While wasting this beautiful Saturday inside reading I managed to watch a little TV. One of my favorite new cartoons is The Mighty B on Nick. It is a great show about a ten year old girl who is on the hunt get be the best Honeybee scout. In a recent episode she and her friend Penny became addicted to crashing bat-mitzvahs . . . now at first this may seem a bit too sophisticated for the target audience, but it was done really (really) well and was hilarious. There was absolutely no underhanded anti-semitism. Basically the girls get a thrill in crashing this over the top and very decedent parties. I could not stop laughing, it was just so unexpected and tastefully done. In another episode she tries to rid her town of zucchini, in fear that it destroy her chances of earning more badges for her scouting group. As she stands before the city council arguing her case, the mayor asks: "Do you have any legitimate reason?" To which Bessie replies (in a stern voice): "Reason is the enemy of democracy." It was amazing!
According to Wikipedia:
Bessie Higgenbottom - The title character of the series. She is very devoted to her troop and tries her hardest to earn every Honeybee badge, believing that she will become "The Mighty B" if she collects them all. In fact, she constantly wears her uniform, beats her sales record every year while selling taffy (as opposed to girl scout cookies), and owns far more badges than any other scout. Bessie is a very confident, caring, organized, but hyperactive and talkative girl. According to a promotional advertisement, she said that she is lactose intolerant and has a flatulence problem.
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