Meet the Beat Alls

"Meet the Beat Alls" is the twelfth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirty-eighth overall. It aired on February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and Collette Sunderman.

Beat Alls mania has swept Townsville.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daddy Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ringo Starr
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John Lennon
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| George Harrison
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Paul McCartney
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stuart Best
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant Pepper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Kite
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank patron
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moko Jono/Michelle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stuart Best
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sergeant Pepper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Kite
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank patron
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moko Jono/Michelle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny

Organizations

 * Beat Alls
 * Powerpuff Girls
 * The Beatles
 * Townsville Tribune (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Morbucks Manor
 * Townsville Forest
 * Fuzzy's residence
 * Utonium residence
 * National Trust Bank
 * Bank of the Imperial Garden
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Jail
 * Townsville Zoo (mentioned)
 * Him's lair
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Jo
 * Mojo's robot
 * Fuzzy's rock
 * Octi
 * Townsville Tribune newspaper
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2000.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Craig McCracken
 * Art director: Don Shank
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Carey Yost, Dexter Smith, Chris Battle, Clay Morrow
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger
 * Layout keys: Fred Gardner, Jim Worthy
 * Background color: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere, Dominique Blaskovich
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerography: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online Facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Pacifica Digital
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This episode is a full-on love fest to the 1960s British rock band, the Beatles. So, here we go:
 * The name Him originally suggests is the Silver Beat Alls, as the Beatles were originally known as the Silver Beatles.
 * With the Beatles, the second studio album, is referenced when the right side of the Beat Alls faces disappear and the screen fades to black and white. When Mojo discovers that the Beat Alls have broken up via the Townsville Tribune, a photo of the Beatles from that album is used instead of a photo of the Beat Alls.
 * The Beat Alls walk along a zebra crossing which is a nod to the Beatles' eleventh studio album, Abbey Road.
 * The Beat Alls hang over a stairwell referencing the front cover of the Beatles' compilation album 1962-1966.
 * The wanted poster mimics the Beatles' third studio album, A Hard Day's Night.
 * The Beat Alls nickname is the Bad Four, just as the Beatles were also known as the Fab Four.
 * Sergeant Pepper is a reference to the Beatles' eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Band.
 * The name Stuart Best is a combination of past Beatles' Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.
 * The Beat Alls crash a benefit held by Mr. Kite, which is a reference to a Beatles song called "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
 * Moko Jono is a parody of Yoko Ono, who is seen as the girl who broke up the Beatles when she started dating John Lennon and changing things the other members didn't like.
 * When the girls find the Beat Alls on the roof, Him declares, "I'd just like to say thank you on behalf of the group and hope we passed the audition," which is a paraphrase of what Lennon said ("I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves") at the end of the band's rooftop concert on January 30, 1969.
 * Stuart Best is a parody of the reporter from the 1978 satirical film The Rutles: All You Need is Cash.
 * Blossom calls for Judy by saying, "Hey, Jude," which is another song by the Beatles.
 * When Mojo tells the others to imagine all the people and how annoyed they'll get at them causing a traffic jam is taken from Lennon's 1971 song "Imagine," wherein he says, "Imagine all the people."
 * Moko's real name "Michelle" was the name of a Beatles song.
 * The real Ringo Starr sang in a music video for the 2014 special Dance Pantsed, to promote his guest appearance as Fibonacci Sequins.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on VHS.
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * May 22, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 11 on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 on DVD.
 * December 2, 2015: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * October 17, 2018: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: 20th Anniversary Edition on DVD.