Man Up

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Man Up
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Premiere date April 8, 2016
Starring Amanda Leighton
Kristen Li
Natalie Palamides
Tom Kenny
James Kirkland
Maurice LaMarche
Jill Talley
Story by Haley Mancini
Jake Goldman
Writer(s) Kyle Neswald
Benjamin P. Carow
Storyboard artist(s) Kyle Neswald
Benjamin P. Carow
Director(s) Nick Jennings
Bob Boyle
Jack Fletcher (voices)
Animation director(s) Robert Alvarez
Brian Sheesley
Art director(s) Eusong Lee
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"Man Up" is the sixth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, Kyle Neswald, and Benjamin P. Carow, produced by Pernelle Hayes, and directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and Jack Fletcher.

After Manboy's insult causes Buttercup to destroy a zen festival, she turns to the help of a guru to defeat him in peaceful ways.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Narrator (voice only) Tom Kenny
Buttercup Utonium Natalie Palamides
Blossom Utonium Amanda Leighton
Bubbles Utonium Kristen Li
Chillaxi James Kirkland
Manboy Maurice LaMarche
Fortune teller Jill Talley
The Mayor (statue) N/A
Polar bear Unavailable
Steak soldiers Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Manbot
  • Bubbles's lucky bunny pencil
  • Tube man

Vehicles

  • Manboy's tank

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music

The theme song, "Who's Got the Power?," and the music were composed by Mike Reagan. The opening theme song was written by an uncredited Reagan and Bob Boyle, and the end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco, with both songs being performed by Tacocat.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

  • This is Manboy's first full length appearance, as he had previously had a non-speaking cameo in the "Who's Got the Power?" short.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

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