Zombiedumb (or also written as Zombie Dumb,[3] Korean: 좀비덤), is a South Korean series of animated television shorts produced by Anyzac and aired by KBS1 in South Korea. Zombiedumb was distributed by Netflix, until its removal from the platform in 2020.

Zombiedumb
Hangul
좀비덤
GenreSlapstick
Comedy
Zombies
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languagesKorean (theme song only)
None (Non-speaking language in all episodes)
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes162 (60 on S1,[1] 52 on S2,[2] and 50 on S3)
Production
Executive producerByungjun Lee
ProducerJungwoo Lee
Running time3 minutes (1 season)
4 minutes (2 season)
Production companyAnyzac
Original release
NetworkKBS1, Disney Channel, Netflix
ReleaseMay 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) –
present

The show's plot is set as a group of zombies living in a deserted place where they try to eat a young girl, who is the last human being in the city.

In other countries, Zombiedumb was also aired by Niki Kids in Ukraine,[4] and Disney Channel in South Korea and Southeast Asia. In 2021, Anyzac (via its official Zombiedumb YouTube channel) announced that the third season will be released in 2022.[5]

In September 2022, Anyzac announced in a blog that Season 3 will premiere on KBS1 in October: The following month, the third season premiered on October 27, 2022.

Plot

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Hana is the only human resident of Moon Street. She lived with 5 different zombies; each of the zombies have a unique basis. On the very first episode, they appeared from a graveyard and were affected by a magical moon, earning them different types of brains.[6] Their names are Zombill, Zomgirl, Zomjack, Zomson, Zomkong, and Zompet (a zombified bat), all of which their names start with "Zom".

In Season 2, all characters can live in day instead of night thanks to sunscreen and more characters were added including Zombo, Zomchee, Zomko, and a dog-like zombie named Momo.

Characters

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In Korean; the male characters are voiced by Ko Seong-il, while female characters are voiced by Lee Myung-hee.

Season 1

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  • Hana (Korean: 하나): a young girl who is the only human resident of Moon Street. Originally, the zombies saw her as nothing more than brain food, but by the end of the first season, they have all come to see her as a genuine friend.
  • Zombill (Korean: 좀빌): a rockstar[7] zombie that wears headphones and a jacket with a peace symbol zipper.
  • Zomgirl (Korean: 좀걸): an actress-based zombie that wears sunglasses.
  • Zomjack (Korean: 좀잭): an inventor[8]-based zombie who lives in an underground lab with Zompet.
  • Zompet (Korean: 좀팻): a bat (who was affected by zombies) that lives with Zomjack.
  • Zomson (Korean: 좀슨): a zombie that is based on Michael Jackson. His body was wrapped in linen, like mummies.
  • Zomkong (Korean: 좀콩): a zombie that is named after the King Kong character. He has a voodoo doll named Mini (Korean: 미니).
  • Skull (Korean: 스컬): Un-dead skeletons that reside on Moon St.

Season 2

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List of episodes

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Season 1

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The first 5 "quadruple features" (in reference to double features) aired between October 30 to November 28, 2015, on KBS1, while the remaining 10 aired on May 21 until July 23, 2016. Each of these comprising episodes have a 3-minute average runtime.

  1. Zombie Dumbs
  2. First Encounter
  3. Part Time
  4. Halloween Show
  5. Marathon of Zombies
  6. Fly me to the Moon
  7. Whack the Mole
  8. Show me the Eyes
  9. Magic Tree
  10. Fly Hana, Fly
  11. Pie Fight
  12. Runaway of Zompet
  13. All I See is Hana
  14. Resurrection
  15. Nightmare
  16. Love Triangle
  17. Surprise Gift
  18. Actress' Ring
  19. Bull Fight
  20. House of Horror
  21. New Girl on Town
  22. Pitching Machine
  23. Zomkong, KingKong!
  24. Hana's Music Box
  25. Stink Bomb
  26. Zomgirl's Birthday Party
  27. Voodoo Doll
  28. Rage of Skull
  29. Reveal Yourself
  30. Diet
  31. Christmas Tree
  32. Fly
  33. Racing
  34. Cooties
  35. Underground
  36. Ice Age
  37. Perfect Zombie
  38. Training School
  39. The Witch
  40. Misterious Thief
  41. Giant Zombie
  42. Magnet
  43. Zomson's Magic Show
  44. Friends of Tree
  45. Let's Fish
  46. For You part 1
  47. For You part 2
  48. Call for Rain
  49. Spider Web
  50. Dr. Hana
  51. Flytrap
  52. Hana's Birthday
  53. Attack of Skull Pack
  54. Kidnapping
  55. Return of Zombiedumb
  56. Remarkable Zompet
  57. Soccer Game
  58. Mummy!
  59. Tenacious Skull Pack
  60. We Are Friends

