[Top 5] BEST & WORST Episodes of The Powerpuff Girls 2016 Season 1 (Part 1) {10K SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL}

[@ShadowStreak]

Once again, thank you everyone for helping me to achieve over 10,000 subscribers! I still can't believe that we've gotten this far, and I want to thank each and every single one of you for the support. I can't wait to see where KZbin takes us next! :D Also, in case you were curious about the episode production order I mentioned several times in the video, I have a blog post on my Tumblr in which I went through and reordered them based on their official codes. Here's a link for those curious: ashadowstreak.tumblr.com/post/157039271828/the-correct-powerpuff-reboot-episode-order

[@monocre8436]

Congratulations, Shadow! I hope you one day get the attention you deserve on this platform. Your reviews are well-made and entertaining, and it's always a joy seeing a new video from you.

[@ninjashadow101]

Shadow Streak are you going to do a review on the original powerpuff girls

[@ChibiRuah]

As far as I care you earned each one of those subs. So thank you for the fun video and I look forward to what you have next.

[@noodlecattheawkward9517]

Shadow Streak I'm proud to have come with you all this way under the name Just an Unimportant Person on KZbin. Also, we together shall wait for that one Umbreon. Actually, I'm waiting for a Flareon (dat floof( but we can wait together Can't wait for more content

[@thetwitcharchives9091]

Shadow Streak p

[@DarkkirbyKRPG]

"Kids aren't going to become friends with their bully just because they gave their Nintendo Switch to them" Oh, that sick burn towards that awful subreddit.

[@vadifadoms]

Which subreddit?

[@Sara3346]

Yes please give us newbies a link.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I'm pretty sure it happened sometimes when kids become friends with an enemy in real life. I don't have any experience of bullying, but I've seen most of the bullies gave up their antics and decided to redeem themselves. Maybe because they have issues which this is why they always picking up on a victim.

[@butterflyexists]

which subreddit

[@PatrickBoy412]

Pretty sure Shadow Streak is the only reason PPG 2016 has stayed relevant

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Maybe...Just maybe.

[@Sara3346]

For better or worse, at least he seems to give it a fair shot though.

[@mrbust999]

Not really

[@stephenbrown4698]

Honestly, Powerup Puff would have been way better if Blossom hadn’t gotten her Green Lantern power. Not just because the power itself is underwhelming, but also because it would have shown that even without her power, Blossom would still have something to bring to the team. More specifically, she’s still a leader without her powers, and can think of strategies. Other than that, it was better than I initially gave it credit for.

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

I totally forgot about the green lantern powers. They're so underwhelming that as a whole, it really is pointless.

[@The_Fairy_Tales_Always_Lie]

Stephen Brown also she's the only one with ice breath and fire breath

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I actually find the Green Lantern part might be unique at the times and something new but that ruined the show entirely.

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Hell, why not make each of the powers more unique by having them manifest from a particular emotion or the like?

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

@Forrest I'll say it again, have the aura powers or separate individual powers manifest based on one defining personality trait each of the girls has that the others tend to lack. Boom! Fixed the reboot's new powers problem!

[@theonefriendwhohasnolife]

9:26 damn I was really hoping you would of put the “the bubbles you know is gone” thing right there

[@Spectrum16]

Starlight Albright I dont think the joke can ever be overused. Plus Bubblevicious was amazing

[@jettsteel7305]

"I'm *HARDCORE* now...!"

[@Moony1568]

I’m so glad you actually give the show a chance without blindly hating on it. Thanks for making well thought out and fun reviews!

[@lisabarnes924]

Moony Honestly better for him to do the countdown than me. I would probably tear into it more than the other reviewers would’ve.

[@n-extrafries-surprise]

Good thing the hate wagon dies down. Honestly, I found PPG 2016 more enjoyable than I thought, it’s just delightfully terrible the “kinda bad so good”

[@lisabarnes924]

The Ultimate McNugget Nagi Kinda like The Room? (A movie deemed to be the worst in the world.)

[@unknownsoldier6731]

It’s still not that good

[@regularman5914]

Yeah same, a lot of people hate the whole show by the littlest mistakes which is wrong I mean the show does have its flaws but it’s a good show, tho I still prefer the original

[@eatatjoes6751]

And that's why the PPG reboot doesn't work on its own: I can't see it as its own thing, just a zombified extension of a 20 year old franchise made to sell toys to kids who haven't seen the original show, as hard as it tries to.

