WordGirl | PBSKids
September 6, 2009 by admin - Jennifer
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WORDGIRL
ALL-NEW EPISODE!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 on PBS KIDS GO!
Ten-year-old Becky Botsford’s alter-ego defeats villains with superpowers and an awesome vocabulary. A 2009 Emmy Award nominee! (Check local listings.)
“BECKY AND THE BARD” – Violet (Maria Bamford, TV’s “American Dad”) and Becky compete for the coveted role of Juliet to play opposite the dreamy Hunter Throbheart (James Adomain, TV’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”) in the school’s production of Romeo & Juliet. Violet is cast as Juliet while Becky is the understudy. When the Energy Monster captures Violet, Becky must chose between the role of a lifetime and saving her friend.
Vocabulary Words: Shimmer, Memorize
“MONKEY VS. ROBOT” – The city is hosting the Big Checker Championship and Bob has to face off against Tobey’s Robot, the Checkmate 3000! When Tobey (Patton Oswalt, TV’s “The King of Queens”) puts the pressure on to win, his robot snaps and WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face must team up to stop Checkmate from destroying the city.
Vocabulary Words: Champion, Vanquish
For a sneak peek check out the video below:
