List of The Mighty B! episodes
The Mighty B! is an American animated children's television series co-created by Amy Poehler for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee scout that believes she will become a superhero called the Mighty B if she collects every Honeybee badge. Bessie lives in San Francisco with her single mother Hilary, brother Ben and dog Happy. The series was picked up for a pilot in early 2006 under the name of Super Scout.[1] The series premiered on Saturday April 26, 2008, which was the morning after Poehler's film Baby Mama had premiered.[2] In September 2008, the show was renewed for a second season with 20 episodes.[3] Brown Johnson, president of animation at Nickelodeon, called the show a "break-out hit" that "compliments and strengths" the Saturday morning line-up.[4] The second season premiered on September 21, 2009.[5]
The Mighty B! and its crew have been nominated six Annie Awards, with so far no wins. The show has also been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.[6] The show has also been nominated one Artios Award[7] and one Golden Reel Award.[8]
Many titles of the episodes of the series are parodies of particular media. Examples include "Sleepless in San Francisco" (based on the 1993 movie Sleepless in Seattle) and Dirty Happy (based of Clint Eastwood's 1971 Dirty Harry, which even includes references quotes from the movie).
Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | DVD releases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD volume | Region 1 release | |||||
| 1 | 20 (39) | April 26, 2008 | June 12, 2009 | We Got the Bee | February 24, 2009 | |
| BEEing Bessie Higgenbottom | December 8, 2009 | |||||
| 2 | 20 (36) | September 21, 2009 | June 18, 2011 | — | — | |
Episodes
Season 1: 2008–2009
| Series # | Season # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "So Happy Together" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Cynthia True, Erik Wiese | April 26, 2008 |
| "Sweet Sixteenth" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | |||
| 2 | 2 | "Bee My Baby" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Will Berson | April 27, 2008 |
| "Bee Afraid" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Cynthia True, Erik Wiese | |||
| 3 | 3 | "Artificial Unintelligence" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Dani Michaeli | April 28, 2008 |
| "We Got the Bee" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | John Ross Bowie, Dannah Feinglass | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Li'l Orphan Happy" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | John Ross Bowie, Dannah Feinglass | May 10, 2008 |
| "Body Rockers" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | |||
| 5 | 5 | "Bat Mitzvah Crashers" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | May 17, 2008 |
| "Super Secret Weakness" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Dani Michaeli | |||
| 6 | 6 | "An I See Bee" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | May 31, 2008 |
| "Woodward and Beesting" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Dannah Feinglass | |||
| 7 | 7 | "Doppelfinger" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Will Berson | June 7, 2008 |
| "Little Womyn" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | |||
| 8 | 8 | "The Apprentice" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | June 23, 2008 |
| "Beenedict Arnold" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | June 24, 2008 | ||
| 9 | 9 | "Boston Beean" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | June 25, 2008 |
| "Penny Hearts Joey" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | June 26, 2008 | ||
| 10 | 10 | "Ten Little Honeybees" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | June 27, 2008 |
| "Toot Toot" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Cynthia True, Erik Wiese | November 29, 2008 | ||
| 11 | 11 | "Dragon Flies" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True, Erik Wiese | June 12, 2009 |
| 12 | 12 | "Bee Patients" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | September 8, 2008 |
| "To Bee or Not To Bee" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Lynne Naylor, Jessica Gao | November 29, 2008 | ||
| 13 | 13 | "Night Howl" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | September 9, 2008 |
| "Hat Trick" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao, Cynthia True, Erin Eltman | September 10, 2008 | ||
| 14 | 14 | "Apoxalypse Now" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | September 11, 2008 |
| "Hive Jacked" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | September 12, 2008 | ||
| 15 | 15 | "Ben Appetit" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True | January 7, 2009 |
| "Dang, It Feels Good to Be a Gamester" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | January 8, 2009 | ||
| 16 | 16 | "Something's Wrong with This Taffy" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True | October 25, 2008 |
| "Name Shame" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | |||
| 17 | 17 | "Eye of the Honeybee" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | January 9, 2009 |
| "Thanksgiving Beenactment" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True | November 29, 2008 | ||
| 18 | 18 | "Blindsided" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True | January 5, 2009 |
| "Hen and Bappy" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | January 6, 2009 | ||
| 19 | 19 | "Portrait of a Happy" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin | June 8, 2009 |
| "O Say Can Bess See" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Gao | June 9, 2009 | ||
| 20 | 20 | "Macro Mayhem" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Mike Bell | June 10, 2009 |
| "Ben Screams for Ice Cream" | Erik Wiese, Larry Leichliter | Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao, Cynthia True | June 11, 2009 |
Season 2: 2009–2011
