Chemical X -
The mysterious chemical that spawned a trio of super-powered
little girls on the Cartoon Network sci-fi animated series THE
POWERPUFF GIRLS/CAR/1998-2004. The Powerpuff Girls were the creation of
Professor Utonium,
a teacher of quantum physics and micro-nuclear fusion at
Townsville Research Center. One day in his laboratory, he
gathered together all the ingredients ("Sugar, spice and
everything nice") to create one wonderful little girl
But unfortunately, the professor's lab monkey assistant
accidentally dropped "Chemical X" into the mix and instead of
one perfect little girl, the mixture produced three
super-powered little girls, namely Blossom, Bubbles and
Buttercup, (a.k.a. "The Powerpuff Girls").
Chemical X gave
the karate chopping Powerpuff Girls the powers of
super-strength, flight, super-speed, heat vision, and the
ability to generate energy blasts from their tiny bodies.
When not
battling evil, the girls attended Pokey Oaks kindergarten in
Townsville, USA with their favorite teacher Ms. Keane.
Theme Song Lyrics
Sugar, spice,
and everything nice
These were the ingredients chosen
To create the perfect little girls
But Professor Utonium accidentally
Added an extra ingredients to the concoction--
Chemical X
Thus, The Powerpuff Girls were born
Using their ultra-super powers
Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup
Have dedicated their lives to fighting crime
And the forces of evil
Blossom (a
red-head) is the leader of the Powerpuff Girls; Buttercup
(black hair) is a tough, hotheaded tomboy; and Bubbles (a
blond) is the sweetest in the bunch. Later in the series, there
was a fourth Powerpuff girl named Bunny with brown hair, and
purple eyes. She was created by the Powerpuff Girls to help
them with their crime fighting duties, but Bunny's molecular
structure soon became unstable and exploded.
TRIVIA NOTE: Blossom, Bubbles and
Buttercup appeared in the feature length cartoon
The Powerpuff Girls (2002). The movie's tagline was
"Saving the world before bedtime".
The Powerpuff
Girl's franchise also inspired a Nintendo 64 3-D fighting game
called "Chemical X-Traction" in which the villainous
monkey Mojo Jojo intends to
feed slices of a pie filled with Chemical X to various
villains in Townville. It's up to the Powerpuff Girls to
retrieve the pie and prevent the bad guys from becoming more
powerful.
On July 1,
2006, an updated version of THE POWERPUFF GIRLS debuted in
Japan. Called "Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z," the Japanese
cartoon is a collaboration between Cartoon Network, Toei
Animation, Aniplex, and TV Tokyo. The Powerpuff Girls in this
new adaptation are a still cute, but a bit older - and they
now carry weapons. See also -
"Milton
the Monster's Formula"
The New and Improved Powerpuff
Girls Z
