Divide and Conquer (Powerpuff Girls)


 * This article is about The Powerpuff Girls episode. For the Sky Commanders episode, see "Divide and Conquer."

"Divide and Conquer" is the fourteenth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the fifty-third overall. It aired on September 12, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cnris Reccardi, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville, which the most dastardly, most vile, most crooked degenerates plot their wicked schemes, (sees the Amoeba Boys) or not.

Narrator: And, so once again, the day is saved, thanks to the power of math!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sedusa (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boomer (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brick (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Butch (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bossman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chuck McCann
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chuck McCann
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Slim
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chuck McCann
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Clara
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boy #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boy #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Josh Peck
 * 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"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boy #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boy #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Josh Peck
 * 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"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Gangreen Gang (poster)
 * Rowdyruff Boys (poster)
 * Amoeba Boys
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Shank's (mentioned)
 * The Roxie
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Hall
 * Club Tropcan (mentioned)

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artists: Chris Reccardi
 * Art director: Paul Stec
 * Producer: Chris Savino
 * Supervising director: Lauren Faust
 * Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
 * Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin, Jackie Buscarino
 * Production assistants: Joe Cecchini, Erik Elizarrez
 * Supervising animation director and animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Overseas animation director: Jong Ho Kim
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers
 * Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
 * Character designer: Stef Choi
 * Prop designer: Christopher Battle
 * Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
 * Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
 * Background designers: Todd Frederiksen, Pat Agnasin
 * Digital background EX artist: Stephen Jennings
 * Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
 * Background painter: Kit Boyce
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
 * Digital effects artist: Stephen Jennings
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Talent coordinator: Karie Gima Pham
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Track reader: Slightly Off-Track
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Picture editor: Robert Gibis
 * Dialogue editor: Jim Hearn
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimator: Cecilia Rheins
 * 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: Linda Simensky, Mike Lazzo
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 12, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Shank's is a reference to artist Don Shank.

Home availability

 * 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.