The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005)

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.

Creator:

Craig McCracken

Stars:

Elizabeth Daily, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Buttercup (80 episodes, 1998-2005)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Blossom (79 episodes, 1998-2005)
Tara Strong	...	Bubbles (78 episodes, 1998-2005)
Tom Kenny	...	Narrator (78 episodes, 1998-2005)
Tom Kane	...	Professor Utonium (61 episodes, 1998-2005)
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo (41 episodes, 1998-2005)
Jennifer Martin	...	Sara Bellum (36 episodes, 1998-2005)

Storyline

The straight-laced Prof. Utonium's attempt to create perfect little girls accidentally includes "Chemical X", resulting in take-charge red-head Blossom, blonde sweety-pie Bubbles and ready-to-fight brunette Buttercup. These flying, super-strong, karate-chopping girls with the occasional heat vision race into action to save the city of Townsville (and, we're told, the world) from all sorts of crimes and creatures.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | kung fu | super power | fictional city | heroine | 

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Taglines:

Saving the world before bedtime.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Cartoon Network TV Toyko

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

Japanese English Cantonese

Release Date:

18 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Kick-Butt Girls

Company Credits

Production Co:

CCTV, Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (79 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Powerpuff Girls debut, Wednesday, November 18th, 1998, was 70 years after first animation short, Steamboat Willie with volume (voices, music and sounds). Walt Disney was original voice of Steamboat Willie, (Disney quickly re-named Willie, Mickey Mouse) and 90 years after late comical actress and dancer, Imogene Coca's date of birth on Wednesday, November 18th, 1908.

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Quotes

Mojo Jojo: But, but, but...
Blossom: But is right, and yours is about to get kicked!

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Crazy Credits

On the first 4 seasons of the show (1998-2002), the closing logo used at the end isn't Cartoon Network's logo (as seen on Dexter's Laboratory and many others); instead, the 1980s "swirling star" logo (as featured on Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the time, except for an updated byline mentioning Time Warner) appears.

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Connections

Referenced in The Hot Chick (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Friends Win"
Performed by Bill Doss

User Reviews

Great Fun

Powerpuff Girls was a fun show. It was not very smart or deep, but it usually had some funny parts and the message was usually positive. Even though the three main characters were girls, the show was aimed at the young kids that can enjoy a cartoon whether it is about boys or girls. The boys of course had MoJo-JoJo to identify with, and I know I did. The cartoon was mindless fun for adults too. It occasionally had enough double-entendre gags that an adult could laugh through the entire episode. Unfortunately, the writers of Powerpuff Girls ran out of ideas or creativity probably by the time the movie came out. The first two or three years of the show were really full of fun and energy. However the last years did not seem very inspired. Perhaps the well had run dry. My daughter lost interest in the Powerpuff Girls right after she saw the movie, and I could see why. It had lost its snap, crackle, pop! Too bad, but at least for a couple of years it was a lot of fun.