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Simple: They traded originality and creativity for profitable nostalgia.

The original show is a prime example of creating a show for both boys and girls without alienating either.

It's so funny and sad that they got rid of Ms. Bellum. Despite being bodacious, she was designed to look like a brain, which was so fitting for a character named after the cerebellum. Her hair was like the cerebral cortex. Her torso and body resembled the midbrain and br¹ainstem to me. I noticed this even as a child. She was so cool! I loved this show growing up.

What I loved about PPG as a kid was that it was never a "girly show". Sure the protagonists were female, but the story lines, character arcs and conflicts appealed to both boys and girls. A lot of my guy friends used to watch and love the show as kids too! Aah.. the golden age of cartoons

"Don't worry professor, I was an accident too."

One of their powers is also to hold chopsticks without fingers

A few things: 1. Mojo is a chimp, not a monkey. Both are primates, but different types. 2. HIM is supposed to be the Devil, literally. 3. The episode where Buttercup starts hanging out with the Gangrene Gang was intentional. Ace wasn't really hitting on her, he was actually trying to weaken the Girls so that the gang could commit crimes freely. This was even revealed closer to the end of the episode.

The irony is that Craig didnt want the PPG to be marketed as just a girly show, because it was supposed to be subversive and ironic with the contrast of cute girls beating the crap out of villains. Then it ended up being marketed as a girls show anyway. He was ahead of his time.

The original was great because it was extreme sailor moon where instead of using the power of love, they just beat the shit out of the bad guys.

For those who don't know why it was called Chemical X, it's because the letter 'x' is often used to represent an unknown quantity or variable, and technically has unlimited potential in that sense alone. The naming convention of chem x in the original show was more clever than it seemed.

To be fair, there were some episodes from seasons 5 and 6 of the original Powerpuff Girls that I actually quite like. Such as when Buttercup becomes the student of a Buddhist monk and learns to better control her temper and aggression. Or when the girls think that their monster substitute teacher is evil, only to reveal that he is actually be a really kind man who wants to help and educate the kids.

The old PowerPuff girls was honestly pretty violent for a kids show... and it looks pretty good

“Dont worry i was an accident too” Holy shit that got dark quick

Everyone talks about the Speed Demon episode and how creepy it was but the episode with Professor Dick scared me more and gave me nightmares as a kid. The girls literally died for a moment cuz Dick was draining the literal life out of them. Dude literally swallowed the chemical X bottle, mooched off them then died in that burning castle along with all of those other creepy looking powerpuff clones. That episode was pure nightmare fuel…

In hindsight, It's mind blowing how brutally violent the original show was...and I loved every minute of it.

Someone thought that having Blossom and Bubbles, two kids in the show, twerk with a panda was ok. But Ms.Bellum and Ms.Keen, two older women, having boobs be a crime against humanity. Like, where was the logic?

They really miss understood all the characters every single one. Blossom went from Strong confident, brave, bossy, smart, straight man, with a bit of an ego to a full blown sterotypical nerd, Bubbles went from being the heart of the group to being the wacky goofball of the group. She was always like that but here she rarely has sweet moments you would never see her crying because she wants everyone to get along, or nurce Bullet the Squirrel back to health. Buttercup went from the sassy short tempered one who always speaks her mind but is sweet deep down , to a trouble maker that causes 90 percent of the problems. In the original she was rarely mischievous.

as a kid i watched this. believe it or not, the grooming part saved me from beeing molested. As a kid i learned from this because it didnt feel right. maybe it is good to have these topics in cartoons to make kids aware of dangers. A lot of those old cartoons helped me make better judgements in life.

One of THE DARKEST episodes of this show I never see anybody talk about is Abracadaver, genuinely freaked me out as a little kid

The movie was actually really great. It tells us how the people of Townsville slowly realized the importance of Powerpuff Girls and began to see them as the city's personal superheroines.

HIM was basically the showrunners way of showing Satan in a show aimed at kids.

