WordWorld
Encyclopedia
WordWorld is a three-time Emmy Award
-winning children's television series
partially funded by the United States Department of Education
as part of the Ready To Learn literacy initiative targeted to 3- to 7-year olds. The show airs in 10 languages and 90 countries, including in the United States
. The television series, created by Don and Jacqueline Moody, stars Dog and his WordFriends. In each WordWorld television episode, Dog embarks on a series of adventures where the only way to save the day is to "build a word". The show’s novelty is that when a word is built correctly, it morphs into the thing it represents, which gives instant meaning to the word. The WordWorld television series has been translated into popular mobile applications, Internet-based games, magnetic plush and other toys.
WordWorld delivers a holistic curriculum
that helps children develop the core literacy skills required to read. Third-party testing demonstrates that WordWorld improves children’s literacy
skills.
and is currently in its third season, with 84 x 11-minute episodes. It is usually ranked as one of the top five children’s shows on all broadcasters globally.
WordWorld currently broadcasts on PBS Kids.
WordWorld had been available on netflix's streaming service, but was removed in October of 2011.
show is literacy
, with the shows curriculum being based on the National Reading Panel
's 2000 Teaching Children to Read report with input from other groups and experts. The show aims to focus on print awareness
, Phonics
sensitivity and letter knowledge, Reading comprehension
(including vocabulary development
) and socio-emotional skills.
Wordworld was developed for television by Executive Producer David Lipson, Emmy award winner Olexa Hewryk, and Don Moody. Moody was originally inspired by a study which found that children are likely to pay less attention to words if there is a character on screen at the same time so he founded WordWorld, LLC. According to Moody, WordWorld's use of characters that physically resemble the letters that make up their names may cause children to pay more attention to words. “If children want to look at the character, then the words have to be the character,” he said.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
partially funded by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
as part of the Ready To Learn literacy initiative targeted to 3- to 7-year olds. The show airs in 10 languages and 90 countries, including in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The television series, created by Don and Jacqueline Moody, stars Dog and his WordFriends. In each WordWorld television episode, Dog embarks on a series of adventures where the only way to save the day is to "build a word". The show’s novelty is that when a word is built correctly, it morphs into the thing it represents, which gives instant meaning to the word. The WordWorld television series has been translated into popular mobile applications, Internet-based games, magnetic plush and other toys.
WordWorld delivers a holistic curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
that helps children develop the core literacy skills required to read. Third-party testing demonstrates that WordWorld improves children’s literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
skills.
Television Series
The WordWorld television series currently airs in 90 countries and 10 languages. It premiered September 3, 2007 on CBeebies and Disney JuniorDisney Junior
Disney Junior is a current program block on Disney Channel and an upcoming American basic cable and satellite television network intended to replace SOAPnet in February 2012. It began airing on February 14, 2011, replacing Playhouse Disney....
and is currently in its third season, with 84 x 11-minute episodes. It is usually ranked as one of the top five children’s shows on all broadcasters globally.
WordWorld currently broadcasts on PBS Kids.
WordWorld had been available on netflix's streaming service, but was removed in October of 2011.
Educational Content
The main focus of the educational televisionEducational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
show is literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
, with the shows curriculum being based on the National Reading Panel
National Reading Panel
The National Reading Panel was a United States government body. Formed in 1997 at the request of Congress, it was a national panel with the stated aim of assessing the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read....
's 2000 Teaching Children to Read report with input from other groups and experts. The show aims to focus on print awareness
Print awareness
Print awareness refers to a child's understanding of the nature and uses of print. A child's print awareness is closely associated with his or her word awareness or the ability to recognize words as distinct elements of oral and written communication...
, Phonics
Phonics
Phonics refers to a method for teaching speakers of English to read and write that language. Phonics involves teaching how to connect the sounds of spoken English with letters or groups of letters and teaching them to blend the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations...
sensitivity and letter knowledge, Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a text. This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written and how they trigger knowledge outside the text. ....
(including vocabulary development
Vocabulary development
Vocabulary development is the process whereby speakers of language enhance their working vocabularies with new words.During his/her infancy, a child builds a vocabulary by instinct, with little effort. Infants imitate words that they hear and then associate those words with objects and actions....
) and socio-emotional skills.
