Film Flam (Powerpuff Girls)


 * This article is about The Powerpuff Girls episode. For the Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har episode, see Film Flam (Lippy the Lion).

"Film Flam" is the second episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-first overall. It aired on April 20, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Charlie Bean, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville; the picture of an average American town. Mom's hot apple pie... White picket fences... And baseball. Oh, yes. Typically American in every way. Only one thing that sets Townsville apart from the rest of America. Or should I say three things?

Narrator: Oh, no! Bernie Bernstein, a fraud?! And I was promised a part in that movie! Well, Professor, what are you going to do?

Narrator: Oh, brother. So, once again, I guess the day is saved thanks to the smart guy in the dress. Ugh. He looks just like my mom.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Bergen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. O'Hara
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baseball kid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank robber
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * 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"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chief of Police
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bernie Bernstein
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don "Donnie" Shank
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Maitre'd
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Bergen
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Leonardo DiCaprio
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steven Spielberg
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Edward G. Robinson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teller #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teller #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bob Bergen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank manager
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Radio announcer (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman in trailer #1 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman in trailer #2 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in trailer #1 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in trailer #2 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stanley Whitfield
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank robber actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bossman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Skinny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Casting director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank teller actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in trailer #2 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stanley Whitfield
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank robber actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bossman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Skinny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Junior
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Casting director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank teller actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inaudible
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Casting director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank teller actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank teller actor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Pat Pinney

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Townsville Police Department
 * Amoeba Boys
 * Gangreen Gang

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Bank
 * Shezwan
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Bank of the Imperial Garden
 * Townsville Elementary School (mentioned)
 * California
 * Los Angeles
 * Hollywood
 * Hollywood Sign

Objects

 * Nothing of importance, unless gun counts?

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Bernie's car

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: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree, Tammy List
 * Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Storyboard assistant: Shellie Kvilvang
 * Animation director: Robert Alvarez
 * Models: Chris Battle, Carey Yost
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger
 * Layout keys: Todd Frederikson, Fred Gardner
 * Background color: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Recording director: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Grelisle, 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
 * 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
 * Post production sound services: Pacifica Digital
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
 * Production assistant: Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
 * Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * 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: April 20, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The Powerpuff Girls having their own movie is an in-joke for The Powerpuff Girls Movie that would happen in real life a year later.
 * Tom Kenny's Bernie voice is an imitation of the actor Phil Silvers.
 * Bubbles talks about meeting "Leo" at the girls' movie premiere, as in Leonardo DiCaprio.
 * Bernie refers to "Mr. S," which is a reference to director Steven Speilberg.
 * Unlike other episodes, Chuck McCann isn't the voice of any of the Amoeba Boys due to them only appearing as background cameos, having filler voices that appear to come from Tom Kenny.
 * Ace also talks, but it is also unclear if he is voiced by Jeff Glenn Bennett for the same reason, even though he is in the episode.
 * Only two out of the five Gangreen Gang are in this episode.
 * Donnie wears an "E.T." cap, in reference to the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestial.
 * Professor Utonium's crossdressing disguise is a reference to Michael Dorsey's female alter ego, Dorothy Michaels, in the 1982 film Tootsie.

Errors

 * The narrator calls Townsville a city and town in the same sentence.
 * The Mayor responds back to Bernie about using the Townsville Bank, but there were two banks in the episode.
 * Tom Kenny is credited for playing a vendor.

Home availability

 * In Japan
 * May 22, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 11 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.
 * 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.