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That funny, but the trope needs to be in context of this show. Not Johnny Bravo. Moving it to YMMV under Hilarious In Hindsight


* Foreshadowing: In an episode of Johnny Bravo, after Don Knotts, Blue Falcon, and Weird Al try too hard to make Johnny Bravo into a modern demographically-hip reboot:
-->'''Don Knotts''': Hey, what do you say we makeover The Powerpuff Girls?
-->'''Blue Falcon''': You know, they ''could'' use some fingers.
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** "The Wrinklegruff Gals" [[spoiler: had a flashback sequence explaining how Pokey Oats Kindergarten was destroyed, and Bubbles had her original model from the first show]].

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** "The Wrinklegruff Gals" [[spoiler: had [[spoiler:had a flashback sequence explaining how Pokey Oats Kindergarten was destroyed, and Bubbles had her original model from the first show]].



* Foreshadowing: In an episode of Johnny Bravo, after Don Knotts, Blue Falcon, and Wierd Al try too hard to make Johnny Bravo into a modern demographically-hip reboot:

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* Foreshadowing: In an episode of Johnny Bravo, after Don Knotts, Blue Falcon, and Wierd Weird Al try too hard to make Johnny Bravo into a modern demographically-hip reboot:



* RealityEnsues: Just like the original, the 2016 version have some episodes where the Powerpuff Girls are put in more realistic situations. ''Run Blossom Run'' has Blossom try to maintain her perfect attendance record and getting an achievement. In other shows or situations, not only the character had gotten to a place in time, despite being nearly late with other things to do, they were also greatly rewarded at that convenient time by somebody for their effort during that particular episode. [[spoiler:Not here. Despite getting to school in time, after helping several people of Townsville, when Blossom tries to open the school doors, they were completely locked. And it's not because the others in school were inconveniently kidnapped or hiding somewhere to surprise Blossom, and not because she was too late. But because she forgot the actual day after she overslept, she assumed it was a Saturday. Bubbles immediately corrects her sister that it's ''Sunday'', and Buttercup informs Blossom that she did this yesterday too. Blossom sighs and decides to go back to bed.]]

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* RealityEnsues: Just like the original, the 2016 version have has some episodes where the Powerpuff Girls are put in more realistic situations. ''Run Blossom Run'' has Blossom try to maintain her perfect attendance record and getting an achievement. In other shows or situations, not only the character had gotten to a place in time, despite being nearly late with other things to do, they were also greatly rewarded at that convenient time by somebody for their effort during that particular episode. [[spoiler:Not here. Despite getting to school in time, after helping several people of Townsville, when Blossom tries to open the school doors, they were completely locked. And it's not because the others in school were inconveniently kidnapped or hiding somewhere to surprise Blossom, and not because she was too late. But because she forgot the actual day after she overslept, she assumed it was a Saturday. Bubbles immediately corrects her sister that it's ''Sunday'', and Buttercup informs Blossom that she did this yesterday too. Blossom sighs and decides to go back to bed.]]
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* Foreshadowing: In an episode of Johnny Bravo, after Don Knotts, Blue Falcon, and Wierd Al try too hard to make Johnny Bravo into a modern demographically-hip reboot:
-->'''Don Knotts''': Hey, what do you say we makeover The Powerpuff Girls?
-->'''Blue Falcon''': You know, they ''could'' use some fingers.
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** In "Escape From Monster Island", Bubbles makes Buttercup call herself a [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers "buttzilla".]]

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* YeahShot: Bubbles does this at the end of ''Air Buttercup'',
* YouDontLookLikeYou: {{Subverted|Trope}}, despite some slight re-designs (Blossom's bow is bigger and more rounded than angular, Bubbles' pigtails stand on the top of her hair rather than the side and are held up by blue beaded scrunchies, and Buttercup now has a cowlick in her hair), the characters are still recognizable.

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* YeahShot: Bubbles does this at the end of ''Air Buttercup'',
* YouDontLookLikeYou: {{Subverted|Trope}}, despite some slight re-designs (Blossom's bow is bigger and more rounded than angular, Bubbles' pigtails stand on the top of her hair rather than the side and are held up by blue beaded scrunchies, and Buttercup now has a cowlick in her hair), the characters are still recognizable.
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* BigBadEnsemble: Season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]]. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.
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* DrunkOnMilk: All three Girls are sampling a lot of candy in "The Stayover".

