#i'm happy to have drawn so much because of this rascal though | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

fly-pow-bye · 7 years

Text

Powerpuff Girls 2016 - “Green Wing“

Written by: Jake Goldman, Haley Mancini

Written & Storyboarded by: Julia Vickerman, Cheyenne Curtis

Directed by: Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle

"Superflyalicious!" Actual quote from the episode.

The episode starts with the Reboot Puffs and the Professor volunteering for a retirement home. Blossom, Bubbles, and the Professor are okay with it, but Buttercup isn't. The rascally little green princess would rather complain about how old people smell while a sad trumpet plays.

Bubbles disagrees, taking the position of Gallant to Buttercup's Goofus. She even says that she likes their smell. Buttercup invalidates her opinion by telling her that she likes the smell of earwax. In a normal cartoon, that should be the end of it.

In this cartoon, Bubbles literally shoves her stub into Buttercup’s usually non-existent ear, pulls out earwax, and sniffs it with magically appearing nostrils. It is often said that showing is better than telling, but I think I'd rather see Buttercup as exaggerating Bubbles' love for everything than having Bubbles prove that she is an alien. Also, they don't have nostrils.

Buttercup continues to complain, but the Professor assures her that hanging out with the elderly can be fun. Buttercup is forced to play Bingo.

At least, they call it Bingo. The amount of spots on the grid suggest the writers think Bingo only has four letters. Buttercup is not very happy, but the Professor is. When he gets a bingo, he gloats at the guy right next to him! They really are playing up the sitcom dad angle with the Professor in this episode, which would be more apparent later.

After his Bingo-fueled childishness, the Professor gives Buttercup other options: scrapbooking with Bubbles, or joining Blossom's jazzercise class. I guess nerd character equals Richard Simmons?

Getting as tired with Buttercup as I am, the Professor grabs her, and forces her to sit with an elderly lady named Edith, voiced by none other than Cree Summer. Buttercup introduces herself, only for Edith to make fun of her name. I approve, because it's Reboot Buttercup she's making fun of.

In an attempt to impress her, she throws bread in the air and burns it with her eye beams. Edith is unimpressed by burnt breakfast, not really caring that a 6 year old girl just fired death from her eyes. It does remind her of a time where superheroes were far better: 70's blaxploitation films!

At the Bank of Townsville, that latter word appearing in this reboot about as often as an actual fight scene, the "superflyalicious" Mackaderm is about to rob the bank. I thought it was Pack-A-Derm, because he steals things, but they really use the word "mack" with a character that is all but stated to be a pimp elephant.

Before he can get his "baddy daddy diamonds", another direct quote from the show...

...in comes Green Wing, the "grooviest superhero around"! She's essentially a superhero version of Foxy Brown, a character already parodied by Cree Summer's role in Drawn Together. Mackaderm charges with a "mack attack", which sounds wrong to me. She jumps over Mackaderm, who runs into a wall, and an explosion happens for no reason whatsoever. I guess this is their way to avoid having to animate an actual fight scene to avoid any "fantasy violence".

Buttercup is about as impressed by this as Edith was at her toast-burning skills. One of the reasons is that while the superheroine's name is Green Wing, she can't even fly! It's almost as if Buttercup doesn't know that being able to fly isn't a common thing among humans.

Then again, even the show tends to forget that.

After getting them tied up, how she did it being a mystery due to the show's aforementioned fear of actual fight scenes, she unveils who Elephant Pimp is by slapping his mask off. I am very glad to say that he is just person in disguise, because I don't have to put him in the same category as all the other talking animals that give Bubbles less of a reason to exist. The Mack Daddy Elephant turns out to be...

...famous 19th century chemist Louis Pasteur? Well, I guess they needed some educational value for the young'ns. Then a worm with a baby's face shows up to congratulate her. And then a talking disco ball tells everyone to party. And then the episode turns into Painbow for 3 seconds.

