Please note: Only seasons with Craig McCracken will be listed. No episodes from the Savino seasons.
5. Mime for a Change
While the song number is super cute and this show goes crazy with cuteness often like it was one of those dog competitions, what isn’t cute is seeing the Powerpuff Girls knock the shit out of the clown when none of this was his fault. That would’ve been like if in Majora’s Mask you killed Skull Kid because of the shit he did while he was possessed.
Even when I was a preteen I never liked this one. The ending was just wrong.
Rating: 4.5/10 – Poor
4. Moral Decay
The title’s missing a “ity” in front of moral. Buttercup starts brutally attacking evil villains at an unreasonable degree to get rich. In the end, she does get her comeuppance but the damage is already done. Besides, doesn’t Utonium have insurance? I think the money should’ve gone straight to the badly injured villains instead of them nearly killing Buttercup.
The frustrating part is that this is paired with a classic episode “Meat the Beat-Alls” and you have to go through this mess first.
Rating: 4/10 – Poor
3. Town and Out
The idea of the Powerpuff Girls ending up in a poorly run city (i.e. Memphis or Cleveland.) is not a bad idea. But a bad idea is to have the girls being punished for trying to save the city’s sorry ass and then getting called out for it like in the Incredibles (which worked amazingly there).
Also if Citiesville is an area for commuting to and not for living, why didn’t Utonium just stay put in Townsville?! This episode is senseless, mean spirited, and makes no sense whatsoever even for a fantasy cartoon series.
Like Moral Decay, you have to suffer through this before getting to a good episode (Child Fearing).
Rating: 3.5/10 – Bad
2. Daylight Savings
This episode is stupid. Mrs. Keene alerts Utonium that the girls are having issues staying awake due to their duty of having to protect Townsville. In light of this, Utonium states that 7:30 – hop aboard the goddamn dreamland express. This gives Mojo Jojo the perfect advantage along with the rest of the villains.
As vital as it is for the girls to rest up, their duty has to come first since crime doesn’t stop at a certain time. Also, daylight savings time needs to go the way of the dodo.
Rating: 2.5/10 – Terrible
1. A Very Special Blossom
Lo and behold, it’s no surprise that this one gets the 1st place medal for being the worst episode of the series (although if we were counting the Savino seasons this one wouldn’t be number 1). Blossom is encouraged by her thoughts and appreciation for Utonium that she gives into stealing golf clubs. This wouldn’t be bad, but she goes on a lying rampage by assaulting Mojo Jojo and framing him, and when she admits she did it and states her reasoning, Utonium doesn’t get punished even when he takes full responsibility (like he should have in the first place).
Obviously I don’t condone Blossom’s actions and she still should’ve been punished especially for framing Mojo, but 200 hours of community service? What’s wrong with these people?
Rating: 2/10 – Terrible