Everything went wrong, no gore, no fun, no him, i only saw him in one episode in the reboot, it’s bad,i miss the old one

Happy reminder for y'all: The origjnal creator of the Powerpuff Girls said that the 2016 reboot isn't canon

As a kid, I just assumed they were some kind of bees with superpowers, idk why, maybe due to the black stripes on their clothes, their size and the fact that they fly. I even called them "пчеличките"[pchelichkite], which translates to "the bees" in my language. xD For the record, I didn't know any English back then. Maybe even my parents called them "bees" and I didn't think much of it.

Remember when the girls were kidnapped and packaged by a 30 year old stalker fanboy who collected dolls of them?

“Don’t worry professor I’m an accident too”

Honestly no matter how much the newest intro kinda slaps, nothing beats the original theme song of this series. There's this certain charm, from the melodies, to how the instruments switch when each of the girls pop up on screen, to that little guitar riff when it pans around the villains, quite the iconic intro song, seriously.

"Isn't this a girl's show?!" The fact that me and my cousin, 2 kids with 2 entirely different tastes and opposite genders would both enjoy this show immensely and relate to the characters really speaks volumes 😆 he called himself buttercup and I was blossom. I think the success behind these girl-targeted shows are really the fact that they don't actually limit themselves to 1 gender demographic, they bring the best of both genres and mix it together in the best way. Then they spill some chemical X, which is all the existential/dark/creepy/deep element behind many of the episodes

Remember that one weird episode where Mojo Jojo makes a evil genderbend of the powerpuff girls and they defeated the genderbend by..kissing them? And embarrassing them?

"What went wrong?" The Reboot version.

11:30 i was today years old when i realised the intro music changes depending on which one of the girls is shown on screen

There definitely were some really cool episodes in the later seasons (5 and 6) even if it wasn't quite touching the show in it's prime overall. "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" was definitely one of the more creative episodes in that batch but it was unfortunately banned in some countries. Sure a few cartoons have had musical episodes but my god were the songs in that awesome!

My friend’s mom described Him as, “The gay devil”

when I was younger I never realized how violent this show was, I remember even having a dream where the powerpuff girls died for no reason lol

9:09 Before there was Bliss, there was Bunny

24:59 "We even get a Wacky Races and Mario Kart reference." Speed Racer: "Am I a joke to you?"

Him was the gayest thing I have ever witness in my childhood without even realizing it

I didn't realise how brutal this show was... how come my aunt tried so hard to keep me away away from tom & jerry when I watched this just as much??

I wish you would've talked a bit more about the anime. It's true that it feels pretty different from the original, but while as a kid I always liked to watch random episodes of the original, just because I thought the girls were cute and cool, when I got older and started getting into anime, the powerpuff girls anime was one of the first series I watched because of the positive recognition I had with the series and I liked it so much, that it got me into shojo magical girl anime altogether, like the Precure series. I did rewatch the anime version later when I was older and still really enjoyed it, I have a lot of nostalgia for it. It does have less coolness factor, but the anime artstyle makes it cuter and more wholesome than the original series. Also the stories are less crazy and there's multiple episodes just about growing up girl problems. Watching this review kinda makes me rewatch the original series properly to compare them. I think I never watched the original series episodes in proper order.

Seasons 1-4 were the golden age with 5-6 being tolerable, close enough to still be the same show but different enough to merit separation

Hearing Bubbles say “Mercy is for the weak!” made me die of laughter, I can’t believe I forgot about that line...

"and the ability to speak Spanish" Ah yes the greatest superpower of all time

This is the most complete and impressive analysis I've ever seen. I came here from the Dexter's lab video. That one is even better. I don't care what you make next. I'm subscribed and will absolutely watch it

13:15 “you know a kids show! :D”

I thought it was obvious enough the red guy was the devil himself. The name "Him" is like a "You-Know-Who" as if "we are not allowed to speak his name". He was supposed to portray the absolute evil thus why he was also so powerful, weird and erotic at times lol.

**The whoopass girls were born** *what a name*

And then in the 2016 show there was that episode with the self insert from one of the writers as Blossom's love interest. Shines a totally different light on the removal of Miss Belum- She was far too old for the writers' "preferences".

