Powerpuff Bluff

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Powerpuff Bluff
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Premiere date November 25, 1998
Starring Catherine Cavadini
Tara Charendoff
E.G. Daily
Tom Kenny
Jennifer Martin
Jeff Glen Bennett
Kevin M. Richardson
Music composed by Thomas Chase
Steve Rucker
James L. Venable
Writer(s) Jason Butler Rote
Michael Ryan
Storyboard artist(s) Cindy Banks
Director(s) Genndy Tartakovsky
Craig McCracken (also voices)
Animation director(s) James T. Walker
Robert Alvarez
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"Powerpuff Bluff" is the second part of episode two of The Powerpuff Girls season one, and the fourth episode overall. It aired on November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Jason Butler Rote and Michael Ryan, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken, as well as voice directed by McCracken.

The Powerpuff Girls are framed up by three badly disguised oversized crooks.

Detailed summary

It is a sunny day in Townsville, and people are going about their business until a trio of criminals crash into a bank and threaten innocent bystanders to hand over money. When they find a blonde woman with cash in her hands, they are tricked by Blossom. And just as they think about looking in the safe, Bubbles and Buttercup are hiding in there as well. The Powerpuff Girls then defeat the criminals, sending them back to jail. Unfortunately, the criminals escape again, this time robbing a jewelry store. Opening the sacks, they are surprised to find the Powerpuff Girls, who again defeat them and send them back to jail. They escape jail for the third time in a row, crashing the Mayor's house and holding him and Ms. Bellum for ransom. The Mayor begs them for mercy, asking them to take anything but not harm him or Ms. Bellum. The criminals find a porcelain poodle and decide to steal it, which the Mayor strongly objects to. Before the criminals could do anything bad to the poodle, The Powerpuff Girls arrive just in time to defeat them once again. While capturing the criminals, the girls notice the poodle about to hit the floor and Blossom runs to catch it. She tosses the Mayor into the air, causing him to land in the chair of his desk, the porcelain poodle landing in his arms unscathed. As the citizens of Townsville applaud the girls for their hard work, the criminals watch sullenly through a television in their cell. The criminals wonder what it is like being a little girl and come up with a plan. They dress up in their poorly-crafted Powerpuff Girl costumes, easily tricking everyone around them into believing they're really the Powerpuff Girls. And since the citizens of Townsville are so oblivious, they allow the criminals to walk all over them, committing all the crimes they please and destroying the Mayor's house.

Meanwhile, at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, the girls are having their class naptime, completely unaware of what is going on outside the school walls. Still oblivious to the fact that the criminals aren't actually the Powerpuff Girls, the Mayor and Ms. Bellum call the police on the girls, who are demonstrating a coin donation in their class. Suddenly, as the girls encourage their classmates to donate pennies to the jar, an entire SWAT team and police force barges into the school. They point their guns at the girls, one briefly stopping to make crafts before pointing his gun, too. The Powerpuff Girls are arrested and thrown in a jail cell, where they are confused about why they got arrested in the first place. While Blossom and Buttercup are angry and confused about being framed, Bubbles is devastated and starts to cry. As Bubbles cries, Buttercup makes fun of her and calls her a "crybaby". Blossom fiercely defends Bubbles, scolding Buttercup for talking bad about her sister. Blossom and Buttercup argue and Bubbles continues to cry until a police officer interrupts and informs them about a visitor coming. The girls are happy to see Ms. Bellum, who tells them she's the only one who knew the criminals weren't the "true" Powerpuff Girls all along. Before Buttercup flies through the roof, Blossom reminds her that they can't escape jail because it is breaking the law, leading her into a preachy tangent about rules. Buttercup and Bubbles ignore Blossom and fly off. Once Blossom eventually catches up, they stop by a Chinese restaurant, where the criminals are celebrating their victorious streak, eating noodles and rice. Upon clashing into each other, the girls and the criminals begin to fight each other. Funnily enough, they end up unintentionally hurting each other. After a sequence of mistakenly hitting their teammates, the girls and criminals decide on fighting their counterparts and call it a day. The girls defeat the criminals for the final time, landing them back in jail for good. The Mayor congratulates the girls before reminding them they have to go back to jail as well because they broke out in the first place.

Memorable quotes

Mayor: Take anything you want, just don't hurt Ms. Bellum.
Crook #1: Ms. Bellum, huh? What do you say I call you "Sweetcheeks?"
Mayor: Oh, call me anything you want. But just rob me and go away. Take my money, some fine art, maybe, my wife, jewels, perhaps, the key to the city, my wife.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Narrator (voice only) Tom Kenny
Crook #1 Jeff Glen Bennett
Crook #2 Kevin M. Richardson
Crook #3 Jeff Glen Bennett
Blossom Utonium Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium E.G. Daily
Bubbles Utonium Tara Charendoff
The Mayor Tom Kenny
Ms. Bellum Jennifer Martin
Mayor's wife N/A
Reporter (voice only) Tara Charendoff
Dexter N/A
Jeweler Jeff Glen Bennett
Guard Kevin M. Richardson
Mr. Chin


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Key to the city
  • Poodles
  • Powerpuff costumes

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1998.

Music

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

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: November 25, 1998 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

  • This episode reveals that the Mayor cares more about Bellum than his own wife; and there are only more continuous references to how the Mayor doesn't look away from a beautiful woman, and would probably cheat on his wife given the chance, if he hasn't already.
  • Dexter, from Cartoon Network's other series Dexter's Laboratory, makes a brief cameo, taking a nap alongside the kids at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten.
  • Despite the fact they are kindergarteners, the Powerpuff Girls are still arrested and put in a jail cell. This is a common theme throughout the series, as Princess Morbucks is often arrested for her crimes.

Errors

Legacy

  • The boss crook has cameos in "Moral Decay" and "Cover Up." The latter also has the mohawk crook.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References

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