Read more about Bessie Higgenbottom at: Wikipedia Official Site: Nick The Mighty B! is an American animated television series co-created by Amy Poehler Cynthia True and Erik Wiese 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. Poehler provides the voice of Bessie, who is loosely based on a character Poehler played on the improvisational comedy troupes Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade. The Mighty B! premiered on Saturday April 26, 2008, which was the morning after Poehler's film Baby Mama had premiere. Since its debut, the show has attracted an average 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 a second season with 20 episodes that premiered on September 21, 2009. The Mighty B! has been nominated for six Annie Award and four Daytime Emmy Award, so far winning one Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. It has garnered one Artios Award nomination and one Golden Reel Award nomination. Several years before The Mighty B! premiered, co-creator Amy Poehler and 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 mean to other girls". She found that enthusiasm "fascinating" and wanted to "bottle it and take it like a pill". |
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Bessie Higgenbottom