Slave the Day

"Slave the Day" is the sixth episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the nineteenth overall. It aired on October 8, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by John McIntyre, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Big Billy becomes the girls' butler after they save his life.

Detailed summary
The Gangreen Gang spread their graffiti around town, which leads to a subway under Huber Street. When the train suddenly appears, the Gangreen Gang scram, except for Big Billy, who's in stitches after simply writing "Graffiti by Big Billy." The train gets closer and closer while Big Billy keeps laughing. From out of nowhere, the Powerpuff Girls swoop in to save him, while his friends scram at the sight of the girls.

When Billy sees the spray paint can crushed on the tracks, only one thought keeps on running through his mind, "Powerpuff Girls save Billy life."

The girls return home to find a visitor: Big Billy himself. He has left the Gangreen Gang (who think he got run over), and informs that that he is now indebted to them and wants to do everything for them. Blossom and Bubbles are keen, but Blossom isn't so sure, but they give all give him a chance, nonetheless.

Big Billy shows them how useful he can be at dinner and putting the girls to bed, with Big Billy coming off as a less than perfect babysitter. And then the hotline phone rings...

Big Billy immediately answers, but the Mayor discovers that Big Billy is impossible to have a conversation with. The Mayor eventually gives him a message saying that the bank is being robbed. Big Billy almost forgets the emergency, despite being really excited to give it to them.

At the bank, the Powerpuff Girls arrive, but so has Big Billy who trailed behind them, and lands right on top of them, preventing them from apprehending the Bank Robbing Gang. It then proceeds to only worsen, after Big Billy stops an art bandit by knocking him out with several priceless paintings, and then topples several buildings when knocking out a monster. This is the last straw for Blossom, who angrily sends Big Billy back to the Gangreen Gang.

At the Gangreen Gang's hideout, Big Billy returns in a miserable state after having been rejected by the Powerpuff Girls. Ace sees this as an opportunity to get back at the girls.

The Gangreen Gang led the Powerpuff Girls back to the subway station, pretending that Big Billy is tied up and at the mercy of an incoming train, only to discover that this is a trick to get the girls squashed.

Tied up by tracks, the Gangreen Gang watches in glee as the girls are at the mercy of a real incoming train. Billy then remembers the girls saving his life the night before, and rushes to save them. The girls thank him, but remind him that what he did was also bad, which means that he's about to get a thrashing with the rest of his gang, which Billy fully understands and accepts.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville "smells?" Say, what's going on here? "The Mayor's dumb?" Now, that's just rude! The Gangreen Gang! I should have known.

Mayor: Hello? Big Billy: Hello? Mayor: Blossom? Big Billy: No. Mayor: Buttercup? Big Billy: No. Mayor: Bubbles? Big Billy: No.

Big Billy: Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Blossom: What is it, Billy? What is it? Big Billy: Oh, boy. Oh, boy! Blossom: Who was on the phone, Billy? Big Billy:

Big Billy: Girls save Billy from choo-choo. Billy save girls from choo-choo! Ace: Bill, don't be a hero!

Narrator: And, so, once again, the day is saved thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog (graffiti)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff 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:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Alfred Pennyworth
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hansel
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bank robber
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Guard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Salami Swami
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Alfred Pennyworth
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hansel
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bank robber
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Guard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Salami Swami
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Salami Swami
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Monster
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Gangreen Gang
 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Subway
 * Hubert Street
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Dump
 * Gangreen Gang's hideout
 * Townsville Bank
 * Townsville Museum
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Fair Tales
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Train

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

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

 * Storyboard artist: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Art directors: Craig Kellman, Don Shank
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Shareena Carlson
 * Animation directors: Robert Alvarez
 * Model artists: Christopher Battle, Lynne Naylor, Ernie Gilbert
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout keys artist: Jim Worthy
 * Background colorists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylists: Roger Webb, Karen Greslie
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xerographists: 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/Online editor: Matchframe Video
 * Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
 * 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 management: Andy Lewis
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executives in charge of production for 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 episode title is a play on "Save the day." You're welcome.
 * This is Salami Swami's official appearance in the series, having had a cameo in "Crime 101," a backdoor pilot to The Powerpuff Girls in Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! anthology series.

Errors

 * Jeff Bennett is credited as Jeff Bennet.

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:
 * March 27, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 7 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.