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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The ingredients that Princess puts into her MagicCauldron for her spell are tail of lizard (“Ew.”), EyeOfNewt (“Gross.”), and a can of creamed broccoli (“Repulsive!”).
* BaitAndSwitch: When trying to figure out how to get Buttercup’s toenail, Princess realizes the spell book might help. She’s then seen opening the door to a trick-or-treating Buttercup and [[ThrowTheBookAtThem throwing the book at her]].



* CueTheRain: Princess asks how the night could get any worse. Immediately after, thunder strikes and it starts pouring.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Princess uses a chainsaw to cut off Buttercup’s toenail while the camera focuses on Mojo watching in horror.



* HairballHumor: After being turned back to normal, Mojo coughs up a hairball.



* IgnoredAesop: Her time as an ogre doesn’t do anything to change Princess’ attitude and she still values beauty, power, and money above all else.
-->'''Princess:''' I realized that inner beauty…is for chumps!



* MacGuffin: Several to turn everyone back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow, and Princess' crown.
* NotQuiteBackToNormal: After the spell is broken, Princess brags that she's beautiful again, but doesn't notice that she now has a long, slimy tail.

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* MacGuffin: Several ImmediateSelfContradiction: Princess tries to turn convince the angry mob that she’ not a monster, but then she accidentally burps a fireball at them.
* MiniMe: One of the forms of HalloweenTrickery Buttercup partakes in is turning
everyone back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow, and Princess' crown.
she comes across into a miniature clone of the Mayor.
* NotQuiteBackToNormal: After the spell is broken, Princess brags that she's beautiful again, but doesn't notice that she now still has a long, slimy tail.tail.
* OurOgresAreHungrier: Princess Morebucks turns into an ogre with a pig-like snout, sharp fangs, and a dragon tail. However, her appetite doesn’t appear to have changed at all to reflect the stereotypical trait of ogres being [[BigEater Big Eaters]]/[[ChildEater Child Eaters]].



* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick-or-treaters asks Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.

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* ShoutOut: RhymingWizardry:
-->'''Princess:''' On this night of Halloween, greater magic ne’er be seen. Dark of sky, land, and sea, grant your power unto me!
* ScaryTeeth: The Powerpuff Girls get these after being turned into witches.
* ShoutOut:
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At one point, one of the trick-or-treaters asks Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.is.
** After Princess and Mojo steal her broom, Blossom chases after them on a vacuum like in ''[[Film/HocusPocus Hocus Pocus]]''.
* StewedAlive: Blossom plans to do this to Princess.
* SympatheticMagic: The spell requires a physical piece of everyone who’s been affected in order to turn them all back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow, and Princess' crown.



* WickedWitch: What the Powerpuff Girls become following the potion mishap.

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* WatchOutForThatTree: All three of the Powerpuff Girls fly into a tree while chasing after Princess on broomsticks.
* WickedWitch: What the Powerpuff Girls become following the potion mishap.mishap, complete with pointy hats, [[EvilLaugh Evil Laughs]], and [[FlyingBroomstick Flying Broomsticks]].

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On Halloween, Princess Morbucks is whipping up a potion that would give her beauty, power and riches. The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo (dressed as a cat for trick-or-treat) intervene. When the cauldron gets upset, it spills the potion over everyone. Princess is turned into a fire-breathing ogre, Mojo into a real cat, and the girls into evil witches.

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On Halloween, Princess Morbucks is whipping up a potion that would give her beauty, power power, and riches. The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo (dressed as a cat for trick-or-treat) intervene. When the cauldron gets upset, it spills the potion over everyone. Princess is turned into a fire-breathing ogre, Mojo into a real cat, and the girls into evil witches.



* AnAesop: The little old lady who takes Princess in out of the rain tries to show her that being happy doesn't involve being beautiful, rich or powerful. At the end, Princess is about to invoke the Aesop then suddenly subverts it.

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* AnAesop: The little old lady who takes Princess in out of the rain tries to show her that being happy doesn't involve being beautiful, rich or powerful. At the end, Princess is about to invoke the Aesop aesop and then suddenly subverts it.



* BubblegumPopping: To get Bubbles' pigtail, Princess tricks her into a bubblegum blowing contest. Bubbles blows a huge bubble, which then pops and leaves her stuck long enough for Princess to shave off one of her pigtails.

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* BubblegumPopping: To get Bubbles' pigtail, Princess tricks her into a bubblegum blowing bubblegum-blowing contest. Bubbles blows a huge bubble, which then pops and leaves her stuck long enough for Princess to shave off one of her pigtails.



* GrossupCloseUp: The toenail Princess plucks off Buttercup after knocking her out.

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* GrossupCloseUp: The On the toenail Princess plucks off Buttercup after knocking her out.



* MacGuffin: Several to turn everyone back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow and Princess' crown.

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* MacGuffin: Several to turn everyone back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow bow, and Princess' crown.



* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters asks Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.
* TemporarilyAVillain: The Powerpuff Girls become evil witches due to the botched spell affecting them. They spend most of the episode stealing candy from the other trick or treaters.

