Save Mojo
| Save Mojo | |
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| File:.png "Not so fast, Powerpuff Girls!" | |
| Premiere date | September 26, 2003 |
| Starring | Catherine Cavadini Tara Strong E.G. Daily Tom Kane Tom Kenny Roger L. Jackson Jennifer Hale |
| Music composed by | James L. Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker |
| Story by | Lauren Faust Craig Lewis Craig McCracken Amy Keating Rogers |
| Writer(s) | Greg Colton |
| Storyboard artist(s) | Greg Colton |
| Director(s) | Randy Myers Collette Sunderman (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Tim Walker |
| Art director(s) | Paul Stec |
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"Save Mojo" is the first part of episode four of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the ninty-fourth episode overall. It aired on September 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Greg Colton, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.
A group of hippie animal activists lawfully protect Mojo from the Powerpuff Girls, allowing him to build the ultimate doomsday machine.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville: A friendly metropolis where man and nature live in harmony! The citizens of Townsville value their animal companions, and everyone has a "You scratch my back, I'll pet yours" attitude. But wait! There's one animal that doesn't play well with others: The mutated monkey, Mojo Jojo. In one of his more pathetic disguises, I might add...
Activist girl: Would you call the noble lion cruel for preying upon the antelope to feed his young? Is the resourceful beaver evil for felling a tree to build his dam?
Blossom: Well, that’s a little different.
Bubbles: Yeah! Lions and beavers are cute.
Activist leader: Typical. That is why we are here! Our furry brothers need protection from the likes of you!
Mojo: That’s right! Err, I mean.. Boo-hoo-hoo! These mean girls always beat me up for doing nothing more than innocently following my natural instincts. All these years, getting maimed and mauled by these malicious monkey-mashers. You can imagine the veterinary bills! Ooh, boo-hoo-hoo!
Powerpuff Girls: Not so fast, Mojo Jojo!
Mojo: Ooh, I'm being oppressed!
Activists: Not so fast, Powerpuff Girls!
Blossom: Mayor! Mojo’s building an ultimate Townsville destruction device, and these stupid...
Mayor: Tut-tut! I know all about it, and something must be done. It’s blocking my view! So you girls skedaddle now and take care of it. Goodbye!
Buttercup: But, Mayor, we can’t!
Bubbles: Mojo is protected by the law.
Mayor: Well, who would pass a stupid law like that? I say we kick him out of office!
Buttercup: Mayor, you passed it!
Blossom: That’s why we’re here.
Bubbles: We need you to change it.
Mayor: I can do that? Well, then, I am gonna do something about that silly "shoplifting" law.
Narrator: Uh, cute little nitpickers. And, so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Pokey Oaks County
- Townsville
- Hardware store
- Construction site
- Townsville Power Plant
- Utonium residence
- Townsville Hall
- Townsville Park
- Townsville Central Park
- Townsville
- Pokey Oaks County
- United States
Objects
- Nothing of importance
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2003.
Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Venable was also credited for providing additional music. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.
Crew credits
- Storyboard artist: Greg Colton
- 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 assistant: Erik Elizarrez
- Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
- Animation director: Tim Walker
- Overseas animation director: Chang Yul Jeong
- Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
- Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers
- Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
- Character designer: Stef Choi
- Prop designer: Christopher Battle
- Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Robert Lacko
- Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
- Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
- Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Pat Agnasin, Joseph Holt, Larry Murphy
- 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
- Color correction facility: Matchframe Video
- Colorist: Rick Taylor
- Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
- Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
- 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 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network
Behind the scenes
Errors
- All the girls did was put a crate over Mojo, so it's unknown how that act removed all of his clothes and helmet and replaced with a diaper. He did wear one as Jojo when he was the pet monkey of Professor Utonium, but being in the wild, he wouldn't need one.
- Overseas animation director is listed as plural despite there only being one.
Marketing and promotion
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- 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
- Pages with broken file links
- Episodes
- 2003
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Cartoon Network
- Directed by Collette Sunderman
- Directed by Randy Myers
- Powerpuff Girls (franchise)
- Powerpuff Girls episodes
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998 TV series) episodes
- Written by Amy Keating Rogers
- Written by Craig Lewis
- Written by Craig McCracken
- Written by Lauren Faust
