The Legacy of The Powerpuff Girls (20th Anniversary Retrospective)

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2018
  • Wow, 20 years ago today marks the premiere of the Powerpuff Girls on Cartoon Network. That's just crazy to me, that it's been that long already. I may not have caught the show when it first premiered (earliest memories I have of it took place around the summer of '99), but it's been almost 20 years since I started watching it too. I can't name many shows that have been around for that long and never gotten old for me; Dexter's Lab is like the only one and that show kinda goes hand in hand with this one in a lot of ways haha.
    But yes, here it is, a video that I knew I'd make ever since 2016. I always had a feeling that something like this would be how I introduced the original series on my channel (since this is the FIRST TIME I've made a video on it), and I'm really glad to finally have it out. It just wouldn't be right of me not to do something in celebration of the anniversary, so I decided that making a video compiling a lot of the important history behind the show would be the greatest way to do it. Of course, I couldn't fit everything in lol, but I think I covered the most important topics. Hope you guys enjoy it, this took a lot of effort for me to pull off.
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    This video is NOT an upload of The Powerpuff Girls in its entirety. All of these clips are narrated over top of and edited so that I only need to show what is necessary for me to explain my critiques. This was made for the purpose of criticism & discussion and is considered Fair Use under UA-cam & Federal Copyright Law. Please support the official releases.
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  • @elicrabcake5439
    @elicrabcake5439 5 років тому +233

    The powerpuff girls inspired me to draw. The first drawings I made as a kid was Blossom. It will always have a special place in my heart.

  • @WeegeeSlayer123
    @WeegeeSlayer123 5 років тому +293

    This video just got way better with that recording from Tara Strong. Freaking epic.

    • @EpicToySeries
      @EpicToySeries 5 років тому +28

      @WeegeeSlayer You can thank me for that. It was a blessing for me to meet her, and I wanted to have a PPG alumna give Shadow a shoutout, for being such a damn good reviewer.

    • @WeegeeSlayer123
      @WeegeeSlayer123 5 років тому +6

      @@EpicToySeries Thank you!

    • @EpicToySeries
      @EpicToySeries 5 років тому +3

      @WeegeeSlayer Anytime. Now, to find the remaining 2 ingredients...

    • @user-kd7wi5ly2p
      @user-kd7wi5ly2p 5 років тому +1

      Okay, this is epic!

    • @sadlobster1
      @sadlobster1 5 років тому +5

      Before she was Twilight Sparkle, before she became the new voice of Harley Quinn; nerds everywhere have long loved her as Bubbles.
      WE LOVE YOU, TARA!

  • @stevensuarez8023
    @stevensuarez8023 5 років тому +127

    Wonderful job dude.
    PPG 1998: takes matters to the heart.
    PPG 2016: LOL WHAT AM I WATCHING?! XD

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +4

      I dont hate the reboot its just not ppg...its very medicore..at least its not offensive...and the characters are still funny and similar to how they always were....just wish they had the old writing staff and voices... the art and animation dont annoy me its the writing that does its so basic bland and boring sometimes...

    • @naphierdelrio3923
      @naphierdelrio3923 4 роки тому +4

      Cartoon Network (2010-2020): We Cartoon Network! Shall ruining your nostalgic because..... We Reboot them in TTG style!

    • @whythehecknot5038
      @whythehecknot5038 3 роки тому

      @@razkable summed it up perfectly

    • @primeroyal7434
      @primeroyal7434 3 роки тому

      @@naphierdelrio3923 Except TTG had some of the best episodes I have ever seen out of CN, though it is kinda akward. But I agree, other reboots are straight-up dissapointing.

  • @ultrairrelevantnobody1862
    @ultrairrelevantnobody1862 5 років тому +131

    Season 1. Brilliant
    Season 2. Great
    Season 3. Brilliant
    Season 4. Phenomenal
    Season 5. Decent
    Season 6. Okay
    Movie. Great

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 5 років тому +32

      Reboot. _Somebody call the FBI_

    • @ultrairrelevantnobody1862
      @ultrairrelevantnobody1862 5 років тому +20

      The 2016 reboot is just mediocre. Nothing awful, just disappointing. It pales in comparison to Teen Titans Go and especially Total DramaRama.

    • @ElectroBlastLuigi
      @ElectroBlastLuigi 5 років тому +5

      British Media Bully except Total Dramarama is the best out of these three. Not the best cartoon in modern cartoon, but really good.

    • @willyberesford6964
      @willyberesford6964 5 років тому +5

      Reboot. Shit

    • @Silexium
      @Silexium 5 років тому +3

      Movie: Awesome!

  • @JaxBlade
    @JaxBlade 5 років тому +252

    This is honestly one of the best videos I've ever seen done on the Powerpuff Girls, I've loved that series since childhood and its easily in my top 10 favorite animated shows of all time. Phenomenal work man!

    • @outerspacefan
      @outerspacefan 5 років тому +4

      This is my child hood too since 1998

    • @saniyairfan1335
      @saniyairfan1335 5 років тому +1

      @Sam Nick ikr

    • @popsingerstar
      @popsingerstar Рік тому

      im almost 28 & its still my favorite cn show & always will be. my brother & i r twins & i got the whole series box set 4 our birthday last year! i shouldve bought it when it came out back in 2009! blossoms always been my favorite girl. she was my favorite character when i was little but now professor is. hes such a kick-ass dad & theyre damn lucky 2 have one like him. i just hope craig gets somebody as awesome as tom kane 2 play him & him again in the reboot. i didnt know he played him too when i was little & could never tell if him was a guy either cuz of his voice. i hope tom recovers from his stroke too :( ive been praying 4 him, just did last night & will again 2night. i know hes probably never gonna voice act again but i hope he makes it & recovers. get well soon tom aka professor & him :(

  • @sadlobster1
    @sadlobster1 5 років тому +131

    What's so sad is that the current Powerpuffs cartoon has become the very stereotype people thought the original was...disgraceful

    • @zacharyyamashita8554
      @zacharyyamashita8554 5 років тому +16

      And disgraceful for not contacting Tara, E.G., or Cathy, who knows what good the future will hold for Cartoon Network.

