WordGirl TV Show Facts

WordGirl isn't your average superhero. Instead of x-ray vision or lightning fast reflexes, she uses her super-powered vocabulary to defeat bad guys. Check out the 411 on this verbose new show.

WordGirl - Main Characters

WordGirl/Becky Botsford - Becky is just your average fifth grader except for the fact that she's a superheroine from planet Lexicon. She uses her superior vocabulary to fight villains.

Captain Huggy Face/Bob - WordGirl's monkey sidekick, who is simply known as "Bob" around Becky's house.

Tim Botsford - Becky's adoptive father who is clueless to her true identity.

Sally Botsford - Becky's adoptive mother who is also not aware that Becky is WordGirl.

TJ Botsford - Sally and Tim's biological child, who hates his sister, but - ironically - thinks WordGirl is super cool.

WordGirl - Main Villains

The Butcher - A criminal who can shoot meat out of his hands. His powers are counter-acted by tofu.

Dr. Two-Brains - A scientist whose brain is fused with a mouse brain. His human brain is good, but his evil mouse brain keeps him involved in villainous schemes.

Granny May - She may pretend to be sweet, but Granny May is the ultimate super-villain.

Theodore "Tobey" MacCallister III - A child genius who, despite being a villain, has a not-so-secret crush on WordGirl.

Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy - A villain who uses condiments as weapons. His vocabulary is pretty limited, making him an easy villain for WordGirl to take down.

WordGirl - Fun Facts

WordGirl began as a series of shorts that were usually shown at the end of Maya & Miguel. It was turned into its own full length series in September 2007.

Wanda Sykes, who voices Granny May, has done voice work for Over the Hedge, Brother Bear 2 and Back at the Barnyard.

WordGirl airs on PBS Kids Go!

WordGirl - Quotes

"WordGirl is definitely older than she looks. I'm thinking mid-40s." - Todd
"How do you know?" - Becky
"A reporter's instinct." - Todd

"Only a family of imbeciles has a television." - Tobey
"Whoa, we're not imbeciles!" - Becky
"And how would you know?" - Tobey "Imbecile" is another word for idiot. We're not idiots. We only watch PBS." - Becky
"Hmm, interesting... someone my age who actually has a brain in her head." - Tobey
"Thanks. I think." - Becky

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