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40-399: The series ran on Nickelodeon from April 26, 2008, to January 16, 2010, before it was moved to Nicktoons on November 6, 2010, which followed the series' ending on June 18, 2011. Since its debut, the show has attracted an average of 3.1 million viewers. In the second quarter of 2008, the show ranked among the top five animated programs on television. In September 2008, the show was renewed for

80-521: A coffee shop called Hilary's Café. Bessie has an "imaginary friend"; Finger, which is her index finger with a smiley face on her left hand. Many recurring characters appear alongside the Higgenbottom family, including the Honeybee scouts; Penny is Bessie's clumsy, dim-witted, obese best friend, who loves taffy . Although she and Bessie are best friends, Penny also shows loyalty to Portia and Gwen. Portia

120-420: A "feisty, plucky, bossy, Honey Bee scout" and called her "our hero [...] who goes on all these adventures in hopes of collecting all these badges". Poehler referred to the show as "double the action, triple the adventures and quadruple the awesomeness". During an interview with TV Guide , when asked if Poehler was trying to appeal adults with the show, she wrote: "Yeah. What I love about SpongeBob SquarePants

160-683: A Honeybee scout from Boston whose voice sounded exactly like Bessie's. Dee Bradley Baker voices Happy, Bessie's dog which she found at the harbor in the first episode "So Happy Together". Andy Richter voices Ben Higgenbottom, Bessie's younger brother. Richter is also the voice of Mort on another Nick show The Penguins of Madagascar . Richter talked about The Mighty B! , quoting: "[...] another dream come true, to be able to do cartoon voices! And, also, to get to do cartoon voices for [Ben and Mort] two really funny, cool cartoons that my kids love and that I'm proud to have them love. It's pretty great." Dannah Feinglass voices Penny, Bessie's sidekick. Feinglass

200-477: A built-in idea that you rule the universe. It used to be called narcissism, something that kids are thought to need in order to negotiate childhood. Then it's supposed to disappear. But with the violent, clanging-banging kids and action we see in "Mighty B!" it could last forever if young minds get overloaded on programming with this kind of senselessness." The Mighty B! premiered at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2008, and scored "above average for Nickelodeon programming" in

240-874: A lead voice role as Gil on the Nickelodeon series Bubble Guppies (2011–2013). His live-action recurring roles include Jason Cohen on the Freeform series Dead of Summer (2016), and Tate Wilson on the Freeform drama series Good Trouble (2019–2020). Gordon was born in Oak Park, California , to Linda and Kenneth Gordon. He has two older brothers and was raised in Southern California . Gordon graduated from Oak Park High School in his hometown. Gordon has made multiple television appearances on programs such as How I Met Your Mother and All of Us . He also appeared in

280-406: A number of people at Nickelodeon were speaking and thinking about making a "female-driven" animated television series. Poehler stated that the series would be pitched as: "where this girl is at that great age [...] where you're not boy-crazy and you're not rude to other girls". She found that enthusiasm "fascinating" and wanted to "bottle it and take it like a pill". The Mighty B! was picked up for

320-415: A pilot in early 2006 under the name of Super Scout . It was co-created by Poehler, Cynthia True and Erik Wiese . Brown Johnson, president of animation at Nickelodeon, was "absolutely thrilled to have a comedy team of the caliber of Amy, Erik and Cynthia create this iconic character for a new generation". Poehler said that she was "thrilled that the world will finally meet the funny and sweet girl-tornado that

360-510: A second and final season with 20 episodes that premiered on September 21, 2009. The Mighty B! was nominated for six Annie Awards and four Daytime Emmy Awards , winning one Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. It has garnered one Artios Award nomination and one Golden Reel Award nomination. The show is set in San Francisco , California , and revolves around

400-472: A sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid ; Gordon returned as Greg Heffley and the film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules , was released on March 25, 2011. In 2011, Gordon provided voices for Charlie Brown , Linus , and Franklin on the comedy show Robot Chicken , and in 2012, he reprised the role of Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days . In the fourth film, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul , he