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* DrunkOnMilk: All three Girls are after sampling a lot of candy in "The Stayover".
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* RockMeAsmodeus : The episode "Electric Buttercup" centers around HIM manipulating Buttercup into unknowingly selling her sisters' souls for a guitar, so they'd be part of his rock band forever. Of course, it ends with an epic guitar duel between HIM and Buttercup.

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* RockMeAsmodeus : The episode "Electric Buttercup" centers around HIM [[SatanicArchetype HIM]] manipulating Buttercup into unknowingly selling her sisters' souls for a guitar, so they'd be part of his rock band forever. Of course, it ends with an epic guitar duel between HIM and Buttercup.
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* RockMeAsmodeus : The episode "Electric Buttercup" centers around HIM manipulating Buttercup into unknowingly selling her sisters' souls for a guitar, so they'd be part of his rock band forever. Of course, it ends with an epic guitar duel between HIM and Buttercup.
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* LighterAndSofter: The series is this compared to the original 1998 series, due to toned down violence and more focus on comedy.
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The story is still the same as always: Professor Utonium was testing the theory of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice to see if he could make the perfect little girls. He accidentally smashed a container of Chemical X which pours into the vats, and indeed did create said girls, but they were imbued with superpowers. Thus Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup use said powers to protect the city of Townsville from crime, monsters, the supernatural, and any other forces of evil.

That said there are a few differences from the previous show; along with the old RoguesGallery, a few new villains are showcased. The girls now go to an elementary school rather than kindergarten (the old building wound up destroyed due to a mishap at a show and tell), the old telephone is replaced by a cell phone (modern age and all) and the girls seem to have taken more of a interest in things such as boy bands and roller derbies.

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The story is still the same as always: Professor Utonium was testing the theory of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice to see if he could make the perfect little girls. He accidentally smashed a container of Chemical X which pours into the vats, vat, and indeed did create said girls, but they were imbued with superpowers. Thus Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup use said powers to protect the city of Townsville from crime, monsters, the supernatural, and any other forces of evil.

That said there are a few differences from the previous show; along with the old RoguesGallery, a few new villains are showcased. The girls now go to an elementary school rather than kindergarten (the old building wound up destroyed due to a mishap at a show and tell), the old telephone is replaced by a cell phone an app (modern age and all) and the girls seem to have taken more of a interest in things such as boy bands and roller derbies.
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** '''Allegro''': A fun-loving, [[RealityWarper reality warping]] [[PandaingToTheAudience panda bear]], who [[Brainwashed brainwashes]] others with his rainbow.

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** '''Allegro''': A fun-loving, [[RealityWarper reality warping]] [[PandaingToTheAudience panda bear]], who [[Brainwashed [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashes]] others with his rainbow.
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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]]. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.

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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season Season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]]. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.
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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]], and. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.

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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]], and.Silico]]. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.
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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]], and [[SatanicArchetype HIM]]. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.

