WordGirl (season 1)
The first season of the animated series WordGirl premiered on September 3, 2007, which was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States on September 3, 2007.
| WordGirl | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids |
| Original release | September 3, 2007 – January 2, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
- Dannah Phirman: Becky Botsford/Wordgirl, Claire McCallister, Chuck's Mom, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Pretty Princess.
- Chris Parnell: Narrator, Henchmen #1, Museum Security Guard, Exposition Guy, Mazo-Racer Driver
- James Adomian: Bob/Captain Huggy Face, Candlestick Maker, Timmy Tim-Bo.
- Jack D. Ferraiolo: The Butcher.
- Fred Stoller: Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy.
- Cree Summer: Granny May.
- Patton Oswalt: Theodore “Tobey” McCallister the Third, Robots.
- Tom Kenny: Dr. Two-Brains, TJ Botsford, Warden Chalmers.
- Jeffrey Tambor: Mr. Big.
- John C. McGinley: The Whammer.
- Stephanie Sheh: Lil Mitten.
- Maria Bamford: Violet Heaslip, Sally Botsford, Leslie.
- Ryan Raddatz: Todd “Scoops” Ming, Tim Botsford, Gold Store Dealer.
- Larry Murphy: The Amazing Rope Guy, Reporter Stu Brisket, Zookeeper.
- Jen Cohn: Rich Old Lady, Female Bank Tellers, Ms. Champlain, Ms. Libri.
- Ron Lynch: The Mayor.
- H. Jon Benjamin: Reginald the Jewelry Store Clerk.
- Mike O’Connell: Grocery Store Manager, Big Left Hand Guy, User Car Salesman.
| May I Have a Word Cast | Characters |
|---|---|
| Ryan Raddatz | Beau Handsome |
| Tom Kenny | Phil |
| Orlando Brown | Tommy |
| Kelly Miyahara | Emily |
| James Adomian | Captain Huggy Face |
Episodes
* - The first three episodes didn't use verbal instructions to listen for two words that will be used throughout the plot.
** - These episodes are listed as Season One episodes although they premiered in Season Two.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title[1] | Original airdate[2] | Production code[2] |
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| 1* | 1 | "Tobey or Consequences" "High-Fat Robbery" | September 3, 2007 | 101 |
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Tobey or Consequences: A babysitter has been assigned to watch over Tobey. Unknown to her however, he and Wordgirl get into a battle of words in the city on a real-live match of the game show called "Crash or Pie." Special Guest Star: Jill Talley as The Babysitter. High-Fat Robbery: The Butcher is making free barbecues to divert the security guards and employees from whatever place he robs! Meanwhile, Wordgirl discovers the Butcher’s weakness: Tofu. May I Have a Word?: Hurl | ||||
| 2* | 2 | "You Can't Crush City Hall" "Two-Brain Highway" | September 14, 2007 | 102 |
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You Can't Crush City Hall: Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is threatening to crush City Hall with his giant sandwich press! Will WordGirl be able to stop him by guessing his secret code-word? Or will she and the rest of the city be forced to meet his demands? Two-Brain Highway: Dr Two-Brains escapes from prison and targets four events holding rare cheese! May I Have a Word?: Pounce | ||||
| 3* | 3 | "Coupon Madness" "When Life Gives You Potatoes..." | September 21, 2007 | 103 |
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Coupon Madness: Granny May goes on a crime spree by using her coupon printing press to get things for free! It is up to WordGirl to track her down and foil her plan. When Life Gives You Potatoes...: Dr Two-Brains has escaped from prison again! WordGirl must find him before he perfects his latest weapon…a ray that can turn gold into cheese! (Luckily, he has so far only succeeded in turning gold into potato salad.) May I Have a Word?: Stroll | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Jerky Jerk" "Becky's Birthday" | September 28, 2007 | 104 |
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Jerky Jerk: When Becky/WordGirl goes on a field trip to the museum, the Butcher tries to steal the ancient "Beef Jerky of Supreme Power" artifact on display there. But he has trouble snatching it due to his supreme clumsiness. Becky's Birthday: While Becky's parents are planning a surprise birthday party for her, WordGirl and Captain Huggyface must battle an expanding Energy Monster with an appetite for electricity. May I Have a Word?: Devour | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Chuck!" "Down With Word Up" | October 5, 2007 | 105 |
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Chuck!: When Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is trying to steal gold instead of sandwiches -- which is confusing to everyone else -- WordGirl must decide which is a bigger threat to the city: Chuck's crimes, or Mr. Botsford's strange-smelling traditional family recipe. Down With Word Up: Granny May tricks the townspeople into turning against WordGirl - providing a cover for her latest crime spree. WordGirl must save the town and turn the public opinion back to her side. May I Have a Word?: Dazzling | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Book Ends" "Mr. Big" | October 19, 2007 | 106 |
