WordGirl

Airs M-F from 3-3:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8-8:30 a.m. Moves to 4 p.m. on September 1.
Meet Becky Botsford, a mild-mannered fifth grader who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl - caped crusader and definition dynamo! When there is trouble in The City, this super heroine-in-disguise uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws bent on "WORD" domination. With the help of her faithful monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl spends each episode defeating a quirky cast of villainous villains - from "Dr. Two-Brains" to "The Butcher" - with her power punches and dictionary strength and proves that eloquence is a superpower!

August

8/11 Jerky Jerk/Becky's Birthday (Show 104)
When Becky/WordGirl's class takes a trip to the local museum, she must stop the butcher from stealing their famous artifact: the ancient beef jerky of supreme power./ WordGirl/Becky battles an expanding energy monster while her parents plan a surprise birthday party for Becky.Vocabulary Words: Clumsy, Supreme, Appetite, Expand

8/12 Down with Word Up/Chuck! (Show 105)
The clever villain Granny May tricks the townspeople to turn against WordGirl - providing a cover for her latest crime spree. / Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy tries to steal gold instead of sandwiches, which is confusing to everyone else. Vocabulary Words: Traditional, Confusing, Deceive, Idolize

8/13 Tobey's Masterpiece/Chuck the Nice Pencil-Selling Guy (Show 108)
After Tobey fails to paint a masterpiece in art class, Tobey's robot turns out to be a great artist in its own right./Chuck, freed from jail, tries to go straight - but when he finds out his new boss doesn't like sandwiches, he snaps and takes him captive. WordGirl must broker a compromise to save the day. Vocabulary Words: Masterpiece, Gasp, Stubborn, Compromise

8/14 Mouse Army/Super-Grounded (Show 107)
Dr. 2-Brains has created an army of super-smart mice - but they've become too smart! WordGirl must step in and save the city before the mice take over. Vocabulary Words: Depend/Stampede. / Becky is grounded for not cleaning her room; when she sends Captain Huggy Face in WG's place to battle the Butcher, he feels like chopped liver. Vocabulary Words: Disappointed Preposterous, Depend, Stampede

8/15 Mr. Big/Book Ends (Show 106)
Mr. Big, a slick business man up to no good, introduces his new product: The Thing" that does "stuff". WordGirl must figure out his secret motive and save the city. Vocabulary Words: Vague/Specific / When WordGirl accuses Tobey of being too predictable with his crimes, he responds by using his robots to hold WG's beloved town library hostage, unless she plays them in a game of winner-take-all dodge ball. Vocabulary Words: Destroy/Predictable, Vague, Specific

8/18 The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich Land (Show 120)
While the Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash, the Butcher battles his new rival - the Masked Meat Marauder./Chuck is fed up with living at home in his mom's basement. So he builds an evil lair, Sandwich World! Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face escape Chuck's crazy sandwich theme park? Vocabulary Words: Compliment, Lair, Rival, Morale

8/19 Lady Redundant Woman/A Game of Cat and Mouse (Show 119)
All Beatrice Bixby wants is to be named manager of the local copy shop where she works. But one day when she merges with a photocopier, she becomes Lady Redundant Woman. / Just when it seems like nothing can stop Dr. 2 Brains from transforming hair gel into cream cheese, WordGirl teams up with the newest resident of 2 Brain's old science lab - Professor Tubing. Vocabulary Words:Perplexed, Redundant, Texture, Weakness

8/20 Have You Seen The Remote? / Sidekicked To The Curb (Show 118)
Tobey and WordGirl team up to track down the missing remote control for his robots. / The Whammer, tired of being a sidekick, signs up for the Coach's motivational help program. Vocabulary Words:President, Baffling, Motivate, Finale

8/21 The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich Land (Show 120)
While the Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash, the Butcher battles his new rival - the Masked Meat Marauder./Chuck is fed up with living at home in his mom's basement. So he builds an evil lair, Sandwich World! Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face escape Chuck's crazy sandwich theme park? Vocabulary Words: Compliment, Lair, Rival, Morale

8/22 The Birthday Girl/Granny-Sitter (Show 109)
WordGirl meets The Birthday Girl - a spoiled brat who enlarges when she doesn't get her way. WG's only hope is to use Violet's help to teach her to be generous. / Granny May answers an ad to be the Botsford's new babysitter - so she can have an alibi for her latest crime. But she didn't plan on babysitting WordGirl! Vocabulary Words: Generous, Exaggerate, Investigate, Accelerate

8/25 Vocab Bee/Mr. Bigs Big Plan (Show 110)
Becky enters a vocabulary bee, but the Butcher's latest crime spree proves to be a major distraction for WordGirl. / WordGirl must get to the bottom of Mr. Big's plan to steal the local election when he claims he's reformed and runs for Mayor. Vocabulary Words: Perfect, Suspicious, Decide, Opponent

8/26 A Shrinkin' in the Ray/Department Store Tobey (Show 111)
WordGirl must defeat Dr.. 2-Brains when he invents a shrink ray, and uses it to shrink down the cheesy items he covets for easy stealing./Tobey interrupts the Botsford's shoe shopping trip, as he tries to impress WordGirl with his elaborate riddles - but he's too clever for his own good. Vocabulary Words: Increase, Decrease, Malfunction, Clever

