WordWorld (found test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; 2005)

Concept art.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

WordWorld is a CGI animated educational series that aired on PBS Kids from 2006-2011. The show's based on the books of the same name and also teaches children words with animals who's body's resemble the letters that spell out the name of their species, along with other miscellaneous objects like planes being built with letters that spell out that word.

Possible Test Pilot

In 2005 when the show was first being developed, there was some concept art that was made with the characters designed in 2D animation instead of CG like in the final show, speculating there was an early test pilot made using 2D animation.

The only sources of the test pilot's existence comes from an Animation Magazine article, which also mentions them experimenting with live-action, along with Patricia Atchison's resume mentioning she worked as a Story Artist for the series when it was in 2D. No footage of the test pilot or any additional information has resurfaced as of September 2021.

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  Animation Magazine article mentioning them experimenting with both 2D animation and live-action.

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See Also

Bumpers

• PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of children's channel block; 1999-present)
• Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)
• Someday School (partially found PBS Kids channel block; 1998-2000)

PBS

• Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's television series; 1999)
• Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)
• Zoom (partially found revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1999-2005)
• Zoom (partially found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1997)
• Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992)
• The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)
• Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)

PBS Kids

• Cyberchase: The Poddleville Case (found pilot of PBS Kids animated educational series; 1999)
• Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)
• The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)
• Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)
• Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)
• The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)
• The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)
• Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)
• Curious George (lost test pilot of PBS Kids animated series based on books; existence unconfirmed; 2004/2005)
• What's The Big Idea? (lost original pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)
• Nature Cat (lost pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)