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Book Ends: When WordGirl accuses Tobey of being too predictable with his crimes, he responds by using his robots to hold town’s newest library hostage! The only way she’s can save is if she faces off against Tobey in a game of winner-take-all dodge ball. Mr. Big: Mr. Big, a slick business man up to no good, decides to introduce a new product: "The Thing". A product that does "stuff". WordGirl must figure out his secret motive and save the city. May I Have a Word?: Soar | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Super-Grounded" "Mouse Army" | November 23, 2007 | 107 |
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Super-Grounded: Becky is grounded by her dad for not cleaning her room; when she sends Captain Huggy Face in WordGirl's place to battle the Butcher, he feels like Wordgirl doesn’t think he’s a powerful and dangerous villain. Mouse Army:
Dr. Two-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice - but they've become so smart that they won’t obey their master! WordGirl and Two-Brains must team up to save the city before the mice take over. May I Have a Word?: Swerve | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Tobey's Masterpiece" "Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy" | December 21, 2007 | 108 |
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Tobey's Masterpiece: After Tobey fails to paint a masterpiece in art class, he orders one of his robots to destroy the city! But Tobey's robot turns out to be a great artist in its own right. Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy: Chuck, freed from jail, tries to go straight by working in an office - but when he finds out his new boss doesn’t like sandwiches, he snaps and takes him captive. WordGirl must broker a compromise to save the day. Special Guest Star: Peter Graves as Mr. Callaghan May I Have a Word?: Smash | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Birthday Girl" "Granny-Sitter" | December 28, 2007 | 109 |
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The Birthday Girl: WordGirl meets Eileen - a spoiled brat who enlarges herself when she doesn’t get her way by saying “mine”. When Captain Huggy Face is kidnapped by Eileen, Wordgirl’s only hope is to team up with Violet help to save him. Special Guest Star: Pamela Adlon: Eileen aka The Birthday Girl. Granny-Sitter: Granny May answers an ad to be the Botsford's new babysitter - so she can have an alibi for her latest crime: to steal a golden race car! But she didn't plan on babysitting WordGirl! May I Have a Word?: Scowl | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Shrinkin' in the Ray" "Department Store Tobey" | February 15, 2008 | 111 |
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Shrinkin' in the Ray: Dr. Two-Brains invents a Shrinkinator in order to shrink large amounts of cheese, making it easier for him to steal. After he accidentally shrinks Scoops and Bill the grocery store manager, WordGirl must put a stop to his cheese shrinking crimes with the Shrinkinator - which is hard to do, as she gets shrunk as well! The problem is, shrinking objects is easy, but restoring them to their original size is much, much more difficult. Department Store Tobey: Interrupting the Botsford family's shoe shopping trip, Tobey tries - as usual - to impress WordGirl with his giant robots. However, many of the robots appear to be malfunctioning. May I Have a Word?: Dazed | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Mr. Big's Big Plan" "Vocab Bee" | February 18, 2008 | 110 |
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Mr. Big's Big Plan: Mr. Big and Leslie are back, and this time, Mr. Big is running for mayor. Mr. Big says he's reformed, and makes false promises to the townspeople in order to steal the election. WordGirl must find out his evil plan and save the city before Mr. Big wins the election and takes over. Vocab Bee: Becky/WordGirl enters a vocabulary bee, but finds herself only to be distracted by The Butcher's imperfect plot to rob the bank. Meanwhile, as she continues to sneak away from the Vocab Bee to see what the Butcher is up to, Todd "Scoops" Ming, the school reporter, is growing suspicious of her. Special Guest Star: Kevin McDonald as the Judge May I Have a Word?: Enormous | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Chuck E. Sneeze" "Swap Meat" | April 11, 2008 | 112 |
