What's the Big Idea?

"What's the Big Idea?" is the thirteenth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventy-sixth overall. It aired on August 27, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Ken Allen, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Mojo: The city of Townsville--Complete in miniature model form. The details perfect in every detail. The perfect planning tool this construct is for planning my perfect plan. Perfect! Now, the piece de resistance.

Narrator: Whoah! You know, an episode like this makes you realize how small and insignificant and puny you are. Oh, well. So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! Don't step on me--Don't step on me!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Angry man #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Angry man #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Angry man #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * 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
 * Meat Co.

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Le Dunne King Donnet
 * Utonium residence
 * Binkety Bonk Bank
 * Red's Jewels
 * DVD Collectors Emporium
 * Bobbins Rothers

Objects

 * Townsville miniature model
 * Enlarging ray
 * Big Bite Bubble Gum (truck ad)

Vehicles

 * Bubble gum truck
 * Train

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 editor was Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Ken Allen
 * 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: Jong Ho Kim, Seong Chul Yeom
 * Outline editors: Amy Keating Rogers, Dayla Corcoran
 * Story by: Nate Cash, Dayla Corcoran, Thorup Van Orman, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, Amy Keating Rogers, 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 designers: Frederick Gardner, Paul Stec
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painter: Tim Barnes
 * 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: James Hearn
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
 * 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 27, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Mojo does the narrator's usual opening line of "The city of Townsville" at the beginning of the episode.
 * Animator Don Shank makes several speaking cameos around Townsville, although he is credited for playing "Angry guy."

Errors

 * The animation director isn't credited.

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.