List of The Mighty B! episodes

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The Mighty B! is an American children's cartoon series co-created by Amy Poehler 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. The series was picked up for a pilot in early 2006 under the name of Super Scout.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117938322.html?categoryid=1050&cs=1|title=Poehler scouting Nick gig|author=Martin, Denise|date=2006-02-15|work=Variety|accessdate=2009-12-31}} The series premiered on Saturday, April 26, 2008, which was the morning after Poehler's film Baby Mama had premiered.{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/babymama/a/babymam42008_2.htm|title=Amy Poehler Interview – Baby Mama and The Mighty B!|work=About.com|author=Murray, Rebecca|date=2008-04-23|accessdate=2009-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213114829/http://movies.about.com/od/babymama/a/babymam42008_2.htm|archive-date=2009-02-13|url-status=dead}} In September 2008, the show was renewed for a second season with 20 episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/nickelodeon-picks-two-new-series-renews-mighty-b|title=Nickelodeon picks up two new series, renews Mighty B|work=Animation World Network|date=September 17, 2008|accessdate=2009-08-15|author=Moody, Annemarie}} Brown Johnson, president of animation at Nickelodeon, called the show a "break-out hit" that "complements and strengthens" the Saturday morning line-up.{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1431475.php/Amy_Poehler_s_The_Mighty_B_keeps_buzzing_for_Nick |title=Amy Poehler's The Mighty B! keeps buzzing for Nick |date=2008-09-17 |accessdate=2009-12-31 |author=MacIntyre, April |work=Monsters and Critics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011025349/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1431475.php/Amy_Poehler_s_The_Mighty_B_keeps_buzzing_for_Nick |archivedate=2012-10-11 }} The second season premiered on September 21, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/articles/31104/new-episodes-of-the-mighty-b-to-air-on-nickelodeon-from-sept-21-25-2009 |title=Nickelodeon is buzzing with new episodes of The Mighty B! |date=2009-09-12 |author=Liu, Ed |publisher=Toon Zone |work=Nickelodeon |accessdate=2009-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216084535/http://news.toonzone.net/articles/31104/new-episodes-of-the-mighty-b-to-air-on-nickelodeon-from-sept-21-25-2009 |archivedate=2009-12-16 }}

The Mighty B! and its crew have been nominated six Annie Awards, with so far no wins. The show has also been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_36th_creative_winners_fp.html|title=36th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees|publisher=Emmy Online|accessdate=2010-01-01}} The show has also been nominated one Artios Award{{cite web|url=http://www.castingsociety.com/component/content/article/42-artios-awards/162-2009-artios-award-nominees|title=2009 Artios Award Nominees and Winners|publisher=Casting Society|accessdate=2005-01-01}} and one Golden Reel Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2009awards/2009tvnominees.html |title=2009 Golden Reel Awards Nominees: Television |publisher=MPSE |accessdate=2010-01-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715183939/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2009awards/2009tvnominees.html |archivedate=2010-07-15 }}

Many titles of the episodes of the series are parodies of particular media. Examples include "Sleepless in San Francisco" (based on the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle) and Dirty Happy (based on Clint Eastwood's 1971 film Dirty Harry, which even includes references quotes from the movie).