WordGirl

WordGirl is a PBS Kids animated television program aimed at expanding the vocabulary of elementary-aged children. The show follows 10-year old 5th grader, Becky Botsford, whose secret identity is the crime-fighting superhero, WordGirl. Born on the planet Lexicon, WordGirl was aboard a spacecraft piloted by a monkey named Captain Huggy Face that crashed into Earth when she was an infant. Tim and Sally Botsford adopted the baby girl, named her Becky, and brought her into their Fair City home. No one, including her parents or best friend Violet Heaslip, know Becky's true identity. Though she spends half of her time fighting villains like the evil Butcher, Granny May, Dr. Two Brains and a host of other atrocious criminals, Becky is also a normal kid who plays with her dollhouse, fights with her younger brother TJ, and has a crush on the dreamy Todd "Scoops" Ming. Becky can instantly transform into WordGirl, who has super strength and an amazing vocabulary, by shouting her catchphrase, "Word up!" Each 30-minute episode is divided into two shorter segments featuring two new vocabulary words that are introduced at the start of the show. The show was created by Dorothea Gillim, a firm believer in creating children's programming that is both intelligent and entertaining. Word Girl premiered on September 3rd, 2007, and is produced by Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. MORE