Townsville…
The city skyline is under a bright sun.
"The city of Townsville! And what a beautiful city she is, full of…" The narrator said, while a telephone rings. "Oh. Excuse me." He picked up the phone. "Uh...hello?"
"Yeah, listen, jerk-face, you good-for-nothin' toad!" Ace said, over the phone.
"You can't talk to me like that!" The narrator yelled.
"How 'bout this? I think you stink! I can smell you over the phone!" Ace said, over the phone.
"Why I oughta...WHO IS THIS?!" The narrator exclaimed, as a click and a dial tone are heard. "Hello? Hello!" He looks down at the Gangreen Gang gathered around a pay phone. They are laughing over their latest prank. "Oh. The Gangreen Gang. Why, you crank-calling good-for-nothings! That explains why Jared doesn't get crank-called by them, since they call the Time Vortex and the TARDIS rerouted their calls away from the fanboy. When I get my hands on you, the Gangreen Gang, I'll…"
"What a dope!" Ace said, looking at the rest of the Gang.
"Yeah. What a dope." Snake said, laughing, in his hissing manner.
"Hey, Ace! Ace! Do another one, huh?" Lil' Arturo asked.
"Yes-s-s, yes-s-s. Do another one." Snake said, laughing again.
"All right, all right. Let's see." Ace said, picking up the phone.
Ace dials a number, and the phone rings on the other end.
Café de Paris / Townsville…
The maître d' of a restaurant picks up the phone.
"Café de Paris." The maitre d' said.
"Yeah, listen, do you have frogs' legs?" Ace asked.
"But of course." Maitre d' said.
"What, do you hop to work, then? Jerk!" Ace said, hanging up.
Townsville….
The Gang laughs for a while, after which Ace hands the receiver to Lil' Arturo. Again, there is ringing on the other end.
"Okay, Arturo, you're up." Ace said, happily.
"Awww…" Big Billy said, sadly.
"Okay! Shh, Shh! It's ringing!" Lil' Arturo cheered.
Townsville / Utonium Residence…
The Professor picks up, "Hello?"
"Hi, am I speaking to the man of the house?" Lil' Arturo asked.
"Yes, by golly, you are." The Professor said, happily.
"Well, then...you just won ten million dollars!" Lil' Arturo said, grinning.
"Te-ten million d-ten million dollars?! Oh, wow! I've never won anything in my life!" The Professor said, flabbergasted.
"Please hold." Lil' Arturo said, laughing.
"Sure, I'll hold."
"I can't believe the Professor fell for a crank call by the Gangreen Gang." Jared said, sipping on a cup of coffee and eating a breakfast sandwich. "I don't even have to do much at all. I can sit back and relax."
The other Gang members begin to laugh, and Lil' Arturo covers the mouthpiece and shushes them. Ace lifts Lil' Arturo up to the phone, and he taps the hook to break the connection. The whole Gang laughs heartily at the joke, while the Professor stands at his phone, a wide smile frozen on his face.
Townsville…
Once more Ace picks up the receiver.
"Okay! Who's next?" Ace asked.
The others clamor for a chance. After a moment, Ace gives the phone to Big Billy and dials.
"Aww, jeepers!" Lil' Arturo and Snake said, at the same time.
House / Townsville…
There is a housewife on the other side who picks up.
"Hello?" The housewife asked.
Long silence.
"Hi." Big Billy said, happily.
"Who is this?" The housewife asked.
"Billy."
Ace claps a hand to his forehead.
"Billy who?" The housewife asked.
Long silence.
"Big Billy." Big Billy said, smiling.
"Hey, is this some kind of crank call?" The Housewife asked.
Long silence.
"Yes." Big Billy said, sadly.
"Well, it's not a very good one." The housewife said.
"I'm sorry."
Ace grabs the phone away.
"Aw, come on, gimme that!" Ace said, talking into the phone. "Uh...Prince Albert, the fridge!" He hangs up. "That was pathetic!"
Townsville…
"We're sorry, Ace! We can be funnier!" Lil' Arturo said, worried.
"Nah, it ain't the jokes, it's the pranks. They're too small-time. We're the Gangreen Gang, for cryin' out loud! We need somethin' big. Somethin' this whole city will never forget!" Ace said, sighing and thinking for a moment.
Outside Townsville Hall…
The Gangreen Gang gathered outside Townsville Hall.
"Boys...I think I got it!" Ace yelled.
Mayor's Office…
The Mayor is standing on his desk, practicing his golf game. He follows the ball as it rolls across, then into and out of the practice cup in front of his phone. It rings, and he picks it up.
