Zombiedumb Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:좀비덤
Genre:Slapstick
Comedy
Zombies
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean (theme song only)
None (Non-speaking language in all episodes)
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:162 (60 on S1,[1] 52 on S2,[2] and 50 on S3)
Executive Producer:Byungjun Lee
Producer:Jungwoo Lee
Runtime:3 minutes (1 season)
4 minutes (2 season)
Company:Anyzac
Network:KBS1, Disney Channel, Netflix
Last Aired:present

Zombiedumb (or also written as Zombie Dumb,[3] Korean: 좀비덤), is a South Korean series of animated television shorts produced by Anyzac and aired by KBS1 in South Korea. Zombiedumb was distributed by Netflix, until its removal from the platform in 2020.

The show's plot is set as a group of zombies living in a deserted place where they try to eat a young girl, who is the last human being in the city.

In other countries, Zombiedumb was also aired by Niki Kids in Ukraine,[4] and Disney Channel in South Korea and Southeast Asia. In 2021, Anyzac (via its official Zombiedumb YouTube channel) announced that the third season will be released in 2022.[5]

In September 2022, Anyzac announced in a blog that Season 3 will premiere on KBS1 in October: The following month, the third season premiered on October 27, 2022.

Plot

Hana is the only human resident of Moon Street. She lived with 5 different zombies; each of the zombies have a unique basis. On the very first episode, they appeared from a graveyard and were affected by a magical moon, earning them different types of brains.[6] Their names are Zombill, Zomgirl, Zomjack, Zomson, Zomkong, and Zompet (a zombified bat), all of which their names start with "Zom".

In Season 2, all characters can live in day instead of night thanks to sunscreen and more characters were added including Zombo, Zomchee, Zomko, and a dog-like zombie named Momo.

Characters

In Korean; the male characters are voiced by Ko Seong-il, while female characters are voiced by Lee Myung-hee.

Season 1

Season 2

List of episodes

Season 1

The first 5 "quadruple features" (in reference to double features) aired between October 30 to November 28, 2015, on KBS1, while the remaining 10 aired on May 21 until July 23, 2016. Each of these comprising episodes have a 3-minute average runtime.

Season 2

The season premiered a special broadcast on October 21, 2017, on KBS 1TV.

Merchandising

Zombiedumb had been released into sticker books, plush toys, action figures, smartphone cases, and others. Alongside these, GS25 released more than 60 products like snacks, ice creams, and others during Halloween of 2019, based on the Zombiedumb series.[9]

Apps

Mobirix released a mobile puzzle game entitled Zombiedumb Jelly (Korean: 좀비덤젤리) which was developed by Rainfallsoft, on April 25, 2016.[10] Mobirix had also released a similar mobile game titled Jewelry King: Zombie Dumb.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZOMBIEDUMB Season 1. anyzac.com.
  2. Web site: ZOMBIEDUMB Season 2. anyzac.com.
  3. Web site: Zombie Dumb (TV Series) (2017). filmaffinity.com.
  4. Web site: Зомбашки. niki.ua/project/zombashki. July 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: ZOMBIEDUMB SEASON2 FUNNY CARTOON ZOMBIE HALLOWEEN COMIC ANIMATION — ZOMBIEDUMB. YouTube. July 9, 2021. Via the comment section
  6. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ri6-WrLQs7k Zombie Dumbs
  7. Web site: About Zombill on Anyzac's blog. blog.naver.com.
  8. Web site: About Zomjack on Anyzac's blog. blog.naver.com.
  9. Web site: Zombiedumb x GS25 on I Love Character's blog. blog.naver.com.
  10. Web site: [뉴스] 애니메이션 '좀비덤' IP 활용 3매치 모바일 게임 ‘좀비덤젤리’ 출시 ]. inven.co.kr. April 26, 2016. April 1, 2020.