I loved Zoey 101 as a kid. Heck, I still love it. The humor of this show was really good, even without a laugh track, and I liked the characters a lot, too. They all felt really interesting and had some cool episodes on their own (With Zoey of course having the most of those.). And the thing with Quinn and her inventions... Yeah, it's kinda weird, but pretty much every episode had Quinn making some invention that either fails or is there just for the plot. It's strange, but since it happened a lot, I was always okay with it.
Yeah, I agree with the whole single camera vs. multi-camera thing. Then again, Zoey 101 was the most expensive Nickelodeon sitcom to be made; It probably paid off though. I'm not sure if you've seen it, but they made a small reunion video for Zoey 101 called "What Did Zoey Say" and although it was nice to see the characters again, I didn't like how they filmed using a multi-cam setup. It felt confined and it definitely wasn't as good as the camera setup for the original.
The laser thing is part of Quinn's character. She's always making some kind of wacky or weird invention throughout the series but I can see how that would've come out of left field for you being new to the show. All in all, though, as far as Schneider's shows go Zoey 101 is one of the better ones and it's definitely worth another watch for anyone who feels up to it. Having no laugh track definitely helps being able to enjoy it though. The comedy is allowed to speak for itself.
One thing I do like about Coffe Car Ban is that you could actually make the point that it was the Deans' Wife's fault because she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and people were trying to warn her to get out of the way. Because of that, you could definitely make the argument that the Dean was being unreasonable, but in an understandable way.
Instead of shooting lasers, they could have just had the girls sneak into the coffee shop after hours to poke holes in the cups (and possibly having to avoid being seen by the boys), and then the next day they would just be looking in through the window with binoculars, watching more or less the same scene, minus the improbable lasers. Do you think that would have been better?
Actually, at the time the show was running it wasn't overshadowed by D&J, the season finale for 3rd season has been the highest rating Nickelodeon live action show broadcast ever... this record was broken by iCarly, and not by Drake and Josh (although Merry Christmas Drake & Josh reached very high ratings too, but well it's a TV movie so it doesn't count as live action show).
If you don't care about kids' television you shouldn't even be here pal... If you can't hang, I suggest you don't let the door hit you in the butt as you walk through
No laugh track? None? Anyone know where I can watch the show without worrying about viruses? I want to see this. XD Also, I'm so happy to see these review series back. I missed them.
Zoey 101 was kinda of the "girls" answer to Drake and Josh when I was a kid. I caught a couple episodes of it when my sister turned it on the available TV and I was waiting for something like D&J, and from what I remember, it was okay. A bit more "plot with comedy" than Drake and Josh kinda being "Comedy and plot at once" in balance. As for the laser scene, I agree that it's a pretty random choice for the story's direction. My one question though, is when you say the laser is "shoehorned" in, do you mean the choice of the laser itself, or having something of that nature in general? I know you jumped into a late episode, so it's missing a little context. Quinn (the smart/nerd girl) does actually build very high tech stuff in this show at least somewhat regularly (even back in season one, she made things like a high frequency knock-out sound maker). She even has a wrist watch with a laser like that in this same season (or the previous one maybe). So while it's a pretty clumsy narrative choice, her having the device in and of itself isn't too out of left field, even by Schneider standards.
Now I haven't seen a ton of this show, but I've seen at least a handful of episodes at this point. Honestly Quinn's inventions always struck me as out of place on the show. It's otherwise a relatively down to Earth show (save for the occasional ghost) that just had these really weird inventions put in to it. IDK her presence never clicked with me and always felt wrong for the tone... at least from what I've seen. And yeah, the laser itself was weird because her plan was just so odd and unnatural. Surely there was a better invention, maybe a stink bomb or something, that would have been a much better plan that flowed better with the story.
Quinn is like the Sandy of the show, but with even more science stuff thrown in. Sometimes it's unnecessary, but some episodes use it to make plots out of.
+Chris Swavola (CS2612) yeah Quinn was always the weakest link with quite a bit of potential. A super nerd who builds stuff COULD work, but when they go too sci fi, it just ruins the feel of the show.
The difference is that in spongebob the main character is a talking sponge and also there it's a cartoon about fish there's some room for suspension of disbelief.
There was this one hilarious episode of Victorious I would recommend for Bizzaro Bakery called Wi-Fi in the Sky. I couldn't care for the rest of the series but this one episode was just hillarious.
That episode would have to be in Bottom of the Bakery. In order to be a part of Bizarro Bakery, there would have to be two Dan Schneider episodes with very similar plots that are reviewed at the same time. In Bottom of the Bakery, a Dan episode is reviewed that PieGuy thinks is not very good and goes into detail about why that episode isn't good. If you are saying Wifi in the Sky was funny, then you are saying it was a good episode, and therefore not appropriate for Bottom of the Bakery.
Hey PieGuy, great video. Zoey 101 is one of the few Dan Schneider shows that I respect compared with his recent unrealistic sitcoms. Are you thinking about reviewing Victorious anytime? The quality of the show at some point slipped after the first season, and it would be interesting to hear your take on some early and later episodes.
