Starting on September 2, 2003, 4Kids Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment began distributing 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated TV series to DVD, and originally also to VHS. The latest VHS release occurred on June 7, 2005, [1] while the original run of DVD releases continued until October 21, 2008. [2]
Many fans heavily criticized Funimation's erratic release patterns, [3] and while a more traditional seasonal release pattern began in 2007, production ceased following Nickelodeon purchasing the entire TMNT franchise in October 2009. In June 2015, Nickelodeon began once again releasing DVDs of the series. However, they too began an erratic release pattern, with several months between volumes and each volume containing only three non-sequential episodes.
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 1: Attack of the Mousers [4] [5] | September 2, 2003 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 2: Meet Casey Jones [6] [5] | September 2, 2003 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 3: The Way of Invisibility [7] | October 14, 2003 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 4: The Shredder Strikes [8] | October 14, 2003 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Box Set 1 (Vol. 1–4) [9] | November 18, 2003 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 5: Notes from the Underground [10] [11] | January 13, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 6: The Shredder Strikes Back [12] [11] | January 13, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 7: Return to New York [13] [14] | March 16, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 8: The Search for Splinter [15] [14] | March 16, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 9: Turtles in Space [16] | May 4, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 10: Secret Origins [17] [18] | June 8, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 11: The Ultimate Ninja [19] [20] | August 17, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 12: Croc Attack! [21] [22] | October 5, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Michelangelo's Christmas Rescue [23] [22] | October 19, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 13: The Battle Nexus [24] [25] | November 9, 2004 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Vol. 14: City at War [26] | January 18, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.1: Ways of the Warrior: Alien Invasion [27] | March 15, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.2: Ways of the Warrior: Worlds Collide [28] | April 26, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.3: Ways of the Warrior: Return of the Ultimate Ninja [29] | June 7, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.4: Ways of the Warrior: Shredder's Final Countdown [30] [31] | August 30, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.5: Mutants and Monsters [32] [33] | October 4, 2005 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.6: Turtles Against H.A.T.E. [34] | January 31, 2006 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) 3.7: Hun on the Run [35] | May 16, 2006 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Season 4: 14 Episodes [36] | September 12, 2006 | ||||
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TMNT Fast Forward: Future Shellshock! [37] | February 6, 2007 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Season 1, Part 1 [38] | May 22, 2007 | ||||
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TMNT Fast Forward: The Day of Awakening [39] | August 7, 2007 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Season 1, Part 2 [40] | September 18, 2007 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Season 2, Part 1 [41] | February 19, 2008 | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Ninja Tribunal [42] | May 20, 2008 [43] | ||||
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TMNT (2003) Season 2, Part 2 [44] | October 21, 2008 | ||||
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NYC Showdown [45] | June 9, 2015 | ||||
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The Search for Splinter [46] | June 9, 2015 | ||||
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Meet Casey Jones [47] | TBD (Scheduled for September 15, 2015) | ||||
Note: This DVD was announced in a press release [48] but has yet to actually be released for retail sale. | |||||
The Shredder Strikes [49] | TBD (Scheduled for September 15, 2015) | ||||
Note: This DVD was announced in a press release [50] but has yet to actually be released for retail sale. | |||||
Cowabunga Christmas [51] | October 13, 2015 | ||||
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The Ultimate Collection [52] | July 25, 2023 | ||||
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