    • @sadlobster1
      @sadlobster1 5 років тому +13

      @@zacharyyamashita8554 With shows like Infinity Train and Victor & Valentino, FINALLY coming to the network (after what felt like ages.) Feels like there is still SOME hope left.
      But in my opinion, the network won't be the same anymore unless Miller gets rid of the overly-silly shows like Titans Go or the Powerpuffs reboot

    • @Mac14329
      @Mac14329 Рік тому +4

      @@zacharyyamashita8554 I have good news.

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 5 років тому +146

    *Fun Fact:* Craig McCracken (PPG) and Lauren Faust (MLP) were both married in 2004.
    _-Right in the childhood.-_

    • @IdeaBox-dk5vj
      @IdeaBox-dk5vj 5 років тому +18

      Sounds like one of Bubbles's wildest dreams.

    • @ko9killer
      @ko9killer 5 років тому +4

      Oh yeah! We bronies made a crossover to wear Rainbow Dash goes to Townsville. It is epic!

    • @thejuicyjedijester4901
      @thejuicyjedijester4901 5 років тому +10

      @@ko9killer no double rainboom was terrible. The only good part was rainbow interacting with the girls.

    • @WhiteDarkness3113
      @WhiteDarkness3113 5 років тому +7

      And for rd ignoring her friends and destroying ponyville was really out of character and why would the girls attacked a monster for no reason if like bubbles did in one episode asked a monster to stop attacking Townsville

    • @jobberboyjakob9870
      @jobberboyjakob9870 Рік тому +1

      Pretty much the Yoshiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi of American cartoons

  • @PIEGUYRULZ
    @PIEGUYRULZ 5 років тому +183

    This was beautiful man. Thank you so much for making this.

  • @Silly_Sulky_Seli
    @Silly_Sulky_Seli 5 років тому +47

    26:14 that Buttercup punk version .... I never epected to see a kindergardener in fishnet-socklings

    • @lucapeyrefitte6899
      @lucapeyrefitte6899 5 років тому +4

      *_Sulky Seli_* yeah but at least it was only in a comic

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +6

      not gonna lie..i want to see that mirror world comic version of the girls maybe switching worlds as a actual episode special half an hour 20th anniversary type thing..that would be cool...that looked really funny and interesting...not original to have evil twins but the oppressor plutonium name alone is a 10/10 for me..thats just funny...and a good mo jo jo jo maybe fighting on our girls side vs his evil coutnerpart?..sign me up..

  • @kody1274
    @kody1274 5 років тому +71

    This video was uploaded on November 18th. The PowerPuff Girls premiered on November 18th 1998. This video also has music from Sonic Unleashed which was released on November 18th 2008. Very clever.

    • @zargio4747
      @zargio4747 4 роки тому

      😖😪😭🤗😤😪🤭😤😑😤😰😫😬😤🤮😨👺😨🤮🤯😧😳🤧😳😦😳😤😑😤

    • @yeatswarden
      @yeatswarden 3 роки тому +2

      Nice attention to detail 👍🏽👍🏽

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 8 місяців тому +1

      So apparently I’m two months older than the show 😂

  • @Usman.Mannan360
    @Usman.Mannan360 5 років тому +82

    I respect the proffessor alot from his moments in mommy fearest and knock it off, sacrificing love for a women for the love of his children and offering his life and free will for his children. Fantastic video Bro.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +1

      professor is great but come on...the best character easily in fiction is mo jo jo jo...thats not even close...just what a character he was.....in every sense of the word...like I enjoyed dr. drakken and plankton when they were goofy but mo jo is just as interesting being evil ..those other 2 aren't...I kinda hate them when their evil....when mo jo is evil I love him just as much as when hes jokey...if not more so...I root for him

    • @popsingerstar
      @popsingerstar Рік тому

      mommy fearest is one of the only few episodes where he pisses me off. why the hell would he believe some bitch he just met a couple days earlier over his own daughters? he knows them better than anybody else, how good they r & theyd never disrespect anybody but he realizes she lied 2 him & has them call the cops on her. hopefully he apologized after that too & prolly did. he owed them a huge damn one. i first saw knock it off in may on boomerang & its soooo sad that he says theyre his family when he tells dick not 2 hurt them :’( it makes me really sad that he tells them he loves them when the knockoffs take him away too :(

  • @kopi3216
    @kopi3216 5 років тому +42

    SUGAR, SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE
    THESE WERE THE INGREDIENTS TO CREATE THE PERFECT LITTLE GIRL
    BUT PROFESSOR UTONIUM ACCIDENTALLY ADDED ANOTHER INGREDIENT
    *CHEMICAL X*
    *AND SO THE POWERPUFF GIRLS WERE BORN*
    AHHH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 5 років тому +44

    "Fighting crime , trying to save the world , here they come just in time ,the powerpuff girls"

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +2

      Blossom, commander and the leader
      Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter
      Buttercup, she's the toughest fighter
      Powerpuffs save the day
      Fighting crime, trying to save the world
      Here they come just in time, the Powerpuff Girls
      Powerpuff!...dun dun dun dun dun dun! woosh!

  • @SegaNintendoGuy64
    @SegaNintendoGuy64 5 років тому +54

    I can’t exactly remember when I saw first PPG but I most certainly agree that this show kicks major ass, The 2016 series does not.

