Tak and the Power of Juju is an all CGI-based animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 31, 2007 and on Nicktoons on September 1, 2007. It has been showing on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom since 5 July 2008. Based on the video game of the same name, the show consists of two eleven minute stories per half hour episode. It is Nickelodeon's first all-CGI series (produced in house) and the company's 30th Nicktoons. The series was produced by Nick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. The show struggled to gain an audience, and was cancelled in November 2008 after only 26 episodes.

Plot[link]

Characters[link]

Main characters[link]

• Tak (voiced by Hal Sparks) - Tak has the ability to summon a magic power, which the Jujus (Magical creatures) bestowed upon him to serve as a link between his and their realms (after Tak saved the Jujus from Darkness Juju). Tak tends to be the smarter of the group, but has his mishaps when it comes to practicing his Juju power. Whenever Lok gets himself into trouble Tak is the first one on the scene to save him. He is Jibolba's 14-year old nephew and apprentice. He lives with Jibolba. Little is known about Tak's parents except his mother was Aurora Juju and his father was a Pupununu. It was foretold by Psychic Juju that he would marry the future Chief of the Pupununu whom may or may not be Jeera.

• The Chief (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - He is the leader of the Pupununu and father of Jeera and Zaria as well as one of Tak's enemies. He constantly gets furious at Tak due to his mistakes in the use of his Juju power yet constantly wants Tak to use his powers to help the village (but mainly to help him). He is mainly cheerful, and kind of a scatterbrain. He loves his tribe and is very fat. His real name is never mentioned.

• Jeera (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - She is Tak's fun loving best friend. She is the same age as Tak. Jeera is the Chief's daughter and has an older sister named Zaria, who is next in line for the throne and never lets her younger sister forget it. Jeera is a tomboy and will often punch Tak as a sign of endearment or annoyance. It is hinted that she may be in love with Tak; especially when she threatened to beat up his new best friend in a hypothetical situation to get him back if he was to move to another village in the episode "Testing Jibolba." In "Love Hurts" she openly admits that she does, and will always love him, which may have been a lie so he wouldn't be punished by Love Juju. In "To Zaria with Love" she asks Tak if he wanted to marry Zaria, then quickly saying that she didn't care, but the way she said it proves that she was lying about that. Psychic Juju hinted that Zaria might not be the next chief of the Pupununu, so it might be Jeera instead. When Zaria read her diary, it is highly suggested that she does have feelings for Tak, as she commented how her bad day was brightened up by his presence. It is also highly believed by some of the members of the tribe that they do like each other, such as the Log Hermit betting Mask guy. Sometimes she can be seen as more of a jerk than a friend to Tak, such as in "Shrink a Dink", when she keeps saying his greatest fear, or another example in "Tak's Monster". She laughs about his nightmares, says he never uses his brain, tried to smack him upside the head, and later said smacking him on the head still sounded like a good idea. It is hinted in "To Zaria With Love" that she may become the future Chief of the Pupununu and ultimately Tak's wife. So far, the only game she appears in is Tak & The Guardians of Gross.

• Linda The Sheep (voiced by Dannah Feinglass) - A talking, bright sheep who walks on 2 legs, and at other times on all 4's, who is a very loyal and close friend of Tak (her only friend) to whom her heart is open to, as well as soft spot for. She is often ridiculed by her family for standing on two legs, instead of on all fours, but is never ridiculed by Tak. She has great interest in dancing.

• Keeko (voiced by John DiMaggio) - Careless, laid back, and a dreamer, Keeko is best friends with Tak and Jeera. He has no parents and lives in a cave. His only memories of his parents is the song he whistles. He creates multiple inventions in the series and some of them rarely work.

• Banutu Steven Jibolba (voiced by Lloyd Sherr) - Tak's uncle and mentor is the shaman of the Pupununu tribe. He is 177 years old.

