Too Pooped to Puff

"Too Pooped to Puff" is the third episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the sixteenth overall. It aired on August 20, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Amy Keating Rogers, directed by Randy Myers and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville is in need of some... Teller: Help!

Narattor: So, once again, the day is saved, with no thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! Hey, I did that all by myself.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teller
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lady in burning building #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boy in burning building
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lady in burning building #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spud
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Power plant worker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mook
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Father
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Son
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helicopter pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rapper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| B
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peanut-shaped head guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Father
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Son
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helicopter pilot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rapper
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| B
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peanut-shaped head guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| B
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peanut-shaped head guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department
 * Townsville Fire Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Bank
 * Power plant
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Townsville Hall
 * Utonium residence
 * The Sun
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Car
 * Helicopter

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Steve Rucker, and 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

 * Storyboard artist: Cindy Morrow
 * Art directors: Craig Kellman, Don Shank
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Shareena Carlson
 * Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Christopher Battle, Carey Yost
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger
 * Layout keys: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
 * Background color: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Recording director: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerography: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine: Modern Videofilm
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * On-line editor: Matchframe Video
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervisors: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner, Liza-Ann Warren
 * Production manager: Andy Lewis
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 20, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * One of the guests looks like Princess Leia from the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

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 Japan:
 * January 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 3 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * April 9, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 2 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.