TMNT 1987 Season 9 scheduled for DVD release on August 16th!

[Spitfire]

Well that's really not their fault. They're not allowed to break street date and punishment for doing so can be losing rights to sell items from that publisher and in some cases fines. They're very strict about that. The boxes the DVDs come in have big orange labels on them clearly stating not to put those items out until the date on the box. It's a bigger deal for video games and hot movies but rules are rules. Some stores just don't give a crap but Best Buy typically isn't one of them.

[gobo]

I asked specifically if I could get it that day even though it doesn't street 'til Tuesday, and was told that I could. So, I have plenty reason to blame them for misleading me. It's not like I'm going to make a special trip to Baton Rouge on Tuesday to get that one DVD I'm looking for when a sales rep of their store wasted my time just two days earlier. What kinda sense would that make?

[Powder]

I always get the DVD's on their day of release, but I wasn't sure about this one 'cause my mom is working now & she's usually my ride. Thankfully, she's off tomorrow & we're heading out for groceries, and where we pick 'em up is right up the road from a Walmart, Target, & Best Buy. Should have no problem nabbing a copy. Yeah, victory.

[Roseangelo]

Mine will be delivered to my doorstep sometime tomorrow. *yawn* All too easy.

And then my TMNT cartoon collection is complete! Woohoo!

[Redmage1987]

I ordered Volumn 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Season's 5, 6, and 7. TMNT Forever, and I Pre-Ordered Season 9. Cost me a pretty penny, but I will have them all. Can't wait!

[Powder]

Mine will be delivered to my doorstep sometime tomorrow. *yawn* All too easy.

And then my TMNT cartoon collection is complete! Woohoo!

But what about season 10?

[Roseangelo]

But what about season 10?

I have all those from my original TV recordings. Obviously an official DVD would be preferable, but if it never happens I still have pretty good copies of all the episodes.

[Rat A Tat]

Ordered my copy from Amazon. It's out for delivery today, so it will be waiting for me in my mailbox when I get home from work. :D

[Jester]

DISC IN HAND!

Went practically right to it in Wally World. $10.90 total.

[ABrown]

That's weird, I found it at Target even though that I clearly says online that it's not sold in stores:

Target - http://www.target.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Complete/dp/B005C3Q2SY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&searchView=grid5&keywords=teenage%20mutant%20ninja%20turtles%20seas on%209&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-1&qid=1313505937&rh=&searchRank=target104545&id=Teenage%20Mutant%20Ninja%20Turtles%20Complete&node=1038576%7C1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_ primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0

[CyberCubed]

I have all those from my original TV recordings. Obviously an official DVD would be preferable, but if it never happens I still have pretty good copies of all the episodes.

Season 10 will probably happen, its just the 3 skipped eps we may never get.

[oldmanwinters]

DISC IN HAND!

Went practically right to it in Wally World. $10.90 total.

Solid! It's gift card time for me!!!

[LeoNerdo]

Mine was on the doorstep before lunchtime (along with the new Brave & the Bold set I forgot I had pre-ordered). Time to dive into this "mind-bending season 9!".

[gobo]

That's weird, I found it at Target even though that I clearly says online that it's not sold in stores
That's just their way of saying the stores haven't alerted .com of their stock, so they can't guarantee anything.

[Jester]

The closed captions seem to think Rob Paulsen is Donatello for some reason. Not an uncommon mistake, but one of Raphael's lines in Carter the Enforcer was miss-attributed to Donatello.

[oldmanwinters]

The closed captions seem to think Rob Paulsen is Donatello for some reason. Not an uncommon mistake, but one of Raphael's lines in Carter the Enforcer was miss-attributed to Donatello.

Nerd.

I only pull out the CC on Japanese Kaiju films.