Chalking it up to "old people, am I right?", Buttercup doesn't believe her story, but Edith says she was there. She leans down as if she's going to tell a secret, after dozing off because, "old people, am I right?", and yells that she IS Green Wing! Buttercup still doesn't believe her, and tries to put Edith to sleep with a "beyond lame" record with someone named the Blue Jeanie. Edith tells her to not play that record, as playing the record will free him. Then she leaves.

Bubbles and Blossom show up to prove their existence, and are impressed that Buttercup met a superhero, as they are superheroes! If there's any claim the writers need to show instead of tell instead of Bubbles' earwax obsession, it's that claim. Since Bubbles is there, and Blossom essentially disappears for most of the episode, Buttercup tries to dress her up as herself.

Bubbles: Hi, I'm Buttercup! I'm mean! (makes grumpy old man face)

At least she didn't make a nose this time. This leads to a scene where the Professor actually confuses her for Buttercup. One would think a guy who can create life out of sweets and unknown chemicals, among many other things, would be able to tell the difference between his blonde "daughter" and his brunette "daughter".

Buttercup suddenly gets an interest in the Blue Genie album, even though minutes before, she thought it would be "beyond lame". They really had to find some way to get the plot moving. Right before she puts the needle on the record, Edith comes back in her Green Wing attire, proving that she is indeed Green Wing! This comes with a rather detailed vertical panorama shot of her wrinkly behind in spandex.

...

I have to make that, don't I?

This show won an award for best family entertainment from an organization that honored women in media. Just wanted to let people know that. Unfortunately, she’s far too late, and Buttercup plays the record, unleashing...

...the Blue Jeanie! He doesn't grant wishes, nor does he wear jeans, but he does have the ability to make people dance by shooting beams at them. Kind of reminds me of that one villain that I hope I will never see again. He even shoots Blossom and Bubbles with it, making this another episode where the most boyish character has to save the two girly characters. How feminist.

Buttercup attempts to fight him one-on-one, but his dancing is too fast for someone who had once flew so fast, she accidently travelled through time. He eventually grabs her, and, to no surprise...

Elvis Throw, Girl Down. Womp womp. Admittedly, the Blue Jeanie seems to have magical powers, but that guy can't be as strong as Terminator Unicorn. As Buttercup gets flung into the wall like the super-powerful superhero she is, Green Wing charges to the Blue Genie...very, very slowly. Because she's old. Run, Blossom, Run and The Wrinklegruff Gals did this exact same joke. This series has a issue with people older than 30, both in the cartoon and in real life.

Here's the entire fight scene: Green Wing throws a pitcher of water on him, ruining his outfit. She then tells Buttercup to use her eye lasers, which somehow just makes his clothes shrink. Well, I guess if he can fling a girl who can lift buildings full of people, I guess he could survive a frying. Green Wing plays the record again, causing Blue Jeanie to get sucked back in, and she attempts to keep the record in a safe place where nobody can play it.

Hmm, maybe she's just trying to ensure his spot on the rogue's gallery...

...or she could accidentally kill him by dropping his record. His soul even screams in a puff of smoke. Kind of brutal for a series that’s afraid to show a punch. The episode ends with a fist bump with choir text humor calling them "soul sisters", because they're not tired of that. Review over.

Does the title fit?

The title is clever, because Green Wing is the name of the superheroine in the episode! ...and that’s it. Honestly, I’d rather have titles like this than non-puns like the last one.

How does it stack up?

I feel bad giving this episode a worse rating than The Last Donnycorn, but it just didn't hit any of the high notes that episode did for me. The character of the week is better, but anything is better than the hell-horn.

Next, it’s an episode called 15 Minutes of Fame. If I were to guess, it’s probably going to have internet references. Oh boy.

← The Last Donnycorn ☆ 15 Minutes of Fame →

#fpb ppg 2016 #fpb reviews #ppg 2016 #powerpuff girls #cartoon network

45 notes · View notes