| WordGirl | |
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| Season 3 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
| Original release | September 7, 2010 – July 8, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 7, 2010 to July 8, 2011. The third 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.
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, School Principal, Soccer Referee, Mr. Best, Blackbeard's Buffett Manager, 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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| 53 | 1 | "Bummertime" | John N. Huss Ryan Raddatz | September 7, 2010 | 301 | |||
| "The Homerun King" | ||||||||
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Bummertime: 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. The Homerun King: 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. May I Have a Word?: Collection | ||||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Granny and Clyde" | Carla Filisha Jack Ferraiolo | September 13, 2010 | 302 | |||
| "Too Loud Crew" | ||||||||
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Granny and Clyde: Mr. Botsford, WordGirl's father, becomes an unwitting getaway driver for Granny May. Too Loud Crew: The Butcher and The Whammer team up and attempt to outdo each other to prove they are not the sidekick. May I Have a Word?: Doze | ||||||||
| 55 | 3 | "The Invisi-Bill Hand" | Eric Ledgin Sergio Cilli and Tom Martin | September 14, 2010 | 303 | |||
| "Birthday Town" | ||||||||
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The Invisi-Bill Hand: Invisi-Bill and Big Left Hand Guy begin to work together, but the former becomes jealous for the attention Big Left Hand Guy is receiving. WordGirl attempts to use this fact to defeat the criminals. Birthday Town: 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. May I Have a Word?: Elegant | ||||||||
| 56 | 4 | "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour" | Eric Ledgin Ryan Raddatz | September 15, 2010 | 304 | |||
| "Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" | ||||||||
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The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour: WordGirl gets to be featured in an episode of "Pretty Princess", but this is part of an evil plot by Mr. Big. Clean Up in Aisle Eleven: 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. May I Have a Word?: Shatter | ||||||||
| 57 | 5 | "When Chuck's Mom Is Away..." | Jack Ferraiolo Carla Filisha | September 16, 2010 | 305 | |||
| "That's Entertainment" | ||||||||
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When Chuck's Mom Is Away...: 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. That's Entertainment: 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. May I Have a Word?: Smudge | ||||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Victoria Best" | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson Ryan Young and Steve Young | October 11, 2010 | 306 | |||
| "Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout" | ||||||||
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Victoria Best: 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 Showdown at the Secret Spaceship Hideout: 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. May I Have a Word?: Binoculars | ||||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Captain Tangent" | John N. Huss Carla Filisha | November 8, 2010 | 307 | |||
| "Chuck and Brent Ride Again" | ||||||||
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Captain Tangent: 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 Chuck and Brent Ride Again: 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 May I Have a Word?: Imitate | ||||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Bend It Like Becky" | Scott Ganz and Andrew Samson Rick Groel | December 20, 2010 | 308 | |||
| "Questionable Behavior" | ||||||||
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Bend It Like Becky: 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. Questionable Behavior: 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. May I Have a Word?: Bewilder | ||||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Bampy Battles Bots" | Ryan Raddatz Shane Casey | January 17, 2011 | 311 | |||
| "Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way" | ||||||||
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Bampy Battles Bots: 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 Truth, Revision, and the Lexicon Way: Mr. Big takes control of the school newspaper and threatens to reveal WordGirl's secret identity. May I Have a Word?: Collection | ||||||||
| 62 | 10 | "Cherish is the Word" | Eric Ledgin John N. Huss | February 8, 2011 | 310 | |||
| "Granny's Intuition" | ||||||||
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Cherish is the Word: 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 Granny's Intuition: 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. But what could she be after? Special Guest Star: Danielle Schneider as Loretta Sanchez-Johnson and Matt Besser as Rex the Reporter May I Have a Word?: Perspire | ||||||||
| 63 | 11 | "The Straw That Broke Two Brains' Back" | Jack Ferraiolo Ryan Raddatz | April 1, 2011 | 309 | |||
| "Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy" | ||||||||
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Nocan the Evil Ingredient Finding Guy: 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... The Straw That Broke Two Brains' Back: 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. May I Have a Word?: Strenuous | ||||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Meat-Life Crisis" | Rick Groel Sergio Cilli | May 6, 2011 | 312 | |||
| "Mobot Knows Best" | ||||||||
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Meat-Life Crisis: 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. Special Guest Star: Ed Asner as Kid Potato Mobot Knows Best: Tobey creates a robot to substitute for his mother on parent-teacher conference day. May I Have a Word?: Doze | ||||||||
| 65 | 13 | "A Better Mousetrap" | Ryan Raddatz (Part 1) Eric Ledgin (Part 2) | July 8, 2011 | 313 | |||
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Part 1: 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. Part 2: 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. May I Have a Word?: Elegant | ||||||||