Mighty Bug 5 (AU)

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***Mighty Bug 5*** is an American/Canadian animated preschool superhero action-comedy television series aimed for preschoolers ages 3 to 12. The series premiered on BCPT Kids on April 24th, 2003, followed by its premiere on PBS Kids on May 5th, 2003, and YTV on May 9th, 2003. It was created by Robert Scull and Jonny Belt, who would later go on to create Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies and Butterbean's Café.

The series features Mighty Bug, Go Girl, Invisilizzy, Super Antny, and Parnell, living in the small town of Yardley form a superhero team, along with their manager, Mr. Big Snail (George Lowe in seasons 1 to 3 and Chris Phillips since Season 4). It is co-produced by Sesame Workshop, in association with Lenz Releasing. A film based on the series from Universal Pictures titled Mighty Bug 5: The Movie, premiered on June 24, 2022, and released in theatres that following day, as it marks the actual series finale. The music for this series was composed by Jack Lenz, Mark Mothersbaugh and Josh Mancell. While it was only broadcast in full screen (4:3) or SD, Mighty Bug 5 is one the first YTV and PBS Kids original series that is produced in high definition. The series finale aired on September 17, 2018, on PBS Kids followed by its airing on BCPT Kids and YTV on September 22, totaling a total of 7 seasons and 256 episodes. *Mighty Bug 5* has become particularly notable for its popular episodes, which include "Meet the Litterbug", "Wither South Yardley" and "The Trip to Partybug Island". This show is currently available to stream on Netflix and Tubi, as well as Amazon Prime Video and Peacock. The show's rights are owned by PBS Distribution and NBCUniversal in North America, and worldwide. A revival series, titled "Mighty Bug 2.0" premiered on May 1, 2023.

## Characters

### Main Characters/The Mighty Bug 5

* Mighty Bug/Jason (voiced by Bill Lobley) - A blue beetle whose superhero identity and the leader, Mighty Bug gives the team its name. His superpower is "mighty vision."
* Go Girl/Catybug (voiced by Nancy Giles) - A ladybug with a jet pack, enabling her to fly at high speeds.
* Invisilizzy/Lizzy (voiced by Ashley Page Albert) - An orange honeybee who can become invisible.
* Super Antny/Antny (voiced by Nancy Giles) - A ladybug with a jet pack, enabling her to fly at high speeds.
* Parnell (voiced by Jonny Belt) - A timid earthworm with excellent driving skills. His superhero name is the same as his true identity.
* Mr. Big Snail (voiced by Chris Phillips) - An enormous garden snail with a deep voice. He sends the Mighty Bug 5 on missions.

### Mighty Bugs organization

* Lockroach/Caden (voiced by Andrew Kishino) - A blue cockroach who is the head of the Mighty Bug company.
* Magic Dazzle/Princess Bug (voiced by Candi Milo) A light orange beetle who dressed as a princess and one of members of the organization. Her power is making magic using her princess magic wand.
* Mr. Screen/Robert (voiced by Chris Phillips) - A magic television screen that became an honorary member of the Mighty Bugs after Super Antny and Parnell saved him in the streets. In "The Fugutive", Robert is made into a cyborg to save his life after he gets hit by a car.
* Brittle/Great Power Snail (GPS) (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - The head of the Mighty Big Museum. He is a mega fan of the Mighty Bug 5, having made some stuff for the Mighty Bug 5; This can turn them off from him. He is also a huge MB5 history nut, believing in the Mighty Bug X even when others thought that they were just myths.
* Norville/Wiggly Worm (voiced by Doug Lawrence) - An earthworm who thinks brings comedy to Yardley. His catchphrase is "I do what I can", like that of Ramon from Peg + Cat, which will later premiere in 2013, 10 years after the show's premiere.
* Hamilton/Sun (voiced by Joey Mazzarino) - an Eurygaster Maura who can fly at higher speeds, like Go Girl.
* Rocket Bug (voiced by Paul Jacobs) - A beetle resembling Elton John, Billy Joel, and Michael Jackson.
* Blue Guy (voiced by David Rudman) - A blue earthworm, and Parnell's trusty companion.
* Spider (voiced by Matt Vogel) - A blue spider who is Mr. Bigsnail's next door neighbor.
* Yonder Guy (voiced by Christopher Lloyd) - A green bug adventurer. His voice sounds similar to that of Hacker from Cyberchase.
* Dr. West (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a scientist beetle. His voice sounded similar to Dr. Two-Brains from the show WordGirl, which later premiered on September 3, 2007.

