Collect Her

Collect Her
Premiere date	August 6, 1999
Starring	Catherine Cavadini Tara Charendoff E.G. Daily Tom Kenny Tom Kane
Music composed by	James L. Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Michael Ryan Amy Keating Rogers
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Savino
Director(s)	John McIntyre Craig McCracken Genndy Tartakovsky (voices)
Animation director(s)	James T. Walker Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Craig Kellman
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"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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
The Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Lenny Baxter	Tom Kenny
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Ms. Bellum	N/A
Talking Dog	N/A
Construction worker	N/A
Ms. Keane	N/A
Old lady	N/A
MacKenzie Matthews
Lloyd Hoopley
Fanny Brown
Goofus McGurk
Candy McCracken
Chaim Ish Kabibble
Majorie Wilson (voice only)	E.G. Daily
Billy	Catherine Cavadini
Suzie	N/A
Jimmy	N/A
Julie	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

Production

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?

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 7, 2000: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Birthday Bash 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:
  • February 28, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 5 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.