Widget, the World Watcher: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show focused on a 4-foot-tall (1.2 m), purple alien from the Horsehead Nebula named Widget who could shapeshift (usually by spinning like a top into different forms, in early episodes he seems to still be getting used to his power). He and a group of young, human friends; brothers, Kevin, Brian and their teenage sister Kristine, would go through a number of adventures to protect the natural environment from those who wish to plunder or harm it. Later on they were joined by (fellow shapeshifter) Half-Pint, Widget's mischievous, overly-curious, hyperactive cousin. Widget is frequently accompanied by the Mega Brain, an extremely intelligent but somewhat clumsy being who appears as a floating head (with a transparent cranium) and floating hands.

Series details

• Title: Widget, the World Watcher
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1990-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-12-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 22 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39930
• IMDb ID: tt0213377
• TVDB ID: 73702

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-29; final listed air date 1990-12-22.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-09-23; final listed air date 1991-12-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Widget, the World Watcher on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.