Zippy (TV Series)

Zippy is an American animated television series, being created by Brandon Greene and Kyla Greene. It is produced by Disney Television Animation and it premiered on Disney Channel on May 6, 2022. It is the longest-running Disney Channel show with 366 episodes.

Synopsis
In a world where humans and chibi-like people called "zip people" live together, the series centers on Zippy, a fun-loving, carefree mannered goofy, devil tailed flame zippling and his pals including: his dumb best friend Wet Willy, quiet and shy smart girl Ceela, and beautiful girly girl Jenny and their misadventures in Ziptown. Weather it's hanging with their friends including: outgoing, confident and talented singer Zoomie, his food fiend brother Jolly, and enthusiastic and outgoing little sister Pinky, and their human friends including: mild-mannered Billy and energetic and happy-go-lucky Frankie, eating at The Burger Shack at the mall owned by a cheapskate zip person Nigel R. Baxworth, irritating their sour neighbor and Burger Shack cashier, Zack, becoming superheroes, and getting into crazy shenanigans around Ziptown everywhere they go. The show features a subplot of Zippy's dog, Flambo and her baby sister, Ember who embark on various adventures outside of the comfort of their house when their family's away. The villains of the show are What's-It's-Face who is a psychopathic goofy criminal mastermind prankster with a warped, sadistic sense of humor and his henchmen which include: Hazel, a female zip person mime, Von Papperorth, a fiendish mobster, and Freddy Bear, a big dimwitted teddy bear. There's also Dr. Whiskers, a one-eyed cat and his minions Baby Butch and Floppy, a radioactive rabbit who are the archenemies of Flambo and Ember.

Characters
Main article: List of Zippy characters

Main characters

 * Zippert "Zippy" Fireblade (voiced by Michaela Dietz) - a fun-loving, carefree mannered, goofy, devil tailed red flame zippling and the titular main protagonist. He has many talents. He can carry a tune, crack a joke, or hit a mean fastball. If there’s fun being had or an adventure afoot, he's probably at the center of it.
 * Wilbur "Wet Willy" Waterman (voiced by Dante Basco) - a pleasant, lazy, dim-witted, unmannerly, and naïve water zippling who is Zippy's best friend and the deuteragonist. He is rather unintelligent and can make poor decisions that get both him and his pals in trouble. Willy's attitude is usually relaxed and easygoing, but when someone is mean to him or any of his friends, he can get angry.
 * Ceela Archer (voiced by Laura Marano) - a blue smart girl zippling with severe stage fright and a quiet, shy personality and the tritagonist. She is a master tinkerer and scientist and can build anything from a domino maze to a fully functional airplane using only spare parts.
 * Jennifer "Jenny" Lane (voiced by Dove Cameron) - a green perky and energetic zippling who is Ceela's best friend and the tetartagonist. She is very into fashion and loves acting and singing and is very confident and enthusiastic when asked to do either of them.

