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Zoopercar Caper
Season 1 (Canada, United States), Episode 9 (Canada)
31 (United States)
Air date November 4, 2000 (Canada)
May 3, 2004 (United States; independently-aired episode)
Written by Jennifer Pertsch
Directed by Doug Thoms
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Zoopercar Caper (dubbed in Quebec as Les aventures de Zig Zag) is the ninth episode of the first season in Canada and the thirty-first episode of the same season in the United States.

Summary[]

After the Zoopercar goes missing, George tells the story of how he made it with his father.

Video/DVD Releases[]

  • Zoopercar Caper

Trivia[]

  • This episode includes a flashback in which George remembers how he and his dad built the Zoopercar.
  • This is the first appearance of Mayor Wigglesworth.
  • The French title of this episode is called, "Les aventures de Zig Zag".
  • Two pictures of this episode appear in the online game, "Memory Quest".
  • This episode marks the only appearance of Big Ed.
  • Steve, Barry, and Big Ed do not appear in the first part of the episode.
  • When Big Ed is in his trunks, his ring is taken off.
  • This episode marks the only time that the main characters are themselves in the first part and they become the minor characters after Margie, Mayor Wigglesworth's pet poodle, is rescued.
  • Steve and Barry are the main characters throughout the episode.
  • This is the only episode to mark the speaking roles of Steve and Barry.
  • The only second season episode to go with this episode in Memory Quest, along with If It Ain't Broke, Can We Keep Him?, Close Encounters of the Bird Kind, Ants in the Pantry, Round Up the Usual Insects, From Bad to Worse, Sunken Treasures, Snowman's Land, Down the Drain, and A Day at the Beach is Hound of the Bath-ervilles.

Goofs[]

  • When Big Ed stands up from his chair, Barry's chair is missing.
  • When George Shrinks says, "Hi! If you're here for the garage sale, I'm sorry...", the centre of Barry's sunglasses is dark blue, not grey.
  • When we zoom in on the Zoopercar, Big Ed wears a red necktie, not a red bow tie.
  • When Steve says, "The future is now, cowboy. You're looking at it right here." and "Sorry. All sales are final.", Barry shares the same skin as him.
  • When Big Ed says, "...one minute.", his pocket with blue papers is missing.
  • When we see Big Ed's shirtless back, we see a little bit of water up his trunks, with his white stripes missing, but appearing again, in one second before a splash.
  • When Big Ed says, "Amazing!", part of his shirt disappears.
  • When Mayor Wigglesworth says, "Oh, someone, please help!", the black fireman's neck appears in one second and his coat's collar appears.
  • When Big Ed says, "Local boy saves dog with incredible car, the zoopercar!", the woman in blue sits in a chair, facing him.

Episode[]

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