[@regularman5914]

I do like the reboot but I have to agree with you, it doesn’t feel like ppg it’s like a whole different thing, but it is enjoyable still

[@whythehecknot5038]

If it was its own thing i would be more forgiving but sadly this is just disapointing

[@MinisDunyasi5]

Even the show makes it unclear if this series is a continuation of the original. But in my opinion (especially after seeing The Bliss Special) this whole series feels like an AU. A Money Making AU.

[@extremelight9258]

The more I see the girls going to their school, the more bothered by it I get. Remember in the old show when the girls were the same size as the other kids in their kinder garden? That makes it clear that they are about five years old or so, so seeing them go to a school where everyone looks older than them is very weird to me.

[@dallama2616]

Extreme Light9 they're in elementary in the reboot

[@simplybeige2648]

DaLlama They go to a K-12 school now

[@regularman5914]

Simply Beige lol 😂

[@regularman5914]

Yeah same, but I still kinda like the reboot it’s not that bad

[@LeafRazorStorm]

35:37 "Professor Plutonium" im ded XD

[@lisabarnes924]

Leaf-Razor *Phone rings* Business man: *picks up phone* Hello?- Me:*punches him through phone*

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

More like Professor Uranium.

[@lisabarnes924]

My predictions for the shows that could be on the next worst list: •Any episode with Jared. XD •Any episode with Donny. •Snow Mont- *HEAT VISION.* ahem, sorry... •Slico’s second appearance •Professor proof •That one episode with the princess •The rain episode that rips off the original’s plotline. •Any episode with the ‘dank’ panda. And any other one that I can’t remember is due to not being intresting enough....

[@regularman5914]

I agree with you about any episode about Jared, any episode with that panda and the 7th one the rest is pretty good

[@15clank]

This remake isn't bad, bit it's also so bland it feels like the final nail in the ppg coffin. Like after this version fizzles out I can see the ppg falling into obscurity

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Well. that sucks.

[@regularman5914]

I do like the reboot but yeah sometimes it is kinda bland

[@tiamystic]

Then wait till you hear about the CW live action series…

[@faillblogkeyboardcat]

Also the Professor's response at 32:54 made me sad. Sad for the original girls, not the reboot girls. I know it was meant to be funny, but it still bummed me out.

[@skylar5626]

the shadow streak seal of sincere satisfaction nice xD

[@peppermccadden7095]

“BUY OUR TOYS.” That crack me up and I don’t know why XD

[@icecreamhero2375]

The one where Timmy goes in the internet isn't dated it's still pretty funny and people still send emails.

[@skylar5626]

5 Favourites: Home Sweet Homesick, The Trouble With Bubbles, Viral Spiral, Puffdora’s Box, Imagine That 5 Least Favourites: The Wrinklegruff Gals, Tiara Trouble, A Star is Blossom, The Last Donnycorn, In the Garden of Good and Eddie

[@beybladegeekusa7340]

Note: Donny's Debut Episode was Quoted as "An Allegory for being Trans"

[@Light-ro5bp]

Really? In what way?

[@animelover-yo9rr]

John Connor Going off of what Shadow was describing, the Trans color flags at the end, the fact that Donny wants a "horn"( in a way saying a trans-man would want a penis, which is not true for all cases) and Shadow didn't mention this one but multiple times in the episode, Blossom and Buttercup try and guess what "type of horse" Donny is(they use filly and colt which are female and male horses, which offends Donny) Also Professor is seen as an allegory for doctors who try and warn their trans patients as much as possible that it is permanent to be trans and you can't turn back, for lack of a better term, once you have had the surgery. However the ending is a little shaky with this allegory cause Donny being a "unicorn" all along isn't really realistic in a trans-man/woman's life. I guess the whole thing with saying to transgender people that they are their identified gender all along is a nice thought but it's NOT that easy for many and all of the bullcrap they had prior in the episode just mixes this message around. Also Donny being such an offended, drama queen, snowflake, tumblr stereotype just ruins anything "good" they wanted to show about this community. Now I know Donny definitely doesn't speak for the Trans community but if you are trying to show this to kids, as someone who works with kids, I can totally tell you that they generalise EVERYTHING! This is an instance, in my opinion, when a show tries too hard to pander and falls flat on it's face. Starting off slowly like showing same-sex couples in a show would be a lot better because it is starting to be warmed up on(just a little) now. Hopefully the same will be said for all of the LGBT community but baby steps need to be taken. Heck there are still some people who think that interracial straight couples are wrong! XD Sorry for the essay I just wrote lol. But I just wanted to explain this for anyone who were wondering and needed more elaboration. Hope this helped! :)

