Custody Battle

"Custody Battle" is the seventh episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventieth overall. It aired on July 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Mojo and Him get into a competition over which one can be the most evil father for the custody rights of the Rowdyruff Boys.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, and no better place to spend father's day.

Narrator: And, so, with Mojo and Him finally happy together, the day is doomed, thanks to the Rowdyruff Boys.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Father #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Father #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Arnold Taylor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Son #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Father #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Arnold Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Son #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boomer
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Butch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Yost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Yost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Yost
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank

Organizations

 * Rowdyruff Boys
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Him's dimension
 * Townsville Hall
 * Center for Cosmic Research
 * The Moon
 * Venus
 * Mercury
 * The Sun

Objects

 * TRCP 800
 * Cosmic Singularity Degenerator

Vehicles

 * Pickle blimp

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

Music
The main title theme and the music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Additional music was also composed by Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Cindy Morrow
 * Art director: Paul Stec
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Line producer: Kelly Crews
 * Post production line producer: Shareena Carlson
 * Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
 * Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Animation director: Steve Socki
 * Overseas animation directors: Jong Ho Kim, Seong Chul Yeum
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Craig Strong, Tara Strong, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino
 * Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designer: Chris Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designers: Frederick Gardner, Paul Stec
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painter: Kit Boyce
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
 * Digital effects artist: Stephen Jennings
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Talent coordinator: Karie Gima Pham
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Track reader: Slightly Off-Track
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Picture editor: Robert Gibis
 * Dialogue editor: Jim Hearn
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimator: Cecilia Rheins
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production for Cartoon Network Studios: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Linda Simensky, Andrea Lopez
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: July 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Mojo created the Rowdyruff Boys in "The Rowdyruff Boys." They also died in that episode, but Him brought them back in "The Boys Are Back in Town."
 * Aside from non-speaking cameos via stock footage from "The Boys Are Back in Town," the Powerpuff Girls do not have any new scenes in this episode, thus technically making this the only episode where they do not truly appear (although there is also "West in Pieces," if their ancestors don't count).
 * The Mayor has a banner that reads "Mayor '04," in reference to the year the episode aired.
 * Mojo breaks the fourth wall by mentioning that he's been on six seasons of the show.
 * Charlie Bean is a cameo of the art director Charlie Bean, who voices himself.
 * Doctor Yost is named after character designer Carey Yost.
 * Doctor Shank is a cameo of the art director Don Shank, who voices himself.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * 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.