Not Rated; 66 minutes; $14.98; Walmart

Available today on DVD + Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Hi-Tech Fashion, featuring three exciting episodes from the popular CGI animated television series, Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures.

The series marks the third animated incarnation of the former American Greetings' character (it's now owned by the Iconix Group). Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures aired on Discovery Family (formerly called Hub Network) from 2010 to 2015, lasting for 65 episodes.

The three episodes from the disc are: "Berry Double Trouble"; "Berry Bitty Adventurer"; and "High Tech Drama."  All three aired during the beginning of the fourth season.

"Berry Double Trouble" centers on Raspberry and Lemon learning about a fashion tech contest, and since the two love everything to do with fashion, they plan on entering the contest. However, since the deadline to enter is quickly approaching, they enlist the twins Sweet and Sour Grapes to take over their jobs at Strawberry's cafe.


Strawberry's traveling cousin, Apple Dumplin' comes for a visit in "Berry Bitty Adventurer." Her sudden arrival puts Lemon and Raspberry's fashion ideas on hold while they hang out with her.


The big fashion tech contest finally arrives in "High Tech Drama." At first Raspberry and Lemon are excited about featuring their designs during a webcast, but their moods change when everything goes wrong.

TV-Y; 137 minutes; $19.99; Amazon

Now available to own on DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment is The Lion Guard: Unleash The Power, featuring six exciting episodes from the hit Disney Junior animated series. There are no special features or bonus features on the two-disc set, but it does come with a free Power Necklace with changeable discs.

The Lion Guard is sequel series to the classic animated film The Lion King. The series centers around Kion, the son of Siba and Nala, After learning Kion has the ability to channel the roars of his ancestors, Siba makes him the leader of the new Lion Guard, a position that once held by Siba's evil uncle. Kion's first assignment was to enlist other lions to join the Lion Guard, but instead he choices other animals to join - Bunga the honey badger, Beshte the hippopotamus, Fuli the cheetah, and Ono the egret.

The episodes on this disc are:

"Fuli's New Family" -The rest of the Lion Guard feels sorry that Fuli doesn't have a family, so they keep inviting her to activities; though all Fuli wants is to be left alone.

"Bunga The Wise" - After averting a flood, the animals of the Pride Lands believe Bunga is the wisest animal.

"Eye Of The Beholder" - After defending a herd against the hyena clan, Ono loses the vision in his left eye.

"Follow That Hippo!" - Beshte gets his very own fan - a young elephant named Mtoto, who follows him everywhere he goes.

"The Search For Utamu" - On their way to find Utamu grubs, Bunga tells the story of how he met Timon and Pumbaa.

Not Rated; 59 minutes; $14.98; Amazon

Arriving on DVD and Digital HD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment on June 14th is the All-New Special Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llams.

Shaun the Sheep is a spinoff of the popular British stop-motion animated Wallace and Gromit franchise. Set on the Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun is the smartest sheep of the flock. He is also looking for something exciting to do, if the farm sheepdog Bitzer doesn't get in his way. A feature-length film, Shaun the Sheep Movie, was released last year.

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas first premiered in USA last November on Amazon Video. The 30-minute special centers on Farmer, Bitzer (both voiced by John Sparkes) and Shaun (voiced by Justin Fletcher) going to country fair. After noticing that three llamas were being sold at an auction, Shaun comes up with a clever plan to get Farmer to bid on them.

As soon as the llamas arrive at Mossy Bottom Farm, chaos erupts. Bitzer tries his best to keep the farm in top shape, but the llamas are running wild, destroying nearly everything in sight; while at the same time, the sheep herd are having a good laugh about everything. Well, all except for Shaun the Sheep, who must find a way to save the day and the entire farm.

• Meet The Llams
• The Director's Perspective
• Behind The Fleece
• 2 Bonus Episodes
• Cheetah Cheater
• Zebra Ducks Of The Serengeti

Not Rated; 66 minutes; $14.98; Amazon

Now available to own on DVD and Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is Strawberry Shortcake: Campberry Stories, featuring 3 episodes from the computer-animated series.

