Tommy Zoom
| Tommy Zoom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family Animation Live action Superhero |
| Presented by | Molson as "Daniel" |
| Voices of | Keith Wickham Jerome Flynn Elliot Belshaw Nick Mercer |
| Narrated by | Jerome Flynn |
| Opening theme | "Tommy Zoom" |
| Ending theme | "Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 9 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 19 March 2007 – 28 March 2008 |
Tommy Zoom is a British children's animated superhero television series that was shown regularly on CBeebies in the UK. It was first aired on 19 March 2007.[1]
Developed by Alternative View Studios.
Synopsis
[edit]Each episode begins and ends with a live action sequence, narrated by Daniel (Tommy's dog), in which Tommy is faced with a dilemma. Daniel will pose the question "What should Tommy do? What would Tommy Zoom do?" The show then switches to animation to show Tommy Zoom foiling a plot by Polluto which has some link to whatever problem the real Tommy currently faces. After saving the world "in a zoom", the live-action element is re-introduced, and Tommy is seen to make the right choices and solve whatever problem he has.
Characters
[edit]- Tommy Zoom (voiced by Elliot Belshaw) is a young superhero, complete with a cape and a large Z imprinted on his chest.
- Daniel Zoom (voiced by Jerome Flynn) is Tommy's dog and sidekick, who often discovers the problem.
- Polluto (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a light blue imp or alien with rotten teeth. He is a villain who aims to ruin the world by removing all greenery and polluting watercourses with chemicals. He wears a smart purple suit.
- Smogg (voiced by Nick Mercer) is a lazy black cat who is Polluto's sidekick. Smogg's whiskers are bent and he has a huge, cheeky smile.
Other characters
[edit]These all appear in the live-action segments.
- Real Life Tommy (played by Nathaniel Gleed) causes problems around the house before he transforms into Tommy Zoom, and never speaks.
- Real Life Daniel (played by Molson) is the narrator of the story.
- Mum (played by Joanne Criss) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
- Dad (played by Richard Moody) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
- Baby Sam (played by Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell) is sometimes seen eating at the table. He sometimes laughs, but he never speaks.
- Girl on Bike (played by Charlotte Murphy) – There was one episode where the girl rode her bike beside Tommy, although she was unspoken.
Cast
[edit]- Elliot Belshaw as Tommy Zoom
- Jerome Flynn as Daniel/Narrator
- Keith Wickham as Polluto
- Nick Mercer as Smogg
- Charlotte Murphy as Girl on Bike
- Joanne Criss as Mum
- Richard Moody as Dad
- Nathaniel Gleed as Real Life Tommy
- Molson as Real Life Daniel
- Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell as Baby Sam
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (2007–2008)
[edit]- Water Water Tommy must stop Polluto from draining all of the world's reservoirs.
- Graffiti Polluto covers the world in slime and pins Tommy down to a fence. How will he save the day?
- Supergranulator After eating from Polluto's "Bottomless Bucket" Tommy has no energy left to stop Polluto from turning all the world's food into sweets.
- I Don't Want a Shower Polluto covers the whole city in mud, and Tommy must find a way to stop him.
- Caged Tommy and Daniel become the zoo's main attraction, while trying to stop Polluto from caging every animal in the galaxy.
- Bring Me Sunshine Polluto blocks out the sun, meaning Tommy must save the day again.
- Stop the Rot Tommy comes to the rescue when Polluto steals the world's compost.
- Food Fight Tommy unknowingly helps Polluto in his latest plan to waste all the world's food.
- Steel Thunder A new superhero named Steel Thunder keeps taking credit for Tommy's saves, causing Tommy to lose confidence. Daniel must save the day.
- No Sleep A sleep deprived Tommy must stop Polluto's latest plan to poison the world's ocean's.
- Monsta Mega Mucky Trucky Tommy helps Polluto pollute the planet by driving his new monster trucks.
- Paper Polluto steals the world's paper supply, but Tommy and Daniel get the last laugh.
- The Mark of Polluto Polluto plans to destroy the world's plant life with a combine-harvester like machine called the "snipatron".
- Imagination Polluto steals Tommy's imagination, in his newest plan to remake the world in his image.
- Doggytron Tommy abandons Daniel to play with a robot called Doggytron, walking straight into a trap set up by Polluto.
- Boyz Noise Tommy gets a chance to play with his favourite band "Purple Pollution", unaware it's another of Polluto's plans. Daniel must save the day.
- Winning and Losing Tommy's bad temper helps Polluto to destroy the world's plant life.
- Clean Up While at the beach, Tommy unknowingly helps Polluto with his new plan to trash the world.
- Electricity Polluto turns on all the world's electrical devices to choke the world with pollution.
- Capngrab Tommy abandons Daniel to go treasure hunting, which is all part of Polluto's newest plan.
- Framed Polluto and Smogg disguise themselves as Tommy and Daniel and let then take the blame for their crimes.
- Washing Hands Polluto uses Tommy to create an army of giant "Super-Germs" to infect the world.
- Finders Keepers Tommy must get everyone's stuff back when Polluto steals it to become rich.
- Gridlock Polluto puts the whole city in a traffic jam, creating mountains of pollution.
- Helping Others While trying to help some aliens clean up their planet, Tommy keeps leaving to attend parties, organised by Polluto.
- Losing Things Tommy loses Daniel, and must find him before Polluto's newest device is ready to pop.
- Space Junk Tommy must save Daniel from Polluto when Polluto plans to fill space with rubbish.
- Confidence When Polluto steals Tommy's cape, Tommy loses his confidence. Now Daniel must bring Tommy back to save the world.
- Cover Up Tommy must use precautions to help him stop Polluto's magnifyer-glass from burning The planet
- Aromathon Tommy's bad breath becomes the key to Polluto's newest plan. Only by brushing his teeth can Tommy save the day.
References
[edit]- ^ Description of Tommy Zoom Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine for adults at BBC's CBeebies web site
External links
[edit]Categories:
- BBC children's television shows
- 2000s British animated television series
- 2000s British children's television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- 2007 British television series debuts
- 2008 British television series endings
- Animated preschool education television series
- Animated television series about children
- British children's animated superhero television series
- British preschool education television series
- British television series with live action and animation
- Television series by BBC Studios
- CBeebies
- British English-language television shows
- BBC animated television series