User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/Are Bridgette and Zoey the same?/@comment-24152851-20150328032804

They do share some things in common, but saying they're practically the same is very shallow thinking. They are vastly different in areas of depth, development, and individuality. For Bridgette we knew so much of her personal life outside the show like she's a surfer, a nature lover, while Zoey hasn't revealed anything outside abandoned indie-chick plot and loving oddballs. Bridgette had a sizable amount of development, having to change away from her nice-to-everyone approach when she gets thrown into the Heather-Leshawna-Gwen conflict and even learns to stand up to Heather herself, while Zoey hasn't shown any traits outside of niceness and damsel in distress (aside from 2 episodes of Commando Zoey). Bridgette has fleshed out, explored interactions with many characters, while Zoey has 98% of her plot revolving around Mike.

If people say Zoey's a Bridgette clone, then they obviously haven't looked into either character enough.