The third season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS Kids Go! in the United States from September 7, 2010 to July 8, 2011. The third season contained 13 episodes (25 segments).
| WordGirl | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 (25 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
| Original release | September 7, 2010 – July 8, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
edit| Cast | Characters |
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| 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 |
| 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, Mrs. Best |
| 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, Gold Store Dealer, School Principal, Soccer Referee, Mr. Best, Blackbeard's Buffett Manager, Anthony the News Reporter |
| Jen Cohn | Female Bank Teller |
| Daran Norris | Seymour Orlando Smooth, Nocan the Contrarian |
| Ron Lynch | The Mayor |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Reginald the Jewelry Store Clerk, Invisi-Bill |
| Amy Sedaris | Mrs. Davis |
| Mike O'Connell | Grocery Store Manager, Big Left Hand Guy |
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Vocab words | Written by | Villains | May I Have a Word? | Original air date [2] | Prod. code [2] |
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| 53a | 1a | "Bummertime" | Prolong, Aggravated | John N. Huss | Theodore "Tobey" MacCallister III | Collection | September 7, 2010 | 301A |
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On the last day of her summer vacation, Becky tries to read her book in peace but is interrupted by Tobey and his new robot Chronos. | ||||||||
| 53b | 1b | "The Homerun King" | Extraordinary, Fortunate(ly) | Ryan Raddatz | Dr. Two-Brains | Collection (bonus round) | September 7, 2010 | 301B |
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TJ becomes a superhero named The Home Run King when he manages to prevent a crime during a game of baseball. He begins to get into trouble and needs help from WordGirl to stop crime. | ||||||||
| 54a | 2a | "Granny and Clyde" | Injury, Spree | Carla Filisha | Granny May | Doze | September 13, 2010 | 302A |
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Mr. Botsford, WordGirl's father, becomes an unwitting getaway driver for Granny May. Note: The title of the episode is the reference of Bonnie and Clyde. | ||||||||
| 54b | 2b | "Too Loud Crew" | Considerate, Manual | Jack Ferraiolo | The Butcher and The Whammer | Doze (bonus round) | September 13, 2010 | 302B |
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The Butcher and The Whammer team up and attempt to outdo each other to prove they are not the sidekick. | ||||||||
| 55a | 3a | "The Invisi-Bill Hand" | Conceal, Acknowledge | Eric Ledgin | Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy | Elegant | September 14, 2010 | 303A |
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Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy begin to work together, but the former becomes jealous of the attention Big Left Hand Guy is receiving. WordGirl attempts to use this fact to defeat the criminals. | ||||||||
| 55b | 3b | "Birthday Town" | Mimic, Hoopla | Sergio Cilli and Tom Martin | Mr. Big and Eileen the Birthday Girl | Elegant (bonus round) | September 14, 2010 | 303B |
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Mr. Big uses a machine to control the minds of parents, so they believe every day is their child's birthday and purchase goods at his shop. Things get worse when it affects Birthday Girl. | ||||||||
| 56a | 4a | "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour" | Dupe, Hoist | Eric Ledgin | Mr. Big | Shatter | September 15, 2010 | 304A |
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WordGirl gets to be featured in an episode of "Pretty Princess", but this is part of an evil plot by Mr. Big. | ||||||||
| 56b | 4b | "Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" | Debate, Substitute | Ryan Raddatz | Lady Redundant Woman | Shatter (bonus round) | September 15, 2010 | 304B |
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Becky is at a debate club so Bob pretends to be WordGirl at the opening of a grocery store. Lady Redundant Woman and her clones cause Becky to abandon the debate club to fight crime. | ||||||||
