They then tell her, "Eyes on the prize." His known family members are his parents and his grandfather, who are the rivals of The Botsfords. A pompous meat villain (voiced by Elliott Gould) who's a rival of The Butcher whose meat powers are a little fancier and insulted him by calling his uniform "pajamas". If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! WordGirl was adopted and provided an alter ego by Tim and Sally Botsford, who gave her the name Becky. Eventually, they broke apart after Dupey revealed she's a vegetarian. The Checkmate 3000 is one of Tobey's prime robots and is specially built to play checkers. Jack D. Ferraiolo, who was the series' head writer for its first season and co-developed the program with creator Dorthea Gilliam, gives his voice to the meat man. Credit to Imaginym WordGirl in this shot is approximately 78 pixels tall, by my count. Leslie (voiced by Maria Bamford) is Mr. Big's assistant who does most of (if not all) the work for Mr. Big. A terrible communicator voiced by Mike OConnell who is always trying to find people willing to work at the store. She also called it an "entertaining animated series" with some cartoon violence and said that it is an "excellentchoice for young grade-schoolers. However, his suspicions dissipate when Becky painstakingly misdefines a word in the episode "Vocab Bee". Dr. Two-Brains VOICE. 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. Violet: (Pushing her son in his stroller.) We hope you are having a happy holiday so far. The series of shorts consisted of thirty episodes, with 130 episodes in the full half-hour series. The Baker is voiced by Kevin McDonald, while James Adomian did the voice of The Candlestick Maker. Chuck has tried to come up with better names for himself, such as Destructo the Destroyer, Amazo the Amazing Guy Whos Evil but Not Really That Bad When You Get to Know Him, "Chuck the Nice Pencil (and Rubberband) Selling Guy" or Handsome Eddie. Chuck also has a tendency to forget vocabulary words a few seconds after theyve been spoken. Believe it or not, Wordgirl is a lot stronger than people might think. John C. McGinley does The Whammer's voice. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. Kid Potato came to the city to try to convince his son to team up with him as a super villain team called "Meat and Potatoes". Like his name, most girls who lay eyes on him immediately become infatuated with him. He has a gruff, loud voice, and usually speaks interjecting the word "wham" or "whammer" (as in "That was so whammer"). Her main reason (other than keeping an eye on her daughter while under house arrest) is that she dotes on her and WordGirl. "), believing that Samuel L. Jackson was the 12th President of the United States when it is really Zachary Taylor. Appearing in "The Ballad of Steve McClean", he attempts to replace Dr. Two-Brains as the number-one villain with his signature ploy of cleaning up his crime scenes and his pop star-like costume. The only way to reverse Eileens transformation is to persuade her to give away something she values. Her closest friends include Violet Heaslip and Todd "Scoops" Ming (whom she has a crush on). Her symbol is a red star against a yellow shield; when she strikes an enemy or shoots into the sky, she leaves a twinkling star at the end of her sonic streak, similar to the trail of a shooting star. WordGirl and her sidekick Captain Huggy Face take down quirky villains in every action-packed episode. : The Wordgirl 15th Anniversary Zine. Mr. Big tried to become mayor twice, but failed because of WordGirl. Head chief, boss and CEO of self-titled Mr. Big Industries (born under the moniker of Shelly Smalls,) this businessman who uses mind-control to get what he usually wants (it's part of his company's mission statement) invented The Thing and the Mega-Thing cubic objects that do absolutely nothing. She grew up in real life, though she displayed her enthusiastic intelligence at an early age - she was found on the Botsford's doorstep as a toddler reading their newspaper (even though in one flashback, she was found in the woods). Beckyreveals her identity to her dad and TJ in the two-part episode "WordGirl Makes a Mistake", but they dont believe her. Sally is voiced by Maria Bamford. Because WordGirl has a love for cute animals, she was powerless against The Butcher and the kitten. Although he did extremely well in rehearsal, he has stage fright and did not act in the real production, where many people watched him. 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. [citation needed], WordGirl was adopted and provided an alter ego by Tim and Sally Botsford, who gave her the name Becky. WordGirl creator Dorothea Gillim felt that most children's animation "underestimated [children's] sense of humor" and hoped to create a more intellectual show for young audiences. Categories Her lair is also seen in this episode, it is filled with question mark covered items. Because Dr. Two-Brains did not feel that Glen was a competent replacement for him due to Glens conceitedness and foolish ideas, he refuses to let him take over. ("HELLLP!!! Voiced by Weird Al Yankovic, this new villain annoys WordGirl with his constant misuse of suffixes (ex; his name is "learnerer instead of "learner"). In the episode "Who is Ms. Can he be retired from WordGirl Series? When WordGirl arrived to recover the diamond, she was powerless against The Learnerer because he had been studying her every move. Buy SD $1.99. In truth, she does a very bit to disguise her true identity. Eileen wanted his birthday cake in 221 but the baker said, "Hold on, is your name Earth? Bigs Big Plan and has a goatee and a slightly squeaky voice. Question to justice. As is shown in the episode, he is very agile and stealthy, and his eyes can move all the way around his head. He also stated that he did magic tricks as a child. 