Monstra-City

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Premiere date	September 5, 2003
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kenny; Roger Rose; Daran Norris; Grey DeLisle; Derin Basdan; Jennifer Hale; Kevin Michael Richardson; Dee Bradley Baker; Steve Blum
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	David Dunnett; Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; John McIntyre; Amy Keating Rogers; Justin Thompson; Carey Yost
Writer(s)	Carey Yost; Lauren Faust
Storyboard artist(s)	Justin Thompson
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	James T. Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Monstra-City" is the first part of episode one of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the eighty-eighth episode overall. It aired on September 5, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Carey Yost and Lauren Faust, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Real estate in Townsville goes up after the Mayor finds out he owns Monster Island and forces the monsters to live in the city with the humans, so he can build a porcelain toy factory.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville! But you probably knew that.

Narrator: And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the all-binding, all-powerful all-encompassing legal system!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Chicken monster	Roger Rose
Woman #1	Grey DeLisle
Man #1	Roger Rose
Woman #2	Jennifer Hale
Man #2	Steve Blum
Woman #3	Jennifer Hale
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Tie-wearing monster	Dee Bradley Baker
Fly monster	Dee Bradley Baker
V-belted monster	Kevin Michael Richardson
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Winthrop Mangrove	Daran Norris
Withers	Derin Basden
Architect	N/A
Ms. Bellum
Man #3	Derin Basdan
Man #4	Daran Norris
Man #5	Unavailable
Waitress	Jennifer Hale
Harry	Daran Norris
Man #6	Unavailable
Man #7	Tom Kenny
Man #8	Tom Kenny
Man #9	Unavailable
Woman #5	Unavailable
Man #10	Unavailable
Cyclops monster	Derin Basden
Octopus monster	Steve Blum
Toe monster	Roger Rose
Stan	Unavailable
Man #10	Unavailable
Man #11	Unavailable
Fish monster	Dee Bradley Baker
Blanche	Grey DeLisle
Billy	Tom Kenny
Landlord	Unavailable
Emissary monster	Unavailable
Castaway	N/A
Lawyer monster	Kevin Michael Richardson

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls
Townsville Police Department
Winthrop Real Estate and Commercial Development (mentioned)

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Le Shop
      - Bobby's Diner
  - Monster Island
    - Mayor Toys

Objects

Porcelain Mayor figurines

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

Music

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

Crew credits

Storyboard artists: Carey Yost, Lauren Faust
Art director: Paul Stec
Producer: Chris Savino
Supervising director: Lauren Faust
Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin, Jackie Buscarino
Production assistants: Joe Cecchini, Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Animation directors: James Tim Walker, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi
Overseas animation director: Chang Yol Jeong
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: David Dunnett, Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, Justin Thompson, Carey Yost
Character designers: Andrew Bialk, Stef Choi
Prop designer: Christopher Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designer: Todd Frederiksen
Digital background EX artist: Stephen Jennings
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
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
Sound mixing services: Hacienda Post
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
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, Mike Lazzo
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 5, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The v-belted monster is only slightly recolored of the same monster from "Bubblevicious," so he may still be the same monster, but there are also two completely different colored monsters (a blue cyclops and a pinkish tentacled monster) who are completely recolored monsters also from "Bubblevicious."
Withers and the other lawyers previously appeared in The Powerpuff Girls Movie.

Errors

Steve Blum is credited for voicing the architect, even though he is silent.

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