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120-441: Secondary characters include Professor Utonium, the girls' father, who created them in his lab; The Mayor, the goodhearted, but dimwitted mayor of Townsville, who frequently calls the girls via a hotline to ask for help to protect the city; Ms. Bellum, the mayor's secretary, who acts as the voice of reason when he makes decisions; and Ms. Keane, the girls' kindergarten teacher at Pokey Oaks school. The primary villains include Mojo Jojo,

240-473: A financial failure earning $ 16 million worldwide on the budget of $ 11 million, the film mostly received positive reviews from critics. In the crime and injustice-riddled city of Townsville, Professor Utonium mixes sugar, spice and everything nice , hoping to produce the "perfect little girls" to improve Townsville. However, he accidentally breaks a flask of Chemical X, which spills onto the concoction. The experiment succeeds, producing three little girls whom

360-490: A prequel to the series, and tells the origin story of how the Powerpuff Girls were created and came to be the defenders of Townsville and how Mojo Jojo became a supervillain . Produced by Cartoon Network Studios as its first theatrical film, and the first theatrical film to be based on a Cartoon Network series, The Powerpuff Girls Movie was released in theaters on July 3, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures . Although

480-463: A "big disappointment", but still had hope that the movie would do better overseas and via DVD sales. He added that from then on the network would be more careful when choosing the release date of its original feature films. Brandon Gray, a Box Office Mojo contributor, asserted that "at many of the venues the picture didn't have evening showings, [thus] alienating many of the TV show's older fans". By July 26,

600-565: A 2002 American animated superhero film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series The Powerpuff Girls . It was co-written and directed by series' creator Craig McCracken (in his feature-length directorial debut ), co-written by Charlie Bean , Lauren Faust , Paul Rudish , and Don Shank, and stars the regular television cast of Catherine Cavadini , Tara Strong , E. G. Daily , Roger L. Jackson , Tom Kane , Tom Kenny , Jennifer Hale , and Jennifer Martin. The film serves as

720-406: A bulbous green nose, wide jaw and in blue overalls who is often seen playing his banjo which he calls "Jo". He was the first villain introduced in the series, since he first appears in one of the two prototype episodes "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" from the short series What a Cartoon! . He speaks in a southern accent , and lives in the woods next to Townsville. Fuzzy has a limited intellectual capacity, and

840-419: A contest in which the first place winner earned three tickets for the movie and a video camera. One of Delta Express ' Boeing 737-200 jet aircraft (registered N310DA) featured a special aircraft with Powerpuff Girls -themed livery, and customers were given promotional items regarding the movie, including activity sheets, temporary tattoos and buttons. Kids' WB aired four episodes of the television show in

960-442: A cowlick on the back of her head. She is depicted as a tomboy who loves to get into action and likes to play sports, hanging out with boys and having fun like her 1998 counterpart, She has a fear of spiders like her 1998 counterpart as well. She has a temper that can usually get out of control. She is also the main archenemy of Manboy, who called her "princess", which she hates the most, Blossom and Bubbles attempt to stop her. Her trail

1080-472: A flashback scene, Bliss' powers caused the destruction of the Professor's residence after she throws a temper tantrum, and the Professor ends up unconscious. Bliss then flies off to Bird Poop Island to keep everyone safe from her superpowers (Mojo himself was saddened to see Bliss run away) and meets her pet elephant, Mee. After spending several years on Bird Poop Island, Bliss moves back to Townsville; after saving

1200-401: A grown man). Donny (voiced by Josh Fadem ) is a young unicorn who is best friends with Bubbles. Introduced in the 2016 series, Donny is originally unaware they are unicorns because of the thick hair on their heads, but still seeks to become one by having Professor Utonium transform him into one. Packrat (voiced by Jason Spisak ) is a scheming, oversized rat from the sewers. Introduced in

1320-737: A guy. The Powerpuff Girls Movie premiered in theaters in the United States on July 3, 2002. Because of the popularity of the TV show, some analysts predicted that the film would gross $ 15 million over the Fourth of July weekend. However, Mekeisha Madden from The News Tribune noted that it was facing a strong competition against films like Scooby Doo , Lilo & Stitch , and Hey Arnold!: The Movie , as well as opening day competition with Men in Black II and Like Mike , commenting: "The real question, according to some fans and industry experts,

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1440-459: A hologram he created. In "Take Your Kids to Dooms Day", he steals a power suit to fight the Powerpuff Girls before being defeated by the Professor. In "The Trouble with Bubbles", he hacks a robotic clone of Bubbles to destroy the Powerpuff Girls, but Robo-Bubbles sacrifices herself to defeat him before she explodes. He survives an explosion and disguises himself as the Professor to replace him. In

1560-579: A hyper-intelligent, megalomaniacal ape; HIM, a mysterious demonic being; Fuzzy Lumpkins, a Bigfoot-like hillbilly; Princess Morbucks, a wealthy, spoiled girl; the Gangreen Gang, five green-skinned hoodlums; Sedusa, a Gorgon-like seductress; the Amoeba Boys, three dimwitted amoebas, and the Rowdyruff Boys, three male evil versions of the Powerpuff Girls. Series creator Craig McCracken originally conceived

1680-413: A laboratory and a machine powered by Chemical X, which he claims will "improve the city". Afterward, Jojo rewards them with a trip to the local zoo, where he secretly implants small transportation devices on all the primates there. That night, Jojo teleports the primates to his lab and uses his new machine to inject them with Chemical X, which turns them into evil mutants like himself. The next morning, after

