I TURNED INTO CHUCK (THE EVIL SANDWICH MAKING GUY) th-cam.com/video/HtTgGVDp3xM/w-d-xo.html NICK MICHOLS IS NOT THE NARRATOR th-cam.com/users/shortsI48pVrikQ7o WORDGIRL MARVEL COMIC th-cam.com/users/shortsSAvEJPKmhnE
The reason why I like Two Brains is cause, when he’s not controlled by the Mouse Brain, he’s actually quite protective of Word Girl and does mean well and want her to be happy.
Fun Fact: Jack Ferraiolo (head writer and voice of The Butcher) moved on to co-produce Amphibia. Hey, if you thought Becky and Violet were toxic enough by mistake, try to imagine them writing toxic friendships ON PURPOSE. XD
That is a bit of a surprise to me. Then again, considering who distributes and produces Amphibia, I guess one can say that the animation industry... is a small world after all.
Fun fact, in the Hebrew dub of the series, Dr. Two brains is voiced by Gilad kletter, who also voices Dr. Heinz Doofenshmitz. Gilad is also the Hebrew voice actor of Squidward. It's also ironic due to Squidward having a Dr. Themed supervillain persona named Dr. Negative.
You forgot to mention how many famous celeberty voice actors there are. Besides Kristin Schaal, there is Chris Parnell (the narrator), H. John Benjamin (Jewelry Store Owner), Cree Summer (Granny May), Patton Oswald (Toby), Grey Griffin-Delisle (Lady Redundant Woman and Ms. Questions), and Amy Sedaris (Miss Davis [the teacher]).
I feel the need to point out that out of EVERY villain in that show, except for maybe Miss Power, Tobey is the most likely to have a kill count ON PURPOSE. I feel like Two-Brains might've done it accidentally once in a while but Tobey purposefully destroys buildings.
@@barricadethedecepticon1350 That's because it's a kids show only aired on public broadcasting. The amount of scrutiny these shows go through is terrifying. The fact that there are any lines/characters who almost break into PG-13 territory is amazing.
7:08 view each copy as a variant of her as its a play on her literary fallacy of saying synonyms when one word will suffice so each variant is very similar to the original with very subtle differences
You got the point towards Victoria, Her Parents Control Her to be better & the best at Everything, but She is annoying and a Show off. I do love Dr Two Brains but I do not simp him.
15:00 "... But that still doesn't explain how [Dr. Two-Brains i]s the #1 villain." Maybe whoever did the official rankings factored in the villains' relationships with WordGirl? Two-Brains has the mandatory schtick; he's also got size and frequency of villainous escapades; but he was _also_ once Professor Steven Boxleitner, mild-mannered, kindly scientist and good friend to WordGirl. They've got that whole classic "starry-eyed-young-hero vs. beloved-old-master-turned-evil-by-a-tragic-accident" thing going on. Might win him some extra points that put him over the top. ... But then, Toby's got a bit of a _romantic_ angle, which I'd think would be significant enough to warrant some relationship bonus points, but the ranking suggests he's considered _Third-Tier,_ somewhere behind _The Butcher and Chuck,_ and The Butcher's at least got a habit of stumbling over and misusing words, but take that away and the only real interpersonal connection either of them have with WordGirl is that they all coincidentally live in the same town. Maybe WordGirl's apparent lack of interest in Toby means his merely _potential_ villain drama points don't count or pale in comparison to Two-Brains' _actual_ villain drama? Maybe he's losing points elsewhere? Maybe the one doing the rankings just isn't into romance? Who knows.
I love this show. I occasionally go to my grandmother's to keep her company, and I will dead just sit with her and watch Wordgirl. This show is amazing. This video was a great lore explanation and my only gripe isn't even that deep, I just wanted to see more of Becky's bully arc.
Tobey is honestly my favorite villain in Wordgirl and I never noticed how he was always fucking simping for Wordgirl and it's hilarious also Tobey is played by Patton Oswalt
I really wish I had this when I was growing up. I loved edutainment stuff like Bill Nye and The Magic School Bus, so that combined with my love of superhero stuff would have been perfect for young me.
YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN WORD GIRL... No pbs in grandmas house I see. I am happy you actually watch the entire show... I am so happy you did this video. You have become the nostalgia critic of old cartoons and tv shows. You watch it so we don't have to. Love the video great work like always. I love word girl... Nostalgia... Is a drug... PBS kids rules!
I remember LOVING this show as a kid because I was a huge grammar nerd, and it was so cool to see a show about words. (I might’ve already known most of them, but it was still fun to watch)
this video sent me down the tumblr sexyman wiki rabbithole and i discovered one of my all time favorite characters there, so im not really sure what that says about me but i dont think its good. lightning mcqueen is on that wiki too though, so... maybe humanity is just doomed.
Hahahahaha, I remember when I was in Elementary. I would look at stuff like Transformers, Bakugan, Supernatural, etc. Word Girl was my first cartoon that played loose with itself and it's characters. Also, I'm a huge fanboy for Becky, I love the intelletual types as much as tomboys. Whenever Becky did anything to sassy, I couldn't help but think about any baddies, princesses or villainesses. London Tipton and Bonnie Rockwell did something for me.
Word Girl and the villains give me Megamind/Metro Man vibes. They did it more fun since Metro Man knew Megamind wasn't really going to do anything to the city.
Also cause it’s usually depicted that Wordgirl could actually be taken down by her villains if they got serious, just as she can take them down if she gets serious. So it’s a lot more of an equal dynamic than Metroman and Megamind, whose completely one sided, even being pointed out by the citizens.
It basically turns into the warden's whole character; from that scene forward for the rest of the series, any screentime he gets is punctuated by a deep craving to eat his hat to the point of insistence. I love how such a minor character gets just as much goofy characterization as any other major character in the show.
I think the weirdest "The Narrator can be heard by the people in the show" is when Wordgirl asks him to tell her where The Butcher is hiding, and he tells her no, then as he goes to set up the next scene with The Butcher, Wordgirl literally pushes back the wipe so she can get a look at where The Butcher is hiding.
The most confusing thing I didn’t see here is the powers/abilities of “HEEEELP!” guy. He appears to be able to fly or climb literally anywhere in the world in order to a. Tell WordGirl what crime is going on, and b. Wonder if he’s at the police station.
I did wonder about his not being brought up, I don't watch word girl but the clips have been coming my way and it's weird that he apparently always knows where Word Girl is but not the police station. Is he psychic or in league with the planet Lexicon...?
If I had a nickel for every time a kind character played by Tom Kenny has some type of interest of theirs consume them and turns them mad enough to become a villain for a large part of the series I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but crazy it happened twice
wordgirl genuinely improved my vocab when i was a child! through the show i literally learned what cumbersome, colossal, redundant, and many other words meant. also the show is genuinely good asf. im insanely greatfull that i grew up on pbs kids and qubo instead of nick and disney channel tbh.
Can we just talk about Maya and Miguel and how Maya is the true antagonist of the entire series because her "ah-ha" moments often end up in Miguel losing his sanity?
I’m so glad someone covered this show in some capacity, shows like the Electric Company, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, and Word Girl were key parts of my childhood.
The way they handle her relationship with people and the city she's saving, is less of a Superman kind of vibe and more of a spider-man vibe because people don't trust her and because she gets in trouble with her family and friends and that's basically Peter Parker Spider-Man
THAT IS SUCH A GOOD COMPARISON!!! Spider-Man gave me that same frustrated feeling where I (and probably the rest of the viewers) just kept screaming YOU DONT UNDERSTAND! HE HAS A JOB TO DO!!!!!!
That's not strictly true. Everyone in the city is always on her side unless they are antagonists or the plot of the episode is about how she's framed and in those episodes everyone is always surprised that Wordgirl would so such a thing.
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi is so irritatingly true, I'd say she gives vibes from both Superman and Spider-Man; believe me, Athena, I had that same frustrated feeling back when I watched this show.
@@julienicol9202 The physical copies of parts 1 and 2 are very hard to come by. But the first part can be read in full online. The second part exists as both a comic and online-animation surprisingly.
“All kids shows should aim to be able to keep adults entertained.” Is a great rule kids writers should live by. For starters, parents will have to deal with the show just as much as the child, so making it bearable for them should be a must. Secondly, children aren’t stupid. They deserve witty writing even if some of it goes over their head. We need to stop treating kids like they’re dumb tiny humans who just like bright colours and shapes, because even at aged 3-4, that not true. They can understand jokes and basic speaking, which means they deserve witty, good writing :).
Yes! Some of my favorite shows as a kid were the ones that had cohesive stories and actually fun humor (Word Girl, Odd Squad, Gravity Falls, and the Amazing World of Gumball to name a few)
People always say the new generation is stupid but those people grew up with amazing shows yet allow their children to watch garbage? You wonder why children imitate the trash you make for them to watch?
Word Girl and Cyberchase (which also has amazing lore and depth) were my SHIT as a kid. My mom and I would dance to the theme song, and I knew like every word in the dictionary, and it influenced my OCs to have a similar backstory. Word Girl is genuinely such a good show.
Speaking of Cyberchase, which Zone/planet would you want to live on? I can't remember names, but I'd want live on the Penguin one. And I don't even like the cold, but they get to fly and deliver gifts.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 I love the penguins. I think maybe I'd have to go with Castleblanca. I don't know why, I just always liked it as a kid.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 It's Radopolis or Podville for me. Would gladly visit Sensible Flats or Aquari-Yum for a getaway. And the gigantic Hacker Robot in the Northern Frontier has lived in my head rent-free for, like, twenty years now. 😅
@@AthenaPOfficial It's very possible they did. If I'm not mistaken, the reason the show was even cancelled in the first place is not because of ratings or anything like that, but because Scholastic, who purchased animation studio that made WordGirl, Soup2Nuts, had decided to close the studio. It honestly would not surprise me if WordGirl would've had more seasons had they kept the studio open
Whether or not this is the actual intention, I love the idea of this huge joke where despite her superpowers having absolutely nothing to do with vocabulary, Becky constructed her entire superhero persona around the fact that she's a smarmy know it all.
I literally never thought of it that way. I just interpreted it (as a kid) as "one of her powers is an internet-like superdictionary in her head" (the internet was pretty new to me at the time, being sheltered from it until I was about 11, so anything with lots of information was just "the internet of ___" to me)
@@SnoFitzroy That IS one of her powers. When exposed to the obligatory kryptonite knockoff, she can't define anything. She also reads through dictionaries though, so maybe it functions more like linguistics based super memory instead of just instinctive knowledge.