[@03bgood]

Donny the unicorn had an 8 pound waterhead, he was 5"3 and said to me: I wike pancakes!!

[@funnychic7]

animelover 3254 And _this,_ my friends, is why I *despise* this episode. It's like this episode was made to spite the LGBTQ+ community. Also: this ep came out in 2016, so there's no excuse for why they made him a _metaphor_ for being trans instead of just, y'know, making him trans?

[@Spoonseria]

Shadow you have matured so much since the beginning - I am legitimately proud of you and super excited for part 2

[@lisabarnes924]

This must’ve been a hard list to make...

[@ShadowStreak]

Heheheheh, well, I originally came up with the idea about a year ago lol, so yeah, it's easy to say this took a while XD

[@toonzach2870]

Not gonna lie, I thought People Pleaser would be the first best.

[@Spectrum16]

ToonZach Same I enjoyed it. But idk whatl be best

[@ARCHIVEgeminope]

25:00 There are schools that are Kindergarten into 12th grade, heck my middle school was a K-8. Even then, there are separate areas for each section to prevent shit that happened in _Wrinklegruff Gals_ anyways.

[@nekonomicon9938]

You certainly have evolved into a channel that I get excited for when I see a new video

[@ShadowStreak]

Haha thanks! I'm glad to hear that :D

[@rexcraptor2761]

I'm glad you've kept on reviewing this show. Your opinion is not only entertaining but it's also informative and just so intriguing

[@TheMagicalChannelProductions]

9:36 Just noticed donny's signature grew in size after he moves his hand out of the way lmao

[@DiegoAmateur]

4:55 Then again, so did bubbles. But, details, details.

[@skylar5626]

10:16-10:18 i honestly can't

[@klltx2001]

That one little bit of the video had my chest hurting from me trying not to bust out laughing. This guy's humor, it kills me in a good way and I love it.

[@XoAngelJaycee]

Have you ever thought of reviewing those two pilots of the original series (crime 101 and meat fuzzy lumpkins)? Nice change of pace

[@extremelight9258]

So the professor noticed that the girls became old here, but he can't tell immediately that Blossom became a ROBOT in Rainy Dad?

[@SuperMediocrePlumber284]

My Opinion Worst 5: Little Octi Lost 4: Lost In Monster Island 3: Bye, Bye Bellum 2: Horn, Sweet Horn 1: Painbow Best 5: Princess Buttercup 4: PoorBucks 3: Viral Spiral 2: People Pleaser 1: The Power Of Four

[@NinjaGirlSakura1]

I think power up puff was one of the last episodes I watched before droping the series,and I thought it was ok. It reminded me of ice sore in a small way,as far as merch I had TONS of ppg stuff when I was little. Most of it was Blossom stuff cause she was always my favorite ,I don't know what happened to it all but now I have 1 plush of Blossom from the og series,and 1 deluxe doll of her from the reboot cause it was cute. Plus eventhough it's something from the reboot Blossom's character design was one thing that was left alone.

[@evilcrash8683]

Let's hope they cancel this show anytime soon and don't be surprised If they decide to screw up The Rowdyruff Boys or do more crossover reboots that Isn't Teen Titans Go, or worse make a full movie out of It. Cause hey If Teen Titans Go can somehow sneak Into there own full length movie Into theatre why not these girls can do It. Believe me that make the other original movie look like MLP Movie (2017) but put more effect by comparison.

[@lisabarnes924]

Joey Margolian There would be an increase of movie theaters burning down due to the Powerpuff Girls Reboot playing in theaters.

