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'The Powerpuff Girls' Is Way More Adult Than You Remember

The three characters you now recognize as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup of "The Powerpuff Girls" made their debut in 1992 with a different, more aggressive team moniker -- "The Whoopass Girls." Creator Craig McCracken was a college student at CalArts at the time he sent the original short to Cartoon Network, the company that ended up purchasing the show with the stipulation of a name change to widen the appeal.  This balance between "The Powerpuff Girls" being a kids show at the forefront with adult humor in the background continued throughout the series' run.

 

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