Sideline Dad | |
Episode name pun on: None | |
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Airdate: | June 16, 2019 August 2, 2019 (UK) |
Credits | |
Director: | Nick Jennings Bob Boyle |
Story: | Kyle Neswald Jaydeep Hasrajani |
Writer(s): | Jake Goldman |
See also | |
episode transcript |
image gallery |
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"Sideline Dad" is the fortieth and last episode of Season 3 of The Powerpuff Girls. It is also the one-hundred nineteenth episode of the series and series finale altogether. It premiered on Cartoon Network on June 16, 2019.
Synopsis
When the Girls start playing soccer, the Professor goes overboard.
Characters
Major
- Blossom (final appearance)
- Bubbles (final appearance)
- Buttercup (final appearance)
- Professor Utonium (final appearance)
- The Mayor of Townsville (final appearance)
Minor
- Robin (cameo) (final appearance)
- Citizens Of Townsville (final appearance)
- Coach Darby (only appearance)
- Professor Utonium Clone (only appearance)
- Robo-Referee (only appearance)
Trivia
- The plot of this episode may be a reference to the 1998 episode "Powerprof". and the 2016 reboot episode "Professor Proofed", because they both have a strong focus on either the Professor fearing for the Girls safety, or in the latter being the Girls fearing about the Professor’s safety.
- Robin Snyder is referred to by a fellow player as Candice, it is unclear why this occurs.
- The versions of the Professor in his mind is a reference to the Disney • Pixar film Inside Out.
- This is one of the few episodes written by Jake Goldman that doesn't feature Jared Shapiro.
- Previously, there was controversy over whether this episode marked the end of the reboot because no new episodes aired for 2 years after this episode, and there was no official announcement saying that the reboot was over. However, as of February 9, 2021, The CW Television Network has ordered a pilot for its live-action PPG show, leading most to come to the conclusion that no further content involving the 2016 iteration of the series is being produced as of 2021.
- Total Eclipse of the Kart was originally going to be the series finale, but it got pushed back early, making this episode the series finale instead.
- This is the latest episode to air in the franchise until Powerpuff (Upcoming Series) premieres.
- Due to the fact that this is the final episode of the series, it is also:
- The final episode produced by Cartoon Network Studios as the live-action series won’t be produced by mentioned studio.
- The final appearances of Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, The Mayor of Townsville, The Professor, and the citizens of Townsville in the 2016 series.
- The final episode to have all voice actors featured in this episode as part of the voice cast as they have moved on to work on other projects for Disney, Netflix, Nickelodeon, etc. once production for the episode finished.
- The final episode to air in 2019.
- The final episode of Season 3.
- This is the second and final time the girls are part of a sports team since they were on two Kickball teams in "Little Octi Lost", and the only time they are in the same sports team together.
- The final episode to air on Cartoon Network. After that, the series never aired on the said channel again.