Him Diddle Riddle

Him Diddle Riddle
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Premiere date	April 14, 2001
Run time	20:07
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Dave Smith; Chris Savino
Storyboard artist(s)	Dave Smith; Chris Savino
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Craig McCraken; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
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"Him Diddle Riddle" is the first episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the fortieth overall. It aired on April 14, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Dave Smith and Chris Savino, directed by John McIntyre and series creator Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

In order to save the Professor from Him's clutches, the Powerpuff Girls must solve a series of riddles created by the nefarious captor.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: And, so, the... Hmm. Yeah.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Multiple eyes monster	Dee Bradley Baker
Harry Pitt	N/A
Dexter	N/A
Mary	N/A
Mitch Mitchelson	N/A
Julie Bean	N/A
Elmer Skloo	N/A
Bus driver	Dee Bradley Baker
Veteran	Tom Kane
Him	Tom Kane
Baby	Dee Bradley Bake
Soldier	Tom Kenny
Stanley Whitfield (poster)	N/A
Horse cop	Tom Kane
Train passenger	Tom Kenny
Jim	Tom Kenny
Fake Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Monster #2	Dee Bradley Baker
Cabby	Dee Bradley Baker
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Chinatown
      - Subway
      - Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
      - Rite On-Time Diner
      - Otto Time! Diner

Objects

Townsville Tribune
Scanned-on machine

Vehicles

Trains
Helicopter

Production

Development

Amy Keating Rogers was the head writer.

Filming

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 14, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

There's a cameo of Dexter (without his glasses) from Dexter's Laboratory on the school bus.

Errors

Despite being an adult here, Jim was the birthday boy in "Mime for a Change."

Everlasting influence

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
In Australia:
- June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 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.

References