Mr. Mojo's Rising

"Mr. Mojo's Rising" is the seventh episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on January 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Rob Renzetti, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville... Cannot be seen from the windowless laboratory of the Powerpuff Girls' suburban home. Nevertheless, it is in this dim den where the brightest of births took place--The creation of the Powerpuff Girls. Every afternoon, Professor Utonium returns to this subterranean lab to continue his noodling with nature. Oh, here he comes now.

Bubbles: Hey, could this be a clue? Mojo: Dear Powerpuff Girls, I have kidnapped Professor Utonium! I have taken him someplace against his will! If you look for him in the spots he likes to be, you will not find him! He's with me, but not by choice! I took him and he didn't like it! This message is from and was written by, Mojo Jojo. Bubbles: Who could have done this?

Narrator: Oh, Mojo Jojo, what are you up to this time? Professor Utonium: Oh, Mojo Jojo, what are you up to this time?

Narrator: Oh, no. Has this sibling rivalry come to an end? Has Mojo Jojo finally defeated the Powerpuff Girls? Mojo: Yes! I have defeated the Powerpuff Girls!

Narrator: Wow! Talk about ironic. Professor creates Mojo, Mojo creates girls. It's crazy, I tell you. ha ha! Yeah. So once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls. But...Thanks originally to Mojo Jojo. Mojo: It was me. It was me. It was me. It was me. It was me.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Chemical X

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

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.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: January 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a reference to the "Mister Mojo risin'," an anagram of Jim Morrison's name which was used as a line his band The Door's 1971 song "L.A. Women."
 * Buttercup says "What you talkin' about, Mojo" in the same way Arnold would "What you talkin' about, Willis" in the 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

Errors

 * In the end of episode, the narrator says that Utonium created Mojo when all he did was adopt him, but Mojo caused his own creation in becoming Mojo Jojo.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 30, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Bubblevicious on VHS.
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * June 19, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * May 6, 2014: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls and Friends on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * January 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 2 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * 2004: ??? releases Toon Foolery: Fool About Laughing! on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.