WordGirl | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
Original release | September 5, 2011 – June 11, 2012 |
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 5, 2011 to June 11, 2012. The fourth season contained 13 episodes (26 11-minute segments).
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, Chip Von Dumor, Harry Kempel, Hal Hardbargain.
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, Soccer Referee, Mr. Best, Used Car Salesman, 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.
No. in series | No. in season | Title [1] | Written by | Original airdate [2] | Production code [2] | |||
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66 | 1 | "Sonny Days with a Chance of Showers" | Carla Filisha Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson | September 5, 2011 | 401 | |||
"Seymour ... Right After This" | ||||||||
Sonny Days with a Chance of Showers: Birthday Girl kidnaps meteorologist Sonny Days and demands that he announce her birthday on TV. Special Guest Star: Al Roker as Sonny Days Seymour ... Right After This: Becky suspects Seymour Smooth is up to no good when he delays announcing his new show's winning ticket numbers. May I Have a Word?: Shatter | ||||||||
67 | 2 | "The Fill-In" | Jack Ferraiolo John N. Huss | October 10, 2011 | 402 | |||
"Word (Hicc)Up!" | ||||||||
The Fill-In: Dr. Two-Brains has big plans when the Butcher fills in for one of Two-Brains' henchmen. Word (Hicc)Up!: WordGirl battles the hiccups while Chuck tries to get his condiment ray fixed by Hal Hardbargain. May I Have a Word?: Smudge | ||||||||
68 | 3 | "Mouse Brain Take-Over" | Jack Ferraiolo Sergio Cilli | October 11, 2011 | 403 | |||
"Leslie Makes It Big" | ||||||||
Leslie Makes It Big: Mr. Big is arrested, leaving it to his assistant, Leslie, to carry out their latest evil plan: building the world's most powerful mind-control device. Mouse Brain Take-Over: WordGirl learns that Dr. Two-Brains is on an all-out cheese rampage just as she's about to give a tour of her secret hideout to the winner of the WordGirl Synonym Contest. May I Have a Word?: Binoculars | ||||||||
69 | 4 | "Chuck with a Sidekick of Brent" | Carla Filisha Ryan Raddatz | October 12, 2011 | 404 | |||
"Yarn-4-Gold" | ||||||||
Chuck with a Sidekick of Brent: Chuck teams with his brother Brent and tries to turn the city into a giant sandwich. Yarn-4-Gold: Bampy helps WordGirl stop Granny May's latest plot: exchanging gold jewelry for purple yarn. Special Guest Star: Tim Conway as Bampy Botsford May I Have a Word?: Imitate | ||||||||
70 | 5 | "Whammer Anniversary" | Tom Martin and Rick Groel Eric Ledgin | October 13, 2011 | 405 | |||
"Rat Trap" | ||||||||
Whammer Anniversary: Becky babysits TJ while Mr. and Mrs. Botsford celebrate their anniversary at an ice-cream parlor that just happens to be the target of the Whammer's wrath. Rat Trap: Dr. Two-Brains forces Hal Hardbargain to create a ray that turns superheroes into cheese. May I Have a Word?: Bewilder | ||||||||
71 | 6 | "WordGirl and Bobbleboy" | Ryan Raddatz Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson | October 14, 2011 | 406 | |||
"Crime in the Key of V" | ||||||||
WordGirl and Bobbleboy: TJ makes and sells WordGirl bobblehead dolls which makes WordGirl distracted when it comes to the attacks by the Energy Monster, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy, and Dr. Two-Brains. Crime in the Key of V: Villainous Victoria Best sets out to be the best superhero in the city in order to force WordGirl into retirement. Special Guest Star: Kristen Schaal as Victoria Best May I Have a Word?: Strenuous | ||||||||
72 | 7 | "Where Have All the Villains Gone?" | Carla Filisha John N. huss | November 14, 2011 | 407 | |||
"Captain Tangent Returns" | ||||||||
Where Have All the Villains Gone?: Ms. Question devises a devious plan to get rid of WordGirl....eliminate all of the city's villains so WordGirl is no longer needed. Captain Tangent Returns: Scoops joins Capt. Tangent's pirate crew in order to write a newspaper article about them. Special Guest Star: John Henson as Captain Tangent May I Have a Word?: Perspire | ||||||||
73 | 8 | "A World Without WordGirl" | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson (Part 1) Ryan Raddatz (Part 2) | December 16, 2011 | 413 | |||
