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[edit] Title, meaning?

What's the meaning of the title "The Bad News Bears"? I know the team is called "Bears" and they are no good athletically, but where's the joke here? Why "news"? Are there any good news bears? NB, I haven't seen the film, only the TV series, and that a long time ago. Thanks in advance! --Maikel 11:01, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

The "Bad News" in the title comes from a cheer that Walter Matthau as Buttermaker says before most games in the movies. Usually, it goes something like this:

• Buttermaker: We're playing the Angels next and you know what that means.
• The Team: Bad News for the Angels.

-- Sophitus 17:29, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, Sophitus! --Maikel 16:17, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

The correct title of this movie is "The Bad News Bears." A remake of this movie was released in 2005 under the title "Bad News Bears."

[edit] Requested move

The Title should include "The", as that is part of the name. Since a standard move cannot take place, I've requested that an Admin move the page to include the "The". Since the 2005 version does not have "The" we won't need a year attached to the title of each article.  BIGNOLE   (Question?)  (What I do)  00:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Page moved, per request. Cheers. -GTBacchus^(talk) 17:43, 14 February 2007 (UTC)