Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol
Wubb Idol is an American flash-animated musical comedy made-for-TV film based on the Starz Animation/Bolder Media animated series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!; it is the series' second film overall, after 2008's Wubbzy's Big Movie, and consists of the episodes "Wubb Girlz Rule", "Wuzzleburg Idol", "Wubbzy's Big Makeover", and "The Big Wuzzlewood Concert". The movie originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 2009, with an encore airing on Noggin two days later.
| Wubb Idol | |
|---|---|
 DVD art | |
| Written by | Eileen Brennan |
| Directed by | James Burks Ron Crown Larry Hall Steve Daye |
| Starring | Grey DeLisle Tara Strong Beyoncé Knowles Lara Jill Miller Carlos Alazraqui |
| Music by | Mike Reagan |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Amanda Atkinson |
| Running time | 44 min. (TV version) 93. min (DVD version) |
| Production companies | Bolder Media Starz Animation Film Roman |
| Distributor | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | May 1, 2009 (US/CAN TV premiere) October 13, 2009 (DVD release) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Wubbzy's Big Movie |
Wubb Idol follows protagonist Wubbzy and his friends as they meet popular music group Wubb Girlz — consisting of Shine, Sparkle, and Shimmer — who choose him to perform at their concert in the city of Wuzzlewood (based on real-life Hollywood). American singer and actress Beyoncé guest starred as the voice of the Wubb Girlz's lead singer Shine, who was heavily featured in promotion for the film.
The DVD release of Wubb Idol also includes the episodes "Bye Bye Wuzzleburg", "Wubbzy's Wacky Journey", "Lights, Camera Wubbzy", and "A Wubbstar is Born".
Plot
In this hour-long four-episode special, 3 girls in a famous girl group named Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine called The WubbGirlz perform their song and the Wuzzleburg group are determined to greet them. They arrived from a plane from Wuzzlewood (based on real-life Hollywood) named The visits Wuzzleburg via the Wuzzleburg train instead of arriving by airplane. Wubbzy plays with his toy train and did not notice The WubbGirlz arriving. Wubbzy eventually meets and welcomes The WubbGirlz and shows them his hometown of Wuzzleburg, while the Wuzzleburg citizens (who are fans of The WubbGirlz) kept looking for the girls all day until that evening when they finally see and welcome them as well. Wubbzy, The WubbGirlz, and the Wuzzleburg citizens then have a dance party in the Wubb Club in celebration of the girls' arrival.
The WubbGirlz then announce that they are holding a talent contest to elect a winner that would get to perform with them in their concert back in Wuzzlewood. Wubbzy eventually ends up being the winner of the Wuzzleburg Idol contest and goes to Wuzzlewood with his friends Daizy, Widget, and Walden. Wubbzy and his friends ride in the Wubbmobile to Wuzzlewood while The WubbGirlz take a jet plane.
In Wuzzlewood, Wubbzy gets a big makeover for The WubbGirlz concert and is persuaded to think he does not need his old friends to be cool as a new performer making his "old friends" feel sad. But Wubbzy eventually learns a lesson in friendship and staying true to yourself. So Wubbzy returns to the upset WubbGirlz and so Wubbzy changes his ways and returns to his old self: plain old Wubbzy. That night, the big Wuzzlewood concert begins, but Wubbzy gets stage fright to perform in front of millions of people. Backstage, Walden tells Wubbzy how to cure stage fright using hypnosis. Walden tries to hypnotize Wubbzy with a watch, but his intentions backfire as Wubbzy becomes distracted and Walden ends up hypnotized instead. Walden turns into an opera singer under the effects of the hypnosis, so the smart Widget decides to help out. In the end, Wubbzy's best friends are invited to help by performing with him and The WubbGirlz at the concert.
Premiere week
On April 27, 2009, a "premiere week" of new episodes was aired and lasted throughout April 30, before the actual movie premiere on May 1. This is a list of the individual episodes that aired. This schedule also reflects the end of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nickelodeon.
| Time | Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | WubbGirlz Rule / Wuzzleburg Idol | April 27, 2009 |
| 10:00am | Bye Bye Wuzzleburg! / Wubbzy's Wacky Journey | April 28, 2009 |
| 10:00am | Wubbzy's Big Makeover / The Big Wuzzlewood Concert | April 29, 2009 |
| 10:00am | Lights, Camera, Wubbzy! / A Wubbstar Is Born | April 30, 2009 |
| 1:00pm | Wubb Idol (TV movie) | May 1, 2009 |