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* "WWe Bought a ZOO/2 Broke Powerpuff Girls": During "[[2 Broke Powerpuff Girls]]," Bubbles and Buttercup are left broke and jobless in their apartment after being fired from their job as waitresses. They turn to Blossom for help and she employs them to work for her company which owns a restaurant, leaving them at square one again. Tara Strong reprises Bubbles for this skit. | * "WWe Bought a ZOO/2 Broke Powerpuff Girls": During "[[2 Broke Powerpuff Girls]]," Bubbles and Buttercup are left broke and jobless in their apartment after being fired from their job as waitresses. They turn to Blossom for help and she employs them to work for her company which owns a restaurant, leaving them at square one again. Tara Strong reprises Bubbles for this skit. | ||
* "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon:" During "Once Upon a Toon," Samurai Jack trims a bush in the shape of the Powerpuff Girls. | * "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon:" During "Once Upon a Toon," Samurai Jack trims a bush in the shape of the Powerpuff Girls. | ||
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* "Bart vs. Itchy & Stratchy:" In Lisa's room, there is a poster containing what Lisa believes to be historic moments in cartoon women's history, which includes the Powerpuff Girls for their debut in [[1998]]. | |||
* "Lisa's Belly:" Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were all crushed by the chunky sign that Marge put in Lisa's mind after having called her that. | |||
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Bubbles Utonium | |
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Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Member of | Powerpuff Girls Derbytantes[Note 1] |
Affiliation | The Mayor Ms. Bellum Ms. Keane Bullet Robin Snyder Barry Mackerbocker[Note 2] Maylyn[Note 3] Jaylyn[Note 4] Bobbysuzeraelyn[Note 5] |
Occupation | Superhero Kindergarten student Elementary student[Note 6] |
Goals | To fight crime and the forces of evil Being a good student |
Father | Professor Utonium, creator and adopter |
Mother | None |
Sister(s) | Blossom Utonium Buttercup Utonium Bunny Utonium Bliss Utonium[Note 7] |
Uncle(s) | Eugene Utonium |
First appearance | WAC: "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins" (1995)[Note 8] |
Played by | Kath Soucie (1996) Tara Strong (1998-2014) Maryke Hendrikse (2008-09) Kristen Li (2016-19) Dove Cameron (2021) |
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Bubbles Utonium, better known mononymously as just Bubbles, is a child superhero and one of the three titular characters in the Powerpuff Girls animated franchise. Her voice was originated by Kath Soucie, although it is better remembered by her successor, Tara Strong.
She is a member of the Powerpuff Girls, which also includes her other fraternal triplet sisters, Blossom and Buttercup. Together, they live with their father, Professor Utonium, in the city of Townsville, which they have become the official protectors of.
Utonium created the girls—albeit accidentally—while trying to create the perfect little girl with a mixture of "sugar, spice, and everything nice." He then accidentally added the extra ingredient of Chemical X, which created three little girls around the age of five-years old; complete with special powers such as being able to fly, super strength, and shooting lasers from their eyes.
Character description
Bubbles is a young girl sporting a light blue dress with a black-centered stripe, along with white stockings and black Mary Janes. She has blonde hair tied into neatly curved pigtails.
In the original series, she is portrayed as a 5-year old girl who attends Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, whilst fighting crime alongside her sisters Blossom and Buttercup.
Appearances
TV series
- What a Cartoon!
- 1.1 "Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins"
- 1.22 "Crime 101"
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
- Courage the Cowardly Dog
- 3.4B "The Ride of the Valkyries" (poster)
- Powerpuff Girls Z
- Steven Universe
- 2.3 "Say Uncle" (mentioned)
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016)
- Teen Titans Go!
- 3.40 "TTG v PPG"
- 4.1 "Shrimps and Prime Rib" (photo)
- 8.24 "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" (no lines)
- Powerpuff unaired pilot
Movies
Specials
- Twas the Fight Before Christmas
- The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!
