The Boys Are Back in Town

The Boys Are Back in Town
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Premiere date	November 6, 2003
Run time	22:21
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Strong; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Rob Paulsen; Roger L. Jackson
Music composed by	James L. Venable; Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker
Story by	Lauren Faust; Craig Lewis; Craig McCracken; Amy Keating Rogers
Writer(s)	Brian Larson; Chris Reccardi
Storyboard artist(s)	Brian Larson; Chris Reccardi
Director(s)	Randy Myers; John McIntyre; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	James Tim Walker
Art director(s)	Paul Stec
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"The Boys Are Back in Town" is the fifth episode of The Powerpuff Girls season five, and the ninety-sixth episode overall. It aired on November 6, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Brian Larson and Chris Reccardi, directed by Randy Myers and John McIntyre, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

The Rowdyruff Boys return, courtesy of Him, who has made their only weakness their new strength.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Narrator: It seems the battle of the sexes has begun. Let's just hope that 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
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Strong
Mojo Jojo	N/A
Princess Morbucks	N/A
Ace	N/A
Big Billy	N/A
Lil' Arturo	N/A
Slither	N/A
Grubber	N/A
Old woman	Tara Strong
Fuzzy Lumpkins	N/A
Him	Tom Kane
Monster #1	Unavailable
Monster #2	N/A
Monster #3	N/A
Monster #4	N/A
Brick	Rob Paulsen
Boomer	Rob Paulsen
Butch	Roger L. Jackson
Painter	Roger L. Jackson

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Townsville
      - Bank
      - Townsville Park
        Townsville Central Park
        Townsville Volcano Mountain
        Mojo's residence
      - Townsville Jail
      - Townsville Forest
        Fuzzy's residence
      - The Olive
      - Malph's
      - The Dunby
      - Him's dimension

Objects

Townsville Times newspaper

Vehicles

Nothing of importance

Production

Development

Filming

The episode was copyrighted in 2003.

Music

The main title theme and the music were composed by James L. Venable, Thomas Chase, and Steve Rucker. Additional music was also composed by Venable. The end title song was performed by Bis. The music editor was Joe Privitelli.

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Mike O'Hare
Art director: Paul Stec
Producer: Chris Savino
Supervising director: Lauren Faust
Line producers: Vincent Aniceto, Kelly Crews
Production coordinators: Brian A. Marshall, Carolyn Shaushkin, Jackie Buscarino
Production assistant: Erik Elizarrez
Supervising animation director: Robert Alvarez
Animation director: James Tim Walker
Overseas animation director: Jong Ho Kim
Outline editor: Amy Keating Rogers
Story by: Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers
Character supervisor: Andrew Bialk
Character designer: Stef Choi
Prop designer: Christopher Battle
Clean-up artists: Dana Jo Granger, Cathlin Hidalgo, Robert Lacko
Storyboard clean-up artist: Nate Cash
Background design supervisor: Justin Thompson
Background designer: Todd Frederikson
Background paint supervisor: Christopher Roszak
Background painter: Kit Boyce
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
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, Mike Lazzo
Executive producer: Craig McCracken

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 6, 2003 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The episode title is a reference to the 1976 song "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy.
This is a sequel to "The Rowdyruff Boys."

Errors

There's an "Animation Directors" credit, despite there only being one.
There's a "Background Painters" credit, despite there only being one.
The "Keen Ms. Keane" song from "Substitute Creature" is mistakenly listed.

Marketing and promotion

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