"Insect Inside" is the first half of episode two of The Powerpuff Girls, Season 1. It first aired on Cartoon Network on November 25, 1998 in the United States.
Plot[]
In the beginning, a cockroach named Skippy is seen getting inside of Roach Coach's room. While Roach Coach is seen watching people through a window, he gets quite angry because of all the noise outside. After a while, Roach Coach turns around seeking Skippy. Skippy told him info about the Powerpuff Girls, which escalated in Roach Coach inviting all of the cockroaches in his home to gather around.
Roach Coach made his statement to his cockroaches that Powerpuff Girls are disgusted by them and that they should smash the girls and take over the world. Roach Coach then released all of his cockroaches all over Townsville, letting them swarm over everyone and everything. Eventually the Mayor calls the girls after Bubbles unintentionally hangs up on him repeatedly. Grossed out, the girls go to the city, seeking what is going on.
Eventually, the girls caught all the roaches inside of a huge jar, which escalated in Roach Coach using his whistle, which made the cockroaches escape and create a giant cockroach witch inside is Roach Coach. In the end, they have a battle against each other. As they destroyed Roach Coach, finding a cockroach inside of Roach Coach, capturing only him inside of a jar.
Production[]
Cast and Characters[]
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Cathy Cavadini as Blossom
- Tara Strong as Bubbles
- Elizabeth Daily as Buttercup
- Roger L. Jackson as Roach Coach (character debut)
- Tom Kane as Professor Utonium
- Tom Kenny as The Mayor of Townsville
- Jennifer Martin as Ms. Sarah Bellum
Crew[]
- Writer: Craig McCracken
- Directors: Craig McCracken and Genndy Tartakovsky
Music[]
- Hot Dog
Production Notes[]
- Although this episode and "Powerpuff Bluff" were the first episodes produced, they were not the first episodes to air.
- According to McCracken, CN wanted them to start the series with Mojo.
- This episode was finished in July of 1998.[1]
Trivia[]
- When we first see the tall building on the outside, the red window is one level down from the top, but when we view the building the second time when Roach Coach is yelling, the window is on the top level.
- Despite having his robot body destroyed, Roach Coach makes several cameos in later episodes.
- The episode also aired on The WB Television Network's Kids' WB block on May 25, 2002.
- Ms. Bellum's first name is revealed to be Sara, which her full name is a pun for "cerebellum" (Latin for "little brain"), which part of the brain that plays a vital role in virtually all physical movement.
- Bubbles mentions the episode's title when she says, "And look, there's an insect inside.".
- The moral of this episode is the same as Substitute Creature: don't judge something by their looks, unless they are as bad inside as outside.