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WordWorld

In WORDWORLD, words are truly the stars of a show. Each episode is a fun narrative built around the WordFriends, who are characters first and words second. WordWorld is a colorful, vibrant, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges in the same way: through WordPlay.

WordWorld is the preschool series where words are truly the stars of the show. Young children are introduced to a colorful, vibrant world of words with the lovable, legible WordFriends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are. For ages 3-5.

Upcoming episodes

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Wed., February 8, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

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Wed., February 8, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Wed., February 8, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Bugs to the Rescue; Sheep's First Bike Ride

Dog accidentally floats away in the hot-air balloon that Ant built Bear for her birthday; Sheep learns to ride a bike.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 9, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck's Hiccups; A-A-Choo!

When Duck experiences his first-ever case of the hiccups, his pals try everything they can think of to cure him of them; unaware that Pig is allergic to peaches, Sheep gives him a bag full of the fruit, which causes an epidemic of sneezes.

Rating: TV-Y

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Thu., February 9, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck's Hiccups; A-A-Choo!

When Duck experiences his first-ever case of the hiccups, his pals try everything they can think of to cure him of them; unaware that Pig is allergic to peaches, Sheep gives him a bag full of the fruit, which causes an epidemic of sneezes.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 9, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Fri., February 10, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Fri., February 10, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Get Set for 'ET'; Duk Plays the Piano

Duck accidentally creates a cloud dragon while skywriting in his jet and sets out with his pals to catch it. Then Duck is far from pleased when his piano lesson is interrupted by Bug, Bee and Fly.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Fri., February 10, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sat., February 11, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sat., February 11, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Bugs to the Rescue; Sheep's First Bike Ride

Dog accidentally floats away in the hot-air balloon that Ant built Bear for her birthday; Sheep learns to ride a bike.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sun., February 12, 2012
7:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 12, 2012
9:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 12, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 12, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 12, 2012
10:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 12, 2012
11:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Mon., February 13, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Get Set for 'ET'; Duk Plays the Piano

Duck accidentally creates a cloud dragon while skywriting in his jet and sets out with his pals to catch it. Then Duck is far from pleased when his piano lesson is interrupted by Bug, Bee and Fly.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Mon., February 13, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Get Well Soon Soup: Mmm-Mmm-Milk

Pig makes a sick Ant his special Get-Well-Soon Soup, which has all of the letters of the alphabet in it; Ant stops by Pig's house to eat cookies, but refuses milk because he thinks he doesn't like it.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Tue., February 14, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Shark's First Day of School; Shark's First Loose Tooth

Shark's petrified about the first day of school, but with the help of his friends and their teacher, Cat, he overcomes his fear. Then Shark loses his first baby tooth during a sleepover party, but can't fall asleep so the tooth fairy can come.

Rating: TV-Y

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Tue., February 14, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Shark's First Day of School; Shark's First Loose Tooth

Shark's petrified about the first day of school, but with the help of his friends and their teacher, Cat, he overcomes his fear. Then Shark loses his first baby tooth during a sleepover party, but can't fall asleep so the tooth fairy can come.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Tue., February 14, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Get Set for 'ET'; Duk Plays the Piano

Duck accidentally creates a cloud dragon while skywriting in his jet and sets out with his pals to catch it. Then Duck is far from pleased when his piano lesson is interrupted by Bug, Bee and Fly.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Wed., February 15, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

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Wed., February 15, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Wed., February 15, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Shark's First Day of School; Shark's First Loose Tooth

Shark's petrified about the first day of school, but with the help of his friends and their teacher, Cat, he overcomes his fear. Then Shark loses his first baby tooth during a sleepover party, but can't fall asleep so the tooth fairy can come.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 16, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck at Bat; You Can Never Have Too Many Oo's

Duck loses the letter B to his baseball bat right before a big game, so he tries to substitute other letters in order to have something to hit the ball with. Then the wind blows away Monkey's double-O roof, sending Duck after the vowels.