[@gracekim25]

Joey Margolian I don’t understand why some people want the reboot to show the boys. They would get changed too much

[@majesticmo3993]

Joey Margolian it already got a movie kinda. Power of four

[@03bgood]

It would be worse than the time, when the Ghostbusters reboot was in theaters!

[@icecreamhero2375]

Hey Shadow Streak fun fact Powerpuff Girls was inspired by Underdog, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Adam West Batman. If you watch those shows you can clearly see the influence. The new writers should have had to watch those shows too. If you see the influences of a show you write for you understand it better.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Really? I only saw the live-action Underdog movie on Disney Channel and it's underrated but I haven't seen the original show yet.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 Yep PPG was inspired by Adam West Batman, Rocky and Bulwinkle, and Underdog.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@icecreamhero2375 To the Batmobile!

[@329link]

This is tiny, but yu-gi-oh wasn't originally product driven. The manga and anime came before the card game, though over time it may have become a glorified ad. That's why they were so vague and inconsistent with the rules of the game in the first season, as well as having a lot of odd features that only popped up when it was convenient, such as type effectiveness.

[@alisvideosfromwevideo6733]

I appreciate your reasons for the episodes that you hate and like because some episodes of this show are meant to be based on real life.

[@LadyJuse]

14:52 I disagree; as you have to remember that Bubbles' special ability is language proficiency, this is just extending that to programming languages.

[@whythehecknot5038]

isnt math a "language" too by that extension? its a common plot point that she's not good at school related subjects, so it still comes off as kind of at odds with that

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

Horn Sweet Horn makes us Bronies feel Disgusted

[@roseolivas08]

PinkiePool GamerBrony9 can i ask an honest question? Why be a part of a fandom that is so inflammatory to the internet? I guess I mean; what benefits do you get from being a brony that makes the abuse and misrepresentation worth it?

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

to answer both question yes and no I'd always thought Donnie was a My Little Pony knock off

[@MatsuyoRific]

Honestly, I was a little different when I was a kid, but also somewhat similar. When it came to what toys I asked for, I was always excited to get toys that were from my favorite shows. However, I didn't want them just because I saw them on TV. I wanted them because of how much I loved that show, and wanted to create my own stories with them. If I didn't like a show, then I pretty much wanted nothing to do with them, and all of the shows I loved as a kid are still enjoyable to me as an adult.

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

Mr Shadow Streak, What are ya gonna do after this series ends? Also nice content man

[@taranzasgs2861]

Shadow Streak or homework hmmm...

[@curedreamfandubz4116]

Both Use listen/watch While doing homework

[@merounelorelei2951]

I know this is like. Really late, but looking back. It feels like putting Wrinklegruff Gals on this list was cheating. Mainly because it had no chance of ever being that good to begin with? Bullying centric episodes of even good series almost always fall flat. In ppg standards, it was subpar, but in the context of a bullying episode, it was essentially on par with a lot of them, it was average on that front. I'm saying this because, again, bullying centric episodes tend to fail quite frequently despite being popular so I tend to put those in a separate category since it almost always tends to be subpar compared to the rest of the series. Take for example, the mlp version of it. It oddly enough has enough similarities that it should be compared. The biggest problem I'm seeing is that it tries to push the narrative to stop bullying through some means of the main characters (Babs through either running away or through sabotage, PPG through aging up or by giving shit away) but at the same time, it doesn't exactly work because its always missing the other aspects to me. Like. Where were the adults? I think that aspect was the real problem here, not even gifting things away. In both series, they're in places where adults should be, but they aren't conveniently there. Even if the narrative pushed "always talk to adults" or something like MLP tried, it always falls flat because, again, it's the implication that no adults seemed to step forward before when you need em to, so why would suddenly telling one matter? I mean, in the PPG, they were in the school, so they should see teachers left and right, and in the MLP version, they were in several places that their siblings/other adults couldve seen them and helped them. They just did absolutely nothing. Sorry for the tangent though :/

[@whythehecknot5038]

fair, but i think both episodes should be equally shunned. plus this doesnt make extra sense bcs they are the saviors of the town, the kids are old enough to know and respect that

[@saifighter1394]

Congrates on your mile stone. I don’t even watch the new PPG but I really like watching your videos on it.

