zoey's extraordinary playlist: my ten favorite songs of each season

i spent the last week watching this show and i'm so glad i did, it's so sweet and emotional. david and emily's arc together was amazing. everything to do with mitch made me cry. it's a really fun take on musicals in terms of doing something new with the format in universe.
from this video about my favorite songs one can probably tell that my favorite character is leif. one might possibly also gather that my bisexuality includes 1) all men and 2) joan.
and that i'm team max or whatever, although more accurately i think people should once again be more open to ot3s. the possibilities for max/zoey/simon are insane. all three of them singing together. max and zoey explaining the heart song powers to simon. simon and zoey having max around to cool their emotional dependency on each other. max and simon became friends in between the seasons you could get double the friends to lovers why are there only 5 fics with this ship on ao3?? sorry for my polyamorous rant but it's pride month so i can do whatever i want.
the true colors scene should be illegal it makes me cry every time. the need you tonight scene should also be illegal because it gets need you tonight stuck in my head every time.
and it's my newest personal tragedy that tainted love gets cut off during that scene. leif singing tainted love scene my beloved, you have changed my world permanently.
hashtag save zoey's playlist. what do you mean i'm a few years late.

[@OrionOlamPiksie]

This deserved a better story though. Season 3, and more marketing.

[@SmileyTrenton]

It got a movie

[@lenamariemaurer]

​@@SmileyTrentonwait what?

[@stephenscarff471]

@@lenamariemaurer Christmas movie , it was ok

[@vicentemariani8730]

@@stephenscarff471it was great actually

[@VipinBhandari-ho7kv]

​@@vicentemariani8730it wasn't movie was bad

[@athenamanussos4765]

Glee is a good show but we all know it has it's problems, one being that the singing was how most people would describe musicals: "why are they singing instead of talking?" and every time they sang it was from their perspective. Zoey was different, if anyone sang it was their truest and deepest feelings being amplified by Zoey's ability to hear what they were feeling through song and it was from Zoey's perspective. It saddens me that people just see singing and instantly think "not for me", when this show is so good if they just gave it a chance. This show should've really lasted much longer than it did and I really think that good shows along with Zoey that are constantly getting cancelled are a looking glass into the problem within networks.

[@TBrough]

Peter Coyote's rendering of True Colors made me cry.

[@geovanib2247]

My wife and I found this show by chance as the pilot episode was shown in a youtube ad and we instantly fell in love with the show. Even named our son Miles because of it. Definitely wish they continued with it!

[@randilynrichins5971]

We really needed a season three

[@JENerationX75]

The movie was ok

[@RAch711baby]

@@JENerationX75there’s a movie?!

[@JENerationX75]

@@RAch711baby Yes. It was to finish the ending.

[@SmileyTrenton]

@@RAch711babyyep

[@jasonfritz838]

The show became ridiculous.

[@missmayette]

A lot of the song interpretations were so moving. I loved this show. I wonder why a show like Glee (which I watched for many years) was so popular but Zoey couldn't find traction. Also really enjoyed Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and was glad they were able to complete the story.

[@warren7772]

my guess for why Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist didn't end up getting as much traction was because it's targeted towards people who are older than the fanbase for Glee. Zoey's has storylines generally aimed towards adults, whereas Glee is generally teenager stuff. not that either is better, just that it's typically harder to sell musical content to adults

[@zagorskaewelina]

No idea, I guess some people are also pretty negatively biased against musicals in general. There was a time when I would recommend CXG to literally everyone and only my best friend ended up watching it. Most people did not even want to give it a chance when they heard the word "musical". PS Thanks for reminding me I need to watch CXG again. Thank God it's on Netflix. I would also like to rewatch Zoey but it is pretty hard to find online from where I live.

[@ewright2806]

I love musicals and really liked the show for the most part (though I do think they struggled to write for Zoey's character since she had initially been based on a male). But I stopped watching shortly after the Dad passed, it seemed like they kind of lost steam after that, the stories became repetitive and characters stopped growing. I guess there are only so many emotions you can watch people sing through before feeling like you've seen it before... My guess is it got harder to know where the story was going because the creator's initial inspiration was the period when he was losing/had lost his Dad...

[@VipinBhandari-ho7kv]

​@@warren7772if it was released during glee zep would be one 🕜 f the biggest show in history

[@AA-wb5ed]

Im so sad musical shows have been failing so much recently, both this and crazy ex girlfriend had very low viewership, both the shows easily became favorites of mine

[@Beny763]

Crazy Ex Girlfriend atleast was fortunate enough that the CW allowed it to get the 4 seasons they planned for and tell the story they wanted to tell. It wasn´t just cancelled like so many other shows.

[@Laceykat66]

I agree with you however these types of shows are very expensive to produce and the overall viewership is no longer there to support them.

[@1ZeeshanK]

I love Skylar Astin's rendition of Anyone! I wish he had a full cover of it

[@sistertara9730]

Yaaaaas!

[@soulgal7109]

I loved this series. All the songs were spectacular, but the first song that I felt had so much emotion in it was Mad World...that was truly sad.

[@denisecaringer4726]

I rarely watch fiction TV, but this show grabbed me and would not let go. I still miss it and wish we'd had season 3.

[@archiesto4444]

They really need more seasons of this - I miss this show!

[@Extra.ordinaryEdits]

YES!

[@zagorskaewelina]

My gosh, "Just give me a reason" gives me chills. Me and my husband have been through quite a lot of challenges, grew stronger and love each other more and more every year.

