List of WordGirl episodes

WordGirl episodes are divided up into eleven-minute segments. Unlike the first three episodes, each begin with verbal instructions to listen for two words that will be used throughout the plot of that episode. The words (examples include "diversion", "cumbersome," and "idolize") are chosen according to academic guidelines. The reasoning is that children can understand words like "cumbersome" when WordGirl said that it means "big and heavy and awkward."

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Shorts	30	November 10, 2006	October 10, 2007
	1	26	September 3, 2007	January 2, 2009
	2		February 4, 2009	July 20, 2010
	3	13	September 7, 2010	July 8, 2011
	4		September 5, 2011	June 11, 2012
	5		September 10, 2012	June 14, 2013
	6		August 5, 2013	June 6, 2014
	7		August 4, 2014	July 29, 2015
	8		June 10, 2015	August 7, 2015

Episodes

Shorts (2006–07)

The animated series WordGirl began as a series of shorts titled The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl[1] that premiered on PBS Kids Go! on November 10, 2006. The two-minute episodes of the show aired at the end of Maya & Miguel, or online along with the one-minute episodes. There were twenty 2-minute episodes and ten 1-minute episodes.

Two minute episodes

Title	Plot	Villain
"Catch as Catch Can"	A giant meteoroid is about to hit the city, can WordGirl prevent a cumbersome meteorite from destroying the city?	none (Meteorite)
"Enter, the Butcher"	WordGirl meets the Butcher, the meat master and mangler of words, and tries to prevent him from robbing a bank. She also tries to convince the Butcher that he’s not “a fender” but “offended” when she tells him he “butchers the English language.”	The Butcher
"Re-Enter, the Butcher"	WordGirl tries to stop the Butcher from robbing Ye Olde Fancy Schmancy Jewelry Store. They also have to deal with a pompous store clerk.
"What's Up, Doc?"	WordGirl pays a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner (author of the book called, Superheroes and You: A Practical Guide) to figure out a way to stop the vicious Butcher.
"Re-Re-Enter, the Butcher"	WordGirl tries to prevent the Butcher from robbing a grocery store. She also tries to clear up a misunderstanding between the Butcher and the Grocery Store Manager, who believes that the Butcher is there for a job.
"Yes Sir, That's My Butcher"	Word Girl and the Butcher face off for their big, big battle royale. as WordGirls best friend super sparkle reveals her secret weapon: her always hungry ally, Captain Huggy Face.
"The Crazy World of Doctor Two-Brains"	In a lab experiment that goes horribly wrong, Prof. Steven Boxleitner accidentally fuses his mind with that of his vicious lab mouse and becomes the villainous Dr. Two-Brains. Becky (WordGirl’s secret identity) tries to distract her little brother TJ so she can transform into WordGirl and capture Dr. Two Brains before he goes on a cheese-stealing rampage.	Dr. Two-Brains
"Two Brains in the Grocers"	WordGirl tries to capture Dr. Two Brains after he eats all the cheese in the grocery store, but Dr. Two Brains is able to escape by causing a ruckus.
"The Times, They Are A-Cheesy"	The Botsford family (including Becky Botsford, a.k.a. Word Girl) are flabbergasted when Dr. Two Brains appears on television, threatening to turn the city into goop if he doesn’t get every piece of cheese in the city.
"Mouse Trap"	WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face confront Dr. Two Brains at his secret hideout. Dr. Two Brains proves that their attacks on him would be futile by capturing them in his giant mousetrap. Will they escape, or will Dr. Two Brains succeed in turning them into goop?
"Squeaky's Machine"	Dr. Two Brains is about to use his Goop Ray to give WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face a “one-way ticket to Goop Town.” Can they escape this predicament while Dr. Two Brains is distracted by cheese related questions from the Botsford family?
"Driving Miss Granny"	A new villain’s in town! Granny May and her timid (and enormous) grandson Eugene rob an armored car in broad daylight. Will Word Girl be able to catch up with them?	Granny May & Eugene
"Kiss My Granny"	While trying to stop Granny May from robbing Ye Olde Fancy Schmancy Jewelry store, WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are blinded by Granny’s dazzling jewelry, then captured in her knitted “Web of Yarn.” Will they be able to escape before Eugene crushes them in a game of “squish the knitting”?
"Living in the Granny's Paradise"	Although WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are able to use their coordination to escape Granny’s trap, they are soon caught in the unbreakable grip of Eugene. Will they be able to break free and stop Granny from escaping with the stolen jewelry?
"Play Date"	After destroying a giant, rampaging robot as WordGirl, Becky returns home to find that she has an unexpected playdate with Theodore McAllister III. When Becky discovers that Theodore is actually “Tobey,” the mischievous genius behind the giant robot’s rampage, she risks revealing her secret identity.	Theodore “Tobey” McAllister III
"Tobey or Not Tobey"	Tobey and Becky argue over whether Tobey’s robot caused real damage to the city or only a minor hullabaloo. Tobey decides to play a game with Becky to see if she’s really WordGirl or not.
"The Wrath of Tobey"	Tobey gives Becky an impossible choice: reveal herself as WordGirl and destroy the robot threatening her house or do nothing and watch her house get demolished. Becky and Bob (a.k.a. Captain Huggy Face) initiate Emergency Plan #47, with mixed results.
"Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy"	Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy threatens to squash the Grocery Store Manager with his giant sandwich press after the Owner calls the press “extreme.” Can WordGirl stop him in time? Will Scoops ever get the sandwich he ordered?	Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy
"Name That Dude"	WordGirl and the Narrator have a hard time not laughing at Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy’s name. Chuck captures WordGirl with his noxious “Pickled Eggs.” As WordGirl, Scoops, and the Grocery Store Manager head towards certain doom on the giant sandwich press, all of them try to think of a less absurd name for Chuck. Meanwhile, Captain Huggy Face races to the rescue.
"Chucky and the Sandwich Factory"	WordGirl sends Captain Huggy Face to search for the “ultimate crowbar” in order to help them escape Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy’s giant sandwich press. Will Captain Huggy Face be able to find the “ultimate crowbar” in time?