[Jester]

I always keep the captions on...helps me keep the audio low and not bug my sleeping wife if I'm staying up till all hours, because of my wacked sleep schedule

[VaughnMichael]

woooo just got mine at walmart! :)

[Redmage1987]

The suspense is killing me, haha. All my DVD's are supposed to arrive this Saturday. I can't wait for them! :D Until then I will just have to watch the old Legend of Zelda Cartoon on DVD while working out. It won't be quite the same, but it's something at least. :lol:

[Ioz]

That's weird, I found it at Target even though that I clearly says online that it's not sold in stores:

Target - http://www.target.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Complete/dp/B005C3Q2SY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&searchView=grid5&keywords=teenage%20mutant%20ninja%20turtles%20seas on%209&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-1&qid=1313505937&rh=&searchRank=target104545&id=Teenage%20Mutant%20Ninja%20Turtles%20Complete&node=1038576%7C1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_ primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0How much did you pay for it in store? I'm curious as to the in store prices for Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target.

[Jester]

Mine was $10 plus tax at Walmart.

[Powder]

I got mine at Target a few hours ago, it was $9.99.

[prophecy718]

I got mine at Target a few hours ago, it was $9.99.


hmm, thanks for letting me know about Target...I'm passing by to get it

[ABrown]

How much did you pay for it in store? I'm curious as to the in store prices for Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target.

Mine was $10 plus tax at Walmart.

I got mine at Target a few hours ago, it was $9.99.

Yeah, I think it was like $9.99 or something before tax at Target. It's not a bad price for eight episodes. Best Buy's web site says like $12.99, they're always more expensive. If you can find it at Target or Walmart, definitely get it at one of those two. I only will get something at Best Buy if I can't find it anywhere else.

[DrSpengler]

Found mine at Best Buy today. Yeah, it was $12.99, but I didn't want to spend more on gas trying to find it at other stores for a few bucks less, so I got it there.

[IamtheKnight]

Got mine at Best Buy. It was $12.99+ tax. I think that 13.00 is expensive for eight episodes.

[Powder]

Shoulda went to Walmart or Target, hombre.

[Roseangelo]

Mine was waiting for me when I came home from doing volunteer work today. :D

[oldmanwinters]

Mine was waiting for me when I came home from doing volunteer work today. :D

Rose = efficient shopper and benevolent citizen
:trazz:

[CyberCubed]

God I love Lord Dregg's voice.

His voice is probably the one thing that got people to view Dregg as a better character rather than just a generic alien. Thank god they didn't give him some lame alien voice.

[Vegita-San]

Mine was waiting for me when I came home from doing volunteer work today. :D

Rose = Magician. You didn't order it or anything? It just magically appeared at your doorstep? Cool, show me that trick! ;o)

[Shreddhead]

Great news, I hope Planet of the Turtleoids will be making an appearance in the near future

[rufus]

Snagged my copy today at best buy along with hong Kong Phooey and Yogi Bear show complete series.:D

[Jester]

Great news, I hope Planet of the Turtleoids will be making an appearance in the near future
I do too. Maybe they'll release it as a "movie" with Once Upon a Time Machine as a "bonus never before seen epsiode.

[Powder]

I do too. Maybe they'll release it as a "movie" with Once Upon a Time Machine as a "bonus never before seen epsiode.

That's what I was hoping for. Doubt it will happen, but that'd be an ideal release.

[CyberCubed]

Just ordered it on deepdiscountdvd.com, it was only $10.49 total with shipping.

[Actionfigures4teens]

Got my season 9 dvd at Target for $9.99 plus tax. Watched season 9 and then went back to season 1 where it had the bonus episodes.
We so need Season 10! We're only missing 4 episodes from season 10! We need the three parter of Dregg,Mung,Shredder,and Krang and the "Divide and Conquer" episode. Bring on Season 10!

[Spitfire]

Got it at Target today and watched it all. Never picked up that Carter's rival in The Showdown was voiced by movie Mikey. That must have been funny for Coleman.

[papa_smurf73]

My GF brought it in to work for me yesterday. Was very excited. :)

[Vegita-San]

anyone else laugh at that turtle add in the beginning? When they stopped on stills of the guys, whoever Photoshopped them must have been an intern who never used the program before :). White lines everywhere, cut off limb edges...hilarious..

[TMNT_Master]

So glad my set is rounded out now.. They need to release the Planet of the Turtleoids episodes, not to mention the other missing eps and season 10! :trazz:

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[Jester]

You're season 4 is Canadian?

[oldmanwinters]

TMNT Master, some of your sets are still sealed in the shrinkwrap! Open those suckas up and enjoy some Turtle bliss!

