Abracadaver

For the character himself, see Abracadaver (character).

Abracadaver
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Premiere date	October 16, 1998
Starring	Catherine Cavadini Tara Charendoff E.G. Daily Tom Kenny Jennifer Martin Frank Welker
Music composed by	Thomas Chase Steve Rucker James L. Venable
Writer(s)	Michael Ryan Jason Butler Rote
Director(s)	John McIntyre Craig McCracken (also voices)
Animation director(s)	James T. Walker
Art director(s)	Craig Kellman
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"Abracadaver" is the fifth episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season one. It aired on October 16, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Michael Ryan and Jason Butler Rote, and directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Abracadaver/Al Lusion	Frank Welker
Girl	N/A
George Jetson	N/A

Organizations

• Powerpuff Girls

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Pokey Oaks County
      • Townsville
        • Townsville Magic Theater
        • Utonium residence
        • Townsville Hall
• The Moon

Objects

• Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

• School bus

Production

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 credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 16, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• Despite the Mayor calling the building the Townsville Magic Theater, the poster on the wall also says "Townsville Theater."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In Japan:
  • December 29, 2001: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 1 on DVD.
• In the United States:
  • 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.
  • May 6, 2014: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls and Friends on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • 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.