One minute episodes

Title	Plot	Villain
"Movie Trailer"	The origin story of WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face.	none
"WordGirl and the Butcher"	WordGirl tries to prevent the Butcher from setting off his “Steak Bomb” and ruining the day of vegetarians citywide.	The Butcher
"WordGirl and Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy"	WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face struggle to break free from Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy's “Atomic Hot Dog Lasso.”	Chuck, the Evil Sandwich Making Guy
"WordGirl and Dr. Two-Brains, part 1"	Dr. Two Brains becomes frustrated with a malfunctioning trap.	Dr. Two-Brains
"WordGirl and Dr. Two-Brains, part 2"	WordGirl tries to thwart Dr. Two Brains' latest scheme but is distracted by a yummy mixed-fruit beverage.
"WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face, part 1"	WordGirl makes Captain Huggy Face try on some new costumes because she feels his regular costume lacks pizzazz.	Tobey's robots
"WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face, part 2"	When Captain Huggy Face is late for a robot battle because of the bus schedule, WordGirl suggests some other modes of transportation.
"Becky and Scoops"	Scoops ponders WordGirl's secret identity while Becky saves him from perils that he doesn't notice.	none
"WordGirl and the Narrator"	WordGirl wants a new Super Hero name. She convinces the Narrator to put his reputation on hold and announce the new name she has in mind, just to see how it sounds.
"Becky and Mr. Botsford"	Despite certain clues, Mr. Botsford is oblivious about WordGirl's secret identity.

Season 1 (2007–09)

The first three episodes didn't open with verbal instructions to listen for two words that will be used throughout the episode.

