Difference between revisions of "Man Up"

Man Up
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Premiere date	April 8, 2016
Starring	Amanda Leighton; Kristen Li; Natalie Palamadies; 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
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Revision as of 05:43, 2 December 2022

"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
The 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

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Townsville
    - Townsville Zen-aissance Fair
    - Dojo Chillaxitude
    - Tom's Tofu Hut (logo)

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, and written by Reagan and Bob Boyle. The opening and ending songs are performed by Tacocat. The end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Errors

Everlasting influence

This episode led to three sequel-type of follow-ups: "Man Up 2: Still Man-ing," "Man Up 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Manly," and "Man Up 4: The Donnyest Game."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- February 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble on DVD.
In Australia:
- November 16, 2016: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls Tiara Trouble on DVD.
- October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.

References

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+|storyboards= Kyle Neswald<br />Benjamin P. Carow
-|directors= [[Nick Jennings]]<br />[[Bob Boyle]]<br />[[Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice]] (supervising)<br />[[Jack Fletcher]] (voices)
+|directors= [[Nick Jennings]]<br />[[Bob Boyle]]<br />[[Jack Fletcher]] (voices)
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-'''"Man Up"''' is the sixth episode of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series)|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 [[Nick Jennings]], [[Bob Boyle]], and [[Jack Fletcher]].
+'''"Man Up"''' is the sixth episode of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series)|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.
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 ==Music==
-The theme song and score were composed by [[Mike Reagan]], and written by Reagan and Bob Boyle. The opening and ending songs are performed by [[Tacocat]]. The end credits song was written by [[Tristan Sedillo]] and [[Hannah Watanabe-Rocco]].
+The theme song, "[[Who's Got the Power?]]," and the music were composed by [[Mike Reagan]], and written by Reagan and Bob Boyle. The opening and ending songs are performed by [[Tacocat]]. The end credits song was written by [[Tristan Sedillo]] and [[Hannah Watanabe-Rocco]].
 ==Release==
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+[[Category:Cartoon Network]]
 [[Category:Directed by Bob Boyle]]
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