  • @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789
    @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789 5 років тому +24

    even the RowdyRuff Boys was my first episode of The Powerpuff Girls that got me hooked into the series

  • @PaleoSteno
    @PaleoSteno 5 років тому +56

    Still watching at the moment, but I gotta say that it's an excellent video. I'm feeling the same energy throughout it that I had while I was making my Legacy of Adventure Time video.

    • @ShadowStreak
      @ShadowStreak  5 років тому +4

      Thanks Paleo!

    • @legoking6165
      @legoking6165 5 років тому

      You'll be happy to know the PPG reboot has been cancelled. I mean, CN is still airing episodes, but only through reruns.

    • @beam_me_up_scotty69
      @beam_me_up_scotty69 2 роки тому

      @@legoking6165 HAHA YES!!

  • @EDeeDeeS
    @EDeeDeeS 5 років тому +28

    I really like this video. I was still a newborn when powerpuff girls came out but I was obsessed with the powerpuff girls when I got older, my parents bought all the vhs's, toys, backpacks, pretty much all the merch you could think of. My parents loved the show as much as I did, my dad would always watch it with me whenever he came back from base/iraq(i swear he liked it more than me) me and my little sister watched it when she got older and my mom always had a good time watching it with me. The show still holds up to this day and I still love watching it now, even more than I did then
    My favorite was bubbles growing up, my sister liked buttercup and my parents liked bubbles

  • @Spoonseria
    @Spoonseria 5 років тому +39

    This is an incredible video - its been a while since I've been in a PPG mood but its still amazing to me how well this show holds up after all these years.
    You're pretty damn amazing Shadow. I applaud you for the work you've done and will continue to do - and special shoutout to our friend BugEyedFreaks for having us meet and become friends (also she is amazing and a good egg!)
    Raise a glass to Powerpuff Girls. 💗💙💚
    EDIT: Holy shit I still have My Best Friend Plank memorized for the record

  • @DragonRaiderX9
    @DragonRaiderX9 5 років тому +57

    This was a very endearing watch. Powerpuff Girls is a far greater show than I likely recognized when I was younger, and I'm happy to rediscover it like this. Also, I can't believe I never caught that "Alpha male" bit. How did they get away with that? XD
    I've seen PPG Z in its entirety ten years ago. It was alright. A fairly generic Magical Girls show, but it wasn't without its charm. I'm not sure I could watch through the entire thing again, but it was worth the one watch.

  • @giovanniorellana2200
    @giovanniorellana2200 5 років тому +48

    Bubbles was always my favorite member of the Powerpuff Girls!

    • @HackiePuffs
      @HackiePuffs 5 років тому

      Giovanni Orellana me too!!!

    • @joshmontemayor6098
      @joshmontemayor6098 5 років тому

      Same

    • @lesliea.1019
      @lesliea.1019 5 років тому

      ditto

    • @icecreamhero2375
      @icecreamhero2375 5 років тому +3

      Same here she is the most like me upbeat and full of energy often innocent yet occasionally has a temper

    • @popsingerstar
      @popsingerstar 3 місяці тому

      she was my cousin’s favorite too. blossoms always been mine & always will be. she was my favorite character too when i was a kid but now professor is. hes such a kick-ass dad. hes a bad one in a couple episodes but realizes it & fixes everything. im gonna miss tom kane playing him & him in craigs reboot. it sucks that he had a stroke & had 2 retire :( i didnt know he played him too when i was a kid & could never tell if him was a guy either cuz of his voice. i can imitate it. id show tom if i met him but i guess i never will now :( ive been praying 4 him, just did last night & will again 2night. i know hes probably never gonna voice act again un4tunately but i hope he recovers. get well soon tom aka professor, him & darwin :( thanks 4 being one of the best damn voices of my childhood. im gonna miss it :(

  • @musiccollecto1300
    @musiccollecto1300 5 років тому +52

    Great Video Shadow Streak. There's a lot to be said about this show and how it shaped Cartoon Network into the network that it is. One of my all time favorite episodes would have to be "Mime for a Change" because of the music, the characters and the animation.
    Cartoon Network as a whole is nothing without the parts that make it:
    Dexter's Lab is the brains
    Courage the Cowardly Dog is the backbone
    Ed Edd and Eddy are the spirit
    Johnny Bravo is the energy
    and the Powerpuff girls are the heart

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 5 років тому +3

      Adventure Time is the bravery
      Gumball is the creative
      Regular Show is the tough
      Meanwhile...
      PPG 2016 is the cruel
      Ben10 2017 is the bland
      TTG is the Nazi mein fuhrer

    • @kingmoisepicardthefirst2953
      @kingmoisepicardthefirst2953 2 роки тому +1

      +Cartoon Watchers Cow & Chicken?

  • @WeirdedOutShiba
    @WeirdedOutShiba 5 років тому +33

    Thanks for pointing that out about the Femme Fatale
    ep, always thought it was a great ep that shows somebody using a ideology to justify what they're doing is right.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +5

      did the haters of that ep miss when the females all line up to tell the girls: did she look out for me when (fill in tragedy here)...shes a hypocrite...every faction has manipulators trying to rig the system to help themselves and step over others...she may have some legitimacy to a grander narrative about female justice and equality but she also still is using that as a shield..shes not really down for the cause....the episode isn't about hating on equality its about hating on feminazis...big difference....duh..a child can see that....

  • @faillblogkeyboardcat
    @faillblogkeyboardcat 5 років тому +28

    The first memory I have watching _The Powerpuff Girls_ was the episode _Crazy Mixed-Up Puffs._

    • @sapphiresupernova
      @sapphiresupernova 5 років тому +4

      I think that was actually the last episode! But hey, better late than never.