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Chuck E. Sneeze: WordGirl has a contagious cold, but she must put a stop to Chuck's latest evil scheme before resting up. Chuck tries to avoid getting sick, but ends up catching WordGirl's cold when she accidentally sneezes on him. Swap Meat: Becky/WordGirl and her friend Violet visit an art gallery, only to find the notorious Butcher auctioning off rare and magnificent works of art, previously thought to have been lost for many years. WordGirl and Captain Huggyface must figure out how the Butcher is pulling off his scheme to auction off forgeries of these famous lost works of magnificent art. Special Guest Star: A.D. Miles as the Auctioneer & Police Commissioner May I Have a Word?: Hurl | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Granny's Goodtime All Cure Spritzer" "Mecha-Mouse" | April 18, 2008 | 113 |
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Granny's Goodtime All Cure Spritzer: Granny May sells phony bottles of youth-restoring spritzer, claiming that just one spray will give anyone the strength to escape her cocoons of yarn. Will WordGirl and Captain Huggyface prove this is a hoax? Mecha-Mouse: Dr. Two-Brains builds a mechanical mouse muscle suit, which he plans to use for robbing the annual 2-for-1 festival. Now that Two-Brains has become much stronger, WordGirl and Captain Huggyface must find a way to defeat his Mecha-Mouse. May I Have a Word?: Pounce | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum" "Heat Wave, Crime Wave" | April 25, 2008 | 114 |
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Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum: Tobey and Becky are both devoted fans of the Princess Triana book series. But when Tobey arrives late to the midnight release of the newest book, "Princess Triana & the Ogre of Castlebum", he finds that the line is far too long. Unwilling to wait in the back of the line, Tobey plots to steal a copy of the book before it gets released. Using his robots, he attacks the armored van containing the books, snatches a copy, and spitefully tries to reveal the ending to WordGirl before she gets a chance to read it. Heat Wave, Crime Wave: On a sweltering summer day, Granny May uses the heat wave as an opportunity to go on a crime spree using her air-conditioned jetpack/suit of armor. The sweltering heat wave just may be too intense for WordGirl; and if she doesn't stop Granny May in time, her family will leave for the water park without her! May I Have a Word?: Stroll | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Meat with a Side of Cute" "Mr. Big Words" | May 27, 2008 | 116 |
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Meat with a Side of Cute: The Butcher enlists an adorable kitten named Li'l Mittens as his ally, hoping to conquer WordGirl with cuteness. WordGirl and Huggyface are distracted by the kitten every time they attempt to stop the Butcher's crimes. But when the kitten runs off, the Butcher is frantically trying to find him. Mr. Big Words: Mr. Big creates a new mind-control ray that makes everyone use complicated vocabulary words. Meanwhile, his assistant Leslie skydives into the city to attach his "Word Sucker" microphones to every building to record WordGirl's clarifying definitions. Soon WordGirl is forced to clarify more words than ever. She proceeds to help the confused townspeople clarify until she finds out what Mr. Big is up to. May I Have a Word?: Dazzling | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "Thorn in the Sidekick" "Crime Takes a Holiday" | May 29, 2008 | 115 |
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Thorn in the Sidekick: Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy gains a sidekick, The Whammer, a supervillain who creates sonic waves by smashing his fists together and uses the word "wham" at the most inopportune moments. However, The Whammer is obnoxious and exasperating, and acts more like a boss to Chuck, rather than a sidekick. WordGirl must save the town (and Chuck) from being whammed by The Whammer. Crime Takes a Holiday: A super-fan named Glen Furlblam seems to be the replacement for Dr. Two-Brains while he goes on vacation. But Glen's incompetence as a villain and constant gloating makes it easy for WordGirl to track him down and put a stop to the foolish antics he calls crimes. Special Guest Star: Brian Posehn as Glen Furlblam May I Have a Word?: Devour | ||||
| 17 | 17 | "Two-Brains Forgets" "Banned on the Run" | June 13, 2008 | 117 |
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Two-Brains Forgets: Dr. Two-Brains discovers WordGirl's secret identity! And when he comes over to her house to let her family know, they’re in for quite a surprise on finding out that Wordgirl and Huggy are members of the family! Banned on the Run: Mr. Big finally cheats his way to becoming the town mayor by having him and Leslie disguise themselves, and then have Leslie use his mind-control ray to force the current town mayor into giving him complete control of the city. As a result, WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are banned from the city. As Becky and Bob, the heroes must restore order to the town and Mr. Big's silly laws. May I Have a Word?: Soar | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "Have You Seen the Remote?" "Sidekicked to the Curb" | July 11, 2008 | 118 |
