May 20, 2009

The Powerpuff Girls: Season One

Title: The Powerpuff Girls: Season One
Year: 1998-1999
Network: Cartoon Network
Creator: Craig McCracken
Directors: Craig McCracken (13 episodes), Genndy Tartakovsky (13), John McIntyre (5)
Writers: Cindy Morrow (3 episodes), Chris Savino (3), Don Shank (3), Dave Smith (3), Kevin Kaliher (2), Mike Stern (2), Paul Rudish (2), John McIntyre (2), Clay Morrow (2), Craig McCracken (1), Dan Krall (1), Robert Renzetti (1), Genndy Tartakovsky (1)
Starring: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny, Tom Kane
Music: James L. Venable (theme song)
Episodes: 13, at c. 22 minutes, usually with two cartoons each
Synopsis: three preschool-aged girls are superheros
How I saw it: on TV; on video (used to have on DVD), July 2007
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites).
Objective Rating: 9/10 (1 point off for cinematography) c. 3.3/4 3.4/4 (Very good).

Hilariously adorable. Or is it adorably hilarious? The production values are nowhere near as good as later stuff from McCracken or Tartakovsky, but it's usually too much fun to really notice.

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