Zips

 * Zoomer "Zoomie" Tinker (voiced by Ross Lynch) - an outgoing, confident, and music talented trinagle tailed blue zippling. He can sing, dance, and play all sorts of instruments. Overnight, he becomes an internet sensation by playing in the band called The Zippers in a music video directed by his brother Jolly.
 * Jollity "Jolly" Tinker (voiced by Calum Worthy) - a purple zippling and Zoomie's brother who is an aspiring director with an odd personality and an unusual fashion style. Inexplicably, his mind is always on food and his favorite food are burritos.
 * Pinkamena "Pinky" Tinker (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - She is an over-achieving and enthusiastic pink zippling and Zoomie and Jolly's little sister. She has a huge crush on Wet Willy and tends to do good things that may help people or be nice to them. Pinky is the only sibling with no tail.
 * Abigail "Abby" Zipman (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) - a southern belle yellow zippling with feisty side and Pinky's best friend and 8th member of the group. She is handy with a harmonica and never backs down from a challenge. She may have appear to have a crush on Zoomie. She's got a quick wit, curious nature, and a heart of gold. She was first mentioned in the first four seasons and made her official debut in the fifth season.
 * Flambo (voiced by Patton Oswalt) - a flame zip mixed-breed dog and Zippy's dog and Jane's best friend. He is featured as the star of the B-Plot for some episodes of the series alongside Ember, Dr. Whiskers, Baby Bert, and Floppy.
 * Ember Fireblade (voiced by Sarah-Nicole Robles) - Zippy's self-assured and fearless 9-month old baby sister and Flambo's best friend with the spirit of an adventurer.
 * Flo Fireblade (voiced by Kerri Kenney-Silver) - Zippy, Zalow, Zane, and Ember's mother. She works as a librarian, but was notorious in her youth for her wild, partying, and rebellious nature.
 * Gregory "Greg" Fireblade (voiced by Brian Hull) - Zippy, Zalow, Zane, and Ember's father and Flo's husband. A skilled construction worker, he is overprotective and cautious, having nearly his arm in a hay baler accident.
 * Zalow Fireblade (voiced by Brenda Song) - Zippy, Zane, and Ember's sister who is a go-getter of the school, she loves her friends and family, she loves exercising.
 * Zane Fireblade (voiced by Justin Felbinger) - Zippy, Zalow, and Ember's brother who often engages in some of Zippy's crazy adventures with Zalow, even if she disagrees with some of his ideas, as he likes her support.
 * Nigel R. Baxworth (voiced by Clancy Brown) - a red cheapskate zip person and owner of The Burger Shack. He lives with his wife, Trifle and his daughter, Piper. He is obsessed with money and will do almost anything to make a profit, even if it means overworking his employees. The only people who have more control over him than money is his family.
 * Sebastian "Slugger" Jackson (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) an energetic orange zippling who is friends with Zoomie and Jolly and is very into horror and sci-fi movies.
 * Jack and Mack Dale (voiced by Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse) - green zippling twins with completely opposite personalities, but they still love and respect each other.
 * Kevin (voiced by Matt L. Jones) - a traffic officer zip person, who got promoted to King of Police and a graduate from Ziptown's Cop College.
 * Angel (voiced by Ron Funches) - a pretty, groovy, and girly party zip person. She has her own group of friends called the S-squad which includes Brenda, Emily, and Mia. She is very bratty and selfish. However she is shown to feel guilty about somethings. Her design was inspired by singer.
 * Nicholas Wade (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - the accident-prone principal of Zipperdale Middle School, the school that Zippy and pals go to. He always tries his best to be a 'friend' to his students, despite usually being shrugged off as being an adult that always tries way too hard to look 'cool'. Wade's car and mailbox often keeps getting smashed, crashed, and run over. All mostly because of Zippy, Wet Willy, Zoomie, or Jolly.
 * Maya Waterman (voiced by Grey Griffin) - Wet Willy's little sister. She has a cute and charming personality and enjoys tap dancing. She's much smarter than Willy and often makes sure his brother doesn't do something dangerously stupid.
 * Daniel Zippington (voiced by Pamela Adlon) - What's-It's-Face's nephew who helps Zippy and his friends thwart his uncle's evil plans. Deep down he sees good in him like Zippy does and would talk him into join him to stop bigger threats.
 * Selina Truffle (voiced by Tara Strong) - a crazy old zip lady who lives in a small house with 20 cats. She is Dr. Whiskers' owner when she took him in and is oblivious of Dr. Whiskers true identity and scheme for world domination.
 * Cornelius Mini (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) - a neighbor of the Fireblades who is the Burger Shack's best customer aside from Zippy and his friends. He speaks with a British accent and wears a tuxedo. Zippy and Wet Willy frequently get on his nerves despite being loyal to each other. He spends much of his time taking care of his mother, who is a living portrait he calls "Mumsie".
 * Jerry (voiced by Brandon Greene) - the Ziptown neighborhood's postman.

