Birthday Bash/Transcript

Narrator: The city of Townsville!
(As he continues, turn down to street level and pan alongside the block, crowded with activity.)
Narrator: A bustling metropolis where the hustle and bustle of the city never ends.
(Cut to an empty intersection.)
Narrator: Day in, day out. (The sun sets and the moon rises.) But by night, these hardworking citizens—
(Cut to a boy asleep in a tire swing.)
Narrator: —tired— (A plumber sleeps under a sink he has been working on.) —drained and exhausted—
(A mechanic sleeps beneath a car he has been fixing; next, we see a dog asleep in a yard.)
Narrator: —fall deep into a nocturnal slumber land. (The dog’s eyes pop open.) What is it, boy?
(It begins barking frantically; across town, others take up the refrain.)
Narrator: Who could be awake at this hour?
(Close-up of an attack dog with a spiked collar; pull back to show it within the fenced outer perimeter of the jail. Cut to the entrance, with two armed guards stationed at it; the doors open, and the camera moves quickly down the hall to a second door that is also being guarded. This opens as well; move down to a third door, this one without any guards like the previous two. The locking wheel spins, and the door opens to reveal a set of bars in front of a black void. These slide away like a jail cell door; the camera advances into the darkness.)
(After a moment, Mojo Jojo’s face is partially illuminated.)
Mojo: Finally, after sitting and thinking for a very long time, I, Mojo Jojo— (leaning back o.c., holding a box forward) —have devised the perfect plan to crush the only obstacle keeping me from ruling the world!
(The box is made of steel and has a pink ribbon. On the end of the line, pull back to show him in a cell, with a tire swing hanging from the ceiling.)
Mojo: Once this gift is delivered tomorrow morning, all I have to do is wait!
(He holds the box above his head and laughs. Pan to the cell next to him; Princess Morbucks is inside. The cell contains a canopy bed and fancy furniture and wallpaper. Her cell looks like it was made a little more formal and proper for her compared to Mojo's while she sulks in prison for her own crimes. She is tying the ribbon on a round box. She wears the yellow Powerpuff dress and accessories she styled for herself in “Stuck Up, Up and Away.”)
Princess: There! That’s perfect! No one will be able to resist this perfect package. I’ll have my people deliver it tonight, and by tomorrow— (holding the box up) —this Princess will be Queen!
(She laughs. Pan to the next cell on the block, which holds the Amoeba Boys.)
Bossman: So… (Close-up of him.) …you thought we were a joke, huh? Yes, you thought we were cute. Well, now what do you think of us?
(Pull back; Skinny Slim and Tiny, a.k.a. Junior, is next to him. He holds a present of his own.)
Junior: Uh…hey, Boss, who you talkin’ to?
Bossman: Uh…oh! Uh, I’m, uh, just practicing my speech for when we take over Townsville.
Slim: Duh…you really think our plan is gonna work?
Bossman: It’s not only gonna work, but it’s gonna…it’s gonna… (He fumbles for words.)
Junior: Work.
Bossman: Right! So when our people deliver this package tomorrow, we’ll finally get some R-E-C-P-P…uh… (He gets stuck on the spelling.)
Junior: But, Boss, we ain’t got no people.
Bossman: No… (pointing o.c.) …but we do have that.
(Close-up of the cell’s toilet. The package is thrown in, and the flush handle is pressed. The water swirls around the bowl.)
(Dissolve to a smiling sun in a clear sky and turn down to the girls’ house, which has a big red ribbon on it. Stanley Whitfield stands across the street with a microphone, doing a news broadcast. The caption “5 NEWS” appears next to him.)
Whitfield: This is Stanley Whitfield, live in front of the Powerpuff household, where a birthday party is finally getting underway—
(At the end of this, dissolve to a lawn full of party guests and begin to pan across it. The Mayor and Ms. Bellum—her face hidden by a balloon—are present, as are the Professor, Ms. Keane, and the Talking Dog.)
Whitfield: (voice-over) —for Townsville’s favorite heroines—the Powerpuff Girls.
(Stop on the girls, looking up at a table loaded with presents)
Buttercup: I say we take a closer look.
Blossom: Good idea. (Bubbles giggles.)
(They fix their gaze at the pile. Cut to their perspective of it. Images of the items in the boxes fade into view—they are using their X-ray vision to peek inside. However, the Professor pops into view, his skeleton visible thanks to their X-ray vision. He wears a white party hat, and has every intention of not letting the girls see their gifts until the proper time.)
Professor: No, no, no X-ray vision!
Ash Ketchum: Nah-ah-ah! No peaking!
Pikachu: Pika Pika!
Rabbit: No need to be sneaky, girls.
Professor: Yes, you girls can't open your presents until after you had cake.
Girls: Cake time!
Ash Ketchum: (grunts and covers his ears) Not so loud, please.
Pikachu: Pika!
Buttercup: Oh, sorry, Ash. (to citizens) Sit down!
(They do so.)
Guests: (starting to sing) Hap—
Bubbles: NO SINGING!!!
Blossom: CAKE!!!

