Part of me wanted to hate this show, but in a way it grew on me. Only issue I have is the occasional art/animation inconsistency (noticeable if you pay enough attention.) Once you understand its humor and intent, it's really a slow-burner, nothing particularly hatable.
28 Reviews
Very meh
mitsubishizero16 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
It's not bad as there's creativity but I wasn't a big fan of the gross out humor. The main character, Bessie has a lisp which causes her to spit a lot. The characters are ok. The main character's somewhat tolerable. Bessie is cute but also obnoxious and hyperactive which can be grating. Her rivals are so snobby and unlikable yet they do show their nice side every now and then. The show is set in San Francisco which's interesting as it fits in for some reason.
There's not much to say about the show other than while creative the characters are for the most part cookie cutter and the animation's good but that's about it. I do like the wordplay in the titles though.
There's not much to say about the show other than while creative the characters are for the most part cookie cutter and the animation's good but that's about it. I do like the wordplay in the titles though.
Anybody NOT see the character origin!??!
paul-professorpi7 June 2009
Mighty B! is an OK cartoon. High production value, but not totally unique. After all, kids love the same formula.
But what I think is really intriguing is the fact that this character is based off one of Amy Poehler's UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE characters, "Cassie." Cassie, played by Poehler can be seen in Episode 101: Bucket of Truth, and is called back a few other times throughout the three season run. Cassie, like Bessie, is a girl scout, she has a hilarious lisp, and her troupe name is "The Honeybees".
UCB is in my opinion the funniest most creative show ever on television... ever. But Mighty B! just seems like an average cartoon. Even if Amy Poehler and Matt Bessie, I mean Besser, have a hand in creating it.
But what I think is really intriguing is the fact that this character is based off one of Amy Poehler's UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE characters, "Cassie." Cassie, played by Poehler can be seen in Episode 101: Bucket of Truth, and is called back a few other times throughout the three season run. Cassie, like Bessie, is a girl scout, she has a hilarious lisp, and her troupe name is "The Honeybees".
UCB is in my opinion the funniest most creative show ever on television... ever. But Mighty B! just seems like an average cartoon. Even if Amy Poehler and Matt Bessie, I mean Besser, have a hand in creating it.
A nice change of pace.
pvtfunkyduck28 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Honestly, upon first watching this show, it was hard to dig into, yet my brother seemed to have some sort of interest in it, so i had no other choice but to watch it, and I was impressed!
To start off, the animation of "The Mighty B!" is really not that bad, compared to other cartoons out there now days. (And of course excluding Japanese animes and American spin-offs of the genre.) Anyone who has been around long enough to remember good cartoons from the past like "Dexter's Laboratory" or "Rugrats" will see a very strong resemblance to the cartoon "Ren and Stimpy"
The introduction to each episode is nothing less of catchy and strikes the viewer with a happy tone, a great way to start up a great show. As for the song at the credits, they are eerie, given the time that they usually broadcast episodes regularly in my area. (5:00 AM)
The plots of each episode are very funny and creative. Rather it's the main character, Bessie Higgenbottom, struggling to earn another badge and become one step closer to transforming into this "The Mighty B" figure or it's finding out her dog has a history in a Russian Special Operations group, the viewer will always find themselves wanting more.
Truly this isn't the "best" cartoon out there today, but it's up there. For Nickelodeon, it is a step in the right direction, something to get away from the terrible shows they are putting out now days.
To start off, the animation of "The Mighty B!" is really not that bad, compared to other cartoons out there now days. (And of course excluding Japanese animes and American spin-offs of the genre.) Anyone who has been around long enough to remember good cartoons from the past like "Dexter's Laboratory" or "Rugrats" will see a very strong resemblance to the cartoon "Ren and Stimpy"
The introduction to each episode is nothing less of catchy and strikes the viewer with a happy tone, a great way to start up a great show. As for the song at the credits, they are eerie, given the time that they usually broadcast episodes regularly in my area. (5:00 AM)
The plots of each episode are very funny and creative. Rather it's the main character, Bessie Higgenbottom, struggling to earn another badge and become one step closer to transforming into this "The Mighty B" figure or it's finding out her dog has a history in a Russian Special Operations group, the viewer will always find themselves wanting more.
Truly this isn't the "best" cartoon out there today, but it's up there. For Nickelodeon, it is a step in the right direction, something to get away from the terrible shows they are putting out now days.
Not mighty
TheLittleSongbird24 May 2023
Nickelodeon is a very mixed bag when it comes to their animated shows. There are classics such as 'Rocko's Modern Life', 'Ren and Stimpy', 'The Angry Beavers' and 'Doug'. As well as prime-'Spongebob Squarepants' and prime-'The Rugrats' (the early episodes in both cases). It also boasted some very bad shows like 'ChalkZone', 'Tak and the Power of Juju', 'Fanboy and Chum Chum' and 'Rocket Power', am also someone who has personally never cared for 'The Fairy Odd Parents'.
There are certainly far worse animated shows out there than 'The Mighty B' in my view, with it not being as bad as the really bad shows that have been listed. Not just on Nickelodeon, but also overall. Having said that, count me in as another person who has never cared for it and who considers it a lesser Nickelodeon effort. This is not being said with pleasure, this is coming from a 30 something female who still loves animation and appreciates all styles and decades as well as humour styles.
