Save Mojo

"Save Mojo" is the fourth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the fifty-fifth overall. It aired on September 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Greg Colton, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

A group of hippie animal activists lawfully protect Mojo from the Powerpuff Girls, allowing him to build the ultimate doomsday machine.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville: A friendly metropolis where man and nature live in harmony! The citizens of Townsville value their animal companions, and everyone has a "You scratch my back, I'll pet yours" attitude. But wait! There's one animal that doesn't play well with others: The mutated monkey, Mojo Jojo. In one of his more pathetic disguises, I might add...

Activist girl: Would you call the noble lion cruel for preying upon the antelope to feed his young? Is the resourceful beaver evil for felling a tree to build his dam? Blossom: Well, that’s a little different. Bubbles: Yeah! Lions and beavers are cute. Activist leader: Typical. That is why we are here! Our furry brothers need protection from the likes of you! Mojo: That’s right! Err, I mean.. Boo-hoo-hoo! These mean girls always beat me up for doing nothing more than innocently following my natural instincts. All these years, getting maimed and mauled by these malicious monkey-mashers. You can imagine the veterinary bills! Ooh, boo-hoo-hoo!

Powerpuff Girls: Not so fast, Mojo Jojo! Mojo: Ooh, I'm being oppressed! Activists: Not so fast, Powerpuff Girls!

Blossom: Mayor! Mojo’s building an ultimate Townsville destruction device, and these stupid... Mayor: Tut-tut! I know all about it, and something must be done. It’s blocking my view! So you girls skedaddle now and take care of it. Goodbye! Buttercup: But, Mayor, we can’t! Bubbles: Mojo is protected by the law. Mayor: Well, who would pass a stupid law like that? I say we kick him out of office! Buttercup: Mayor, you passed it! Blossom: That’s why we’re here. Bubbles: We need you to change it. Mayor: I can do that? Well, then, I am gonna do something about that silly "shoplifting" law.

Narrator: Uh, cute little nitpickers. And, so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters
Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nate
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Activist leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Activist #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Activist #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Activist #4
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby monkeys
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Activist #4
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby monkeys
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby monkeys
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother monkey
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Hardware store
 * Construction site
 * Townsville Power Plant
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence

Objects

 * Nothing of importance

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Greg Colton
 * Art director: Paul Stec
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Supervising director: Lauren Faust
 * Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
 * Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin, Jackie Buscarino
 * Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Animation director: Tim Walker
 * Overseas animation director: Chang Yul Jeong
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers
 * Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designer: Christopher Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Robert Lacko
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Pat Agnasin, Joseph Holt, Larry Murphy
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painter: Kit Boyce
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
 * Digital effects artist: Stephen Jennings
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Talent coordinator: Karie Gima Pham
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Track reader: Slightly Off-Track
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Picture editor: Robert Gibis
 * Dialogue editor: Jim Hearn
 * Color correction facility: Matchframe Video
 * Colorist: Rick Taylor
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimator: Cecilia Rheins
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production for Cartoon Network Studios: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Linda Simensky, Mike Lazzo
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Errors

 * All the girls did was put a crate over Mojo, so it's unknown how that act removed all of his clothes and helmet and replaced with a diaper. He did wear one as Jojo when he was the pet monkey of Professor Utonium, but being in the wild, he wouldn't need one.
 * Overseas animation director is listed as plural despite there only being one.

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.