Say Uncle (Powerpuff Girls)

Say Uncle
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Premiere date	April 23, 2004
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Jennifer Hale; Dee Bradley Baker
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)	Craig Lewis
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Kim
Director(s)	Randy Myers; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Randy Myers
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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This article is about the The Powerpuff Girls episode. For other TV series with episodes sharing that name, see Say Uncle.

"Say Uncle" is the second episode (part two) of The Powerpuff Girls season six, and the sixty-fifth overall. It aired on April 23, 2004 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Craig Lewis, directed by Randy Myers, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! And taffy, and that turtle, Sheldon--Boy, he can sure motor, huh? Zoom!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Chap #1	Dee Bradley Baker
Chap #2	Tom Kenny
Sheldon	N/A
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Messenger	Dee Bradley Baker
Eugene Utonium	Dee Bradley Baker
Guard #1	Tom Kenny
Guard #2	Dee Bradley Baker
Beastman	Dee Bradley Baker
Don Shank	N/A
Ms. Keane	Jennifer Hale
Mitch Mitchelson	N/A
Susie Jenkins	Tara Strong
Girl	Unavailable
Man dressed in pink	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Powerpuff Girls

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Minnesota
    - Longville
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Utonium residence
      - Townsville Convention Center
      - Train station
      - Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
  - Clarksville
    - Train station

Objects

Townsville Taffy

Vehicles

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: Mike Kim
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

Errors

Although Julie Bean's name was in the script and she's even listed in the credits, the animators used Susie Jenkins.
Jennifer is credits as voicing Mary (which is presumably for this episode, instead of "Makes Zen to Me"), but she doesn't appear.

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