Wordworld was developed for television by Executive Producer David Lipson, Emmy award winner Olexa Hewryk, and Don Moody. Moody was originally inspired by a study which found that children are likely to pay less attention to words if there is a character on screen at the same time so he founded WordWorld, LLC. According to Moody, WordWorld's use of characters that physically resemble the letters that make up their names may cause children to pay more attention to words. “If children want to look at the character, then the words have to be the character,” he said.
First Main characters
- BearBearBears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
- is a brown WordFriend who is kind and clever. In the episode "Nightlight," it was revealed that Bear was afraid of the dark. She also appears to be a good artist, and lives in a CAVECaveA cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
. She also wears a purple bow on her head.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Tara JayneTara SandsTara Sands is an American voice actor, television host and actress. Well known as the voice of Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in the English adaptation of the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers.Born in Hartford, Connecticut,...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- Sheep - is a WordFriend who is kindhearted, fashionable and intelligent. However, she can sometimes be a little selfish, but helps her friends out by dressing up as characters as diverse as a princess and a superheroine. Sheep lives in a stack of HAYHayHay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
as her home. When she puts on some different hats, she speaks with different accents. For example, when she puts on a detective's hat, she uses a British accent.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Veronica TaylorVeronica TaylorVeronica Taylor is an American voice actress. Taylor is best known for her dubbing work in English-language anime adaptations, in particular for voicing Ash Ketchum in the English dub of the Japanese anime, Pokémon....
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- PigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
- is a WordFriend who is sometimes selfish when it comes to food, and he tends to eat the food he creates in his television show, "Cooking With Chef Pig," from his home in the BARNBarnA barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
. In the episode, "Achoo!", it is revealed that Pig is allergic to peaches.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- FrogFrogFrogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
- is a very intelligent and clever WordFriend. He is hydrophobic due to the water's slimy texture on his skin, and tends to say "Water, yuck." He is also the least courageous of all the other his WordFriends and living in a LOG.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- DogDogThe domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
- is a fun-loving dog who always likes to play with his WordFriends with his long ears up. He is the bravest among his WordFriends, as he was able to communicate with a monster in the episode "Dog's Camping Trip," and follow a ghost — which was actually Pig sleepwalking in a blanket in the episode "A Kooky Spooky Halloween." He is also the only WordFriend who cannot talk, and lives in a HOUSEHouseA house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- DuckDuckDuck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
- is a WordFriend who is very playful and energetic. He loves to make friends with everyone. He also can't pronounce words well like in the episode "Sh-Sh-Shark" where he called Shark "S-hark." The aquatic fowl lives in a NESTNestA nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building...
. In the beginning of "Superhero Sheep", he accidentally crashes on it causing the letters to split.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: H.D. Quinn
- Letters made of: Uppercase
The Bugs
- The Bugs: FlyFlyTrue flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
and BeeBeeBees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
- are fun-loving-WordFriends. They also have a band of their own, and all live in Frog's mailboxMailboxMailbox may refer to:* Letter box, copper box, or other sturdy material compartment, or slot for incoming postal deliveries.* Post box, a physical box for outgoing postal deliveries....
.
- BugInsectInsects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
: Bug in the entire series has a green body with a hornlike nose and insect wings. As part of the Bug Band, he plays the empty JUGJugJug may refer to:* Jug , a vessel for liquids* Jug , used for rhythmic bass accompaniment* Jug , cross breed between a Pug and a Jack Russell Terrier...
by using his nose.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- FlyFlyTrue flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
: Fly sometimes goes with other friends like Bear in "My Fuzzy Valentine". As part of the Bug Band, he plays the banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
with his arms.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- BeeBeeBees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
: Bee has brown stripes on his body. As part of the Bug Band, he plays the washerWasherWasher may refer to:People*Mal Washer, an Australian politician*Paul Washer, a Christian preacherOther*Washing machine*Washer *Washer Method, a mathematical formula for finding volume*Washer pitching, an outdoor game...
