WordGirl season 3

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WordGirl
Season 3
No. of episodes13 (25 segments)
Release
Original network PBS Kids Go!
Original releaseSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) 
July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Season chronology
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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

CastCharacters
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. FerraioloThe 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 RaddatzTodd "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 CohnFemale 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'ConnellGrocery Store Manager, Big Left Hand Guy

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [1] Vocab wordsWritten byVillainsMay I Have a Word?Original air date [2] Prod.
code [2]
53a1a"Bummertime"Prolong, AggravatedJohn N. HussTheodore "Tobey" MacCallister IIICollectionSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)301A
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.
53b1b"The Homerun King"Extraordinary, Fortunate(ly)Ryan RaddatzDr. Two-BrainsCollection (bonus round)September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)301B
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.
54a2a"Granny and Clyde"Injury, SpreeCarla FilishaGranny MayDozeSeptember 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)302A

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 .
54b2b"Too Loud Crew"Considerate, ManualJack FerraioloThe Butcher and The WhammerDoze (bonus round)September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)302B
The Butcher and The Whammer team up and attempt to outdo each other to prove they are not the sidekick.
55a3a"The Invisi-Bill Hand"Conceal, AcknowledgeEric LedginInvisi-Bill and Big Left Hand GuyElegantSeptember 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)303A
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.
55b3b"Birthday Town"Mimic, HooplaSergio Cilli and Tom MartinMr. Big and Eileen the Birthday GirlElegant (bonus round)September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)303B
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.
56a4a"The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour"Dupe, HoistEric LedginMr. BigShatterSeptember 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)304A
WordGirl gets to be featured in an episode of "Pretty Princess", but this is part of an evil plot by Mr. Big.
56b4b"Clean Up in Aisle Eleven"Debate, SubstituteRyan RaddatzLady Redundant WomanShatter (bonus round)September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)304B
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.
57a5a"When Chuck's Mom Is Away..."Reckless, ImmaculateJack FerraioloDr. 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 SmoothSmudgeSeptember 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)305A
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.
57b5b"That's Entertainment"Entertainment, PersistentCarla FilishaEnergy MonsterSmudge (bonus round)September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)305B
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.
58a6a"Victoria Best"Trophy, BoastScott Ganz and Andrew SamsonVictoria BestBinocularsOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)306A

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
58b6b"Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout"Frolic, ProcrastinateRyan and Steve YoungDr. Two-BrainsBinoculars (bonus round)October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)306B
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.
59a7a"Captain Tangent"Valuable, TangentJohn N. HussCaptain TangentImitateNovember 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)307A

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
59b7b"Chuck and Brent Ride Again"Confidence, ZestCarla FilishaChuck the Evil Sandwich Making GuyImitate (bonus round)November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)307B

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
60a8a"Bend It Like Becky"Ricochet, Dismay(ed)Scott Ganz and Andrew SamsonDr. Two-BrainsBewilderDecember 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)308A

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 .
60b8b"Questionable Behavior"Fluster, ConfessRick GroelMs. QuestionBewilder (bonus round)December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20)308B
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.
61a9a"Bampy Battles Bots"Invincible, Fiction(al)Ryan RaddatzTheodore Tobey McCallister IIICollectionJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)311A

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
61b9b"Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way"Revise/Revision, Mislead(ing)Shane CaseyMr. BigCollection (bonus round)January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)311B
Mr. Big takes control of the school newspaper and threatens to reveal WordGirl's secret identity.
62a10a"Cherish is the Word"Flee, CherishEric LedginTheodore "Tobey" McCallister III and Victoria BestPerspireFebruary 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)310A

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
62b10b"Granny's Intuition"Intuition, CharmingJohn N. HussGranny MayPerspire (bonus round)February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)310B

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
63a11a"The Straw That Broke Dr. Two-Brains' Back"Scrumptious, ApprenticeJack FerraioloDr. Two-BrainsStrenuousApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)309A
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.
63b11b"Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy"Recreation, AbruptRyan RaddatzChuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Nocan the ContrarianStrenuous (bonus round)April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)309B
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.
64a12a"Meat-Life Crisis"Mope, VendorRick GroelThe Butcher and Kid PotatoDozeMay 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)311A

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
64b12b"Mobot Knows Best"Peeved, CommunicateSergio CilliTheodore Tobey McCallister IIIDoze (bonus round)May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)311B
Tobey creates a robot to substitute for his mother on parent-teacher conference day.
6513"A Better Mousetrap"Reminisce, Skirmish
Cliffhanger, Irk
Ryan Raddatz (Part 1)
Eric Ledgin (Part 2)
Dr. Two-BrainsElegantJuly 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)313

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.

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