Quinnvention

A Quinnvention is an invention or experiment created by Quinn Pensky. The word, also created by Quinn, is a portmanteau of her name, Quinn, and the word invention.

Background

Quinnventions are introduced in New Roomies, the second episode of Zoey 101. In the episode, Quinn explains to Zoey that since her name is Quinn and she invents things, she calls her creations "Quinnventions," a portmanteau of her name and the word "inventions."

More than 25 Quinnventions are featured throughout all four seasons of the series. Quinn often uses various test subjects, such as Dustin or Mark, when experimenting with her Quinnventions. Often having unintended side effects, some of these experiments can lead to dangerous situations, as seen in Quarantine.

On the now-defunct official Pacific Coast Academy website, Quinn had a blog page titled Quinnvention Corner. Several Quinnventions were featured here throughout the duration of the series.

List of Quinnventions

Sonic Neural Neutralizer

Invented in Prank Week, this small, orb-like device renders anyone within its blast radius unconscious. Quinn activates it a total of three times in the episode. The first two activations produce only a loud sound that cracks Quinn's glasses. Quinn tries to use it a third time, but her attempt is thwarted because the girls are no longer seeking revenge on the boys. Frustrated, Quinn throws the device away, causing it to successfully activate and knock out a large group of students.

Tongue Vacuum

Quinn invents the Tongue Vacuum in The Play after hearing that Dustin has a fever. The vacuum is meant to suck all the germs off the tongue when used on a sick person.

Proton Impulse Machine

The Proton Impulse is also featured in The Play. Still trying to cure Dustin, Quinn applies "proton impulses" to the soles of Dustin's feet using a machine she invented. The machine does not work as intended, simply causing Dustin to laugh uncontrollably.

Sleep Deprivation Watch

Seen in Spring Fling, this watch is invented as part of Quinn's experiment to test the effects of sleep deprivation on humans. Quinn uses Dustin as her test subject for this experiment.

Banapple

Quinn finding a chewed up banapple

In Backpack, Quinn combines the DNA of her two favorite fruits, the banana and the apple, to create a new fruit she calls a "banapple." However, this turns out to be unsuccessful because the fruit tastes bad once ripened and harvested from the tree, and its juices are a powerful acid.

Laser Quinncrow

To stop birds from eating her banapples, Quinn erects a scarecrow that zaps invaders with laser beams, as she demonstrates with Michael's hat. The Laser Quinncrow is also featured in Backpack.

Quinn's Potato Chips

In Disc Golf, Quinn creates a potato chip that is 100% healthy to help Michael, who has an addiction to eating regular chips. However, the chips have a side effect that can make you dizzy. To counteract this, Quinn sprays them with chemicals, but this only worsens the effect.

Synthetic Coconut Aroma

In Little Beach Party, Quinn mixes chemicals that produce a coconut aroma. When Quinn lets everyone sniff it, they faint, causing them to be late for the beach party. At the end of the episode, the synthetic coconut aroma spills everywhere in Mr. Bender's car, leading to another fainting episode.

Quinnevision

Quinn invents The Quinnevision in Back to PCA in order to communicate with Zoey and Nicole. The invention consists of two video chat screens, one in both of their dorm rooms, and a single remote that only Quinn can use. The Quinnevision is never seen again after this episode.

The Deskunkifier

After Michael and Logan get sprayed by a skunk in Bad Girl, Quinn creates this device to neutralize the odor. However, it has a side effect of causing clothing to disintegrate once sprayed.

The Loganator

Quinn helps the gang build a robot called The Loganator for the Robot War competition, but stops working on it after catching her friends making fun of her. Despite everyone’s efforts to complete the robot without Quinn, it is destroyed during the competition.

Quinn's Robot

Quinn holding her new robot

In the same episode, Quinn creates another unnamed robot with an explosive laser ability in order to win the Robot War competition.