    • @faillblogkeyboardcat
      @faillblogkeyboardcat 5 років тому +4

      @@sapphiresupernova Actually the last episode was _What's The Big Idea?_ But I remember watching the show quite often in reruns on Boomerang.

  • @BrandonKohout
    @BrandonKohout 5 років тому +18

    Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust were like parents to the Powerpuff Girls.

  • @marybethshaw4044
    @marybethshaw4044 5 років тому +16

    I have never been so early😂 Happy 20th anniversary to one of my favorite shows of all time!!!💙💖💚

  • @Na-mi3dx
    @Na-mi3dx 5 років тому +15

    25:53 Yeah....thanks again for teaching me that those girls were real. Always just thought they were a fan creation.

  • @samuraifighterchick1456
    @samuraifighterchick1456 5 років тому +28

    The PPG has always been an inspiration for me because they could be girly and tough, like many magical girls like the Winx or Sailor Moon.

    • @robertkovarna8294
      @robertkovarna8294 5 років тому +1

      But could they survive against Homura Akemi from Madoka magica?

    • @Dave102693
      @Dave102693 5 років тому +2

      @@robertkovarna8294 not even Usagi could in her Future Queen Serenity form.

    • @manuelalbertoromero9528
      @manuelalbertoromero9528 5 років тому

      @@Dave102693 I can only imagine them fighting Ryuko Matoi...

    • @robertkovarna8294
      @robertkovarna8294 5 років тому

      @redloiyu654jay I have no idea.

    • @robertkovarna8294
      @robertkovarna8294 5 років тому

      @@manuelalbertoromero9528 How about Hyper Sonic? Would they withstand his tendency to give seizures?

  • @cherrycreamfairy2103
    @cherrycreamfairy2103 3 роки тому +10

    The original powerpuff girls will always hold a special place in my heart next to Steven Universe and Adventure Time

  • @admnov93
    @admnov93 5 років тому +22

    Just because has "Girl" in the title doesnt mean its "girly" show. Powerpuff girls is one my favorite shows when i was girl. I found it so unique because how many shows starts 3 cute girls kicking badass monsters and freaks. This before I watch sailor moon or another magical girl anime.

    • @ichiyacharendini-stewart136
      @ichiyacharendini-stewart136 5 років тому +3

      Yes, tell me about it. I"M a boy and I've watched Powerpuff Girls, Sailor Moon, Daria, Teenage Robot and many, MANY more movies, anime and television shows with great female protagonists and antagonists for YEARS. My list could go on. The creator(s) and crew just need to know HOW to exploit the imaginative possibilities. That's how they stand out.

    • @cryforhelp7270
      @cryforhelp7270 2 роки тому

      Shows really should stop being gendered... It stops people from watching really good ones :(

  • @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789
    @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789 5 років тому +25

    if it wasn't for The Powerpuff Girls I'd wouldn't gave My Little Pony Friendship is Magic a chance and became a Brony

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 5 років тому +7

      Not to mention that both creators were married back in 2004 (they met in 2003).

  • @alexanderveal6665
    @alexanderveal6665 5 років тому +14

    One of the best videos you have ever done. Also how freaking ironic, buttercup is also my favorite powerpuff girl.

  • @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789
    @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789 5 років тому +17

    I'd still have the 10th Anniversary Complete Series DVD set and I'd still treasure it despite the box set being worn out

  • @gracekim25
    @gracekim25 5 років тому +13

    ‘And so the day is saved thanks to the powerpuff girls!’(my favourite line in the show. Still can’t believe I’m the same age as the show 😍)

  • @cierraprice246
    @cierraprice246 5 років тому +8

    This felt like reading an obituary for one of my favorite shows of all time. Thanks for giving the original show the respect modern Cartoon Network hasn't.

  • @faillblogkeyboardcat
    @faillblogkeyboardcat 5 років тому +14

    If anybody is gonna tell me _Powerpuff Girls_ is a girls show, I'll tell them to watch any episode of the series and tell me what was girly about it.

  • @NinjaGirlSakura1
    @NinjaGirlSakura1 5 років тому +11

    I still remember watching powerpuff girls in my room as a kid and having SO MANY TOYS! I wish I still had some of them but all well. I at least have 2 toys of Blossom now, she was always my favorite. Funny you mention the fight between Blossom and Princess cause I LOVE THAT FIGHT! As well as Blossom's speech at the end,showed how awesome Blossom could be. Hard to believe it's been 20 years but, 20 years and still going strong YOU GO GIRLS!

  • @exchangediary968
    @exchangediary968 5 років тому +23

    I thought Femm Fetale episode was very populair and praised

    • @razkable
      @razkable 4 роки тому +5

      i can see where some may misrepresent it and hate on it but the reality is its not about hating feminism or equality its about hating on feminazis ...I can see where people get confused there cause they represent the feminism as a villain character but shes also using it as a shield and is clearly lying manipulating and abusing her power for personal gain so shes not a good person obviously so you may agree with her point but shes still the bad person and you never abuse power to get even with past wrong doings you should truely stand for equality not biased reparations and double standards

    • @yunidai16
      @yunidai16 3 роки тому

      @@razkable It's ironic that the writers made an episode against double standards, yet had multiple standards on how the main characters are treated in their respective episodes.

