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HBO MAX Removes POWERPUFF GIRLS as More Cartoon Network Offerings Leave Platform
The Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Network

HBO Max (formerly Max, formerly HBO Max) once promised to be a hub for Cartoon Network series on streaming. Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery even shut down the nostalgic website CartoonNetwork.com, which allowed users to watch full episodes of Cartoon Network favorites like Teen Titans GO!, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and more. Now, folks clicking onto the site are directed people to (HBO) Max to watch their favorite Cartoon Network series. Setting aside that the Cartoon Network website was a piece of internet history, the concept that fans can instead watch CN offerings on HBO Max seems to be becoming less and less true by the day. Among other shows, we’ve seen Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!,  The Flintstones, and Scooby Doo! leave the platform. And now, a true Cartoon Network heavy hitter left HBO Max. On May 26, one of Cartoon Network’s biggest hits, The Powerpuff Girls was removed from HBO Max.

Interestingly enough, The Powerpuff Girls is about to make its glorious return to Saturday morning on-air TV. But folks looking to watch it a little bit more on demand are going to have to wait and see where the series ends up. It seems like HBO Max held the license to stream The Powerpuff Girls through May 27, but seemingly chose not to renew the famous animated series. It does feel like HBO Max is currently reevaluating the properties on its roster, and looking to focus on more prestige offerings aimed at older audiences.

In all honesty, we’ve always felt that this was the right focus for the streamer. So, we can see how streaming The Powerpuff Girls might run contrary to that mission for HBO Max. However, in the recent past, HBO Max made many changes in opposition to this new/old mission. And, in doing so, they aggregated a good deal of series that people love that are now caught up in the upheaval of change. Thankfully, many shows are finding new homes on Tubi or the like. Netflix even saved Sesame Street just a little while ago. But there’s still a bit of a sour taste left behind.

Those who mourn Cartoon Network and love the animated offerings collected on HBO Max should prepare for the streamer to remove more than just The Powerpuff Girls, though. There’s a whole laundry list of expiring HBO Max licenses (which we saw via Comicbook.com) that will likely go the way of the other animated series we’ve noted. You can take a look at the full rundown below.

  • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries – April 1
  • Baby Looney Tunes – June 1
  • New Looney Tunes – June 1
  • Tom And Jerry Tales – April 1
  • Tom And Jerry – May 1
  • The Tom And Jerry Show – July 1
  • Jonny Quest – April 1
  • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries – April 1
  • A Pup Named Scooby Doo – April 1
  • Yogi Bear – May 1
  • The Flintstones – May 1
  • The Jetsons – May 1
  • The Smurfs – May 1
  • Scooby-Doo And Scrappy-Doo – May 1
  • Be Cool, Scooby Doo – May 1
  • Scooby-Doo And Guess Who – May 1
  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies – June 1
  • Scooby-Doo, Mystery Incorporated – June 1
  • What’s New Scooby-Doo – August 1
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! – September 1
  • The Scooby-Doo Show – September 1
  • Apple & Onion – February 11
  • The Powerpuff Girls – May 27
  • Courage The Cowardly Dog – August 1
  • Adventure Time – October 1
  • Squidbillies – January 11
  • Robot Chicken – May 10
  • Home Movies – May 27
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Seasons 1-11) – May 27
  • Samurai Jack – May 27
  • Harvey Birdman – August 31
  • Moral Orel – August 31
  • Black Dynamite – August 31
  • Sealab 2021 – September 1
  • The Brak Show – September 1
  • Superjail – September 1

This article first appeared on Nerdist and was syndicated with permission.

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