Nano of the North

"Nano of the North" is the seventh episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-sixth overall. It aired on June 22, 2002 on The WB's Kids' WB block. It was written by Mark Andrews and Rob Renzetti, directed by Renzetti and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, and it's another peaceful day.

Narrator: Ah, yes, with the evil clouds gone, everything is right as rain, and the sun can once again shine on the beaut--Well, once beautiful city of Townsville--and harmony can finally be reunited once again. And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to...(voice gets squeaky) those little bitty, teeny-weeny, mighty mites, the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * 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:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gaby Baloni
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monobot
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gaby Baloni
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monobot
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monobot
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Townsville Tribune (mentioned)
 * Townsville Police Department
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Diner
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Townsville Tribune newspaper
 * Mostess
 * Micro-Stabilizer
 * Magnavision Helmet

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Police car
 * Ambulance
 * Firetruck

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2001.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Mark Andrews
 * Art director: Don Shank
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producers: Vincent Aniceto, Donna Castricone
 * Production coordinators: Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Additional storyboard artist: Rob Renzetti
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Model artists: Chris Battle, Dexter Smith, Todd White
 * Clean-up artists: Robert Lacko, Barbera Krueger, Dana Jo Granger
 * Layout key artists: Mike Moon, Todd Fredriksen, Fred Gardner
 * Background color artist: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineers: Jeff O. Collins, Robert Serda
 * Color stylist: Karen Greslie
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Track reader: James Garifi
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editor: James Hearn
 * 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 Soundworks
 * Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * 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: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 22, 2002 on The WB; August 9, 2002 at 8 pm on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on the 1922 film Nanook of the North.
 * The girls watch Pony Puff Princess in their first scene; Pony Puff Princess was the favorite pony doll of Dee Dee in Cartoon Network's sister series Dexter's Laboratory.
 * Mostess is a parody of Hostess.
 * Professor's vanity plate reads "PWRPROF," in reference to the episode "Powerprof."
 * Blossom gained ice breath in "Ice Sore."

Errors

 * The Narrator says that the rain is only happening in Townsville, although if this was the case it would be over the Utonium's neighborhood. No, the rain is only going over downtown Townsville.
 * The voice credits refer to the Monobot as Mono, who is voiced by Tom Kane, but the Monobot doesn't talk.

Marketing and promotion

 * This episode was chosen to be used as the basis for the British female group Sugarbabes' music video "Angels with Dirty Faces" the same year.

Home availability

 * In Japan
 * June 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 13 on DVD.
 * 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.