Believe it or not, Wordgirl is a lot stronger than people might think. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (But in the episode "Wordgirl Makes a Mistake" he did not tell Leslie his evil plan because he was embarrassed by the fact that this particular plan is to get a casserole dish he wants from a neighbor who borrowed it from him.) She runs Fair City's bookstore. WordGirl is extremely popular in Fair City, which she protects, and there has been more merchandising and honoring of the heroine. The show began as a series of shorts that premiered on PBS Kids Go! Scoops realizes that Becky doubles as WordGirl when she runs into him, forgetting that she is still wearing the WordGirl cape; Scoops observes that shes also worn the costume frequently, having chosen WordGirl as her Halloween costume. The Mayor of Fair City who made his first appearance in the episode "Book Ends". Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader . 4 feet 8 inches. He also has a little cousin and has an intense fear of public speaking. The Mayor's real name has not yet been revealed, but is voiced by Ron Lynch and in the episode "The InvisiBill Hand" revealed that he has given 199 keys to the city to WordGirl. Despite obvious similarities, only a few others have made the connection; in the episode "Two-Brains Forgets", the villain does find out and tells Beckys family, but they all forget when they are hit with his amnesia ray, which is redirected toward a mirror by TJ, thanks to his WordGirl boomerang and hits everyone but WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face. He is also revealed in the episode "Two Brains Quartet" to be a really good barbershop quartetsinger. She seems incredibly spoiled, wearing the family uniform of a sweater vest with a trophy ensignia, and is the only child on the show with earrings, shaped like blue ribbons. Becky Botsford As well as having the usual superhero traits, such as flying, super strength, and invulnerability, for example, WordGirl also has the dictionary completely memorized, and so has the knack to define, correct, or pronounce any word possible. Checkmate 3000's design looks like the Super Robot with regular robot colors and dresses in Scottish style. WordGirl utilizes these powers to save her adoptive home, using her downed spacecraft as a secret base of operations. Often, his plans are foiled by his malfunctioning robots. We hope you are having a happy holiday so far. Her nose is shaped like an upside-down question mark. Watch with Prime. A transfer student from England at Becky's school, voiced by James Adomian, who acted as Romeo in "Becky and the Bard." In the episode, "Seeds of Doubt" she is able to create the title product by changing poppy seeds on a bagel. The reasoning is that children can understand words like cumbersome when told that it means big and heavy and awkward.[9], PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer agreed to do a mock interview with WordGirl. Often, short animated segments are shown in between and at the end of episodes. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum. [citation needed]. Phirman was chosen for her knack to nail her scripts in one take. Although his family does not believe it at first, They know it after he defeated Tobey's second look-alike robot. The name of this character puns off Conan the Barbarian. The Butchers powers are nullified by tofu, but can also be rendered inoperative by low self-esteem and a lack of enthusiasm and excitement. In one episode, she tries to steal the 'Question Mark of Socrates', a pin worn by the philosopher in Ancient Greece. Leslie (voiced by Maria Bamford) is Mr. Big's assistant who does most of (if not all) the work for Mr. Big. Hello WordUpZine family! Categories His main weapons are squirt bottles of condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, honey mustard, pickle relish, honey butter, barbecue sauce, and olive oil. Will Dr. Two-Brains turn her into potato salad? Dr. Two-Brains replies, Hey! 27min. His attitude is poor, and serves as a parody on Willy Wonka. Angered by not being able to impress his idol, Glen uses his vicious cats to steal Dr. Two-Brains lab coat and corner him. A criminal with the ability to call almost any meat of meat product into existence. Peter Graves provided his voice. Because Tobey is a brilliant schemer and a smart student, he is very unathletic, going as far as to have a robotic duplicate win a field day contest in "Field Day Fun with Robo-Tobey", only to be disqualified when the ruse was revealed. Pick one: 4 feet tall. She also possesses the power to create evil copies of other people if she consumes a picture of that person, as she did when she created an evil copy of WordGirl. It seems that she is not really evil, but is encouraged by her parents is evil to do evil, like steal trophies from other people with their names on it. WordGirls sidekick, a monkey from Lexicon, who was also responsible for crashing their spacecraft as a pilot of the Lexicon Air Force. Origin As is shown in the episode, he is very agile and stealthy, and his eyes can move all the way around his head. 144.8 centimeters spread across 78 pixels. He has a big left hand, which he