Remember the Punk Frogs?

Cowabungawolf89 · 04-28-2013, 10:21 AM

Remember the punk frogs from the 1987 cartoon?
Attila the Frog
Genghis Frog
Rasputin the Mad Frog
Napoleon BonaFrog

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I may be the only one but I loved these guys and I kinda wish that they give them a comeback.

*CyberCubed* · 04-28-2013, 10:33 AM

Considering they were in like 7 episodes its obvious people remember them.

Cowabungawolf89 · 04-28-2013, 11:22 AM

Not everyone has seen the original cartoon and some people don't even remember them.

*MikeandRaph87* · 04-28-2013, 11:25 AM

You are not the only one. They are my personal favorite allies and wish to see further use then a handful of original cartoon episodes and half made into figures. I'm not sure the best way to have them return but return is a must! They have potential and can serve as team B at times.Fun characters in need of furthur usage!

Cowabungawolf89 · 04-28-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

You are not the only one. They are my personal favorite allies and wish to see further use then a handful of original cartoon episodes and half made into figures. I'm not sure the best way to have them return but return is a must! They have potential and can serve as team B at times.Fun characters in need of furthur usage!

I have some idea on how to include them in the new cartoon. Perhaps having four foot soldiers that Shredder didn't give a crap about and mutate them into frogs. Shredder pit them against the turtles and sometime in the show the frogs get tired of the Shredder harsh treatment and they jumped to the turtles side.

*oldmanwinters* · 04-28-2013, 01:46 PM

I'll bet no one could identify each frog by name from memory alone. The FW show probably could have done a little more to give them distinctive looks other than each wearing multi-colored shirts.

*CyberCubed* · 04-28-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I'll bet no one could identify each frog by name from memory alone. The FW shoe probably could have done a little more to give them distinctive looks other than each wearing multi-colored shirts.

To be honest I always figured Napoleon Bonafrog was the only good one. He starred in a few episodes solo and got the first toy.

*Icebot* · 04-28-2013, 03:55 PM

The frogs were named after historical figures just like the turtles were. I know Napoleon Bonafrog was named after Napoleon Bonaparte and Genghis Frog was named after Genghis Kahn. I never knew who Rasputin or Atilla were named after though.

I love their southern accents.

*DVD* · 04-28-2013, 04:14 PM

The Punk Frogs were cool. Great episode with Leatherhead.
Like the Turtles, unless you spent any time paying attention, you wouldn't know which was which. They did follow the Turtle toy concept of having different green shades. The tv Turtles were all the same color !!
It would be cool to have them back and introduced like this.

The shadows. Four darkened figures in the background, and the line, in a southern accent..
"no, they ain't, We are the Kung Fu Frogs", and the they come hoppin and choppin out if them there shadows

*snake* · 04-28-2013, 04:21 PM

Strange Rasputin and Attila never got a toy. I wonder why?

*DVD* · 04-28-2013, 04:25 PM

Maybe the Ghengis didn't sell. They went all out with him tho, changing his toon design and making him a cool figure.
They could have released a set of all four, using same mounds and did the color thing and painting their shirts differently... Hmmm, there's an idea. I could pick up a few spare Napoleons and custom them up!

*snake* · 04-28-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DVD

Maybe the Ghengis didn't sell. They went all out with him tho, changing his toon design and making him a cool figure.
They could have released a set of all four, using same mounds and did the color thing and painting their shirts differently... Hmmm, there's an idea. I could pick up a few spare Napoleons and custom them up!

I'd love to see that! You should try it!

DonatelloNinja82 · 04-28-2013, 05:57 PM

Yep! I totally remember them! I always loved the episode where the left over mutagen in the water created a fountain of youth. I think it's "Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamps". The water made Mike hyper. One of my favorite scenes.

*Ninjinister* · 04-28-2013, 06:06 PM

I thought you were going to say they're back in Pog form.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 04-28-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

To be honest I always figured Napoleon Bonafrog was the only good one. He starred in a few episodes solo and got the first toy.

Oh, you're SO wrong. Genghis' toy came out in 1989 while the card backs still only had a few characters on them; Napoleon came out in 1990 after they started adding a second character to the card back.

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Originally Posted by snakeweed101

I'd love to see that! You should try it!

This was already done many years ago, and the pictures are still out there somewhere I'm sure. In answer the question about why they weren't all produced as toys, at that point Playmates probably wanted a wider variety of non-turtle mutants and couldn't justify making four different frogs. Genghis and Napoleon look nothing alike as it is, with the exception of their clothing being somewhat similar. I did think it was cool that they put out Napoleon a year later, I guess Genghis was a test run and he sold really well. They must have sold a lot of Storage Shell Donatellos

*Powder* · 04-28-2013, 08:19 PM

No. Nobody on this TMNT forum, especially this section for talk of the old cartoon, remembers the punk frogs.

*oldmanwinters* · 04-28-2013, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DVD

Maybe the Ghengis didn't sell. They went all out with him tho, changing his toon design and making him a cool figure.
They could have released a set of all four, using same mounds and did the color thing and painting their shirts differently... Hmmm, there's an idea. I could pick up a few spare Napoleons and custom them up!

