The Mighty B!

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The Mighty B!

Title card for The Mighty B!
Created by Amy Poehler
Cynthia True
Erik Wiese
Starring Amy Poehler
Dee Bradley Baker
Andy Richter
Kenan Thompson
Megan Cavanagh
Grey DeLisle
Jessica Di Cicco
Matt Besser
Keone Young
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13, 7 aired
Broadcast
Original channel Nickelodeon
Original run April 26, 2008 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
Common rating
Canada G
United States TV-Y7

The Mighty B! is a current Nickelodeon show created by Erik Wiese (previously a storyboard artist and writer on SpongeBob SquarePants), Cynthia True (previously a writer on The Fairly OddParents) and Amy Poehler (of Saturday Night Live fame). Amy Poehler also provides the voice of the title character, Bessie Higgenbottom. Its first episode premiered on April 26, 2008.

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[edit] Plot

Bessie Higgenbottom is determined to be the best Honeybee scout ever by collecting every single Honeybee badge. Bessie thinks that when she gets every badge she will turn into the "Mighty B," a superhero; and will take Happy, her pet dog, and Benjamin, her little brother, on her quest to become the Mighty B.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main

  • Bessie Higgenbottom - The title character of the series, Bessie is a 9¾ year old Honeybee scout, similar to a Girl Scout. She is very devoted to her troop and tries her hardest to earn every Honeybee badge, believing that she will become The Mighty B if she collects them all. In fact, she constantly wears her uniform, beats her sales record every year while selling taffy, and owns far more badges than any other scout. Bessie is a very confident, caring, organized, but hyperactive and talkative girl. According to a promo, she said that she is lactose intolerant.
  • Happy Walter Higgenbottom - At first, a nameless dog with a half-torn ear enjoying existence at the Fisherman's Wharf, that is, until Bessie Higgenbottom found him and took him home. Happy could run away from the Higgenbottoms, but he begrudgingly grew to love his new family (except for Ben). Happy and Ben might fight over Bessie's affection, but Bessie loves Happy very much. Apparently, Bessie can comprehend Happy's barks and growls.
  • Benjamin Higgenbottom - Bessie's 6 year old younger brother, also nicknamed Ben, who is afraid most of the time. He is constantly trying to be braver, in hopes of being Bessie's sidekick when she becomes The Mighty B. Ben thinks by always being there for his sister he will become her sidekick instead of Happy.
  • Penny - Penny is 10 years old and is Bessie's overweight, clumsy, dim-witted best friend. However, she shows loyalty to Portia and Gwen and is occasionally torn between them and Bessie. She has a big heart and is always willing to help her friends, whether it be Bessie or Portia.
  • Portia Gibbons - Portia demands to be waited on and treated like a celebrity. Like a stereotypical dumb blond, she is interested in makeup, clothes, Rocky (seen on "We got the bee), and anything celebrities like. She always has Penny (when she is not with Bessie) and right-hand man Gwen at her side . Portia is very lazy and would rather have others do things for her. For an unknown reason, Portia constantly belittles and attempts to humiliate Bessie, dragging Gwen and Penny into the schemes as well. But they do not work all the time.
  • Gwen - Gwen is mainly seen at Portia's side, working as a loyal lieutenant. Her interests include urban culture, music, and fashion. Apparently, she has a head for business and is very clever. She may seem harsh at first, but she is actually a very nice girl who is oppressed by Portia's orders. She has five younger brothers.
  • Hilary Higgenbottom - She owns and operates a coffee shop called Hilary's Cafe in San Francisco. She is the mother of Bessie and Benjamin Higgenbottom. She is as just bowled over by Bessie as everyone else is, and usually goes along with her precisely calculated plans out of sheer exhaustion. Although in the episode "Artificial Unintelligence" she shows high intellect by taking apart Bessie's atom smasher

[edit] Recurring

  • Finger - An imaginary friend of Bessie's which is her left-hand index finger with a face drawn onto it. Whenever Bessie needs some worldly advice, she seeks Finger's perspective of the matter. Bessie often recycles Finger's imaginary question for others to understand what he is saying. First thing every morning, she draws a smiley face on Finger, and every night before bed, she washes off Finger's "awake" face to put on his "asleep" face. Finger may seem like a figment of Bessie's imagination, but sometimes, it seems as if he has a mind of his own.
  • Rocky Rhodes - He is an older skateboarder who works part-time as a waiter at Hilary's Café. In "We got the bee" it shows Portia likes him. Rocky is a budding teen heartthrob: He's nice, he's cool, and he's in a rock band. Rocky plays bass for the Integritones, a teen garage band that can totally make it, if they only could find a drummer that who would stick around for more than a week. Kenan Thompson, Poehler's SNL co-star, lends his voice as Rocky.
  • Mary Francis Gibbons - She is the Honeybee troop leader and Portia's mom, who, apparently, enjoys humiliating Bessie as much as Portia does. An advanced social climber, she is banking everything on her mall-pretty daughter. She became a Troop Leader because she plans one day to run for PTA President and she wanted to show how good she was with children. She forced Portia to join the Honeybees and considers the troop a mother-daughter bonding activity. Mary also is a certified Patty Faye Cosmetics representative and jumps at any time to push Patty Fay. She does seem to care about her troop in some episodes.

