Punk Frogs question

[Zage]

Why ARE they called Punk Frogs, when they're more closer to being Surfer Frogs? I mean, even when I was young, & before I knew/was reminded they were called Punk Frogs, my friends & I used to call them either just "the Frogs", or "the Surf Frogs".

[Stingray69]

Maybe because they got punked by shredder.

[Metropoliskid41]

Could be! They all have the name of kind of jerk rulers or conquerors from history, and were created to be a group of villains, so I always figured thats where the name came from. Punks as in street thugs, not Punk as in the sub genre of rock. At least thats how I interpreted it.

[Powder]

Yeah, they're not punk rockers just punks in the old sense of the world. "An expendable youth".

[ABrown]

"And what's the deal with the Punk frogs? It's not like they're punks or anything." - Jerry Seinfeld

[Cowabunga Carl]

Always some of my favorite characters. Love the toys even though they didn't look like the show and only two were made. I just always assumed they were punks, not into Punk Music.

[ToTheNines]

Because someone at Playmates thought it would sell toys.

[Metropoliskid41]

And it worked :trazz: I don't think it was really Playmates driven, otherwise I think we woulda got all 4 instead of just the 2. I guess I don't remember, maybe the 2 they made were both peg warmers but I always liked them as toys when I was little.

[Zage]

All this may be true, but when you hear the word punk, even in the street thug sense, you don't think of Hawaiian shirts, shorts & surfboards, tho. :/ Normally, even in the street thug sense of the word, you think leather jackets, jeans, & chains, etc. & IMHO both Bebop & Rocksteady are more punk, in both versions of the word, than the frogs are. I mean, don't get me wrong or anything, I still like them, heck, I've been wanting therm in toy for years, all 4 properly done, but they seem more like Surfer Frogs, heck, I'd even accept Skater Frogs, over Punk Frogs, 'cause, you know, skating IS just street surfing. ;) & just as long as they're not called the "Tacky Tourist Frogs" then I'm fine with it. ;)

[Metropoliskid41]

The "skateboard kids" from my hometown were often times referred to as "punks" by the older folks, so that makes it resonate even more for me :trazz:

[Zage]

The "skateboard kids" from my hometown were often times referred to as "punks" by the older folks, so that makes it resonate even more for me :trazz:

Older folks call ANYONE younger than them, punks. :twink::tlol::trazz:

[Metropoliskid41]

True bit not old old folks, like 40-50 year old people and parents of non skateboarders.

That makes me think of Kup in TF Animated Movie talking about Hot Rod :trazz:

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Could be! They all have the name of kind of jerk rulers or conquerors from history, and were created to be a group of villains, so I always figured thats where the name came from. Punks as in street thugs, not Punk as in the sub genre of rock. At least thats how I interpreted it.

And street punks are associated with punk rock when it comes to music.