Him Diddle Riddle

"Him Diddle Riddle" is the first episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the fortieth overall. It aired on April 14, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Smith and Chris Savino, directed by John McIntyre and series creator Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

In order to save the Professor from Him's clutches, the Powerpuff Girls must solve a series of riddles created by the nefarious captor.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: And, so, the... Hmm. Yeah.

Characters

 * 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 Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Multiple eyes monster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dexter
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mary
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bus driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Him
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Veteran
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stanley Whitfield (poster)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Horse cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Train passenger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jim
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fake Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Monster #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cabby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Train passenger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jim
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fake Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Monster #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cabby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cabby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dee Bradley Baker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department
 * Townsville Tribune

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Chinatown
 * Subway
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Rite On-Time Diner
 * Otto Time! Diner

Objects

 * Townsville Tribune
 * Scanned-on machine

Vehicles

 * Trains
 * Helicopter

Filming
It 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 producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production coordinators: Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Chris Battle, Clayton Morrow
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger
 * Layout key artists: Fred Gardner, Jim Worthy
 * Background color artists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Grelisle
 * 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, Kerry Iverson
 * 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: Pacifica Digital
 * Supervising re-recording mixer: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Re-recording mixer: Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistant: 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: April 14, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * There's a cameo of Dexter (without his glasses) from Dexter's Laboratory on the school bus.

Errors

 * Despite being an adult here, Jim was the birthday boy in "Mime for a Change."

Everlasting influence

 * In "Members Only," the Professor indirectly refers to this event as one of the many times the girls have matched wits with Him.

Home availability

 * In Japan
 * June 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 13 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:
 * June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 on DVD.
 * January 7, 2015: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed 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.