Ash Ketchum: (grunts while covering his ears) Girls, please. What did I just say?

Girls: Sorry...
(Realizing his screw-up from earlier with saying that fine print, and with the girls wanting to get to the presents ASAP, hence their hustle with getting to the cake and keeping everyone quiet from singing "Happy Birthday", the Professor sets a cake with three candles—one of each girl’s color—in front of them so they can get it over with.)
Professor: Okay, okay, here it is. (They take a deep breath.) Now blow out the can—
(They blow; the cake goes airborne and sails out of sight.)
Professor: (stunned and flabbergasted) Candles...?
(His one means to stall the girls from opening their presents is gone in an instant with him left at a loss for words. Now the girls can get to what they wanted in the first place now that the Professor's stall tactics have been removed from play.)
Girls: PRESENTS!!!
Pikachu: Pika!
Ash Ketchum: (his ears thump in pain) Ow!! Why do I even bother? If they keep yelling so loudly like this, they're gonna make me go through an ear replacement surgery. This really hurts. Ouch.
Misty: Aw, come on, Ash. Lighten up. They were just having some fun.
Brock: Yeah, and it's their birthday. Let them have their special day, okay?
Ash Ketchum: Oh, okay. But my ears are still ringing.
Rabbit: Well, believe me, Ash. You're not alone with this. Ours is ringing too. Ow.
Pikachu: Pika Pikachu.
(They begin climbing all over the pile, trying to decide which one to open first. After a few seconds of indecision, finally, they hold up a box with light blue wrapping and a pink bow.)
Girls: This one!
(The crowd cheers)
Whitfield: And this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Okay, girls, let 'er rip!
Pooh Bear: Hold on there, girls. Who's the present from?
Blossom: Hmm, there's no name. Just this picture of a banana.
Ash Ketchum: Let me see. (Blossom hands him the card) Hmm, that's strange. Who would send this picture of a banana?
Pikachu: Pika? (sniffs at the picture) Pika Pika!!!
(Mojo’s laughter is heard; pull back to show the TV in the common area of the jail. Prisoners sit watching; Mojo moves into view, his back to the camera.)
Mojo: The Powerpuff Girls are moments away from their demise. Once they open that box, I, Mojo Jojo, will rule the world!
Princess: (from o.c.) Sit down, Mojo.
(He turns around angrily to glare at Princess for interrupting his victory; cut to her. A prisoner is filing her nails—rather hard to do, considering the fact that she still wears her gloves, yet she doesn't seem to mind or take notice of this.)
Princess: You haven’t defeated anyone yet, and when your present backfires, I’ll have my chance to exterminate those brats. (Pan to the Boys.)
Bossman: Yeah! And after Princess gets rid of ’em, then we’ll get rid of ’em with our present!
Slim, Junior: Yeah! (Back to Mojo, still scowling at them in anger for trying to interrupt his moment of victory.)
Mojo: Shut up! In a few moments, there won’t be any presents! Whatever you had planned will be destroyed, along with the Powerpuff Girls! (turning back to TV) Behold! The end is near!
(Snap to black and wipe, the girls looking down at the camera, as the sound of a box being opened is heard. They are looking down into Mojo’s present)
Girls: What is it?
(Camera shifts to show them around the box—it is the steel container Mojo was wrapping. A fountain of machinery erupts from within and expands in all directions. When it subsides, the girls find themselves staring at a pair of huge metal feet. Turn up from these to show a towering robot, colored blue and purple, standing in the yard.)
Pikachu: (sparks sputter) PIKA!!!
Ash Ketchum: What's wrong, Pikachu?
