoe
said you're going to tell me yep in 10 years and it has been exactly that so we find chase about
to propose to his then current girlfriend at the time at a diner when michael comes barging in with
the dvd of what zoe said she feels about chase on it since they couldn't play the dvd michael
recounts what zoe said on the actual dvd and after he's reaffirming his love for zoe his current
girlfriend says but now you love me and to which he responds with and then storms out in search of
zoe after finding out that she had a crush on him from the very start considering that they might be
each other's soulmates and then it ends with a big old 2b continued on screen but after that it
went silent for quite some time although there was so much support for this video on youtube
and currently racking in over 16 million views i'd say yeah we wanted this continuation and then in
the summer of 2019 the majority of the cast of zoe 101 all got together for a dinner with dan let me
play with feet schneider who seemed like he may be trying to get a zoe 101 reboot officially off the
ground the cast seemed to have a great time minus alexa who played nicole on the show who expressed
at this time all the torment she endured on the set of zoe 101 and her falling out with everyone
involved and then everything went silent again until summer 2020 a mini zoe 101 reunion took
place on the reboot version of all that where in which jamie lynn spears plays an older security
guard who messes with the rest of the cast of zoey 101 and her actual self from getting backstage to
see the all that performance it even included kristen herrera who played dana cruz in season
1 of zoe 101 which was surprising as she had similar issues behind the scenes of the show that
resulted in her leaving at the end of the first season regardless it's just good to see her back
involved i had a crush on dana growing up too we are though now missing victoria justice who was at
dan's house the previous year but not included in this reunion skit but now recently on october 17
2020 jamie lynn spears took to twitter to announce something was coming with the tweet zoe's voice
are you ready in reference to the theme song she sang for the original show two days later on
october 19th twitter explodes when jaime announces sunday october 25th 2020 the sunday after posting
this exact video you're watching right now that a fan event is taking place for zoe 101
jamie sean aaron matt and chris plus a whole bunch of new age celebrities like jojo siwa and chantel
jeffries are involved which i'm sorry peeps i'm not here for you i'm here for the og cast but we
still don't know what this is titled the legacy continues it promotes seeing it first whatever
it is and i don't know what it is is this the show's actual reboot is this just the song that
jamie is advertising re-releasing oh well she just dropped the remake of the song right now
as i'm making this video neat so what is this then well going to the website it seems like i can buy
three different packages of tickets here which makes it feel less of an official thing and more
of a one-time thing but then again i have no idea what's happening i have some spending options here
for the tickets a twenty dollar standard a fifty dollar premium and a hundred and twenty dollar
ultimate fan package the 120 option gets me not only access to this event but the digital song a
pca hoodie zoe 101 t-shirt autographed cd single from jamie and a vip zoom call with jamie herself
i feel 120 dollars probably won't be worth the price but i am tempted to do so just to make the
video for you guys about the experience zoe 101 is one of my favorite shows anyway so why not go
big or go home right well i bought it i'll see you monday for the follow-up video earlier i mentioned
season four and it being the less favored season it faced a lot of issues on and off screen at this
time jamie lynn spears was pregnant and they had to do their best to hide it on screen the absence
of chase didn't help either especially just replacing him it never felt truly right but the
show as a whole didn't overall suffer from this the writing of the characters was still consistent
and as the characters grew up and started to become themselves more the ideas and conflicts
of the show had reflected that the season 3 finale itself ranked more views and better ratings than
its competitor at the time hannah montana suffice to say that zoe 101 blew up it was a phenomenon at
the time everyone was invested in these characters that we all got to see grow up figure out who they
are break out of their shell become better people and so much more season after season zoe 101 took
us on an unforgettable experience that is hard to duplicate if not done right the show gave us what
felt like real teenagers all having to figure out their lives at this boarding school balance
education relationship and friendships plus a slew of other things for me in my life growing up with
it there was no doubt that there was a major impact it left personal stories from my days in
high school that i can fondly remember correlating similar themes as to what happened in zoe 101 tell
me it left an impact these years of our lives are crucial for where we go from there it's not easy
to move forward as we don't know the unknown but with our ability to look back at our own stories
how we built and structured our lives by we can still hold these feelings and memories close to us
sometimes we can never let go we fantasize about the what ifs and how comes rather than
the what's happening now and the outcomes but something important to me are my friends
the ones i hold dear the ones i consider family and that's what zoey 101 taught me my friends
became my family i owe some of them more than money could ever buy i don't know if zoey 101
is nick's best show but i do know one thing thanks to zoe 101 i'll never take my friends for granted
hey what's going on guys uh hey logan
yeah my friends suck
you