
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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Season 5
2012
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01. Seize the Cheese / Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage!
2012-09-10
The 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.
02. The Meaty Dimension / The Case of the Copied Mrs. Botsford
2012-09-11
The 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.
03. The Good, the Bad, and the Chucky / Granny's Pet Plan
2012-09-12
Chuck'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.
04. Hard-Learned Money / Gift Pony
2012-09-13
The Learnerer learns to be an efficient criminal from Amazing Rope Guy; Becky feels woozy from a gemstone brooch given to her by Violet.
05. Scary with a Side of Butter / Talent Show Tobey
2012-10-29
Bampy Botsford panics the city with the tale of the evil giant artichoke; Tobey tricks WordGirl into performing his poetry at the talent show.
06. Don't Mess with the Best / Peanut Butter Battles
2012-12-28
Don't Mess with the Best: Since Victoria Best couldn't outdo WordGirl at being a superhero she decides to become the cities' best villain. Using her magic recorder, she steals all the villains' weapons and lures WordGirl to the bank. Will WordGirl be able to stop her or will Victoria be the one villain who takes down WordGirl once and for all? / Peanut Butter Battles: Chuck adds a new condiment to his arsenal -- peanut butter! The highly sticky substance envelops its victims in a giant ball of peanut butter. Since Huggy has to roll a peanut butter covered WordGirl around town, will she be able to stop him?
07. Hello New Year, Goodbye Moon / Art in the Park
2012-12-31
Hello New Year, Goodbye Moon: It's New Years Eve! While the Botsfords celebrate with the greatest party ever, Dr. Two Brains is planning to turn the moon into cheese. Will the new year begin with Two Brains acting on his resolution to feast on a cheesy moon, or will WordGirl be able to stop him in time? / Art in the Park: Becky 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?
08. Plain Old Mischief Makers / House Arrest
2013-03-11
WordGirl battles Big Left Hand Guy and InvisiBill, who are plotting a major heist; Becky whiles away the time waiting on Chuck.
10. Best Fan Club Meeting Ever / Day at the Museum
2013-03-13
Day at the Museum: Scoops takes Becky, Bob, 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? / Best Fan Club Meeting Ever: TJ plans a meeting to divulge a secret about WordGirl to International WordGirl Fan Club members. However, 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!
11. Who's Your Granny? / Win a Day With WordGirl
2013-03-14
Granny May uses crazy contraptions to commit crimes; Tobey, Scoops and TJ compete to spend a day with WordGirl.
12. Dinner or Consequences, Parts 1&2
2013-03-15
Dinner or Consequences, Part 1: Dr. Two Brains is stealing all the city's milk and using it-with help from the unusually talkative Energy Monster-to superpower his new ray and turn the whole city into cheese! It's up to WordGirl to find the disappearing dairy and stop Dr. Two Brains... even if it means missing her family feast and having to face the consequences. / Dinner or Consequences, Part 2: Becky has to rely on an old Botsford tradition - the family trial - to convince her family that she vanished from the feast for a good reason. But when the Energy Monster breaks Dr. Two Brains out of jail and the two head over to the Botsfords to take back a powerful invention, will Becky be able to prove her innocence and transform into WordGirl in time to stop two super villains?
09. Monkey Business / Say It Again, Eileen
2013-03-22
Capt. Huggy Face faces an overzealous Chuck; WordGirl tries to stop Eileen from becoming the Birthday Girl prior to a bake sale.
13. Father's Day Dance-a-thon / Big Is Botsford's Boss
2013-06-14
Father's Day Dance-a-thon: It's Father's Day and the Butcher has big plans to mark the occasion. With Becky busy boogieing non-stop at the Father's Day Dance-a-thon, it's up to Captain Huggy Face to play the hero. But when WordGirl's trusty sidekick joins forces with the Butcher, will WordGirl be able to save the day - and help her father win the big trophy? / Big is Botsford's Boss: Mr. Big decides to give all the citizens of the City a yo-yo to make up for the many times he tricked them and stole from them. WordGirl knows that Mr. Big must have something evil planned. Can she stop his scheme in time or will Mr. Big's yo-yos get her all tied up in knots?
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