1800-548: A marathon to help promote the movie. Prior to the release of the film, Daisy Rock produced a heart-shaped, 3/4 scale, pink guitar featuring all three Powerpuff Girls, and another featuring Mojo Jojo in a "premium alder body" with a 24-3/4" scale. Both instruments had a limited release. Out of the one hundred, some were given to cable viewers during the Cartoon Cartoon Fridays primetime block on May 31, 2002. A few others were available on Cartoon Network's online store for

1920-531: A mixture of " sugar, spice and everything nice " (shown in respective fields of sky blue, lime green and bright pink). However, he accidentally spilled a mysterious substance called "Chemical X" into the mixture, creating, instead of the "perfect little girl", three girls (each possessing one of the above elements dominating her personality), and granting all three superpowers including flight , superhuman strength , super speed, limited invulnerability, x-ray vision , super senses, heat vision and energy projection. In

2040-473: A perfect attendance record and is an overachiever. She can be stubborn at times, but still comes through. She also has ice breath like her 1998 counterpart. Her trail is bright pink with little squares. Her unique abilities are: Ice breath, genius-level intelligence, microscopic vision, natural leadership skills, and intuitive aptitude. She also can project bright pink energy and manipulate it into various household and office items; an ability her 1998 counterpart in

2160-504: A ponytail with a red bow and a pink hair clip with a red heart. She was named for having spoken freely and honestly to the Professor shortly after her creation as shown in The Powerpuff Girls Movie . She is often seen as the most level-headed, intelligent, and composed member of the group and also strong and determined. She is also a master strategist and apt planner. Her unique power is freezing objects with her breath as seen in

2280-528: A pre-school show focused on new characters. In 2023, McCracken received the Winsor McCay Award at the Annie Awards ceremony for his "unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation". The Hollywood Reporter also named him one of the most powerful people in kids entertainment, in pair with Lauren Faust. Since his early years of career, McCracken has chosen to design characters in

2400-484: A serialized format and his return to the superhero genre since The Powerpuff Girls . He pitched 10 projects to Netflix in August 2021, but eventually left by April 2022 due to mass layoffs at Netflix Animation . On July 18, 2022, it was announced that McCracken began developing reboots of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe . Foster's Home will take form in

2520-541: A series of short cartoons featuring a character named No Neck Joe, which were picked up by Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation . While at CalArts, he also created a short entitled Whoopass Stew! , which would later become the basis for The Powerpuff Girls . In 1993, McCracken was hired by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons as an art director on the Turner Broadcasting System series 2 Stupid Dogs , alongside Tartakovsky. As his first job in

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2640-399: A serious self-empowerment message for little girls and little boys alike", as well as "brilliant, wacky, and utterly charming fluff". In a review for the newspaper Riverfront Times , Gregory Weinkauf said that the film's exploration of the girls' emotions during the asteroid scene was "a brilliant sequence" before the "blaze of chaotic action" in the third act. However, he was critical about

2760-456: A short period. Artists who participated in the first two Powerpuff Girls soundtracks also got their own copy. From July of that year, Jack in the Box restaurants offered six toys based on the movie as part of their kid's meal menu: Punching Buttercup, Kung-Fu Bubbles, Karate Kick Blossom, Mojo Jojo's Volcano Viewer, Bulging Brains Mojo Jojo, and Skyscraper Mo Mojo Jojo. In July 17, DC published

2880-516: A show with the word "ass" in it, so two of his friends came up with The Powerpuff Girls as a replacement for the original title. His new pilot, " The Powerpuff Girls in: Meat Fuzzy Lumkins ", premiered on February 20, 1995, on Cartoon Network 's World Premiere Toons-In , and a second short, " Crime 101 ", followed on January 28, 1996. The first short to be picked up by the network was Tartakovsky's Dexter's Laboratory , which McCracken would contribute to in early seasons. McCracken's Powerpuff Girls

3000-859: A simplistic way (as opposed to the realism of Warner Bros. or Disney feature films) because it is more practical for television production, as money and time limits what the animators can do. In addition to this, he claimed that the crew at Hanna-Barbera wanted their shows "to be different than what was on Nick and Disney". Some of his main inspirations were comic book artists such as Charles M. Schulz , Bill Watterson and Hergé . All of his series have had diverse influences in terms of design, comedy and storytelling. To mention some: 1960s Batman , Underdog and Rocky and Bullwinkle in The Powerpuff Girls , The Muppet Show and SpongeBob SquarePants in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (which also has

3120-599: A visual style inspired by 60s psychedelia), Yellow Submarine and Looney Tunes in Wander Over Yonder , and Dennis the Menace and The Adventures of Tintin in Kid Cosmic . During his time at CalArts, he discovered the cartoons of United Productions of America (UPA), which also heavily influenced the visual style of his creations. His shows often present the underdog as the main focus. For example, Kid Cosmic

3240-426: A well-liked, motherly figure. She is also an animal lover, owning a tabby cat named Valentino, and the class pet hamster, Twiggy. Ms. Keane forbids any fighting in school, even if there is a crisis taking place within it; she convinces the girls that there are other ways to solve problems other than fighting as demonstrated in the episodes "Schoolhouse Rocked" and "Imaginary Fiend". She is named after Margaret Keane who

3360-427: Is "Daddy" Morbucks, a large man whose face is always hidden. He dotes on his daughter and usually indulges in her whims, but it is hinted that his patience is limited and Princess fears truly angering him. Thanks to him, Morbucks has access to virtually unlimited financial resources. In the 2016 television series The Powerpuff Girls where she is voiced by Haley Mancini and Kelsy Abbott, Morbucks seeks to kill and replace

3480-522: Is a Townsville anchorman. He communicates on television what happens every time there is important news in the city. Something that stands out about his appearance is that he always has one eye closed. The Rowdyruff Boys are the evil male versions of the Powerpuff Girls, created by Mojo Jojo using a mixture of " snips, snails, a puppy dog tail ", and radioactive toilet water in his cell in Townsville Prison. They are essentially violent bullies who have