[ABrown]

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The difference with mine is that I place the European episodes after volume six, and before season four.

[CyberCubed]

He has the full Season 7, that placed all the eps together in one set.

If you got the separate Season 7 slices, you can place the Euro eps by Season 4.

[TMNT_Master]

You're season 4 is Canadian?

Yeah! I randomly found it at a Ross here in Los Angeles for $9.99!!

[TMNT_Master]

TMNT Master, some of your sets are still sealed in the shrinkwrap! Open those suckas up and enjoy some Turtle bliss!

Most Defiantly!! I'm doing a full marathon this weekend on the projector!! :tgrin:

[LeoNerdo]

oooh nice Tom Servo & Crow, haha. I have Servo and Gypsy but I missed the Crow figure.

[AleXviD]

You're season 4 is Canadian?Yeah! I randomly found it at a Ross here in Los Angeles for $9.99!!
Is there a difference with US?

[TMNT_Master]

Is there a difference with US?

I believe the only difference is the packaging. The US version had the 3D Raphael face popping out of the box and this Canadian version just has a standard DVD box. As far as I can tell the content is the same.. :tgrin:

[Jester]

Yeah, as far as I know it's all the same...just distributed by Maple.

[Shreddhead]

That's what I was hoping for. Doubt it will happen, but that'd be an ideal release.

ditto, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I cant remember the last time i saw once upon a time machine

[AleXviD]

TMNT_Master, Jester, thanks guys.

[Chaotix12345]

Just got my copy in the mail along with Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season 2 Part 1. Time for some heavy duty watching! :D

[Storm Eagle]

Just ordered it on deepdiscountdvd.com, it was only $10.49 total with shipping.I ordered mine from DVD Pacific, which is about ten cents cheaper than where you got it. I rented it from Netflix first though, and watched it all on the same day I got it from Netflix (which was Tuesday).

[darklight]

i rather just download it from the internet then to pay more money for dvds when you can get them for free

besides the only tmnt i really like was the old school ones

it took me a while to start to like the other that came after it

and i hated the last ones they made

much like the power rangers the first was awesome and the second but after a while it just got a bit stupid same with sonic also

[Jester]

i rather just download it from the internet then to pay more money for dvds when you can get them for free

besides the only tmnt i really like was the old school ones

it took me a while to start to like the other that came after it

and i hated the last ones they made

much like the power rangers the first was awesome and the second but after a while it just got a bit stupid same with sonic also
Um...what?
There are only 3 series, the Fred Wolf series (which is often broken down by fans as seasons 1-7 and the red Sky seasons of 8-10), the live action Next Mutation by Saban the Power Rangers people, and the 4kids series.

Also...talk of downloading things like this can be taken with a dim view...tread carefully.

[themaxonline]

I believe the only difference is the packaging. The US version had the 3D Raphael face popping out of the box and this Canadian version just has a standard DVD box. As far as I can tell the content is the same.. :tgrin:

I got mine in Canada, living here I had to, and we got the 3D box too. I remember when it first came out people here had mentioned how they just through out the outer box because of how awkward it made their DVD shelves look. I kept mine but other than that, my row of DVDs looks just like that except I have the individual season 7 DVDs.

I also want to take a photo like that just because of how awkward awesome it looks! 8)

[Jester]

I kept my "3D Raph" from Season 4, but it's not on the set right now. Kept it if I ever got rid of ....yeah, like I'd part with a TMNT DVD....

[tone-master21]

Finally got my DVD in the mail today.

[LeoNerdo]

I kept my "3D Raph" from Season 4, but it's not on the set right now. Kept it if I ever got rid of ....yeah, like I'd part with a TMNT DVD....

I did the same thing. Think I threw it in another box somewhere. His nose is just TOO unnecessarily huge to fit on the shelf with all the other dvds.

[TheCanadiandrome]

picked this up during my holidays last week! can't wait to sit down and watch

[AK_Mikey_Fan]

I just picked up my copy at Wal-Mart yesterday for 10 bucks. :) Im currently enjoying it right now!

