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 (62 episodes, 1998-2005)
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo (41 episodes, 1998-2005)
Jennifer Martin	...	Sara Bellum (37 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

After The Powerpuff Girls the show underwent a series of changes: The production switched from traditional inked and painted cels to digital post production, the design for Mojo Jojo was changed to the more sinister-looking one used in the movie, and the end graphic - with the concentric hearts and the girls appearing in an explosion of stars - switched to the slightly more elaborate version used at the end of the movie.

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Quotes

Mayor: Mojo Jojo is destroying Soho with his Robo Jojo, and that's a big no-no. So hurry up and go-go.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits of the 2002 season, Mojo Jojo appears inside the Cartoon Network logo and the Powerpuff Girls fly from nowhere towards Mojo Jojo.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: Demise of the Planet of the Apes/The Celebrity Ape-rentice (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Buttercup (I'm a Supergirl)"
Performed by Shonen Knife

User Reviews

#1 Best Cartoon

I love this show!

This show is one of the BEST CN shows ever!

This is even better than Ben 10 and Adventure Time!

And I was inspired by this

This show is about 3 5 year old girls saving the day before bed time. They were made by sugar, spice, and everything nice and accidentally put chemical X in. They help people, Beat up criminals, but sometimes it could be hard and challenging, Go to school.

This show was the best! 1. The characters were likable. 2. The plot was awesome 3. This is from the creators of Dexter's Laboratory 4. The songs were original.

This is going in my favorite cartoons list!