Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 8, 2022 18:14:41 GMT nildrohain likes this

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Post by rowler on Nov 8, 2022 18:14:41 GMT

I am not sure if I am experiencing a false memory but I swear I remember Cartoon Network running a series of bumpers featuring the Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers yet I can't find any evidence of it on Google.

What I remember...

In the mid 2000s Cartoon Network ran a series of bumpers with the PPG as teens to my guess appeal to Bratz hype around the time. The bumpers were fairly short and had the girls checking their makeup and posing in their bedrooms. I remember the art looking different than the show, like with something like thinner/no outlines or 3D models. I remember there was talk about franchising the teen PPG for merch. This was around the time of the last two seasons, so maybe there was thoughts of how to evolve the brand. The bumpers drew critics which pointed out it re-enforcing girly stereotypes.

Does anyone know if this is real?

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PinkieLopBun Full Member Posts: 165	Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 9, 2022 11:50:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by PinkieLopBun on Nov 9, 2022 11:50:13 GMT Is this what you mean? EDIT: Also, wait. If you didn't know what it was or if it was even real, how do you know of any criticisms it may have gotten? I'm confused.
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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 9, 2022 15:51:12 GMT

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Nov 9, 2022 11:50:13 GMT PinkieLopBun said:

Is this what you mean?

EDIT: Also, wait. If you didn't know what it was or if it was even real, how do you know of any criticisms it may have gotten? I'm confused.

EDIT: OK this might have been it and I found some info on it...

Someone made a comment on here about the PPG Style campaign

animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/powerpuff-girls-dream-in-style-shorts.4519231/

They said:

The PPG Style movement wasn't a short or an episode of the show, it was a merchandising campaign launched in 2004, featuring the Girls redesigned as teenagers with emphasis on their more stylized hair and clothes. It was basically an attempt to make the PPG franchise more applicable to teenage girls. PPG Style was mainly just merchandise; the only TV animation depicting it was a 'filler' segment which aired once or twice on CN, featuring the 'stylish' versions of the girls and their co-stars and villains.

I think this is what I remember seeing.

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 9, 2022 16:22:31 GMT pointlessfiller likes this

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Post by rowler on Nov 9, 2022 16:22:31 GMT

I found a link on the wayback machine that shows the PPG Style was only up from late 2004 to early 2007.

web.archive.org/web/20040929025817/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/ppgstyle/

I really need a better Flash extension because the one I have doesn't seem to want to load it properly but this is definitely what I remember them looking like.

EDIT: I did find a screencap someone did of the site. I wonder what the mini episodes were

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 13, 2022 1:28:34 GMT

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Nov 9, 2022 16:22:31 GMT rowler said:

I found a link on the wayback machine that shows the PPG Style was only up from late 2004 to early 2007.

web.archive.org/web/20040929025817/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/ppgstyle/

I really need a better Flash extension because the one I have doesn't seem to want to load it properly but this is definitely what I remember them looking like.

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EDIT: I did find a screencap someone did of the site. I wonder what the mini episodes were

I was WONDERING where these designs were from. I have photos of some kind of prototype thing that uses these designs.

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 13, 2022 14:58:37 GMT nildrohain likes this

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Nov 13, 2022 1:28:34 GMT luffy4 said:

Nov 9, 2022 16:22:31 GMT rowler said:

I found a link on the wayback machine that shows the PPG Style was only up from late 2004 to early 2007.

web.archive.org/web/20040929025817/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/ppgstyle/

I really need a better Flash extension because the one I have doesn't seem to want to load it properly but this is definitely what I remember them looking like.

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EDIT: I did find a screencap someone did of the site. I wonder what the mini episodes were

I was WONDERING where these designs were from. I have photos of some kind of prototype thing that uses these designs.

There was some merch but there doesn't seem to be a lot of photos of them. But what I found it included stuff like perfume, notebooks, cd cases, and bed sheets.

There doesn't seem to be any eBay listings for these items so I wonder how rare they are.

I wonder if the line was just unsuccessful. It was near the end of the run of the show, so maybe kids were not as invested in the brand. I can also see some kids not being too into girly Buttercup.

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 13, 2022 18:59:45 GMT rowler and nildrohain like this

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Post by luffy4 on Nov 13, 2022 18:59:45 GMT

Nov 13, 2022 14:58:37 GMT rowler said:

Nov 13, 2022 1:28:34 GMT luffy4 said:

I was WONDERING where these designs were from. I have photos of some kind of prototype thing that uses these designs.

There was some merch but there doesn't seem to be a lot of photos of them. But what I found it included stuff like perfume, notebooks, cd cases, and bed sheets.

There doesn't seem to be any eBay listings for these items so I wonder how rare they are.

I wonder if the line was just unsuccessful. It was near the end of the run of the show, so maybe kids were not as invested in the brand. I can also see some kids not being too into girly Buttercup.

What I have photos of is unreleased though

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 16, 2022 14:00:38 GMT nottoptext likes this

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Post by nildrohain on Nov 16, 2022 14:00:38 GMT

Woah, thanks for posting all of this! An ad campaign, huh? I myself have had Mandela Effect style flashbacks to "PPG as teens." For years I assumed it was a forgotten TV special or spin off series or something. Unfortunately, I have yet to actually locate the actual Disney Adventures magazine that had an article on it. Yes, the article used the "sketchy" art style for the chars. I thought this was part of an episode gag but I also need to recheck the ep-it was a later season ep.

Backlash also wouldn't surprise me, remember when they tried to do a "tween centric" version of Dora the Explorer? Heck, even the older elementary/tween redesigns of 80s chars like Strawberry Shortcake got their share of controversy 10-15ish years ago.

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 21, 2022 3:37:55 GMT

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Post by nildrohain on Nov 21, 2022 3:37:55 GMT

No, I think PPGZ is a wonderful show though!

The article of "PPG as teens" was in an American magazine called Disney Adventures and the PPGZ show never aired in America AFAIK (there was an English dub but again, no actual American airing on CN). I don't know if it connects to OP's bumpers but the article did use the same art style so it probably does. Unfortunately, I have yet to find the article, I assume it would be an early or mid 2000s issue.

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Powerpuff Girls as Teenagers Bumpers Nov 22, 2022 18:14:31 GMT via mobile lammyvox and nildrohain like this

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Post by Kamui on Nov 22, 2022 18:14:31 GMT

Nov 16, 2022 13:56:37 GMT crumbelivable said:

Nov 16, 2022 12:48:08 GMT brandonthefan01 said:

I wonder what Craig McCracken thought about these designs

Rumor has it he despised them and might have been the one to pull the plug on the thing in the first place

He mentioned on Twitter that the designs weren't what he disliked, rather the fact that these depictions of the girls focused more on fashion than being heroes.

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