3600-507: Is a master at manipulation and trickery, often fooling the Girls into thinking he has changed despite their constant encounters. Mojo lives in an observatory atop a dormant volcano located in the middle of Townsville's municipal park. In the 2016 television series The Powerpuff Girls , Mojo has a mother who also appears to be evil. Fuzzy Lumpkins (voiced by Jim Cummings ) is a pink, husky and furry hillbilly monster with two antennae on his head,

3720-412: Is a sinister, manipulative, and effeminate demon . His plans are usually psychological in nature, and often consist of manipulating events to either drive the Powerpuff Girls insane or drive wedges between them. HIM possesses various supernatural and demonic abilities such as shapeshifting, mind control, reality warping, various kinds of energy manipulation, and more. Craig McCracken has stated that "HIM"

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3840-404: Is a stuffed octopus doll she calls "Octi", and she also loves animals. She exhibits the ability to both understand multiple languages (mostly Spanish) and communicate with various animals; her unique powers are projecting powerful sonic blasts, and creating a shockwave of thunder with a single clap from her hands. She starts crying due to something worse happens. In the reboot voiced by Kristen Li,

3960-514: Is about a group of "punk rock" characters who "may not have the skill or the talent, but they have the determination and conviction" to create a superhero team. Foster's also revolves around a group of misfit creatures that have been abandoned by their original owners. Although the Powerpuff Girls are not typical underdogs, the fact that they are little girls might make people underestimate them as superheroes. He also liked to present "the contrast of cute characters being strong and tough". Although

4080-400: Is all action. Her unique power is curling her tongue. McCracken originally wanted to name the character "Bud" until a friend suggested the name Buttercup. According to The Powerpuff Girls Movie , Buttercup really disliked the name she was given. In the reboot voiced by Natalie Palamides , the 2016 version of Buttercup's appearance is almost exactly like her original counterpart except she has

4200-452: Is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network 's The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Disney Channel and Disney XD 's Wander Over Yonder , and Netflix 's Kid Cosmic . Regarded as "one of the most successful creators of episodic comedy cartoons", his style was "at the forefront of a second wave of innovative, creator-driven television animation" in

4320-419: Is an enemy to the Powerpuff Girls, mainly to Buttercup, because he is incredibly sexist and constantly declares men are superior to women. He is eventually revealed to be a child who gained an adult body when he got his powers. Bianca and Barbarus Bikini (voiced by Lily Vonnegut (Bianca) and Natalie Palamides (Barbarus' vocal effects)) are a stylish pair respectively consisting of a human and gorilla. Bianca

4440-622: Is blue with little circles. Unlike her original counterpart, she is shown to have talent with computers and can even create and program her own video games which have become extremely popular among the children in Townsville, including her sisters. Her special abilities include: Animal telepathy, animal empathy, zoolingulism, sound manipulation, sonic waves, sonic blasts, vocal mimicry, hypnotic singing, and multilingualism. She also can project bright blue energy and manipulate it into various animals due to her love for them; an ability her 1998 counterpart in

4560-409: Is cute [...] but its violent, snickering style is pure Americana", and that it evokes the "outlandish classic" look of McCracken's inspirations. Ben Nuckols wrote for Associated Press that the protagonists' big eyes were the "only remarkable thing", which he considered "a shame, because the girls are delightful and the movie is skillfully made". New Sunday Times praised the animation, particularly

4680-475: Is defeated, Mojo gives himself an overdose of Chemical X and grows into a giant monster, easily subduing the girls. Rejecting Mojo's offer of an alliance to take over the world, the girls push him off a decrepit skyscraper just as the Professor arrives with an antidote for Chemical X. Mojo lands on the Antidote X, which shrinks him down to his original size and allows the police to arrest him. The girls consider using

4800-413: Is electric blue, and she often wears a pastel blue hairband with a pink heart adorned upon it. In two flashbacks depicting events that occur ten years prior to the main events of the series, Professor Utonium attempts to create the perfect little girl in response to his rival Newtronium creating the perfect little boy; Utonium uses sugar, spice, and everything nice. However, he accidentally adds Chemical W to

4920-400: Is green with little triangles. Unlike her two sisters, she does not possess any special abilities of her own. However, she, like her sisters, can project bright green energy and manipulate it into various weaponry; an ability her 1998 counterpart and her sisters in the original show do not possess. Professor Utonium (voiced by Tom Kane ) is a scientist who works in his home in the suburbs of

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5040-492: Is if the movie is still timely. While the show is still hot with younger kids, The Powerpuff Girls reached its height in popularity with people over 14 in the summer of 2000". The movie only earned $ 6.1 million over its first five days of release, ranking ninth at the North American box office due to competition with Men in Black II . Jim Samples , Cartoon Network's general manager at the time, said that these numbers were

5160-498: Is in fact Him in disguise. He manipulates her into fusing with him, and causes mayhem in Townsville within Bliss's body. But she then breaks free from Him's body thanks to Mojo Jojo, who tries to get her to notice him but fails. Bliss, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup then combine together by the power of sisterhood to defeat Him. Because of the planet Saturn being moved closer to Earth , Bliss leaves to bring it back to its rightful place in

5280-475: Is not nearly so active and ambitious as most of the villains in the series. He usually limits himself to shooting anyone whom he finds trespassing on his property, though he is also prone to destructive fits of rage; Fuzzy (according to Professor Utonium's research) belongs to a race of "Lumpkins"; he has three siblings (Furry, Fluffy, and Hairy), three nephews (Buzzy, Wuzzy, and Scuzzy), and several dozen cousins who closely resemble him. HIM (voiced by Tom Kane )

