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'''Beat Your Greens''': A race of broccoli-like aliens invade Earth and quickly incapacitate all adults by poisoning Earth's broccoli. Only the girls and the other children of Townsville are left to fight them off.

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'''Beat Your Greens''': A race of broccoli-like aliens invade Earth and quickly incapacitate all adults by poisoning Earth's broccoli. Only the girls Powerpuff Girls and the other children of Townsville are left to fight them off.



* HenpeckedHusband: When an athlete boy says he hates vegetables, his burly muscled father agrees. Then he looks at his wife glaring at him while holding a bowl of vegetables, and he opens his mouth.

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* HenpeckedHusband: When an athlete boy says he hates vegetables, his burly muscled father agrees. Then he looks at his wife glaring at him while holding a bowl of vegetables, and he opens his mouth.mouth to get forkfed some broccoli.
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'''Beat Your Greens''': A race of broccoli-like aliens invade Earth and quickly incapacitate all adults by poisoning Earth's broccoli. Only the girls and the other children of Townsville are left to fight them off.

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'''Beat Your Greens''': A race of broccoli-like aliens invade Earth and quickly incapacitate all adults by poisoning Earth's broccoli. Only the girls Powerpuff Girls and the other children of Townsville are left to fight them off.



* HenpeckedHusband: When an athlete boy says he hates vegetables, his burly muscled father agrees. Then he looks at his wife glaring at him while holding a bowl of vegetables, and he opens his mouth.

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* HenpeckedHusband: When an athlete boy says he hates vegetables, his burly muscled father agrees. Then he looks at his wife glaring at him while holding a bowl of vegetables, and he opens his mouth.mouth to get forkfed some broccoli.
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* SquashedFlat: After Buttercup decapitates the cyclops monster, the body splits in half and slams her in between its hands, flattening her. She then falls to the ground, after which she is back into shape.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: When Buttercup goes to a back alley inhabited by similarly smelly hobos, Buttercup's odor proves to be too much for them to tolerate that they run off.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: When Buttercup goes to a back alley inhabited by similarly smelly hobos, Buttercup's odor proves to be too much for them to tolerate that they tolerate, making then run off.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During a battle with a giant cyclops, Buttercup manages to decapitate the monster only for the two halves to become two separate monsters with eyes over their shoulders and mouths under their armpits who continue to try to attack her.

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During a battle with a giant cyclops, Buttercup manages to decapitate the monster only for the two halves body to become two separate monsters with eyes over their shoulders and mouths under their armpits who continue to try to attack her.
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* TrappedAtTheDinnerTable: When the Girls are refusing to eat their broccoli, the Professor states that they won't be allowed to leave the table until they've finished it. He doesn't get to follow through with his punishment because, a few seconds later, the mind-controlling spores inside the broccoli he just ate put him into a hypnotic state, as part of the Broccoloid aliens' plan to conquer the planet.
-->'''Professor Utonium:''' Now, girls, eat your broccoli. It's exactly what growing superheroes need to charge up their powers! ''(flexes his muscles)'' Oh, it's packed with all kinds of vitamins and minerals, and mmm-mmm! It's so good for you!
-->'''Buttercup:''' Too bad it tastes so nasty.
-->'''Bubbles:''' You haven't even tasted it yet.
-->'''Blossom and Buttercup:''' Shhh!
-->'''Professor Utonium:''' Well, you're not leaving the table until your broccoli is all gone. And the only way to get rid of broccoli is to eat it all up, like this! ''(lifts broccoli toward his mouth with his fork)''
-->'''Girls:''' EW! Professor! No!
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During a battle with a giant cyclops, Buttercup manages to cut the monster in half down the middle. The cyclops' two halves then become two separate monsters with eyes over their shoulders and mouths under their armpits who continue to try to attack her.

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During a battle with a giant cyclops, Buttercup manages to cut decapitate the monster in half down only for the middle. The cyclops' two halves then to become two separate monsters with eyes over their shoulders and mouths under their armpits who continue to try to attack her.
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* LogicalWeakness: While the Broccoloids can regenerate FromASingleCell, they can't come back if nothing is left of them to regenerate from--thus, eating every bit of a Broccoloid is the only way to keep it from coming back.
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: Remember to keep up with your personal hygiene or you'll be so dirty that not even monsters will want to be near you.
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* YouCantThwartStageOne: The girls devour the first wave of Broccoloid soldiers they meet in the broccoli field, only to discover that an entire fleet of ships is about to descend upon the Earth.
-->'''Broccoloid Leader''': What? You’re getting full already? But that was just an appetizer. Here comes the main course! ''(laughs evilly)''
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* ExposedExtraterrestrials: The Broccoloids don't wear clothes, with the exception of their leader, who wears a red cape and a jeweled belt.
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* AllThereInTheScript: According to the official transcript, the football player is named Football Jimmy.

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* AllThereInTheScript: According to the official transcript, the freckled football player with the 12 on his jersey is named Football Jimmy.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Buttercup delivers one to Football Jimmy when he refuses to eat the Broccoloids to help save the town, which changes his mind.
-->'''Blossom''': So you see, the only way to save the Earth is by eating broccoli!
'''Football Jimmy''': Aw, don’t believe her! This is just some kinda trick to get us to eat vegetables!