.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
- Letters made of: Lowercase
Other Main characters
- AntAntAnts are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
- is the best friend of Pig. He also advises Pig not to eat the food Pig creates in his show "Cooking With Chef Pig". He has a lot of cousins that he usually calls for backup when there is a big situation. He also has a role as a cameraman in Pig's show. Ant lives in Pig's BARNBarnA barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
or the anthill where he works as a radio announcer.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Rob PaulsenRob PaulsenRobert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
- Letters made of: Lowercase
- SharkSharkSharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
- is a friendly and gentle WordFriend who loves to make friends. He is blue and appears to be clever and smart. During his first appearance, other WordFriends are frightened and scared of him, due to his scary and menacing appearance. Shark lives in a sand CASTLECastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the sea. He is also one of the aquatic WordFriends.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
First appearing in Season 1
- The Three Piggies - are the nephews of Pig. Their bodies are made out of lowercase letters "I" and "G" as well as the uppercase "P". They usually land into mischief, but they sometimes make up a helpful team. Like other Wordfriends, they build words to create things. In the episode "Rocket to the Moon", they build a rocketRocketA rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
out of red lowercase letters. They also appear in "Pies, Pies, Pies" begging his uncle to "share the pies, NOT eat the pies!"
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by:
- Letters made of: Uppercase "P" and Lowercase "I" and "G"
- CatCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
- is the owner of the WordWorld junkyard when capital and turquoise with a tail made out of the capital "T". But she's lowercase and purple with a real stripy tail for the first time in "Get Well Soon Soup". She serves as the teacher (lowercase cat) at the SCHOOLSchoolA school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
for the first time in "Shark's First Day Of School".
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Nika FuttermanNika FuttermanNika Futterman is an American actress, singer, voice artist, and comedienne.She did the vocals "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring hit single "Pretty Fly ."-Animated Series:...
- Letters made of: Uppercase in first appearance and later on lowercase
- MonkeyMonkeyA monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
- is an energetic WordFriend who always like to have fun. His habitat is the JUNGLEJungleA Jungle is an area of land in the tropics overgrown with dense vegetation.The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala which referred to uncultivated land. Although the Sanskrit word refers to "dry land", it has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its...
. He appeared in the episodes "V is for Vacation," "Bit By Bit," "My Fuzzy Valentine," "You Can Never Have Too Many OOs," and the M song which Frog created using his machine. It is also revealed that in "You Can Never Have Too Many OOs," Monkey has a HUTHut (dwelling)A hut is a small and crude shelter, usually used for dwelling. Its design favors local techniques and materials to allow for swift and inexpensive construction.-Modern use:...
with a straw ROOFRoofA roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
on it with is tree as his shelter. He also has his three cousins who have different shades of brown and sing the blues harmoniously in the episode "M is for Map".
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Cam ClarkeCam ClarkeCameron Arthur "Cam" Clarke is a prolific American voice actor and singer, well known for his work in animation and video games. Clarke is well known for providing the voices of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shotaro Kaneda in the 1989 original English-dub of Akira. He often voices...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- GoatGoatThe domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
- is a fun-loving WordFriend in WordWorld who has an Irish accent. He builds in this episode, "Get Your Coat" as he tried to rebuild the boat and to build a coat. He is also an -oat word expert.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Jeff BennettJeff BennettJeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett is an American voice actor and musician, listed "among the top names in the voice-over field", best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- KangarooKangarooA kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
- is a hardworking WordFriend. She works as the WordWorld mail carrier as well as the engineer of the TRAIN. She has a light Australian accent and appeared in the episodes "Runaway O," "Mail Mix-up," "Waterlogged," "Pies, Pies, Pies!", "Back on Track", "You Can Never Have Too Many OOs," "Dancing Dog," and "Kite Flight."WordWorld episode "Kite Flight"WordWorld episode Kite Flight is an episode that was released on October 5, 2010 and was produced by WordWorld WTTW National Productions.- Plot :...
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Lenore ZannLenore ZannLenore Zann is a politician as well as a screen, television, stage, and voice actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- CrabCrabTrue crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
- is a WordFriend who mostly appears underwater. He is the best friend of Shark. He is also a singer and also uses his hands as castanets. He appeared in the episodes, "Castles in the Sand" and "The Dancing Duck Bonanza". Crab has a Trinidadian accent.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Miguel Dalemandro
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- ElephantElephantElephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
- is a WordFriend with a blue body who helps WordFriends; she appears in episodes including "Bit by Bit" and makes a cameo in "Pies, Pies, Pies!" and other episodes as one of the WordFriends in an audience. Her habitat is the JUNGLEJungleA Jungle is an area of land in the tropics overgrown with dense vegetation.The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala which referred to uncultivated land. Although the Sanskrit word refers to "dry land", it has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its...