5400-489: Is quite dimwitted and cowardly, but cares deeply about his city. He has a love for pickles and is very childish at times. He sometimes calls the girls for very silly reasons, as seen in the episode "Bubblevicious" because of a traffic jam. The What a Cartoon! episode "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" featured a different Mayor who was younger, taller and more competent than the Mayor of the series. Ms. Sara Bellum (voiced by Jennifer Martin)

5520-507: Is still lots of fun." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Bob Longino of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution praised the film, saying that "the intricate drawings emanate 1950s futuristic pizazz like a David Hockney scenescape", and that

5640-409: Is the Mayor's secretary whose face is always obscured, and often handles issues that her inept boss cannot. Her name is a pun on the word cerebellum , presumably due to her intelligent and wise nature. She has also proved to be a capable fighter, battling the villainess Sedusa by herself when the girls were disabled, as shown in the episode "Something's a Ms.". Ms. Bellum only appears in one episode of

5760-458: Is the bully at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten. Mitch has brownish hair, and wears a black T-shirt with the words "MITCH ROCKS" on the front. He sometimes torments other kids at Pokey Oaks, though he is not a major threat. He is also a close friend of Buttercup. For a brief time Mitch hosted a short segment on Cartoon Network called "Mitch Rocks", where he looked at various things and said whether they "rock" or not. Stanley Whitfield (voiced by Tom Kane )

5880-436: Is withdrawn from the reboot due to female modifications regarding her appearance to be inappropriate. Blisstina "Bliss" (voiced by Olivia Olson , Toya Delazy , Wengie , and Alesha Dixon ) is the original Powerpuff Girl in the 2016 series , and is referred to as the fourth one because she is the fourth Powerpuff Girl to be shown in the reboot. She first appears in the five-part special, "The Power of Four". Her hair color

6000-467: The What a Cartoon! episodes) is a small white dog with black ears and nose and a black spot on his back, wearing a red collar with a yellow dog tag. He is often depicted as arrogant and rude, though also straightforward and earnest. He is frequently abused in almost every appearance he makes; as a running gag, no one ever seems to regard his pain and simply ignores him. Mitch Mitchelson (voiced by Tom Kenny )

6120-517: The Argentine newspaper Página/12 , wrote: "It's one of the happily bizarre cartoon movies to hit theaters in quite some time. One might even wonder how Cartoon Network and Warner authorized the multi-million dollar budget for something that looks and feels somewhat uncommercial". Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle gave the film 3 and a half stars out of 5, describing it as "retro fun that contains

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6240-664: The Solar System . She also pledges to come back to see Utonium and the Powerpuff Girls again when she is done. The Derbytantes (voiced by Kate Higgins ) are a group of bad girl roller skaters who Buttercup usually likes hanging around with. Introduced in the 2016 series, they are never seen without their skates and enjoy playing "Deathball" (a sport resembling a cross between dodgeball and Rollerball ). Notable members include: Maylyn (the leader, with pink hair and lightning bolts on her uniform), Jaylyn (blue hearts), Haylyn (yellow hearts) and Bobby Susan Ray-Lyn (who looks more like

6360-470: The main antagonist of the series and the Powerpuff Girls' archenemy , Mojo Jojo was Professor Utonium's reckless laboratory chimpanzee, Jojo, before Professor Utonium created the Powerpuff Girls; the same accident that created the Girls gave Jojo his super-intelligence. Despite his high intelligence, his plans often contain flaws that he overlooks, and he rarely has much success against the Girls, as their superpowers are too much for his inventions. However, he

6480-688: The 1990s, along with that of other animators such as Genndy Tartakovsky , and has been credited as "a staple of American modern animated television". McCracken was born March 31, 1971, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania . He began drawing at an early age. He attended California High School in Whittier, California and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he met his friend and future collaborator, Genndy Tartakovsky . During his first year, he created

6600-454: The 2016 series and based on Panda from We Bare Bears , another Cartoon Network series, his true form is a smaller blue bear. He is actually one half of an entity called the Cosmic Bear. Manboy (voiced by Maurice LaMarche ) is a short man with super strength and a magical beard (similar to Sedusa's hair) and has a tall wood figure that he uses in battle. Introduced in the 2016 series, he

6720-418: The 2016 series, he loves stealing "shiny things" from stores and the people of Townsville, which he sees as gifts for various dolls he views as girlfriends. He broke Bubbles' arm in "Strong Armed". In "Little Octi Lost", he stole Octi from Buttercup. Allegro (voiced by Eric Bauza ) is a happy party-obsessed, panda-like being who is capable of causing people to go into a stupor of pure happiness. Introduced in

6840-510: The 2016 television series The Powerpuff Girls , where she takes a 1,000-day-long vacation break from all her hard work. Ms. Keane (voiced by Jennifer Hale and by Kath Soucie in the What-a-Cartoon! episodes) is the kindergarten teacher of Pokey Oaks Kindergarten. She wears an orange shirt, a red vest, brown pants, and has short black hair and light blue eyes. She is patient, wise, understanding, and protective of her students, making her

6960-442: The 2016 version of Bubbles has shoulder-length blonde hair in pigtails, just like her original counterpart, except with new blue hair ties and the pigtails being set slightly higher-up than previously. Bubbles is an animal lover like her 1998 counterpart and usually tries to save the day in the nice way. Like her 1998 counterpart, she can be a bit naive but can also get angered very easily. When in bed she has Octi by her side. Her trail

