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*Widget*
Widget
	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 States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	65
Production
Executive producer	Peter Keefe
Producer	Tom Burton
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Syndication, USA Network ; Kabel 1 ; TVE2 ; Ajman TV ; TV4 ; M6 ; Rede Globo ; Canale 5
Release	1990 –; 1994; 1997

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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.

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.

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: The other boy friend of Widget and Brian's little brother.
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).

Episodes

Season 1

Original airdate: September 29, 1990

Widget to the Whale Relief
The Captive Whale
My Friend the Gorilla
Widget in the Jungle
Widget to the Country without Over Under
Widget and the Monster
Widget Rock Musician Cosmic
Blueberry and Berthold
The Gigantic Ants
Widget and the Robots
Widget Takes the Investigation
The Storm in the Jungle
The Vacation of Mom Slank

Season 2

Original airdate: September 10, 1991

Widget and the Vampire
Widget to the School
A Crown for the Brain
Adventure in Mediterranean
The King Mac Bluff
Mega Slank
Widget and the Indian
Which Movie?
Very Special Glasses
Rock around the Galaxy
When One Talks about the Wolf
Robot Zouc
African Adventure

Season 3

Original airdate: April 14, 1992

The Big Heads
Brain Washing
All is not Good to Throw
The Magic Ray
Widget to the School
The Glacier Thieves
Let Us Save the Planet Lotec
Racketland
The Universal Language
The Three Ghosts
The Magic Mirrors
Where is the Drama?
The Rain Forest

Season 4

Original airdate: February 12, 1993

The Trip in the Time
The Gallery Galériens
Forage Them and the Foxes
The Micronauts
Rich of Wood
The Scrabouligou
The Abominable Urg
Ghost Histories
Chaos to Calico
The Forest People
Full Portion of steak
Income
The Big Barrier of Coral

Season 5

Original airdate: January 9, 1994

Selling Intergalactic Cheap
The Party
Mega Brain is at the Party
A Strange Adventure
Strange
Widget and His Double
The Big Intergalactic Circus
The Aero-Bull
Travel to the Library
The Big Pursuit
The Rock to Vows
The Candies to Nothing
The Intergalactic Fight

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.

External links

Widget, the World Watcher at IMDb

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 == Overview ==
-The show focused on a 4 feet tall, purple alien from the [[Horsehead Nebula]] named '''Widget''' who could [[shapeshifting|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 [[shapeshifting|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 focused on a 4 foot tall, purple alien from the [[Horsehead Nebula]] named '''Widget''' who could [[shapeshifting|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 [[shapeshifting|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.