Can't Buy Love is the eighth episode (and the eighty-seventh episode overall) of Season 3 of the 2016 Powerpuff Girls series. It aired on Cartoon Network on June 9, 2018.
Synopsis[]
After an accidental run-in during a fight with Blossom, Princess Morbucks falls in love with Barry Mackerbacker. She spends copious amounts of time wooing him but he seems oblivious to her advances. When Blossom checks Barry's injured hand, Princess accuses her of trying to steal Barry, leading to a fight. Blossom still isn't sure what started it.
Plot[]
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Characters[]
Trivia[]
- The Heartbreaker Armor Morbucks was wearing could be a reference to Iron Man, a character from Marvel Comics.
- This is the first time Morbucks falls in love, unlike her 1998 counterpart.
- This reveals Barry's last name is Mackerbacker.
- This reveals that the last name of The Powerpuff Girls is "Utonium", as seen in the school yearbook.
- The school yearbook refers to the school as "Townsville Elementary", contradicting "Run, Blossom, Run!", which uses the name "Midway Elementary".
- Morbucks' butler, Cornelius, gets his first speaking role in this episode.
- This marks Barry's second major role ever since season 2 episode "The Blossom Files".
- Morbucks' Campaign Headquarters from "Presidential Punchout" reappears.
- This episode begins when Buttercup tells Morbucks that she cheated in kickball. The second time Morbucks is accused of being a cheater happened later again in "Aliver".
- This is the first time in either series where Morbucks lets her hair down. Her hair also appears to be much larger when she is in the Heartbreaker Armor, possibly due to hair extensions.
- In the foreign dubs, Blossom, as a beautiful mermaid, sings beautifully to Barry, as he hears her beautiful voice when Morbucks finds out if she was heartbroken, however, in the Italian dub, her singing is silent.
Goofs[]
- When Morbucks opens the yearbook and traces a heart on Barry's picture, the Girls are doing the same pose, but when she burns down the yearbook, the Girls are doing different poses. Blossom is wearing business attire, Buttercup puts her hand inside her mouth, and Bubbles is wearing the same glasses she wore in her imagination in 15 Minutes of Fame.
The Girls' poses before
The Girls' poses after
- Also, when Morbucks opens the yearbook, Jared and Big Joey aren't named and instead used lines just like the random Midway students.
References[]
- Can't Buy Love - This episode title is from The phrase "money can't buy love".
- The Little Mermaid - Morbucks' dream sequence is a reference to the 1989 animated Disney movie.
- Ice Age Continental Drift - When Blossom attempts to lure Barry in Morbucks's dream, she becomes evil to Morbucks, similar to one of the Sirens in Ice Age, which also lured somebody (Gutt) and starts to become evil.
- George Michael - The song "Special Lady" is a sound-alike version of "Careless Whisper".