| 57a | 5a | "When Chuck's Mom Is Away..." | Reckless, Immaculate | Jack Ferraiolo | Dr. Two-Brains, Dr. Two-Brains' Henchmen, Lady Redundant Woman, Butcher, Big Left Hand Guy, Mr. Big, Leslie, Amazing Rope Guy, Coach, Eileen the Birthday Girl, Granny May, Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III, and Seymour Orlando Smooth | Smudge | September 16, 2010 | 305A |
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Dr. Two-Brains discovers that Chuck is in his house alone and tells all the villains to visit Chuck's home. Chuck joins forces with WordGirl to defeat the other criminals. | ||||||||
| 57b | 5b | "That's Entertainment" | Entertainment, Persistent | Carla Filisha | Energy Monster | Smudge (bonus round) | September 16, 2010 | 305B |
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The Energy Monster escapes from prison, interrupting the Botsfords while watching the television–WordGirl tries to find and arrest the Energy Monster while the rest of the family explore different forms of entertainment. | ||||||||
| 58a | 6a | "Victoria Best" | Trophy, Boast | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson | Victoria Best | Binoculars | October 11, 2010 | 306A |
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Victoria Best arrives at school and wins almost every award in an assembly. Becky's trophy is stolen and WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face start a contest to try to get her trophy back. Special Guest Star: Kirsten Schaal as Victoria Best | ||||||||
| 58b | 6b | "Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout" | Frolic, Procrastinate | Ryan and Steve Young | Dr. Two-Brains | Binoculars (bonus round) | October 11, 2010 | 306B |
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Dr. Two-Brains accidentally sends himself and his henchmen to sleep with a machine when trying to fight WordGirl–they wake up in WordGirl's spaceship. WordGirl has to fight them to get control of the machine that sends people to sleep, as well as her spaceship. | ||||||||
| 59a | 7a | "Captain Tangent" | Valuable, Tangent | John N. Huss | Captain Tangent | Imitate | November 8, 2010 | 307A |
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Becky and her family go out to dinner at Blackbeard's Buffet, where they encounter a new villain Captain Tangent–a teenage pirate with a magnetic hook, a talking parrot, and a tendency to ramble. It's up to WordGirl to stop him from stealing all the doubloons, er, coins in the city. Special Guest Star: John Henson as Captain Tangent | ||||||||
| 59b | 7b | "Chuck and Brent Ride Again" | Confidence, Zest | Carla Filisha | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | Imitate (bonus round) | November 8, 2010 | 307B |
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Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy's famous brother Brent the Handsome Successful Everyone-Loves-Him Sandwich-Making Guy is in a slump; he's lost his confidence. Chuck happily takes him under his wing and tries to make Brent his new evil sidekick. On a routine robbery at the sub shop, Brent gets sidetracked by owner Reuben Grinder who wants to talk about innovations in sandwich-making. Special Guest Star: Nick Kroll as Reuben Grinder | ||||||||
| 60a | 8a | "Bend It Like Becky" | Ricochet, Dismay(ed) | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson | Dr. Two-Brains | Bewilder | December 20, 2010 | 308A |
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Becky's new soccer team, the Butterfly Unicorn Laser Gorillas and Dr. Two-Brains clash on the soccer field when they both realize they booked it for the same day. The two teams must play a winner-take-all soccer match to determine who gets control of the field. Note: The title of the episode is the reference of Bend It Like Beckham. | ||||||||
| 60b | 8b | "Questionable Behavior" | Fluster, Confess | Rick Groel | Ms. Question | Bewilder (bonus round) | December 20, 2010 | 308B |
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Ms. Question's powers are at an all-time high now that she's discovered she can get people to tell her their deepest, darkest secrets. Ms. Question will be able to blackmail everyone in the city–including WordGirl. Our favorite superhero and her monkey sidekick must stop Ms. Question by giving her a taste of her own medicine. | ||||||||
| 61a | 9a | "Bampy Battles Bots" | Invincible, Fiction(al) | Ryan Raddatz | Theodore Tobey McCallister III | Collection | January 17, 2011 | 311A |
