WordGirl (season 6)
The sixth season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States between August 5, 2013 and September 26, 2014.[1]
| WordGirl | |
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| Season 6 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids |
| Original release | August 5, 2013 – June 6, 2014 |
| 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.
James Adomian: Bob/Captain Huggy Face, Chip Von Dumor, Harry Kempel, Hal Hardbargain.
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, Brent the Handsome Successful Everyone Loves Him Sandwich Making Guy.
Jeffrey Tambor: Mr. Big.
John C. McGinley: The Whammer.
Maria Bamford: Violet Heaslip, Sally Botsford, Leslie, Johnson, Loretta-Sanchez Johnson.
Grey DeLisle: Lady Redundant Woman, Ms. Question.
Pamela Adlon: Eileen aka The Birthday Girl.
Ryan Raddatz: Todd “Scoops” Ming, Tim Botsford.
Larry Murphy: The Amazing Rope Guy, African-American Cop, Anthony the News Reporter.
Jen Cohn: Female Bank Teller.
Ron Lynch: The Mayor.
H. Jon Benjamin: Reginald the Jewelry Store Clerk, Invisi-Bill.
Mike O’Connell: Grocery Store Manager, Big Left Hand Guy.
Daran Norris: Seymour Orlando Smooth, Nocan the Contrarian.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title[2] | Original airdate[3] | Production code[3] | ||
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| 92 | 1 | "Who Wants to Get Rid of WordGirl?" "The Talented Mr. Birg" | August 5, 2013 | 603 | ||
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Who Wants to Get Rid of WordGirl?: Dr. Two Brains, Chuck & Nocan, some of WordGirl's major villains, have been brought by Seymour Orlando Smooth together in an attempt to ultimately defeat WordGirl. The Talented Mr. Birg: | ||||||
| 93 | 2 | "One Last Sandwich" "Caper or Plastic?" | August 6, 2013 | 604 | ||
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One Last Sandwich: Caper or Plastic?: | ||||||
| 94 | 3 | "Tell Her What She's Won!" "Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?" | August 7, 2013 | 605 | ||
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Tell Her What She's Won!: Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?: May I Have a Word?: Fumble | ||||||
| 95 | 4 | "High-Five Sandwich" "The Robot Problem" | August 8, 2013 | 606 | ||
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High-Five Sandwich: Chuck's reputation is threatened by a new sandwich created by Becky, Scoops, and Violet. The Robot Problem: May I Have a Word?: Clutch | ||||||
| 96 | 5 | "Of Two Minds" "Yes Monkey" | August 9, 2013 | 607 | ||
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Of Two Minds: Yes Monkey: May I Have a Word?: Console | ||||||
| 97 98 | 6 7 | "The Rise of Miss Power" | August 12, 2013 | 601 | ||
| August 13, 2013 | 602 | |||||
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Parts 1 and 2: Miss Power and her sidekick, Colonel Giggle Cheeks, have come to earth. WordGirl wants her to teach her everything she knows. Besides using her super strength and speed to defeat villains, Miss Power has another secret weapon: using mean words against others. WordGirl would rather not use her words harshly, but after giving it a shot, she feels empowered. Miss Power has taken bullying too far and WordGirl doesn't like being associated with such a mean person. Parts 3 and 4: 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: Harsh, Vigor, Encouraging, Ploy. Main villain(s): Miss Power May I Have a Word?: Cower and Dangle Note: This is a 44-minute special. | ||||||
| 99 | 8 | "Invasion of The Bunny Lovers" | April 14, 2014 | 613 | ||
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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 the city from Dr. Two Brains and Mr. Big's evil plan? Part 2: Mr. 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? May I Have a Word?: Perspire | ||||||
| 100 | 9 | "Big and Brent" "Silence of the Whams" | June 2, 2014 | 608 | ||
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Big and Brent: Chuck 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? Silence of the Whams: After 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? May I Have a Word?: Flicker | ||||||
| 101 | 10 | "Dr. Two Brains, Mr. Cheese" "Kitty Cat Criminals[1]" | June 3, 2014[1] | 609 | ||
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Dr. Two Brains, Mr. Cheese: Fed 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? Kitty Cat Criminals: When 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? May I Have a Word?: Cower | ||||||
| 102 | 11 | "A Questionable Pair" "All That Chazz[1]" | June 4, 2014[1] | 610 | ||
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A Questionable Pair: When 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? All That Chazz: There'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? May I Have a Word?: Dangle | ||||||
| 103 | 12 | "Fortune Crookie" "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime" | June 5, 2014 | 611 | ||
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Fortune Cookie: When 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? Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime: When 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? May I Have a Word?: Recline | ||||||
| 104 | 13 | "Go Gadget Go" "Emergency Plan 999[1]" | June 6, 2014[1] | 612 | ||
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Go Gadget Go: TJ 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? Emergency Plan 999: It'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. May I Have a Word?: Apprehend | ||||||
References
- "WordGirl". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 6". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 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.