Old toon season 5

[jenna]

Anyone know when Season 5 will be available on dvd or am I majorly jumping the gun??

[Jon]

Anyone know when Season 5 will be available on dvd or am I majorly jumping the gun??


Currently are (jumping the gun). As haven't seen any news on it yet.

[CyberCubed]

I'm hoping for a Season 5 boxset in July to coincide with the release of the new movie on DVD.

[Tabularasa]

Yeah most likley in the summer and hopefully by Christmas 07 we'll have Season 6 as well

[Cascadia]

You are jumping the gun. I have not been able to find Volume 4 in my region of the world.

[Sage Ninja]

are they going to be releasing another season? I mean I don't know how well sales on the season four box set where, but I think Lion's Gate makes a decission on whether or not to release more seasons based on how well the sales of the previous releases where before making an anoucement on any further releases.

[themaxonline]

And from what I remember, the episodes that were played in syndication (on stations other than CBS) were pretty much limited to the first four seasons. I don't know if that would have anything to do with it though. I emailed Fred Wolf Films earlier this week to ask if there was any information on future releases. I have yet to hear back from them. Are they even the company in charge of the releases or should I have emailed Lion's Gate? The wait is killing me! I'm afraid they won't be going ahead with anymore. :(

[Tabularasa]

Man I would be really dissapointed if they didn't release the entire series on DVD. They really only have to release 4 more sets. Season 5,6,7, and then they could probably put seasons 8,9, and 10 to one set since those seasons only had 8 episodes per season. Hopefully with the movie coming out in July that will promt them to release it with the movie. That takes care of Season 5 at least. I know the seasons go down in quality so at least we have most of all the good episodes but still it feels incomplete without the others. Also because I only saw these episodes when I was a kid, I love watching them over and want to find out how the story progresses and ends.

[MoreCowbell5263]

If you're talking about the 87 toon, I don't know what to tell you, I have the first 6 seasons on DVD, I don't know how they're not available where you are, I got them at Wal-Mart.

[Revan]

^ Pretty sure they have not released any episodes after season four except for the red sky on volume one

[Cascadia]

How can you have the first 6 seasons? Only the first 5 + some Red Sky episodes have been released.

[MoreCowbell5263]

I must have misunderstood...you guys don't mean the old 1987 cartoon, do you?

Yeah, I must have misunderstood, I'm talking about the really old cartoons, I don't know anything about this Red Sky deal...

[Cascadia]

yes we are talking about 1987 series. Red Sky is season 10 of the old series.

[MoreCowbell5263]

Oh yeah, I know what you're talking about, well, I don't know what to tell you guys, they had the seasons of the original cartoon at Wal-Mart, they sell for like 10$ per season

[Cascadia]

this is the last one released so far and it is not $10

http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season/dp/B000OL0E7E/ref=sr_1_8/002-6048054-0678469?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177365917&sr=1-8

[Revan]

I think you are thinking in terms of volumes as opposed to "seasons." There are like 6 volumes out (I think) all with terrible cover art. But there are only 12-13 eps per volume. There are far more than 12 eps per season.

this is the last one released so far and it is not $10

http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season/dp/B000OL0E7E/ref=sr_1_8/002-6048054-0678469?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177365917&sr=1-8

Acutally I have volume 6 and season four. Didn't both of those come before volume 5?

EDIT: Crap! sorry for the DP. I'm a little careless

[MoreCowbell5263]

OH!!! Thank you Neutrino!!! Yeah, I do have 6 Volumes, it doesn't say the seasons on them, I just naturally assumed I guess...Yeah now I feel stupid, sorry guys! But yeah, Volume 6 is purple with Michelangelo and Splinter on the cover.

And, the Volumes were all like $10, I don't if Seasons are being sold, or how much they cost, but the Volumes I bought were all like $10, except Volume 1, which I got at Best Buy for $5, which is quite a deal for the 5 episodes and 4 of the Red Sky ones. (Haha, I now know what people are talking about when they say 'Red Sky' haha). Sorry again guys.

[Revan]

OH!!! Thank you Neutrino!!! Yeah, I do have 6 Volumes, it doesn't say the seasons on them, I just naturally assumed I guess...Yeah now I feel stupid, sorry guys! But yeah, Volume 6 is purple with Michelangelo and Splinter on the cover.

It is a bit confusing. IMO, they were silly not to release the seasons all as boxed sets.

[Cascadia]

I have Volumes 3-6...the one that I showed was Season 5 or 4.

