The Mane Event

"The Mane Event" is the first episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the twenty-seventh overall. It aired on July 28, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Smith, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Tartakovsky.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, where at this very moment, our girls are tangled in another hair-raising situation.

Narrator: Who says justice is blind? So, once again, the day is shaved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * 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:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Eye monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stanley Whitfield
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stanley Whitfield
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Gas is Best
 * The Sun
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * S.S. Toast
 * School bus

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 credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Production managers: Vincent Aniceto, Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Model artists: Chris Battle, Andrew Bialk, Craig Kellman, Paul Rudish
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artists: Dan Krall
 * Background colorists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt, Lou Romano, Ruben Chavez
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Digital Sound Works
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervision: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Joe Sundusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner, Scott Setterberg
 * Production management: Andy Lewis
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: July 28, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Twisted Sister on VHS.
 * April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Mane Event on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * March 27, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 6 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.