Mo Job

Mo Job
General Information
Original broadcast	November 19, 1999 (Australia) December 4, 1999 (Canada) January 9, 2000 (UK) February 13, 2000 (United States) February 22, 2002 (Japan)
Details
Season	2
Episode	15
Pun	the phrase "Snow Job"
Credits
Written by	Amy Keating Rogers
Storyboarded by	Don Shank
Directed by	Genndy Tartakovsky Craig McCracken
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Previous episode	Daylight Savings
Next episode	Pet Feud
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"Mo Job" is the 15th episode of Season 2 of The Powerpuff Girls, and the 39th episode overall.

It was produced in 1999 but premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on February 13, 2000 as part of The Powerpuff Girls: Love Thing marathon.

Synopsis

Princess Morbucks is tired of failing to come up with a good plot to destroy the Powerpuff Girls, so she bribes Mojo Jojo into creating a brilliant, evil plan.

Plot

Unable to come up with a new plan to destroy the Powerpuff Girls, the spoiled and aristocratic Princess Morbucks sees a news report highlighting Mojo Jojo's most recent defeat. Despite their triumphs over Mojo Jojo, the girls themselves are seen in a battered state, with the reporter Stanley Whitfield noting they were nearly defeated. This catches the attention of Morbucks, who sees potential in Mojo's ability to create plans that work better than hers.

Later, Morbucks pays a visit to Mojo Jojo himself at his laboratory home atop the large volcano. Their conversation, however, is quite loud and grabs the attention of some others at the surrounding park. Morbucks asks to hire Mojo to create a plan to destroy the Girls for her. Though Mojo is reluctant to take the job at first, declaring that he is not a mercenary, Morbucks reiterates that she can give him a lot of money, after which Mojo agrees to do it. Morbucks closes the deal by literally delivering a ton of money to him via helicopter.

The financial backing of Morbucks and her father provides Mojo Jojo much needed resources for his research, experimentation, and development. Mojo Jojo unveils his plan: a hypodermic laser gun capable of shooting both Chemical X and its antidote in a laser form. Mojo prepares the Chemical X and the antidote, with Princess repeatedly asking him to carry it out before he is finished. They quickly put their plan into action, as Mojo shoots Morbucks with the gun, giving her powers like those of the Girls.

The next day, while attendance is being taken at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, Morbucks is absent from class. The Girls hear her call for help and, missing the fact Morbucks was no brilliant actor, rush to her aid. They stumble upon her being tied up in Mojo Jojo's lair, and the fight begins. The Girls come to find Princess endowed with her new-found powers, and their usual attacks having no effect on her; even their special attacks are countered with her resistance. Meanwhile, Morbucks eggs Mojo on to use the antidote against the Girls.

As Mojo attempts to aim his gun, Blossom takes quick notice of a written sticker on the weapon denoting its purpose: to remove the Girls' powers. Blossom warns Buttercup as the gun is shot, but manages to grab Buttercup out of harm's way before she is hit. For quite some time, Mojo struggles to connect with the concussive blasts until a misfired shot is revealed to be reflected off tiles in Mojo's bathroom. Blossom quickly nabs tiles from Mojo's bathroom for each of the girls to defend themselves against the beam.

With another shot, just as that happens, the beam reflects against the tiles in such a way that it hits Morbucks as she tries to dodge it. With her powers drained, Morbucks falls to the ground and lands directly on Mojo, knocking his newly developed gun out of his hands, destroying it instantly. Afterward, the two villains are sent back to jail. Although they think that Morbucks losing her powers was punishment enough, they make her do time anyway just for the spite of it. The Narrator concludes the episode.

Characters

• The Powerpuff Girls (Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup)
• Mojo Jojo
• Stanley Whitfield
• Students of Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
• Townsvile citizens
• Daddy Morbucks
• Princess Morbucks
• Ms Keane
• Professor Utonium (non-speaking cameo)
• Narrator
• Mitch Mitchelson (non-speaking cameo)
• Harry Pitt (non-speaking cameo)
• Elmer Skloo (non-speaking cameo)

Locations

• Townsville
  • Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
  • Mojo's Lair
  • Morbucks Manor
  • Jail

Trivia

• This episode aired in some countries before airing in the United States.
  • This episode premiered in Australia on November 19, 1999.
  • This episode premiered in Canada on December 4, 1999.
  • This episode premiered in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2000.
• The episode, along with "Pet Feud", premiered in the United States on a Sunday, a rare occurrence.
• This episode marks one of the few times "Antidote X" is mentioned. It was mentioned again in "Slumbering with the Enemy".
• The episode's title is a pun on "Snow Job," which, in turn, is another word for "scam".
• This is one of three episodes which contains a slow motion animation. The other two are "Uh-Oh, Dynamo" and "Cootie Gras".
• The act of Morbucks hiring Mojo to try and destroy the Powerpuff Girls was referenced later in "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas".
• This episode would seem to take place before "Birthday Bash" or "Daylight Savings", since Morbucks and Mojo's initial meeting at the beginning indicates they have not met each other before.
• Bubbles calls Mojo “Mr. Monkey Man” when he was going to jail. A similar instance occurs in the 2016 series episode "Home, Sweet Homesick", when Bubbles promises to write to Mojo everyday. Here, she calls him “Mr. Mojo Monkey Man”.
• This is the second episode to have a character gain superpowers. The first was Mojo Jojo in "Mr. Mojo's Rising".
• The face Mojo made when he yelled “YA CRAZY KID!” is almost identical to the one Professor Utonium made when he yelled “IT’S NOT NICE!” and when menacingly walks towards to girls while he was under Him’s influence in the episode “Tough Love”, though the irises are pink instead of red.

Errors

• When Buttercup says she is not afraid of lasers, Blossom's hair is the same color as her bow.
• In the shot where Miss Keane and the other kids are caught off-guard, Miss Keane's red vest is missing.

Cultural references

• Mazinger Z - Mazinger Z makes a cameo in this episode as a toy robot during the yelling between Mojo and Morbucks
• The Beatles - Morbucks makes a reference to The Beatles song called "Help!" by saying "Help! I need somebody! Help! Not just anybody!" (the same line and gag is repeated later in "Meet the Beat-Alls".
• The Mask - Morbucks also makes a reference to the 1994 Jim Carrey film The Mask by saying: "That's a spicy meatball!" with an Italian accent.
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Morbucks saying "I FEEL THE POWER!" is a reference to He-Man's transformation catchphrase when he held aloft his sword and said "I HAVE THE POWER!"
• Seinfeld - Mojo makes a reference to the TV sitcom Seinfeld by saying "Newman", who in turn is Seinfeld's arch-nemesis.

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in the United States on February 13, 2000, it was actually produced in 1999 according to the credits.
  • This episode was finished in May of 1999.