A Made Up Story

"A Made Up Story" is the fifth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the sixty-eighth overall. It aired on May 14, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by John McIntyre and Randy Myers, and voiced directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville where something horrible...something evil...something nefarious...something hilarious is taking place. Mask Scara: (laughs) Narrator: Yes, some horrible, evil, nefarious, hilarious prankster is defacing all the billboards.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe Bob (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mask Scara
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phyllis Diller
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Women
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charlie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moose
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keene
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Slim
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bossman
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Amoeba Boys
 * Gangreen Gang

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Him's dimension
 * Forest
 * Fuzzy's residence
 * Utonium residence
 * Russia (billboard)
 * Siberia (billboard)
 * Canada (billboard)
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Bogus
 * Mask Scara Mega Lash Curler
 * C.O.L.D. Cream

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Chris Reccardi
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Line producer: Kelly Crews
 * Post production line producer: Shareena Carlson
 * Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
 * Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Animation director: James Tim Walker
 * Overseas animation directors: Jong Ho Kim, Seong Chul Yeom
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Randy Myers, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino
 * Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designer: Chris Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Frederick Gardner
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painters: Kit Boyce, Tim Barnes
 * 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
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
 * 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: May 14, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Charlie Bean, who the Narrator refers to by name, is a cameo for the real Charlie Bean, who has worked on the series before.
 * Blossom discovered her ice breath in "Ice Sore."

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.