Season 2

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The season premiered a special broadcast on October 21, 2017, on KBS 1TV.

  1. Unexpected guests
  2. Claw machine game
  3. Zombill's get married
  4. Halloween Candy
  5. Lay my egg
  6. Martial arts master
  7. Parcel
  8. Invisibility cloak
  9. Mustache
  10. Knight of Zombill
  11. Blackout
  12. Watch out for cotton candy
  13. Acupuncture
  14. Fireman
  15. Red Shoes
  16. Vending machine
  17. Toaster
  18. Searching for the golden guitar
  19. Boxing
  20. Perfume
  21. No Heart
  22. Is It Real or Not?
  23. I Need a Nose
  24. The Lost Heart
  25. VR
  26. Zombill and the Pet Rooster
  27. There Is the Primitive Man!
  28. Ice cream Gives Me a Stomachache
  29. A Clout Match
  30. Diamond, My Love!
  31. Zomgirl vs Zomgirl
  32. Vroom, Vroom, the Motorcycle
  33. She's the Cyborg
  34. A Newbie Driver Zomkong
  35. The Lost Button
  36. Saving Zomgirl
  37. Popcorn was born
  38. Zombill, My Love
  39. Momo Becomes a Monster
  40. To Espace the Sewer
  41. Please Accept My Heart
  42. Zomgirl's Nightmare
  43. Can We Start Our Love?
  44. The Doll of Fear
  45. Tell Me Your Wish
  46. For Zomko's Sake
  47. Superbill Rises
  48. Superbill vs Momo
  49. Hana Is an Alien
  50. A Mysterious Chair
  51. To Save Baby-skull
  52. We Are One

Merchandising

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Zomgirl, Zombill, and Zompet (on the gate) are shown on this image, along with many South Korean characters. This image was captured on Seoul Animation Center.

Zombiedumb had been released into sticker books, plush toys, action figures, smartphone cases, and others. Alongside these, GS25 released more than 60 products like snacks, ice creams, and others during Halloween of 2019, based on the Zombiedumb series.[9]

Apps

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Mobirix released a mobile puzzle game entitled Zombiedumb Jelly (Korean: 좀비덤젤리) which was developed by Rainfallsoft, on April 25, 2016.[10] Mobirix had also released a similar mobile game titled Jewelry King: Zombie Dumb.

References

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  1. ^ "ZOMBIEDUMB Season 1". anyzac.com.
  2. ^ "ZOMBIEDUMB Season 2". anyzac.com.
  3. ^ "Zombie Dumb (TV Series) (2017)". filmaffinity.com.
  4. ^ "Зомбашки". niki.ua/project/zombashki. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "ZOMBIEDUMB SEASON2 | FUNNY CARTOON | ZOMBIE | HALLOWEEN | COMIC ANIMATION — ZOMBIEDUMB". YouTube. July 9, 2021. Via the comment section
  6. ^ Zombie Dumbs Note: This YouTube video is geoblocked.
  7. ^ "About Zombill on Anyzac's blog". blog.naver.com. (in Korean)
  8. ^ "About Zomjack on Anyzac's blog". blog.naver.com. (in Korean)
  9. ^ "Zombiedumb x GS25 on I Love Character's blog". blog.naver.com. (in Korean)
  10. ^ "[뉴스] 애니메이션 '좀비덤' IP 활용 3매치 모바일 게임 '좀비덤젤리' 출시". inven.co.kr. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2020. (in Korean)
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