Escape from Monster Island

"Escape from Monster Island" is the first episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on April 4, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jaydeep Hasrajani and Grace Kraft, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Bubbles wins two tickets to see Sensitive Thugz, forcing her to decide between her sisters as a plus one.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chance
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Craig Smith
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dax
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kevonne
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen Li
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Natalie Palamides
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Amanda Leighton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Radio announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frederick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lava lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frederick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lava lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lava lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Sensitive Thugz
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Monster Island

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music
The theme song, "Who's Got the Power?," and music were composed by Mike Reagan. The opening theme song was written by an uncredited Reagan and Bob Boyle, and the end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco, with both songs being performed by Tacocat.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artists: Jaydeep Hasrajani, Grace Kraft
 * Art director: Eusong Lee
 * Supervising director: Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice
 * Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Stacy Renfroe
 * Production assistant: Jesse Sheehan
 * Digital production assistant: Corey Booth
 * Character designers: Cheyenne Curtis, Carlos Nunez, Steven Choi, Alison Donato, David Maingault, Violet Bruce
 * Props and effects designers: Sarah Craig, Eunji-Lee Roess
 * Character, props and effects design clean-up artists: Miranda Dressler, Erik Elizarrez
 * Background designers: Santino Lascano, Carrie Hobson, Ermel Vialet, Matt Rockefeller
 * Background painters: Tania Franco, Solbi Park, Clarke Snyder, Levon Jihanian, Meghan Kinder
 * Color stylist: Rachel Yung
 * Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
 * Storyboard revisionist: Andy Cung
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Brian Sheesley
 * Animation checkers: Sandy Benenati, Vicki Casper
 * Casting director: Linda Lamontagne
 * Additional casting director: Jack Fletcher
 * Recording studio manager: Susy Campos
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Director production technology: Antonio Gonella
 * Picture editors: Robert Gibis, Mattaniah Adams
 * Assistant editor: Anna Granfors
 * Dialogue editor: Tony Ostyn
 * Track reader: Slightly Off Track
 * Supervising sound editors and re-recording mixers: Alex Borquez, Timothy J. Borquez
 * Sound effects editors: Daisuke Sawa, Tony Orozco
 * Post production supervisor: Tony Tedford
 * Post production manager: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimators: Carolyn Johnstone, Cecilia Rheins
 * Production administrator: Linda Barry
 * Overseas production facility: Smip, Inc.
 * Overseas director: Geun-Sik Song
 * Main title animation: Golden Wolf
 * Development executive: Katie Krentz
 * Current series executive: Nicole Rivera
 * Executive producers: Jennifer Pelphrey, Curtis Lelash, Brian A. Miller, Rob Sorcher, Nick Jennings
 * Co-executive producer: Bob Boyle

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 4, 2016 at 6 pm on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * In the original series, Monster Island was called Monster Isle.

Errors

 * Blossom makes it sound like Tavon is separate from Sensitive Thugz as just their manager when he appears as a member of the group.

Home availability

 * In Australia:
 * November 16, 2016: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls Tiara Trouble on DVD.
 * October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 * February 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble on DVD.