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. 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.

The Mighty Ones
Genre	Fantasy Comedy
Created by	Sunil Hall Lynne Naylor
Directed by	Carder Scholin Ben Bury Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones Greg Miller
Voices of	Josh Brener Jimmy Tatro Alex Cazares Jessica McKenna Janina Gavankar Grey Griffin Fryda Wolff
Theme music composer	John Wicks
Composer	Alec Puro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	40 (80 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Sunil Hall Lynne Naylor (S1-2) Greg Miller (S3)
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Hulu Peacock
Release	November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09) – December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)

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
• Jessica McKenna as Rocksy & Tim
• Jimmy Tatro as Bucky "Leaf"
• Alex Cazares as Verry Berry
• Janina Gavankar as Kensington
• Grey Griffin as Samosa & Percy the Pear
• Fryda Wolff as Bats
• Fred Tatasciore as Mr. Ladybug/Mr. Ladybüg, Rabbit, Jeff Berry, Prophetic Berry, Berry Patch, Matilda, Boppo, & Wheezy
• Eric Bauza as Ben the Stinkbug, Uncle Berry, The Beast, Additional voices
• Stephen Root as Bernard
• Kari Wahlgren as Shelly & Vera
• Tru Valentino as David "Dave" & Carder
• Steve Little as Dr. Clod
• Erika Ishii as Lindsay
• Keston John as Breht

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	Episodes		Originally released
1	10		November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
2	10		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
3	10		September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
4	10		December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Story by	Original release date
1	1	"Rocksy's In a Hole Lotta Trouble"	Carder Scholin Ben Bury	Carder Scholin Ben Bury	Kent Osborne Greg Miller	November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)
		"The Great Invisi-Barrier"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"The Sappening"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"Twig Puts Down Roots"
"Wad of Friendship": Berry and Rocksy get attached 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 (2020-11-09)
		"Game On"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"Code of Silence"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"The Helper"
"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 Storyboarded 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 (2020-11-09)
		"Momma Leaf"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"Eternal Day"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"Hat Wars"
"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 (2020-11-09)
		"A Mighty Arm"
"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
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Fresh Coat of Pain"
"Two Twigs": The Mighty Ones can’t tell the difference between Twig and a random stick bug. "Fresh Coat of Pain": Rocksy sees a fresh coat of paint spilled all over and becomes obsessed with trying to freshen up the yard.
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Fire-Fly"
"A Stinky Situation": Twig gets sprayed by a skunk trying to save his friends. "Fire-Fly": The Mighty Ones are cold so when they hear about a wonderful creature known as a “fire-fly,” they decide it will be the answer to their problems.
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Wetyard"
"Mr. Ladybug's Secret": When Rabbit blackmails Mr. Ladybug into doing one last job for him, Berry wants in on the action. "Wetyard": The backyard gets flooded, so Rocksy forms a crew out of the Mighty Ones and search for dry land.
14	4	"Bumbleberry"	Nathan Bulmer Ben Bury	Nathan Bulmer and Gregory Leysens Ben Crouse and Susan Nyguen	Dani Michaeli Jillian Goldfluss	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Leaf's Still Cool"
"Bumbleberry": Rocksy discovers that Verry Berry is fascinated with bees. "Leaf's Still Cool": After reuniting with an old friend, Leaf goes to great, unsafe lengths to prove that he’s still a cool daredevil.
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Berry's Pet Threat"
"Unintended Bunnyness": Twig accidentally discovers Easter when he gets covered in dryer lint. "Berry's Pet Threat": When Berry forms a close bond with a crow that follows her around like a pet, Rocksy tries to convince Berry that it’s only following her around because it’s trying to eat her.
16	6	"Shiny Leaf"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Ian Wasseluk Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens	Kent Osborne Dani Michaeli	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Roundy"
"Shiny Leaf": Leaf freaks out when he finds a blemish on his butt before a body building competition. "Roundy": Berry gets jealous when Rocksy starts spending all of her time with a marble, and tries various attempts to make the marble “disappear.”
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Sneezyitis"
"The Great Grape Rescue": The Mighty Ones meet a courageous grape who inspires them to try to rescue his whole bunch. "Sneezyitis": When the Mighty Ones, except for Rocksy, all mysteriously get sick at the same time, they begin to fear that they have become allergic to Rocksy.
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 (2021-07-01)
		"Fur Mountain"
"Verry Berry Gets It Together": When Verry Berry’s adventurous spirit gets her in trouble, she joins up with a colony of army ants to learn discipline. "Fur Mountain": Twig disappears into the coat of a dog and co-habitates with a bunch of fleas.
19	9	"House Touchers"	Nathan Bulmer Nathan Bulmer and Erica Jones	Neil Graf and Gregory Leysens Dodge Greenley	Adeline Colangelo	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"The Transformation"
"House Touchers": When Rocksy is accidentally flung inside the humans’ house, Berry and Twig go on a wild adventure to bring her back. "The Transformation": Rocksy is upset when she finds out all her friends will evolve, but she will always be a pebble.
20	10	"Ice, Ice Berry"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin and Nicolette Wood	Marie Cheng Sunil Hall	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Venomous Bush Viper"
"Ice, Ice, Berry": After an ice storm coats the yard in the slippery stuff, Leaf convinces the Mighty Ones that their reflections are evil doppelgangers. "Venomous Bush Viper": When a venomous bush viper swallows Rocksy, the Mighty Ones must venture into the snake’s stomach.

