Man Up

Man Up
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Premiere date	April 8, 2016
Starring	Amanda Leighton; Kristen Li; Natalie Palamides; Tom Kenny; James Kirkland; Maurice LaMarche; Jill Talley
Story by	Haley Mancini; Jake Goldman
Writer(s)	Kyle Neswald; Benjamin P. Carow
Storyboard artist(s)	Kyle Neswald; Benjamin P. Carow
Director(s)	Nick Jennings; Bob Boyle; Jack Fletcher (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez; Brian Sheesley
Art director(s)	Eusong Lee
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"Man Up" is the sixth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman, Kyle Neswald, and Benjamin P. Carow, produced by Pernelle Hayes, and directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and Jack Fletcher.

After Manboy's insult causes Buttercup to destroy a zen festival, she turns to the help of a guru to defeat him in peaceful ways.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Buttercup Utonium	Natalie Palamides
Blossom Utonium	Amanda Leighton
Bubbles Utonium	Kristen Li
Chillaxi	James Kirkland
Manboy	Maurice LaMarche
Fortune teller	Jill Talley
The Mayor (statue)	N/A
Polar bear	Unavailable
Steak soldiers	Unavailable

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Townsville
    - Townsville Zen-aissance Fair
    - Dojo Chillaxitude
    - Tom's Tofu Hut (logo)

Objects

Manbot
Bubbles's lucky bunny pencil
Tube man

Vehicles

Manboy's tank

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2016.

Music

The theme song, "Who's Got the Power?," and the music were composed by Mike Reagan. The opening theme song was written by an uncredited Reagan and Bob Boyle, and the end credits song was written by Tristan Sedillo and Hannah Watanabe-Rocco, with both songs being performed by Tacocat.

Crew credits

Storyboard artists: Kyle Neswald, Benjamin P. Carow
Art director: Eusong Lee
Supervising director: Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice
Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Stacy Renfroe
Production assistant: Jesse Sheehan
Digital production assistant: Corey Booth
Character designers: Cheyenne Curtis, Carlos Nunez, Alison Donato
Props and effects designers: Sarah Craig, Corey Booth
Background designers: Santino Lascano, Carrie Hobson, Dylan Forman, Ermel Vialet
Background painters: Tania Franco, Solbi Park, Clarke Snyder
Color stylist: Rachel Yung
Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Sofia Alexander
Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Brian Sheesley
Animation checkers: Sandy Benenati, Vicki Casper
Casting director: Linda Lamontagne
Additional casting director: Jack Fletcher
Recording studio manager: Susy Campos
Recording engineer: Robert Serda
Director production technology: Antonio Gonella
Picture editors: Robert Gibis, Mattaniah Adams
Assistant editor: Anna Granfors
Dialogue editor: Tony Ostyn
Track reader: Slightly Off Track
Supervising sound editors and re-recording mixers: Alex Borquez, Timothy J. Borquez
Sound effects editors: Daisuke Sawa, Tony Orozco
Post production supervisor: Tony Tedford
Post production manager: Alicia Parkinson
Production estimators: Carolyn Johnstone, Cecilia Rheins
Production administrator: Linda Barry
Overseas production facility: Smip, Inc.
- Overseas director: Ki-Yong Bae
Main title animation: Golden Wolf
Development executive: Katie Krentz
Current series executive: Nicole Rivera
Executive producers: Jennifer Pelphrey, Curtis Lelash, Brian A. Miller, Rob Sorcher, Nick Jennings
Co-executive producer: Bob Boyle

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 8, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

This is Manboy's first full length appearance, as he had previously had a non-speaking cameo in the "Who's Got the Power?" short.

Errors

Legacy

This episode led to three sequel-type of follow-ups: "Man Up 2: Still Man-ing," "Man Up 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Manly," and "Man Up 4: The Donnyest Game."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- February 15, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble on DVD.
In Australia:
- November 16, 2016: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls Tiara Trouble on DVD.
- October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.

References