Bought and Scold

"Bought and Scold" is the fourth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on September 15, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow and Paul Rudish, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, a locale inhabited by some of the most accursed, ill-conditioned, infernal, unprincipaled, spineless, monstrous, distasteful, felonious, gross, dark, naughty, fowl, grave, miscreated, and spoiled law-breakers to ever break laws. But fear not, fair city. For enforcing the law of the land are the pure, the proud, and the perfect Powerpuff Girls!

Narrator: Man, I am never gonna have kids. And, so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bossman
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Slim
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Broccloids
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking cat
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roach Coach
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sedusa
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Abracadaver
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boomer
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brick
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Butch
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mary
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
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 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daddy Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andy Bialk
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clay Morrow
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dan Krall
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mary
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daddy Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andy Bialk
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clay Morrow
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dan Krall
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daddy Morbucks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andy Bialk
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clay Morrow
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dan Krall
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dan Krall
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Organizations

 * Gangreen Gang
 * Amoeba Boys
 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Forest
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Hall
 * Penitentiary
 * Utonium residence
 * Morbucks Manor
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Daddy's cars

Development
Character models were dated April 5, 2000.

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2000.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Model artists: Clay Morrow, Christopher Mitchell, Christopher Battle, Craig Kellman
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artists: Dan Krall, Dan Krall
 * Background colorist: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylist: Karen Greslie
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checkers: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Michael Hutchison
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Pacifica Digital Sound Works
 * Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistant: Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 15, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Bought and sold." You're welcome.
 * The Narrator refers to past villains:
 * The "distasteful" broccloids were defeated in "Beat Your Greens."
 * The "felonious" talking cat in "Cat Man Do."
 * The "gross" Roach Coach in "Insect Inside."
 * The "dark" Boogie Man in "Boogie Frights."
 * The "naughty" Sedusa in "Mommy Fearest" and "Something's a Ms."
 * The "grave" Abradacadaver in "Abracadaver."
 * The Rowdyruff Boys in "The Rowdyruff Boys."
 * Another villain the girls have faced before is supposedly Quackor, but this is really a villain in Cartoon Network's sister series Dexter's Laboratory.
 * There is a kindergarten girl resembling Robin Snyder, but she was only introduced later in "Superfriends."
 * The three men who steal from the Utonium household are cameos of Andrew Bialk, Clay Morrow, and Dan Krall, designed by Christopher Battle.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on VHS.
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * February 8, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 5 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 on DVD.
 * 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.