Stray Bullet

Stray Bullet
Premiere date	June 8, 2002
Run time	22:51
Music composed by	James L. Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Lauren Faust Shellie Kvilvang
Storyboard artist(s)	Lauren Faust Shellie Kvilvang
Director(s)	Rob Renzetti Craig McCracken Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
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"Stray Bullet" is the eighth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season four, and the forty-seventh overall. It aired on June 8, 2002 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow and Clay Morrow, directed by Rob Renzetti, series creator, Craig McCracken, and voiced directed by Collette Sunderman.

When the girls take in a wounded squirrel, Bubbles nurses it back to health with a dose of Chemical X.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Bullet's mother	N/A
Bullet's siblings	N/A
Bullet	Frank Welker
Hawk	Frank Welker
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
Jewelry thief	Frank Welker
Documentary narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Mouse	Frank Welker
Rabbit	Frank Welker
Gopher mayor	Unavailable
Bellum fox	Unavailable
Firefly	Unavailable

Organizations

• Powerpuff Girls

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Pokey Oaks County
      • Townsville
        • Forest
        • Utonium residence
        • Townsville Hall
        • Mojo's residence
        • Jewelry
• The Sun

Objects

• Powerpuff Hotline
• Chemical X
• Cybernetic techno beacon

Production

Development

This episode was adapted from the featured story in DC Comics' The Powerpuff Girls #1 called "Squirrelly Burly." It was written by Sean Carolan and Jennifer Moore who were given a "story concept" credit in this episode.

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2001.

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.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: June 8, 2002 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• This is similar to the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Techno Turtle."

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:
  • 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.