### Villains/Antagonists/The Bugs from South Yardley

* Litterbug (voiced by Tom Kenny) - The main antagonist of the series. A mad scientist trash roach/fly hybrid, bent on taking over/creating ultimate chaos for Yardley, but he is almost always thwarted by the Mighty Bug 5. He is friends with Noisy Robot, Pinch Bug, and Riddler. His reliability is quite variable; sometimes, he gets very peeved when he has to do things himself that his assistants cannot.
* Pinch Bug (voiced by Paul Paddick (of the Wiggles fame)) - A pinch bug who tries to steal stuff from the Mighty Bug 5 and sometimes everyone in Yardley.
* Noisy Robot (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - A gigantic robot who seeks out on people. His catchphrases are as follows: "I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" "HI, (character)", and "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TO A ROBOT?"
* Riddler (voiced by Ian James Corlett) - A bug who parodies the Joker from the Batman franchise. His catchphrase is "Oh, that's great!", accompanied by his usual laugh.
* Rhinoceros Beetle (voiced by Jess Harnell) - A bug resembling a rhinoceros. He may move slowly, but he could sometimes be tired.
* Freeze Ray (voiced by Adam Sandler) - A Transylvanian-accented Grylloblattidian bug who resembles to the Marvel Comics superhero Iceman. He has the power to freeze water, or even ambient moisture in the air. He is limited by the amount of water available, either in liquid form, or in the air. It is also indicated that he can use the moisture of his own body, and that dehydration weakens his abilities as a result.

### Recurring

* Amendment Bug (voiced by Jack Sheldon in the original series, and by Matt Vogel in the new series) - A bug resembling an amendment, similar to that of the Bill from Schoolhouse Rock. He debuted in the episode "A New Yardley?".
* Spudial Delarrvery (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) A mailman from Yardley.
* Captain Buck (voiced by Jeff Bennett) A captain of the Mighty Big Boat.
* Mr. Mayor (voiced by Seth McFarlane) The mayor of Yardley.
* Roadhouse (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) Mr. Mayor's assistant.
* Fyre Mort (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) A firefighter of Yardley, from the YCFD.
* Mightier Bug/Laddie (voiced by David Tennant of Doctor Who fame) Mighty Bug's father. He is later revealed to have started the New Age of the Mighty Bugs after defeating Litterbug in the episode "Unhappily Ever After".
* Unknown Entity (voiced by Jerry Nelson from 2003-2012, and by Matt Vogel since 2013) A void bug with only eyes.

### Minor and guest stars

*Mighty Bug 5* has had many guest stars over the years, including Yannick Bisson, Jimmy Fallon, Michael Stipe of R.E.M. fame, David Crosby, Paul McCartney, Jason Mraz, One Direction and Elijah Wood, as well as Jack Sheldon. These guest stars appear as citizens of Yardley, villains, friends, or rulers of the place.

## List of episodes

Main article: List of Mighty Bug 5 episodes

## Trivia

* Mighty Bug 5 ran for a total of 7 seasons, and 256 episodes. This show had many popular episodes. Examples include, "Tempting Evil", which included the song, "Everybody Hates Litterbug", as a parody of "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" from the Simpsons, and the series finale, "Unhappily Ever After". Each episode runs for 22 minutes. Prior to the fourth season, it used episodes which consisted of two completely self-contained 11-minute stories, until said season first aired which regularly runs for 22 minutes.
* Animation was provided by Mercury Filmworks throughout the show's run, as well as stop-motion and puppet sequences by Screen Novelties.
* The episodes were separated by a one-to-two-minute interstitial called "Mighty Trivia", in which stars Parnell. Parnell the worm asks a question to passer-by bugs, who sometimes answer crazy things.
* This AU TV series is based on the series of shorts that are made by Nickelodeon for the Nick Jr. preschool weekday block.

