Schoolhouse Rocked
| Schoolhouse Rocked | |
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| Premiere date | June 25, 1999 |
| Starring | Catherine Cavadini Tara Charendoff E.G. Daily Tom Kenny Jennifer Hale Jeff Bennett Gregg Berger |
| Music composed by | Thomas Chase Steve Rucker James L. Venable |
| Writer(s) | Jason Butler Rote Amy Keating Rogers |
| Storyboard artist(s) | Cindy Morrow |
| Director(s) | John McIntyre Craig McCracken Genndy Tartakovsky (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | James T. Walker Robert Alvarez |
| Art director(s) | Craig Kellman |
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"Schoolhouse Rocked" is the second part of episode one of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the twenty-sixth episode overall. It aired on June 25, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Amy Keating Rogers, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville is under attack.
Ms. Keane: Well, girls, I think Mr. Wednesday taught us a valuable lesson here today.
Bubbles: Education is the progressive realization of our ignorance?
Ms. Keane: No...Don't turn your back in the middle of a dodgeball game.
Narrator: Ha! Ha! Ha! Oh, Ms. Keane! Under your rule, school is cool. So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
- The Powerpuff Girls arcade game
- Maria Conchita Teresa Rosalita
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.
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
- Storyboard artist: Cindy Morrow
- Art director: Craig Kellman
- Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
- Associate producer: Donna Castricone
- Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
- Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Amy Rogers
- Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez
- Computer animator: Lincoln Kamm
- Model artists: Carey Yost, Christopher Battle
- Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
- Layout key artists: Jim Worthy
- Background colorists: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere
- Casting director: Collette Sunderman
- Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
- Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
- Color stylists: Karen Greslie
- Final checker: Nelda Ridley
- Xerography: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
- Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
- Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
- Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
- Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
- Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
- Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
- Telecine: Modern Videofilm
- Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
- On-line editor: Matchframe Video
- Online operator: Craig Price
- Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
- Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
- Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
- Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
- Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
- Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
- Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
- Production supervisors: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner, Liza-Ann Warren
- Production manager: Andy Lewis
- Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
- Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: June 25, 1999 on Cartoon Network
Behind the scenes
- The episode title is a play on the Schoolhouse Rock! series of musical educational films.
- Jack Wednesday is just listed as "Truant officer" in the credits.
Errors
Everlasting influence
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Birthday Bash on VHS.
- November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Down 'n' Dirty on DVD.
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
- In Japan:
- February 28, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 5 on DVD.
- In Australia:
- April 9, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
- 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.
