Nick Gives Amy Poehler's 'Bottom a Thumbs-up

Nickelodeon is on board for Mighty B, a new animated series starring Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler as the voice of Bessie Higgenbottom, a 10-year-old Honeybee Scout out to earn each and every last merit badge she can. Mighty B's 20 episodes will start unspooling in 2008.Also at Nick, nick-nick-nick, nick-nick, nick, nick, Nick-el-o-de-on (do they still use that jingle?): SpongeBob SquarePants has been picked up for a 13-episode sixth season, with all original voice-cast members set to return.

Matt Mitovich

Dec. 13, 2006 at 11:45 a.m. PT

Nickelodeon is on board for Mighty B, a new animated series starring Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler as the voice of Bessie Higgenbottom, a 10-year-old Honeybee Scout out to earn each and every last merit badge she can. Mighty B's 20 episodes will start unspooling in 2008.

Also at Nick, nick-nick-nick, nick-nick, nick, nick, Nick-el-o-de-on (do they still use that jingle?): SpongeBob SquarePants has been picked up for a 13-episode sixth season, with all original voice-cast members set to return.