Zack must take part in a Shakespeare play - Romeo and Juliet in order to pass English class, and he was assigned to act as the role of Romeo.
Zack develops super-human strength to save his father's life. But instead of going back to normal after his adrenaline cools down, Zack gets stronger. So strong he's dangerous!
A boy named Gilbert, has come back to finish unfinished business when he was alive. And now, Zack is the only one who can see him, so Zack is being blamed for all the pranks Gilbert is setting up. Pranks are pulled all over Zack's house and the entire school. Zack, Spencer, and Cam must find out what Gilbert wants before he gets Zack expelled, kicked out by his father, or being killed.
One minute Cam is making fun of Zack, the next minute he is a frog! Spence and Zack must turn Cam back into a human before Vernon takes his place on the swim team.
When Zack and his friends go on a camping trip, Zack's father decides to join them to give them tips. Zack, trying to get away from his father wanders into the woods with Spence and Cam. But they were suddenly zapped into another world, and they must try to find a way out.
Zack has a record of the lowest mark at Horace Hyde White, producing an F-minus on a physics quiz, so when Spencer downloaded an internet physics tutorial to help Zack's intelligence, Zack's headphones were plugged into the modem, making Zack a genius. Spencer's goal was to win the Physics competition, but when Zack came in, he was even better than Spence at Science. This almost led to a break up of friendship.
The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with his paranormal adventures and it is up to his friends to help him set things straight. The series is based on a series of books with the same name, written by Dan Greenburg. In August 2004, Goldhill Home Media released the first season on DVD.