Mizzen in Action

"Mizzen in Action" is the twelfth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventy-fifth overall. It aired on August 20, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Bryan Andrews, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

While a band of pirates look for buried treasure, a time vortex sends them and their quest to the present.

Memorable quotes
Mojo: The city of Townsville lies dead ahead.

Narrator: And, so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Piratepuff Girls! 🎵Yo, ho, yo, ho, it's a Powerpuff live for me!🎵

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain Crack McCraigen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John DiMaggio
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Katanga
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Parrot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Larson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Captain Flynn
 * 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:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * 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"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Bay
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * The Mayor's residence
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Townsville Bay Vortex
 * Chemical X

Vehicles

 * Black Watch
 * Professor Utonium's car

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. Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington are also credited for providing additional music. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Bryan Andrews
 * Art director: Paul Stec
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Line producer: Shareena Carlson
 * Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Overseas animation directors: Chang Yeol Chung, Jong Ho Kim
 * Outline editor: Dayla Corcoran
 * Story by: Dayla Corcoran, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, Chris Savino
 * Character supervisor: Chris Reccardi
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designers: Chris Battle, Serapio Calm
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht, Robert Lacko
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background designer: Paul Stec
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painters: Kit Boyce, Martin Ansolabehere
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
 * 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: August 20, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Missing in action." You're welcome.
 * The Narrator's opening is replaced with Captain McCraigen.
 * Crack McCraigen is a play on series creator, Craig McCracken.
 * Mr. Larson is named after storyboard artist Brian Larson.

Errors

 * The brute pirate isn't identified by name on-screen, aside from being identified as Katanga in the voice credits, apparently provided by Phil LaMarr, although given that it has several mistakes, the pirate's name could be the unidentified Reginald, although that name is put with Dee Bradley Baker's name.

Everlasting influence

 * When McCracken joined the social media platform Twitter in July 2013, he used the handle "CrackMcCraigen."

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.