Supper Villain
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| Premiere date | August 6, 1999 |
| Starring | Catherine Cavadini Tara Charendoff E.G. Daily Tom Kane Tom Kenny Jeff Glen Bennett Kath Soucie Christine Cavanaugh |
| Music composed by | James. L Venable Thomas Chase Steve Rucker |
| Writer(s) | Michael Ryan Amy Keating Rogers |
| Storyboard artist(s) | David Smith |
| Director(s) | Genndy Tartakovsky (also voices) Craig McCracken |
| Animation director(s) | James T. Walker Robert Alvarez |
| Art director(s) | Craig Kellman |
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"Supper Villain" is the second part of episode two of The Powerpuff Girls season two, and the twenty-eighth episode overall. It aired on August 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Michael Ryan and Amy Keating Rogers, and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and series creator, Craig McCracken.
Middle-mannered surburbaner Harold Smith secretly plots against the Powerpuff Girls, and when his wife invites them over for dinner, he has the perfect opportunity to defeat them--at least after dinner, if his wife has anything to say about it.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville--An average city with average suburbs and average neighborhoods with average family homes. Here, we start with an average family, the Smiths.
MaryAnne: What a joker Harold is. You’re joking, right, Harold?
Harold: No. I’m finally free, MaryAnne. I’m the arch-villain I always wanted to be. No more mustard jars and routine days for me! And definitely no more average Harold Smith! I am now supervillain—uh, Harold Smith!
Harold: Eat your pea, Professor.
(The Professor slowly forks a single pea from his plate like a scared hostage—complete with a close-up shot of the fork piercing the oozing vegetable—but is hesitant to really eat it with Harold holding his "gun" near him)
Harold: Eat it!
(The unfortunate Professor finally puts his pea in his mouth. He then chews the pea, slowly moving his cheeks back and forth. This goes on for almost 20 seconds before Harold finally has enough)
Harold: SWALLOW IT!! (The Professor does so)
MaryAnne: Who wants desert?
Professor Utonium: I do!!
Harold: AW, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, MARYANNE!!
MaryAnne: Those Powerpuff Girls ruined my dinner!
Narrator: Oh, uh. Looks like evil runs in the family. So once again, the day is saved--I mean, dinner is ruined, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!
Characters
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Organizations
- Powerpuff Girls
- The Times (mentioned)
- Townsville Police Department
Locations
Objects
- The Times newspaper
- Kon-Err
Vehicles
- Harold's car
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1999.
Music
The main title theme and music were composed by Steve Rucker, and 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 artist: David Smith
- Art director: Craig Kellman
- Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
- Associate producer: Donna Castricone
- Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
- Production coordinators: Vincent Aniceto, Amy Rogers
- Animation directors: James T. Walker, Robert Alvarez
- Model artists: Christopher Battle, Carey Yost
- Clean-up artists: Barbara Krueger, Robert Lacko
- Layout key artists: Dan Krall, Jim Worthy
- Background colorists: Martin Ansolabehere, Sue Mondt
- Casting director: Collette Sunderman
- Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
- Recording engineer: Jeffrey Collins
- Color stylists: Karen Greslie
- 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, Joe Trueba, Mike Trueba
- Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
- Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
- Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
- Telecine: Modern Videofilm
- Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
- On-line editor: Matchframe Video
- Online operator: Craig Price
- Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
- Sound re-recorder: Horta Editorial & Sound
- Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
- Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
- Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
- Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
- Production administrators: Athena Christianakis, Maria Womack
- Production supervisors: Haven Alexander, Ken Duer, Clive Nakayashiki, Joe Sandusky, Howard Schwartz, Linda Steiner, Liza-Ann Warren
- Production manager: Andy Lewis
- Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
- Executives in charge of production at Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 6, 1999 on Cartoon Network
Behind the scenes
- The episode title is a pun on "Super villain." Get it?
- Bud was originally Buttercup's intended name before it was changed, probably because "Bud" sounds too masculine for a girl.
Errors
- The way Harold responds to MaryAnn asking who wanted dessert, the expression on his face looks more humored than annoyed.
- The police just burst into the house without any knowledge of what's going on. Even if there had been a phone call of the noise, the police wouldn't just burst down the front door without a solid reason. Well...
Legacy
- The Smiths get revenge in the sequel "Just Desserts."
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- In Japan:
- March 27, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 6 on DVD.
- In Australia:
- April 9, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 2 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.
