WordGirl season 3
| WordGirl | |
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| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 (25 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
| Original release | September 7, 2010 – July 8, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
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).
Cast
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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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| 53 | 1 | "Bummertime" | Prolong, Aggravated Extraordinary, Fortunate(ly) | John N. Huss Ryan Raddatz | Theodore "Tobey" MacCallister III Dr. Two-Brains | Collection | September 7, 2010 | 301 | ||||||
| "The Homerun King" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Granny and Clyde" | Injury, Spree Considerate, Manual | Carla Filisha Jack Ferraiolo | Granny May The Butcher and The Whammer | Doze | September 13, 2010 | 302 | ||||||
| "Too Loud Crew" | ||||||||||||||
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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. The Butcher and The Whammer team up and attempt to outdo each other to prove they are not the sidekick. | ||||||||||||||
| 55 | 3 | "The Invisi-Bill Hand" | Conceal, Acknowledge Mimic, Hoopla | Eric Ledgin Sergio Cilli and Tom Martin | Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy Mr. Big and Eileen the Birthday Girl | Elegant | September 14, 2010 | 303 | ||||||
| "Birthday Town" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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. May I Have a Word?: Elegant | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | 4 | "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour" | Dupe, Hoist Debate, Substitute | Eric Ledgin Ryan Raddatz | Mr. Big Lady Redundant Woman | Shatter | September 15, 2010 | 304 | ||||||
| "Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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. May I Have a Word?: Shatter | ||||||||||||||
| 57 | 5 | "When Chuck's Mom Is Away..." | Reckless, Immaculate Entertainment, Persistent | Jack Ferraiolo Carla Filisha | 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 Energy Monster | Smudge | September 16, 2010 | 305 | ||||||
| "That's Entertainment" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Victoria Best" | Trophy, Boast Frolic, Procrastinate | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson Ryan Young and Steve Young | Victoria Best Dr. Two-Brains | Binoculars | October 11, 2010 | 306 | ||||||
| "Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout" | ||||||||||||||
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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 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Captain Tangent" | Valuable, Tangent Confidence, Zest | John N. Huss Carla Filisha | Captain Tangent Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | Imitate | November 8, 2010 | 307 | ||||||
| "Chuck and Brent Ride Again" | ||||||||||||||
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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 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Bend It Like Becky" | Ricochet, Dismay(ed) Fluster, Confess | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson Rick Groel | Dr. Two-Brains Ms. Question | Bewilder | December 20, 2010 | 308 | ||||||
| "Questionable Behavior" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Bampy Battles Bots" | Invincible, Fiction(al) | Ryan Raddatz Shane Casey | Theodore Tobey McCallister III Mr. Big | Revise/Revision, Mislead(ing) | January 17, 2011 | 311 | ||||||
| "Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way" | ||||||||||||||
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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 Mr. Big takes control of the school newspaper and threatens to reveal WordGirl's secret identity. May I Have a Word?: Collection | ||||||||||||||
| 62 | 10 | "Cherish is the Word" | Flee, Cherish Intuition, Charming | Eric Ledgin John N. Huss | Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III and Victoria Best Granny May | Perspire | February 8, 2011 | 310 | ||||||
| "Granny's Intuition" | ||||||||||||||
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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 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | 11 | "The Straw That Broke Two Brains' Back" | Scrumptious, Apprentice Recreation, Abrupt | Jack Ferraiolo Ryan Raddatz | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Nocan the Contrarian Dr. Two-Brains | Strenuous | April 1, 2011 | 309 | ||||||
| "Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy" | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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... | ||||||||||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Meat-Life Crisis" | Mope, Vendor Peeved, Communicate | Rick Groel Sergio Cilli | The Butcher and Kid Potato Theodore Tobey McCallister III | Doze | May 6, 2011 | 312 | ||||||
| "Mobot Knows Best" | ||||||||||||||
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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 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.