uses to hail all three of Fair City's taxicabs. I do, and I made a video about it. This villain from the Kingdom of Contraria, whose booming voice is given by Daran Norris, always speaks in opposites; for example, if someone says "strong," he will respond by saying "weak," followed by a barbaric yell.. In some short episodes, Tobey thinks Becky is WordGirl and tries to destroy her house with a robot, but Captain Huggy Face, disguised as WordGirl, shows up and Becky picks him up and destroys the robot. Despite obvious similarities, only a few others have made the connection; in "Dr. Two-Brains Forgets", the villain does find out and tells WordGirl/Beckys family, but they all forget when they are hit with his amnesia ray, which was redirected toward a mirror by TJ thanks to his WordGirl boomerang and hits everyone but WordGirl. Becky's intelligence is astonishing for a ten-and-a-half year-old girl, but her skills do not go into every field. Satirical yet educational animated series about a young girl who is secretly the superhero Wordgirl, armed with superhuman strength, abilities, and a skilled vocabulary. [citation needed], WordGirl was adopted and provided an alter ego by Tim and Sally Botsford, who gave her the name Becky. It's possible she could be bread-headed like her two sons. Like her husband, She has a great love of saving money and using coupons. Mr. Grinder employs Chuck thanks to WordGirl as the store's spokesperson/mascot due to his sandwich face, and he becomes popular. He is consistently looking for "doubloons", which are old gold coins. Rhyme is a villain who was introduced in the episode "Rhyme and Reason" and one of the final antagonists of the franchise. He often gives speeches of things (reading them off of index cards akin to Ronald Reagan), sometimes reading the wrong card (i.e. His greatest invention is an all natural solar powered cyborg wheelchair, and has a monkey assistant named Bosco. Tobey doesnt seem truly evil; rather, he comes across as reckless and mischievous. Tim and Sallys 7-year-old biological child. The titular character is a superheroine whose superpowers include flying at the speed of sound, super hearing, super strength, and a comprehensive vocabulary. While in her alter ego, she has a younger brother, TJ, obsessed with WordGirl, but still unknowingly a typical sibling rival to Becky. He later officially appeared in his self-titled episode, The Learnerer, where he attempts to steal the Diamond Brain of Santa Tortuga from Ms. Edith van Hoosinghaus. In a recent episode, Becky's grandfather, Bampy Botsford, figures out Becky's identity. In the episode ", She'ssuspicious to almost everything. Thanks! One of her weaknesses is that she cannot take any action if she can't prove a villain's wrong-doing. Wordgirl seems to be a direct parody of Superman: they both came to Earth as infants, they both share powers of superhuman strength and speed, flight, and super hearing, and they are both vulnerable to radioactive fragments from their homeworlds. Huggy is a surprisingly competent sidekick and can do martial arts, especially kung fu. In the episode, "By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robot", Tobey realizes Becky's identity by her shoes. However, when Chuck misplaced a button that released a slime-like substance on the inside of the vat that held him, he was nice enough to goop himself while being held hostage. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! He's constantly trying to prove that he can outsmart WordGirl. ", she flunked out of The Coach's School of Villains and Arch Enemies due to the fact she had no super powers until a question-mark shaped cloud zapped her with a bolt of lighting, which gave her the power to float on a question mark like Silver Surfer and give victims selective amnesia by activating her question mark on the sweater and shooting question marks at them, leaving a circle of question marks floating around their heads. It seems either he doesn't really like crime or he's scared he might get caught he will say TAXI. The Narrator acts as show host, and his final judgment of the games outcome shows his overall bias in WordGirls favor. She is a superhero whose superpowers and abilities include flying at the speed of sound, super hearing, super strength, and a comprehensive vocabulary, of which she teaches people. WordGirl was adopted and provided an alter ego by Tim and Sally Botsford, who gave her the name Becky. Despite growing up in a normal life, WordGirl displayed her keen intelligence at an early age, shown when she once read a Sunday newspaper and doing the crossword puzzle therein on the front doorstep of the Botsford residence, where she was found by Tim and Sally (even though another flashback shows that the Botsfords found her in the woods). WordGirl finds it hard to keep her identities separate, often making slips, but thankfully no one notices. "[18], In 2022, Collider attested that the "non-white, little girl superhero" protagonist of WordGirl began a superhero trend. The words (examples include diversion, cumbersome, and idolize) are chosen according to academic guidelines. "What's Your Favorite Word? 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