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Speed Demon
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Premiere date	June 2, 2000
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Charendoff; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Jennifer Hale; Jennifer Martin
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Amy Keating Rogers
Storyboard artist(s)	Charlie Bean
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Craig McCracken; Genndy Tartakovsky (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Don Shank
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"Speed Demon" is the first part of episode twelve of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the forty-seventh episode overall. It aired on June 2, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Amy Keating Rogers, directed by Randy Myers and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville... The happiest, cleanest, safest little town on Earth. Home of the Powerpuff Girls, and the Professor, the Mayor, Ms. Bellum, Ms. Keane, Talking Dog, Mojo Jojo, and the well meaning but often imperiled townspeople of Townsville.

Narrator: So once again, the day is, was, and forever will be saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls. I'm never going to drive over 55 again.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
The Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Talking Dog
Mojo Jojo
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Albert Einstein
Lloyd Floyjoydson	N/A
Floyd Floyjoydson	N/A
Hanout Anoush	N/A
Elmer Skloo	N/A
Mary	N/A
Pablo	N/A
Mitch Mitchelson	N/A
Harry Pitt	N/A
Julie Bean	N/A
Don Shank	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
Him	Tom Kane

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
- Bahamas (mentioned)
The Sun

Objects

Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

Professor Utonium's car

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music

The main title theme and the music were composed by James L. Venable, 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: June 2, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

In the alternate timeline, the Mayor died at 83, indicating that this would presumably be his age in the original timeline, too, since the world fell apart not too long after the girls jumped into the future.
This is decidedly the darkest episode and the most evil Him has been in the entire series, revealing what would happen if he was allowed to take control. He also reveals his true form.
There are a couple of cameos from Don Shank, the art director of this episode. He is only identified in the voice credits as Don.

Errors

When all the kids leave class, they pass three times to make it look like there are more students than there really are.

Everlasting influence

In "Members Only," the Professor indirectly refers to this event as one of the many times the girls have matched wits with Him.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In Japan:
- May 22, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 10 on DVD.
In the United States:
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection 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.

References

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 |music= [[James L. Venable]]<br />[[Thomas Chase]]<br />[[Steve Rucker]]
 |writers= [[Amy Keating Rogers]]
-|storyboards= [[Charlie Bean]]<br />[[Shellie Kvilvang]] (assistant)
+|storyboards= [[Charlie Bean]]
-|directors= [[Randy Myers]]<br />[[Craig McCracken]] (also voices)
+|directors= [[Randy Myers]]<br />[[Craig McCracken]]<br />[[Genndy Tartakovsky]] (voices)
 |animation_directors= [[Robert Alvarez]]
-|art_director= [[Don Shank]]
+|art_directors= [[Don Shank]]
 |previous= Cover Up
 |next= Mojo Jonesin'
 |title_card= [[File:PPG 1998 212A title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Speed Demon"''' is the twelfth episode (part one) of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (1998 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'' season two, and the twenty-fifth overall. It aired on [[June 2]], [[2000]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was written by [[Amy Keating Rogers]], and directed by [[Randy Myers]] and series creator, [[Craig McCracken]].
+'''"Speed Demon"''' is the first part of episode twelve of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (1998 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls]]'' season two, and the forty-seventh episode overall. It aired on [[June 2]], [[2000]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was written by [[Amy Keating Rogers]], directed by [[Randy Myers]] and series creator, [[Craig McCracken]], and voice directed by [[Genndy Tartakovsky]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Powerpuff Girls characters|Narrator]] (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Narrator (Powerpuff Girls)|The Narrator]] (voice only)
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tom Kenny]]
 |-
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 ==Music==
-The main title theme and the music were composed by [[James L. Venable]], [[Thomas Chase]], and [[Steve Rucker]]. The end title song was performed by [[Bis]].
+The [[The Powerpuff Girls (main theme)|main title theme]] and the music were composed by [[James L. Venable]], [[Thomas Chase]], and [[Steve Rucker]]. The [[The Powerpuff Girls (end theme)|end title song]] was performed by [[Bis]]. The music was edited by [[Glenwood Editorial]].
 ==Release==
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 ==Errors==
-* When all the kids leave class, they're pass three times to make it look like there's more students than there really is.
+* When all the kids leave class, they pass three times to make it look like there are more students than there really are.
 ==Everlasting influence==
-*
+* In "[[Members Only]]," the Professor indirectly refers to this event as one of the many times the girls have matched wits with Him.
 ==Critical reception==
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 ==Home availability==
+* In [[Japan]]:
+** [[May 22]], [[2002]]: ??? releases ''[[The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 10]]'' on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 ** [[January 20]], [[2009]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection]]'' 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.
+** [[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==
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+[[Category:1999]]
+[[Category:2000]]
+[[Category:Cartoon Network]]
 [[Category:Directed by Craig McCracken]]
+[[Category:Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky]]
 [[Category:Directed by Randy Myers]]
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 [[Category:Powerpuff Girls episodes]]
 [[Category:The Powerpuff Girls (1998 TV series) episodes]]
-[[Category:Written by Amy Keating Rogers]
+[[Category:Written by Amy Keating Rogers]]