• Zaria (voiced by Dannah Feinglass) - Jeera's 18 year old sister. She is the next one to inherit the throne and won't let Jeera forget it. She is preppy, girly, spoiled, bossy fashionista and has the biggest feet in the village. She constantly brags that she is the most beautiful in all the tribe (and claims she has the most beautiful feet in the world), but Jeera and Tak think she's full of herself and just plain mean. Psychic Juju hinted that she might not be the future chief. Zaria is based on Paris Hilton.

• Lok (voiced by Patrick Warburton) - The resident warrior of the village, Lok is more talk than action and, in fact, his cowardice usually gets the better of him. He'd rather make up a story (mostly from stating it was him and not Tak who saved the village) to save face than do the actual dangerous deed. He often refers to himself in third person. He is also one of Tak's enemies.

• Slog (voiced by Megan Cavanagh) - A heavyset woman who is incredibly strong. She has a "man-lady" voice. She has a big crush on Lok.

• Blod and Bleeta Oongatchaka (voiced by Rene Mujica and Kari Wahlgren respectively) - The spoiled twins are the children of the tribe's richest and most snooty family, the Oongachakas. Blod and Bleeta are known to cause trouble for Tak and Jeera because they covet Tak's ability to summon the power of Juju and are constantly plotting ways to take his powers from him. They are commonly in the form of blue sheep, as seen in one episode.

• Chaka and Oonga Oongachaka (voiced by Mindy Sterling and Lloyd Sherr respectively) - They are the parents of Blod and Bleeta.

• Navis (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Jeera's pet Gratch. She obtains it in "The Littlest Gratch" and can be seen again in "Girls Only", "Mofather", "Double Tak", "Break This" and "Testing Jibolba".

• The Pupununu Tribe - Mineless follower of Chief and Lok who play a similar role to Shy Guys and Waddle Dees in the show.

Jujus[link]

Jujus are very odd magical creatures that Tak calls upon whenever he's in need of them. Each of the Jujus reside in their own part of the Juju Realm. Among the Jujus featured in this series are:

• Aurora Juju - She's Tak's mom and she created the crystal that powers Tak's staff. She was Darkness Juju's fiance but left him and married a man from the Pupununu tribe. Not much is to be known of her, though it hinted in "Destiny Schmestiny" that she might still be alive and in hiding as Darkness Juju stated that she had 'returned' to him thought it proven not to be her. She appears to be some sort of bug Juju.

• Belly Juju (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A hungry Juju whose belly button has taken over for his natural mouth. The stomach controls the body because the head has no brain.

• Big Boss Juju - A fiery rock monster who is the mightiest Juju in the Juju Realm. It is so powerful, even other Jujus fear him. A long-forgotten Juju tradition has the Pupununu Chief fighting the Big Boss Juju as a way of evading world annihilation. It will target whoever is wearing the crown during the fight.

• Bug Juju (voiced by Wayne Knight) - A small Juju that resembles a beetle. He has command over insects and loves to write autobiographical musicals.

• Bulldrafish (voiced by Maurice LaMarche as Henry/George; Dannah Feinglass as Doris; Rob Paulsen as Gillbert) - A monster that has three heads (an aggressive bull head named Henry/George, a female dragon head named Doris who can breathe blue fire, and a fish head named Gillbert), a dragon-like body, and a fish tail. It is the pet of Judge Juju and serves as one of her enforcers of the law. It is also referred to in the credits as the Drykopf.

• Caged Juju - A cranky, horned Juju that lives in a cage and would dearly love to eat Tak. Or anyone else, for that matter.

• Darkness Juju (voiced by Mitch Watson) - A Juju that looks a bit like an obese version of the Devil, who sought the power of the crystal that came into Tak's possession. He was Aurora Juju's fiance until she ran off with a man from the Pupununu tribe and had Tak.

• Dinky Juju (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A short-tempered Juju with powerful magic. Unlike the game, he is restored with a deep voice. He is an adult, but many confuse him for a baby because of his small size.

• Devour Brothers - They star in the episode "Sans Sheriff". They're causing trouble in the Juju Realm. They are the brothers of Caged Juju.

• Feet Juju - A pair of large, blue feet (and legs) that likes to dance. They seem to be recolored versions of the Giant Misunderstanding Juju.

