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133-596: The Powerpuff Girls Movie is 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

266-472: 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

399-490: 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

532-472: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of

665-460: 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,

798-471: 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 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

931-406: 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

1064-417: 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

1197-442: 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

1330-472: 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

1463-401: 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

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1596-459: 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

1729-413: 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

1862-547: 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

1995-655: 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 the characters while attending the California Institute of

2128-423: 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 the original pilot, the accidental substance

2261-473: 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

2394-505: 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

2527-573: 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 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

2660-454: 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

2793-414: 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 was intended to be part one of four Whoopass Girls shorts, but only one

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2926-426: 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

3059-427: 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

3192-522: 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

3325-508: 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,

3458-412: 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"

3591-405: 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,

3724-402: 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

3857-555: 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

3990-419: 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

4123-538: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,

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4256-622: 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

4389-407: 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

4522-475: 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

4655-413: 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

4788-400: 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

4921-541: 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

5054-498: 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

5187-475: 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 )

5320-441: 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)

5453-504: 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

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5586-409: 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

5719-459: 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 )

5852-437: 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

5985-616: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented

6118-467: 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 )

6251-491: 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 a mixture of " sugar, spice and everything nice " (shown in respective fields of sky blue, lime green and bright pink). However, he accidentally spilled

6384-516: 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

6517-549: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,

6650-622: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake

6783-664: 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

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6916-471: 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

7049-837: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of

7182-452: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#The Mayor of Townsville Secondary characters include Professor Utonium,

7315-454: 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

7448-418: 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

7581-510: 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

7714-442: 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

7847-432: 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

7980-563: 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 the network to approve a full series, which premiered in 1998 and ended in 2005. In June 1991, Craig McCracken ,

8113-458: 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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8246-509: 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 a guy. The Powerpuff Girls Movie premiered in theaters in

8379-466: 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

8512-402: 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

8645-558: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in

8778-477: 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 was a little sillier, a little more lighter, a little more... not so heavy

8911-456: 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

9044-420: 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

9177-428: 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

9310-491: 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

9443-582: 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

9576-412: 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

9709-571: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of

9842-622: 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,

9975-553: 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

10108-765: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),

10241-545: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and

10374-400: 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

10507-472: 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

10640-543: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced

10773-553: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid

10906-448: 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

11039-501: 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

11172-406: 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

11305-470: 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

11438-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video . Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced

11571-496: 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

11704-613: 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

11837-582: 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

11970-457: 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

12103-440: 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

12236-563: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film

12369-423: 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

12502-453: 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

12635-439: 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, a hyper-intelligent, megalomaniacal ape; HIM,

12768-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office. 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking

12901-401: 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

13034-605: The hero's origin story , and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet

13167-487: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,

13300-441: The movie as one of the 25 lowest-grossing superhero films at the global box office. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about a particular superhero character often focuses on

13433-425: 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

13566-425: 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

13699-510: 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

13832-652: 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

13965-404: 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

14098-604: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army , a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to

14231-490: 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

14364-406: 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

14497-423: 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

14630-412: 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

14763-403: 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

14896-563: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)

15029-419: 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,

15162-421: 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

15295-461: 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

15428-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of

15561-410: 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

15694-405: 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

15827-521: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similar to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as

15960-705: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the " Avengers Initiative " in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated

16093-548: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated

16226-519: 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, the film was one of the several recipients of

16359-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,

16492-437: 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

16625-671: Was a critical and commercial success . The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during

16758-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,

16891-488: 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

17024-459: 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

17157-401: 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

17290-400: 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 the name Whoopass was dropped for Powerpuff to include it in

17423-489: 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 the audio commentary and bonus features, and

17556-404: 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

17689-405: 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,

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