Hollywood Studios these days seem to think that we haven't had a female superhero movie or show ever and yet they seem to forget about one little show that not only had well written characters but was also funny and action packed and where the best characters in the show were female. With that show of course being The Powerpuff Girls a show that was so good that they of course tried and failed to ruin it's legacy with a live action version and a 2016 reboot and so then join me as I review the episodes that sees the cutest member of the group go hardcore and that sees the girls trying to tell a story with the episodes in question being called simply just "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts" enjoy.
The plot of "Bubblevicious" is when she's sick and tired of being underestimated by her sisters Bubbles takes thing to far by proving that she's hardcore and in "The Bare Facts" when The Mayor is rescued by the girls by Mojo Jojo he tries to get them to tell him why they were all laughing. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plots that are actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plots that are actually featured / in thee very episodes was in all honesty not that bad with "Bubblevicious" quite clearly having the better plot of the two segments as it was a plot that not only does a character dive into Bubbles as a character but it's also a plot that was really well handled and while the plot of "The Bare Facts" is clearly meant to be the more lighthearted of the two which is something that does make alot of sense it's paired with a plot that's quite serious and does play alot it's plot straight it's still not that good of a plot with it being rather light on plot where as with the first segment it was very plot heavy almost to the point where it could have been considered a special episode of the show but even so having an episode that's not as plot heavy be paired with one that is is something that does work well enough for this show as it's one that does allow for the setup of the episode to really be what carries it and makes it stand out from alot of the other animated shows out there due to the fact that it was told entirely in the first person with the plot of both episodes being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions.
Starring in these episodes is E.G. Daily as Buttercup , Catherine Cavadini as Blossom and Tara Strong as Bubbles. Also starring in these episodes is voice acting legend and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic star Tom Kane as Professor Utonium and Talking Dog , Scream icon Roger L. Jackson as Mojo Jojo Spongebob Squarepants star Tom Kenny as The Narrator and The Mayor and Jennifer Martin as Ms. Bellum.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about he actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in thee very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in thee very episodes was in all honesty really good. With all of this episodes actors turning in some really good performances in these very episodes which is something that's not really all that new as these are a bunch of really good actors in there own right and with alot of them being not only really good voice actors but just in general really good actors as ell it does make sense that alot of the would turn in some really good performances even this early on in the shows run with actually being hard to tell who was the best overall performer in both of these two episodes is as in Bubblevicious it's quite easily Tara Strong but in The Bare Facts it's Tom Kenny both for literally different reasons as Tara manages to bring out an entirely different side to Bubbles whilst still doing her typical Bubbles voice whilst Tom Kenny manages to get across just how frustrated his Mayor character really is whilst still getting some really big laughs in The Bare Facts both of which do combine to make it hard to tell just who the best actor is in both of these episode altho it is being made crystal clear that is no bad performance in either of these two episodes tho with the acting that's in thee two episodes really being helped by the fact that the scripts for both of these episodes is just so good that all this episodes actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance rally come out of them more naturally as that's just how good the acting is in both of these episodes.
Doing the animation for both of thee episodes is the legends and the greats that are currently over at Rough Draft Korea. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty not that bad as the shows animation which was already really high is more then met with the animation in these two episodes with the animation in The Bare Facts oddly enough being alot more better then the animation in Bubblevicious just because of the fact that in The Bare Facts they do get to play around a bit with the animation style with the style changing depending on which of the three girl is telling the story at that moment in time like for example with Buttercup they alot of harsh shadows thus making it look alot like a crime noir film and with Blossom everything is framed to make her look like the centre of attention and with Bubbles it's done in the style of a kids drawing which was a really cool and was a great way to see all of these different art styles come together beautifully as none of them feel out of the character for the girl that's telling the story and while Bubblevicious does indeed have some really good looking animation in it it's nothing that compares to just how good the animation was in The Bare Facts but in saying that tho the animation in Bubblevicious does come more alive and more extreme during that episodes action scenes something that doesn't happen in The Bare Facts.
Whilst thus is a comedy show and both of this shows two segments do have there moments of levity in them. It's quite easily the second segment of this episode The Bare Facts that has the more funnier moments in it as that is the more lighthearted episode with a premise that does allow it self to have some more humor in it not that there isn't any on the first segment because there it's just that that segment is more action focused where as the second segment is more comedy focused which is something that does work for that segment with that while segment from the second that The Mayor is brought back to his office by the girls being one drawn out joke as both Blossom and Bubbles try not to laugh whilst all three of the girls are telling the story of how they've just rescued The Mayor whilst all he wants to hear is what it is that's made them all laugh so hard only for it the girls to keep on stalling to the point where they just straight up get tired of being in his office and leave to go home with it then being revealed that the reason that they were laughing is because of the fact that Mojo Jojo along with taking The Mayor also took The Mayor clothes of him which to be frank is good set up and punch line as while OK granted the punchline could be seen as being a bit childish given the fact that the girls are children it is something that does work in the episodes favor as that is something that a child might possibly find funny and while the previous segment does have some good jokes in it as well like with Bubbles just straight up annoying Buttercup by talking to her about all of the things that she's just seen Buttercup do in the training room to even the fact that she stops being hardcore when her sisters say that they like her and are sorry for underestimating her.
