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

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Craig McCracken

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

18 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Action | Comedy | 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:

Girl | School | Superheroine | Superhero | Villain

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Cathy Cavadini	...	Blossom / ... (27 episodes, 1995-2003)
Tara Strong	...	Bubbles / ... (27 episodes, 1996-2003)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Buttercup / ... (27 episodes, 1995-2003)
Tom Kenny	...	Narrator / ... (25 episodes, 1998-2003)
Tom Kane	...	Professor Utonium / ... (24 episodes, 1998-2003)
Jennifer Hale	...	Ms. Keane / ... (18 episodes, 1998-2003)
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo / ... (13 episodes, 1998-2001)
Jennifer Martin	...	Miss Sara Bellum / ... (11 episodes, 1998-2003)

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:

English | Japanese | 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:

At the start of each episode, a shot of the city is seen, along with narration that always starts with the phrase, "The city of Townsville...".

Quotes:

K.A.R.R.: No! Please, wait!
[sobbing]
K.A.R.R.: I didn't want to be this way.
[crashes, sobbing]
K.A.R.R.: I was jealous to you girls, okay?
[sobbing]
K.A.R.R.: All I wanted was Professor to spend some time with me, to read me a bedtime story, to take me to the beach and stuff, and to... love me. Oh, there's something wrong with that,
[sobbing]
K.A.R.R.: huh?
[everyone cries]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Screenwipe: (#3.4)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

B.L.O.S.S.U.M.

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.