Girls Gone Mild (The Powerpuff Girls, 1998)

Girls Gone Mild (The Powerpuff Girls, 1998) The 2000's equivalent of the 2016 reboot. Series: The Powerpuff Girls (1998) Part of Season: 5 Episode Number: 21 Air Date: January 16, 2004 Writer: Chris Reccardi Director: John Mcintyre Previous episode: A Documentary (The Powerpuff Girls, 1998) Next episode: Curses

"Girls Gone Mild" is the twentieth episode of the fifth season of The Powerpuff Girls, which aired on January 16, 2004.

Plot

After being banned from using their powers, the girls must stop fighting crime. Day by day, the crime rates in Townsville become more immense.

Why It's Gone Mild

1. Stanley and Sandra Practice are incredibly unlikable, cruel, mean-spirited and idiotic, as they ban the girls from using their powers, and threaten to sue Professor Utonium, as they thought it might be impressionable to younger children, it goes to the point that they might as well be the actual villains of the episode.
2. Many scenes in the episode drags on for way too long, like the hijacking scene, and the scene that involves the Dooks of Dooms destroying the neighborhood.
3. The Dooks of Doom look like rejected Jack and the Scotsman villains, and serve as nothing, but filler.
4. Just like the episode "Town and Out", it is also very cruel towards the girls, and informs the wrong message.
5. Plot Holes:
   • How did the villains not destroy Townsville after the girls were banned from using their powers?
   • Why would the parents of Townsville sign a petition to ban the Powerpuff Girls, even though they saved their lives millions of times throughout the show?
   • Why would the Powerpuff Girls consider rescuing Stanley and Sandra by one of the monsters after what they put them through?
   • The biggest one being: Why doesn't the Powerpuff Girls outright call the cops, or the Mayor that the Practices not only banned them from using their powers, but is also threatening them that they will sue Professor Utonium?
6. Lackluster Ending: The Practices somewhat get away with their unforgivable actions as the Powerpuff Girls beat up the Dooks of Doom.
7. This episode can teach some bad morals that are that to children, as if the moral of this episode states that it is okay to threaten others to get what you want, as evident by Stanley and Sandra making nasty threats to the Powerpuff Girls.

Redeeming Qualities

1. When Stanley and Sandra were sucked by one of the monsters, they realized the importance of superheroes, so they tore up the contract and let the girls use their superpowers at the end.
   • This also counts as them getting their comeuppance, despite being too light.
2. Although Stanley and Sandra weren't valid to stop the girls from using their powers, at least they to do an important moral that you shouldn't impersonate or rather, copy everything you see.
3. The purpose of the episode to mock moral guardians for their stupidity sounds great, sadly it was executed poorly.
4. Stanley and Sandra are only seen in this episode, and are never seen, or mentioned again.

Reception

The episode was almost unanimously panned by critics and fans who declared it as one of the worst episodes of the show next to "A Very Special Blossom". As Mr. and Mrs. Practice were declared the true villains of the episode and two of the worst characters of the show.

Trivia

• The episode was inspired by letters that Craig McCracken received from parents who felt that the show was teaching children that violence is appropriate as a defense.

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