Humans

 * William "Billy" Peterson (voiced by Jeremy Shada) - a kind-hearted, mild-mannered, intelligent, and levelheaded 13-year old boy who usually get Zippy and his friends out of sticky situations. He is always looking for fun, and thinking about the well being of others.
 * Frankie McKean (voiced by Ashly Burch) - an energetic and happy-go-lucky 12-year old tween girl with an optimistic personality and Billy's best friend and love interest. She is full of energy as she loves sports and skateboarding.
 * Zachary "Zack" Hathaway (voiced by Sean Astin) - Zippy's neighbor and a cashier at The Burger Shack. He loves to paint self-portraits and play his trumpet. He is usually grumpy because nobody recognizes his artistic talents. He often gets annoyed with Zippy's antics and optimism, but truly appreciates Zippy's friendship at times.
 * Tiffany "Tiff" Tucell (voiced by China Anne McClain) - a fun, sassy, funny, friendly, quirky, stubborn, lively, wacky, enthusiastic, energetic, but smart 14-year old girl who is friends with Zippy and his pals. She has a crush on her boyfriend Tyrone. It is currently unknown where her father is.
 * Amanda "Mandy" Kwan (voiced by Anna Akana) - a kind, hardcore 13-year-old girl. She is a cheerleader captain and A+ student at Zipperdale Middle School. She tries to be kind at times, though most of the time, when she is kind, she uses her kindness to use people to her advantage. But she deeply cares for others and their feelings. She has 4 cats, Lily, Tiger, Bella, and Peanut.
 * Dexter Woodman (voiced by Issac Ryan Brown) - one of Billy's friends and classmates. He is an athletic and street-smart boy who is portrayed as loyal, though much less responsible than Billy. Along with his superior athletic ability comes a bit off as a "Jock".
 * Eleanor "Ellie" Rigby (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) - one of Frankie's friends and classmates from school. She is normally a shy, but has a strong will. Ellie has a love for turtles and enjoys comic books. She speaks only in barely audible whispers when she first meets new kids. Allie has a deep adoration for animals and would regularly sneak her pets to school in her backpack, and she volunteers at an animal shelter. Her name is a reference to the famous Beatles song.
 * Mrs. Samantha Kwiatek (voiced by Susanne Blakeslee) - Zippy and pals' school teacher. She is loving and can be patient with the children at times. Mrs. Kwiatek's favorite thing to do with her students is activity time. It comes as no surprise that Zippy and his friends (mainly Wet Willy or Jolly) could cause some trouble. Her favorite students are Ceela and Mandy.
 * Tito Pérez (voiced by Eric Bauza) - the delivery guy at the Burger Shack. A friend of Zippy and friends, Tito is a portly and lovable man-child whose desire to be where the action is makes him an excellent resource for the Z-team when they need a ride about town. He seems to have a wide variety of talents, specifically DJing, and enjoys bonding with Billy, doing "boy stuff" such as heating hot dogs in a microwave until they explode.
 * Carmen Walton (voiced by Linda Cardellini) - A mellow, tomboyish, laid-back 17-year-old part-time employee at the Burger Shack. She is Zack's crush, and several episodes focus on his misguided attempts to impress her, but Zippy and Wet Willy keeps getting in the way with their antics.
 * Linda Peterson (voiced by Jill Talley) - Billy's mother and James' wife. She works as a nurse at a local hospital.
 * Paul Peterson (voiced by Tom Kenny) - Billy's father and Linda's husband. He is upbeat, tight-shipping, captain-like-acting, devoted, yet anxious, nervous, freaked-outish. Paul used to work at the Burger Shack before pursuing a culinary career, as he does all the cooking for his family.
 * Helen McKean ( voiced by Sumalee Montano) - Frankie's mother and a professional plumber for Maddison Plumbing. She used to be a part of the Power Badge Girls.
 * Stanley McKean (voiced by Alan Tudyk) - Frankie's father and also a professional plumber for Maddison Plumbing. He loves music and was previously a Wilderness Teen Ranger. Thus, he knows a lot about nature.
 * Lucy Tucell (voiced by Ana Ortiz) - Tiff's mother. She is the owner of Garbage, a zip cuisine restaurant in Ziptown.
 * Big Chuck (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - an obese comic book nerd. He is unmannerly, arrogant and rude, in that he lied to Zippy about the pickles missing from his burger to destroy his confidence and get free food. He has also shown signs of being cowardly, lazy, and lacking responsibility for his actions.
 * Cody Carpenter (voiced by Jake T. Austin) - a geeky 12-year old boy and a new friend of Franklin who is one of Zippy's classmates and is just as cautious as Billy. Some of his interests are boats, buses, trains, gates (not just railroad crossing gates but gates used at drawbridges, toll bridges, parking facilities, restricted areas, etc,) and transmission towers (including power lines and radio towers).
 * Nia and Stacey Gelada (voiced by Madison Pettis and Tati Gabrielle) - twins and Jack and Mack's friends.
 * Donny (voiced by Nolan North) - the landlord of Lucy and Tiff's complex. He sells exotic milks, and is the uncle of Lonnie.

