History YMMV / Zoom

** John Lathan was a final season cast member in the original version of the show before playing a member of the Engine Crew in ''Series/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: The revival's season 7 cast member Taylor later became a contestant on the first season of ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman''.

** Played straight among the fans of the original series, as the cast from the first two seasons and the first half of the third are much better received/remembered than anything afterwards.

* MainstreamObscurity: The 1999 series is pretty well-known, but it didn’t really receive any official release and hasn’t been broadcast on PBS in almost a decade and a half; most episodes didn’t appear online in their entirety until about 8 years after the show went off the air. On top of that, most episodes only aired around 10 times (due to PBS phasing our older seasons for whatever reason), making the episodes that are still missing very hard to find.

* HarsherInHindsight: In a segment from the first season of the revival, which involved the Zoomers detailing their potential houses in ten years, Jared exclaims: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXYtVpfHZg "I live in the sky!"]] Seven years after the episode aired, Jared died in a car crash in December 2006 at the age of 21.

* ToyShip:
** Caroline and Kenny. Although there was never any hint that they liked each other in that way, many fans seem to ship the two. The fact that they appear in a lot of segments together and they were the only two cast members from Season 2 to return for the next season helps fuel it.
** Another pair that fans often shipped were Zoe and Jared, as they also had several scenes together. Sadly, it stopped being feasible in reality at the end of 2006.

* HarsherInHindsight: In a segment from the first season of the revival, which involved the Zoomers detailing their potential houses in ten years, Jared exclaims: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXYtVpfHZg "I live in the sky!"]] Seven years after the episode aired, Jared died in a car crash.

* TearJerker: The first 9/11 episode, where the kids talk about their feelings regarding the tragedy. They then end the show with a sobering but energetic song as the credits play, which takes the place of the usual cheery theme song.
%% ZCE ** When Caroline finally left the show after four seasons. It doesn't help that the show underwent some major retooling right after she did.

* ToyShip: Caroline and Kenny. Although there was never any hint that they liked each other in that way, many fans seem to ship the two. The facts that they appear in a lot of segments together and they were the only two cast members from Season 2 to return for the next season help to fuel it.
** Another pair that fans often shipped were Zoe and Jared. As they also had several scenes together.

** Also, Rachel as "Ubbi Dubbi Woman". Was having her replace Kenny as "Ubbi Dubbi Man" a good way to keep a reacurring skit going, or did it push said skit into SeasonalRot?

* HarsherInHindsight: In a segment from the first season of the revival, which involved the Zoomers detailing their potential houses in ten years, one of them exclaims: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXYtVpfHZg "I live in the sky!"]] Seven years after the episode aired, Jared died in a car crash.

* DorkAge: The last two seasons of the revival series, which went through changes that alienated fans of the first five seasons.
* FirstInstallmentWins: Inverted ''and'' played straight. As mentioned below, the first season of the revival is usually considered the show's best. However, the revival is also much more popular than the 1972 original.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a segment from the first season of the revival, which involved the Zoomers detailing their potential houses in ten years, one of them exclaims: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXYtVpfHZg "I live in the sky!"]][[note]]Less than ten years later, Jared had died.[[/note]]

* ToughActToFollow: Season 1 is largely considered the revival show's best season. That said, the next two seasons were at the very least respectable follow-ups.

** The funding credits music. Also served as the music for the Z-Mail raps of seasons 1 and 2.

* DorkAge: The last two seasons, which went through changes that alienated fans of the first five seasons.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a segment where the Zoomers were detailing their potential houses in ten years: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TXYtVpfHZg "I live in the sky!"]][[note]]Less than ten years later, Jared had died.[[/note]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Every season had something changed, but the last two seasons are the most glaring example of this.
* ToughActToFollow: Season 1 is largely considered the show's best season. That said, the next two seasons were at the very least respectable follow-ups.

** Any of the ZCLs or ZOOM Into Actions that show kids volunteering or doing some kind of community service definitely counts. Even some of the ZOOMers themselves were shown volunteering in some ZOOM Into Action segments.

* MainstreamObscurity: The show is pretty well known, but didn’t really receive any official release and hasn’t been broadcast on PBS in almost a decade and a half; most episodes didn’t appear online in their entirety until about 8 years after it went off the air. On top of that, most episodes only aired around 10 times (due to PBS phasing our older seasons for whatever reason), making the episodes that are still missing very hard to find.

** The kids in the 1970s series weren't the best actors, but it certainly was adorable.

* ToughActToFollow: Season 1 is largely considered the show's best season. That said, the next two seasons were at the very least a respectable follow-up.