# Word Party

Word Party (also known as Jim Henson's Word Party) is an American animated children's television series that began streaming on Netflix in 2016. The series was created by The Jim Henson Company, using Henson Digital Puppetry Studio.

## Overview

The vocabulary-building program features a group of five young animals, Kip the wallaby (John Tartaglia), Bailey the elephant (Victor Yerrid), leader Franny the cheetah (Donna Kimball), the mascot Lulu the panda (Dorien Davies), and Tilly the tortoise (Alice Dinnean), "as they sing, dance and play." The show invites young viewers to help teach the baby animals new words, practice these new words themselves, and celebrate these achievements with a "Word Party!", hence the series' title name. The show is narrated by Patina Miller.

## Characters

Main
* Kip is a wallaby joey and is the second oldest of the group. He loves to jump and is the jokester of the group. Sometimes when he tries to guess what the other babies are feeling, or what someone else is trying to tell him, he has trouble finding out what it is, with him comically and humorously failing. With help from the other babies and Word Wally, he finds the words for what someone else is feeling or saying.
* Franny is a cheetah cub and the eldest and leader of the group. Lulu is her best friend. Sometimes, when she is in a low mood, it is difficult for the others to tell what is bothering her, but she accepts help when she needs it most. She has stated several times, "Well, I am the oldest."
* Bailey is a elephant calf who loves to pretend. He has a big heart and cares a lot about the other babies. He often helps the other babies when they do not have the words to express their feelings.
* Lulu is a panda cub who is the second youngest of the group. Due to being younger than the other babies (with the exception of Tilly), it is often difficult for her to fully express how she is feeling. She finds it harder to find the necessary words to express what she wants to say, occasionally does not speak in full sentences, and gets frustrated when others cannot understand her.
* Tilly is a Mandarin-speaking baby tortoise who appears as a main character in season 4. She is the smallest of the babies. Due to being the youngest of the group alongside Lulu, she is often soft-spoken and does not talk very much, though words cannot always describe what she wants to express. She only speaks Chinese

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 3 | 14 | 14 | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |

### Season 1 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Meet the Babies" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 2 | 2 | "Down on the Farm" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 3 | 3 | "To the Moon!" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Slow Racer" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 5 | 5 | "Burst My Balloon" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Color Monster" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 7 | 7 | "Ouch!" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 8 | 8 | "Tickle Time" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 9 | 9 | "Tired Lulu" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 10 | 10 | "An Egg-Cellent Surprise" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 11 | 11 | "No Cupcakes For Lunch" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 12 | 12 | "The Lost Apple" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 13 | 13 | "A Job For Lulu" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
| 14 | 14 | "Bailey the Helper" | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |

### Season 2 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 15 | 1 | "Bailey's Garden" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 16 | 2 | "Come Back, Butterfly!" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 17 | 3 | "Lights Out" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 18 | 4 | "The Opposite of Fun" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 19 | 5 | "Lulu's Special Pillow" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 20 | 6 | "Building Blocks" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 21 | 7 | "Nighttime Is for Sleeping" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 22 | 8 | "Too Loud" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 23 | 9 | "The Taste Test" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 24 | 10 | "Kip Comes to His Senses" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 25 | 11 | "A Playground Parade" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 26 | 12 | "Everybody Is Good at Something" | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) |

### Season 3 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "Hit It!" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 28 | 2 | "Raffe's Broken Wheel" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 29 | 3 | "Hey, Have You Heard? It's the Word Potty!" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 30 | 4 | "Mind Your Manners" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 31 | 5 | "Art from the Heart" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 32 | 6 | "Stormy Weather" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 33 | 7 | "Fuzzy Furry Friendships" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 34 | 8 | "Franny’s Fractions" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 35 | 9 | "A Bed for Raffe" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 36 | 10 | "The Stink Monster" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 37 | 11 | "Nice Moves!" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 38 | 12 | "A Very Buggy Picnic" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 39 | 13 | "Ocean Chase" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |
| 40 | 14 | "Shop Til You Drop" | October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) |

### Season 4 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 41 | 1 | "The Big Surprise" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 42 | 2 | "You Say Hello, I Say Nĭ hăo" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 43 | 3 | "Walk the Walk!" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 44 | 4 | "Hungry Thirsty Tilly" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 45 | 5 | "Clickety Clock-tastrophe" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 46 | 6 | "Tilly the Toy" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 47 | 7 | "Lulu's Travels" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 48 | 8 | "What's Mine is Yours" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 49 | 9 | "The Upside Down Smile" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 50 | 10 | "Bath Time!" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |

### Season 5 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 51 | 1 | "Blast Off!" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 52 | 2 | "Dinosaurs on the Playground!" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 53 | 3 | "The Lost Treasure" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 54 | 4 | "A World Without Colors" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 55 | 5 | "What About Lulu?" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 56 | 6 | "Food Fight!" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 57 | 7 | "The Loudest Sneeze" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 58 | 8 | "Spread the Love" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 59 | 9 | "The Courageous Colors!" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 60 | 10 | "All in the Family" | March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) |

## Word Party Presents: Math!

Word Party Presents: Math! is the short-lived sequel to series, teaching math. It was released on Netflix on December 28, 2021. A sneak peek of the sequel was uploaded on the Netflix Jr channel on December 1, 2021.

### Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "No Fair!/Meet Cookitybot!" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 2 | 2 | "Counting Cupcakes/Kip's Moment of Ten" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Shape Hunt/The Right Triangle" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 4 | 4 | "A House for Raffe/Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Shapes" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 5 | 5 | "A Pattern for Friendship/Tilly Dancer" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 6 | 6 | "Pandazilla!/All-Star Mathletes" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 7 | 7 | "Raffes for All!/Breaking Eggs" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 8 | 8 | "Let Tilly Eat Cake/The Tallest Baby" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 9 | 9 | "Ready Player Tilly/The Gold Rush" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 10 | 10 | "Kip the Mathemagician/Let Me Count the Ways" | December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) |