Hammerman (1991) - Intro

[@WiiMan25]

I like how someone actually thought “so gramps opened up the bag, and took out the magical shoes” was a good line

[@Dave-ks9fi]

That's my favourite part where it stops being a song and it becomes a detailed description of events.

[@PreppyPrincess777]

@@Dave-ks9fiSAME!!!!

[@kolonarulez5222]

​@@Dave-ks9fiFor real like we didn't even hear what he had for breakfast that morning

[@Dave-ks9fi]

@@kolonarulez5222 thing is the symbolism of stepping into another heroes shoes and that they each represent the culture of their generation is great. But that line breaks the flow "Gramps went to his house that was number 37, he counted out the steps it was 311.."

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

He was just setting up the rhyme. That was half a bar, not a whole one. Hammer rapped in that simple a-b rhyme scheme

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

The best part is that if you listen closely, Hammer’s voice starts getting monotone, probably because he started getting really sick of the song

[@timmy841212]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thisp0ryg0nwillgiveyourdev65]

I wouldn't blame him.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

LOL Sick of the Song. Hahahahahahaha soi soi soi soi rofl rofl rofl rofl!

[@KairuHakubi]

i mean that's just called rap..

[@2-diisopropylaminoethanol55]

Can they make an extended version of this song? They left out a lot of details on how he became Hammerman...

[@JonathanRodd]

They also didn't make it clear enough that his name was Hammerman. They were being way too ambiguous

[@crystalqueen9711]

Yeah, what did he eat for lunch that day? I need to know

[@adultmoshifan87]

Would actually be a good way to punish Mr. Enter for his disrespect towards 9/11 victims!

[@ironrevenger9386]

I’d like to know what size the shoes come in. Were they made by the old man? Is their inspiration from Excalibur or Cinderella? The last question must be answered

[@g-nuts1219]

The magical shoes jumped onto Stanley's feet & found the right man.. thats how he became HAMMERMAN! What more details do you need??🤔🤔🙄😏😅😅🤷🏻‍♂️

[@entr3_nou5]

Honestly this song is just so goofy you can’t really hate it

[@NashMav]

Man i was cool as hell rapping this whole intro as a kid. 😂😂😂

[@DwarfDaddy]

Like MC Hammer himself

[@cecebuggington2007]

True

[@kindasomeviews]

_His shoes begin to grew_

[@Mr_BoozeVA]

I just love how absurdly specific and drawn out it becomes lol

[@zivbartal4160]

He went to the church To pray in Sunday But when he came to the church He saw it was closed He asked the priest about it He told him he was late He shouted "Jesus Christ" The priest said "u wot m8"

[@dougbarrett619part2]

put him in MK11

[@bitwize]

Only if Vanilla Ice is in there. They already got the Ninja Turtles in Injustice 2...

[@mrtrin]

Unfortunately I have already given out the Daily Internet today, but this is honorable mention

[@tiga92001]

CAN'T TOUCH THIS ❤

[@oliverpony]

He went to the store to get himself some milk But he saw it expired so he looked at the receipt But he couldn't find it so he just called it quit But then he looked down and saw it was on his feet So he went back to the store..."🎶

[@ultra6671]

1:11 I swear to God, I keep hearing the blaster sound from Star Wars here.

[@Gage_Brumley]

Yeah it's Han Solo's blaster sound

[@Gobl_943]

the budget obviously went into the intro, It so goofy!

[@prestonandjaxonstudios3625]

Hammerman Hammer Hammerman Hammer Whenever theres a crime Dem' crooks are gonna do time They all better beware Cuz' the Hammerman will be there Here's how it started (uh) A long time ago The legend of the hammer And how it began to grow He was gifted magical shoes From a hip-hop Motown dude Together they had power They stood up for what was right But Gramps was getting old And he couldn't keep up the fight (right) So Gramps and his granddaughter They went out on the road (certain) To find the man they knew could jam Who was worthy of the load They met a guy named Stanley Who was dancin' every night He let the kids play every day His heart was a la sight So Gramps opened up the bag And took out the magical shoes He set them on the ground And they began to groove The shoes knew at once They had finally found their man They hopped right on his feet And he became Hammerman! Hammerman Hammer Hammerman Hammer Hammerman Hammer Hammerman Hammer Oooooooooh yeah!