No. in series	No. in season	Title[2]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
1*	1	"Tobey or Consequences" "High-Fat Robbery"	September 3, 2007	101
2*	2	"You Can't Crush City Hall" "Two-Brain Highway"	September 14, 2007	102
3*	3	"Coupon Madness" "When Life Gives You Potatoes..."	September 21, 2007	103
4	4	"Jerky Jerk" "Becky's Birthday"	September 28, 2007	104
5	5	"Chuck!" "Down With Word Up"	October 5, 2007	105
6	6	"Book Ends" "Mr. Big"	October 19, 2007	106
7	7	"Super-Grounded" "Mouse Army"	November 23, 2007	107
8	8	"Tobey's Masterpiece" "Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy"	December 21, 2007	108
9	9	"The Birthday Girl" "Granny-Sitter"	December 28, 2007	109
10	10	"Shrinkin' in the Ray" "Department Store Tobey"	February 15, 2008	111
11	11	"Mr. Big's Big Plan" "Vocab Bee"	February 18, 2008	110
12	12	"Chuck E. Sneeze" "Swap Meat"	April 11, 2008	112
13	13	"Granny's Goodtime All Cure Spritzer" "Mecha-Mouse"	April 18, 2008	113
14	14	"Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum" "Heat Wave, Crime Wave"	April 25, 2008	114
15	15	"Meat with a Side of Cute" "Mr. Big Words"	May 27, 2008	116
16	16	"Thorn in the Sidekick" "Crime Takes a Holiday"	May 29, 2008	115
17	17	"Two-Brains Forgets" "Banned on the Run"	June 13, 2008	117
18	18	"Have You Seen the Remote?" "Sidekicked to the Curb"	July 11, 2008	118
19	19	"Lady Redundant Woman" "A Game of Cat and Mouse"	July 23, 2008	119
20	20	"The Masked Meat Marauder" "Sandwich World"	August 15, 2008	120
21	21	"Violet Superhero" "Big Business"	September 12, 2008	121
22	22	"The Handsome Panther" "The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker"	October 13, 2008	122
23	23	"Mousezilla" "Villain School"	November 3, 2008	123
24	24	"Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman" "A Simple Plan"	November 28, 2008**	124
25	25	"Granny Mayor" "Tobey Goes Good"	January 1, 2009**	125
26	26	"Bongo Rock" "Dr. Three-Brains"	January 2, 2009**	126

Season 2 (2009–10)

This was the first season aired two episodes with the two part segments.

No. in series	No. in season	Title[4]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
27	1	"A Vote for Becky" "Class Act"	February 4, 2009	201
28	2	"The Two Brains Boogie" "Field Day Fun With Robo-Tobey"	February 16, 2009	202
29	3	"Slumber Party Pooper" "Line Lessons With Lady Redundant Woman"	February 17, 2009	203
30	4	"Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars" "Great Granny May"	March 23, 2009	204
31	5	"Theme Park WHAMpage" "Chuck Makes a Buck"	March 24, 2009	205
32	6	"Highway to Havarti" "Tiny Big"	April 30, 2009	206
33	7	"I Think I'm a Clone Now" "Answer All My Questions and Win Stuff"	May 1, 2009	207
34	8	"Bonkers for Bingo" "The Ballad of Steve McClean"	May 4, 2009	208
35	9	"Pretty Princess Premiere" "Where's Huggy?"	June 19, 2009	210
36	10	"Robo-Camping" "The Stew, The Proud..."	July 13, 2009	211
37	11	"Who Wants Candy?" "Chuck's Brother"	July 14, 2009	212
38	12	"Becky and the Bard" "Monkey-Robot Showdown"	September 7, 2009	213
39	13	"The Wrong Side of the Law"	October 12, 2009	214
40	14	"Two-Brains Quartet" "Big's Big Bounce"	October 13, 2009	215
41	15	"The Young and the Meatless" "Mr. Big's Colossal Mini-Golf"	October 14, 2009	216
42	16	"Nocan the Contrarian" "Meat My Dad"	October 15, 2009	217
43	17	"Tobey's Tricks and Treats" "Escape Wham"	October 23, 2009	209
44	18	"Who is Ms. Question?" "Lunch Lady Chuck"	November 23, 2009	218
45	19	"Oh, Holiday Cheese" "Ch-ch-ch-Change Day[3]"	December 10, 2009	219
46	20	"WordGirl Makes a Mistake"	December 28, 2009	220
47	21	"Opposite Day" "Granny's Book Club"	February 15, 2010	222
48	22	"Earth Day Girl" "A Hero, a Thief, a Store and Its Owner"	March 1, 2010	221
49	23	"Wham Up" "Seeds of Doubt"	May 3, 2010	223
50	24	"Wishful Thinking" "Lady Redundant Woman Gets the Blues"	May 4, 2010	224
51	25	"Win a Shiny New Car[3]" "The People vs. Ms. Question"	July 19, 2010	225
52	26	"Oh, What a Tangled Knot You Tie, Amazing Rope Guy[3]" "Kids Action News"	July 20, 2010	226

Season 3 (2010–11)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[5]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
53	1	"Bummertime" "The Homerun King"	September 7, 2010	301
54	2	"Granny and Clyde" "Too Loud Crew"	September 13, 2010	302
55	3	"The Invisi-Bill Hand" "Birthday Town"	September 14, 2010	303
56	4	"The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour" "Clean Up in Aisle Eleven"	September 15, 2010	304
57	5	"When Chuck’s Mom Is Away..." "That's Entertainment"	September 16, 2010	305
58	6	"Victoria Best" "Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout"	October 11, 2010	306
59	7	"Captain Tangent" "Chuck and Brent Ride Again"	November 8, 2010	307
60	8	"Bend It Like Becky" "Questionable Behavior"	January 3, 2011	308
61	9	"Bampy Battles Bots" "Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way"	January 17, 2011	311
62	10	"Cherish is the Word" "Granny's Intuition"	February 8, 2011	310
63	11	"The Straw That Broke Two Brains' Back" "Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy"	April 1, 2011	309
64	12	"Meat-Life Crisis" "Mobot Knows Best"	May 6, 2011	312
65	13	"A Better Mousetrap"	July 8, 2011	313

Season 4 (2011–12)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[6]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
66	1	"Sonny Days with a Chance of Showers" "Seymour ... Right After This"	September 5, 2011	401
67	2	"The Fill-In" "Word (Hicc)Up!"	October 10, 2011	402
68	3	"Mouse Brain Take-Over" "Leslie Makes It Big"	October 11, 2011	403
69	4	"Chuck with a Sidekick of Brent" "Yarn-4-Gold"	October 12, 2011	404
70	5	"Whammer Anniversary" "Rat Trap"	October 13, 2011	405
71	6	"WordGirl and Bobbleboy" "Crime in the Key of V"	October 14, 2011	406
72	7	"Where Have All the Villains Gone?" "Captain Tangent Returns"	November 14, 2011	407
73	8	"A World Without WordGirl"	December 16, 2011	413
74	9	"Have Snob, Will Travel" "Tobey's Playground Calamity"	January 16, 2012	408
75	10	"The Learnerer" "Mr. Big's Dinner and a Scam"	March 23, 2012	410
76	11	"The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift" "Hal the Haggler"	April 16, 2012	409
77	12	"Wordbot" "Mount Rush Here"	May 21, 2012	411
78	13	"Road Rage, Anger, and Fury" "By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robots!"	June 11, 2012	412

Season 5 (2012–13)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[7]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
79	1	"Seize the Cheese" "Ms. Question's Riddle Rampage"	September 10, 2012	501
80	2	"The Meaty Dimension" "The Case of the Copied Mrs. Botsford"	September 11, 2012	502
81	3	"The Good, The Bad, and the Chucky" "Granny's Pet Plan"	September 12, 2012	503
82	4	"Hard-Learned Money" "Gift Pony"	September 13, 2012	504
83	5	"Scary with a Side of Butter" "Talent Show Tobey"	October 29, 2012	505
84	6	"Don't Mess with the Best" "Peanut Butter Battles"	December 28, 2012	506
85	7	"Hello New Year, Goodbye Moon" "Art in the Park"	December 31, 2012	510
86	8	"Plain Old Mischief Makers" "House Arrest"	March 11, 2013	507
87	9	"Monkey Business" "Say it Again, Eileen"	March 12, 2013	509
88	10	"Best Fan Club Meeting Ever" "Day at the Museum"	March 13, 2013	511
89	11	"Who's Your Granny?" "Win a Day With WordGirl"	March 14, 2013	512
90	12	"Dinner or Consequences"	March 15, 2013	513
91	13	"Father's Day Dance-a-thon" "Big is Botsford's Boss"	June 14, 2013	508

