WordGirl

12min

Animation

Action & Adventure

Kids

Family

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.

Production Companies

Soup2Nuts

Scholastic Productions

Episodes

Cast

Tobey or Consequences / High-Fat Robbery

1. Tobey or Consequences / High-Fat Robbery

12min

7th Sep 2007

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

2. You Can’t Crush City Hall / Two-Brain Highway

12min

14th Sep 2007

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

3. Coupon Madness / When Life Gives You Potatoes

12min

21st Sep 2007

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

4. Jerky Jerk/Becky's Birthday

12min

25th Apr 2008

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

5. Chuck! / Down With Word Up

12min

5th Oct 2007

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

6. Book Ends / Mr. Big

12min

19th Oct 2007

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

7. Super-Grounded / Mouse Army

12min

23rd Nov 2007

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

8. Tobey's Masterpiece / Chuck the Nice Pencil Selling Guy

12min

21st Dec 2007

The Birthday Girl / Granny-Sitter

9. The Birthday Girl / Granny-Sitter

12min

28th Dec 2007

Shrinkin’ in the Ray / Department Store Tobey

10. Shrinkin’ in the Ray / Department Store Tobey

12min

15th Feb 2008

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

11. Mr. Big's Big Plan / Vocab Bee

12min

18th Feb 2008

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

12. Chuck E. Sneeze / Swap Meat

12min

11th Apr 2008

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

13. Granny’s All-Cure Good Time Spritzer / Mecha-Mouse

12min

18th Apr 2008

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

14. Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum / Heat Wave, Crime Wave

12min

25th Apr 2008

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

15. Meat With a Side of Cute / Mr. Big Words

12min

27th May 2008

Thorn in the Sidekick / Crime Takes a Holiday

16. Thorn in the Sidekick / Crime Takes a Holiday

12min

26th May 2008

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

17. Two Brains Forgets / Banned on the Run

12min

13th Jun 2008

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

18. Have You Seen the Remote? / Sidekicked to the Curb

12min

11th Jul 2008

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

19. Lady Redundant Woman / A Game of Cat and Mouse

12min

23rd Jul 2008

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

20. The Masked Meat Marauder / Sandwich World

12min

15th Aug 2008

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

21. Violet Superhero / Big Business

12min

12th Sep 2008

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

22. The Handsome Panther / The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker

12min

13th Oct 2008

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

23. Mousezilla / Villain School

12min

3rd Nov 2008

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

24. The Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman / A Simple Plan

12min

28th Nov 2008

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

25. Granny Mayor / Tobey Goes Good

12min

1st Jan 2009

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

26. Bongo Rock / Dr. Three-Brains

12min

2nd Jan 2009

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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First air date

7th Sep 2007

Last air date

8th Oct 2015

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks