Keen on Keane

"Keen on Keane" is the eleventh episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the fiftieth overall. It aired on December 6, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Lauren Faust, directed by Faust and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: So once again, the day is saved, thanks to... Ms. Keane's cat, I guess. Nice Valentino.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| 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 Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robin Snyder
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rachael MacFarlane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Clara
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rachael MacFarlane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gabrielle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Derek
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Valentino
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waiter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susie Jenkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Evil talking cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waiter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daran Norris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Susie Jenkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Evil talking cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Evil talking cat
 * 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
 * Pete's Italian Jug Band

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Utonium residence
 * Keane residence
 * Pete's-A-Pizza
 * Townsville Hall
 * The Moon
 * The Sun

Objects

 * Powerpuff Hotline
 * Bizzee Bee

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Alien saucers

Filming
The episode was copyrighted in 2002.

Music
The main title theme and the 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 Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Lauren Faust
 * Supervising director: Lauren Faust
 * Line producer: Vincent Aniceto
 * Production manager: Kelly Crews
 * Production coordinators: Nancy Goree, Brian A. Marshall
 * Production assistant: Joe Cecchini
 * Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
 * Story by: David A. Dunnet, Lauren Faust, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, Justin Thompson, Carey Yost
 * Animation directors: Lauren Faust, Robert Alvarez
 * Storyboard clean-up artist: Cindy Morrow
 * Model artists: Anna Chambers, Christopher Battle, Carey Yost
 * Clean-up artist: Robert Lacko
 * Background painters: Christopher Roszak, Christopher Boyce
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Talent coordinator: Karie Gima Pham
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Color stylist: Amie E. Hawes
 * Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
 * Track reader: Slightly Off-Track
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor/Online editor: Rob DeSales
 * Dialogue editors: Kerry Iverson, Jim Hearn
 * Color correction facility: Matchframe Video
 * Colorist: Rick Taylor
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound mixing services: Hacienda Post
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production estimator: Cecilia Rheins
 * 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: December 6, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This is the beginning of the end of the original series.
 * Pete's-A-Pizza is a parody of Chuck E. Cheese.
 * Professor Utonium doesn't like cats due to being controlled by one in "Cat Man Do."

Errors

 * Lauren Faust, the writer, is only credited for storyboarding.
 * Why is a Valentine's Day special airing in December?

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 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.