  • @PastaPrincess25
    @PastaPrincess25 5 років тому +10

    So many memorable moments of this show. Holy crap, 20 years. Feels like yesterday when Bubbles was screaming for Buttercup to squish that cockroach. Or how about the time Fuzzy turned one of Bubbles' pigtails into meat and she literally flew into a rage. Buttercup refusing a bath. Blossom gaining ice breath. The girls trying to help a monster find his kitty (major cat lover here). A cat that was controlling the professor. Mojo's plot to turn everyone into dogs, twice. The sandman who just wanted some sleep for a change. The boogeyman. That freaking zombie magician. The entire city falling ill thanks to the Ameoba Boys. The mime sapping all color and Bubbles desperately trying to get it back with crayons. The girls refusing veggies. Bubbles getting glasses. The body swap episode. There's just so many to list. Everything is slowly coming back. It really is difficult to top this series.

  • @fireshadow6431
    @fireshadow6431 5 років тому +17

    I really like this show. I personally think seasons 1-4 are my favorites.
    I think this is why u like this show. It's a classic phenomenal cartoon.
    From timeless villains like Mojo Jojo, to Fuzzy Lumpkin and even the devil HIMself. Whenever people talk about the show, i see it as CN's SpongeBob SquarePants.
    My personal favorite character is Blossom. She is a perfect example of a good leader. She has one of the most bad ass moments out of all the girls. Mojo was always my favorite because he was such a villain, yet so comical. I love his personal catchphrase, "Curses!!!!"
    Overall I think I speak for all of us whem this review is amazingly good. Thank you Shadow, for making this review.
    Also 6:10-6:23 has got to be the best one. She's still got Bubbles voice right which is amazing! Happy 20th anniversary, Powerpuff Girls!

  • @danbrown5736
    @danbrown5736 5 років тому +24

    We deserve a good reboot after the crap we got

    • @manuelalbertoromero9528
      @manuelalbertoromero9528 5 років тому +10

      I wouldn't mind a Japanese studio giving it a shot. Like PPGZ, but better.

  • @alexklepp6479
    @alexklepp6479 5 років тому +7

    This is probably one of the best tributes to a show I've ever seen. You tackle the history, the art style, the comedy, characters and its impact so well. Good job, Shadow! Happy 20th anniversary to The Powerpuff Girls!

  • @AnimatedIdiotGuide
    @AnimatedIdiotGuide 5 років тому +11

    I still hold out a little hope we’ll eventually see an animated adaptation of that “Deja View” story.

  • @kamcampbell8651
    @kamcampbell8651 5 років тому +9

    This is my favorite cartoon of ALL-TIME! Everything about it just screams awesomeness! I know other people think its a girly show, but it's more than that. I love it just as much as I love Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, X-Men, Hulk and others! It's that good!

  • @classy_hawk9558
    @classy_hawk9558 5 років тому +11

    Great tribute to one of the shows that helped make Cartoon Network. I’m no fan or fanatic but I sure did learn a thing or two. Keep up the good work.

  • @Mumblejumby
    @Mumblejumby 5 років тому +18

    Amazing video! Thanks for defending the femme fatale episode cause I thought I was the only person who thinks the episode wasnt as terrible as everyone saids it is. It's sucks that everyone call it a anti-feminist propaganda because of the villain.

    • @toongrowner1
      @toongrowner1 5 років тому +7

      As far as I know, the only people hating on this episodes are sjw's and feminazis... so basicly the people who act exactly like this villain and just can't accept the truth

    • @gracekim25
      @gracekim25 5 років тому

      Jim's numba 1 fan I’m not sure what you’re talking about but ok😇

    • @manuelalbertoromero9528
      @manuelalbertoromero9528 5 років тому +9

      Even though she was clearly an extremist who was clearly using Feminist ideals for her own personal gain, rather for the sake of genuine equality and justice for all, including women?

    • @icecreamhero2375
      @icecreamhero2375 5 років тому +3

      It's not anti feminist it's anti extremist feminism big difference. I get the moral and I argee will it but I dislike it because I would rather laugh than watch something with a message.

    • @sapphiresupernova
      @sapphiresupernova 5 років тому +3

      It's anti-misandrist. She was never a feminist. She straight up hated men. That's not feminism at all.

  • @KotaJMomo
    @KotaJMomo 5 років тому +7

    I remember watching the "what a cartoon" shorts before the series took off.. Literally one of my earliest childhood memories.

  • @johnsofdoe4957
    @johnsofdoe4957 5 років тому +7

    Well said, dude! I too, don't know where I'd be without Powerpuff Girls- mainly the 1998 series- and neither does America and the world. It also inspires me to be more proactive and to be a better person too though my father thinks it's nonsense. It's gotten not only you and me but everyone else through so many tough obstacles, it's one big unforgettable masterpiece I can't tell you how grateful we are to have such a show like this. My mother thinks I'm too old of Powerpuff Girls but no one's too old for this masterpiece in animation history that is the Powerpuff Girls 1998 series. I think we should also give the 2016 Powerpuff Girls reboot a little respect too. Out of all my obsessions with cartoons and anime such as Arthur, Dragon Tales, and other Cartoon Network shows like Dexter's Labortory, Ed Edd 'n Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Codename Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, the Ben 10 original continuity, Adventure Time, Regular Show and Steven Universe, and sometimes, Disney XD shows such as Gravity falls and Star vs. The forces of Evil, and anime shows such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon (original anime), the Pokemon Anime, Digimon: Digital Monsters Anime, and Yu-Gi-Oh! and Beyblade anime, even Demashita Powerpuff Girls Z, and of course the best adult oriented cartoon "King of the Hill", The Powerpuff Girls stands out as the greatest shows in cartoon history, Happy 20th anniversary, and here's to 20 more years!

    • @sandwichgod692
      @sandwichgod692 4 роки тому

      It's a good show, but America not the world necessarily *needed* this cartoon to exist.

    • @sandwichgod692
      @sandwichgod692 4 роки тому

      The Powerpuff Girls isn't the greatest cartoon. I'd say that The Ren and Stimpy Show is the greatest.

