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The Powerpuff Girls Season 1 Episode 16

The Rowdyruff Boys

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AIRED: 4/7/99

Sore over being foiled again and again by the Powerpuff Girls, Mojo devises his most threatening scheme yet. Using armpit hair in place of snakes, escargot in place of snails, and Puppy's tail - plus a little eau de jailhouse toilette as a Chemical X stand-in, Mojo creates the Rowdyruff Boys. When the action moves to high above Townsville, the Boys kick in a secret weapon (enhanced by a gas-producing lunch) and leave the Girls beyond help -- or so it seems. The tears of Townsvillians are enough to bring them back to life, but how can they defeat their pint-sized nemesis'? Enter Ms. Bellum, who imparts the bit of feminine wisdom that proves to be the Boy's undoing.moreless

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Bad Boys

10

By sh811a, Dec 01, 2011

This is my favorate episode of this show there is just not one thing wrong with it for me. For once we actually have the Girls meeting their match, kinda like in the movie "Superman 2". I really loved the Roudyruff Boys these guys are the perfect antithisis to the girls, some of the things they say are hillarous. But I really loved the battle between the two it's one of the longest battles this show has ever had and it's one of my personal favorate fights in general. It was just crazy it kinda reminded me of a "Dragon Ball Z" battle. We got to see both characters just throwing punches and kicks, throwing things at one another, even thowing each other at buildings all while leveing most of the city. And each use a bunch of supermoves for the Roudyruff Boys it was going in a zig zag, the Girls it was doing Cartwheels, then there was a really nasty one where the Boys hit the afterburners in their flying and had the Girls breathe the fumes only to discover that the afterburners were their farts. This was also the first time for once where we did see the Girls lose in a physical confrontation.

But how the girls win is the most hillarious and sweet moment. When we see the Girls be nice to the Boys, kiss them, and then the Boys explode. Comic Gold.moreless
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The best villians to ever brace the Powerpuff Girls are born.

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By lightning_kf, Jun 08, 2011

Using snips, snails and puppy dog's tails (along with Chemical X), Mojo Jojo was able to create without a doubt the best enemies to ever cross the Powerpuff Girls. Hell, the only enemies to have ever beaten the Powerpuff Girls at their own game.

All 3 were equally equipped with each of the girl's special attributes. Probably even stronger versions or better than the originals.

The whole fight scene between the 6 of them was something else. It was like an old version "Superhero / Supervillian Superfight". That's how great it was. I mean, they literally tore through Townsville to get at each other's throat. The problem was, the more the boys fought the stronger they became, which led to their first win over the girls. However, the boys are defeated. By the one thing little boys hate the most, kisses.

All in all, one of the best episodes in Season 1.

Favorite Moment: The Boys Vs The Girls. That was a classic.

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Mojo Jojo makes the male equivalent of the Powerpuff Girls. They almost beat them but are stoped by the Girls' feminine sides.

9.5

By Avanthera, Jun 08, 2011

I loved this episode. One of the fovorite episodes ever actually...Anyway...I didn't like it because the Boys- who are completely awsome!- are bad guys in here. I don't see why they are villains!!! Also, boys are not afraid of cooties like that. Are they?- not sure anymore... I think not.

Apart from that this was one of the coolest episodes ever of the Powerpuff Girls!!! This episode can only compare with "The Boys Are Back In Town", which is my favorite episode ever!! The boys are awfully cute and I love their outfits!!! Unfortunately, I don't have much more to say...moreless
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Boys.

9.5

By Canogaparkcindy, Jun 08, 2011

You would of never expected another version of the Powerpuff Girls, when the episode just starts off as Mojo committing crimes & going to jail, I was thinking, how can this episode be double length if its just another old episode, same formula, but when Mojo created Rowdyruff Boys, I was very astonished, they all should really date instead of fighting. I like how Ms. Bellum gave the girls tips on "being nice" I like how Mojo was in jail for most of the epsiode. This episode turned in to a series arc, since the boys will return. Amazing episode with great formula!moreless
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This episode was between average and great. I guess that would be good. [spoilers included]

7.8

By purple_yoshi, Jul 12, 2010

"The Rowdyruff Boys" was a semi-interesting episode. Mojo Jojo, who is tired of being beaten by the Powerpuff Girls, decides the only way to beat his enemies is to fight fire with fire. With that, he calls Professor Utonium and gets the ingredients for the Powerpuff Girls, but thinks they are too girly. He makes substitutions for the ingredients, which are armpit hairs (snips), escargot (snails), and a dog's tail, mixed together in toxic toilet water (supposedly chemical x). The Rowdyruff Boys are born! Mojo Jojo, who is like their father, orders them to destroy the Powerpuff Girls. After a long time of fighting, it appears the boys have defeated the girls, but suddenly, the Powerpuff Girls are awakened by the tears of Townsville. Ms. Bellum then tells the girls the one thing little boys hate the most [a kiss], and the girls rush off to give it to them. The Rowdyruff Boys are then converted back into their original ingredients, and Mojo is taken to jail.

There were both good points and bad points to this episode. The positives were that this was a 30 minute show, so it actually had time to form a decent plot, and counterpart villains of the Powerpuff Girls were introduced. It was both funny and somewhat creative.

