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 2)
A Vote for Becky/Class Act 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-04
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: It's Election Day! Mrs. Botsford is running for D.A. and Becky is running for student council president. Tobey decides to run against Becky and uses his robots to distract WordGirl. How will Becky win the election and save the city from total robot destruction? Vocab words: Elect, Candidate
The Two Brains Boogie/Field Day Fun with Robo-Tobey 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-16
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Becky's excitement about the school's field-day competition turns to suspicion after Tobey wins the potato-sack race and the flexed-arm hang. WordGirl's plans to enter a "Boogie Oogie Oogie" dance contest are endangered when Dr. Two Brains threatens to turn all of the town's buildings into cheese.
Slumber Party Pooper / Line Lessons with Lady Redundant Woman 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-17
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Becky's first slumber party is threatened when bratty Eileen, whom she didn't invite, shows up; it's WordGirl to the rescue when Beatrice Bixby turns into Lady Redundant Woman and acts rude.
Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars / Great Granny May 0.0
Air date: 2009-03-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: A new "Walk and Talk" WordGirl doll misuses and misspells words; Granny May is sentenced to house arrest with her mother, Great Granny, after a salon robbery.
Theme Park WHAMpage / Chuck Makes a Buck 0.0
Air date: 2009-03-24
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Becky's chance to ride a new ride at the amusement park is jeopardized when the Whammer arrives and raises havoc; WordGirl tries to help Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy go straight by getting him a job with Edible Edibles Sandwiches.
Highway to Hararti / Tiny Big 0.0
Air date: 2009-04-30
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Mr. Big creates a teen idol, Tiny Big, to part people from their money. Then Becky's family vacation is upended when she learns that Dr. Two-Brains is plotting a heist at the International Cheese Exposition.
I Think I'm a Clone Now / Answer All My Questions and Win Stuff 0.0
Air date: 2009-05-01
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Lady Redundant Woman creates a nefarious copy of WordGirl in an attempt to ruin her do-gooder reputation; WordGirl is on the case when a new game show turns out to be a plot to steal money from the contestants.
Bonkers for Bingo/The Ballad of Steve Mcclean 0.0
Air date: 2008-10-31
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl challenges the town's new bingo champion, Granny May, to a match to make sure she's not cheating; Dr. Two-Brains teams with WordGirl to defeat a snazzy new villain named Steve McClean.
Tobey's Tricks and Treats / Escape Wham 0.0
Air date: 2009-10-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Tobey loses a costume contest and unleashes his robots to steal candy on Halloween. Also: WordGirl assumes Chuck and the Whammer are working together to steal priceless Henry VIII artifacts, when in fact they're battling each other for the goods.
Pretty Princess Premiere / Where's Huggy? 0.0
Air date: 2009-06-19
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The Energy Monster may cause Becky to miss the movie premiere of her favorite cartoon, "The Pretty Princess"; WordGirl is on the case when Bob goes missing.
Robo-Camping / The Stew, The Proud... 0.0
Air date: 2009-07-09
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Tobey takes his robots on a camping trip with Becky and Violet, thinking he can use them to do his work. But a thunderstorm may spoil his plan. Also: Becky needs to return her library books, but a Raul Demiglasse-Butcher showdown may waylay her.
Who Wants Candy? / Chuck's Brother 0.0
Air date: 2009-07-09
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: A field trip to a candy factory brings out Birthday Girl, whose candy-chomping ways endanger the city's candy supplies; Chuck is jealous of his brother Brent, who's to be honored for inventing crustless bread.
Becky and the Bard / Monkey Robot Showdown 0.0
Air date: 2009-09-07
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Violet and Becky both want to star in a school play; Tobey enters his Checkmate 3000 in a contest, but it snaps, leaving it to WordGirl and Capt. Huggy Face to save the day.
The Wrong Side of the Law, Parts 1&2 0.0
Air date: 2009-10-12
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: WordGirl is falsely accused of stealing a collection of Pretty Princess figurines by the real culprit, the Birthday Girl. While she bides her time in jail and waits to be cross-examined by her mother, the city's villains run amok.
Two Brains' Quartet / Big's Big Bounce 0.0
Air date: 2009-10-13
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Two Brains Quartet: For the city's centennial celebration the Mayor promises to unveil its 100 year old cheese wheel to the winner of the Barbershop Quartet Competition. Both the Botsford family and Dr. Two Brains are assembling talented groups. Will Dr. Two Brains be able to sing his way to victory and run away with the city's oldest and most valuable cheese?/ Big's Big Bounce:Becky and Bob join the City Scout Troop only to discover Mr. Big is the Guest Troop Leader. He vows to motivate Troop 865 to sell the most Scholastic Crunch Granola Bars in order to win the world famous Mega-Jump Trampoline.
The Young and the Meatless / Mr. Big's Mini-Golf 0.0
Air date: 2009-10-14
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The Young and the Meatless: The Butcher falls in love with one of Lady Redundant Woman's evil copies, duplicates, and replicas as they try to steal food artifacts. Mr. Big's Mini-Golf: When Guy Rich, a new business villain moves into the city, Mr. Big isn't impressed, so he proceeds to win the villains back with the biggest miniture golf course ever built. Who will WordGirl side with?
Nocan the Contrarian / Meat My Dad 0.0
Air date: 2009-10-15
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: ocan The Contrarian:Just as Tim Botsford, Becky's father wins the honorary title of "Mayor For The Day", a new villain - Nocan the Contrarian - comes ashore to challenge WordGirl on her turf. Meat My Dad:It's a father and son reunion as The Butcher gets a visit from his dad, The Potato Kid and forms the unstoppable team of "Meat and Potatoes". What will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face do to put a stop to their ways?