## In other media

##### Home media

 Mighty Bug 5: Insectarium of Chaos
 Mighty Bug 5: Ready, Set, Mighty Bug
 Mighty Bug 5: Go Girl, Faster than a Ladybug
 Mighty Bug 5: Invisible Invisilizzy
 Mighty Bug 5: Super Antny Smash!
 Mighty Bug 5: Buckle Up, Parnell!
 Mighty Bug 5: Litterbug of South Yardley
 Rock On with the Mighty Bug 5
 Mighty Bug 5: Get in the Game
 Mighty Bug 5: The Big Bang
 Mighty Bug 5: The Complete Series!

On February 16, 2021, NCircle Entertainment announced that they would release the complete series as a box set on April 14, 2021, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The box set is available in a "Collector's Edition", which includes an exclusive bonus features disc. The complete series has been released in the United States, Canada, and worldwide.

##### Video game

Many video games were created for the series. All of which were developed and published and produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Most of the games were platformers and uses the same graphics as the series.

###### List of games

 Mighty Bug 5: Mindful Minigames
 Mighty Bug Typing
 Mighty Bug Advance
 Mighty Bug 5: The Great Invasion of the Slugs
 Mighty Bug 5: Rock On!
 Mighty Bug 5: Welcome to Yardley!
Xbox 360, Mobile, Windows, MacOS, Nintendo DS,
 Mighty Bug 5: Litterbug, Ruined

## Revival

*For the article about the revival series, go to Mighty Bug 2.0.*

A sequel/revival series was announced on June 22, 2020, right before they announced the Mighty Bug 5 movie. On February 10, 2022, PBS Kids ordered the show for 30 episodes.

On September 3, Netflix acquired Mighty Bug 2.0 for its Netflix kids programming library.

On July 19, 2023, it was announced that the show was renewed for 2 new seasons.

On February 17, 2023, it was announced that a majority of the original cast would be returning, but due to Jack Sheldon's death in 2019, Amendment Bug will now be voiced by Matt Vogel of the Muppets and Sesame Street fame. Joining the cast will be Dana Snyder as Neon Bug, Matt Chapman of Homestar Runner fame as Chroma-Man, Eric Bauza as Nocturnal Moon, Weird Al Yankovic as Captain Mindblower, Ryan Reynolds as Peeper, and Matt Danner, Ben Diskin, Bob Joles, Zeno Robinson, Kimiko Glenn, Paul Scheer, Eric Jacobson, Tom Hanks, Alex Hirsch, Peter Jason, Leonard Garner, Greg Bisonette, Chris Cox, Eric Edelstein, Teresa Gallagher, David Holt, Rob Rackstraw, and Danny Pudi as additional voices.

## Distribution

The series has been sold to TV networks in over 160 countries.

The series premiered early on BCPT Kids on April 24, 2003, on the PBS Kids channel in Canadian stations on May 5, and YTV on May 9.

In the United States, the series premiered on PBS Kids on June 13, 2003. Select episodes are available to stream on the PBS KIDS app, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, and Peacock.

The series was added on Netflix on April 14, 2023, ahead of Mighty Bug 2.0's premiere, despite the latter series being a Netflix original series.

As required for Canadian/American programs aired on federally funded networks, Mighty Bug 5 has been dubbed in French for Quebec broadcasts and for its broadcast in France on TF1. Canal Panda airs a European Portuguese dub. and it aired on MBC3 in the Middle East. In the United Kingdom, it premiered on CBeebies on May 3, 2004, leaving the voice actors and actresses stay the same. A Welsh-language dub of the show titled Chwilod Gwych Ewch! premiered on June 11 on S4C as part of its Cyw block. Anione, JEI TV, and KBS have all broadcast the Korean-dubbed version. The show has been aired in the Icelandic language on Iceland's public broadcaster RÚV since March 25, 2006. That same year, it was shown in Finnish on Yle TV2. The video on demand platform Le.com obtained broadcast rights for a Mandarin Chinese-dubbed version of Mighty Bug 5 in April 2004. The Japanese dub, titled "ゴーバグズ！" premiered on Kids Station in Japan on January 3, 2004. It aired on MiniMini+ in Poland, e-Junior in the United Arab Emirates, and Clan TVE in Spain. On May 29, 2004, A Latin American dub of the show premiered on Discovery Kids. Semillitas aired it in the USA since its launch on October 24, 2011. In Germany, it airs on KiKA since January 7, 2006.

## International Dubs

Main Page: List of International Dubs for Mighty Bug 5 (AU)