The A-Z of Shredder's insults

An A-Z compilation of all 247 insults or derogatory comments that Shredder makes during the first 3 seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 to 1989).


My favourite bits:

(*) The sequence of 13 "blasted turtles" at 0:30
(*) "Daaoh, BLAST that grotesque ganglion!!" at 4:09
(*) "I want to do some DAMAGE! I want to DESTROY something!! ..." at 4:17
(*) "Get off me, you horn-headed KLUTZ!!" at 4:29
(*) The "incompentent" sequence, starting at 5:54
(*) The "mutant moron" sequence, starting at 7:41
(*) "Krang, you are UNSPEAKABLY cruel!" at 9:42


Things to watch out for:

(*) Although Shredder does come up with a rich variety of insults, his favourites are: "fool", "idiot", "cretin" and "blasted turtles".

(*) Shredder sometimes uses brain-related words in his insults for Krang, since Krang is just a brain in a mechanical suit. For example, "grotesque ganglion" (a ganglion is a mass of nerve cells) and "maniac medulla" (the medulla is the relay station between the spinal cord and the brain).

(*) Shredder is turned into a baby in episode 3x30 "Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp".

(*) Shredder is turned into a fly in episode 3x44 "Bye Bye Fly".

(*) At the end of the video, there are a couple of left-over insults, plus an amusing quote (it isn't an insult, he's just very very angry!)


Sorry about the Dutch subtitles in many of the clips!


Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%281987_TV_series%29


Here's the complete list (the numbers indicate how many times Shredder uses each insult).

1 - Accursed enemy
1 - Accursed turtles
1 - Aggressive amphibians
1 - Amoeba-brain
1 - Bad rubbish
1 - Bag of brains
1 - Bird-brains
1 - Blasted cat
2 - Blasted grybyx
1 - Blasted rabbit
13 - Blasted turtles
1 - Blithering blister-brains
1 - Blithering fool
1 - Blob of brains
1 - Bodiless brain
1 - Bothersome mutants
1 - Bothersome turtles
1 - Brainless hulks
6 - Brat
5 - Bug-brain(s)
1 - Bug-brained baboon
1 - Bumbling idiot
1 - Bumbling ignoramuses
1 - Cheap crooks
1 - Clumsy cretins
2 - Clumsy fool(s)
1 - Clumsy idiots
1 - Clumsy ignoramuses
1 - Cowards
17 - Cretin(s)
1 - Crotchety old fool
1 - Dimwit
1 - Dipsticks
2 - Dolt(s)
1 - Dunce
1 - Feeble brains
1 - Feeble rodent
25 - Fool(s)
2 - Foolish turtle(s)
1 - Furry little troublemaker
1 - Genetic accidents
1 - Grotesque ganglion
1 - Hateful bag of brains
1 - Honking horn-head
1 - Horn-headed klutz
24 - Idiot(s)
1 - Ignoramuses
1 - Ill-mannered slobs
4 - Imbecile(s)
1 - Imbecilic buffoons
1 - Imbecilic incompetent
1 - Impudent idiot
1 - Incompetent buffoons
1 - Incompetent imbeciles
1 - Incompetent maggot
1 - Incompetent slugs
1 - Incompetent wimps
1 - Incompetents
1 - Innocent fools
1 - Insects
1 - Insolent creature
3 - Klutzes
1 - Lazy mutants
1 - Little pest
1 - Little shrinkers
1 - Losers
1 - Maniac medulla
1 - Meddlesome reptiles
3 - Meddlesome turtles
1 - Meddling reporter
2 - Meddling reptile(s)
1 - Meddling turtles
1 - Micro-brain
1 - Midget
1 - Miserable excuse for an assistant
1 - Miserable maggots
1 - Miserable mass of micro-circuits
1 - Miserable mutant
1 - Miserable worm
4 - Moronic mutants
3 - Morons
1 - Muddle-headed mutants
1 - Mutant maggots
6 - Mutant moron(s)
1 - Mutant mutton-head
1 - Mutated meddlers
1 - Nincompoop
2 - Nitwits
1 - Nosy news-head
1 - Nuclear-age numskulls
3 - Numskull(s)
2 - Oaf(s)
1 - Overgrown klutz
1 - Overweight oafs
1 - Pathetic old rat
2 - Pathetic peons
1 - Pea-sized brains
1 - Pinhead
1 - Pompous little ganglion
1 - Puny citizens
1 - Repulsive reptiles
1 - Rusty old has-been
1 - Sentimental sop
1 - Shell-back simpletons
1 - Simpletons
1 - Slug
1 - Snivelling idiots
1 - Stupid
1 - Stupid mutants
1 - Stupid turtles
2 - Swine
1 - Toad
1 - Toadying twerp
1 - Traitor
1 - Traitorous frogs
1 - Traitorous vermin
1 - Unspeakably cruel
1 - Useless jellyfish
1 - Vile vortex
1 - Web-footed wimps
1 - Wet blanket
1 - Wimp
1 - Wretched amphibians
7 - Wretched reptile(s)
2 - Wretched rodent
1 - Wretched shell-backs
1 - Wriggling reptilians
1 - Zeroes

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

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• teenage
• mutant
• ninja
• hero
• turtles
• shredder

[LiberalsUtopian]

Who would make this and post it on you tube?

[NostalgicTelly]

@LiberalsUtopian I would :) Took me a long time but I had so much fun making it :)

[MegaMonsterZilla]

thanks to Shredder,i can't say "turtles" without the word "blasted"

[CajunMachine]

9:32 is pretty funny.

[brokentvpictures]

@LiberalsUtopian Someone amazing!

[wheels85]

Never realized old metal face had such a limited vocabulary.

[menslady125]

"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling turtles!"

[TheEmperorHasSpoken]

@NostalgicTelly Great vid

[TheEmperorHasSpoken]

Think he's sick of those blasted turtles?

[brokentvpictures]

So...what's his problem?

[HorrorShowHappyHour]

@NostalgicTelly I love you.

[TheROBReviews]

James Avery Shredder: "You vile vortex! Is this your idea of a joke?!" Shredder: "It certainly is, you wet-footed wimps!"

[Marmalade000000]

Shredder has anger issues... LOL

[TheMortalkombatdude]

wow he says blasted to much