Child Fearing

"Child Fearing" is the second episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the twenty-eighth overall. It aired on August 18, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by Randy Myers and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Mojo babysits the girls when the Mayor is too busy.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville is host to the annual meeting of the minds, where our man Professor is not only guest speaker, but he's also... Professor Utonium: Late! I'm late!

Blarney: ♫If I were a bunny, I’d— HOP! HOP! HOP!— HOP! HOP! HOP!— HOP! HOP! HOP!— HOP! HOP! HOP!♫

Mojo: Very well, then. I will tell you my favorite story — about the greatest conqueror who ever lived: Napoleon! He was a mighty man, feared by all who looked up to him. Using his genius and his loyal army, he conquered all of Europe, then all of Russia, and finally the whole world. The end. Girls: BORING!! Blossom: Your story’s all wrong! Napoleon’s 1807 seizure of Portugal and the subsequent rebellion by the Spaniards cost France over three hundred thousand casualties, untold sums of money, and contributed to the eventual weakening of the Napoleonic empire! Bubbles: And your analysis on the invasion of Russia is also incorrect! Napoleon’s invasion of 1812 resulted in massive casualties of his troops, due to starvation and inclement conditions, and ended in a disastrous retreat from Moscow with his army defeated! Buttercup: Yeah, dummy! And when he returned to France, the allied nations of Europe united against him, which led to his eventual defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, where after he was exiled to the island of St. Helena, where he died a miserable death from stomach cancer on May 5, 1821, stupid!

Narrator: ♫If a were a narrator, I'd this show, and so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!♫

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| 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"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fairy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blarney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Napoleon Bonaparte
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blarney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Napoleon Bonaparte
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Napoleon Bonaparte
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * England (map)
 * Ireland (map)
 * Russia (map)
 * Moscow (mentioned)
 * Africa (map)
 * Saint Helena (mentioned)
 * Australia (map)
 * France (mentioned)
 * Portugal (mentioned)
 * Belgium (indirectly mentioned)
 * Waterloo (mentioned)
 * The Moon

Objects

 * N64-like console
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Cop car
 * Cop van

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Storyboard assistant: Shellie Kvilvang
 * Model artists: Chris Reccardi, Carey Yost, Andrew Bialk, Chris Mitchell
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artists: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
 * Background colorists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylists: Roger Webb, Karen Greslie
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * 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 Sound Works
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 18, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Child rearing."
 * The vanity plate on the Professor's car is "EMC2."
 * The game that the Mayor is playing is a parody of The Legend of Zelda on what appears to be the Nintendo 64, which is an injoke to the big fans that the crew of the game were, so much so that everybody stopped working until they could finish the latest game at the time, according to the 2009 documentary The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?
 * Blarney is a parody of Barney the dinosaur.

Home availability

 * In Japan:
 * March 27, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 6 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:
 * June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 on DVD.
 * 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.