Coupe D'Etat

"Coupe D'Etat" is the first episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the sixty-fourth overall. It aired on April 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Nate Cash, Craig Lewis, series creators, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Cindy Morrow, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino, Thurop Van Orman, and Chris Reccardi, directed by Randy Myers, and voiced directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, where the Professor is completing his next big project: Replacing the windshield wipers on his car.

Narrator: And so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Professor. That looked like an expensive car, Professor. Hope you enjoy taking the bus. Ha ha ha ha.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Carwash
 * Utonium residence
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Mr. Good Pipe Exhaust
 * Obey
 * Zorlon (picture)
 * Engine Stop 2000
 * PROF

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * KARR

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington were also credited for providing additional music. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "coup d'état."
 * K.A.R.R. is a parody of KITT, the artificial intelligence which controlled the car in the Knight Rider TV series
 * KARR was actually the name of the "evil" KITT.
 * When the Professor takes his first ride, he resembles the main character Michael Knight.
 * With the Professor wearing a new racing car outfit, Buttercup says he looks like he's dressed in a bad 80s TV show.
 * The Professor has an inbuilt computer display with the internet in his new car which is displaying Obey (a parody of eBay) selling Zorlon again, just as it was in "Girls Gone Mild."
 * The Professor has a poster of NASKR in his garage, which is a parody of NASCAR.

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:
 * 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.