Just this week I decided to try my luck hunting down all the available DVD sets for the 4Kids series from Amazon US. I already bought the Region-4 Turtles Forever DVD from Australia last month, so I figured I'd better start collecting the rest while I have the opportunity.
I noticed no one created this complete list so far, so here goes - and hopefully those of you who are still hunting for the DVD sets find the following recommendations useful:
Season 1 two-part release: $62 new (cheaper than getting volume release 1-8, but if you want the box cover spine art, then get the volume release)
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TMNT Season 1 Part 1 (buy new =
$28.88 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
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TMNT Season 1 Part 2 (buy new =
$32.88 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
Season 2 two-part release: $538 new or $324 used (too expensive to recommended, get volume release 9-14 instead)
1)
TMNT Season 2 Part 1 (new set costs
$184 used set costs
$128 don't buy now)
2)
TMNT Season 2 Part 2 (new set costs
$354 used set costs
$204 don't buy now)
Season 1 volume release: $87 new (recommended, has Leo + Raph box cover spine art)
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TMNT Attack of the Mousers (Volume 1) (buy new =
$24.99 + $3.99 shipping from ricksgreatdeals)
2)
TMNT Meet Casey Jones (Volume 2) (buy new =
$5.99 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
3)
TMNT The Way of Invisibility (Volume 3) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
4)
TMNT The Shredder Strikes (Volume 4) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
5)
TMNT Notes From The Underground (Volume 5) (buy new =
$12.39 + $3.99 shipping from Organizedsellergames)
6)
TMNT Shredder Strikes Back (Volume 6) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
7)
TMNT Return to New York (Volume 7) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
8)
TMNT Search for Splinter (Volume 8) (buy new =
$6.02 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
Season 2 volume release: $89 some new except v12 used (recommended, has Mikey + half of Donnie box cover spine art)
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TMNT Turtles In Space (Volume 9) (buy new =
$7.75 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
2)
TMNT Secret Origins (Volume 10) (buy new =
$10.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
3)
TMNT The Ultimate Ninja (Volume 11) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
4)
TMNT Croc Attack! (Volume 12) (new set sold out - buy used, starting from
$36)
5)
TMNT Battle Nexus (Volume 13) (buy new =
$14.75 + $3.99 shipping from JoesDVDs)
6)
TMNT City At War (Volume 14) (buy new =
$8.29 + free shipping from closeoutmovies)
Season 3-4 volume release: $414 new or $205 some new except v1-v4 used (all except 3.6 are recommended, 3.1/3.2 has the other half of Donnie box cover spine art, unfortunately 3.6 is too expensive now, better to wait for price to reduce - if it ever happens)
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TMNT Season 3.1: Alien Invasion (buy new =
$49.98 + $3.99 shipping from jimsdebhonbooks, or buy used, starting from
$39)
2)
TMNT Season 3.2: Worlds Collide (new set costs
$130 buy used set, starting from
$50)
3)
TMNT Season 3.3: Return of the Ultimate Ninja (new set costs
$101 buy used set, starting from
$26)
4)
TMNT Season 3.4: Shredder's Final Countdown (buy new =
$49.74 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions, or buy used, starting from
$11)
5)
TMNT Season 3.5: Mutants & Monsters (buy new =
$10.04 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
6)
TMNT Season 3.6: Turtles Against H.A.T.E. (new set sold out - used set costs
$217 don't buy now)
7)
TMNT Season 3.7: Hun on the Run (buy new =
$15.04 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
8)
TMNT Season 4 DVD (buy new =
$35.38 + $3.99 shipping from ToysOnline)
9)
TMNT Michelangelo's Christmas Rescue (buy new =
$10.00 + $3.99 shipping from AsianZing)
Season 5 single release: $69 new (recommended)
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TMNT Ninja Tribunal (buy new =
$68.88 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
Season 6 two-part release: $83 new or $35 v1 new v2 used (recommended)
1)
TMNT Fast Forward (Volume 1): Future Shellshock! (buy new =
$13.85 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions)
2)
TMNT Fast Forward (Volume 2): The Day of Awakening (buy new =
$68.88 + free shipping from Outlet Promotions, or buy used, starting from
$19)
Season 7 (Back to the Sewers) DVD sets were never released in the US, they were only released in Australia/New Zealand so far, but I couldn't find them anywhere while I was at Australia last month. Seems like I need a miracle to own them one day...
All in all you can expect to get everything else (except 3.6) ranging from $460 (some new some used) to $750 (all new except Croc Attack!) depending on which combination you choose. I just got all those that I recommended above for slightly south of $600 including shipping.
Now I'll just wait at a corner for my shipment to arrive...