- For the reboot of this series, see The Powerpuff Girls (2016).
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series that was produced by Cartoon Network. The cartoon aired from November 18, 1998 to March 25, 2005. One of the episodes was banned in the United States.
Censorship[]
Name change[]
When Craig McCracken first created the three girl characters that would become The Powerpuff Girls, they were originally named "The Whoopass Girls", and the short film he made in college was titled "Whoopass Stew!". When the short was submitted to Cartoon Network, he had to change the name because of the swear word "ass", hence the name "The Powerpuff Girls". The "Can of Whoopass" used to create the girls was changed to "Chemical X". The 1992 short can be found on the Complete Series DVD and on YouTube.
American censorship[]
Post-Production Censorship[]
Season 5[]
- Episode 6 (See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey)
- The episode was banned from running due to one of the beams looking like a cross and due to one of the hippies looking like Jesus. It has only aired on YTV Canada on March 18, 2004.
- Episode 11 (Curses)
- All uses of the "bad word" were replaced with cartoony sound effects that comedically fit the scenes.
Canadian censorship[]
YTV[]
- The episode "The Rowdyruff Boys" did not air during the original broadcast. It subsequently was shown as part of re-runs.
International Censorship[]
HBO Max[]
Season 5[]
- Episode 6 (See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey)
- The episode was banned just like in Cartoon Network USA.
Southeast Asian censorship[]
FamTV[]
- In the episode "The Bare Facts", the final scene with the Mayor standing naked was blurred.
Boomerang Asia[]
- In the title sequence, Buttercup kicking Him in the face, knocking off a tooth and blood, was replaced with an earlier shot of the girls flying into the villain battleground.
- In the episode "The Bare Facts", the final scene with the Mayor standing naked was zoomed in to not show his butt.
- While the episode "Curses" aired in Cartoon Network Asia long before censorship was applied to that channel, it was banned from airing on Boomerang Asia (along with several other episodes for other reasons) due to the idea of children swearing.
Where to find it uncensored[]
The complete episodes are available on DVD home video, and can also be found online on some streaming sites, such as Google Play.
External links[]
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) at the Powerpuff Girls Wiki
- The Powerpuff Girls at Wikipedia
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