Also yes Tobey has murderous tendencies, he tried to crush a school bus full of children to death, his robot gaining both sentience and a conscience was the only reason he does not have a body count.
yeah and wasn't there an episode where he trapped her in some kind of robot suit and forced her to do romantic things for him or am I remembering that wrong regardless given his ego and his tendency to go on a rampage when mad it is frighteningly easy to picture a universe where he becomes an incel because word girl won't date him
@@pufferfancyfish He made a robot that looked identical to Wordgirl and, after it refused to go on a date with him (different sort of pain from being told off by your crush), sent it on a destructive rampage of the city to ruin the real hero's reputation in order to blackmail her into a date. That also didn't work.
@@springortis7446 first off being rejected by your own robot you programmed rough that alone implies either humanoid sentience or he programmed that feature in which is pretty sad either way but yeah regardless it's pretty toxic
I felt kinda bad for Tobey when wordgirl was being rude, like imagine the person you like not only saying "ew" when thinking about dating you but starts going down a long list of why they would NEVER date you. that'd suck that's basically what happened but it's just pure insult of his character
Damn @@annawesometheflameingpikac3688 that was some harsh wording but yeah you're kind of right he was a very shit person he should have seen it coming.
As a younger kid, I knew that Becky's double life was causing problems within her friendship with Violet, but I never saw how much Violet also contributed to the tension in their relationship, now I'm seeing just how dismissive she was of Becky's feelings.
Watching this reminded me of another bizarre show I watched and I legit typed into Google “animated show with Hispanic girl who has magic hair tie” and I got the exact show I was looking for. It’s called Maya and Miguel. Idk if her hair tie was actually magical but it was a defining feature to me.
Bro I read the title and you just unlocked the theme song for me wtf? I don't think I even watched that show I just played their games on PBSKid website
Is it just me or is Tobey the embodiment of "The child who's not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth"? It doesn't excuse the things he's done but it does certainly explain them.
Nah, everyone forgives him every time he does something. They give him chance after chance. They're polite to him. They're willing to be friends with him. Just because his mother disciplines him when he inflicts thousands of dollars of property damage doesn't mean his mistreated or ignored. His mother actually treats him really well. If I broke a vase on purpose I would get an ass whooping, if I intentionally destroyed a whole city building I would wake up in a juvenile detention center lol
I think Victoria Best fits the bill more. Her crimes could've been a cry for attention that her parents didn't give unless she was the best at everything.
I imagine that if Dr. Two Brain didn't have the mouse brain, he would have been a great ally to word girl and probably would have helped her significantly. He would have been the hero role model that she otherwise doesn't really have.
When my brother was little, he asked my mom all matter-of-factly "You know why Captain Huggyface is called that?" and thinking he knew the legitimate origin, she asked, "no, why?" and he, completely seriously (as in, NOT JOKING ON PURPOSE) said, "Because he's a Captain."
What I love the most is how WordGirl is technically friends with the villains. Sure, they sometimes do try to destroy when the chance strikes, but more often than not they have casual conversations and even hang out as though they're friends. Some more so than others of course. The biggest example is of course near the end of the Miss Power movie. The villains are cheering for WordGirl when she gains the upper hand, and later express gratitude that she's their arch nemesis. It's very sweet.
Dr. Two-Brains even though he steals cheese is still a villain that you wouldn’t want to mess with. When Squeaky took full control in the episode “Mouse-Brain Takeover” he became Dr. Squeaky-Brains who was more unstable and evil to the point where he almost turned Wordgirl into goop basically killing her. His henchmen didn’t like the new change since Dr. Squeaky-Brains was harsh only referring to them as humans not henchmen and wouldn’t even talk to them normally only “NOT YOUR CHEESE! MY CHEESE! GET YOUR OWN CHEESE HUMANS.” Also, in the episode “Of Two-Minds” Dr. Two-Brains finds an asteroid made out of cheese a “cheeseteroid” if you will with his telescope decides to fuse his cheeseseizer device with it to draw in the cheeseteroid to the city not having the thought to reverse it considering that it would take half the city out. Wordgirl even says to him what’s it gonna be the cheeseteroid or the city, Two-Brains brushes it off not caring saying there will always be other cities with buildings. In a similar episode “Hello New Years, Goodbye Moon” he turns the moon into cheese doing the same thing of extracting it down to earth but this times it’s a full on planet sized star coming down. Dr. Two-Brains takes “stealing and pillaging cheese” to a whole new level with his morals being thrown of the window the man is willing to commit murder of a child and genocide to please his sociopathic mouse-brain in the name of “cheese” of all things instead of money or power. Not to mention that his superior intellect is fascinating yet scary and daunting in the episode “Timeout with Two-Brains” he built an invention called the “Time-Stopping Ray” which was untested and he used it to freeze the fabric of time of the people on earth including the Narrator himself he froze a literal god who tells the story from the script even he was caught in the blast while Two-Brains and his henchmen were safe in a protective sphere so that he can eat his cheese without worrying about the expiration date which is just insane. In the end I do feel like he deserves to be the number one villain just for how complicated and crazy his evil schemes reaching at apocalyptic level. Overall, I’m honestly so happy that Wordgirl is getting the recognition it deserves. This was a wonderful analysis of the show and it’s world-building characters you knocked it outta the park!
i mean, holy shit, I have to agree with you so much there and i happen to see the 'tumblr sexy man' article, and i did read it. i'm not complaining, though
Well firstly thank you so so much! I am glad you found this video and you enjoyed. I do admit my "just stealing cheese" comments simplified some of his more elaborate plans quite a lot! I'm just glad Squeaky doesn't get full power most of the time because THAT is the most diabolical timeline
The fanfiction "Saving Tobey" by Night N. Gail delves into his motivations and destructive tendencies in a thoughtful way. It acknowledges both forms of crushing, but it's balanced and the ending is a hopeful new beginning for Tobey and Becky's friendship.
My favorite part of lady redundant woman is you're made to think she's a sympathetic character working under the worst guy who is unfit to be the copy store manager, which is all lady redundant woman initially wants is to be the copy store manager, but as it turns out the manager is the nicest guy ever! He checks in on his employees he gives breaks, he asks for input on if his employees are ok with this or covering that shift and she just never speaks up and hates him behind his back! 😂
I KNOW. I love how he's like- "Hey! I'll get you this kinda donut for lunch bc I know you asked for it the last time! You deserve it!" and then she dramatically hunches over and squints and the screen goes all dark and she's like- "dAAve"
Invisi-Bill is my favorite. His dynamic is really interesting, since you'd normally expect someone with invisibility powers to be all angsty or timid, but he's the opposite, being very optimistic and loud. He's fucking adorable.❤️
Dr. Twobrains could have been an unmatched hero. He was always turning different things into cheese... all he had to do was make a "trash into cheese" ray and he could have ended world hunger AND solved most of the world's pollution issues in one blow!
@@kappadarwin9476 Not as big of an issue if you don't have to use it and can just use it to produce food on demand, like with a (admittedly limited) food replicator.
can't believe you didn't mention the fact that becky has FULL ACCESS to the crashed spaceship when talking about how she doesn't want to go back to lexicon. she truly is the Most disinterested she could be. admittedly i haven't watched the entire show (i used to watch it as a kid whenever i could catch it & have no idea which episodes i have and haven't seen) but i always loved it, as a kid who read 24/7. i felt proud of myself for knowing all the words that got defined by the narrator.
I used to be the monitor at a phone sex service and this place was so strange, they locked me in the office with nothing to do and no internet access, BUT there was a TV with a half broken antenna with like 3 channels so I would watch Word Girl everyday while listening to clients moaning on speaker phone
@Cassi Lyris Well! How would you rank with the other American magical girls: Mary Marvel-Sergeant Thunder (DC), Raven (DC), Magik (Marvel), Polaris (Marvel), etc?. Scarlet Witch and Zatanna don’t count since they’re magical women.
@@whathell6t I love them! Raven has been one of my favorites since I was little (we're talking mid 80's). It's been fun seeing their different incarnations over the years! Zatanna and Scarlet Witch totally count! It's the fate of all magical girls to become magical women. (90's Scarlet Witch + Nomorita were my jam!) I even grew up with the OG Sabrina the Teenage Witch comics and cartoons. I loved it when she made a comeback in the 90's. I'm much less fond of the newer ultra grimdark Sabrina the Teenage Satanist though... Heck, I even loved the ultra pinked up 90's shows like Princess Starla and the Jewel Riders, and Tenko and the Guardians of Magic. My kids grew up with Word Girl and it was great. She was a legitimately good example. Being a space magical girl was just a bonus. 😂🥰 I bought a boxset of it so one day I can (and will!) share it with my grandkids, whenever they should happen. 🥰 Thank you for asking! It's one of the things I'm passionate about. I'm sorry it took so long to respond. For some reason TH-cam didn't notify me.
You should talk more about Scoops. He is the first friend of Becky's to accidentally learn her secret identity, and she does have a crush on him. And also he is a reporter, which, of course, makes him one of the many people who she would have most likely to never tell about her secret life as Word Girl to at all.
Reasons why Dr. Two-Brains is the man of my dreams: 1. Is tall and has a good figure 2. Has white, bushy hair 3. Is Bi/Pan, meaning he has taste and supports pride 4. Is a great brother/uncle figure to Wordgirl and nice, disciplinary father figure to his two henchmen, Charlie and Unnamed Henchman 5. Is both analytically intelligent and artistically intelligent. He has a PhD and MFA. He is both a gifted scientist and a charming performer as seen in the episodes with the barbershop quartet contest and disco dance-off 6. Is very eloquent with words and even wrote an inspirational book 7. Has good taste in food and can prepare things like grilled cheese, fruit smoothies, and coffee cake, as seen in the pilot series. 8. Is pretty sanitary when Squeaky isn’t taking advantage of him (mice are actually very hygienic creatures when healthy) 9. Has fine fashion senses and pretty much dresses like I do 10. Probably gives wonderful hugs Problems: 1. Is scared of cats 2. Nearly tried to kill WordGirl, a 10 year-old, multiple times (Tobey had to stop him in the Mousezilla episode 3. Has little control and discipline over his appetite, as seen in the episode with the cheese magnet and apple farm 4. Is rude to his henchmen, as well as other people on occasion 5. Only uses his wisdom and intelligence to help himself rather than others 6. Likes bragging 7. Worked with and trusted Mr. Big once, who is basically cartoon Donald Trump 8. Likes cheating 9. Would probably be in jail too much 10. Is literally Satan when Squeaky takes full control over his mind.
@@valh889 He's not, people are just jumping to far reaching conclusions based on a few meaningless lines. The video mentions him saying "chucky baby" but he said it the way a mob boss says it. By that logic every member of the Mafia is Bi/Pan.