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Have You Seen the Remote?: In this episode, Tobey's mother "accidentally" sells his master remote and it ends up in the hands of Johnson, who presents it to TJ, the president of the International WordGirl Fanclub, as his club dues. When TJ starts arbitrarily pressing the buttons, robots begin behaving strangely, wrecking various buildings and areas as they go. WordGirl and Huggy find Tobey, who explains the situation, and since WordGirl doesn't know what the remote looks like she suggests they work together to find it. Wordgirl even asks Tobey if he has a tracking device for the remote, which he does, but he hides it in his back pocket saying he has never herd of a "tr-a-cking device." In their search, Tobey slyly suggests that they should search the library, and museum. At the library he even finds Wordgirl's favorite dictionary and at the museum he views her favorite painting.They even get ice cream in the park. Wordgirl actually seems to enjoy this dream date of Tobey's. Sidekicked to the Curb: When the Whammer decides he wants to be his own boss, he signs up for the Coach's motivational help program. But has he just become a pawn in the Coach's evil plot? WordGirl must face the Whammer once and for all, and catch the finale of her favorite TV show. Special Guest Star: Ned Bellamy as the Coach May I Have a Word?: Swerve | ||||
| 19 | 19 | "Lady Redundant Woman" "A Game of Cat and Mouse" | July 23, 2008 | 119 |
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Lady Redundant Woman: An employee woman named Beatrice Bixby, who hates a nice employee man named Dave, because she wanted to be named manager of the local copy shop where she works. Then one day, when she found a hidden button in a photocopier and press it, she becomes Lady Redundant Woman. Special Guest Star: Amanda Plummer as Lady Redundant Woman A Game of Cat and Mouse: This time nothing can stop Dr 2 Brains from his weakness, with his hair dyer ray that transforms from hair gel into cream cheese. WordGirl will team up with the newest resident of 2 Brain's old science lab - Professor Tubing, to find Dr 2 Brains' weakness (known as, Cats). Special Guest Star: Stephen Root as Professor Robert Tubing May I Have a Word?: Smash | ||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Masked Meat Marauder" "Sandwich World" | August 15, 2008 | 120 |
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The Masked Meat Marauder: While the Botsfords and the Mings compete in charity car washing, the Butcher battles his new rival - The Masked Meat Marauder - a Mexican-like (with French accent) meat villain with more powerful powers than the Butcher. WordGirl must stop the two meat-wielding villains and put an end to their crime spree in time to assist her family in the car washing competition. Special Guest Star: Elliott Gould as The Masked Meat Marauder Sandwich World: Tired of using his mother's basement as an evil lair, Chuck decides to construct a secret hideaway of his own. Thus, he builds "Sandwich World", a zany sandwich theme park. Will WordGirl and Captain Huggyface find their way through this theme park? And will Chuck be strong enough to avoid getting homesick? May I Have a Word?: Scowl | ||||
| 21 | 21 | "Violet Superhero" "Big Business" | September 12, 2008 | 121 |
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Violet Superhero: One moonlight night, after a strange paint-splattering accident, Violet Heaslip believes she has become a superhero called "The Framer". Violet assumes she has the power to capture villains and tie them up simply by holding up her picture frame in front of them, closing her eyes, and reciting her catchphrase. The Framer seems to have replaced WordGirl when battling The Amazing Rope Guy, Granny May, and Dr. Two-Brains. However, her "superpowers" aren't much help for WordGirl, whom she constantly confides in. But The Framer soon comes to assist her when The Butcher attacks. Big Business: When Mr. Big's assistant Leslie tells Mr. Big that they own the second biggest building, and that the Welrose building is the biggest building in their city, Mr. Big sabotages Businesspaloozafest in an attempt to gain control over the building. As Becky Botsford (a.k.a. WordGirl) and her family are looking at Suzy P. Snugglestein's factory of cuteness, Mr. Big puts on a big spectacle, impressing many townspeople with utter gibberish, which they consider to be brilliant. WordGirl goes on the case to stop him from cheating and speaking gibberish, but when Leslie activates another mind-control ray at the final judging of the contest for the best business on WordGirl, The Mayor, and Mrs. Botsford, it is up to Captain Huggyface to save them. May I Have a Word?: Enormous | ||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Handsome Panther" "The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker" | October 13, 2008 | 122 |