Outside Townsville Hall / Mayor's Office…
"Hello?" The Mayor asked, and a voice is heard indistinctly over the line. "Oh! Ms. Bellum!... You need me to leave the office?"
Grubber is at the pay phone outside.
"Sir, we need you to cut the ribbon at the new mini-mall." Gruber said, speaking in Ms. Bellum's voice and the rest of the Gang is with him. "Hurry, Mayor. The crowd is getting restless!"
"We want to shop! We want to shop!" The rest of the Gang cheered.
"Hurry!" Grubber said, in Ms. Bellum's voice.
The Mayor runs past them, carrying a huge pair of scissors. The Gang laughs at him after he has gone. They are tiptoeing up the steps of Townsville Hall.
"Let's go!" Ace said, softly.
Townsville Hall…
In a hallway, the Gang is moving and stops at the office door. Cut to inside the room; the door swings open, and the five poke their heads around the frame and gasp sharply.
Mayor's office…
The hotline sits under a glass dome on the other side of the room.
"Ooooh!" Ace, Snake, Arturo, and Billy cheered.
Grubber blows a raspberry with them.
Outside Utonium Residence…
It is now the afternoon.
Utonium Residence…
The girls are inside as Jared is eating his brunch and drinking his coffee. The girls looked up in surprise and worry. A dial tone is heard.
"Very strange." Blossom said, sadly.
"He's just standing there." Buttercup said, frowning.
The girls are looking up at the Professor. The Professor is still on the phone.
"Should we see if he's okay?" Bubbles asked.
"He'll be fine." Jared said, while the hotline started to buzz and he looked at the girls. "I'll look after the Professor. Promise." He is still sipping on his mocha. "This is going to be a hectic day."
"An emergency! The Professor will have to wait. Jared said he'll look after the Professor." Blossom said, zipping over to the hotline and picks it up. "Hello?" There is excited talking on the other end. "What's the trouble, Mayor? ... Mojo Jojo is at it again?"
Utonium Residence / Mayor's office…
Grubber is talking into the hotline in the office.
"Hurry!" Grubber said, talking in the Mayor's voice.
Grubber hangs up.
Mayor's office…
The Gang is gathered around the phone and laughing crazily.
Mayor's lair…
There are silhouettes of an old Victrola and an armchair; classical music plays softly, and snoring is heard over this. On a chair, it held a napping Mojo with a newspaper over his face. After several seconds of silence, the girls crash in through the ceiling, jolting him awake.
"Wha...?" Mojo asked, as the girls start pounding on him. From his chair, he yells at them. "What is the meaning of…"
The end of the sentence is cut off when Blossom shoves the back of the chair down onto him, squashing him. Buttercup picks the chair up and throws it against a wall. It falls to the floor and lands on its back, leaving him looking up at the girls.
"Don't play dumb. We know you've got some evil plot underway!" Blossom yelled.
"What are you talking about?!" Mojo exclaimed.
"Oh, like you don't have a giant robot ready to smash Townsville!" Buttercup said, angrily.
"No."
"No diabolical plans to destroy the world?" Blossom asked.
"No." Mojo said.
"Turn everyone into zombies and you scare people!" Bubbles said, with a rising shriek.
"Oh, for crying out loud. No! I had no intention of committing any crimes! Today." Mojo said, sadly.
"Then what were you doing before we got here?" Blossom asked.
"Sleeping!" Mojo yelled.
"Before that!" Buttercup said, angrily.
"Reading the paper!"
"Oh." Blossom said, deflated, and pausing a moment to think. "Well...you better behave yourself, or we'll be back!"
"Oh, goodness. I'd better not snore!" Mojo said, sarcastically.
The girls glare suspiciously at him.
Utonium Residence…
The girls fly in and then they float down the hall.
"How embarrassing." Blossom said, rolling her eyes.
They stop when they reach the Professor and Jared, as the Professor is still on the phone, this time, eyes wide open in excitement.
"Jared, are you still eating your breakfast?" Blossom asked.
"Yup." Jared said, hearing the dial tone nearby, as he continued drinking his coffee.
"Huh?" The girls asked, at the same time.
"Professor, what are you…" Blossom said, looking at the Professor.
The hotline begins to buzz. The girls gasp.
"The hotline!" The girls said, at the same time.
Blossom picks up.
"Hello?" Blossom as she hears excited talking on the other end. "Fuzzy Lumpkins has gone plumb crazy? Are you sure?... We're on our way!"
She hangs up.
Outside Utonium Residence…
The girls take off towards and fly toward the forest.
Mayor's office…
The Gang is laughing again.
