Bang for Your Buck

Bang for Your Buck
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Premiere date	April 2, 2004
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Roger L. Jackson; Jeff Glen Bennett; Billie Hayes
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; Amy Keating Rogers
Writer(s)	Alex Almaguer
Storyboard artist(s)	Alex Almaguer
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	James Tim Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Bang for Your Buck" is the eleventh episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the sixty-second overall. It aired on April 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written Alex Almaguer, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

The Powerpuff Girls try and earn enough money before the Gangreen Gang does before they purchase a destructo ray from Mojo's yard sale.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville, where Mojo Jojo is having a blowout!

Narrator: And, so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the potty mouth--Eh, I mean the Powerpuff Girls! How much is that blender?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
Harry Pitt	E.G. Daily
Old lady #1	Billie Hayes
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Ace	Jeff Glen Bennett
Big Billy	Jeff Glen Bennett
Lil' Arturo	Tom Kenny
Snake	Tom Kenny
Grubber	Jeff Glen Bennett
Old lady #2	N/A
Susie Jenkins	Tara Strong
Mojo Jojo
Elmer Skloo	N/A
Mr. Fluffer	N/A
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
The Mayor	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Townsville Park
        Townsville Central Park
        Townsville Volcano Mountain
        Mojo's residence
      - Kaity's Krumpets
      - Try 'n' Rest De Loxe Apartments
      - First Bank of Townsville

Objects

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

Music

The main title theme and the music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Additional music was also composed by Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music was edited by Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Alex Almaguer
Art director: Paul Stec
Producer: Chris Savino
Line producer: Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Animation director: James Tim Walker
Overseas animation directors: Chang Yul Jung, Sung Chul Yeom
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designer: Stef Choi
Prop designer: Chris Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designer: Dave Dunnet
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painters: Kit Boyce, Martin Ansolabehere
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
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, Andrea Lopez
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Errors

There's only one line producer credit, but the credit is plural.
There's only one prop designer, but the credit is plural.

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