Sweet 'n' Sour

Sweet 'n' Sour
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Premiere date	April 9, 2004
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kenny; Dee Bradley Baker; Jeff Bennett; Jennifer Hale
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; John McIntyre; Amy Keating Rogers; Chris Savino
Writer(s)	Cindy Morrow
Storyboard artist(s)	Cindy Morrow
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
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"Sweet 'n' Sour" is the twelfth and final episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the sixty-third overall. It aired on April 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: Too bad the day was saved by the Powerpuff Girls because they were so cute and furry and snugly and huggable. Mmm.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Mojo Jojo	N/A
Fuzzy Lumpkins	N/A
Ace	N/A
Snake	N/A
Big Billy	N/A
Grubber	N/A
Lil' Arturo	N/A
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bunny	E.G. Daily
Puppy	Tara Strong
Kitten	Catherine Cavadini
Teller	Dee Bradley Baker
Bank patron #1	Tara Strong
Bank patron #2	Jeff Bennett
Jewelry store clerk #1	E.G. Daily
Jewelry store clerk #2	Jeff Bennett
Citizen	Tom Kenny
Animal activist	Jennifer Hale
Carl Jusscarl	Tom Kenny
Guard	Jeff Bennett
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Museum curator	Dee Bradley Baker
Irishman	Dee Bradley Baker
Lady	Jennifer Hale
Old lady	Jennifer Hale
Radio guy (voice only)	Dee Bradley Baker
Newscaster	Jennifer Hale
Baby	Dee Bradley Baker
Professor Utonium	N/A
Robin Snyder	Tara Strong
Harry Pitt	N/A
Kim	N/A
Clara	N/A
Julie Bean	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Bank
      - Le Shop
      - Utonium residence
      - Jewelry store
      - Police station
      - Museum
      - Townsville Hall
      - Pokey Oaks Kindergarten

Objects

Townsville Tribune newspaper
Hunchback
Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

Townsville Tribune truck

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

Music

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

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Cindy Morrow
Producer: Chris Savino
Line producers: Shareena Carlson, Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Overseas animation directors: Jong Ho Kim, Seong Chul Yum
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designers: Stef Choi, Bobby London
Prop designer: Chris Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht, Amber Lee Hardin, Robert Lacko
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designer: Todd Frederikson
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painters: Kit Boyce, Martin Ansolabehere
Color stylist: Karen Greslie
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
Post production sound services: Hacienda Post
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
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, Andrea Lopez
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

In the voice credits, Carl Jusscarl is listed as "Man."

Errors

When Bubbles said, "Talk to me, kitty," she wasn't talking to a stuffed kitten, but a stuffed bear.

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