Custody Battle

Custody Battle
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Premiere date	July 2, 2004
Starring	Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Roger L. Jackson; Rob Paulsen; Dee Bradley Baker; James Arnold Taylor
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; John McIntyre; Craig Strong; Tara Strong; Amy Keating Rogers; Chris Savino
Writer(s)	Chris Reccardi
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Reccardi
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Steve Socki
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Custody Battle" is the seventh episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the seventieth overall. It aired on July 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Mojo and Him get into a competition over which one can be the most evil father for the custody rights of the Rowdyruff Boys.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The City of Townsville, and no better place to spend father's day.

Narrator: And, so, with Mojo and Him finally happy together, the day is doomed, thanks to the Rowdyruff Boys.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Father #1	Dee Bradley Baker
Father #2	James Arnold Taylor
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
Son #1	Dee Bradley Baker
Father #3	James Arnold Taylor
Son #2	Dee Bradley Baker
Brick	Rob Paulsen
Boomer	Rob Paulsen
Butch	Roger L. Jackson
Him	Tom Kane
Blossom Utonium	N/A
Buttercup Utonium	N/A
Bubbles Utonium	N/A
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
Charlie Bean	Charlie Bean
Doctor Yost	Charlie Bean
Doctor Don Shank	Don Shank

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Townsville Park
        Townsville Central Park
        Townsville Volcano Mountain
        Mojo's residence
      - Him's dimension
      - Townsville Hall
      - Center for Cosmic Research
The Moon
Venus
Mercury
The Sun

Objects

Vehicles

Pickle blimp

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: Cindy Morrow
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: Jong Ho Kim, Seong Chul Yeum
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Craig Strong, Tara Strong, 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, Jeff Albrecht
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designers: Frederick Gardner, Paul Stec
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painter: Kit Boyce
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 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Mojo created the Rowdyruff Boys in "The Rowdyruff Boys." They also died in that episode, but Him brought them back in "The Boys Are Back in Town."
Aside from non-speaking cameos via stock footage from "The Boys Are Back in Town," the Powerpuff Girls do not have any new scenes in this episode, thus technically making this the only episode where they do not truly appear (although there is also "West in Pieces," if their ancestors don't count).
The Mayor has a banner that reads "Mayor '04," in reference to the year the episode aired.
Mojo breaks the fourth wall by mentioning that he's been on six seasons of the show.
Charlie Bean is a cameo of the art director Charlie Bean, who voices himself.
Doctor Yost is named after character designer Carey Yost.
Doctor Shank is a cameo of the art director Don Shank, who voices himself.

Errors

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