The Wacky Word Show

Episode 2

Chefs

There's ooey gooey, scrumptious, yummy, tummy fun as Zoey and Lukas explore the power of sensory words.

Episode 3

Spies

Zoey and Lukas explore cryptology and secret ways of communicating; kids answer spy-related questions and match the letters of their answers to the numbers on a cipher wheel; a computer programmer comes by and shows how he uses codes in his job.

Episode 4

Alice in Wonderland

Zoey and Lukas enter the wacky world of Lewis Carroll to discover palindromes, double negatives, word puzzles, and more.

Episode 5

Vikings

Why does English have so many words from other languages? Zoey and Lukas stage a Viking "raid" to find out.

Episode 6

Pop Stars

While dreaming of musical superstardom, Zoey and Lukas explore all kinds of fun wordplay used in songs, raps and stories. A rapper/singer shares her songwriting tips. Real kids try saying tongue twisters...with hilarious results.

Episode 7

Ancient Egyptians

Mummy mayhem ensues as Zoey and Lukas explore the many ways we can communicate with pictures, symbols and pictograms, just like ancient Egyptians.

Episode 8

The O.K. Rodeo

Why aren't words spelled the way they sound? To find out, Zoey and Lukas meet a cowboy named Silent E and a rodeo queen named Onomatapoeia. Along the way, they learn to write their own country songs.

Episode 9

Ad Magicians

Zoey and Lukas explore some of the persuasive techniques and language used in advertising and how they're similar to magic tricks.

Episode 10

Carnival

While preparing to celebrate the carnival, Zoey and Lukas discover the many ways to say things without saying a word.

Episode 11

Medieval Fair

Why are some words "fancier" than others? And did medieval people really talk in rhyme? Zoey and Lukas go back in time to find out.

Episode 12

Twins

Things get punny as Zoey and Lukas dig into "twin" words - homonyms and homophones. Real twins play a game of sound-alike words and run a three-legged race.

Episode 13

Heroes

Inspired by all the cool books they read at the library, Zoey and Lukas decide to write their own stories, casting themselves as superheroes. Along the way they discover that all stories answer the five W’s – who, what, where, when, why. Lukas programs Booboo Bot with some story beginnings, middles and ends so that Booboo Bot can write his own stories, but the bot gets the order all wrong and his stories are hilariously nonsensical. Kids have to correctly identify the 5 W’s on a big game show board and put them together in wacky story. A video game writer shows how video games tell stories, too. In the challenge, kids are superheroes whose super powers have been stripped. They put together a puzzle while blindfolded and put comic strip panel cubes in the correct order while slowed down by bungee cords around their arms and legs. POW!