I can't believe that of all Dan's shows you haven't seen the entirety of Zoey101. The single camera style alone is reason enough to see it. It is one of my favorite Dan shows. That being said, the last season of the show was by far the worst. Chase, the lead male, left the show in the season premiere so that in real life he could go to college. They replace him with some blonde kid who honestly blends into the background. He's not all that funny but he's not super boring either. He's just there. To top it all off he is a love interest for Zoey. The way they get together is very inconsistent with the show's overall plot. There had been a will they or won't they with Chase and Zoey for the entirety of the show's run and then the writers don't even give the new guy one episode before he's making out with Zoey. Also the other aspect of the final season *SPOILER ALERT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NEVER SEEN EVEN ONE EPISODE OF THE SHOW* that really annoyed me was how out of nowhere Quinn and Logan start dating. Granted they date under the radar until the series finale, but it was well established especially in earlier seasons that Logan only thought of Quinn as a science nerd who was only an asset to their friend group when she could led her brain to whatever they needed help with like in the robot battle episode. The coffee cart ban episode is IMO a horrible episode. Nothing of significant consequence happens and everything goes back to the way it was at the end as if this episode never happened in the first place. Coffee was a big part of this show so I could see why the writers would want to make an episode like this, to show the dangers of being too consumed by coffee. The whole Quinn laser thing was a bit out of place in this episode. However, if you know anything about Quinn's character, you know that lasers are her favorite aspect of science. She even wears a zap watch every single day as if it were a real watch. In the episode where she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Zoey forces Quinn to empty her pockets before she confronts her boyfriend and the girl he's cheating on her with. It turns out she typically carries about 2-3 lasers on her body at any given time in addition to her zap watch. In terms of the Sam & Cat episode, I have never see #Bluedogsoda so I don't know how exactly it resembles the Zoey 101 episode. That being said, it is one of the most annoying shows that Dan has ever created so I could understand your frustration with the fact that the episode was very preachy despite the fact that the characters didn't learn a thing in the end. That's just typical of a Dan show to begin with. Things that in real life people would be severely punished for go unpunished in his world. In fact, more often than not bad behavior is rewarded because somehow it furthers the greater good of the show in general. I'm glad that you FINALLY did a review of a Zoey show. One day soon I would like for you to watch more episodes and comment about your thoughts on the show as a whole compared to Dan's other shows. Also a while back you mentioned when reviewing iKiss that you wanted to make a video about your opinions about Sam and Freddie's relationship since you say you have a lot to say. I'm looking forward to whenever you decide to make that video. I have A LOT of opinions about that relationship too since I was a Saddie shipper from way back.
Where did you read that he left because of college? I knew Dana left because the producers felt Kristin Herrera was too old to portray a teenager, and Nicole left due to her actress Alexa Nikolas not getting along with Jamie Lynn Spears. But I always assumed that Chase left to keep the romance storyline going for another season
I always get so excited when you upload a new video! :3 You're definitely one of my favorite youtubers out there and deserve way more subs. Keep being awesome man and keep up the incredible work
I love how Zoey 101 didn't have a laugh track. Shows without a laugh track are refreshing. I actually visited the school where they filmed it. Pepperdine University.
Oh woah. I was binging the bottom of the bakery and bizzaro bakery playlists this weekend thinking both, "man when is PieGuy making another Bizzaro" and wondering why you never addressed Zoey 101 and even if you liked it. Awesome vid man.
Nice to hear you finally talking about Zoey 101. Loved this show when I was younger :P Not my favorite Dan Schneider show but looking back at it now, it was okay.
If you haven't watched a lot of this show (actually, had you watched this episode before doing it for this review?) over-the-top revenge is kind of a recurring theme. Though I admit it's often more logical than in this episode, but if you look at some suggestions you've gotten in the past for BotB, I think some of those were episodes where Zoey debatably went too far. Now I want to thank you for that "laugh track defense" video you made because before, I had no idea why Zoey 101 didn't have one. I always assumed it wasn't trying to be a comedy even though I find it hilarious at times (Michael cracks me up) Also, out of curiosity, why didn't you watch this show much when it ran, considering it had nearly the same run time as Drake and Josh?
+lukerbom12 To be honest when it first aired I got the idea in my head that it was a "girl show" thanks in part to the advertising. In reality I'm not sure I ever really gave the show a chance, though in later years I had caught bits and pieces of it. It's also possible that I was just a tad too young to be a part of its initial audience, where I wasn't interested yet in watching romance (or something that looked like it at a glance). It's only now that I can appreciate the quality and ambition. Apparently it was Nick's most expensive live action show ever.
I was about 19 when the show first aired and I probably was on the cusp if not too old for the show but I loved it. I think that's due in part to me being a girl and loving Dan Schneider stuff in general up to that point. It is one of the most original shows that Nick ever had, considering that it was a single camera comedy show. I don't think Nick had a single camera comedy show on the network before or after Zoey. I think Dan was just trying to get in on the single camera comedy trend that was popping up with increasing regularity back in the early to mid 00's. He did a great job here. Too bad he couldn't replicate that success with really any show after that except iCarly. He has tons of comments on his RUclips channel that tell him to ditch the laugh track and go back to the single camera on location style of Zoey. I think, by having read his blog many times over the years, that he is too influenced by the classic sitcoms he grew up with.
I think he sticks with this format for $$$ reasons. Zoey was crazy expensive to make compared to the low production costs of something like Game Shakers.
That's true. I do believe that he began to cut costs in the third season when he had the dorm rooms filmed on the same sets that all of his other shows are filmed. The first two seasons had the entire thing filmed on location including the dorm rooms. You can tell a significant difference in the third season because the sets look significantly different. I think by then the only shots on location were the ones where characters are doing something outside. If there was a way for him to cut costs significantly for a single camera show I would hope he would try it again. It was different in a good way and I wish Nickelodeon would throw some money somebody's way to do a show like that again.
I think the perfect Bizarro Bakery counterpart for Christmas Danger is the movie, "Merry Christmas Drake and Josh". It has to do with Christmas, jail, and has Christmas cookies!
have you ever seen "what did Zoey say"? it's kind of a sequel short thing done by Dan all these years later answering what Zoey put in her time capsule and I thought it was a really cool thing for him to make
I'm gonna say an unpopular opinion here about laugh tracks: I'm apathetic towards them. Yeah, I don't like them nor do I hate them. I equate them to a fan. I sleep with a fan on every night. Obviously I still hear the fan but my mind dismisses it as white noise and I can still sleep with the fan on. I kinda forget it's there. Laugh tracks to me are the same--I hear them, but I kinda forget that they're there. My mind kind of dismisses them and I wouldn't notice much of a difference if there were more of them, less or them, or they weren't there at all. I don't really care that Zoey 101 has no laugh tracks, it doesn't change my opinion on the show compared to other Schneider's Bakery shows.
