Tommy Zoom

Tommy Zoom
Genre	Family Animation Live action Superhero
Presented by	Molson as "Daniel"
Voices of	Keith Wickham Jerome Flynn Elliot Belshaw Nick Mercer
Narrated by	Jerome Flynn
Opening theme	"Tommy Zoom"
Ending theme	"Tommy Zoom" (Instrumental)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	9 minutes
Production company	Alternative View Studios
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	19 March 2007 (2007-3-19) – 28 March 2008 (2008-3-28)

Tommy Zoom is a British children's animated superhero television series that was shown regularly on CBeebies in the UK. It was first aired on 19 March 2007. ^[1]

Synopsis

Each episode begins and ends with a live action sequence, narrated by Daniel (Tommy's dog), in which Tommy is faced with a dilemma. Daniel will pose the question "What should Tommy do? What would Tommy Zoom do?" The show then switches to animation to show Tommy Zoom foiling a plot by Polluto which has some link to whatever problem the real Tommy currently faces. After saving the world "in a zoom", the live-action element is re-introduced, and Tommy is seen to make the right choices and solve whatever problem he has.

Characters

• Tommy Zoom (voiced by Elliot Belshaw) is a young superhero, complete with a cape and a large Z imprinted on his chest.
• Daniel Zoom (voiced by Jerome Flynn) is Tommy's dog and sidekick, who often discovers the problem.
• Polluto (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a light blue imp or alien with rotten teeth. He is a villain who aims to ruin the world by removing all greenery and polluting watercourses with chemicals. He wears a smart purple suit.
• Smogg (voiced by Nick Mercer) is a lazy black cat who is Polluto's sidekick. Smogg's whiskers are bent and he has a huge, cheeky smile.

Other characters

These all appear in the live-action segments.

• Real Life Tommy (played by Nathaniel Gleed) causes problems around the house before he transforms into Tommy Zoom, and never speaks.
• Real Life Daniel (played by Molson) is the narrator of the story.
• Mum (played by Joanne Criss) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
• Dad (played by Richard Moody) is sometimes seen walking around the house, and never speaks.
• Baby Sam (played by Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell) is sometimes seen eating at the table. He sometimes laughs, but he never speaks.
• Girl on Bike (played by Charlotte Murphy) – There was one episode where the girl rode her bike beside Tommy, although she was unspoken.

Cast

• Elliot Belshaw as Tommy Zoom
• Jerome Flynn as Daniel/Narrator
• Keith Wickham as Polluto
• Nick Mercer as Smogg
• Charlotte Murphy as Girl on Bike
• Joanne Criss as Mum
• Richard Moody as Dad
• Nathaniel Gleed as Real Life Tommy
• Molson as Real Life Daniel
• Noah Liddell and Sam Liddell as Baby Sam

Episodes

Series 1 (2007–2008)

1. Water Water: Tommy must stop Polluto from draining all of the world's reservoirs.
2. Graffiti: Polluto covers the world in slime and pins Tommy down to a fence. How will he save the day?
3. Supergranulator: After eating from Polluto's "Bottomless Bucket" Tommy has no energy left to stop Polluto from turning all the world's food into sweets.
4. I Don't Want a Shower: Polluto covers the whole city in mud, and Tommy must find a way to stop him.
5. Caged: Tommy and Daniel become the zoo's main attraction, while trying to stop Polluto from caging every animal in the galaxy.
6. Bring Me Sunshine: Polluto blocks out the sun, meaning Tommy must save the day again.
7. Stop the Rot: Tommy comes to the rescue when Polluto steals the world's compost.
8. Food Fight: Tommy unknowingly helps Polluto in his latest plan to waste all the world's food.
9. Steel Thunder: A new superhero named Steel Thunder keeps taking credit for Tommy's saves, causing Tommy to lose confidence. Daniel must save the day.
10. No Sleep: A sleep deprived Tommy must stop Polluto's latest plan to poison the world's ocean's.
11. Monsta Mega Mucky Trucky: Tommy helps Polluto pollute the planet by driving his new monster trucks.
12. Paper: Polluto steals the world's paper supply, but Tommy and Daniel get the last laugh.
13. The Mark of Polluto: Polluto plans to destroy the world's plant life with a combine-harvester like machine called the "snipatron".
14. Imagination: Polluto steals Tommy's imagination, in his newest plan to remake the world in his image.
15. Doggytron: Tommy abandons Daniel to play with a robot called Doggytron, walking straight into a trap set up by Polluto.
16. Boyz Noise: Tommy gets a chance to play with his favourite band "Purple Pollution", unaware it's another of Polluto's plans. Daniel must save the day.
17. Winning and Losing: Tommy's bad temper helps Polluto to destroy the world's plant life.
18. Clean Up: While at the beach, Tommy unknowingly helps Polluto with his new plan to trash the world.
19. Electricity: Polluto turns on all the world's electrical devices to choke the world with pollution.
20. Capngrab: Tommy abandons Daniel to go treasure hunting, which is all part of Polluto's newest plan.
21. Framed: Polluto and Smogg disguise themselves as Tommy and Daniel and let then take the blame for their crimes.
22. Washing: Hands Polluto uses Tommy to create an army of giant "Super-Germs" to infect the world.
23. Finders Keepers: Tommy must get everyone's stuff back when Polluto steals it to become rich.
24. Gridlock: Polluto puts the whole city in a traffic jam, creating mountains of pollution.
25. Helping Others: While trying to help some aliens clean up their planet, Tommy keeps leaving to attend parties, organised by Polluto.
26. Losing Things: Tommy loses Daniel, and must find him before Polluto's newest device is ready to pop.
27. Space Junk: Tommy must save Daniel from Polluto when Polluto plans to fill space with rubbish.
28. Confidence: When Polluto steals Tommy's cape, Tommy loses his confidence. Now Daniel must bring Tommy back to save the world.
29. Cover Up: Tommy must use precautions to help him stop Polluto's magnifyer-glass from burning The planet
30. Aromathon: Tommy's bad breath becomes the key to Polluto's newest plan. Only by brushing his teeth can Tommy save the day.

References

1. Description of Tommy Zoom Archived 21 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine for adults at BBC's CBeebies web site

External links

• Tommy Zoom page on the CBeebies website (archived)
• BBC Press Office Tommy Zoom Press Release