The ZhuZhus

The ZhuZhus (originally titled Polly and the Zhu Zhu Pets) is a Canadian/American animated television series produced by Nelvana, and the YTV. The series aired in the United States on Disney Channel on September 12, 2016.^[8]

The ZhuZhus
Also known as	Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets[1]
Genre	Adventure[2] Comedy[3]
Based on	ZhuZhu Pets by Russ Hornsby
Developed by	Hugh Duffy
Directed by	Mike Fallows[4]
Voices of	Jenna Warren Richard Binsley Robert Tinkler Stephany Seki Tajja Isen Petr Sergeev
Theme music composer	Jesse Colburn Aaron Verdonk Chiara Young
Composer	Scott Bucsis
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Colin Bohm Scott Dyer Irene Weibel James Hornsby[5]
Producers	Laurie Handforth Kristen Hudecki
Running time	22 minutes[6]
Production companies	Cepia LLC[7] Corus Entertainment Nelvana
Original release
Network	Disney Channel (United States) YTV (Canada)
Release	September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) – August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)

Premise

The ZhuZhus is about a young girl named Frankie Pamplemousse, her mom and dad, and her four talking hamsters: Pipsqueak, Mr. Squiggles, Num Nums, and Chunk. The group of five go on adventures in their town, Anytown.

Characters

Main characters

• Frankie Pamplemousse (originally named Polly Pamplemousse; voiced by Jenna Warren) is the 8-year-old^[9] owner of the Zhu Zhu pets.
• Pipsqueak (voiced by Tajja Isen) is the first Zhu Zhu pet with yellow fur, and is the unofficial leader of the Zhu Zhus. She loves adventuring. Her birthmark is a shooting star because she always fires ideas in every way.^[10]
• Mr. Squiggles (voiced by Richard Binsley) is the second Zhu Zhu pet with orange fur. He is smart and loves science. His birthmark is a spiral because his mind is always spinning with new ideas.
• Num Nums (voiced by Stephany Seki) is the third Zhu Zhu pet with purple fur. She thinks about things before she does them, due to being a sensitive thinker. Her birthmark is a heart because she always wears it on her sleeve.
• Chunk (voiced by Robert Tinkler) is the fourth and final Zhu Zhu pet with sky blue fur. He is strong, stylish, and loves to eat food. His birthmark is a sun because when he smiles, he lights up the whole room.
• Jilly and Bean are two naughty twins, the one with pink fur, and the other with blue fur.^[11] They have appeared in the series.

Recurring

• Ellen^[12] Pamplemousse^[13] or "Mom" (voiced by Stacey DePass) is Frankie's mother and a professional plumber for Pamplemousse Plumbing. She used to be part of the Power Badge Girls.
• Stanley^[14] Pamplemousse^[13] or "Dad" (voiced by Zachary Bennett) is Frankie's father and also a professional plumber for Pamplemousse Plumbing. He loves music and was previously a Wilderness Teen Ranger. Thus, he knows a lot about nature.
• Wilfred P. Kerdle^[15] or Mr. Kerdle (voiced by Patrick McKenna) is the cranky janitor of Frankie's school. He tries to stop the Zhus from coming into the school and insults them.
• Cindy and Mindy Gelato (voiced by Rebecca Brenner and Samantha Weinstein) are twins and Frankie's friends.
• Madge (voiced by Brianna D'Aguanno) is Frankie's neighbor and worst enemy. She always tries to beat Frankie at everything. She has blue hair and brown eyes and a cat named Princess Tickyboo.
• Whendy Sails (voiced by Nicole Stamp) is a celebrity and news reporter for Channel 5.^[16]
• Jessica Beeker (voiced by Addison Holley) is Frankie's favorite popstar.
• Dr. Phelmholz (voiced by Ron Rubin) is an Austrian doctor from Vienna.^[17]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	26		September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
2	10		July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)