Antagonists

 * What's-It's-Face (voiced by Mark Hamill) - the main antagonist of the series. He is Mr. Baxworth's arch-rival and Zippy's archenemy. He is a psychopathic goofy criminal mastermind prankster with a warped, sadistic sense of humor. What's-It's Face usually threaten his henchmen for failing him or their stupidity. He tries to cause chaos and mayhem to take over Ziptown. His abilities as a master conjurer allow him to effortlessly escape from the asylum many times, making him even more of a threat. His real name is Lawrence "Larry" Zippington III and was once a former star of a circus show as a clown before it got cancelled.
 * Dr. Whiskers (voiced by Dan Povenmire) - the secondary antagonist of the series. He is an evil anthropomorphic one-eyed scientist Persian cat who is archenemy with Flambo, who both he and Ember foil almost all of his semi-evil schemes, though a few turn out to be successful. He use to be a human scientist named Dr. Howard Whitaker and Dr. Slick's former partner and friend.
 * Hazel (voiced by Kelly Osbourne) - an eccentric and extravagant mime and What's-It's-Face's self-proclaimed girlfriend and henchwoman. She is rather obnoxious and spoiled, and whenever she sees something she wants she demands Von to get it for her by going "I want it! I want it! I WANT IT!!!". Hazel appears to be the brains of What's-It's-Face's minions as Von and Freddy are not so bright.
 * Von Papperorth (voiced by Alan Tudyk) - a fiendish mobster and one of What's-It's-Face's henchmen. He comes up with the most plans to destroy Zippy or his pals, but failed numerous times. He is the only human in What's-It's-Face's crew.
 * Freddy Bear (voiced by Brad Garrett) - a bumbling anthropomorphic teddy bear and one of What's-It's Face's Henchmen. He has only one button eye and messes up What's-It's-Face's plans and gets threatened for it. It He is the former star of a kids TV cartoon and is What's-It's-Face's old teddy bear when he was a little kid.
 * Baby Butch (voiced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh) - One of Dr. Whiskers' minions and Dr. Slick's adopted son. He has rivalry with Ember. Dr. Whiskers takes him under his wing to help him with his scheme. Butch use to be a full grown adult until Dr. Whiskers' invention aged him down to an infant.
 * Floppy (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - A radioactive bunny and on of Dr. Whiskers' minions. He was originally a regular bunny but was mutated to try to destroy Perry the Platypus; he has since become Dr. Whiskers' assistant and Baby Butch's partner-in-crime.
 * Beth Myers (voiced by Chandler Kinney) - the school's most popular girl and Billy and Frankie's rival. She dislikes Frankie and always jealous of her when she tries to best her at everything.
 * Wyatt "Wolf" Canis (voiced by Atticus Shaffer) - The leader of the Anti Zip Club who hates the Zip people, mostly because a Zip kid broke his bike.

