| "The Times, They Are A-Cheesy" | |
| Short # 09 of 30 | |
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| GALLERY | TRANSCRIPT |
| Length: | 2 min |
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| Original Airdate: | 05 Jan 2007 |
| Primary Villain: | Dr. Two-Brains |
| Storyline: | 4 of 6 |
| Vocabulary Words: | Flabbergasted |
| Watch Video: | PBS Video |
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The Times, They Are A-Cheesy is short number 09 out of 30 of The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl.
Summary[]
The Botsford family (including Becky Botsford, a.k.a WordGirl) are flabbergasted when Dr. Two Brains appears on television, threatening to turn the city into goop if he doesn’t get every piece of cheese in the city.
Plot[]
At the home of Becky Botsford, T.J., Mrs. Botsford and Mr. Botsford are watching a game show on TV. They are trying to guess the answer to the question "Name a 13-letter word beginning with the letter F that means so surprised you can't think or talk." Mrs. Botsford keeps saying that it's "flabber"-something, but can't come up with the word. Mr. Botsford, cooking dinner, insists there is no such word.
Becky walks in with Bob. Her dad asks her about the ruckus at the grocery store, but Becky deflects his questions by saying there was a sale on an olive oil. Mrs. Botsford keeps trying to come up with a word starting with "flabber," and Mr. Botsford keeps dismissing her. Finally, Becky says, "Do you mean flabbergasted? It means so surprised you can't think or talk."
Suddenly, the TV program is interrupted by Doctor Two-Brains. He demands that all the cheese in the city be delivered to city hall in half an hour, or he will turn all the buildings into a pile of goop. Becky leaves, saying she needs to go back to the store because she forgot the beef jerky. As the door closes, she turns into WordGirl and flies off with Bob/Huggy, to stop Dr. Two-Brains from carrying out his evil plan.
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Quotes[]
- "Ugh, gross!"
Trivia/Goofs[]
- This is the first appearance of Becky's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Botsford.
- This is the 1st time Huggy had put on his helmet only.
- The episode title is most likely a reference to the song, "The Times, They Are a-Changin" By Bob Dylan.
- This short appears in the online game, "Captain Huggy Face's Freeze Frame Game!" as the third video with its words being "Awkward", "Transforms", and "Stunned" which are correct.