[@vsgfilmgroup]

Wait, I'm confused...what is the guy's name again?

[@Telehell]

These lyrics need to be read in the style of a Shakespearean Monologue. Bonus points if Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen does the reading.

[@ironrevenger9386]

The song really could’ve ended at 0:18 or even 0:35 (I’d personally save Gramps for ep 1 so 0:18). Hammerman stops crimes and inherits his powers from Gramps. Everything after that is just the pilot episode.

[@angryman1206]

Even more epic than the entire MCU

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

This is basically the plot of My Hero academia Legendary Super hero searches for successor.

[@gantz22ify]

Oh yeah you’re right.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

I...that...that's actually DISTURBING. "He was given magical hair! From this legendary super hero! Then Izuku ate the hair and he became Dekuman!" If I had the time and the resistance to cringe I think a complete parody in this style would be possible.

[@tykamen5588]

To be Fair legendary person searching for his or her successor is nothing new.

[@Retroripe]

bruh... ha hah XD

[@ironrevenger9386]

@@tykamen5588Yup, just never this descriptive

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I remembered watching Hammerman back in the 90's when I was a kid and love it. I only wished the series is finally released into complete DVD at last.

[@bigm2711]

Me: can’t wait to watch a kid friendly tv show theme from my childhood First word I hear: “Dic” Me: 💀

[@robbienorton9522]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that just noticed this. When I was a kid I never noticed 😅😅

[@GoldenGhoul_001]

Same!

[@bombarde1701a]

This needs to be on DVD and we need this song released

[@elelsey]

I was a HUGE Hammer fan in his prime but I still remember thinking that this was lame af back in the day....

[@timmy841212]

Me too lol I was so hyped when it first came on and then it came on and I turned to something else. 😂

[@Tornado1994]

@@timmy841212 So was I. I was 8 when this aired on ABC. I thought this was hilarious. I knew this was bad.

[@dariusmazaheri9305]

This was one of the cartoons I used to watch on Saturday mornings!

[@marcustrice3246]

Me to

[@curtiswhitley5438]

Me three.

[@ShaulaXNinja]

*TOP* *10* *ANIME* *OPENINGS*

[@miss2971]

Let me check if it was animated in Japan, AOSTH was.

[@retrosteamknight5038]

Top 10 Superheros who could defeat Thanos in seconds (even with the Infinity Gauntlet)

[@lennypayne4241]

We need an extended version of this song.

[@Seishae]

What I don’t understand is how he became Hammerman.

[@TheJakestick]

Wikipedia

[@raphaelsoniii8298]

I can't believe I used to come home from school an watch this back then, it was cool , it had good positive messages. Aside from the goofyness. The part that when it says DIC makes me laugh out loud lol

[@Toehider]

Wait so you think the DIC logo is the funniest thing about this?

[@rayshardsmith2546]

Man that’s cap lol THIS show came on ABC ON SATURDAY MORNINGS … unless u caught reruns

[@horridamalgamation]

I like how this song barely has any rhymes

[@boomshakalaka656]

Lmao 🤣

[@michaeldearby3945]

One day I ate some food, was feeling in the mood. A few hours later and that food began to breww! I ran to the bathroom- I knew I must retreat. I pulled down my pants and perched on the porcelain seat. I did some dirty business, it all had to come out. But then when I was done, something awful made me shout! I reached for some paper but just saw an empty roll. So I checked the cupboard and low and behold, that was empty too and I found myself in poo. So I tried using water was hoping that would do. And now I must confess that it made an awful mess, this crappy situation I hope you understand. It made me know at once that was crapper man, I crapper man, crapper, crapper man ohhh ya !

