The Powerpuff
Girls were created by Craig McCracken as a project for his animation
class at the California Institute for the Arts. McCracken’s original
film was titled “Whoopass Stew” and the girls were called “The
Whoopass Girls”. (The name “Powerpuff Girls” came later.) In the
film, a character named Professor Utonium decided to create perfect
little girls by combining sugar, spice and everything nice with a can of
Whoopass. Thus, it was a can of Whoopass, and not Chemical X that led to
the original creation of the Powerpuff Girls. McCracken then made
another animated film, called “A Sticky Situation”, which featured
the Amoeba Boys and The Whoopass Girls. The names of the Whoopass Girls
were Bubbles, Blossum and Buttercup, the same names that are used today.
Here’s where Hanna Barbara comes in… Hanna Barbara saw McCracken’s
Whoopass Girls and decided it would make a successful television cartoon
series. In order to make the series more appropriate for television, the
name was changed to “The Powerpuff Girls”. In 1995, Cartoon Network
premiered the Powerpuff Girls in “World Premiere Toons” . The first
episodes were “Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins” in 1995, and “Crime 101” in
1996. The Powerpuff Girls were an instant success, which led to more
episodes and finally to the creation of the “The Powerpuff Girls”
cartoon series in 1998. The first episodes of “The Powerpuff Girls”
were “Monkey See, Doggie Doo” and “Mommy Fearest”.
The Powerpuff Girls are super heros. They use their ultra-super powers
to fight crime and the forces of evil. Blossum is the leader of the
Powerpuff Girls and runs the hotline phone. As a Powerpuff Girl, she has
the powers of laser vision, super strength, ability to fly, ice breath
and fire breath. Her element is “everything nice’, her color is
pink, and she is smart, loyal and dependable. Bubbles is the sensitive
Powerpuff Girl. Her role is to cheer up the Powerpuff Girls and to come
up with alternate plans. She has the powers of laser vision, and super
strength. She has the ability to fly, and speaks Squirrel and Spanish.
Her element is “sugar”, her color is blue, and she is bubbly, sweet,
and cute. The last Powerpuff Girl is Buttercup who is the toughest
Powerpuff Girl. She has the powers of laser vision, super strength, and
the ability to fly. Her element is “spice”, her color is green, and
she is tough and grouchy. All three Powerpuff Girls are 4 or 5 years
old, and attend Pokey Oaks Kindergarten.
“The Powerpuff Girls” are now one of the highest rated shows on
Cartoon Network.
Interesting trivia about the Powerpuff Girls:
 | The
Powerpuff Girls” cartoon has been rated one of the highest rated
shows on Cartoon Network.. According to Washington Post, nearly 1
million households tune in for The Powerpuff Girls each week.
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| Rhino
Records released a Powerpuff Girls CD and cassette titled “the
Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villains”.
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| Powerpuff
Girls Game Boy (video game) became available in December 2000.
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| DC
Comics released a monthly Powerpuff Girls comic book subscription.
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| Warner
Brothers plans to release a full length animated Powerpuff Girls
feature film in 2002.
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Powerpuff Girls
merchandise can be found in almost every category. Some of the most
popular Powerpuff Girls merchandise includes Powerpuff Girls videos,
Powerpuff Girls toys, Powerpuff Girls clothing, and Powerpuff Girls
backpacks. Other Powerpuff Girls merchandise includes tennis shoes,
girls’ underwear, watches, purses, dinnerware sets, bath towel sets,
bathroom accessories, bedding, sleeping bags and much more! |
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