Superfriends

Superfriends
General Information
Original broadcast	October 5, 2001 (Australia) October 26, 2001 (Brazil) November 2, 2001 (Canada) January 6, 2002 (UK) March 26, 2002 (Mexico) June 8, 2002 (US, Kids! WB) August 2, 2002 (US, Cartoon Network)
Details
Season	4
Episode	7
Pun	The Hanna Barbera cartoon “Superfriends”
Credits
Written by	Cindy Morrow Clay Morrow
Storyboarded by	Cindy Morrow Clay Morrow
Directed by	Randy Myers Craig McCracken
Episode Guide
Previous episode	Knock It Off
Next episode	Nano of the North
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"Superfriends" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of The Powerpuff Girls and the 81st episode overall.

The episode was completed on February 21, 2001 but didn't premiere on Cartoon Network in the United States until August 2, 2002.

Plot

The girls meet a new neighbor named Robin Snyder, but their friendship is strained by the girls’ crimefighting, leaving Robin in Princess’ agenda.

Synopsis

It's morning and The Powerpuff Girls hear a noise from outside, so they go check what's going on. When they notice a truck from Moving Company, they hide behind the bush and watch the crew from the business. Then girls see a box of toys and the girl behind it, so Bubbles calls her and jumps from the bush. Bubbles asks the new neighbor what her name is if she likes drawing and what her favorite color is. The girl introduces herself as Robin Snyder and adds that she likes drawing elephants and will go to Pokey Oaks starting next week. Then Bubbles introduces her sisters and all girls go to Powerpuff's House, where they meet Professor Utonium.

The girls go to their room, where they play for a long time. Professor Utonium enters the room and informs the girls that Robin's mom called and she has to return to home, then Robin suddenly discovers that girls are floating and they have superpowers. The next day, the girls are still playing. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Townsville eats a lot of pies and Ms. Bellum says that monster attacks Townsville and his prized rosebushes are gone. Aghast, the mayor calls the girls, but they don't take the phone.

Ms. Bellum guides the mayor to the roof and shows a pink spotlight. When Robin tells the girls that her mom made sandwiches, they notice a heart signal and the Powerpuffs have to save the day. The girls' fun is constantly interrupted by crime fighting. All this happens during the song "Signal in the Sky."

When it's time for the first day of school, the girls meet Princess Morbucks, who asks them to let her be a Powerpuff Girl for a day and ride in Daddy's limo with her to school. Blossom says that she wants to walk to school with Robin and sisters. Princess leaves the girls and when the Powerpuffs and Robin are reaching to school, Ms. Keane says that the Mayor called and girls must save the day. The girls again leave Robin. Then Princess comes to Robin and tells the story about herself, enjoying their time with expensive things.

When Princess and Robin watch an action movie, Robin complains that Powerpuffs are still fighting with villains, neglecting her. Princess says that The Powerpuff Girls don't have time for friends and then both drive to Mini-Mart by limo. Princess commands Robin that she has to steal some sweets, then calls to Mayor and says that he must call the Powerpuff Girls. When the girls are reaching to shop, they get a shock, because Princess and a now tied up Robin cooperated together. Robin admits to the girls that she really was going to steal the candy, but explains that she did it because she was mad at the girls for constantly leaving her because of their superhero-duties.

Princess calls Robin a stealer, a liar and both are arguing face to face (despite the fact that the real stealer and liar is Princess herself). Princess states that she doesn't need friends and when she gets mad, Powerpuffs and Robin leave Mini-Mart and go to Robin's playground. The Powerpuff Girls apologize to Robin for seemingly neglecting her, but Robin's over it, now having a better understanding of what they do. The girls have a nice time together, and when the Mayor calls to Professor and says that he can't reach the Pickle Jar, Professor replies that the girls are pretty busy.

