ZZZap!

1993

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  • 4
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  • 1
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Released: 08 January 1993 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
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Official Website: http://www.daisydaresyou.com/
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Zzzap was a British children's television comedy programme. The concept of the show was a giant 18ft comic that has been brought to life. The show ran from 8 January 1993 until 21 September 2001, and was produced by The Media Merchants and Meridian Broadcasting. A spin-off titled 'Cuthbert's Diary' was also produced as part of "Gogglewatch", a CITV show produced by LWT.

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ZZZap! Audience Reviews

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Dex Bracewell ... ZZZap! It's obviously a good reminder that children's television was better than nowadays.In this show, ZZZap! is not based around talking but silent sketches with sound effects and voices done mostly by Neil Buchanan, later done by the actors themselves when Smarty Arty (same person) left.The characters: Cuthbert Lilly, the main character played by Richard Waites. He is Mr. Bean-like but goes into sillier situations such as destroying antiques, trying to get some, (literally) frozen ice cream out and posting flowers (complete with the flower pot) for a birthday.Smarty Arty, as I said played by Neil Buchanan. An artist who draws things that come to life. Similar to Penny Crayon but like Cuthbert Lilly with sillier situations.Minnie the Mini Magician, the replacement played by Doctor Who alumni Sophie Aldred. Unfortunately, the most disliked of all of the characters. A magician in training who practises with stuff and try to solve her mistakes.The Handymen, a pair of blue and yellow hands who appear in an educational segment with recipes, magic tricks and arts and crafts.Tricky Dicky, also played by Richard Waites. A man in a disguise who investigates if a group of kids (as well as adults) who win a challenge which is harder compared to a smaller version. If they win, he holds a sign Mission Possible, if they don't, Mission Impossible Daisy Dares, played by Deborah McCallum, later by Claire Macaulay. A replacement for Tricky Dicky but in a female form and has a tantrum or a laugh instead of holding a sign.Now, about the final few series. The first 5 series are perfect. But I have other reasons why I didn't like the final 5 as much. The sound effects started to go downhill. I think the voices changed too much, particularly to Daisy Dares. And the splodges sounded less like gunge and more like well, you don't want to know. Minnie wasn't bad at all! But the worst thing on the final 3 series was the animation. Where did the remote go? The loss of the sparks in the animation to be replaced with a explosion made the word ZZZap! a little more difficult to understand.But other than that, it was a fantastic show overall and now I'm addicted to it on YouTube. Feels great watching it on YouTube, usually when I'm bored to pieces with TV one night. So, to any kids out there, don't go to the current Kids' TV! It's just full of American imports set in talent schools (see Victorious), features overacting, auto-tuned guys who work with a real idiot who only supports commercial music (see Big Time Rush) and people just jump into music, even if they don't want to (see The Entire Disney Channel). The British stuff hasn't been the same without gunge and more recently creamy muck muck with Dick and Dom. 90s/00s kids TV rules and will always rule!
James Travers Hello Zzzap fans. I have a question for you all. Do you think Tricky should have stayed longer than series 1? I think he should have done as it wasn't fair.Zzzap was a unique show i must admit combining the comic and the TV together in other words. SIMPLY AMAZING. Only thing wrong with it is that we can't buy a Zzzap comic anywhere :( Plus who is your favourite character? Mine is Tricky Dicky and Minnie. I have given Zzzap a 9/10 in greatness But back to Tricky Dicky's Jelly sketch. He wasn't being scary he was just being friendly but the people didn't seem to notice that
Jackson Booth-Millard When this was on CITV (Children's Integalactic Television) I used to think it was one of the best entertainment shows for kids, and you could enjoy every minute of it. With the great array of characters in the large comic book activated by remote control, there was never a dull moment. These great characters and acts included the mean keen Daisy Dare, Claire Macaulay (Deborah McCallum), a blue glove and yellow glove both creating something, The Handymen (Sarah Pickthall), the silly almost Mr. Bean like Cuthbert Lilly (Richard Waites), my favourite creative and overactive artist Smarty Arty (Art Attack's Neil Buchanan, who also created all colourful backgrounds). The only one I wanted ignore was the pretty ridiculous Smarty Arty replacement, Minnie the Mini Magician (Sophie Aldred). It was nominated the BAFTA for Best Entertainment. Good for kids!
Professor_Burp What can I say about ZZZap!? It was one of the best children's TV shows ever made. Every Friday afternoon, 15 minutes of laughs, fun and general happiness at the thought of getting home and watching ZZZap!.The show revolved around a TV comic which had come to life. It starred: Cuthbert Lilly, Played By Richard Waites: A character which has been in every episode of ZZZap! His frame says: Cuthbert Lilly: He's Dead Silly.Daisy Dares You, Played By Deborah McCallum (Series 2 - 8) and then Claire Macaulay (Series 9 and 10): A character who likes to set different and sometimes messy challenges for groups of children.Smart Arty, Played By Neil Buchanan: A character which in the first series made big pictures out of different materials, and in Series 2 - 7 had a magic pen which brought anything he drew to life.The Handymen, Played By Sarah Pickthall: Two hands which made lots of tricks and interesting things too make.Minnie The Mini Magician, Played By Sophie Aldred: A witch who was in learning, and made a lot of her spells go wrong.Tricky Dicky, Played By Richard Waites: A character who was considered scary for young children only appeared in Series 1, made difficult and messy challenges for groups of Children.Although aimed at Deaf Children, ZZZap! can be enjoyed by everyone.Lots of people liked this show, and although there were many changes over the course of the Ten series, it was and still is one of the best, if not the best Children's show on TV.ZZZap! 1993 - 2001.