Craig McCracken Movies
- 2004
Created by Craig McCracken of PowerPuff Girls fame, this half-hour cartoon series got underway when eight-year-old Mac, on orders from his mother, deposited his lifelong imaginary friend Blooreagard Q. "Bloo" Kazoo (who resembles an anthropomorphic security blanket) at a special foster home for the discarded imaginary friends of other children. Although he'd been told that he'd outgrown Bloo, Mac refused to part with someone who'd been so important to him in his formative years, and asked permission to visit the home every day. Elderly Madame Foster, who ran the home, granted Mac's wish, but only until some other child wanted to adopt Bloo -- an eventually that Mac did everything he could to forestall. Other residents of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends are the obsequious, apologetic, slightly frazzled Wilt; Eduardo, a Hispanic "bull monster" who is kind and gentle despite his fearsome appearance; and the infantile, egg-laying Coco, formerly the imaginary friend of a little girl marooned on a desert island (which may explain why Coco looks like a cross between a palm tree, a bird, and an airplane). Helping Madame Foster manage her home is the old dear's own childhood imaginary friend Mr. Herriman, a "veddy proper" British bunny, and Madame Foster's boisterous granddaughter Frankie. A deft combination of wit, whimsy, and state-of-the-art flash animation, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends earned three Emmy awards during its first season on the air. Debuting as a one-shot preview on July 16, 2004, the series joined the regular Cartoon Network lineup on September 3, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The most adorable little superheroines in all of Townsville make the jump to the big screen in this feature-length animated adventure based on the popular Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls. Brilliant scientist Professor Utonium (voice of Tom Kane) is performing an experiment in his lab when Jojo, a monkey trained to assist the professor, accidentally drops a bottle of hyper-powerful Chemical X into a mixture of sugar, spice, and everything nice. To the professor's surprise, what should emerge from the subsequent chemical reaction but three little girls: bright and practical Blossom (voice of Cathy Cavadini), sweet and sunny Bubbles (voice of Tara Strong), and tomboyish Buttercup (voice of Elizabeth Daily). Professor Utonium discovers that the girls have remarkable powers and super-human strength, and he hopes they'll be able to improve life in the crime-infected City of Townsville. However, after their first day at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten with Ms. Keane (voice of Jennifer Hale), the girls learn that having super powers can be both a blessing and a curse. Rejected by their classmates and quite unhappy, the girls are easily swayed when Mojo Jojo (voice of Roger L. Jackson), a superintelligent monkey in a turban, asks them to help him with a campaign to save the city. What the girls don't know is that Mojo Jojo is actually the monkey who once assisted the Professor; now he's embraced evil and hopes to use the Powerpuff Girls as part of his criminal scheme to wrestle control of Townsville away from the dense but well-meaning Mayor (voice of Tom Kenny). The Powerpuff Girls Movie was directed and co-written by Craig McCracken, who created the original television show as well as writing most of the episodes. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, (more)
- 1998
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Featuring three kindergarten-aged females, the Powerpuff Girls tells stories of crime-fighting heroines Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup. The Mayor calls the girls on their classic big-red-nosed phone when recurring bad guys like the giant monkey Mojo Jojo and other one-time enemies threaten the well-being of Townsville. Using their super powers and the power of cooperation, the Powerpuff Girls save the day, and get home in time to say goodnight to their caregiver the Professor.
Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup have unique, individual dispositions, and their characters provide humor intelligent enough for adults to enjoy as much as children. Bubbles' (the one in blue) sweet demeanor is counterbalanced by Buttercup's (green) tougher attitude, and Blossom (red) always tries to do the right thing. When they go to school, they act just like a group of kindergarten friends, but when the Mayor calls, they know they have to work together to set things right. Often, the girls find that they rely on each other much more than on any super power they're given. Debuting in 1999 on the Cartoon Network, the show was noted for its edgy, modern techno sound as well as its adorable humor. Each half-hour of television programming was made up of two shorter episodes, each with its own moral lesson imbedded in the way the girls overcome the challenges of a day of crime-fighting. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi
Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup have unique, individual dispositions, and their characters provide humor intelligent enough for adults to enjoy as much as children. Bubbles' (the one in blue) sweet demeanor is counterbalanced by Buttercup's (green) tougher attitude, and Blossom (red) always tries to do the right thing. When they go to school, they act just like a group of kindergarten friends, but when the Mayor calls, they know they have to work together to set things right. Often, the girls find that they rely on each other much more than on any super power they're given. Debuting in 1999 on the Cartoon Network, the show was noted for its edgy, modern techno sound as well as its adorable humor. Each half-hour of television programming was made up of two shorter episodes, each with its own moral lesson imbedded in the way the girls overcome the challenges of a day of crime-fighting. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi
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