By all means, 'The Mighty B' has some good things. The voice actors all make game efforts and inject a lot of energy and enthusiasm into their characters (at times too much so). Did like the backgrounds, which does have some nice colour and detail.
Some of the music is quite cool.
However, this reviewer does have to agree that the characters are very irritating. Bessie is up there with one of the most insufferably annoying lead characters of any Nickelodeon animation, a strong case of negative character traits being badly exaggerated. Didn't care for the humour, gross out, crude humour has worked very well in animation numerous times. The writing and jokes just come over as really juvenile and generic, as well as lacking in variety and overdone in the gross out aspect to a distasteful degree.
Furthermore, the stories really lack energy and are very predictable and bland, they also go well overboard on the random-ness. Random-ness and weirdness has been known to work in animation but for it to work it needs wit and imagination and the stories in 'The Mighty B' lack both and come over as too silly and confused. Despite some nice backgrounds, the animation is not to my tastes. The colours are flat and the character designs hideous.
Overall, a long way from mighty. 3/10.
There are certainly far worse animated shows out there than 'The Mighty B' in my view, with it not being as bad as the really bad shows that have been listed. Not just on Nickelodeon, but also overall. Having said that, count me in as another person who has never cared for it and who considers it a lesser Nickelodeon effort. This is not being said with pleasure, this is coming from a 30 something female who still loves animation and appreciates all styles and decades as well as humour styles.
By all means, 'The Mighty B' has some good things. The voice actors all make game efforts and inject a lot of energy and enthusiasm into their characters (at times too much so). Did like the backgrounds, which does have some nice colour and detail.
Some of the music is quite cool.
However, this reviewer does have to agree that the characters are very irritating. Bessie is up there with one of the most insufferably annoying lead characters of any Nickelodeon animation, a strong case of negative character traits being badly exaggerated. Didn't care for the humour, gross out, crude humour has worked very well in animation numerous times. The writing and jokes just come over as really juvenile and generic, as well as lacking in variety and overdone in the gross out aspect to a distasteful degree.
Furthermore, the stories really lack energy and are very predictable and bland, they also go well overboard on the random-ness. Random-ness and weirdness has been known to work in animation but for it to work it needs wit and imagination and the stories in 'The Mighty B' lack both and come over as too silly and confused. Despite some nice backgrounds, the animation is not to my tastes. The colours are flat and the character designs hideous.
Overall, a long way from mighty. 3/10.
I have a huge headache.
BobbeCole6 April 2013
Seriously, I can't stand how annoying this show is. I thought I would like it because of the fact that Amy Poehler is the main voice and one of the creators, but boy was I wrong. I couldn't even watch 2 minutes of it without getting annoyed by the bad dialogue. It was like watching Allen Gregory all over again. I thought I would like that because Jonah Hill made it, but it sucked hard because of how much it aggravated me with the characters!
All it did was make me mad how much annoyance was in the show, it's like the creators weren't even trying to make this show good, it was like they were trying to make it annoying on purpose.
3/10
All it did was make me mad how much annoyance was in the show, it's like the creators weren't even trying to make this show good, it was like they were trying to make it annoying on purpose.
3/10
Why People hate this
prunes_wrinkly_sweetness15 November 2008
I have been looking through the comments and I am really confused why people seem to passionately hate this show. And all the reasons why people seem to hate it are not really explained well. Especially who ever TommypezMaster is. That was not even English. Only 3 comments had any inkling of reasons that were backed up. And I understand not liking a show and saying it's not for me but to go as far as saying I almost puked from watching is a bit irrational.
And for anyone who says this is one of the dumbest shows...I'm confused I thought that was the point of cartoons, to be dumb. What was 2 Stupid Dogs, Space Ghost, Ren and Stimpy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sponge Bob, Cow and Chicken? Did anyone learn anything from any of those shows? No but they all have a fan following. So for being stupid is not really saying much since stupid/toilet humor is generally excepted in these other venues.
I wonder what it is then these people are looking for in cartoons? I'm partial to many types of cartoons, ranging from Beast Wars, the ones I mentioned above, anime, King of the Hill, and older cartoons like boomerang stuff.
I regard cartoons in 3 categories There are cartoons that have really good writing, there are cartoons that have really good and controlled art, then there are cartoons that can do both. Of course then there are those that have none at all. Like Perfect Hair Forever, the writing and cartooning is atrocious but it will still make me laugh 3 in the morning...so there is that too.
Anyways this show has something a lot of cartoons don't have a character driven cartoon. It doesn't need plot when she's there. I tend to like characters that are not by any means cool yet they believe they are and never seem to stop loving themselves. Strangers with Candy is like that and so is Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. Those are character's I can respect, so is Sponge Bob for that matter. It is also a show where the art, especially being flash is done by someone who knows what they are doing unlike Fairly Odd Parents which is good writing but awful cartooning.
Also someone mentioned something about it missing fluid animation. This person obviously knows nothing about cartoons or media. When it seems they are skipping frames it is on purpose it is to embellish the character's reaction to an event. Old cartoons from the golden age did this, now maybe it seemed better because they did have access to money. Cartoons today are stuck in limited Animation so it's noticed more. Only Avatar is somewhere in between limited and full. Limited animation takes better advantage of this trick in my opinion, look up Beany and Cecile cartoons and you can see it used masterfully.
