Dream Scheme

"Dream Scheme" is the fifth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the eighteenth overall. It aired on September 24, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by John McIntyre and Chris Savino, directed by McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville in all of its glory. It is the setting of this little story. Let us begin on the back of the globe.

Narrator: Oh, Professor, perhaps you'd better turn around, because while the rest of us were sleeping sound, the Earth was saved just as it twirls. Thanks again to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sandman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Greg Eagles
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Santa Claus
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Charendoff
 * 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"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Utonium residence
 * Hawaii (mentioned)
 * Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
 * New York (mentioned)
 * Texas (indirectly mentioned)
 * Dallas (mentioned)
 * Alaska
 * North Pole
 * Santa's workshop
 * Japan
 * Tokyo (mentioned)
 * Timbuktu
 * Germany (indirectly mentioned)
 * Berlin (mentioned)
 * Asia (indirectly mentioned)
 * South Korea (indirectly mentioned)
 * Seoul (mentioned)
 * Pusan (mentioned)
 * Indonesia (indirectly mentioned)
 * Batu (mentioned)
 * Bali (mentioned)
 * Ukraine
 * Italy
 * Rome
 * England
 * London
 * France
 * Paris
 * Eiffel Tower
 * Africa
 * Zambia (mentioned)
 * Zimba (mentioned)
 * Egypt
 * Cairo
 * The Moon
 * The Sandman's lair

Objects

 * The Sandman's mini alarm
 * The Sandman's dream machine

Vehicles

 * Nothing of importance

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

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.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Shareena Carlson
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez, James T. Walker
 * Models: Carey Yost, Ernie Gilbert, Christopher Mitchell
 * Clean-up: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout keys: Dan Krall
 * Background color: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylists: Karen Greslie, 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, Mike 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
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervisors: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner
 * Production manager: Andy Lewis
 * 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: September 24, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The whole episode is spoken in rhyme.
 * In 2000, Pusan became Busan.

Errors

 * The Sandman's Tokyo, Hawaii, Washington, and Seol's clocks are misspelled Tyokyo, Hawai, Washinton, and Seool, respectively.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Dream Scheme on VHS.
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Down 'n' Dirty on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * January 26, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 3 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
 * March 11, 2002: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Birthday Bashed on VHS.
 * In Australia:
 * April 9, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 2 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.