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Widget's Wild Ride is a Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! episode from season one.

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Summary[]

Widget modifies Wubbzy's old road racer but takes it a little too far. However, Wubbzy later learns that winning isn't everything.

Recap[]

Wubbzy and Walden are walking on the street. Walden is reading a book while Wubbzy is bouncing around, trying to catch his balloon. He forgets about it when he sees a sign noting pedestrians about the annual Wuzzleburg Road Racer Rally. Walden replies though is concentrated too well in his book that he does not understand completely. Wubbzy leaves, without Walden knowing.

Walden walks to Wubbzy's House, seeing him bringing out an old road racer, the Wubbmobile, for the big event. Walden tells him that it looks a little run-down and rusty. Wubbzy washes it with his garden hose, making it look better. He tests it, but it breaks down. Wubbzy heads to Widget's workshop for help.

Widget asks Wubbzy if she can borrow it for a day to fix it, after seeing its condition. The next morning, Wubbzy waits at Widget's, sitting outside until she is finished. She brings out an enhanced version of Wubbzy's racer, though unneeded modifications were made overnight. Wubbzy asks if it is a bit much, then they go for a test ride. Despite Wubbzy's certainty of winning, Widget thinks he needs more modifying done if he wants to win.

Widget goes a little too far with fixing the racer, though Wubbzy does not have time to test it on the day of the race. At the rally, Wubbzy gets ahead of the other racers, but the Wubbmobile starts to break down. Widget complicatedly tells him what to do, and decides to press a bunch of buttons, causing the racer to lose its wheels and eject Wubbzy from his seat. He gives up, making Widget feel bad for going too far with the enhancements. Though Wubbzy isn't mad and cheers up, saying that there's always next year. Then Widget tells him about the wings.

She presses the button on the racer and it opens up a pair of wings. Wubbzy asks Walden if he wants to ride with them, and he hops in. Widget makes the Wubbmobile fly high into the sky. She then asks what Walden's been reading, which was the 'Wow, Wow Guide to Wuzzleburg'. They fly past the Figgity-Fig Tree, Donut Rock, the Goofy Geysers, and Mt. Zubba Bubba.

Wubbzy finally gets back in first place and is close to the finish line, but he then wants to fly over the mountains again. Widget and Walden are worried as that means he'll forget about the race and he won't win, with Wubbzy saying that he doesn't care about winning anymore and is having so much fun with his friends. They fly the other way and have a blast flying over Wuzzleburg.

Transcript[]

See: Widget's Wild Ride/Transcript

Quotes[]

Wubbzy: Look out, world, here I come!

Widget: *Gasp* Hey, maybe it should have a sail. Wubbzy: Huh? Widget: Why, sure. If it's a windy day, you'll get more speed. *Gasp* Oh, and oars too, in case you get stuck in a deep puddle. *Gasp* And a juice machine in case you get thirsty.

Wubbmobile: LET'S GO, WUBBZY! LET'S GO, WUBBZY!

Widget: Push the combustion button! Disengage the turbo toggle!

Wubbzy: I don't care about winning. I'm having too much fun with my friends!

Common Elements[]

Widget invents the Wubbmobile 2.1 in this episode.

Post-Show Skit[]

The short, "Hide and Seek", is played.

Names in other languages[]

  • French: Le grand prix de Wouplaville.
  • German: Das rennen
  • Portuguese (Brazil): A corrida maluca da Widget
  • Portuguese (Portugal): Rally Radical
  • Spanish (Latin America): A ganar la carrera! ("Let's win the race!")
  • Spanish (Spain): El coche loco de Widget ("Widget's Crazy Car")

Trivia/Goofs[]

  • Moral: Simplicity is usually better.
  • Storyboard artist Mike Sosnowski is credited with his full name (Michael J. Sosnowski) in this episode's title card credits.
  • The audience consists of recolored characters from A Tale of Tails, including the Kooky Kid.
  • Near the end where Wubbzy, Widget and Walden started flying in the Wubbmobile, all three of them were heard laughing, but Widget and Wubbzy's mouths weren't open.
  • This is the first episode where the Wubbmobile appears. However, in season 2, it's not the same as it was in this episode.
  • The book based off of this episode is titled with Wubbzy's name instead of Widget's.
  • The scene where Wubbzy is bouncing his tail talking to Walden where he was reading his book was used in a 2012 Nick Jr. bumper.
  • This episode marks the first ever appearance of Huggy, Buggy & Earl.
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