Jewel of the Aisle

"Jewel of the Aisle" is the seventh episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirty-third overall. It aired on October 20, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Smith and Clay Morrow, directed by Randy Myers and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovksy and McCracken.

When a crook's stolen jewel accidentally falls into the girls' favorite breakfast cereal, he disguises himself as the cereal's mascot to trick them into giving him their cereal. But ridiculous Lucky Captain Rabbit King, Lucky Captain Rabbit King Nuggets are for the youth!

Memorable quotes
Narrator: So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to green Buttercups, blue Bubbles, and pink Blossom--the Powerpuff Girls! Part of this delicious, nutritious breakfast.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crook
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * 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"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Koalor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tomy Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ostrichman Prime
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| TV announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sally
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lucky Captain Rabbit King
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #1 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #2 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #3 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Darryl Dragon (as the Captain)
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Toni Tennille (as Tennille)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady babysitter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Phan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #1 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #2 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jingle singer #3 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Darryl Dragon (as the Captain)
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Toni Tennille (as Tennille)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady babysitter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Phan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady babysitter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Phan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Santa Claus

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Generally Food Cereal
 * Captain & Tennille (mentioned)
 * Mr. Phan Gardens
 * Townsville Fire Department
 * Townsville Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Jewelry store
 * Train depot
 * Roller rink
 * Generally Food Cereal building
 * Malph's
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Jail
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Lucky Captain Rabbit King Nuggets

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Crook's helicopters

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 title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * 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
 * Storyboard assistant: Shellie Kvilvang
 * Models: Andrew Bialk, Craig Kellman, Lynne Naylor-Reccardi, Carey Yost
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout keys: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
 * Background color: Timothy Barnes, Lou Romano
 * Additional background colorist: James Hickey
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylists: Roger Webb, Lou Romano
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xeographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Fred 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 facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Pacifica Digital
 * Supervising re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * CGI sequence: Savage Frog!, Paul Davies, Ken Sullivan
 * Cereal commercial animator: Randy Myers
 * 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 for Cartoon Network: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 20, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is an allusion to the 1985 film Jewel of the Nile.
 * The cereal name and design is a mix of Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Trix, and King Vitaman. Although the in-universe commercial is just a parody of the Trix rabbit; the line, "Ridiculous Lucky Captain Rabbit King, Lucky Captain Rabbit King Nuggets are for the youth!" is a parody of the Trix catchphrase, "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"
 * The commercial was animated by Randy Myers.
 * Generally Food Cereal is a parody of General Foods Corporation and General Mills.
 * The cereal box has three designs: The first shown is a simple design of the mascot with the word "Nuggets," the second shown is an extremely detailed unapologetic rip-off of the above mentioned cereals, and the third is just the first one again, but with "Nuggets" removed.
 * Mech-Animals is a parody of the CGI animated series Beast Wars (which also aired on Cartoon Network), and its sequel Beast Machines (which aired on FOX Kids, instead); Ostrichman Prime is named after Optimus Primal or Optimus Prime.
 * The CGI sequences were animated by Paul Davies and Ken Sullivan of Savage Frog!
 * There's a recurring gag with the crook not being able to remember the cereal mascot name. One of the names he says instead is the musical duo, Captain & Tennille.
 * The questions from the girls when the crook comes in as the mascot disguised as grandma, is paraphrased from Little Red Riding Hood questions to the wolf's appearance while disguised as her grandma in the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood.
 * The Santa-disguised crook getting attacked by the squirrel on the roof is a reference to the 1989 film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
 * One of the crowd members at the end of the episode resembles George Jetson from The Jetsons, and while George has had more distinct cameos, this citizen is wearing a sweater instead of a shirt.
 * The rabbit mascot is identified simply as "Lucky" in the voice credits.

Errors

 * It's unclear if it's a mistake, but the machine pouring out the cereal referred to the cereal with the spelling of "Captain," whereas the extremely detailed close-up of the cereal and the commercial spells "Captain" as "Cap'n."
 * The package of cereals going to Malph's says "Malphs."
 * It's unclear how long the crook is trying to get cereal. It seems like it's all morning long, yet how many bowls have the girls been eating all this time (and without getting a sugar rush)?

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on VHS.
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on DVD.
 * 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.