From the far reaches of outer space, from the bright orange planet Zula, comes the Zula Patrol! Based on the award-winning “The Zula Patrol” TV series www.zula.com airing on PBS affiliates nationwide, on NBC Saturday morning and on qubo, the multiplatform children’s programming outlet from Scholastic, ION Media Networks and NBC Universal, The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather is a must-see for audiences of all ages. Written by Zula's Emmy-award winning staff and animated by Spitz, Inc, Under the Weather is now in distribution to more than 40 digital dome theaters worldwide since its launch at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium. Like the TV series, the dome show supports many national and state science education standards.
The story: the stalwart heroes of the Zula Patrol are on an expedition collecting samples of weather for scientist Multo's research -- using their loyal pet Gorga's ability to collect and bottle all kinds of weather. But when the Zula gang inadvertently hurts Gorga's feelings, he decides to leave Zula and find another planet to live on. Interplanetary villain Dark Truder then tricks Gorga into stealing the weather from other planets - part of his latest nefarious scheme to rule the Universe. The ZPers find out and go after him - in the process learning all about weather, both terrestrial and interplanetary. 24 minutes.
Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish; other languages available on request
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