Powerpuff Bluff

"Powerpuff Bluff" is the second episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Michael Ryan, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and creator, Craig McCracken.

The Powerpuff Girls are framed up by three badly disguised oversized crooks.

Memorable quotes
Mayor: Take anything you want, just don't hurt Ms. Bellum. Crook #1: Ms. Bellum, huh? What do you say I call you "Sweetcheeks?" Mayor: Oh, call me anything you want. But just rob me and go away. Take my money, some fine art, maybe, my wife, jewels, perhaps, the key to the city, my wife.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crook #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crook #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crook #3
 * 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:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sarah Martin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor's wife
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dexter
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jeweler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tara Charendoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dexter
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jeweler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glenn Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin M. Richardson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chin

Organizations

 * Powerpuff Girls

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Bank
 * Townsville Jewelry
 * The Mayor's residence
 * Townsville Jail
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Mr. Chin's Chinese Food

Objects

 * Key to the city
 * Poodles
 * Powerpuff costumes

Vehicles

 * None

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.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

 * This episode reveals that the Mayor cares more about Bellum than his own wife; and there are only more continuous references to how the Mayor doesn't look away from a beautiful woman, and would probably cheat on his wife given the chance, if he hasn't already.
 * Dexter, from Cartoon Network's other series Dexter's Laboratory, is taking a nap at Pokey Oaks.

Everlasting influence

 * The boss crook has cameos in "Moral Decay" and "Cover Up." The latter also has the mohawk crook.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 30, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Bubblevicious on VHS.
 * November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * June 19, 2007: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * September 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Powerpuff Bluff on DVD.
 * April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.