Now what this cartoon maybe lacking, people seemed turned off by stereotypes and I'm not really partial to them either but they have their place. I mean Dexter's Lab was a extremely nerdy boy and extremely girly girl. The stereotypes were pretty strong. One episode they switch interests and Dexter likes the pony and she likes the tough guy stuff, this wouldn't be funny without stereotypes. Messing with stereotypes I think is much funnier. Another show full of stereotypes is Jimmy Neutron with a lot of the same ones from Dexter except he has 2 dumb friends where Mighty B has one. Not saying I support it I'm just trying to get people to think about what they are saying critically.
So my suggestion is for people who don't like this show instead of stating they don't like whatever plot that's going on. They state what the expect from cartoons personally and state why this cartoon isn't adding up to that standard, but also take a step back and think about what a cartoon is in the first place. If you are someone partial to Totally Spies or My Life as a Teenage Robot then I have real doubts you'll like this show.
And for anyone who says this is one of the dumbest shows...I'm confused I thought that was the point of cartoons, to be dumb. What was 2 Stupid Dogs, Space Ghost, Ren and Stimpy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sponge Bob, Cow and Chicken? Did anyone learn anything from any of those shows? No but they all have a fan following. So for being stupid is not really saying much since stupid/toilet humor is generally excepted in these other venues.
I wonder what it is then these people are looking for in cartoons? I'm partial to many types of cartoons, ranging from Beast Wars, the ones I mentioned above, anime, King of the Hill, and older cartoons like boomerang stuff.
I regard cartoons in 3 categories There are cartoons that have really good writing, there are cartoons that have really good and controlled art, then there are cartoons that can do both. Of course then there are those that have none at all. Like Perfect Hair Forever, the writing and cartooning is atrocious but it will still make me laugh 3 in the morning...so there is that too.
Anyways this show has something a lot of cartoons don't have a character driven cartoon. It doesn't need plot when she's there. I tend to like characters that are not by any means cool yet they believe they are and never seem to stop loving themselves. Strangers with Candy is like that and so is Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. Those are character's I can respect, so is Sponge Bob for that matter. It is also a show where the art, especially being flash is done by someone who knows what they are doing unlike Fairly Odd Parents which is good writing but awful cartooning.
Also someone mentioned something about it missing fluid animation. This person obviously knows nothing about cartoons or media. When it seems they are skipping frames it is on purpose it is to embellish the character's reaction to an event. Old cartoons from the golden age did this, now maybe it seemed better because they did have access to money. Cartoons today are stuck in limited Animation so it's noticed more. Only Avatar is somewhere in between limited and full. Limited animation takes better advantage of this trick in my opinion, look up Beany and Cecile cartoons and you can see it used masterfully.
Now what this cartoon maybe lacking, people seemed turned off by stereotypes and I'm not really partial to them either but they have their place. I mean Dexter's Lab was a extremely nerdy boy and extremely girly girl. The stereotypes were pretty strong. One episode they switch interests and Dexter likes the pony and she likes the tough guy stuff, this wouldn't be funny without stereotypes. Messing with stereotypes I think is much funnier. Another show full of stereotypes is Jimmy Neutron with a lot of the same ones from Dexter except he has 2 dumb friends where Mighty B has one. Not saying I support it I'm just trying to get people to think about what they are saying critically.
So my suggestion is for people who don't like this show instead of stating they don't like whatever plot that's going on. They state what the expect from cartoons personally and state why this cartoon isn't adding up to that standard, but also take a step back and think about what a cartoon is in the first place. If you are someone partial to Totally Spies or My Life as a Teenage Robot then I have real doubts you'll like this show.
...Really?
randomspontaneity28 May 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I don't know if this will contain spoilers or not, but here goes...
Right from the start, I was wary about this show. I would watch the commercials and think, This will be nothing more than a feeble attempt to recapture Nick's 90s glory. Then, I reminded myself that I shouldn't judge before watching it. So, one day when I had nothing to do, I sat down and gave it a try.
Unfortunately, my expectations were pretty much right on target. The whole bee/"B" theme comes off as really obnoxious, and right from the start I saw stereotypes: nerdy girls, popular girls, uptight teacher-figures, annoying little brothers...the word "hippie" was even present in the dialogue of one episode, speaking of a museum worker (named Rainbow, if I'm not mistaken, yet another stereotype). I saw this particular show, and it left me open-mouthed, wondering why in the world this was necessary. Continuing on, the characters have no depth and the plots are cookie-cutter-ish and uninteresting. The name of the show itself is questionable. Yes, the girl's name is Bessie, but if there is actually going to be a superhero-figure called "The Mighty B", why not focus the show more on that? All I saw relating to the name were 15-second clips of what she would have done if she were a superhero.
As with most shows, I really wish that I could think of it in a way other than negatively, but...seriously? Come on. We should be expecting something truly genius out of Amy Poehler. The one redeeming quality of this show, in fact, is that she created it. On the other end of the spectrum, she is the last person I would expect to create something of such poor quality is this. I mean, Amy Poehler is one of the best people in comedy today, especially with her SNL stuff. She never fails to make me laugh.
Well, except for now.
A word to Nickelodeon: Unless you can come up with something that genuinely resembles the great cartoons of the 90's or you put the old shows back on (like All That, Rocko's Modern Life, Doug, Spongebob pre-Spongebob movie, etc.), please don't bother introducing shows like "Mighty B"...Please.
