Toast of the Town

Toast of the Town
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Premiere date	September 12, 2003
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Jennifer Martin
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; John McIntyre; Amy Keating Rogers
Writer(s)	Chris Reccardi
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Reccardi
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Toast of the Town" is the first part of episode two of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the nintieth episode overall. It aired on September 12, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Mayor want toast! When the Mayor goes to get his toaster repaired by the Professor, he starts wandering and finds some Chemical X, using it to regrow his missing hair, but also turns him into a giant.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville, which is run by the Mayor.

Narrator: Narrator wanna say, "So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to... The Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
Stanley Whitfield	Tom Kane
Chopper Pete (voice only)	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville

Objects

Mayor's toaster
Chemical X concentrated powder
Antidote X

Vehicles

Train
Professor Utonium's car

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: Chris Reccardi
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 and animation director: Robert Alvarez
Overseas animation director: Jong Ho Kim
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designer: Stef Choi
Prop designer: Christopher Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designers: Todd Frederiksen, Pat Agnasin
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
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 12, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

There's a complete shift with the Mayor's character in this episode that turns him from someone who just lacks some intelligence and awareness to someone who is overly childish and immature.
The giant Mayor climbs a building while holding Ms. Bellum ala King Kong.
When Chopper Pete takes over the news, CNS' logo resembles CNN's.
Stanley Whitfield is credited as "TV announcer."
Chopper Pete is credited as "Chopper."

Errors

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