Robot: I am a gift from Mojo Jojo. I hope you have enjoyed your birthday, for it will be your last. (The girls gasp; the crowd does likewise. The Mayor is completely oblivious compared to everyone else.)
Mayor: Isn’t that nice?
Tigger: It's a giant robot!
Rabbit: Oh, good heavens!
Brock: That's a giant robot from Mojo?! (The robot lifts one foot and brings it down toward the girls; they scramble just before it hits the ground. The impact throws the guests into the air, and the girls rush to save them all. After everyone is safe on the ground again, they fly up to engage the robot. Its arms and legs extend in an attempt to hit the girls as they go in different directions. The head chases Bubbles and tries to bite her. They finally stop flying, leaving the robot tied in a huge knot and completely unable to move. Bubbles lands by the feet and delivers a kick that sends it crashing to the grass. The guests cheer. In the jail though, Mojo’s fellow prisoners jeer and boo him. His plan to destroy the girls has failed, so his earlier taunting was all for nothing, and he is livid about it.)
Mojo: Shut up! SHUT UP!!
Princess: Ha-ha! (singing) Mojo’s a stupid monkey! (The Boys laugh at him as well.)
Mojo: Cursed Powerpuff Girls! I’ll have my day!
(Pull back to show the other prisoners still booing.)
Princess: (from o.c.) In the meantime, move your big empty head. It’s blocking the TV.
(He stomps away, seething with rage. Cut to her.)
Princess Morbucks: Everyone QUIET!!! They're opening my present next.
(Cut to the girls and the crowd standing around Princess’ gift.)
Bubbles: Oh! This one looks pretty. (Cut to the Mayor, being held up by Ms. Bellum.)
Mayor: Well, open it already!
(Blossom and Bubbles untie the ribbon, and Buttercup lifts the lid, holding it overhead. We can see that the inside surface is a black-and-white bullseye.)
Girls: Ooooh!
Blossom: (looking inside) There’s nothing in it.
Pikachu: (suspiciously) Pika Pika.
Bubbles: (pointing at lid) Hey, look, what’s that?
Misty: I don't know. What do you think it is, Professor?
Professor: It’s a circular lid with three rings retracting outward.
Rainbow: A hypno-disc!
Mayor: It’s some kind of strange eyeball!
All: Hmmm…
Pikachu: Pika?
(We hear the sound of an aircraft flying overhead.)
Professor: (pointing up o.c.) Hey, what’s that
Girls: Huh?
(His perspective: a skywriting message high above him.)
Professor: (reading) “Happy birthday from Princess!”…aw, isn’t that nice?
Pikachu: (sparks sputter) Pika!
Ash Ketchum: Huh? What's the matter now, Pikachu?
Brock: It's a missile heading straight for us!
Pooh Bear: Oh, dear.
(A missile roars into view; the camera follows it. It bears Princess’ seal and has a black-and-white bullseye painted on its nose cone. On the ground, the girls tense for action.)
Blossom: Come on, girls! (They take off.)
(Blossom flies out ahead of her sisters, straight toward the missile, but dodges aside at the last second to avoid a collision. She charges in again, this time toward the rear, and grabs hold of one of the tail fins. Pulling with all her might, she manages to wrench the end of the missile loose. She throws it aside and calls to Buttercup.)
Blossom: Buttercup! Look out!
(The missile roars toward her.)
Buttercup: Huh? (Her perspective of the nose cone.) That’s no eyeball— (Back to her.) —that’s a bullseye!
(The missile slams into her and carries her along; she tries to slow it down.)
Buttercup: (calling o.c.) Bubbles! It’s going for the target! (Long shot of Bubbles in midair; she continues o.c.) Get rid of the target!
(Bubbles flies down, grabs the bullseye that was in the box, and throws it like a Frisbee. It sticks on the Professor’s face; he screams in terror as several of the party-goers look at him with fear)
Professor: Get it off! Get it off, get it off!
Misty: I got it! (pulls it free and throws it)

(Cut to Ms. Keane.)