Forest…
The girls are in flight, approaching Fuzzy's shack.
Fuzzy's shack…
Fuzzy out in the bathtub, strumming his banjo. He looks down at his feet and lifted his head up before hearing the girls approaching fast. His eyes pop open in surprise. The girls are still in flight.
"Okay, Fuzzy. Prepare to get stomped!" Blossom yelled.
Fuzzy is back in the tub; he is lost under a sudden splash of water: the girls' impact against the tub. When it clears, Buttercup is ready to deck him.
"This is for anything you broke!" Buttercup said, hitting Fuzzy.
"This is for anyone you hurt!" Blossom said, pulling Fuzzy's antennae before letting go.
Bubbles is holding the banjo. She raises it over her head.
"And this is for taking a bath!" Bubbles said, swinging the banjo, and just before impact, before looking down at Fuzzy.
The hit knocks Fuzzy beneath the surface of the water, which begins to bubble.
"Uh-oh. I think maybe he was just taking a bath." Buttercup said, sadly.
"Fuzzy...?" Bubbles asked.
"Um...we didn't mean to…" Blossom said, frowning.
Fuzzy rises from the bath, towering above them and beet red with anger. They look up at him and smile nervously.
"I guess you weren't going crazy. You were just taking a bath." Blossom said, giggling.
All three giggle and inch away to one side before dashing off at top speed.
Outside Utonium Residence…
The girls fly in.
Utonium Residence…
The girls are in front of the TV. In the background, the Professor is still on the phone as Jared is still eating his brunch; the fanboy is still hearing the dial tone.
"Strike two for the Mayor!" Buttercup said, angrily.
"Yeah. First Mojo's innocent, then Fuzzy Lumpkins is clean. What's next?" Blossom asked.
"I could tell you girls, but they so deserve it afterwards. Whoever is doing this." Jared said, and the hotline begins buzzing as if to answer Blossom's question. "They inconvenienced everyone today."
"What do you mean by 'they'?" Blossom asked, flying over and picks up, and speaking in a sarcastic tone. "Hello, Mayor." Excited talking on the other end; her eyes pop open. "Are you sure?...Really?...Really?...Really?...Oh...Okay, we're on it."
Blossom hangs up and looks at her sisters.
"Is he pulling our leg again?" Buttercup asked.
"No. This time it's serious. It's…'HIM'!" Blossom said, worried.
This gets a reaction.
"You mean the evilest of evil?" Bubbles asked.
"The cruelest of cruel?" Buttercup asked.
"The Mayor wouldn't joke about this one. Come on! Let's go!" Blossom yelled.
They take off.
Mayor's office…
The hotline is hung up and the Gang laughs over their latest coup.
Underworld…
On a TV screen, an aerobics instructor leads a workout.
"Here we go, ladies! And squat...and up...and squat...and up." The instructor said, on TV.
'Him' is dressed in a zip-up sweatshirt, gym shorts, and leg warmers. He exercises his way across the screen as the program continues.
"And squat...and up. Okay, legs up, two, three...arms out...and reach…" The instructor said, on TV.
The girls crash in through the ceiling and brace for a fight; their expressions change to disbelief. 'Him' is in the foreground, lying on his back and doing bicycle kicks.
"Kick your legs all the way around…" The instructor said, on TV.
"Hello, girls." 'Him' said, in an effeminate voice, before panting. "What a pleasant surprise! Ooh, what's the occasion?"
"Uh...we were wondering…" Blossom said, looking at Him.
"How I stay so fit? Well, now you know." 'Him' said, doing push ups.
"Uh, no, actually, did you do anything...evil today?"
"No, not today." 'Him' said, touching his toes and still panting. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason, just wondering." Blossom said.
'Him' jogs around the girls as he speaks, "This figure doesn't come easy, you know. I took a little time off to get into shape."
"So...you haven't been…" Blossom said, sadly.
"Nope." 'Him' said.
"Okay, I guess we'll see you later." Blossom said, laughing nervously.
"I guess you will." 'Him' said.
"Okay. Bye, then." Blossom said, leaving and her sisters followed.
"Goodbye, girls. Come back soon." 'Him' said, and his arms were outstretched. He brings one claw back into view, holding a telephone receiver. "Goodbye…"
Mojo's lair / Fuzzy's shack / Underworld…
Mojo is now sitting in a canvas beach chair in his lair. He is on the phone.
"All right, all right, Fuzzy, I heard you the first time...I know." Mojo said, while the line beeps. "I kn…hold on, Fuzzy. There's someone on the other line."
Mojo pushes a button to pick up the call.