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Buttercup delivers one to Football Jimmy when he refuses to eat the Broccoloids to help save the town, planet, which changes his mind.
mind and spurs him into action.
-->'''Blossom''': So you see, the only way to save the Earth is by eating broccoli!
broccoli!\\
'''Football Jimmy''': Aw, don’t believe her! This is just some kinda trick to get us to eat vegetables!vegetables!\\

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Buttercup delivers one to Football Jimmy when he refuses to eat the Broccoloids to help save the town, which changes his mind.
-->'''Blossom''': So you see, the only way to save the Earth is by eating broccoli!
'''Football Jimmy''': Aw, don’t believe her! This is just some kinda trick to get us to eat vegetables!
'''Buttercup''': ''(very angry)'' What? You doubt the word of a Powerpuff? Or maybe you’re just scared to eat vegetables. Tell you what: Why don’t you just run on home to your mama and see if she’ll make you a baloney sandwich?! Oh, wait! You know what? She ''can’t,'' ’cause she’s been zapnotized by alien invaders! But ''you'' don’t want to help save her ’cause you don’t feel like eating a few vegetables!



* TrojanVeggies: The children of Townsville are fighting an alien invasion of Broccoloids, which are broccoli-like aliens that can only be destroyed by eating them. When the Broccoloids invade the town, the children pour giant vats of melted cheese all over them before devouring them alive.



* TrojanVeggies: The children of Townsville are fighting an alien invasion of Broccoloids, which are broccoli-like aliens that can only be destroyed by eating them. When the Broccoloids invade the town, the children pour giant vats of melted cheese all over them before devouring them alive.
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* TrojanVeggies: The children of Townsville are fighting an alien invasion of Broccoloids, which are broccoli-like aliens that can only be destroyed by eating them. When the Broccoloids invade the town, the children pour giant vats of melted cheese all over them before devouring them alive.
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* AnAesop: You can't live your life without hygiene.

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* AnAesop: You can't live your life without good hygiene.

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* ShoutOut: The athlete boy's mom resembles an older [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]].

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The athlete boy's mom resembles an older [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]].Dinkley]].
** [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter's Dad]], can be spotted in a control room.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: In the last scene, the adults at the grocery store stare in disbelief, as the kids willingly eat every single vegetable in sight.

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* WackySoundEffect: When two kids arrive riding on goats to help eat the Broccoloids, their presence is signaled by the sound of a roaring motorcycle.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: In the last scene, the adults at the grocery store stare in disbelief, as the kids willingly eat every single vegetable in sight.
sight to root out any Broccoloids that were left behind.

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* AllThereInTheScript: According to the official transcript, the football player is named Football Jimmy.



* BigDamnHeroes: When Football Jimmy is pinned down by a Broccoloid soldier, Bubbles saves him by opening a nearby cage of rabbits, which promptly eat the attacker.



* JerkJock: Subverted--when the girls are trying to convince the children of Townsville to help them eat the Broccoloids, a football player (nicknamed "Football Jimmy" in the official transcript) refuses because he thinks it's just a trick to get them to eat their vegetables. However, he caves after a well-placed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Buttercup, and exclaims, "Let's do it for the folks!"

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* JerkJock: Subverted--when the girls are trying to convince the children of Townsville to help them eat the Broccoloids, a football player (nicknamed "Football Jimmy" in the official transcript) Football Jimmy refuses because he thinks it's just a trick to get them to eat their vegetables. However, he caves after a well-placed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Buttercup, and exclaims, "Let's do it for the folks!"



* RealMenEatMeat: One of the kids, a football player with a coach dad, believes this.

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* RealMenEatMeat: One of the kids, Football Jimmy, a football player with a coach dad, believes this.
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* BalloonBelly: One determined kid eats so many of the Broccoloids that he swells up to the size of a balloon and becomes unable to move.
-->'''Kid''': 47 stalks...the horror...the horror...
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* JerkJock: Subverted--when the girls are trying to convince the children of Townsville to help them eat the Broccoloids, a football player (nicknamed "Football Jimmy" in the official transcript) refuses because he thinks it's just a trick to get them to eat their vegetables. However, he caves after a well-placed TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Buttercup, and exclaims, "Let's do it for the folks!"
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* EveryoneHasStandards: When Buttercup goes to a back alley inhabited by similarly smelly hobos, Buttercup's odor proves to be too much for them to tolerate that they run-off.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: When Buttercup goes to a back alley inhabited by similarly smelly hobos, Buttercup's odor proves to be too much for them to tolerate that they run-off.run off.
* EyeScream: During a battle with a giant elephant-like monster, Buttercup kicks one of its eyes, and goo ruptures from it.


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* GreenIsGross: Buttercup refuses to bathe, and throughout the episode, she is enshrouded by a green cloud of stink to represent her B.O.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During a battle with a giant cyclops, Buttercup manages to cut the monster in half down the middle. The cyclops' two halves then become two separate monsters with eyes over their shoulders and mouths under their armpits who continue to try to attack her.
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* EatingTheEnemy: The broccoli aliens are defeated by being eaten.

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* EatingTheEnemy: The broccoli aliens are defeated by being eaten. This episode currently provides the page image.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: In the last scene, the adults at the grocery store stare in disbelief, as the kids willingly eat every single vegetable in sight.


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* BigShutUp: After her bath, Buttercup shouts this when Bubbles asks if she feels better now that she's clean.
* BigWhat: Buttercup screams this in frustration when a monster refuses to fight her because she stinks so badly.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Buttercup has become so filthy that an attacking monster opts to go back home rather than be around her for a second longer.
* SuddenlyShouting: At the front of the mob, the Mayor calmly talks to Buttercup before screaming that she stinks.
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'''Original air date:''' 9/10/1999

'''Production code:''' PPG-205
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* TornadoMove: Buttercup uses one of these to send the muck monster into space.

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* TornadoMove: Buttercup uses one of these to send the muck monster into space.space.
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