Minnie the Mini Magician

Minnie the Mini Magician was a character introduced in Series 8 which replaced Smart Arty and was portrayed by Sophie Aldred who appeared on numerous children's programmes prior and after ZZZap! Her comic sound effect bubbles always appeared orange.

Minnie Magic first appeared in Series 8 and made her final appearance in Series 10.

She guest starred in the CITV studio twice, once in 1999 and once in 2001: both to promote ZZZap!

The only other character Minnie associated herself with fully was Daisy Dare (despite from the fact she was seen pointing to Cuthbert and The Handymen on the giant comic).

Controversially, most ZZZap! fans who appreciated Smart Arty blamed the introduction of Minnie as one of the main reasons for the series' demise. In actual fact- it was mainly the sudden move to CGI and the change of actors/tone which got it axed.