The Mighty B!

**The Mighty B!** is a Nickelodeon television program. It was made by Erik Wiese, Cynthia True and Amy Poehler. Poehler  also voices the main character. Its first episode was broadcast on April 26, 2008. The series is about a little girl named Bessie Higgenbottom. Bessie  wants to earn all of the Camp Scout "honey bee" badges. If she has all the badges, she will earn the "Mighty B" award. A second season aired on September 17, 2008. the series has two seasons and 40 episodes.

## Plot

The show focuses on a dog called Happy Higgenbottom. He is a very miserable and doubtful mutt dog. He tries his best to stay out of trouble. He often gets annoyed by his owners: Bessie Higgenbottom the weird, dim-witted, bespectacled, idiotic, so-called Honey bee Scout'; and her younger brother, Ben.

### Main characters

***The Higgenbottom Family***
- **Bessie Kajolica Higgenbottom** (Amy Poehler) - 9 ¾ year old Bessie Higgenbottom is the bravest Honeybee scout. Her habits include nose-picking; at times she will stand out on the street deciding which smiley faced finger to pick her nose with.
- **Happy Walter Higgenbottom** (Dee Bradley Baker) - Happy is Bessie's dog. He looks like a blue Jack Russell Terrier-Golden Retriever-Beagle mix.
- **Benjamin "Ben" Higgenbottom** (Andy Richter) - Bessie's 6-year old brother, Benjamin (usually called Ben, unless he is in trouble) is a bit of a scaredy-cat. He hopes to be Bessie's sidekick when she becomes the Mighty Bee.
- **Hilary Higgenbottom** (Megan Cavanagh) - She is the single mother of Bessie and Benjamin Higgenbottom. She owns and operates a coffee shop called Hilary's Cafe.
- **Finger** - Bessie's left-hand index finger and imaginary friend.

### Recurring characters

- **Penelope "Penny" Lefcowitz** (Dannah Feinglass) - Penny is 9 and Bessie's best friend.
- **Marion "Mary" Frances Voctoria Eva Gibbons** (Sarah Thyre) - She is the Honeybee troop leader and Portia's mom.
- **Portia Gibbons** (Grey DeLisle) - Portia is extremely conceited, and she believes she should be waited on and treated like a celebrity.
- **Gwen** (Jessica DiCicco) - Gwen is mainly seen at Portia's side, working as a lieutenant.
- **Rocky Rhodes** (Kenan Thompson) - He is a 13-year-old skateboarder who works as a waiter at Hilary's Café.

## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Comedy
Adventure
Drama
- **creator**: Amy Poehler
Cynthia True
Erik Wiese
- **director**: Erik Wiese
- **creative director**: Erik Wiese
- **voices**: Amy Poehler
Dee Bradley Baker
Andy Richter
Dannah Phirman, Dannah Feinglass
Megan Cavanagh
Grey DeLisle
Jessica DiCicco
Sarah Thyre
- **country**: United States
- **network**: Nickelodeon (2008–10)
Nicktoons (American TV channel), Nicktoons (2010–11)
- **num seasons**: 2
- **num episodes**: 40 (74 segments)
- **executive producer**: Amy Poehler
Cynthia True
Erik Wiese
- **theme music composer**: Amy Miles
Michael Robertson
- **opentheme**: "The Mighty B! Theme Song"
- **endtheme**: "Boys and Girls" by Jean-Jacques Perrey
- **composer**: James L. Venable (first episode only)
- **list episodes**: List of The Mighty B! episodes
- **language**: English
- **runtime**: 22 minutes
- **company**: Paper Kite Productions
Polka Dot Pictures
Nickelodeon Animation Studio