and she is one of the WordFriends that stand on four legs.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Kelly Metzger
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- Cow - is another WordFriend who stands on four legs. She is always found eating grass. She makes cameos in several episodes. She says nothing but Moo.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: TBA (Cow doesn't have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- TigerTigerThe tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
- Appeared in the episode "M is for Map," "Pies, Pies, Pies!", and other episodes as well. She lives in the JUNGLEJungleA Jungle is an area of land in the tropics overgrown with dense vegetation.The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala which referred to uncultivated land. Although the Sanskrit word refers to "dry land", it has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its...
.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Mona MarshallMona MarshallMona M. Ianotti is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of young boys. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- HippoHippoA hippo or hippopotamus is either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water:* Hippopotamus* Pygmy HippopotamusHippo may also refer to:-Given names:...
- Seen in audiences in "The Dancing Duck Bonanza" and "A Star Is Born". He wears glasses.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: John RatzenbergerJohn RatzenbergerJohn Deszo Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his role as Cliff Clavin in Cheers.-Early life:...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- BirdBirdBirds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
- A tiny little blue bird who lives in a NEST on the branch of a TREE. She appears in some episodes.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Russi TaylorRussi TaylorRussi Taylor is an American voice actress. She is the current voice actress of Disney's Minnie Mouse character. She has held this role since 1986, longer than any other voice actress...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- TurtleTurtleTurtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
- Lives in Frog's lake. First appears in the episode "Castles in the Sea," and other episodes like "The Best Nest". He talks in a deep voice and as revealed in "M is for Map", he sings bass anong the three monkeys who sing the blues.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Peter CullenPeter CullenPeter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- MouseMouseA mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
- Appears on a chalkboardChalkboardA chalkboard or blackboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulfate or calcium carbonate, known, when used for this purpose, as chalk. Chalkboards were originally made of smooth, thin sheets of black or dark grey slate stone...
in the episode "Bopping with the Bug Band". Will appear in some episode.
- Gender: TBA
- Voiced by: TBA (Mouse will have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- FoxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
- Appears on a chalkboard just like Mouse in the episode "Bopping with the Bug Band". Also appeared in the episode "X Marks the Spot". He talks with a Northern Irish accent.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by:
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- FishFishFish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
- Belongs to Sheep in a fishbowlFishbowlA fishbowl is a container for fish. See aquarium.Fishbowl can also refer to:* A car with no window tints as to show its interior* Fishbowl , a debate format* My Fishbowl, an episode of the television show Scrubs...
. She is dressed as a witch in "Sheep's Halloween Costume".
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- WhaleWhaleWhale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
- Sheep's best friend who lives in the ocean. She makes her first appearance in the episode "Wee Little Whale" where she begins as a "baby" whale. WaterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
makes her grow bigger and her voice mature a little.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Grey DeLisleGrey DeLisleGrey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- OwlOwlOwls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
- Appears in a couple of episodes and only hoots.
- Gender:
- Voiced by:
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- Appears in "Dog's Camping Adventure" and "A Star is Born."
- Gender:
- Voiced by:
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- Ant's CousinCousinIn kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
s - Related to Ant. Four of these cousins are built in the episode called "Achoo!" and all of them also appear in the episode "Pies, Pies, Pies!"
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Various actors
- Letters made of: Lowercase
- BirdBirdBirds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
's Baby - A baby bird that came out of the mother's eggEgg-Biology/food:*Egg , an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop*Ovum, a female egg cell*Egg , the egg of a fowl or fish consumed as food-Places:*Egg Island *Egg, Switzerland, a Swiss municipality...
.
- Gender:
- Voiced by:
- Letters made of: Lowercase
First appearing in Season 2
- SpiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
- Lives in a WEB in a TREE near Duck's NEST. She first appeared in "Duck Saves Spider's Web" as a purple character.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Jane LynchJane LynchJane Marie Lynch is an American comedian, actress and singer. She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is currently best known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the television series Glee...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- CaterpillarCaterpillarCaterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
- Lives on a swan plant. She first appeared in "Caterpillar Gets a Home" with all her letters descending from the rainRainRain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to non-liquid kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface...
and is befriended by Duck. Will there will be a new caterpillar after the first appearance of a BUTTERFLY in WordWorld?
