But, taking the line by itself, it still causes one to do a double take.

What does it mean to ‘do machines’? Clearly, it was meant to convey that Donny is technologically minded, and can fix/build anything he sets his mind to (including a literal multiversal transporter). Each line makes sense for its respective Turtle, but Donatello’s is decidedly odd. The line in the song is “ Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines.

However, the comment was also meant as a meta reference to the original TMNT cartoon theme song describing Donny’s role on the team. In the context of this comic, Raphael is referencing a screen name Donatello had, which was “ duzmachines”. When Donatello asks why he’s the one who has to change the tires when his brothers could have just as easily done so, Raphael says that he is the perfect person for the job, since Donatello “ duzmachines”. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, and the Foot Clan got away with their prisoner after flattening the tires of the Turtles’ van. Obviously, the Turtles couldn’t let this happen, so they attacked the vehicle transporting the professor with everything they had. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #2 by Mateus Santolouco and Erik Burnham, the Ninja Turtles are chasing the Foot Clan after the gang of evil ninjas kidnapped a history professor in the hopes that he could uncover something about the Foot Clan’s past–something that would be useful to the Shredder. Overall, it was a great opening theme that introduced the Ninja Turtles perfectly, but there was just that one line in the song that is still, to this day, just terrible–at least, according to the Ninja Turtles. In this song, each Turtle was named, their personalities were briefly explained, and their roles on the team were outlined. To help viewers understand this new development with the Turtles, famous Hollywood producer and songwriter Chuck Lorre created the theme song for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Once they were adapted into a kid-friendly cartoon, however, each one received their own unique personality, different colored masks, and specific roles on the team. Originally, the Ninja Turtles were hardened killers with little to no differences between them. However, when the two comic-makers wanted to expand the IP into toys and merchandise, the Turtles quickly became appropriate for all ages–and it was the best thing that could have happened to them. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted as a gritty, black and white comic book from creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The original ‘90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlestheme song is almost as iconic as the Turtles themselves, but there is one line in the song that has been mocked for decades–and even the Turtles admit that it’s awful.

Double dragon cartoon theme song