Mizzen in Action

Mizzen in Action
General Information
Original broadcast	August 20, 2004
Details
Season	6
Episode	21
Pun	The Chuck Norris film series “Missing in Action”
Credits
Written by	Bryan Andrews
Directed by	Randy Myers
Episode Guide
Previous episode	Crazy Mixed-Up Puffs
Next episode	Roughing It Up
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"Mizzen in Action" is the 21st episode of sixth season and the 135th episode overall.

It premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 20, 2004.

Plot

In this episode, Pirate Crack McCraigen and his crew mistake Chemical X for treasure (since "X" marks the spot) when they are mysteriously transported to the present, leaving the girls to fight these powered pirates to get the professor back and the pirates back into the past. 

Synopsis

In the 17th century, a group of pirates known as the "Black Watch," led by captain Crack McCraigen, are searching for a lost treasure, when they encounter a mysterious vortex. The captain orders his crew to sail their ship towards the vortex, taking them to modern-day Townsville. After their map leads them to Professor Utonium's house, they sabotage the house to find the treasure, until they find a crate with a large "X" on it. Believing this is their treasure, they take the crate back to their ship, only to find it containing beakers of Chemical X. After Crack's parrot drinks the liquid and flies frantically, the pirates all drink the Chemical X in large quantities, causing them and their ship to fly through Townsville in search for more treasure. As the ship flies past City Hall, the Mayor inspects the ship and suspects pirates have become popular again.

When Professor Utonium return home from the grocery store, he notices the broken-down door, and is then sent to the pirates' ship.

Characters

• Professor Utonium
• Captain Crack McCraigen
• Pirate Crew
• Blossom
• Bubbles
• Buttercup
• The Mayor
• Pirate Parrot

Trivia

• This episode, along with "Crazy Mixed-Up Puffs", premiered on the same day the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends episode "Store Wars" premiered.
• This episode is similar to the 2002 Codename: Kids Next Door episode "Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E."

• Pirate Crack McCraigen's name is a pun of show creator Craig McCracken's name.
  • Also, "Crack McCraigen" is now useas as the ID of Craig McCracken's official Twitter.
• The sound effects for Pirate Crack McCraigen's sword are exactly the same as Samurai Jack.
• This is the one of the episodes ending with the narrator saying his catchphrase differently: "And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to The Piratepuff Girls." After that, the Narrator sings a parody of the Pirates of the Carribean ride's theme by singing "Yo, ho, ho ho, it's a Powerpuff life for me!".
• This is the seventh episode to have a character gain superpowers. First was Mojo Jojo in "Mr. Mojo's Rising," second was Princess Morbucks in "Mo Job," third was the children in "Mojo Jonesin'," fourth was the Gangreen Gang in "Power Lunch," fifth was Professor Utonium in "Powerprof," and the sixth was Bullet in "Stray Bullet."