Nuthin' Special

"Nuthing' Special" is the fourteenth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventy-seventh overall. It aired on March 25, 2005 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Brian Larson, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Feeling outshined by her sisters, Buttercup searches for her own hidden talent.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville: A special city on an especially special day where nothing special is--What? Not another giant flaming squirrel!

Narrator: That's it?! After all this time, that's her special power? That's lame. Anybody can curl their tongue! [Thickly] Look, I'm doing it right now. So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! That's her special power. We've been waiting all this time for that. It's stupid!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Giant squirrel monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Carlos Alazraqui
 * 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"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gene Simmons
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gene Simmons
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gene Simmons
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department
 * IPS

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * IPS building
 * Spain (mentioned)

Objects

 * Statue of the Mayor

Vehicles

 * Mayor's limo

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. Venable was also credited for providing additional music. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Brian Larson
 * Art director: Paul Stec
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Supervising director: Lauren Faust
 * Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
 * Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin
 * Production assistants: Joe Cecchini, Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Animation director: James Tim Walker
 * Overseas animation directors: Chang Yol Jeong, Jong Ho Kim
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino, Justin Thompson
 * Character designer: Andrew Bialk, Stephanie Choi
 * Prop designer: Christopher Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo
 * Storyboard clean-up artists: Andy Suriano, Nate Cash
 * Background designer: Justin Thompson
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painters: Christopher 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
 * 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: March 25, 2005 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * When Blossom hands over a baby to a random woman who isn't the mother, she cries, "This isn't my baby," which is a callback to "That's Not My Baby."
 * Bubbles and Blossom revealed their unique talents in "Ice Sore."
 * The dance move associated with the "Electric Boogaloo Force Field," is a reference to the 1984 movie Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
 * "The Maxtrix" move is a reference to what Neo could do in the 1999 movie The Matrix.

Errors

 * The girls have their own ability to shrink size, but in "Nano of the North," they needed to be shrunken down to size by Professor Utonium's invention.

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.