• Gremlin Juju (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - There is an assortment of these short anglerfish-faced creatures. Some of them serve as the law enforcement of the Jujus.

• Guess Who Juju (voiced by Hal Sparks) - An imaginary Juju that is really Tak just wearing the most clever of disguises.

• Head Juju (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A green floating head with arms that has a southern accent. He lives in the Realm of Scrolls and is the coach of the professional Gratchball team in the Juju realm.

• Judge Juju (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A corn Juju dressed as a judge. Despite sounding like a man, Judge Juju is actually a woman.

• Killjoy Juju (voiced by Mary Birdsong) - A one-eyed Juju known for stopping parties. She is the wife of Party Juju. She often mistakes Tak for a girl.

• Love Juju (voiced by Danielle Schneider) - A short, floating, mermaid Juju that wears an inner tube and wields a snorkel as if it was her wand. The Pupununu always throw a festival in her honor. She one time left a hole in the Chief's stomach when she ended up displeased in one of the earlier festivals.

• Mayhem Juju - A cute but mischievous little creature that Tak and Jeera take home as a pet in the episode "New Pet". It has three musical horns on its head that sound off when it summons a magical power. Mayhem JuJu also has the power to disappear and reappear at any time.

• Party Juju (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Also known as Dead Juju, Party Juju is a skeleton Juju who is known to start parties and even enjoys parties. Only the powers of his wife, Killjoy Juju can undo the effects of his powers.

• Phobia Juju - A floating brain Juju that helps the Pupununu tribe every year to overcome their fears. He appears in the episode "Shrink A Dink".

• Psychic Juju (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) - Also known as Mind-Reader Juju, Psychic Juju is a large-headed genie-like Juju with psychic powers and precognition abilities. He always demands "Silence" when he doesn't want to be interrupted when he is giving his latest precognition. He claims to know everything, and "even if I don't know the answer, how would you know?"

• Pugnacious Juju (voiced by Kirk Ward) - A three-armed retired boxer Juju. He tried to helped Chief into training him to fight the Big Boss Juju.

• Really, Really, Revolting Juju (voiced by Hal Sparks) - A gross-looking Juju. She is the sister of Repugnant Juju and Repulsive Juju.

• Repugnant Juju (voiced by Dannah Feinglass) - A gross-looking Juju. She is the sister of Repulsive Juju and Really, Really Revolting Juju.

• Repulsive Juju (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A gross-looking Juju. He is the younger brother of Repugnant Juju and Really, Really, Revolting Juju. Like his siblings he resembles an obese dinosaur covered with holes that blow disgusting gasses. He also has a large head and large eyestalks. He seems to be the friendliest JuJu and is the most common JuJu to appear. He and Tak are friends. He later evolves and becomes grosser, fatter, and very blob-like.

• Roadkill Juju (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A short peg-legged Juju that loves being run over by J-Runners.

• Spider Juju (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A spider Juju with a French accent who's diet seems to consist mainly of human beings. On one occasion, Tak summoned him to get rid of Zaria when she was in charge during the Chief's vacation.

• Vendor Juju (voiced by Nick Jennings) - An orange octopus/jar-like Juju that can sell anything from within its body. He is where Tak and Jeera got the Motiki from.

Crew[link]

Directors:

• Heiko Drengenberg
• Nick Jennings
• Lane Lueras
• Mark Risley
• Jim Schumann

Voice Directors:

• Mitch Watson
• Nick Jennings
• Ginny McSwain

Supervising director:

• Jim Schumann

Creative Director, CG Department

• Josh Book

Writing credits

• Brandon Auman
• Nicole Dubuc
• Reid Harrison
• Tom Krajewski
• Gene Laufenberg
• Mitch Watson (Head writer)

Producers

• Nick Jennings (executive producer)
• Audu Paden (supervising producer)
• Mitch Watson (co-producer (2007))

Sound department

• Michael Petak (sound editor)

Story artists

• Al Zegler
• Mike Mullen
• Linda Miller
• Bert Ring
• Doug McCarthy
• Adam Henry
• Michael Daedalus Kenny
• Robert Griffith
• Alex Mann
• Gary Perkovac

