Man Up

"Man Up" is the sixth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, Kyle Neswald, and Benjamin P. Carow, produced by Pernelle Hayes, and directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and Jack Fletcher.

After Manboy's insult causes Buttercup to destroy a zen festival, she turns to the help of a guru to defeat him in peaceful ways.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen Li
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chillaxi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Kirkland
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Manboy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fortune teller
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jill Talley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor (statue)
 * style="background-color:#fff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Polar bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steak soldiers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jill Talley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor (statue)
 * style="background-color:#fff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Polar bear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steak soldiers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steak soldiers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Zen-aissance Fair
 * Dojo Chillaxitude
 * Tom's Tofu Hut (logo)

Objects

 * Manbot
 * Bubbles's lucky bunny pencil
 * Tube man

Vehicles

 * Manboy's tank

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music
The theme song, "Who's Got the Power?," and the music were composed by Mike Reagan. The opening theme song was written by an uncredited Reagan and Bob Boyle, and the end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco, with both songs being performed by Tacocat.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artists: Kyle Neswald, Benjamin P. Carow
 * Art director: Eusong Lee
 * Supervising director: Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice
 * Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Stacy Renfroe
 * Production assistant: Jesse Sheehan
 * Digital production assistant: Corey Booth
 * Character designers: Cheyenne Curtis, Carlos Nunez, Alison Donato
 * Props and effects designers: Sarah Craig, Corey Booth
 * Background designers: Santino Lascano, Carrie Hobson, Dylan Forman, Ermel Vialet
 * Background painters: Tania Franco, Solbi Park, Clarke Snyder
 * Color stylist: Rachel Yung
 * Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
 * Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Sofia Alexander
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Brian Sheesley
 * Animation checkers: Sandy Benenati, Vicki Casper
 * Casting director: Linda Lamontagne
 * Additional casting director: Jack Fletcher
 * Recording studio manager: Susy Campos
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Director production technology: Antonio Gonella
 * Picture editors: Robert Gibis, Mattaniah Adams
 * Assistant editor: Anna Granfors
 * Dialogue editor: Tony Ostyn
 * Track reader: Slightly Off Track
 * Supervising sound editors and re-recording mixers: Alex Borquez, Timothy J. Borquez
 * Sound effects editors: Daisuke Sawa, Tony Orozco
 * Post production supervisor: Tony Tedford
 * Post production manager: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimators: Carolyn Johnstone, Cecilia Rheins
 * Production administrator: Linda Barry
 * Overseas production facility: Smip, Inc.
 * Overseas director: Ki-Yong Bae
 * Main title animation: Golden Wolf
 * Development executive: Katie Krentz
 * Current series executive: Nicole Rivera
 * Executive producers: Jennifer Pelphrey, Curtis Lelash, Brian A. Miller, Rob Sorcher, Nick Jennings
 * Co-executive producer: Bob Boyle

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This is Manboy's first full length appearance, as he had previously had a non-speaking cameo in the "Who's Got the Power?" short.

Everlasting influence

 * This episode led to three sequel-type of follow-ups: "Man Up 2: Still Man-ing," "Man Up 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Manly," and "Man Up 4: The Donnyest Game."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * February 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * November 16, 2016: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls Tiara Trouble on DVD.
 * October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.