Fighting crime and enriching her vocabulary is all in a day's work for WordGirl! The villains are all prone to malapropisms. She also has a friend poodle who can play chess, and a cousin who can play chess against the dog poodle and play the piano at the same time. Using the height calculator. He also needs help to understand Dr. Two-Brains when he uses words that the henchman doesnt know, even for his best friend Charlie, who acts like the muscle of the gang. Dupey is one of Lady Redundant Woman's duplicates who started to develop her own personality and fell in love with the Butcher. His known family members are his parents and his grandfather, who are the rivals of The Botsfords. She is voiced by Jen Cohn in most of her episodes. In the two-part episode "The Wrong Side of the Law", she tricks Police Commissioner Watson into thinking WordGirl stole Pretty Princess figurines from the Pretty Princess Magical Pony Store that were on loan from Ye Olde Fancy Schmantsy Jewelry Shoppe. The clone was created when Lady Redundant Woman consumed a picture of Wordgirl and copied her. The Botsford family keeps Captain Huggy Face as a pet, naming him Bob. Yet another segment features the interstitials announcer (Rodger Parsons) asking Captain Huggy Face for a visual demonstration of a certain word (such as "strenuous" or "flummoxed"). She is a new transfer student to Woodview Elementary who seems to be extraterrestrial. In "WordGirl Makes a Mistake", Becky confesses to being WordGirl to her father and brother (in spite of Bob's protests) after feeling that she has hidden it from them for too long but neither of them believe her. His attitude is poor, and serves as a parody on Willy Wonka. WordGirlThe Living DictionaryThe Pint-Size PowerhouseThe Super Sweet and Really Strong Princess Who Also Knows VocabularyWordGrump (by Dr. Two-Brains in the episode "The Straw That Broke Two-Brains' Back")WordLassie (by Captain Tangent)Human/Alien Girl (by Squeaky)Pajama Girl (by Squeaky)Becky Eventually, they broke apart after Dupey revealed she's a vegetarian. He has been known to try to hire villains when they come to rob him. However, his suspicions dissipate when Beckypainstakingly misdefines a word in the episode "Vocab Bee". He lives in his mothers basement, except for the time he created a new lair away from her residence in "Sandwich World", only to go back after feeling lonely. "Today's my biwthday!" Captain Huggyface was also "adopted" as a pet and given the name "Bob." (Not that he's ever going to admit it.) He likes to act superior to nearly everyone on the show and seems to have a crush on WordGirl, which would make him a fanboy. He lost his job as mayor to Mr. Big in the episode "Banned on the Run", but became mayor again after Becky tricked Mr. Big into confessing his trap. However, his non-verbal steed ran away when his incumbent greed was discovered. The Narrator's secret ambition is to do the lead-in on 60 Minutes. Scoops realizes that Beckydoubles as WordGirl when she runs into him, forgetting that she is still wearing the WordGirl cape; Scoops observes that shes also worn the costume frequently, having chosen WordGirl as her Halloween costume. Those who do learn the truth about Becky/WordGirl are: As Becky Botsford, she attends Woodview Elementary and has a few friends. It usually appears when Wordgirl intends to do something else like celebrate her birthday or go to a movie. In a recent episode, Becky's grandfather, Bampy Botsford, figures out Becky's identity. It's possible she could be bread-headed like her two sons. Violet Heaslip (best friend)Todd "Scoops" Ming (crush)Bob A.K.A Captain Huggy FacePretty PrincessProfessor Steven Boxleitner (formerly, prior to becoming Dr. Two-Brains)Miss Power (formerly) Mr. Big uses yoga while working and miniature golf as two forms of relaxation. Often, short animated segments are shown in between and at the end of episodes. He also has a graduate named InvisiBill, a man who has the power to turn invisible on command by snapping his fingers. But Bampy defeats it by himself. At one point, in the episode "Beckys Birthday", her parents begin to make the connection, but just when they are about to figure it out, Captain Huggy Face (a.k.a. After three encounters with The Butcher and WordGirl, he was sent to a city known as Meatropolis, where there are twenty-three butcher shops, hamburger parades every Sunday, and no superheroes or superhero monkeys. Dr. Two-Brains VOICE. Gilad Kletter. A bank teller with a New York accent, she is often being robbed by villains. For example, he says, "We're going to meet Zachary Zany, the candy mastermind who invented most of my - I mean - your favorite candy." Her powers are disrupted by Lexonite, a substance from her home planet Lexicon. Becky attends Woodview Elementary School, where she is close friends with Violet Heaslip and the school newspaper reporter Todd Scoops Ming. The candlestick maker is yet to appear again. However, in a falling out at his store on sandwich making for the annual Fancy People's Annual Awards Dinner, Chuck quits and turns the floor at the ballroom into the bottom half of a sandwich in an attempt to crush them, But Wordgirl foils this and Chuck gets sent to jail. She is usually the one to file Mr. Big's evil plans, carry out these plans by activating his mind-control rays, carry and unload heavy crates for Mr. Big, order his squishy beanie bunny plush dolls and batteries for his mind control devices, etc. Tom Kenny. Another member of the Botsford family, TJ, would also become Becky's younger brother. His symbol, on the chest of his costume, is a thunderbolt. A motivational coach (voiced by Ned Bellamy) who