Stray Bullet

"Stray Bullet" is the eighth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-seventh overall. It aired on June 8, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow and Clay Morrow, directed by Rob Renzetti, series creator, Craig McCracken, and voiced directed by Collette Sunderman.

When the girls take in a wounded squirrel, Bubbles nurses it back to health with a dose of Chemical X.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bullet's mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bullet's siblings
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bullet
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hawk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jewelry thief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Documentary narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mouse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gopher mayor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bellum fox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Firefly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Documentary narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mouse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rabbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gopher mayor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bellum fox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Firefly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bellum fox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Firefly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Firefly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Forest
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Mojo's residence
 * Jewelry store
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Chemical X
 * Cybernetic techno beacon

Development
This episode was adapted from the featured story in DC Comics' The Powerpuff Girls #1 called "Squirrelly Burly." It was written by Sean Carolan and Jennifer Moore who were given a "story concept" credit in this episode.

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2001.

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 8, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This is similar to the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Techno Turtle."

Home availability

 * In Japan
 * June 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 12 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.