Wikipedia titles you can sing to the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ theme song, tweeted

Cartoons have given us a lot over the years. They’ve entertained, they’ve taught us valuable life lessons, but – and most importantly of all – they’ve provided us with some bonafide musical bangers. Just consider the animated X-Men series’ theme song:

Or the irresistible shuffle of The Simpsons’ opening music?

But, if we’re going to truly honest, if we’re going to genuinely look within ourselves to find a higher truth, we all know the greatest cartoon theme song of all time. Yes, that’s right, please stand up for the intro to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

It has everything you could ever want from a piece of music: sweet chord changes, exciting ad libs, and a chorus so catchy it really should be quarantined.

And that chorus is why we’re here today. A while back, XKCD – a webcomic you should definitely be following – published a list of Wikipedia articles that have the same syllable stress pattern as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. You know, something like “Puerto Rico Lizard-Cuckoo.”

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Well, this has been taken a step further by enterprising Twitter user, __eel__. They created a Twitter bot that only posts real life Wikipedia articles whose titles can be sung to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme. For example:

Cedar Canyon, South Dakotahttps://t.co/FhnRZWOk8h pic.twitter.com/c96Y2D0Xc4

— Wiki Titles Singable to TMNT Themesong (@wiki_tmnt) June 17, 2019

Air Force Combat Action Medalhttps://t.co/2sMrhlx3ym pic.twitter.com/2gQufO4CP7

— Wiki Titles Singable to TMNT Themesong (@wiki_tmnt) June 16, 2019

Silver Comet (roller coaster)https://t.co/UOr9ug84bt pic.twitter.com/gaew1f5Nkx

— Wiki Titles Singable to TMNT Themesong (@wiki_tmnt) June 16, 2019

It’s safe to say there are a lot of these on the Wiki Titles Singable to TMNT Themesong Twitter feed. Each of the images accompanying the tweet were created with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo generator, which you can find here — it’s great fun to mess around with.

So, is there anything we can learn from this combination of Wikipedia and pop culture? Does it suggest our nostalgia-obsessed generation is incapable of actually absorbing knowledge, instead having to cloaking it in childhood references to make it more palatable?

Definitely not. Not even a tiny bit, it’s just a funny Twitter account, calm down. Still, you should probably follow it.

Story by Callum Booth

Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting (show all) Callum Booth is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of TNW, where his reporting was cited widely, including in VICE, the FT, and the BBC. Callum’s writing has appeared in The Verge, The Daily Telegraph, Time Out, and many more. He covers the full spectrum of technology, with a particular focus on how it shapes our daily lives. And a lot of regulation stuff too. Outside of work, Callum’s an avid bookworm, a Fisherman’s Friends addict, and resolutely unshaven. Follow him on Twitter @CallumBooth or visit www.callumbooth.net.