WordGirl first debuted as a series of one to two minute shorts titled The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl which debuted after Maya and Miguel on 10 November 2006 as part of the now-defunct PBS Kids Go!.
These shorts were originally available for viewing on the PBS official YouTube channel, but they have since been removed or been made private.
Chronological order[]
Here are the two-minute shorts in the order in which they originally aired at the end of Maya and Miguel:
| # | Title | Airdate | Len | Sypnosis | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catch as Catch Can aka Catch as I Can | 10 Nov 2006 | 2m | In the first Wordgirl episode ever to air, can WordGirl prevent a cumbersome meteorite from destroying the city? | Transcript |
| 2 | Enter, the Butcher aka The Butcher (short) | 17 Nov 2006 | 2m | WordGirl meets The Butcher, master of meat and mangler of words, and tries to prevent him from robbing a bank. WordGirl also tries to convince the Butcher that he’s not “a fender” but “offended” when she tells him he “butchers the English language.” Exposition Guy (the guy in the beard who warns WordGirl) has his first speaking role here. | Transcript |
| 3 | Re-Enter, The Butcher aka We Meet Again, Butcher | 24 Nov 2006 | 2m | WordGirl tries to stop the Butcher from robbing Ye Olde Fancy Schmancy Jewelry Store. They also have to deal with a pompous store clerk. | Transcript |
| 4 | What's Up, Doc? | 01 Dec 2006 | 2m | WordGirl pays a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner (author of the book Superheroes and You: A Practical Guide) to figure out a way to stop the vicious Butcher. | Transcript |
| 5 | Re-Re-Enter, The Butcher | 08 Dec 2006 | 2m | WordGirl tries to prevent the Butcher from robbing a grocery store. She also tries to clear up a misunderstanding between the Butcher and The Grocery Store Manager, who believes that the Butcher is there for a job. | Transcript |
| 6 | Yes Sir, That's My Butcher | 15 Dec 2006 | 2m | WordGirl and the Butcher face off for their big, big battle royale. WordGirl reveals her secret weapon: her always hungry ally, Captain Huggy Face. | Transcript |
| 7 | The Crazy World of Dr. Two Brains (short) | 22 Dec 2006 | 2m | In a lab experiment that goes horribly wrong, Prof. Steven Boxleitner accidentally fuses his mind with that of his vicious lab mouse and becomes the villainous Dr. Two-Brains. Becky (WordGirl’s secret identity) tries to distract her little brother TJ so she can transform into WordGirl and capture Dr. Two-Brains before he goes on a cheese-stealing rampage. | Transcript |
| 8 | Two Brains in the Grocers | 29 Dec 2006 | 2m | WordGirl tries to capture Dr. Two-Brains after he eats all the cheese in the grocery store, but Dr. Two-Brains is able to escape by causing a ruckus. | Transcript |
| 9 | The Times, They Are A-Cheesy | 05 Jan 2007 | 2m | The Botsford family (including Becky Botsford, a.k.a. WordGirl) are flabbergasted when Dr. Two-Brains appears on television, threatening to turn the city into goop if he doesn’t get every piece of cheese in the city. | Transcript |
| 10 | Mouse Trap | 12 Jan 2007 | 2m | WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face confront Dr. Two Brains at his secret hideout. Dr. Two Brains proves that their attacks on him would be futile by capturing them in his giant mousetrap. Will they escape, or will Dr. Two-Brains succeed in turning them into goop? | Transcript |
| 11 | Squeaky's Machine | 15 Jan 2007 | 2m | Dr. Two Brains is about to use his Goop Ray to give WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face a “one-way ticket to Goop Town.” Can they escape this predicament while Dr. Two-Brains' Squeaky brain is distracted by cheese related questions from the Botsford family? | Transcript |
| 12 | Driving Miss Granny | 16 Jan 2007 | 2m | A new villain’s in town! Granny May and her timid (and enormous) grandson Eugene May rob an armored car in broad daylight. Will WordGirl be able to catch up with them? | Transcript |
| 13 | Kiss My Granny | 17 Jan 2007 | 2m | While trying to stop Granny May from robbing Ye Olde Fancy Schmancy Jewelry store, WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are blinded by Granny’s dazzling jewelry, then captured in her knitted “Web of Yarn.” Will they be able to escape before Eugene crushes them in a game of “squish the knitting”? | Transcript |