In some defense of the laser, it is a pretty standard thing for the show to have. Quinn is a,ways build weird and dangerous inventions and using them, so while no one seeing them is a problem, the fact that it's there is just kind of a Zoey 101 thing to do. I don't remember too much of the show outside of a few scenes, the episode where they go on spring break (which was their big special episode), and the short segment they made like, a few months ago about Zoey and the guy she liked possibly getting back together.
Another great review! Off topic, but I didn't find this show to be very funny. Maybe it was on when I was too young, but it felt very lacking in jokes--the only slapstick joke in the entire series was Zoey's love interest smashing into a pole on his bike. Yes, the setting, the camera angles and the crispness of the actual footage was appealing, but not enough that I'd call it a great show. I sat through the finale to the end and that was about it. I can't decide if I''d have rather watched this or Unfabulous.
Fun fact originally dan wanted Zoey 101 to be a longer tv show of the sketch from the Amanda show moody's point wich is basically a parody of shows like dawson's creek
Huh a Dan Schneider show that doesn't use a laugh track... Neat! Though yeah I could tell right off the bat what this episode did right versus the Blue Dog soda episode. It didn't take itself that seriously versus the Blue Dog Soda Episode which was one sided and was pretty serious about it's said message. Though yeah I think I might have some respect for this show because it didn't use a laugh track.(To me that's great I wish more Nick Sitcoms didn't use the laugh track I really wish they didn't.) And overall great job on the video PIEGUY as usual.:) (I wonder do you ever think of reviewing some episodes of TMNT 2012 or Loud House? I have watched some episodes of the 2012 series and I find it good just good.)
Zoey 101 was the Schneider's Bakery more "serious" show. It was a decent enough show to at least keep your attention for the time it came out. Yeah there's still the usual oddities that you would get in a typical Schneider show but most of it was reserved for comic relief in my opinion. I remember watching it start to finish because I was too lazy to find something else to watch or nothing was simply on at the time
I honestly knew from the second this came up on my subscribed to page that "Blue Dog Soda" would be the episode that this would be compared to simply by name alone.
Great to finally see a Bottom of the Bakery/Bizarro Bakery episode for Zoey 101. I remember loving this show as a kid, and while the stuff with Quinn did get a little over the top at times (which I'm sure you'll find out if you choose to look at more episodes from this show), overall, I didn't mind the show at all. Anyway, what's the next Bizarro episode equivalent? iDate a Bad Boy? At the moment, the best episode I can think of that would fit that description would be iSaved Your Life, but I'm sure you'll figure something out.
I think the iDate a Bad Boy bizarro episode would be the Henry Danger episode where Henry is romantically interested in a bad girl who is part of a gang who spray paints graffiti on everything. Those episodes IMO go perfectly together.
AWESOME! Do you have the Bottom of the Bakery ep for the Seddie arc yet? *o* I know it would take a poooong time to review that but I'm so excited. Anyway, you rock! Byeeeee
I think Zoey 101 us the best show Dan Schneider created. Don't you agree? I hated how he undid Stacey's voice getting fixed. He must love suffering. Almost or maybe as much as karma Houdinis.
Honestly I must agree Zoey101 was one of the better Sitcoms out there, no laugh tracks and unique locations. I honestly do like this show, even if the comedy can be a bit stale at times. The only things I disliked about this show was Zoey herself, she's basically sort of a Mary-Sue and bland. And I also disliked the character of Lola after her introductory season. I also disliked the constant treatment of the Stacey character. (Especially since most of the time the abuse is not needed.) Strangely I sorta disliked this episode for some reason before seeing this, you made an interesting perfective on it though. Also the reason Quinn has wacky inventions is because she's a scientist. In fact in earlier episodes before Season 3 she was actually seen as an annoyance by the other main characters.
I love Zoey 101; it was a good show with interesting characters; even if they were a little cliché, but the episodes tended to be pretty good. Although if I had to pick a Dan show I would pick Drake & Josh over Zoey 101 but it's still good. XD. (Don't really hear a lot of people talking about Zoey 101 that much now a days, which is unfortunate because it is a good show).
There has been a bit of talk about the show this year alone. Very early this year if not at the tail end of last year, Dan released a video with Chase and Michael where it was the 10th anniversary of when Zoey told Chase he could watch her time capsule video and find out how she felt about him. The video ended on a cliff hanger and Dan hasn't posted a part 2 since, even though most comments on his recent videos are asking when that video will be released. In the past two weeks Jamie Lynn Spears has come out of hiding to promote her new country album and has been asked a few questions about Zoey. One of them was if there was going to be a reunion anytime soon. She said she would be all for a reunion, except no one has asked her yet. Maybe Dan needs to get on the phone with her and make it happen for the time capsule DVD part 2 thing.
