Monstra-City

"Monstra-City" is the thirteenth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the fifty-second overall. It aired on September 5, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Carey Yost and Lauren Faust, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Real estate in Townsville goes up after the Mayor finds out he owns Monster Island and forces the monsters to live in the city with the humans, so he can build a porcelain toy factory.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville! But you probably knew that.

Narrator: And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the all-binding, all-powerful all-encompassing legal system!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chicken monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tie-wearing monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fly monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| V-belted monster
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Winthrop Mangrove
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Withers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Derin Basden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Architect
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Man #3
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Derin Basdan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Man #4
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #5
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waitress
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #6
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #7
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #8
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #9
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman #5
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #10
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cyclops monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Derin Basden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Octopus monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Toe monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #10
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #11
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fish monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blanche
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Landlord
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emissary monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Castaway
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #10
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cyclops monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Derin Basden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Octopus monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Toe monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #10
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man #11
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fish monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blanche
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Landlord
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emissary monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Castaway
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Landlord
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emissary monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Castaway
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department
 * Winthrop Real Estate and Commercial Development (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Le Shop
 * Bobby's Diner
 * Monster Island
 * Mayor Toys

Objects

 * Porcelain Mayor figurines

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artists: Carey Yost, Lauren Faust
 * 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 assistants: Joe Cecchini, Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Animation directors: James Tim Walker, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi
 * Overseas animation director: Chang Yol Jeong
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: David Dunnett, Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, Justin Thompson, Carey Yost
 * Character designers: Andrew Bialk, Stef Choi
 * Prop designer: Christopher Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designer: Todd Frederiksen
 * Digital background EX artist: Stephen Jennings
 * 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
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound mixing services: Hacienda Post
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * 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 5, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The v-belted monster is only slightly recolored of the same monster from "Bubblevicious," so he may still be the same monster, but there are also two completely different colored monsters (a blue cyclops and a pinkish tentacled monster) who are completely recolored monsters also from "Bubblevicious."
 * Withers and the other lawyers previously appeared in The Powerpuff Girls Movie.

Errors

 * Steve Blum is credited for voicing the architect, even though he is silent.

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.