Widget the World Watcher

4.9

1990•30m

Widget, the World Watcher is an animated television series which debuted in syndication on September 29, 1990. The series ran for two seasons; in the first season, it aired once a week, and in the second season, the series expanded to 5 days a week. The show featured environmentalist themes and was recognized by the National Education Association as recommended viewing for children.

Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1990

1. Widget's Great Whale Adventure

Widget reluctantly travels to Earth and he saves a whale caught by some poachers.

2. Gorilla My Dreams

On a school trip, Kevin and Brian adopt a gorilla named Johnny Africa.

3. Kona, the Captive Whale

On a trip with Kevin, Brian, and Kristine, Widget assumes the zookeeper of a baby whale named Kona is hurting her; while really the zookeeper is just doing his job.

4. Widget of the Jungle

Widget travels to the jungles of Africa where evil poachers, Bob and Betty try to capture an elephant for his tusks.

5. Widget's Walkabout

Widget travels to Australia to ensure its red kangaroos enjoy their new habitat.

6. Amazon Adventure

Construction men are building a giant highway through the rainforest, cutting down special trees used by the natives as medicine.

7. Mediterranean Adventure

A trip to the Mediterranean Sea gets Kevin, Brian, Kristine, and Mega Brain captured by fishermen, while Widget has to help out a cattle farmer.

8. Slime Sleuths

Dr. Dante presumably has invented a machine to solve the issue of toxic waste disposal. Widget wonders about that when problems arise when the barrels containing the waste are reused.