Zoey McMullen

Zoey McMullen
Television show information
Genre	Comedy-drama Adventure Slapstick Surreal humor
Created by	Craig McCracken
Written by	Don Shank Steven Banks Aaron Springer Genndy Tartakovsky
Directed by	Craig McCracken Genndy Tartakovsky Randy Myers Gary Conrad John McIntyre Timothy Björklund
Voices of	Selena Gomez Demi Lovato (some episodes) Benjamin Diskin Mary Tyler Moore Dee Bradley Baker
Composer(s)	James L. Venable Peter Lurye Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Disney Television Animation
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Broadcast
Original network	Disney XD Disney Channel
Picture format	480p (4:3 SDTV) (2009–2010) 720p (16:9 HDTV) (2010–2012)
Original release	September 17, 2009 – July 26, 2012

Zoey McMullen is an American animated series created by Craig McCracken, also creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for Cartoon Network, for Disney XD, focusing on a 6-year old girl living in a town mostly populated by talking anthropomorphic animals. The series premiered on September 17, 2009 with three seasons, and ended on July 26, 2012. The show then aired on Disney Channel as well starting with season 2.

Premise

The show's titular protagonist is a smart Canadian-American 6-year old girl named Zoey McMullen, who is the only human citizen in Theodore Street, a town populated with talking anthropomorphic animals. Her friends are a teenage jackalope named Jackie, a huge bumbling elephant named Melissa and a coyote named Conrad.

Characters

Main characters

• Zoey McMullen (voiced by Selena Gomez; occasionally by Demi Lovato): The main protagonist of the show and also the only human character. She is a 6-year old Canadian-American who lives in Theodore Street, and is quite smart for her age. Her body design is recognizably identical to The Powerpuff Girls, characters also created by Craig McCracken. She has black hair with a ponytail, one red eye and one green eye, an indigo short sleeved t-shirt and red sneakers. There are instances throughout the show that hint her Canadian heritage, such as occasionally ending sentences with "eh" and her favorite food being pancakes with maple syrup. Her parents are never seen or heard of in the show.
• Jackie Jackalope (voiced by Benjamin Diskin): A 16-year old jackalope who is Zoey's closest friend. He wears only a black jacket. He behaves like a stereotypical teenager; skateboarding, eating pizza, listening to hip-hop music, etc. That being said, he still cares about Zoey and her other friends. He mentions his father on rare times throughout the series, who, like Zoey's parents, is never seen.
• Melissa Trumpets (voiced by Mary Tyler Moore): A large 36-year old elephant who is one of Zoey's friends. She wears a pink polo shirt and denim pants. She is often clumsy and bumbling, which tends her to accidentally hurt her friends, mostly by sitting on them; Zoey being her most unfortunate victim. In spite of all these, she is still a nice woman elephant.
• Conrad Howlington (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker): A 25-year old coyote who is another friend of Zoey's. He wears a white tank top and black pants. He works a night job as a disc jockey at the Theodore Street Club. At home, he does stereotypical adult things like watching TV, doing housework, etc.

Supporting characters

• Dr. Slithers (voiced by Tom Kenny): A rattlesnake scientist who works at the Theodore Laboratories. Much like The Powerpuff Girls character Sanford "Snake" Ingleberry, he hisses on the letter "s" every time he says a word containing that letter. He speaks with a German accent.
• Mr. Nutmeg (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson): A tall, anthropomorphic human-sized squirrel who works as the news anchorman of Theodore Street.
• Annieconda Slithers (voiced by Tara Strong): Dr. Slithers' wife who, as her name suggests, is an anaconda. She loves her husband dearly, often giving him ideas for inventions. She is also on good terms with Zoey and her friends too.

Addtional Voices

• Jack MacBrayer
• April Winchell
• Frank Welker
• Dee Bradley Baker
• Tara Strong
• Eric Bauza
• David Jason
• Jade Lianna Peters

Episodes

See List of Zoey McMullen episodes

Gallery

The show's protagonist, Zoey McMullen

The differences between Zoey and the PPG.

Promotional poster.

Melissa Trumpets

Jackie Jackalope

Conrad Howlington

Zoey leaning on her show's logo.

The background used for the title cards (Season 1 only)

The background used for the credits.

Zoey with her voice actress, Selena Gomez.

Crew

• Executive Producers: Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust, Clayton Morrow
• Producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
• Writers: Amy Keating Rogers, Lauren Faust, Craig McCracken, Steven Banks, Cindy Morrow, Clayton Morrow, Genndy Tartakovsky, Don Shank, Dan Povenmire, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Chris Savino, Timothy Björklund, Dave Thomas, Aaron Springer, Gene Grillo, Charlie Bean
• Directors: Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez, John McIntyre, Timothy Björkund, Lauren Faust, Gary Conrad, Chris Savino
• Storyboards: Craig McCracken, Brian Larsen, Don Shank, Fred Gonzales, Lyndon Ruddy, Dave Thomas, Zac Moncrief, Mark O'Hare, William Reiss, Aliki Theofilopoulos, Charlie Bean
• Character Designers: Craig McCracken, Lynne Naylor
• Animation Production: Rough Draft Korea, Toon City, Synergy Animation
• Music: James L. Venable, Peter Lurye, Stephen James Taylor

Video game

A video game titled Zoey McMullen: A Tale of Two Zoeys was released to the Nintendo DS, Wii and PlayStation 3 on November 17, 2010.

Tropes

Zoey McMullen/Tropes

Live-action TV adaptation

In July 2017, a live-action spin-off called Zoey McMullen: Adventures in Theodore Street. It was created by Good Luck Charlie creators Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, with no involvement from Craig McCracken, who created the original show. The show premiered on Disney Channel in July 31, 2017. It was obviously less received by fans of the animated Zoey McMullen due to the more sitcom-like format and was cancelled after 2 seasons.

Trivia

• This is Craig McCracken's first show for Disney, the second being Wander Over Yonder.
• Zoey's body design is identical to Craig McCracken's other creations, The Powerpuff Girls. This led to some people arguing whether she is a PPG ripoff or really a Craig McCracken creation.
• Theodore Street is said to be a city in the United States, but it's exact location is made unclear. It is possibly implied to be a city in New York or California, but it's never confirmed.
• The show shares a similar art and animation style with Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls and Nickelodeon's My Life as A Teenage Robot, given that both PPG and ZM were created by Craig McCracken. Episodes animated by Rough Draft tend to show this, while Toon City-animated episodes are slightly more fluid.
• This show is considered more sillier compared to Craig McCracken's other shows due to occasional use of surreal humor. This is mostly noticeable in episodes directed by Timothy Björklund.

See also

• Zoey McMullen on Disney Fanon Wiki