What surprised me the most is that Tobey's voice actor recently got a roll for Professor Marmalade from The Bad Guys, he's just a voice actor that always gave it his all so I'm glad for him Edit: also Ms. Question is voiced by Delilah Gray (Azula for those who don't know her)
The hints in Violet were reeallly subtle to why she reacted that way in the finale. I think she is somewhat annoying honestly, but the reason she acts that way in the finale is a lot more deeper which you can actually see throughout the show. Becky sometimes has to leave Violet to go fight crime as WordGirl, so she always comes up with an excuse. Violet is actually HESITANT, with usually something like an "Oh, ok." She's always a tad disheartened whenever Becky has to leave, and then she probably figured out why she ACTUALLY had to leave her in the finale. Also, the episode where Violet thought she was a superhero, she immediately told Becky instead of anybody else. Becky was the only person she told the secret to, and she trusted her specifically for something that big. The parallels from that episode to the finale are pretty noticeable honestly. And I think it's because Violet already knew Becky was Wordgirl when she first took the photos, and then gave her a chance to explain herself. After she repeatedly denied over and over again that she was, I guess that's why she guessed that they never were really friends to begin with. In all honestly, I probably would react the same way. But at the same time, I understand how important Becky's job is and how important it is to keep it a secret, so I felt extremely bad for her too. The difference between Violet and Scoops finding out is that Scoops found out spontaneously, with Becky saving him in the process. Becky explained to him properly on WHY she had to keep it a secret, and they had not too many problems. VIOLET, on the other hand, had to find out by herself and NOT with Becky revealing it TO her. While Becky was forced to tell the immediate truth with Scoops, she repeatedly lied to Violet. Plus, Becky is closer to Violet than Scoops. Oh well, I totally do understand why Violet is somewhat of a dislikable character, but she has some positive traits too.
honestly i never even realized that the episode where violet discovers becky's identity was the series finale 😭 i agree with you that they probably didn't know it was their last episode. this show rlly deserves a reboot and i hope that this new popularity its gaining could get it somewhere !!
It wasn't meant to be, they had the script ready and had already written the season but halfway through the production company shut down and no one picked up the rest of the episodes
So we all know Boxlietener (I have no clue how I spell his name) is still in there, I came up with a theory, he can't stop himself from being a villain bc of Squeaky, so I think that he purposely makes his plans flawed in order to stop any real harm from happening, just a thought.
On the topic of Victoria and her messed up family, there's also her brother who snapped and had a complete breakdown over not being "the best". They stopped him after he tried to steal Wordgirl's powers and wrapped it up like any other villain defeat, but I mostly just felt bad. At first the bro acted like he didn't care about the whole "being the best" thing the way his sister does, but it's obvious neither of these kids can mentally handle the idea of someone else out-doing them at something. I forgot all about this until I randomly rewatched that episode when it was on tv. The parents are really messing those kids up by making them compete with each other and everyone else like that
I would love a word girl iceberg! There are so many other underrated PBS kids shows out there too that might be fun to make a video on such as Odd Squad, Martha Speaks, etc.
Chuck is so underrated. I love the episode where wordgirl disappears for a while, then comes back to see that chuck, of all people, has taken over the city. INCLUDING EVERY OTHER VILLAIN
This video was so nostalgic for me because Wordgirl was my entire childhood, and even little 4-year old me agreed with most of the points you mentioned. I'm glad that the show I'd always love to watch isn't some false memory and actually exists.
Idk, Violet has also had moments of kindness and just being adorable, and in her defense, she had her own stint as a superhero where she told Becky her identity very quickly because she's her best friend, while Becky clammed up on her identity until the end of series where it was revealed by accident, not to mention her own cat got a reveal moment long before that, also she's 10
I think the reason she's frustrates me is because of how often Becky (also only 10) has to clean up for Violet and how quick Violet was to discard her. It was clearly coming from a place of immaturity/not putting yourself in the other person's shoes and not malice... I just felt so bad for Becky. I see where you're coming from and I understand why people like her I just personally can't
I don’t like either Violet or Scoops. They are both poor friends for Becky, and can be even more frustrating than the villains. The episode where Becky had to lose the vocab bee because Scoops was annoyingly skeptical over her trying to hide her identity made me so mad (all the Butcher wanted to do in that episode was make chili and entertain his hippo). I know he’s still a kid, but Scoops seems to care more about his dreams of being a journalist than his friends’ safety.
@@Antifearn I don' t know, later on, after he does find out, Scoops is shown being more respectful with her identity even sticking his neck out for her when Rose intends on exposing her, which he does in a very mature manner of explaining how it would affect Becky and making Rose think about what the right thing would be, honestly, I think it'd be a bit much to expect a bunch of ten year old kids to have such a perfect friendship that doesn't have any weak points or rough patches, the fact that they can recover from said weak points or rough patches can be a sign of how much they care, even if it isn't, I still think "terrible" may be an overstatement.
Yeah like I agree with Violet feeling upset by Becky being more “achieved” or whatever but she does wanna be friends with Becky. Idk it’s just- when your friends are slowly spending less and less time with you and not saying why it’s hard. And Becky doesn’t really hang out with anyone else routinely.
It's a running joke thru-out the series that the mayor says stupid stuff and promises to eat his hat if said "impossible" event happens. After a certain point, he just starts wearing edible hats whenever interacting with Word Girl.
i grew up watching word girl, and i would talk my head off to all my old friends about it. Thing is, NOBODY knew what the hell it was. This show also introduced me to the world of character development and animation, and i adored this show with all my heart. Now that i see everyone else getting into it, i finally have the attention i desperately desired in kindergarten...
@Debater HE'D say yes, squeaky would fight it, but we all know becky could and should restrain him and potentially knock him out for it. also, if you drugged a piece of cheese, you wouldn't even need becky
Watching this made me tear up a bit. My sister and I used to watch the PBS kids shows all the time growing up, and since she passed earlier this year, those old memories get me emotional. But seeing you so enthusiastic about the show put a smile on my face, cause she would’ve had that same energy. You remind me a lot of her, she would’ve loved your videos.
I grew up watching word girl as a kid so it's cool to see the old clips making popular again for the new generation but now that I'm grown I kinda wanna see an older version of it 🤣 Since I ship Tobey and Becky/Wordgirl... It's implied he secretly has a crush on both by the way it's just he doesn't know Becky is Wordgirl. 😖 but yeah they definitely have chemistry and could grow into a couple I wish that there was an older version of them where they are like a villain and superhero secretly dating lol 🤣
An iCarly reboot kinda thing but for WORDGIRL??! I would be OBSESSED with that! Also totally when when tobey started accusing becky of being wordgirl his feelings for his classmate were exposed
OMG SAME. Like I really only remember word girl from the pbs games and everything is super fractured in my memory, but I kept finding clips of people drawing over word girl audio and making tobey and word girl ships and it was so cute for some reason XD then I realized what the original show was and it was such a blast from the past lol. Also, he really took the “little boy bullying the girl he likes to get her attention” to a whole new level lol. He became a whole ass villain for her, just so he can get her attention lol.
This show is so nostalgic and such good vibes, you did a great job with this video! I’m surprised there aren’t more videos like this doing a deep dive into Word Girl.
Finally someone else is sus of CHF. I don't even believe the backstory. I think Huggy is a war criminal escaping from lexicon. That's why he's always not telling Becky shit about it. Like the secret book of fighting techniques, or about lexonite.
Adding on to Granny May, there was also an episode where she had a secret island base full of the stuff she stole (which I don't think was ever clarified if those were ever recovered due to Wordgirl not being in her best form that ep) then she was arrested when she went back to her old-fashioned smaller-scale love-filled crimes. Like, sure Becky was distracted that episode, but still really does go to show that if Granny May wanted to, she could be an even bigger threat than she already is.
@@wildstarfish3786 Oh yeah I forgot about that. I just see him more as a joke Villain a comedic relief so I can't really imagine him in a darker setting like Two brains, Mr. Big and Butcher. Chuck would pretty much be Condiment King in said reimagining.
Okay word girl has stood in my mind as having the BEST joke I’ve ever seen in a kids show. It’s stuck with me since I was a young child. Here it is: After some long episode and battle where Becky fights to get a copy of this book she wants, she ends up succeeding. The last scene of the episode is her sitting down in her room with the monkey to read it and she just… reads it in 2 seconds. The monkey is annoyed so she gives him the book and leaves and he just puts on a pair of reading glasses and starts reading at a normal pace. Idk why but this was the funniest thing to me as a kid and I still think it’s hilarious in retrospect LOL. They spend so long fighting a villain to get this book and they finally make it home and Becky just… flies through it. And the monkey is like “we fought for THIS TWO SECOND MOMENT?!”
While yeah, Dr. Two Brains is less threatening to Worldgirl than other villains, I think Dr. Two Brains is the city’s best villain is cuz he’s more of a threat to the _city._ Also he’s super smart, he’s a scientist, he has a PHd, and sometimes defines the word of the day.
Chuck and Tobey are probably the most dangerous because of Chucks crusher and Tobey's robots. Mr. Big affects the most people through mind control though. Dr. Two Brains probably only became number by popularity and charisma.
@@thebeastlysort0168 actual I believe the reason why he’s so popular is because his character is more complex and had an interesting backstory than anyone else in the series. But yeah I think that is cool because it aligns with his character being a super smart guy, glad the creators didn’t forget that most of the time.
I think Tobey has some serious issues but is also a ten year old and as much as I like her, as far as I can tell his mom really only scolds and grounds him and even disapproves of his love of robots. He needs someone in his life to teach him healthy coping mechanisms and constructive outlets for his anger. And so I ask the question that I often do about him; WHERE IS THIS BOY'S FATHER?
What his mom does is an important part of raising a kid, but it is one half of an incomplete equation and I think she's got too much on her plate to pull off preforming the other half as well. I'm so mad because deep down Tobey is just a nerdy sweetheart but he doesn't know how to deal with his emotions in a normal way and when you're a child who can make giant robots that means your outbursts pack a punch
@@AthenaPOfficial hehe thanks. And also for a little bit of an angst cherry on top; With no dad in sight and a working busy mom, how many times do you think Tobey came home from school to an empty house? How many birthdays with no friends did he spend wishing on his candles someone would care? How often did he have only the mechanic puppets of limited capacity for any kind of human interaction to keep him company? The very robots that his mother thinks are a waste of time? How many nights did he stay up, wishing someone could understand him, hoping, wondering and imagining if his father, who for all we know he's never met or doesn't remember as he doesn't seem to bring him up, would be that person who would get it, would get him, if only he was there? Imagine Tobey, already from an even younger age, asking himself "what's wrong with me? Why doesn't anyone wanna be around me? Am I that hard to love?" Basically, child prodigies are rarely ever okay and I hope the kid gets therapy.
