Lying Around the House

Lying Around the House
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Premiere date	January 9, 2004
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Kevin Michael Richardson
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; John McIntyre; Randy Myers; Amy Keating Rogers; Chris Savino
Writer(s)	Chris Savino
Storyboard artist(s)	Chris Savino
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	James Tim Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Lying Around the House" is the first part of episode nine of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the hundred and second episode overall. It aired on January 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Chris Savino, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: The City of Townsville, which lies in the heart of America. And in the city of Townsville lies the home of Professor Utonium. And in that home lie Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, also known as the Powerpuff Girls.

Narrator: And so, the girls continue to lying around the house.

Narrator: 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 (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Lie	Kevin Michael Richardson
Cindy
The Mayor	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Utonium residence
      - Library (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

Music

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

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Chris Savino
Producer: Chris Savino
Line producer: Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Overseas animation directors: Chang Yul Chung, Jong Ho Kim
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, Amy Keating Rogers, Chris Savino
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Prop designer: Christopher Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designers: Pat Agnasian, Joseph Holt
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painter: 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
Color correction facility: Matchframe Video
Colorist: Rick Taylor
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: January 9, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

Professor Utonium's PhD diploma says "P. Utonium," indicating that his first name may start with "P." unless that was supposed to be short for "Professor."

Errors

Prop designers is listed as plural, but only Christopher Battle is credited.

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