2/10, solely for Amy Poehler.
Right from the start, I was wary about this show. I would watch the commercials and think, This will be nothing more than a feeble attempt to recapture Nick's 90s glory. Then, I reminded myself that I shouldn't judge before watching it. So, one day when I had nothing to do, I sat down and gave it a try.
Unfortunately, my expectations were pretty much right on target. The whole bee/"B" theme comes off as really obnoxious, and right from the start I saw stereotypes: nerdy girls, popular girls, uptight teacher-figures, annoying little brothers...the word "hippie" was even present in the dialogue of one episode, speaking of a museum worker (named Rainbow, if I'm not mistaken, yet another stereotype). I saw this particular show, and it left me open-mouthed, wondering why in the world this was necessary. Continuing on, the characters have no depth and the plots are cookie-cutter-ish and uninteresting. The name of the show itself is questionable. Yes, the girl's name is Bessie, but if there is actually going to be a superhero-figure called "The Mighty B", why not focus the show more on that? All I saw relating to the name were 15-second clips of what she would have done if she were a superhero.
As with most shows, I really wish that I could think of it in a way other than negatively, but...seriously? Come on. We should be expecting something truly genius out of Amy Poehler. The one redeeming quality of this show, in fact, is that she created it. On the other end of the spectrum, she is the last person I would expect to create something of such poor quality is this. I mean, Amy Poehler is one of the best people in comedy today, especially with her SNL stuff. She never fails to make me laugh.
Well, except for now.
A word to Nickelodeon: Unless you can come up with something that genuinely resembles the great cartoons of the 90's or you put the old shows back on (like All That, Rocko's Modern Life, Doug, Spongebob pre-Spongebob movie, etc.), please don't bother introducing shows like "Mighty B"...Please.
2/10, solely for Amy Poehler.
Very underrated show
OffTheLeft30 January 2010
I was rather surprised at the fairly low average user rating that The Mighty B! has received. Some of the negative reviews I read are generally wrapped around the show's resemblance to Nick's older cartoons, perceived clichés, Bessie's speech impediment, her high amount of energy, and the occasional gross-out humor that is used. To me these sound like opinions of someone who has seen just one or two episodes, because even I wasn't quite sure what to think after seeing it for the first time. I had to give it an honest effort (just like a few other shows such as Invader Zim, Foster's Home or Billy & Mandy), which really led me to like it a lot as I continued to watch it.
So one point of contention seems to be the crude humor. To me, this show is a bit rough around the edges, but is not hard to handle compared to Family Guy, later episodes of Billy & Mandy and some earlier Nick toons I've seen. Only a little scene in one episode (not saying which one) made me grimace when I saw it, while many parts of Family Guy and Billy & Mandy made me change the channel. So the crudeness is unnecessary, but not by any means overbearing.
And why do some viewers seem to think this show is unoriginal, unless that is their attempt to support their negative opinions? In the case of Gwen and Portia, respectively a stereotypical hipster and valley girl, I believe they fill a role that places Bessie in her proper place, as they continually try to degrade her without a glimpse of success, adding a lot to the humor put forth by Bessie's antics. As far as Penny's stereotype is concerned, the only other character she could even relate to is Patrick Star, but their personalities are still much different and Penny is hilarious. The air-headed blonde girl Millie also cracks me up.
Even in spite of characters like Portia & Gwen, this is Bessie's show. Unlike any other female cartoon character I've seen, she is so full of energy, completely oblivious to her own popularity & appearance, and quite sharp-minded. Every other cartoon I've seen on Nick that's worth watching involves male comical characters, and any females that hold a primary role are usually not at all funny or antagonistic, since they are restrained to cynicism or being "miss perfect." I love how Bessie steps far outside this area; she's hilarious and adorable in every respect, including her silly lisp, which only adds to her personality.
So one point of contention seems to be the crude humor. To me, this show is a bit rough around the edges, but is not hard to handle compared to Family Guy, later episodes of Billy & Mandy and some earlier Nick toons I've seen. Only a little scene in one episode (not saying which one) made me grimace when I saw it, while many parts of Family Guy and Billy & Mandy made me change the channel. So the crudeness is unnecessary, but not by any means overbearing.
And why do some viewers seem to think this show is unoriginal, unless that is their attempt to support their negative opinions? In the case of Gwen and Portia, respectively a stereotypical hipster and valley girl, I believe they fill a role that places Bessie in her proper place, as they continually try to degrade her without a glimpse of success, adding a lot to the humor put forth by Bessie's antics. As far as Penny's stereotype is concerned, the only other character she could even relate to is Patrick Star, but their personalities are still much different and Penny is hilarious. The air-headed blonde girl Millie also cracks me up.
Even in spite of characters like Portia & Gwen, this is Bessie's show. Unlike any other female cartoon character I've seen, she is so full of energy, completely oblivious to her own popularity & appearance, and quite sharp-minded. Every other cartoon I've seen on Nick that's worth watching involves male comical characters, and any females that hold a primary role are usually not at all funny or antagonistic, since they are restrained to cynicism or being "miss perfect." I love how Bessie steps far outside this area; she's hilarious and adorable in every respect, including her silly lisp, which only adds to her personality.