I heard somewhere that Tobey's mom was more "successful" than her husband which is why he's never shown, even though that doesn't really make any sense. However, you're right that it seems like all she knows is discipline, to a point where she started stalking her own son, which is extremely disturbing when you think about it.
When I was a wee child, my family didn’t have fancy things like Nickelodeon, Disney, or Cartoon Network… but I didn’t complain because I watched Wordgirl, Martha’s Speaks, and Cyberchase everyday
Kinda disappointed you barely mentioned Amazing Rope Guy because he's my favorite character and I feel like he's constantly being bullied and screwed over by every character and even the show itself. He can never do anything right and the few times he does he doesn't get recognition for it. This man's entire existence is constant misery and it's played off for laughs. I mean it is funny most of the time but sometimes it's just sad. I feel like he doesn't get much recognition in the fandom either.
Aw man I wish I mentioned how I really enjoyed the episode where they showed him being an excellent impressionist! That was really cool to see! Him being proud of getting away with the crimes but also frustrated that he wasn't getting the credit due to his voice mimicking talent
@@AthenaPOfficial Yeah that was a really good one. There were some really funny moments in that one too like when he's talking to the rope on the bus or when one of the shopkeepers asks him not to tell anyone he robbed them because it's embarrassing.
I love how in specials like The Rise of Miss Power and the one where Wordgirl gets arrested, Rope Guy is the only guy who gets left behind in jail while all of the other villains are out having fun
As a fan who grew up with this show, I wasn't a fan of Amazing Rope Guy; for a show where the villains have insane superpowers, what does a rope give you? In my opinion, not a whole lot....
I kind of agree with you on not seeing the ship with Victoria and Becky but at the same time, I think it's because she can be seen like a dark Becky, as they do have some similarities, including visual and thematic connections, so maybe that had a hand in it
1000% they are each other's foils. I feel like it has the potential to go in a shippy direction (Amity/Luz style) but unfortunately I didn't see enough of them actually enjoying each other's company
I used to watch Wordgirl literally everyday when I was a kid, (up until the age of 14-ish,) but a lot of people around me said it was a baby show. I still like it but it's good to know I'm not the only older person who likes the show
yo FR!!! i grew up in a low income household, and for the longest time we didn't have cable so the only cartoons i had access to at home were from PBS. WordGirl was my absolute favorite because of the solid writing, the genuinely funny humor, the fact that it actually taught me new words (English was always one of my fav subjects in school because i really enjoy reading and writing), and the fact that i've always loved superheroes as a concept and genre. i was literally just a 12 year old kid out here minding my business and my dad would go out of his way to make fun of me and genuinely bully me for watching the show!!! like excuse me, WTF????
If I had a nickel for every time, a female character is considered bad because their parents are the ones who manipulate them into being someone else, I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened three times. Victoria Best from Wordgirl Pacifica Northwest from Gravity Falls Amity Blight from The Owl House
Word Girl to me seems like something we can refer to as “lightning in a bottle” because I think it’s one of the few cartoons that gets past the barrier of “shows targeted to small children seem to be just mindless time wasters to keep your children busy and distracted.” And that’s pretty cool to me.
that’s all pbs kids shows, really. they’re literally designed to teach kids both academically and socially. Word Girl definitely stands out though, being the only pbs kids comedy i can think of
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I TURNED INTO CHUCK (THE EVIL SANDWICH MAKING GUY) th-cam.com/video/HtTgGVDp3xM/w-d-xo.html
NICK MICHOLS IS NOT THE NARRATOR th-cam.com/users/shortsI48pVrikQ7o
WORDGIRL MARVEL COMIC th-cam.com/users/shortsSAvEJPKmhnE
Do the PBS Show Cyber chase
Ruff Ruffman. Please.
21:21 Niolet?
@@skittstheturtle funny how that was one of the first things i thought on that scene two
@@ribbit6238 hehe
The butcher mispronounces things because he’s the butcher so he butchers words and it’s little things like this that make me love the show
Thought I was the first to catch that 😂
Holy moly your right how did I not catch this in the 3rd grade?!? 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
oh my god.......
Hey #RAISERIGGY Allie too
@@nationalinstituteofcheese3012They directly pointed it out in his introductory episode from "The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl" shorts.
The reason why I like Two Brains is cause, when he’s not controlled by the Mouse Brain, he’s actually quite protective of Word Girl and does mean well and want her to be happy.
It is Simon and Ice King all over again! And both are voiced by Tom Kenny! What is this madness?!?!
*Steven is DEFINITELY still in there :')*
Steven Boxleitner's not all gone, not yet.
Fun Fact: Jack Ferraiolo (head writer and voice of The Butcher) moved on to co-produce Amphibia. Hey, if you thought Becky and Violet were toxic enough by mistake, try to imagine them writing toxic friendships ON PURPOSE. XD
OMG- I WATCHED AMPHIBIA AND I CAN SEE IT NOW BAHA
That is a bit of a surprise to me. Then again, considering who distributes and produces Amphibia, I guess one can say that the animation industry... is a small world after all.
holy shit I love thar
At least Sasha and Marcy changed in the end.
I really need to watch amphibia when I get the chance
Fun fact, in the Hebrew dub of the series, Dr. Two brains is voiced by Gilad kletter, who also voices Dr. Heinz Doofenshmitz. Gilad is also the Hebrew voice actor of Squidward. It's also ironic due to Squidward having a Dr. Themed supervillain persona named Dr. Negative.
No way i always associated two brains with doof
Gilad is also the Hebrew voice of Kowalski.
Wow he voices all my favourite characters in the Hebrew dubs
If I had a nickel for every time…
So that makes at least two SpongeBob Chara that Dr Two-Brains shares a voice actor with.
You forgot to mention how many famous celeberty voice actors there are. Besides Kristin Schaal, there is Chris Parnell (the narrator), H. John Benjamin (Jewelry Store Owner), Cree Summer (Granny May), Patton Oswald (Toby), Grey Griffin-Delisle (Lady Redundant Woman and Ms. Questions), and Amy Sedaris (Miss Davis [the teacher]).
Oh heck yeah! They did not pull punches and I love it
And Weird Al
And Tom Kenny! Voice of spongebob lmao
Don't forget Pamela Adlon as Eileen!
Omg!!!! Love!
I feel the need to point out that out of EVERY villain in that show, except for maybe Miss Power, Tobey is the most likely to have a kill count ON PURPOSE. I feel like Two-Brains might've done it accidentally once in a while but Tobey purposefully destroys buildings.
Ikr
Eh j dunno , you see people running away from them + we don't see dead bodies
@@barricadethedecepticon1350 That's because it's a kids show only aired on public broadcasting. The amount of scrutiny these shows go through is terrifying. The fact that there are any lines/characters who almost break into PG-13 territory is amazing.
7:08 view each copy as a variant of her as its a play on her literary fallacy of saying synonyms when one word will suffice so each variant is very similar to the original with very subtle differences
Happy one million views, Athena! :D
You got the point towards Victoria, Her Parents Control Her to be better & the best at Everything, but She is annoying and a Show off. I do love Dr Two Brains but I do not simp him.
I feel like she only shows off because she's so insecure which makes me feel bad but I see why everyone else is annoyed
This show is so good. At times I would have to remind my self this is a kids show. 10/10
15:00 "... But that still doesn't explain how [Dr. Two-Brains i]s the #1 villain."
Maybe whoever did the official rankings factored in the villains' relationships with WordGirl? Two-Brains has the mandatory schtick; he's also got size and frequency of villainous escapades; but he was _also_ once Professor Steven Boxleitner, mild-mannered, kindly scientist and good friend to WordGirl. They've got that whole classic "starry-eyed-young-hero vs. beloved-old-master-turned-evil-by-a-tragic-accident" thing going on. Might win him some extra points that put him over the top.
... But then, Toby's got a bit of a _romantic_ angle, which I'd think would be significant enough to warrant some relationship bonus points, but the ranking suggests he's considered _Third-Tier,_ somewhere behind _The Butcher and Chuck,_ and The Butcher's at least got a habit of stumbling over and misusing words, but take that away and the only real interpersonal connection either of them have with WordGirl is that they all coincidentally live in the same town. Maybe WordGirl's apparent lack of interest in Toby means his merely _potential_ villain drama points don't count or pale in comparison to Two-Brains' _actual_ villain drama? Maybe he's losing points elsewhere? Maybe the one doing the rankings just isn't into romance? Who knows.
YESSSSSS. ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD FAVORITE PBS SHOWS
It was so so good!!!
@@AthenaPOfficial I never would’ve thought the lore would be this deep. Then again I was a dumb idiot kid so I probably just didn’t understand
I love this show. I occasionally go to my grandmother's to keep her company, and I will dead just sit with her and watch Wordgirl. This show is amazing. This video was a great lore explanation and my only gripe isn't even that deep, I just wanted to see more of Becky's bully arc.
Tobey is honestly my favorite villain in Wordgirl and I never noticed how he was always fucking simping for Wordgirl and it's hilarious also Tobey is played by Patton Oswalt
I really wish I had this when I was growing up. I loved edutainment stuff like Bill Nye and The Magic School Bus, so that combined with my love of superhero stuff would have been perfect for young me.
YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN WORD GIRL... No pbs in grandmas house I see. I am happy you actually watch the entire show... I am so happy you did this video. You have become the nostalgia critic of old cartoons and tv shows. You watch it so we don't have to. Love the video great work like always. I love word girl... Nostalgia... Is a drug... PBS kids rules!
I remember LOVING this show as a kid because I was a huge grammar nerd, and it was so cool to see a show about words. (I might’ve already known most of them, but it was still fun to watch)
Word girl;
Return in Red.
Spider-Man;
Back in Black.
The way her backgournd and makeup is like wonder girl suit and hair
this video sent me down the tumblr sexyman wiki rabbithole and i discovered one of my all time favorite characters there, so im not really sure what that says about me but i dont think its good. lightning mcqueen is on that wiki too though, so... maybe humanity is just doomed.
Hahahahaha, I remember when I was in Elementary. I would look at stuff like Transformers, Bakugan, Supernatural, etc. Word Girl was my first cartoon that played loose with itself and it's characters. Also, I'm a huge fanboy for Becky, I love the intelletual types as much as tomboys. Whenever Becky did anything to sassy, I couldn't help but think about any baddies, princesses or villainesses. London Tipton and Bonnie Rockwell did something for me.
Thank u so much for all this nostalgia! I'm glad you were able to experience wordgirl it's such a good show!! 😊
Word Girl and the villains give me Megamind/Metro Man vibes. They did it more fun since Metro Man knew Megamind wasn't really going to do anything to the city.
