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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Original Series (Volume 5)

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This volume contains the next 12 episodes from the original TMNT series. The episodes included on this release happen to be the very best episodes of season 3. This is because so many of the episodes on this volume were written by David Wise and Michael Reeves, who are famous for writing the very best episodes. On Vol. 4 they only wrote 3 episode but on this volume they write a handful of episodes each. This volume marks the first appearance of many new characters who would be regular guests in future episodes. Leatherhead and Usagi Yojimbo are introduced. The Rat King makes an appearance in two episodes and we meet the dangerous but funny Metalhead. Casey Jones appears in 'Corporate Raiders from Dimension X'. The Shredder and Krang are at top form and Rocksteady and Bebop are as hilarious as ever. These episodes are a perfect blend of humor, action and good story telling. I just can't get over how good these episodes are. The episodes included on this fantastic release are:

Corporate Raiders from Dimension X
Pizza by the Shred
Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady
Beware the Lotus
Blast from the Past
Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp
Michaelangelo's Birthday
Usagi Yojimbo
Case of the Hot Kimono
Usagi Come Home
The Making of Metalhead
Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

I recommend this DVD to fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or just any fan of good cartoons. You won't be sorry buying this.

Hello

I am really enjoying these releases. Only 1 complaint. There is over 190 episodes to be released. If Lions Gate continue at this rate, it would take about 15 volumes to complete the whole set.
Could they not release complete Season boxsets for this show or the releases will just go on forever?

But yea loving reliving these episodes.

AARON

We have here 12 episodes of the classic TNMT series based on the comic books by Peter Eastman and Kevin Lair.More characters are introduced:Letherhead the Florida swamp alligator,Usagi Yojimbo a rabbit samurai from another dimension,Lotus the female ninja and Metalhead a turtle robot created by Krang.There are more than 190 eps.If Lionsgate continue releasing volumes with 12 eps each 15 or more will be necesary to include all the seasons.Will be better release full season sets with 30 or 40 eps each one.Hope they can hear this.

I love this series it includes the episodes:
Coporate Raiders from dimension X
Pizza by the Shred
Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady
Beware the Lotus
Blast from the Past
Leatherhead
Michaelangelo's Birthday
Usagi Yojimbo
Case of the hot kimono
Usagi come home
The making of metalhead
Leatherhead meets the Rat King

Here we are with may should have been called `Season 3: Volume 3', though it's just called `Volume 5'. This set I would think that they would try to go about trying to make this set the rest of Season 3, but felt that they needed to keep going with the trend of releasing volumes instead of trying to make season sets. For example, Transformers got more of a better releases compared to the treatment that the turtles have been getting thus far and which I would like to know why this treatment has got this far for the 1987 Turtles show. We get the next 12 episodes making up the next batch of the show, while all on one disc, making it hard to try to fit that much information on a disc without having to maybe cut anything out of any of the episodes featured in this set. Overall I give it a 2.5 stars out of 5.

This cartoon is fun for kids to watch, and brings back good memories from my younger years. It has a catchy theme song and the good guys always come out on top. Not as 'dark' as the turtle cartoons today.

I love TMNT. I've been a huge fan ever since I was a kid. When I watch the dvds, I'm always surprised at how much about the episodes that I remember ! The quality is a bit less than I expected. Don't get me wrong ; the quality of the episodes are a way, WAY, better than VHS and almost as good as broadcast, but I really thought that something as popular (or once as popular) as TMNT would merit some restoration work. But maybe I'm just spoiled by the Restoration-Team.co.uk work on the Doctor Who dvds ! The only bad thing about volume 5 of the TMNT cartoon is on the second episode. Partway through the episode, there is an audio "pop", like a burst of static that lasts only half a second. Otherwise, this is a great dvd. The only thing that could've made it better would be behind the scenes documentaries or commentaries. All in all, if you're a fan of the Turtles, get this dvd.

I have collected The first 6 volumes of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, including Seasons Four, Five, and Six, and they were totally awesome! Many fans are worrying about the missing episodes, "Once Upon a Time Machine", and "Planet of the Turtleoids" Part 1 and Part 2, and I wish they will included as bonuses in future releases. Season 7 should be the sideseason which took place between episodes 66 and 67, while the Technodome is in Dimension X, and the season that chronologically began at where Episode 143 left off. The Technodrome is still located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean until the last episode, when it is sent back to Dimension X. Seasons Eight, Nine and Ten each had 8 Episodes, so they have released together in one DVD Set, and include the three missing episodes. Please Lionsgate, release the last 4 Seasons, including the missing episodes!

This newly converted to DVD adaptation of the original cartoons rescue us from the jittery and jumpy VHS versions that my kids still want to watch but get frustarted with the deteriorating tape formats. The Sound is excellent, the picture quality is back to what we used to watch on saturday mornings together. My kids range from 23 to 11, and believe me, this is a welcomed gift, to keep fun memories alive, when cartoons were supposed to be Fun to watch. These are great for the next generation of "Turtle" fans who can now appreciate to creativity and humor evoked through these series.

awesome to have these again!transfer can get choppy,but whaddya expect from a cult cartoon show from the 80's?!fans will dig it!