7080-660: The 90-minute television special "House of Bloo's" on August 13, 2004, on Cartoon Network. He developed the series with wife Lauren Faust and Mike Moon. The show ran for six seasons, all directed by McCracken, and concluded on May 3, 2009. It also won Emmy and Annie awards. In April 2008, he became executive producer of a new Cartoon Network showcase project called The Cartoonstitute . After 17 years of employment, he resigned from Cartoon Network in 2009, after it shifted focus to live-action and reality shows. He created Wander Over Yonder for Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel in August 2013. After Wander Over Yonder

7200-432: The Antidote X to remove their powers, thinking they would be accepted as normal girls, but the people of Townsville protest against this, apologize for misjudging them, and their heroism is praised. The Mayor of Townsville requests that the girls use their powers to fight crime in the city and with permission from the Professor, they become the city's most beloved crime-fighting superhero team, "The Powerpuff Girls". During

7320-458: The City of Townsville, and the Powerpuff Girls' loving creator and father. A stereotypical scientist, his general attire is a white lab coat and black pants. The Professor once housed Jojo (later to become Mojo Jojo) as a lab assistant who proved to be reckless and destructive. While the Professor was stirring his perfect girl concoction, Jojo shoved him, causing him to accidentally break a flask containing

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7440-576: The Episode "Lights Out!", he disguises as Bliss and gave everyone in Townsville, the Butley. He shuts down the power, and mind-controlled everyone in Townsville to antagonize and destroy the Powerpuff Girls, even Bliss too. But was stopped by Bubbles by giving him a modified Butley, he appears to drop a bomb on the girls and leaves the library to explode. Later, he was escorted to jail for his crimes. Craig McCracken Craig McCracken (born March 31, 1971)

7560-466: The Gangreen Gang corners them. Suddenly, a chimpanzee named Jojo , who was the Professor's destructive laboratory assistant until gaining superintelligence due to the Chemical X explosion mutating his brain, rescues the trio. Bitter over the Professor favoring the girls instead of him, Jojo gains their sympathy by convincing them that he is also hated for his powers and tricks them into helping him build

7680-403: The Girls " by Frank Black and "That's What Girls Do" by No Secrets . James L. Venable , who composed the music for the television series, also composed the film's score, blending traditional orchestration with electronica . He had listened to "old monster movie scores" and acts such as The Chemical Brothers and Propellerheads for inspiration in developing the series' musical style, which

7800-400: The Powerpuff Girls have been widely regarded as feminist icons, McCracken has claimed that the real background for their creation was finding "a fun idea" or "a cool concept". McCracken married animator Lauren Faust on March 13, 2004. Faust took maternity leave in mid-2016 to take care of their newborn daughter, Quinn. The Powerpuff Girls Movie The Powerpuff Girls Movie is

7920-455: The Powerpuff Girls rather than simply join them. The Gangreen Gang (sometimes referred as The Ganggreen Gang ) are a gang of five deformed green-skinned teenage hoodlums who do not possess any powers or exceptional abilities. They are normally not too much of a threat to the girls, but have shown themselves to be very dangerous when motivated. They delight in vandalizing and tormenting those weaker than themselves, especially children and

8040-420: The Powerpuff Girls. Unfortunately, their brains are too primitive to devise a crime above the level of littering or jaywalking. Indeed, they considered stealing an orange to be their greatest crime ever in the episode "Divide and Conquer". They are Townsville's least malicious villains, even having a friendship -of-sorts with the Girls. They are generally harmless, but their actions have on occasion endangered both

8160-428: The Professor is released from prison, the girls show him all the "good" they have done, only to discover that the primates are attacking the city. Jojo, renaming himself as Mojo Jojo, publicly announces the girls assisted him, which damages their reputation further and makes the distraught Professor lose faith in them. Dejected, the girls exile themselves on an asteroid in outer space. Mojo announces his intention to rule

8280-491: The Professor names Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup . He also discovers that the girls have gained superpowers from the added Chemical X. Despite the girls' recklessness with their powers, they all immediately grow to love each other as a family. On their first day of school, the girls learn about the game of tag and begin to play it among themselves, which quickly grows destructive once they use their powers. The girls take their game downtown, where they cause extensive damage to

8400-582: The Storms and she was ultimately stopped when she was frozen by a freeze ray. The mysterious villain Silico (voiced by Jason Spisak ) first appears in the episode "Viral Spiral", where he offers the Amoeba Boys a way to destroy the internet and finally become big-name villains. In "Halt and Catch Silico", he uses a social media news website Muck Bucket to post false news stories about the Powerpuff Girls. The Powerpuff Girls confront him in his lair and he reveals that he

8520-414: The TV series had been made up to that point, but production on the show went on hiatus to focus on the making of the movie. The crew was against including pop songs or any musical numbers that would interfere "in the body of the story", in order to respect audience expectations. However, the end credits are accompanied by a punk rock version of the series' ending theme by Bis , as well as " Pray for

8640-556: The United States, the film was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for "non-stop frenetic animated action". The film was released in theaters on July 3, 2002, accompanied by a G-rated Dexter's Laboratory short titled "Chicken Scratch", in which boy genius Dexter gets chickenpox and tries not to scratch to avoid turning into an actual chicken. The Powerpuff Girls Movie later made its television debut on Cartoon Network on May 23, 2003. The film

8760-416: The animation industry, he was "never really happy with how that [show] worked". While McCracken was at Hanna-Barbera, studio president Fred Seibert began a new project: an animation incubator consisting of 48 new cartoons running approximately seven minutes each. Dubbed What a Cartoon! , it motivated McCracken to further develop his Whoopass Girls! creation. He recalled that the network could not market

8880-601: The audio commentary and bonus features, and is also in PAL format. As of 2024, the film has not been released on Blu-ray and digital. As of 2024, Max is the only place where the film is available to watch in High Definition on its original theatrical aspect ratio. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It plays like an extended episode, but The Powerpuff Girls Movie

