Zevo-3

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Zevo-3
Zevo-3 logo.jpg
Genre
Created by John Massé
Directed byTrevor Wall
Voices of
Opening themeZevo-3
ComposerJudith Gruber-Stitzer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Kristen Van Cott
  • Gary Patrick
  • Christopher Allen
  • Elizabeth Daro
ProducerLolee Aries
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesMaslen Entertainment
MoonScoop Entertainment
Skechers Entertainment
Original release
Network Nicktoons
ReleaseOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) 
May 7, 2011 (2011-05-07)

Zevo-3 is an American animated television series co-produced by Maslen Entertainment, MoonScoop Entertainment and Skechers Entertainment for Nicktoons. [1] It premiered on October 11, 2010 and ended on May 7, 2011 after one season. It is based on the fictional superheroes Z-Strap, Kewl Breeze, and Elastika, characters that previously appeared in Skechers commercials. [2]

Contents

Premise

The show is about three teens who get powers in a lab when Zevo compound covers them, due to an experiment done by the evil Stankfoot. Together they fight off mutant monsters that arise while dealing with their own teenage problems, including school, friends, and feelings.

Cast and characters

Main characters

Villains

Supporting characters

Additional voices

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Zevo-3" Trevor Wall Michael RyanOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
Jason, Ellie, and Matt recount how Matt "ruined their lives" by accidentally turning them into superheroes. However, they must step up when a resurgent Stankfoot unleashes his newly-created minion Blacktop.
2"Control"Trevor WallMichael RyanOctober 16, 2010 (2010-10-16)
When Jason contemplates quitting the superhero business when he has trouble controlling his powers, he seeks help to figure how out from Sagacity Acumen. Meanwhile, Stankfoot creates a companion to rule by his side only to end up with Dark Materia, who is crazier and more power hungry than he is.
3"Daddy Dearest"Trevor WallTemple Mathews
Danielle Mentzer
October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
On his father's birthday, Stankfoot fondly remembers fishing with his dad. But when he discovers the old fishing river has been dammed, Stankfoot decides to blow up the dam and destroy the city. Meanwhile, Ellie attempts to balance being a superhero and her fondness for the new boy in school while Matt tries to perfect an early danger warning device.
4"A Matter Of Time"Trevor WallDavid Skelly
& Jennifer Skelly
October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
When Stankfoot's sleep is disturbed, he orders Blacktop to silence the noise by spreading a dangerous virus. In doing so, Blacktop infects the residents of Eden City, including Ellie. Realizing Blacktop is the key to helping Ellie, Jason and Matt devise a plan for Jason to shrink and hunt inside Blacktop for the cure.
5"Night Terror"Trevor WallKevin HoppsNovember 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
Jason, Ellie, and Matt struggle to work together as a real superhero team when Stankfoot unleashes a giant carnivorous plant that grows over New Eden City, absorbing half the population in one night.
6"Sacrifice"Trevor WallDanielle Mentzer
Ben Schwartz
November 6, 2010 (2010-11-06)
Jason gets a dose of his own medicine when he encounters a loner mutant named Bug in Stankville. Together with Ellie, they have to rescue Matt after he has been captured by a race of underground mechanical mutants who want to offer him up as a sacrifice.
7"Beneath The City"Trevor WallEugene SonNovember 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)

Zevo-3 must rescue a benevolent mutant fish named Fishy and stop a mass of Zevo-infected earthworms from destroying the city. Meanwhile, Brett Ronson III attempts to persuade the Olympic committee to hold the games in New Eden City.

