Nov. 18 marks 20 years since the debut of The Powerpuff Girls, the Craig McCracken–created cartoon that follows three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers. The Onion looks back at the beloved show on its 20th anniversary.


Robert Oppenheimer creates the Powerpuff catalyst agent, Chemical X.

Parents across nation ask “What the heck are you watching?”

The show’s popularity spurs an alarming trend of surgical procedures to make children’s eyes the size of their entire face.


The name “Mojo Jojo” sees an enormous spike in popularity for newborn boys.

Special 9/11 tribute episode features the girls beating the crap out of Osama bin Laden.


Second-grader Mariah Michael is informed by her older sister that there can’t be two Bubbles so she has to be Buttercup.


Celebrating the show’s overwhelming success, producers generously give the South Korean animation team a full hour off.


Final episode shows all the bad guys grappling with the fact that they’re trying to beat the shit out of children.


Eleven-year-old Jimmy Curtis insists he’s only watching a three-hour marathon of the show to make fun of it.


Cartoon Network reboots the series on the off chance that people will enjoy watching a slightly different version of something that was previously popular.