However, what I didn't like was that the boys were created and killed off in one episode, and although there was time for a good plot, not much happened. I also believe that the boys were defeated WAY too easily. They were much tougher than the girls, and it seemed kind of pathetic that they were destroyed by a kiss.

Nevertheless, this was an alright episode. At least there was an episode showing the return of the Rowdyruff Boys.moreless
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Catherine Cavadini	Blossom
E. G. Daily	Buttercup
Tara Strong	Bubbles
Tom Kane	Professor Utonium
Jennifer Hale	Ms. Keane
Roger L. Jackson	Mojo Jojo

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Tom Kenny	Mr. Cooper	Guest Star
Tom Kane	Man	Guest Star
Roger L. Jackson	Prison Guard	Guest Star
Rob Paulsen	Brick/Boomer	Recurring Role
Jennifer Martin	Ms. Bellum	Recurring Role
Roger L. Jackson	Butch	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (8)
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- The boys kick the girls out of the way after they saved the people on the plane, bus, and boat. When Buttercup tells the boys "catch us if you can!" they flew away from the opposite side of where they hit them.
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- Buttercup has a green dress and a black stripe. But when she and Blossom say "Bubbles look out" you'll notice that Buttercup has a black dress and a green stripe.
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- When Mojo Jojo tells the boys what butts to kick, Butch was in the middle and Brick was at the side of him. But when the boys agree, Brick and Butch manage to switch sides.
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- When Brick is chasing Blossom, she goes to the side of a teenage girl's shirt, while Brick goes under.
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- Mojo only mixed about two or three snails in the concoction, but when the boys are destroyed, there are more snails in the end.
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- How exactly does Mojo know the number for the Girls' hotline?
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- Since when did nasty toilet water become equivalent to Chemical X?
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- Mojo manages to make fingerprints while he's still wearing his gloves.
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QUOTES (6)
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- Mojo Jojo: Curse you again, Powerpuff Girls, I'll be back and this time it's not me who will be defeated. It is you who will be defeated, and if you are defeated, it is you who have lost.
  Narrator: Oh, Mojo, shut up.
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- (Rowdyruff Boys and Mojo saw the girls at the window)
  Rowdyruff Boys: Huh, what the-
  Mojo Jojo: GET THEM!
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- Blossom: Bubbles, are you okay?
  Bubbles: I guess so, I...
  Brick: (off-screen) Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?
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- Brick: What's wrong with you girls?
  Boomer: Yeah! You're supposed to start crying when we hit you?
  Blossom: What, are you guys new?
  Bubbles: Yeah! We're the Powerpuff Girls!
  Buttercup: And it takes a lot more than a couple of cheap shots to make us cry.
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- Mojo Jojo: (On phone) Hello -- uh, may I speak to Professor Utonium?
  Bubbles: Who shall I say is calling?
  Mojo Jojo: Oh, no one he'd know, just a curious stranger.
  Bubbles: PROFESSOR! THERE'S A STRANGER ON THE PHONE!
  Professor Utonium: (Comes and picks up the phone) Hello, Mr. Stranger. What can I do for you?
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- Ms. Bellum: What do little boys fear most?
  Bubbles: Bugs!
  Buttercup: No, Bubbles. That's what you're afraid of.
  Bubbles: Oh, yeah.
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- Boomer, Brick, and Butch all have a PPG counterpart.
  
  Brick (Red)- Blossom (Pink)
  Boomer (Dark Blue)- Bubbles (Baby Blue)
  Butch (Dark Green)- Buttercup (Bright Green)
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- This is the first time we see Mojo Jojo in jail.
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- The name of the Rowdyruff Boys' triple team attack is called the "Ballistic Mirage."
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- This episode featured the Girls' first kiss.
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- The names of the Rowdyruff Boys are Boomer, Brick, and Butch.
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- Villain(s): Mojo Jojo & The Rowdyruff Boys.
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- The man who says, "Hey, shut up in there" is the same voice as Ace of the Gangreen Gang. (Which would be Jeff Bennett.)
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- The theme song for the Rowdyruff Boys is the Powerpuff Girls' theme backwards.
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- In a fight scene between the PPG and the RRB, you see the octopus monster that the girls fought before meeting the RRB.
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- This was the first full-length (half-hour) episode.
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- The Ingredients of the Rowdyruff Boys and the Powerpuff Girls
  
  The ingredients of both the Rowdyruff Boys and the Powerpuff Girls are from two nursery rhymes from Mother Goose titled "What Are Little Boys Made Of" and "What Are Little Girls Made Of."
  
  The rhyme says: What are Little girls made of, made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice. That's what little girls are made of. What are little boys made of, made of? What are little boys made of? Snips and Snails, and Puppy Dog tails, That's what little boys are made of.
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- Narrator: Those boys are b-b-bad to the bone!
  
  This line is a reference to the George Thorogood song "Bad to the Bone" and the hook in the chorus, in which the sound of the letter B in the word bad is repeated several times before the whole word is sung.
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- Mojo Jojo: (Gets doused in green liquid)
  When the Rowdyruff Boys douse Mojo with a cooler full of a green liquid after their victory, I found it a funny take on the NFL tradition of a team throwing Gatorade on their coach after winning an important game.
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