Forced Kin

"Stray Bullet" is the ninth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-eighth overall. It aired on June 28, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Reccardi and Chris Mitchell, directed by Robert Alvarez, and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

When an unstoppable evil alien force descends upon Townsville, the Powerpuff Girls are forced to turn to their archnemesis, Mojo Jojo, for help.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville. Hmm. Nothing strange, weird, or out of the ordinary happening today.

Narrator: And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to Mojo Jojo. Mojo: No! Narrator: Yep. You're the goodest good guy ever to have done good. Mojo: No! Narrator: Yup. You're good. Mojo: No.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miguel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dexter
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scientist boss
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scientist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mailman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brutus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Timmy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alien leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Government man #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alien leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * NASSAU
 * Stiny Cheese Inc.
 * Fish Co.

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Fire station
 * Townsville Library
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Mall
 * Miguel's Market
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Townsville Dam
 * Townsville Power Plant
 * Stinky Cheese Inc. factory
 * Top secret weapons lab
 * Post office
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Museum
 * Missile command
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Nothing of importance

Vehicles

 * Alien spaceship
 * I.G. Marge

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2001.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producers: Vincent Aniceto, Donna Castricone
 * Production coordinators: Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Dexter Smith, Carey Yost, Chris Mitchell, Chris Reccardi, Todd White, Fred Gardner, Ian Wasseluk
 * Clean-up: Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger, Barbara Krueger
 * Layout keys: Fred Gardner, Mike Moon
 * Background colorists: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere, Kit Boyce, Chris Roszak
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylist: Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Track reader: James Garifi
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Digital Soundworks
 * Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production for Cartoon Network Studios: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 28, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * NASSAU is a parody of NASA.
 * There is a cameo of Dexter from Cartoon Network's other series Dexter's Laboratory.
 * The alien leader is a parody of Galactus, a villain in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four magazines, as well as Hanna-Barbera's Fantastic Four television adaptation.
 * The Narrator and Mojo also ended "Get Back Jojo" in a similar banter.

Home availability

 * In Japan
 * June 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 13 on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * December 2, 2015: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * October 17, 2018: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: 20th Anniversary Edition on DVD.