Monkey See, Doggie Do


 * You may also be looking for the Scholastic adaptation, Monkey See, Doggie Do (book).

"Monkey See, Doggie Do" is the first episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on November 18, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken, as well as voice directed by McCracken.

Mojo plans to rule the planet by turning the world's population into obedient dogs.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charandoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Museum curator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Martin

Organizations

 * Townsville Police Department
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * The De Café
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Museum
 * Malph's
 * Mojo's residence
 * Townsville Bank
 * Jewels & Stuff
 * Tino's Carporium
 * France
 * Paris
 * Eiffel Tower
 * Japan
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Octi
 * Anubis dog head
 * Anubial Jewels
 * Times newspaper

Vehicles

 * Dogs' car

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Don Shank
 * Art director: Craig Kellman
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vince Aniceto, Amy Rogers
 * Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez, Richard Collado
 * Model artist: Andrew Bialk
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artist: Dan Krall
 * Background colorist: Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylist: Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xeographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Unit post production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Mr. Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online operator: Modern Videofilm
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julie Humbert
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production liaison: Amy E. Wagner
 * Executive in charge of production: Brian A. Miller
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervision: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Liza-Ann Warren
 * Production management: Andy Lewis
 * 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: November 18, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on the phrase, "Monkey see, monkey do." You're welcome.
 * The Powerpuff signal is a reference to the Bat Signal used in the world of DC Comics' Batman.
 * This is the first time the Narrator is teased to be a real person.
 * The movie theater has a film advertised called Clobbered.
 * There are dogs playing poker just like the painting Dogs Playing Poker.
 * It's interesting that in Ms. Bellum's first appearance, her face is shown, only it's in dog form. A running joke is that her usual human face is blocked from being seen.

Errors

 * While the Mayor's transformation into a dog was seen, it's unclear if the bottom half of Ms. Bellum would've transformed into a dog.

Everlasting influence

 * Mojo recreates the scheme in "Monkey See, Doggy Two." Jason Butler Rote is credited again because it reuses the majority of his original script.
 * The Professor mentions this in his pep talk to the girls in "Members Only."

Marketing and promotion

 * The episode was adapted into a book with the same name by Scholastic in 2000.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 30, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey See, Doggie Do on VHS.
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * June 19, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * September 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.
 * In Japan:
 * December 29, 2001: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 1 on DVD.