Omg that is such a good comparison
Also cause it’s usually depicted that Wordgirl could actually be taken down by her villains if they got serious, just as she can take them down if she gets serious. So it’s a lot more of an equal dynamic than Metroman and Megamind, whose completely one sided, even being pointed out by the citizens.
yup
Na
No, I've literally had that "I'll eat my hat" scene living in my head rent free for YEARS but couldn't remember what show it was omg
Such a inspirational scene
"I'm a man of my word."
"I believe you. I have to go now."
"You know what, imma eat the hat."
Truly iconic
It basically turns into the warden's whole character; from that scene forward for the rest of the series, any screentime he gets is punctuated by a deep craving to eat his hat to the point of insistence. I love how such a minor character gets just as much goofy characterization as any other major character in the show.
@@Dudeman23rdThe best part is that, also from then on, his hat is made out of some sort of ham. He says so himself 😂
I think the weirdest "The Narrator can be heard by the people in the show" is when Wordgirl asks him to tell her where The Butcher is hiding, and he tells her no, then as he goes to set up the next scene with The Butcher, Wordgirl literally pushes back the wipe so she can get a look at where The Butcher is hiding.
Yeah, he was *mad* when she pulled that stunt.
What episode was that
Do you remember what ep that was
You got an episode number for that?
@@musical_trash4_your_inform115 unfortunately no. I just remember seeing a clip of it on TH-cam
I was laughing so hard while doing exercise. Especially the
“I am gonna cyber bully a fictional child”
Me too!
Me too😂
The most confusing thing I didn’t see here is the powers/abilities of “HEEEELP!” guy. He appears to be able to fly or climb literally anywhere in the world in order to a. Tell WordGirl what crime is going on, and b. Wonder if he’s at the police station.
THANK YOU! I have been looking for someone to talk about this GeM of a character!
I did wonder about his not being brought up, I don't watch word girl but the clips have been coming my way and it's weird that he apparently always knows where Word Girl is but not the police station. Is he psychic or in league with the planet Lexicon...?
IKR! i remember watching the show and seeing him climb up a fucking mountain to see ms power and word girl fighting, and tell her
Help Man is the Agent of the Narrator.
@@israeldelarosa5461 YES! Someone please write a fanfic about it and post the link! I NEED a AU with this!!!!
The sandwich head lore is as deep and mysterious as dark souls
So true
Tschernobyl?
What
Si wei
Si wei es lo que dije per7o
If I had a nickel for every time a kind character played by Tom Kenny has some type of interest of theirs consume them and turns them mad enough to become a villain for a large part of the series I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but crazy it happened twice
I see what you did there
That is weird well now you got 10 cents now
Haha Ice King
@@formersamonellaclone OH ICE KING?!
I thought they were talking about patches the pirate
@@alexhiser4073 oh my god it does fit patchy the pirate
I love how "the narrator must work for PBS" not because that's how employment works, but because otherwise the lore wouldn't make sense.
“Friends tell each other EVERYTHING or they’re not real friends” is such a toxic mindset to have irl, I’ve found the past few years
Agreed
Me with my 154,234 secrets I ain't tell nobody yet: thanks man
@normalyoutubechannelcarryo8567Saiki K goated
My best friend tells me and my brother when she is shitting and how bad her ass feels, I really didn’t need to know that….
Secrets are healthy (to an extent)
wordgirl genuinely improved my vocab when i was a child! through the show i literally learned what cumbersome, colossal, redundant, and many other words meant. also the show is genuinely good asf. im insanely greatfull that i grew up on pbs kids and qubo instead of nick and disney channel tbh.
All of these and "expand" for me! A genuinely informative show the pitches its learning in an organic way you might encounter in day-to-day life
OMG QUBO AND PBS KIDS WERE MY LIFEEEE I TELL YOU
Bro do you remember pbs kids sprout? Because I do and I need to make sure I'm not crazy and it was just a fever dream
It had
• Lazytown
° Kipper
• Dragon Tales
° The Berenstain Bears
•Angelina Ballerina
Those are the ones I remember
@@fandomsunited7236 THOSE WERE PROBABLY BEFORE MY TIME CUZ I ONLY REMEMBER LAZY TOWN BUT I LOVED IT SM
Can we just talk about Maya and Miguel and how Maya is the true antagonist of the entire series because her "ah-ha" moments often end up in Miguel losing his sanity?
For real? :0 I watched this show as a kid but I barely remember it tbh.
Omg that show is like a repressed memory to me 😭
@@bakedbaker9882I have the theme song stuck in my head, as well as the fact that maya is a bitch but that’s it lol
YES 100%
My cousin hates her, and I respect that. I mean, i don't hate Maya, but I agree her ideas don't work out well as she says they do 😑
I’m so glad someone covered this show in some capacity, shows like the Electric Company, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, and Word Girl were key parts of my childhood.
Holy shit I completely forgot about the electric company
Big same
Dude you just named my favorite PBS childhood shows and also I really loved Wild Kratts
yessss!! no one ever seem to acknowledge them
Hell yeah PBS kids and Qubo both raised me. Omg she should tackle Qubo shows
The way they handle her relationship with people and the city she's saving, is less of a Superman kind of vibe and more of a spider-man vibe because people don't trust her and because she gets in trouble with her family and friends and that's basically Peter Parker Spider-Man
THAT IS SUCH A GOOD COMPARISON!!! Spider-Man gave me that same frustrated feeling where I (and probably the rest of the viewers) just kept screaming YOU DONT UNDERSTAND! HE HAS A JOB TO DO!!!!!!
@@AthenaPOfficial yep.
i now understand where my love for spiderman comes from 😭😭
That's not strictly true. Everyone in the city is always on her side unless they are antagonists or the plot of the episode is about how she's framed and in those episodes everyone is always surprised that Wordgirl would so such a thing.
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi is so irritatingly true, I'd say she gives vibes from both Superman and Spider-Man; believe me, Athena, I had that same frustrated feeling back when I watched this show.
Becky's "parents" must have the same IQ points as Timmy Turner's parents from the Fairly Odd Parents
I think the dad knows, he just pretends to play dumb.
There were times they almost found out but CHF would distract them from connecting the dots
They're better parents, I swear
At least the parents TRY to connect with their children
Atleast they're great parents. Also they're ex-stoners, I mean, they adopted a monkey and human child without remembering
*There's also a Wordgirl comic officially published by Marvel.*
Banger alert
That’s so cool, Why didn’t I know about it sooner?!
I’m FREAKING OUT MAN, I SHOULD’VE KNOWN THIS SOONER
@@julienicol9202 The physical copies of parts 1 and 2 are very hard to come by.
But the first part can be read in full online. The second part exists as both a comic and online-animation surprisingly.
@@YowLife COOL! Thanks for letting me know!💜
“All kids shows should aim to be able to keep adults entertained.” Is a great rule kids writers should live by. For starters, parents will have to deal with the show just as much as the child, so making it bearable for them should be a must. Secondly, children aren’t stupid. They deserve witty writing even if some of it goes over their head. We need to stop treating kids like they’re dumb tiny humans who just like bright colours and shapes, because even at aged 3-4, that not true. They can understand jokes and basic speaking, which means they deserve witty, good writing :).
honestly this is exactly why Bluey got so popular. more pieces of media aimed at a younger audience should take this approach!
If the parents are also entertained (to some degree or another), it means they gave a crap about doing a good job.
Yes! Some of my favorite shows as a kid were the ones that had cohesive stories and actually fun humor (Word Girl, Odd Squad, Gravity Falls, and the Amazing World of Gumball to name a few)
@@Lil_Anxiety_Beanodd squad is actually the best tho
People always say the new generation is stupid but those people grew up with amazing shows yet allow their children to watch garbage? You wonder why children imitate the trash you make for them to watch?
Word Girl and Cyberchase (which also has amazing lore and depth) were my SHIT as a kid. My mom and I would dance to the theme song, and I knew like every word in the dictionary, and it influenced my OCs to have a similar backstory. Word Girl is genuinely such a good show.
Speaking of Cyberchase, which Zone/planet would you want to live on? I can't remember names, but I'd want live on the Penguin one. And I don't even like the cold, but they get to fly and deliver gifts.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 I love the penguins. I think maybe I'd have to go with Castleblanca. I don't know why, I just always liked it as a kid.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 It's Radopolis or Podville for me. Would gladly visit Sensible Flats or Aquari-Yum for a getaway. And the gigantic Hacker Robot in the Northern Frontier has lived in my head rent-free for, like, twenty years now. 😅
😂😂😂The detail in this conversation is just amazing. As a fellow fan who grew up watching Cyberchase, I love to see it😂
Yo those were my CLASSICS!
I love how in depth you got into this show. Also wow this show had 8 seasons?!?! dang!
And I feel like they still had more story to tell!! Power to them! Very fun show
8 season, 284 episodes and no two episodes feel the same
@@AthenaPOfficial It's very possible they did. If I'm not mistaken, the reason the show was even cancelled in the first place is not because of ratings or anything like that, but because Scholastic, who purchased animation studio that made WordGirl, Soup2Nuts, had decided to close the studio. It honestly would not surprise me if WordGirl would've had more seasons had they kept the studio open
@@Gir0Fan0Number01 correct, that's exactly what happened, and I agree that there's so much they could've given us had they continued.
Yup! It was worth it
"I turned into violet with an N
I was VIOLENT"
Damn that made me laugh so hard 💀🤚
Edit: Why is this suddenly getting so much attention 😶💀
Same lmaoo 💀💀
19:48
lol
Ya
Timestamp is 21:20
“Lady redundant woman” made me laugh way more than it should have
I just got that joke omg I feel dumb
@AnimaniShay her name already has "lady" and "woman" in it even though they are the same thing, therefore it's redundant
OH MY GOD I JUST GOT THE JOKE
I didn't even get it until I read this comment, and as a word nerd myself, I feel ashamed.
FUCK I just got that
Whether or not this is the actual intention, I love the idea of this huge joke where despite her superpowers having absolutely nothing to do with vocabulary, Becky constructed her entire superhero persona around the fact that she's a smarmy know it all.
I literally never thought of it that way. I just interpreted it (as a kid) as "one of her powers is an internet-like superdictionary in her head" (the internet was pretty new to me at the time, being sheltered from it until I was about 11, so anything with lots of information was just "the internet of ___" to me)
@@SnoFitzroy That IS one of her powers. When exposed to the obligatory kryptonite knockoff, she can't define anything. She also reads through dictionaries though, so maybe it functions more like linguistics based super memory instead of just instinctive knowledge.
Adult word girl will have learned every language on earth.
@@firebrand723 According to the website, she can already read most hieroglyphs.
