The Mighty Ones
The Mighty Ones is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and created by Sunil Hall and Lynne Naylor, which premiered on November 9, 2020, on Peacock and Hulu. It was renewed for a second season, which was released on July 1, 2021.[1] It is the first TV series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television since their rename to be completely original material and not based on any pre-existing property. The fourth and final season premiered on December 9, 2022.[2][3]
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| Theme music composer | John Wicks |
| Composer | Alec Puro |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
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| Original release | November 9, 2020 – December 9, 2022 |
Premise
The Mighty Ones follows the eponymous quartet, consisting of a twig, a pebble, a leaf, and a strawberry. These unruly friends reside in the backyard as they try to live life to the biggest.
In the first two seasons, the backyard belonged to an all-girl rock band. In the first three episodes of the third season, the band were evicted and a young hipster couple with a baby moved in. This was negated by time travel and it went back to the original status quo.
Cast
- Josh Brener as Twig[4]
- Jessica McKenna as Rocksy & Tim[4]
- Jimmy Tatro as Bucky "Leaf"[4]
- Alex Cazares as Verry Berry[4]
- Janina Gavankar as Kensington[4]
- Grey Griffin as Samosa & Percy the Pear[4]
- Fryda Wolff as Bats[4]
- Fred Tatasciore as Mr. Ladybug/Mr. Ladybüg, Rabbit, Jeff Berry, Prophetic Berry, Berry Patch, Matilda, Boppo, & Wheezy[4]
- Eric Bauza as Ben the Stinkbug, Uncle Berry, The Beast, Additional voices[4]
- Stephen Root as Bernard[4]
- Kari Wahlgren as Shelly & Vera[4]
- Tru Valentino as David "Dave" & Carder
- Steve Little as Dr. Clod[4]
- Erika Ishii as Lindsay[4]
- Keston John as Breht[4]
Guest cast
- Brett Gelman as Egg
- Greg Cipes as Josh
- Paul Rugg as Flippy
- Manila Luzon as Firefly
- Johnny Pemberton as Gherkin
- Keston John as Ascot Pickle
- Bennie Arthur as Tam Winkwonk
- Zeno Robinson as Norman & Shanks
- Chandni Parekh as Nugget
- Kayvan Novak as The Emperor
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [6] | ||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Rocksy's In a Hole Lotta Trouble" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Kent Osborne Greg Miller | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "The Great Invisi-Barrier" | ||||||||||||
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"Rocksy's In a Hole Lotta Trouble": When Rocksy sinks to the bottom of a giant pond, her friends must figure out how to rescue her. "The Great Invisi-Barrier": When an invisible force-a-wall descends on the yard and separates the Mighty Ones, Rocksy must figure out how to penetrate it so the group can reunite. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Colossal Strawberry" | Greg Miller Carder Scholin | Nathan Bulmer and Greg Miller Carder Scholin | Michelle Cavin Dani Michaeli | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "The Sappening" | ||||||||||||
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"Colossal Strawberry": Berry is convinced that the prophecy of the berry colossus has come true and that she's been chosen to lead her people to their true calling. "The Sappening": Twig is afraid his sapping will put the Mighty Ones in peril. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Wad of Friendship" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Carder Scholin Nathan Bulmer and Ben Bury | Brendan Hay Michelle Cavin | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Twig Puts Down Roots" | ||||||||||||
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"Wad of Friendship": Berry and Rocksy get attatched to a piece of gum from one of the humans, and also invite their lonely friends and neighbors into the wad. "Twig Puts Down Roots": Twig thinks he's growing roots and that he will become an oak tree. The roots, however, might risk his life. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Egg Nag" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ben Crouse and Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Sunil Hall | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Game On" | ||||||||||||
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"Egg Nag": The Mighty Ones find a trash-talking unhatched egg who scolds Twig, Leaf, and Berry, and that Rocksy must nuture. "Game On": The group find and explore a "city" (a Monopoly-like board game), but Berry eventually becomes greedy. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Creepy Caterpillar" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Carder Scholin Ben Bury and Erica Jones | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, Lynne Naylor, and Kent Osborne Sunil Hall | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Code of Silence" | ||||||||||||
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"Creepy Caterpillar": Twig introduces Leaf to his suave caterpillar friend Josh. Leaf is calmed by the fact that he Josh can't eat leaves, but eventually the caterpillar struggles to eat him. "Code of Silence": The group must be silent for a day by order of Rabbit, to prevent him from being caught by the hawks. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Bug Zapper" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Nathan Bulmer and Carder Scholin Gregory Leysens and Joe Uebie | Dani Michaeli Lucy Heavens | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "The Helper" | ||||||||||||