Season 3 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Story by	Original release date
21	1	"Rude-A-Snakening"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Sunil Hall Ben Bury	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Afteryard"
"Rude-A-Snakening": After being stuck inside a snake, the Mighty Ones escape, but the yard that was their home has changed. "Afteryard": The newly renovated yard is inhospitable, but the Mighty Ones find a paradise.
22	2	"Too Many Bens"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Haewon Lee Ben Crouse	Dani Michaeli Greg Miller	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Dance of the Machines"
"Too Many Bens!": A lack of predators in the new yard has led to an infestation of Bens, and they are looking for playmates. "Dance of the Machines": The new humans that live in the house notice there's dirt in their yard, so they release a cleaning robot that becomes a deadly menace.
23	3	"Fleshbeast"	Erica Jones Gina Gress	Charlie Gavin Alex Cline	Dani Michaeli and Lynn Naylor Dani Michaeli and Stephanie Streisand	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Time Leafer"
"Fleshbeast": The Mighty Ones are terrorized by the human baby that runs amok through the yard, but Rocksy is drawn to its power. "Time Leafer": everyone thinks Leaf has become loopy, but his theories about time travel might just be what the Mighty Ones need.
24	4	"Clickety Clacks"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Rose Feduk Kaitlyn Granziano	Jessica Combs	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Rocksy's Thing"
"Clickety Clacks": Rocksy’s “talent” goes to her head when she and Berry accidentally invent tap dancing. "Rocksy's Thing": Rocksy finds one end of a shoelace and tasks her friends with helping her free it so she can have a thing of her very own.
25	5	"Twig Tat"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Neil Graf Toby Jones	Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs and Sunil Hall	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"The Gnome"
"Twig Tat": After getting advice from the Yard Tree, Twig gets a tattoo carve and keeps getting more, but ends up going too far. "The Gnome": Upon finding a giant, offensive garden gnome, the Mighty Ones debate whether to destroy it or consider it art.
26	6	"Gherkin Returns"	Gina Gress	Derek Evanick and Diana Lafyatis Chris Pianka	Jessica Combs Frank Gibson	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"This Blows"
"Gherkin Returns": The fifth Mighty One, Gherkin, visits for the weekend, but Berry is perplexed to discover that he has changed. "This Blows": The Mighty Ones The Mighty Ones get stuck in a vortex created by a leaf blower war between neighbours.
27	7	"Big Busyness"	Erica Jones Nathan Bulmer	Ben Crouse Chris Pianka	Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Foam Party"
"Big Busyness": When Leaf meets an ambitious Coffee Bean, he learns the highs and lows of business. "Foam Party": Everyone is mad at Rocksy, so she tries to make it up to them by creating fun foam to play in.
28	8	"The Ripening"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Charlie Gavin Alex Cline	Greg Miller Jessica Combs	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Maraca Rock"
"The Ripening": Berry is invited to her family's annual celebration, which she finds tedious, but the Mighty Ones are excited to join. "Maraca Rock": Rocksy swaps lives with a maraca bead for the day.
29	9	"The Night Pig"	Erica Jones Gina Gress	Charlie Jackson Rose Feduk	Stephanie Streisand Mercedes Valle	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Twigula"
"The Night Pig": Kensington is terrorized by her overactive imagination when a possum comes into the yard and tangles with the Mighty Ones. "Twigula": Berry mistakenly thinks that Twig is a juice sucker and tries to convince him to make her into one too.
30	10	"Mystery! On the Yard Express"	Erica Jones Nathan Bulmer	Carder Scholin Neil Graf	Jessica Combs	September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
		"Lindsay Joins the Band"
"Mystery! On The Yard Express": While passengers aboard a fancy train, the Mighty Ones become part of a classic whodunit. "Lindsay Joins The Band: With an impending visit from Breht's mother, Lindsay discovers she has more fun with her next-door neighbours.

