"A Very Special Blossom" is the 13th episode of Season 2 of The Powerpuff Girls, and the 37th episode overall.
It premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on November 26, 1999.
Synopsis[]
When the Professor craves a golf bag on Father's Day, Blossom resorts to a grim theft to please him, and both father and daughter get into trouble.
Plot[]
Nearing Father's Day, the Powerpuff Girls are doing everything that they can to make the Professor happy. Walking in town, he and the Girls reflect on the gifts he received before, including a ceramic bowl, crayon art, and improvised boxing gloves. But when he sees a set of limited-edition Pro Excellence 2000 series golf clubs on a window display at a sports shop, he becomes mesmerized. Unfortunately, he notices that the clubs cost $2,000; as off-putting as it seems, it is justified by the fact that only 12 sets are available worldwide.
After seeing the Professor wanting the golf set, the girls attempt to craft them but with garbage. Dissatisfied with their creation, they review a list of ideas that would help them buy the actual set, which includes selling cookies, Popsicles, brownies, and lemonade. All of these are crossed out, indicating they did not help cover the set's cost; Blossom concedes that they would need real talent to make enough money. When Bubbles remarks that fighting crime is a talent, Blossom decides to turn an emergency call into a payday. After the girls save Townsville from Mojo Jojo, they come to learn that not only does the evil genius ape have a hobby in building model ships, but his temper was disrupted by the hobby store's shortage of supplies. Blossom then orders him to be arrested by the police.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess there is a first time for everything." -Narrator
Later at the Mayor's office, the Mayor thanks the girls for saving the day. As a reward, he offers them fresh-baked cookies, but the girls refuse. Instead, the girls propose that they are paid for their services, initially asking for $2,000, much to the Mayor's shock. Though Ms. Bellum insists that the girls were just joking, the Mayor, in need of his heart medication, denies this. Ms. Bellum then tells the girls to clean up Mojo's mess instead. While cleaning up Townsville, Blossom suddenly notices that the window of the shop selling the golf clubs is broken and ends up stealing them under the unethical temptation.
The next day, as Bubbles and Buttercup prepare the Professor's breakfast, Blossom makes the Father Day's surprise for the Professor, giving him the Pro Excellence 2000 golf clubs. Delighted and excited, the Professor happily thanks Blossom for the gift and decides to try them out during his game with the Mayor. Bubbles and Buttercup get suspicious of how Blossom bought the clubs, but the Professor disregards their suspicions. When he ignores his breakfast and leaves, the two sisters confront Blossom, asking her where she got the golf clubs. Blossom simply answers that she found them, but Bubbles and Buttercup are not as quick to accept it as truth.
Meanwhile, on the greens of the Townsville Golf Course, the Mayor and the Chief are discussing how, according to the Townsville Tribune, the rare Pro Excellence 2000 Golf Clubs disappeared and were perhaps stolen. The Chief also goes on to remark that they went missing after Mojo Jojo's rampage destroyed Townsville. Upon being sighted with the stolen goods by the Mayor and Chief Hittledee, the Professor is arrested on suspicion of grand theft. Soon after, Blossom receives a phone call from the Professor, who is in Townsville Jail being interrogated by the police. He also tells Blossom that he's innocent while denying the theft, but Blossom suddenly takes off in a mix of panic and guilt.
In order to get the Professor out of jail and to avoid punishment for stealing, Blossom captures Mojo Jojo and attempts to blame him for her crime, claiming that he sold the golf clubs to her. The Mayor and Chief are quickly convinced, but Buttercup notices the contradiction with what Blossom told her before. She and Bubbles demand Blossom to tell the truth: whether she found them or Mojo sold them to her; even the Professor urges Blossom to tell the truth. Desperate not to get in trouble for her theft, Blossom refuses to confess and attempts to escape, but Bubbles and Buttercup stop her. With no way to escape, Blossom finally confesses that she stole the golf clubs.
Shocked, the Professor asks her why would she do such a thing. In her defense, Blossom reveals that she was only trying to make him happy because he really wanted them. The Professor tearfully realizes that it is his fault since he put too much value on a material object, instead of giving his love for the girls, which Blossom then admits is what drove her to crime. The Professor tells the Mayor that Blossom is sorry for the crime she has committed. The Mayor leaves it up to Chief Hittledee to decide what is best for Blossom, even emphasizing that it is her first offense. Although he is also saddened over what Blossom had done, the chief is stern at her in his conviction, maintaining that the law is the law.
