# Goon, you're free! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [November 29, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240 "2025-11-29T22:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/121 "2025-12-04T00:19:53Z")
Same, though I was made to sit through the whole thing by my grandmother. I liked the book. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/122 "2025-12-04T05:32:04Z")
Huh. I definitely didn’t notice the font differences. But, even if I had, I’d just think of it like Froot Loops or something, where they vary it up in the middle of the words. My brain just immediately read “goon.” Only afterwards did I notice the little triangle between the words. I just think some better kerning would have helped. I see they tried, by having the GO and ON parts almost overlap, but the space between them is still iwithin the letter space level, not the word space level. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/123 "2025-12-04T05:34:27Z")
I actually consider Reddit to skew older. Not as old as this place, of course, but it’s still one of those places where I type in proper English with capitalization and such most of the time. On, say, Discord, using capitalization or periods feels very odd much of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/124 "2025-12-04T05:42:26Z")
I haven’t been following this thread, but does anyone remember the [Groovie Goolies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmelTlEzI34)? ‘Goolies’ has a different meaning in the UK than it does here. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/125 "2025-12-04T06:00:54Z")
For reasons, they spelled “ghoulie” as goolie A ghoul is a troglodyte carrion-eater who burrows tunnels among graves for that purpose, from Arab folklore A goolie comes from a word for eunuch. The RAF would issue ransom guarantees to pilots called “goolie chits,” promising payment for downed airmen returned with their testicles intact. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/126 "2025-12-04T06:10:38Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > For reasons, they spelled “ghoulie” as goolie WAG: It was a kids’ cartoon. ‘Goolie’ would be easier for kids to understand than ‘guh-hoolies’. Anyway, I loved that show when I was a kid. I wish I had the series on DVD… but I’m losing my job, and the they’re like $80 on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/127 "2025-12-04T11:28:42Z")
Me, too! Now that’s entertainment… ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/128 "2025-12-04T18:58:48Z")
How dare you! Spike Milligan would… probably be giggling about it to be honest ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/129 "2025-12-04T19:15:33Z")
You silly twisted boy, you. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/130 "2025-12-04T19:35:34Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > My son is five and he asked me the other day about K-pop Demon Hunter. My four year old is obsessed with that movie (and the songs from it). It’s super popular in that age group up to tweens. But maybe less so with boys. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/131 "2025-12-04T19:43:22Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > My take is it’s a manufactured controvery chasing clicks. Is this a “controversy” or are any of the articles claiming it is? It seems more like a thing some people found funny and pointed out to each other ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/132 "2025-12-04T19:47:16Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > My four year old is obsessed with that movie (and the songs from it). It’s super popular in that age group up to tweens. But maybe less so with boys. Well, he talks to a lot of girls, so maybe that’s where he got it. He’s not the most socially adept kid, and girls seem more willing to meet him where he is. I’m just happy he’s talking to peers at all. Do you think it’s age appropriate? I always assumed it was a teenager thing, but maybe I was wrong. I’ve been meaning to look into it. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/133 "2025-12-04T19:58:46Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Do you think it’s age appropriate? I always assumed it was a teenager thing, but maybe I was wrong. I’ve been meaning to look into it. Not really, it’s a bit heavy on the “I’m gonna kill that demon” type phrasing that I’m not a huge fan of at this age; but it’s not graphic or anything, it’s comparable to a more actiony Disney movie. I do think the target audience is probably 8-12. But all of her friends have seen and are obsessed with the movie, especially girls she does Dance with. Based on how many girls had KPop Demon Hunters costumes this Halloween, it’s pretty popular up till the early teens when kids stop trick or treating. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/134 "2025-12-04T20:13:06Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Do you think it’s age appropriate? I always assumed it was a teenager thing, but maybe I was wrong. I’ve been meaning to look into it. It’s colorful animation with catchy songs and some mopey teens finding love. It follows all the tropes for Korean anime and melodrama; don’t expect originality. MPAA rated PG for action/violence, scary images, thematic elements, some suggestive material, and brief language. Not even PG-13. It’s worth it for you to watch, if not for yourself, then for your child, since you’re the best judge of what he could see. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/135 "2025-12-04T20:59:23Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > It’s colorful animation with catchy songs and some mopey teens finding love _Very_ catchy songs. > [@Pleonast](#): > > It’s worth it for you to watch, if not for yourself, then for your child, since you’re the best judge of what he could see. Yeah, it’s decently enjoyable! I watched it with my daughter the second time she saw it. (The first time my wife took her to some kind of sing-along showing at the movie theater). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/136 "2025-12-04T21:03:19Z")
Whatever happened to @Alice_The_Goon ? The last time she posted was in 2016. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/137 "2025-12-04T21:03:56Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I haven’t been following this thread, but does anyone remember the [Groovie Goolies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmelTlEzI34) Not to mention that great film- The Goonies. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > My take is it’s a manufactured controvery chasing clicks. > > Out in the real world, people, whether aware of goon as masturbation slang or not, aren’t giving a shit. I concur. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/138 "2025-12-04T21:30:58Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Do you think it’s age appropriate? I always assumed it was a teenager thing, but maybe I was wrong. I’ve been meaning to look into it. I have of course heard of it 10,000 times but have never tried watching it. The trailer looks harmless enough, though the animation looks very crude, cheap, and outdated: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AzCAwdp1uIQ/maxresdefault.jpg "KPop Demon Hunters | Official Trailer | Netflix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCAwdp1uIQ) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/139 "2025-12-04T21:33:43Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The trailer looks harmless enough, though the animation looks very crude, cheap, and outdated: It does? I thought it was an interesting blend of Pixar-esque CGI with 2d anime. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240/140 "2025-12-04T21:33:53Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Is this a “controversy” or are any of the articles claiming it is? It seems more like a thing some people found funny and pointed out to each other Maybe “controversy” was not the ideal choice of words. It seems many (most?) commentators are falling over themselves about the stupidity, ageism, or cultural deafness of establishment marketing. “How could they be soooo stupid?” Or are just giggling and pointing at “Hurr hurr they made a double entendre they didn’t intend”. My point being what’s actually interesting the public isn’t the GO ON / GOON cups or marketers. It’s the social media commentariat’s flail about them. The flail exists to create more discussion and more clicks about the flail. It’s a form of being famous for being famous. But in this case the famous thing is a discussion topic, not a celebrity. Says the guy on his 12th post on the topic in a thread with now 48 posters, 140 posts, and \>1,000 views. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goon-youre-free/1025240.md?page=8)