Zoop (TV series)

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Zoop was a Dutch youth-oriented TV series about eight young adults working in the Ouwehands Dierenpark zoo in Rhenen. The series was sold to Brazil, France, India and Sweden.

Zoop
Zoop Cast
GenreFamily
Comedy
Drama
Created byMarcel Boekhoorn
Written bySander Donker
Johan Nijenhuis
Directed byJohan Nijenhuis
Jamel Aattache
StarringJuliette van Ardenne
Vivienne van den Assem
Nicolette van Dam
Jon Karthaus
Sander Jan Klerk
Theme music composerMartijn Schimmer
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons3
Production
ProducersAlain De Levita
Johan Nijenhuis
Production locationsOuwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen, Gelderland, Netherlands
EditorSandor Soeteman
Running time10 minutes
Production companyNijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V.
Original release
NetworkDutch Nickelodeon
Release5 April 2004 (2004-04-05) –
2007 (2007)

The series has had three seasons since 2004, all on the Dutch Nickelodeon channel. The series also spawned three spinoff films. Episodes continued to be broadcast up until 2014.

Cast

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Rangers
Actor Character Years
Juliette van Ardenne Sira Schilt 2004 2006
Viviënne van den Assen Elise Pardoel 2004 2006
Erwan van Buuren Alwin Bendorff 2004 2005
Nicolette van Dam Bionda Kroonenberg 2004 2006
Ewout Genemans Bastiaan van Diemen 2004 2006
Jon Karthaus Moes Brinksma 2004 2006
Sander Jan Klerk Aaron Zomerkamp 2005 2006
Patrick Martens Mike Bosboom 2004 2006
Monique van der Werff Taffie Arends 2004 2006
Mentors
Actor Character Years
Sabine Koning Gaby Meerman Berenger 2004 2006
Raymi Sambo Bowey Berenger 2005 2006
Thomas Sykora Fabian de Beurre 2004 2005

Movies

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The spinoff movies followed the characters to countries where they continued their education in zoology.

 
ZOOP cast at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Awards

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  • "Gouden Stuiver" (Golden Nickel), an award for best Dutch youth program.
  • "Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award", an award for the best TV series.
  • "Kinderkast Televisieprijs", an award for the best youth TV series.
 
Sign at a Zoop meet & greet, indicating that at this point in the line, the wait is 60 minutes

Fan days

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Zoop "fan days" were organised, where cast members would sign autographs. An average of 11,000 people showed up at each event. After several public appearances almost got out of hand (because the actors were overwhelmed by hundreds of fans), Nijenshuis announced in 2006 that the security details provided to the actors would be enlarged.

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