Season 1 (2016–17)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date [18]	Canadian air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1a	"Happy Bounciversary"	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	Greg Collinson	September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)[note 1]	July 4, 2017	0.62[19]
Upset that she missed her parents' wedding, Frankie and the Zhus try to make her parents' anniversary a blast by planning their own, but they get stuck in a floating bouncy castle.
1b	"Say It Don't Spray It" "Say It, Don't Spray It"[20]	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	John Flagg	September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)[note 1]	July 4, 2017	0.62[19]
The Zhus get stuck in the wild after a skunk shows up in their house.
2a	"Home Run Hamsters"	Mike Fallows	Hugh Duffy	Steve Remen	September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)	July 5, 2017
The Zhus try to return Frankie's glove back to her before the big game starts after she accidentally leaves them at home.
2b	"Chip off the Old Chunk"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Andrew Tan	September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)	July 5, 2017
Ellen tells the Zhus that they can't go to the grocery store, but they go after Chunk eats all of the chocolate chips.
3a	"Walter-Gate" "Walter-gate"[21]	Mike Fallows	Shawn Kalb	Bradley Overall	September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)	July 6, 2017	0.63[22]
When Frankie asks the Zhus to dog-sit Walter while she gets him a snack, the Zhus accidentally let him out the backyard.
3b	"Janitor Day"	Mike Fallows	Terry McGurrin	Steve Remen	September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)	July 6, 2017	0.63[22]
The Zhus attempt to get Mr. Kerdle to like them, while Frankie tries to stop them from getting into trouble.
4a	"Goldfish Fingers"	Mike Fallows	Richard Clark	John Flagg	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)	July 7, 2017
Frankie is told she can't plumb with her parents on a level 5 job for professionals only. When the Zhus give Frankie something to do, a pipe snaps and the house floods.
4b	"Skate-lebrity"	Mike Fallows	Richard Clark	Andrew Tan	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)	July 7, 2017
Frankie is offered a deal to appear on television to show off her skateboarding skills, but Chunk gets carried away when giving her a makeover.
5a	"Zombie Sleep Over" "Little Stop"[23]	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Bradley Overall	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)	July 10, 2017	0.54[24]
Frankie and the Zhus think that the Gelato twins have turned into zombies after watching a zombie film during a sleepover.
5b	"The No-Kart Race"	Mike Fallows	Scott Albert	Steve Remen	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)	July 10, 2017	0.54[24]
Frankie is sick and can't go to the Go-Kart race, so the Zhus try to help her get better in time.
6a	"Storming the Cat Castle"	Mike Fallows	Scott Albert	John Flagg	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)	July 11, 2017	0.73[25]
When Num Nums gets taken by Madge's cat the Zhus try to rescue her while Frankie distracts Madge.
6b	"Ha Ha Hamsters"	Mike Fallows	Richard Clark	Andrew Tan	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)	July 11, 2017	0.73[25]
Frankie and the Zhus try to get on a TV show called World's Funniest Pets.
7a	"Fur-Vivor"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Bradley Overall	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)	July 12, 2017	0.59[26]
A rainy day prevents the Zhus from doing the Iron Hamster Games, until Frankie decides to do it inside.
7b	"Zhuper Girl"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	John Flagg	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)	July 12, 2017	0.59[26]
When Frankie and the Zhus pretend to be superheroes, Mr. Squiggles takes his role as the villain too seriously.
8a	"Wingin' It"	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	Steve Remen	February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)[note 2]	July 13, 2017	1.23[28]
Frankie and the Zhus take care of a baby bird and teach it to fly.
8b	"Friendship Friend-zy"	Mike Fallows	Scott Albert	John Flagg	February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)[note 2]	July 13, 2017	1.23[28]
When Aunt Zia gives Frankie two friendship bracelets, the Zhus compete to see who is Frankie's best friend.
9a	"Dreams O'Clock"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Steve Remen	January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)	July 14, 2017	1.16[29]
Frankie's parents get an emergency plumbing call from Frankie's favorite popstar Jessica Beeker.
9b	"Badge to the Bone"	Mike Fallows	Evany Rosen	Bradley Overall	January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)	July 14, 2017	1.16[29]
Frankie and the Zhus try to help Ellen get her last Power Badge Girls badge, the camping badge, when they learn she's afraid of the dark.
10a	"Full Groan"	Mike Fallows	Evany Rosen	Bradley Overall	January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22)	July 17, 2017	1.10[30]
The Zhus help Frankie decide what she wants to be when she grows up for a school project.
10b	"The Shell Game"	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	Andrew Tan	January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22)	July 17, 2017	1.10[30]
When Frankie breaks her fourth skateboard, her parents cut a deal that if she goes a week without breaking an egg, she can get another one.
11a	"If Wishes Were Rainbows"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Steve Remen	January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)	July 18, 2017	1.08[31]
Chunk accidentally uses Frankie's present for Ellen as a letter for the Rainbow Roo.
11b	"Deja Zhu"	Mike Fallows	Terry McGurrin	John Flagg	January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)	July 18, 2017	1.08[31]
Frankie and the Zhus each tell Ellen their stories of what happened when the lamp broke.
12a	"A Total Bust a Move"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Steve Remen	January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)	July 19, 2017	1.06[32]
The Zhus try to stop Frankie from dancing in the school talent show after seeing her moves.