"Mojo! It's me…" 'Him' said, over the phone, in his evil voice before continuing in his effeminate voice. "...'Him'."
The sound of this voice unsettles Mojo considerably.
"Yes, sir! What is it?" Mojo said, jumping off his chair.
"You won't believe what just happened." 'Him' said, speaking in his evil voice.
"The Powerpuff Girls just broke in unexpected?" Mojo asked, hopping back on his chair.
"What?! How did you know?" 'Him' asked.
"The same thing happened to me and Fuzzy Lumpkins. He's on the other line." Mojo said.
"Well, put him on!" 'Him' yelled.
Mojo pushes a button on his phone and Fuzzy is now dressed and back to his normal pink color from his earlier red enraged state at the Girls.
"Bushwhacked in my birthday suit!" Fuzzy said, angrily.
"This is an outrage!" 'Him' yelled.
"You are right. We're all citizens. Evil citizens, but citizens nonetheless." Mojo said.
"Birthday suit!" Fuzzy said, sobbing.
"We should complain!" 'Him' said, worried.
"But to who?" Mojo asked.
Mayor's office / Underworld…
The phone begins to ring and the office is now trashed. The Gang asleep on and around the couch. Billy has the ringing phone right in front of his face. He wakes up and answers it.
"Hello?" Big Billy asked.
"I demand to speak with the Mayor!" 'Him' said, over the phone, in his evil voice.
"Uh, he's not here right now. Can I take a massage?" Big Billy asked.
"Do you know when he'll be back?"
"Uh...I don't know. See, Grubber tricked the Mayor into leaving so we could break in and use the Powerpuff hotline to make crank calls."
"Huh?!" 'Him' exclaimed, in his effeminate voice. "You don't say. Well, to whom might I be speaking?"
"Uh, this is Billy." Big Billy said.
"Billy who?"
"Big Billy from the Gangreen Gang. Who is this?" Big Billy asked, hearing a click, then a dial tone. "Hello?"
Big Billy looks at the rest of the Gang. A crash jolts them awake. At the door, Fuzzy, Mojo, and 'Him' are now standing and looking very put out, ready for revenge. Mojo is holding a blaster.
"So...you guys like to make crank calls!" 'Him' said, in his effeminate voice before switching to his evil ones.
The three villains charge at the Gang and start ripping into them by beating them up. 'Him' blasts everyone except Ace with beams from his eyes, then extends one arm towards the leader. Ace is picked up by the throat and slammed into the ground; this action is shown three times. Fuzzy tosses Lil' Arturo into the air and hits him as if delivering a volleyball serve. The midget flies across the room to Mojo, who swings Snake like a baseball bat and knocks him back. Arturo slams into the gut of Big Billy, who is being held by Fuzzy. The flood of abuse that follows includes 'Him' slamming a spike heel into Grubber's foot, causing him to yell in pain; when he opens his mouth, though, we hear an alarm bell instead. The beating continues as the Mayor returns to his office. He does not immediately notice the chaos around him. The mayor walks across the room.
"Oh, of all the foolishness. Cut the ribbon, pshaw!" The mayor yelled, mumbling to himself and he stops short and looks on in surprise. "Oh, my!"
The battle royal has moved to the center of the office, right in front of his desk. He tiptoes past and reaches to the hotline.
Girls' bedroom…
It is now nighttime and the girls are asleep with Jared sleeping in his bedroom nearby. The buzzer wakes the girls, and Blossom answers the call.
"Hello?" Blossom asked, groggily.
The fight can be heard over the line.
"Powerpuff Girls! You're not gonna believe this! The Gangreen Gang, Mojo Jojo, Fuzzy Lumpkins, and 'Him' are fighting right here in my office!" The mayor said, over the hotline.
"Yeah, right, Mayor. Very funny." Blossom said, hanging up. "Jared was right, the Gangreen Gang deserved it due to inconveniencing everyone."
At the bed, Blossom tucks herself back in. The hotline begins to buzz again, waking them. They glare in its direction, and Buttercup fires a blast from her eye lasers toward it. The hotline has been reduced to ashes, and the girls settle down again.
"Good night, Professor!" The girls cheered, looking across the room to the door. "Goodnight, Jared!"
Utonium Residence…
The Professor is standing in the hall: still with the phone in his hand and the frozen smile on his face with the dial tone still going on.
The background for the end shot comes up.
"So once again the day is saved…" The narrator said.
From left to right, Mojo, 'Him', and Fuzzy appear, looking tough.
"...thanks to Mojo...Fuzzy...and 'Him'?" The narrator asked, bewildered and surprised.
The background music falls apart as quickly as his composure.