Happy Tenth, Powerpuff Girls!

Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup hit the big one-oh today.

The very first Powerpuff Girls episode aired on the Cartoon Network on November 18, 1998. The series lasted six seasons, and at its best was as clever and smart as its more successful contemporaries, including King of the Hill, South Park, and the mighty Simpsons. (Certainly it's the cutest cartoon of all time.) However, it just hasn't had as lasting an impact. Maybe if they had rocked more tunes, like in the bitchin' video above...