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 - Who Wants to Get Rid of WordGirl? / The Talented Mr. Birg
Release Date: 2013-08-05In the Season 6 premiere, WordGirl's biggest enemies join forces in an effort to defeat her. Later, Scoops pens an article about the many times WordGirl has been tricked and captured by villains, which causes her to try and prove him wrong.
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Episode 2 - One Last Sandwich / Caper or Plastic?
Release Date: 2013-08-06The Whammer convinces Chuck to commit one last heist with him before his retirement; Hal Hardbargain asks for WordGirl's help in retrieving his bag blaster from the mysterious Masked Bagger.
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Episode 3 - Tell Her What She's Won! / Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?
Release Date: 2013-08-07Seymour Smooth kidnaps a game-show host; Scoops thinks that Victoria Best may be WordGirl.
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Episode 4 - High-Five Sandwich / The Robot Problem
Release Date: 2013-08-08A trendy new sandwich upsets Chuck; WordGirl and Tobey join forces when potato-fueled robots attack the city.
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Episode 5 - Of Two Minds / Yes Monkey
Release Date: 2013-08-09Dr. Two Brains redirects a giant cheese asteroid towards Earth; Captain Huggy Face replaces Leslie as Mr. Big's assistant.
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Episode 6 - The Rise of Miss Power, Part 1 / The Rise of Miss Power, Part 2
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Episode 7 - The Rise of Miss Power, Part 3 / The Rise of Miss Power, Part 4
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Episode 8 - Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 1; Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 2
Release Date: 2014-04-14Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains scheme to control the minds of everyone in the city; Scoops learns Becky's secret.
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Episode 9 - Big and Brent; Silence of the Whams
Release Date: 2014-06-02Chuck is upset that his brother Brent is spending time with Mr. Big; The Whammer wants a new career.
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Episode 10 - Dr. Two Brains, Mr. Cheese; Kitty Cat Criminals
Release Date: 2014-06-03Dr. Two Brains searches for a new sidekick; The Butcher and Chuck steal feline artifacts.
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Episode 11 - A Questionable Pair; All That Chazz
Release Date: 2014-06-04Ms. Question joins forces with Invisi-Bill to rob Reginald's jewelry store.
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Episode 12 - Fortune Crookie; Parsely, Sage, Rosemary and Crime
Release Date: 2014-06-05Seymour Smooth's show gets canceled, forcing the host to come up with a plan to get some cash; Becky suspects the townspeople are getting scammed.
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Episode 13 - Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 1 / Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 2
Release Date: 2014-04-14Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 1: Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains team up to create a plan to control the minds of everyone in the city. Their plan seems to be working and turning everyone into zombies! Scoops is on the scene to get the story, but will he get the surprise of his life when he sees Becky turn into WordGirl to save him from the evil mind control? / Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 2: Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains have managed to turn the entire town into mind controlled zombies - everyone except for Scoops and WordGirl! Now that Scoops knows Becky's big secret will he write the biggest story of his career? Or will he help his friend outsmart the villains before they take their mind control scheme and take over the whole world???
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Episode 14 - The Rise of Miss Power, Part 4
Release Date: 2013-08-13Miss Power has taken bullying too far and WordGirl doesn't like being associated with such a mean person. When she tries to stand up to Miss Power, she gets belittled and stripped of her super hero status. Dejected and sulking, Becky goes home to her family. But Miss Power is there to take Sally Botsford away. WordGirl needs a quick plan to save her mom and get rid of Miss Power, and Huggy shares a pamphlet full of secret battle moves from her home planet: Lexicon. Vocab words: Encouraging, Ploy.