Characters

Major Characters

• The Powerpuff Girls
  • Blossom
  • Bubbles
  • Buttercup
• Robin Snyder (debut)
• Princess Morbucks

Minor Characters

• Professor Utonium
• The Mayor of Townsville
• Ms. Bellum
• Ms. Keane
• Daddy Morbucks
• Alfred
• Ginger
• Stanley Whitfield
• The Apples in Stereo

Mentioned

• Mr. Snyder
• Mrs. Snyder
• White Kitty
• BEEBO
• The Mayor's Wife

Locations

• Townsville
  • Utonium Residence
  • Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
  • Morbucks Manor

Songs

• Signal in the Sky

Trivia

• This episode premiered in some countries before the United States.
  • This episode premiered in Australia on October 5, 2001.
  • This episode premiered in Brazil on October 26, 2001.
  • This episode premiered in Canada on November 2, 2001.
  • This episode premiered in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2002.
  • This episode premiered in Mexico on March 26, 2002.
• Morals: Stealing is wrong.
  • Remember who your real friends are.
  • Never take your friends for granted.
• This episode first aired in the United States on Saturday, June 8, 2002, on Kids' WB. It later aired on Cartoon Network on August 2, 2002.
• This is the first time Princess Morbucks appears in a 20 minute episode.
• This is the second time the girls left someone to save the world. The first time was in Powerprof.
• This is one of the many episodes were the Powerpuff's bedsheets are mixed. Blossom is on the Bubbles' side, Buttercup in the middle, and Bubbles being on the Buttercup's side.
• When Princess Morbucks rides her rollercoaster, there is a sign that reads "Thank you for riding the Princess", meaning that her rollercoaster is named after her oddly enough.
• Despite being friends with Robin, the girls never see her throughout the rest of the series. However, she was mentioned one last time in "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" implying that she is still friends with the girls.
• This episode marks the debut of Robin Snyder.
• Robin's family moved into the Smith's former house. This could either mean that the Smiths' arrest made the house available for sale, or that the family voluntarily moved away upon being released.
• From this episode onwards, all Powerpuff Girls episodes produced for this season and every season afterward are made on computers using digital ink-and-paint.

References

• The name of the episode may be a reference Hanna-Barbera’s animated television series with the same name, based DC Comics’ Justice League of America Comics.
• The driver of Morbucks’s limo is named Alfred, This is an obvious reference to Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth.
• The opening pictures include an animated shot of The Apples in Stereo founders Robert Schneider and Hilarie Sidney (who were married to each other at the time this episode first aired). For this reason, Robin's last name may also be spelled "Schneider".
• The Apples also appear in animated form during their Signal in the Sky performance.
• This was the last episode to air on Cartoon Network in the Netherlands before they stopped airing The Powerpuff Girls (1998) in 2015.
• The Crunchy-Bake Oven that Bubbles bakes the cake in is a reference to the popular Easy-Bake Oven by Hasbro.

Connections

• Princess's plan to have Robin steal candy and tattle on her is referenced to in "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas".
• The Powerpuff Emergency Signal is used for the first time since "Monkey See, Doggie Do". Unlike its previous appearance, it is non-animated.
• Bubbles recalls the Kitty from "Cat Man Do" when she says that the girls had a cat for a week, but he turned out to be evil.
• Buttercup recalls BEEBO from "Pet Feud" when she says that Professor Utonium invented the "perfect pet" for the girls, but ate too much.
• Monster Isle, at first shown in Newest News, is later shown in "Monstra-City". It was also mentioned before in "Super Zeroes".

Goofs

• When Bubbles says "I think it's done", before she opens the oven, her bangs are the same color as her skin as if she's making a sad face.
• During one scene the Girls are in their room, and the Mayor uses the signal when he could've used the hotline to contact the girls.
  • This was overall Ms. Bellum's idea.
• When the Powerpuffs and Robin play with water, their swimsuits are at first one-piece with black stripes, but in close-ups of Bubbles and Buttercup have on a two-piece.
• When Blossom and Robin were brushing Bubbles and Buttercup's hair, Blossom's legs are barefeet.
• When Ms. Bellum shows the Mayor the signal, her necklace disappears at one point.
• At one scene, when Robin is sitting on living room couch, her pants are blue instead of red.
• In one moment, when Ms. Keane says to the girls that the Mayor called, her shirt is red.
• When Princess speaks one of her lines in the mini-mart, her mouth moves as if she is saying something else.
• In the opening where the girls in the bed, when she gets out of bed, Blossom is in her everyday cloth in the bed instead of her nightgown.

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in the United States in 2002, it was actually produced in 2001 according to the credits.
  • This episode was completed on February 21, 2001.
• This episode marked the permanent switch from traditional cel animation to digital ink and paint, after "All Chalked Up" tested the technique.