6. The Powerpuff Girls
Series Run: 1998-2005 (78 episodes)
Network: Cartoon Network
Theme Song: There isn't much music in the introduction, but the up-tempo theme music gets a 4/5. I was an elementary school aged boy when The Powerpuff Girls came on, so I was in peak "anti-girly stuff" mode. If the My Little Pony television show was on at that point, I would have hated it for its flowery femininity. But regardless of gender, there was one thing that was certain in this world: The Powerpuff Girls were awesome. The show was a parody of superhero conventions, but a loving one that used the idea as a starting point for a show that had a distinct personality of its own. It's Kick-Ass starring three pre-teen girls. The show had mass appeal, commercial, and critical success including six Emmy nominations including two wins. Sugar, spice, everything nice and (my personal favorite) Chemical X were the ingredients used by Professor Utonium to make Blossom (everything nice), Buttercup (spice), and Bubbles (sugar). And each character was great, but what really made the show worth watching were its great repertoire of super villains. Him, the devilish creature that feeds off of negativity, is the type of savage character that would fit perfectly into several superhero comics. Sedusa, the femme fatale character, harkens back to Poison Ivy and (obviously) Medusa and provides The Powerpuff Girls with a worthy female adversary. But Mojo Jojo, the monkey mad scientist, is the group's archenemy for a reason. He constantly switches between hilariously inept, fiendish, dastardly, and surprisingly scary. For ten year old me, guys. I'm not scared of Mojo Jojo anymore. Not even a little. I swear. Being the primary evildoer and creator of the "Beat-Alls" makes Mojo Jojo the biggest villain, but giving so much attention to the villain gives The Powerpuff Girls an added depth that most comics don't even have. Being smart enough to give your bad guys the time of day means that the audience cares not only about the inevitable victors (The Powerpuff Girls are pretty awesome) but the losers as well.