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: Wendee LeeWendee LeeWendee Lee is an American voice actress. While she has done voice work for many video games as well as several episodes in the Power Rangers franchise, she is particularly prolific in the dubbing of anime. As of April 2009, with 223 credits to her name, she has more credits in this medium than any...
- Letters made of: Lowercase
First appearing in Season 3
- PelicanPelicanA pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
- Appeared in "Kite Flight" and "Race to the Spaeship".
- Gender:
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- Letters made of: Uppercase
Characters coming soon
- CrocodileCrocodileA crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
- She appears in the episode "A Smile For Crocodile."
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- ZebraZebraZebras are several species of African equids united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds...
- He appears in "How The Zebra Lost His Stripes."
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- QuailQuailQuail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, while New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae...
- He appears in "Q and U Stick Like Glue."
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- NightingaleNightingaleThe Nightingale , also known as Rufous and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
- She appears in "Nightingale's Nest."
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- RabbitRabbitRabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
- She appears in "Nightingale's Nest" when she helps Duck find the missing letter N from Nightingale's nest. She is the most shyest and most cheerful Wordfriend. She is white.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor. Could be the same voice actor of Lily from "The Letter Factory")
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- RaccoonRaccoonProcyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...
- He appears in "How The Zebra Lost His Stripes." He is made out of capital letters. He wears a black top hat.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- AlpacaAlpacaAn alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama in appearance.Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of southern Peru, northern Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at an altitude of to above sea level, throughout the year...
- She will appear in "Where is my ZOO?" and have a voice actor or actress.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
- DingoDingoThe Australian Dingo or Warrigal is a free-roaming wild dog unique to the continent of Australia, mainly found in the outback. Its original ancestors are thought to have arrived with humans from southeast Asia thousands of years ago, when dogs were still relatively undomesticated and closer to...
- Appears in "D is For Door". He is orange with a blue nose, and made out of capital letters.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
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- ToucanToucanToucans are members of the family Ramphastidae of near passerine birds from the Neotropics. The family is most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and about forty different species...
- Appears in "The Colors of a Rainbow".
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
Coming Soon to be first seen
- LionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
- The King of WordWorld who lives in the jungle. Will soon be in an episode.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- SnailSnailSnail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
- Will appear in an episode.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- WormWormThe term worm refers to an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals, and stems from the Old English word wyrm. Currently it is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical...
- Will appear in an episode.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- ButterflyButterflyA butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
- Changes from CATERPILLAR. She will first appear in "Caterpillar Grows Up", when CATERPILLAR spins a COCOON, and changes into BUTTERFLY.
- Gender: Female
- Voiced by: (Will soon have a voice actor.)
- Letters made of:
Non-Animals
- MonsterMonsterA monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is somewhat hideous and may produce physical harm or mental fear by either its appearance or its actions...
- is a friendly red WordFriend who appears to be sentient and clever. He is very helpful in the episode "Dog's Camping Trip" as he helped Dog find the letters for their tent. He is created from Frog's MACHINEMachineA machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
- Letters made of: Uppercase
- RobotRobotA robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
- This WordFriend hails from outer space and travels in a ROCKET. He is blue in more episodes. In the episode called "Play Ball", he is colored purple. Another ROBOT appears as having been assembled by Frog.
- Gender: Male
- Voiced by: Fred NewmanFred Newman (actor)Frederick R. Newman is an American actor, voice actor, composer, and sound effects artist, as well as a former talk show host....
- Letters made of: Uppercase
Season 1
- 1. Runaway O / Happy Birthday, Dog! (pilot episode)
- Airdate: September 3, 2007
- 2. There's an Ant in Every Giant / Chef Sheep
- Airdate: September 4, 2007
- 3. Rocket to the Moon / The Birds
- Airdate: September 5, 2007
- 4. The Mystery of the Disappearing Pie / Duck's Family Reunion
- Airdate: September 6, 2007
- 5. Sh-Sh-Shark! / Dog Wants to Play Ball
- Airdate: September 13, 2007
- 6. Pies, Pies, Pies! / Waterlogged!
