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The Best Episodes of WordGirl

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Disguised as mild-mannered fifth-grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on Earth when she and her monkey sidekick Captain Huggy Face crashed their spaceship. Now they fight crime and defend the town from a plethora of madcap

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    WordGirl Season 5 Episode 12 - Dinner or Consequences, Parts 1&2
    10.0/10(5 votes)

    S5:E12

    Dinner or Consequences, Part 1: Dr. Two Brains is stealing all the city's milk and using it-with help from the unusually talkative Energy Monster-to superpower his new ray and turn the whole city into cheese! It's up to WordGirl to find the disappearing dairy and stop Dr. Two Brains... even if it means missing her family feast and having to face the consequences. / Dinner or Consequences, Part 2: Becky has to rely on an old Botsford tradition - the family trial - to convince her family that she vanished from the feast for a good reason. But when the Energy Monster breaks Dr. Two Brains out of jail and the two head over to the Botsfords to take back a powerful invention, will Becky be able to prove her innocence and transform into WordGirl in time to stop two super villains?

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  2. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 13 - Go Gadget Go/Emergency Plan #999
    10.0/10(5 votes)

    S6:E13

    TJ and his friend Johnson both think they are WordGirl's #1 fan and they compete to prove it! When WordGirl challenges them to each come up with a new gadget to help her fight crime, Johnson accepts help from Tobey! Will the device made by Johnson and Tobey help WordGirl or will it be another one of Tobey's tricks to try to control her? Vocab words: Brainstorm, Gadget It's TJ to the rescue!?! When Dr. Two Brains captures Captain Huggy Face and forces WordGirl to remember all 998 of her emergency plans to get him back, WordGirl realizes she needs help. WordGirl calls on her biggest fan, who just happens to be her little brother to help her. When Dr. Two Brains refuses to play fair, however, it becomes a Botsford family effort to save the day. Vocab words: Courageous, Stunt

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  3. WordGirl Season 7 Episode 11 - Backyard Camping/Castle! Dungeon! Fortress! So?
    10.0/10(5 votes)

    S7:E11

    It’s a day at the beach for both superheroes and super villains. However, while Becky and Bob bicker over how to properly build a sand castle, The Whammer and Invisi-Bill form a new (crime-filled) friendship at the Villain School Barbeque. Can this friendship be the key to finally defeating WordGirl and Huggy, or will our superheroes resolve their differences in time to stop the crime spree? Vocab words: Collaborate, Solo

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  4. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 4 - What Would WordGirl Do/Granny's Corner
    10.0/10(5 votes)

    S8:E4

    Becky, Bob, TJ and Johnson are spending the day at the city water park... right after Mrs. Botsford finishes her seemingly unending list of errands. As the kids follow Mrs. Botsford to the bank, the grocery, everywhere but the water park, TJ and Johnson amuse themselves by imagining what WordGirl would do if a villain were to suddenly appear. Little do they know, their crime fighting knowledge will be put to the test when they finally arrive at the park. Granny May is the star of her own advice show called "Granny's Corner", and though her advice sounds innocent enough, it has a way of inciting chaos around the city. WordGirl knows Granny May is up to something (she always is), but how can a couple of pieces of bad advice be criminal?

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  5. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 9 - Becky Knows Best/As Something as Something
    10.0/10(5 votes)

    S8:E9

    TJ entered himself in the school writing contest, and Becky is thrilled. After all, she has only won, like, a bajillion times! Only problem is that TJ doesn't want Becky's help. He wants to do it alone. Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy is facing a similar problem. His brother, Brent, has struck up a new friendship with Ms. Question and won't heed Chuck's warnings that Ms. Question is a no-good villain. It's the first official Botsford family De-Clutter Day, and Becky is having a hard time parting with some of her old things. She has so many memories attached to them! Mrs. Botsford on the other hand has no trouble parting with even some of the more valuable things, eager to bring them down to the new game show "As Something As Something" hosted by everyone's favorite villain, Seymour Smooth.

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  6. WordGirl Season 7 Episode 7 - Sparkling Clean; The Smile Collector
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    S7:E7

    Becky decides to hide her mess, rather than clean it up, so she won't miss her television show; Becky promises to help Violet with her new business.