Ms. Keane: Wha—?! (It lands on her face. Back to Buttercup.)
Misty: Oops.
Buttercup: HURRY!!
(On the ground, Ms. Keane squeals and flings the bullseye aside.)
Brock: (ducks out of the bullseye's path) Hey!

(Rainbow ducks out of its path too.)

Mayor: (jumps up and catches it) I got it! (Back to Buttercup.)
Buttercup: (straining) Can’t…hold…on!
(She loses her grip on the missile and is sent tumbling through the air. Now Bubbles moves in, speeding under the missile as it continues its nose-dive toward the ground. Back to the Mayor.)
Mayor: (waving bullseye) I got it! I got the little bugger! I got it! (but the Bullseye is snatched from his hand, leaving him disappointed)
Ash Ketchum: Sorry, Mayor! (throws it up to Bubbles)
(She catches the bullseye and then climbs into the sky again; when the missile follows, it leaves a trail of exhaust that causes everyone to cough. In the sky, Bubbles has a slight lead on her pursuer. She hurls the bullseye ahead of herself; cut to it, spinning in midair. The missile roars into view and hits it, and an explosion fills the screen. Turn down from this to the girls, floating in front of the house and facing the cheering guests.)
Guests: Hooray!
(In the jail, the prisoners boo Princess. Another plot foiled.)
Princess: That’s not fair! I was so close!
Mojo: (leaning into view) Ha! You weren’t any closer to destroying them than me!
Bossman: Tough luck, suckers. I guess it’s up to us to take care of business.
Mojo: Oh, puh-lease. You guys really think you’re going to beat the Powerpuff Girls?!
Bossman: You think you guys are so clever. But where you both failed, we will succeed! (Back to Mojo and Princess; he continues o.c.) And then you’ll—
Mojo Jojo: Oh, shut up already. They're opening your present.
Bossman: What present?
Girls: This one!
Professor: Now, girls, make sure it's safe. You'd better read the card.
Girls: Hmm.
Blossom: It says. (reading the card) "Happy Birthday PowerPuff Girls. From your bestest pals the Amoeba Boys."
Professor: Oh, well, no worry. They can't do anything right.
(The heroes and the citizens laugh at this. Then in jail Princess and Mojo taunt the Amoeba Boys.)
Princess; Ha-ha!
Mojo Jojo: Nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah!
(Back to the girls opening their present.)
Girls: Yah! Ooh, dolls!
Bubbles: Aww, and they look just like us.
Girls: Thank you, Amoeba Boys!
Pooh Bear: How about you girls open our present we gave you?
Girls: Sure, Pooh Bear.

(The girls open the present.)

Bubbles: (gasps) It's a Pikachu plushie!

Pikachu: (happily) Pikachu!

Buttercup: You guys gave us a Pikachu plushie!

Ash Ketchum: Uh-huh, because we love you, girls.

Girls: Thank you, Ash, (hugging him)

Rabbit: Yes, it's from all of us.

Tigger: Happy Birthday girls.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Azurill: Azurill.

(Pikachu hugs Bubbles.)

Bubbles: I love you too, Pikachu.

Blossom: Where did you find this plush, guys?

Ash Ketchum: From the toy store at my home town, where my mom used to take me when I was little.

(Back to jail.)

Bossman: Well?

Princess Morbucks: You gave them dolls?

Bossman: Voo-doo dolls? (laughs) Let the torture begin!

Mojo Jojo: You pinheads! You're not supposed to give them the dolls! The dolls are what you stick the needles in!

Bossman: So? What's your point?