Blossom accepts her temporary fate.
Consequently, for the crime of grand theft, the guilty Blossom is booked and sentenced to 200 hours (or 8 1/3 days) of community service, as her punishment. This serves as a harsh reminder to her and everyone else that crime does not pay (even the blue bird points this out). And once again, the day is saved, thanks to Bubbles and Buttercup. As the standard end shot appears, they look down at Blossom and fly away right before prison bars are lowered.
Characters[]
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Professor Utonium
- The Mayor of Townsville
- Mojo Jojo
- Ms. Bellum
- Chief Hittledee
- Narrator
- Daddy Bird
Trivia[]
- Morals:
- There are consequences for stealing and lying. No matter how remorseful you are, you still have to face these consequences.
- The law is the law, and a crime is a crime, no matter the reason, how you do it, or whether it is a first-time offense. Crime often does not pay in the long term.
- Not all material objects are important. Your relationships with your loved ones are far more important.
- The Professor laughs like Count von Count from Sesame Street when he is holding the golf clubs.
- This episode is one of the few instances where the girls turn against each other.
- It is revealed that the Mayor is at risk of heart attack, and it is implied that he was once a sugar daddy.
- Mojo's biological father is revealed in this episode (through a picture frame reads 1901-1998). 1998 was the year The Powerpuff Girls premiered, which means that the Professor adopted him. Strangely, Mojo has his intelligence and human-like behavior as a result of Chemical X, but his father is depicted as a human-like sea captain. He lacks the distinctive green coloring that results from Chemical X enhancement on primates, leaving this human-like depiction a mystery.
- This is one of the few episodes where Mojo was framed for a crime and unjustly beaten by the girls as a result. Other instances are shown in "Telephonies" and "Moral Decay".
- This is Blossom's second criminal role; the first is when she escaped prison alongside Bubbles and Buttercup in "Powerpuff Bluff". This is only temporary, as she is no longer serving a sentence by the next episode.
- This is one of two episodes where Blossom's actions are portrayed as negative, the other being "Fallen Arches".
- The original airdate of this episode was intended to coincide with a "Big Night" of six new episodes of Cartoon Network's original animated series as part of Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, Cartoon Network's marquee block at the time.
- The Narrator breaks the fourth wall in this episode when Blossom steals The Pro Excellence 2000 Golf Clubs by saying "Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess there is a first time for everything.". The Daddy Bird also breaks the fourth wall when he said "What do you know, folks? I'm a daddy.".
- While the PPG's are walking just before the Pro Excellence 2000 Golf Clubs are shown the word "CIGARS" can be seen three separate times.
- This is the third time one or all of the girls is imprisoned, following "Crime 101" and "Powerpuff Bluff".
- This is the only episode, where The Mayor could be seen without his monocle.
- This is one of the two episodes that take place on Father's Day, the other being "Custody Battle".
- In the latter episode, the girls do not appear (excluding the stock footage) since it focuses on the Rowdyruff Boys.
- If the Mayor could give the men disguised as the Powerpuff Girls all the money in the bank (which might have been millions of dollars) in "Powerpuff Bluff", the fact he did not offer money to the Girls at their request in this episode reveals a discrepancy in his character.
- During reruns on Cartoon Network, the episode would be mistakenly titled "A Blossom Very Special" for unknown reasons.
- Despite receiving more positive than negative reviews, "A Very Special Blossom" has been universally panned from The Powerpuff Girl fans, with many fans criticizing this episode's very sad and harsh ending, Blossom being very out-of-character and stealing the Golf Clubs, Bubbles and Buttercup being horrible jerks, the Lead Cop as a character/villain and no one standing up for Blossom when the Lead Cop says otherwise, it is widely considered to be one of, if not the worst episodes in all of The Powerpuff Girls and because of this, it was declared non-canon to the show.
Goofs[]
- After the Mayor drinks some water for taking his heart pills and passes out, the glass on the tray in front of Ms. Bellum appears to be behind her.
- Also, the amount of water in the glass changes between takes: When Ms. Bellum brings the tray in, it is half full. During the close-up of the Mayor as he prepares to drink, there is clearly more water in the glass. When the Mayor passes out, the glass is half full again, just like when it was brought in.