Mommy Fearest

Mommy Fearest
Premiere date	November 18, 1998
Music composed by	James L. Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Jason Butler Rote Michael Ryan
Director(s)	John McIntyre Craig McCracken
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"Mommy Fearest" is the first episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on November 18, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Michael Ryan, and directed by John McIntyre and creator, Craig McCracken.

The girls set the Professor up on a date with a seemingly perfect woman, who ends up controlling their lives and driving a wedge between the family.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Puppet Pal Mitch	Rob Paulsen
Puppet Pal Clem	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Ima Goodlady/Sedusa	Jennifer Hale
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Neighbor	Tara Charendoff

Organizations

• Powerpuff Girls

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Pokey Oaks County
      • Townsville
        • Utonium residence
        • Supermarket
        • Townsville Hall

Objects

• Octi
• Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

• None

Music

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

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 film Mommie Dearest.
• The Puppet Pals were originally introduced in Dexter's Laboratory.
• Buttercup puts something mysterious in the pocket of Professor's suit jacket, which may have been condoms.
• The Mayor wants to make a romantic visit to Sedusa in prison, the first of many references in which his faithfulness to his wife is called into question.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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.