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Cartoon Network asked for a seventh season of the series. Creators and producers Craig McCracken and Chris Savino felt that six was enough.

George Jetson of The Jetsons (1962) occasionally appears in the background flying in his space car as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are in flight to a rescue.

The Powerpuff Girls (1998) names were based on Fauna, Flora, and Merryweather from the popular Disney movie, Sleeping Beauty (1959).

The devilish, demonic rival named is referred to as "Him" because the producers thought the Devil or Satan or any other name would be too controversial for a kids' show.

All of the character designs are based around curves with exception of one. Professor Utonium's design is based entirely around straight lines and sharp angles.

Originally called Whoopass Stew! (1992), the trio's name changed to The Powerpuff Girls (1998) when adult audiences disapproved of children hearing profanity.

The location of Townsville is given in the episode The Powerpuff Girls: Him Diddle Riddle (2001) when the girls must solve numerous puzzles given by Him, "or else the Professor will pay." The final location in the hunt is given by the Mayor who states that the global coordinates of an intersection is at 32 degrees north and 212 degrees west (or 148 east). This puts Townsville in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 400 hundred miles east-by-southeast from Japan's largest island of Honshu.

Sara Bellum is named after the cerebellum, likely because she is the "brains" of the mayor's occupation and city operations.

After The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), the show underwent a series of changes: the production switched from traditional ink-and-paint cels to digital post-production; the design for Mojo Jojo was changed to the more sinister-looking one used in The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002); and the end graphic, with the concentric hearts and the girls appearing in an explosion of stars, switched to the slightly more elaborate version used at the end of the movie.

In The Powerpuff Girls: Nuthin' Special/Neighbor Hood (2003), Buttercup discovers that she's the only one in Townsville who can roll her tongue. The rest of Townsville try this, going from one person to another. One of these people is Gene Simmons, the bassist/vocalist from the band KISS.

Every episode starts with a shot of the city and narration by Tom Kenny: "The city of Townsville..."

In The Powerpuff Girls: Three Girls and a Monster/Monkey See, Doggie Two (2000), Blossom orders the commencement of flight plan Alpha-Omega-Atari. When executing this plan, the girls race through the city and at one point form the Atari symbol with their color trails. In addition, the names Alpha and Omega are the names of the first and last gun turrets in Atari's classic arcade game Missile Command (Delta is the one left out).

June Foray provided the voice of Madame Argentina in the episode, "I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future." In honor of this, the episode was made to feel like an episode of "Rocky & Bullwinkle." In fact June Foray the voice of Madame Argrentina and Tom Kenny the voice of the Mayor and the Narrator later stared in Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) which was the last time they worked together before Foray's death in July 2017. Tara Strong the voice of Bubbles later replaced Foray as Rocky in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018) which debuted 20 years later after this show's debut.

According to Tom Kane, he based Professor Utonium's voice on actor Gary Owens.

Atleast four The Powerpuff Girls (1998) cartoons have Dexter of Dexter's Laboratory (1996). All are cameo scenes. First, Dexter is the sleeping boy in The Powerpuff Girls: Insect Inside/Powerpuff Bluff (1998). Second, Dexter's character figure is seen during the montage sequence as the Professor tries finding the correct chemical frequency solution in The Powerpuff Girls: Criss Cross Crisis (2000). Third, Dexter is just the figure of a doll in The Powerpuff Girls: Hot Air Buffoon/Ploys R' Us (2000). Fourth, Dexter can be seen in the background and standing on the sidewalk in The Powerpuff Girls: Forced Kin (2001).

Originally, the girls were named Blossom, Bubbles, and Bud. A friend of Craig McCracken's, Miles Thompson, came up with Buttercup's name.

Despite it being a children's cartoon, deaths happen in various episodes. Bunny dies in The Powerpuff Girls: Twisted Sister/Cover Up (1999), The Rowdyruff Boys die in The Powerpuff Girls: The Rowdyruff Boys (1999) (only to be revived by Him in The Powerpuff Girls: The Boys Are Back in Town (2003)) and Dick Hardly dies in The Powerpuff Girls: Knock It Off (2001).

Japanese animation: Za kagesutaa (1976) is where Mojo Jojo's "braincap" was designed from tribute to the helmet of their title superhero.

In The Powerpuff Girls: Collect Her/Supper Villain (1999), while the mayor is performing a role call of the population of Townsville, he calls out "Genndy McCracken," an amalgamation of producer Genndy Tartakovsky and Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken.

The girls are made out of sugar, spice, everything nice, and chemical X. Chemical X was coincidentally added when rival monkey Mojo Jojo interrupted Professor Utonium's laboratory.