[@Sweaterlatethannever]

And such a cliff hanger that he can now hear others thoughts in song too

[@Airahar]

There was a christmas special thay kind of resolved cliffhanger

[@Zoeysplaylist824]

I miss this show so much 😭 when season one finished in quarantine I watched it like 10 times 💀

[@BellaTeter07]

This show is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, it was SO incredible and I miss it so much Also, BRO WHEN JOAN AND AVA SANG THE BOY IS MINE?? EMILY SINGING POISON?? *MAX SINGING NUMB????*

[@tortison]

I was hooked on this show and still watch it

[@swilliams1759]

Where can you watch it now?

[@SmileyTrenton]

@@swilliams1759its on peacock with the movie

[@trudipatterson7788]

alice’s anyone instantly just makes me sob

[@elisamish]

wow! "tainted love" was amazing!

[@zagorskaewelina]

Right?

[@pattihanson7921]

I know it’s crazy but I was waiting for What Does the Fox to make an appearance. He just did such a great job with it.

[@warren7772]

that was a funny scene yeah he was really good in it!! didn't make my top ten from the season but if my honorable mentions had a few more entries it probably woulda been there

[@cosmicrose3652]

I really loved This is Me in sign language

[@elliexcoeur]

the guys on this show are out of this world ❤

[@benji3224]

Great list. I’d add “let’s get loud”. …and there’s a surprising lack of Newell songs here. I believe Alex had pretty great numbers too.

[@SmileyTrenton]

I miss this show sm

[@BobCollinsSTEPcoach]

All of the show was great; surprisingly, all the actors sang exceptionally well (especially Jane Levy who confessed that she could not sing at all before this show! IKR!); but my favorite times were when Zoey’s dad (Peter Gallagher) would telepathically communicate with his baby girl. It was always so very touching.

[@markland57]

Peter Gallagher -- singing "Moondance" to his caretaker wife! THE Moment of season 1!

[@cicimartin2149]

Why is this so accurate? :) But I think the buttons one deserved to be here somewhere too ;p

[@Thompsonje]

Awesome series 👏

[@Extra.ordinaryEdits]

Can i just say that i love the description 😭

[@dozzzor]

Alice Lee's Anyone is still killing me every single time.

[@athenamanussos4765]

It's been a while since I've watched Zoey but one song I remember and even got added to my song library was "Stronger" by Harvey Guillén

[@SophieMaria13]

True colors makes me cry every time 🥺

[@annadeinum3480]

I'm a simple girl, if I see Lorelai, I click

[@sarayates1010]

Gasoline was amazing

[@zoehazel2854]

How did I not know this show existed!

[@laurasiatheria_feliformia]

Really great voices - I regret to have missed the show

[@carlamendes7242]

Missing my favorite: "Happier" from season 1

[@warren7772]

i liked happier a lot, now i kinda regret not including it :') i just had so many other songs i liked!!!

[@carlamendes7242]

@@warren7772 only fair, I loved your video and your selection

[@maevemallory2122]

That one was so beautifully done!

[@Laceykat66]

I liked the first season (as short as it was) but by season 2 they were wading hip-deep in molasses. Interesting characters were degenerating into standard stereotypes. The songs seemed from one particular era, which was not as diverse as Season 1. I will continue as Season 2 is abbreviated but I hope it gets better. Thank you for listing the songs you liked. I agree with most of your list, but you missed some great numbers in my opinion. But then again, that is how all lists work, right? Good job !!

[@danfunbish7403]

I didn't learn of this show until recently. I missed something golden!!

[@chasethompson9764]

Is this where glee people went after it ended

[@adamdoestheatre6539]

Goddamn I miss this show

[@savagesfortruth]

We need a proper finale

[@katiekiley8144]

They made a made for tv movie that was a super condensed 3rd season. It gave a nice ending.

[@invertedLOL]

I hate jukebox musicals. I find them unoriginal and tacky. That was I did until I watched this show. The way this show uses popular music to show these characters emotions is amazing. The drama, comedy and emotion is all too tier. If only it would’ve gotten the full third season it deserved as opposed to the holiday special (although that was still a great rap to the series)

[@Jeremiahgoff]

Same

[@elijahkonrad5130]

Come on, everyone knows the best song from Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause

[@nwabisamana908]

😂😂 yes

[@theareid3794]

Having never watched this show this seems very crazy ex girlfriend.

[@joselocalau123]

it has a similar vibe with the dance numbers and comedy, but it’s absolutely not satirical like crazy ex girlfriend is. It seems like a light hearted show but then it hits you right in the feels and next thing you’re crying lol

[@warren7772]

yeah that's a great description. zoey's extraordinary playlist is so heartfelt and genuine all the time! it's a comedy, but the kind that really can get at your feelings

[@eetdotmp4]

never watched the show, Lauren Graham is in this??

[@warren7772]

yes! she's in the first season mostly!

[@mitze888]

Which episode is the the INXS song "Need You Tonight?" I can't find a full video of them doing that song.

[@BlueGriffin20]

They have the episode listed for each song. The one with Rose and Max is from "Zoey's Extraordinary Birthday" season 2, episode 8.

[@MuzzikLvr]

I'm guessing you're not an Alex Newell/Mo fan. The one song of their's that you included you credited to various.

[@warren7772]

i like mo/alex newell just fine! i don't dislike a single character or performer in the show. i just liked a lot of other songs more! i think my favorite song that features more Mo is we can work it out from season 2 and yeah american pie is credited to various because i was following how stuff is credited on the wikipedia page i think :-)

[@dramaqueen16ism]

Why did they have to cancel this show?

[@michellem3050]

What show is this?

[@Ryan4891s]

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist!

[@SmileyTrenton]

Its in the caption

[@MariaJoseRangelUwU]

@@SmileyTrenton it’s a fair question. I thought it meant that it was an actual playlist.

[@SmileyTrenton]

@@MariaJoseRangelUwU 💀