Strawberry Shortcake was first introduced as a greeting card character for American Greetings in 1980. The character became so popular that a slew of merchandise, television-specials and animated series quickly followed.

The latest series, Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, aired from 2010 to 2015. The "Campberry Stories" DVD contains three episodes from the series - "Tall Tale Trio," "Berry Big Tale Teller," and "The Berry Bitty Great Race."

The 3-part episodes centers on Strawberry and her pals heading off into the woods for their annual campout. While Apple Dumpling tries to make a how-to-video on how to put up a tent, the rest of the girls sits around a campfire and tells tall tales. In the first episode, Orange, Plum, and Cherry tell some outrageous stories; Sweet and Sour tells an imagined adventure in the second episode; and Apple gets to tell everyone about how she won the "great race."

Special Features includes:

• Printable Coloring Pages and Activity Sheets (DVD-ROM drive is required)

• Best of Sweet Sunshine Adventure

• Strawberry Shortcake and Friends

• Berry Sweet Mash-Ups

TV-Y; 97 minutes; $19.99; Amazon

Arriving tomorrow on DVD from Disney Home Entertainment is Sofia the First: The Secret Library, featuring four episodes from the hit Disney Junior series with special appearances by Merida from Disney/Pixar's Brave and Olaf from Disney's Frozen. While there are no special features or extras, the DVD does come with a FREE Sparkling Sofia Necklace.

Sofia the First debuted in 2012 with the pilot episode airing on the Disney Channel, followed by the rest of the series airing on Disney Junior. Currently the series is in its third season, and a fourth season has already been ordered.

The series centers on Sofia (voiced by Ariel Winters) becoming a princess after her mother married King Roland II. She has a hard time adjusting to living in the kingdom, especially when her sometimes mean stepsister Amber (voiced by Darcy Rose Byrnes) is around. Later, Sofia is given the Amulet of Avalor, which gives her the ability to talk to animals and summon other Disney Princesses.

The episodes on this release are:

Princess Adventure Club - A new student, Princess Zooey, arrives at the Royal Preparatory Academy. She starts her very own club called the Princess Adventure Club, but she doesn't allow Amber to join.

The Secret Library - After receiving a special book by Aunt Tilly (voiced by Bonnie Hunt), Sofia stumbles upon a magical library that is hidden below the kingdom. Aunt Tilly is giving her a very special job as the new "Story Keeper." Sofia's role is to help give a happy ending to the unfinished books that are in the library.


Merida Lends a Hand

Not Rated; 267 minutes; $19.99; Amazon

As I'm writing this, it looks the Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will have a decent opening weekend at the box-office. The sequel is coming out while the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles computer-animated series is on hiatus. In the meantime, TMNT fans can enjoy watching the recent Nickelodeon DVD release - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Beyond The Known The Universe, featuring the first 12 episodes of the fourth season. The 2-disc set has one special feature, TMNT: Kicking Shell and Taking Names.

At the end of the third season, an alien race called the Triceratons activated the a black hole device that destroyed Earth. Seconds before the destruction of the planet, Fugitoid, an android, arrives in his spaceship in the nick of time to save Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, April O'Neil and Casey Jones. The android needs their help to travel back in time six months earlier to stop the Triceratons from creating the black hole generator.

Season four picks up exactly where it left off, with the turtles and their human friends traveling across the universe to retrieve the parts to the black hole generator, so they can change history. Sadly, upon their first visit to another planet, the turtles accidentally run across a new enemy, Lord Dregg. Later, they also encounter a cyborg bounty hunter shark, Utroms, Salamanders and other aliens on their journey.

The episodes on the 2-disc set are:

Disc1 Beyond the Known Universe The Moons of Thalos 3 The Weird World of Wyrm The Outlaw Armaggon Riddle of the Ancient Aeons Journey to the Center of Mickey's Mind The Arena of Carnage

Disc 2 The War for Dimension X The Cosmic Ocean Trans-Dimensional Turtles Revenge of the Triceratons The Evil of Dregg

TV-Y; 132 minutes; $19.99; Amazon

Arriving today on DVD from Disney Home Entertainment is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Sport-Y-Thon, featuring 6 episodes from the hit Disney Junior series. There are no special features or extras, but each DVD comes with one Golden Mickey Medal.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a computer-animated series for preschoolers. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald the Duck, Pluto and the Mouseketool called "Toodles" (a mechanical assistant) go on kid-friendly adventures, where the audience gets to interact and help make the decisions that are made in each episode.

