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This is a rumor that originated on the WordGirl Wiki (from what I can find). There are no official press releases stating this happened.

Fremantle Media is a producer, yes, but also a large international distributor, especially when it comes to animated content, so it is entirely possible they have had an existing deal to distribute WordGirl to the UK or South America or Southeast Asia for years now and renewed their distribution agreement to air the new episodes abroad. This does not mean they are the new production company, however. 

I looked through the WordGirl tag after seeing this question, and per the note about someone writing to WGBH, I used to work for WGBH, and they do not have any affiliation with WordGirl or Soup2Nuts aside from the fact that they are located in the same city. I’m not sure who the person specifically got a hold of at WGBH, but I know that Member & Audience Services (or whoever might be on the end of a publicly posted phone number) would not know details about WordGirl and/or its current production company in any intimate detail.

Scholastic, who owns the rights to WordGirl, runs the WordGirl Facebook page and confirmed in their latest post that WordGirl has ended after 8 seasons. 

I have officially moved over to Wordpress. I’m going to leave this Tumblr up in case any of my past posts/answers are helpful to anyone, but if you’re looking for me, you can find me at https://livingformeow.wordpress.com. 

Thank you so, so much. ‘Rhyme & Reason’ involved a lot of blood, sweat and (literal) tears from all involved, but there is no episode I am prouder of, personally. 

Frankly. I’m proud that we weren’t afraid to pull punches when it came to emotions. Lots of kids shows shy away from real emotions, even though kids’ lives are fraught with new and scary feelings that they don’t know quite how to handle. 

I love how we cut the music in the final scene of Part 1 and just had the sound of the rain in the background over Becky and Violet’s big fight. There’s not a lot of quite in animated shows, and we just really let our voice actors carry the scene.

I love the music box music that plays at the end of the first half and right over the WordGirl splash. 

I love Reason clarifying “I would be Normal Guy” (totally improvised).

I love Rhyme’s, “But… but… you’re my best friend.”

I love TJ and Johnson playing on the playground.

I love the wind in WordGirl’s hair on the roof.

I love Tobey’s massive hybrid robot.

I love Violet’s final line to Bob, “I always knew you were a monkey” (also totally improvised, and it went on much, much longer). 

Hellohello! I am still incredibly upset over the loss of the studio; it was a wonderful place filled with wonderful people.

Per Tobey’s dad, there is no canon backstory, but here are a few headcanons you are welcome to borrow: 1) He died. 2) Claire used a sperm donor. 3) He is alive but addicted to World of Warcraft and never leaves his home office. 4) He is alive and Claire has him chained to the radiator in the basement.

Hi there! I’m sorry for the delay in response. Since I stopped working at Soup2Nuts, I haven’t been very active on Tumblr.

1) Because a half-sider woman makes us laugh! Just like the snake-looking snake tamer at the end of the episode.

Oh, you read that family tree right, but no, Violet is not Johnson’s brother. 

It’s an homage to my crazy headcanon that Violet’s whole family (mom, dad, brother) was in a car accident and only Violet’s mom lived, and she was so devastated by the tragedy that she willed Violet back to life. That’s why Violet sounds like a ghost all the time. BECAUSE SHE IS ONE!

Hi there! Thanks for messaging me; I’m so, so happy to hear you like WordGirl. She means an awful lot to me, too.

1) I imagine Victoria picked Hunter because he was the BEST looking guy in school and also the type of guy who would be incredibly easy to control/boss around/would tolerate Victoria’s, er, strong personality.

2) TJ and Johnson is definitely two-sided. TJ is just better at showing his affection when it’s just the two of them. After all, who wants to get all mushy around their older sister?

That’s Unicorn Girl! We loved (LOVED) her at Soup2Nuts. She’s hidden in almost every episode after ‘Smile Collector,’ and she has a little secret storyline with the ugly dog from ‘Big Baby.’

Is she a woman… or is she half-spider, half-woman?

Sorry for letting questions pile up. I haven’t been on Tumblr at all in the past few months. Naturally, since Soup2Nuts is no more, I have taken another producing gig, this time for a food show (very, very different from WordGirl, but still a lot of fun). 

I imagine in the next few months, I will probably be off Tumblr all together. WordPress is calling my name. Guess I’m a little like Becky Botsford in that respect. When/if that time comes, I’ll post a link to my new blog, but until then, I’ll answer questions sporadically. 

Hey! I’m so glad you love WordGirl. She is very near and dear to my heart, too.

Some more subtle canon pairings on the show (and apologies to the rest of the fandom who is probably like, ‘Ugh. Heard this 1000x.’) are Hunter Throbheart/Victoria and TJ/Johnson. 

Gah. I love, love, love this episode. It’s probably the episode I’m most proud of during my time at Soup.