I havnt gotten too far into the video, just to where you first bring up “twisted sister” and im remembering the episode where the girls give up their powers. That was one of my favorites as a kid but after seeing your review on the one about him taking over Townsville, it makes me realize that that episode is similar in the way that it signifies that the girls are somewhat stuck in the role of two protectors-

The best powerpuff girls crossover is when the leader of the green dudes took over from Murdoc from the band Gorillaz

“The Whoopass Girls” Lmfao I wish they would’ve kept that name.

Man i still remember this one episode where Buttercup beat the shit out of Fuzzy so bad that he needed a wheelchair and couldn't even eat right. I don't remember what season was but i never forget that because of the sheer brutality, just like that one when the girls beat Mojo almost to death because of some candy.

I kind of want to see a review of the PPGZ anime. To make it feel complete, since I do remember watching it and liking it, but never finishing it.

I think that the only show that use the internet culture good is gumball XD

You remember that episode where “him” kidnapped the professor and kept saying “he will pay” and the girl were trying to stop him but then it turns out he was selling the prof. some food and he’s like “ dang that’s expensive”

About that thing between Ace & Buttercup, the former was just using the latter's weakness to make her become bait for her own sisters' demise & maybe tried to use her as a tool for destruction. Ace was never crushing on Buttercup, only Buttercup was crushing on him until she found out that she was being used. However, despite one party was scheming while the other stopped crushing on them, and the huge age gap, there's a lot of sickos that actually ship as a couple.🤮 Especially the people behind "Fusion Fall".

I've never seen any of your videos, but I'm currently working on a ppg inspired Halloween costume and this popped up. I know it's late, but thanks

I love how like the “Boy” Version of bubbles is called “Boomer” 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

“Ability to speak Spanish” *Top Ten People the Duolingo Bird is too scared to defeat*

18:35 Ok so this COULD be a good concept because I’ve always wanted to see someone actually worry about damages

I loved the original PPG so much that as soon as I joined the military and had my own money I bought the DVD box set. It was the first DVD box set I ever purchased. I proudly showed it off to my friends who pretended to be disgusted, but like everyone now, we later find out everyone loved it. I agree with this review on nearly all points, mainly the writing got ridiculously silly and the art style changed unnecessarily. Oh and as for PPGZ, it's basically a Japanese spinoff which is more of a magical girl take on the PPG rather than as portrayed in the original series; I only saw an episode or two myself because like everything other than the original PPG, it just didn't agree with me. Same for reboots of Dexter's Lab and Teen Titans especially. Great review in this video!

What in the world was HIM? 1. Half demon 2. Half lobster 3. Half drag queen Overwhelming "Yes" & I loved HIM as a villain.

I was probably one of those people who was willing to give PPG 2016 a chance, but two things really turned me off: - The removal of Ms. Bellum (Srly why?!) - The introduction of a 5th powerpuff who looks like an OC from deviantart (I know shes supposedly the 4th powerpuff but we all know who the *REAL* 4th powerpuff is)

The original PPG were so important to me growing up, I was so mad with the reboot

Fun fact: "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!" was originally meant to be an hour-long special. But I guess because then-Cartoon Network president Stuart Snyder didn't want nice things during this time, he demanded that it be shortened to just 30 minutes. This would explain the chaotic pacing and why the characters speak so fast (I watched the special on Netflix a few times and noticed a static filter in the character's voices in some scenes, which made it obvious that the editors were having to edit the voice clips to avoid losing time).

Couldn't they have just aired the old episodes again rather than reboot it?

Powerpuff Girls: *Try's getting rid of a evil monkey* Protesters: NOT SO FAST >:T Bubbles: *Beats innocent dog* Protesters: This is okay.

I started following you about 20 minutes ago because I started with Ed edd n eddy and went down a wonderful rabbit hole lol but you’re so spot on and OMG playing that song over the fourth sister exploding took me out 🤣😭 but OMG I never thought about the gang member romancing over a literal child 😬

I love how this show technically has the same cannon as the Gorillaz since ace was a backup bassist for the band for a small amount of time

Not joking, powerpuff girls, tottaly spies, samurai jack, tmnt, watched anything that came on. Saturday morning cartoons were honestly like my life at that time

Am I the only one that know realizes how violent some of the fighting scenes were lmao

1 crazed monkey, a woman with weird hair, 5 teenagers who looks like drug users, a panda with fun obsession, and the devil himself in gay mode, and a giant glue monster, and stupid mutated fly

19:49 this could be a great your mother joke.

