Uh Oh Dynamo

"Uh Oh Dynamo" is the thirteenth and final episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on May 27, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Jason Butler Rote, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: So once again, the day is saved... Uh, destroyed... Thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! Well, actually, the Professor. Just because you're a genius, doesn't make you a smart guy.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mount Rushmore tourist #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * 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"| Water ring kid #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fish balloon monster #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Screaming woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dam octopus
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#fffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fish balloon monster #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Water ring kid #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog (billboard sign)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mount Rushmore tourist #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#fffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fish balloon monster #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Water ring kid #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog (billboard sign)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mount Rushmore tourist #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mount Rushmore tourist #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mount Rushmore tourist #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Tribune (mentioned)
 * Townsville News (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Stadium
 * Museum
 * Train station
 * Townsville Hall
 * Le Dunne King Donnet
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Malph's
 * Bowling alley
 * Finny Gan's
 * Bagel Boy
 * Saul's Deli
 * Matzos Kosherama
 * El Burrito Loco!
 * Little Tokyo
 * Bonsai Gardens Park
 * Shogun Hotel
 * Utonium residence
 * Binkety Bonk Bank
 * O'Ray
 * South Dakota
 * Mount Rushmore
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Octi
 * Dynamo
 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Townsville Tribune newspaper
 * Townsville News newspaper

Vehicles

 * Magneto Leva-Train
 * Mayor's limo
 * Professor Utonium's helicopter

Development
The episode was adapted from "Monster Trouble," one of four pilots by Craig McCracken during his CalArts days, when The Powerpuff Girls was still in the early development stage of being known as The Whoopass Girls!

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: May 27, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Uh oh, Spaghetti-Os" commercials.
 * Blossom discovered her ice power in "Ice Sore."
 * The Professor has a coffee mug that has Science Con 1985 written on it.
 * Dynamo is a parody of the Megazord robot from the Power Rangers franchise.

Errors

 * One of the second fish monster's spikes caused the destruction of a filled-out stadium of people and incinerated several others. Oh, well.

Everlasting influence

 * Dynamo returns in "Live & Let Dynamo."

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.
 * In Japan:
 * February 28, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 4 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.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * 2008: Ubisoft releases on Cartoon Network Candy Capers on DVD ROM/DVD.