Road Trippin' (Powerpuff Girls)


 * This article is about the The Powerpuff Girls episode. For the The Tom and Jerry Show episode, see Road Trippin' (Tom and Jerry).

'"Road Trippin'" is the twenty-seventh episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on September 21, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jake Goldman, Kyle Neswald, and Benjamin P. Carow, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Feeling that she is not connecting with the Professor like her sisters are, she arranges some bonding time during a road trip to an art gallery out of town.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen Li
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster in movie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Schedulebot
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger Craig Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zeitgeist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tress MacNeille
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Darby
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mole men
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zeitgeist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tress MacNeille
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Darby
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mole men
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mole men
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Sensitive Thugz (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * The Pit
 * Near Death Valley
 * Dino museum
 * Phonehenge
 * Mount Plushmore
 * Burrito River
 * Waffle Barn
 * Gallery Zeitgeist
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Blossom's phone
 * Professor Utonium's tablet
 * Fish flashlights
 * Father and Daughter Day
 * Hat on Can

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car

Development
Jake Goldman was credited for additional writing.

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music
The theme song and music were composed by Mike Reagan, and written by Reagan and Bob Boyle. The opening and ending songs are performed by Tacocat. The end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 12, 2016 (Cartoon Network Video); September 21, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Near Death Valley is a parody of Death Valley, which is between California and Nevada.
 * Phonehenge is a parody of Stonehenge.
 * Mount Plushmore is a parody of Mount Rushmore.
 * Burrito River is a parody of the Colorado River.
 * Zeitgeist has done her own version of the Norweigan painting The Scream.
 * The Professor reveals that he spent the entire trip ignoring Bubbles because he wanted to learn all about the art gallery they would be seeing, which somehow makes him a great father.

Everlasting influence

 * The bit with Schedulebot being buried is continued in "The Tell Tale Schedulebot."

Home availability

 * In Australia:
 * October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.