9000-460: The characters while attending the California Institute of the Arts in 1991. McCracken fleshed-out the premise as a short pilot called The Whoopass Girls in Whoopass Stew . After a name change and character redesigns, a new pilot, called "The Powerpuff Girls: Meat Fuzzy Lumkins", aired on Cartoon Network 's World Premiere Toons animation showcase in 1995. High viewer approval ratings convinced

9120-400: The city until the Professor calms them down. That night, the Professor tells the girls to not use their powers in public anymore. The next day, the citizens of Townsville treat the girls as outcasts due to their destructive behavior. The Professor is arrested and jailed, which forces the girls to try to make their way home from school on foot. After a while, they become lost in an alleyway, where

9240-472: The colors of their eyes with black stripes, as well as white tights and black Mary Janes . Blossom (voiced by Cathy Cavadini in the What a Cartoon! episodes and the series) is one of the three main protagonists , the tactician and the self-proclaimed leader of the Powerpuff Girls. Her personality ingredient is "everything nice", her signature color is pink , and she has long red-orange waist-length hair worn in

9360-448: The concoction, thus creating Bliss. Mojo Jojo also considered himself Bliss' childhood friend when he was the Professor's lab assistant. Bliss possesses superhuman strength, supersonic flight, superhuman hearing, laser vision, and limited invulnerability. However, unlike Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup and their original 1998 counterparts, Bliss also possesses psionic abilities, but her powers are uncontrollable due to her emotions. As such, in

9480-501: The elderly. The Gangreen Gang lives in an old shack located in Townsville's junkyard. The Amoeba Boys (voiced by Chuck McCann in the series and the What a Cartoon! episodes and by Lou Romano in Whoopass Stew ) are a trio of mutant amoebas . With their mobster affectations, these aspiring criminals would love nothing more than to be regarded as serious villains worthy of fighting, and even getting beaten up and sent to jail by

9600-406: The episode "Ice Sore". In the reboot and Lego Dimensions , voiced by Amanda Leighton , the 2016 version of Blossom is once again depicted as the leader of the team. Her 2016 counterpart is identical to her 1998 counterpart, but there is one difference: her bow is rounder and light red rather than pointy and dark red. She loves organization and hates when things are messy and out of order. She has

9720-496: The film was one of the several recipients of the Epic Award, as given by The White House Project to promote female leadership in the media. In 2019, Paste magazine ranked the film number 72 on its list of the 100 best superhero movies of all time. The kids didn't come—a lot of boys who were fans of it didn't want to tell people they were fans of it and didn't buy tickets. There's a safety of watching Powerpuff at home if you're

9840-473: The film had dropped to No. 34 on the U.S. box office ranking. Ultimately, it grossed $ 11.4 million domestically and $ 5 million overseas for a worldwide total of $ 16.4 million with a $ 11 million budget. Mike Lazzo , former senior vice president of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim , said that the movie flopped due to a bad combination of "business" (as for when and how it was released) and "creative" (with it being "just good" instead of "genius"). Screen Rant listed

9960-549: The film was already being promoted on Cartoon Network 's official website, where details about the "Be an Artist" contest were available, prompting fans in the United States under the age of 18 to send their drawings in the hopes of having it appear in a scene from the movie. The main winner was Laura Krammer, a 13-year-old girl from Ligonier, Indiana , who was chosen by director Craig McCracken. In Latin America , kids could enter

10080-455: The film's "bizarre anal sensibilities" ( e.g. "cheeky shots of monkey butts — electroshocks slithering up into them, turd-bombs plopping out of them") and what he deemed as a "psychosexual fodder", with the Mayor having a "pickle fetish" and Sara Bellum's "voluptuous curves [that] fill the frame but whose actual head and identity as a mature woman are curiously omitted." The film also received some mild criticism for its violence, which some felt

10200-615: The film's debut in the Chinese market by selling a set of commemorative Powerpuff Girls-themed tickets at their stations, which also came with a sticker, a movie ticket coupon and a rag doll keychain of one of the three girls. A premiere screening was held by Warner Bros. in Century City , California on June 22, 2002, which a part of the film's cast and crew attended, as well as celebrities such as Melissa Gilbert , Danny Bonaduce , Christine Lahti , Harry Hamlin , and Lisa Renee Foiles . In

10320-585: The film's official comic adaptation, written by Amy Rogers and illustrated by Phil Moy, Christopher Cook and Mike DeCarlo. Keebler , Dreyer's , Mervyn's , Toys "R" Us , Walmart , and the Got Milk? campaign were also commercial allies of the movie. In August 2002, the MTR Corporation , which had previously used Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup as ambassadors in a campaign for subway safety in Hong Kong, promoted

10440-458: The film's production, series creator and director Craig McCracken did not want it to appeal exclusively to girls, as the series' merchandise made it out to be, choosing to make an action - adventure film that felt closer to his conception of the Powerpuff Girls. When deciding what the final plot would be, the crew had "one that was purely an action show, and then one that was more of a subtle character piece". Cartoon Network liked both of them, so

10560-442: The final film", according to McCracken. It was noted that promotion for the film was rather limited when compared to that of other animated films from the same year, such as Hey Arnold!: The Movie . However, McCracken said that Warner Bros. was putting $ 20 million into promoting the film. Some of the production process was also documented for the film's subsequent home video releases. According to McCracken, 49 half-hour episodes of

10680-423: The girls and the town by accident. Sedusa (voiced by Jennifer Hale ) is a young, beautiful Gorgon -like mistress of disguise and seductress who uses her feminine wiles to influence men to do her bidding, such as Professor Utonium, the Mayor, and the Gangreen Gang. When her identity is revealed, she typically doffs down to her leotard battle suit and fights with her prehensile hair. Similar to Ms. Bellum, Sedusa

