Makes Zen to Me

Makes Zen to Me
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Premiere date	April 23, 2004
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kenny; Tom Kane; Roger L. Jackson; Jim Cummings; Keone Young
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Bryan Andrews; Nate Cash; Craig McCracken; John McIntyre; Cindy Morrow; Amy Keating Rogers; Chris Savino; Thurop Van Orman
Writer(s)	Bryan Andrews
Storyboard artist(s)	Bryan Andrews
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Randy Myers; James Tim Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"Makes Zen to Me" is the second episode (part one) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the sixty-fifth overall. It aired on April 23, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Bryan Andrews, directed by John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: Wow! It's a whole new Buttercup. Who says a grasshopper can't be a butt-kicker? 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
Fuzzy Lumpkins	Jim Cummings
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Waiter	Keone Young
Doctor	Jim Cummings
Monk	Keone Young
Mojo Jojo	Roger L. Jackson
Him (mask)	N/A

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Objects

Fortune cookies

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2004.

Music

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

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Bryan Andrews
Art director: Paul Stec
Producer: Chris Savino
Line producer: Kelly Crews
Post production line producer: Shareena Carlson
Production coordinators: Jackie Buscarino, Carolyn Shaushkin
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Animation directors: Randy Myers, James Tim Walker
Overseas animation directors: Jong Ho Kim, Sung Chul Yeom
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Nate Cash, John McIntyre, Cindy Morrow, Randy Myers, Thurop Van Orman, Chris Savino
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designers: Stef Choi, Charlie Bean
Prop designers: Chris Battle, Shayne Poindexter
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Jeff Albrecht
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designers: Todd Frederikson, Paul Stec
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
Post production sound services: Hacienda Post
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
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 23, 2004 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The episode title is a play on "Makes sense to me."

Errors

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