Story editor

• Mitch Watson

Production companies

• Nicktoons Studios

Distributors

• Nickelodeon (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Viacom (2007) (USA) (TV)

Based on the games published by THQ and developed by Avalanche Software

DVDs[link]

Volume 1: The Trouble with Magic

Release Date: June 24, 2008

Episodes:

• Woodiefest

• Loser

• A Shaman's Shaman

• The Gift

• The Three Chiefs

• The Party

• The Beast

• To Zaria with Love

• Girls Only

• Secession

Tak and the Power of Juju: Season 1

Released through Amazon

Contains all 26 episodes of season one.

KCA preview[link]

During the Nickelodeon 2007 Kids' Choice Awards, hosted by Justin Timberlake, a preview was shown of the new show and the website is now available at Nick.com. The site includes the preview, a character page and a story page minimally different from the game.

Differences from the games[link]

• Jason Marsden does not reprise Tak from the video game. Instead, Hal Sparks voices him. Lloyd Sherr voices Jibolba who was previously voiced by John Kassir in the video game.
  • Patrick Warburton is the only cast member from the games to reprise his role of Lok from the video game.
• In the series, Tak has brown hair with a middle parting, while in the games his hair is black and in a bowl cut.
• Preview commercials on Nickelodeon clearly display the name of Tak's tribe. For the series, it is written "Pupununu". In the series of video games, it was "Pupanunu".
• In the television series, Dead Juju is instead called Party Juju with Rob Paulsen reprising the role. Also, Mind-Reader Juju is called Psychic Juju here with S. Scott Bullock voicing him instead of Rob Paulsen.
• Tlaloc, the antagonist in the video games, is named Traloc in the show. Rob Paulsen doesn't voice him in the series, Jeff Bennett does.
• So far the only Jujus and characters from the original games that haven't appeared are Two-Headed Juju, Moon Juju, Fauna and Flora, and Tlaloc's minions Pins and Needles.

See also[link]

	Nickelodeon portal
	Animation portal

• Tak and the Power of Juju

References[link]

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External links[link]

• Official Site
• Advanced Review: AnimationInsider.net
• Tak and the Power of Juju at the Internet Movie Database
• Tak and the Power of Juju at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Tak and the Power of Juju at TV.com

Look up tak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Tak or TAK may refer to:

Places

• Places in Thailand:

• Tak Province
• Tak (town)
• Tak district, a.k.a. Amphoe Mueang Tak

• Other places:

• Tak, Azerbaijan, a.k.a. Dağdöşü
• Tak, a former kingdom in India, a.k.a. Taank

People

• Ad Tak, a Dutch cyclist
• Taank, of India.
• Taunk, of India.

Entertainment

• Tak (Stephen King), a character in novels by King
• Tak (Invader Zim character), a character in television series Invader Zim
• Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series)
• Tak, the creator god of the dwarfs, from the Discworld series of novels.

Transport

• TAK, the airport code for Takamatsu Airport
• TAK, the abbreviation for Estonian bus company Tallinna Autobussikoondis
• TAK, the station code for Tai Koo Station, an underground rail station on the Hong Kong MTR

Video games

• Tak and the Power of Juju, a video game
• TA:K, the video game Total Annihilation: Kingdoms

Other uses

• Tak (function), in mathematics
• TAK, the acronym for Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons
• TAK, acronym for Taal Aktie Komitee (language action committee), a radical group within the Flemish Movement

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The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. The show centers on Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers, as well as their "father", the brainy scientist Professor Utonium, who all live in the fictional city of Townsville, USA. The girls are frequently called upon by the town's childlike mayor to help fight nearby criminals using their powers.