- Airdate: September 14, 2007
- 7. Dog's Camping Trip / V is for Vacation
- Airdate: September 17, 2007
- 8. Snug as a Bug / Nightlight
- Airdate: September 18, 2007
- 9. Duck's First Sleepover Party / One Hat Fits All
- Airdate: September 19, 2007
- 10. Dancing Dog / Pig's Big Moonlight Feast
- Airdate: September 20, 2007
- 11. Boppin' with the Bug Band / Shuffleword
- Airdate: September 21, 2007
- 12. W Drought / Princess Sheep
- Airdate: September 24, 2007
- 13. Radio Read-A-Thon / Robots to the Rescue!
- Airdate: February 15, 2008
- 14. Pl-Pl-Plane! / Mail Mix-Up
- Airdate: March 3, 2008
- 15. Pig's Present / Tick Tock Space Clock
- Airdate: March 21, 2008
- 16. Castles in the Sea / Get Your Coat
- Airdate: April 7, 2008
- 17. Superhero Sheep / Pirate Ship
- Airdate: April 8, 2008
- 18. Playing Spies / Wee Little Whale
- Airdate: May 5, 2008
- 19. The Race to the Mystery Island / A Star is Born
- Airdate: May 6, 2008
- 20. Back on Track / The Rainbow Birthday Cake
- Airdate: May 23, 2008
- 21. Bit By Bit / Ride 'em, Cowbear!
- Airdate: June 23, 2008
- 22. Play Ball! / M is for Map
- Airdate: June 24, 2008
- 23. Flying Ant / The Dancing Duck Bonanza
- Airdate: July 7, 2008
- 24. The Lost Letter L / Catch That C!
- Airdate: August 18, 2008
- 25. A Kooky Spooky Halloween / Sheep's Halloween Costume
- Airdate: October 6, 2008
- 26. The Christmas Star / A Christmas Present for Dog
- Airdate: December 1, 2008
Season 2
- 1. My Fuzzy Valentine / Love, Bug
- Airdate: February 13, 2009
- 2. Duck Saves Spider's Web / Caterpillar Gets a Home
- Airdate: March 31, 2009
- 3. Bugs to the Rescue! / Sheep's First Bike Ride
- Airdate: April 13, 2009
- 4. Duck's Hiccups / Achoo!
- Airdate: May 11, 2009
- 5. Get Well Soon Soup / Mmm-Mmm-Milk
- Airdate: May 12, 2009
- 6. Get Set for 'ET / Duck Plays the Piano
- Airdate: June 15, 2009
- 7. Shark's First Day of School / Shark's First Loose Tooth
- Airdate: July 13, 2009
- 8. Duck At Bat / You Can Never Have Too Many OO's
- Airdate: July 14, 2009
- 9. The Best Nest / Duck's Family Reunion
- Airdate: September 7, 2009
- 10. Bed Bugs / Snug as a Bug
- Airdate: September 8, 2009
- 11. Totally Terrific Duck / A Star is Born
- Airdate: October 12, 2009
- 12. Dog's Having a Party / Dog Wants to Play Ball
- Airdate: November 9, 2009
- 13. Welcome Home, Duck / The Lost Letter L
- Airdate: November 10, 2009
- 14. Bear's Bed Sled / Sh-Sh-Shark! (same as Episode 5-a)
- Airdate: December 28, 2009
Season 3
- 1. A String's the Thing / J-J-Jelly
- Airdate: October 4, 2010
- 2. Hide and Seek / Kite FlightWordWorld episode "Kite Flight"WordWorld episode Kite Flight is an episode that was released on October 5, 2010 and was produced by WordWorld WTTW National Productions.- Plot :...
- Airdate: October 5, 2010
- 3. The Really Red Ruby / Firefighters to the Rescue
- Airdate: November 1, 2010
- 4. Think in the Rink / X Marks the Spot
- Airdate: November 2, 2010
- 5. Race to the Spaceship / Sandbox Surprise
- Airdate: January 17, 2011
Episodes Coming Soon
- 6. A Smile For Crocodile / How The Zebra Lost His Stripes
- Airdate: TBA
- 7. Q and U Stick Like Glue / Nightingale's Nest
- Airdate: TBA
- 8. D is for Door / The Silent E
- Airdate: TBA
- 9. Where Is My ZOO? / The Colors of a Rainbow
- Airdate: TBA
- 10. Rabbit's Magic Act / Caterpillar Grows Up
- Airdate: TBA