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"Bug Zapper": The humans install a bug zapper on their porch, which could and can inflict the insects, especially Ladybug. "The Helper": Rocksy tries to "help" Rabbit "find" items, unaware he's actually stealing them. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Naked Mole Wrath" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Written by : Sunil Hall and Carder Scholin Storyboard by : Sunil Hall, Eddie Trigueros, Carder Scholin, Lynne Naylor, Chris Reccardi, and Greg Miller Ben Bury and Erica Jones | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, and Lynne Naylor Richard Pursel | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Momma Leaf" | ||||||||||||
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"Naked Mole Wrath": Hiding in fear after watching a show where a naked mole rat is "killing" their kind, the Mighty Ones, especially Rocksy, try to stop such a creature in their backyard (actually a squirrel). "Momma Leaf": Leaf sprouts eggs on his "armpits", so Twig, Rocksy, and Berry try to help him become a mother. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Twig for a Day" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler Nathan Bulmer | Sunil Hall Ben Crouse | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Eternal Day" | ||||||||||||
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"Twig For A Day": While building a dam, Rocksy, Berry, and Leaf pretend to be under Twig's shoes. "Eternal Day": Everyone can't sleep because of the "three suns" (sun lamps) from the humans, though Leaf enjoys his new buff body caused by the "suns". | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Silly Collection" | Carder Scholin | Gregory Leysens and Joe Uebie Charlie Gavin | Dani Michaeli Greg Miller | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "Hat Wars" | ||||||||||||
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"Silly Collection": Leaf has a collection of sand, but when Rocksy discovers the sand is sentient, she tries to rescue them. "Hat Wars": Verry Berry creates a new hat that everyone hates, except when Twig wears it, making Berry jealous. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Queen" | Ben Bury | Ben Crouse Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood | Michelle Cavin Jillian Goldfluss | November 9, 2020 | ||||||
| "A Mighty Arm" | ||||||||||||
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"The Queen": After a group of ants steal stuff from the Mighty Ones, they must confront the Queen Ant to get their stuff back. "A Mighty Arm": When the Mighty Ones neglect Twig, they make it up to him by embarking on a dangerous adventure. | ||||||||||||
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [6] |
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| 11 | 1 | "Two Twigs" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ian Mutchler and Joe Uebie Nathan Bulmer and Gregory Leysens | Sunil Hall and Brendan Hay Dani Michaeli | July 1, 2021 |
| "Fresh Coat of Pain" | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | "A Stinky Situation" | Carder Scholin Ben Bury | Ben Crouse and Susan Nyguen Charlie Gavin and Kaitlyn Graziano | Jillian Goldfluss Sunil Hall and Greg Miller | July 1, 2021 |
| "Fire-Fly" | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Mr. Ladybug's Secret" | Nathan Bulmer Ben Bury | Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood Neil Graf, Ian Mutchler, and Joe Uebie | Ben Crouse Sunil Hall and Greg Miller | July 1, 2021 |
| "Wetyard" | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Bumbleberry" | Nathan Bulmer Ben Bury | Nathan Bulmer and Gregory Leysens Ben Crouse and Susan Nyguen | Dani Michaeli Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| "Leaf's Still Cool" | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Unintended Bunnyness" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Charlie Gavin and Kaitlyn Graziano Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood | Sunil Hall, Dani Michaeli, and Lynne Naylor Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| "Berry's Pet Threat" | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Shiny Leaf" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Ian Wasseluk Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens | Kent Osborne Dani Michaeli | July 1, 2021 |
| "Roundy" | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | "The Great Grape Rescue" | Nathan Bulmer and Ben Bury Erica Jones | Ben Crouse and Ian Mutchler Dodge Greenley | Richard Pursel Jillian Goldfluss | July 1, 2021 |
| "Sneezyitis" | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Verry Berry Gets It Together" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Erica Jones and Nicolette Wood Charlie Gavin | Katherine Nolfi Charley Feldman | July 1, 2021 |
| "Fur Mountain" | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | "House Touchers" | Nathan Bulmer Nathan Bulmer and Erica Jones | Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens Dodge Greenley | Adeline Colangelo | July 1, 2021 |