The very idea of Bubbles going out of her way to prove that she's just as tough with her sisters really is such a good idea. That it could have been the plot for a special episode of the show as that's just how much of a good idea that it is and yet by cramming it all into the first segment of a two segment show oddly feels like a disservice to the idea as a whole as it then means that it can't be fully developed as the episode has to rush along to the next plot point like how cool would have been to have actually seen Bubbles try to save Townsville on her own only to some of time because of the fact that her sisters aren't there to help her and it would have made her downfall in the episode going from someone who the people of Townsville like for she is instead get turned into a Tyrant who gets very easily mad at people because of the fact that they see her as her cute and adorable elf and if that segment was a special episode it would then make the entire plot of that segment feel all the more epic as now you have the girls having to face quite literally there toughest challenge yet that being Bubbles and while having the episode the episode be the first segment of a two segment show doesn't really hurt the segment in any meaningful way it would have made the segment alot more better if it was it's own episode but given that Cartoon Network weren't doing special episodes of there TV shows back when this show was being released having it air as a regular episode is somethin that was the best way for an idea that's this good to be released in the first place.
In what must surely be a coincidence the main villain of both of these segments just so happens to be Mojo Jojo. Which is fine as he is a serviceable and funny villain but at the same time having a bit of verity in there wouldn't have gone a miss as there was no need to have him by the main villain of The Bare Facts as that honor very easily could have gone to someone like Fuzzy Lumpkins with nothing really needing to be changed about the plot of that particualr segment as both he and Mojo are funny villains that the girls are known for fighting and both villains would be able to get to The Mayor very easily and it would still make the joke at the end of that segment work perfectly fine but for one reason of another the makers of these episodes thought that it was a good idea to have Mojo Jojo be the main villain for both segments which works fine as even tho he doesn't really have an evil scheme in the first segment as all he wants to do is just get rid of the girls and that's really it he does have an evil scheme in the second segment where he wants to take of control of Townsville which does make sense for his character as by doing that he can then make it law so that the girls can't attack him and stop his evil schemes but with that mind it in the first segment where he used more effectively as even tho it's the second segment where he has an evil plan here he plays more of crucial role in the plot of the second as he unknowingly taunts a still angry Bubbles by kidnapping her and torturing her by putting his laser machine on to it's highest setting all to get Bubbles to cry out for her sisters which is a good plan as he can then capture all three of them and do whatever he wants to do where as in The Bare Facts he doesn't really get that much of a chance to showoff just how smart he actually is something that he does wonderfully in Bubblevicious.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty two minuets exactly. With each segment being around eleven minuets in length with is the perfect time for both of these segments to last as both segments have just the right amount of plot there to cover that eleven minuet running time but with that being said tho Bubblevicious really doesn't use it's running time all that wisely as we don't get to see the girls come to the realization that they were in the wrong in a way that felt natural as all we've seen is Bubbles acting out thus it would have made more sense for her to be the one in the wrong as she openly beats up two innocent people and hurts Blossom when the two of them were just playing game where as all Blossom did was look out for Bubbles and that's really it yet if we actually saw both her and Buttercup underestimate Bubbles say during a fight with monsters or even doing something that normal people would do and we see that escalate throughout the segment then it would make there apology not only feel warranted but earned as well and with the second segment even tho that one doesn't use in it's running time all that wisely either as it doesn't fully develop it's plot all that well it really doesn't need to give the fact that we see everything from the point of view of The Mayor and so when he doesn't see something we don't see it and given just how lighthearted the plot of that segment is in the first place it's not really something that really needed to be that fully developed in the first place as it's just meant to be a fun and silly segment of the show but I really will admit that both of these segments really do have some really good pacing to them tho.
So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about all of the action that's actually featured / presented to us in these vert episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty really good. With it being quite obvious that Bubble vicious has the best action out of the two segments mostly because of the fact that we actually get to see the action in it where as with The Bare Facts since The Mayor himself can't see it we the audience don't get the chance to see it with the action in Bubblevicious standing out because of the fact that we do get to see just how tough Bubbles can be when she really pushes herself to do so with her taking on several training monsters all on her own and even not only taking on but beating Mojo Jojo on her own twice which was a really good thing to see but what would have made the action in that segment alot more better was if we got to see the girls fight at the start of the episode as that could then contrast with Bubbles fighting random people when she's angry in the middle of the episode with there being alot of good action scenes just in that one segment alone that it would be hard to say which was the best one but if push comes to shove it would have to be the second fight that Bubbles and Mojo have just because of the fact that it is a pretty funny fight with Bubbles just straight up yelling at him for attacking them when they're making it up which really is a funny idea and it's one that makes sense in the context of the scene that it's in as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall out of the two segments Bubblevicious is quite easily the better one as it has not only the better plot to it but is also has the better action to it as well but in saying that The Bare Facts is better then Bubble vicious in that it has the more laugh out loud moments in and a great mixture of art styles as well with both segments offering something that the over just doesn't have in my freaking opinions anyways / at least Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in these very segments in this very review and a such that really does mean that Bubblevicious earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 7 out of 10 from me and The Bare Facts earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6 out of 10 from with both segments earning themselves a grand total score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all pf the images that In personally used in this very review from the official the Powerpuff Girls fandom wiki page , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very segments that I used in this very review being the really great the official The Powerpuff Girls fandom wiki page really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from these very segments with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on the official The Powerpuff Girls fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.