Crime 101

Crime 101
Premiere date	January 28, 1996
Run time	7:32
Starring	Cathy Cavadini Kath Soucie E.G. Daily Ernie Anderson Chuck McCann Jeff Bennett
Music composed by	John Zuker Matt Muhoberac
Writer(s)	Craig McCracken
Director(s)	Craig McCracken
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"Crime 101" is the twenty-second episode of What a Cartoon!, and the second of two pilots (the other being "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins") within that anthology series, which led to The Powerpuff Girls being commissioned as a fully realized series in 1998. It aired on January 28, 1996 on Cartoon Network. It was written and directed by the creator, Craig McCracken.

The Powerpuff Girls teach the Amoeba Boys how to commit a real crime.

Memorable quotes

Bossman: No matter what unthinkable crime we commit...It's never good enough for those stinkin' Powerpuffs.
Blossom: Bad guys, schmad guys.
Buttercup and Bubbles: You're cute!
Bossman: Aaaagh! It's enough to make you want to crawl back in the petri dish.

Judge: Now the Powerpuff Girls have been accused of robbing the Townsville Bank, which we all know is a big fat lie. But for the sake of argument, how do you plead?
Powerpuff Girls: Guilty.
Judge: Now, that's what I sus--GUILTY?!
Blossom: Guilty.
Judge: Oh...My...Goodness. All that leaves me with is to sentence you girls to one million years in Townsville State Correctional Facility, starting....
Amoeba Boys: Stop!!!

Narrator: Congratulations, Amoeba Boys. For once you did something wrong. You're bad guys at last...Thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
RoBeast	N/A
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Kath Soucie
Blossom Utonium	Cathy Cavadini
Reporter	Kath Soucie
Chuck	Jeff Bennett
Bossman	Chuck McCann
Skinny Slim	Chuck McCann
Tiny	Chuck McCann
Narrator (voice only)	Ernie Anderson
Bank guard	Jeff Bennett
Baby	Kath Soucie
Police chief	Jeff Bennett
Judge	Jeff Bennett

Organizations

• Powerpuff Girls
• Amoeba Boys
• Townsville Police Department

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Pokey Oaks County
      • Townsville
        • Park
        • Townsville Bank
        • Courthouse
        • Townsville State Correctional Facility (mentioned)
• The Moon

Objects

• Octi

Vehicles

• None

Music

The What a Cartoon! theme song was performed by Gary Lionelli. The music was composed by John Zuker and Matt Muhoberac.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 28, 1996 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

• This is technically the second appearance of the Amoeba Boys, as they had already appeared in Whoopass Stew, the CalArts project of Craig McCraken, which led to the creation of The Powerpuff Girls.
• Chuck is credited as "Anchor man."
• One of the bank customers resembles series creator, Craig McCraken.
• The bank guard's voice is an imitation of Don Knotts.
• The Amoeba Boys trying to break the law by standing on the grass is reused in "Gushundfight."

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 Japan:
  • February 28, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 5 on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • April 16, 2007: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 1 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.