10800-453: The girls from being beaten by the Gnat, she is considered a hero and gets some training to control her powers. But the Professor dismisses her from ever using her powers again, as he insists that she is not ready yet. However, Mee convinces Bliss to prove him wrong as the girls invite her to defeat Chipmunk Commando. Her anger gets the best of her, as she almost hurts the girls, and Mee reveals that he

10920-402: The guinea pigs for what would later evolve into Adult Swim . Like the series, the film's animation was provided by Rough Draft Korea , with additional digital compositing and effects by Mercury Filmworks and additional animation by Savage Frog! and Virtual Magic Animation. All work done overseas was then shipped to Los Angeles , where the main crew put every single shot together digitally at

11040-427: The movie did not "overstay its welcome" with its 70-minute running time and gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Dan Via, writing for The Washington Post , said that "even with its flaws, The Powerpuff Girls Movie offers dramatic pacing, cleverness and charm that are hard to come by in the summertime multiplex", ranging from moments of "epic stillness to the crash-bang-kapow flash of the action sequences". Mariano Kairuz, from

11160-425: The movie for "25 year old guys." So we upped the seriousness and action and down played the funny. By the time we finished, there was a regime change at CN and the new heads of the network were upset we didn't make a poppy, colorful kids movie [...] This was when they first had the idea that they wanted to try producing animation for older audiences , Samurai Jack was a part of this thinking as well. We were sort of

11280-512: The movie still moves at the same pace that the show does. It still has that distinctive feeling to it. The Powerpuff Girls was known for its audience being highly composed by "underground" adults, and the film was intended in part to appeal to that demographic. According to Cartoon Network executives, it was also meant to "spark sales of DVDs and home videos, pack in crowds overseas and set kids scrambling to buy cartoon-themed merchandise". Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of

11400-652: The mysterious "Chemical X" which spilled into the formula, thus creating the Powerpuff Girls. The Professor is a genius in many fields of science, and has shown knowledge in fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as being a skilled inventor. Aside from his role as a scientist, he acts as a parent to the Powerpuff Girls. Although he apparently did not legally "adopt" the girls, everyone who addresses him calls him "their father" and they as "his daughters". The Professor can be strict, easily manipulated, and defensive at times, but still retains his caring fatherly image. The Mayor of Townsville (voiced by Tom Kenny in

11520-401: The name Whoopass was dropped for Powerpuff to include it in the What a Cartoon! showcase, the Powerpuff Girls then appeared in two What a Cartoon! shorts before receiving their own series. As depicted in the opening sequence of each episode, the Powerpuff Girls , Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, were created by Professor Utonium in an attempt to create the "perfect little girl" using

11640-451: The network to approve a full series, which premiered in 1998 and ended in 2005. In June 1991, Craig McCracken , a student of the animation program of CalArts , initially created a drawing of three girls on a small sheet of orange construction paper as a birthday card design for his brother. The following year he included the three girls as the main characters of his short film Whoopass Stew! The Whoopass Girls in: A Sticky Situation . This

11760-405: The network, saw the year 2002 as a good opportunity to bring the show to the big screen, given the success of family features such as Disney 's Lilo & Stitch and the live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo . During production, McCracken was encouraged by Cartoon Network to make an edgier film; he recalled via Tumblr : When we started the film, I was encouraged by [Cartoon Network] to make

11880-479: The original pilot, the accidental substance was a can of "Whoopass" , which was replaced by "Chemical X" in the aired version. The three girls all have abnormally large eyes (inspired by Margaret Keane 's art) and stubby arms and legs, and lack of noses, ears, fingers, necks, and flat feet with toes (McCracken preferred them to look more symbolic of actual girls rather than going for a "realistic" look, meaning fewer body parts were needed). They wear dresses that match

12000-489: The original show does not possess. Bubbles (voiced by Tara Strong in the series, and by Kath Soucie in the What a Cartoon! episodes) is one of the three main protagonists and the "softest and sweetest" of the three. Her signature color is sky blue , her personality ingredient is "sugar", and she has blonde hair in pigtails. Bubbles is seen as kind and very sweet but she is also capable of being angered and can fight monsters just as well as her sisters can. Her best friend

12120-405: The original show does not possess. Buttercup (voiced by E. G. Daily in the What a Cartoon! episodes and the series) is one of the three main protagonists and she is described as a "tough hotheaded tomboy". Her personality ingredient is "spice", her signature color is lime green , and she has short black hair in a flip. She loves to get dirty, fights hard and plays rough; she does not plan and

12240-423: The planet but becomes frustrated when his minions disobey him and concoct their own plans to terrorize Townsville. Meanwhile, on the asteroid, the banished girls hear Mojo trying to strangle the Professor and return to Earth, where they start rescuing the citizens. After Buttercup uses her powers to defeat a giant ape, Blossom convinces the former and Bubbles that they can use their powers to fight back. After his army

12360-412: The plot, and break the fourth wall . He directly connects the audience with the girls by talking to both, and he can even become involved in the action, such as in one episode when Mojo Jojo transformed Narrator into a dog. In the episode "Simian Says", he is kidnapped by Mojo Jojo, who takes Narrator's place as the episode begins. Talking Dog (voiced by Tom Kane in the series and by Paul Mercier in

12480-407: The recently opened Cartoon Network Studios . The film keeps the staple look of the television series with minimal changes, with characters such as the Girls and the Professor having a mostly geometric look. The backgrounds are hand-drawn with some computer-generated enhancements. The movie also went on to have some minor edits in pacing for the final cut, but "nothing so disastrous that it affected

