The original ‘ 90sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlestheme song is almost as iconic as the Turtles themselves , but there is one line in the song that has been mock for decades – and even the Turtles admit that it ’s awful .

TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesdebuted as a gamy , black and whitened laughable book from creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird . However , when the two comic - makers want to expand the IP into toys and product , the Turtles quickly became appropriate for all geezerhood – and it was the best thing that could have happened to them . Originally , the Ninja Turtles were harden killerswith little to no divergence between them . Once they were adapted into a tike - friendly sketch , however , each one received their own singular personality , dissimilar colored mask , and specific role on the team . To help viewers empathize this new development with the Turtles , notable Hollywood producer and songster Chuck Lorre produce the theme song for theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . In this birdsong , each Turtle was named , their personalities were briefly explained , and their theatrical role on the squad were sketch . Overall , it was a cracking initiative base that introduced the Ninja Turtles absolutely , but there was just that one line in the Sung that is still , to this Clarence Day , just terrible – at least , harmonize to the Ninja Turtles .

TMNT Openly Mocks Donatello’s Original Role on the Team

InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The Secret story of the Foot Clan#2 by Mateus Santolouco and Erik Burnham , the Ninja Turtles are dog the Foot Clan after the mob of evil ninjas kidnapped a history prof in the hopes that he could bring out something about the Foot Clan ’s past – something that would be useful to the Shredder . Obviously , the Turtles could n’t countenance this happen , so they attacked the fomite enthral the professor with everything they had . Unfortunately , it was n’t enough , and the Foot Clan got aside with their prisoner after flattening the tyre of the Turtles ’ new wave . When Donatello need why he ’s the one who has to change the tire when his brother could have just as easy done so , Raphael says that he is the perfect person for the job , since Donatello “ duzmachines ” .

In the circumstance of this comedian , Raphael is referencing a screen name Donatello had , which was “ duzmachines ” . However , the commentary was also meant as a meta reference work to the originalTMNTcartoon root word song describing Donny ’s persona on the squad . The lineage in the Song dynasty is “ Leonardo spark advance , Donatello does simple machine . Raphael is cool , but rude . Michelangelo is a political party sheik ” . Each line makes sentience for its various Turtle , but Donatello ’s is decidedly rum . What does it mean to ‘ do machines ’ ? distinctly , it was think of to convey that Donny is technologically minded , and can fix / build anything he fix his mind to ( including a literal multiversal car transporter ) . But , taking the product line by itself , it still causes one to do a two-fold take . Nobody articulate ‘ does machine ’ when concern to someone who works with mechanics . It ’s just unknown , and a piffling awkwardly articulate , despite the fact that it did in reality bring what it meant to .

The point of the theme birdcall was to quickly recite audiences what the Ninja Turtles were all about while still being a catchy tune ‘ 90s kids would have stuck in their head teacher for the next three decades , so even though ‘ does automobile ’ is n’t super conversational , it experience the point across . However , that does n’t forgive the line for being doubtless unknown and suitable of mockery , and theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesthemselves would agree .

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Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

A composite image of the Peanuts gang hoisting Charlie Brown and Snoopy in the air in front of black and white panels from the Peanuts comic strips

Donatello and the TMNT.

TMNT: Raphael mocking Donatello.

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