Gettin' Twiggy With It

"Gettin' Twiggy With It" is the fifth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirty-first overall. It aired on September 22, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Twiggy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mitch's grandma
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Speed Buggy (toy)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mitch's grandma
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Speed Buggy (toy)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Speed Buggy (toy)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Shady Glenn Estates
 * Mitchelson residence

Objects

 * Speed Buggy toy

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: Chris Reccardi
 * Art director: Don Shank
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Model artists: Andrew Bialk, Lynne Naylor-Reccardi, Chris Mitchell
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artists: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
 * Background color artsts: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. 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, Joe Trueba
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine: Modern Videofilm
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * On-line editor: Matchframe Video
 * 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 assistant: Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 22, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is an allusion to Will Smith's 1997 song "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It."
 * The calendar in Mitchel's trailer is dated 1972.

Errors

 * Mitch's character in this episode doesn't really match up to how he's portrayed in his other appearances.
 * Frank Welker is credited for voicing the grandma, but she doesn't talk.

Home availability

 * In Japan:
 * April 24, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 9 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.