[edit] Minor

  • Anton - First introduced as the Dog Show Judge, but has also been shown as the head of the city council and a science fair judge. Whenever Mary Gibbons needs someone "impartial", she calls for Anton, usually to bring Bessie down or to endorse her daughter, Portia.
  • Mr. Wu - He is the owner of the Mr. Wu's Restaurant, a neighborhood favorite. He is loved by the Higgenbottom family, especially Bessie. He very sweetly humors Bessie in all of her crazy schemes and Mighty B imagining, often getting pulled in for moral support.
  • The Hippie - The Hippie is a nameless, long-bearded man who is seen around the neighborhood as a stereotypical hippie. When he's not painting murals or enjoying nature, he runs a magic shop. The Hippie doesn't have much of a head for business, but he can usually be counted on to take Bessie seriously when no other grown-up will. He's often on the same wavelength as Penny.

[edit] History

[edit] Early Struggles (2008)

The Mighty B! was first seen on a bonus disc that came with the SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis SquarePantis DVD on November 13, 2007. A sneak peak of the show was shown on November 25, 2007 along with Making Fiends and Penguins!. The show aired its first episode "So Happy Together / Sweet Sixteenth" on April 26, 2008 as a part of a special event called A Mighty Weekend, and did not score well in television ratings. As more episodes aired the score slowly rose.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1: 2008

Season 1 premiered on April 26, 2008, and is still airing. 20 episodes total are planned for Season 1.

# Airdate Title Overview
1 April 26, 2008 So Happy Together Bessie needs a dog to earn her Animal Appreciation Badge, so she and Ben find a stray dog and name it Happy. However, Happy is not enthusiastic about being an owned dog...
Sweet Sixteenth Bessie is determined to ride a roller coaster even though she is a sixteenth of an inch too short.
2 April 27, 2008 Bee My Baby Bessie and Penny are tricked into babysitting Gwen's five little brothers and finds them to be more than they anticipated.
Bee Afraid Bessie tries again to earn the Happy Camper badge, but her immense paranoia leads Portia and Gwen to attempt to scare her.
3 May 3, 2008 Artificial Unintelligence Bessie builds a robot in an attempt to win the Mad Scientist badge.
We Got the Bee Bessie learns to play drums hoping to join Portia's Honeybee band, but her skill lands her a better gig with Rocky's rock band.
4 May 10, 2008 Li'l Orphan Happy It's Mother's day and Bessie learns that Happy doesn't know where his mom his. Bessie goes around town looking for her, but once she is found, she starts to teach Happy to break Bessie's rules.
Body Rockers Bessie and Penny get lost at a science exhibit and think they have been shrunk and teleported into a human body.
5 May 17, 2008 Bat Mitzvah Crashers Bessie and Penny start crashing Bat Mitzvahs after attending Penny's neighbor Zanni's Bat Mitzvah and set their sights on the ultimate Bat Mitzvah being held by Portia's cousin, Chelsea (Jessica Chaffin).
Super Secret Weakness Bessie discovers the Mighty Bee's secret weakness is zucchini, and tries to rid her hometown of the foul vegetable. But how will camera-loving Portia react to Bessie's appearance on television?
6 May 31, 2008 And I See A Bee Bessie is told by an ominous fortune teller that she can see the future. Bessie predicts that Penny will have the ultimate birthday party, but she doesn't. Now Bessie must create the utimate party for Penny as an apology.
Woodward and Beesting Bessie tries to learn Portia's secret by becoming a reporter for the Hive Herald.
7 June 7, 2008 Dopplefinger Bessie starts listening to Fing-air, Finger's evil twin, which leads her to trouble.
Little Womyn Bessie's mom becomes the troop leader and stops giving out badges.
8 June 14, 2008 Hive Night Bessie tries to sneak into Portia's sleepover.
The Nofather Bessie's uncle pays a visit and talks Bessie's mom to not let Bessie be a scout.
9 June 23, 2008 The Apprentice Mary Frances takes Bessie as her apprentice to boost her cosmetics sales.
10 June 24, 2008 Beenedict Arnold Bessie puts Happy on a strict health food regimen and workout schedule.
11 June 25, 2008 Boston Beean Bessie prepares for the arrival of a Honeybee relative.
12 June 26, 2008 Penny Hearts Joey Penny thinks a kangaroo at a restaurant is depressed and implements an idea to free him.
13 June 27, 2008 TBA Bessie is afraid to fart in public because she is lactose intolerant.

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