I don’t think there’s any Zoey 101 episode I dislike. And this seems random to say here, but there is only one episode of Hey Arnold I dislike. (No it’s not Arnold Betrays Iggy. It’s not that good but I don’t dislike it)
Can you an interesting do you think Icarly, and victorious would be better if it had an overarching story like Zoey 101 or not cause I always liked that in tv shows
So to add to your point about the laser beams, Zoey and the girls always do obnoxious things throughout the series and the show plays it off like they’re the good guys. Logan is portrayed as the bad guy even though all of the characters torment him. That’s my one problem with Zoey 101. Everyone except for Logan is extremely unlikable and the show portrays them as the “good guys”
Ethan Oppenheim Logan deserved it at times. Here for unwilling to even give his girlfriend coffee without charging her heftily. When his dad cut him off he continued to take advantage of Zoey, Lola, and Chase by making them do his hair, laundry and homework over a week after his dad sent him back his atm and credit cards. He humiliated Michael by telling the whole school of his fear of rollercoasters. He locked Zoey in a porta potty. Put a webcam in the girls’ lounge to spy on them. Do I really need to continue?
poker8100 First of all, a lot of that isn’t really bad. He had the right to charge people extra for his coffee. Second of all, even if he did all that stuff, the things he gets in return are terrible. Sometimes they’re illegal. Remember when the group put rats in his bed? Remember when they almost pulled the shower curtains down? That’s illegal!!! Zoey and the group are terrible people and they play it off like Logan’s the bad guy
Ethan Oppenheim admittedly there were times where the girls’ punishments towards Logan was quite disproportionate (particularly in anger management. Pieguyrulz if you read this please do a BOTB on that episode) But the dude was no saint. He was a bully who needed to be put in his place
poker8100 Yeah his punishment in Anger Management was absolutely terrible, but there are many other instances where that’s the case. Also, you may not like Logan as a character, but when was he ever a bully? When was ever he in the wrong? I can’t remember a time
Ethan Oppenheim I hated Logan in the earlier seasons (mainly because I once knew a Logan and he was really rude and a huge liar) but in seasons 3 and 4 I liked him a lot better and particularly when he started dating Quinn which NO ONE asked for nor was there much build up for it and yet turned out to be one of if not the show’s greatest decisions
Zoey 101 was, in my opinion, the WORST thing Dan Schneider has created. The lack of laugh tracks made it feel "alien". The characters were obnoxious because they were basically shallow, stuck up and stupid teens saying and doing stupid things. In addition, Dan's humor doesnt combine with this show's seriousness and everything filled forced and pretentious. SCORE: 2/10
carlitox93 If you hate it so much that's fine but don't be so preachy about it and respect those who do like it. besides there's nothing wrong with a tv show or movie trying something new if anything like in the case of this show it made it unique and showed that Dan was willing to step out of his comfort zone and try something new.
Luke Lichtenthal First, i wasnt insulting anyone for liking Zoey 101. Second, i just put my opinion of the show. As if nobody have said something bad about this show.
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I loved Zoey 101 as a kid. Heck, I still love it. The humor of this show was really good, even without a laugh track, and I liked the characters a lot, too. They all felt really interesting and had some cool episodes on their own (With Zoey of course having the most of those.). And the thing with Quinn and her inventions... Yeah, it's kinda weird, but pretty much every episode had Quinn making some invention that either fails or is there just for the plot. It's strange, but since it happened a lot, I was always okay with it.
now that what i call a real nickelodeon show.
The way he was celebrating Zoey 101 not having a laugh track was so cute to me
Yeah, I agree with the whole single camera vs. multi-camera thing. Then again, Zoey 101 was the most expensive Nickelodeon sitcom to be made; It probably paid off though. I'm not sure if you've seen it, but they made a small reunion video for Zoey 101 called "What Did Zoey Say" and although it was nice to see the characters again, I didn't like how they filmed using a multi-cam setup. It felt confined and it definitely wasn't as good as the camera setup for the original.
The laser thing is part of Quinn's character. She's always making some kind of wacky or weird invention throughout the series but I can see how that would've come out of left field for you being new to the show.
All in all, though, as far as Schneider's shows go Zoey 101 is one of the better ones and it's definitely worth another watch for anyone who feels up to it. Having no laugh track definitely helps being able to enjoy it though. The comedy is allowed to speak for itself.
One thing I do like about Coffe Car Ban is that you could actually make the point that it was the Deans' Wife's fault because she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and people were trying to warn her to get out of the way. Because of that, you could definitely make the argument that the Dean was being unreasonable, but in an understandable way.
Instead of shooting lasers, they could have just had the girls sneak into the coffee shop after hours to poke holes in the cups (and possibly having to avoid being seen by the boys), and then the next day they would just be looking in through the window with binoculars, watching more or less the same scene, minus the improbable lasers. Do you think that would have been better?
Personally I think that would of been much better if you ask me.
I like it. It would also make more sense that they wouldn't be caught, because it's not a spontaneously formed hole
it's so sad this show gets overshadowed by Drake and Josh, even when Zoey 101 was pretty solid by itself
Zoey 101 was just bland and forgettable for my taste
Zoey 101 was solid, but not fantastic. It was okay, but really just something good to watch if nothing else is on.
Actually, at the time the show was running it wasn't overshadowed by D&J, the season finale for 3rd season has been the highest rating Nickelodeon live action show broadcast ever... this record was broken by iCarly, and not by Drake and Josh (although Merry Christmas Drake & Josh reached very high ratings too, but well it's a TV movie so it doesn't count as live action show).
who cares
If you don't care about kids' television you shouldn't even be here pal... If you can't hang, I suggest you don't let the door hit you in the butt as you walk through
No laugh track? None? Anyone know where I can watch the show without worrying about viruses? I want to see this. XD
Also, I'm so happy to see these review series back. I missed them.
You can always try the official source :p www.nick.com/zoey-101/
***** Thanks so much (live action shows are difficult to find in full, unlike anime and cartoons. And most sites are sketchy). ^_^
or if you have Amazon or iTunes, you can try those.
or if you have Amazon or iTunes, you can try those.
Yeah sure the website reality kings has shows with similar teen qualities. I'm sure Zoey 101 is there.
