The Spoon is the twenty-eighth episode (and the one-hundred seventh overall) of Season 3 of The Powerpuff Girls. It premiered on Cartoon Network on March 31, 2019.
Synopsis[]
A giant spoon crashes in the middle of Townsville without explanation. When the girls investigate, Bubbles suggests it to be the work of aliens which the citizens believe. Soon it doesn't take long for a cult to form around the spoon...with Bubbles as the leader of such. Thus Blossom sets out to try to resolve the situations.
Characters[]
- Blossom
- Bubbles
- Buttercup
- The Mayor of Townsville
- Citizens of Townsville
- Barry
- Doctor Martin
Trivia[]
- Episode name is same as 8th episode of first season of The Amazing World of Gumball.
- Despite Blossom having a fear of the dentist as shown in the episode Tooth or Consequences, she shows little to no reluctance in teaming up with the dentist Doctor Martin.
- Although it was for the sake of saving the world, though.
- This is Bubbles' third antagonistic role, the first time since "Bubbles of the Opera" and "Man Up 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Manly".
- This episode airs during Craig McCracken's 48th birthday, along with The Fog. Also, both titles of episodes start with "the".
- References to The Lord of the Rings, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Star Wars are present with the latter being the most prominent.
- Running Gag: Buttercup making money by selling merchandise for the spoon, including t-shirts, cloaks, armor, and laser weapons. In the end, everyone gets a refund, and Buttercup loses all the money she made.