Season 4 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Story by	Original release date
31	1	"Battle of the Babies"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Kaitlyn Graziano Sam Spina	Frank Gibson Stephanie Streisand	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Norman"
"Battle of the Babies": Rocksy's rapport with Lindsay and Breht's now feral baby inspires her friends. "Norman": Twig and Leaf reunite with their brother Norman and compete to win his affection.
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 (2022-12-09)
		"Space Blasters"
"Party Twig": Cicadas hatch and due to a misunderstanding, they anoint Twig their Party God, leaving Rocksy, Berry and Leaf in charge of keeping Twig alive. "Space Blasters": The Mighty Ones have an adventure in "space."
33	3	"Splintered"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Sam Spina Charlotte Jackson	Jessica Combs Frank Gibson	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"In the Pit"
"Splintered": Berry gets a splinter and removing it is difficult. "In The Pit": Twig falls into a compost bin, which turns out to be a fighting pit where he must face his cowardice and fight his way out.
34	4	"Berry's Bunker"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin	Jessica Combs Stephanie Streisand	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Matilda's Birthday"
"Berry's Bunker": An impending threat leads Rocksy, Leaf and Twig to beg Berry to share her secret underground bunker. "Matilda's Birthday: The Mighty Ones throw competing surprise parties for Matilda's birthday.
35	5	"Clover"	Erica Jones Gina Gress	Alex Cline Rose Feduk	Stephanie Streisand Jessica Combs	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"The Moss"
"Clover": A lucky clover offers to help Twig for a day, but once he's had a taste of good fortune, Twig has a hard time letting go. "The Moss": Leaf becomes obsessed with watching the lives of the microbes that live in Rocksy's moss.
36	6	"Shellabyrinth"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Kaitlyn Graziano Chris Pianka	Stephanie Streisand Matt Thornton	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Helping Hans"
"Shellabyrinth": Berry runs away from responsibility, only to learn her lesson and then totally disregard it because being responsible is a trap. "Helping Hans": The Mighty Ones meet a multi-tool named Hans and find uses for his various attachments.
37	7	"Twig Is Dead"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Kaitlyn Graziano Derek Evanick and Diana Lafytis	Jessica Combs Frank Gibson	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Message Slab"
"Twig Is Dead": Thinking Twig died under wet cement, the Mighty Ones make a statue and give him a funeral. Message Slab": A phone falls into the yard while in autoplay mode; Twig and the others think the videos are instructions for living.
38	8	"Sacred Cup"	Erica Jones Gina Gress	Sam Spina Carder Scholin	Stephanie Streisand	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"My Fair Berry"
"Sacred Cup": Wanting a better way to drink water, the Mighty Ones go on a quest for a cup. "My Fair Berry": Flowers invites Berry to the Bloomers Ball.
39	9	"Pantsquest"	Nathan Bulmer Erica Jones	Ben Crouse Charlie Gavin	Dani Michaeli Brian Wysol	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Berry's Brain"
"Pantsquest": A simple brunch causes Leaf to embark on a dangerous search for cool pants. "Berry's Brain": Twig is the only one who knows that Berry's brain is being eaten by a parasitic worm that is making her act nicer than usual.
40	10	"Chompers for Cobcorn"	Gina Gress Nathan Bulmer	Ben Crouse Rose Feduk	Greg Miller Dani Michaeli	December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
		"Boat Day"
"Chompers for Cobcorn": Bernard steals Rabbit's teeth, and when Berry gets mistaken as an accomplice, they go on the run together. "Boat Day": Berry's head grows to a monstrous size and keeps growing. Note: This is the series finale.

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. 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.

The show was originally pitched to Nickelodeon.

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2021	Emmy Award	Outstanding Voice Directing for a Daytime Animated Series	Sirena Irwin	Nominated

External links

• Official website
• The Mighty Ones at IMDb