Moral Decay

"Moral Decay" is the twelfth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirty-eighth overall. It aired on February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by series creator, Craig McCracken, and Lauren Faust, and directed by Robert Alvarez and McCracken.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Christine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Payne (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace Copular
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Gangreen Gang

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Take Two Deli
 * Mojo's residence
 * Townsville Dentistry
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Museum

Objects

 * Dollar coins
 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Octi
 * Smile
 * Extreme Chew

Music
The main title theme and the score were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. The end title song was performed by Bis.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The date on the dollar coin is 2000.
 * The crayons are Crayola inspired.
 * The bank robber with the pantyhose on his head was the head crook in "Powerpuff Bluff."

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:
 * June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 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 Japan
 * May 22, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 10 on DVD.