Note: This episode was shown as a sneak peek for the series on Nicktoons on August 22, 2010.
8"Mutant Hotel"Trevor WallBart JennettNovember 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
Zevo-3 must stop Ronson from demolishing a rickety old hotel in Stankville when they learn that it houses the Manglesons, a family of strange but sentient mutants.
9"Date with Darkness"Trevor WallDavid McDermottNovember 13, 2010 (2010-11-13)
Ronson throws a party for the families of New Eden City, accompanied by Dark Materia. But when the party gets crashed by Stankfoot and his forces, Grams, Matt, and Ellie attempt to hold them off while Jason does some spying and discovers a connection between Ronson, Stankfoot, and even Jason's parents.
10"Which Came First?"Trevor WallJoelle SellnerNovember 15, 2010 (2010-11-15)
Jason and his classmates are given Zevo-infused eggs to take care of for a responsibility assignment. They end up hatching into cute, purple, fluffy mutants, but is there more to the Curples than what meets the eye?
11"Some Wounds Cut Deep"Trevor WallMichael RyanNovember 20, 2010 (2010-11-20)
When Zevo-infused blood from a cut on Jason's hand gets on one of his childhood toys it turns into a 50-foot tall robot. While Ellie and Matt try to stop this unstoppable robot, they learn about a possible connection between Jason and the robot from an unexpected source.
12"Delirious"Trevor WallDanielle MentzerNovember 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)
When Jason mistakes Matt's new food experiment for his breakfast, it results in some very strange behavior. As Dark Materia takes advantage of Jason's situation in a bid to overthrow Stankfoot, Matt and Ellie learn that the food's effect may be worse than they realized.
13"Normal"Trevor WallDavid Skelly
& Jennifer Skelly
November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)
After Matt's new invention goes awry, the group loses their powers and must adjust back to having normal lives. When they begin to realize that helping people is more important than getting a few extra hours of sleep they get their powers back to get rid of an even more powerful Stankfoot and Dark Materia.
14"Sidekick"Trevor WallBart Jennett
Kevin Seccia
December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)
Cotilla regards Kewl Breeze and Elastika as Z-Strap's sidekicks and posts a video of the group on her blog, causing Z-Strap's popularity to go through the roof. After getting into a fight with Jason, Ellie ends up getting captured by Ronson as part of a "Divide and Conquer" scheme to eliminate Zevo-3.
15"Testing 1,2,3"Trevor WallDavid McDermottDecember 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)
As Ronson High School's standardized testing day approaches, Zevo-3's Zevo energy is mysteriously increasing off the charts, causing them to suddenly manifest new powers. Unless they can find a way to stop the process, they are all ticking time bombs waiting to go off.
16"Operation Z"Trevor WallLen UhleyJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)
Suspicious of Stankfoot's connection to his late parents, Jason's search for clues leads him to a deep secret within Ronson Tower and a surprising new outlook on his Grams.
17"De-Mutation"Trevor WallKevin Hopps
Danielle Mentzer
January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
Cotilla's online blog about mutated animals running wild in New Eden gets her into trouble with Ronson, who has painful memories of the original Zevo explosion. Zevo-3 must rescue Cotilla, Matt's pet Trippy, and the other mutant creatures before Ronson disposes of them all.
18"Career Week"Trevor WallJoelle SellnerJanuary 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
During Career Week at Ronson High School, Jason works at the 6–10 convenience store with Sagacity, Ellie rides along with paramedic Florence, and Matt uncovers some strange goings-on at his parents' workplace. Meanwhile, Ronson decides to fight fire with fire and hires a trio of mutant bounty hunters to bring down Zevo-3.
19"Future Tense"Trevor WallDavid Skelly
& Jennifer Skelly
January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
While Jason tries to prevent the horrible future he saw in a vision from happening, Ellie's driving lessons take a turn for the worse when she gets Stankfoot's old car.
20"Heart of Darkness"Trevor WallKurt WeldonJanuary 22, 2011 (2011-01-22)
When Bobby the Molok witnesses Ronson's forces rescue Dark Materia from Stankfoot's lair, he and Bug enlist the help of Zevo-3. Ronson's actions are anything but chivalrous, as he wants access to Dark Materia's unique powers over Zevo energy for his own nefarious purposes.
21"Living the Dream"Trevor Wall Kevin Rubio January 29, 2011 (2011-01-29)
Jason struggles with his grasp on reality when he wakes up one morning in a world where the Zevo accident never happened, his parents are alive, and Zevo-3 is just a comic book creation of his own imagination.
22"Blood Feud"Trevor WallDavid McDermottApril 9, 2011 (2011-04-09)
While helping Florence with a blood drive, Zevo-3 learns of a break-in where the blood bags were actually drained and people are getting snatched off the streets of New Eden in the middle of the night.
23"Welcome to Paradise Bay"Trevor WallDavid Skelly
& Jennifer Skelly
April 16, 2011 (2011-04-16)
Zevo-3 attempt to enjoy spring break as Ellie goes to New Eden City's public beach, where Jason, Matt, and Grams are coincidentally camping. However, Dark Materia crashes in to eliminate Zevo-3.
24"Shutterbug"Trevor WallDavid Skelly
& Jennifer Skelly
April 23, 2011 (2011-04-23)
An embarrassing picture taken by Matt of Jason and Ellie "kissing" unexpectedly reveals Ronson is secretly a mutant. However, it also makes Jason and Ellie question the nature of their "relationship".
25"Mootant"Trevor WallDanielle MentzerApril 30, 2011 (2011-04-30)
When a mishap causes Matt to swap bodies with one of Stankfoot's missing mutant cows, Jason and Ellie must find an antidote before Matt becomes a mutant cow forever whilst contending with Ronson's assistant.
26"Mutation Termination"Trevor WallKevin RubioMay 7, 2011 (2011-05-07)

When the Zevo Compound is unleashed throughout New Eden City, Zevo-3 must find a way to save the city and stop a three-way war between Ronson, Stankfoot, and Dark Materia.

Note: This episode is regarded as the series finale.

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