McCracken originally developed the show in 1992 as a cartoon short entitled Whoopass Stew! while in his second year at CalArts. Following a name change, Cartoon Network featured the first Powerpuff Girls pilots in its animation showcase program World Premiere Toons in 1995 and 1996. The series made its official debut as a Cartoon Cartoon on November 18, 1998, with the final episode airing on March 25, 2005. A total of 78 episodes were aired in addition to two shorts, a Christmas special, a feature film, and a tenth anniversary special. Additionally, the series has been nominated for 6 Emmy Awards, 9 Annie Awards, and a Kids' Choice Award during its run. Spin-off media include an anime, three CD soundtracks, a home video collection, and a series of video games, as well as various licensed merchandise.

Overview[link]

The Powerpuff Girls revolves around the adventures of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Each of the girls has a color: Blossom is pink, Bubbles is blue, and Buttercup is green. The plot of a typical episode is some humorous variation of standard superhero and tokusatsu fare, with the girls using their powers to defend their town from villains and giant monsters. In addition, the girls have to deal with normal issues young children face, such as sibling rivalries, loose teeth, personal hygiene, going to school, bed wetting, or dependence on a security blanket. Episodes often contain more or less hidden references to older pop culture (especially noticeable in the episode "Meet the Beat Alls").^[1]

The setting of the show is mainly the city of Townsville, USA. Townsville is depicted as a major American city, with a cityscape consisting of several major skyscrapers. In his review of The Powerpuff Girls Movie, movie critic Bob Longino of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that, "the intricate drawings emanate 1950s futuristic pizazz like a David Hockney scenescape," and that the show is "one of the few American creations that is both gleeful pop culture and exquisite high art."^[2]

James L. Venable composed the opening theme of the series, and Scottish band Bis performed the ending theme song,^[3] as played during the credits. The opening theme is based on the Clyde Stubblefield-performed Funky drummer drum break sample.^[4]

Production[link]

In 1991 Craig McCracken, then a student in the character animation program of CalArts,^[5] created "The Whoopass Girls" as a drawing of three girls on a small sheet of orange construction paper.^[6] The following year he included them as the main characters of his short film Whoopass Stew! The Whoopass Girls in: A Sticky Situation.^[7] This short, along with a few of McCracken's No Neck Joe shorts, was selected to be shown at Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation in 1994.^[7][8] While working on Dexter's Laboratory, McCracken submitted his work to Hanna-Barbera's innovative What a Cartoon! Show shorts program, which was eventually produced for Cartoon Network as "The Powerpuff Girls in: Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" as part of World Premiere Toons.^[9] "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" first aired in 1995, and was followed by a second short, "Crime 101", a year later. Announcer Ernie Anderson, the narrator of the pilot episodes, died of cancer in 1997 before the show premiered, and he was replaced by Tom Kenny for the remainder of the series.^[10] The show's animation director was McCracken's former classmate Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack), who also directed many episodes himself.^[11] All of the original episodes (except the WAC shorts with the first one being animated at Animal House in Japan and the Second being animated at Fil Cartoons in the Philippines) were hand-drawn and produced at Rough Draft Studios in South Korea.^[12]

The Powerpuff Girls series debut on November 18, 1998 was the highest rated premiere in Cartoon Network's history at the time. The series consistently scored the highest rating each week for the network across a wide range of demographics—from young children to adults.^[13] In October 2000, Cartoon Network credited The Powerpuff Girls for its Friday night prime time ratings win among cable networks.^[14] By the end of 2000, merchandising based on The Powerpuff Girls encompassed a whole variety of products, including T-shirts, toys, video games, lunchboxes, and dishware.^[13] Concerning The Powerpuff Girls success, Craig McCracken has stated, "I thought it would get on Cartoon Network and college kids would watch it and there would be a few random T-shirts out there in the rave scene or in record shops. But I had no idea that it would take off to this extent."^[13] The show's last original run episode was on March 25, 2005, in all six seasons were made.^[15]

In August 2008, McCracken revealed on his DeviantArt account, as had been announced in that year's Comic Con, that he was working with Cartoon Network on a new half-hour Powerpuff Girls special to celebrate the series' tenth anniversary.^[16] The special, titled "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!", aired on the Pan-Euro Cartoon Network on November 29, 2008, on the Powerpuff Girls Birthday Marathon, and in the United States on January 19, 2009, as part of its 10th anniversary marathon. Unlike previous episodes in the series, the anniversary special was animated using Adobe Flash at Cartoon Network Studios.^[17] As of March 30, 2012, this series has returned to Cartoon Network in re-runs on the revived block, Cartoon Planet.^[18]