Part 1: Today is Becky's birthday, and her parents have planned her "the greatest party EVER!" Becky is extremely excited and antsy to start partying. What's first in store is an enormous Pretty Princess bouncy castle, which Becky wants to jump in right away. However, she picks up with her super hearing a robbery at a sandwich shop. Bob hears it too, and reminds her of her obligation to protect the city. Reluctantly, Becky transforms into WordGirl and flies to the shop, where she finds Chuck robbing it. Chuck says that he wants people to eat only sandwiches made by him, and doesn't want anyone else to make them. After some complaining from both people and a definition of "antsy", WordGirl ties up Chuck and tells the shop owner to keep an eye on him until the police arrive. Part 2: After a brief summary about the previous episode, Becky is still trying to figure out about the changes in the city. She starts by asking her parents what they put in the cake, and after getting no helpful response, she looks at the empty cake mix box. Confused by the "Warning: If electrified, cake may become enchanted" label, she finally realizes that this was probably a birthday joke, "getting Chuck to pretend he's the king of the city". Seeing her parents confused by her remark, Becky realizes that it's not a joke, and the cake really was enchanted. Wanting to investigate, she makes an excuse to leave with Bob. She sees that all the shops are sandwich shops and that there are statues of Chuck everywhere. One suddenly makes an announcement that "it's time for Sandwich Talk", and hearing this, a couple of citizens start replacing certain words with sandwich-related words, such as "I really mayonnaise your coat" or "It was a bargain at mustard dollars and ketchupy-ketchup cents". Peeved by such nonsense, Becky stands up to correct them. May I Have a Word?: Binoculars | ||||||||
74 | 9 | "Have Snob, Will Travel" | Jack Ferraiolo Sergio Cilli and Tom Martin | January 16, 2012 | 408 | |||
"Tobey's Playground Calamity" | ||||||||
Have Snob, Will Travel: The Butcher kidnaps Reginald the jeweler in order to use his expertise to plan his next heist. Tobey's Playground Calamity: Ms. Davis holds a recycling contest to raise funds for a new playground after the old one is decimated by villains. May I Have a Word?: Collection | ||||||||
75 | 10 | "The Learnerer" | Jack Ferraiolo Jayne Hamil | March 23, 2012 | 410 | |||
"Mr. Big's Dinner and a Scam" | ||||||||
The Learnerer: A new villain called The Learnerer steals a giant diamond. And its up to WordGirl and Huggy to stop him. Special Guest Star: "Weird Al" Yankovic as the Learnerer Mr. Big's Dinner and a Scam: Mr. Big employs mind control to make sure his dinner-theater show is a success. May I Have a Word?: Elegant | ||||||||
76 | 11 | "The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift" | Douglas Reid Sergio Cilli and Kevin Petersen | April 16, 2012 | 409 | |||
"Hal the Haggler" | ||||||||
The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift: A carnival is endangered by the Energy Monster. She must also contend with Birthday Girl. Hal the Haggler: WordGirl battles Granny May who's plotting to steal Cleopatra's bed from a museum. May I Have a Word?: Doze | ||||||||
77 | 12 | "WordBot" | Rick Groel Adam F. Goldberg and Chris Bishop | May 21, 2012 | 411 | |||
"Mount Rush Here" | ||||||||
WordBot: Tobey is determined to get WordGirl back for constantly destroying his robots, so he builds a robot clone of WordGirl named WordBot. But when the robot gets jealous of the fact that Tobey is speaking mostly to WordGirl herself, and turns on its creator, WordGirl and Tobey are forced to team up to fight back. Mount Rush Here: When all the adults go missing in Fair City, the kids are taking advantage of a parent-free world. But when it starts to take a toll on them, WordGirl discovers that Mr. Big is using a mind-control device to make all the adults build a tribute in his honor. Will WordGirl be able to destroy the machine and save the adults? May I Have a Word?: Shatter | ||||||||
78 | 13 | "Road Rage, Anger, and Fury" | Ryan Raddatz Jack Ferraiolo | June 11, 2012 | 412 | |||
"By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robots!" | ||||||||
Road Rage, Anger, and Fury: Lady Redundant Woman uses nefarious means to circumvent the city's congested traffic. By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robots!: Tobey brings a board game about evil robots to Becky's house in hopes of exposing WordGirl's true identity. May I Have a Word?: Smudge |
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