At the end of Zoom episodes, another catchy song had the cast encourage viewers to send them letters, ideas, and original writings and artwork. If the emphasis is on learning rather than teaching, you achieve a lot, Sarson said. Yao was chosen for the second and third of three thirteen-week shifts in Zooms second season, which ran from 1972 to 1973. But, unlike Zoom the online platform, Zoom was mostly the province of kids, primarily those in the tween cohort. ari on Twitter: "Remember the TV show Zoom? I got curious and did some James Field, director for the first three seasons: Some people dont realize how different an idea it was. So, it was this feeling of getting kids in a position where they could be thinking for themselves., Sarson had already set a precedent for making waves at WGBH. My family is really great! In coperation with WGBH, they have convened on YouTube for a video series entitled ZOOM Into Action, in which cast members offer guidance for pandemic-era home crafts projects: Yao recently showed how to make a guitar out of an empty tissue box, a paper-towel tube, and rubber bands, and Tommy White, who was in the Season 1 cast of Zoom, demonstrated how to construct a tepee-like fort out of tightly rolled pieces of newspaper. You should see all of the funnys. On Saturdays, she attended a Mandarin-language class organized by the parents of local Chinese-American kids. Some PBS stations continued to broadcast reruns of the series until September 12, 1980. : https://lnlshay.com/ReVIEWSwithWhitneyD or use "WhitneyD" at check out and get 10% OFF your . Over the course of a week in September 1971, the station aired it every evening as a test. Fox, David Livingston/Getty. In 1977, Rounder Records released Zoom Tunes, featuring cast members from the fourth season. "ZOOMers would probably agree, and say that I'm also a good friend. Jason Merritt/FilmMagic/Getty Images. January 21, 2022 07:26 PM. ZOOM's 40th Reunion - WGBH Alumni Network Caroline wore a blue denim vest over a middle sleeved pink shirt. by Alex Antliff January 11th, 2021 NBC It's been almost. Sasha Roiz - Captain Sean Renard. They were cautious, he said. The early nineteen-seventies were still an era of limited viewing options for children, particularly in the tween demographic, and Zoom zoomed to national prominence: a euphoric watch for preteens and an aspirational one for their little siblings.