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. The differences between the two WordGirls were their streaks of energy when they fly (Wordgirl's streak of energy was yellow while the clone's was green), and their voices: while WordGirl spoke normally, the evil clone spoke only in a robot-like monotone. 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. Youtube is a bitch and I'm highly pissed right now honestly. His mother is aware of her childs intelligence, so he cant launch any of his schemes unless she is away on business. Flashbacks show him defeating an independently-produced 50-foot-tall robot with a screwdriver and whiskers. Other Big Industries products includes Mr. Big's Big Book of Big Words (a dictionary), the Wordsucker (a microphone), the Hero Sucker (a giant vacuum) and a "walking talking WordGirl doll" that does the opposite of the real superheroine, like using the word "strategery" instead of "strategy" and enables them (via mind control) to buy useless spinoff products such as "glow-in-the-dark" suntan lotion. eats his hat after saying he'll eat his hat if Dr. Two Brains isn't locked up in his cell), and often believes that he is right, only to fail, and also runs the Fair City Scout Camp outside the city. Besides his giant robots, Tobey built other inventions including the super robot, a tracking device for the remote and Mousezilla (which he built together with Dr. Two-Brains). She also isnt very good at charades (see the episode "Meat with a Side of Cute" for reference). Eileen, voiced by Pamela Adlon, also greatly annoys Becky because she uses w in words instead of "l" or "r" (e.g., "I wearned my wesson." Family It is also revealed that he has a favorite tie named "Murray", which was taken by Mr. Big, who really liked it and took the cravat for himself. He likes to act superior to nearly everyone on the show and seems to have a crush on WordGirl, which would make him a fanboy. In the same episode, she also seems to be very offended whenever someone says, "No questions asked." The inquisitive villain is voiced by Grey DeLisle. She likes to steal something that rhymes with the reasonable thing that Reason steals, like old cars and gold bars. (Even though Becky and Tobey might be going to Lexicon, they still come to see what colleges their friends might be going to.) Fair City's chief librarian, who is named for the Dewey Decimal System used in libraries and is voiced by Judy Greer. 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. Dont give it away! The Narrator has also been known to intervene in the storys action, and his words and judgments during these circumstances generally lead the viewers to believe that he's not-so-secretly on WordGirls side. Like her husband, She has a great love of saving money and using coupons. "[18], In 2022, Collider attested that the "non-white, little girl superhero" protagonist of WordGirl began a superhero trend. Akin to her relationship with her as WordGirl, Becky finds a rival in Tobey McCallister III , who tries to outdo her (as well as everyone else) constantly in events such as Field Day or elections. Alias(es) Lady Redundant Woman used her to steal all the thesauruses in the city, making the people hate her. She is joined in her adventures by a . On the note of recorder-playing, she can play so well that she can hypnotize others. BigGranny MayEileen/Birthday GirlAmazing Rope GuySeymour Orlando SmoothNocan the ContrarianMs. Answer (1 of 72): I would say tall for a girl is 510+ because where i live (in Northern europe) there are tall people walking everywhere. Her helmet does absolutely nothing to hide her face or her distinctive hairstyle, and Becky is the only other person in town shown with a monkey sidekick. He has the ability to see things once and then learn them immediately, and can program his yellow suit to get past those obstacles. In the episode, "By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robot", Tobey realizes Becky's identity by her shoes. Becky, who is age 10, spends her time reading, going to school, decorating her dollhouse, collecting unicorns and trying to hide her secret identity. Stay tuned to celebrate 15 years of Wordgirl with our team. Contents 1 Background 2 Physical Appearance 3 Secret identity 4 Powers and Abilities 5 Weaknesses 6 Age 7 Becky Botsford 8 Gallery 9 Trivia 10 References She also stated that she did gymnastics as a kid. Jack D. Ferraiolo, who developed the series with Gillim and served as the series' head writer in Season One, received an Emmy for his work on WordGirl. Chuck's more famous and successful brother, voiced by Tom Kenny, is the inventor of crustless bread and came to the city to accept The Golden Sandwich Award, which made Chuck jealous. (She hugs him.) Two-Brains is a major (and arguably the main) antagonist in WordGirl. The Super Robot was moved by this and surprisingly cried. Each time, however, she manages to put them off the truth. #wordgirl #youtube. 