Rocksteady: I know! Let's tie him to the railroad tracks!
Bebop: Oh, dat's the oldest trick in da book!
Rocksteady: Yeah, but it's so dramatic!
Bebop: Oh, dat's the oldest trick in da book!
Rocksteady: Yeah, but it's so dramatic!
—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe"
"We'd considered the ability to tie people up and place them places, since that comes up with tracks, but ended up not having done it up to this point."
"Long before there were loudmouth buff guys in spandex, there was the gentleman villain. His favourite sinister act was this: tying someone to a train track. It's simple, inexpensive, personal and deadly, but it gives you a little hope — maybe you'll escape."
— Red Death, The Venture Bros.