WordGirl is currently streaming in the US on YouTube TV and PBS Kids Amazon Channel, and it uses the format for more than just a visual hook. With 8 seasons behind it, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. A harder one to justify skipping than to start. Put it on tonight on YouTube TV and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, WordGirl earns its spot. WordGirl has the visual identity that makes it immediately recognisable, and the writing to back it up. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth-grader Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on Earth when she and her monkey sidekick Captain Huggy Face crashed their spaceship. Now they fight crime and defend the town from a plethora of madcap villains and scoundrels, while at the same time enriching viewers' vocabulary usage. Every line from Ryan Raddatz lands with more craft than you'd expect. Across 8 seasons (2007–2015), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. The visual gags in WordGirl reward close attention without ever depending on it. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

WordGirl belongs on any best-of list regardless of format. If you have already watched SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, WordGirl is a natural next step. 8 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Ryan Raddatz's voice work is a big part of what makes it distinctive. If you have been sleeping on it because of the format, the format is not the thing here.

WordGirl wrapped up in 2015, created by Dorothea Gillim — and 8 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.