440-412: A super spaz" and "a bit bossy, but with good intentions". She is based on a character Poehler had played during her time at improvisational comedy troupes Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade , but also girls Poehler looked up to when she was younger, which she called "the leaders". Poehler provides the voice of Bessie only, but for the episode "Boston Beean", she provided the voice of Sissy Sullivan,

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480-400: Is Bessie Higgenbottom [...] Erik, Cynthia and I are so pleased to be working with the wonderful people at Nickelodeon. In the words of Bessie, it's been awesome!" Bessie is loosely based on a character Poehler had played during her time at improvisational comedy troupes Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade as well as girls she looked up to when she was younger. She described Bessie as

520-420: Is a bratty, and snobby Honeybee scout, whose mother is the troop leader. Along with the business-minded Gwen, Portia is often opposing Bessie or tries to ruin her life. Bessie is also friends with Rocky Rhodes, an older, "cool" skater who works part-time at Hilary's Café. Former SNL cast member Amy Poehler voices Bessie Higgenbottom, a 9¾-year-old Honeybee scout. Poehler describes her as "superoptimistic and

560-488: Is also a writer for the show. Grey DeLisle voices Portia Gibbons, a Honeybee scout, Megan Cavanagh voices Hilary Higgenbottom, Bessie and Ben's single mother, and Jessica DiCicco voices Gwen, Portia's best friend. In addition to the main cast, Sarah Thyre , Kenan Thompson , Matt Besser , Keone Young , Jessica Chaffin and Kevin Michael Richardson voice supporting characters. Guest stars that have appeared on

600-499: Is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks , a division of Paramount Global . The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11. As of December 2023 , Nicktoons is available to approximately 43,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 69,000,000 households. Nicktoons was launched as a standalone channel on May 1, 2002, as Nicktoons TV, part of

640-597: Is an American actor. He is known for his lead role as Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012), which earned him nominations for a Kids' Choice Award and seven Young Artist Awards . His other lead film roles include Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure (2016) and Dreamcatcher (2021). He has had notable supporting roles in films such as Georgia Rule (2007), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020), and Violet (2021). In television, Gordon had

680-469: Is that it's very watchable for an adult. But kids like it because they don't feel like they're being pandered to. That was what we were looking to do with The Mighty B! [...] We wanted to do a show that had a strong female character who didn't have too many rainbows and unicorns." A DVD of selected episodes from the series, entitled We Got the Bee , was released on February 24, 2009. It contained 8 episodes, behind

720-468: The Nielsen ratings . It ranked in the top ten of all programming for combined broadcast and basic cable shows, with 1.92 million viewers in the 2–11 demographic and a rating of 5.2/23. The Mighty B! had double the viewership as Bakugan Battle Brawlers , a show that aired simultaneously on Cartoon Network . In September 2008, the show had an average of 3.1 million viewers, and in the second quarter of 2008,

760-1149: The 2008 pilot of Desperate Housewives , plus two other episodes, and in two episodes of 24 that aired in January 2009. Gordon appeared in three episodes as a guest star on Last Man Standing , where he played Mike Baxter's daughter's boyfriend. Gordon's film credits include Sex and Death 101 , Lower Learning , the Garry Marshall film Georgia Rule (for which he won the Young Artist Award for his portrayal of Ethan), The Brothers Bloom , as young Bloom, and in National Treasure: Book of Secrets . Gordon has been credited with numerous voice over roles including Brad Spolyt in The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas , Ricky Garcia in Project Gilroy , San San in Nick Jr. 's Ni Hao, Kai-Lan and The Mighty B! He

800-593: The Barnyard , Breadwinners , Bunsen Is a Beast , Harvey Beaks , It's Pony , The Mighty B! , Pig Goat Banana Cricket , Planet Sheen , Robot and Monster , T.U.F.F. Puppy , Welcome to the Wayne , and season 10 of The Fairly OddParents . Some acquired shows that were moved over and finished their runs on the network include Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks , Ollie's Pack and Rabbids Invasion (though