Rating: TV-Y

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Thu., February 16, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck at Bat; You Can Never Have Too Many Oo's

Duck loses the letter B to his baseball bat right before a big game, so he tries to substitute other letters in order to have something to hit the ball with. Then the wind blows away Monkey's double-O roof, sending Duck after the vowels.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 16, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., February 17, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Fri., February 17, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Bed Bugs; Snug as a Bug

Bugs break Frog's new bed and try to fix it, but run into a bit of a problem: they can't tell the letters b and d apart. Then Bug can't fall asleep because he can't figure out how the rhyme "snug as a bug in a..." ends. Thankfully, Frog's there to help.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Fri., February 17, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sat., February 18, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sat., February 18, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Shark's First Day of School; Shark's First Loose Tooth

Shark's petrified about the first day of school, but with the help of his friends and their teacher, Cat, he overcomes his fear. Then Shark loses his first baby tooth during a sleepover party, but can't fall asleep so the tooth fairy can come.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sun., February 19, 2012
7:30 am
(30 minutes)

My Fuzzy Valentine; Love Bug

In the Season 2 opener, Bug wants to sign a valentine to a friend, but he doesn't know how. With help from Frog, he learns to write his John Hancock. Then Fly helps Sheep write a song for her valentine.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Sun., February 19, 2012
9:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 19, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 19, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 19, 2012
10:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 19, 2012
11:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Mon., February 20, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

The Best Nest; Duck's Family Reunion

Duck's nest breaks apart into letters, endangering his plan to take it to school for show-and-tell; Duck mistakes Truck for a long-lost relative because of their similar-sounding names.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Tue., February 21, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Totally Terrific Duck; A Star Is Born

Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for a portrait that Bear is going to paint, so he dresses up in a tie, top hat and tutu. (After all, to look "totally terrific," one needs the letter T.) Then, Duck develops stage fright.

Rating: TV-Y

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Tue., February 21, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Totally Terrific Duck; A Star Is Born

Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for a portrait that Bear is going to paint, so he dresses up in a tie, top hat and tutu. (After all, to look "totally terrific," one needs the letter T.) Then, Duck develops stage fright.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Tue., February 21, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Bed Bugs; Snug as a Bug

Bugs break Frog's new bed and try to fix it, but run into a bit of a problem: they can't tell the letters b and d apart. Then Bug can't fall asleep because he can't figure out how the rhyme "snug as a bug in a..." ends. Thankfully, Frog's there to help.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Wed., February 22, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Dog's Having a Party; Dong Wants to Play Ball

Dog and Duck plan a party at Dog's house, but are stymied because they only have the letter H. Soon, however, they realize the fun they can have with it---making hot dogs, wearing hats and playing with hula hoops. Then Dog's hopes to play ball hit a wall.

Rating: TV-Y

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Wed., February 22, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Dog's Having a Party; Dong Wants to Play Ball

Dog and Duck plan a party at Dog's house, but are stymied because they only have the letter H. Soon, however, they realize the fun they can have with it---making hot dogs, wearing hats and playing with hula hoops. Then Dog's hopes to play ball hit a wall.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Wed., February 22, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Totally Terrific Duck; A Star Is Born

Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for a portrait that Bear is going to paint, so he dresses up in a tie, top hat and tutu. (After all, to look "totally terrific," one needs the letter T.) Then, Duck develops stage fright.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 23, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Welcome Home, Duck; The Lost Letter L

Frog wants to hang a "Welcome Home" banner over Duck's nest when the fowl returns from a long vacation, but the dock leading to Duck's nest is broken; Duck decides not to tell when he accidentally breaks the L off Frog's lamp.

Rating: TV-Y

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Thu., February 23, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Welcome Home, Duck; The Lost Letter L

Frog wants to hang a "Welcome Home" banner over Duck's nest when the fowl returns from a long vacation, but the dock leading to Duck's nest is broken; Duck decides not to tell when he accidentally breaks the L off Frog's lamp.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 23, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Dog's Having a Party; Dong Wants to Play Ball

Dog and Duck plan a party at Dog's house, but are stymied because they only have the letter H. Soon, however, they realize the fun they can have with it---making hot dogs, wearing hats and playing with hula hoops. Then Dog's hopes to play ball hit a wall.

Rating: TV-Y

Previously aired episodes

WETA Kids

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Tue., February 7, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Duck Saves Spider's Web; Caterpillar Gets a Home

Duck accidentally smashes Spider's web and tries to repair it, but first he needs Elephant's help to determine which letters make up the word "web." Then Duck helps his new pal Caterpillar find a home.

Rating: TV-Y

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Tue., February 7, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Bugs to the Rescue; Sheep's First Bike Ride

Dog accidentally floats away in the hot-air balloon that Ant built Bear for her birthday; Sheep learns to ride a bike.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., February 7, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Bugs to the Rescue; Sheep's First Bike Ride

Dog accidentally floats away in the hot-air balloon that Ant built Bear for her birthday; Sheep learns to ride a bike.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Mon., February 6, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

The Lost Letter L; Catch That C!