helps sidekicks become their own boss. Scoops realizes that Becky doubles as WordGirl when she runs into him, forgetting that she is still wearing the WordGirl cape; Scoops observes that shes also worn the costume frequently, having chosen WordGirl as her Halloween costume. However, WordGirl surprisingly exposes him as a mere Texan con-man who switches places with his brother as the rich guy and the caddy in another city. He is desperate to know WordGirls secret identity and is constantly on the scene. The Coach stated that his name suited him perfectly, being a play on the word "invisible", and the fact that his first name is Bill. When she jails Mrs. Botsford, WordGirl and all the villains team up and defeat Miss Power. Her trademark insignia consists of a red star imposed on a golden shield. WordGirl. A former copy-shop employee, also known as Beatrice Bixby who aspires to become the owner of the copy shop currently run by a kind man named Dave. Violet is friends with Becky's crush, Scoops Todd Ming, and in the episode "Cherish Is the Word" the two proved to have feelings for each other when Scoops asked her to be his valentine. Despite her resemblance to her mistress, the Butcher could identify which is Dupey or Lady Redundant Woman. Having put away almost every villain WordGirl has captured (although she doesn't know that it's her adopted daughter), Sally even caught two of them red handed - Granny May and Seymour Orlando Smooth - with WordGirl's help. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Voiced by Tom Kenny. 4 feet 8 inches. The reasoning is that children can understand words like cumbersome when told that it means big and heavy and awkward.[9], PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer agreed to do a mock interview with WordGirl. A pompous meat villain (voiced by Elliott Gould) who's a rival of The Butcher whose meat powers are a little fancier and insulted him by calling his uniform "pajamas". Amanda Plummer provided the villainess' voice in her debut episode, and Grey DeLisle took over afterwards. The Mayor of Fair City who made his first appearance in the episode "Book Ends". BigGranny MayEileen/Birthday GirlAmazing Rope GuySeymour Orlando SmoothNocan the ContrarianMs. Becky's fifth-grade teacher (voiced by Jim Gaffigan) who first appeared leading the field trip in "Who Wants Candy?" Question to justice. He speaks with either an Irish or British accent. He once became successful in his crimes by poorly impersonating other more successful villains, but gave it up after he grew sick of the villains he impersonated getting the recognition instead of him. He has been called a hedgehog, (flying) rabbit, koala, rat, aardvark, ferret, otter, llama, a hairy kid, and probably others. This is a constant problem but she manages to prove it in the end. All programs are distributed by PBS unless where noted. WordGirl is the titular main protagonist of the show of the same name. However, when Chuck misplaced a button that released a slime-like substance on the inside of the vat that held him, he was nice enough to goop himself while being held hostage. 4 feet 11 inches. Her main weakness, however, is Lexonite, a substance originating from her home planet that causes her to mispronounce, misuse, or misdefine a word, and also eliminates her other capabilities. If those methods dont work, she becomes selfish and at times cruel by simply yelling Mine, MINE, !, growing in height and turning a deeper shade of green with each yell , until the owner of the coveted item hands it over in fear. However, this event did not make Eileen turn away completely from her selfish ways. She is a superhero whose superpowers and abilities include flying at the speed of sound, super hearing, super strength, and a comprehensive vocabulary, of which she teaches people. When Dr. Two-Brains seeks out a replacement villain to take over for him in "Crime Takes a Holiday" for a vacation cruise he won from Dairy Villains Monthly, Glen Furlblam (voiced by Brian Posehn), his self-proclaimed number one fan, shows up. She also possesses the power to create evil copies of other people if she consumes a picture of that person, as she did when she created an evil copy of WordGirl. WordGirl creator Dorothea Gillim felt that most children's animation "underestimated [children's] sense of humor" and hoped to create a more intellectual show for young audiences. This villain from the Kingdom of Contraria, whose booming voice is given by Daran Norris, always speaks in opposites; for example, if someone says "strong," he will respond by saying "weak," followed by a barbaric yell.. Categories (In April, Becky and her friends are visiting a college fair over at Fair City College.) Believe it or not, Wordgirl is a lot stronger than people might think. Jack D. Ferraiolo, who was the series' head writer for its first season and co-developed the program with creator Dorthea Gilliam, gives his voice to the meat man. He says it's not his real name though, something that marketing came up with. When he was a sidekick, he acted more like a boss which annoyed Chuck. Question at the bank and pretends to be trapped, Ms. Botsford uses a rope pole to redirect Ms. WordGirl has a wide array of characters including heroes, villains, and average supporting characters. Ponies and unicornsReading Princess Triana booksWatching The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour television showHanging out with her friendsBattling villains WordGirl is extremely popular in Fair City, which she protects, and there has been more merchandising and honoring of the heroine. 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