Stickin' In Sick (Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!)

"Stickin' in Sick" is the 1st segment of the 11th episode and the 19th episode overall of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!. It was reported that the people working for the episode were careful and making sure it wasn't offensive. It premiered October 8th, 2021 on Nickelodeon.

Premise
Wubbzy gets sick and it spreads around Wuzzleburg and they must find an antidote and Wubbzy must apologize for starting the pandemic!

Plot
Wubbzy plans today to be a great day, but starts to feel itchy, but when Wubbzy goes outside to play kickety-kick ball, he starts coughing uncontrollably. Wubbzy starts to see this as a problem so he goes to Widget's Workshop to ask her what's wrong with him. Wubbzy gets diagnosed with Wowzeritis, she explains what Wowzeritis, she says, Wowzeritis is a virus that can go from your nasal stream and start it's havoc inside your body, mostly at the back, and it gets worse as it affects your nasal stream and respiratory system. Wubbzy sees why but then sneezes on Widget on accident and she gets Wowzeritis.

Widget starts having symptoms and she freaks out and goes to Walden. Walden sees what's going on and locks himself up in his observatory and just asks to talk to him on a camera and computer screen, Widget asks him to help but Walden says he isn't able and stays alone. They then go to Daizy and Widget spreads it to Daizy and she now has symptoms.

Wubbzy, Widget and Daizy's germs have gone mad and started traveling towards downtown and infects nearly all of Wuzzleburg, except for Walden as he decides to find a germ of this virus and analyze it to make the antidote that he calls a Vax.

Walden then drives around the town in a face mask to protect him and launches his Vax to everyone in need. Walden finally gives Wubbzy and Daizy their vaxs. Widget refuses to because of being painful and Wubbzy promises it will not hurt because it will just be a tiny pinch and that will only affect for like a millisecond so Widget sits with Wubbzy to be assured. Widget finally gets the vaccine and she said, well that wasn't painful at all, and Wubbzy proclaims ,"See! What did I tell you?"

Wubbzy reveals that he accidentally started the pandemic and he apologizes for it and his apology was accepted. And Wubbzy says to the audience, "Remember, kids! Cover your coughs and sneezes so we don't get sick and be safe!" and the episode ends.

Critical reception
The episode recieved controversy on social media but positive reviews by fans and critics for appropriately addressing COVID-19. The A.V. Club rated it an "A-" and addressed it as a dramatic and fun way to explain COVID-19.

Controversy
Anti-vaxxers were angry about the sub-message about vaccines and protested and boycotted against the episode but Nickelodeon ignored the controversy and continued the series.