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The Mighty Ones - Chompers for Cobcorn (S4E19)
Bernard steals Rabbit's teeth, and when Berry gets mistaken as an accomplice, they go on the run together
| Air Date | 2022-12-10 |
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| Genres | Animation, Comedy |
| TV Rating | TV-PG |
| Network(s) | Peacock, Hulu |
Storyline
In this episode of The Mighty Ones, Bernard makes a bold move by stealing Rabbit's teeth, setting off a chain of events that spirals into chaos. When Berry is mistakenly identified as Bernard's accomplice in the theft, the two find themselves on the run together through the backyard. Despite not being involved in the original crime, Berry becomes entangled in the situation and must navigate the consequences alongside Bernard.
The episode follows the unlikely pair as they attempt to evade Rabbit and the other Mighty Ones while dealing with the fallout of Bernard's impulsive decision. The dynamic between Bernard and Berry is tested as they work together under pressure, leading to comedic misunderstandings and physical comedy typical of the series. The stolen teeth become a central plot device that drives the action and humor throughout the episode's runtime.
What kids learn
This episode offers children lessons about the consequences of theft and dishonesty. Bernard's decision to steal Rabbit's teeth creates problems not only for himself but also for Berry, who becomes wrongly implicated. Kids can see how one person's poor choices can affect innocent bystanders, reinforcing the importance of thinking through actions before committing them.
The episode also explores themes of mistaken identity and false accusations. Berry's experience of being blamed for something she didn't do provides an opportunity for children to understand how misunderstandings happen and why it's important to listen to all sides of a story before jumping to conclusions. This can help kids develop empathy for others who might be unfairly judged.
Additionally, the unlikely partnership between Bernard and Berry demonstrates that people can work together even in difficult circumstances. Children can observe how cooperation and communication become necessary when facing shared challenges, even between characters who might not typically be allies. The episode reinforces that taking responsibility for mistakes is important, and that running from problems rarely solves them.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
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| Why does Bernard steal Rabbit's teeth in this episode? | Bernard's motivation for stealing Rabbit's teeth drives the episode's central conflict. His impulsive decision creates the chaos that follows, demonstrating how thoughtless actions can spiral into larger problems. The theft sets up the comedic chase and misunderstanding that defines the episode, while also serving as a teaching moment about respecting others' belongings and thinking before acting. |
| How does Berry get mistaken for Bernard's accomplice? | Berry becomes wrongly identified as helping Bernard with the theft, likely through circumstantial evidence or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This mistaken identity forces her to go on the run with Bernard even though she's innocent. The situation illustrates how easily misunderstandings can occur and how important it is to gather facts before making accusations about someone's involvement in wrongdoing. |
| Is the theft played for laughs or treated seriously? | Like most <em>Mighty Ones</em> episodes, the theft is presented through a comedic lens with exaggerated chase sequences and physical humor. However, the consequences of Bernard's actions still drive the plot, showing that even in a lighthearted context, stealing creates real problems. The episode balances humor with the understanding that taking someone's belongings is wrong and creates difficulties for everyone involved. |
| What happens to Rabbit without his teeth? | Rabbit's missing teeth become the catalyst for the episode's action and likely affect his ability to function normally in the backyard. The theft creates a genuine problem for Rabbit that needs resolution, motivating the pursuit of Bernard and Berry. This consequence helps children understand that stealing isn't a victimless act—it directly impacts the person whose belongings are taken and disrupts their daily life. |
| Do Bernard and Berry face consequences for what happened? | The episode's resolution likely addresses the theft and mistaken identity, though the specific consequences depend on how the characters resolve the situation. <em>The Mighty Ones</em> typically shows characters learning from their mistakes through natural consequences rather than harsh punishment. The experience of being on the run and dealing with the fallout serves as the primary lesson for both Bernard and Berry about honesty and responsibility. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 1 | When Rocksy sinks to the bottom of a giant pond, her friends must figure out how to rescue her… without Rocksy’s help. |