In The Powerpuff Girls: Something's a Ms./Slumbering with the Enemy (1999), when the girls are debriefed on a kidnapping, this scene mimics similar scenes in The Big Lebowski (1998).

Mojo Jojo's character figure was designed after character Dr. Gorin from Spectreman (1971).

The Powerpuff Girls wasn't the only show on Cartoon Network that Chris Savino took over in its last two seasons, as he was previously the showrunner for the last two seasons of Dexter's Laboratory.

The final animated TV series to be released under Hanna-Barbara productions before the company officially merged with Cartoon Network Animation.

In The Powerpuff Girls: Three Girls and a Monster/Monkey See, Doggie Two (2000), Mojo Jojo refers to his mistake in the original plan to turn everyone into dogs (The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey See, Doggie Do/Mommy Fearest (1998)). Here, he plays footage that is identical to that of the episode to which Blossom asks if he has cameras planted around the world. Since he agrees, it can be inferred that the show as a whole is taken from footage Mojo Jojo's cameras.

According to voice actor Tom Kane, if one is to utter HIM's actual name they explode.

The Powerpuff Girls (1998) debut on Wednesday, November 18, 1998, was 70 years after first animation short, Steamboat Willie (1928).

Big Billy is the only member of the Gangreen Gang who had an episode that revolved around just him. Which was "Slave the Day."

The Gangreen gangs real names are: Ace is the only member that goes by his real name. Big Billy- William W. Williams Snake- Sanford D. Ingleberry Lil' Arturo- Arturo de la Guerra Grubbers is unknown.

Mojo Jojo was inspired by Dr. Gori from Spectreman, his helmet from Kagestar, and dialog from Speed Racer. Him was inspired by the head Blue Meanie from Yellow Submarine. The Gangreen Gang was inspired by Fat Albert and the Cosby kids as if designed by Big Daddy Roth. Fuzzy Lumpkins was inspired by Lurky from Rainbow Bright and Precious from the Muppets. Princess was inspired by Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka. The large city-wreaking monsters were inspired by the ones in Ultraman, Godzilla, etc. (the rubber suited monsters).

The last time where David P. Smith and Lou Romano worked together as artists until the Sony Animation film The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021).

Tom Kane (Professor Utonium), Jim Cummings (Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins), Carlos Alazraqui (Lil Arturo), Susanne Blakeslee (Sandra Practice), Roger Jackson (Mojo Dojo), Bob Bergen (Billy), Billie Hayes (Old ladies), Cathy Cavadini (Blossom), and Bob Joles (Clerk) all appeared in DreamWorks Animation's Shrek franchise on separate occasions, Cummings was in the first film as the captain of Lord Farquaad's guards, Alazraqui did uncredited voices in Shrek 2 (2004) and Shrek the Third (2007), Bergen did additional voices in Shrek 2 (2004), Blakeslee voiced the evil queen in Shrek the Third (2007), Kane voiced one of the Far Far Away guards in Shrek the Third (2007), Jackson and Cavadini did uncredited voices in Shrek Forever After (2010), Hayes voiced the cackling witch in Shrek Forever After (2010), and Joles voiced Giuseppe in Puss in Boots (2011).

Snakes (Gangreen Gang) face is never shown from the front.

It was the last cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera, which was closed in 2001 after co-founder William Hanna's death.

The title of The Powerpuff Girls: The Headsuckers Moxy/Equal Fights (2000) is a reference to the Coen Brothers' film The Hudsucker Proxy (1994).

Mojo JoJo is Roger L. Jackson's, favorite voice role.

There is one episode where the Powerpuff Girls do not appear at all.

In The Powerpuff Girls: Imaginary Fiend/Cootie Gras (1999), the new boy creates an imaginary friend that turns out to be evil. Craig McCracken left the show after six seasons to film a show called Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004) based on children who have created imaginary friends.

While Craig McCracken went on to work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004), he asked Chris Savino, who would later create The Loud House (2014) for Nickelodeon, to take over the show for seasons 5 and 6.

Experienced voice actor Jim Cummings (Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins) appeared alongside Cathy Cavadini (Blossom) and Roger Jackson (Mojo Dojo) in theatrically released traditionally animated films that the series premiered in between such as The Lion King (1994) where Cummings voices Ed the Hyena while Cavadini simply did additional voices and Titan A.E. (2000) where Cummings voices Chowquin while Jackson voices one of the aliens entering the valkyrie, coincidentally both films respectively starred Nathan Lane who voiced characters with different alignment roles, in the previous film Lane voiced a good guy and an ally of the protagonist while in the later film he voiced a bad guy and an adversary.

