Town and Out

Town and Out
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Premiere date	August 18, 2000
Starring	Catherine Cavadini; Tara Charendoff; E.G. Daily; Tom Kane; Tom Kenny; Jeff Glen Bennett
Music composed by	Thomas Chase; Steve Rucker; James L. Venable
Writer(s)	Charlie Bean
Storyboard artist(s)	Charlie Bean
Director(s)	John McIntyre; Craig McCracken; Genndy Tartakovsky (voices)
Animation director(s)	Robert Alvarez
Art director(s)	Don Shank
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"Town and Out" is the first part of episode two of The Powerpuff Girls season three, and the fifty-third overall. It aired on August 18, 2000 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Charlie Bean, directed by John McIntyre and series creator, Craig McCracken, and voice directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Professor Utonium: The town of Citiesville--It's home to the top research lab in the world.

Bubbles: Bye-bye, bad old Citiesville!
Narrator: And hello, city of Townsville. 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
Professor Utonium	Tom Kane
Bubbles Utonium	Tara Charendoff
Blossom Utonium	Catherine Cavadini
Buttercup Utonium	E.G. Daily
Jim	N/A
Crook #1	Tom Kenny
Charlie Bean
Sally	Tara Charendoff
Teacher	Jeff Glen Bennett
Spitball kid	E.G. Daily
Philip	Jeff Glen Bennett
Mayor Tom	Tom Kane
Mayor's aide	Tom Kenny
Chief of police (voice only)	Jeff Glen Bennett
Crook #2	Jeff Glen Bennett
Cop	Tom Kane
Chopper policeman (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Fanny pack guy	Jeff Glen Bennett
Bum	Tom Kenny
Narrator (voice only)	Tom Kenny

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pokey Oaks County
    - Citiesville
      - Cityville Bridge
      - Hole in the Wall Club
      - Shady Inn Motel
      - Public school
      - Cityville Hall
    - Townsville
The Moon

Objects

The Times newspaper
Powerpuff Hotline
Police cars
Police helicopter

Vehicles

Professor Utonium's car
School bus

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1999.

Music

The main title theme and music were composed by Thomas Chase, Steve Rucker, and James L. Venable. The end credits song was performed by the Scottish indie-pop band Bis. The music was edited by Glenwood Editorial.

Crew credits

Supervising producer: Genndy Tartakovsky
Associate producer: Vincent Aniceto
Production manager: Charlie Desrochers
Production coordinators: Shareena Carlson, Dayla Corcoran
Head writer: Amy Keating Rogers
Animation director: Robert Alvarez
Storyboard assistant: Shellie Kvilvang
Model artists: Chris Reccardi, Carey Yost, Andrew Bialk, Chris Mitchell
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: Jeff O. Collins
Color stylists: Roger Webb, Karen Greslie
Final checker: Nelda Ridley
Xerographists: Star Wirth, Martin Crossley
Animation checker: Sandra Benenati
Manager of post production: Tim Iverson
Track readers: Carol Iverson, Fred Salinas, Joe Trueba
Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
Dialogue editors: James Hearn, Kerry Iverson
Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
Telecine/Online facility: Matchframe Video
Telecine operator: Rick Taylor
Online operator: Craig Price
Sound editor: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
Post production sound services: Digital Sound Works
Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
Post production coordinator: Julianne Lins
Production assistants: Sharra Gage, Linda Moore
Production accountant: Joanne Halcon
Supervising producer for Cartoon Network: Brian A. Miller
Director of production: Jennifer Pelphrey
Overseas production facility: Rough Draft Studios
Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 18, 2000 on Cartoon Network

Behind the scenes

The episode title is a play on "Down and out."
Storyboard artist Charlie Bean's name is in graffiti on the Shady Inn Motel.
Citiesville is randomly called Cityville; the city hall is also called Cityville Hall at the front.
Sally's name is only in the voice credits.

Errors

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In Japan:
- April 24, 2002: ??? releases The Powerpuff Girls: Volume 9 on DVD.
In the United States:
- January 20, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series: 10th Anniversary Collection on DVD.
In Australia:
- June 3, 2009: Madman Entertainment releases The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Season 3 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.

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