Mojo Jojo and Princess Morbucks: (groan in disgust)

Mojo Jojo: Now, we'll definitely never destroy those brats!

Amoeba Boys: We're sorry.

“Him”: (voice-over, effeminate voice) Ohhh, don’t take it so hard.

(Mojo, Princess, and the Boys gasp. Pull back; the other prisoners are equally shocked and unnerved at hearing the voice of that evil incarnate.)

“Him”: (voice-over) You can’t expect to win every time— (Back to the TV; he appears with a microphone.) —like me. (Pull back to show the prisoners.)

Mojo, Princess, Boys: “Him”!

(Close-up of the TV, zooming in; as “Him” speaks, the screen outline disappears—we are back at the party.)

“Him”: You see, the thing about gift giving is, it’s the thought that counts. And obviously, thinking isn’t your strong point. (to evil voice) Watch and learn.

(The girls are again gathered around the pile of presents.)

Blossom: (picking one up) How about this one? (“Him” appears behind her; the girls’ eyes pop.)

“Him”: (effeminate voice, into her ear) Ooh, girls, that one won’t do. How about the strange-looking gift you didn’t notice?

(The heroes felt shocked upon seeing Him being here at the girls' birthday party.)

Pooh Bear: (gasps) Look, guys!

Pikachu: Pika!

Ash Ketchum: Oh, no! It's Him!

Misty: What?! Him?! Now, what is that evil freak doing here?!

Piglet: What's he going to do?!

Rabbit: What does he want now?

Brock: I don't know. I think he's going to ruin the girls' birthday.

Tigger: Whatever he's going to do I don't like this one bit.

Blossom: (as if hypnotized, holding up a bull piñata) Or the strange-looking gift we didn’t notice.

Girls: Oh, look! A piñata! Professor, can we play with it, please?

(During this line, “Him” nods pleadingly o.c. Cut to the Professor, who is very wary after what happened with Mojo and Princess' gifts.)

Professor: Oh, now, I don’t know, girls. Someone might get hurt. (“Him” appears behind him; the Professor becomes entranced.) But what the heck.

Girls: Yay!

(“Him”’s eyes begin to glow; after a moment, the piñata does the same. The heroes gasp in horror.)

Tigger: This pinata just got big!

Rabbit: Run, run, we gotta run!

Blossom: Guys, we need your backup.

Ash Ketchum: We're on it, Blossom.

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Blossom: Whoa! This bulldozing bull is busting up our birthday bash!

Rabbit: Not to mention destroying everything!

(The pinata bull smashes the girls' birthday presents and the girls' house.)

Piglet: Oh, no! It destroyed your house!

Tigger: Yeah, and it knocked down your birthday presents!

Girls: Our presents!

(The girls and the heroes growl in deep anger.)

Buttercup: Ash, you think Pikachu can take down the bull pinata?

Ash Ketchum: I'll try, Buttercup. Pikachu use thunderbolt!

(Pikachu attempts to shock the pinata bull, but it was unharmed. Then it got angry and chased Ash and Pikachu.)

Buttercup: (flies down) Ash, Pikachu, hang on! (picks them up) I got you, guys!

Ash Ketchum: Thanks, Buttercup.

Pikachu: Pika, Pikachu.

Buttercup: Don't mention it, guys.

Misty: That bull is too strong!

Brock: Yeah, we can't take it down!

Piglet: Oh, what should we do, Pooh?

Pooh Bear: Blossom, I got an idea. (whispers quietly into Blossom's ear)

Blossom: That's a great idea, Pooh Bear!

(Buttercup takes the cable from the telephone line, Blossom grabs the tree while Bubbles flies up to the bull pinata and blew a raspberry at it then it got angry and chased her.)

Tigger: (whistles to the bull pinata) Toro! Toro! Toro!

(The bull pinata charged at him and Tigger pulls away the red cloth,)

Bubbles: Tigger, watch out! (picks up Tigger) (to Buttercup) Hurry!

(Buttercup lassos the cable and catches the pinata bull. It glared at her.)

Buttercup: Uh-oh!

