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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

??!! / TV This Is the Most Disgusting Thing I've Ever Seen

Posted by Lindy West on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM

Seriously, ew.

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I literally had a conversation with a couple of baristas about this show 3 days ago. This wouldn't be remarkable other than the fact that I haven't thought about this tv show in decades.

Posted by matt on June 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM

Thanks -- I haven't seen this in decades.

Like you wouldn't date a car. A SPORTS car.

Posted by jackie treehorn on June 30, 2009 at 9:34 AM

Best artistic expression of American life!

Posted by PedestrianMe

on June 30, 2009 at 9:36 AM

Oh yuck. The best part is when his butt gets all square.

Posted by The Cap'n on June 30, 2009 at 9:36 AM

I guess a Pontiac Fiero was better than a Ford Pinto. We wouldn't want TurboTeen to explode when rear-ended.

Posted by LaborGoon on June 30, 2009 at 9:37 AM

Disturbing. Disgusting. And yet I'd guess Dan gets dozens of letters a week from people with unfulfilled TurboTeen fetishes.

Posted by foolish-rain on June 30, 2009 at 9:40 AM

I feel old, remebering this...

Posted by eastcoastreader on June 30, 2009 at 9:46 AM

wow, I wonder how much the teen's life depreciated in value once he rolled off the lot?

Posted by trans i am on June 30, 2009 at 9:52 AM

Thank you Lindy West! For years,every time the subject of crappy Saturday morning cartoons comes up (apparently often), I'm always the guy going, "Remember that one where the kid turns into a car?" No one ever does, and while I was sure it existed, I couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called. "Car kid?" No. "Teenformer." No. At last I know: Turbo Teen!

Posted by Mr Me on June 30, 2009 at 9:53 AM

SORRY LINDY.

JEEZ, EVERYTHING CAN'T ALWAYS BE AS GOOD AS THE RUGRATS.

Posted by Josh Bomb

on June 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM

You don't get around much.

Posted by Vince on June 30, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Didn't that show win a few emmy's?

Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 30, 2009 at 10:11 AM

What happens if you rear end him?

Posted by -B-

on June 30, 2009 at 10:14 AM

Something tells me you haven't watched 1man1jar.

Posted by christopher575 on June 30, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Don't put a banana in his tail pipe. He's underage.

Posted by subwlf on June 30, 2009 at 10:28 AM

I think the worst/best of the 80's cartoons was Chuck Norris and the Karate Commandos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTjMooYT…

Posted by Minger the Merciless on June 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM

Wow. I had totally blacked out this part of my childhood.

Posted by Jason Josephes

on June 30, 2009 at 10:39 AM

I'm surprised the part where he works his own stick shift was allowed on the air!

Posted by Cracker Jack on June 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM

When I was a teen I used to turn in to a Chevy Citation.

Posted by Marco42 on June 30, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Welcome to the internet Lindy! There are much more disgusting things out there.

Posted by BlahBlahBlahg on June 30, 2009 at 10:55 AM

It sort of puts transubstantiation into perspective.

Posted by Heather on June 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM

I don't get it. Perhaps because I have the sound off?

Posted by Lily Fluffbottom on June 30, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Are you serious? This is much more disgusting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APa5BBJbB…

Posted by FreudianShrimp on June 30, 2009 at 11:35 AM

And how could no one have brought this up yet?
http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeI…

Posted by tjc on June 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM

Sort of scarry thinking how lax secret Government experiments used to be in the '70s.

Posted by Zander on June 30, 2009 at 12:05 PM

Wait. That was the most disgusting thing you've ever seen?

How old are you again????

Ew--- a cartoon of a BOY! Ewwwww

Posted by hartiepie on June 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM

Hey, am I the only one who noticed weird parallels to Knight Rider there? Even the theme music was Knight Rider-esque.

Posted by TVDinner

on June 30, 2009 at 3:11 PM

Topless Robot posted the same thing today.

Just sayin'.

Posted by TheRain on June 30, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Stop it at 00:29 and look in the right hand corner. Is that what I think it is?

Dear God I used to watch this cartoon. I had no idea how craptacular it was. Why is it when you go back and watch these things they are completely different (horrible) than you remember them? And why the hell do they always get remade by Hollywood as an even crappier movie? Why?

Posted by yucca flower on June 30, 2009 at 6:12 PM