Who Is Ms. Question / Lunch Lady Chuck 0.0
Air date: 2009-11-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Who's Ms.Question?: Is asking question a superpower? The Coach certainly doesn't think so when he eliminates Ms. Question from Villain School. When lightning strikes WordGirl has going to have to dodge more than just questions in order to stop her./Lunch Lady Chuck:Rather than spend his time in jail, Chuck is recruited to serve in the cafeteria at Becky's school. Chuck wows the students with superb sandwiches but things turn ugly when people request non-sandwich related lunches. Irritated by the lack of sandwich appreciation, Chuck returns to his evil ways forcing WordGirl to bring him to justice.
Oh, Holiday Cheese/Ch-ch-ch-change Day 0.0
Air date: 2009-12-10
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Oh, Holiday Cheese - The Botsfords kick off the holiday festivities with a cheese party. With lots of cheese and sing-a-longs, the party is a huge success until Dr. Two Brains shows up with his cheese-swiping ray. Can WordGirl save the party and get Dr. Two Brains into the holiday spirit? Vocabulary Words: Curmudgeon, Festivity. Ch-ch-ch-change Day - Everyone is bringing their loose change to the bank to convert it into savings. What will happen when the Butcher locks Becky and Bob in the vault? Will the city's police officers be able to stop him when WordGirl can't come to the rescue? Vocabulary Words: Quandary, Fidget.
WordGirl Makes a Mistake, Parts 1&2 0.0
Air date: 2009-12-28
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: In this two-part episode, WordGirl is found mispronouncing words! Realizing her weakened state, Mr. Big captures WordGirl by exploiting her weakness to Lexonite and plans to set up a mind control ray on the moon. WordGirl is forced to battle Mr. Big in outer space but can the city and the entire planet be saved without her?
Earth Day Girl / A Hero, a Thief, a Store and It's Owner 0.0
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Birthday Girl decides to teach Earth a lesson because Earth Day falls on her birthday; a police officer questions why Reginald, Chuck, Captain Huggy Face and WordGirl were wrapped in condiment cocoons at the jewelry store.
Opposite Day / Granny's Book Club 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-15
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: OPPOSITE DAY: Becky's throwing an Opposite Day Extravaganza but Nocan the Contrarian wants to ruin the fun, so the party guests (and WordGirl) must find a way to send Nocan back to his homeland of Contraria. GRANNY'S BOOK CLUB: Unless Granny May captures Lexicon's resident super heroine, she'll be forced to retire by the Association of Villains, so she starts a book club to lure WordGirl into a trap. Can the ten-and-a-half year old superheroine be able to read between the lines and end this?
Wham Up / Seeds of Doubt 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-03
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Wham Up! Now that the Whammer is out of prison, he's on a mission to become WordGirl's new sidekick. When he whams Captain Huggy Face into outer space WordGirl must find a way to rescue Huggy and put the Whammer back in the slammer. Seeds of Doubt Ms. Question is thinking of refreshing her villainous lair, so she schemes to steal the world-famous statue of the Ponderer, but she has to get past Joe the Guard, who never asks any questions. Ms. Question spreads seeds of doubt on Joe's poppyseed-bagel and throughout the museum so she can distract Joe and steal the statue. Can WordGirl defeat Ms. Question's seeds of doubt and save the statue?
Wishful Thinking / Lady Redundant Woman Gets the Blues 0.0
Air date: 2009-05-04
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Wishful Thinking Seymour Orlando Smooth is at it again, hoodwinking the audience members of his new show "Wishful Thinking." When he tricks Violet and TJ into giving him their money, Becky has had enough. She teams up with TJ to bring Smooth down and save the whole city from being tricked. Lady Redundant Woman Gets the Blues Beatrice Bixby is trying to prove a point: she thinks copies are just as good as the original. She steals a famous painting, "The Royal Dandy", and leaves a copy in it's place - but the copy of Royal Dandy comes to life, and he's the most obnoxious child the town has ever seen. WordGirl needs to help Lady Redundant Woman and the city stop his greedy rampage and return the original painting to the museum.
Win a Shiny New Car / The People vs. Ms. Question 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-19
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: "WIN A SHINY NEW CAR" Mrs. Botsford is a contestant on Seymour Smooth's new show "Win a Shiny New Car." When Becky realizes the other contestants are cheating for Smooth, she has to save her Mom from being tricked again. Can Becky help her mom win the challenge and defeat Seymour Smooth? Vocabulary Words: Legitimate, Elated "THE PEOPLE VS. MS. QUESTION" When WordGirl puts Ms. Question on the stand, she confuses District Attorney Botsford so much that she forgets why she became a lawyer. WordGirl has to help her mom return to her quest for justice and stop Ms. Questions' tirade of inquiries. Vocabulary Words: Befuddled, Justice
Oh, What a Tangled Rope You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy / Kids Action News 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-20
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Oh What A Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy – As a villain, the Amazing Rope Guy is not so amazing. He discovers that his true talent is mimicking others. When he goes on a crime spree impersonating all of the villains of the city "Wordgirl" must find a way to end his career as an imposter. Vocabulary Words: Imposter, Untangle. Kid Action News – This just in: Becky, Scoops, and Violet won a chance to host Kids Action News at Noon. While covering a story of the largest grilled cheese sandwich, "Wordgirl" swoops in to stop Chuck and Dr. Two Brains from snagging the sandwich. "Wordgirl" and Captain Huggy Face team up again to save the sandwich, the city, and the news hour. Vocabulary Words: Tantalizing, United.
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