Unless her ability is to be a fast learner?
Also yes Tobey has murderous tendencies, he tried to crush a school bus full of children to death, his robot gaining both sentience and a conscience was the only reason he does not have a body count.
Tobey is a psychopath... 😰
@@IShy2 And he wonders why a superhero won’t date him, he has murderous tendencies.
yeah and wasn't there an episode where he trapped her in some kind of robot suit and forced her to do romantic things for him or am I remembering that wrong regardless given his ego and his tendency to go on a rampage when mad it is frighteningly easy to picture a universe where he becomes an incel because word girl won't date him
@@pufferfancyfish He made a robot that looked identical to Wordgirl and, after it refused to go on a date with him (different sort of pain from being told off by your crush), sent it on a destructive rampage of the city to ruin the real hero's reputation in order to blackmail her into a date. That also didn't work.
@@springortis7446 first off being rejected by your own robot you programmed rough that alone implies either humanoid sentience or he programmed that feature in which is pretty sad either way but yeah regardless it's pretty toxic
I felt kinda bad for Tobey when wordgirl was being rude, like imagine the person you like not only saying "ew" when thinking about dating you but starts going down a long list of why they would NEVER date you. that'd suck that's basically what happened but it's just pure insult of his character
Tobey was always my favorite so seeing that scene gutted me as a kid I wanted to throw hands man😭
@@caralenalindberg6098 I ended up just drawing an alternative ending cause seeing him so sad was terrible
He was to attached to relationship that was never gonna happen, Becky doesn't owe him anything. Kid needs to get over it
Damn @@annawesometheflameingpikac3688 that was some harsh wording but yeah you're kind of right he was a very shit person he should have seen it coming.
and he was just staring at her like that :(
As a younger kid, I knew that Becky's double life was causing problems within her friendship with Violet, but I never saw how much Violet also contributed to the tension in their relationship, now I'm seeing just how dismissive she was of Becky's feelings.
Same
Watching this reminded me of another bizarre show I watched and I legit typed into Google “animated show with Hispanic girl who has magic hair tie” and I got the exact show I was looking for. It’s called Maya and Miguel. Idk if her hair tie was actually magical but it was a defining feature to me.
Bro I read the title and you just unlocked the theme song for me wtf? I don't think I even watched that show I just played their games on PBSKid website
@@alebree6983 thank you!
@@alebree6983 Did we ever get the story behind why Miguel's cleat glowed when he scored a goal in the early season intros?
@@alebree6983 Thanks. (My search continues.)
This such an old comment but Maya and Miguel was one of my favorite shows as a kid!
Is it just me or is Tobey the embodiment of "The child who's not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth"?
It doesn't excuse the things he's done but it does certainly explain them.
Nah, everyone forgives him every time he does something. They give him chance after chance. They're polite to him. They're willing to be friends with him. Just because his mother disciplines him when he inflicts thousands of dollars of property damage doesn't mean his mistreated or ignored. His mother actually treats him really well. If I broke a vase on purpose I would get an ass whooping, if I intentionally destroyed a whole city building I would wake up in a juvenile detention center lol
@@thallium.81 Honestly if he wasn't so inteligently gifted I'm pretty sure his mom would just snap and throw him in a juvenile detention center lmao
I think Victoria Best fits the bill more. Her crimes could've been a cry for attention that her parents didn't give unless she was the best at everything.
I used to have a crush on Toby when I was 6💀
@@Pastelpurplecryptidsaaaaaammmmeeeeeee
I imagine that if Dr. Two Brain didn't have the mouse brain, he would have been a great ally to word girl and probably would have helped her significantly. He would have been the hero role model that she otherwise doesn't really have.
He'd be like a second dad
He was literally one of her closest friends, he taught her how to be a hero in the first place. The day he became Two-Brains was a dark one.
When my brother was little, he asked my mom all matter-of-factly "You know why Captain Huggyface is called that?" and thinking he knew the legitimate origin, she asked, "no, why?" and he, completely seriously (as in, NOT JOKING ON PURPOSE) said, "Because he's a Captain."
😭😭
What I love the most is how WordGirl is technically friends with the villains. Sure, they sometimes do try to destroy when the chance strikes, but more often than not they have casual conversations and even hang out as though they're friends. Some more so than others of course. The biggest example is of course near the end of the Miss Power movie. The villains are cheering for WordGirl when she gains the upper hand, and later express gratitude that she's their arch nemesis. It's very sweet.
Dr. Two-Brains even though he steals cheese is still a villain that you wouldn’t want to mess with. When Squeaky took full control in the episode “Mouse-Brain Takeover” he became Dr. Squeaky-Brains who was more unstable and evil to the point where he almost turned Wordgirl into goop basically killing her. His henchmen didn’t like the new change since Dr. Squeaky-Brains was harsh only referring to them as humans not henchmen and wouldn’t even talk to them normally only “NOT YOUR CHEESE! MY CHEESE! GET YOUR OWN CHEESE HUMANS.” Also, in the episode “Of Two-Minds” Dr. Two-Brains finds an asteroid made out of cheese a “cheeseteroid” if you will with his telescope decides to fuse his cheeseseizer device with it to draw in the cheeseteroid to the city not having the thought to reverse it considering that it would take half the city out. Wordgirl even says to him what’s it gonna be the cheeseteroid or the city, Two-Brains brushes it off not caring saying there will always be other cities with buildings. In a similar episode “Hello New Years, Goodbye Moon” he turns the moon into cheese doing the same thing of extracting it down to earth but this times it’s a full on planet sized star coming down. Dr. Two-Brains takes “stealing and pillaging cheese” to a whole new level with
his morals being thrown of the window the man is willing to commit murder of a child and genocide to please his sociopathic mouse-brain in the name of “cheese” of all things instead of money or power. Not to mention that his superior intellect is fascinating yet scary and daunting in the episode “Timeout with Two-Brains” he built an invention called the “Time-Stopping Ray” which was untested and he used it to freeze the fabric of time of the people on earth including the Narrator himself he froze a literal god who tells the story from the script even he was caught in the blast while Two-Brains and his henchmen were safe in a protective sphere so that he can eat his cheese without worrying about the expiration date which is just insane. In the end I do feel like he deserves to be the number one villain just for how complicated and crazy his evil schemes reaching at apocalyptic level. Overall, I’m honestly so happy that Wordgirl is getting the recognition it deserves. This was a wonderful analysis of the show and it’s world-building characters you knocked it outta the park!
i mean, holy shit, I have to agree with you so much there
and i happen to see the 'tumblr sexy man' article, and i did read it. i'm not complaining, though
Well firstly thank you so so much! I am glad you found this video and you enjoyed. I do admit my "just stealing cheese" comments simplified some of his more elaborate plans quite a lot! I'm just glad Squeaky doesn't get full power most of the time because THAT is the most diabolical timeline
Dr. Two-Brains reminds me of Rick and Morty for obvious reasons.
...does aged cheese expire?
@@gaidencastro9706 i guess
Violet’s singing is like those guys who use vocal fry instead of digital editing.
The fanfiction "Saving Tobey" by Night N. Gail delves into his motivations and destructive tendencies in a thoughtful way. It acknowledges both forms of crushing, but it's balanced and the ending is a hopeful new beginning for Tobey and Becky's friendship.
Aww that's amazing! Because of all the ungodly fanfiction out there I forget fans can make incredible work like this as well
I love that fanfic, I read this like 10 times or more.
Top tier fanfic and top tier writer
Where can I find it? I love a good redemption story.
Probably one of the best fanfic stories I’ve read. No joke!! I loved it!!!
My favorite part of lady redundant woman is you're made to think she's a sympathetic character working under the worst guy who is unfit to be the copy store manager, which is all lady redundant woman initially wants is to be the copy store manager, but as it turns out the manager is the nicest guy ever! He checks in on his employees he gives breaks, he asks for input on if his employees are ok with this or covering that shift and she just never speaks up and hates him behind his back! 😂
I KNOW. I love how he's like- "Hey! I'll get you this kinda donut for lunch bc I know you asked for it the last time! You deserve it!" and then she dramatically hunches over and squints and the screen goes all dark and she's like- "dAAve"
Every single time she's arrested and let out, Dave's just like, "Welcome back, Beatrice! Saved you your old job!" He was way too nice.
Oh yeah I remember that dudes too nice
He's definitely too nice; any other manager would have the sense to fire Beatrice.
Dave’s awesome
Invisi-Bill is my favorite. His dynamic is really interesting, since you'd normally expect someone with invisibility powers to be all angsty or timid, but he's the opposite, being very optimistic and loud. He's fucking adorable.❤️
Are we not gonna talk about wordgirls grandfather? I mean he’s the only person who knew she was wordgirl from the beginning and held on to the secret.
I guess there's just not much to elaborate on.
Dr. Twobrains could have been an unmatched hero. He was always turning different things into cheese... all he had to do was make a "trash into cheese" ray and he could have ended world hunger AND solved most of the world's pollution issues in one blow!
I don't think that's a good idea cheese can rot if left out too long and a lot of people especially older people can't handle dairy products well.
@@kappadarwin9476 Not as big of an issue if you don't have to use it and can just use it to produce food on demand, like with a (admittedly limited) food replicator.
he'd have a ball doing it too lmao
can't believe you didn't mention the fact that becky has FULL ACCESS to the crashed spaceship when talking about how she doesn't want to go back to lexicon. she truly is the Most disinterested she could be. admittedly i haven't watched the entire show (i used to watch it as a kid whenever i could catch it & have no idea which episodes i have and haven't seen) but i always loved it, as a kid who read 24/7. i felt proud of myself for knowing all the words that got defined by the narrator.
The ship is grounded. It was all Huggy could do to even get it hovering when some villains went looking for it.
I used to be the monitor at a phone sex service and this place was so strange, they locked me in the office with nothing to do and no internet access, BUT there was a TV with a half broken antenna with like 3 channels so I would watch Word Girl everyday while listening to clients moaning on speaker phone
Humanity is wonderful.
This feels like something I'd see from 4chan rather than yotube comments lol
You must have nerves of steel.
It’s all fun and games til someone starts saying, “Please cheese me Dr. Two Brains”
@@nationalinstituteofcheese3012 no because the way i would CACKLE if i heard that omg!!! 🤣😭💀
It's weird seeing someone who basically has the same family situation as Pasifica Northwest with Mable's voice.
The butcher could've easily ended world hunger with his meat powers(plus Mr. Big is totally a crypto-bro)
Plot Twist: Mr. Big created NFTs
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Me big gives me redpoll in em vibes
Word Girl is one of the best American magical girls. I am dead serious. Very fun video!