840-499: The Core , along with sports-related feature films such as Bend It Like Beckham , Cool Runnings , and Space Jam . Sometime in 2015, the block was moved to a Friday prime time slot. The block ended in September 2018. From 2006 until 2009, Nicktoons Network used a robot mascot in bumpers and advertisements for the channel. The mascot, named "ACOW," which stands for Animation Capital of

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880-507: The Nicktoons website was sunset to a parking page directing viewers to Nick.com before it was eventually redirected quietly to the latter website. Since its inception, Nicktoons has mainly aired programs carried over from the main Nickelodeon channel, with some occasional airing of Nickelodeon's live-action programming depending on Viacom's programming direction at the time. Beginning in

920-524: The World, was a complex robot character with a large singular eye, animated using "photo-puppetry." ACOW was prominently featured on the NicktoonsNetwork.com website and was used as part of the "Nicktoons Network: Animation Capital of the World" logo. Several similar-looking eyeball-based characters were seen in promos for the network. Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998)

960-497: The adventures of Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious and optimistic 9-year-old Honeybee scout who wears her uniform every day. She believes she will become a superhero called The Mighty B if she collects every Honeybee badge . As of the first episode, she has 4,584 badges to go. Her loyal younger brother, Benjamin "Ben", aspires to be her sidekick. Happy, a stray dog with a torn ear, is Bessie's pet and best friend. Bessie and Ben live with their single mother, Hilary, who owns and operates

1000-600: The digital cable-exclusive MTV Digital Suite, in order to entice cable operators to pick up the network and give them a marketing advantage over satellite services. However, by early 2004, Nickelodeon management changed course and offered it to digital satellite services DirecTV and Dish Network . The network was originally marketed as commercial-free, with comedic promos involving Nickelodeon Animation Studios, two-minute cartoon shorts from foreign markets, and former program promotions that had previously been used on Nickelodeon taking up commercial time. By September 23, 2005, as

1040-434: The entire series was added to Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access). One review from Brian Lowry of Variety explained it contains a "kind of crazed energy and inventiveness that isn't associated often enough with girl-oriented children's fare [...] [and] opts for a more elevated approach – like that aforementioned roller-coaster jaunt, taking a free-spirited jump off the tracks and trusting its audience to hang on for

1080-448: The makings of a truly mighty hero?" But Ashby added that, "young tweens will likely enjoy Bessie's outlandish, fantasy-fueled adventures - which are fast-paced and, on the surface, entertaining." Marilyn Moss from The Hollywood Reporter said, "Nickelodeon's new animated series "The Mighty B!" has what every kid needs in order to grow up strong and self-sufficient in today's adult world: violence, nonsensical verbiage and, most importantly,

1120-543: The mid-2000s, many older shows such as Rocko's Modern Life and CatDog , were removed from the schedule as more acquired programming and Nicktoons Network originals were premiering, many were cancelled by the early-2010s, with some having different reasons, for example, Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes , Iron Man: Armored Adventures , and Wolverine and the X-Men were effectively cancelled when The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Studios in 2009. Starting in

1160-454: The network's distribution increased, it began to carry regular advertising. On September 28, 2009, the network's logo changed as part of Nickelodeon's universal rebranding effort. A high-definition feed was launched on August 13, 2013, and is available on several providers. Like Viacom's other HD channels, any programming produced in 4:3 SD is pillarboxed on this feed. As the network blended in more Nickelodeon programming into its schedule,

1200-408: The ride." David Hinckley of Daily News gave the show four stars, while writing that The Mighty B! "has a decent shot at becoming a pre-tween fave." Aaron H. Bynum of Animation Insider called the series a "good, brainless cartoon [...] [Because] viewers shouldn't ever be bored with Bessie," but criticized part of its humor for not "try[ing] to do too much, which may ultimately work against it when