[MoreCowbell5263]

I don't know any of the seasons to be honest, I was REALLY young when that show was out, I watched it because that was the time in my life where I was emulating my older brothers, and they watched it. So yeah, I don't know the seasons, but if more Volumes come out, I'm buying them.

[gobo]

Volume 1 (all 5 Season 1 eps + 4 from Season 10)
Volume 2 (all 13 Season 2 eps)
Volume 3 (the 1st 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 4 (the 2nd 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 5 (the 3rd 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 6 (the last 11 Season 3 eps & 1st synd. Season 4 ep)
Season 4 (all 13 synd. & all 26 CBS Season 4 eps + the 1st synd. Season 5 ep)

[Tabularasa]

I think the reason they were released in volumes is to test the market and see the sales. They would lose money if they put out a season set that cost 30-40 dollars and got very little money back. So I think when Season 4 was released they probably got good sales from the volumes and it was also around the time of the movie. Just hope the sales for the season box set was good so we don't have to go back to those volume sets again

[soccerstud652]

Volume 1 (all 5 Season 1 eps + 4 from Season 10)
Volume 2 (all 13 Season 2 eps)
Volume 3 (the 1st 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 4 (the 2nd 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 5 (the 3rd 12 Season 3 eps)
Volume 6 (the last 11 Season 3 eps & 1st synd. Season 4 ep)
Season 4 (all 13 synd. & all 26 CBS Season 4 eps + the 1st synd. Season 5 ep)

In Season 4, which eps were syndicated and which were CBS? How can you tell...is there a difference?

[Tabularasa]

Didn't CBS have a different opening?

[Revan]

Didn't CBS have a different opening?

For red sky they did

[Cascadia]

The Saturday morning cartoons had the same theme song but different scenes.

[gobo]

In Season 4, which eps were syndicated and which were CBS? How can you tell...is there a difference?
The Saturday morning cartoons had the same theme song but different scenes.
INTROS:
syndicated+Euro-Cruise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0FbYe3lRE) 80+13 eps
1st CBS (same lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Tueundpyk) 75 eps
2nd CBS (Red Sky) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBl-NNdkNU) worthle-- I mean, 24 eps :embarass:

[MoreCowbell5263]

Thank you gobo, that clears up a lot for me. Was TMNT always on CBS? I know the episodes with the Red Sky in the opening theme had something about CBS, so were the earlier ones on CBS too? Forgive my ignorance, I'm 17, and before getting these DVDs, all I had were VHS's of individual episodes that Burger King used to give out with kiddie meals.

[gobo]

All 80 syndicated ep I had seen on NBC. Others saw them on Fox. The 13 Euro-Cruise eps were meant to be part of the syndicated package, but they technically weren't 'syndicated' in that they were exclusive to USA Network (a cable station).

[GK Punk]

Only after the second intro. Second intro and on was CBS. First intro was Syndicated.

[soccerstud652]

Is the syndicated opening (not cbs, the first video posted above) the same as the original? It seems so to me...but maybe I am wrong or missing something.

Also, when did they change the outro credits to the elevator shaft from the cave? Is that the only time it changed, or did it change the outro in other seasons? More videos would be appreciated!

[Revan]

Is the syndicated opening (not cbs, the first video posted above) the same as the orignial...it seems so...but maybe I am wrong or missing something.

Also, when did they change the outro credits to the elevator shaft from the cave? Is that the only time it changed, or did it change more. More videos would be nice!

The outro was changed in the middle of season four

[LogicDonny]

the outro is the one where there a turtle going down an elevator shaft?

[Tabularasa]

If I watched my DVD's carefully, I think the outtro changed in the beginning of Season 4 but I could be wrong about that

[gobo]

BlankSlate has it right. When CBS aired their first season (part of the series' Season 4), they were using that new credits background. When "PLAN SIX FROM OUTER SPACE" premiered after that, I was surprised that they were using the same background image in their credits. I figured it would be a CBS exclusive.
INTROS:
syndicated+Euro-Cruise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0FbYe3lRE) 80+13 eps
1st CBS (same lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Tueundpyk) 75 eps
2nd CBS (Red Sky) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBl-NNdkNU) worthle-- I mean, 24 eps :embarass:
Dood, that's pretty funny! :lol:

[sdp]

the new outro image is there since the last few episodes of S3 I beleive. Also there is a one more intro, its the 1st CBS intro except shorter it only has the chorus of the TMNT theme and none of the "raphael is cool but rude" etc.