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* BigBadEnsemble: So far, season one has [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], [[SatanicArchetype HIM]], and [[KnightOfCerebus Silico]], and [[SatanicArchetype HIM]].and. Mojo Jojo remains the titular heroines' ArchEnemy, while Silico ushered in a case of CerebusSyndrome with a solid, menacing first appearance, and HIM is the puppet master behind the plots of several episodes.
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* BreakTheCutie: Happens to Bubbles in "Bubbles of the Opera" after the annual school picture day goes wrong for Bubbles, and she gets the ButtMonkey treatment with the cafeteria lady subbing for the regular photographer, taking her picture in an off-guard moment; followed by a bad haircut by the lunch lady subbing as an "apprentice hairstylist", a recalled make-up kit that causes a horrible allergic reaction, and Bubbles accidentally flying into the ceiling fan.
-->'''Bubbles''': I'm... I'm... I'm a monster!
-->'''Blossom''': What? No.
-->'''Bubbles''' [sadly]: It's true; I'm a monster. An ugly, hideous monster!
-->'''Buttercup''': Dude, this is all in your head!
-->'''Blossom''': Bubbles, you're being kind of crazy.
-->'''Bubbles''': Oh, so now you think I'm ugly ''and'' crazy. I've always just been the "cute" one to you. And now that I'm not cute, you think I'm worthless, right?
-->'''Prof. Utonium''': All right girls, I think it's time to go home now.
-->'''Bubbles''': Home? Home? I'm ''never'' going home, never! Never!
** Soon afterwards, Bubbles wears a bunny-face half mask (based on ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''), and teams up with Mojo Jojo:
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': Come now, tell Mojo what's on your mind.
-->'''Bubbles''': Well... I want to wreak vengeance on those who have forsaken me! So... I came to the only person who knows what it's like to be rejected for being hideous.
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': [gasps] Mojo is not hideous! He is at least a solid... eight!
**Later on, Bubbles uses her animal-talking abilities to break the animals out of the zoo, running rampant throughout Townsville, with Blossom and Buttercup attempting to talk some sense back into Bubbles:
-->'''Blossom''': Bubbles! What are you doing? This isn't you!
-->'''Bubbles''': This is me! You've made me this: a monster!
-->'''Buttercup''': Dude, no! You're the best sister in the world! Remember when I wiped out on my skateboard, and you took care of me?
-->'''Blossom''': Or when I had spinach in my teeth, and everyone made fun of me, so you put spinach in your teeth, too?
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': No, no! Don't listen to them! Drop the hippo, now!
-->'''Blossom''': Bubbles, you're a good person!
-->'''Buttercup''': You're like, the most caring person in the world, Bubbs!
**Bubbles makes a HeelFaceTurn, dropping the hippo on Mojo and reuniting with her sisters.
-->'''Bubbles''' [to Mojo]: And you... you're going to pay for this.
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': Me? It was ''your'' idea!
-->'''Bubbles''': Oh... yeah. And that's why I'm gonna let you go this one time: 'cause I got a good team here, and when we get mad, we aren't very cute.
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': Oh, okay, Mojo is on his way. [to the elephant] Come on girl.
-->'''Bubbles''': I'm sorry, guys, I had no idea I'd let my identity become so defined by being cute.
-->'''Blossom''': Yeah, talk about limiting yourself.
-->'''Buttercup''': Under the surface, you're, like, terrfying! So much better than being cute.
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* BigEater:
** Buttercup eats a lot of sloppy joes in "Princess Buttercup". In the first 2016 comic book, she also gobbles up a lot of sloppy joes.
** Eddie the worm ate every single vegetable in the Girls's garden.

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The story is still the same as always: Professor Utonium was testing the theory of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice to see if he could make the perfect little girls. He accidentally smashes a container of Chemical X which pours into the vats, and indeed does create said girls. Only in this case, they're imbued with superpowers. Thus Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup use said powers to protect the city of Townsville from crime, monsters, the supernatural, and any other forces of evil.

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The story is still the same as always: Professor Utonium was testing the theory of Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice to see if he could make the perfect little girls. He accidentally smashes smashed a container of Chemical X which pours into the vats, and indeed does did create said girls. Only in this case, they're girls, but they were imbued with superpowers. Thus Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup use said powers to protect the city of Townsville from crime, monsters, the supernatural, and any other forces of evil.
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** Buttercup learns in "Man Up 2" that she shouldn't put material objects as her top priority, and yet in "Sister Sitter" and "Cheep Thrills" she goes right back to acting that way.
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* AesopAmnesia: Near the end of "Halt and Catch Silico" when Silico leaves after blaming the Powerpuffs for destroying his robot friends:
-->'''Bubbles''': I kind of feel bad for him. We didn't mean to do anything to his house.
-->'''Blossom''': Yeah, we really should be more careful. There's nothing we can do about our past mistakes, but we can apologize for our current ones.
-->[to Buttercup] What do you say, Buttercup? Want to right some wrongs?
-->'''Buttercup''': Ugh, dumb superhero cliches.
** Later, when the Powerpuffs break into Mojo's laboratory:
-->'''Blossom''': Mojo!
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': What? Mojo just fixed that wall! Why don't you use the door when you're going to beat up Mojo for no good reason?
-->'''Blossom''': We're not here to beat you up, we're here to apologize for beating you up. We thought you were cooking kittens.
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': What?! Mojo was not cooking kittens, Mojo was cooking ''for'' kittens!
-->'''Blossom''': Whew, that's a relief.
-->'''Buttercup''': Wait for it...
-->'''Mojo Jojo''': To help them get big and strong... For Mojo's deadly kitten army!
** After Mojo's kitten army runs away, the Powerpuffs beat him up for no good reason.
-->'''Mojo Jojo''' [after his ineffectual plan falls apart]: Curses.
-->[pleadingly]: Please, be gentle.
-->[The Powerpuffs punch Mojo as the episode ends]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Who's got the power? '''We''' got the power!!![[note]] From left to right, [[CuteAndPsycho Bubbles]], [[SuperOCD Blossom]], and [[NaughtyIsGood Buttercup.]]]]