Seems like I saw a guy do some toon accurate Punk Frog repaints a while back. He did quite a few awesome TMNT figure customs, but unfortunately, I can't seem to find his website at the moment.

*MikeandRaph87* · 04-28-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Seems like I saw a guy do some toon accurate Punk Frog repaints a while back. He did quite a few awesome TMNT figure customs, but unfortunately, I can't seem to find his website at the moment.

I saw them too some time ago and was able to locate it.Here is a link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478755@N08/7948302278/

Pretty good job and I too wish we had all four frogs. What was with the redesign with Napoleon? He looks nothing like his fellow frog!

Mondo_Gecko · 04-28-2013, 10:19 PM

I loved the Punk Frogs and like many others were sad they did not receive figures for Attila and Rasputin. My collection always felt incomplete as a child.

I loved that there was a mirror image group similar to the turtles but amphibians.

I wish the Frogs got more play on the series, they never seem developed and were only seen as a team twice. There were so many opportunities for world building such as Where is their lair? What other enemies do they have? Do they have vehicles? I personally have loved a swamp boat.

I really hope the Punk Frogs reappear on the Nick version at some point.

*CyberCubed* · 04-28-2013, 10:20 PM

I didn't really like the Frogs as a team but I understand they were created to be a foil to the TMNT.

If Nick ever brings them back, I hope its only Napoleon Bonafrog. He was really the only one that actually mattered.

04-28-2013, 10:21 AM	#1
Cowabungawolf89 Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 591	Remember the Punk Frogs? Remember the punk frogs from the 1987 cartoon? Attila the Frog Genghis Frog Rasputin the Mad Frog Napoleon BonaFrog frogs1.jpg I may be the only one but I loved these guys and I kinda wish that they give them a comeback.

04-28-2013, 11:22 AM	#3
Cowabungawolf89 Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 591	Not everyone has seen the original cartoon and some people don't even remember them. Last edited by Cowabungawolf89; 04-28-2013 at 11:30 AM.

04-28-2013, 11:25 AM	#4
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,185	You are not the only one. They are my personal favorite allies and wish to see further use then a handful of original cartoon episodes and half made into figures. I'm not sure the best way to have them return but return is a must! They have potential and can serve as team B at times.Fun characters in need of furthur usage! __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

04-28-2013, 01:46 PM	#6
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,463	I'll bet no one could identify each frog by name from memory alone. The FW show probably could have done a little more to give them distinctive looks other than each wearing multi-colored shirts. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 04-30-2013 at 03:52 PM.

04-28-2013, 03:55 PM	#8
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,224	The frogs were named after historical figures just like the turtles were. I know Napoleon Bonafrog was named after Napoleon Bonaparte and Genghis Frog was named after Genghis Kahn. I never knew who Rasputin or Atilla were named after though. I love their southern accents. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

04-28-2013, 10:33 AM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,742	Considering they were in like 7 episodes its obvious people remember them.

04-28-2013, 04:14 PM	#9
DVD Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,066	The Punk Frogs were cool. Great episode with Leatherhead. Like the Turtles, unless you spent any time paying attention, you wouldn't know which was which. They did follow the Turtle toy concept of having different green shades. The tv Turtles were all the same color !! It would be cool to have them back and introduced like this. The shadows. Four darkened figures in the background, and the line, in a southern accent.. "no, they ain't, We are the Kung Fu Frogs", and the they come hoppin and choppin out if them there shadows

04-28-2013, 04:21 PM	#10
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Strange Rasputin and Attila never got a toy. I wonder why?

04-28-2013, 04:25 PM	#11
DVD Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,066	Maybe the Ghengis didn't sell. They went all out with him tho, changing his toon design and making him a cool figure. They could have released a set of all four, using same mounds and did the color thing and painting their shirts differently... Hmmm, there's an idea. I could pick up a few spare Napoleons and custom them up!

04-28-2013, 05:57 PM	#13
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	Yep! I totally remember them! I always loved the episode where the left over mutagen in the water created a fountain of youth. I think it's "Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamps". The water made Mike hyper. One of my favorite scenes. __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

04-28-2013, 06:06 PM	#14
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I thought you were going to say they're back in Pog form. __________________

04-28-2013, 08:19 PM	#16
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	No. Nobody on this TMNT forum, especially this section for talk of the old cartoon, remembers the punk frogs.

04-28-2013, 10:19 PM	#19
Mondo_Gecko Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 670	I loved the Punk Frogs and like many others were sad they did not receive figures for Attila and Rasputin. My collection always felt incomplete as a child. I loved that there was a mirror image group similar to the turtles but amphibians. I wish the Frogs got more play on the series, they never seem developed and were only seen as a team twice. There were so many opportunities for world building such as Where is their lair? What other enemies do they have? Do they have vehicles? I personally have loved a swamp boat. I really hope the Punk Frogs reappear on the Nick version at some point.

04-28-2013, 10:20 PM	#20
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,742	I didn't really like the Frogs as a team but I understand they were created to be a foil to the TMNT. If Nick ever brings them back, I hope its only Napoleon Bonafrog. He was really the only one that actually mattered.