(Buttercup yells in fear as the bull attempts to throw her off.)

Blossom: Buttercup, now!

(Buttercup drops to the ground as the bull slows down. She throws down the free end cable to Bubbles and catches it.)

Bubbles: Got it, sis!

Buttercup: Pooh Bear, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Rabbit, Ash, Misty, Brock! You guys grab the end of the cable!

Heroes: We're on it!

(Blossom charges at the bull with a tree.)

Professor: Blossom, wait! Don't forget your blindfold.

(Professor ties the blindfold over Blossom's eyes. Then Blossom swings the tree and hits the pinata which causes it to break and the candy to rain.)

Heroes: Yeah!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Narrator: Bullseye!

Him: And so, with the party crashed and their presents crashed, the Powerpuff Girls have finally been defeated.

Mojo: Defeated? What are you talking about?

Princess: You gave everyone candy!

Bossman: Everyone loves candy!

Him: Oh, simpleminded mortals. You must plan for the future. What is candy today becomes cavities tomorrow!

Princess: Just admit it, you lost!

Mojo: You've destroyed no one!

Bossman: Yeah!

Him: Why destroy, when I can torture with tooth decay? (giggles)

Mojo: Oh, brother.

Princess: What a sore loser.

Bossman: (changing channels) What else is on?

(Back at the lawn, the heroes glare furiously at Him.)

Brock: Him, we need to talk to you man to man!

Him: Oh, what about?

Misty: It's about the girls' ruined birthday party that's what!

Tigger: What's the big idea coming to the girls' birthday party without permission?

Rabbit: Now, see here, Him! That is very rude of you to come to the girls' birthday party uninvited!

Pooh Bear: Very rude indeed.

Ash Ketchum: Yeah, you've spoiled everything!

Pikachu: (sparks sputtering from his cheeks) Pika!

Him: (chuckles) That's why I'm here, Ash.

Piglet: That bull wrecked the girls' house because of you.

Him: You are correct, Piglet.

Ash Ketchum: (growls angrily) Listen here, you evil freak, you better get out of here before I have my Pikachu shock you!

Misty: Yeah, you heard what Ash said, Him, leave now!

Pikachu: (angrily) Pikachu!

Him: (mocking concern) Oh, dear, you're right, children, my time is up. (disappears)

Ash Ketchum: That no-good fiend! First he possessed Bubbles' doll Octi, then, he casted a hate spell on the citizens, now he's spoiled the girls' birthday party! Next time I'll give Him the shock treatment from Pikachu.

Brock; We'll get him for sure, Ash.

Ash Ketchum: (calms down) You're right, guys.

(The heroes walk up to the girls who are feeling sad about their birthday being ruined.)

Rabbit: (concerned) What's the matter, girls?

Blossom: We're sorry, everyone. We just wanted a normal birthday party.

Buttercup: But, everything went wrong.

Bubbles: Our birthday was a disaster.

Piglet: Aww, there, there, girls. It wasn't your fault.

Ash Ketchum: Yeah, it was all Him's fault that he ruined your birthday party.

Brock: Not to mention destroying your house thanks to that pinata bull.

Misty: Girls, we're really sorry that evil freak spoiled all your fun. Isn't that right, citizens?

Rainbow: Ha! Are you kidding? That was the greatest birthday party ever.

Ms. Keane: Yes, that was super. Super heroic.

Pooh Bear: Do not worry so much, girls, there's always next year.

Professor; You see, girls, Pooh Bear's got a point. Everything turned out all right.

Mayor: Speak for yourselves.

Misty: How do you really feel about it, Mayor?

Mayor: Well, Misty, that candy gave me a doozy of a toothache! (groans)

(The girls among with the heroes, professor and the other citizens laugh in amusement.)

Whitfield: (laughing) And so once again the day is saved thanks to the PowerPuff Girls.

Narrator: Hey, buddy, that's my line. Let me show you how it's done, Junior.

(The standard shot appears.)

Narrator: (clears throat) So once again the day is saved-thanks to the PowerPuff Girls! Oh, I'm good.

(The End)