Zoey 101 was kinda of the "girls" answer to Drake and Josh when I was a kid. I caught a couple episodes of it when my sister turned it on the available TV and I was waiting for something like D&J, and from what I remember, it was okay. A bit more "plot with comedy" than Drake and Josh kinda being "Comedy and plot at once" in balance.
As for the laser scene, I agree that it's a pretty random choice for the story's direction. My one question though, is when you say the laser is "shoehorned" in, do you mean the choice of the laser itself, or having something of that nature in general? I know you jumped into a late episode, so it's missing a little context. Quinn (the smart/nerd girl) does actually build very high tech stuff in this show at least somewhat regularly (even back in season one, she made things like a high frequency knock-out sound maker). She even has a wrist watch with a laser like that in this same season (or the previous one maybe).
So while it's a pretty clumsy narrative choice, her having the device in and of itself isn't too out of left field, even by Schneider standards.
Now I haven't seen a ton of this show, but I've seen at least a handful of episodes at this point. Honestly Quinn's inventions always struck me as out of place on the show. It's otherwise a relatively down to Earth show (save for the occasional ghost) that just had these really weird inventions put in to it. IDK her presence never clicked with me and always felt wrong for the tone... at least from what I've seen. And yeah, the laser itself was weird because her plan was just so odd and unnatural. Surely there was a better invention, maybe a stink bomb or something, that would have been a much better plan that flowed better with the story.
Quinn is like the Sandy of the show, but with even more science stuff thrown in. Sometimes it's unnecessary, but some episodes use it to make plots out of.
+Chris Swavola (CS2612) yeah Quinn was always the weakest link with quite a bit of potential. A super nerd who builds stuff COULD work, but when they go too sci fi, it just ruins the feel of the show.
btw, why havent you make a bottom/bizzaro bakery episode from victorious?
The difference is that in spongebob the main character is a talking sponge and also there it's a cartoon about fish there's some room for suspension of disbelief.
There was this one hilarious episode of Victorious I would recommend for Bizzaro Bakery called Wi-Fi in the Sky. I couldn't care for the rest of the series but this one episode was just hillarious.
OMG! YEEESSS!
That episode would have to be in Bottom of the Bakery. In order to be a part of Bizarro Bakery, there would have to be two Dan Schneider episodes with very similar plots that are reviewed at the same time. In Bottom of the Bakery, a Dan episode is reviewed that PieGuy thinks is not very good and goes into detail about why that episode isn't good. If you are saying Wifi in the Sky was funny, then you are saying it was a good episode, and therefore not appropriate for Bottom of the Bakery.
What's it BotB counterpart?
***** I'm sure there are some bad Victorious episodes out there. But I don't really watch it that much.
that was probably one of their best episodes.
N-N-N-NO LAUGH TRACK? AM I DEAD AND ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN?
Hey PieGuy, great video. Zoey 101 is one of the few Dan Schneider shows that I respect compared with his recent unrealistic sitcoms. Are you thinking about reviewing Victorious anytime? The quality of the show at some point slipped after the first season, and it would be interesting to hear your take on some early and later episodes.
how unrealistic those sitcoms are?
I can't believe that of all Dan's shows you haven't seen the entirety of Zoey101. The single camera style alone is reason enough to see it. It is one of my favorite Dan shows. That being said, the last season of the show was by far the worst. Chase, the lead male, left the show in the season premiere so that in real life he could go to college. They replace him with some blonde kid who honestly blends into the background. He's not all that funny but he's not super boring either. He's just there. To top it all off he is a love interest for Zoey. The way they get together is very inconsistent with the show's overall plot. There had been a will they or won't they with Chase and Zoey for the entirety of the show's run and then the writers don't even give the new guy one episode before he's making out with Zoey. Also the other aspect of the final season *SPOILER ALERT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NEVER SEEN EVEN ONE EPISODE OF THE SHOW* that really annoyed me was how out of nowhere Quinn and Logan start dating. Granted they date under the radar until the series finale, but it was well established especially in earlier seasons that Logan only thought of Quinn as a science nerd who was only an asset to their friend group when she could led her brain to whatever they needed help with like in the robot battle episode. The coffee cart ban episode is IMO a horrible episode. Nothing of significant consequence happens and everything goes back to the way it was at the end as if this episode never happened in the first place. Coffee was a big part of this show so I could see why the writers would want to make an episode like this, to show the dangers of being too consumed by coffee. The whole Quinn laser thing was a bit out of place in this episode. However, if you know anything about Quinn's character, you know that lasers are her favorite aspect of science. She even wears a zap watch every single day as if it were a real watch. In the episode where she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Zoey forces Quinn to empty her pockets before she confronts her boyfriend and the girl he's cheating on her with. It turns out she typically carries about 2-3 lasers on her body at any given time in addition to her zap watch. In terms of the Sam & Cat episode, I have never see #Bluedogsoda so I don't know how exactly it resembles the Zoey 101 episode. That being said, it is one of the most annoying shows that Dan has ever created so I could understand your frustration with the fact that the episode was very preachy despite the fact that the characters didn't learn a thing in the end. That's just typical of a Dan show to begin with. Things that in real life people would be severely punished for go unpunished in his world. In fact, more often than not bad behavior is rewarded because somehow it furthers the greater good of the show in general. I'm glad that you FINALLY did a review of a Zoey show. One day soon I would like for you to watch more episodes and comment about your thoughts on the show as a whole compared to Dan's other shows. Also a while back you mentioned when reviewing iKiss that you wanted to make a video about your opinions about Sam and Freddie's relationship since you say you have a lot to say. I'm looking forward to whenever you decide to make that video. I have A LOT of opinions about that relationship too since I was a Saddie shipper from way back.
