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Wander Over Yonder

Wander Over Yonder is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wander Over Yonder rather than just read about it. In short: Wander Over Yonder (WOY) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken and produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel and Disney XD. It follows the adventures of Wander, an optimistic nomad who travels across the galaxy and helps the inhabitants of various planets live freely despite the intentions of the evil Lord Hater to rule the universe.

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Reference excerpt

Wander Over Yonder (WOY) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken and produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel and Disney XD. It follows the adventures of Wander, an optimistic nomad who travels across the galaxy and helps the inhabitants of various planets live freely despite the intentions of the evil Lord Hater to rule the universe. The series premiered on Disney Channel on August 16, 2013. New episodes were moved during its first season to Disney XD on March 31, 2014, while episodes still did air on Disney Channel until October 4, 2014. The series ran for two seasons with the final episode airing June 27, 2016.

Plot The series follows Wander, a nomadic, helpful, and overly-optimistic intergalactic traveler and his best friend and steed, Sylvia the Zbornak, as they travel from planet to planet helping people to have fun, play, and live free, despite the continuing encroachment of Lord Hater, one of the most powerful villains in the galaxy, and his army of Watchdogs. The show's first season is episodic; there are very few strong ties between episodes, and they can be viewed independently of each other. In the second season, however, a more sequential story is introduced; as Lord Dominator begins to conquer the galaxy, the show's tone becomes more serious and the focus moves from stopping the rather incompetent Lord Hater to stopping the extremely competent Lord Dominator. As a result, the episodes are more closely linked and there are several developments in the overarching plot.

Episodes

Characters

Main Wander (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is a optimistic, goodhearted, outgoing, energetic, and nomadic traveller who is occasionally annoying to the more levelheaded people around him. He aspires to explore different worlds and help people have fun and live free, in opposition to the evil reign of Lord Hater and his army of Watchdogs. Given his positive attitude and beliefs, Wander is often oblivious and inattentive to danger and will throw himself into dangerous situations without thinking things through properly. Wander is a short, furry, orange-skinned alien of an indeterminate species called Star Nomad. The inside of his hat acts as a portal that provides him with whatever he needs (although not necessarily what he wants). The episode "The Waste of Time" reveals that Wander has gone by at least one different name, such as Tumbleweed, and that he took the name Wander after being called a "wandering weirdo" by Sylvia. Sylvia (voiced by April Winchell) is Wander's horse-like steed and best friend, who explores and travels the universe with him. She acts as Wander's protector and is always there to help him when he inevitably puts himself in dangerous circumstances. She enjoys fighting, and though her rough nature can cause her to come off as ill-tempered, quarrelsome, inconsiderate, and reckless at times, she also has a softer side. The episode "The Waste of Time" reveals that Sylvia was once a bounty hunter who tried turning Wander in for money, but he eventually wore her down and she dropped her criminal ways in favor of traveling with him. Lord Hater (voiced by Keith Ferguson) is a skeleton with electrical powers who is the ruler of the Hater Empire and Wander's self-proclaimed nemesis. He is a power-hungry, evil, and cruel tyrant, while at the same time being a childish, petty, temperamental, and emotionally unstable egotist. He often does things based on emotion, which leads him to act irrationally. Commander Peepers (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a Watchdog and Lord Hater's right-hand. He is far more intelligent, focused, and disciplined than Lord Hater, though he has a tendency to underestimate Wander's capacity to foil their schemes. He acts as Lord Hater's strategist, usually making all of their plans and leading the Watchdogs into battle. The Watchdogs (various voices) are small eyeball-headed aliens that serve as Lord Hater's minions and the bulk of his army. They are loyal to their master, but are frequently distracted by Wander's interference, particularly as their "enemy" treats them better than their ruler.

Recurring Captain Tim (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is an Arachnomorph, a vicious spider-like alien who was found by Wander and Sylvia in a derelict ship and given to Lord Hater as a pet. He was named by Wander after the ship's captain, who Tim killed and ate. Emperor Awesome (voiced by Sam Riegel) is a flamboyant, party-loving, shark-headed alien and one of Lord Hater's greatest rivals in universal conquest. The Fist Fighters are the fist-headed minions of Emperor Awesome. Lord Dominator (voiced by Fred Tatasciore masked and Noël Wells unmasked) is a powerful, fearsome, green-skinned female alien and Lord Hater's arch-rival as the "Greatest in the Galaxy" in the second season, who wears a suit of armor with lava and later ice-based abilities and commands a large robot army. The Dominator-Bots are magma-based, orb-shaped robots that serve as Lord Dominator's foot soldiers.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wander Over Yonder

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wander Over Yonder claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wander Over Yonder before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wander Over Yonder ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wander Over Yonder

In research: Wander Over Yonder appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wander Over Yonder in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wander Over Yonder is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2010s American animated comedy television series, 2010s American children's comedy television series, 2010s American science fiction comedy television series, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wander Over Yonder outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Wander Over Yonder matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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