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Cynthia True (born 1969)[1] is an American writer, and co-creator of The Mighty B!; True was also story editor for the series.[2] She wrote the 2002 Bill Hicks biography American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story for Harper Entertainment, and contributed as a journalist to publications such as Texas Monthly and Rolling Stone.[1]
True has also written for several Nicktoons, including My Life as a Teenage Robot[1] and The Fairly OddParents as a staff writer.[3] True wrote for the live action Nick show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and The WB cartoon Johnny Test.[4] She is married to fellow The Mighty B! co-creator Erik Wiese.[5]
Writing credits
Season 1 | ||
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Episode no. | Title | Notes |
101a | "So Happy Together" | Co-written with Erik Wiese |
102a | "Bee My Baby" | Story only; with Erik Wiese |
102b | "Bee Afraid" | Co-written with Erik Wiese |
110b | "Toot Toot" | Co-written with Erik Wiese |
111b | "Hat Trick" | Story only; with Erik Wiese |
113a | "Something's Wrong With This Taffy" | Co-written with Jessica Chaffin and Jessica Gao |
115b | "Thanksgiving Beenactment" | Co-written with Jessica Chaffin and Jessica Gao |
116a | "Blindsided" | Co-written with Jessica Chaffin and Jessica Gao |
117a | "Ben Appetit" | Co-written with Jessica Chaffin and Jessica Gao |
119b | "Ben Screams For Ice Cream" | Story Co-written with Jessica Chaffin and Jessica Gao |
120 | "Dragonflies" | Co-written with Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao and Erik Wiese |
Season 2 | ||
201 | "Catatonic" | Co-written with Erik Wiese |
205b | "Hive of Darkness" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
207a | "Awww-esome" | Written solo |
209a | "Finger Pickin' Bad" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
211b | "One Million Years Bee.C." | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
212a | "The Bone Identity" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
215 | "Stuffed Happens" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
217a | "Space Evaders" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
220b | "C'mon Get Happy!" | Co-written with Jessica Gao and Brendan Hay |
Trivia
- True has said "Bat Mitzvah Crashers" is one of her favorite episodes of the series.[6]
- For voice directing the series, she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.[7]
Gallery
From left to right: Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Gao and True.
Cynthia with her husband and Mighty B! co-creator, Erik Wiese.
Caricatures of True, Wiese and Amy Poehler.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 True, Cynthia 1969-, 2009, The Gale Group, Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ↑ PR Newswire (April 8, 2008). Bee Prepared To Catch the Buzz When The Mighty B! Flies to Nickelodeon Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT). Business Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ Nick Buzzes With 'B,' Squeezes More 'Spongebob', December 13, 2006, The Chicago Tribune, Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ↑ The Mighty B! Keeps Buzzing As Nick Orders 2nd Season, September 17, 2008, Nick and More, Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ↑ Gold, Matea (April 25, 2008), Early shift for Amy Poehler, The Los Angeles Times, Retrieved July 29, 2019. Quote: "'The Mighty B!' was the brainchild of [Amy] Poehler and husband-and-wife team Erik Wiese and Cynthia True, both animation veterans."
- ↑ NYCC 08: The Mighty B! Panel. April 21, 2008. Geekanerd (BlogSpot.com). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Jessica (May 12, 2010). 2010 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced!. Broadway World. Retrieved May 19, 2022.