Bebop and Rocksteady's gang were a gang of street punks that were seen in Season 1 and 3 of the 1987 TV series.
They are similar to the Purple Dragons who originated in the Mirage comic books and had a more prominent role in the 2003 cartoon although, unlike the Purple Dragons (who manifested a more hip-hop influenced culture and dress style), were based primarily on 1970s and 80s street punk culture.
History[]
The gang first appeared in "Turtle Tracks" where Rocksteady and Bebop led Scrag, Grunt, Dopey, and Dumbo into attacking April O'Neil only for them to be beaten by the Turtles. In "Enter the Shredder", the gang had each gone through Shredder and Krang's mutagen experiment. It's not known how many gang members were mutated. In the episode "Shredder and Splintered", mutated gang members are seen behind bars inside the Technodrome, right before the Turtles send the entire Technodrome from Earth to Dimension X.
The episodes "The Gang's All Here" and "Once Upon a Time Machine" featured Lugnut's Gang, which was the old Bebop and Rocksteady had been members of before their current one. It's also possible that Grunt, Dumbo, Scrag and Dopey were also former members of this gang.
Members[]
- Bebop: An african-american punk who first appeared in "Turtle Tracks". Was turned into a mutant warthog.
- Rocksteady: A Punk who was turned into a mutant rhino.
- Scrag: A member of Rocksteady and Bebop's part of the gang. Appears in "Turtle Tracks" and "Enter the Shredder". He is also a mutant bat in "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" and "Shredder & Splintered". He also appears in the Archie comics "Heroes in a Half-Shell" mini-series. He made a cameo in Turtles Forever
- Grunt: A punk that sports a yellow mohawk. Although his name was never mentioned, he appears in "Turtle Tracks" and "Enter the Shredder". He also is a lizard mutant in "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" and "Shredder & Splintered". Also appears in the Archie comics "Heroes in a Half-Shell" mini-series where he has a green mohawk. He made a cameo in Turtles Forever.
- Dopey: A cap-wearing punk that is a member of Rocksteady and Bebop's part of the gang. Only appeared in Season 1, appearing in "Turtle Tracks", also is a mutant elephant in "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" and "Shredder & Splintered". He made a cameo in Turtles Forever.
- Dumbo: A member of Rocksteady and Bebop's part of the gang that resembles a fatter and shorter version of Lugnut. Appears in "Turtle Tracks", also is a mutant sloth in "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" and "Shredder & Splintered".
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