Guest Stars
See List of Zippy guest stars

Episodes
See List of Zippy episodes

Production
Kyla Greene got the idea and based the character her imaginary friend until it evolved into a character and started doing drawings of him. His brother, Brandon sees a future in her character. It was original three characters instead of four. It was just Zippy, Ceela, and Jenny. Wet Willy was added to the trio because Greene thought having an opposite element as a best friend. He created some of the characters, plot, story, and personalities. He had to get permission from her about her character or give her credit. Back in 2011, an old friend of Greene from Cordero School, Aja Smith created three characters named Zoomie, Jolly, and Pinky. They were originally going to be minor characters characters but Greene started to love these characters and added them to the Zippy team.

Zippy was originally going to be voiced by Tara Strong, Max Charles, Jeremy Shada, and Pamela Adlon. But picked Michaela Dietz as the final choice. Billy was originally named Christopher Higgins and was going to be voiced by. But after his death on July 6, 2019, he was replaced by Bradley Steven Perry until he changed it to Jake T. Austin. He was later changed it to Shada, but this time voicing Chris until his name was changed to Billy in reference to the character from the Gremlins films.

Kyla Greene called Zippy's species zip people to go with the name. Brandon and Kyla both came up with the Idea called Ziptown. Zippy's personality is based on SpongeBob SquarePants, from ',  from ', and Bendy from  all rolled up into one. The characters and and town were inspired by TV Shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, ', ', Sesame Street, and other Disney Channel shows.

Originally, Flambo was going to be a secret agent. But it was changed because it's way to similar to Agent P. from Phineas and Ferb. To do so he added a buddy to tag along with Flambo and to have the animals and babies talk to each other while older people cannot understand them. What's-It-Face was going to be a Star Wars-like villain but was changed to a Joker-like villain. Zippy was suppose to start off as a comic book but was moved to the small screen. To let not his actor ideas go to waste he gave the roles to different characters.

Greene brought on in Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as producers and his sister as co-director. His friend, Cameron Perez to be a part of some of their episodes. The writing team consists of original writers Craig Young, Shelia Dinsmore and J.D. Dan Smith, with newcomers being Eric Shaw, Norton Virgien, etc.

Critical reception
Zippy has received positive reviews from critics particularly for its appeal to different age groups, and the show has earned numerous awards and accolades throughout its run. James Poniewozik of Time magazine described the title character as "Disney's version of SpongeBob" According to Laura Fries of Variety magazine, the series is "a thoughtful and inventive cartoon about a hopelessly optimistic and resilient sea sponge ... Devoid of the double entendres rife in today's animated TV shows, this is purely kid's stuff. ... However, that's not to say that Zippy is simplistic or even juvenile. It's charming and whimsical, but clever enough to appeal to teens and college-aged kids, as well." The New York Times ' critic Joyce Millman said Zippy "is clever without being impenetrable to young viewers and goofy without boring grown-ups to tears. It's the most charming toon on television, and one of the weirdest. And it's also good, clean fun, which makes sense because it is, after all, about a sponge." Millman wrote, "His relentless good cheer would be irritating if he weren't so darned lovable and his world so excellently strange. ... Like the films by, Zippy joyfully dances on the fine line between fantasy and reality, guilelessness and camp, the warped and the sweet."

Awards and accolades
Zippy has received many awards and nominations; among these are four Emmy Awards (Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2023; Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation" in 2024; Outstanding Children's Animated Series in 2025; and Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2018 for Kenny); six Annie Awards; and two BAFTA Children's Awards. Ross Lynch received a nomination for Outstanding Song for the theme song "A Zip Bop World" at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards

The Zippers
Main article: The Zippers

A fictional pop rock band The Zippers featured in the series. They debut in the first episode of Season 2 of the same name. The band was founded by lead vocalist/guitarist Zippy, vocalist/guitarist Zoomie, drummer Wet Willy, bassist Jolly, vocalist/keyboardist Ceela, vocalist/percussionist Jenny, and saxophonist Pinky. They we're originally called Zipitude and the band consisted of Zoomie, Jolly, Pinky, and Spud.

