Coupe D'Etat

"Coupe D'Etat" is the first episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the sixty-fourth overall. It aired on April 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by Randy Myers, and voiced directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, where the Professor is completing his next big project: Replacing the windshield wipers on his car.

Narrator: And so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Professor. That looked like an expensive car, Professor. Hope you enjoy taking the bus. Ha ha ha ha.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The 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"| 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"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| KARR
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Carwash
 * Utonium residence
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Mr. Good Pipe
 * Ground FX
 * Rude Dawg
 * Obey
 * Zorlon (picture)
 * Engine Stop 2000
 * PROF

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * KARR

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Chris Reccardi
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Line producers: Shareena Carlson, Kelly Crews
 * Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
 * Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Overseas animation directors: Chang Yul Chung, Jong Ho Kim
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Nate Cash, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Cindy Morrow, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino, Thurop Van Orman
 * Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designers: Chris Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht, Amber Lee Hardin
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Fred Gardner
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painters: Kit Boyce, Martin Ansolabehere
 * 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
 * Post production sound services: Hacienda Post
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * 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, Andrea Lopez
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "coup d'état."
 * K.A.R.R. is a parody of KITT, the artificial intelligence which controlled the car in the Knight Rider TV series
 * KARR was actually the name of the "evil" KITT.
 * When the Professor takes his first ride, he resembles the main character Michael Knight.
 * With the Professor wearing a new racing car outfit, Buttercup says he looks like he's dressed in a bad 80s TV show.
 * The Professor has an inbuilt computer display with the internet in his new car which is displaying Obey (a parody of eBay) selling Zorlon again, just as it was in "Girls Gone Mild."
 * The Professor has a poster of NASKR in his garage, which is a parody of NASCAR.

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.