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  7. WordGirl Season 2 Episode 25 - Win a Shiny New Car / The People vs. Ms. Question
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    S2:E25

    "WIN A SHINY NEW CAR" Mrs. Botsford is a contestant on Seymour Smooth's new show "Win a Shiny New Car." When Becky realizes the other contestants are cheating for Smooth, she has to save her Mom from being tricked again. Can Becky help her mom win the challenge and defeat Seymour Smooth? Vocabulary Words: Legitimate, Elated "THE PEOPLE VS. MS. QUESTION" When WordGirl puts Ms. Question on the stand, she confuses District Attorney Botsford so much that she forgets why she became a lawyer. WordGirl has to help her mom return to her quest for justice and stop Ms. Questions' tirade of inquiries. Vocabulary Words: Befuddled, Justice

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  8. WordGirl Season 7 Episode 6 - A Curious Case of Curiosity; There's No V in Team
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    S7:E6

    Mrs. Botsford gets caught by Ms. Question's Curiosity Field Creator; Victoria will stop at nothing to reclaim the City Quiz Bowl Championship title.

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  9. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 5 - Pineapple of My Eye/Big Baby
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S8:E5

    It's Becky's turn to make the pineapple pistachio coleslaw for her family reunion. Becky gets a job to earn money to buy a Magic Sparkle Wand.

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  10. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 11 - Tim Botsford: Neighborhood Assistant/Set Sail for the Bake Sale
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S8:E11

    Mr. Botsford, Becky, and Bob are walking through the park when they hear Pete the Porcupine crying for help. Becky is confident she can climb the tree to save Pete, but Mr. Botsford is convinced that she needs his help and protection. Hurt that Becky refuses his help, Tim becomes the Neighborhood Assistant, determined to help anyone who needs it (or doesn't). When Becky finds out there's a Pretty Princess on Roller Skates show coming to town, she has to see it. She decides that the debate club should use the money from their bake sale to buy tickets instead of buying new podiums. But when Nocan the Contrarian sets out to steal all the granola bars from the bake sale, WordGirl springs into action!

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  11. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 13 - Rhyme and Reason, Parts 1&2
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    S8:E13

    Rhyme and Reason, a new villainous duo, arrive in the city for a crime spree. But when WordGirl goes to put a stop to them, she finds that these scoundrels aren't on the same page - resulting in some of the strangest crimes she's ever seen. As WordGirl chases the quarreling villains around town, she realizes one of her own friendships is in jeopardy, too! Heroes, villains, and narrators alike are feeling down. WordGirl can't muster the enthusiasm to battle Tobey's robots, and Rhyme is lost without Reason. In order to stop these ridiculous (and destructive) crimes, WordGirl decides to get the villains back together and making sense.

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  12. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 1 - Patch Game/Girls Day Out Throws Chuck
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S8:E1

    The city is giving away a Key to the City to whichever City Scout can earn the most skill patches in a single day. Even though WordGirl has won dozens of Keys, ordinary Becky Botsford hasn't won any. Becky wants to win the Key to show that there is more to her than just super speed and super strength. Trouble is, Tobey also wants to win the Key, mostly to impress his nemesis/heartthrob WordGirl. So badly in fact, that he uses his robots to cheat and earn skill patches for him. Mrs. Botsford treats Becky, Bob and Violet to a relaxing day at a mountaintop haven far, far away, where they enjoy a tranquil spa inside a soundproof room...a place where Becky's super hearing can't pick up any sounds from the city. Becky thinks this is great; WordGirl deserves a day off! But timing could not be worse when Chuck decides to go on a crime spree.

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  13. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 2 - A Sticky Situation/Eight Legs vs. Two-Brains
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S8:E2

    Somehow a broken figurine leads to WordGirl and TJ becoming glued together, back-to-back. Though TJ can't think of anything better than spending time with his favorite superhero, WordGirl is desperate to get unstuck. Unfortunately, she doesn't have much time to figure out a solution. Granny May is on a crime spree! Unfortunately for Becky, it's her turn to take home the class pet - a hairy, scary, crawly tarantula named Shaggy. Though she is afraid of the spider, it's her responsibility to care for him, which means when Dr. Two-Brains reveals his latest cheesy crime, Shaggy comes along for the ride.

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  14. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 7 - Trustworthy Tobey/The Tooth Hurts
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S8:E7

    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. Becky joins Kylie and Omar to work on the Daily Rag while Todd "Scoops" Ming goes to the dentist to get his baby teeth pulled.

