Stray Bullet

"Stray Bullet" is the eighth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-seventh overall. It aired on July 5, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow and Clay Morrow, directed by Rob Renzetti, and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice 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
 * Townsville Forest
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Jewelry store
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Chemical X
 * Cybernetic techno beacon

Vehicles

 * None

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 music were composed by 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

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producers: Vincent Aniceto, Donna Castricone
 * Production coordinators: Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Andrew Bialk, Chris Mitchell, Kevin Kaliher
 * Clean-up: Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger
 * Layout keys: Fred Gardner, Jim Worthy
 * Background colorists: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylist: Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Track reader: James Garifi
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * Online operator: Craig Price
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Post production sound services: Digital Soundworks
 * Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * 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: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
 * Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: July 5, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This is similar to the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Techno Turtle."
 * Bubbles could also talk squirrel in "Fuzzy Logic."

Everlasting influence
Bullet returns in "The City of Nutsville."

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.