12b	"The Grand ZhuZhu Pets Hotel" "The Grand Zhu Zhu Pets Hotel"[33]	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Bradley Overall	January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)	July 19, 2017	1.06[32]
Frankie gives the Zhus their first vacation experience by running a hotel in the backyard.
13a	"Zhu Years Eve"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Andrew Tan	January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)	July 20, 2017	1.12[34]
Frankie and the Zhus stay up for the New Years without napping.
13b	"Lookies for Cookies"	Mike Fallows	Alex Ganetakos	John Flagg	January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)	July 20, 2017	1.12[34]
After Frankie's desires for another treasure hunt are ruined, Mr. Squiggles hides a cookie jar which has Frankie's parents tickets in it, only to forget where he hid it.
14a	"The Pumpkin Whisperers"	Mike Fallows	Richard Clark	Steve Remen	February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)	July 21, 2017	1.07[35]
Frankie signs up for the annual Biggest Pumpkin Growing contest and competes with Madge.
14b	"Zhuper Zhide Kicks"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Andrew Tan	February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)	July 21, 2017	1.07[35]
Frankie plays Zhuper Girl again as the Zhus prove who is sidekick worthy.
15a	"The Wrong Stuff"	Mike Fallows	Richard Clark	John Flagg	February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)	July 24, 2017	1.13[36]
Mr. Squiggles tests the new Hamster Cannon 3000 by blasting Chunk into the sky. When he comes back, he is mistaken for an alien.
15b	"Chunklette's Web"	Mike Fallows	Alex Ganetakos	Bradley Overall	February 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)	July 24, 2017	1.13[36]
Chunk gets tangled in a spider web, and develops a fear of spiders.
16a	"Story Book It"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Steve Remen	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	July 25, 2017	0.75[37]
Frankie wants to be an author so she tries to write a book, but she develops writer's block. So the Zhus help her write the book by living the experience in real life.
16b	"Hairible Mistake"	Mike Fallows	Craig Brown	Andrew Tan	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	July 25, 2017	0.75[37]
Frankie gets a new haircut she doesn't like because it's the same as Ellen's, so the Zhus try to fix it.
17a	"Weathering Heights"	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	Steve Remen	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)[note 3]	July 26, 2017	0.83[39]
Frankie and the Zhus create their own emergency kit to prepare for the thunderstorm.
17b	"The Trashing of Zhuper Girl" "Trashing of Zhuper Girl"[40]	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	John Flagg	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)[note 3]	July 26, 2017	0.83[39]
Frankie and the Zhus play Zhuper Girl again to help the park by throwing out garbage, but Madge tricks the town by impersonating Frankie.
18a	"Zhurassic Park"	Mike Fallows	Hugh Duffy	Bradley Overall	August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)[note 4]	July 27, 2017
Frankie and the Zhus are inspired to make cave paintings after watching a film about them in school.
18b	"Hamster a la Kart"	Mike Fallows	Scott Albert	Andrew Tan	August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)[note 4]	July 27, 2017
After learning that Madge has won the annual go-kart race every year, Frankie and the Zhus enter the go-kart race so they can beat her.
19a	"Zhu and Improved"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Bradley Overall	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)[note 5]	July 28, 2017
When Mr. Squiggles overhears the family's concerns with his inventions, he quits his occupation for science and becomes a surfer.
19b	"The Unfortunate Cookie Crumbles"	Mike Fallows	Laurie Elliott	John Flagg	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)[note 5]	July 28, 2017
Frankie and the Zhus try to avoid having an unlucky day after a fortune cookie tells them that they will have one.
20a	"Now Zhu See Me, Now Zhu Don't"	Mike Fallows	Jennifer Daley	Bradley Overall	August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)[note 6]	July 31, 2017
After seeing the Amazing Donald's magician show, Frankie makes Chunk invisible but can't bring him back.
20b	"Walk a Mile in Our Zhus"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Andrew Tan	August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)[note 6]	July 31, 2017
Frankie realizes she's too big to enjoy some of the games her and the Zhus play, so she dreams about being small.
21a	"Zhu Got Game"	Mike Fallows	Miles Smith	Steve Remen	August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)[note 7]	August 1, 2017
Frankie's board game transforms her house into a castle.
21b	"And the Hammy Goes To"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	John Flagg	August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)[note 7]	August 1, 2017
Frankie nominates the Zhus in her own awards show after learning that they've never won a trophy.
22	"Pranksters' Paradise"	Mike Fallows	Terry McGurrin	Steve Remen	August 18, 2017 (2017-08-18)[note 8]	August 2, 2017
When the Zhus are ordered to take care of Chunk's cousins Jilly and Bean, the Zhus must make sure they don't ruin Frankie's fancy party.
23a	"Ball in a Day's Work"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Andrew Tan	August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)[note 9]	August 22, 2017
23b	"How Zhu Get Ahead in Advertising"	Mike Fallows	Andrew Harrison	Steve Remen	August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)[note 9]	August 22, 2017
24a	"Zhuper Girl in a Jam"				August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)[note 10]	August 22, 2017
24b	"Frankielocks and the 4 Zhus" "Pollylocks and the 4 Zhus"[47]				August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)[note 10]	August 22, 2017
25a	"Your Days Are Num Num Numbered"				August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)[note 11]	August 22, 2017
25b	"Zhus the Boss"				August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)[note 11]	August 22, 2017
26	"Zhu Land"	Mike Fallows	Hugh Duffy	Andrew Tan	August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)[note 12]	August 22, 2017
Frankie and the Zhus are sent to Zhu Land to reunite the band The Zhu-riff-ics back together.