| Series # | Season # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Catatonic" | Erik Wiese | Cynthia True, Erik Wiese | October 25, 2009 |
| 22 | 2 | "What's the Frequency, Bessie?" | Erik Wiese | Mike Bell | January 29, 2010 |
| "Bee Nice" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | September 24, 2009 | ||
| 23 | 3 | "Dirty Happy" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | September 21, 2009 |
| "Tour D'Alcatraz" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | September 23, 2009 | ||
| 24 | 4 | "Hairy Situation" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | September 22, 2009 |
| "B Plus One" | Erik Wiese, Bill Wray | Julia Miranda | January 16, 2010 | ||
| 25 | 5 | "Bad to the Bee" | Erik Wiese | Jessica Gao | November 14, 2009 |
| "Hive of Darkness" | Erik Wiese, Alex Kirwan | Jessica Gao, Cynthia True, Brendan Hay | January 16, 2010 | ||
| 26 | 6 | "Mr. Turtleton's Wild Ride" | Erik Wiese | Jessica Chaffin | November 14, 2009 |
| "A Pirate's Life for B" | Erik Wiese | Jessica Gao | June 18, 2011 | ||
| 27 | 7 | "Awww-esome!" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros, Bill Wray | Cynthia True | January 2, 2010 |
| "Dogcatcher in the Rye" | Erik Wiese | Brendan Hay | |||
| 28 | 8 | "Rinx" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | November 6, 2010[10] |
| "Sleepless in San Francisco" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | |||
| 29 | 9 | "Finger Pickin' Bad" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Cynthia True, Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay | November 13, 2010 |
| "Higgenbottom's 7" | Erik Wiese and Trigueros | Jessica Gao | |||
| 30 | 10 | "O Brother, What Are Thou?" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | December 2, 2010[10] |
| 31 | 11 | "Stuffed Happens" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | December 2, 2010[10] |
| 32 | 12 | "Gorillas in the Midst" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Brendan Hay | May 15, 2011[10] |
| 33 | 13 | "It's B's Party and She'll Cry If She Wants To" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | November 20, 2010 |
| "B-Chip" | Erik Wiese, Bill Wray | Julia Miranda | |||
| 34 | 14 | "The Old Bee and the Sea" | Erik Wiese, Bill Wray | Brendan Hay | November 29, 2010[10] |
| "One Million Years Bee.C." | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Cynthia True, Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay | |||
| 35 | 15 | "The Bone Identity" | Erik Wiese and Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao, Brendan Hay and Cynthia True | November 30, 2010[10] |
| "Grumpy Old Bees" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Brendan Hay | |||
| 36 | 16 | "Space Evaders" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Jessica Gao, Brendan Hay, Cynthia True | May 22, 2011 |
| "Yips" | Erik Wiese, Bill Wray | Jessica Gao | |||
| 37 | 17 | "Children of the Unicorn" | Erik Wiese, Bill Wray | Brendan Hay | December 1, 2010[10] |
| "My Way or the Bee Way" | Erik Wiese, Eddie Trigueros | Brendan Hay | |||
| 38 | 18 | "Public Enembee" | Erik Wiese and Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | May 29, 2011 [10] |
| "Bang the Drum Timely | Erik Wiese and Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | |||
| 39 | 19 | "The League of Ordinary Gentlemen" | Erik Wiese and Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | June 5, 2011 |
| "Irritable Bowling Syndrome" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay | |||
| 40 | 20 | "Bess-E" | Erik Wiese and Eddie Trigueros | Jessica Gao | June 12, 2011 [10] |
| "C'mon Get Happy!" | Erik Wiese and Bill Wray | Jessica Gao, Brendan Hay and Cynthia True |
DVD releases
A DVD called We Got the Bee was released on February 24, 2009.[11] It contains 8 episodes; "So Happy Together", "We Got the Bee", "The Sweet Sixteenth", "Bee My Baby", Bee Afraid", "Artificial Unintelligence", "Bat Mitzvah Crashers" and "Super Secret Weakness".[12] A second DVD called BEEing Bessie Higgenbottom was released on December 8, 2009. It is only available on Amazon.com. It contains 5 episodes; "Dragonflies", "Bee Patients", "To Bee or Not To Bee", "Ben Appetit" and "Dang, It Feels Good to Be a Gamester".[13]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- ^ Martin, Denise (2006-02-15). "Poehler scouting Nick gig". Variety. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca (2008-04-23). "Amy Poehler Interview - Baby Mama and The Mighty B!". About.com. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Moody, Annemarie (September 17, 2008). "Nickelodeon picks up two new series, renews Mighty B". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ MacIntyre, April (2008-09-17). "Amy Poehler's The Mighty B! keeps buzzing for Nick". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Liu, Ed (2009-09-12). "Nickelodeon is buzzing with new episodes of The Mighty B!". Nickelodeon. Toon Zone. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "36th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees". Emmy Online. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "2009 Artios Award Nominees and Winners". Casting Society. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "2009 Golden Reel Awards Nominees: Television". MPSE. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ a b "The Mighty B! Schedule". Toon Zone. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Mighty B! - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "The Mighty B! We Got the Bee". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ Bryson, Carey. "The Mighty B - Review of the Nickelodeon cartoon". About.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "The Mighty B! BEEing Bessie Higgenbottom". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "The Mighty B!: A Pirate's Life for Bee". Zap2It. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "The Mighty B! - 'A Pirate's Life for Bee'". MSNTV. Retrieved 2010-06-16.