[gobo]

Yeah, but edits don't count. :D


Just kidding. That was a totally official decision. I just didn't mention it cuz it seemed irrelevant in this case. :sweatdro:


I wonder how much deeper I can dig this hole...

[Sage Ninja]

Does any one think that the when they changed the animation in the season four intro that they should have altered the lyrics a bit or something?

[Tabularasa]

Imo no. I love the opening of the orignial series and never really enjoyed any other intro after that (From red sky-FF)

[SassyGal]

They had better release the rest of the seasons, or I may explode :) I especially want season 7 where they got to Europe. I've seen a few of them on youtube & they are hilarious! The plots are just too much, plus Shredder gets some pretty sweet costumes during some of the stories ;)

[CyberCubed]

How long does it usually take for some news to trickle out about the next volume?

I'm hoping we get all of Season 5 in one nice boxset.

[Tabularasa]

If they are going to release the set in the summer, we'll probably hear something in June or July. If they were smart they would release season 5 around the time the movie is released. If not, they will probably release it in the fall. That is if they are releasing season 5.

[Revan]

I especially want season 7 where they got to Europe.

Is this accurate? I thought they went there during season 4 or maybe 5:ohwell:

[Jon]

Is this accurate? I thought they went there during season 4 or maybe 5:ohwell:


Well, yes. That is the -actual- spot for the episodes. But they weren't aired for a few years (when the show was on USA Network).

[Tabularasa]

They were probably made in season 4 but according to the guide at the ninjaturtles.com they didn't air until season 7

[soccerstud652]

Before this thread gets too off-topic:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=17008

That thread contains all of the information about the European Vacation arc.

Chronoligically, the EV episodes follow Season 4, but did not air in America until Season 7 (1993), on the USA Network (instead of syndicated CBS).

The Season 5 DVD set will contain the next season of syndicated TMNT cartoons that were aired on CBS in 1991.

[gobo]

Before this thread gets too off-topic:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=17008

That thread contains all of the information about the European Vacation arc.

Chronoligically, the EV episodes follow Season 4, but did not air in America until Season 7 (1993), on the USA Network (instead of syndicated CBS).

The Season 5 DVD set will contain the next season of syndicated TMNT cartoons that were aired on CBS in 1991.
OXYMORON ALERT

[soccerstud652]

Weren't the CBS cartoons syndicated?

[gobo]

No. Syndication involves not being exclusive to any one particular network. So, technically, even though the Euro-Cruise eps were meant to be in the syndicated package, they weren't syndicated.

[Deathknight]

Before this thread gets too off-topic:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=17008

That thread contains all of the information about the European Vacation arc.

Chronoligically, the EV episodes follow Season 4, but did not air in America until Season 7 (1993), on the USA Network (instead of syndicated CBS).



Correction, the "official" episode guide is wrong. They aired on the USA network in 1992. I have copies of all 13 and all of them say "Copyright 1992" in the ending credits. The Euro Vacation episodes take place right after Plan Six from Outer Space.

[soccerstud652]

I have them all on tape too, I will check it out when I have some time this weekend.

[SassyGal]

okay, totally jealous of all you lucky people who have the Euro Vacation eps :x

I had heard they're supposed to be somewhere in season four, but since they released the boxset and no vacation eps are there, I have come to accept they probably won't go on any disks until season 7, if they make it that far. *sighs & wishes the OT TMNT fairy will grant my wish for all of OT TMNT to make it out on dvd* :P

[soccerstud652]

Well after Season 4's 40 episodes, the other season have progrssively less, in the last two seasons only 8 episodes each. They might just put the last 3 seasons in one set since there are so few episodes.

[jenna]

Wasn't vol 6 released in Dec 06. And Series 4 (technically vol 7) was released in march 07? Therefore we are due Series 5 in June. I'm getting impatient. I am studying for my final exam to become fully qualified and I need comic relief to balance all the time I spend doing tax calculations!! I need Series 5!!

OK.... cup of tea and choclate... calmed down a bit.

Please nice people at Lionsgate?

[ToTheNines]

okay, totally jealous of all you lucky people who have the Euro Vacation eps :x

I had heard they're supposed to be somewhere in season four, but since they released the boxset and no vacation eps are there, I have come to accept they probably won't go on any disks until season 7, if they make it that far. *sighs & wishes the OT TMNT fairy will grant my wish for all of OT TMNT to make it out on dvd* :P

No need to be jealous, they suck!

[jenna]

See... now I'm jealous.

So many of you guys seem to have seen these episodes recently or at least be able to recall them from when they were on in the 90s.

