Read on for how it all happened, in the words of nearly two dozen people who were there.Ĭhristopher Sarson, series creator: My kids were 7 and 8 when the show started. Or, as the Zoomers themselves might put it in Ubbi Dubbi: Zuboubom fubocubusubed ubon fubun. Zoom quickly gained a critical and popular following, with The New York Times hailing it in 1972 for its “non-violent, non-hardsell, often delightful fun and games.” And unlike other programs vying for the attention of the younger audience - notably Sesame Street and The Electric Company, with their defined educational goals - Zoom focused on fun. For 155 episodes across six seasons, a rotating cast of preteen children told jokes, acted out skits, sang and danced, and rapped about their thoughts and feelings. Here, the grown-ups were behind the camera.
From the first episode, which premiered on Channel 2 on January 9, 1972, Zoom differed from other shows for kids that all relied on the presence of adults.
Zoom became the first television program for children and by children.
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