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 series creator, Craig McCracken, as well as voice directed by 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 Glen 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 Glen 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"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| 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 Glen 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 Glen 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

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1998.

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

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artist: Cindy Banks
 * Art director: Craig Kellman
 * Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Associate producer: Donna Castricone
 * Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
 * Production coordinators: Vince Aniceto, Amy Rogers
 * Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez, Richard Collado
 * Model artist: Andrew Bialk
 * Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
 * Layout key artist: Dan Krall
 * Background colorists: Sue Mondt
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
 * Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
 * Color stylist: Roger Webb
 * Final checker: Nelda Ridley
 * Xeographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
 * Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
 * Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
 * Unit post production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
 * Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
 * Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
 * Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
 * Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Telecine/Online operator: Modern Videofilm
 * Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
 * Post production coordinator: Julie Humbert
 * Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
 * Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
 * Production liaison: Amy E. Wagner
 * Executive in charge of production: Brian A. Miller
 * Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
 * Production supervision: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Liza-Ann Warren
 * 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: 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.