@Cassi Lyris
Well! How would you rank with the other American magical girls: Mary Marvel-Sergeant Thunder (DC), Raven (DC), Magik (Marvel), Polaris (Marvel), etc?.
Scarlet Witch and Zatanna don’t count since they’re magical women.
@@whathell6t I love them! Raven has been one of my favorites since I was little (we're talking mid 80's). It's been fun seeing their different incarnations over the years! Zatanna and Scarlet Witch totally count! It's the fate of all magical girls to become magical women. (90's Scarlet Witch + Nomorita were my jam!) I even grew up with the OG Sabrina the Teenage Witch comics and cartoons. I loved it when she made a comeback in the 90's. I'm much less fond of the newer ultra grimdark Sabrina the Teenage Satanist though...
Heck, I even loved the ultra pinked up 90's shows like Princess Starla and the Jewel Riders, and Tenko and the Guardians of Magic.
My kids grew up with Word Girl and it was great. She was a legitimately good example. Being a space magical girl was just a bonus. 😂🥰 I bought a boxset of it so one day I can (and will!) share it with my grandkids, whenever they should happen. 🥰 Thank you for asking! It's one of the things I'm passionate about. I'm sorry it took so long to respond. For some reason TH-cam didn't notify me.
Mr. Big's first episode is about him making a white box that doesn't do shit, and I love it
Chaotic
Not Chaotic Evil or anything just Chaotic
Sooo...Mr Big made an NFT?
You should talk more about Scoops. He is the first friend of Becky's to accidentally learn her secret identity, and she does have a crush on him. And also he is a reporter, which, of course, makes him one of the many people who she would have most likely to never tell about her secret life as Word Girl to at all.
Reasons why Dr. Two-Brains is the man of my dreams:
1. Is tall and has a good figure
2. Has white, bushy hair
3. Is Bi/Pan, meaning he has taste and supports pride
4. Is a great brother/uncle figure to Wordgirl and nice, disciplinary father figure to his two henchmen, Charlie and Unnamed Henchman
5. Is both analytically intelligent and artistically intelligent. He has a PhD and MFA. He is both a gifted scientist and a charming performer as seen in the episodes with the barbershop quartet contest and disco dance-off
6. Is very eloquent with words and even wrote an inspirational book
7. Has good taste in food and can prepare things like grilled cheese, fruit smoothies, and coffee cake, as seen in the pilot series.
8. Is pretty sanitary when Squeaky isn’t taking advantage of him (mice are actually very hygienic creatures when healthy)
9. Has fine fashion senses and pretty much dresses like I do
10. Probably gives wonderful hugs
Problems:
1. Is scared of cats
2. Nearly tried to kill WordGirl, a 10 year-old, multiple times (Tobey had to stop him in the Mousezilla episode
3. Has little control and discipline over his appetite, as seen in the episode with the cheese magnet and apple farm
4. Is rude to his henchmen, as well as other people on occasion
5. Only uses his wisdom and intelligence to help himself rather than others
6. Likes bragging
7. Worked with and trusted Mr. Big once, who is basically cartoon Donald Trump
8. Likes cheating
9. Would probably be in jail too much
10. Is literally Satan when Squeaky takes full control over his mind.
DR. TWO-BRAINS IS BI/PAN? YAAAAAAAAAAAA
@@valh889 He's not, people are just jumping to far reaching conclusions based on a few meaningless lines. The video mentions him saying "chucky baby" but he said it the way a mob boss says it. By that logic every member of the Mafia is Bi/Pan.
Wait he's bi/pan? He's one of my favorite characters
so basically Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde but with cheese?
i did not expect the list to be THAT long when I clicked see more
What surprised me the most is that Tobey's voice actor recently got a roll for Professor Marmalade from The Bad Guys, he's just a voice actor that always gave it his all so I'm glad for him
Edit: also Ms. Question is voiced by Delilah Gray (Azula for those who don't know her)
Tobey is voiced by patton. Fucking. Oswalt. Aka remy from ratatouille.
Also male jesse from minecraft story mode.
@@dilophosaurus2949professor marmalade is voiced by that guy from I.T. Crowd.
MY CHILDHOOD EXPANED INTO MY TEENS O M G
😂😂😂
the last one just
W H A T
...you mean grey delisle??
The hints in Violet were reeallly subtle to why she reacted that way in the finale. I think she is somewhat annoying honestly, but the reason she acts that way in the finale is a lot more deeper which you can actually see throughout the show.
Becky sometimes has to leave Violet to go fight crime as WordGirl, so she always comes up with an excuse. Violet is actually HESITANT, with usually something like an "Oh, ok." She's always a tad disheartened whenever Becky has to leave, and then she probably figured out why she ACTUALLY had to leave her in the finale.
Also, the episode where Violet thought she was a superhero, she immediately told Becky instead of anybody else. Becky was the only person she told the secret to, and she trusted her specifically for something that big. The parallels from that episode to the finale are pretty noticeable honestly.
And I think it's because Violet already knew Becky was Wordgirl when she first took the photos, and then gave her a chance to explain herself. After she repeatedly denied over and over again that she was, I guess that's why she guessed that they never were really friends to begin with. In all honestly, I probably would react the same way. But at the same time, I understand how important Becky's job is and how important it is to keep it a secret, so I felt extremely bad for her too.
The difference between Violet and Scoops finding out is that Scoops found out spontaneously, with Becky saving him in the process. Becky explained to him properly on WHY she had to keep it a secret, and they had not too many problems. VIOLET, on the other hand, had to find out by herself and NOT with Becky revealing it TO her. While Becky was forced to tell the immediate truth with Scoops, she repeatedly lied to Violet. Plus, Becky is closer to Violet than Scoops.
Oh well, I totally do understand why Violet is somewhat of a dislikable character, but she has some positive traits too.
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Yeah and I respect your opinion....
But as Athena had said any time I see her I become violet with an N
I become vioLENT
this is pretty valid but her negative traits outshine any speck of positivity from her for me
honestly i never even realized that the episode where violet discovers becky's identity was the series finale 😭 i agree with you that they probably didn't know it was their last episode. this show rlly deserves a reboot and i hope that this new popularity its gaining could get it somewhere !!
When I first saw the episode, I didn't know it was the finale as well.
It wasn't meant to be, they had the script ready and had already written the season but halfway through the production company shut down and no one picked up the rest of the episodes
@@Juanmaligno oh man....I never realized that.
Did they ever tried looking for another another company to complete the rest of the episodes?
Ah yes, violent
@@nevada2765 HELP ??? HOW DID I NOT NOTICE
So we all know Boxlietener (I have no clue how I spell his name) is still in there, I came up with a theory, he can't stop himself from being a villain bc of Squeaky, so I think that he purposely makes his plans flawed in order to stop any real harm from happening, just a thought.
On the topic of Victoria and her messed up family, there's also her brother who snapped and had a complete breakdown over not being "the best". They stopped him after he tried to steal Wordgirl's powers and wrapped it up like any other villain defeat, but I mostly just felt bad. At first the bro acted like he didn't care about the whole "being the best" thing the way his sister does, but it's obvious neither of these kids can mentally handle the idea of someone else out-doing them at something.
I forgot all about this until I randomly rewatched that episode when it was on tv. The parents are really messing those kids up by making them compete with each other and everyone else like that
I would love a word girl iceberg! There are so many other underrated PBS kids shows out there too that might be fun to make a video on such as Odd Squad, Martha Speaks, etc.
OMFG ODD SQUAD IS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD
Also word world and super why
OD SQUAD WAS A BANGER THOOOO
Martha Speaks was my JAM
Odd Squad was the shit growing up
Chuck is so underrated. I love the episode where wordgirl disappears for a while, then comes back to see that chuck, of all people, has taken over the city. INCLUDING EVERY OTHER VILLAIN
This video was so nostalgic for me because Wordgirl was my entire childhood, and even little 4-year old me agreed with most of the points you mentioned. I'm glad that the show I'd always love to watch isn't some false memory and actually exists.
Idk, Violet has also had moments of kindness and just being adorable, and in her defense, she had her own stint as a superhero where she told Becky her identity very quickly because she's her best friend, while Becky clammed up on her identity until the end of series where it was revealed by accident, not to mention her own cat got a reveal moment long before that, also she's 10
I think the reason she's frustrates me is because of how often Becky (also only 10) has to clean up for Violet and how quick Violet was to discard her. It was clearly coming from a place of immaturity/not putting yourself in the other person's shoes and not malice... I just felt so bad for Becky. I see where you're coming from and I understand why people like her I just personally can't
I don’t like either Violet or Scoops. They are both poor friends for Becky, and can be even more frustrating than the villains. The episode where Becky had to lose the vocab bee because Scoops was annoyingly skeptical over her trying to hide her identity made me so mad (all the Butcher wanted to do in that episode was make chili and entertain his hippo). I know he’s still a kid, but Scoops seems to care more about his dreams of being a journalist than his friends’ safety.
@@Antifearn I don' t know, later on, after he does find out, Scoops is shown being more respectful with her identity even sticking his neck out for her when Rose intends on exposing her, which he does in a very mature manner of explaining how it would affect Becky and making Rose think about what the right thing would be, honestly, I think it'd be a bit much to expect a bunch of ten year old kids to have such a perfect friendship that doesn't have any weak points or rough patches, the fact that they can recover from said weak points or rough patches can be a sign of how much they care, even if it isn't, I still think "terrible" may be an overstatement.
@@arthurwatson2555 Oh nice. I haven’t seen that episode yet. I guess I need to keep watching the series and Scoops will grow on me.
Yeah like I agree with Violet feeling upset by Becky being more “achieved” or whatever but she does wanna be friends with Becky. Idk it’s just- when your friends are slowly spending less and less time with you and not saying why it’s hard. And Becky doesn’t really hang out with anyone else routinely.
“I’m gonna eat my hat” I can tell this a good show already.
It's a running joke thru-out the series that the mayor says stupid stuff and promises to eat his hat if said "impossible" event happens. After a certain point, he just starts wearing edible hats whenever interacting with Word Girl.
i grew up watching word girl, and i would talk my head off to all my old friends about it. Thing is, NOBODY knew what the hell it was. This show also introduced me to the world of character development and animation, and i adored this show with all my heart. Now that i see everyone else getting into it, i finally have the attention i desperately desired in kindergarten...
I like how Wordgirl could turn all these villains into red mist but chooses not to
Except Ms. Power if she went too far.
I think someone has to do a wellness check on dr two brains
MULTIPLE wellness checks
he needs a separation surgery dammit-
@@standardhuman8675 Everybody knows it, they've even said such, but nobody's willing to force it onto him, and obviously *he's* not gonna say yes.