8/27 A Chuckee Sneeze/Swap Meat (Show 112)
WordGirl has to battle Chuck's latest evil scheme, while also fighting off a nasty cold./ The Butcher is making a bundle, auctioning off forgeries of famous lost works of art.. WordGirl has to figure out how he's pulling it off. Vocabulary Words: Avoid, Contagious, Forgery, Magnificent

8/28 Lady Redundant Woman/A Game of Cat and Mouse (Show 119)
All Beatrice Bixby wants is to be named manager of the local copy shop where she works. But one day when she merges with a photocopier, she becomes Lady Redundant Woman. / Just when it seems like nothing can stop Dr. 2 Brains from transforming hair gel into cream cheese, WordGirl teams up with the newest resident of 2 Brain's old science lab - Professor Tubing. Vocabulary Words:Perplexed, Redundant, Texture, Weakness

8/29 The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich Land (Show 120)
While the Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash, the Butcher battles his new rival - the Masked Meat Marauder./Chuck is fed up with living at home in his mom's basement. So he builds an evil lair, Sandwich World! Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face escape Chuck's crazy sandwich theme park? Vocabulary Words: Compliment, Lair, Rival, Morale

September

9/2 Princess Triana & The Ogre Of Castlebum/Summertime (Show 114)
WordGirl does battle with Tobey, who is determined to steal a copy of the newest sequel to everyone's favorite book series so he can read it before everyone else. / On the hottest day of the summer, GrannyMay uses her air-conditioned jetpack/suit of armor to go on a crime spree - and WG and CHF just might be too darn hot to stop her. Vocabulary Words: Reveal, Devotion, Swelter, Opportunity

9/3 Thorn in the Sidekick/Crime Takes a Holiday (Show 115)
Chuck has a new sidekick called The Whammer. / A super-fan named Glen takes over for Dr. 2-Brains. Vocabulary Words: Sidekick, Exasperated, Replacement, Gloat

9/4 The Butcher and the Kitty/Mr. Big Words (Show 116)
A kitten is used to conquer WordGirl with cuteness. / Mr Big invents a ray that makes people use big words. Vocabulary Words: Frantic, Adorable, Clarify, Proceed

9/5 Two Brains Forgets/Banned On The Run (Show 117)
It looks like all is lost when Dr 2-Brains discovers WordGirl's secret identity! But some quick thinking, some help from the Botsford family, and a little luck save the day when 2-Brains' amnesia ray ends up working on the Doc himself. Vocabulary Words: Quarrel, Identity, Ban, Restore

9/8 Have You Seen The Remote? / Sidekicked To The Curb (Show 118)
Tobey and WordGirl team up to track down the missing remote control for his robots. / The Whammer, tired of being a sidekick, signs up for the Coach's motivational help program. Vocabulary Words:President, Baffling, Motivate, Finale

9/9 Lady Redundant Woman/A Game of Cat and Mouse (Show 119)
All Beatrice Bixby wants is to be named manager of the local copy shop where she works. But one day when she merges with a photocopier, she becomes Lady Redundant Woman. / Just when it seems like nothing can stop Dr. 2 Brains from transforming hair gel into cream cheese, WordGirl teams up with the newest resident of 2 Brain's old science lab - Professor Tubing. Vocabulary Words:Perplexed, Redundant, Texture, Weakness

9/10 The Masked Meat Marauder/Sandwich Land (Show 120)
While the Botsfords and the Mings go head to head in a charity car wash, the Butcher battles his new rival - the Masked Meat Marauder./Chuck is fed up with living at home in his mom's basement. So he builds an evil lair, Sandwich World! Will WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face escape Chuck's crazy sandwich theme park? Vocabulary Words: Compliment, Lair, Rival, Morale

9/11 Tobey or Consequences/ High-fat Robbery (Show 101)
While Tobey has a babysitter, WG and Tobey get into a battle of words on a real-live match of the game show "crash or pie." / The butcher is hosting free barbecues as diversions to help him carry out his crimes; WordGirl takes him down, after discovering his meaty powers are neutralized by tofu! Vocabulary Words: Enormous, Bicker, Impressive, Diversion

9/12 You Can't Crush City Hall/Two Brain Highway (Show 102)
Chuck the evil sandwich-making guy is threatening to smush city hall with his giant sandwich press… unless WordGirl can guess his secret code-word in time! / WordGirl must track down Dr... 2-brains after he escapes from the prison warden's life-size maze, the same week there just happens to be lots of rare cheese to steal from events around town. Vocabulary Words: Doomed, Dash, Coincidence, Guarantee

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Program Highlight Reading Rainbow Airs M-F from 2:00-2:30 p.m. 11/4 Amazing Grace (Show 802) Grace is a little girl who wants to be Peter Pan in the school play. She runs into obstacles because she is black and female, but refuses to give in. Join LeVar on a visit with Whoopi Goldberg - Actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg, shares some of her experiences. Scenes from many of her movies and specials are shown.Watch a female hockey player in action - Lauren is a successful hockey player in a sport that is typically all male. Discover what a boiler mechanic does - Sheila tells her story of training for a career as a boiler mechanic, and shares some of the challenges of being employed in a predominately male field.