| 14 | Living in the Granny's Paradise | 18 Jan 2007 | 2m | Although WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face are able to use their coordination to escape Granny May’s trap, they are soon caught in the unbreakable grip of Eugene. Will they be able to break free and stop Granny May from escaping with the stolen jewelry? | Transcript |
| 15 | Play Date | 19 Jan 2007 | 2m | After destroying a giant, rampaging robot as WordGirl, Becky returns home to find that she has an unexpected playdate with Theodore McCallister III. When Becky discovers that Theodore is actually “Tobey,” the mischievous genius behind the giant robot’s rampage, she risks revealing her secret identity. | Transcript |
| 16 | Tobey or Not Tobey | 26 Jan 2007 | 2m | Tobey and Becky argue over whether Tobey’s robot caused real damage to the city or only a minor hullabaloo. Tobey decides to play a game with Becky to see if she’s really WordGirl or not. | Transcript |
| 17 | The Wrath of Tobey | 02 Feb 2007 | 2m | Tobey gives Becky an impossible choice: reveal herself as WordGirl and destroy the robot threatening her house or do nothing and watch her house get demolished. Becky and Bob (a.k.a. Captain Huggy Face) initiate Emergency Plan #47, with mixed results. | Transcript |
| 18 | Chuck, the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy (short) | 09 Feb 2007 | 2m | Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy threatens to squash Bill the Grocery Store Manager with his giant sandwich press after the manager calls the press “extreme.” Can WordGirl stop him in time? Will Scoops ever get the sandwich he ordered? | Transcript |
| 19 | Name That Dude | 16 Feb 2007 | 2m | WordGirl and the Narrator have a hard time not laughing at Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy’s name. Chuck captures WordGirl with his noxious Pickled Eggs. As WordGirl, Scoops, and Bill the Grocery Store Manager head towards certain doom on the giant sandwich press, all of them try to think of a less absurd name for Chuck. Meanwhile, Captain Huggy Face races to the rescue. | Transcript |
| 20 | Chucky and the Sandwich Factory | 23 Feb 2007 | 2m | WordGirl sends Captain Huggy Face to search for the ultimate crowbar in order to help them escape Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy’s giant sandwich press. Will Captain Huggy Face be able to find the “ultimate crowbar” in time? | Transcript |
These one-minute shorts appeared on the PBS Kids website along with the two-minute shorts around the same time:
| # | Title | Len | Sypnosis | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | WORDGIRL! WORDGIRL! WORDGIRL... aka Movie Trailer | 1m | The origin story. The name "WordGirl!" is repeated over and over during the short. | Transcript |
| 22 | WordGirl and the Butcher | 1m | WordGirl tries to prevent the Butcher from setting off his Steak Bomb and ruining the day of vegetarians city-wide. | Transcript |
| 23 | WordGirl and Dr. Two-Brains | 1m | Dr. Two-Brains becomes frustrated with a malfunctioning trap. | Transcript |
| 24 | WordGirl and Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy | 1m | WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face struggle to break free from Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy's Atomic Hot Dog Lasso. | Transcript |
| 25 | WordGirl and Dr. Two-Brains, Part 2 | 1m | WordGirl tries to thwart Dr. Two-Brains' latest scheme but is distracted by a yummy mixed-fruit beverage. | Transcript |
| 26 | Becky and Scoops aka Scoops Thinks WordGirl is Cute | 1m | Scoops ponders WordGirl's secret identity while Becky saves him from perils that he doesn't notice. | Transcript |
| 27 | WordGirl and the Narrator | 1m | WordGirl wants a new superhero name. She convinces the Narrator to put his reputation on hold and announce the new name she has in mind, just to see how it sounds. | Transcript |
| 28 | WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face, Part 1 | 1m | WordGirl makes Captain Huggy Face try on some new costumes because she feels his regular costume lacks pizzazz. | Transcript |
| 29 | WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face, Part 2 | 1m | When Captain Huggy Face is late for a robot battle because of the bus schedule, WordGirl suggests some other modes of transportation. | Transcript |
| 30 | Who Is WordGirl? aka Becky and Mr. Botsford | 1m | Despite certain clues, Mr. Botsford (Becky's adoptive father, later revealed to be named Tim) is oblivious about WordGirl's secret identity. | Transcript |