Punk Frogs question

Zage · 12-27-2011, 12:46 PM

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 · 12-27-2011, 01:31 PM

Maybe because they got punked by shredder.

Metropoliskid41 · 12-27-2011, 01:45 PM

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* · 12-27-2011, 02:39 PM

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

~~ABrown~~ · 12-27-2011, 02:43 PM

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

*Cowabunga Carl* · 12-27-2011, 02:46 PM

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* · 12-27-2011, 03:44 PM

Because someone at Playmates thought it would sell toys.

Metropoliskid41 · 12-27-2011, 03:49 PM

And it worked

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 · 12-27-2011, 07:49 PM

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 · 12-27-2011, 07:51 PM

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

Zage · 12-27-2011, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

Older folks call ANYONE younger than them, punks.

Metropoliskid41 · 12-28-2011, 07:59 AM

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

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 12-28-2011, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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

12-27-2011, 12:46 PM	#1
Zage Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 255	Punk Frogs question 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". __________________ My top 10 "never been made" figures that I wanna see are: Dreadmon Ninjara Jagwar Roadkill Rodney Lt. Granitor generic Stone Warrior/ Rock Soldier {preferably a 2-pack, one orangy brown, the other bluish grey} Kid Terra Bookwurm /w/ Innardo Tora Shogun Do you ever wonder, if Baxter, as the fly, ever had the urge to eat poop?

12-27-2011, 01:45 PM	#3
Metropoliskid41 Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tundra Posts: 886	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. __________________ -------------------

12-27-2011, 03:49 PM	#8
Metropoliskid41 Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tundra Posts: 886	And it worked 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. __________________ -------------------

12-27-2011, 07:49 PM	#9
Zage Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 255	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. __________________ My top 10 "never been made" figures that I wanna see are: Dreadmon Ninjara Jagwar Roadkill Rodney Lt. Granitor generic Stone Warrior/ Rock Soldier {preferably a 2-pack, one orangy brown, the other bluish grey} Kid Terra Bookwurm /w/ Innardo Tora Shogun Do you ever wonder, if Baxter, as the fly, ever had the urge to eat poop?

12-27-2011, 07:51 PM	#10
Metropoliskid41 Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tundra Posts: 886	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 __________________ -------------------

12-27-2011, 01:31 PM	#2
Stingray69 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 916	Maybe because they got punked by shredder.

12-27-2011, 02:39 PM	#4
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	Yeah, they're not punk rockers just punks in the old sense of the world. "An expendable youth".

12-27-2011, 02:43 PM	#5
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	"And what's the deal with the Punk frogs? It's not like they're punks or anything." - Jerry Seinfeld

12-27-2011, 02:46 PM	#6
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	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.

12-27-2011, 03:44 PM	#7
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,363	Because someone at Playmates thought it would sell toys.

12-28-2011, 07:59 AM	#12
Metropoliskid41 Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tundra Posts: 886	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 __________________ -------------------