WordGirl | |
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Season 8 | |
No. of episodes | 13 (25 segments) |
Release | |
Original network | PBS Kids |
Original release | June 10 – August 7, 2015 |
Season chronology | |
The eighth and final season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States between June 10 and August 7, 2015. The eighth and final season contained 13 episodes (25 segments). [1]
Cast | Characters |
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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, Reason |
Fred Stoller | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy |
H. Jon Benjamin | Reginald the Jewelry Store Clerk, Invisi-Bill |
Maria Bamford | Violet Heaslip, Sally Botsford, Leslie, Johnson, Loretta-Sanchez Johnson |
Patton Oswalt | Theodore "Tobey" McCallister the Third, Robots |
Ryan Raddatz | Todd "Scoops" Ming, Tim Botsford. |
Tom Kenny | Dr. Two-Brains, TJ Botsford, Warden Chalmers, Brent the Handsome Successful Everyone Loves Him Sandwich Making Guy |
Cree Summer | Granny May |
Jack D. Ferraiolo | The Butcher |
Jeffrey Tambor | Mr. Big |
John C. McGinley | The Whammer |
Larry Murphy | The Amazing Rope Guy, African-American Cop, Anthony the News Reporter |
Pamela Adlon | Eileen aka The Birthday Girl |
Amy Sedaris | Rhyme |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [2] | Vocab words | Written by | Villains | May I Have a Word? | Original air date [1] | Prod. code |
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118a | 1a | "Patch Game" | Award, Eventually | Ben Zelevansky and Liz Breen | Theodore "Tobey" MacCallister III | Discard | June 10, 2015 | 805A |
118b | 1b | "Girls Day Out Throws Chuck" | Tranquil, Haven | Jayne Hamil and Tom Martin | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | Discard (bonus round) | June 10, 2015 | 805B |
119a | 2a | "A Sticky Situation" | Adhesive, Precious | Eric Ledgin | Granny May | Scamper | June 12, 2015 | 808A |
119b | 2b | "Eight Legs vs. Two-Brains" | Volunteer, Habitat | Melissa Thomas | Dr. Two-Brains | Scamper (bonus round) | June 12, 2015 | 808B |
120a | 3a | "World's Best Dad" | Attempt, Combine/Combination | Ryan Raddatz | Victoria Best | Inflate | June 19, 2015 | 813A |
120b | 3b | "The Good Old, Bad Old Days" | Hazy, Reminisce | Will Shepard | The Butcher | Inflate (bonus round) | June 19, 2015 | 813B |
121a | 4a | "What Would WordGirl Do" | Amuse, Errand | Kevin Pederson | Energy Monster | Wedged | June 26, 2015 | 806A |
121b | 4b | "Granny's Corner" | Suggest, Pester | Rick Groel | Granny May | Wedged (bonus round) | June 26, 2015 | 806B |
122a | 5a | "Pineapple of My Eye" | Eradicate, Eureka | Phaea Crede and Justin Shatraw | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | Irritable | July 8, 2015 | 803A |
122b | 5b | "Big Baby" | Hire, Dehydrate | Grant Moran | Mr. Big | Irritable (bonus round) | July 8, 2015 | 803B |
123a | 6a | "Staycation" | Balmy, Frigid | Guy Toubes | Mr. Big | Consume | July 10, 2015 | 804A |
123b | 6b | "Dr. No-Voice" | Hoarse, Modify | Eric Ledgin and Steve Young | Dr. Two-Brains | Consume (bonus round) | July 10, 2015 | 804B |
124a | 7a | "Trustworthy Tobey" | Trustworthy, Shipshape | Ryan Raddatz and Ethan Banville | Theodore "Tobey" MacCallister III | Inflate | July 15, 2015 | 807A |
Becky is missing a book she needs to return to the library which she had lent to Tobey and does not believe him when he says he put it in her bag. | ||||||||
124b | 7b | "The Tooth Hurts" | Absent, Mortified | Eric Kentoff | The Butcher | Inflate (bonus round) | July 15, 2015 | 807B |
Becky joins Kylie (coverstory girl) and Omar (headlines boy) to work on the Daily Rag (school paper) while Todd "Scoops" Ming goes to the dentist to get his baby teeth pulled. Meanwhile, the Butcher begins his next plot. | ||||||||
125a | 8a | "Time-Out with Two-Brains" | Expire, Pause | Allen Glazier | Dr. Two-Brains | Irritable | July 17, 2015 | 809A |
125b | 8b | "Dr. WordGirl-Brains" | Permanent, Exchange | Ryan and Steve Young | Dr. Two-Brains | Irritable (bonus round) | July 17, 2015 | 809B |
126a | 9a | "Becky Knows Best" | Compatible, Certain | Carla Filisha | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Ms. Question | Inflate | July 22, 2015 | 801A |
126b | 9b | "As Something as Something" | Clutter, Simile | Will Shepard | Seymour Orlando Smooth | Inflate (bonus round) | July 22, 2015 | 801B |
127a | 10a | "The Ordinary, Extraordinary Botsfords" | Ordinary, Remarkable | Douglas Reid | The Butcher | Scamper | July 24, 2015 | 802A |
127b | 10b | "The Penny, the Pony and the Pirate" | Attend, Rare | Kevin Pederson | Captain Tangent | Scamper (bonus round) | July 24, 2015 | 802B |
128a | 11a | "Tim Botsford: Neighborhood Assistant" | Prevent, Assistant | John N. Huss | Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy | Consume | July 31, 2015 | 810A |
128b | 11b | "Set Sail for the Bake Sale" | Distant, Transport | Ryan Raddatz | Nocan the Contrarian | Consume (bonus round) | July 31, 2015 | 810B |
129a | 12a | "The Best of the Bests" | Ancient, Twist | Eric Ledgin and Steve Young | Victor and Victoria Best | Discard | August 5, 2015 | 811A |
129b | 12b | "Art's Parts" | Evasive, Linger | Tom Martin and Liz Breen | The Learnerer | Discard (bonus round) | August 5, 2015 | 811B |
130 | 13 | "Rhyme and Reason" | Harmony, Resolve Forlorn, Chaos | Jack Ferraiolo | Rhyme and Reason | Wedged | August 7, 2015 | 812 |
Rhyme and Reason, a new villainous duo, moves into the city, but when WordGirl stops them the two end their relationship. But then, Violet finds out Becky is actually WordGirl, which causes Violet to end their friendship too. Becky, Violet, Rhyme and Reason are all feeling down that their friendships are all broken. Note: This episode is the series finale. |
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