Where did you read that he left because of college? I knew Dana left because the producers felt Kristin Herrera was too old to portray a teenager, and Nicole left due to her actress Alexa Nikolas not getting along with Jamie Lynn Spears. But I always assumed that Chase left to keep the romance storyline going for another season
I always get so excited when you upload a new video! :3 You're definitely one of my favorite youtubers out there and deserve way more subs. Keep being awesome man and keep up the incredible work
I love how Zoey 101 didn't have a laugh track. Shows without a laugh track are refreshing. I actually visited the school where they filmed it. Pepperdine University.
Oh woah. I was binging the bottom of the bakery and bizzaro bakery playlists this weekend thinking both, "man when is PieGuy making another Bizzaro" and wondering why you never addressed Zoey 101 and even if you liked it. Awesome vid man.
Nice to hear you finally talking about Zoey 101. Loved this show when I was younger :P Not my favorite Dan Schneider show but looking back at it now, it was okay.
This is the 4th Bizarro Bakery, PieGuy.
Whoops! Thanks for catching that early. The two D&J ones always blend together in my head.
+PIEGUYRULZ No problem!
=PIEGUYRULZ whats D&J
Drake and Josh
If you haven't watched a lot of this show (actually, had you watched this episode before doing it for this review?) over-the-top revenge is kind of a recurring theme. Though I admit it's often more logical than in this episode, but if you look at some suggestions you've gotten in the past for BotB, I think some of those were episodes where Zoey debatably went too far.
Now I want to thank you for that "laugh track defense" video you made because before, I had no idea why Zoey 101 didn't have one. I always assumed it wasn't trying to be a comedy even though I find it hilarious at times (Michael cracks me up) Also, out of curiosity, why didn't you watch this show much when it ran, considering it had nearly the same run time as Drake and Josh?
+lukerbom12 To be honest when it first aired I got the idea in my head that it was a "girl show" thanks in part to the advertising. In reality I'm not sure I ever really gave the show a chance, though in later years I had caught bits and pieces of it. It's also possible that I was just a tad too young to be a part of its initial audience, where I wasn't interested yet in watching romance (or something that looked like it at a glance). It's only now that I can appreciate the quality and ambition. Apparently it was Nick's most expensive live action show ever.
I was about 19 when the show first aired and I probably was on the cusp if not too old for the show but I loved it. I think that's due in part to me being a girl and loving Dan Schneider stuff in general up to that point. It is one of the most original shows that Nick ever had, considering that it was a single camera comedy show. I don't think Nick had a single camera comedy show on the network before or after Zoey. I think Dan was just trying to get in on the single camera comedy trend that was popping up with increasing regularity back in the early to mid 00's. He did a great job here. Too bad he couldn't replicate that success with really any show after that except iCarly. He has tons of comments on his RUclips channel that tell him to ditch the laugh track and go back to the single camera on location style of Zoey. I think, by having read his blog many times over the years, that he is too influenced by the classic sitcoms he grew up with.
I think he sticks with this format for $$$ reasons. Zoey was crazy expensive to make compared to the low production costs of something like Game Shakers.
That's true. I do believe that he began to cut costs in the third season when he had the dorm rooms filmed on the same sets that all of his other shows are filmed. The first two seasons had the entire thing filmed on location including the dorm rooms. You can tell a significant difference in the third season because the sets look significantly different. I think by then the only shots on location were the ones where characters are doing something outside. If there was a way for him to cut costs significantly for a single camera show I would hope he would try it again. It was different in a good way and I wish Nickelodeon would throw some money somebody's way to do a show like that again.
it blows my mind how a show from 2005 was so much more expensive than a show from 2015.
I think the perfect Bizarro Bakery counterpart for Christmas Danger is the movie, "Merry Christmas Drake and Josh". It has to do with Christmas, jail, and has Christmas cookies!
N-N-No laugh track!? B-But how do I know W-When to laugh!!?
have you ever seen "what did Zoey say"? it's kind of a sequel short thing done by Dan all these years later answering what Zoey put in her time capsule and I thought it was a really cool thing for him to make
You should do a Theory on why Dan Schneider never had a successful show after iCarly or Victorious.
I'm gonna say an unpopular opinion here about laugh tracks: I'm apathetic towards them. Yeah, I don't like them nor do I hate them. I equate them to a fan. I sleep with a fan on every night. Obviously I still hear the fan but my mind dismisses it as white noise and I can still sleep with the fan on. I kinda forget it's there. Laugh tracks to me are the same--I hear them, but I kinda forget that they're there. My mind kind of dismisses them and I wouldn't notice much of a difference if there were more of them, less or them, or they weren't there at all. I don't really care that Zoey 101 has no laugh tracks, it doesn't change my opinion on the show compared to other Schneider's Bakery shows.
Same.
Agreed.
P0CK3TB00K I'm kinda like that but I do appreciate when there are no laugh tracks and I'm not sure why.
DANGIT NOW I WANT A COFFIE CAKE.
Great vid btw!
In some defense of the laser, it is a pretty standard thing for the show to have. Quinn is a,ways build weird and dangerous inventions and using them, so while no one seeing them is a problem, the fact that it's there is just kind of a Zoey 101 thing to do. I don't remember too much of the show outside of a few scenes, the episode where they go on spring break (which was their big special episode), and the short segment they made like, a few months ago about Zoey and the guy she liked possibly getting back together.
Another great review! Off topic, but I didn't find this show to be very funny. Maybe it was on when I was too young, but it felt very lacking in jokes--the only slapstick joke in the entire series was Zoey's love interest smashing into a pole on his bike. Yes, the setting, the camera angles and the crispness of the actual footage was appealing, but not enough that I'd call it a great show. I sat through the finale to the end and that was about it. I can't decide if I''d have rather watched this or Unfabulous.
you know in schools teachers will ban things and the teachers are immune to the ban
yeah, but he banned it due to his wife getting hurt so you'd think he'd follow it
hey pieguyrules Quinn is into wacky inventions because she's a scientist
Also you can do Secret Safe from Sam & Cat and the Bizarro Bakery version is Drake & Josh's Tree House!
