Collect Her

"Collect Her" is the second episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the fifteenth overall. It aired on August 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Michael Ryan and Amy Keating Rogers, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: Well, it looks like this criminal has been collected and put into his very own box--a box that won't be opened for a long, long time. And so, for the very first time, the day is saved, thanks to the citizens of Townsville! Collect them all.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lenny Baxter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * 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"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Construction worker
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Old lady
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| MacKenzie Matthews
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lloyd Hoopley
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Fanny Brown
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Goofus McGurk
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Candy McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Chaim Ish Kabibble
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Majorie Wilson (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Suzie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Julie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Fanny Brown
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Goofus McGurk
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Candy McCracken
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Chaim Ish Kabibble
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Majorie Wilson (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Suzie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Julie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Suzie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Julie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Julie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls
 * FBI (mentioned)
 * Townsville Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Toystore
 * Baxter residence
 * Utonium residence
 * Townsville Hall
 * Townsville Town Square

Objects

 * Powerpuff Cheese and Sausage Collection
 * Buttecup Beats-You-Up Boxing Gloves
 * Bubbles Spits-A-Lot Fountain
 * I'm So Smart
 * Octi
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music
The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venanbe, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a pun on "Collector." Get it?
 * A lot of the Powerpuff merchandise uses the logo of the series when it was part of What a Cartoon!
 * Bubbles says she is a vegetarian.
 * Ms. Bellum only appears in silhouette form.

Errors

 * When Buttercup sees the toys of herself in Lenny's apartment, her name is spelled "Butter Cup."
 * How did Lenny get toy boxes strong enough to hold the girls?

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on VHS.
 * October 23, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Meet the Beat-Alls on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Japan:
 * February 28, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 4 on DVD.
 * 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.