Road Trippin' (Powerpuff Girls)

Road Trippin'
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Premiere date	September 21, 2016
Run time	11:16
Starring	Amanda Leighton; Kristen Li; Natalie Palamides; Tom Kane; Roger Craig Smith; Tress MacNeille
Music composed by	Mike Reagan
Writer(s)	Jake Goldman; 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; Randy Myers
Art director(s)	Eusong Lee
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This article is about The Powerpuff Girls episode. For The Tom and Jerry Show episode, see "Road Trippin'."

'"Road Trippin'" is the twenty-seventh episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on September 21, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jake Goldman, Kyle Neswald, and Benjamin P. Carow, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Feeling that she is not connecting with the Professor like her sisters are, she arranges some bonding time during a road trip to an art gallery out of town.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bubbles Utonium	Kristen Li
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Blossom Utonium	Amanda Leighton
Buttercup Utonium	Natalie Palamides
Monster in movie	Unavailable
Schedulebot	Roger Craig Smith
Zeitgeist	Tress MacNeille
Coach Darby	N/A
Mole men	Unavailable

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls
Sensitive Thugz (mentioned)

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Utonium residence
    - The Pit
  - Near Death Valley
    - Dino museum
    - Phonehenge
    - Mount Plushmore
    - Burrito River
    - Waffle Barn
    - Gallery Zeitgeist
The Moon

Objects

Blossom's phone
Professor Utonium's tablet
Fish flashlights
Father and Daughter Day
Hat on Can

Vehicles

Professor Utonium's car

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 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 manager: Jasmin Hazem
Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Stacy Renfroe
Digital production assistant, props and effects designer: Corey Booth
Production assistant: Jesse Sheehan
Character designers: Cheyenne Carlos, Carlos Nunez
Background designers: Santino Lascano, Carrie Hobson
Background painters: Tania Franco, Solbi Park, Clarke Snyder
Color stylist: Rachel Yung
Animatic editor: Miguel A. Jimenez
Additional writer: Haley Mancini
Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Sofia Alexander, Anna Lencioni
Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
Animation checkers: Sandy Benenati, Vicki Casper
Casting director: Linda Lamontagne
Additional casting director: Jack Fletcher
Recording studio manager: Susy Campos
Recording engineers: Robert Serda, Dave Barr
Director production technology: Antonio Gonella
Picture editor: Robert Gibis
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
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: September 12, 2016 (Cartoon Network Video); September 21, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Near Death Valley is a parody of Death Valley, which is between California and Nevada.
Phonehenge is a parody of Stonehenge.
Mount Plushmore is a parody of Mount Rushmore.
Burrito River is a parody of the Colorado River.
Zeitgeist has done her own version of the Norweigan painting The Scream.
The Professor reveals that he spent the entire trip ignoring Bubbles because he wanted to learn all about the art gallery they would be seeing, which somehow makes him a great father.

Errors

Legacy

The bit with Schedulebot being buried is continued in "The Tell Tale Schedulebot."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In Australia:
- October 25, 2017: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Season 1 on DVD.

References