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About
The Powerpuff Girls is an animated children’s television show created by Craig McCracken which was previously aired on the channel Cartoon Network. This show mainly centers around three sisters: Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, who were accidentally created in a laboratory by Professor Utonium, which granted them special powers. The show primarily focuses on the sisters’ adventures in using these abilities to stop nefarious evildoers from harming their town; Townsville.
Since its debut in 1998, the show has garnered a large fanbase, along with spawning several online memes.
History
The show was originally created in 1992 by McCracken as a project while he was in collage at CalArts He entitled his cartoon “Whoopass Stew”. Cartoon Network noticed the show, and after changing the name to “The Powerpuff girls”, included it in their showcase series What a Cartoon![1] in 1995. Three years later, the show was aired on Cartoon Network on November 18, 1998. The show aired a total of 78 episodes in 6 seasons, eventually ending on March 25, 2005. It has also received a tenth anniversary special episode, which aired in 2008.[3]
In June 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the Powerpuff Girls would return for a new series in 2016.[4]
Reception
The Powerpuff Girls has received many positive reviews from both fans and critics alike. It has also been given two Emmy awards and three nominations, along with being ranked 18th in IGN’s “Top Primetime Animated Series Of All Time”[2] and rated 17th in TV Guide’s “50 greatest Cartoon Characters of all time”[3].
Related Memes
That’s The Evilest Thing I Can Imagine
That’s the evilest thing I can Imagine is a meme that first appeared in Season 6 Episode 2 of The Powerpuff Girls; showing 2 villains known as HIM and Mojo Jojo using the expression. It is commonly used online to mock online trolling attempts or to describe anything that one would consider “evil”.