Moral Decay

Moral Decay
Premiere date	February 9, 2001
Music composed by	James L. Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Craig McCraken Lauren Faust
Storyboard artist(s)	Craig McCracken Lauren Faust
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez Craig McCracken (also voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
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"Moral Decay" is the twelfth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirty-eighth overall. It aired on February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by series creator, Craig McCracken, and Lauren Faust, and directed by Robert Alvarez and McCracken.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Blossom Utonium	Christine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Lil' Arturo	N/A
Doctor Payne (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Mojo Jojo	Roger Jackson
Ace Copular	N/A
Big Billy	N/A
Lil' Arturo	N/A
Snake	N/A
Grubber	N/A
Fuzzy Lumpkins	N/A
Him	N/A
The Mayor	N/A

Organizations

• Powerpuff Girls
• Gangreen Gang

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Townsville
      • Utonium residence
      • Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
      • Take Two Deli
      • Mojo's residence
      • Townsville Dentistry
      • Townsville Hall
      • Townsville Museum

Objects

• Dollar coins
• Hotline phone
• Octi
• Smile
• Extreme Chew

Music

The main title theme and the score 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: February 9, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• The date on the dollar coin is 2000.
• The crayons are Crayola inspired.
• The bank robber with the pantyhose on his head was the head crook in "Powerpuff Bluff."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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 the United Kingdom:
• In Australia:
  • June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 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
  • May 22, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 10 on DVD.