Trouble Clef

"Trouble Clef" is the fifth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the eighty-fifth overall. It aired on June 3, 2018 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Kyle Neswald, and Jaydeep Hasrajani, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed Jack Fletcher.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abs Man (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Zeitgeist (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sophie Golden
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen Li
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Haley Mancini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Musclewoman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Beekeeper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tiger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dancer Guy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jared Shapiro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jake Goldman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles's friend
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barry Mackerbocker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bob Legrange
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger Craig Smith
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dystopian Sci-Fi Writers Club girl
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Corn Co. Labs scientist
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bob Legrange
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger Craig Smith
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dystopian Sci-Fi Writers Club girl
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Corn Co. Labs scientist
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Corn Co. Labs scientist
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Team Morbucks

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Tonight studio
 * Morbucks Manor
 * Midway Elementary School
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Matta-Dome

Objects

 * "Easy 2 B Good ('Cause the PPG Are So Bad)"
 * Rumors
 * Octi
 * Music mech

Vehicles

 * Princess's miscellaneous vehicles

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2018.

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

Songs

 * 1) "Easy 2 B Good ('Cause the PPG Are So Bad)" - Haley Mancini
 * 2) Powerpuff Girls' song - Amanda Leighton, Kristin Li, and Natalie Palamides

Crew credits

 * Story editors: Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman
 * Art director: Roman Laney
 * Supervising director: James Burks
 * Supervising animation director: Sheri Wheeler
 * Production manager: Jasmin Hazem
 * Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Heather Navarro
 * Production assistant: Grace Chen
 * Character designers: Dean Heezen, Carlos Nunez
 * Props and effects designer: Nathan Rico, Eunji Lee Roess
 * Background designers: Santino Lascano, Clark Snyder
 * Background painters: Tania Franco, Garrett Lee, Olivia Asser
 * Color stylist: Ashley Fisher
 * Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
 * Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Karen Wang
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, Sheri Wheeler
 * Animation checkers: Sandy Benenati, Julie Benenati
 * Casting director: Jack Fletcher
 * Original casting director: Linda Lamontagne
 * Recording studio manager: Stacy Renfroe
 * Recording engineers: Bill Devine, Alan Freedman
 * Director production technology: Antonio Gonella
 * Picture editor: Paul Douglas
 * After effects artist: Joel Espana
 * Dialogue editor: Tony Ostyn
 * Track reader: Slightly Off Track
 * Supervising sound editors: Alex Borquez, Timothy J. Borquez
 * Sound effects editors: Scott Manke, Daisuke Sawa
 * Re-recording mixers: Patrick Janssen, Timothy J. Barquez
 * Post production manager: Alicia Parkinson
 * Post production assistant: Therisse Amunatigui
 * Production estimator: Carolyn Johnstone
 * Production administrator: Linda Barry
 * Overseas production facility: Smip, Inc.
 * Animation director: Ki-Yong Bae
 * Main title animation: Golden Wolf
 * Development executive: Katie Krentz
 * Current series executive: Mike Rauch
 * 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: June 3, 2018 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Abs Man and Zeitgeist appeared in "Musclecup" and "Road Trippin'," respectively.
 * Bubbles and Blossom discovered their aura power in "Power Up Puff."
 * At the concert, Octi wears an energy dome hat inspired by Devo.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