WordGirl (2007)
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.
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Episode 1 - Seize the Cheese / Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage!
Release Date: 2012-09-10The Season 5 premiere finds Dr. Two-Brains plotting to seize cheese while picking apples with his henchmen; and Ms. Question creating a tollbooth that makes citizens answer riddles or become stuck in traffic.
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Episode 2 - The Meaty Dimension / The Case of the Copied Mrs. Botsford
Release Date: 2012-09-11The Butcher plots to trap WordGirl and Huggy in a portal where he stores meat; LRW creates copies of city officials, including Mrs. Botsford, and has them do her dirty work.
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Episode 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Chucky / Granny's Pet Plan
Release Date: 2012-09-12Chuck's plan of selling grilled cheese sandwiches is upended by Dr. Two-Brains; Granny May appears to have given up crime in favor of knitting scarves for pets.
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Episode 4 - Hard-Learned Money / Gift Pony
Release Date: 2012-09-13The Learnerer learns to be an efficient criminal from Amazing Rope Guy; Becky feels woozy from a gemstone brooch given to her by Violet.
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Episode 5 - Scary with a Side of Butter / Talent Show Tobey
Release Date: 2012-10-29Bampy Botsford panics the city with the tale of the evil giant artichoke; Tobey tricks WordGirl into performing his poetry at the talent show.
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Episode 6 - Don't Mess with the Best / Peanut Butter Battles
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Episode 7 - Hello New Year, Goodbye Moon / Art in the Park
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Episode 8 - Plain Old Mischief Makers / House Arrest
Release Date: 2013-03-11WordGirl battles Big Left Hand Guy and InvisiBill, who are plotting a major heist; Becky whiles away the time waiting on Chuck.
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Episode 9 - Best Fan Club Meeting Ever / Day at the Museum
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Episode 10 - Who's Your Granny? / Win a Day With WordGirl
Release Date: 2013-03-14Granny May uses crazy contraptions to commit crimes; Tobey, Scoops and TJ compete to spend a day with WordGirl.
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Episode 11 - Dinner or Consequences, Part 1 / Dinner or Consequences, Part 2
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Episode 12 - Monkey Business / Say It Again, Eileen
Release Date: 2013-03-22Capt. Huggy Face faces an overzealous Chuck; WordGirl tries to stop Eileen from becoming the Birthday Girl prior to a bake sale.
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Episode 13 - Father's Day Dance-a-thon / Big Is Botsford's Boss
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Episode 14 - Art in the Park
Release Date: 2012-12-31Becky agrees to help out Violet with her poetry/painting/music performance. Meanwhile, Mr. Big has turned into a self-help guru, touting a good kind of mind control. Can Becky help out her best friend while finding out the truth behind Mr. Big's big ruse? Vocab words: Performance, Ruse.
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Episode 15 - Plain Old Mischief
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Episode 16 - House Arrest
Release Date: 2013-03-11While Chuck's jail cell is being painted, he is put under house arrest at the Botsfords. Becky is stuck spending more time waiting on Chuck rather than fighting the other villains (Dr. Two Brains, Dr. Two-Brains' Henchmen, Big Left Hand Guy, Tobey, Birthday Girl & Energy Monster). Vocab words: Discombobulated, Essential.
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Episode 17 - Monkey Business
Release Date: 2013-03-12After a battle, WordGirl accidentally leaves Captain Huggy Face behind (again). So he spends the day doing all of his favorite things. When an overzealous Chuck strikes, it's up to Captain Huggy Face to single-handedly save the day. Vocab words: Recall, Zeal.
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Episode 18 - Say It Again, Eileen
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Episode 19 - Day at the Museum
Release Date: 2013-03-13Scoops takes Becky & Bob Botsford and Violet to the museum to find inspiration for his news story for The Big City Times. When they hear a rumor about a haunted treasure, the team goes on a search -- with The Butcher right behind! Can Scoops, Becky, Bob, and Violet find the treasure, evade The Butcher, and do it all in time for Scoops to keep his deadline? Vocab words: Rumor, Deadline.
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Episode 20 - Best Fan Club Meeting Ever
Release Date: 2013-03-13TJ plans a meeting to divulge a secret about WordGirl to International WordGirl Fan Club members. The club was previously featured in Have You Seen the Remote? where more members were shown. When Tobey finds out that a secret about his love/nemesis will be revealed, he crashes the meeting with an eavesdropping robot and threatens to destroy the clubhouse. WordGirl has to spring into action to save the clubhouse and her fans! Vocab words: Divulge, Eavesdrop.
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Episode 21 - Who's Your Granny?
Release Date: 2013-03-14Granny May decides to become more notorious by committing bigger crimes involving crazy contraptions. Meanwhile, Becky is frustrated that she does not appear in any yearbook photos since she always has to escape to fight crime as WordGirl. Will WordGirl ever be able to get her photo in the yearbook and find time to interact with the new, hi-tech Granny May? Vocab words: Interact, Contraption.
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Episode 22 - Win a Day With WordGirl
Release Date: 2013-03-14The Big City Times announces a writing contest prize: win a day with WordGirl! A chance at a full-day encounter with everyone's favorite superhero causes TJ and Tobey to go to extremes to win -- ending in a robot-filled squabble at the library. Scoops and Violet also get involved, though they may be more interested in winning the contest than the prize. In the end, Violet wins with her poem about cookies. Vocab words: Encounter, Squabble.
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Episode 23 - Win a Day With WordGirl
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Episode 24 - Dinner or Consequences
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Episode 25 - Dinner or Consequences
Release Date: 2013-03-15WordGirl battles Dr. Two Brains, who's plotting to turn the entire city into cheese.
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Episode 26 - Father's Day Dance-a-Thon
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Episode 27 - Big is Botsford's Boss
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