[@battybuddy]

It's been a fun season, I haven't watched any episodes, but I've had a great time listening to your takes and realizing stuff myself. I do sort of notice that the monsters of the show just seem to arbitrarily come in from nowhere... (for the record, I also really did like doing the Samurai Jack return with your videos too. :P Like, I liturally watched you pretty much right after I watched the episodes :P.)

[@JT-qk9kn]

I love your ppg 2016 reviews. Thery're my fav videos on your channel

[@PinkiePotter]

Ahh I remember when you started and hey I'm proud of how far you've come :) Congrats on 10k!

[@teddypanda9068]

I really love your Powerpuff Girl reviews and this is a splended video as well. I just think your title is a bit silly. I saw the "part one" in your title, then the video length and I was dumbfounded! "Holy shoot! How many hours did this guy spend making these videos?!" I said to myself. I cannot wait for your future episodes.

[@gigaswardblade7261]

why did they even try to pass that episode off as a metaphor for trans people anyways?

[@GirlyChanger3098]

Congrats for 10k subs and good list too

[@BugsyFoga]

It must've been pretty hard to find a good episode let alone 5 .

[@hugobirdshugo7457]

13:57 *Heavy Breathing*

[@marybethshaw4044]

Congratulations on 10k subscribers!!! Im so happy for you!!😁 Cant wait for the next live stream too!!

[@ShadowStreak]

Thank you!!!

[@tiablue9106]

I'm guessing the top 3 worst will be: 3) Presidential Punch-Out 2) Professor Proofed 1) Once Upon A Townsville. But you know opinions, they change around from time to time :3 Just a guess

[@icecreamhero2375]

23:59 That is how cartoons work. They don't age so the go to the same grade over and over just like Bart and Lisa.

[@mundanespecter4970]

The Wrinklegruff Gals has obe good thing about it:We now know how trumps was born with such spectacular hair.

[@dimitribottjen2495]

The unofficial production code of The Wrinklegruff Gals is 104, while Horn, Sweet Horn aired 5th. I know, I say such interesting facts.

[@luijo633]

I feel your pain dude I want a Bellossom so bad...

[@329link]

an umbreon fan, eh? a fellow man of taste, I see.

[@ddp9941]

1.I wish Pokémon where real as well. 2.UMBREON FOR LIFE!

[@skylar5626]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS SHADOW STREAK YEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO UPLOAD A POWERPUFF REVIEW FOR SO LONG NOW, OMG, THIS MADE MY DAY!!!!! TODAY HAS BEEN THE MOST AWFUL DAY EVER FOR ME BUT THIS LITERALLY MADE IT TURN AROUND!!!! YOU ARE DA BEST KZbinR EVAAAAA!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE POWERPUFF REVIEWS FROM YOU! YOU MAKE ME REALIZE THINGS I NEVER REALIZED BEFORE IN THE REBOOT AND IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO REVIEW SEASON 2 OF THE REBOOT! ALSO CONGRATS FOR 10K SUBSCRIBERS!

[@kbunzzzz]

I'm glad that they tried to make buttercup less of a jerkwod in the reboot. In the og she is snarky but not as annoying as the reboot.

[@03bgood]

Why did this they have to ruin PPG? TMNT has like what, 2 successful reboots, plus a third one is on the way. Meanwhile PPG had an okay anime reboot, followed by a crappy second reboot. I think Butch Hartman should handled the 2016 reboot, it would've been a lot better. I even remember hearing rumors that he was doing a reboot of PPG. This was around the same time I found out about PPGZ.

[@arielruh7773]

I love the original and seeing that they have forgotten Bunny made me really mad

[@marymonsterandcreatormary3783]

I love both Reboots of TTG! And Powerpuff Girls 2016

[@lordkaijux5262]

2:33 For a minute I thought the singer was going to say Super Smash Bros.

[@tanaflameheart8883]

*stops when you said you are waiting for a umbreon* god dang someone that also wants a umbreon and who does not want one his so cute~! >~

[@shaicardoza1813]

Do more okay KO let's be heroes

[@OrangeRight]

Congratulations on 10K subscribers!

[@lilgabbo2587]

Donny gives me a HEADACHE

[@wagerobot5231]

I also love yugio. Hope you review episodes of it some day

[@ZockerTrain]

+Shadow Streak lad you dont want that umbreon. they sweat poison. have fun cuddling them!

