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Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane

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Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
Also known asZoe...
GenreSitcom
Created by
  • Daniel Paige
  • Sue Paige
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerSteven R. Burry (season 1)
Opening theme"Charmed" by My Friend Steve (season 1)
ComposerRoger Boyce
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jim Freedman
  • Mike Rowe
  • Morgan Sackett
  • Jean Zuhorski
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkThe WB
ReleaseJanuary 17, 1999 (1999-01-17) –
June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)

Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane is an American teen sitcom created by Daniel and Sue Paige, starring Selma Blair, David Moscow, Michael Rosenbaum, and Azura Skye that premiered on The WB on January 17, 1999, and ended on June 11, 2000. During development, the show was initially known as Zoe Bean and was later retitled Zoe... during its second season. The series aired a total of 26 episodes over its two seasons.

Characters

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The series centered on four eccentric high school friends in New York City. The foursome attended (fictional) Fielding-Mellish Prep, which gets its name from Woody Allen's character in the movie Bananas.

  • Zoe Bean (Selma Blair): A coy, boy-crazy daydreamer.
  • Duncan Milch (David Moscow): An anxious oddball. A Woody Allen type.
  • Jack Cooper (Michael Rosenbaum): Jane's older fraternal twin brother. Handsome, but egotistical and selfish.
  • Jane Cooper (Azura Skye): Jack's younger fraternal twin sister. Sarcastic and cynical.

The show also starred Mary Page Keller as Zoe's single mother Iris during the first season. Scott Foley, fresh from Dawson's Creek, appeared in the pilot with the intention of having him star in the series as Zoe's love interest. But once the pilot finally got picked up, Foley had already moved on to Felicity.

Episode Cast

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  • Selma Blair as Zoe Bean, the leader of the Foursome
  • Michael Rosenbaum as Jack Cooper, Jane's older fraternal twin brother and the member of the Foursome
  • Azura Skye as Jane Cooper, Jack's younger fraternal twin sister and the member of the Foursome
  • David Moscow as Duncan Milch, the member of the Foursome
  • Mary Page Keller as Iris Bean, Zoe's single mother (Season 1)
  • Omar Gooding as Doug Anderson, the friend of Foursome (Season 2)

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
113January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)
213January 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)

Season 1 (1999)

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During the first season, the show centered on the four teenagers as high school students. Jeremy Renner originally played Jack in the original pilot episode, but was replaced by Michael Rosenbaum.[1] The first season included guest stars such as Scott Foley as a college boy Zoe had a crush on, Sara Rue as a wheelchair-using bully, Will Friedle as a charming stoner who dated Zoe, and Jacinda Barrett as a girl, who liked both Duncan and Jack.

The first season theme song was "Charmed" by My Friend Steve.

List of Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane season 1 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateProd.
code [2]		US viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"January 17, 1999 (1999-01-17)516-T3.80[3]
22"Everything You Wanted to Know About Zoe"January 24, 1999 (1999-01-24)J-4063.61[4]
33"When Zoe Met Johnny"February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)J-4042.97[5]
44"To Jack, from Zoe"February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)J-4094.32[6]
55"Sympathy for Jack"February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)J-4114.0[7]
66"Hard Cheese on Zoe"February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)J-4032.99[8]
77"The Trouble with Jane"March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)J-4103.75[9]
88"A Good Man is Hard to Find"March 10, 1999 (1999-03-10)J-4123.59[10]
99"The Advice"March 14, 1999 (1999-03-14)J-4133.73[10]
1010"Under Mom's Thumb"April 11, 1999 (1999-04-11)J-4083.68[11]
1111"Down and Out at Bleecker and Houston"May 2, 1999 (1999-05-02)J-4022.66[12]
1212"Zoe Under the Influence"May 9, 1999 (1999-05-09)J-4072.80[13]
1313"Run, Man Ray, Run"May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)J-4052.32[14]

Season 2 (2000)

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When the show returned for a second season, it had been heavily retooled. The friendship between the four friends remained intact, but now they were adult college students. Gone was Keller as Zoe's mom, while Omar Gooding joined the cast as the foursome's friend Doug Anderson during the second season from Maine. The title had also been shortened to simply Zoe... (pronounced on-air as Zoe Dot Dot Dot) out of fear that the former title was turning off potential viewers.

After the series was cancelled, Michael Rosenbaum expressed disappointment with the fact that the network had cut his character's name out of the title for the second season.[15]

List of Zoe... season 2 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by [16]Original release dateProd.
code [16]		US viewers
(millions)
141"No Good Deed"Gil JungerJanuary 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)2260522.82[17]
152"The Customer Is Always Vic"James HamptonFebruary 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)2260542.41[18]
163"I Don't Feel So Good"James HamptonFebruary 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)2260562.36[19]
174"Kiss of Death"Brian K. RobertsApril 2, 2000 (2000-04-02)2260571.59[20]
185"The Feud"Dana DeVally PlazzaApril 9, 2000 (2000-04-09)2260621.73[21]
196"A Midsummer Night's Nightmare"Gil JungerApril 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)2260631.46[22]
207"Crossing the Line"Brian K. RobertsApril 23, 2000 (2000-04-23)2260601.53[23]
218"Desperately Seeking Zoe"Robert BerlingerApril 30, 2000 (2000-04-30)2260581.73[24]
229"Tall, Dark and Duncan's Boss"James HamptonMay 14, 2000 (2000-05-14)2260551.35[25]
2310"My Dinner with Andy"Robert BerlingerMay 21, 2000 (2000-05-21)2260591.51[26]
2411"Too Much Pressure"Brian K. RobertsMay 28, 2000 (2000-05-28)2260611.53[27]
2512"Party Girls"Gil JungerJune 4, 2000 (2000-06-04)2260531.24[28]
2613"Three Years Later"Gil JungerJune 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)2260511.43[29]

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