Widget (TV series)

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Widget the World Watcher
Widget the World Watcher logo
Genre	Animated comedy
Created by	Peter Keefe Paul Vitello
Presented by	Calico Creations Zodiac Entertainment
Theme music composer	Dale Schacker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	65
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Keefe
Producer(s)	Tom Burton
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication, USA Network ABC Kabel 1 TVE2 Ch33 (E), Ajman TV (A) TV4 M6 Rede Globo Canale 5 PTV4
Original run	1990 – 1994

Widget, the World Watcher is an animated television series which debuted in September 29, 1990 until it ended in June 6, 1994. Reruns continued until 1997.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Characters 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 3.2 Season 2 3.3 Season 3 3.4 Season 4 3.5 Season 5 4 Video games 5 External links

[edit] Overview

The show focused on a 4 foot tall, purple alien from the Horsehead Nebula named Widget who could shapeshift (usually by spinning like a top into different forms, in early episodes he seems to still be getting used to his power). He and a group of young, human friends; brothers, Brian, Kevin and their teenage sister Kristine, would go through a number of adventures to protect the natural environment from those who wish to plunder or harm it. Later on they were joined by (fellow shapeshifter) Half-Pint, Widget's mischievous, overly-curious, hyperactive cousin. Widget is frequently accompanied by the Mega Brain, an extremely intelligent but somewhat clumsy being who appears as a floating head (with a transparent cranium) and floating hands.

The show was produced by Calico Creations to teach children about the dangers of pollution. Each episode would have Widget contending with a villain from either earth or outer space wishing to exploit Earth's environment or natural resources, like Dr. Dante, Mega Slank, and his evil twin, Ratchet. In this respect, Widget, the World Watcher is very similar to Captain Planet and the Planeteers, both heroes attempting to save the Earth from ecological harm. Even occasionally, combatting an entity/being created/mutated from copious pollution. For example, in one episode Widget battled a fellow shapeshifter; a sentient but hostile life form, disguised as a toxic ooze/slick, who was contaminating our beaches and oceans.

This show ran for 65 episodes.

[edit] Characters

• Widget: The courageous and heroic shapeshifting coral alien and main character (played by Russi Taylor).
• MegaBrain: With pink head and only hands, is Widget's assistant (played by Jim Cummings).
• Half-Pint: Widget's mischievous, overly-curious, hyperactive cousin, fellow shapeshifter and is the sky-blue alien.
• Brian: The boy, friend of Widget.
• Kevin: Brian's little brother and friend of Widget.
• Kristine: Brian and Kevin's sister.
• Ratchet: Widget's evil twin, he's exit by the little clock.
• Dr. Dante: The natural (from earth) villain, a confidence trickster scientist.
• Mega Slank: The other natural (from outer space) villain (who seems to have a grudge against Widget's kind).

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

Original airdate: September 29, 1990

1. Widget to the Whale Relief
2. The Captive Whale
3. My Friend the Gorilla
4. Widget in the Jungle
5. Widget to the Country without Over Under
6. Widget and the Monster
7. Widget Rock Musician Cosmic
8. Blueberry and Berthold
9. The Gigantic Ants
10. Widget and the Robots
11. Widget Takes the Investigation
12. The Storm in the Jungle
13. The Vacation of Mom Slank

[edit] Season 2

Original airdate: September 10, 1991

1. Widget and the Vampire
2. Widget to the School
3. A Crown for the Brain
4. Adventure in Mediterranean
5. The King Mac Bluff
6. Mega Slank
7. Widget and the Indian
8. Which Movie?
9. Very Special Glasses
10. Rock around the Galaxy
11. When One Talks about the Wolf
12. Robot Zouc
13. African Adventure

[edit] Season 3

Original airdate: April 14, 1992

1. The Big Heads
2. Brain Washing
3. All is not Good to Throw
4. The Magic Ray
5. Widget to the School
6. The Glacier Thieves
7. Let Us Save the Planet Lotec
8. Racketland
9. The Universal Language
10. The Three Ghosts
11. The Magic Mirrors
12. Where is the Drama?
13. The Rain Forest

[edit] Season 4

Original airdate: February 12, 1993

1. The Trip in the Time
2. The Gallery Galériens
3. Forage Them and the Foxes
4. The Micronauts
5. Rich of Wood
6. The Scrabouligou
7. The Abominable Urg
8. Ghost Histories
9. Chaos to Calico
10. The Forest People
11. Full Portion of steak
12. Income
13. The Big Barrier of Coral

[edit] Season 5

Original airdate: January 9, 1994

1. Selling Intergalactic Cheap
2. The Party
3. Mega Brain is at the Party
4. A Strange Adventure
5. Strange
6. Widget and His Double
7. The Big Intergalactic Circus
8. The Aero-Bull
9. Travel to the Library
10. The Big Pursuit
11. The Rock to Vows
12. The Candies to Nothing
13. The Intergalactic Fight

[edit] Video games

The series spawned two video games. Widget was released by Atlus on the NES in 1992 and Super Widget also by Atlus on the SNES in 1993.

[edit] External links

• Widget, the World Watcher at the Internet Movie Database