Blue Ribbon Blues

"Blue Ribbon Blues" is the fifteenth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on May 12, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, Alicia Chan, Grace Kraft, and Heather Martinez, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Blossom's desire to win the science fair gets her duped into making a transmutation gun.

Characters

 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Janitaur
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barry Mackerbocker
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robin Snyder
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Rupert Kensington
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robin Snyder
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Rupert Kensington
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Rupert Kensington
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Midway Elementary School
 * New Mexico (indirectly mentioned)
 * Roswell (mentioned)

Objects

 * Transmutator 2.5

Vehicles

 * None

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 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: Alicia Chan, Grace Kraft, Heather Martinez
 * 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, Violet Bruce
 * Props and effects designers: Sarah Craig, Eunji Lee Roess, Corey Booth
 * Background designers: Santino Lascano, Carrie Hobson, Janine Chang
 * Background painters: Tania Franco, Solbi Park, Clarke Snyder, Marie Thorhauge, Garrett Lee
 * Color stylist: Rachel Yung
 * Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
 * Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Sofia Alexander, Anna Lencioni
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Richard Collado
 * 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 editor: Robert Gibis
 * 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: Geun-Sik Song
 * 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: May 12, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Bubbles and Buttercup dress like the Men in Black at the science fair.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * August 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Last Donnycorn on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.