High-Fat Robbery
- Studio
- Scholastic, Soup2Nuts
Synopsis
The Butcher is hosting free barbecues as diversions to help him carry out his crimes. WordGirl takes him down after discovering that his meaty powers are neutralized by tofu.
Characters
Becky Botsford/WordGirl, Captain Huggy Face, Violet Heaslip, Tim Botsford, Sally Botsford, TJ Botsford, Todd "Scoops" Ming, Announcer, Professor Steven Boxleitner/Professor Two-Brains, The Butcher, Theodore MacCallister III/Tobey, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy, Granny May, Mr. Big, Beatrice Bixby/Lady Redundant Woman, The Whammer, Grocery Store Manager, Reginald, Robber, Security Guard, Curator, Jewelry Store Clerk, Bank Teller, Rich Old Lady, Tobey's Mom, Babysitter, Mr. Big, Granola Types
Credits
Directing
- Director
- David SanAngelo
Producing
- Producer
- Will Shepard
- Executive Producers
- Deborah Forte, Dorothea Gillim
- Supervising Producer
- David Trexler
- Associate Producer
- Danielle Gillis
Writing
- Writer
- Peggy Nicoll
- Creator
- Dorothea Gillim
Voices
- Voice
- Dannah Feinglass (Becky Botsford/WordGirl, Tobey's Mom, Granola Type #2), Maria Bamford (Violet Heaslip, Sally Botsford), Ryan Raddatz (Tim Botsford, Todd "Scoops" Ming), Tom Kenny (TJ Botsford, Professor Steven Boxleitner/Professor Two-Brains), Chris Parnell (Announcer), Jack Ferraiolo (The Butcher, Granola Type #1), Patton Oswalt (Theodore MacCallister III/Tobey), Fred Stoller (Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy), Wanda Sykes (Granny May), Mike O'Connell (Grocery Store Manager), H. Jon Benjamin (Reginald, Jewelry Store Clerk), James Adomian (Robber, Security Guard, Curator), Jen Cohn (Bank Teller, Rich Old Lady), Jill Talley (Babysitter), Jeffrey Tambor (Mr. Big)
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Joe Apel, Eric Brown
- Background Designer
- Steve Young
Visual Effects
- Visual Effects
- Evan Sussman
Editing
- Editor
- Evan Sussman
Sound
- Voiceover Recordist
- Jay Fisher
Production Management
- Executive in Charge of Production
- John Lynn
- Production Executive
- Jessica Wollman
- Post-Production Executive
- Eric Black
Production notes
Episode Vocabulary Words: Impressive, Diversion.
Follow the everyday life and superhero adventures of WordGirl as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day's work. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth-grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and monkey sidekick Captain Huggy Face crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity. As WordGirl, she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains.
Each episode introduces four new vocabulary words and reinforces their meaning in a variety of contexts throughout the episode. The vocabulary itself is not necessarily a plot point. The show teaches new vocabulary words to children in a variety of fun and interesting contexts. WordGirl is a superhero spoof, so storylines are funny takes of familiar stories from that genre.
WordGirl enriches young audiences' vocabulary, closes the gap for those who don't grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension.
Only a superhero like WordGirl, endowed with power punches and dictionary strength, can put the word-wrenching scoundrels back in their place, proving once again that crime doesn't pay... but knowing the right word for the right moment is priceless.
Each 30-minute episode consists of two cartoons.
Follow the everyday life and superhero adventures of WordGirl as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day's work. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth-grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and monkey sidekick Captain Huggy Face crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity. As WordGirl, she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains.
Each episode introduces four new vocabulary words and reinforces their meaning in a variety of contexts throughout the episode. The vocabulary itself is not necessarily a plot point. The show teaches new vocabulary words to children in a variety of fun and interesting contexts. WordGirl is a superhero spoof, so storylines are funny takes of familiar stories from that genre.
WordGirl enriches young audiences' vocabulary, closes the gap for those who don't grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension.
Only a superhero like WordGirl, endowed with power punches and dictionary strength, can put the word-wrenching scoundrels back in their place, proving once again that crime doesn't pay... but knowing the right word for the right moment is priceless.
Each 30-minute episode consists of two cartoons.