Season 6 (2013–14)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[8]	Original airdate[3]	Production code[3]
92	1	"Who Wants to Get Rid of WordGirl?" "The Talented Mr. Birg"	August 5, 2013	603
93	2	"One Last Sandwich" "Caper or Plastic?"	August 6, 2013	604
94	3	"Tell Her What She's Won!" "Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?"	August 7, 2013	605
95	4	"High-Five Sandwich" "The Robot Problem"	August 8, 2013	606
96	5	"Of Two Minds" "Yes Monkey"	August 9, 2013	607
97 98	6 7	"The Rise of Miss Power"	August 12, 2013	601
			August 13, 2013	602
99	8	"Invasion of The Bunny Lovers"	April 14, 2014	613
100	9	"Big and Brent" "Silence of the Whams"	June 2, 2014	608
101	10	"Dr. Two Brains, Mr. Cheese" "Kitty Cat Criminals[9]"	June 3, 2014[9]	609
102	11	"A Questionable Pair" "All That Chazz[9]"	June 4, 2014[9]	610
103	12	"Fortune Crookie" "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime"	June 5, 2014	611
104	13	"Go Gadget Go" "Emergency Plan 999[9]"	June 6, 2014[9]	612

Season 7 (2014–15)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[10]	Original airdate[11][12]	Production code
105	1	"Kid Math"	August 4, 2014	712
106	2	"A Few Words From WordGirl" "Ears to You"	August 5, 2014	708
107	3	"El Queso Mysterioso" "Putt with Honor"	August 6, 2014	711
108	4	"It's Your Party and I'll Cry If I Want To" "Becky's Bad-itude"	August 7, 2014	701
109	5	"First One to Win Wins" "A Little Bigger WordGirl"	August 8, 2014	702
110	6	"Guess Who's Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner" "Judging Butcher"	November 26, 2014	709
111	7	"A Curious Case of Curiosity" "There's No V in Team"	June 3, 2015	703
112	8	"Sparkling Clean" "The Smile Collector"	June 5, 2015	704
113	9	"My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher" "The Power of Whamship"	June 17, 2015	705
114	10	"Royally Framed" "WordGirl vs. Tobey vs. the Dentist"	June 24, 2015	713
115	11	"Accordion to Tradition" "Can't Touch This"	July 1, 2015	710
116	12	"Backyard Camping" "Castle! Dungeon! Fortress! So?"	July 3, 2015	706
117	13	"News Girl" "Diorama Drama: The Scene of the Crime"	July 29, 2015	707

Season 8 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title[13]	Original airdate[14]	Production code
118	1	"Patch Game" "Girls Day Out Throws Chuck"	June 10, 2015	805
119	2	"A Sticky Situation" "Eight Legs vs. Two-Brains"	June 12, 2015	808
120	3	"World's Best Dad" "The Good Old, Bad Old Days"	June 19, 2015	813
121	4	"What Would WordGirl Do" "Granny's Corner"	June 26, 2015	806
122	5	"Pineapple of My Eye" "Big Baby"	July 8, 2015	803
123	6	"Staycation" "Dr. No-Voice"	July 10, 2015	804
124	7	"Trustworthy Tobey" "The Tooth Hurts"	July 15, 2015	807
125	8	"Time-Out with Two-Brains" "Dr. WordGirl-Brains"	July 17, 2015	809
126	9	"Becky Knows Best" "As Something as Something"	July 22, 2015	801
127	10	"The Ordinary, Extraordinary Botsfords" "The Penny, the Pony, and the Pirate"	July 24, 2015	802
128	11	"Tim Botsford: Neighborhood Assistant" "Set Sail for the Bake Sale"	July 31, 2015	810
129	12	"The Best of the Bests" "Art's Parts"	August 5, 2015	811
130	13	"Rhyme and Reason"	August 7, 2015	812

References

1. Catch as Catch Can uploaded on the official PBS Kids Go YouTube channel
2. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 1". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
3. "KET - WordGirl - All Episodes". ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
4. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 2". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
5. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 3". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
6. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 4". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
7. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 5". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
8. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 6". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
9. "WordGirl". TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
10. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 7". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
11. http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/wordgirl/episodes-season-7/289647/
12. "KET - WordGirl - All Episodes". ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
13. "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 8". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
14. http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/wordgirl/episodes-season-8/289647/

External links

• List of WordGirl episodes on pbs.org