The Powerpuff Girls: Season Five

The Powerpuff Girls: Season Five, 2003-2004. Three little girls are superheros.

Created by Craig McCracken. Directed by Randy Myers (11 episodes), John McIntyre (9), Chris Savino (2), Robert Alvarez (1), & Brian Larsen (1). Written by Cindy Morrow (4 episodes), Chris Reccardi (4), Larsen (3), Savino (3), Mark O'Hare (2), Alex Almaguer (2), Carey Yost (1), Lauren Faust (1), Paul McEvoy (1), Greg Colton (1), Dave Smith (1), Mike Bell (1), Tim Parsons (1), Bobby London (1), & Mucci Fassett (1). Starring Catherine Cavadini, Tara Strong, & E.G. Daily, with Tom Kane, & Tom Kenny.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: McCracken moved on after season four, and took a lot of the creative team with him. So the series probably should have ended then. It's still a good show. Visually it's increasingly more interesting, and there are a handful of very funny moments. But there are also a couple painfully bad episodes. Usually, it scrapes by. B

GPA: 3.0/4

The Powerpuff Girls: Season Four

The Powerpuff Girls: Season Four, 2001-2002. Three little girls are superheros.

Created by Craig McCracken. Directed by McCracken (12 episodes), Randy Myers (5), Robert Alvarez (3), John McIntyre (2), Rob Renzetti (2), & Lauren Faust (2). Written by Charlie Bean (2 episodes), Cindy Morrow (2), Clay Morrow (2), Faust (2), Chris Mitchell (2), Kevin Kaliher (1), Dave Smith (1), Chris Savino (1), Paul Rudish (1), Mark Andrews (1), Shellie Kvilvang (1), Chris Reccardi (1), Dave Dunnet (1), & Justin Thompson (1). Starring Catherine Cavadini, Tara Strong, & E.G. Daily, with Tom Kane, & Tom Kenny.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: Inconsistent, but when it's good, it's pretty damn wonderful. A

GPA: 3.2/4

The Powerpuff Girls: Season Three

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Title: The Powerpuff Girls: Season Three
Year: 2000-2001
Network: Cartoon Network
Episodes: 13, at c. 22 minutes each
Creator: Craig McCracken
Directors: Craig McCracken (13 episodes), John McIntyre (9), Randy Myers (6), Genndy Tartakovsky (4), Robert Alvarez (4)
Writers: Chris Reccardi (3 episodes), Kevin Kaliher (3), Cindy Morrow (3), Chris Savino (3), Lauren Faust (3), Dave Smith (2), Lynne Naylor (2), Don Shank (2), Clay Morrow (2), Charlie Bean (1), Paul Rudish (1), Steve Fonti (1), Mike Stern (1), Genndy Tartakovsky (1), Craig McCracken (1)
Starring: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny, Tom Kane
Music: James L. Venable (theme song)

My reaction
Synopsis: three little girls are superheros
How I saw it: on TV, years ago; on video (rented from Netflix), over the past few days
Concept: Great.
Story: Good.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Good.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Bad.
Special effects/design: Good.
Acting: Good.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great). There are a couple episodes that are bad, but most are great and a couple are among the best of the series. The production values are still low, but they're trying harder; the show's timing and design are leaning in a much more Samurai Jack-ish direction than I remember from the first two seasons.
Objective Rating: 3.2/4 (Very good).

The Powerpuff Girls: Season Two

Title: The Powerpuff Girls: Season Two
Year: 1999-2000
Network: Cartoon Network
Creator: Craig McCracken
Directors: Craig McCracken (13 episodes), John McIntyre (8), Randy Myers (7), Genndy Tartakovsky (5)
Writers: Chris Savino (5 episodes), Cindy Morrow (3), Lynne Naylor (3), Charlie Bean (3), Paul Rudish (2), Dave Smith (2), Clay Morrow (2), Genndy Tartakovsky (1), Lou Romano (1), Don Shank (1), Chris Reccardi (1), Kevin Kaliher (1)
Starring: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny, Tom Kane
Music: James L. Venable (theme song)
Episodes: 13, at c. 22 minutes, with two cartoons each
Synopsis: three preschool-aged girls are superheros
How I saw it: on TV; on video (rented from Netflix), February 2009
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great).
Objective Rating: 9/10 (1 point off for cinematography) c. 3.3/4 (Very good).

Pretty much the same quality as the first season, although with slightly fewer episodes that stand out as great.

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.