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. Teach people (including the villains) vocabularyProtect Fair City from the villainsKeep her identity secret Friends/Allies However, a drawback to it is the fact that any pictures she copies comes to life. Even though Two-Brains is not friends with WordGirl, he still sees the girl as an acquaintance. Question goes back on her crime spree, the Mayor complains that Ms. Botsford is the only one to bring Ms. WordGirl is the titular main protagonist of the PBS animated series of the same name . In "The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift", Eileen the Birthday Girl trades the dramatic man a snack bar with the Energy Monster in a glass jar and treats it like a pet. where he had his brothers involved by rigging the game with very tough questions only they could answer beforehand. At one point, in the episode "Beckys Birthday", her parents begin to make the connection, but just when they are about to figure it out, Captain Huggy Face (a.k.a. Watch WordGirl episodes on PBS KIDS. The same things Captain Marvel was doing in the Marvel Universe, WordGirl. The series ended[5] with the two-part episode "Rhyme and Reason", which was released on August 7, 2015. Despite her resemblance to her mistress, the Butcher could identify which is Dupey or Lady Redundant Woman. He also complains in a couple of episodes that he "didn't go to any fancy word college and only took business classes" as an excuse of not getting all the words right and once tried to use a mind control ray on the Moon because he wanted his casserole dish back that was borrowed by a neighbor (not realizing that it was returned). In spite of his name, he isn't that good with his rope, as in his first appearance when he is about to "take down" WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face by trying to "lasso" them up, he is unsuccessful, to which WordGirl replies that he's "not so amazing." By touching her nose, she can split off duplicates of herself, one of which named "Dupey", falls in love with The Butcher in "The Young and the Meatless", that is part of forming an army that she sends to do her bidding. They are not dangerous at all and seem not to want to commit crimes, but help Dr. Two-Brains just for the sake of helping him, and at times seemed to have formed a friendship with WordGirl (however, nearly all the villains seem to have a minor friendship with WordGirl, before turning back to the crime they were doing). The father of The Butcher, voiced by acting veteran Ed Asner. Yet another segment features the interstitials announcer (Rodger Parsons) asking Captain Huggy Face for a visual demonstration of a certain word (such as "strenuous" or "flummoxed"). Her face isn't seen, however. When she figures out Tobey's evil plots, she would pull him by the ear and ground him for a week. While in her alter ego, she has a younger brother, TJ, obsessed with WordGirl, but still unknowingly a typical sibling rival to Becky. The series' title character and her alter ego is voiced by Dannah Phirman; and then in the Website Version she is voiced by Candi Milo though producers originally wanted Reese Witherspoon for the role. that belonging to the formerSaturday Night Live cast member Chris Parnell, who has a twin brother who works in Hollywood implying that he's better than him as seen in the Mecha-Mouse episode, voiced by Mike Phirman (Dannah's husband). He lost his job as mayor to Mr. Big in the episode "Banned on the Run", but became mayor again after Becky tricked Mr. Big into confessing his trap. Mr. Big, a slick business man up to no good, introduces his new product: "The Thing" that does "stuff". Fred Stoller plays Chuck. 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Becky also has a great love for unicorns and has abig collection of them in her room. Some characters apear to be of more entertainment value than others that may be more obviously for educational purposes, but all have different qualities that make them helpful to the progression, effectiveness, and entertainment of the show. Tobey doesnt seem truly evil; rather, he comes across as reckless and mischievous. Even though she may be a superhero, Beckyhas a love for ponies and unicorns, as any typical fifth grade girl would. The room itself has sideways doors and upside-down staircases, presumably to make visitors ask questions about it. Eileen, voiced by, , also greatly annoys Becky because she uses w in words instead of "l" or "r" (e.g., "I wearned my wesson." Later, he ran another game show called "Wishful Thinking," and another called "Who Wants to Win a Shiny New Car?" Determined to prove to the world how important his sandwich powers are, he often commits small robberies for no real reason other than to show how evil he is. (Thanks to Wordgirl, he later gets the tie back.) on November 10, 2006, usually shown at the end of Maya & Miguel; the segment was then spun off . 