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The Handsome Panther: Tired of the same old sandwich-related crimes, Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy develops a new persona: The Handsome Panther, who's ferocious, and even has his own theme song, while at Becky's house, Mr. Botsford is coming up with a design for Bob's new monkey home. She and Captain Huggyface go off to battle the Panther, as he goes to steal a sandwich recipe, and he still continues using the same old sandwich-related weapons. Will Chuck's new identity throw off WordGirl? The Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker: The Butcher and his old friends, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker, try to relive their past of pulling silly pranks. Meanwhile, Becky "WordGirl" Botsford is working on acquiring the perfect birthday cake for her finicky father; but when she shows up on the scene, can the Butcher resist his evil ways? Special Guest Star: Kevin McDonald as the Baker May I Have a Word?: Dazed | ||||
| 23 | 23 | "Mousezilla" "Villain School" | November 3, 2008 | 123 |
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Mousezilla: Team Botsford competes against Team Heaslip in the citywide scavenger hunt. Dr. Two-Brains and Tobey have collaborated to create a Mousezilla robot to attack the city and steal all its cheese. Will WordGirl be able to defeat Mousezilla and help her family in their quest to win the scavenger hunt? Villain School: The Coach invites The Whammer to speak at his new school for Evil Villains and Arch Enemies in an attempt to inspire villains. WordGirl battles this new pack of troublemakers to thwart their first assignment: stealing the legendary "Michelangelo's Whistle", while Captain Huggyface is still a novice at a battle plan. Special Guest Star: Ned Bellamy as The Coach; Grey DeLisle as Ms. Question. May I Have a Word?: Hurl | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman" "A Simple Plan" | November 28, 2008** | 124 |
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Return of the Reprise of Lady Redundant Woman: Lady Redundant Woman has escaped from jail and is on a mission to be crowned the belle of the Triple Dip Ball. WordGirl must stop her and her copies before all of the elegant dresses, fancy necklaces and stylish shoes in the city are stolen. Special Guest Star: Grey DeLisle as Lady Redundant Woman. A Simple Plan: After a slew of failed (and complicated) robberies, Dr. Two-Brains decides to go back to basics and simply steal cheese from the grocery store. But he can't resist when the Mayor hosts "The Most Amazing Cheese Stunt In History". He builds an anti-gravity device called "the anti-gravity evil launchinator" and the "super-gravity evil launchinator" to make the stuff fly. May I Have a Word?: Pounce | ||||
| 25 | 25 | "Granny Mayor" "Tobey Goes Good" | January 1, 2009** | 125 |
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Granny Mayor: Granny May uses her wily ways to become the Mayor's Senior Aide. WordGirl must help the Mayor see past her "nice old lady" act in order to stop him from signing laws which actually help villains commit more crimes. Tobey Goes Good: In order to win WordGirl's heart, Tobey enters "The Young Inventors Challenge and Friendly Competition." He nearly has WordGirl convinced that he's given up his evil ways, until he loses the competition and his cool. In a fit of fury, he tries to destroy the stage, and Wordgirl. Special Guest Star: Chris Williams as the Judge May I Have a Word?: Stroll | ||||
| 26 | 26 | "Bongo Rock" "Dr. Three-Brains" | January 2, 2009** | 126 |
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Bongo Rock: Chuck disables the security cameras and ties up the guards at City Hall in what he thinks is the ultimate show of villainous power. But little does he know that Mr. Big is behind his latest crimes. WordGirl and Captain Huggyface must prove that they are mightier than these two villains combined. Dr. Three-Brains: Glen Furlblam has escaped from jail, and this time he's posing as Dr. Three-Brains. He steals Dr. Two-Brains' turn-out-light-inator and he's on a mission to outdo his evil idol. WordGirl works with Dr. Two-Brains to anticipate Glen's next cheesy crime. Special Guest Star: Brian Posehn as Glen Furlblam May I Have a Word?: Devour | ||||
References
- "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 1". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- "KET - WordGirl - All Episodes". ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.