“ | Powerpuff Girls? Hey, let me tell you something, Perez. Those girls are lousy good for nothings! (Perez sighs) They're always taking work away from good cops! They're nothing but little jerks! | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski telling Perez about the Powerpuff Girls. |
“ | Starting tomorrow, you girls are not gonna be on the air no more! | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski swearing vengeance to the Powerpuff Girls for "making him look bad" in the news. |
Officer Michael "Mike" Brikowski, also simply known as Mike Brikowski, is the main antagonist of The Powerpuff Girls episode "Cop Out".
He is an obese, arrogant, delusional, dimwitted, incompetent, completely lazy and corrupted former police officer who is the worst that makes absolutely no effort to fight crime or help the people of Townsville. When he is fired for his laziness, Brikowski blames the Powerpuff Girls for his firing and vows revenge on them. In the end however, he was arrested by his former fellow police officers (who absolutely hated him for his numerous flaws).
He was voiced by Jeff Bennett, who also voiced Dick Hardly in the same show.
Biography[]
Mike Brikowski is the worst officer in the Townsville Police Department, as he never fights crime or helps the citizens of Townsville. Instead, he lets his fellow police officers do all of the hard work, while he just lazes around eating doughnuts, stopping at each doughnut shop, and sleeping in the car. He is being hated by his fellow officers (including the Chief of Police). According to the Narrator, Brikowski will enjoy his last because he will be in a "rude awakening".
One day, Brikowski falls asleep during a bank robbery, forcing his partner Miguel Perez to call for backup. The rest of the cops arrive at the scene. However, his boss, the Chief, notices Brikowski sleeping and yells at him to wake up, but to no avail. Soon, the Powerpuff Girls show up and stop the robber and all the cops drive away. Brikowski wakes up to hear Perez tell him that he missed the best part: the girls saved the day. But Brikowski says that the girls are taking all the credit from the police. As Brikowski then requests Perez to stop for his first doughnut of the day, he states that he is up for a promotion any day now (despite the fact that he never actually did any police work).
Once at the TPD, Brikowski is called to the Chief's office. As Brikowski walks over, his co-workers angrily glare at him for sleeping during the robbery. Brikowski believes he is finally going to get his promotion, but instead, he is fired for making absolutely no work effort and sleeping on the job. Brikowski initially thinks that the chief is joking, but his now ex-boss yells at him that he is dead serious and calls him out on his incompetence, stating that he is the worst officer he had ever known.
The chief then forces Brikowski to hand over his badge, sunglasses and doughnut, but oddly allows him to keep his gun as a souvenir. Brikowski thinks the chief layed him off because he has to make cutbacks and blames the Powerpuff Girls, since they are the ones saving the day and "making the police look bad". Brikowski then punches a framed photo of the chief with the girls before storming out, to the Chief's shock.
That night, Brikowski watches TV in his apartment when he sees the girls on the news and him being lazy and sleeping on the job. He flies into a rage and throws the TV out the window, planning on getting rid of the girls once and for all.
The next day, Brikowski tricks the mayor into calling the Powerpuff Girls to lure them into his trap (under a false claim that crooks plan to purchase confiscated weapons of Mojo Jojo from the police warehouse). The girls arrive and he tells them where the "crooks" are. As the girls enter the warehouse, Brikowski he warns them to be careful with an evil smirk forming on his face. Unknown to Brikowski, however, his former partner Perez had followed him and saw the whole ordeal and he calls the chief, telling him that Brikowski is up to no good.
Brikowski uses a gas gun to put the girls to sleep and threatens to drop them into a vat of acid. He blames the girls for making the police look bad. The girls say that's not true; they need the police as they're an important part of the city, but Brikowski refuses to listen and begins to lower the girls into the vat of acid. Brikowski is then arrested by the other police, including the Chief and Perez. Perez tries to stop the crane, but he is too late, and the girls are doused in the acid. Fortunately, the girls survive due to their powers (though the acid still leaves them slightly bruised).
As he is being taken to jail, Brikowski claims he is a good cop gone bad. Blossom corrects him saying that he's not a good cop gone bad; he's a bad cop gone worse, much to the amusement of the narrator, who tells him that he will not get any doughnuts while serving time in prison.