663 * 1.8564102564102564102564102564103 = 1230.8. by trying to steal the contestant's money unbeknownst to them by making their answer sheets reveal by way of invisible ink that he would withdraw all the money from their bank accounts. -Welcome to the Hero/Protagonist wiki! In one episode where he used Dr. Two-Brains growth ray on his pet bunny, Flopsy, he got sad and worried when Flopsy was too big to bring along with him on their next evil mission. In "Sidekicked to the Curb", when The Whammer signed up for The Coach's program, The Coach realized he could trick The Whammer into stealing anything he wants. tip Washing your hands is extra fun when you can sing along! She's brilliant in the courtroom, though when she sees an actual crime being committed, she tends to freeze and miss her daughter change into Wordgirl. The Narrator acts as show host, and his final judgment of the games outcome shows his overall bias in WordGirls favor. When the Energy Monster runs out of energy or is defeated, he either shrinks into a tiny creature, is pushed into water, or gets burnt out. Eventually, she took up her current identification as WordGirl. Becky's intelligence is astonishing for a ten-and-a-half year-old girl, but her skills do not go into every field. This is revealed when she sees. WordGirl is extremely popular in Fair City, which she protects, and there has been more merchandising and honoring of the heroine. A series of WordGirl comics were also released by Boom! She never reveals her alter-ego to anyone, including her own family. His first appearance was in "Two Brain Highway", who often overuses expressions (e.g. She normally repeats words over in many forms akin to a thesaurus. He adopted him as his partner in crime. This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 21:06. A man who always goes to the wrong place - usually wherever WordGirl happens to be - thinking it is the police station.He always screams helpthen saying the news with it. He also has a little cousin and has an intense fear of public speaking. 4 feet 8 inches. The inventor of "Choclo-sandals" who led a tour of his chocolate factory in "Who Wants Candy?" But Bampy defeats it by himself. Even though she has high level of stamina, she can be exhausted out and also exhausted/stopped by hot temperatures, When first meeting Reginald, after getting Huggy to kiss him, she wants to prove to the high society and elderly rich people, including, She states that her age is 10 and a half when interviewed by PBS reporter, She celebrates her birthday in the episode ", She reveals having already turned 10 in ", She celebrates another birthday in the season three episode, ". She is seen always smiling and is a constant annoyance to Tommy since she talks nearly non-stop about WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face. Her secret identity is mild-mannered 5th grader BeckyBotsford, but whenever evil arises, she instantly becomes WordGirl by placing her hand to her chest and exclaiming, "Word up!". WordGirl is an alien from the planet Lexicon, and as a baby somehow accidentally wandered onto a spaceship piloted by Lexiconian Air Force pilot Captain Huggy Face. Another weapon is his "Wheel of Wonderful Stuff", which he used to trap WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face. It was seen in the episode "Monkey-Robot Showdown" and played Bob at checkers. His crush is rooted in the fact that WordGirl is highly intelligent, something he respects and admires. Type of Hero For example, in the episode Tobey or Consequences, the child villain Tobey proposes a game show, Crash or Pie? to settle the question of whether his robots would be allowed to destroy the city. Those who do learn the truth about Becky/WordGirl are: As Becky Botsford, she attends Woodview Elementary and has a few friends. He likes vegetable stews and is one of the very few people to know Becky's secret identity, telling Becky after a fight with one of Tobey's robots, "Nice flyin' up there, kiddo." However, his suspicions dissipate when Beckypainstakingly misdefines a word in the episode "Vocab Bee". The energy monster is a reference to the friction monster from the Ripping Friends (TV Series), A narcissistic game show host and con artist (voiced by Daran Norris) who debuted in the episode "Answer All My Questions and Win Stuff!" If those methods dont work, she becomes selfish and at times cruel by simply yelling Mine, MINE, MINE!, growing in height and turning a deeper shade of green with each yell , until the owner of the coveted item hands it over in fear. He makes Beans a la Botsford, which only Bob (Captain Huggy Face) will eat, In "The Two Brains Boogie", Mr. Botsford was shown to be master at boogieing and even had a video starring him on how to do so. Voiced by Stephanie Sheh. One of these, named Angelface, gets broken a number of times throughout the series, much to her anger. Granny May's Mother, voiced by Rose Abdoo. (an clear parody of Ryan Seacrest's sign-off from American Idol.) ), Brent the Handsome Successful Everybody-Loves-Him Sandwich Making Guy, His greatest invention is an all natural solar powered cyborg wheelchair. Becky and TJ's grandfather, and Tim's father, first appearing in the episode "Bampy Battles Bots." Chuck's mother, unseen but voiced by Dannah Phirman, often refers to her son as Charles, his full name, or Chuckie and would sometimes talk him into doing errands for her. It was proved physically indestructible to WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face. In the episode "Meat With a Side of Cute", after