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TLP 09-16-2015 06:48 PM

"The good guys win, and the bad guys lose"
 
I just find that part of the theme song...off-putting. Considering that the turtles have lost multiple times in this show. Sometimes they don't exactly "win", but it's not really a loss either.

Spoiler:
Especially in Season 3.

CyberCubed 09-16-2015 07:39 PM

Its a kids show.

Mew 09-16-2015 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1502328)
Its a kids show.

That's not an argument at all. Kids shows can be good. The is one line in the opening theme song that's not so keen doesn't distract from the quality of the show.

CyberCubed 09-16-2015 08:04 PM

Repeat: Its a kids show. The good guys always win in every children's cartoon.

Mew 09-16-2015 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1502336)
Repeat: Its a kids show. The good guys always win in every children's cartoon.

No. Not all the time.

CyberCubed 09-16-2015 08:06 PM

They may lose some battles along the way but they always win in the long run.

Mew 09-16-2015 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1502338)
They may lose some battles along the way but they always win in the long run.

Look at Sonic The Hedgehog. At the end, Robotnik was defeated, but Snivley posed another threat afterwards. The Freedom Fighters never won that battle.

ssjup81 09-16-2015 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mew (Post 1502340)
Look at Sonic The Hedgehog. At the end, Robotnik was defeated, but Snivley posed another threat afterwards. The Freedom Fighters never won that battle.

Technically they did. That "bad guy" (Robotnik) did "lose".

That aside, I wouldn't pay any attention to it at all. It rhymes. How many kids actually pay attention anyway? It's like the Animaniacs opening when they changed one of the lines to "We pay tons of income tax" from "While Bill Clinton plays the sax". I doubt any kid cared...but it rhymed...

Eurydemus 09-16-2015 10:07 PM

You can lose battles and still win the war.

Unworthy tinker 09-16-2015 11:35 PM

I wouldn't read too much into it. It's to make the theme song sound catchy, that's it. Besides, "the bad guys win and the good guys loose" doesn't sound right.

Metropoliskid41 09-17-2015 12:30 AM

If it bothers you I recommend DVR'ing and fast forwarding through the opening theme song

neatoman 09-17-2015 02:12 AM

Well if we're being honest here you might wonder what kind of lyrics "Heroes in a half-shell, Turtle Power!" are anyway.

Candy Kappa 09-17-2015 07:12 AM

It's just a theme song. Mikey is more then just "one of a kind"

Original TMNT Cartoon Fan 09-17-2015 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssjup81 (Post 1502357)
Technically they did. That "bad guy" (Robotnik) did "lose".

That aside, I wouldn't pay any attention to it at all. It rhymes. How many kids actually pay attention anyway? It's like the Animaniacs opening when they changed one of the lines to "We pay tons of income tax" from "While Bill Clinton plays the sax". I doubt any kid cared...but it rhymed...

The difference is that
"The good guys win, and the bad guys lose"
is one of the most general fiction themes ever.

ToTheNines 09-17-2015 08:51 AM

All the tmnt theme songs have a few fallacies in them.

TurFlytle 09-17-2015 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1502336)
Repeat: Its a kids show. The good guys always win in every children's cartoon.

Even if it was a kids show or not, it doesn't mean anything. I hate when people use the "it's for kid's" excuse.

MutantBear 09-17-2015 02:44 PM

I believe this what the turtles themselves thought when they were younger and more naive. They believed that the good guys always won, and the bad guys always lost. Also, it rhymes.

srmff 09-17-2015 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TurFlytle (Post 1502481)
Even if it was a kids show or not, it doesn't mean anything. I hate when people use the "it's for kid's" excuse.

Okay but you have to admit that in a show for kids, the heroes always win. The same even goes for most adult films as well like superhero films. It's basically the idea that good always conquers evil. The good guys always win while the bad guys lose. The turtles may not win every fight but by the time that this show finishes, there is no doubt that the turtles will win and it won't end with Shredder as the victor.

BubblyShell22 09-18-2015 02:49 PM

It's just a catchy little rhyme is all. Not everyone wins everything, but I believe the song is implying that at the end of the day, Shredder's going to lose the war.

NoName999 09-22-2015 12:01 PM

With the season finale, this line shouldn't be in due to the fact that's it's a complete lie. :tlol:


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