Jewel of the Aisle

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Jewel of the Aisle
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Premiere date October 20, 2000
Starring Catherine Cavadini
Tara Charendoff
E.G. Daily
Tom Kenny
Tom Kane
Jeff Bennett
Dee Bradley Baker
Music composed by Thomas Chase
Steve Rucker
James L. Venable
Writer(s) Dave Smith
Clay Morrow
Storyboard artist(s) Dave Smith
Director(s) Randy Myers
Craig McCracken (also voices)
Genndy Tartakovsky (voices)
Animation director(s) Robert Alvarez
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"Jewel of the Aisle" is the first part of episode seven of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the sixty-second episode overall. It aired on October 20, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Smith and Clay Morrow, directed by Randy Myers and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovksy and McCracken.

When a crook's stolen jewel accidentally falls into the girls' favorite breakfast cereal, he disguises himself as the cereal's mascot to trick them into giving him their cereal. But ridiculous Lucky Captain Rabbit King, Lucky Captain Rabbit King Nuggets are for the youth!

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to green Buttercups, blue Bubbles, and pink Blossom--the Powerpuff Girls! Part of this delicious, nutritious breakfast.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Crook Jeff Bennett
Narrator (voice only) Tom Kenny
Buttercup Utonium E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium Tara Charendoff
Blossom Utonium Catherine Cavadini
Professor Utonium Tom Kane
Koalor Tomy Kenny
Ostrichman Prime Jeff Bennett
TV announcer (voice only) Tom Kane
Peter Tom Kenny
Sally Tara Charendoff
Lucky Captain Rabbit King Jeff Bennett
Jingle singer #1 (voice only) Catherine Cavadini
Jingle singer #2 (voice only) E.G. Daily
Jingle singer #3 (voice only) Tara Charendoff
Darryl Dragon (as the Captain)
Toni Tennille (as Tennille)
Old lady babysitter E.G. Daily
Mr. Phan N/A
Santa Claus


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Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2000.

Music

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

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 20, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

  • The episode title is an allusion to the 1985 film Jewel of the Nile.
  • The cereal name and design is a mix of Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Trix, and King Vitaman. Although the in-universe commercial is just a parody of the Trix rabbit; the line, "Ridiculous Lucky Captain Rabbit King, Lucky Captain Rabbit King Nuggets are for the youth!" is a parody of the Trix catchphrase, "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"
    • The commercial was animated by Randy Myers.
  • Generally Food Cereal is a parody of General Foods Corporation and General Mills.
  • The cereal box has three designs: The first shown is a simple design of the mascot with the word "Nuggets," the second shown is an extremely detailed unapologetic rip-off of the above mentioned cereals, and the third is just the first one again, but with "Nuggets" removed.
  • Mech-Animals is a parody of the CGI animated series Beast Wars (which also aired on Cartoon Network), and its sequel Beast Machines (which aired on FOX Kids, instead); Ostrichman Prime is named after Optimus Primal or Optimus Prime.
  • There's a recurring gag with the crook not being able to remember the cereal mascot name. One of the names he says instead is the musical duo, Captain & Tennille.
  • The questions from the girls when the crook comes in as the mascot disguised as grandma, is paraphrased from Little Red Riding Hood questions to the wolf's appearance while disguised as her grandma in the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood.
  • The Santa-disguised crook getting attacked by the squirrel on the roof is a reference to the 1989 film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
  • One of the crowd members at the end of the episode resembles George Jetson from The Jetsons, and while George has had more distinct cameos, this citizen is wearing a sweater instead of a shirt.
  • The rabbit mascot is identified simply as "Lucky" in the voice credits.

Errors

  • It's unclear if it's a mistake, but the machine pouring out the cereal referred to the cereal with the spelling of "Captain," whereas the extremely detailed close-up of the cereal and the commercial spells "Captain" as "Cap'n."
  • The package of cereals going to Malph's says "Malphs."
  • It's unclear how long the crook is trying to get cereal. It seems like it's all morning long, yet how many bowls have the girls been eating all this time (and without getting a sugar rush)?

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