| "The Transformation" | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Ice, Ice Berry" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin and Nicolette Wood | Marie Cheng Sunil Hall | July 1, 2021 |
| "Venomous Bush Viper" | ||||||
Season 3 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [7] |
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| 21 | 1 | "Rude-A-Snakening" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Sunil Hall Ben Bury | September 1, 2022 |
| "Afteryard" | ||||||
| 22 | 2 | "Too Many Bens" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Haewon Lee Ben Crouse | Dani Michaeli Greg Miller | September 1, 2022 |
| "Dance of the Machines" | ||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Fleshbeast" | Erica Jones Gina Gress | Charlie Gavin Alex Cline | Dani Michaeli and Lynn Naylor Dani Michaeli and Stephanie Streisand | September 1, 2022 |
| "Time Leafer" | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | "Clickety Clacks" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Rose Feduk Kaitlyn Granziano | Jessica Combs | September 1, 2022 |
| "Rocksy's Thing" | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | "Twig Tat" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Neil Graf Toby Jones | Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs and Sunil Hall | September 1, 2022 |
| "The Gnome" | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | "Gherkin Returns" | Gina Gress | Derek Evanick and Diana Lafyatis Chris Pianka | Jessica Combs Frank Gibson | September 1, 2022 |
| "This Blows" | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Big Busyness" | Erica Jones Nathan Bulmer | Ben Crouse Chris Pianka | Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs | September 1, 2022 |
| "Foam Party" | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | "The Ripening" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Charlie Gavin Alex Cline | Greg Miller Jessica Combs | September 1, 2022 |
| "Maraca Rock" | ||||||
| 29 | 9 | "The Night Pig" | Erica Jones Gina Gress | Charlie Jackson Rose Feduk | Stephanie Streisand Mercedes Valle | September 1, 2022 |
| "Twigula" | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | "Mystery! On the Yard Express" | Erica Jones Nathan Bulmer | Carder Scholin Neil Graf | Jessica Combs | September 1, 2022 |
| "Lindsay Joins the Band" | ||||||
Season 4 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written and storyboarded by | Story by | Original release date [7] |
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| 31 | 1 | "Battle of the Babies" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Kaitlyn Graziano Sam Spina | Frank Gibson Stephanie Streisand | December 9, 2022 |
| "Norman" | ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Party Twig" | Erica Jones Gina Gress | Dodge Greenley and Amy Hudkins Gina Gress and Tara Helfer | Jessica Combs Ben Bury and Dani Michaeli | December 9, 2022 |
| "Space Blasters" | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "Splintered" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Sam Spina Charlotte Jackson | Jessica Combs Frank Gibson | December 9, 2022 |
| "In the Pit" | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "Berry's Bunker" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin | Jessica Combs Stephanie Streisand | December 9, 2022 |
| "Matilda's Birthday" | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Clover" | Erica Jones Gina Gress | Alex Cline Rose Feduk | Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs | December 9, 2022 |
| "The Moss" | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Shellabyrinth" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Kaitlyn Graziano Chris Pianka | Stephanie Streisand Matt Thornton | December 9, 2022 |
| "Helping Hans" | ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Twig Is Dead" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Kaitlyn Graziano Derek Evanick and Diana Lafytis | Jessica Combs Frank Gibson | December 9, 2022 |
| "Message Slab" | ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "Sacred Cup" | Erica Jones Gina Gress | Sam Spina Carder Scholin | Stephanie Streisand | December 9, 2022 |
| "My Fair Berry" | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "Pantsquest" | Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones | Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin | Dani Michaeli Brian Wysol | December 9, 2022 |
| "Berry's Brain" | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "Chompers for Cobcorn" | Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer | Ben Crouse Rose Feduk | Greg Miller Dani Michaeli | December 9, 2022 |
| "Boat Day" | ||||||
Production
Development
On January 16, 2020, it was announced that Peacock has announced that it had greenlit the series alongside Trolls: TrollsTopia and Madagascar: A Little Wild.[8] The next day, Hulu announced that it would be the exclusive streaming service for newer DreamWorks Animation series with Sunil Hall and Lynne Naylor-Reccardi producing the series.[9]
The show was originally pitched to Nickelodeon.[10]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2021 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Voice Directing for a Animated Series | Sirena Irwin | Nominated |
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