Characters[link]

As depicted in the opening sequence of each episode, the Powerpuff Girls were created by Professor Utonium in an attempt "to create the perfect little girls" using a mixture of "sugar... spice... and everything nice" (shown in respective fields of baby blue, light green, and pink). However, he accidentally spilled a mysterious substance called "Chemical X" into the mixture, creating, instead of the "perfect little girls", three girls (each possessing one of the above elements dominating her personality), and granting all three superpowers including flight, super strength, super speed, near invulnerability, x-ray vision, super senses, heat vision, and energy projection. In the original pilot, the accidental substance was a can of "Whoop Ass", which was replaced by "Chemical X" in the aired version.^[13]

The three girls all have oval-shaped heads, abnormally large eyes (inspired by Margaret Keane's art^[19]), stubby arms and legs, and lack 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 details were added.^[20]). They wear dresses with black stripes that match the colors of their eyes, as well as white stockings and black Mary Janes. The closing theme to the cartoon offers a nutshell description of the three Powerpuff Girls' personalities: Blossom, commander and the leader. Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter. Buttercup, she is the toughest fighter.

Blossom (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) is known for being the most intelligent one, as well as being the self-proclaimed leader of the Powerpuff Girls. Her personality ingredient is "everything nice", her signature color is pink, and she has long red hair with a red bow. 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, and composed member of the group and also strong and determined.^[21] Her unique power is freezing objects with her breath as seen in the episode Ice Sore.^[22]

Bubbles (voiced by Tara Strong in the series and by Kath Soucie in the What-a-Cartoon! episodes) is the cute and sensitive one. Her personality ingredient is sugar, her signature color is blue, and she has short blonde hair in two pigtails. Bubbles is seen as kind and very sweet but she is also capable of extreme rage and can fight monsters just as well as her sisters can.^[21] Her best friend is a stuffed octopus doll she calls "Octi", and she also loves animals. She exhibits the ability to both understand foreign languages (Spanish, Japanese) and communicate with various animals (squirrels, cats, monsters), and her unique power is emitting supersonic waves with her voice.

Buttercup (voiced by E.G. Daily) is the toughest of the three. Her personality ingredient is spice, her signature color is light green, and she has short black hair in a bob. She is a tomboy, who loves to get dirty, fights hard, and plays rough, she does not plan and is all action.^[21] Buttercup is the only Powerpuff Girl without a unique super power (aside from being able to curl her tongue as shown in the episode Nuthin' Special).^[23]

Media[link]

Anime and Manga[link]

In April 2005, plans for a Japanese anime version, Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z, were announced.^[24] The series premiered in Japan the following year with 52 half-hour episodes, airing each Saturday from July 1 to December 23, 2006, and from January 6 to June 30, 2007. The series deviated from its American predecessor in terms of style, storyline, and characterization, but still retained the essential themes that made the original a success.^[25] An English version has also been produced by Ocean Studios in Vancouver, Canada and has been broadcast on Cartoon Network Philippines and Boomerang Australia.^[26] A manga adaptation, illustrated by Shiho Komiyuno, was published in Shueisha's Ribon magazine starting in 2006 and going to 2007.^[27]

Another manga series called PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi was created in 2004. The girls are shown to be a bit older with the same personalities as their T.V. counterparts, and combines characters from other cartoon shows. The story has the girls now going to school in the neighboring city of Townsville known as Megaville.^[28]

Film[link]

