The Zula Patrol


The Zula Patrol is an American animated children's television series that aired from September 2005 to June 2008. It was produced by Kambooteron Productions, Gotham Entertainment and The Hatchery and distributed by American Public Television to PBS stations within the United States. The series is about a group of aliens that travel the galaxies to learn about science and space exploration. The series also aired reruns and a marathon on Qubo.

Characters

The Zula Patrol

  • Captain Bula is a lime green alien and the captain/leader of the Zula Patrol. Bula is very compassionate, patient and likes to assist other characters in the series.
  • Space Pilot Zeeter is a purple alien and the Zula Patrol’s main pilot and one of the main protagonists of the series. She is mainly Bula’s companion. When not piloting the ship, Zeeter often rides her Zula-scooter just for fun, which is made from iron.
  • Professor Multo is a yellowish-orange three-eyed scientist for the Zula Patrol. He is known as the most intelligent patroller of the Zula Patrol, known for creating various inventions, and has an encyclopedia-like book called the Multopedia, which is used to answer his friends’ questions. His voice is based on that of renowned comedian Ed Wynn.
  • Flying Wonder Wizzy and Flying Wonder Wigg are two flying bee/firefly aliens who are the youngest members of the Zula Patrol. Wizzy is colored light blue, and Wigg is colored royal purple. They both appear in every episode to date, and are nearly inseparable. It is possible that their names are a reference to the programming term WYSIWYG.
  • Space Pet Gorga is the Zula Patrol’s space pet and Bula’s other companion. He has various abilities, such as the ability to snort just about anything out of his snout, and the ability to inflate himself to a very large size. He is most often seen with Wizzy and Wigg.

    Villains

  • Dark Truder
  • Traxie
  • Deliria
  • Cloid

    Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2005–06)

Season 2 (2007)

Season 3 (2008)

Awards and nominations

In 2006, the series was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production.

Other media

Mission Weather was a traveling exhibition in which Captain Bula, Professor Multo, Space Pilot Zeeter, flying wonders Wizzy and Wigg, and Space Pet Gorga invite you to a hands-on, interactive exhibit to learn all about clouds, precipitation, wind, temperature, and other weather phenomena.