Major Competition

"Major Competition" is the seventh episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on January 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Rob Renzetti, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville is on fire!

Narrator: The fire is out, and Townsville is saved, thanks to... The... uh, no. Thanks to... No... Wait. Maybe over here? No. Wait a-- Wait a second. Who did save Townsville?

Narrator: Wow! Now, that's a hero! Sorry, girls. Looks like Townsville's got a new protector. Major Man!

Narrator: Oh, no, the city of Townsville is under attack. Parent: Nothing to worry about. Major Man will save us all.

Narrator: Oh! Won't somebody please help this hero in distress?! Man: Look up in the sky! Woman: It's some bugs. British man: No. Flying lollipops. Talking Dog: No. It's the Supersock Em Girls! Narrator: No. That's not right. It's the Powderpuff--I mean, the Powerpuff Girls! Crowd: Who? Narrator: You know, the Powerpuff Girls. Crowd: Oh, yeah. Hooray!

Narrator: Oh, Powerpuff Girls, I knew he was a big fake all the time. Major Man. Why, I bet you he wasn't even a real major. Hmmm. Ahem. So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * 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"| The Sun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bellhop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| British man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Forest ranger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Major Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Major Man's cousin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Major Man's grandmother
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Train conductor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Veteran
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Train conductor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Veteran
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * El Incontinento
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Liberty Island
 * Statue of Liberty
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Major Man Hotline

Vehicles

 * Train

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end title song was performed by Bis.

Song

 * "Major Man" - Randel L. Crenshaw, Robert Tebow, Robert Joyce, Lewis E. Morford, Kerry Bennett Katz, and Alvin K. Chea

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Cindy Morrow
 * Art director: Craig Kellman
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Amy Rogers
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, James T. Walker
 * Model artists: Christopher Battle, Andrew Bialk
 * Clean-up artist: Barbara Krueger
 * Layout key artists: Dan Krall, James Worthy
 * Background colorist: Martin Ansolabehere
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xeographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Unit post production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online operator: Modern Videofilm
 * Online editor: David Crosthwait
 * Telecine colorist: Rick Taylor
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julie Humbert
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production liaison: Amy E. Wagner
 * Executive in charge of production: Brian A. Miller
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervision: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner, Liza-Ann Warren
 * Production management: Andy Lewis
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: January 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The George Jetson lookalike (from The Jetsons) actually talks, and disappointedly, doesn't sound like George Jetson. Tom Kane isn't explicitly credited as the voice, either.
 * Yes, that's right, Major Man is a Superman parody. One man cries, "Look, up in the sky," which is a reference to the line spoken in the introduction to the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman.
 * Talking Dog is credited as "Dog."

Errors

 * When the girls cotton onto Major Man's act when he slips up on TV, Blossom says, "Did you hear that," and Buttercup says, "Yeah," but both lines come out of Blossom's mouth.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Dream Scheme on VHS.
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Down 'n' Dirty on DVD.
 * June 19, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * May 6, 2014: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls and Friends on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * January 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 2 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.