[Originally published to DeviantArt on Aug 22, 2022.]

https://www.deviantart.com/escarietson/art/What-Grinds-Brick-s-Gears-926845938

https://www.deviantart.com/escarietson/art/What-Grinds-Blossom-s-Gears-926845922

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Brick: I used to be a hip & cocky male Blossom in the original 1998 series. But after Craig McCracken left the series behind to work on Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends the new directors and writers really messed up my character. I know I can be a little testy at times but turning me into some sort of ruthless authoritarian dictator who treats his own brothers like crud is just horrible! I'm much better off as I was before they gave me the mullet, a Sonic the Hedgehog knock-off but with superpowers and Blossom-level brains...

Blossom: I know the fans of the Powerpuff Girls have their own individual minds and all, but there are some things I didn't ask to see; like pedophillia shippings of me with much older characters outside or even inside the series. JaredBloss from the awful 2016 reboot was bad enough but jeez, that is no way to treat a child-star like me and my sisters! And don't even get me started on how those people make me look like a complete idiot in those shippings and fan-fictions... ugh...!

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I remade the What Grinds My Gears Meme but this time replaced Peter Griffen with Blossom Utonium of the Powerpuff Girls and Brick Keane of the Rowdyruff Boys.

Since I complained about how Cartoon Network messed up Brick's character in the 1998 series following Craig McCracken's departure I might as well make it look like Brick is complaining about it on national TV.

https://www.deviantart.com/escarietson/art/Crappy-Characters-The-New-Rowdyruff-Boys-908363370

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Since I ship the Puffs with the Ruffs while also pointing out what pairings I don't like in my Powerpuff Girls Controversy Meme I might as well make it look like Blossom is complaining about some morally questionable and out-of-place shippings on national TV.

https://www.deviantart.com/escarietson/art/Escarietson-s-Powerpuff-Girls-Controversy-Meme-908141901

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The Powerpuff Girls by Craig McCracken.

Family Guy by Seth MacFarlane.

Screenshot Redraw/Trace-over by Escarietson (that's me).

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