Fun fact originally dan wanted Zoey 101 to be a longer tv show of the sketch from the Amanda show moody's point wich is basically a parody of shows like dawson's creek
i love this series. I mean, they are kind of two different ones but they fit together perfectly!
Finally, a Zoey that isn't a redhead (looking at you Total Drama and Pokemon.)
Troll Breaker Or House of Cards
I'm glad you're finally reviewing Zoey 101
Huh a Dan Schneider show that doesn't use a laugh track... Neat!
Though yeah I could tell right off the bat what this episode did right versus the Blue Dog soda episode. It didn't take itself that seriously versus the Blue Dog Soda Episode which was one sided and was pretty serious about it's said message.
Though yeah I think I might have some respect for this show because it didn't use a laugh track.(To me that's great I wish more Nick Sitcoms didn't use the laugh track I really wish they didn't.)
And overall great job on the video PIEGUY as usual.:) (I wonder do you ever think of reviewing some episodes of TMNT 2012 or Loud House? I have watched some episodes of the 2012 series and I find it good just good.)
Zoey 101 was the Schneider's Bakery more "serious" show. It was a decent enough show to at least keep your attention for the time it came out. Yeah there's still the usual oddities that you would get in a typical Schneider show but most of it was reserved for comic relief in my opinion. I remember watching it start to finish because I was too lazy to find something else to watch or nothing was simply on at the time
IMO, the laser is in character for Quinn
I honestly knew from the second this came up on my subscribed to page that "Blue Dog Soda" would be the episode that this would be compared to simply by name alone.
Am I right in hearing that you haven't watched Zoey 101 before this? You must watch the whole thing! So good!
Quinn has used lasers before so it isn't that random
I haven't seen all of zoey 101 but it's the best nick sitcom I've ever seen
how about anger management? Laugh track or not, this show had a pletheora of issues
Great to finally see a Bottom of the Bakery/Bizarro Bakery episode for Zoey 101. I remember loving this show as a kid, and while the stuff with Quinn did get a little over the top at times (which I'm sure you'll find out if you choose to look at more episodes from this show), overall, I didn't mind the show at all. Anyway, what's the next Bizarro episode equivalent? iDate a Bad Boy? At the moment, the best episode I can think of that would fit that description would be iSaved Your Life, but I'm sure you'll figure something out.
I think the iDate a Bad Boy bizarro episode would be the Henry Danger episode where Henry is romantically interested in a bad girl who is part of a gang who spray paints graffiti on everything. Those episodes IMO go perfectly together.
Agreed
AWESOME! Do you have the Bottom of the Bakery ep for the Seddie arc yet? *o* I know it would take a poooong time to review that but I'm so excited. Anyway, you rock! Byeeeee
First of all great picture. And second, I don't think that arc has a counterpart.
The laser beam is stupid, but it does make sense with the character and show almost every episode has a weird invention.*
Holy crap, I haven't seen Zoey 101 in AGES.
Nice job! Keep 'em coming!
TBH all I remember about this show is that it got cancelled because the main character got pregnant in real life.
Lesley Drakken Actually she got pregnant after the show stopped filming. Jamie Lynn confirmed this in a interview recently.
Also the producers lasted 2 whole months to realize this
Attacking the customers? SpongeBob did that with the Krusty Dogs.
I love both episodes
Zoey 101 should have more reruns
I think Zoey 101 us the best show Dan Schneider created. Don't you agree? I hated how he undid Stacey's voice getting fixed. He must love suffering. Almost or maybe as much as karma Houdinis.
Coffee Cart Ban is actually my favourite episode.
Hello happy pieguy people! ^_^
Yo!!
Teenager, Steve Allen used to wear his hair long 10 years ago, but he is now wearing short hair as of 2017.
I miss zoey 101.
Also it helps that the Dean is a recurring character
I knew this episode would be talked about! I knew it
What do you think the least horrible bottom of the bakery episode, and are there more Zoey 101 episodes to recommend?
Am I the only one here whose first Schneider show was Drake and Josh and has never watched Zoey 101?
You're not. I saw snippets of it as a kid, but I remember Drake and Josh much more. And I know iCarly and Victorious better than the previous two.
1:08 yes back when Nickelodeon was worth watching
I loved Zoey 101, even if the finale was a clip show.
I💙 this episode
Honestly I must agree Zoey101 was one of the better Sitcoms out there, no laugh tracks and unique locations. I honestly do like this show, even if the comedy can be a bit stale at times. The only things I disliked about this show was Zoey herself, she's basically sort of a Mary-Sue and bland. And I also disliked the character of Lola after her introductory season.
I also disliked the constant treatment of the Stacey character. (Especially since most of the time the abuse is not needed.)
Strangely I sorta disliked this episode for some reason before seeing this, you made an interesting perfective on it though.
Also the reason Quinn has wacky inventions is because she's a scientist. In fact in earlier episodes before Season 3 she was actually seen as an annoyance by the other main characters.
you know I'm surprised I thought the icarly episode with pie was gonna be this episode
well, that wouldhave worked too.
Victorious next plzzzzz
that intro is
I love Zoey 101; it was a good show with interesting characters; even if they were a little cliché, but the episodes tended to be pretty good. Although if I had to pick a Dan show I would pick Drake & Josh over Zoey 101 but it's still good. XD. (Don't really hear a lot of people talking about Zoey 101 that much now a days, which is unfortunate because it is a good show).
