The Powerpuff Girls 

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.

Creators:

Craig McCracken, Chris Savino

Stars:

Cathy Cavadini, Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cathy Cavadini	...	Blossom / ... 78 episodes, 1998-2004
Tom Kenny	...	Narrator / ... 78 episodes, 1998-2004
Elizabeth Daily	...	Buttercup / ... 78 episodes, 1998-2004
Tara Strong	...	Bubbles / ... 78 episodes, 1998-2004
Tom Kane	...	Professor / ... 71 episodes, 1998-2004
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo / ... 44 episodes, 1998-2004
Jennifer Hale	...	Ms. Keane / ... 39 episodes, 1998-2004
Jennifer Martin	...	Ms. Bellum / ... 36 episodes, 1998-2004

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:

cartoon network | supernatural power | non comic book superhero | monster | dark humor | 

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Taglines:

Saving the world before bedtime.

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Channel (German)

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Kick-Butt Girls

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Cartoon Network Studios, Image Production House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mojo Jojo's character figure was designed after character Dr. Gorin from the 1971-72 series "Spectreman."

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Quotes

Blossom: So, now how do we get the money to afford the destructoray? Think, girls, think. Except you, Bubbles.

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Crazy Credits

The ending narration ("And so, once more, the day is saved, thanks to... the Powerpuff Girls!") is different in a few episodes, depending on what happened in that episode.

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Alternate Versions

Two scenes in the episode The Bare Facts' segment The Powerpuff Girls: Bubblevicious/The Bare Facts of were edited in the UK: when the flashback story of Mojo Jojo's fight with the girls plays, Mojo Jojo uses nunchucks as a weapon. Also, the finale with the naked Mayor (only showing his rear) at the end was edited.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

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Soundtracks

Friends Win
Performed by Bill Doss

User Reviews

How can you go wrong?

Well, I guess you *could* go wrong: What do you think of 3 superpowered little scamps? The key here is that the writing is fine. In fact, this might be one of the true saving graces of the Powerpuff Girls: It's written well enough that it might be a perfect bridge; cajoling the target audience (kids) to appreciate a higher level of writing. Kids come for the concept, stay for the clever narrative, wind up experiencing some nicely toned prose, and probably internalizing these fine turns of clever communication.

Love the comic timing. Usually frenetic, but also capable of stretching things out a bit, if that'll work. Note: I am talking about the TV bits, here; not the movies. I saw one of the full-length features, and didn't particularly care for it: It felt driven by the producers, like they didn't let the creative team breathe. The TV shows feel more artful.

The voice work is great. A personal fave feature: I dig hearing Tom Kenny (the Narrator); loved his work on Mr. Show, love his voice anytime I hear it. He's a great talent. But everyone does a fine job.

Anyway, check it out. At worst, it's cute; at best you'll get more than a few hearty belly laughs!