Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Cover of Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha Monkeys from Mars Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Naughty Nightcrawlers from Neptune Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto
Author	Dav Pilkey
Illustrator	Martin Ontiveros (2000-2006) Dan Santat (2014-2016)
Cover artist	Martin Ontiveros (2000-2006) Dan Santat (2014-2016)
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children
Published	2000–2016
Media type	Print
No. of books	9 (10 if counting the activity book)

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot is a series of children's graphic novels written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his Captain Underpants books) and first seven books illustrated by Martin Ontiveros and all nine books illustrated by Dan Santat. In each book, Ricky Ricotta, a mouse, with the help of his mighty robot, saves the world from an evil villain. The books also have an alien animal from a different planet in order from closest-to-sun to farthest-from-sun including Earth, as the villain of the first book is from Earth. The reader could see the villains being jailed in each series and later notice the familiar villains from previous books.

The first three books were initially published as Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot. Dav Pilkey stopped using the word "giant" in 2002 after many young fans pointed out that the Robot is not a giant. He is just 12 times taller than a mouse, so he's only about 2.5 feet (76 cm) tall. Many young readers suggested the adjective "Mighty" instead, so after careful consideration, Pilkey changed the title of all the books.

List of books

• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (2000/2014) - Ricky Ricotta, a lonely mouse who wishes he had a close companion to keep him company, befriends a giant Robot who was created by the evil scientist Dr. Stinky McNasty to destroy Earth but instead prefers to protect the world.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (2000/2014) - Ricky and his Robot must stop Mr. Mosquito and his army of Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury from taking over the world.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus (2001/2014) - Ricky and his Robot are late for supper and sent to bed with a punishment of no television. Victor von Vulture and the Voodoo Vultures from Venus hypnotize every other mouse in the town of Squeakyville and Ricky and his Robot must save the day while handling their responsibility.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (2002/2014) - Ricky and his Robot accidentally destroy the family minivan while skateboarding and get in trouble with Ricky's parents. Major Monkey and his army of Mecha-Monkeys from Mars capture the Robot and launch an all-out assault on Squeakyville, so Ricky has to travel to Mars to save the Robot and the town.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter (2002/2014) - It is Ricky's birthday, and his parents plan to take him to the dinosaur museum with his annoying cousin Lucy. General Jackrabbit from Jupiter plans to take over Earth by using dinosaur skeletons from the museum to create Jurassic Jackrabbits. When they capture the Robot, Ricky must team up with Lucy to save the day.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (2003/2015) - Ricky and his robot have to visit Ricky's Uncle Freddie, Aunt Ethel, and Lucy, who has adopted the Jurassic Jackrabbits from the previous book and named them "Fudgie", "Cupcake", and "Waffles". They have to battle Sergeant Stinkbug and his Stinkbug warriors from Saturn, with help from some gumballs used to make the stinkbugs and anyone who chews them grow.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (2005/2015) - Ricky wishes his Robot would have someone to play with himself, and a few attempts to have fun go awry due to the Robot's size. Uncle Unicorn creates a Ladybot to hypnotize the Robot so that he and the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus can destroy the Robot and take the world. Ricky, Lucy, and her Jurassic Jackrabbits must stop the Unicorns and save the Robot.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Naughty Nightcrawlers from Neptune (2016) - Ricky and his Robot build a fort using debris from an abandoned building, but Lucy and her Jurassic Jackrabbits want to use it, much to Ricky's dismay. Nimrod Nightcrawler and his army of Naughty Nightcrawlers from Neptune teleport to Earth with an inflatable teleporter (wormhole) and trap the Robot in a deep pit, planning to take over Earth, so the kids must stop them.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (2016) - Ricky calls out on Lucy for pouring pink bubble bath in the backyard pond, making her upset, so he has to make it up to her with help from his Robot. President Penguin is outraged that his home world Pluto is no longer considered a planet, and he and his Penguin army plan to take over Earth. Lucy mistakes President Penguin's spaceship for Ricky's apology gift for her, while Ricky and his Robot battle against the Penguin-Mobiles and stop them from invading Sqeuakyville.
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book o' Fun (2006) - An activity book that contains many puzzles, games, and even a first peek at the two remaining books that were not made until a decade later.

External links

• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta official site)
• Pilkey.com (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot on Dav Pilkey's official site)
• Classroom guide (Classroom guide to Ricky Ricotta)