Quotes[]
“ | Oh, you gotta beat that... I need more exercise. | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski while sleeping on a police car. |
“ | Huh-wha, huh?! | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski after waking up on a police car. |
“ | First hot doughnut of the day! | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski. |
“ | You know, I'm up for promotion any day now. But those girls keep stealing my spotlight! But today's my day, Perez. | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski telling Perez that he is getting a promotion before he takes another donut. |
“ | Oooh, they're good when they're hot. | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski when he was about to eat donut. |
“ | Chief of Police: BRIKOWSKI. My office, now! Mike Brikowski: Yup! Promotion time! |
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~ Mike Brikowski walking to the chief's office as he still believes that he is finally going to get his promotion. |
“ | Mike Brikowski: Hey, man. Chief of Police: Don't "man" me, sit down. Mike Brikowski: So what's up, chief? Chief of Police: You're fired, Brikowski. I want you out of here immediately. Mike Brikowski: (laughs) Oh, chief, you crack me up! Chief of Police: [furious] THIS IS NO JOKE, BRIKOWSKI! YOU ARE THE WORST, MOST INCOMPETENT OFFICER I HAVE EVER KNOWN! Now hand over your badge. Mike Brikowski: You...want my badge? Chief of Police: Did I stutter? Now hand it over. Good. Now your sunglasses. No, no, you can keep that. Little souvenir for ya. That doughnut's lookin' good though. Aww yeah. |
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~ Mike Brikowski being fired for being the worst cop in history. |
“ | Mike Brikowski: Hey, I know what this is really about. It's those Powepuff Girls' fault! They do all the work and now you gotta make cutbacks, so you're layin' off good old Brikowski! WELL, I THINK THAT STINKS! (Brikowski punches a photo of the chief with the girls before storming out of the office, slamming the door behind him.) Chief of Police: [shocked] Son of a gun. |
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~ Brikowski blaming the Powerpuff Girls for his firing. |
“ | Lousy little girls. | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski complaining about the Powerpuff Girls. |
“ | Powerpuff Girls, Powerpuff Girls, what about Officer Mike Brikowski? | „ |
~ Mike Brikowski muttering about Powerpuff Girls and asked about him. |
“ | Mike Brikowski: Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor! Criminals are attempting to rob the police department's confiscated weapons warehouse! Who knows what terrible villainy may ensue? I mean, whatever can we do? Whoever can we call? Mayor: Duh...the Powerpuff Girls? Mike Brikowski: Oooh, dat's a good idea! See, that's why you're the mayor. [laughs then spits contemptuously] AND I'M JUST SOME JERK WITHOUT ANY SUNGLASSES! |
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~ Mike Brikowski tricking the Mayor to call the Powerpuff Girls to lure them into his trap. |
“ | Mike Brikowski: Yoo-hoo, over here, girls! Blossom: Hello, officer. Where are they? Mike Brikowski: They're in there. Blossom: Good work. We'll handle it from here. |
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~ Mike Brikowski trick the Powerpuff Girls to lure them to his trap. |
“ | Oh, and, uh, do be careful, girls. | „ |
~ Brikowski scheming after he lure the Powerpuff Girls to his trap. |
“ | Blossom: Officer! You?! Mike Brikowski: You got it! Uh, now don't bother struggling, these restraints are from Mojo Jojo. They'll hold ya. Blossom: Officer! This is madness! Buttercup: Yeah! What's gotten into you?! Mike Brikowski: With you girls always round saving the day and whatnot, you make us cops look like bums! Bubbles: No! That's not true! Buttercup: Yeah, we need you guys! Blossom: Yeah, you guys are an important and integral part of- Mike Brikowski: Silence! |
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~ Brikowski revealing his true colors before he attempt to murder the Powerpuff Girls for making the police look bad (which is actually false and his own fault). |
“ | Mike Brikowski: This is just another story of a good cop gone bad. Blossom: You're not a good cop gone bad, you're a bad cop gone worse. |
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~ Mike Brikowski's last lines during his arrest. |
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Trivia[]
- It's hinted that Brikowski also shoplifts since almost all the things in his apartment still have tags on them. Another possibility is that he bought them without taking the tags off because he was too lazy to. It's also possible that the items are evidence that he stole, and the tags are exhibit tags, given that the seem to have letters on them.
- It's a bit odd that Brikowski was allowed to keep his gun as a souvenir. In real life, if a police officer resigns from their job or is fired, the chief wouldn't allow them to keep their gun not only because they could use it against someone, but mainly because the gun is still property of the police department. Ironically, Brikowski didn't consider using it at any time during the episode against the Powerpuff Girls (though it may be possible he didn't think about it as the girls have been proven to be invulnerable to bullets).
- It's an enigma on how Brikowski ever became a cop in the first place if he's a complete layabout. It's possible that due to the intense training from police academy, he became lazy because he was too scared to put himself through that kind of torture again, or more simply, he just joined the police force to get free donuts.