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The Learnerer/Mr. Big's Dinner and a Scam

WordGirl enriches young audiences’ vocabulary, closes the gap for those who don’t grow up in language-rich environments, instills a love of language, and fosters better reading comprehension. Ages: 4-8 Educational Goal: Language and Literacy

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The Learnerer/Mr. Big's Dinner and a Scam

Season 4 Episode 10 | 23m 30s | CC

Using his talent to see things once and learn them immediately, The Learnerer is able to steal the giant Santa Tortuga diamond from Ms. Von Hoosinghaus. / Mr. Big uses a mind control machine to convince an audience that his dinner theater show is a masterpiece worthy of big bucks.

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