| 1 | 2 | When an invisible force-a-wall (a pane of glass) descends upon the yard and separates the Mighty Ones, Rocksy must figure out how to penetrate it so the group can be reunited. |
| 1 | 3 | When Berry sees a “giant strawberry,” she’s 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. Meanwhile, Rocksy is devastated that her friend is leaving, until she realizes the strawberry is actually a piñata and Berry is in danger! |
| 1 | 4 | Twig is afraid his sapping will put the Mighty Ones in peril, but Rocksy aims to show him that his sap can be used for good. |
| 1 | 5 | Berry and Rocksy are thrilled about spending every waking moment together when they get stuck to the same piece of gum, but as more people join their gum ball, things spiral out of control. |
| 1 | 6 | When Twig begins to root, he thinks his dreams of becoming a Mighty Oak Tree are finally coming true! But as the Mighty Ones observe his “roots” growing in a weird and gross manner, they try to convince Twig that maybe things aren’t what they seem. |
| 1 | 7 | The Mighty Ones accidentally knock a bird’s Egg out of its nest and must take turns trying to incubate the incredibly annoying Egg until it hatches. |
| 1 | 8 | The Mighty Ones move into a board game in the yard that they believe to be a “city,” and it’s all fun and games until Berry’s capitalist greed gets the best of her. |
| 1 | 9 | When Twig introduces Leaf to his new caterpillar friend Josh, Leaf must overcome his debilitating fear of caterpillars in order to give Josh a chance. |
| 1 | 10 | Hot tempered Rabbit is sick of the noise from the Mighty Ones’ games, so he makes them a bet that they can’t go for a whole day without making a sound. Desperate to see them fail, Rabbit spends the entire day making secret attempts to get the Mighty Ones to talk. |
| 1 | 11 | When Mr. Ladybug finds the new bug zapper the Humans installed to be irresistible, the Mighty Ones try creating distractions to keep him from zapping himself. |
| 1 | 12 | When Rabbit realizes Rocksy is great at “conflict management,” he tricks her into helping him strong arm other yard denizens in order to get what he wants. |
| 1 | 13 | The Mighty Ones think they are being menaced by a vicious mole rat, but it’s a case of mistaken identity. |
| 1 | 14 | Leaf discovers eggs stuck to his body and enlists Twig’s help so he can be a good momma. |
| 1 | 15 | In an attempt to understand Twig better and demonstrate their appreciation for him, the Mighty Ones try to live a day as Twig. But when they end up in a precarious situation, four Twigs won’t do, and they must utilize their individual strengths in order to save themselves. |
| 1 | 16 | The humans in the house install a very bright light in the backyard, creating an eternal day for the Mighty Ones, who get a little loopy as a result. |
| 1 | 17 | Leaf has a collection of sand, but when Rocksy discovers the sand is sentient, she tries to rescue them. |
| 1 | 18 | Very Berry creates a new hat that everyone hates, except when Twig wears it. Berry becomes jealous of Twig’s newly found attention and tries to steal her hat back. |
| 1 | 19 | After a group of ants steal stuff from the Mighty Ones, including Rocksy’s hair, they must head underground to the creepy ant farm in order to confront the Queen Ant to get their stuff back. |
| 1 | 20 | When the Mighty Ones accidentally neglect Twig, they make it up to him by embarking on a dangerous adventure to scale a snowman so Twig can live out of his dream of becoming the arm of the Mighty Snow Wizard… which is not actually his dream at all. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | The Mighty Ones can't tell the difference between Twig and a random stick bug. |
| 2 | 2 | Rocksy sees fresh coat of paint spilled all over and becomes obsessed with trying to freshen up the yard. |
| 2 | 3 | Twig gets sprayed by a skunk trying to save his friends. |
| 2 | 4 | 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. |
| 2 | 5 | When Rabbit blackmails Mr. Ladybug into doing one last job for him, Berry wants in on the action. |
| 2 | 6 | The backyard gets flooded, so Rocksy forms a crew out of the Mighty Ones and search for dry land. |
| 2 | 7 | Rocksy discovers that Verry Berry is fascinated with bees |
| 2 | 8 | After reuniting with an old friend, Leaf goes to great, unsafe lengths to prove that he's still a cool daredevil. |
| 2 | 9 | Twig accidentally discovers Easter when he gets covered in dryer lint. |
| 2 | 10 | 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. |
| 2 | 11 | Leaf freaks out when he finds a blemish on his butt before a body building competition. |
| 2 | 12 | Berry gets jealous when Rocksy starts spending all of her time with a marble, and tries various attempts to make the marble "disappear." |