The series debuted on the preschool block of programming that aired on the Disney Channel in 2006, but eventually moved to the Disney Junior when the channel debuted in 2011. While Disney Junior occasionally airs a "special" episode, the rumor has it that the series has ceased production. A spin-off, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, will debut sometime next year.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Sport-Y-Thon is a sports-themed DVD, featuring the following episodes:

Mickey's Sport-Y-Thon (30 minutes) - Mickey and the gang have invited the Martian versions of Mickey, Minnie and Donald to participate in a Sports-Y-Thon event.


Mickey's Mousekeball (24 minutes) - Mickey and the gang play a new game called Floatin' Fun-Time Mousekeball.

TV-Y; 168 minutes; $19.99; Amazon

Now available to purchase on DVD from Disney Home Entertainment is Goldie & Bear: Best Fairytale Friends, featuring 7 episodes from the hit Disney Junior series. There are no special features or bonus extras on the single disc; however, it does come with a free Playtime Fun Set.

Goldie & Bear debuted this past December on Disney Junior. The series picks up shortly after the classic fairytale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"ended, where Goldie (voiced by Natalie Lander) and her new friend Jack (Baby) Bear (voiced by Georgie Kidder) have fun, exciting adventures in a forest far far away.

There are 7 episodes on the DVD, with each episode containing two adventures.



The episodes are:

Not Rated; 43 mins; $14.99; Amazon

Arriving today on DVD from Nickelodeon is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half-Shell Heroes: Blast To The Past; the 43-minute movie spin-off of the current TMNT animated series. There are no special features or extras. However, it does come with a bonus Nick Jr. DVD.

Based on the Playmates Toys' Half-Shell Heroes, "Blast To the Past" dropped the current computer-animation style and went with a 2D animation look. The four turtles are now half the size of what they are in the regular series, but they still have the same voices.

After finding crystals inside a meteorite that will help power up Donatello's new turtle vehicle, he accidentally sends himself along with his brothers, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael, as well as Bebop and Rocksteady, back in time to the Cretaceous Period.

The turtles don't exactly fit in with this era as they're constantly being chased by hungry dinosaurs. They would rather just head back home, but the meteorite's crystals have been destroyed.  To make things worse, their enemy, the Triceratons, are also there; forcing the dinosaurs to help them mine for crystals.

Leo, Donnie, Raph and Mikey must befriend a few dinosaurs and plan a last-minute attack on the Triceratons, in the hope of stopping the aliens' plans, rescue Bebop and Rocksteady (Yep, they're in trouble!) and grab a few crystals, so they can return home to NYC.

$14.98; 66 Minutes

First introduced as a greeting card character in 1980, Strawberry Shortcake became a huge success. Toys and other merchandise quickly followed, along with several animated specials throughout the 1980s. The character disappeared in the 1990s, but was reintroduced with a new toy line in 2002; followed by an animated feature film and a short-lived television series.

In 2010, a CGI-animated series, titled Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Adventures debuted on The Hub (now known as Discovery Family). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has recently released two new DVD titles, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bake Shop & Strawberry Shortcake: Sweet Sunshine Adventures, featuring episodes from the series. Each title comes with a free Digital HD code.

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bake Shop features 3 episodes - "The Berry Biggest, Berry Baddest Bake-off," "The Berry Lucky Day," "A Basket Full of Blueberries." The only Special Feature is the Berry Fun Printable Recipes.

Strawberry and her pals work together in "The Berry Biggest, Berry Baddest Bake-off" to make a cupcake for Berrykin Bloom.

Huckleberry finds a good luck charm in "The Berry Lucky Day," but later learns that the charm belongs to Cherry.

$19.99; 44 minutes; TV-Y; Amazon

Wow! I didn't realize that Disney's The Lion King is now over twenty-years-old. It's considered to be one of Disney's best animation films. It spawned two direct-to-video sequels (The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1/2) and a spin-off television series, The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa, which the latter ended in 1999.