1240-549: The scenes footage, an animatic version of the episode "Bat Mitzvah Crashers", and a karaoke music video for "Running with the Rainbow Unicorn". Another DVD, named BEEing Bessie Higgenbottom , was released on December 8, 2009, exclusively at Amazon.com . This release contains 3 episodes as well as the karaoke music video for "Buzz Off" from the Dragonflies special. It is published on demand onto DVD-Rs . On December 8, 2020,

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1280-498: The series moved to Netflix for its fourth and final season). On September 3, 2014, a two-hour Wednesday prime time programming block named NickSports was launched on the channel, tying into the Kids' Choice Sports inaugurated that year. The block presented mainly licensed programming focusing on sports, including the Rob Dyrdek -starring Wild Grinders and NFL Rush Zone: Guardians of

1320-497: The show include Jill Talley , Jackée Harry , Rob Corddry , John Ross Bowie , Brian Posehn , Zachary Gordon , Paul Butcher , Niecy Nash , Maya Rudolph (another SNL veteran), Dan Schneider , Audrey Wasilewski , and Mike O'Malley . Poehler's then husband, Will Arnett , also guest starred on the show, in the episode "Tour D'Alcatraz" as Captain Stonewall. Several years before The Mighty B! premiered, co-creator Amy Poehler and

1360-410: The show maintains a chaotic pace, and there are no real attempts to teach strong positive lessons. While Bessie's dedication to her goal could theoretically be considered admirable, the show makes light of her disregard for her adoring younger brother's feelings and her lack of real friends (in favor of an imaginary pal she draws on her finger and her reluctant dog sidekick). You have to wonder - are those

1400-516: The show ranked among the top five animated programs on television. During the third quarter of 2009, it averaged 2.6 million viewers, and was number-one in its timeslot in the children's 2-11 and children's 6-11 demographics. The Mighty B! and its crew have been nominated for six Annie Awards . The show has also been nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards , winning one. It has also been nominated for one Artios Award and one Golden Reel Award . Nicktoons (American TV channel) Nicktoons

1440-591: The story calls for the characters to do too little. Denver Post contributor Joanne Ostrow declared the protagonist of the series a "female answer to SpongeBob SquarePants ". Ed Liu of Toon Zone called The Mighty B! a show that he admires more than what he "truly love[s]", stating: "There is prodigious talent behind it and its wonderfully energetic, boisterous comedy. It's clearly trying very, very hard to be entertaining and largely succeeds [...] I almost feel bad for not liking The Mighty B! more than I do, and I'm still not sure why I don't enjoy it more". He noted it

1480-466: The summer of 2024, the network's entire schedule is exclusively episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and The Patrick Star Show , promoted as Non-Stop SpongeBob . The episodes air in a random and unthemed order. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has used Nicktoons to burn-off the remaining episodes of under-performing shows. Including shows both acquired and initially created for the Nickelodeon channel. Some first run shows include As Told By Ginger , Back at

1520-774: Was a series regular as the original voice of Gil in the Nickelodeon series Bubble Guppies . Gordon had voice cameo roles as Baby Melman in the animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , Kotaro in Afro Samurai: Resurrection , and young Tony Stark in The Super Hero Squad Show . In 2010, he played Greg Heffley in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid . In 2011, he voiced Papi Jr. in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and as Paws in Disney's The Search for Santa Paws . In June 2010, 20th Century Fox announced

1560-491: Was replaced by Jason Drucker . In October 2013, Gordon was chosen to host a miniseries for Nintendo, titled Skylander's Boomcast , on YouTube channel SkylandersGame, reviewing and talking about the video game series Skylanders . In April 2023, it was announced Gordon would be the new voice of Tighnari in Genshin Impact , replacing Elliot Gindi. Additional films for 2013 included The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and

1600-534: Was worth pointing out that more recent episodes of the show seem "more assured and funnier" than the eight episodes on the We Got the Bee DVD. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 3 out of 5 stars; saying that, "Bessie is fairly one-dimensional; her single-minded devotion to badge acquisition (which she often pursues by pestering both adults and her peers to get her way) means that her social skills suffer. Plus,

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