![]() Upon reviewing their victory, Blossom and Bubbles giggle while Buttercup laments of how gross the experience was. Batting their eyelashes instead of their fists, each girl gives their boy counterpart a kiss on the cheek, causing the Rowdyruffs to spontaneously combust, leaving only traces of their ingredients on the ground. “Instead of fighting,” Miss Bellum says, “try being nice.” The girls interpret “being nice” in their own way, and track down the Rowdyruff Boys at Mojo Jojo’s lair to unleash their secret weapon: affection and femininity. Miss Sara Bellum - aptly named for the part of the brain whose function is to coordinate muscular activity - tells the girls they have, “been attacking the problem from the wrong angle.” But the people of Townsville won’t accept it. When the girls do lose the battle, they turn away from the townspeople, certain that those they once protected will seek out greater, tougher heroes to fight their battles. In selfless defiance against the boys’ plot, the girls leave the city so as not to endanger any more civilians, while the Rowdyruff Boys mumble about how the girls are fleeing the scene for being, as they eloquently put it, “chicken” and “sissies.” ![]() When given praise, they all voice a humble response, only to be literally kicked aside by the Rowdyruff boys, who argue over who it was that brushed them off. Instead of just clobbering their enemies, the Powerpuffs save each person. With disregard for the lives of civilians, they hurl a ship, plane and bus - each full of people - at the girls. With a whiplash wit, Buttercup retorts, “Takes a lot more than a couple of cheap shots to make us cry.”Īs the battle continues on, the boys decide that they will attain victory by any means necessary. “You’re supposed to start crying when we hit you.” “What’s wrong with you girls?” posits one of the Rowdyruff Boys. Once Mojo corrals the boys’ toxic aim in the direction of the girls, they jump into the fight without hesitation. Following another embarrassing loss at the hands of the superheroines, Mojo decides he needs to fight fire with fire, creating The Rowdyruff Boys with snips, snails, puppy dog tails and toilet water - a placeholder for Chemical X. The episode begins with Mojo Jojo, the evil mastermind behind much of the destruction of Townsville, on a rampage. In a rare half-hour-long episode from the first season (most would split the time allotment with two stories), our heroes, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, come face-to-face with their male counterparts: Rowdyruff Boys. ![]() And for young viewer like me, one of the show’s best episodes redefined what it meant to fight like a girl. In less than 30 minutes, an episode would deliver thoughtful readings on societal dynamics in a spectacle fit for child consumption Written by creator Craig McCracken, Jason Butler Rote, Amy Keating Rogers and Chris Savino, episodes delved into themes of feminism, self-esteem and the embrace of individuality. The Powerpuff Girls dealt in radical messages. ![]() But the show’s legacy remains the lessons taught to legion of fans about the world they were growing into. The original series ran until 2005 and spawned a feature length film, giant balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and an eventual revival on Cartoon Network. The Powerpuff Girls were instantly popular with young viewers when they first swooped in to save the day on Nov.
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