Aspirations

Aspirations
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Premiere date	July 9, 2004
Run time	20:26
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kenny; Jennifer Hale; Jeff Glen Bennett; Jennifer Martin; Daran Norris
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Bryan Andrews; Craig Lewis; John McIntyre; Amy Keating Rogers; Chris Savino
Writer(s)	Bryan Andrews
Storyboard artist(s)	Bryan Andrews
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Steve Socki
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Aspirations" is the eighth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventy-first overall. It aired on July 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Bryan Andrews, directed by John McIntyre and Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville, at night.

Narrator: And, so, once again the day is saved, thanks to... the Powerpuff Girls! And the Gangreen Gang.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Ace	Jeff Glen Bennett
Lil' Arturo	Tom Kenny
Snake	Tom Kenny
Big Billy	Jeff Glen Bennett
Grubber	Jeff Glen Bennett
Officer Stec	Daran Norris
Sedusa	Jennifer Hale
Cleopatra
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Museum guard #1	Jeff Glen Bennett
Museum guard #2	Daran Norris

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Townsville Hall
      - Townsville Dump
        Gangreen Gang's hideout
      - Yolinda Valley Lane
        Bellum residence
      - Diamond store
      - Townsville Museum
      - Townsville Jail
- Africa (indirectly mentioned)
  - Egypt (mentioned)
The Moon

Objects

Cleopatra's scepter
Cleopatra's amulet
Cleopatra's tiara

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

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: Bryan Andrews
Art director: Paul Stec
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: Steve Socki
Overseas animation directors: Chang Yeol Chung, Seoung Chul Yeum
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Bryan Andrews, Craig Lewis, John McIntyre, 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
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designer: 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: July 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Bubbles thought Buttercup was over the Gangreen Gang when she thinks she wished for them, which is a reference to Buttercup's crush on Ace in "Buttercrush."
Officer Stec is named after art director, Paul Stec.
Sedusa lost her hair in "Something's a Ms."

Errors

Buttercup wasn't interested in the entire Gangreen Gang, only Ace.
It's unclear how much time has passed between this episode and "Something's a Ms." It could not be that long, which is why Sedusa is still bald, but "Bought and Scold," "Divide and Conquer," "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey," and "Night Mayor" also acted like Sedusa still treated her as normal.
- Sedusa also acts like she was made permanently bald, even though Ms. Bellum just simply cut her hair off. Several years later, she is depicted with her hair in the post-series special "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!"

Critical reception

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 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.

References