tiring of being defeated by WordGirl, the Butcher chooses a very unlikely ally to help him out, a kitten named Li'l Mittens who was previously known as "Meathook". A criminal with the ability to call almost any meat of meat product into existence. [8], Each eleven-minute segment in each episode (except for the first three episodes) begins with verbal instructions to listen for two words that will be used throughout the plot of that episode. Unfortunately, he had failed to learn the moves of Captain Huggy Face, stating that he was "not worth worryinging about." Because of the mouse brain, just like any rodent, he is afraid of cats, as first seen the episode Crime Takes a Holiday, and also in "A Game of Cat and Mouse"; additionally, in "Where's Huggy? Voice acting veteran Tom Kenny provides TJ's voice.TJ, in the episode "Wordgirl and Bobble Boy", makes Wordgirl bobbleheads and sells them in all of her battles in the episode. During a flashback in "Monkey-Robot Showdown", we learned that Tobey was in a checkers match that he lost to Violet. Often, his plans are foiled by his malfunctioning robots. In a recent episode, she seems to be able to just look at a picture or painting and create a copy. Having said that, when WordGirl confronts Ms. He lives in his mothers basement, except for the time he created a new lair away from her residence in "Sandwich World", only to go back after feeling lonely. One of their quotes are "Keep your eyes on the prize" with a red stare. Alien Superhero, The Living DictionaryThe Pint-Size PowerhouseThe Super Sweet and Really Strong Princess Who Also Knows VocabularyWordGrump (by Dr. Two-Brains in the episode "The Straw That Broke Two-Brains' Back")WordLassie (by Captain Tangent)Human/Alien Girl (by Squeaky)Pajama Girl (by Squeaky)Becky, Superior IntellectSuper SpeedSuper HearingSonic ScreamArctic BreathSuperhuman StrengthAbility to communicate with her sidekick Captain Huggy Face, Reading Princess Triana booksWatching The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour television showHanging out with her friendsBattling villains, Protect Fair City from the villainsKeep her identity secret, Sally Botsford (adopted mother)TJ Botsford (adopted younger brother)Bampy Botsford (adopted paternal grandfather), Todd "Scoops" Ming (crush)Bob A.K.A Captain Huggy FacePretty PrincessProfessor Steven Boxleitner (formerly, prior to becoming Dr. Two-Brains)Miss Power (formerly), Dr. Two-Brainsroyal dandyTobey McCallister IIIChuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guykid potatoLady Redundant WomanThe Butchercount cloudyChazzThe WhammerMr. Handsome." Tom Kenny. In the episode, "Seeds of Doubt" she is able to create the title product by changing poppy seeds on a bagel. WordGirl can instantly change into her suit, and back again into her adopted human identity (depending on the scenario) by touching her shirt where her emblem would be, and speaking her catchphrase, Word up!. He can shoot blue paint out of his hands, and annoyed the city until Lady Redundant Woman defeated him after he used a copier as a trampoline after covering the top with blue paint. Teach people (including the villains) vocabulary, This hero was proposed but rejected by the community for not being admirable enough or lacks what is necessary to be a, WordGirl seems to be an affectionate parody of, The series' title character and her alter ego is voiced by. Do-Gooder Kid Potato has powers similar to his sons, but instead of different types of meat, his attacks use different types of potatoes. TV-Y. Brent, however envies some opportunities Chuck have such as living in his mom's basement and getting to play video games (Chuck's high score is 9.). 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. ", causing their brains to fuse, and the external mouse part, located on the left side of his head, glows with a greenish light and pulsates sometimes. She and Huggy use their crashed spaceship as a secret hideout. In the episode "The Handsome Panther", he made a panther costume and renamed himself and Chuck's Friend name Sammy Sub. In addition to the English dictionary, she knows most hieroglyphics as well. At the same time, she must worry about maintaining her second life as Becky, keeping people from discovering the truth and living normal family situations. [2], WordGirl began in 2006 as a series of shorts airing immediately after Maya & Miguel, becoming an independent show in September 2007.[8]. Granny may be the most clever of WordGirls enemies, once convincing the entire city that WordGirl was cruel, heartless, and not to be trusted. She has light brown skin and her face is circular. She is voiced by Jen Cohn in most of her episodes. He would report any kind of trouble even though some are not crimes.("Help! The Butchers powers are nullified by tofu, but can also be rendered inoperative by low self-esteem and a lack of enthusiasm and excitement. A short game show segment called "May I Have a Word?" Kid Math found out Beckys identity in the eponymous episode. Wordgirl also once threw a couple building size robots into the sun, in this episode (around the 8:05 mark). The show began as a series of shorts that premiered on PBS Kids Go! Fighting crime and enriching her vocabulary is all in a day's work for WordGirl! 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