Series one saw a boy walk into a shopping center newsagent and buying a copy of ZZZap! It contained a 'Free TV Zapper!'. He then pressed one of the buttons on it, and the ZZZap! comic became very over-sized, much to the amazement of everyone else in the shopping center. He then 'zapped' at the comic and the show would begin.
The closing credits of series one had the boy go off with regular size Zzzap comic without the controller. He walked up the escalator whilst the credits rolled.