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Jesse_Custer posted...

Theres hardly any story here. All we get are some kids riding around in knock-off Knight Rider cars, and a vague statement about how the kids, like their parents before them, are the secret force of Pole Position. Is that supposed to mean something to someone who hasnt seen the show other than the name of a video game?

Haven't actually watched the show, but I think the lyrics spell out more of the setup than that.

Never too far behind, they're always fighting crime
Undercover and facing adventure in the DANGER ZONE

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What's behind this stunt show? Only their uncle knows.

So they're traveling the world fighting crime, using a traveling stunt exhibition as their cover. You could say it's a terrible story littered with plot holes--if you're undercover, you probably don't want to draw a lot of attention to your special vehicles; there's no given reason these kids should be part of a crime-fighting organization other than family ties--but I think there's more there than just riding cars.

Animal sidekick was probably just a lame attempt at mimicking Speed Racer. Speed Racer had a much younger sibling and a pet monkey, they have a younger sibling and a pet...*googles* genetically created monkey/raccoon hybrid.

...I'm torn between saying "that sounds as incredibly dangerous as it is stupid" and "I love the idea of stealing animal sidekicks and just splicing an unrelated animal to pretend it's an original idea. We should do this for all cartoons! He-Man had a giant cat, our show should have a...*rolls dice*...giant cat/manatee hybrid!"

So yeah. It's a weird knock-off that steals ideas from Knight Rider & Speed Racer that somehow has the license of a completely unrelated videogame, with a plot that falls apart under the slightest amount of scrutiny. But there was a plot in those lyrics!

...Also unrelated, but I swear there was some band that released an instrumental cover of this song under a completely unrelated name. I found it on YouTube once, but I don't recall any details and none of my search terms bring up anything related. A pity, it would have actually been halfway relevant.
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