> removes Ms. Bellum > makes an episode of twerking kindergarten girls

Powerpuff girlZ is more like a generic magical girl anime or simply Power Rangers than an adaptation of the show, yet still better than the 2016 version.

6:20 I can't believe Bubbles being green screened like that is in the actual show-

i actually like the peta episode, it shows how easily moral busybodies can harm society with their insistence to make a fuss for actual criminals or against something that is a lesser evil.

An adult flirting with a preschooler? Didn’t know how creepy that episode was.

I remember watching the old powerpuff girls and I really liked that version when I was 4 and yes the show came out probably way before I was born cause I’m now 14 this month but I loved it also I just realised how violent it is to other kid cartoons today 😧😧

I remember hearing about the whoopass girls. I never laughed so hard when I first heard about it.

"Him" was the ultimate bad guy, for him to be feared by everyone including villains shows how much power he had, someone mentioned him being the devil which is enterily possible considering "Him" lives in another dimension.

Blossom. Bubbles. Buttercup. Long ago, the three Powerpuff girls lived in nostalgic harmony. Then, everything changed when corporate expectations attacked

I never even knew it went past 4 seasons... and weirdly enough, your criticism of seasons 5 and 6 makes them sound appealing.

Cartoon Network: Blood, gore, adult humor, dark theme. Totally fine. Also Cartoon Network: Whoop ass is not ok.

Seasons 1-4: Good Seasons 5-6: Meh Dance Pants: Mediocre Powerpuff Girls 2016: DOWNRIGHT GARBAGE!!!

The little girl that says “I was an accident too!” looks like little me. Funny thing is, I wasn’t planned.

7:21 was Brian from Family Guy inspired by that dog in PPG?

15:11 100 percent agree with that! As a matter of fact, PPG transitioned to Digital ink somewhere during season 4 (2001) in which the show still had the original design/art style but the colors of the background and characters looked brighter and slightly updated, in addition to sharper lines but everything else remained the same

*_“the whoopass girls were BORN”_*

“Don’t worry professor I was also an accident” 😂 *edit* wow thank you for the likes!🙂

15:07 The characters of Dexter's Laboratory did get slight redesigns during the era of traditional ink, after the thirteenth episode of Season 2, the character designs were slightly modified and redesigned again in the "Ego Trip" movie.

I remember being so excited for the 2016 version not knowing the critical backlash it got!

Let's not forget one old episode where the professor goes to a DATE and one of the Powerpuff girls inserts what I swear appears to be a CONDOM into his pocket adding, "don't forget one of these!" LOL decent sex ed right there

5:20 how to make something good for both genders: make it cute, maybe even a little girly, but not too girly, and then make it cool. but not so cool that it isnt cute anymore. balance.

The 90s one is so good and versatile for all ages that as a 5-year-old I used to think Buttercup was a boy lol, hence why the "Girls" in the title confused me (not cause of her mannerisms, but cause of her voice & how she hung out with boys too). It was eye-opening for me in a good way. I relate to her the most out of the 3 today

The nightmare... has finally ended. The curse of the 2016 reboot is over. Craig McCracken is back. And he will do his franchise JUSTICE.

*TTG:* [snaps] *PPG:* Cartoon Network, I don't feel so good. *MLP:* [crying intensifies]

Do Teen Titans. That show just went downhill faster than a bullet train.

I didn't realize how much I missed the original show lol. I'm 32, and it surprises me how much I remember each episode.

If the original Powerpuff Girls was created today, it wouldn't be allowed to be aired on CN or any cartoon platforms like Nickelodeon or Disney XD. It would most likely be aired on something like Adult Swim because it would be considered to be too violent. The cartoons these days are nothing compared to the cartoons that were created in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I might even say that every cartoon that came out before the year 2010 was better than the cartoons created between 2011 and 2023(I am writing this in 2023 so I decided to use it as the latest year). Sure, there are a few exceptions but I am willing to bet that 90% of the post 2010 cartoons can't even hold a candle to the ones that were created before 2010.