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: In "Frenemy," Buttercup's British accent (forced upon her by the episode's antagonist) is not poorly done, though that may have been intentional for comedic affect.

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: In "Frenemy," Buttercup's British accent (forced upon her by the episode's antagonist) is not poorly done, though that may have been intentional for comedic affect.
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* PutOnABus: Miss Bellum. After working everyday for twelve years, she had acquired one-thousand vacation days, and is using them on a one-thousand day vacation[[labelnote]]For anyone wondering, that's nearly ''three years''[[/labelnote]].

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* PutOnABus: Miss Bellum. After working everyday for twelve years, she had acquired one-thousand vacation days, and is using them on a one-thousand day vacation[[labelnote]]For vacation[[labelnote:Note]]For anyone wondering, that's nearly ''three years''[[/labelnote]].
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* PutOnABus: Miss Bellum. After working everyday for twelve years, she had acquired one-thousand vacation days, and is using them on a one-thousand day vacation[[note]]For anyone wondering, that's nearly ''three years''[[/note]].

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* PutOnABus: Miss Bellum. After working everyday for twelve years, she had acquired one-thousand vacation days, and is using them on a one-thousand day vacation[[note]]For vacation[[labelnote]]For anyone wondering, that's nearly ''three years''[[/note]].years''[[/labelnote]].
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* VagueAge: In the original continuity the girls were explicitly mentally and physically five years old (though younger due to being artificial humans). In the reboot their ages are far harder to place. They go to an elementary school instead of a kindergarten, though it's mentioned that [[spoiler:Pokey Oaks is uninhabitable]] so their class transferred. The Picture Day episode implies they're ten or eleven due to them having five Picture Days. The girls act older and sound older than they used to be. They were also bullied due to "looking like babies", which is an odd thing to say to a five year old. Despite the evidence that they're preteens, there's also a lot for them being five. Their human peers such as Robin and Princess still seem to be five (which means the Powerpuff girls aren't just [[NotAllowedToGrowUp not aging]]) and Ms. Keane is still their teacher.
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Announced in 2014 in lieu with the brief revival of the [[ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls series comic book line]]. This version is noticeable in that series creator, Creator/CraigMcCracken, is not involved this time due to having left Cartoon Network to work at Disney and his next show, ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''[[note]]Plus, as far as he was concerned, was pretty much done with the show after ''The Powerpuff Girls Rule'' special[[/note]], as well as not having the original voice actresses (Cathy Cavadini, Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/ElizabethDaily) to return to voice the girls roles despite a good number of the original cast retaining their roles.

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Announced in 2014 in lieu with the brief revival of the [[ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls series comic book line]]. This version is noticeable in that series creator, Creator/CraigMcCracken, is not involved this time due to having left Cartoon Network to work at Disney and his next show, ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''[[note]]Plus, as far as he was concerned, was pretty much done with the show after ''The Powerpuff Girls Rule'' special[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', as well as not having the original voice actresses (Cathy Cavadini, Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/ElizabethDaily) to return to voice the girls roles despite a good number of the original cast retaining their roles.
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** Buttercup doesn't get into trouble for being neglectful to her sisters in "Sister Sitter". Subverted as the closest thing she gets to punishment is getting sick.
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* BerserkButton:
** Doooon't call Buttercup "princess".
** If [[CompanionCube Octi]] is in danger, Bubbles will flip her shit.
** Never interrupt Bubbles's sleep.
** Calling [[SuperOCD Blossom]] "disorganized" is a death wish.
** Mojo hates being called ugly.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Who's got the power? '''We''' got the power!!![[note]] From left to right, [[CuteAndPsycho Bubbles]], [[SuperOCD Blossom]], and [[{{Tomboy}} Buttercup.]]]]

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* CuteAndPsycho: Bubbles is a self-proclaimed cute kid, but she has a [[HairTriggerTemper firey temper.]]



* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Buttercup's BerserkButton is pushed when a lumberjack themed villain, Man-Boy, mocks her by calling her "princess".

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* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Buttercup's BerserkButton NaughtyIsGood: Buttercup is pushed when a lumberjack themed villain, Man-Boy, mocks constantly causing mischief, but she is on the side of good. [[DesignatedHero Well, if you really consider her by calling her "princess".a hero...]]

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