Roger Jackson and Jim Cummings later worked on The Book of Pooh (2001) as the voices of Winnie the Pooh Tigger and the narrator respectively.

The Powerpuff Girls (1998) and Dexter's Laboratory (1996) contain 81 weekly episodes apiece. Without their true and correct debut of Whoopass Stew! (1992) there were 82. In 2014, there was another meeting making 82 Powerpuff Girls cartoons along its debut Whoopass Stew! (1992), totaling 82 programs. Now with 83 and 84, the two newest are The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed (2014) and a movie titled The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002).

Creator Craig McCracken is a Beatles fan. This is what leads to the writing and creation of The Powerpuff Girls: Moral Decay/Meet the Beat-Alls (2000).

Jim Cummings and Tom Kenny's second TV voice role after CatDog (1998). They wouldn't work together again until Winnie the Pooh (2011) where Jim Cummings did Pooh and Tigger while Kenny provided the voice of Rabbit as well as Adventure Time (2010) where Cummings voiced Lenny the Beaver while Kenny voices Ice King.

Big Billy is the only Gangreen Gang member to not have black hair.

Tara Strong and Jim Cummings later worked on My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007) as the voices of Winnie the Pooh Tigger and Porcupine respectively.

Craig McCracken stated HIM is his favorite villain.

Originally, two adults and a child dubbed the girls' voices in the Brazilian version. While Iara Riça (Blossom, as "Florzinha") and Christiane Monteiro (Bubbles, as "Lindinha") were adults, Luísa Palomanes was aged 11 when she started voicing Buttercup, as "Docinho."

This was also the last Cartoon Network original series to be produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions until Betty Cohen, who had a conflict with Jamie Kellner, the head president of Turner Broadcasting System, was fired and was replaced by Jim Samples in June 18, 2001 during the ill-fated AOL Time Warner merger before Cartoon Network Studios took over the production unit (such as Samurai Jack (2001), the first non-Cartoon Cartoon original series and the first Cartoon Network action series since The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) and Time Squad (2001), the first Cartoon Cartoon original series produced by the in-house studio) and Warner Bros. Animation took over the production unit such as What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) and direct-to-video film Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2001) after Hanna-Barbera Cartoons shut down in 2001 following the death of William Hanna. However, Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999), Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Mike, Lu & Og (1999), and Sheep in the Big City (2000) are not produced by Hanna-Barbera or Cartoon Network Studios after The Powerpuff Girls premiered.

The first and only Cartoon Network original series to feature the 80s Hanna-Barbera CG swirling star end logo since Yo Yogi! (1991), lasted from 1998 until 2001 despite being produced by Cartoon Network Studios at that time.

A live-action TV adaptation was ordered by the CW in 2021. A pilot was filmed; however, it was canceled by the CW after its script got leaked online. It is not clear what exactly was on the script, but some Redditors claimed that the plot was totally disconnected from the original series' narrative, containing adult material like sex, nudity, language and alcohol, and was a potential TV-MA plotline. The CW is now currently working on a new pilot which would remain more faithful to the source material.

This was the final Cartoon Network original series and Cartoon Network Studios original production to feature to the old, H-B sound effects that are recorded and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions before it closed down in 2001. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network Studios took over the newer sound effects recording with traditional/regular H-B sound effects exclusively starting with other shows such as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996), Samurai Jack (2001), Time Squad (2001) and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004) and Warner Bros. Animation has taken over the regular H-B sound effects recording such as What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002).

The episodes from the first four seasons was originally co-produced by Hanna-Barbera productions but after the studio ceased in 2001 (which was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation at this time after William Hanna's death), Cartoon Network started airing reruns of the original ten episodes of the fourth season (and Kids' WB! premiered it) in the summer of 2002 during the release of The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) until the last two episodes from the fourth season premiered in December 2002, and it was now produced by Cartoon Network Studios in later two seasons since the 2002 movie and the episodes "Keen on Keane/Not so Awesome Blossom" and "Power-Noia".

The last Cartoon Cartoon/Cartoon Network original series produced by Hanna-Barbera before it closed down three years in 2001. Meanwhile, Cartoon Network Studios took over the production role, starting with The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996), Samurai Jack (2001) and Time Squad (2001).

Despite being produced by Cartoon Network Studios instead of Hanna-Barbera, it also shows the latter's logo at the end from 1998 to 2001. After Hanna-Barbera Cartoons shut down and was folded into Warner Bros. Animation the same year, Cartoon Network Studios took over the logo from 2002 to 2004 since The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) was used. Also, this was the final Cartoon Network original series/Cartoon Network Studios original production to feature the Hanna-Barbera logo at the end.