- Dance Pantsed
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (no lines)
- Cartoon Network Special Edition: NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest 2023 (no lines)
Shorts
- "Team Building"
- Come and Learn with Pibby! (no lines)
Comics
- The Powerpuff Girls (DC Comics)
- Cartoon Network Magazine
- Issue #1A: "Pickle Party"
- The Powerpuff Girls (IDW Publishing)
- The Powerpuff Girls: Super Smash-Up!
Books
Video games
Biography
The Joy and the Laughter
Bubbles, along with Blossom and Buttercup, was created in Professor Utonium's laboratory basement, when he wanted to artificially create the perfect little girl to be his daughter by mixing up a bowl of sugar, spice, and everything nice, but accidentally added the mysterious black vial of Chemical X. In reality, the accident was not the Professors's fault, but the result of his trouble-making lab assistant monkey, Jojo. The Chemical X caused an explosive chain reaction and out came not one but three little girls, each with their own superpowers. Jojo, meanwhile, had also been affected by the blast, causing his brain to expand above his head, along with increased intelligence that allowed him the power of speech. Even though Mojo had caused the accident, he grew resentful of the immediate love the Professor showed the girls, leaving the Utonium residence behind to begin a path of supervillainy. Both Professor Utonium and the girls blocked it from their memories soon after.[1][2]
Bubbles Sells Out
In The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "The Grim Adventures of KND," when the Kids Next Door arrives, Billy exclaims, "Hey! You're not the Powerpuff Girls!" Later in the episode, Bubbles and her sisters are some of the characters who exploded out of the Delightful Reaper.
In the Steven Universe and Uncle Grandpa crossover episode "Say Uncle," Bubbles is one of the names on Uncle Grandpa's list.
Bubbles in the Funny Books
Bubbles in the Cyber Realm
Development
Bubbles was created by Craig McCracken.
Gallery
- Main article: Bubbles Utonium/Gallery
Toys and merchandise
- Main article: Bubbles Utonium/Toys
Behind the scenes
In popular culture
WARNING: The following section contains content that may be seen as mature or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. |
- In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Body," a pink shirt with the three Powerpuff Girls is seen inside of Willow's closet, while she panics over what clothes to wear to her mother's funeral.
- In the Everwood episode "Extra Ordinary," Amy watches the episode "Mommy Fearest" in her room, specifically the scene where the girls are shopping at Malph's and the girls each have their own favorite snack they want Professor Utonium to buy.
- In the ER episode "Now What?," Hannah wears both a Powerpuff Girls t-shirt and a backpack at once.
- In the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode "Bark at the Moon," one of the questions to test out the true love test is one's favorite superhero, with Manny sheepishly asks Chester if Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls counts, to which he responds doesn't.
- In the Veronica Mars episode "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough," Veronica talks to Weevil's young niece Ophelia who carries a Powerpuff Girls backpack, which she wants to check if it has the stolen senior trip money. In a twist, it turns out Weevil did hide it in the backpack, but then had Ophelia hide it in the ball pit because he knew Veronica would come looking for him.
- In Fox's late night animation programming block Animation Domination High-Def, there was a sketch called "HBO's Powerpuff Girls," in which the Powerpuff Girls were depicted like the characters from HBO's Girls. When creating the girls, the Professor adds a dose of narcissism. They are now in their 20s and live in New York City. Even though they try to fight monsters still, they spend more time smoking, binge eating, and dating. Curiously, Bubbles goes on dates with Professor Dick Hardly, Mojo Jojo, Sedusa, and Snake.
- In the Disney+ film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, a bootleg version of Bubbles is saved.
Baby Looney Tunes
- "Baby-Gate:" Lola plays a three Powerpuff-looking girls in a computer game called Pizza Power Challenge, having to destroy a pizza monster, but loses after being distracted by Melissa and Petunia trying to help.
