Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Retreat!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Retreat! collects the first seven episodes of the show's Third Season which is most, but not quite all, of Leonardo (Seth Green), Raphael (Sean Astin), Michelangelo (Greg Cipes), and Donatello's (Rob Paulsen) time in the country licking their wounds following the Kraang mutation of New York City.

Seth Green takes over the voice of the injured Leonardo with "Into the Woods" whose rehabilitation is one of the major storylines of the set. The Turtles also meet Bigfoot, deal with leftover Kraang tech which takes the appearance of April's (Mae Whitman) mother, fight to survive their dreams, and deal with new mutants including mutant frogs, Casey's car, and the bizarre Chimera. The episodes aren't without charm (such as the introduction of Crognard the Barbarian) but they're among the weakest of the series lacking any of the trademark villains. I also find it quite odd that "Vision Quest" (the last episode of the arc) isn't part of this collection. The single-disc DVD does include short featurettes for each of the episodes included.

[Nickelodeon, $14.98]