History WesternAnimation / WordWorld

In 2021, the 2D-animated series ''Planeta Palavra'' premiered, which adapts ''[=WordWorld=]''[='=]s concept to Brazilian Portuguese.

* ChristmasEpisode: "The Christmas Star / A Christmas Present for Dog".

* InteractiveNarrator: The narrator often talks with the characters, usually at the beginning of a story.

* MediumAwareness: {{Downplayed}}. All of the characters can not only hear the Narrator, but they even call him Mr. Narrator [[InteractiveNarrator when they talk to him]]. However, no one seems to be aware that they are characters in a television show. They don't also seem to notice the offscreen children that read aloud the built words.

* PirateEpisode: "Pirate Ship" sees the characters following a message in a bottle to a hidden treasure chest.

* TeamSpirit: In "The Race to Mystery Island", Pig and Frog go to lengths to outdo each other, but find that the only way to finish their race is to work together.

''[=WordWorld=]'' is a very odd preschool show that centers on {{Funny Animal}}s and a [[FurryConfusion non-anthro dog]]--who are all living ''words''. They can build new things out of letters. If you need a house, just line up the appropriate letters and spell it into being.

The series premiered on Creator/{{PBS}} on September 3, 2007, and was produced by WTTW Chicago. The show ended on January 24, 2011 and only produced three seasons, but it could still be seen in reruns on Creator/PBSKids affiliates, particularly the 24/7 kids channel, until October 2022. Additionally, as of 2022, it is still available on the PBS Kids streaming app and even sometimes featured.

* ArtisticLicenseArachnids: Spider not only has a mere six legs but also insectoid antennae.

* BerserkButton: Pig tends to get upset when his stuff is messed with, as Frog learned in the episode "Waterlogged".

* BottleEpisode: For all the episodes where characters go from setpiece to setpiece, building new words, some are very limited in their scope. "Bed Bugs" takes place entirely in an empty side room of Frog's log, and involves the bugs trying to make Frog's bed, forgetting how to tell the letters b and d apart.

* ChirpingCrickets: Parodied in "A Star is Born". Duck is nervous to sing to the other Word Friends at a live performance, and a cricket is heard chirping when he doesn't start his act. The actual cricket is then seen sitting next to Monkey, whom he apologizes with.

* ForgottenBirthday: In "Happy Birthday, Dog!", Dog believes everyone has forgotten his birthday, [[NotSoForgottenBirthday but they're planning a surprise party]].

* FunnyAnimal: Everyone except Dog and Cow.

* LooseToothEpisode: In the episode "Shark's First Loose Tooth", Shark looses a tooth for the first time. Duck tries to help him fall asleep so the tooth fairy can come.

* ChirpingCrickets: Parodied in "A Star is Born". Duck is nervous to sing to the other Word Friends at a live performance, and a cricket is heard chirping when he doesn't start his act. The actual cricket is then seen and he apologizes to a puzzled Monkey.

* SingleMindedTwins: The three lowercase Pigs are always on the same page and act as one.

* EpisodeTitleCard: Every episode name appears in a shot of the sky and is read aloud by the same offscreen children that read aloud the words that are built throught the episode. The camera then pans back down to WordWorld.

* EpisodeTitleCard: Every episode name is read aloud by the same offscreen children that read aloud the words that are built throught the episode. The camera then pans back down from the sky.

The series premiered on Creator/{{PBS}} on September 3, 2007, and was produced by WTTW Chicago. It received critical acclaim and awards. The show ended on January 24, 2011 and only produced three seasons, but it could still be seen in reruns on Creator/PBSKids affiliates, particularly the 24/7 kids channel, until October 2022. Additionally, as of 2022, it is still available on the PBS Kids streaming app and even sometimes featured.

''[=WordWorld=]'' is a very odd preschool show that centers on {{Funny Animal}}s and a [[FurryConfusion non-anthro dog]]--who are all living ''words''. They can build new things out of letters. If you need a house, just build one out of the appropriate letters.

The series premiered on Creator/{{PBS}} on September 3, 2007, and was produced by WTTW Chicago. The series received critical acclaim and awards. The show ended on January 24, 2011 and only produced three seasons, but it could still be seen in reruns on Creator/PBSKids affiliates, particularly the 24/7 kids channel, until October 2022. Additionally, as of 2022, it is still available on the [=PBSKids=] streaming app and even sometimes featured.

* AlphabetArchitecture: Since the series takes place in a world where everything is made out of its own word, that also includes the houses the characters live in.
* AmicableAnts: Ant is one of the many Word Friends of the titular setting. He is best buddies with Pig and with other insect Word Friends like Bee, Fly and Bug, and is always willing to help out the other Word Friends in a pinch.

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Either there are two main cats, one a blue Siamese cat and one a purple cat with a white muzzle, facial blaze, and white paws, or Cat changes color depending on her job in the episode. Also, why are Sheep's arms and legs purple? Pig's hooves...[[PurpleIsTheNewBlack they sure like purple in this show]].

* BigEater: Pig loves to eat. Ant has to remind him not to be gluttonous.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Shark co-existing with the likes of Pig and Sheep.
* ChasteToons: Pig's three nephews.

* CreationSequence: The resolution of every episode has the characters sing the "Build a Word" song, creating whatever they need to solve the problem. This also extends to the characters, who are all designed to look like their names.

* DepthDeception: Bear's cave for some reason shows a room painted onto a wall for a door rather than an actual entrance containing a room. Makes people wonder how Bear is able to go in and out of her cave in the first place.
* DisembodiedEyebrows: All the characters' eyebrows float above their heads.

