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.