Substitute Creature

Substitute Creature
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Premiere date	September 26, 2003
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Jennifer Hale; Dee Bradley Baker; Daran Norris; James Arnold Taylor
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; Amy Keating Rogers
Writer(s)	Mike O'Hare
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike O'Hare
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Tim Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Substitute Creature" is the second part of episode four of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the ninety-fifth episode overall. It aired on September 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Mike O'Hare, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

A monster substitute teacher fills in for Ms. Keane, leading to all kinds of worrying thoughts from the Powerpuff Girls.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville, where the children can't wait to wake up for school.

Blossom: That does it! Let's kick some substitute butt!

Narrator: Aw, Mr. Green, you're the best substitute creature ever!
Mr. Green: Ahhhh! Don't you mean teacher?!
Narrator: Uh, right, sorry. Teacher. Substitute teacher. Ha. So, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Kid #1	Tom Kenny
Radio announcer (voice only)	Daran Norris
Clara	Jennifer Hale
Triplets	Tom Kenny Dee Bradley Baker James Arnold Taylor
Triplets' mother	N/A
Kid #3	James Arnold Taylor
Kid #3's mother	N/A
Kid #4	Jennifer Hale
Kid #5	James Arnold Taylor
Kid #6	Catherine Cavadini
Elmer Skloo	Dee Bradley Baker
Harry Pitt	Dee Bradley Baker
Mitch Mitchelson	Indistinguishable
Kristen	N/A
Truck driver	Daran Norris
Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Mr. Green	Dee Bradley Baker
Susie Jenkins	E.G. Daily
Julie Bean	Tara Strong

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Pet store
      - Clara's residence
      - Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
The Sun

Objects

Mr. Green's cookies

Vehicles

Blimp

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

Music

The main title theme and music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Venable was also credited for providing additional music. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Song

"Keen Ms. Keane" - Daran Norris, Tom Kenny, Jennifer Hale, James Arnold Taylor

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Mike O'Hare
Art director: Paul Stec
Producer: Chris Savino
Supervising director: Lauren Faust
Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin, Jackie Buscarino
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Animation director: Tim Walker
Overseas animation director: Chang Yul Jeong
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designer: Stef Choi
Special fantasy sequence director: Andy Suriano
Prop designer: Christopher Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Robert Lacko
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Pat Agnasin, Joseph Holt, Larry Murphy
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painter: Kit Boyce
Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
Animation checker: Sandra J. Benenati
Digital effects artist: Stephen Jennings
Casting director: Collette Sunderman
Talent coordinator: Karie Gima Pham
Recording engineer: Robert Serda
Track reader: Slightly Off-Track
Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
Picture editor: Robert Gibis
Dialogue editor: Jim Hearn
Color correction facility: Matchframe Video
Colorist: Rick Taylor
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Hacienda Post
Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
Production estimator: Cecilia Rheins
Supervising producer for Cartoon Network Studios: Brian A. Miller
Director of production for Cartoon Network Studios: Jennifer Pelphrey
Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Linda Simensky, Mike Lazzo
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 26, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The white dogs in the pet store resemble Doggie Daddy.
The girls' fantasies of what Mr. Green could do are animated to look like fairly uncomfortable graphic manga

Errors

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:
- 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