[@princessofweirdsville9000]

OMG! That is one of the dirtiest but funniest joke I’ve ever heard,

[@tomjackson6077]

0:19 Here’s how it started, A long time ago

[@notafbiagent473]

The legend of the hammer And how it began to grow

[@dougskotnitsky3579]

This sounds like they put MC Hammer into a "Saw" trap and he had to come up with the premise of a cartoon but he had to rap the entire thing or else he dies in 60 seconds

[@ChavvyCommunist]

best fucking comment lmao

[@Biggerbadderbabes]

I'm way more entertained by the comments section here than I was from actually watching this show as a kid

[@tadiwa2k11]

Nostalgia bias is crazy. I remember this being such a lit intro and dancing to it til I passed out as a kid. Listening to it now MC Hammer couldn’t give any less of a fuck singing this shit🤣🤣🤣

[@theslayer9106]

Okay, im pretty sure most of the budget was put into this intro instead of the actual show

[@VGGBrayden]

This sure explains a lot for a theme song

[@goiabexp]

The villian song in Wish has the same kind of lyrical flow as this song

[@mr.midnight1997]

my favourite anime.

[@martinaguilar5905]

The intro.was basically how the legend of hammerman started leading to passing on the torch to a young man after the first hammerman has reached the point passed his prime not being able to keep fighting crime.

[@RichardX1]

I'm embarrassed to admit I know Gramps' superhero name was "Soul Man"

[@Rayman1971]

Stanley took the bag, and sold the magical shoes, Because he owed the IRS, and his freedom he would lose!!!

[@dreamquesttv]

The Feds knew at once they had finally found their man

[@PoisonousPen]

The Wikipedia entry for this show is hilarious 😂

[@tykamen5588]

I know the intro is only one minute long but it feels like it's longer.

[@falcougeoutpost1585]

One reason Hammer was so awesome. Eminem didn't have his own cartoon series, now did he?🤔

[@flamingowriter4072]

Eminem had a series called "The Slim Shady Show", but I hardly that call that show good quality. You can check it out, but I don't want you to lose any brain cells.😮‍💨

[@michaelreilly6874]

MC Hammer never starred in his own movie, so I'd say it's a draw.

[@falcougeoutpost1585]

@@michaelreilly6874 He didn't need a movie. This was good enough.

[@liambradley7633]

I do find this song to be funky in a good way! If the people and MC Hammer himself made a music video for a DIC, Nickelodeon, or [insert cartoon channel that existed in 1991 here] cartoon similar to this intro, that would be much better!

[@florinivan6907]

'the legend of the Hammer and how it began to grow' out of context that sounds like something else.

[@kkorrrnerrrrr]

Tää menee suoraan mun hittibiisi listalle!!

[@togedemarusiridescence7219]

Top 10 rappers Eminem was too afraid to diss.

[@SYSBMFOREVER]

I need a longer intro for this cartoon 🤭

[@DragoNYC]

"The Magical SHOES!!" Lol

[@TheBombyExtra]

This Is The Cheesiest Song I've Ever Heard! And I Love It!

[@ChavvyCommunist]

"Mum, can we get 90s cartoons?" "We have 90s cartoons at home." 90s cartoons at home:

[@nontan59]

This is like if they turned those long light novel titles into a song.

[@fan.80s_90s]

NC (rapping): "He went to the store to get himself some milk / But he saw it expired so he looked at the receipt / But he couldn't find it so he just called it quit / But then he looked down and saw it was on his feet / So he went back to the store..."

[@cookingfanman1234]

MC Hammer woke up an hour before the recording session and had to make it up on the spot.

[@susanfit47]

The Hammerman live-action segments by Ocean/Rose & Associates.

[@mr_reborn]

This little white kid used to watch this every day after school, it was friggin awesome.

[@LarryBanks85]

I still remember this.

[@pladampa]

Ha I loved this into 😅. Now it's stuck in my head 😂.

[@boethius9173]

I loved this cartoon as a child.

[@ybom06yt38]

"They soon began to grew"

[@calimoli]

"...groove"

[@ybom06yt38]

@@calimoli yet it shows an animation of the shoes growing. Sure, buddy.

[@ybom06yt38]

@Shaman Xeed who asked

[@loganmcnab1582]

They hopped right on his feet and he became hammer man

[@athousandfeethigh]

The heritage of these shoes is like following a fucking Highlander

[@User-y6l2t]

I don’t care what no one says i enjoyed this cartoon in 91

[@davidmoore4019]

I wish I had the DVDs!!