Duck breaks Frog's lamp and tries to fix it instead of owning up to the accident; Pig and Ant's bag filled with letter Cs gets away from them while they're making cookies.

Rating: TV-Y

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Mon., February 6, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck Saves Spider's Web; Caterpillar Gets a Home

Duck accidentally smashes Spider's web and tries to repair it, but first he needs Elephant's help to determine which letters make up the word "web." Then Duck helps his new pal Caterpillar find a home.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 5, 2012
11:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 5, 2012
10:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 5, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 5, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sun., February 5, 2012
9:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sun., February 5, 2012
7:30 am
(30 minutes)

Play Ball; M Is for Map

The gang teaches Robot how to play baseball; Sheep and Bear become lost in the jungle.

Rating: TV-Y

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Sat., February 4, 2012
7:00 am
(30 minutes)

Bit by Bit ; Ride 'em CowBear

A sick Frog asks Duck and Bug to deliver a birthday present to Monkey, but they accidentally break it. Also: Bear is discouraged from playing cowboy with Dog, Duck and Pig because she isn't good at rope tricks.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Sat., February 4, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Fri., February 3, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

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Fri., February 3, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Duck Saves Spider's Web; Caterpillar Gets a Home

Duck accidentally smashes Spider's web and tries to repair it, but first he needs Elephant's help to determine which letters make up the word "web." Then Duck helps his new pal Caterpillar find a home.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., February 3, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

An inventive cartoon for preschoolers that features spelling lessons built around funny adventures involving animals, buildings and objects created from the letters that spell them.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., February 2, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Play Ball; M Is for Map

The gang teaches Robot how to play baseball; Sheep and Bear become lost in the jungle.

Rating: TV-Y

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Thu., February 2, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Flying Ant; The Dancing Duck Bonanza

An ingenious---and wingless---Ant finds the right word to let him take part in the annual Insect Air Show; Duck wants Shark, who's a great dancer, to take part in his show, but Shark's like a fish out of water when it comes to dancing on land.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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Thu., February 2, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Flying Ant; The Dancing Duck Bonanza

An ingenious---and wingless---Ant finds the right word to let him take part in the annual Insect Air Show; Duck wants Shark, who's a great dancer, to take part in his show, but Shark's like a fish out of water when it comes to dancing on land.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

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WETA Kids Channel

Wed., February 1, 2012
10:00 am
(30 minutes)

Bit by Bit ; Ride 'em CowBear

A sick Frog asks Duck and Bug to deliver a birthday present to Monkey, but they accidentally break it. Also: Bear is discouraged from playing cowboy with Dog, Duck and Pig because she isn't good at rope tricks.

Rating: TV-Y

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Wed., February 1, 2012
9:30 am
(30 minutes)

Play Ball; M Is for Map

The gang teaches Robot how to play baseball; Sheep and Bear become lost in the jungle.

Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., February 1, 2012
2:30 am
(30 minutes)

Play Ball; M Is for Map

The gang teaches Robot how to play baseball; Sheep and Bear become lost in the jungle.

Rating: TV-Y

Program description

WordWorld is the first preschool series where words are truly the stars of the show! Young children are introduced to a colorful, vibrant world of words with the lovable, legible WordFriends — animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are. Sheep is painfully shy but loves to pretend. Frog is the cautious brainiac and word "expert." Duck is still learning his letters — and social skills — and often needs Frog to help him out of trouble.

For ages 3-5.

Series Goals

  • To fascinate children with words and to inspire a love of words and reading.
  • Empower children as early readers by making the important connections between letters, sounds, words and meaning that are necessary for reading.

In each episode, the WordFriends go on comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right word. That word is built letter by letter, sound by sound, during the funky "Build a Word" song at the end of every episode. Once the word is built, it "morphs"--comes alive--into the thing it is!

Helping Kids Prepare for School

WordWorld is designed to introduce, support and foster emergent literacy skills in children ages three to five. The curriculum draws from four skill sets critical for young children — emergent literacy: print awareness, phonological sensitivity and letter knowledge, comprehension (including vocabulary development) and socio-emotional skills.

Channel guide

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Comcast26, 92220 (DC), 219 (Balt)265266
Cox26, 8021026 (Fairfax), 1003 (Fredericksburg)800801
Verizon FIOS26, 471526474472
RCN266133938
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Dish Network8076