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Episode 15 - Invasion of The Bunny Lovers, Part 1
Release Date: 2014-04-14Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains team up to create a plan to control the minds of everyone in the city. Their plan seems to be working and turning everyone into zombies! Scoops is on the scene to get the story, but will he get the surprise of his life when he sees Becky turn into WordGirl to save the city from Dr. Two Brains and Mr. Big's evil plan? Vocab words: Delightful, Innovative
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Episode 16 - Invasion of The Bunny Lovers, Part 2
Release Date: 2014-04-14Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains have managed to turn the entire town into mind controlled zombies - everyone except for Scoops and Becky! Now that Scoops knows Becky's big secret will he write the biggest story of his career? Or will he help his friend outsmart the villains before they put their mind control scheme in action? Vocab words: Confidential, Global
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Episode 17 - Fortune Crookie
Release Date: 2014-06-05When Seymour Orlando Smooth's latest show is canceled, the desperate host must come up with a plan to get some quick cash. Meanwhile, Becky is suspicious when the townspeople start giving their hard-earned money to a mysterious object that claims to know the future. Will WordGirl be able to connect Seymour to the scam and help the townspeople get their money back? Vocab words: Predict, Enthrall
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Episode 18 - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime
Release Date: 2014-06-05When Becky and Tim Botsford head into the forest to find an important ingredient for their Bold Botsford Stew they run into trouble! Dr. Two Brains and his henchmen are also searching for Bold Botsford Basil to complete a stolen recipe. Will WordGirl step in to make sure all's fair in the forest? Vocab words: Concoction, Elusive
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Episode 19 - Big and Brent
Release Date: 2014-09-26Chuck is furious when he finds out his brother Brent is spending time with Mr. Big. He can't understand why his brother wants to hang out with this criminal, and by his own free will-- Mr. Big is NOT using mind control! After pursuing them around town, Chuck finally realizes he needs to talk to Brent about his feelings, but is it too late? Has Mr. Big got Brent right where he wants him? Vocab words: Dubious, Conspire
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Episode 20 - Silence of the Whams
Release Date: 2014-09-26After losing his "wham" and deciding to give up crime, WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face try to help The Whammer come up with a new career. Will The Whammer find happiness being a jammer or a clammer or a crammer? Or will he figure out why he lost his "wham" in the first place and get back into a life of whamming? Vocab words: Fragile, Burst
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Episode 21 - Dr. Two Brains, Mr. Cheese
Release Date: 2014-06-03Fed up with his henchmen, Dr. Two Brains begins the search for a new sidekick. He's thrilled to find Mr. Cheese, who seems to be perfect for the job, but soon regrets the decision as Mr. Cheese takes control and makes Dr. Two Brains HIS sidekick! Will Dr. Two Brains agree to take orders from a tiny, evil mouse? Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face stop the evil pair before it's too late? Vocab words: Command, Location/Locate
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Episode 22 - Kitty Cat Criminals
Release Date: 2014-06-03When The Butcher and Chuck join forces, they have a surprisingly hard time coming up with a meat-and-sandwich related crime to commit. Stumped, they discover an opportunity to steal feline artifacts and memorabilia, prompting Chuck to bring back his former alter-ego, The Hansome Panther and the Butcher to take on the identity of his former sidekick Li'l Mittens! Will WordGirl be too distracted jazzing up her own costume to outsmart the duo and once again save the day? Vocab words: Ornamental, Feline
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Episode 23 - A Questionable Pair
Release Date: 2014-06-04When Becky sees Ms. Question in the jewelry store having a friendly conversation with Reginald she wonders what she might be up to. What she can't see is that Ms. Question has joined forces with Invisi-Bill to trick Reginald and rob the store. Meanwhile, Scoops can see that Becky is distracted from the movie they're watching. Will Becky be able to figure out what the villains are up to? Will she be able to stop them as WordGirl and not abandon Scoops as Becky? Vocab words: Flatter, Tactic
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Episode 24 - All That Chazz
Release Date: 2014-06-04There's a new kid in town! Chazz does what he wants and is the authority on all things "cool". TJ is so impressed with Chazz that he does everything Chazz tells him in order to be as cool as his new friend. What will happen when TJ's new friendship gets him involved with Dr. Two Brains? Will TJ turn his back on WordGirl in order to prove he's cool enough? Or will he discover that being true to himself is even cooler? Vocab words: Fascinated, Obey
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Episode 25 - Go Gadget Go
Release Date: 2014-06-06TJ and his friend Johnson both think they are WordGirl's #1 fan and they compete to prove it! When WordGirl challenges them to each come up with a new gadget to help her fight crime, Johnson accepts help from Tobey! Will the device made by Johnson and Tobey help WordGirl or will it be another one of Tobey's tricks to try to control her? Vocab words: Brainstorm, Gadget
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Episode 26 - Emergency Plan 999
Release Date: 2014-06-06It's TJ to the rescue!?! When Dr. Two Brains captures Captain Huggy Face and forces WordGirl to remember all 998 of her emergency plans to get him back, WordGirl realizes she needs help. WordGirl calls on her biggest fan, who just happens to be her little brother to help her. When Dr. Two Brains refuses to play fair, however, it becomes a Botsford family effort to save the day. Vocab words: Courageous, Stunt