[TheCanadiandrome]

just watched it all last night and i loved it! never saw any of the eps before so i'm thinking that around my area the show stopped airing. doesn't matter though, i love the way the Turtles look in this season

[Coola Yagami]

I'm enjoying it so far. Seeing how much more serious things are, the way they seem to cram so many situations in one episode, and how everything is connected like an actual story arc... it's too bad the Turtles were never allowed to actually fight. I know they went the Red Sky route to compete with the other darker shows... but had the Turtles stopped throwing sais around and tripping people up and actually bust out some awesome martial arts moves.... it would have done a world of difference. And no, I don't mean more violence... just more ninjitsu than just the occassional jumpkick....

It seemed Carter did more fighting things than the Turtles themselves...? Perhaps cause he fought hand to hand while the guys had to resort to throwing their weapons all the time? But yeah, the animation was kinda sucky at times... so I guess they wouldn't be able to properly animate fluid martial arts fighting...

[VaughnMichael]

I wouldn't say the animation was sucky, the company they used to do the art for this season wasn't very good. Which gave us very poor quality art.
Things go back to normal next season.
Growing up I always wondered why this season looked so different from the others.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah, they should have kept the Season 8 style of animation.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i dunno, i like the look of season 9

[bonziebonzie]

i got the dvd and the new comic

[AquaParade]

Season 9 having a unique animation style, is totally news to me. Interesting....

I am aware that seasons 8-10 adopt the "Red Sky" style, but could someone clear up the difference between seasons 8 and 9?

[Vegita-San]

While season 9 does look a tad cheaper in the frame rate and design department....The one thing that always bugged me was the color changes in the turtles....Their plastron is really off...and skin almost has a brownish color...

[LeoNerdo]

Season 9 having a unique animation style, is totally news to me. Interesting....

I am aware that seasons 8-10 adopt the "Red Sky" style, but could someone clear up the difference between seasons 8 and 9?

They are slight design differences but it is more noticeable when you see it in motion.
Here are a few screen grabs from some season 8 episodes credited to Dai Won Animation:
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and then some season 9 episodes credited to Shanghai Morning Sun Animation:
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And then season 10 episodes that went back to Dai Won:
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[ToTheNines]

Huh, I don't like how season 9 ditches the green around the eyes. That was the neatest thing about the Red Sky character designs.

[prophecy718]

it seems i'm in the minority, but i actually like the season 9 design

that's just me

[sdp]

When you look at those screen shots and compare them to the silliest moments the OT or even the Turtles Forever OT turtles you can hardly believe its the same cartoon, heck in those last seasons they seem even more serious than the 2k3 turtles did in some of the later seasons. However the change is also not that drastic, if you see the pilot you can totally see how they are the same turtles as the sillier seasons and the later seasons, its not like there is a big discrepancy in personality it was done really well.

[ABrown]

it seems i'm in the minority, but i actually like the season 9 design

Everyone and everything looked fine in season nine to me. I had no complaints. It's not like the animation looked as bad as it did back in seasons 3-4.

[Jester]

For me it's April's hair...that's the biggest "ick" of season nine's designs for me.

[CyberCubed]

I find it funny that Carter's mutation never really made sense. He didn't transform into any animal...he just became some hulking beast with a mohawk.

I guess it was just intended to look cool, I know as a kid I wanted a toy of his mutated form.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I find it funny that Carter's mutation never really made sense. He didn't transform into any animal...he just became some hulking beast with a mohawk.

I guess it was just intended to look cool, I know as a kid I wanted a toy of his mutated form.

Hell I want that fig now lol! :tlol:

[Vegita-San]

For me it's April's hair...that's the biggest "ick" of season nine's designs for me.

That, and the rest of her design just seems off somehow in season 9. Maybe she's shorter and fatter looking..but I can't seem to place it.

It's interesting looking at the screen comparisons. Same company for 8 and 10...but for season 10, they seemed to merge the season 9 and 10 animation styles, giving it a truly cohesive look..

[Coola Yagami]

That, and the rest of her design just seems off somehow in season 9. Maybe she's shorter and fatter looking..but I can't seem to place it.

It's interesting looking at the screen comparisons. Same company for 8 and 10...but for season 10, they seemed to merge the season 9 and 10 animation styles, giving it a truly cohesive look..

Yeah, I think in season 8 April's hair was the same, but eventually either mid-season of 8 or in this one, it was just.... lazy. Either she had a new style, or the animators were lazy to add all the extra lines and detail in her hair and gave her this sloppy sharp-edged wannabe version of her original hairstyle.