- "A Mid-Autumn's Night Scream:" Lola, Melissa, and Petunia want to dress up as the Super Sunshine Girls on Halloween, but Granny leaves it to the last minute to buy their costumes which have all been sold out. Lola shows the boys a TV magazine with the Super Sunshine Girls, who instead of looking super deformed, look like realistic teenage girls.
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- In Craig McCracken's second series, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, the teenage caretaker Frankie Foster wore a t-shirt with a silhouette of Bubbles and her sisters in their trademark colors.
- "Nightmare on Wilson Way:" Frankie is dressed as Blossom for Halloween. One Eye Cy also chooses to be Blossom and asks Frankie if she has seen his bow, only to be dismayed by Frankie's appearance. He mutters about knowing he should've gone as Bubbles, which he later dresses as while pretending to be a zombie to scare Bloo.
Drawn Together
- Main article: Drawn Together
- "Foxxy vs the Board of Education:" A pregnant Bubbles is in the waiting room.
- "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist Part II:" One of the resumes that the gang skims through includes what appears to be a partially covered Bubbles.
Robot Chicken
- Main article: Robot Chicken
- "Celebrity Rocket:" During a three-second channel flip, Professor Utonium, who's spiraled on the floor of his lab, comments to the Powerpuff Girls, "All thanks to stem cell research," with the girls (voiced by Seth Green) either cheekily or sinisterly replying, "Uh huh."
- "I Love Her:" In the segment "Perfect Little Girls Who Flip The F&%$ Out," while creating the Powerpuff Girls, Professor Utonium adds cocaine to the recipe, causing the girls to go crazy and ravage the town.
- "May Cause a Squeakquel:" Mojo Jojo is thrown into jail when the Powerpuff Girls realize that the town's judicial system is unfair and doesn't rehabilitate its criminals and so they break into the mayor's office and beat him up.
Mad
- Main article: Mad
- "WWe Bought a ZOO/2 Broke Powerpuff Girls": During "2 Broke Powerpuff Girls," Bubbles and Buttercup are left broke and jobless in their apartment after being fired from their job as waitresses. They turn to Blossom for help and she employs them to work for her company which owns a restaurant, leaving them at square one again. Tara Strong reprises Bubbles for this skit.
- "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon:" During "Once Upon a Toon," Samurai Jack trims a bush in the shape of the Powerpuff Girls.
The Simpsons
- Main article: The Simpsons
- "Bart vs. Itchy & Stratchy:" In Lisa's room, there is a poster containing what Lisa believes to be historic moments in cartoon women's history, which includes the Powerpuff Girls for their debut in 1998.
- "Lisa's Belly:" Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were all crushed by the chunky sign that Marge put in Lisa's mind after having called her that.
Sugar and Toys
- Main article: Sugar and Toys
- "Thirst Day Was the Worst Day:" In two Las Powderpoof Girlz segments, in which the girls are Latinas, they search for other missing Latinas. They discover that Ariana Grande has kidnapped other famous Latina celebrities and hooked them up to their booty machine to drain their buttocks to make her more Latina. The darkest skinned Powderpoof, despite having green eyes like Buttercup, flies away with a blue streak like Bubbles.
- "Rebooty Call:" The Powerpoofs appear in a segment called "Puerto Rico, We're Not Your Sidepiece," which acts as a PSA on how to treat Puerto Rico better, instead of just a vacation getaway, which is destroying the land.
- "Revenge of the Nerfs:" In another two Las Powderpoof Girlz segments, the Powderpoofs find out that every liquid in the city has been replaced with hot Cheeto sauce, which OAC gets addicted to. They find out it is due to the blue-skinned Flavorless Gang, a parody of the green-skinned Gangreen Gang, who want to dry the Earth of its spices leaving the planet bland of flavour. They are backed by Mayor DeBlah, who they literally have in the palm of their hands, and who is as scatterbrained as his template.
Footnotes
References
- ^ The Powerpuff Girls: "Mr. Mojo's Rising," season 1, episode 7B (1999).
- ^ The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2001).