
Zig and Zag
2016 · CBBC · 11 min · 1 season
S01E27 · Books
Wed, 13 July, 2:00 am
Zig and Zag report to Planet Zog about books and their uses on Earth. They are great for cooling you down when you've a sweaty face, super for building a brother-proof fort and full of words, stories and adventures.
About
Zig and Zag are alien twin teen brothers from the Planet Zog. One day they were out flying around in their spaceship when they get sucked into a random black hole (it happens!) and end up crash landing in the suburbs on a strange green and blue planet called Earth. With their craft beyond repair, the brothers decide the only thing to do is plant a porch on the front of their shiny metal spaceship and called it ‘home'.
Join our inseparable extra-terrestrial brothers on a series of fun adventures creating all manner of mayhem as they make the most of what this cool new planet has to offer. With death-defying stunts, crazy inventions and banana and mackerel smoothies!
Life in the suburbs will never be the same for friend Nellie from the corner shop and neighbours Mrs Eyebrows and her invisible cat Mr President, Mr and Mrs Jones and their creepy staring twins Brie and Stilton, the uber-competitive neighbours Abs and Pek Von Pumpiniron, and not forgetting the Secret Agents: Agent A Gent and Agent Honey, tasked with keeping an eye on the alien visitors.
Episodes
- E01
Ice Cream Clone
Tue, 26 Apr· 11 minIn episode One, Zig and Zag's attempts to clone an ice cream in order to cool themselves down have a chilling effect on the whole of Burb Street. It's the hottest day ever and Zig and Zag can't cool down - that is until Mr Cool appears in his ice cream van! Taken by its cooling effects, Zig and Zag join a long queue to taste this stuff called ice cream. When they finally get to the hatch, Mr Cool informs them that he's sold out! Their quest to taste ice cream is all-consuming, and the boys dash to the mini-mart only to find that they too are sold out. Nellie however does have super cool winter sports gear that she is desperate to sell before getting out to enjoy the fine weather! But not even this distracts Zig and Zag from their ice crea-mission?
- E02
DI Why?
Wed, 27 Apr· 11 minWhen Zig and Zag's kitchen stool gets broken in a pancake-tossing incident, Mr Jones suggests DIY. Zogly Manor is promptly transformed into a workshop and, in a blur of drilling, sawing and hammering, the kitchen stool is not only repaired, but improved with an added whisk and indicator lights! Having caught the DIY bug, the boys go on a fixing rampage throughout Burb Street.
- E03
Jobsworth
Thu, 28 Apr· 11 minZig and Zag discover the joys of ‘buying stuff', but to buy stuff you need money, and to get money you need a job! As the one millionth customers, Zig and Zag are awarded a big money prize to spend at the Shopping Centre. The alien brothers go on a shopping spree and soon Zogly Manor is crammed full of stuff they don't really need, but just gotta have.
- E04
Zollercoaster
Fri, 29 Apr· 11 minZig and Zag accidentally create the worlds scariest roller coaster, all for a ‘high-speed mid-ride' photo! Mrs Jones shows Zig and Zag a photograph of Brie and Stilton on Zoom a Doom, the scariest roller coaster in the world. It's the best photo ever and the boys want one just like it. At Zoom World, the boys are mistaken for the park mascots Ogg and Blobb. As a result, the security guard swiftly ushers them through the mob and into the park.
- E05
School Rules
Sat, 30 Apr· 11 minZig gets very excited when he finds a crossword to colour at the mini mart. When Nellie explains what crosswords really are, Zag is intrigued and makes it their mission to complete one of these ‘word puzzle thingies'. Mr Jones suggests going to school, so Zig and Zag head off for their first day at Burbia Comprehensive.
- E06
Meet the Robo-Parents
Tue, 3 May· 10 minZig and Zag create robo-parents, simply to use them to get the family deal at the Pizzeria. However, the robots' parental programme gets out of control.
- E07
Fanzillas
Wed, 4 May· 10 minZig and Zag become football superfans. They learn that it is all about the winning and not just the taking part as they cost Burbia United the cup.
- E08
It Came from Zog
Thu, 5 May· 10 minZig and Zag turn their hands to the movie business - but they are only in it for the free popcorn.
- E09
Strictly Zig and Zag
Fri, 6 May· 10 minThere's a hole in Zig and Zag's wall and a trip to the minimart to get some filler ends up with them dancing their way to a solution.
- E10
Toddler Trouble
Sat, 7 May· 10 minZig and Zag become parents to a talking doll in a bid to gain access to a toddler's playground and the enticing 'clown on a spring' ride!
- E11
Happy Campers
Tue, 10 May· 10 minZig and Zag join the Junior Woodpeckers to get badges but end up causing havoc on their maiden camping trip.
- E12
All Washed Up
Wed, 11 May· 10 minMayhem ensues when Zig and Zag's washing machine breaks down. What should they do? Take it to the hospital for an emergency operation of course.
- E13
Bitter Then You
Thu, 12 May· 15 minZig and Zag demonstrate how breaking a world record can be a bittersweet experience.
- E14
It's Sherlucky Day
Fri, 13 May· 10 minZig and Zag become detectives to solve the case of the missing invisible cat of Burb Street.
- E15
Staycation
Sat, 14 May· 10 minZig and Zag decide to go on holiday to their favorite neighbour's house.
- E16
DELETE
Fri, 3 June· 5 minIt's BBC Music Day and Zig and Zag try to come up with a coo-el, music-ey music way of celebrating it.
- E17
Billy Goats Grief
Tue, 7 June· 10 minThere's a neighbourhood inspection so Zig and Zag employ a herd of goats to eat their untidy garden neat - what could possibly go wrong?
- E18
Zogly on Sea
Wed, 8 June· 10 minZig and Zag turn Zogly Manor into a mobile home and head to the coast for sun, sea and surfing shenanigans.
- E19
Let It Grow
Fri, 10 June· 10 minZig and Zag discover the joys of growing your own vegetables, but at the farmer's market they discover that bigger doesn't always mean better.
- E20
Zagracadabra
Thu, 9 June· 10 minZig and Zag believe that they are street magicians and attempt a trick so dangerous that the Secret Agents are forced to help them out
- E21
Zog's Got Talent Number
Sat, 11 June· 10 minZig and Zag are keen to get involved when a big TV talent show comes to town but they need to find their inner talent.
- E22
Best Behaviour
Tue, 14 June· 10 minZig and Zag think they need to learn manners. However, they accidentally enrol themselves on an obedience class for dogs.
- E23
Novel Idea
Wed, 15 June· 10 minTired from shopping, Zag decides he needs to sit down, but the only seat available is reserved for authors to sign books - so Zag decides to write a book.
- E24
Eau De Alien
Thu, 16 June· 15 minAnimated adventures of two aliens on Earth. Zig and Zag think the way to fame is through your own celebrity scent. However, Eau de Alien has a little too much animal attraction.
- E25
You Want Frights with That
Fri, 17 June· 15 minZig and Zag stage their own haunting in a bid to get their video onto their favourite TV show Ghost Hunters Live, If They Weren't Dead 5.
- E26
Chez Zog
Sat, 18 June· 15 minIn an attempt to raise enough cash to eat at the fanciest restaurant in Burbia, Zig and Zag set up their own fancy restaurant.
- E27
Books
Wed, 13 July· 5 minZig and Zag report to Planet Zog about books and their uses on Earth. They are great for cooling you down when you've a sweaty face, super for building a brother-proof fort and full of words, stories and adventures.