Bodywise, her outfit is either... looser, or she lost a bit of T&A in Red Sky. Sorry to sound pervy, but she doesn't seem to have that big round butt in those brown pants like she did when she wore the yellow jumpsuit.

[ToTheNines]

Finally started watching this season, and I gotta say that I like the animation a lot better so far. Paired with the less drab color scheme, this season feels more at home in the Fred Wolf universe than season 8 did.

I find it funny that Carter's mutation never really made sense. He didn't transform into any animal...he just became some hulking beast with a mohawk.

Well the mutagen had "become unstable", so the previous rules didn't apply.

[pannoni1]

Yeah, I think in season 8 April's hair was the same, but eventually either mid-season of 8 or in this one, it was just.... lazy. Either she had a new style, or the animators were lazy to add all the extra lines and detail in her hair and gave her this sloppy sharp-edged wannabe version of her original hairstyle.

Bodywise, her outfit is either... looser, or she lost a bit of T&A in Red Sky. Sorry to sound pervy, but she doesn't seem to have that big round butt in those brown pants like she did when she wore the yellow jumpsuit.

Even Season 8 and Season 9 April are noticeably different, looks and even voicewise. Season 8 has yellow as opposed to beigeish-brown pants of Seasons 9 and 10, and isn't as "pudgy" around the waist. But her eyes went from hazel in Season 8 (after being black for Seasons 1-7) to blue for Seasons 9 and 10. Also, her voice is a little raspier (listen to that independent freelance reporter news report on that one episode and compare that to a Channel 6 report, even from Seasons 7 and 8, and you'll notice the rasp there). To me watching it means that April is now somewhere in her mid-30s agewise in Seasons 9 and 10. But it can be good or bad, as humans age, but mutants perhaps don't! Her role/job however is at a critical crossroads, recently being laid off at Channel 6 and almost has a mid-life crisis feel to it. Splinter's voice sounds older as well, which can be a good thing in terms of natural progression.

I just watched the whole season yesterday, and it's definately not "classic TMNT" compared to the other seasons (even 8 and 10 to a certain extent with Shredder, Krang and the Technodrome). It still beats Next Mutation and is on par with Fast Forward in my opinion. Plus, this season is watchable in around 3 hours, so it goes by pretty quick, and I like to treat Seasons 8, 9, and 10 as separate movies given the better continuity. I do miss some of the butt jokes in the earlier seasons, but Red Sky seasons are proving to age a bit better than the earlier seasons qualitywise. I like the laser gun sound effects of these seasons, and the music always suggests action/tension is nearby.

[ToTheNines]

Finally done. I really really liked this season, but the finale was lame. Thank God they made one more season.

One weird thing I kept noticing, was Rugrats similarities...

Tony Jay's voice is enough, but even Dregg himself reminds me of something of Rugrats when he's putting on his "benevolent alien" act. And so did that one videogame character from Carter and Mike's game. And even some of the musical cues sounded like it was from that show too. Weird.

[gobo]

One weird thing I kept noticing, was Rugrats similarities...
Is that the breed of vermin Splinter was hyper-mutatin' into maybe? O_o

[mikezilla2]

any clue as to when AU/PAL might get the rest of the seasons or when we might start to see proper film masters or blu rays ? a man can dream.

[Germ]

Is 9 the last season or how many are there?

[Icebot]

Is 9 the last season or how many are there?

Second to last, there are 10 seasons.

[The Turtle Terminator]

any clue as to when AU/PAL might get the rest of the seasons or when we might start to see proper film masters or blu rays ? a man can dream.

I think that ship has sailed at this point

[Powder]

This thread is from ten years ago.

[oldmanwinters]

This thread is from ten years ago.

It did remind me of how much of a miracle it felt like when the DVDs for Seasons 9-10 were finally announced. It was several years after Season 8 came out, as I remember.

[cammy85]

^ That's correct. Even Season 8 took a long time to be released if I remember right. 9 and 10 of course were the Dregg seasons; but thanks to prodding, they decided to go ahead and put then out. Good thing too, or we would never have gotten the Turtle Van boxed set.