Boogie Frights

"Boogie Frights" is the fifth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on October 16, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Michael Ryan and Jason Butler Rote, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: And once again, the day is saved. Get it? The day is saved? You don't get it. Cause it was gonna be perpetual night! You know, the daylight. They saved the day literally! Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Blossom: Shh! Narrator: Oh, sorry. Thanks to the Powerpuff Girls. Goodnight, everybody.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * 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"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Benjamin Franklin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Maggot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boogie Man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jerome
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scissors
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little boy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor's wife
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little boy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor's wife
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor's wife
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cat monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Bev Co.

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Power Plant
 * Townsvile Bev Co. factory
 * Starlight Rollerway
 * Shu Suki
 * Mayor's residence
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Boogie Man's car

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 16, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * Talking Dog has an owner in this episode.
 * The Mayor's wife called him Barney, a name that hasn't resurfaced since. In fact, when he was announced in "Impeach Fuzz," he was still referred to as the Mayor even when he had been (temporarily) succeeded by Fuzzy Lumpkins.
 * One of the monsters is a Carmen Miranda type.
 * The climax of the Powerpuff Girls destroying the giant disco ball blocking the sun is a direct reference to the Rebels destroying the Death Star in the 1977 film Star Wars.

Errors

 * Buttercup made a snapping sound with her hand despite not having fingers.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Boogie Frights on VHS.
 * April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Mane Event on DVD.
 * 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:
 * February 11, 2003: 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.
 * In Japan:
 * December 29, 2001: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom:
 * May 15, 2006: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Mane Event on DVD.