[@ShadowStreak]

I now know how I want to go out.

[@ZockerTrain]

If I can't cuddle my little needle cat Jolteon noone can cuddle anything! MWAHAHAHA

[@Goleon]

Awww I like the Wrinklegruff Gals.

[@milosnikic4803]

9:13 And everyone will see how GONG they were

[@madzman7214]

where are the original villains/ besides cameo and weak mojo jojo episodes, yes I've watched most of the episodes for the reboot ironically the crossover episode being good

[@gracekim25]

Thanks for making these videos Shadow 😎

[@gracekim25]

The only good thing about horn sweet horn is the pickle storyline with the mayor

[@greensonickid3304]

Yup

[@kbunzzzz]

I still wish they'd give buttercup her own special power.

[@RosieSievers]

Interesting list so far Shadow ^^

[@cubeman9766]

8:30 yes they are and if im wrong than im probably still right cause you just won't admit it

[@infospiritual405]

08:04 same.....im still waiting for undertale to come true ;_;

[@ShermTank7272]

Hearing that Xenoblade X music in the background.... are you a Xenoblade fan, Shadow?

[@ShadowStreak]

The only game I've played in the series was X, although I am familiar with the first game through Chuggaaconroy's LP of it. Needless to say, I enjoy the series haha. I haven't played 2 yet though!

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Do you have a Switch?

[@thatkingdomheartsguy9615]

OMG you like MLP Friendship is Magic. I love that show

[@Cloud-zb8lw]

Best or worst ? More like "Worst and God almighty bad"

[@derpy2.0]

In Viral Spiral, I like how it says 'Suscribe' instead of 'Subscribe'.

[@mrobbinsite9597]

Can someone make that 'shameless plugging' screen a gif?

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

A Top 5 Best Powerpuff Girls 2016 list? I never thought that would happen! Keep up the good work!

[@zeoxdragon]

I like to see you doing reviews of this show... so I can not see the show, get an idea of how good or bad the episode is, and if one day they make one really great episode, watch it myself.

[@Toshimi1043]

To be fair, the original show did what it wanted with continuity too.

[@DrWhack]

Yay! Yugioh review please!

[@OriginalSparkstar]

transmogrification is a real thing yknow and the definition of Transmogrify is to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect. Thought someone on the executive staff probably did change the script and message of the episode to try and pander to the LGBT community

[@lovefromwonderland]

This whole time I thought Bubbles was Everything Nice and Blossom was Sugar.

[@somehelluvafanboy8357]

