#I mean the show is self-described as satirical and a parody... and the 4th wall is practically non existent lmao

[quinintheclouds]

Dorothea Gillim really went "I want to make a show that's so funny I'd unironically watch it, but for kids. I know! I'll hire writers from Family Guy, The Onion, and SNL!"

Add some A List voice actors and let them riff a bit, and that's how you get the chaotic satirical shitposty masterpiece that is WordGirl

#wordgirl #quinpost #seriously her goal was for the comedy to be the main thing and it's so funny my guy #I mean the show is self-described as satirical and a parody... and the 4th wall is practically non existent lmao #they're just like let's make a crazy plot with amazing characters and comedy as a priority and then add some vocab #like I'm sorry but this is 10x better than family guy; y'all are getting praised for the wrong show XD #no wonder it was my favorite show as a kid.... rewatching it was such a good decision #like I knew the show was hilarious as a kid but as an adult I'm able to see SO MUCH MORE bc I get the satire now #it's so meta and self-aware #ahead of its time truly #if it came out today it'd be so big on tumblr lmao #ok but why do we treat PBS Kids shows as less than cable shows? #like they're targeted to the same age but one happens to be educational #(and free.... hmmmmmmmm) #you know how many words I learned from wordgirl that weren't even featured words? they just use them and you pick em up from context clues #one of the earliest featured words was 'cumbersome' and man I used that word so much as a kid bc of it XD #they never should've taught me flabbergasted though; i still use that one all the time hgjkl;' #i'd actually forgotten what 'stimy' meant so my rewatch actually taught me a word at age 24 sdfghj #and I read the dictionary more than once as a kid #see? it IS possible to make kids shows that DON'T talk down to kids!! It's written like it's adults watching; just that the jokes are clean #cannot recommend enough; it deserves the attention it's getting and more