This show can be OK, but it's usually very fake. It teaches kids that everything's gonna be perfect and turn out fine. They act like everyone is gonna go to an awesome beach-side boring school with coffee, freinds, smoothies, sushi and a relaxed attitude. It's all so cheaply done, and the cast is AWFUL. Let's start with Zoey: She's okay. I've notice her change from a nice, responsible girl to more of a little snob. Logan: This kid treats women like objects. He's very mean to a lot of girls. There's a lot of kissing between ALL the characters. More like an MTV reality show than something you'd put on the same channel as Spongebob.
Zoey 101
(Rated TV-Y7, Comedy, Starring Jamie Lynn Spears, Paul Butcher, Sean Flynn, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, DVD, Online)
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Common Sense says
Tweens will love this fluffy California dream.
Themes in this show include: friendship, growing up
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Zoey 101 was written by Joly Herman
Parents need to know that this upbeat series is about kids let loose in a peer-dominated world where privilege is a way of life. Tween viewers are going to love the California coastline, the sunny days, and easy life. Parents might cringe for the same reasons.
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- Families can talk about whether these kids are growing up too quickly in certain ways. They're expected to problem-solve like adults and even to work on top of dealing with homework and normal hormonal challenges. Is this pure fantasy, or do kids in boarding school really have it this sweet?
- In what ways are the characters themselves realistic? In what ways aren't they?
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What’s the Story?
In ZOEY 101, Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) and her younger brother, Dustin (Paul Butcher), are new students at Pacific Coast Academy, which was formerly an all-boys' boarding school -- and is still a place where most students live priveleged lives and get everything they want. Spears (Britney's younger sister), is no stranger to the small screen. She's been a regular on All That, Nick's answer to Saturday Night Live. Tweens are going to love her in the role of Zoey -- a fair-minded heroine who befriends all kids who come her way, even when they're a bit awkward or geeky.
Is It Any Good?
Zoey and her peers live in an utterly unreal world, where her character confesses during a truth-or-dare type game that "Once, I burped in church." This is admitted by a kid wearing full makeup and a miniskirt. How do innocence and being expected to make adult choices co-exist in the 21st century? Let's hope that kids viewing this show go a little deeper for answers than these characters.
Nick has kept Zoey 101's plot pretty shallow for a reason: Without adult supervision, kids in the circumstances that they appear in this program would get into a lot of trouble. But besides some bickering and tricky behavior, these are pretty well-mannered kids. Fantasy? You be the judge.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
- Negative role models
Too sexy
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Great show for tweens!
I think it is a great show for everyone aged 9 and up. It can have some iffy stuff such as making-out and some language like "sucks".
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
good show
This show is very good and extremly entertaining. GIRLS ages 8-14 can enjoy this fluffy california dream land of a school.
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I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Bad show
I hate this show. It is stupid o and must you rember Jamie lyn got pregnate. Whats thats going to do to my friends when there sixteen. I do like Zoeys little brother though
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- Educational
- Good role models
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| 67% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 67% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 67% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 33% | of parents say it's educational |
| 33% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
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