31:56 LOL

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

I think it's been shown far enough that HSH was fucked over by the higher-ups trying to hard to ride that sweet Steven Universe train and missing the platform COMPLETELY. I don't blame the original writer AT ALL for what happened because they have come out time and time again stating the story was just meant to be something familiar to PPG territory and that's a silly battle with a monster, friend is made the end. That's it. It's simple but done in the right hands and without the hammering, this could have been a sweet (pardon the pun) episode and Donnie himself could have been salvaged had they just written him better. Hell, he could have been better if he were just a silent character and Bubbles used her animal speaking abilities to find out that he thought he was a unicorn and thinking that if she turned him into one, he would get HIS wish. It's more executive meddling that brought upon the mess we ultimately got and one of the reasons why I dislike how the show is being managed in terms of writing and just how low they think their audience is. HSH is the highest definition of PANDERING to a current demo, one that when time passes may not be there or even understand what's going on when something else comes along ten years from now. I'm not one to argue this because I feel that it limits writers on what they can and can not do but this really is one of the reasons we have people who say 'If you're not transgender (or whatever demo you want to put in) then don't write it' THIS is why we have people saying things like that. Yes, its incredibly stupid but if THIS were the episode handed to you and you, as someone who is transgender, were told that you HAD to like it because it 'represented' you, some people would be pissed and a lot of people were because it was insulting. It wasn't even handled well as a metaphor or a joke. It was just insultingly bad and a testament that the heads of this show care more about getting rewards for 'catering' to people than actually putting forth and effort in making decent episodes regardless if they yammer on about whatever is being talked about currently. Then again, this is what you get when you HIRE people who only care about that or give them so much power they shut down writers who do just want to make enjoyable things, lessons or not. As for Wrinkle Gruff, the issue wasn't so much bullying but WHO the kids were bullying once the Girls aged up. They were no longer KIDS when the other kids were picking on them but rather old ladies with the mentalities of grandmothers. That's where the absurdity of it came from because in the end, if the kids had made fun of elderly people THEY would come off looking like assholes. The whole 'joke' about the girls being old women was that they were old but they weren't being picked on anymore because anything they did had seniority over all the other kids around them. The kids listened to them because they were adults and treated them like their grandkids hence why they stopped when the girls gave them candy and sweaters. It wasn't the equivalent of a kid handing over their lunch money. It was the equivalent of a kid being handed a gift from their GRANDPARENTS. This is why it doesn't work as a moral episode and one of the reasons why I never saw it was a moral episode, at least when it comes to bullying. The whole problem came from the girls wanting to be older for the wrong reasons and their lesson was that they had to learn how to grow up like everyone else and not RUSH IT otherwise....yeah, OLD. The whole bullying plot therefor becomes wasted because that's not the central focus of the story; wanting to be older is. If they wanted to talk about bullying, they would have had the girls face the trouble without having them advanced in age or have the bullying issue be based around something else. The girls being made fun of? No, that doesn't make sense because they're heroes of the town and everyone knows them. Hell, can you even argue they look THAT much like babies anyway, especially with the mixed array of shitty looking kids in the school anyway? Why not just have them go to school and deal with a person who doesn't see them as a hero who later becomes a reoccurring antagonist? Or I don't know, how about a lesson where the girls learn that while combating bullying is good, don't let others manipulate you into thinking that anyone who looks like a particular bully is EXACTLY like the bully or that the bully can't change? A sort o red-herring thing when the girls find a kid being bullied by a weak-tier bully but in the end, the kid that was being bully turns into the bully themselves by exploiting the power puff girls powers. When the call them out on this, the new bully doesn't even listen and doesn't learn their lesson while the kid who was originally the bully BEFORE DOES and winds up being friends with the girls because they were at least open enough to see what they were doing and learn from the girls and their own mistakes. Or are all bullying stories going to go down the same one-road street?

[@extremelight9258]

Still, it bothers me that the bullying thing is never addressed again in the episode and no solution is offered. I mean, now that the girls became younger at the end of the episode those kids will go back to bullying them, which still makes no sense considering that the girls have SUPER POWERS. Seriously, these kids should know who the Powerpuff girls are and should have at some point seen them flying and using their powers. If I've met someone with super powers the last thing I would do is bully them.

