The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff

The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff
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Premiere date	September 23, 2016
Run time	11:16
Starring	Amanda Leighton; Kristen Li; Natalie Palamides; Haley Mancini; Jennifer Hale; Jake Goldman
Music composed by	Mike Reagan
Writer(s)	Jake Goldman; Haley Mancini; Phil Allora; Scott Bern; Gleb Sanchez-Lobashov; Corey Booth
Storyboard artist(s)	Phil Allora; Scott Bern; Gleb Sanchez-Lobashov; Corey Booth
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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'"The Secret Life of Blossom Powerpuff" is the twenty-ninth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on September 23, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jake Goldman, Haley Mancini, Scott Bern, Gleb Sanchez-Lobashov, and Corey Booth, produced by Pernelle Hayes, directed by series creators, Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle, and voice directed by Jack Fletcher.

Blossom can't decide which school club to get into.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
Auctioneer boy	Unavailable
Cheese girl	Unavailable
Princess Morbucks	Haley Mancini
Barry Mackerbocker	Natalie Palamides
Blossom Utonium	Amanda Leighton
Bubbles Utonium	Kristen Li
Buttercup Utonium	Natalie Palamides
Jared Shapiro	Jake Goldman
Daddy Morbucks
Tiger	N/A
Dancer Guy	Unavailable
Musclewoman	Unavailable
George Washington (money print)	N/A
Dystopian Sci-Fi Writers Club girl	Unavailable

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Midway Elementary School
      - Townsville Rec Center
  - Texas
    - Houston
- Norway (mentioned)
- Carribean (indirectly mentioned)
  - Jamaica (mentioned)

Objects

Renaissance robot
Earth-destroying robot
Dance robot

Vehicles

None

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: Phil Allora, Scott Bern, Gleb Sanchez-Lobashov, Corey Booth
Art director: Eusong Lee
Supervising director: Julia "Fitzy" Fitzmaurice
Production manager: Jasmin Hazem
Production coordinators: Adrienne Lee, Stacy Renfroe
Digital production assistant: Corey Booth
Production assistant: Jesse Sheehan
Character designers: Cheyenne Carlos, Dean Heezen, Carlos Nunez, Violet Brucce
Props and effects designer: Sarah Craig
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: Jake Goldman
Storyboard revisionists: Andy Cung, Sofia Alexander, Anna Lencioni, John West
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 engineer: Robert Serda
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: Geun-Sik Song
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 16, 2016 (Cartoon Network Video); September 23, 2016 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The episode title may be a reference to the 1942 short novel The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which turned into a movie in 1947 and again in 2013.
Buttercup as R2-B2 and Jarod in the black suit and mask are parodies of R2-D2 and Darth Vader, respectively, from the Star Wars movies.
The break dancing fantasy is full of Easter eggs from 80s dance movies, songs, singers, as well as other eras, slotted in:
- The rec center setting is a reference to Breakin': Electric 2 Boogaloo.
- Princess mimics Madonna's "Vogue" and the Village People's "YMCA."
- Blossom mimics the movies Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever, and Dancing in the Rain, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It," and Elvis Presley.
- Princess calls Blossom MC Puffy Pants in reference to MC Hammer, who was also known for wearing similar types of pants.
There is a recurring gag of a robot coming in at the end of Blossom's fantasy and sometimes crushing Buttercup.

Errors

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