Editing The Powerpuff Girls (section)

=== 2014 special ===
[[File:PowerpuffgirlsCGI.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|The Powerpuff Girls in the 2014 special.]]

On January 28, 2013, a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] special titled ''Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed'' was announced to premiere that year, though it was later delayed to January 20, 2014.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=The Girls Are Back in Townsville! The Powerpuff Girls Save the World Before Bedtime Again in All-New Special |date=December 16, 2013 |location=[[Atlanta]] |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-girls-are-back-in-townsville-the-powerpuff-girls-save-the-world-before-bedtime-again-in-all-new-special-236028091.html |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140115002624/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-girls-are-back-in-townsville-the-powerpuff-girls-save-the-world-before-bedtime-again-in-all-new-special-236028091.html |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |agency=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Scott |date=January 7, 2014 |title=Video: "The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed" Sneak Peak[sic] |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/07/video-the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-sneak-peak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723055447/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/07/video-the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-sneak-peak |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2020 |website=[[Crunchyroll]]}}</ref> Former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[Ringo Starr]] promoted the special on Cartoon Network singing a new original song "I Wish I Was a Powerpuff Girl" with previews leading up to the airdate. Ringo also voiced a new character named [[Fibonacci sequence|Fibonacci Sequins]] in the episode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2012 |title=Ringo Starr Voicing 'Powerpuff Girls' Character, Starting Work on New CD |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/11/14/ringo-starr-voicing-powerpuff-girls-character-starting-work.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219192818/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/11/14/ringo-starr-voicing-powerpuff-girls-character-starting-work.html |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |access-date=December 12, 2012 |website=ABCNewsRadioOnline.com}}</ref> The special was directed by Dave Smith, who directed episodes for the series in the past, and featured the original cast members reprising their roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikael Angelo Francisco |date=December 23, 2013 |title=The Powerpuff Girls Return in CGI in January |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/technology/341049/the-powerpuff-girls-return-in-cgi-in-january/story/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140115004436/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/341049/scitech/geeksandgaming/the-powerpuff-girls-return-in-cgi-in-january |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=GMANetwork.com}}</ref> This ''Powerpuff Girls'' special marked the first time that series creator [[Craig McCracken]] had no input.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dietsch |first=TJ |date=December 18, 2013 |title='Powerpuff Girls' Return to Cartoon Network with January Special |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/powerpuff-girls-return-to-cartoon-network-with-january-special/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222211208/http://www.hitfix.com/news/powerpuff-girls-return-to-cartoon-network-with-january-special |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref> The episode's plot has Mojo Jojo kidnap Fibonacci along with an opera singer and a badger. The girls rescue all of them, and the Powerpuff Girls defeat Mojo yet again. Not deterred, he then goes on to invent an evil video game called "Dance Pants R-EVILution" (a parody of the video game ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'') to take over Townsville.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=December 20, 2013 |title=Ringo Starr Joins 'Powerpuff Girls' Special |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ringo-starr-joins-powerpuff-girls-special-188956/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222234111/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/ringo-starr-joins-powerpuff-girls-special-20131220 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> [[Common Sense Media]] gave the special 3/5 stars citing the "tasteful update of the original animation style" however recommends it for older kids around the age of 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashby |first=Emily |date=January 25, 2014 |title=The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140122145637/http://m.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=[[Common Sense Media]]}}</ref> Geeked Out Nation gave the show a B rank and described it as "...a good special with the return of the characters that many of us grew up [with]", while they said that the special has few flaws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acosta |first=Nando |date=January 25, 2014 |title=The Powerpuff Girls: "Dance Pantsed" Review |url=https://www.geekedoutnation.com/tv-reviews/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-review |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140428042645/http://www.geekedoutnation.com/tv-reviews/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-review |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=usurped |website=Geeked Out Nation}}</ref> ''[[Den of Geek]]'' gave the special a 2.5 out 5 said "The Powerpuff reboot needs those paddles to jump-start it. I want more. But I want better."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sokol |first=Tony |date=January 20, 2014 |title=The Powerpuff Girls, Dance Pantsed, Review |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-review/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140428020050/http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-powerpuff-girls/232317/the-powerpuff-girls-dance-pantsed-review |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref>
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