The Mighty B gets a B-
tobiaskellyreddit1 July 2020
A lot of the time when it comes to Nickelodeon tv shows I don't buck the trend, but here I do. The Mighty B is a rather good show, although not perfect by any means.
The animation is very expressive and animated. This is one of the times where flash animation was the right choice.
I didn't find Bessie as annoying as others thought she was. Maybe it's because I spent a lot of time with small children when I was in foster care, but I seem to have an immunity to annoying characters in media in general. There are times, though, where she will grate on you, though luckily, not to the extent of the actual characters in the show.
Overall, if your looking for a solid mid-2000s Nicktoon, you may find it here, despite there being a few duds in the episode listing.
The animation is very expressive and animated. This is one of the times where flash animation was the right choice.
I didn't find Bessie as annoying as others thought she was. Maybe it's because I spent a lot of time with small children when I was in foster care, but I seem to have an immunity to annoying characters in media in general. There are times, though, where she will grate on you, though luckily, not to the extent of the actual characters in the show.
Overall, if your looking for a solid mid-2000s Nicktoon, you may find it here, despite there being a few duds in the episode listing.
Worst show of its time, and still worst show of 2010s
alonsosamillan10 November 2013
I'm 15 and a half right now. When this show came up, I had... 10 years? I was watching cartoons in Jetix and Nick (the main channels in Latin America. Yes, Jetix was a channel. RIP) when an ad of this show was set to air. I was like I couldn't believe how much garbage this show had to feature when it finally set on TV. When the show premiered circa July 2008, I was in shock. The protagonist is very, but i mean, VERY annoying, and so its voice. Entire episodes were crap, the plot was nonsense, voices were TERRIBLE, and I don't know how nor why, the graphics of the show made me sick. I stopped to see that piece of garbage, with only 2 days of episodes watched.
Nickelodeon, you failed as a channel with your new shows. If you won't change, you'll finish like Disney Channel, or even worse.
Nickelodeon, you failed as a channel with your new shows. If you won't change, you'll finish like Disney Channel, or even worse.
I love Bessie!!
merci9414 December 2008
The Mighty B! is an original, witty, well cast cartoon which is SO refreshing from the endless hours of Dora and Diego I have had to endure. My 3 year old loves Bessie, Porche and Happy....and so do I! The comedic script makes me laugh. Bessie has an unyielding determination coupled with a positive outlook and a wonderful sense of self. If we think back we have all known a Porche in our lives and most of us have known a Bessie...and deep down we all are routing for the Bessies of the world. The message that the show conveys is always a positive one and there is a very limited amount (if any) of foul language that I would consider inappropriate for my 3 year old (unlike many other cartoons). I truly hope that this show sticks around for a very long time. I really look forward to seeing what the happy-go-lucky little girl with the adorable lisp will be up to next!
This is bad
Rectangular_businessman3 July 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Veyr bad cartoon, with ugly designs, unfunny jokes and many annoying (and unlikeable characters) The animation seems like a really bad imitation of the John Kricfalusi's cartoons, without the same level of quality.
The stories are dull, uninteresting and generic. Most of the humor is derivative of other animated shows (specially "SpongeBob SquarePants") filled with many random nonsense and "wacky" jokes that are not even funny anymore.
"The Mighty B!" is a dumb, uninspired cartoon without any kind of interest or entertainment value.
The stories are dull, uninteresting and generic. Most of the humor is derivative of other animated shows (specially "SpongeBob SquarePants") filled with many random nonsense and "wacky" jokes that are not even funny anymore.
"The Mighty B!" is a dumb, uninspired cartoon without any kind of interest or entertainment value.
Just another cookie cutter-animated program
tommypezmaster5 June 2012
My face could of been burning after I watched Grumpy Old Bees. I need mint paste! Plot: This plot could of been better, Bessie wants to earn many badges but ended doing some crazy stuff Characters: Penny and the antagonist characters are Really annoying. The casual bad characters around, obnoxious, cliché, and annoying at it's highest. Plus there's some unfitting voice casts.
Humor: Bad. Instead of making me laugh, they could made me lie down to a dirty floor. Their jokes fail 15x around.
Art: It's animated with cookie cutter style. That's why it's crappy. It's like ChalkZone in the 2nd seasons and present.
Overall: -3. One of the cookie cutter style, or should I say "garbages". It's just like it's failed cartoons like World of Quest and Pearlie.
Humor: Bad. Instead of making me laugh, they could made me lie down to a dirty floor. Their jokes fail 15x around.
Art: It's animated with cookie cutter style. That's why it's crappy. It's like ChalkZone in the 2nd seasons and present.
Overall: -3. One of the cookie cutter style, or should I say "garbages". It's just like it's failed cartoons like World of Quest and Pearlie.
Smack!
gonelunch117 August 2008
Remember the last time you were stuck on an airplane and the annoying brat in the next row kept wiggling, squirming, talking and kicking the seat for the whole flight? Bessie is that kid. She is a hyper little geekwad with a painfully abrasive voice, and is so irritating that this show just isn't fun to watch. What's more, the show lacks the multidimensional humor that would make it amusing for adults as well as children. Instead, there are potty jokes; racial, class, religious and regional stereotypes; and the central joke of Bessie's completely nonexistent social skills. It's hard to connect to Bessie or feel anything about her except the desire for her to shut up! The animation is OK in a '90's Ren and Stimpy-ish way but like the rest of the show, it seems they made it intentionally frenetic just to cover up the lack of anything genuinely interesting. Nick has canned better toons without giving them time to develop. I hope they consign this stinker to the bottom of the bin and use the resources for something decent.