Zippy: The Movie
Main article: Zippy: The Movie

On March 3, 2024, a Disney press release announced a theatrical film based on Zippy entitled "Zippy: The Movie" produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and features the voices of Will Ferrell, Alec Baldwin, Demi Lovato, Kristen Bell, Ed Sheeran, and Jane Lynch as new characters. The film was released in theaters on June 19, 2026. The film was originally intended to serve as the series finale, but Disney ordered more episodes of the series due to the show's popularity and that it had become increasingly profitable, so Kyla Greene resigned as co-showrunner and Cameron Perez left Disney to continue his Nickelodeon series The Mel Twins. Brandon Greene stated he would remain as showrunner, adding "I'm really looking forward to taking Zippy to the next phase, and we can't wait for people to see what we have coming up."

Zippy: The Road Zip Movie
Main article: Zippy: The Road Zip Movie

A sequel to the 2026 film, Zippy: The Road Zip Movie, was released on Disney+ on May 8, 2037 as part of Zippy's 15th Anniversary. The series' main cast members reprised their roles with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ilana Glazer, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Natasha Rothwell as new characters.

Zippy: The Cyberspace Movie
Main article: Zippy: The Cyberspace Movie

On September 30, 2037, Disney announced a third film was in development. It will be a hybrid of 2D animation and 3D computer animation. In April 2018, was named as director, and the film's original title, The Zippful Life Movie, was revealed. Disney originally scheduled a release date of July 17, 2040, later moving it earlier to May 22, 2041. The first poster along with a title change to The Cyberspace Movie was revealed on September 12, 2046, with the first trailer releasing on September 14. It will be released on Disney+ July 10, 2043.

Untitled live-action film
On August 20, 2036, the Greene siblings revealed that there have been talks for a live action/CGI Zippy film.

The Zoomie & Jolly Show
Main article: The Zoomie & Jolly Show

A spin-off, entitled The Zoomie & Jolly Show, was put into development by Disney in March 2028. It will feature Zoomie and Jolly as well as their little sister Pinky and her best friend Abby host a live TV variety show in their penthouse apartment. The series premiered on Disney Channel on April 5, 2030, with the series set to be available on Disney+ later on.

The Spectacular Adventures of Ratman
Main article: The Spectacular Adventures of Ratman

On August 5, 2043, it was reported that a spin-off focusing on Zippy's favorite TV comic book heroes Ratman and his sidekick Blue Jay, titled The Spectacular Adventures of Ratman, was in development with a 13-episode order. The series premiered on Disney+ on July 6, 2044.

Zippy's Adventures of Star Wars
Main article: Zippy's Adventures of Star Wars

A three-part Zippy/Star Wars crossover, which was used as a sidebar to the events of the Original Trilogy was aired on May 2-4, 2025. The first part of the trilogy, "Episode I: The Fourth Awakens", aired on Disney Channel on May 2, 2025; the second part, "Episode II: Vader's Gonna Vade", aired on May 3; and the last of the three parts, "Episode III: The Jedi's Last Stand", aired on May 4. The characters from Star Wars will reprise their roles from both the films and Clone Wars series such as James Earl Jones (Darth Vader), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Tom Kane (Yoda), etc.

Zippy vs. Marvel
Main article: Zippy vs. Marvel

A crossover between Zippy and Marvel Entertainment, titled "Zippy vs. Marvel" would air in May 2030. It features Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, and Black Panther and the villains Loki, Doctor Doom, Venom,, and M.O.D.O.K.. It is the second animated crossover between Marvel and Disney since the acquisition of Marvel Entertainment by Disney back in 2009.

Zippy, Phineas, and Ferb
Main article: Zippy, Phineas, and Ferb

Greene and Dan Povenmire have said that they would like to do a crossover with his and Marsh's Phineas and Ferb characters with Greene's Zippy's characters. The entire cast was confirmed to reprise their roles.

