WordWorld
TV Show · Animation · Kids & Family

Welcome to WordWorld, where words are the stars of the show! Meet the Word Friends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are! Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters make words, and that words have real meaning and power. WordWorld helps children get excited about reading!

2007 · 27m
  • 3+
Starring H.D. Quinn, George Bailey, Daryl Ekroth

Season 1

  • Runaway O / Happy Birthday Dog
    EPISODE 1
    Runaway O / Happy Birthday Dog
    Runaway O: Bear and Sheep snoop around a box delivered to Cat and break it! The letters B-O-X scatter, sending the WordFriends on a crazy chase to catch the runaway letter O before Cat wakes up. Happy Birthday, Dog!: It's Dog's birthday! His friends are planning a surprise party for him, but they don't have a cake! With a little help from Pig, Frog gathers the letters C-A-K-E...but can he get them to the party without ruining the surprise?
    24m
  • There's An Ant In Every Giant / Chef Sheep
    EPISODE 2
    There's An Ant In Every Giant / Chef Sheep
    There's an Ant in Every Giant: Ant is the smallest Word World friend and he is tired of it. He can't do anything like play basketball and he always gets stepped on. His friends helps him out by adding the word G-I to make him a giant. Soon, he realizes that being big isn't all that great. Chef Sheep: Sheep was about to watch her favorite show, Chef Pig. During the show, Chef Pig got stuck in a pot. There's only one thing to do: Sheep has to be the replacement. Sheep was nervous at first, but she soon builds confidence in herself. The show was a success.
    24m
  • Rocket to the Moon / The Birds
    EPISODE 3
    Rocket to the Moon / The Birds
    Rocket to the Moon: Frog thinks he needs only upper-case letters to build a rocket. However once he lands on the moon with the Little Piggies, he learns he might need lower-case words as well. The Birds: While on their adventure, Sheep, Bear and Frog find an egg. Sheep tries to take care of it, but it may be more than she can handle.
    24m
  • The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie / Duck's Family Reunion
    EPISODE 4
    The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie / Duck's Family Reunion
    When Pig's pie for Bear goes missing, it's up to Detective Sheep to follow the letter clues and solve the mystery of the disappearing pie! Because they have a similar sounding name, Duck mistakes a truck for a log-lost relative! Frog is a bit ruffled at the epidemic of silliness going around, but ends up saving the day for Duck and his word "family."
    24m
  • Sh-Sh-Shark / Dog Wants to Play Ball
    EPISODE 5
    Sh-Sh-Shark / Dog Wants to Play Ball
    Sh-Sh-Shark!: Shark is misunderstood. Everyone is afraid of him and won't even give him a chance to prove he's friendly. Everyone but Duck, that is, who doesn't know that the letters S and H together make the 'sh' sound and, therefore, doesn't know who Shark is. When Duck introduces his new WordFriend to the gang, Duck learns a lesson about the 'sh' sound, while everyone else learns that acceptance is an important part of friendship. Dog Wants to Play Ball: Dog wants to play ball, but he's having trouble communicating with his friends. Pig, Sheep and Frog each think Dog wants to do what they want to do. When Bear actually takes the time to listen to Dog, Dog gets his wish...and everyone has a ball!
    24m
  • Pies, Pies, Pies! / Waterlogged!
    EPISODE 6
    Pies, Pies, Pies! / Waterlogged!
    "Pies, Pies, Pies!" When Pig promises to make a pie for everyone in Word World, he learns a hard lesson about keeping promises. Fortunately, he also learns about the letter S and how it can make words plural."Waterlogged" Frog must stay with Pig when his Log sinks, but Frog soon wears out his welcome by being a bad houseguest. After some silly mishaps, Pig and Frog finally come to an understanding - about how important it is to see things from a friend's perspective.
    24m

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Cast & Crew

  • H.D. Quinn
    Dog/Duck/Ant/Fly
  • George Bailey
    Pig/Bug/Monkey
  • Daryl Ekroth
    Frog
  • Lenore Zann
    Kangaroo
  • Kathleen McInerney
    Sheep/Cow
  • Mirm Kriegel
    Bear
  • D‌M
    Don Moody
    Creator
  • J‌M
    Jacqueline Moody
    Creator

About

WordWorld

Animation

Welcome to WordWorld, where words are the stars of the show! Meet the Word Friends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are! Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters make words, and that words have real meaning and power. WordWorld helps children get excited about reading!

3+

COMMON SENSE

Words come to life in delightful preschool series.

Information

Studio
PBS
Released
2007
Rated
TV-Y
Region of Origin
United States
© 2007 - Word World, LLC

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Original Audio
English (United States), English (Australia)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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