Nick Needs A Wake Up
lloydirving649213 August 2008
I think this show isn't funny nor entertaining. Every time my little sister turns on nick to this show, I get a headache. They try to make it funny, but it is not even close to any of the past cartoons nick has shown. I can't get through an episode without leaving the room and turning on my Gameboy or my Ipod. This show is making my sister stupid i think O_o Usually cartoons have smart humor... this was just frustrating and out of reach stupid. I think I will watch SNL instead. anyways... 3/10 i would give it 1 but i think that will be a compliment. Good Luck Nick, try and get better shows for kids, teens, and adults.
Little girls can't be gross?
yabusameluna7 April 2012
When shows starring little boys or animal boy... things. Like Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, heck, even Crayon Shin-chan. They're treated as classic pieces of subversive animation. And if you don't like it, you're a prim and proper, an anime nerd, or awful girly thing. And the shows always seem to star little boys of some sort, targeted at little boys.
And honestly, it's kinda sexist. "Snips and snails and puppy dog tails" and "sugar, spice, and everything nice". Every girl is a cloud of perfume that never has to use the bathroom. And boys are a collection of hardcore toxic waste. How banal has the gross out comedy become, not because it's a gross out comedy, but because it focuses on males being gross.
Bessie Higgenbottom of the Mighty B! is here to set things right. With an absolute hoot of a comedy of the veins of Ren & Stimpy. But even more refreshing. And it's easy to see how, as many reviewers are targeting this show for being "gross and vapid" in a way they'd never target the boys shows.
Clearly our culture has some work to do when so many people are freaked out by a little girl picking her nose. Bless Bessie Higgenbottom, we need more of her kind.
And honestly, it's kinda sexist. "Snips and snails and puppy dog tails" and "sugar, spice, and everything nice". Every girl is a cloud of perfume that never has to use the bathroom. And boys are a collection of hardcore toxic waste. How banal has the gross out comedy become, not because it's a gross out comedy, but because it focuses on males being gross.
Bessie Higgenbottom of the Mighty B! is here to set things right. With an absolute hoot of a comedy of the veins of Ren & Stimpy. But even more refreshing. And it's easy to see how, as many reviewers are targeting this show for being "gross and vapid" in a way they'd never target the boys shows.
Clearly our culture has some work to do when so many people are freaked out by a little girl picking her nose. Bless Bessie Higgenbottom, we need more of her kind.
This is a disgrace to the cartoon world.
cottonbrains27 January 2009
I've always loved Nick since I was a little kid. I've seen good shows come and go. I try to give everything on Nick a chance, but to be honest their cartoons just seem to be going down the drain. I'm a big fan of Spongebob Squarepants (the older episodes mainly), The Fairly Odd Parents, older cartoons such as The Angry Beaver's, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and Doug.
However I cannot stand 'The Mighty B!' I think it is one of the most disgusting cartoons I have ever seen. It's directed towards children in my little sister's age group (she's almost 9 years old). There is nothing funny about this show at all. There are some good things such as there being a range in body types. That's really the only nice thing I can say about it. The entire show is based on gross-out humor, which is fine in some shows only that this one goes above and beyond gross-out humor. There's an episode where Bessie drinks a girl's mucus in order to get the chickenpox. That is one of the most appalling things I've seen on a children's cartoon show. Besides that, Bessie's character is completely rude, obnoxious, and sets a terrible example for kids. She just acts completely out there, she talks to her finger for crying out loud! I'm not at all saying being unique is a bad thing, but Bessie is ridiculously disgusting. This character has no manners whatsoever. My sister has even began to act more like Bessie. Yeah she's 8 years old, but she wasn't doing anything nearly that gross before this show came about. It needs to be taken off Nick, it's a disgrace to cartoons.
However I cannot stand 'The Mighty B!' I think it is one of the most disgusting cartoons I have ever seen. It's directed towards children in my little sister's age group (she's almost 9 years old). There is nothing funny about this show at all. There are some good things such as there being a range in body types. That's really the only nice thing I can say about it. The entire show is based on gross-out humor, which is fine in some shows only that this one goes above and beyond gross-out humor. There's an episode where Bessie drinks a girl's mucus in order to get the chickenpox. That is one of the most appalling things I've seen on a children's cartoon show. Besides that, Bessie's character is completely rude, obnoxious, and sets a terrible example for kids. She just acts completely out there, she talks to her finger for crying out loud! I'm not at all saying being unique is a bad thing, but Bessie is ridiculously disgusting. This character has no manners whatsoever. My sister has even began to act more like Bessie. Yeah she's 8 years old, but she wasn't doing anything nearly that gross before this show came about. It needs to be taken off Nick, it's a disgrace to cartoons.
