Jack D. Ferraiolo

Jack D. Ferraiolo
Born	Unknown
Age	Unknown
Occupation	Voice actor, writer, producer
Wordgirl Role	The Butcher

Jack D. Ferraiolo is a writer and voice actor, best known for his work on WordGirl, having co-developed the series with creator Dorothea Gillim.

Along with being co-developer, he was also head writer in the first season. He also wrote several episodes in every season, even after stepping down from the role of head writer. He wrote 28 episodes.

His most acclaimed work on WordGirl, though, came from voicing The Butcher, a villain with the power to summon meat.

Outside of WordGirl, Ferrailo also worked as a writer for O'Grady, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Talking Tom and Friends, and Astroblast!. He also gave brief writing contributions to Dinosaur Train and Rusty Rivets, and was a producer for 12 episodes of Home Movies.

Most recently, Ferrailo has been working as a writer, co-producer, and co-story editor for Disney Channel's Amphibia, alongside series creator Matt Braly. In addition to this, he provided additional voices for various characters throughout the show.

As an Episode Writer:

Season 1:

(In WordGirl's first season, Ferraiolo was the head writer for every episode. However, he still did his own individual writing works throughout the season)

1. Tobey or Consequences
2. You Can't Crush City Hall
3. Two-Brain Highway
4. When Life Gives You Potatoes…
5. Jerky Jerk
6. Mr. Big (episode)

Season 2:

1. Class Act
2. The Two Brains Boogie
3. Answer All My Questions and Win Stuff
4. Escape Wham
5. The Young and the Meatless
6. Meat My Dad
7. A Hero, A Thief, A Store, and Its Owner

Season 3:

1. Too Loud Crew
2. When Chuck's Mom Is Away...
3. The Straw That Broke Two Brains' Back
4. The Fill-In
5. Mouse Brain Take-Over
6. Have Snob, Will Travel
7. The Learnerer (episode)
8. By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robot

Season 4:

1. The Meaty Dimension
2. Best Fan Club Meeting Ever
3. The Rise of Miss Power
4. The Talented Mr. Birg
5. Kitty Cat Criminals
6. Invasion of the Bunny Lovers

Season 5:

1. Rhyme and Reason (episode)

Trivia:

• "Mr. Big", "Meat My Dad", "The Learnerer", "The Rise of Miss Power", and "Rhyme and Reason" are all episodes that Ferraiolo wrote where a villain or two is introduced.
• Ferraiolo wrote part 2 of "Invasion of the Bunny Lovers", while part 1 was written by Grant Moran.
• He co-wrote "You Can't Crush City Hall" with Kevin Seccia. That episode also marks the first one to be written by more than one writer.
• He co-wrote "When Life Gives You Potatoes..." with Johanna Stein.
• He co-wrote "Best Fan Club Meeting Ever" with George Beckerman & Steve Young.
• "Rhyme and Reason" is the only two-part episode where all two parts were written by the same writer.
• "The Rise of Miss Power" is the first and only four-part episode to be written by the same writer.
• "When Life Gives You Potatoes..." is the last episode where The Narrator doesn't tell the audience what words to listen for, starting with "Jerky Jerk" where the opposite happens.
• As a writer for WordGirl, Ferraiolo won four Daytime Emmy Awards, and was given three Daytime Emmy Nominations, each for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program.