During the first four seasons of the series, Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, David P. Smith, Greg Miller and Rob Renzetti left to work on other shows. Tartakovsky and Rudish left to work on Samurai Jack (2001). Smith and Miller went to work on Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (2002) on the following year. Renzetti went to work on My Life as a Teenage Robot (2002) after the series left. Due to the popularity of the series and The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), series creator Craig McCracken left to work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004) after the series ends. Meanwhile, Chris Savino took over McCracken's unit (especially Lauren Faust, who was a writer and a director) in the show's 5th and 6th season from September 2003 until August 2004 which did a previous work for Dexter's Laboratory (1996) in the third and fourth seasons.

This was the final Cartoon Network original series to have Cartoon Network Studios' division Hanna-Barbera character and trademark contents, which bought exclusively by Warner Bros. Animation such as H-B characters Scooby-Doo and Tom and Jerry. The first three shows, Time Squad (2001), Samurai Jack (2001) and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001) were the original series to have Cartoon Network Studios' newer character and trademark contents during the AOL Time Warner merger after Dexter's Laboratory (1996), Johnny Bravo (1997), the main series, and many of the shorts from The What a Cartoon! (1995) Show were already made. The final Flintstones movie, The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001), are the only characters from Hanna-Barbera was produced by Cartoon Network Studios after William Hanna's death in 2001.

When the show's first three seasons were aired, the first ten episodes of the show's fourth season completed in 2000, it was made by Hanna-Barbera productions but after the studio's closure in 2001 following William Hanna's death (and was absored into Warner Bros. Animation at this time following the AOL Time Warner merger), Cartoon Network Studios finished this ten episodes until it aired on April to December 2001 which also features the H-B logo at the end and was cancelled due to the production of The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002). Reruns continued to air, and Kids' WB! took over to air those episodes in the summer of 2002 during the release of The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002). The show returned in December 2002, with two of the episodes of the fourth season that were completed in late 2001 and was canceled again. Due to troubled for meeting air dates, series creator Craig McCracken left to work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004) after the fourth season ended and was replaced by Chris Savino in the show's fifth and sixth season who previously worked for Dexter's Laboratory in the third and fourth season.

This is the last Cartoon Network Studios original production to be produced by Hanna-Barbera before Warner Bros. Animation owns the animation studio in 2001. Later Cartoon Network took over to produce shows such as Samurai Jack (2001) (the first action series and the first non-Cartoon Cartoon original series ever to be premiered), Time Squad (2001), the later shorts from The Cartoon Cartoon Show, and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy/Evil Con Carne (2001), which are now produced exclusively by Cartoon Network Studios without a division of Hanna-Barbera after it shut down in 2001.

The final Cartoon Network original series to use a 'Hanna-Barbera Cartoons' byline trademark.

The final Hanna-Barbera series of the Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. era, lasted until 2001 and was folded into Warner Bros. Animation after the studio closed down following the death of William Hanna since the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo movies (which are produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 1998 to 2001).

During the show's premise, Cartoon Network screwed up its episodes in the original order from the middle of the fourth season. Like KaBlam! (1996), first season of Rocko's Modern Life (1993), and Grojband (2012), they didn't bother the episodes as much. It accidentally aired on Kids' WB! in 2002, rather than the main channel in a Friday Night slot from 2001 (although the episodes from the middle of the fourth season was also supposed to air before it was completed). However, "Superfriends", the 6th episode in production order but aired as CN's 7th episode, became Kids' WB! first episode as the 4th. "Him Diddle Riddle", the 4th episode in the original order (3rd episode in production), became the 6th episode. "Nano of the North" was CN's original 8th episode, became Kids' WB! 7th episode. "Forced Kin", the original tenth episode followed by The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) (which released in theaters the following year), became the 8th episode, five days before the movie's release. "Knock it Off", the 6th episode from the original order (5th episode in production), became the tenth episode. To make things problems, Cartoon Network accidentally aired its episodes in the wrong order (and Kids' WB! aired its episodes out of order) during the release of the 2002 movie with the exceptions of the first three episodes from the fourth season and was released on The Powerpuff Girls fourth season DVD collection in the correct order. The same goes to "Roughing it Up/What's the Big Idea?" was meant to be the series finale episode to air, but accidentally aired before "Nuthin' Special/Neighbor Hood" and "I See a Funny Cartoon In Your Future/Octi Gone" from the show's original fifth season was aired on March 2005 and the unaired episode "See Me, Feel Me Gnomey" was aired in January 2006 as the series finale. Boomerang aired all of its episodes in the correct order in later decades and was later aired on HBO Max after Cartoon Network canceled the show in 2004.