The girl scouts version of REN & STIMPY!
ryuuseipro19 June 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I don't know about the many detractors of this series, but I really love and must show support for THE MIGHTY B!, one of Nickelodeon's latest shows, and the network's best new show, in my opinion. After almost a whole decade of cartoons that got unfortunately canceled by Nickelodeon, including INVADER ZIM, MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT, THE X's, and EL TIGRE: THE ADVENTURES OF MANNY RIVERA, I'm just glad to see yet another good show that isn't SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, a show which is just okay, but Nick seems to treat it as the Center of the Universe (like RUGRATS before it). I just hope they don't cancel THE MIGHTY B! after one season like the aforementioned shows (although MLAATR lasted for three, and IZ a season-and-a-half), just to make room for *more* SPONGEBOB! (And face it, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER is gracefully finished and done with, so leave it alone!)
Having seen this series since last year, I thought of it as the girl scouts version of REN & STIMPY, as it's got the same animation style, same selection of vintage library music, and even the same kind of gross-out humor. Yes, gross-out humor in a girls' cartoon! That's something you don't see every day. Erik Wiese, one of the three creators of this show, was a former John Kricfalusi animator. In fact, John K seems to have given this series his blessing, as he was featured in the "Special Thanks" credit in the first episode! He was definitely with this series in spirit.
Series co-creator and UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE/Saturday NIGHT LIVE alumni Amy Poehler voices the titular character, Bessie Higgenbottom, a hilariously spastic and high-strung, but altruistic and lovable girl scout; she's a member of the San Francisco Honeybee Scouts. Other members include Bessie's obese friend Penny Lefkowitz (Dannah Feinglass), and her snobbish frenemies Portia Gibbons (Grey Delisle) and Gwen Wu (Jessica DiCicco). Portia's mother Mary Francis Gibbons (Sarah Thyre) is the Honeybees' bourgeois troop leader, and, like her daughter, has a love-hate thing for Bessie (because she wants Portia to succeed). Other supporting characters include Bessie's single mother, Hillary (Megan Canavagh), her little brother Ben (Andy Richter), her rock band friend Rocky Rhodes (Nickelodeon vet/Poehler's SNL colleague Kenan Thompson), and last but not least, her reluctant but loyal pet dog Happy (Dee Bradley Baker). Bessie's goal is to collect every single Honeybee badge, so that, as said in the Honeybee Handbook, she will become a superhero called the "Mighty Bee," which Bessie envisions as her imaginary superhero alter-ego with a tall, muscular body.
Poehler's performance of Bessie is, as expected of her, irrepressible, and it also adds to Bessie's outcast status. You know she's considered an annoying outcast, but she's also funny and lovable at it, and some can actually empathize with her. Poehler based her Bessie character on a similar character she played in UCB, a girl scout named Cassie. (One would probably go on about how this series is an UCB spin off!) I'm also impressed with Dee Bradley Baker as Happy! He was so convincing, sounding like a real dog trying to talk. One such golden moment in the series is in the episode "Sweet Sixteenth," in which Bessie and Happy do "vocal warm ups" on a roller-coaster ride! It was just so funny and cute at the same time. The other voice talents are equally well done, including Delisle as the snobbish Portia. The theme song by Amy Miles and Michael Robertson, as well as the accompanying main title sequence, are among the craziest ever, and captures the essence of Bessie's adrenaline rush.
At this writing, a full half-hour special episode, "Dragonflies," premiered just a week ago, and I can say that it was the most exciting episode yet! Plenty of non-stop action throughout.
Yes, I can handle gross humor, as well as loudmouth humor, as long as the cartoon is *good*, which I think THE MIGHTY B! is. For me, it nostalgically hearkens back to the glory days of REN & STIMPY, and has become one of my favorite cartoons. In closing, I highly recommend this series to everyone, especially fans of R&S and thereabouts! Otherwise, those expecting SPONGEBOB and AVATAR may as well stay away, or at least *try* to enjoy it!
Having seen this series since last year, I thought of it as the girl scouts version of REN & STIMPY, as it's got the same animation style, same selection of vintage library music, and even the same kind of gross-out humor. Yes, gross-out humor in a girls' cartoon! That's something you don't see every day. Erik Wiese, one of the three creators of this show, was a former John Kricfalusi animator. In fact, John K seems to have given this series his blessing, as he was featured in the "Special Thanks" credit in the first episode! He was definitely with this series in spirit.
Series co-creator and UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE/Saturday NIGHT LIVE alumni Amy Poehler voices the titular character, Bessie Higgenbottom, a hilariously spastic and high-strung, but altruistic and lovable girl scout; she's a member of the San Francisco Honeybee Scouts. Other members include Bessie's obese friend Penny Lefkowitz (Dannah Feinglass), and her snobbish frenemies Portia Gibbons (Grey Delisle) and Gwen Wu (Jessica DiCicco). Portia's mother Mary Francis Gibbons (Sarah Thyre) is the Honeybees' bourgeois troop leader, and, like her daughter, has a love-hate thing for Bessie (because she wants Portia to succeed). Other supporting characters include Bessie's single mother, Hillary (Megan Canavagh), her little brother Ben (Andy Richter), her rock band friend Rocky Rhodes (Nickelodeon vet/Poehler's SNL colleague Kenan Thompson), and last but not least, her reluctant but loyal pet dog Happy (Dee Bradley Baker). Bessie's goal is to collect every single Honeybee badge, so that, as said in the Honeybee Handbook, she will become a superhero called the "Mighty Bee," which Bessie envisions as her imaginary superhero alter-ego with a tall, muscular body.
