On the 1970s PBS kids' show "ZOOM", this was a show produced in Boston, MA and syndicated nationally throughout the U.S. It was during various episodes of "ZOOM" that the show introduced its own language, Ubbi Dubbi. The language was a form of Pig Latin-esque which was harder to figure out than standard Pig Latin. It is a language where the syllable "ub" is added before each vowel sound in each syllable of each word ("H-ub-i, fr-ub-iends," etc.). Ubbi dubbi is a language game spoken in English and is a close relative of the language game Obbish.

With the WGBH-TV produced show "ZOOM", it emerged at a time when an ongoing public discussion about children watching certain kinds of TV programs was at a fevered pitch. There were numerous studies and books inspired by the discussion. One of the most prominent studies was a study on the effects of TV violence on children. It was published by the office of the U.S. Surgeon General in 1971. It directly concluded: "Children are television enthusiasts who exert significant control over all family viewing." The average American child then between the ages of three and twelve watched over two hours of television per day. Some form of violence was also included in at least one or two shows that the child watched.

The success of "ZOOM" was however linked to its ability to connect deeply with a core audience of children who felt invested in the 'Zoom' project.

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