Zoom (1972)

Country

United States

Length

6 seasons, 18 episodes

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Kids create the show themselves with no adult hosts. They perform skits, read viewer mail, and share games and activities. It is designed to give children a voice on television.

livelyplayfuleducationalyouthfulparticipatorywhimsicaluplifting

What happens

Zoom (stylized as ZOOM) is a half-hour educational television program, created almost entirely by children, that aired on PBS originally from January 9, 1972, to February 10, 1978, with reruns being shown until September 12, 1980. It was originated and produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. Inspired by educational shows like Sesame Street and The Electric Company, but designed to give the kids who watched it a voice without adults on screen, it was, for the most part, unscripted. Far from seeking to make stars of the child performers, their contracts prohibited them from making any television appearances or doing commercials for three years after they left the show. The show was revived in 1999 and aired on PBS until 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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