Helter Shelter

Helter Shelter
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Premiere date	April 3, 2001
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Charendoff; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Writer(s)	Cindy Morrow
Storyboard artist(s)	Cindy Morrow
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Craig McCracken; Genndy Tartakovsky (voices); Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Don Shank
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"Helter Shelter" is the first part of episode thirteen of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the seventy-third episode overall. It aired on April 3, 2001 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Cindy Morrow, directed by John McIntyre, and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The city of Townsville, where the best-laid plans of mice and men--or girls--can sometimes go awry.

Narrator: Oh, Professor! When are you gonna learn you can't teach an old dog new tricks? So once again, the day--and every critter, varmint, and creature--are saved! Thanks to the Powerpuff Girls... Especially everlovin' Bubbles.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Mr. Squeakers	N/A
Mrs. Squeakers	N/A
Baby whale	N/A
Baby whale's parents	N/A
Maria Santiago (voice only)	Tara Charendoff

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Utonium residence
      - Beach
      - Townsville Mall
      - Townsville Zoo (mentioned)
The Sun

Objects

Professor Utonium's light up sneakers

Vehicles

Professor Utonium's car

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2000.

Music

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

Crew credits

Storyboard artists: Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust
Art director: Don Shank
Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran, Nancy Goree
Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
Animation director: Robert Alvarez
Models: Carey Yost, Dexter Smith, Chris Battle, Clay Morrow
Clean-up: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko, Dana Jo Granger
Layout keys: Fred Gardner, Jim Worthy
Background color: Sue Mondt, Martin Ansolabehere, Dominique Blaskovich
Casting director: Collette Sunderman
Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
Color stylists: Karen Greslie, Roger Webb
Final checker: Nelda Ridley
Xerography: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas
Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
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
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
Talent coordinator: Sharra Gage
Production assistants: Linda Moore, Ian Wasseluk
Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 3, 2001 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Blossom discovered she had ice breath in "Ice Sore."

Errors

Everlasting influence

Marketing and promotion

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In Japan
- April 24, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 8 on DVD.
In the United States:
- April 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: Boogie Frights on DVD.
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
In Australia:
- June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 on DVD.
- January 7, 2015: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed 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