@Debater HE'D say yes, squeaky would fight it, but we all know becky could and should restrain him and potentially knock him out for it. also, if you drugged a piece of cheese, you wouldn't even need becky
@@standardhuman8675 Forceful brain surgery seems... rather unethical. Yes, he's a villain, but that feels like crossing a line.
21:25 “Toby she’s white, has blonde hair and a Hey Arnold ass head!”🤣
Watching this made me tear up a bit. My sister and I used to watch the PBS kids shows all the time growing up, and since she passed earlier this year, those old memories get me emotional. But seeing you so enthusiastic about the show put a smile on my face, cause she would’ve had that same energy. You remind me a lot of her, she would’ve loved your videos.
I hope you find your peace eventually I know first hand what you’re talking about
I grew up watching word girl as a kid so it's cool to see the old clips making popular again for the new generation but now that I'm grown I kinda wanna see an older version of it 🤣 Since I ship Tobey and Becky/Wordgirl... It's implied he secretly has a crush on both by the way it's just he doesn't know Becky is Wordgirl. 😖 but yeah they definitely have chemistry and could grow into a couple I wish that there was an older version of them where they are like a villain and superhero secretly dating lol 🤣
An iCarly reboot kinda thing but for WORDGIRL??! I would be OBSESSED with that!
Also totally when when tobey started accusing becky of being wordgirl his feelings for his classmate were exposed
@@AthenaPOfficial I would be even more OBSESSED with it lol 🤣 I really hope they reboot it but with the characters as older that would be so cool! 😅
OMG SAME. Like I really only remember word girl from the pbs games and everything is super fractured in my memory, but I kept finding clips of people drawing over word girl audio and making tobey and word girl ships and it was so cute for some reason XD then I realized what the original show was and it was such a blast from the past lol.
Also, he really took the “little boy bullying the girl he likes to get her attention” to a whole new level lol. He became a whole ass villain for her, just so he can get her attention lol.
@@Firespawnable Granny Mae but older would be very interesting to see
@@_helvetixa That's why I want an older version of Tobey because a cut becoming a villain bad boy for a girl he likes is low-key hot to me lol 🤣
This show is so nostalgic and such good vibes, you did a great job with this video! I’m surprised there aren’t more videos like this doing a deep dive into Word Girl.
AWW THANKS!!! 😭😭 I wanted to see your reaction thoooo
Narrator is a scp, no you can’t convince me otherwise 😮😂 20:31
Finally someone else is sus of CHF. I don't even believe the backstory. I think Huggy is a war criminal escaping from lexicon. That's why he's always not telling Becky shit about it. Like the secret book of fighting techniques, or about lexonite.
I mean I don’t really believe the story of how Becky was found by the Botsford’s given that they were hippies and probably high.
Adding on to Granny May, there was also an episode where she had a secret island base full of the stuff she stole (which I don't think was ever clarified if those were ever recovered due to Wordgirl not being in her best form that ep) then she was arrested when she went back to her old-fashioned smaller-scale love-filled crimes. Like, sure Becky was distracted that episode, but still really does go to show that if Granny May wanted to, she could be an even bigger threat than she already is.
You can say that about most of Word Girl's rogue's gallery, they would be very dangerous and dark in the right setting not Chuck though he's too nice
@@kappadarwin9476 he like tried to crush city hall once though you can't saw he's not dangerous
@@wildstarfish3786 Oh yeah I forgot about that. I just see him more as a joke Villain a comedic relief so I can't really imagine him in a darker setting like Two brains, Mr. Big and Butcher.
Chuck would pretty much be Condiment King in said reimagining.
“Who is the first person to make a baby with a sandwich on this show” is a sentence I *never* thought I would ever hear
Okay word girl has stood in my mind as having the BEST joke I’ve ever seen in a kids show. It’s stuck with me since I was a young child. Here it is:
After some long episode and battle where Becky fights to get a copy of this book she wants, she ends up succeeding. The last scene of the episode is her sitting down in her room with the monkey to read it and she just… reads it in 2 seconds. The monkey is annoyed so she gives him the book and leaves and he just puts on a pair of reading glasses and starts reading at a normal pace.
Idk why but this was the funniest thing to me as a kid and I still think it’s hilarious in retrospect LOL. They spend so long fighting a villain to get this book and they finally make it home and Becky just… flies through it. And the monkey is like “we fought for THIS TWO SECOND MOMENT?!”
My favorite was wordgirl just breaking the 4th wall and peeking where the butcher was while the narrator trying to change scenes XD
Can we talk about the waste of potential that is Kid Math. He definitely deserved more appearances in the show
While yeah, Dr. Two Brains is less threatening to Worldgirl than other villains, I think Dr. Two Brains is the city’s best villain is cuz he’s more of a threat to the _city._ Also he’s super smart, he’s a scientist, he has a PHd, and sometimes defines the word of the day.
Not to mention that he has actively tried to kill her more than once.
Chuck and Tobey are probably the most dangerous because of Chucks crusher and Tobey's robots.
Mr. Big affects the most people through mind control though.
Dr. Two Brains probably only became number by popularity and charisma.
@@ivetterodriguez9628 When the mouse brain takes a hold, Two-Brains can become a genuine threat.
the part where he defines the word of the day is the reason he is the best villain lmao
@@thebeastlysort0168 actual I believe the reason why he’s so popular is because his character is more complex and had an interesting backstory than anyone else in the series.
But yeah I think that is cool because it aligns with his character being a super smart guy, glad the creators didn’t forget that most of the time.
I think Tobey has some serious issues but is also a ten year old and as much as I like her, as far as I can tell his mom really only scolds and grounds him and even disapproves of his love of robots. He needs someone in his life to teach him healthy coping mechanisms and constructive outlets for his anger. And so I ask the question that I often do about him; WHERE IS THIS BOY'S FATHER?
What his mom does is an important part of raising a kid, but it is one half of an incomplete equation and I think she's got too much on her plate to pull off preforming the other half as well. I'm so mad because deep down Tobey is just a nerdy sweetheart but he doesn't know how to deal with his emotions in a normal way and when you're a child who can make giant robots that means your outbursts pack a punch
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!! For all the analysis I did I’m surprised I didn’t catch this
@@AthenaPOfficial hehe thanks. And also for a little bit of an angst cherry on top;
With no dad in sight and a working busy mom, how many times do you think Tobey came home from school to an empty house? How many birthdays with no friends did he spend wishing on his candles someone would care? How often did he have only the mechanic puppets of limited capacity for any kind of human interaction to keep him company? The very robots that his mother thinks are a waste of time? How many nights did he stay up, wishing someone could understand him, hoping, wondering and imagining if his father, who for all we know he's never met or doesn't remember as he doesn't seem to bring him up, would be that person who would get it, would get him, if only he was there? Imagine Tobey, already from an even younger age, asking himself "what's wrong with me? Why doesn't anyone wanna be around me? Am I that hard to love?"
Basically, child prodigies are rarely ever okay and I hope the kid gets therapy.
I heard somewhere that Tobey's mom was more "successful" than her husband which is why he's never shown, even though that doesn't really make any sense. However, you're right that it seems like all she knows is discipline, to a point where she started stalking her own son, which is extremely disturbing when you think about it.
@@tomsparrow1823 that’s so sad OUCH
When I was a wee child, my family didn’t have fancy things like Nickelodeon, Disney, or Cartoon Network… but I didn’t complain because I watched Wordgirl, Martha’s Speaks, and Cyberchase everyday
Kinda disappointed you barely mentioned Amazing Rope Guy because he's my favorite character and I feel like he's constantly being bullied and screwed over by every character and even the show itself. He can never do anything right and the few times he does he doesn't get recognition for it. This man's entire existence is constant misery and it's played off for laughs. I mean it is funny most of the time but sometimes it's just sad. I feel like he doesn't get much recognition in the fandom either.
Aw man I wish I mentioned how I really enjoyed the episode where they showed him being an excellent impressionist! That was really cool to see! Him being proud of getting away with the crimes but also frustrated that he wasn't getting the credit due to his voice mimicking talent
@@AthenaPOfficial Yeah that was a really good one. There were some really funny moments in that one too like when he's talking to the rope on the bus or when one of the shopkeepers asks him not to tell anyone he robbed them because it's embarrassing.
I love how in specials like The Rise of Miss Power and the one where Wordgirl gets arrested, Rope Guy is the only guy who gets left behind in jail while all of the other villains are out having fun
@@Antifearn I KNOW THAT PART MADE ME BURST OUT LAUGHING
As a fan who grew up with this show, I wasn't a fan of Amazing Rope Guy; for a show where the villains have insane superpowers, what does a rope give you? In my opinion, not a whole lot....
I kind of agree with you on not seeing the ship with Victoria and Becky but at the same time, I think it's because she can be seen like a dark Becky, as they do have some similarities, including visual and thematic connections, so maybe that had a hand in it
1000% they are each other's foils. I feel like it has the potential to go in a shippy direction (Amity/Luz style) but unfortunately I didn't see enough of them actually enjoying each other's company
I saw them kinda in a similar light as Pacifica and Mabel in Gravity Falls
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Oh god it's just like the stanley parable-
"Stanley. Get back on script."
I used to watch Wordgirl literally everyday when I was a kid, (up until the age of 14-ish,) but a lot of people around me said it was a baby show. I still like it but it's good to know I'm not the only older person who likes the show
yo FR!!! i grew up in a low income household, and for the longest time we didn't have cable so the only cartoons i had access to at home were from PBS. WordGirl was my absolute favorite because of the solid writing, the genuinely funny humor, the fact that it actually taught me new words (English was always one of my fav subjects in school because i really enjoy reading and writing), and the fact that i've always loved superheroes as a concept and genre. i was literally just a 12 year old kid out here minding my business and my dad would go out of his way to make fun of me and genuinely bully me for watching the show!!! like excuse me, WTF????
@@negligible_realityI know, when I first got into the show last year, my dad said it was creepy for me to like it
My partner and I are grown adults who love a whole bunch of kids' shows. It's quality!
Just ask her out, the worst she can say is no.
Her: 17:02
If I had a nickel for every time, a female character is considered bad because their parents are the ones who manipulate them into being someone else, I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened three times.
Victoria Best from Wordgirl
Pacifica Northwest from Gravity Falls
Amity Blight from The Owl House
Word Girl to me seems like something we can refer to as “lightning in a bottle” because I think it’s one of the few cartoons that gets past the barrier of “shows targeted to small children seem to be just mindless time wasters to keep your children busy and distracted.” And that’s pretty cool to me.
that’s all pbs kids shows, really. they’re literally designed to teach kids both academically and socially. Word Girl definitely stands out though, being the only pbs kids comedy i can think of
@@hazey_dazey Fetch! With Ruffruff Man.