[@jasonsimms1571]

I remember watching this when I was 5/6 years old

[@bombarde1701a]

I still love this show and theme despite it being a long intro to a cartoon

[@Gametoon05]

While this is a bad theme song, not gonna lie, it's pretty catchy.

[@adam973]

“It was also the night that the skeletons came to life…” 😂

[@jpwfilmarchives8076]

🦴 =💵

[@LTJfan]

For a intro that's 1 minute, it feels long

[@peterrodriguez5878]

memories!

[@Himni]

I think the question we're all asking ourselves is when Hammerman will join the Justice League or the Avengers.

[@skhumzmoonwalker1253]

My childhood was fun

[@frankie3466]

They blew most of their budget on the intro lmaoo

[@Mr_BoozeVA]

He went to his car To get something to eat But when he tried to start it He couldn’t find his keys So he searched through his pocket And there he found his keys So he started the ignition And drove somewhere to eat But when he pulled up to the store The manager was alone they said the store was closed So he turned around and went home He looked through his pantry And found himself some chips He shrugged and he said “I guess that this is it”

[@PaulNat360]

still the greatest mc hammer song of all time

[@mexiwolf009]

DIC!

[@adamcupp9869]

Probably the most expensive intro song to a cartoon ever made

[@Progressive2024]

Anime songs are shorter

[@prestonandjaxonstudios3625]

To quote double D of Ed, Edd, and Eddy: "Have mercy!"

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Or to quote John Stamos from _Full House_ which was airing on ABC with this; whatever you said

[@ToaAxiomMan]

Seems like fun to play this along with the Nutshack to perform the Torture Dance

[@ironrevenger9386]

The song really could’ve ended at 0:18 or even 0:35 (I’d personally save Gramps for ep 1 so 0:18). Hammerman stops crimes and inherits his powers from Gramps. Everything after that can be the pilot episode.

[@miss2971]

I can't believe, older generations were forced to watch this 😂

[@ultimarx7772]

This is my favorite anime opening

[@MuffinHunterX]

Holy crap I don't remember this being that cringe to listen to.

[@RichardX1]

This happened, and we all let it happen.

[@ministerofcheese6190]

Before Static Shock there was Hammer Man 👞 👞

[@Lunar_WaveYT]

“So bad it’s good” type song

[@SuperNintendoEntertainers]

Isn’t that the sound effect of a Tie Fighter in Star Wars I hear in the song?

[@LDTV22OfficialChannel]

I forgot when this song first became a meme

[@brianintn]

long ass intro, lol

[@jilmcmahon73]

It's longer than an anime intro

[@jimjim292]

This may not be based on MC Hammer's real life.

[@jking3892]

this is the MOST AWeFUL theme song and the lyrics are ATROCIOUS

[@timmy841212]

Lol I put this in 2x speed. 😂

[@JamesPlaysGames95]

Star wars blaster sound? 1:11

[@Memelord2020]

I’m Hammerman! I’m MC Hammer except not and I wear magic shoes!

[@gandanmaku01]

0:05 Dic k?

[@nyashamuronzi617]

I just realised I used to sing the wrong words to this song

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I can’t top any of these comments Magical shoes 😂

[@NYNEDollaSign]

He was given magical shoes from a HIP HOP MOTOWN DOOD

[@thehonoredone2361]

Alright when will we get a crossover where Hammerman teams up with Batman and tackle Hammermans impressive rogue's gallery.

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

Sonic Mania Repainted brought me here.

[@grabbelogic87]

From the same people who made SONIC SAT AM and CARE BEARS

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Both also on ABC!

[@lamkin9188]

Sorry, i zoned out there for a second. How did he become Hammerman again?

[@darkseraphim6793]

This is so bad yet so catchy at the same time.

[@acfanimations2755]

Yeah boi

[@thatprettymagicalfan480]

Oh MC, did you really the paycheck that badly man?

[@PIXPromosMore]

What's that name again? I forgot

[@fan.80s_90s]

Hammer Man.

[@Toehider]

So does he actually have a hammer in the show or

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Hammer is just his name!

[@mariophreak]

Is it bad i kinda like this theme?

[@ToyotaRAV-ce6nd]

Mariophreak no

[@PrincessEevee99]

Was head-bopping myself.