WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 9 –12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The show began as a series of shorts that premiered on PBS Kids Go! on November 10, 2006, usually shown at the end of Maya & Miguel; the segment was then spun off into a new thirty-minute episodic series that premiered on September 3, 2007 on most Public Broadcasting Service member stations. This animated show is aimed at children six to twelve years old, but viewers older than this demographic have been reported as well. It is designed to teach about the expansive English language and its vocabulary. All four seasons each have twenty-six episodes. The show is also seen on some educational networks in Canada, including Knowledge in British Columbia and TVOntario, as well as Discovery Kids in Latin America. The program is also syndicated internationally in places such as Australia and Italy.
WordGirl (Season 1)
Tobey or Consequences / High-Fat Robbery (Episode 1)
Air date: 2007-09-07
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl gets into a battle of wits with Tobey, a boy genius. Then she takes on the Butcher, who is hosting a free barbecue as part of an evil plot.
You Can’t Crush City Hall / Two-Brain Highway (Episode 2)
Air date: 2007-09-14
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl has to guess a secret code word to keep Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy from crushing City Hall. Also: WordGirl pursues Dr. Two Brains after he escapes from a prison.
Coupon Madness / When Life Gives You Potatoes (Episode 3)
Air date: 2007-09-21
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl faces off against Granny May, who prints fake coupons to get things for free. Also: Dr. Two Brains escapes from prison and develops a weapon that turns gold into cheese.
Jerky Jerk/Becky's Birthday (Episode 4)
Air date: 2008-04-25
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The Butcher tries to steal an artifact from a museum; Becky's parents plan a surprise birthday party for her, but she's busy battling an energy monster.
Chuck! / Down With Word Up (Episode 5)
Air date: 2007-10-05
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Granny May goes on a crime spree and convinces the townsfolk that WordGirl is the culprit; Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy tries to steal some gold.
Book Ends / Mr. Big (Episode 6)
Air date: 2007-10-19
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Wordgirl tries to figure out Mr. Big's latest scheme after he introduces a product that doesn't appear to do anything. Also: Tobey uses robots to keep people out of the town library.
Super-Grounded / Mouse Army (Episode 7)
Air date: 2007-11-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Becky is grounded, so Captain Huggy Face takes over for WordGirl. But he's no match for the Butcher. Also, Dr. Two Brains creates an army of intelligent mice and WordGirl must stop them from taking over the city.
Tobey's Masterpiece / Chuck the Nice Pencil Selling Guy (Episode 8)
Air date: 2007-12-21
Runtime: 12 min
The Birthday Girl / Granny-Sitter (Episode 9)
Air date: 2007-12-28
Runtime: 12 min
Shrinkin’ in the Ray / Department Store Tobey (Episode 10)
Air date: 2008-02-15
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Dr. Two Brains uses a shrinking ray to reduce the size of the things he steals; Tobey uses riddles to impress Wordgirl, but his plan backfires.
Mr. Big's Big Plan / Vocab Bee (Episode 11)
Air date: 2008-02-18
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Becky enters a word contest, but she's distracted by the Butcher's criminal activities; WordGirl tries to discover what Mr. Big is up to when he announces that he's running for mayor.
Chuck E. Sneeze / Swap Meat (Episode 12)
Air date: 2008-04-11
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Worldgirl battles a tough cold while trying to foil Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy's latest plan; and the Butcher makes money from an auction of artistic fakes.
Granny’s All-Cure Good Time Spritzer / Mecha-Mouse (Episode 13)
Air date: 2008-04-18
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Granny May sells an elixir that she claims restores youth; and Dr. Two Brains builds a suit that gives him superstrength.
Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum / Heat Wave, Crime Wave (Episode 14)
Air date: 2008-04-25
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Tobey plans to steal a copy of a new book so he can read it before other people do; and Granny May goes on a crime spree on a hot summer day.
Meat With a Side of Cute / Mr. Big Words (Episode 15)
Air date: 2008-05-27
Runtime: 12 min
Thorn in the Sidekick / Crime Takes a Holiday (Episode 16)
Air date: 2008-05-26
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy gets an obnoxious sidekick named the Whammer; and WordGirl tangles with an evil fan of Dr. Two Brains.
Two Brains Forgets / Banned on the Run (Episode 17)
Air date: 2008-06-13
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Dr. Two Brains learns WordGirl's secret identity, so she tries to find a way to get him to forget; Mr. Big becomes mayor and orders a ban on WordGirl.
Have You Seen the Remote? / Sidekicked to the Curb (Episode 18)
Air date: 2008-07-11
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl teams up with Tobey to find a missing remote control for his robots; and the Whammer signs up for a motivational program in hopes of becoming more than just a sidekick.
Lady Redundant Woman / A Game of Cat and Mouse (Episode 19)
Air date: 2008-07-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl battles a newcomer named Lady Redundant Woman; and a professor helps WordGirl as she tries to stop a scheme by Dr. Two Brains.
The Masked Meat Marauder / Sandwich World (Episode 20)
Air date: 2008-08-15
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The Butcher faces off against a rival villain, the Masked Meat Marauder; and Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy builds an evil lair and tries to trap WordGirl.
Violet Superhero / Big Business (Episode 21)
Air date: 2008-09-12
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl needs help from a new superhero named Violet when the Butcher attacks; and Mr. Big tries to fix a business contest so he can gain ownership of the biggest building in town.
The Handsome Panther / The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker (Episode 22)
Air date: 2008-10-13
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Chuck is bored with pilfering sandwiches all of the time, so creates a new criminal identity for himself; The Butcher gets together with two of his old friends, and the mischievous trio can't resist annoying the town with a series of pranks.
Mousezilla / Villain School (Episode 23)
Air date: 2008-11-03
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Team Botsford competes against Team Heaslip in the citywide scavenger hunt while Dr. Two-Brains and Tobey create a mouse robot to steal all of the city's cheese. Then, the Coach opens a school for villains.
The Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman / A Simple Plan (Episode 24)
Air date: 2008-11-28
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Lady Redundant Woman escapes from jail and plots to be named belle of the Triple Dip Ball; after several complicated robberies fail, Dr. Two-Brains returns to the basics: stealing cheese from the grocery store.
Granny Mayor / Tobey Goes Good (Episode 25)
Air date: 2009-01-01
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl steps into the fray when Granny May manipulates her way into becoming the mayor's senior aide and gets him to enact laws that help villains. Then Tobey enters a contest in hopes of winning WordGirl's heart.
Bongo Rock / Dr. Three-Brains (Episode 26)
Air date: 2009-01-02
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The Season 1 finale finds WordGirl joining forces with none other than Dr. Two-Brains when Glen Furlblam, who now calls himself Dr. Three-Brains, swipes Two-Brain's blackout ray. Then WordGirl and Capt. Huggy Face battle Chuck and Mr. Big.
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Air date: 2008-11-04
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-04-25
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-05-29
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-05-29
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-05-27
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-05-27
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-06-13
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-06-13
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-07-11
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-07-11
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-07-23
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-07-23
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-08-15
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-08-15
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-09-12
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-09-12
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-10-13
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-10-13
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-11-03
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-11-03
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-11-28
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2008-11-28
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2009-01-01
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2009-01-01
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2009-01-02
Runtime: 12 min
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Air date: 2009-01-02
Runtime: 12 min
Seasons
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