  • @icecreamhero2375
    @icecreamhero2375 5 років тому +7

    Powerpuff Girls is one of the greatest cartoons of all time. It is one of the shows that inspired me to be a cartoonist. It is hilarious and as humor for kids and adults. I always loved to draw but I didn't know what I wanted to grow up to do until I watched shows like Powerpuff Girls and Gumball. Thanks Craig McCracken I am forever grateful.

  • @AmakiMikashiWWW
    @AmakiMikashiWWW 2 роки тому +5

    I remember seeing the PPG Movie in theaters, I went with my grandma and we were the only people in the theater.
    I love this show, watching this is making me gush nostalgia.

    • @popsingerstar
      @popsingerstar 2 роки тому

      i was seven when it came out & dying 2 see it but dont think i did. i rented it on dvd a lot

  • @sadlobster1
    @sadlobster1 5 років тому +11

    Looking back on the show; I look at Classic PPG like I do with Nick's show, The Loud House.
    While both aren't perfect or without flaw, it feels like the good episodes they have FAAAR outweigh the bad. In PPG; for every episode like Dance Pantsed or Custody Battle, there were episodes like Members Only, Twisted Sister or others.
    In the Loud House's case; for every Brawl in the Family, Green House or No Such Luck. There were gems like Pulp Friction, L is for Love, For Bros who Want To Rock, Back in Black and countless others.
    So, while both shows aren't flawless; the good stuff far outweighs the bad

  • @Usman.Mannan360
    @Usman.Mannan360 5 років тому +41

    PPGZ is only enjoyable because of him, he isnt as scary as always has been but he stays true to manipulating the lesser minded people and as a huge presence.

    • @muscletone718
      @muscletone718 5 років тому +11

      I quite enjoy it, I prefer the emphasis on Spice of Life scenes, but I wish they'd kept the Girls' personalities closer to the originals.

    • @lucapeyrefitte6899
      @lucapeyrefitte6899 5 років тому +4

      Muscle Tone yeah but I feel like that's how they would be if they were older, if only the reboot aged them up to preteens

    • @juanbisonosuero3650
      @juanbisonosuero3650 3 роки тому

      I did like the reimagining of (most of) the characters and to be an alternative version (which does not try to supplant the original) I find it interesting.
      plus is better than the reboot.

    • @juanbisonosuero3650
      @juanbisonosuero3650 3 роки тому

      @@muscletone718 I did like Momoko

  • @oshawottmain7608
    @oshawottmain7608 5 років тому +6

    I only wish I was HALF as good at writing as this show was. It truly is an insperation.

  • @Nickbotmax
    @Nickbotmax 5 років тому +5

    When PPG 2016 ends, you should be a full-time cartoon UA-camr.

  • @HackiePuffs
    @HackiePuffs 5 років тому +19

    LETS DO THIS PEEPS!!!!!!! 💙💖💚
    I love neighborhood!!!

    • @totallynotjeff7748
      @totallynotjeff7748 5 років тому

      It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood...

    • @thegoldkrom4667
      @thegoldkrom4667 5 років тому +1

      That Tara strong voice clip tho!

    • @HackiePuffs
      @HackiePuffs 5 років тому +1

      The Goldkrom I know it was so cute

    • @thegoldkrom4667
      @thegoldkrom4667 5 років тому +2

      That totally made my day! Also I'm actually making a video parodying the fandom (for funsies) and streaming some Pokémon white (and discussing ppg anniversary stuff), so it all lines up for a wonderful celebration indeed!

    • @thegoldkrom4667
      @thegoldkrom4667 5 років тому +1

      PinkBomberPPG I almost threw my phone in excitement when I heard that Tara strong voice clip

  • @dejamartin7201
    @dejamartin7201 5 років тому +3

    powerpuff girls was my most favorite cartoon in cartoon network they made my childhood worth living and I always loved drawing them

  • @RMSAquitaniafan55
    @RMSAquitaniafan55 3 роки тому +5

    The Powerpuff Girls has got to be my favorite show of all time, even though I haven't seen too many episodes (the show literally stopped having new episodes the week before I was born) (I also share a birthday with Craig, kinda ironic if you ask me)

  • @soccer4207
    @soccer4207 2 роки тому +2

    This was such a fantastic watch. Thank you for such a thorough and heartfelt video.

    • @lancejuliandudero1928
      @lancejuliandudero1928 2 роки тому

      I always love the original Powerpuff Girls more than the reboot. Because without Powerpuff Girls ,the shows that we grew up will never be around . This means, No Teenage Robot, No MLP:FIM, No Equestria Girls, No DC Superhero Girls(2019), No Foster's Home, No Flapjack, No Kid Cosmic, No Adventure Time, No Steven Universe, No Regular Show, No Gravity Falls, No Wander Over Yonder , No Odd Squad, No Sesame Workshop's Helpsters ( Which both shows are created by Tim McKeon, who also worked on as a writer on Adventure Time), No Ok Ko, No Clarence, No Craig of the Creek, No Victor and Valentino, No Over the Garden Wall, no Bee and Puppycat, No Summer Camp Island, No Owl House, and No Amphibia.