Poehler's performance of Bessie is, as expected of her, irrepressible, and it also adds to Bessie's outcast status. You know she's considered an annoying outcast, but she's also funny and lovable at it, and some can actually empathize with her. Poehler based her Bessie character on a similar character she played in UCB, a girl scout named Cassie. (One would probably go on about how this series is an UCB spin off!) I'm also impressed with Dee Bradley Baker as Happy! He was so convincing, sounding like a real dog trying to talk. One such golden moment in the series is in the episode "Sweet Sixteenth," in which Bessie and Happy do "vocal warm ups" on a roller-coaster ride! It was just so funny and cute at the same time. The other voice talents are equally well done, including Delisle as the snobbish Portia. The theme song by Amy Miles and Michael Robertson, as well as the accompanying main title sequence, are among the craziest ever, and captures the essence of Bessie's adrenaline rush.
At this writing, a full half-hour special episode, "Dragonflies," premiered just a week ago, and I can say that it was the most exciting episode yet! Plenty of non-stop action throughout.
Yes, I can handle gross humor, as well as loudmouth humor, as long as the cartoon is *good*, which I think THE MIGHTY B! is. For me, it nostalgically hearkens back to the glory days of REN & STIMPY, and has become one of my favorite cartoons. In closing, I highly recommend this series to everyone, especially fans of R&S and thereabouts! Otherwise, those expecting SPONGEBOB and AVATAR may as well stay away, or at least *try* to enjoy it!
So hilarious!
rpeacock-357575 April 2017
This show is extremely hilarious! Idk how anyone could say it's crap. You have to have a sense of humor in order to get this show. I mean it's not vulgar or disgusting, it's just plain old funny. You know when your a full grown adult and your laughing just as much as the kids it's a good thing!!! I wish there were more shows out there like this for my kids to watch. I love this show!
This cartoon is great
dalion-0588916 April 2019
Amy Pholer is a genius- I find this cartoon extremely funny and reminiscent of Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec. This show encompasses what Amy is good at portraying, an annoyingly passionate, and loveable character who challenges the stereotypes about being a girl. The animation is awesome and the story line is original- I will always enjoy watching this show.
<3 it!!
smcalifornia27 October 2008
OK, I don't typically WATCH Nickelodeon - my son does. But THIS show is changing that. (Also Spongebob). Amy Poehler is hilarious. She's been cracking me up since I first saw her on Conan. This is one of only a few shows that we can watch together and equally enjoy!! The voices alone are hilarious, but there is so much more - the "Lil Pun" .. the "Pretty Pretty Princesses" band, the bonus baby .. so many things have become inside jokes with my family.
And the one where they go to the kids' restaurant a la Chuck E. Cheese - they took that right out of my childhood!! With those freaky mechanical guys playing in a band on stage. LOL Memories!!
...come on everybody Mighty B! !!!
And the one where they go to the kids' restaurant a la Chuck E. Cheese - they took that right out of my childhood!! With those freaky mechanical guys playing in a band on stage. LOL Memories!!
...come on everybody Mighty B! !!!
Talk about funny.
nasdagoodshepherd8 June 2019
I remembered watching The Mighty B! on Nickelodeon and was nice. The characters, the humor, the writing are all well-done and I can say that this is one of my favorite Nucktoons of all time. Man, was The Mighty B! a fun show. Give this one an 8.4/10
Funny show
Beanie7214 May 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Im in my upper teens but I still think this show is really funny.
Amy Poehler does such a funny voice and it kinda reminds me of her character Katie on snl.
I really think Nickelodeon finally is back and has a great show. They have been needing a hit since Spongebob and I think the Mighty B may just be it. Its funny for all ages.
Give the Mighty B a chance, its not another awful Nick show like Avatar the last stupid airbender. I really think this show will last for years to come like Spongebob has already done.
Give it a try!
Amy Poehler does such a funny voice and it kinda reminds me of her character Katie on snl.
I really think Nickelodeon finally is back and has a great show. They have been needing a hit since Spongebob and I think the Mighty B may just be it. Its funny for all ages.
Give the Mighty B a chance, its not another awful Nick show like Avatar the last stupid airbender. I really think this show will last for years to come like Spongebob has already done.
Give it a try!
Bingewatching since December 2019!
nobledynasti11 February 2020
I love this show more than I love Amy Poehler. Why? Because this is one of the greatest shows I ever watched! I have been binge-watching this show since a month ago! Bessie is my favorite because her personality was not only patterned after Cassie from Upright Citizens Brigade, but Kaitlin from Saturday Night Live as well! (all three are portrayed by Amy Poehler) My favorite episodes have to be "Dragonflies", "Catatonic", "We Got the Bee" and "So Happy Together".
When I first watched the show back in the mid-2010s on my device, I barely watched the beginning of "Sweet Sixteenth" when I watched the full episode of the first episode called So Happy Together. This. Show. Is. So. Awesome! 10 out of 10. Fun fact: Not only Matt Besser and Amy Poehler has starred in this show, but Upright Citizens Brigade as well.
When I first watched the show back in the mid-2010s on my device, I barely watched the beginning of "Sweet Sixteenth" when I watched the full episode of the first episode called So Happy Together. This. Show. Is. So. Awesome! 10 out of 10. Fun fact: Not only Matt Besser and Amy Poehler has starred in this show, but Upright Citizens Brigade as well.
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