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* PunBasedTitle: The title is a play on the phrase, “witch’s brew.”
* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters trick-or-treaters asks Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.
* TemporarilyAVillain: The Powerpuff Girls become evil witches due to the botched spell affecting them. They spend most of the episode stealing candy from the other trick or treaters.trick-or-treaters.
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On Halloween, Princess Morbucks is whipping up a potion that would give her beauty, power and riches. The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo (dressed as a cat for trick-or-treat) intervene. When the cauldron gets upset, it spills the potion over everyone. Princess is turned into an ogre, Mojo into a real cat, and the girls into evil witches.

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On Halloween, Princess Morbucks is whipping up a potion that would give her beauty, power and riches. The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo (dressed as a cat for trick-or-treat) intervene. When the cauldron gets upset, it spills the potion over everyone. Princess is turned into an a fire-breathing ogre, Mojo into a real cat, and the girls into evil witches.



* HalloweenEpisode: Set around Halloween. It's is the second one of the 2016 series.

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* HalloweenEpisode: Set around Halloween. It's is the second third one of the 2016 series.
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* WickedWitch: What the Powerpuff Girls become following the potion mishap.

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* YouDoNotWantToKnow: After everyone is turned back to normal, Princess still has a snail's tail in back of her, which the girls and Mojo notice.
-->'''Mojo:''' (''to the girls'') Should we tell her? (''together with the girls'') Nah!

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* YouDoNotWantToKnow: After everyone is turned back to normal, Princess still has a snail's slimy dragon's tail in back of her, on her back, which the girls and Mojo notice.
-->'''Mojo:''' -->'''Blossom:''' (''to the girls'') her sisters and Mojo'') Should we tell her? (''together with the girls'') her?
-->'''Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, and Mojo:''' (''they shrug'')
Nah!

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* FaceHeelTurn: The Powerpuffs, temporarily. Their transformation into witches make them go through Townsville and steal everyone's candy.



* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.

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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask asks Princess if she knows where [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.is.
* TemporarilyAVillain: The Powerpuff Girls become evil witches due to the botched spell affecting them. They spend most of the episode stealing candy from the other trick or treaters.
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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.

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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.
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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Film/TheNightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.

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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Film/TheNightmareOnElmStreet [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.
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* ShoutOut: At one point, one of the trick or treaters ask Princess if she knows where [[Film/TheNightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]] is.
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* BecomingTheCostume: Mojo was wearing a cat costume when he got cursed, and so is turned into a real cat.
* BubblegumPopping: To get Bubbles' pigtail, Princess tricks her into a bubblegum blowing contest. Bubbles blows a huge bubble, which then pops and leaves her stuck long enough for Princess to shave off one of her pigtails.
* CatUpATree: After the mob chases Princess, Mojo gets stuck up a tree and has trouble getting back down.


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* IGotARock: Bubbles is disgusted that there was a toothbrush among the candy she stole. Later we see the guy who's handing them out, just before Buttercup turns her into a miniature version of the Mayor for it.


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* NotQuiteBackToNormal: After the spell is broken, Princess brags that she's beautiful again, but doesn't notice that she now has a long, slimy tail.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: Mojo throws up into his helmet after witnessing Princess (off-screen) cutting off Buttercup's toenail.

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* VomitDiscretionShot: Mojo throws up into his helmet after witnessing Princess (off-screen) cutting off Buttercup's toenail.toenail.
* YouDoNotWantToKnow: After everyone is turned back to normal, Princess still has a snail's tail in back of her, which the girls and Mojo notice.
-->'''Mojo:''' (''to the girls'') Should we tell her? (''together with the girls'') Nah!
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* GrossupCloseUp: The toenail Princess plucks off Buttercup after knocking her out.


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* HalloweenEpisode: Set around Halloween. It's is the second one of the 2016 series.
* ImAHumanitarian: Blossom nearly cooks Princess after temporarily capturing her under the guise of an old lady.


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* VillainProtagonist: Princess is the main focus on this one and has to undo the spell that was botched. Not so much out of the goodness of her heart, but to turn herself back to normal after she becomes an ogre. Mojo helps since he got turned into a cat from the accident.
* VillainTeamup: Kinda, Princess and Mojo end up having to team up to collect the parts necessary for the counter-spell.
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On Halloween, Princess Morbucks is whipping up a potion that would give her beauty, power and riches. The Powerpuff Girls and Mojo Jojo (dressed as a cat for trick-or-treat) intervene. When the cauldron gets upset, it spills the potion over everyone. Princess is turned into an ogre, Mojo into a real cat, and the girls into evil witches.

! This episode contains examples of:

* AnAesop: The little old lady who takes Princess in out of the rain tries to show her that being happy doesn't involve being beautiful, rich or powerful. At the end, Princess is about to invoke the Aesop then suddenly subverts it.
* FaceHeelTurn: The Powerpuffs, temporarily. Their transformation into witches make them go through Townsville and steal everyone's candy.
* MacGuffin: Several to turn everyone back to normal: Mojo's cat whisker, Bubbles' pigtail, Buttercup's toenail, Blossom's bow and Princess' crown.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: The trick-or-treaters chase Princess with torches. (She had used her fire breath to singe a couple of people.)
* VomitDiscretionShot: Mojo throws up into his helmet after witnessing Princess (off-screen) cutting off Buttercup's toenail.

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