12600-420: The result is a hybrid. McCracken said that there was no real difference when directing the film in comparison to a standard TV episode: When we make the TV show, we look at them as mini films. The show is really condensed, it always keeps moving and it's got an energy level to it because of the time limitation, so my first concern was, are we going to lose that pacing going into a long form? But as it turned out,

12720-421: The same powers as the Powerpuff Girls, with their own techniques as well. They were ultimately destroyed when the girls kissed them, but were later resurrected by HIM. Mojo Jojo (voiced by Roger L. Jackson ) is a mad scientist , anthropomorphic green-skinned chimpanzee with great intelligence and a protruding, mutated brain who speaks with a Japanese accent in an overly exaggerated and repetitive manner. As

12840-463: The script is both "sinfully cynical and aw-shucks sweet". He also called it "one of the few American creations that is both gleeful pop culture and exquisite high art." Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film four stars out of five, saying that it "may be a treat for the fans of the show, but its non-stop excitement and sense of humor is going to win over just about anyone". Virginia Heffernan of The New York Times said that "the movie

12960-413: The sequence where the Powerpuff Girls play tag , and said that "there's a lot to like about this movie", calling it "a good first movie". Jerry Beck wrote for Animation World Network that the film was "good looking [...] but suffered from story problems", whereas Christene Meyers from Billings Gazette thought that the story could have been told in a few minutes. Contrarily, IGN 's KJB said that

13080-405: The series and by Jim Cummings in the What a Cartoon! episodes) is generally referred throughout only as "Mayor", although he is referred to as "Barney" by his wife in the episode "Boogie Frights". He is short and elderly with a fringe of white hair around a bald scalp and a thick white mustache. He wears a monocle over his left eye and a small top hat that "floats" just above his head. The Mayor

13200-549: Was a little sillier, a little more lighter, a little more... not so heavy the whole time." In 2016, he stated that due to the politics of the film's production, he would stick to the television industry instead of branching out into movies. In early 2003, the Online Film Critics Society released its list of the Top 100 Animated Features of All Time, where The Powerpuff Girls Movie was placed at number 86. Later that year,

13320-424: Was cancelled, McCracken pitched a new show to Disney, based on his 2009 comic strip The Kid from Planet Earth . Disney ultimately passed on the project, and he eventually left the company in 2017. He then pitched his idea to Netflix and it was greenlight under the name of Kid Cosmic . The show premiered on February 2, 2021, and ended on February 3, 2022. It is the first of McCracken's original works to have

13440-487: Was initially chosen to be the new assistant of the Mayor, before being found out. They have an offshore hideout. Bianca replaces Sedusa as the main villainess in the reboot. Jemmica (voiced by Anais Fairweather) is a thief who presents herself as a treasure-hunting adventurer but had actually stolen artifacts from archeological digs. It is revealed in "Total Eclipse of the Kart" that she is actually ancient evil Jemoire, Queen of

13560-458: Was inspired by the mannerisms of the Chief Blue Meanie in the 1968 film Yellow Submarine . Princess Morbucks (voiced by Jennifer Hale ) is a spoiled, rich, and bratty little girl, whose partially unseen and mostly mute father allows her to finance various evil plots to destroy the Powerpuff Girls. Her hatred of the girls stems from her rebuffed attempt to become one of them. Her father

13680-405: Was intended to be part one of four Whoopass Girls shorts, but only one was produced. McCracken felt that he wanted to make a superhero student film but felt that the muscular guy standard was already played out. Then after drawing the three little girls he started imagining them in superhero situations. McCracken's Whoopass Girls short was picked up for a series by Cartoon Network in 1993. After

13800-401: Was originally a lonely kid who built toy robot friends to keep him company, however, they were accidentally destroyed when a monster the Powerpuff Girls defeated fell on his house, causing him to swear revenge against the Powerpuff Girls, whom he held responsible due to their carelessness. The Powerpuff Girls manage to defeat him when he unwisely calls Blossom "unorganized", but it turns out to be

13920-445: Was released on Region 1 VHS and DVD on November 5, 2002. The DVD included extras such as deleted scenes , behind-the-scenes footage and audio commentaries . Despite being filmed in 1.85:1 aspect ratio , the DVD and VHS are in fullscreen only, much akin to that of the original series. The Region 2 DVD release presents the film in its original widescreen aspect ratio, but omits

14040-495: Was the fourth cartoon to be greenlit a full series, which premiered on November 18, 1998, with the final episode airing on March 25, 2005. The show has won Emmy and Annie awards. In 2002, McCracken directed The Powerpuff Girls Movie , a prequel to his series. The film received generally positive reviews but was a box office failure. McCracken left The Powerpuff Girls after four seasons, focusing on his next project, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends . It premiered with

14160-404: Was the main influence behind the design of the Powerpuff Girls. Narrator (voiced by Tom Kenny in the series and Craig McCracken in Whoopass Stew and by Ernie Anderson in the What a Cartoon! episodes) is the enthusiastic unseen voiceover narrator of the show. As the primary comic relief character in the program, during an episode he will often comment on the story, drop hints about

14280-408: Was then poured into the movie. McCracken thought the band Gorillaz would be fitting to perform the film's ending credits song, considering that the plot is about "evil monkeys attacking Townsville" and that the band members are animated. Gorillaz creators Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn showed interest in composing the song, but their schedule made it impossible to accomplish. By February 2002,

14400-549: Was too extreme for a family-oriented film, especially in the wake of the 9/11 attacks the previous year. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) gave the film a similarly negative review, labelling it as "disturbing", further opining that the movie was nothing but a "saturation of violent acts carried out with a fierce vengeance." In the 2009 documentary The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What Where, How, Why... Who Cares? , McCracken said, "In hindsight, maybe I wish it

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