I don't. I remember bits of episodes but never the whole thing and certainly none of the lines. All I remember is really loving them - especially Donatello because he was purple.

Watching the dvds I feel like I'm watching them for the first time. have been watching episodes on You Tube too. It is all so exciting.

Do any of you actually have the seasons 5 - 10 on video from the old days?

[soccerstud652]

Ya I got them all. With the Amazing Spiderman and X-Men, and some good old 90's commercials. I am thinking about transferring them to DVD so I can make people copies.

[jenna]

Ya I got them all. With the Amazing Spiderman and X-Men, and some good old 90's commercials. I am thinking about transferring them to DVD so I can make people copies.

Oh my God. please can you??? I really want to see them. I would love you forever if you made copies and sent me the episodes!

[gobo]

Well, Jenna... That anticipation you have to see them is just novelty. They're nothing to be praised, but they aren't quite as unwatchable as people would have you believe. There were eps in other seasons that were lamer than these. There just never were so many in a row. ^_^

[SassyGal]

Ya I got them all. With the Amazing Spiderman and X-Men, and some good old 90's commercials. I am thinking about transferring them to DVD so I can make people copies.

Oh, I totally need a copy too!!!!! If I could also get a copy you would be my hero:D
Jenna, these eps are too funny. The plots are very lame but they are totally watchable. Raphael's voice is diff guy from Rob Paulson & is totally irritating, but overall, much hilarity to be had there:P

[Ultimate Shredder]

Can I have some please? I just need season 5,6,7,8,9,and10

[Fiendishglow]

To all those saying we got Volume 5 in September; Volume 6 in December and Volume 7 (season 4) in March so we should get the next set in June are most likely wrong.

Since they're doing season sets now I highly doubt they'd release 4 sets a year. It'll most likely be moved to a 6 or 8 month waiting period as long as we keep getting seasons.

I'd say we'd get Season 5 in September.

[CyberCubed]

I kinda think they'd release Season 5 on July 10th to coincide with the release of the new movie on DVD. Wouldn't they want to bank off sales of the new movie DVD with the old toon? That's the whole reason Season 4 came out right before the movie hit theaters.

I'm thinking Season 5 will come out sometime in July to coincide with the new movie, and we'll get Season 6 sometime in the Fall. Probably late November or early Decemner.

Then for 2008 we'll get Season 7 (probably including the European eps), and Seasons 8-10 will probably be put together on the same boxset and released in the fall.

We'll probably be waiting until late 2008 to have the entire original cartoon on DVD.

[jenna]

I kinda think they'd release Season 5 on July 10th to coincide with the release of the new movie on DVD. Wouldn't they want to bank off sales of the new movie DVD with the old toon? That's the whole reason Season 4 came out right before the movie hit theaters.

I'm thinking Season 5 will come out sometime in July to coincide with the new movie, and we'll get Season 6 sometime in the Fall. Probably late November or early Decemner.

Then for 2008 we'll get Season 7 (probably including the European eps), and Seasons 8-10 will probably be put together on the same boxset and released in the fall.

We'll probably be waiting until late 2008 to have the entire original cartoon on DVD.

2008 seems a very long way away.... :cry:

[Tabularasa]

I wish shows that are already over and are just beginning to come out with DVDs would do it the Seinfeld way. Twice, Seinfeld released a box set with two season sets. I beleive they started releasing season sets in 2004 and by Christmas 2007 it would have released the entire 9 season series. But then again Seinfeld is a popular show with great DVD sales, so I guess not everyone can do it

[Fiendishglow]

Anyone think that we could get Season 5 and 6 both in the same set?

Considering Season 5 is only 22 episodes long and Season 6 is even less at 16 episodes that'd give us another 38 epsiode volume (basically as much as the 40 episode set we just got).

Then they could put Season 7 in one volume (27 episodes), and give us Season 8, 9 and 10 (24 episodes combined / 8 each) in the last volume.

That'd leave 3 more volumes, put one turtle on each volume like you did with Ralph on Season 4 and we'd have a nice set.

[Deathknight]

Again, the European Vacation episodes are NOT part of season 7. Though since they're following the "official" guide which is wrong is so many places I suppose it's likely that they'll do it that way. I've considered the possibility that they'll release 5 & 6 in a set but I really don't see it happening. They can make more money releasing them seperately and also for those who don't like a particular season they aren't forced to buy both and can choose. With the European Vacation episodes, I really think they should be a seperate release since they follow season 4 rather than after 6.

[CyberCubed]

Someone should e-mail LionsGate and ask them if there are any plans to continue the DVDs.