| 2 | 13 | The Mighty Ones meet a courageous grape who inspires them to try to rescue his whole bunch. |
| 2 | 14 | 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. |
| 2 | 15 | When Verry Berry's adventurous spirit gets her in trouble, she joins up with a colony of army ants to learn discipline. |
| 2 | 16 | Twig disappears into the coat of a dog and cohabitates with a bunch of fleas. |
| 2 | 17 | When Rocksy is accidentally flung inside the humans' house, Berry and Twig go on a wild adventure to bring her back. |
| 2 | 18 | Rocksy is upset when she finds out all her friends will evolve, but she will always be a pebble. |
| 2 | 19 | After an ice storm coats the yard in the slippery stuff, Leaf convinces the Mighty Ones that their reflections are evil doppelgangers. |
| 2 | 20 | When a venomous bush viper swallows Rocksy, the Mighty Ones must venture into the snake's stomach. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | After being stuck inside a snake, the Mighty Ones escape, but the yard that was their home has changed. |
| 3 | 2 | The newly renovated yard is inhospitable, but the Mighty Ones find a paradise on the refreshment table at a garden party… until the guests arrive. |
| 3 | 3 | A lack of predators in the new yard has led to an infestation of Bens, and they are looking for playmates. |
| 3 | 4 | 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. |
| 3 | 5 | The Mighty Ones are terrorized by the human baby that runs amok through the yard, but Rocksy is drawn to its power |
| 3 | 6 | Everyone thinks Leaf has become loopy, but his theories about time travel might just be what the Mighty Ones need. |
| 3 | 7 | Rocksy’s “talent” goes to her head when she and Berry accidentally invent tap dancing. |
| 3 | 8 | 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. |
| 3 | 9 | After getting advice from the Yard Tree, Twig gets a tattoo carve and keeps getting more, but ends up going too far |
| 3 | 10 | Upon finding a giant, offensive garden gnome, the Mighty Ones debate whether to destroy it or consider it art. |
| 3 | 11 | The fifth Mighty One, Gherkin, visits for the weekend, but Berry is perplexed to discover that he has changed |
| 3 | 12 | The Mighty Ones get stuck in a vortex created by a leaf blower war between neighbours. |
| 3 | 13 | When Leaf meets an ambitious Coffee Bean, he learns the highs and lows of business |
| 3 | 14 | Everyone is mad at Rocksy, so she tries to make it up to them by creating fun foam to play in. |
| 3 | 15 | Berry is invited to her family's annual celebration, which she finds tedious, but the Mighty Ones are excited to join |
| 3 | 16 | Rocksy swaps lives with a maraca bead for the day. |
| 3 | 17 | Kensington is terrorized by her overactive imagination when a possum comes into the yard and tangles with the Mighty Ones |
| 3 | 18 | Berry mistakenly thinks that Twig is a juice sucker and tries to convince him to make her into one too. |
| 3 | 19 | While passengers aboard a fancy train, the Mighty Ones become part of a classic whodunit |
| 3 | 20 | With an impending visit from Breht's mother, Lindsay discovers she has more fun with her next-door neighbours. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Rocksy's rapport with Lindsay and Breht's now feral baby inspires her friends. |
| 4 | 2 | Twig and Leaf reunite with their brother Norman and compete to win his affection. |
| 4 | 3 | Cicadas hatch and due to a misunderstanding, they anoint Twig their Party God, leaving Rocksy, Berry and Leaf in charge of keeping Twig alive. |
| 4 | 4 | The Mighty Ones have an adventure in "space." |
| 4 | 5 | Berry gets a splinter and removing it is difficult |
| 4 | 6 | 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. |
| 4 | 7 | An impending threat leads Rocksy, Leaf and Twig to beg Berry to share her secret underground bunker |
| 4 | 8 | The Mighty Ones throw competing surprise parties for Matilda's birthday. |
| 4 | 9 | 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 |
| 4 | 10 | Leaf becomes obsessed with watching the lives of the microbes that live in Rocksy's moss. |
| 4 | 11 | Berry runs away from responsibility, only to learn her lesson and then totally disregard it because being responsible is a trap |
| 4 | 12 | The Mighty Ones meet a multi-tool named Hans and find uses for his various attachments. |
| 4 | 13 | The Mighty Ones make a statue of Twig and give him a funeral |
| 4 | 14 | A phone falls into the yard. |
| 4 | 15 | Wanting a better way to drink water, the Mighty Ones go on a quest for a cup |
| 4 | 16 | Flowers invites Berry to the Bloomers Ball. |
| 4 | 17 | A simple brunch causes Leaf to embark on a dangerous search for cool pants |
| 4 | 18 | 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. |
| 4 | 19 | Bernard steals Rabbit's teeth, and when Berry gets mistaken as an accomplice, they go on the run together |
| 4 | 20 | Berry's head grows to a monstrous size and keeps growing. |
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