Zippy Goes to Big City Greens
Main article: Zippy Goes to Big City Greens

Chris Houghton announced that he and Greene will do a crossover with Zippy meeting the characters of Big City Greens. The Characters will reprise their roles respectivly.

Mission: Kim Possible
Main article: Mission: Kim Possible

Greene made a deal with Bob Schooley to create a Zippy/Kim Possible crossover. This is the crossover episode in which Dr. Drakken, Shego, Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Wade and Rufus appear.

Hocus Pocus
Main article: Zippy's Hocus Pocus Spooktacular

Greene has stated that he would like to do a Halloween crossover special with the Disney film, titled "Zippy's Hocus Pocus Spooktacular". , Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy reprised their roles as the Sanderson Sisters for the episode.

Zippy Mickey All-Stars
Main article: Zippy Mickey All-Stars

Disney announced a Zippy/Mickey Mouse crossover. The plot is loosely similar to Space Jam in which Zippy and friends team up with Mickey Mouse and friends, with the training of MLB player to help them win a baseball match against What's-It's-Face, the Drolax Trio, Pastrilum, and Vandit who team up with  and the rest of Mickey's foes. The cast of the Mickey Mouse reprised their roles such as Chris Diamantopoulos (Mickey Mouse), Kaitlyn Robrock (Minnie Mouse), Tony Anselmo (Donald Duck), Bill Farmer (Goofy), Tress MacNeille (Daisy Duck), and Jim Cummings (Pete). Trout voices himself and also features other MLB All-Stars, , and.

Zippy and The Mel Twins
Main article: Zippy and The Mel Twins

Greene and Cameron Perez reunite together for a crossover of their characters Zippy and The Mel Twins. Both creators directed the special. They were released on both Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. This was the first crossover to be released on 2 different tv channels.

Doctor Hoot
Main article: Doctor Hoot

On January 13, 2045, a "Zippy Universe" crossover special was announced, featuring the main series and spinoffs The Zoomie & Jolly Show and The Spectacular Adventures of Ratman. "Doctor Hoot", a spoof of Doctor Who, will set to premiere on Disney Channel on May 6, 2047 as part of Zippy's 25th Anniversary.

Video Games
Numerous video games based on the series have been produced. Some of the early games include: Zippy Go-Kartz GO! (2024) and AllStar Guardians (2025). In June 2026, Disney published and distributed a video game based on Zippy: The Movie entitled, "Zippy: The Movie Game", for the WiiU, 3DS, and. On march 5, 2029, Disney announced Zippy: Ziptastic Voyage. The game was released 1 year later on April 23, 2030. On May 28, 2033, Disney released a game called Zippy: Supertstar Sluggers.

Theater
Main article: Zippy: The Musical

Zippy: The Movie was adapted as a stage musical in 2032 by director Jennifer Lee. Zippy: The Musical premiered in New York in 2023 and opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on December 4, 2024. The musical opened to critical acclaim, and tied for most-nominated production at the 2036 72nd Tony Awards with twelve Tony nominations.

Merchandise
The popularity of Zippy inspired merchandise from Plush toys to posters. It was reported that the franchise generated an estimated $8 billion in merchandising revenue for Disney. Zippy is viewed in 170 countries speaking 24 languages (mainly Japanese), and has become "a killer merchandising app". The title character and his friends have been used as a theme for special editions of well-known family board games, including Monopoly, Life, and Uno.

Kids' meal tie-ins have been released in fast food restaurants in many parts of the world, including Burger King in Europe and North America, as well as Wendy's in North America, and Hungry Jack's in Australia. A McDonald's Happy Meal tie-in with Zippy-themed Happy Meal boxes and toys was released in Europe and other international markets in the summer of 2027.

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Trivia

 * Zippy is the third longest-running animated Disney Channel original series. The first being Kim Possible and the second being Phineas and Ferb.
 * Because Kyla is the actual creator of the chatacter Zippy, he let him work with her as both co-creator and executive producer.
 * It was originally going to start off as a comic book or strip.
 * It is the overall Longest-running Disney Channel original series. The first being .