Criss Cross Crisis

Criss Cross Crisis
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Premiere date	September 8, 2000
Run time	19:53
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Charendoff; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Roger L. Jackson; Jennifer Martin; Jennifer Hale
Music composed by	Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker; James L. Venable
Writer(s)	Don Shank
Storyboard artist(s)	Don Shank
Director(s)	Genndy Tartakovsky (also voices); Craig McCracken
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Don Shank
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"Criss Cross Crisis" is the third episode of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the fifty-fifth episode overall. It aired on September 8, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Don Shank, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Tartakovsky.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: Yawn. The city of Townsville, another beautiful morning, same old, same old, yadda, yadda, yadda. Huh? Wait! What's happening at the Professor's house?

Bubbles: And, 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	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Ms. Bellum	Jennifer Martin
The Mayor	Tom Kenny
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Werner Heisenberg
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
English chap Fuzzy Lumpkins	Tom Kane
Schoolgirl Ace	Jennifer Hale
Lil' Arturo	Unavailable
School girl Grubber	Tara Charendoff
School girl Snake	Catherine Cavadini
Big Billy	N/A
Miss Iowa	N/A
Miss Utah	Unavailable
Paul Rudish	N/A
Craig McCracken	N/A
Don Shank	N/A
Dexter	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Utonium residence
      - Townsville Hall
      - Bank of the Imperial Garden
      - Pokey Folks
      - Bellum residence
      - Townsville Park
        Townsville Central Park
        Townsville Volcano Mountain
        Mojo's residence
      - Townsville Forest
        Fuzzy's residence
      - Julie Jule's Jewels
      - Townsville Dump
        Gangreen Gang's hideout
      - Townsville Jail
  - Iowa (mentioned)
  - Utah (mentioned)
The Sun
The Moon

Objects

Vehicles

Cop cars
Cop van

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2000.

Music

The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
Animation director: Robert Alvarez
Model artists: Andrew Bialk, Craig Kellman, Carey Yost
Clean-up artist: Barbara Krueger
Layout key artists: Dan Krall
Background colorist: Lou Romano
Casting director: Collette Sunderman
Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
Recording engineer: Jeff O. Collins
Color stylist: Roger Webb
Final checker: Nelda Ridley
Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
Animation checkers: Sandra Benenati, Eleanor Dahlen
Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba
Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
Online operator: Craig Price
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
Post production sound services: Pacifica Digital Sound Works
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
Production assistant: Linda Moore
Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 8, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The design of Pokey Folks is based on the design of Hanna-Barbera's HQ at 3400 Cahuenga Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA
Bubbles has a wristwatch version of the Powerpuff Hotline.
Ms. Bellum, the Mayor, and Professor Utonium switch bodies with Paul Rudish, Craig McCracken, and Don Shank. Rudish is wearing a t-shirt that says Star Wars, after the film series.
One of Ms. Bellum's transformations is of Dexter from Cartoon Network's sister show Dexter's Laboratory.

Errors

Ms. Bellum's new faces are randomly hidden.
The way Bubbles and the Narrator switched bodies isn't the same as how the body switching had occurred throughout the rest of the episode.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Twisted Sister on VHS.
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
In Japan:
- March 27, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 7 on DVD.
- December 8, 2006: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Mutated Girls!! on DVD.
In Australia:
- June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 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.

References