  • @earthbenderjfjdj4335
    @earthbenderjfjdj4335 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this video. Always wanted to see more video essays about PPG and here you are, with an amazing one. PPG was one of my favorite shows in Cartoon Network, if not my favorite show from the said network. Being a young girl like our 3 beloved girls and just, being a child in general back then, it was a huge (and still is) part of my life and like you, it has a special place in my heart up until now as well. 🥺

  • @alicequeenofmadness9995
    @alicequeenofmadness9995 5 років тому +4

    Absolutely amazing tribute...The Powerpuff Girls shall forever be one of my most favorite cartoons:)

  • @ryancarless7921
    @ryancarless7921 5 років тому +2

    Nice video dude. I loved this show a lot growing up. This is well told

  • @saltbaker8683
    @saltbaker8683 5 років тому +5

    Glad you finally get to review the classic enough. The way you did was alot better of how the reboot handle It and could've been so happy for myself! I still own both the VHS and DVD version of the movie and still own that copy of the complete boxst of all seasons to this very day!🎉😎🐶

  • @josecastroramos7904
    @josecastroramos7904 5 років тому +4

    Happy 20th anniversary,
    Powerpuff Girls! (1998-2018) 🎊🎂 ❤💙💚

  • @treethief4987
    @treethief4987 5 років тому +2

    Haa a breath of fresh air. This show holds such a special place in my heart. My brothers and I would watch it on long car trips, and we would argue which if us was which girl when we were younger. I was always my fav Blossom. Thank you for making this video. Such a cool special.

  • @AdrisTheDragon
    @AdrisTheDragon 5 років тому +2

    Great vid! Inspired me to go rewatch the series. It's been about 15 years since I've seen it, yikes!

  • @OfAxisAndAllies
    @OfAxisAndAllies 5 років тому +1

    This was an absolute treasure to watch, Shadow. I got so nostalgic that I actually binged the entirety of the PPG after I finished the video. I love how you're able to put so much passion into such a video and I absolutely adore this so much?? Like I loved the Powerpuff Girls so much growing up (to the point where I was super into the fandom) and I still do love it, so finding someone who loves it just as much makes me so happy. I'm inclined to say you've got a lifelong subscriber. Keep up the astounding work, you beautiful being. I'll be here to watch it all.

    • @OfAxisAndAllies
      @OfAxisAndAllies 3 роки тому

      @Isabella Smh, you right. What a fool I was, blinded by the sheer passion of it all. My boy Shadow done goofed.

  • @SuaveSpyMojo
    @SuaveSpyMojo Рік тому

    Thank you for making this video. I appreciate every minute you spent narrating, editing and working on this review.

  • @777Rowen
    @777Rowen 5 років тому +2

    Amazing stuff man! Well done! 👏 💖💙💚

  • @lovefromwonderland
    @lovefromwonderland 3 роки тому

    The attention to detail and sneaky references impress me. The music, the episodes, the action, there is just SO MUCH to take in and love about it. There's a lot to live up to when it comes to the Powerpuff Girls, and it makes me really nervous, but excited to see what can come of my cartoon after its incredible legacy.
    Thanks for the tribute, Shadow.

  • @owenogletree3368
    @owenogletree3368 5 років тому

    Well done my friend! Happy 20th Anniversary to this classic cartoon!

  • @Ickyus
    @Ickyus 5 років тому

    Thank you Shadow Streak! This video revved up my interest in animation and to watch cartoons with a new found perspective.

  • @violetthebat8810
    @violetthebat8810 5 років тому

    An Excellent video for 3 extraordinary little girls! XD HAPPY 20TH POWERPUFFS!!! X3 ♡♡♡ Hot damn, time flies! Awesome job, Shadow! ;3

  • @crystallotus3422
    @crystallotus3422 Рік тому +1

    My mom and I still quote the “Or maybe you’re gonna throw your big shiny bucket at me” from Best Rainy day to this day it’s so hilarious to me 🙃

  • @Promethean1999
    @Promethean1999 5 років тому

    Such a great cartoon and an equally great tribute video. Good job as always.

  • @abdullahibouraleh6919
    @abdullahibouraleh6919 5 років тому

    Incredible video, Shadow Streak! Happy 20th Anniversary, Powerpuff Girls!

  • @TheoriginalPR1
    @TheoriginalPR1 2 роки тому +4

    If Craig allowed the original series to go on, Powerpuff Girls could have been to Cartoon Network what Spongebob is to Nickelodeon, the main stay flag ship show with endless possibilities for content and merchandise. But he chose to end the show somewhat gracefully, gotta respect that.

  • @Marx2418
    @Marx2418 3 роки тому +4

    I love Powerpuff Girls

  • @giovannigiovanni.7220
    @giovannigiovanni.7220 5 років тому +12

    This video was trash
    Naw, I'm kidding
    No I'm not.
    Yes I am. You got the hot and talented Tara Strong in the video. Powerpuff girls is my favorite Cartoon show on Cartoon Network. This show along with Courage is why I stuck around for CN as a kid. Which is why I watched KND, Cow and Chicken etc.
    Good video. Here is hoping to a revival tv show, miniseries, or movie.

  • @CartoonKarma
    @CartoonKarma 5 років тому +3

    I’d forgotten all about those IDW comics. Pity they were cancelled after 11 issues.
    Very well done video. The main thing you do well is some brief history to the show, allude to the documentary on the boxset... and then focus on the show itself. You give enough history to go by, but not too much, allowing the focus to be on where it should - a multi-layered cartoon capable of telling varying kinds of stories, which gave it lots of flexibility. Other then perhaps me expecting a little more personal history then you perhaps have, this is a fantastic video, working both for those only vaguely familiar with the show and the die hard s mostly watching it. Well done, Shadow! This video could go far for you.
    Did I mention Powerpuff Girls is in my top 4 favourite animations? Well, it is. Despite not discovering it proper till 2009. So to me, it’s just a great show and movie, little of the merchandising phenomenon that surrounded it for a few years.
    I know I don’t comment frequently, but I do watch just about every video of yours, Shadow. Keep at it!

