The Zula Patrol {Review & Giveaway}

Posted September 27, 2009 by Emilie with and 1,773 views | -

The Zula Patrol is a popular series that airs on NBC Saturday mornings and is geared towards children ages 4 and up. This science-and-astronomy based animated show features zany alien characters including stalwart Captain Bula, brainiac Professor Multo, feisty hot-doggin’ space pilot Zeeter, the amazing space pet Gorga, and twin flying explorers Wizzy & Wigg. They take kids on a roller coaster fun ride across the Universe, helping them discover interesting facts about science and astronomy in the process.

Two new The Zula Patrol DVDs were released this summer and we got a chance to review them in our house. We hadn’t caught the series yet on t.v. and are always excited about new shows that are educational at the same time. The colors are very vivid and the stories fun and engaging. My husband described the show as entertaining for adults like Spongebob but better because it actually teaches something. He chuckled more than once at the wacky humor. I liked having something from space since our three year old is convinced that someday he will travel to space! Overall our family really enjoyed this series and we look forward to new The Zula Patrol adventures.

Synopsis

The Zula Patrol: Moons Mayhem follows the intrepid team from Zula in six humor-filled stories that begin with a challenge, and end with a resolution, as they explore the fascinating, often volatile world of moons. The episodes include: Moon Struck, Blue Moon, Going Through a Phase, Moons Mayhem, Three Ring Gorga and Me, Myself and Io. It’s non-stop lunar adventure for The Zula Patrol, as they as they rescue a turbulent Venus, who is on a quest to acquire a moon of her own; discover the many moons of Jupiter during Jupiterfest; explore the composition of the surface of Earth’s moon; help save Bula from an awful Were-Mouse curse, and thwart Dark Truder’s nefarious plan to steal all the moons within the solar system.

The Zula Patrol: Animal Adventures in Space!, the team explores how insects, reptiles, mammals, plants and rocks form and interact with each other. In Larvae or Leave Me (the first episode), Skip the grasshopper can’t find his friend Wriggly the caterpillar – until he discovers, with help from The Zula Patrol, that Wriggly has transformed into a beautiful butterfly! Four additional stories on the DVD are: Egg Hunt, There Goes the Neighborhood, Choosing Sides and Camp Worm. No job is too big for The Zula Patrol, as they search for stolen frog eggs, help restore life to a canyon ecosystem, solve the mystery of the missing honey, and tunnel through dirt with their worm comrades to help the trees grow – and end up thwarting a threatened “alien invasion” from another planet.

These can be purchased at Amazon.com and retail for $12.98 for Moons Mayhem and $14.98 for Animal Adventures in Space!

Also be sure to check out ZulaWorld.com, the acclaimed new science-and-astronomy site that USA Today calls “a great addition to the kid virtual world market.” where there new games and activities that debuted throughout the month of August, created for school-age children ages 6-10.

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