The Zippers

The Zippers is a fictional American band that features in media produced by, and related to, Disney. They are best remembered for their appearance in the animated Disney Channel series Zippy. In the context of the series, the band was founded by lead vocalist/guitarist Zippy, vocalist/guitarist Zoomie, bassist Jolly, drummer Wet Willy, vocalist/keyboardist Ceela, vocalist/percussionist Jenny, and saxophonist Pinky. In the cartoons, Ceela is shown to be the writer of their songs.

The music featured in the series was recorded by musicians, including Logan Hugueny-Clark on lead vocals and Whitney Di Stefano on duet and backing vocals. The recordings were released as a series of singles and albums that achieved worldwide chart success. Their most successful song, "Hip To Be a Zip", became one of the biggest hits of the bubblegum pop genre.

History
The Zippers first appeared in the first episode of the second season of Zippy of the same name. The fictional band was inspired by The Beatles. To avoid a repeat of the Beatles fiasco while still allowing himself full control, Kyla Greene commissioned a band based on cartoon characters—if the session musicians tried to rebel or leave, they could be replaced seamlessly. The early stories copied the TV show's fast cuts and action: "there were pages that had no panel-to-panel continuity at all, just pure strings of nonsense, fantasy, fourth-wall breaking, and exasperated commentary from Zippy and Wet Willy." In the first episode of season 5, Pinky's best friend Abby joined the band as a violinist and harmonicist.

Fictional line-up
The Zippers play a variety of contemporary popular music, consistent with the era in which the comic is drawn. Every member sings vocals, with Jolly handling the bass voice on a few tracks. Though their singing voices were soft and appropriate for pop vocals, their speaking voices are much different. The roles the kids played in the fictional band were:


 * Zippy – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
 * Zoomie - lead guitar, vocals
 * Jolly – bass, vocals
 * Wet Willy – drums, vocals
 * Ceela – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, vocals
 * Jenny – vocals, percussion
 * Pinky – saxophone, vocals
 * Abby - violin, harmonica, vocals

Discography
Main article: The Zippers discography


 * The Zippers (2023)
 * Everything's Zippy (2024)
 * The Red Album (2025)
 * Zippy Road (2027)
 * Sgt. Sea Salt's Dancy Pants Club Band (2029)
 * Free Space (2030)
 * Happy Zippoween (2031)
 * Have Yourself a Zippy Little Christmas (2031)
 * Songs in the Key of Ziptown (2033)
 * Flubber Soul (2035)