Zoop (TV series)

2004 Dutch TV series or program

Zoop

Zoop Cast

Genre| Family Comedy drama
Created by| Marcel Boekhoorn
Written by| Sander Donker
Johan Nijenhuis
Directed by| Johan Nijenhuis
Jamel Aattache
Starring| Juliette van Ardenne
Vivienne van den Assem
Nicolette van Dam
Jon Karthaus
Sander Jan Klerk
Theme music composer| Martijn Schimmer
Country of origin| Netherlands
Original language| Dutch
No. of seasons| 3
Production
Producers| Alain De Levita
Johan Nijenhuis
Production locations| Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Editor| Sandor Soeteman
Running time| 10 minutes
Production company| Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V.
Original release
Network| Nickelodeon Netherlands
Release| 5 April 2004 (2004-04-05) –
2007 (2007)

Zoop is a Dutch youth-oriented television series about eight young adults working in the Ouwehands Dierenpark zoo in Rhenen. The series was sold to Brazil, France, India and Sweden. [1] The series has had three seasons since 2004, all on the Nickelodeon Netherlands channel. The series also spawned three spinoff films. Episodes continued to be broadcast up until 2014. [2]

## Cast

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Rangers  Actor  | Character  | Years

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Juliette van Ardenne | Sira Schilt  | 2004  | 2006
Viviënne van den Assem | 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

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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 in Africa (2005)
* Zoop in India (2006)
* Zoop in South America (2007)

ZOOP cast at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

## Awards

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* "Gouden Stuiver" (Golden Nickel), an award for best Dutch youth program. [3]
* "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. [4]

## References

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1. ^ "Trouw - Zoop Verkocht". Retrieved 27 November 2006.
2. ^ "Zoop TV Geheugen". KinderTV Geheugen. Retrieved 4 July 2004.
3. ^ "Gouden Stuiver NU.nl". youtube.com. Retrieved 22 October 2004.
4. ^ "RTV Utrecht". RTV Utrecht. Retrieved 21 November 2005.

## External links

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Media related to ZOOP at Wikimedia Commons

* Zoop at IMDb

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