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

I think that's because bullying as a whole was never the main intention of the episode but rather 'AREN'T OLD PEOPLE FUNNY. LAUGH.' and 'YOU WANT TO BE OLD? NOW YOU'RE OLD.' It wasn't so much as a bullying episode as it was an episode (one of two mind you) where the whole joke is centered around making fun of things that old people supposidly do. That's....basically it. And as a whole, the whole set up of the girls being bullied was the most pathetic attempt at trying to 'talk' about an issue at all, mainly because in order to even make it seem like the girls could be targets they had to depower them and- OH WAIT. And we already have a good bully characters for the girls anyway that already goes to the school; PRINCESS. And she has the perfect set up as to why she would bully them given she has the money, the means, and the equipment to actually face them and make their lives miserable. The 'mean girls' they tried to present in the school as the bullies for the girls were weak but I blame that shit characterization on a group of people who can't write. All they did was throw in the lamest retreads of mean girls and then have the girls cave into them IN A SECOND. WOW. Just.....WOW, writers. It was bad enough that the girls are nerfed in powers but their nerfed in esteem as well, all for the sake of a shitty old-people's story line. I don't know but I think people have gotten SUPER LAZY with bully-centric episodes because they know all the basics on how to get people's attention with it (say the word bully as many times as you can, make the bully themselves just as stereotypical as you can, ect) but there are very few people who can actually create a story that offers that solution as well as showcase a scenario in which would make people think that not all bullying scenarios are the same and have the same 'solution' or ending. I hate bring MLP into this convo because it's been done so many times but remember One Bad Apple (or was it Seed? Correct me please)? I LIKED that episode because it showed a scenario very few bullying shows EVER mention (or want to talk about) and that is WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A BULLYING VICTIM BECOMES A BULLY THEMSELVES? I know a lot of people hate that episode because they didn't think Bab's got 'punished enough' but they seemed to miss the bigger picture that was right in their face; she became a bully to AVOID being a bully herself and the other girls trying to get revenge on her not only wasn't going to make anything she had done in the right but it was going to nearly fucking KILL HER. NO ONE in the episode was in the right in that situation; not Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, not Babs, and not the Cutie Mark Crusaders. ALL of them were wrong but Babs did the right thing in realizing she knew what she did was wrong and cut her associations with DT and SS. And the CMC did the right thing when they saw what danger they were going to do all for the sake of 'getting revenge'. And what happened later on in the series? Diamond Tiara actually developed and shows she's not a 'mean girl' stereotype EITHER. The lesson in OBA/S was YES. JUST TELL. TELL ANYONE. Even if the first person doesn't believe you, TELL SOMEONE ELSE. Don't be scared out of telling someone what is going on. And don't seek shitty revenge on someone because you could wind up killing them or getting yourself in danger. What they did WASN'T defense. It was straight up bodily harm that was going to wind up worse had they not stepped in and saved Babs at the last second. And yet people still didn't think that was enough and wanted to see Babs getting brutally punished despite the lesson of the episode already explaining what that would cause but oh well. But getting on the tl;dr line, I think what most people, especially shit writers, don't seem to grasp on bullying in general is that while everyone has their story to tell, not all their stories are the same and expecting people to just attach themselves to the same shit-tier mean-girl esque piece of shit bullying episode where they just drop the word a few hundred times doesn't make a good lesson or story but HEEEEEY. That's all people seem to want now and that's what we will continue to get until someone finally just breaks the mold and offers something new with a little more to say and offer. Until then, enjoy shit like this because it won't stop.

[@extremelight9258]

I see. Though one thing I would like to mention is the fact that they probably put the girls in a school just so they could put as many overused school tropes as possible. The election episode, photo day, school bullies, the science fair episode. It's all stuff we've see countless times in other shows and movies.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

These write should really watch a Silent voice to get a better idea of how to approach the topic of bullying.

[@williamstaub4415]

do you throw in The Big Lebowski reference because Craig McCracken's a big fan of movie and tries to put a reference in all his shows

[@doctorelbruz9181]

Hell yes. Congrats on 10 FUCKING K! Also, no dislikes [at the time of writing this comment]? ;)

[@gigaswardblade7261]

26:22 implying that kids today still care about nintendo.

[@patriciavazquez6480]

Also, Rugrats 2017 Comics,ALVINNN!!! And The ChipMunks,Inspector Gadget 2015,Modern SpongeBob (Seasons 10-Present) Modern Fairly Oddparents (Seasons 10-Present) Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie And When They Come Out... Invader Zim 2018 Rocko's Modern Life Static Cling Rise Of The TMNT And Butch HartMan's Elf Detective

[@theworstdetective5578]

Perfection

[@GhostsGraveyard]

I heard faint zelda music in the background at one point

[@blaa6]

It would have been nice to see the three as teens or young adults, but nope.

[@JasonRichardTesch]

City of Clipsville

[@blaa6]

I meant for a second time.

[@JasonRichardTesch]

oh of course, but apparently I'm the only one who liked their designs in that episode.

[@blaa6]

I wouldn't say they are bad. Just jarring.

[@JasonRichardTesch]

I don't think so. Their body proportions looked right.

[@eclair6910]

If people think this reboot is bad, they haven't seen the emoji movie or foodfight. Those two pieces of animated media make the reboot look like frozen films. All movies are bad in their own right, having no build up or reason for twists and conclusions that were made to have happened. Especially with the latter I mentioned, it receives praise because people ignore obvious and jarring plot holes, just for the sake of oh look at the pretty visuals, cheesy romance, cliché sisters needing to get along story, musical numbers, and citizens who all pull a 180 for no reason. All these aspects make frozen bad to people who are blind to doing in depth analysis. But all of it's combined are noting compared to the atrocities that are the emoji move and foodfight.

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

You need to watch TTG. I also think people hate it for the perverted impications.