The Powerpuff Girls Movie

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The Powerpuff Girls Movie is a 2002 animated superhero film directed by Craig McCracken. It serves as a prequel to The Powerpuff Girls. The film was a flop at the box office.


Tropes used in The Powerpuff Girls Movie include:
  • Big Bad: Mojo Jojo.
  • Book Ends: The very first and last scenes feature the Narrator.
  • Darker and Edgier: The tone is somewhat bleak compared to the cartoon.
  • Downer Beginning: The beginning details how the crime rate of Townsville has increased as the Professor buys groceries.
  • Hannibal Lecture: Mojo Jojo gives an epic one to his monkeys.
  • Origin Story: For the girls and Mojo Jojo.
  • Prequel: To the series.
  • Scenery Gorn: Townsville is mostly destroyed by the end of the film.
  • Starter Villain: The Ganggreen Gang, who are portrayed as somewhat more vicious and menacing than they normally are.