  • @BluffsCastle
    @BluffsCastle 5 років тому +4

    I love this show so much

  • @chaoguardian8971
    @chaoguardian8971 5 років тому +1

    I don't watch many cartons but this one is something I can always come back to time and time again, you did a excellent job with the video

  • @rockisheaven
    @rockisheaven 5 років тому

    Beautifully written and edited video! I was 8 when the series premiered and was a faithful viewer pretty much from the beginning- I even remember the What-A-Cartoon shorts! Along with Sailor Moon and Princess Leia, the girls were my heroes. I still have my plush dolls and my Heroes and Villaons CD, and I rewatched the series on Hulu last year and loved (almost) every second of it. Happy birthday, girls. You truly are one in a million.

  • @blaa6
    @blaa6 5 років тому +9

    I would love to meet EG Daily at some point in my life. Not just Buttercup, but Hinoka from Fire Emblem and Tommy from Rugrats.

    • @ElectroBlastLuigi
      @ElectroBlastLuigi 5 років тому

      blaa6 I didn't expect you here xD what's up?

    • @blaa6
      @blaa6 5 років тому

      @@ElectroBlastLuigi Hi. I'm surprised you recognized me. Where do you know me from? Also, maybe we can talk on Discord instead. 💚blaa6💚#6301

    • @ElectroBlastLuigi
      @ElectroBlastLuigi 5 років тому

      blaa6 I know you from PokemonRangerBoy12's channel. I rarely find you anywhere else and I forgot xD It seems you never noticed me until now but I was pretty well known in the community last summer for a while. Maybe we can talk on discord but I don't go on there much since I'm pretty busy as of right now but I'll send you a friend request :/ Discord has been a pain when I try to log in anyway.

    • @blaa6
      @blaa6 5 років тому

      @@ElectroBlastLuigi Sounds good.

    • @tiamystic
      @tiamystic 3 роки тому

      Reading this comment makes me sad now.

  • @cleverusername1997
    @cleverusername1997 5 років тому +1

    How fitting that you use music from Sonic Unleashed when it just so happens that today is also the 10th anniversary of that game!
    (great video btw, thanks for them wonderful childhood feelings)

  • @mihanesabyake2074
    @mihanesabyake2074 5 років тому

    Amazing work with this! I literally had to pause it because you made me REALLY want to watch an episode xD

    • @mihanesabyake2074
      @mihanesabyake2074 5 років тому

      @PinkBomberPPG Yeah, it was the first show I ever loved ^_^ I had a bunch of the toys and VHS tapes xD I binged it the whole way through a few years back to see if it still holds up to an adult (it DEFINITELY does!), but I haven't really watched it since. I'm tempted to binge it again ^_^

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 5 років тому +1

    Happy 20th anniversary to this amazing series 😄👌

  • @rwbyrainbowgaylove9229
    @rwbyrainbowgaylove9229 5 років тому +5

    I love the power puff girls I use to watch it I was a young kid 90's kid forever

  • @dylanvincenty-cole2714
    @dylanvincenty-cole2714 2 роки тому

    This my the best Powerpuff girls video ever finally a appreciation video of my favorite cartoon with Danny Phantom I known your channel since the reboot started you are a amazing UA-camr and person thanks for your work and awesome videos hope you can get more subscribers:)

  • @sayhitothelittlegonk1310
    @sayhitothelittlegonk1310 5 років тому +3

    I remember as a kid, I don't know all those dirty jokes. I used to take them very literally.
    20 years later and I've grown up. My God.

  • @VidtopiaEntertainment
    @VidtopiaEntertainment 5 років тому

    You made a better Powerpuff girls video then I could ever make good job man!

  • @pastorcodymitchell1456
    @pastorcodymitchell1456 5 років тому

    that was awesome bro :) got me emotional 4 a bit

  • @LucasRazorBlade
    @LucasRazorBlade 5 років тому +2

    Great video!! :D Man, I am really not fond of the 2016 series. Thanks for the reviews of those, by the way. But man, the old ones are just so different, yet, so good! Going back to them proved that it wasn't just nostalgia blinding me. *To me*, they really were much better!

  • @JKEBP
    @JKEBP 5 років тому +13

    I should draw fanart of you with the Powerpuff Girls someday :) ;) =).

  • @darkpince1310
    @darkpince1310 5 років тому +1

    Outstanding video.

  • @kirbytheartist3318
    @kirbytheartist3318 5 років тому +3

    This was a long time coming :)

  • @brianlevine871
    @brianlevine871 5 років тому

    And so once again, the show is revered! Thanks to... SHADOW STREAK!
    You did a great job on this tribute. While I wouldn't say "Powerpuff Girls" is one of my favorite CN shows, I still have a lot of appreciation for it; from the fast-paced action and witty humor to the awesome villains and lovable heroes. Plus, I really admire its art direction and how dynamic it looks, especially when compared to its modern incarnation (which is just bland and garish).
    Oh yeah, and those old commercials really take me back to the classic CN days.

  • @julianmarco4185
    @julianmarco4185 5 років тому

    Wow, you catched my favorite episode of the series and probably for a lot of others.

  • @nekonomicon2983
    @nekonomicon2983 5 років тому +2

    Wow you sure do present a strong case for this once simple cartoon.

  • @sherifflasso
    @sherifflasso 4 роки тому +3

    shadow, PLEASE make more videos talking about the 1998 show when the 2016 one is done. I enjoyed this SO MUCH.

  • @yaboizero.
    @yaboizero. Рік тому +1

    You're the best Powerpuff girls content creator on youtube💯. I love your videos, passion and opinions you aboth agree and disagree about the franchise. Because I love it as much as you do, it's one of my favorite shows ever (top 5), and I appreciate and respect your work on it so much. Thank you Shadow Streak. 💙💗💚💯

  • @VictorCN
    @VictorCN 5 років тому +3

    Awesome job