Forced Kin

Forced Kin
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Premiere date	June 28, 2002
Run time	20:57
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kenny; Roger L. Jackson; Jennifer Martin; Kevin Michael Richardson; Rob Paulsen
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Chris Reccardi; Chris Mitchell
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Reccardi; Chris Mitchell
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez; Craig McCracken; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Don Shank
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"Forced Kin" is the ninth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the eighty-third episode overall. It aired on June 28, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi and Chris Mitchell, directed by Robert Alvarez, and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

When an unstoppable evil alien force descends upon Townsville, the Powerpuff Girls are forced to turn to their archnemesis, Mojo Jojo, for help.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville. Hmm. Nothing strange, weird, or out of the ordinary happening today.

Narrator: And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to Mojo Jojo.
Mojo: No!
Narrator: Yep. You're the goodest good guy ever to have done good.
Mojo: No!
Narrator: Yup. You're good.
Mojo: No.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Ms. Keane	N/A
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
Miguel	Tom Kenny
Dexter	N/A
Scientist boss	Roger L. Jackson
Scientist	Rob Paulsen
Mailman	Kevin Michael Richardson
Brutus	Rob Paulsen
Timmy	Tom Kenny
Government man #1	Roger L. Jackson
Government man #2	Rob Paulsen
Government man #3	Kevin Michael Richardson
Alien leader	Kevin Michael Richardson
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Fire station
      - Townsville Library
      - Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
      - Townsville Mall
      - Miguel's Market
      - Townsville Park
        Townsville Central Park
        Townsville Volcano Mountain
        Mojo's residence
        
        Townsville Dam
        
        Townsville Power Plant
        
        Stinky Cheese Inc. factory
        
        Top secret weapons lab
        
        Post office
        
        Townsville Hall
        
        Townsville Museum
  - Missile command
The Moon
The Sun

Objects

Nothing of importance

Vehicles

Alien spaceship
L.G. Marge

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2001.

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. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
Associate producers: Vincent Aniceto, Donna Castricone
Production coordinators: Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
Animation director: Robert Alvarez
Models: Dexter Smith, Carey Yost, Chris Mitchell, Chris Reccardi, Todd White, Fred Gardner, Ian Wasseluk
Clean-up: Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger, Barbara Krueger
Layout keys: Fred Gardner, Mike Moon
Background colorists: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere, Kit Boyce, Chris Roszak
Casting director: Collette Sunderman
Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
Color stylist: Roger Webb
Final checker: Nelda Ridley
Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
Track reader: James Garifi
Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
Dialogue editors: James Hearn
Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
Online operator: Craig Price
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
Post production sound services: Digital Soundworks
Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
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: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: June 28, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

NASSAU is a parody of NASA.
There is a cameo of Dexter from Cartoon Network's other series Dexter's Laboratory.
The alien leader is a parody of Galactus, a villain in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four magazines, as well as Hanna-Barbera's Fantastic Four television adaptation.
The Narrator and Mojo also ended "Get Back Jojo" in a similar banter.

Errors

The oil tanker is referred to as L.G. Marge then I.G. Marge.

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In Japan
- June 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 13 on DVD.
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.

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