Series synopsis
The Zack Files is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on FOX on September 17, 2000. It ended on May 5, 2002. It was created by Kathy Slevin. It stars Robert Clark, Jake Epstein, Michael Seater and Katie Boland.
The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with his paranormal adventures and it is up to his friends to help him set things straight. The series is based on a series of books with the same name, written by Dan Greenburg. In August 2004, Goldhill Hom ...
Premise
The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with his paranormal adventures and it is up to his friends to help him set things straight. The series is based on a series of books with the same name, written by Dan Greenburg. In August 2004, Goldhill Home Media released the first season on DVD.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Robert Clark as Zack Greenburg / Mel
- Jake Epstein as Cam Dunleavey / Tybalt
- Michael Seater as Spencer Sharpe
- Katie Boland as Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Killerby / Juliet
- Noah Giffin as Vernon Manteuffel
- Jeff Clarke as Dan Greeburg / Dan Greenberg
Guest cast
- Ashley Newbrough
- Maurice Dean Wint
- Daniel Clark
- Alex House
- Christopher Jacot as Ricky Dallas
- Julian Richings as The Mad Hatter
- Dean McDermott as Park Warden
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 17, 2000 | April 2, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 17, 2001 | May 5, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Library of No Return The Library Of No Return Zack finally gets around to returning an extremely overdue library book (Alice in Wonderland) and is confronted by a furious Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit and Mad Hatter who put Zack on trial for his carelessness. Cam and Spencer are there to help him by becoming his lawyers and proving to the Queen of Hearts that Zack had not ripped out pages from the book, and it was Vernon who did it. |
September 17, 2000 |
| 2 |
You Don't Say You Don't Say Zack and his Dad pay a visit to Henry Gold's Magic Shop where Zack picks up a guide to Vaudeville ventriloquism. With a little practice, Zack learns to throw his voice. He started to have some fun during class, and humiliate Vernon during his presentation, etc... Soon, Zack's voice was becoming more weak and Zack was starting to lose his voice. Suddenly, his voice was released from Zack and it starts telling everyone his secrets. Secrets about his friends, and Zack must retrieve his voice before all his thoughts about his friends are out. |
September 18, 2000 |
| 3 |
It's a Wonderful School It's a Wonderful School It's election-time at Horace Hyde-White School for Boys and Headmaster Killerby unveils his latest acquisition - an early 20th century voting machine. Everyone's worst nightmare is realized when the voting machine misfires, transforming Horace Hyde-White into the Vernon Manteuffel School. |
September 25, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blast from the Past Zack wanted to stay and work on his project with Spencer and Cam, so he tried to trick Floyd, by turning the clock handles back to a certain time but they were transported into the past where they meet a boy. When they returned to their own time, the boy from the past came with them. So now, Zack, Spencer, and Cam has to return the kid back to his time before it's too late. |
September 17, 2001 |
| 2 |
Searching for Zack Greenburg Zack has a record of the lowest mark at Horace Hyde White, producing an F-minus on a physics quiz, so when Spencer downloaded an internet physics tutorial to help Zack's intelligence, Zack's headphones were plugged into the modem, making Zack a genius. Spencer's goal was to win the Physics competition, but when Zack came in, he was even better than Spence at Science. This almost led to a break up of friendship. |
September 24, 2001 |
| 3 |
The Terrible Truth When Zack, Cam, and Spence join to figure out more digits after the decimal for pi, they surf the net to check out information about a new rock star. But when Ms. Arlington arrives, and checks what they were doing, Zack lost himself in the bracelet on Arlington's wrist. Then he could not lie and told everything what the boys were doing, and telling the truth to everyone. Cam and Spence must get him back to normal before blabbers out information that would get them into more trouble. |
October 1, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 2000 |
| Last aired | May 5, 2002 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |