The Powerpuff Girls

The Powerpuff Girls
Premiere	November 18, 1998
Finale	March 25, 2005
Creator	Craig McCracken
Network/Provider	Cartoon Network Kids WB (8 episodes in 2002)
Style	30-minute animated action comedy
Company	Hanna-Barbera Productions (Seasons 1–4) Cartoon Network Studios (Movie, Seasons 5–6)
Seasons	6
Episodes	79 (1 unaired) + 2 pilots + 3 specials + 1 film
Origin	USA

The Powerpuff Girls is an animated series about three superpowered little girls who fight crime in Townsville, USA. Created by an accidental combination of sugar, spice, everything nice and Chemical X, the Powerpuff Girls battle with supervillains like Mojo Jojo, Him and Fuzzy Lumpkins.

The series first started developing in 1992 when Craig McCracken produced a short called "The Whoop-Ass Girls" for a class at California Institute of the Arts which was debuted at Spike and Mike's Twisted Animation Festival. Based on his initial short, a new full color short called A Sticky Situation! was financed and produced following the premiere at the festival (still under the title of the Whoop-Ass Girls). The prospective title was renamed to The Powerpuff Girls, a more television friendly name, in 1995 when two shorts were produced at Hanna-Barbera studios and aired on What a Cartoon! Show, entitled Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins and Crime 101.

The series was picked up for a full run on November 18, 1998 and ran for six seasons, ending on March 25, 2005 with an inordinate 78 episodes and 2 specials. One episode from season 5, See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey, has aired virtually everywhere except the United States, presumably because the episode's message of totalitarianism didn't sit well with Cartoon Network, but actually it was feared that the episode's strobe-lights effects may affect children with spasms. It was the touted "rock opera" episode and finally appeared in the U.S. on the complete series DVD set. The series spawned a full length movie in 2002 entitled The Powerpuff Girls Movie. A holiday special, 'Twas The Fight Before Christmas, was released on home video on November 5, 2003 and then premiered on Cartoon Network December 12, 2003. A 10th anniversary episode, The Powerpuff Girls Rule, aired on January 19, 2009, one day before Warner Home Video released the complete series on DVD.

Eight episodes from season four were first screened Saturday mornings on Kids WB in the summer of 2002 before being played on Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network aired a special of The Powerpuff Girls, titled "Dance Pantsed" in January 2014. Craig McCracken did not figure in its production as he was busy at Disney with Wander Over Yonder.

A relaunch of the series premiered in 2016. A live action pilot has been ordered by the CW but is still in development. It was recently announced that the cartoon is returning with Craig McCracken at the helm. It would be produced through Hanna-Barbera Europe. However, parent company Warner Discovery is shifting its focus away from kids and family programming, so the start up of the revival is in doubt.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Catherine Cavadini	Blossom	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tara Charendoff	Bubbles	*	*	*	*	*	*
Elizabeth Daily	Buttercup	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tom Kenny	Narrator	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Mayor	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tom Kane	Professor Utonium	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jennifer Martin	Miss Sara Bellum	*	*	*	*	*	*
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Roger L. Jackson	Mojo Jojo	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Butch	*				*	*
Jim Cummings	Fuzzy Lumpkins	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tom Kane	Him	*	*	*	*	*	*
	The Talking Dog	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jennifer Hale	Ms. Keane	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Princess Morebucks	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Sedusa	*	*	*	*	*	*
Rob Paulsen	Brick	*				*	*
	Boomer	*				*	*
Chuck McCann	The Amoeba Boys	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tom Kenny	Mitchel "Mitch" Michelson	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Snake	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Little Arturo	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jeff Bennett	Ace	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Grubber	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Big Billy	*	*	*	*	*	*

Pilots

Title	Network		Airdate
A Sticky Situation!			unaired
Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins	Cartoon Network		March 12, 1995
Crime 101	Cartoon Network		January 28, 1996

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Cartoon Network
Season One	November 18, 1998	May 27, 1999				13
Season Two	June 25, 1999	June 30, 2000				13
Season Three	July 28, 2000	February 9, 2001				13
Season Four	April 20, 2001	June 28, 2002				10
Season Five	December 6, 2002	May 14, 2004				18 + 1
Season Six	June 25, 2004	March 25, 2005				11

Feature film

Title			Release Date
The Powerpuff Girls Movie			July 3, 2002

Special

Title	Network		Airdate
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas	Cartoon Network		December 12, 2003
The Powerpuff Girls Rule	Cartoon Network		January 19, 2009
Dance Pantsed	Cartoon Network		January 20, 2014

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Complete Series  (Region 1)
10th Anniversary Collection			January 20, 2009	purchase		6 (DS)
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete First Season			June 19, 2007	purchase		2
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Powerpuff Bluff			November 7, 2000			1
Down 'n' Dirty			November 7, 2000			1
The Mane Event			April 3, 2001			1
Meet the Beat-Alls			October 23, 2001			1
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas			October 7, 2003			1
Episode Collections - Various Series  (Region 1)
Scooby-Doo and the Toon Tour of Mysteries			June 1, 2004			1
Cartoon Network Halloween: 9 Creepy Capers			August 10, 2004			1
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies			October 5, 2004			1
Cartoon Network Halloween 2: Grossest Halloween Ever			August 9, 2005			1
Cartoon Network Christmas 2: Christmas Rocks			October 4, 2005			1
Cartoon Network Halloween 3: Sweet, Sweet Fear			September 12, 2006			1
Feature Film  (Region 1)
The Powerpuff Girls Movie			November 5, 2002	purchase		1

Soundtrack Releases

Title			Release	Music By	Tracks
Soundtracks
Heroes and Villains			July 18, 2000	Various	13
City of Soundsville			September 18, 2001	James Venable	17
Power Pop			August 12, 2003	Various	13

External Sites

• The Powerpuff Girls on IMDb