Insect Inside

"Insect Inside" is the second episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Michael Ryan, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken, as well as voice directed by McCracken.

Roach lover Roach Coach exacts his vengeance against Townsville on behalf of all roaches by covering the whole town with them.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Skippy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Roach Coach
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Singing man
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Singing vendor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger Jackson
 * 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"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Roach Coach's residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Jail

Objects

 * Roach Coach's roach whistle
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Craig McCracken
 * Art director: Craig Kellman
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vince Aniceto, Amy Rogers
 * Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez
 * Model artist: Andrew Bialk
 * Clean-up artist: Barbara Krueger
 * Layout key artist: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
 * Background colorists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylist: Karen Greslie
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xeographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Unit post production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online operator: Modern Videofilm
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julie Humbert
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production liaison: Amy E. Wagner
 * Executive in charge of production: Brian A. Miller
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervision: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Liza-Ann Warren
 * Production management: Andy Lewis
 * 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: November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * George Jetson from the TV series The Jetsons makes a cameo as one of the people in the crowd.

Errors

 * Tom Kenny is credited as the talking dog even though he doesn't say anything.

Everlasting influence

 * In "Reeking Havoc," Blossom says she got the giant match at the same place she got the giant jar. She breaks the fourth wall by indirectly referring to this episode as "Episode 2, Season 1."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * 1998: Cartoon Network releases The Powerpuff Girls on VHS.
 * June 19, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * September 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.