Change Day

Change Day

October 12, 2009 TV Episode WordGirl

Studio
Scholastic, Soup2Nuts

Synopsis

Residents of Fair City are bringing their loose change to the bank to convert it into savings, but when the Butcher locks Becky and Bob in the vault, not even the police can stop the mispronouncing meat man. What will happen when WordGirl isn't there to save the day?

Characters

Mrs. Botsford, Bank Customer, Deputy, Becky Botsford, WordGirl, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Column 1, The Butcher, TJ Botsford, Dr. Two Brains, Mayor, Bank Teller, Police Sergeant, Exposition Guy, Mr. Botsford, Henchmen

Credits

Directing

Director
David SanAngelo

Producing

Producer
Danielle Gillis (Associate Producer)
Executive Producers
Deborah Forte, Dorothea Gillim
Supervising Producer
David Trexler

Writing

Writer
Peggy Nicoll, Will Shepard

Voices

Voice
Maria Bamford (Mrs. Botsford), Todd Barry (Bank Customer, Deputy), Dannah Feinglass (Becky Botsford, WordGirl, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Column 1), Jack Ferraiolo (The Butcher), Tom Kenny (TJ Botsford, Dr. Two Brains), Ron Lynch (Mayor), Larry Murphy (Bank Teller, Police Sergeant), Chris Parnell (The Narrator, Henchman #1, Exposition Guy), Ryan Raddatz (Mr. Botsford)

Editing

Editor
Evan Sussman

Crew

Creator
Dorothea Gillim
Storyboard Artists
Joe Apel, Eric Brown
Voiceover Recordist
Jay Fisher
Visual Effects
Evan Sussman
Background Designer
Steve Young
Executive in Charge of Production
John Lynn
Production Executive
Jessica Wollman
Post-Production Executive
Eric Black

Production notes

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.