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  15. WordGirl Season 8 Episode 10 - The Ordinary, Extraordinary Botsfords/The Penny, the Pony, and the Pirate
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S8:E10

    Becky's class at school is having fun with their family tree projects and discovering the extraordinary accomplishments of their ancestors. Unfortunately, the most extraordinary Botsford family member that Becky found was a paint inspector whose job was to literally watch paint dry. However, when the Butcher breaks out of jail, Becky realizes that her ordinary, human family possesses special powers of their own. While normally the "Pretty Princess Magic Pony Power Hour" can be described as out-of-this-world amazing, the latest special episode was... awful, and Violet and Becky just can't figure out why. As if this disappointment isn't bad enough, Becky must attend the Rare Penny Exhibit with Mr. Botsford and TJ, which Becky is certain will be equally as uneventful as the Pretty Princess episode... that is, until Captain Tangent attempts to rob the Exhibit of all its doubloons.

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  16. WordGirl Season 1 Episode 1 - Tobey or Consequences / High-Fat Robbery
    8.6/10(31 votes)

    S1:E1

    WordGirl gets into a battle of wits with Tobey, a boy genius. Then she takes on the Butcher, who is hosting a free barbecue as part of an evil plot.

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  17. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 7 - The Rise of Miss Power, Parts 3&4
    8.6/10(25 votes)

    S6:E7

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  18. WordGirl Season 7 Episode 4 - It's Your Party and I'll Cry If I Want To; Becky's Bad-itude
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S7:E4

    Becky feels left out when Violet and Scoops are invited to Katy's birthday party but she isn't; Dr. Two-Brains crashes a concert.

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  19. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 8 - Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Parts 1&2
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S6:E8

    Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 1: Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains team up to create a plan to control the minds of everyone in the city. Their plan seems to be working and turning everyone into zombies! Scoops is on the scene to get the story, but will he get the surprise of his life when he sees Becky turn into WordGirl to save him from the evil mind control? / Invasion of the Bunny Lovers, Part 2: Mr. Big and Dr. Two Brains have managed to turn the entire town into mind controlled zombies - everyone except for Scoops and WordGirl! Now that Scoops knows Becky's big secret will he write the biggest story of his career? Or will he help his friend outsmart the villains before they take their mind control scheme and take over the whole world???

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  20. WordGirl Season 7 Episode 3 - El Queso Mysterioso; Putt With Honor
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S7:E3

    The Botsford family spends time together at the Magical Magicians Convention; Becky catches Eileen cheating during the minigolf tournament.

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  21. WordGirl Season 2 Episode 23 - Wham Up / Seeds of Doubt
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S2:E23

    Wham Up! Now that the Whammer is out of prison, he's on a mission to become WordGirl's new sidekick. When he whams Captain Huggy Face into outer space WordGirl must find a way to rescue Huggy and put the Whammer back in the slammer. Seeds of Doubt Ms. Question is thinking of refreshing her villainous lair, so she schemes to steal the world-famous statue of the Ponderer, but she has to get past Joe the Guard, who never asks any questions. Ms. Question spreads seeds of doubt on Joe's poppyseed-bagel and throughout the museum so she can distract Joe and steal the statue. Can WordGirl defeat Ms. Question's seeds of doubt and save the statue?

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  22. WordGirl Season 4 Episode 13 - Road Rage, Anger and Fury / By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robot
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S4:E13

    Lady Redundant Woman uses nefarious means to circumvent the city's congested traffic; Tobey brings a game about evil robots to Becky's house in hopes of exposing WordGirl's true identity.

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  23. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 1 - Who Wants to Get Rid of WordGirl? / The Talented Mr. Birg
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S6:E1

    In the Season 6 premiere, WordGirl's biggest enemies join forces in an effort to defeat her. Later, Scoops pens an article about the many times WordGirl has been tricked and captured by villains, which causes her to try and prove him wrong.

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  24. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 3 - Tell Her What She's Won! / Victoria is the Best...WordGirl?
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S6:E3

    Seymour Smooth kidnaps a game-show host; Scoops thinks that Victoria Best may be WordGirl.

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  25. WordGirl Season 6 Episode 5 - Of Two Minds / Yes Monkey
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S6:E5

    Dr. Two Brains redirects a giant cheese asteroid towards Earth; Captain Huggy Face replaces Leslie as Mr. Big's assistant.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dinner or Consequences, Parts 1&2" is the best rated episode of "WordGirl". It scored 10/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/15/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Go Gadget Go/Emergency Plan #999".