The Powerpuff Girls Movie was released in the United States on July 3, 2002 by Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network.^[29] The movie, a Prequel to the series tells the story of how the Powerpuff Girls were created, and how Mojo Jojo became a supervillain. After the girls were created by Professor Utonium to help the city against crime, they end up only causing chaos in Townsville. Down about how everyone refers to them as freaks, they turn to Mojo Jojo, a monkey who says he is there to help make people like them again. Unknown to the girls, Mojo Jojo was Professor Utonium's lab chimp helper who was mutated as a cause from the Powerpuff Girls being made and has become super smart as a result and jealous of them. Mojo Jojo ends up tricking the girls into helping him make a machine to mutate other chimps. Seeing what they have done the girls run away in shame but come back after seeing Professor Utonium in trouble, and they end up beating Mojo Jojo and his army of mutated smart chimps and saving the day, thus becoming Townsville's new defenders.^[30]

The movie received mixed to positive reviews with a rating of 63% at Rotten Tomatoes ^[31] however it did receive negative reviews though for the violence involved.^[32] In all, the movie grossed $16 million worldwide though with a $11 million budget, the movie was unsuccessful.^[33]

Music CDs[link]

Three CD soundtracks were officially released for the series. The first, entitled Heroes & Villains, features original songs about the Powerpuff Girls characters by a number of artists, including the New Wave group Devo, Bis, The Apples in Stereo, and Frank Black.^[34] The first album did well topping the Billboard's children's music chart for six weeks.^[35] Another album entitled The City of Soundsville features electronica-style character themes and also did well with critics^[36][37] The third album entitled Power Pop features a more teen-oriented variety of pop songs. The album was considered a "big disappointment" and not received as well.^[38]

Parodies[link]

On January 30, 2012 a combo parody of the Powerpuff Girls and 2 Broke Girls was done in Cartoon Network's TV series MAD's second season. The parody is of Bubbles and Buttercup (Blossom is doing fine) who are broke and work for HIM in a diner after the show got placed on permanent hiatus.^[39] The MAD episode with the parody ranked #26/30 for the week with 1.903 million viewers.^[40]

Video games[link]

Video games were made for The Powerpuff Girls all being action in genre. The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo, released on November 14, 2000 follows Blossom as she tries to beat Mojo Jojo^[41] the game was called "Simple and boring" by Gamespot and was a failure critically.^[42][43] The Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Townsville Green another game released in November 2000 follows Buttercup as she fights crime.^[44] The Powerpuff Girls: Battle HIM follows Bubbles in her fight against HIM and was released in February, 2001.^[45] The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-traction was released in October 2001, where the girls battle enemies in a variety of settings in order to reclaim Chemical X and track down Mojo Jojo. IGN gave the game a positive review while giving the PS One version a 2.0/10 bad review^[46][47] The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage was released in November 2002, you play as all three girls in a 3D world, the game received mixed reviews.^[48] The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo A-Go-Go released in 2001 centers around the name of the Power Girls' mission to stop Mojo Jojo and his minions the game received mixed reviews.^[49][50] PC games were also made for the series these include: The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo Clone Zone, The Powerpuff Girls: Princess Snorebucks, The Powerpuff Girls: Mojo Jojo's Pet Project, and The Powerpuff Girls: Gamesville.^{[51][52][53][54]} In addition, other games were made that are not main Powerpuff Girls games but do feature the characters such as Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall.^[55]

Reception[link]

The Powerpuff Girls has been met with generally positive response from critics and fans. In a 2000 Entertainment Weekly review, Marc Bernadin complimented the show on its "spot-on pop-culture acumen" and "unparalleled sense of fun", giving it a warm welcome from earlier "lame" superhero cartoons that he grew up with.^[56] Peter Marks of The New York Times noted the show's use of adult humor and pop culture references, declaring it "the sort of playful satire that can appeal as much to a viewer of 37 as 7."^[57] Joly Herman of Commonsense media describes the show as a "cute, highly stylized series thrills the senses with its strange characters, funny situations, and lots of lowbrow humor" she goes on to say however, that the show does go from innocent to violent in no time and that there is not much protecting young viewers against the violent undertones.^[58] Robert Lloyd of the LA Times said that the series might be "transgressive" based on the violence but "also cute".^[59] The TV guide has The Powerpuff Girls as #17 in a list of the 50 Greatest cartoon characters of all time^[60] The series has won two Primetime Emmys, two Annie Awards, and including those four wins, has been nominated a total of sixteen times for various awards.

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