Twas the Fight Before Christmas

Twas the Fight Before Christmas is a 2003 American animated Christmas-themed direct-to-video special based on 1998 The Powerpuff Girls animated TV series. It was released by Warner Home Video on October 7, 2003. It was written by Lauren Faust and Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, and Amy Keating Rogers, and produced and directed by Collette Sunderman.

After Princess Morbucks puts every other kid on Santa's naughty list, including the Powerpuff Girls, they race to the North Pole to undo the damage she has caused before all the kids wake up worldwide.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Clara
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * 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"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Daddy Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| HIM (indirectly)
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Fuzzy Lumpkins (indirectly)
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Robin Snyder
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mictchelson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmo Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chauffeur
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Servant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nanny
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chuck & Kathleen's brother
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chuck
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kathleen
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pony Puff Princess (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aily
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Alger
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ally
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angry
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Allen
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Anton
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Alex
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Apell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Acmon
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Amex
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Arry
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Advent
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Amy
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aron
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Afron
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Astor
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Affix
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Es
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Agatha
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aarons
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Arnold
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Zachary Zimmerman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Albert Einstein
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Patrick Bell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ryan Faust
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ally
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angry
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Allen
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Anton
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Alex
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Apell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Acmon
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Amex
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Arry
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Advent
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Amy
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aron
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Afron
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Astor
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Affix
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Es
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Agatha
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aarons
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Arnold
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Zachary Zimmerman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Albert Einstein
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Patrick Bell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ryan Faust
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Astor
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Affix
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Es
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Agatha
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aarons
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Arnold
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Zachary Zimmerman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Albert Einstein
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Patrick Bell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ryan Faust
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Zachary Zimmerman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Albert Einstein
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Michael Patrick Bell
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ryan Faust
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ryan Faust
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adolf Schickelgruber
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stephen Fonti

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Townsville
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Morbucks Manor
 * Utonium residence
 * Ms. Keane's residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Mojo Jojo's residence
 * Arizona (photo)
 * Tuscon (photo)
 * China
 * Great Wall of China
 * Netherlands
 * South America (photo)
 * Paraguay (photo)
 * France
 * Paris
 * Eiffel Tower
 * Mali (indirectly mentioned)
 * Timbuktu (mentioned)
 * North Pole
 * Santa's Workshop
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Nog Cola
 * Octi
 * Betty Wettys

Vehicles

 * Princess's limo

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2003.

Music
The main title theme and score were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. An additional score and the end title were also composed by Venable. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 7, 2003 on VHS and DVD; December 12, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The special's title is a reference to "Twas the night before Christmas." You're welcome.
 * The Ponypuffs doll the Mayor wants is a parody of My Little Pony. The doll is also a connection to the Pony Puff Princess character who first appeared in the Dexter's Laboratory TV series.

Errors

 * The Narrator says "My Little Horsey," but then the picture reveals it to be called "Ponypuffs: My Little Mare."
 * Most of the names on the nice list are fake. When Princess begins reading from the list, she says names that aren't on there. Anton is also listed twice, and there's a made-up name, Es, instead of continuing the "A"s or starting the "B"s. When the first page is seen again, the last two rows are gone.
 * When Princess says the Powerpuff Girls can't deny her any longer, her mouth doesn't move.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 7, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Twas the Fight Before Christmas on VHS.
 * October 7, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Twas the Fight Before Christmas on DVD.
 * In the Australia: