The Powerpuff Girls
American animated television series from 1998–2005 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Powerpuff Girls (also abbreviated as PPG) is an American comedy-action satirical adventure superhero children's animated television series. It aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2005.
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Genre | Comedy Superhero Action adventure |
Created by | Craig McCracken |
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Narrated by | Tom Kenny |
Theme music composer | James L. Venable |
Opening theme | "The Powerpuff Girls (Main Theme)" |
Ending theme | "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)", performed by Bis |
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Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 78 (whole) 136 (segments) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Mike Lazzo |
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Running time | 11 minutes (short-length episodes) 22 minutes (specials) 44 minutes ("'Twas the Fight Before Christmas") |
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Network | Cartoon Network |
Release | October 18, 1998 (1998-10-18)[2] – March 25, 2005 (2005-03-25)[2][3] |
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It is about three superheroes named Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup live in Townsville, USA. They are kindergarteners and have superpowers, who use their powers for good by saving the world from villains.
The show is based on a short made by the series creator from 1992 originally called Whoopass Stew. The original show was created by Craig McCracken, and the 2016 revival series was developed by Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle. It was created and produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, who also developed a theatrical film adaption in 2002 titled The Powerpuff Girls Movie by Universal Studios.