Zhu's News (2017)

A webseries called "Zhu's News" was released to YTV's YouTube channel starting July 17, 2017. Each episode stars Whendy Sails of Channel 5 recapping moments in the series.

No.	Title	Canadian release date	American release date
1	"Pumped Up Zhus"	July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	February 11, 2023
2	"Food for Thought"	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	February 12, 2023
3	"Animal House"	July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	February 13, 2023
4	"The Magnificent Zhus"	July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)	February 14, 2023
5	"Home Video"	July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)	February 15, 2023
6	"Cousin Capers"	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	February 16, 2023
7	"Put on Your Dancing Zhus"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	February 17, 2023
8	"Zhurrific Make Overs"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	February 18, 2023

Season 2 (2019)

International broadcasts

Country	Channel	Year
USA	Disney Channel	2016-17
USA	Hasbro channel and cbs	2023-2025
Canada	YTV	2016 -
Brazil	Discovery Kids	2017 -
UK	Disney XD	2017-present
France	M6	2017 -
Japan	TV Tokyo	2017 - 2019
Scandinavia	Disney Junior	2018 - 2021

Notes

1. This episode was released early on iTunes.^[when?]
2. This episode was released on the Watch Disney Channel app on January 15, 2017.^[27]
3. This episode aired on Disney Channel in Poland on June 20, 2017.^[38]
4. This episode aired on Disney Channel in Poland on June 21, 2017,^[41] the Watch Disney Channel app on July 8,^[42] and Czech Republic and Hungary on July 12.^[43]
5. This episode aired on Disney Channel in Poland on June 22, 2017,^[44] Czech Republic and Hungary on July 13,^[43] and the Watch Disney Channel app on July 15.^[45]
6. This episode aired on Disney Channel in the Czech Republic and Hungary on July 14, 2017^[43] and the Watch Disney Channel app on July 23.
7. This episode was released on the Watch Disney Channel app on July 29, 2017 and Disney Channel in Czech Republic and Hungary on August 13.^[46]
8. This episode was released on the Watch Disney Channel app on August 8, 2017 and Disney Channel in Czech Republic and Hungary on August 14.^[46]
9. This episode aired on Disney Channel in Czech Republic and Hungary on August 15, 2017.^[46]
10. This episode aired on Disney Channel in Czech Republic and Hungary on August 16, 2017.^[46]
11. This episode is scheduled to air on Disney Channel in Poland on August 28, 2017.^[48]
12. This episode was released on the Watch Disney Channel app on August 8, 2017, and is scheduled to air on Disney Channel in Poland on August 29, 2017.^[49]