Frazz

In Spring Break-Up, Quinn creates a blue-colored energy drink called Frazz. Dustin drinks too much of it and becomes extremely overstimulated, leading to overexercising and sleep deprivation.

Plasma Bolt Rat Trap

In Zoey's Tutor, Quinn invents an advanced rat trap that shoots a plasma bolt to capture a rat let loose in the girls' dorm room. The trap fails and accidentally zaps Lola instead, knocking her unconscious.

Cactus Goo

Although not technically a Quinnvention, Quinn introduces this ingredient in The Great Vince Blake while helping Zoey create a health-conscious snack bar. Despite its appealing taste, the goo has extremely addictive qualities, which Quinn notes "destroyed an entire civilization in 1721." Once injected into Zoey's Moon Bars, it causes the entire student body to become addicted, leading to a riot on campus.

Chase's Go Kart

In Michael Loves Lisa, Quinn helps customize the go-kart that Chase is using in his race against Logan. She adds several buttons, including one that provides an extreme speed boost.

Unnamed new germ

Quarantine focuses on the gang being on lockdown in the girls' dorm room after a germ concoction created by Quinn is accidentally knocked over and released into the air. Although initially believed to be life-threatening, the germ is eventually found to be harmless.

Anti-Gravity Chamber

In Paige at PCA, Quinn is seen struggling to get an anti-gravity chamber to work correctly, accidentally melting Lola's cellphone in the process. Paige offers to help and fixes it, causing Quinn to feel self-conscious about her scientific abilities.

Elastic Liquid Candle

Quinn's elastic liquid candle invention is designed to produce an everlasting flame without needing to be relit. However, when Mark lights the candle, it explodes and burns off his eyebrows. This Quinnvention is mentioned in Zoey's Ribs but is never actually seen on screen.

Follicular Stimulant

Also invented in Zoey's Ribs, Quinn creates this concoction in order to accelerate the growth of Mark's eyebrows, although it can be used anywhere on the body.

Quinnoculars

Seen in The Curse of PCA and Coffee Cart Ban, these special binoculars have five lenses, night vision, and X-ray vision.

Metal Detector

Quinn invents a custom metal detector in The Curse of PCA to assist the gang in locating Charles Galloway's grave

Jellycon Orb

Quinn invents these small, multi-colored explosive orbs in The Curse of PCA in order to successfully banish the ghost of Charles Galloway.

Breath Freshener

In Hands on a Blix Van, Quinn creates what she claims is "the most powerful breath freshener known to man" to address her bad breath. However, the freshener has an unintended side effect: it causes the user to laugh uncontrollably.

The Bra Bag

Seen at the beginning of Logan Gets Cut Off, Quinn invents an airbag system integrated into a bra called The Bra Bag. This invention is designed to keep the girls safe in the event of a car accident, regardless of whether the car itself has airbags.

Zap Watch

The Zap Watch is a modified wristwatch created by Quinn that can shoot a laser beam at its target. Although Quinn claims it was designed for dangerous situations, she primarily uses it on people who annoy her. The Zap Watch is featured in Quinn Misses the Mark and Quarantine.

Paint Grenade

Quinn invents a paint grenade in Anger Management that blasts 54 different colors when activated. Quinn notes the grenade is "completely harmless."

Baby Cloning Device

Quinnvention Corner as featured on the PCA website

Although never mentioned in the series, this Quinnvention was featured on the official Pacific Coast Academy website. It is labeled as Quinnvention #48.15e. Not much is known about this device, as all of its information is labeled as "censored by the U.S. government."

Trivia

• In New Roomies, Chase jokingly refers to Quinn as "Quinnsane," a portmanteau of "Quinn" and "insane." Zoey later refers to the inventions as "Quinnteresting", a portmanteau of "Quinn" and "interesting."
• Despite appearing in all four seasons, Quinnventions are most prominent in Seasons 1 and 3.
• The Quinnoculars and the Zap Watch are the only two Quinnventions to appear in more than one episode.