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Sugar, spice and everything nice: The Powerpuff Girls still flying high after 25 years

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The Powerpuff Girls' (from top down) Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

The Powerpuff Girls' (from top down) Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

ST ILLUSTRATION: LEE YU HUI

Lee Yu Hui

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SINGAPORE – The Powerpuff Girls – the Cartoon Network Studios production and worldwide pop-culture phenomenon – debuted on Nov 18, 1998, and has been commemorating its 25th anniversary in a year-long celebration. The Straits Times delves into the colourful world of the crime-fighting kindergartener trio.

The ingredients – sugar, spice and everything nice – used to create The Powerpuff Girls are based on a nursery rhyme dating back to the early 19th century, titled What Are Little Boys Made Of?.

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