There has been a bit of talk about the show this year alone. Very early this year if not at the tail end of last year, Dan released a video with Chase and Michael where it was the 10th anniversary of when Zoey told Chase he could watch her time capsule video and find out how she felt about him. The video ended on a cliff hanger and Dan hasn't posted a part 2 since, even though most comments on his recent videos are asking when that video will be released. In the past two weeks Jamie Lynn Spears has come out of hiding to promote her new country album and has been asked a few questions about Zoey. One of them was if there was going to be a reunion anytime soon. She said she would be all for a reunion, except no one has asked her yet. Maybe Dan needs to get on the phone with her and make it happen for the time capsule DVD part 2 thing.
FrozenUSA I didn't know about all of that, interesting; thanks for telling me! XD.
yeah what's with all the lazerbeams in bakery shows
Does anybody know what the song in this episode is when Dean Rivers hears that they're selling coffee in their room
I loved this show I still do maybe not the BEST show but i like it. Or it might just be the nostalgia
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disney and nick sitcoms feel like cartoons nowadays.
And not the good kind, either. Or at least for Nick, it used to be of a good kind, so to speak.
+Crazy Luigi that's why I love Cartoon Network never going back to live action ever again.
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I do.
Called it
I just found out that Butch Hartman is subscribed to you and RebelTaxi
wait, BUTCH IS SUBSCRIBED
HOLY HELL THAT'S AMAZING!
This Zoey 101 episode was okay. But there are way better ones!
It would have been the last episode of Zoey 101.
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I don’t think there’s any Zoey 101 episode I dislike. And this seems random to say here, but there is only one episode of Hey Arnold I dislike. (No it’s not Arnold Betrays Iggy. It’s not that good but I don’t dislike it)
The would zap Matthew/Logan because he’s too obnoxious
Can you an interesting do you think Icarly, and victorious would be better if it had an overarching story like Zoey 101 or not cause I always liked that in tv shows
Also Zoey 101 is waaaaaay more enjoyable than Sam and Cat
I never watched this show...
Until Drake & Josh came, I had no interest in live action on a cartoon channel
I made you a pie!
What flavor?
+PIEGUYRULZ Pieguy Flavor(Guitar Solo)
Miraculous Ladybug review or thoughts please. You probably won't like it, but I still want to know what you think of it.
I love it, and I don't know why he wouldn't.
Sheridan Mann Well honestly, the show doesn't have very much substance in my opinion.
The ship though.
But it's still good
Sheridan Mann That's subjective.
Go back to the old out tro theme
Who was Sam in Zoey101?
no one. he's comparing it to an episode of Sam and Cat
PIEGUYRULZ did you grow up with Power Rangers and can you review Power Rangers Megaforce and Super Megaforce.
No, and no. Now please stop asking.
+PIEGUYRULZ sorry I was just curious didn't mean to annoy you buddy so were cool and all also how's your day going.
"MURICA!"
-#BlueDogSoda
A day late for the review I guess smh
Hazaa
Wow, I'm early...
oh god i always hated zoey 101
it started out ok but then everyone got so annoying : p
So to add to your point about the laser beams, Zoey and the girls always do obnoxious things throughout the series and the show plays it off like they’re the good guys. Logan is portrayed as the bad guy even though all of the characters torment him. That’s my one problem with Zoey 101. Everyone except for Logan is extremely unlikable and the show portrays them as the “good guys”
Ethan Oppenheim Logan deserved it at times. Here for unwilling to even give his girlfriend coffee without charging her heftily. When his dad cut him off he continued to take advantage of Zoey, Lola, and Chase by making them do his hair, laundry and homework over a week after his dad sent him back his atm and credit cards. He humiliated Michael by telling the whole school of his fear of rollercoasters. He locked Zoey in a porta potty. Put a webcam in the girls’ lounge to spy on them. Do I really need to continue?
poker8100 First of all, a lot of that isn’t really bad. He had the right to charge people extra for his coffee. Second of all, even if he did all that stuff, the things he gets in return are terrible. Sometimes they’re illegal. Remember when the group put rats in his bed? Remember when they almost pulled the shower curtains down? That’s illegal!!! Zoey and the group are terrible people and they play it off like Logan’s the bad guy
Ethan Oppenheim admittedly there were times where the girls’ punishments towards Logan was quite disproportionate (particularly in anger management. Pieguyrulz if you read this please do a BOTB on that episode) But the dude was no saint. He was a bully who needed to be put in his place
poker8100 Yeah his punishment in Anger Management was absolutely terrible, but there are many other instances where that’s the case. Also, you may not like Logan as a character, but when was he ever a bully? When was ever he in the wrong? I can’t remember a time
Ethan Oppenheim I hated Logan in the earlier seasons (mainly because I once knew a Logan and he was really rude and a huge liar) but in seasons 3 and 4 I liked him a lot better and particularly when he started dating Quinn which NO ONE asked for nor was there much build up for it and yet turned out to be one of if not the show’s greatest decisions
no not first
I'm the 100 person to like the vid
No substance should be outlawed because people abuse it.
Lol, despite all those things that made the show unique, Zoey 101 has actually become the most hated Dan Schneider show because of Jamie Lynn Spears.
Zoey 101 was, in my opinion, the WORST thing Dan Schneider has created. The lack of laugh tracks made it feel "alien". The characters were obnoxious because they were basically shallow, stuck up and stupid teens saying and doing stupid things. In addition, Dan's humor doesnt combine with this show's seriousness and everything filled forced and pretentious.
SCORE: 2/10
carlitox93 If you hate it so much that's fine but don't be so preachy about it and respect those who do like it. besides there's nothing wrong with a tv show or movie trying something new if anything like in the case of this show it made it unique and showed that Dan was willing to step out of his comfort zone and try something new.
Luke Lichtenthal
First, i wasnt insulting anyone for liking Zoey 101.
Second, i just put my opinion of the show. As if nobody have said something bad about this show.