Bubbles of the Opera

'"Bubbles of the Opera" is the twentieth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on June 16, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Julia Vickerman, and Diego Molano, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Bubbles rejects her sisters and sides with Mojo after a series of accidents make her ugly after taking her school photo.

Characters
Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chance (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dax (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevonne (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen Li
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Miguel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Haley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Photographer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennie Pierson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hair stylist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Totally Tiffany (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kids
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Haley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Photographer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennie Pierson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hair stylist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Totally Tiffany (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kids
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kids
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Sensitive Thugz (poster)
 * Townsville Daily (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Midway Elementary School
 * Haley's Hair Salon
 * Dentistry
 * Townsville Zoo
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Totally Tiffany's Makeup Starter Kit for Girls

Vehicles

 * None

Development
Jake Goldman was credited for additional writing.

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music
The theme song and music were composed by Mike Reagan, and written by Reagan and Bob Boyle. The opening and ending songs are performed by Tacocat. The end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 16, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on Phantom of the Opera. Bubbles also becomes a satire of the title character as well.
 * In two of Bubbles's school photos, she looks like Ziggy Stardust (due to the lightning bolt across her face) and Fabio.
 * Haley's Hair Salon is named after the writer Haley Mancini.

Everlasting influence

 * Blossom wears her school photo outfit again for a campaign outfit and negotiator outfit in "Presidential Punchout" and "The Big Sleep," respectively.

Home availability

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