"The Powerpuff Girls" (1998) TV series 1998-2004

Creator:

Craig McCracken

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

18 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Saving the world before bedtime.

Plot:

Three super-powered little girls constantly save the world (or at least the city of Townsville) from monsters, would-be conquerers and a few other gross things.

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Crime Fighter | Powerpuff Girls | Remake | Single Father

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Cathy Cavadini	...	Blossom / ... (81 episodes, 1995-2005)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Buttercup / ... (81 episodes, 1995-2005)
Tara Strong	...	Bubbles / ... (80 episodes, 1996-2005)
Tom Kenny	...	Narrator / ... (79 episodes, 1998-2005)
Tom Kane	...	Professor Utonium / ... (61 episodes, 1998-2005)
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo / ... (38 episodes, 1998-2005)
Jennifer Martin	...	Sara Bellum / ... (38 episodes, 1998-2005)
Jennifer Hale	...	Ms. Keane / ... (36 episodes, 1998-2005)

Also Known As:

PPG (USA) (short title)
The Kick-Butt Girls (USA) (working title)
Youlide-Chui nu (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

30 min (79 episodes)

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

Japanese | English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:G | Australia:G | Australia:PG (DVD volume 2) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:G

Company:

CCTV

Trivia:

Mojo Jojo's "braincap" was designed in tribute to the helmet of the title superhero from the Japanese series "Za kagesutaa" (1976).

Quotes:

Buttercup: [immitating Blossom] Blossom here. What's the trouble?
Blossom: Hey! What do you mean, "Blossom here?"
Buttercup: I'm Blossom now.
Blossom: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I actually am Blossom, so you can't be Blossom.
Buttercup: Could you hold on a sec, Mayor? We're playing pretend, right?
Blossom: Right.
Buttercup: Then I'm pretending to be Blossom.
Blossom: Well, you can't.
Buttercup: Why not?
Blossom: Because you were playing the monster.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Soundtrack:

Don't Look Down

A VERY sophisticated sci-fi cartoon since Dexter's Laboratory!

Hey, Townies! Look, look up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it three flying lollipops? NO!!! It's THE POWERPUFF GIRLS!!! We all cheer boisterously as the three tiny superheroines instantly zoom right over our heads, trailing a bright rainbow of pink, blue, and green! Ever since they first grew right out of Professor Utonium's trusty old mixing bowl, Blossom the sweet-natured leader, Bubbles the happy-go-lucky goldilocks, and Buttercup the scowling little tough-cookie at once assumed the great role as guardians of the cutest little city in the whole cartoondom: Townsville, U.S.A.! And just in time, too because there are also fabulous beasts and gloating villains totally hellbent on wreaking terrible havoc upon such a innocent land of our happiest childhood days...so just use the special hotline and it's POWERPUFF GIRLS TO THE RESCUE!!! Folks, this is no "My Little Pony" or "Rainbow Brite" or "Strawberry Shortcake" or anything like that, for this very cartoon is quite gritty and a bit mature for our wide-eyed young girls as the intended audience as well as being full of very clever humor, satire, and some REAL DEPTH that will really rake in tons of teenaged and adult viewers as well, regardless of their gender and species. So...THREE CHEERS FOR THE POWERPUFF GIRLS!!!