* EpisodeTitleCard: Every episode name is read aloud by the same offscreen children that read aloud the words that are built throught the episode.
* TheEveryman: Sheep is very generic and plain, although she does have a flair for the dramatic. Bear stands out more in this regard.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The animals themselves.

** Fish lives in a fishbowl and cannot say much while Shark is capable of walking on his tail outside the water and talks quite a lot.

* ImAHumanitarian: In "Dog's Having a Party", Pig is shown '''''eating a hot dog'''''. However, Pig isn't made of actual meat and neither is the hot dog, so this raises a few questions as to what constitutes cannibalism in [=WordWorld=]. Both "pig" and "dog" have the letter G in them, so this could easily be cannibalism regardless.
* InteractiveNarrator: He is sometimes heard talking with the characters, usually at the beginning of a story.
* TheLastStraw: In the "Pig's Perfect Pizza" song, Pig makes a pizza with toppings that all start with the letter P. He stacks the pizza up with "toppings" ranging from popcorn to pickles, creating a tower of various foods. Finally, he adds a single peanut, causing the entire tower to fall.
* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: In the season 3 episode "X Marks the Spot," the letter "X" keeps announcing itself. No other letter ever did this.
* LiteralMetaphor: Happens in the episode "Snug as a Bug":
-->'''Bug''': Hiya frog! What's up?

* LivingProp: Cow doesn't do much. You'll often just find her in the background.

* MediumAwareness: The show follows this. All of the characters can not only hear the Narrator, but they even call him Mr. Narrator when they talk to him. None of them seem to be aware that they are characters in a television show though, and to be fair not much else about their world is exactly normal. They don't also seem to notice the offscreen children that read aloud the built words.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In the episode "Achoo" where Pig is sneezing, Sheep attempts to ''take him to the hospital.''
* NamedworldAndNamedland: Wordworld, the world where everything is made of words!

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There are apparently two cats. One who is purple, and one who is blue.
* OurMonstersAreDifferent: Monster, who is a red monster shaped like his name.
* PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Any four-legged Word World character (Tiger, Elephant, Turtle, Monkey, Dog, Cat, and Goat).
* PokemonSpeak: The letter "X" in "x Marks the Spot" keeps saying its' own name.
* QuackingUp: Duck is the youngest of the main cast. He is often naive and careless in his actions, but he loves to have fun and crack jokes. He acts as an AudienceSurrogate to the young viewers, as he is still learning his letters.
* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Dog usually gets this treatment by the other characters.
* ShapedLikeItself: Literally.
* SharePhrase "We still have all the letters... so all we have to do is build a word!"
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Ant is unsurprisingly the smallest of his friends, yet he is one of the smartest people in Word World, as said by Pig.
* SingleMindedTwins: Pig's nephews, who are triplets.

* ThreateningShark: {{Averted}} with Shark, who's very friendly.

* CatchPhrase: "We still have all the letters... so all we have to do is build a word!"

''[=WordWorld=]'' is a [[WidgetSeries very odd]] preschool show that centers on {{Funny Animal}}s and a [[FurryConfusion non-anthro dog]]--who are all living ''words''. They can build new things out of letters. If you need a house, just build one out of the appropriate letters.

* {{WPUN}}: The local radio station's call numbers are WORD.

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Averted with Shark, who's very friendly.

The series premiered on Creator/{{PBS}} on September 3, 2007, and was produced by WTTW Chicago. The series received critical acclaim and awards. The show ended on January 24, 2011 and only produced three seasons, but it can still be seen in reruns on Creator/PBSKids affiliates, particularly the 24/7 kids channel. Additionally, as of 2022, it is still available on the [=PBSKids=] streaming app and even sometimes featured.

* ADogNamedDog: [[UpToEleven and a sheep, and a bear, and a duck, and a frog...]] [[SerialEscalation Their bodies are actually made of their name.]]

The series premiered on Creator/{{PBS}} on September 3, 2007, and was produced by WTTW Chicago. The series received critical acclaim and awards. The show ended on January 24, 2011, but it can still be seen in reruns on Creator/PBSKids affiliates, particularly the 24/7 kids channel.

* YouCanPanicNow: In "Happy Birthday, Dog!", Duck calls for everybody to panic after they drop the cake and the letters fall apart. Pig, however, [[ThisIsNoTimeToPanic is the voice of reason]], reminding them that they still have all the letters, so they can still build the word.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Potentially any noun that refers to a living thing.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Potentially any noun that refers to a living thing.

* WidgetSeries: Everything and everyone is made of the letters in their name, and new objects (and even new characters) can be created by just putting the appropriate letters next to each other. It's especially strange by PBS standards.

''[=WordWorld=]'' is a [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs very odd]] preschool show that centers on {{Funny Animal}}s and a [[FurryConfusion non-anthro dog]]--who are all living ''words''. They can build new things out of letters. If you need a house, just build one out of the appropriate letters.

* ForgottenBirthday: In "Happy Birthday, Dog!", Dog believes everyone has forgotten his birthday, but they're planning a surprise party.

* FeudEpisode:Pig and Ant have an argument on whose turn it is to make a word and call each other names in "Shuffleword". Sheep suggested that they shouldn't be mad and apologize but they refuse to apologize and think each other should apologize. They decided they should play without each other. Only when they realize that they can't make a word because they don't have all the letters, Sheep does a competition so they can work to make a word and apologize.