WordGirl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Becky Botsford is an average fifth-grader who, when duty calls, is transformed into WordGirl. WordGirl flies to the rescue when there is trouble in The City, and this super heroine uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws. With the help of her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl spends each episode defeating a quirky cast of misfit bad guys.

Series details

• Title: WordGirl
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2007-09-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-08-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 12 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11110
• IMDb ID: tt1128052
• TVDB ID: 83660

Cast and credited roles

• Dannah Phirman — WordGirl
• Ryan Raddatz — Mr. Botsford
• Maria Bamford — Mrs. Botsford
• Chris Parnell — Narrator
• Tom Kenny — Dr. Two Brains
• Fred Stoller — Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-09-03; final listed air date 2008-11-03; episode order: 46.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-11-04; final listed air date 2009-07-09; episode order: 29.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-08-23; final listed air date 2012-06-11; episode order: 56.
• Season 4: premiered 2012-09-10; final listed air date 2014-04-14; episode order: 52.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-08-04; final listed air date 2014-08-04; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-08-05; final listed air date 2014-09-26; episode order: 17.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-08-04; final listed air date 2015-10-08; episode order: 25.
• Season 8: premiered 2015-06-10; final listed air date 2015-08-07; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from WordGirl 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.