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The Botsford family meets Becky and TJ's grandfather, Bampy. While Claire McCallister pulls Tobey's ear, TJ plays with the new screwdriver. Special Guest Star: Tim Conway as Bampy Botsford | ||||||||
| 61b | 9b | "Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way" | Revise/Revision, Mislead(ing) | Shane Casey | Mr. Big | Collection (bonus round) | January 17, 2011 | 311B |
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Mr. Big takes control of the school newspaper and threatens to reveal WordGirl's secret identity. | ||||||||
| 62a | 10a | "Cherish is the Word" | Flee, Cherish | Eric Ledgin | Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III and Victoria Best | Perspire | February 8, 2011 | 310A |
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It's Valentine's Day, and Becky is determined to give Scoops a Valentine this year. But with Victoria Best stealing Valentines, and Tobey causing a little chaos of his own, things might get difficult. Special Guest Star: Kirsten Schaal as Victoria Best | ||||||||
| 62b | 10b | "Granny's Intuition" | Intuition, Charming | John N. Huss | Granny May | Perspire (bonus round) | February 8, 2011 | 310B |
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When Granny May stops a series of crimes, and claims it's due to her intuition, WordGirl knows the villain hasn't changed her ways. Special Guest Star: Danielle Schneider as Loretta Sanchez-Johnson and Matt Besser as Rex the Reporter | ||||||||
| 63a | 11a | "The Straw That Broke Dr. Two-Brains' Back" | Scrumptious, Apprentice | Jack Ferraiolo | Dr. Two-Brains | Strenuous | April 1, 2011 | 309A |
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Becky is tired of always having to forfeit her recreation time in order to fight crime, so when Two Brains decides to cut into her Pretty Princess documentary, she's in no mood for his antics. | ||||||||
| 63b | 11b | "Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy" | Recreation, Abrupt | Ryan Raddatz | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Nocan the Contrarian | Strenuous (bonus round) | April 1, 2011 | 309B |
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After Chuck defeats WordGirl and escapes with a sandwich trophy, he hears on the radio that a sandwich competition is taking place in the city park. He decides to get Nocan the Contrarian to enter the contest in his place while he tells him what to do through a microphone, but Nocan has a tendency to do the opposite of whatever he's asked. | ||||||||
| 64a | 12a | "Meat-Life Crisis" | Mope, Vendor | Rick Groel | The Butcher and Kid Potato | Doze | May 6, 2011 | 311A |
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The Butcher apparently gives up his nefarious ways when he goes to work with his dad, Kid Potato, as a food vendor at the ballpark. Note:' The ballpark is a parody of Fenway Park. Special Guest Star: Ed Asner as Kid Potato | ||||||||
| 64b | 12b | "Mobot Knows Best" | Peeved, Communicate | Sergio Cilli | Theodore Tobey McCallister III | Doze (bonus round) | May 6, 2011 | 311B |
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Tobey creates a robot to substitute for his mother on parent-teacher conference day. | ||||||||
| 65 | 13 | "A Better Mousetrap" | Reminisce, Skirmish Cliffhanger, Irk | Ryan Raddatz (Part 1) Eric Ledgin (Part 2) | Dr. Two-Brains | Elegant | July 8, 2011 | 313 |
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WordGirl gets the chance to be on Scoops' very own talk show. During this segment, WordGirl and Scoops reminisce over the various skirmishes WordGirl has had with Dr. Two-Brains. The segment ends in a cliffhanger when Dr. Two-Brains himself uses his goop ray to take over the show. Dr. Two-Brains takes control and gains back his dignity by humilitating WordGirl. He shows several clips of her and Captain Huggyface being defeated, but WordGirl counters it, stating that they are all cliffhangers. Two-Brains and his henchmen continue to irk WordGirl, but while they're busy laughing she takes the opportunity to take back the show. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "WordGirl - Episode Descriptions - Season 3". PBSKids.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "KET - WordGirl - All Episodes". ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.