The franchise seemed to be over until Disney Junior aired a one-hour pilot movie called The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar last year; followed by a weekly series that started on Jan. 15th. The pilot is now available on to own on DVD and Digital HD. The only bonus feature on the single-disc is the music video "Here Comes the Lion Guard" by Beau Black. It also comes with a 'free" talking backpack pull.

"Return of the Roar" centers on Simba and Nala's young son, Kion, who has developed a mighty roar. Upon hearing about his son's roar, Simba announces that he will reinstate the Lion Guard, which was once led by his evil uncle, Scar, and Kion will be the new leader. The Lion Guard are responsible for protecting "The Circle of Life" in the kingdom.

Kion's first assignment as the Lion Guard leader is to enlist a team of the best lions, but sadly he can't find any that would be the perfect fit. However, he invite his friends to join  - Beshte (a hippopotamus, the strongest), Bunga (a honey badger, the bravest), Ono (cattle egret, the keenest of sight) and Fuli (cheetah, the fastest).

Product Description: 

Do you remember when... Santa asked Rudolph to guide his sleigh, Frosty magically came to life on Christmas Eve, and Kris Kringle became Santa Claus? Share the wonder and joy of The Original Christmas Classics with your children and grandchildren... creating new memories and holiday traditions that you'll cherish through the years.


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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Director: Donovan Cook
Voice Cast: Bret Iwan, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo and Tress MacNeille
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B00ZCOFBEE
Running Time: 115 minutes
Rating: TV-Y
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available to own on DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical. Directed by Donovan Cook (Return to Never Land), it features the voice-cast of  Bret Iwan, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo and Tress MacNeill. The single-disc also features the episodes - Mickey's Pirate Adventure and Mickey's Farm Fun-Fair. It also features Minnie's Bow-Toons: Tricky Treats. As an added bonus the DVD comes with a Trick-or-Treat Reusable Mini Tote!

Mickey's Monster Musical is a double-length episode that centers on Mickey Mouse taking Minnie along with Pluto on a picnic in the country, but their plans change when it begins to rain and the car's tire's blow out. They end taking shelter at a castle owned by Count Mickula, who is more than happy to fix the flat tires.

Count Mickula has been hearing strange noises within the castle and he believes that it's haunted. Mickey, Minnie and Pluto agree to help him figure out who or what is behind the noise with the help of the Monster Mouseketools.


Mickey's Pirate Adventure is another double-length episode. While the Mickey and gang are having a fun day at the beach, Peg Leg Pete delivers a tuba for Goofy. The tuba had been found at seas and has a message from Goofy's grandpappy Captain Goof-Beard (voiced by Dick Van Dyke) stating that he had found a treasure.

Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Pluto and Pet Leg Pete agree to help Goofy travel to Harmony-Chord Island and locate the treasure before the island sinks.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return To NYC!
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Retail: $14.99
ASIN: B00WGEALKW
Running Time: 157 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

While TMNT fans are patiently waiting for the final episodes of the third season to air on Nickelodeon, they grab their hands on the newest DVD release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return To NYC!, which features seven action-packed episodes (Vision Quest, Return to New York, Serpent Hunt, The Pig and the Rhino, Battle for New York - Part 1, Battle for New York - Part 2, Casey Jones vs. the Underworld) from the current season. Special Features includes Mutation of a Scene for each episode.

Season Three started with the Turtles along with their human pals Casey Jones and April O'Neil, taking shelter at April's family farm as the Kraang and Shredder take over New York City. "Vision Quest" finds Leonardo leading the turtles into the forest, so they can be one with nature. They quickly receive a message from a spiritual manifestation of Splinter, which leads them on a journey to overcome their weaknesses.


The Turtles, April and Casey head back to New York City, which is overrun by Kraangdroids and Foot Clan, to search for Splinter. Thanks to amnesia, Splinter has lost his humanity and the turtles must somehow convince him to snap back to his normal self in "Return to New York."


Now reunited with Splinter, the turtles go in search of his daughter, Karai in "Serpent Hunt," whom is now a serpent mutant, but they must deal with a handful of Kraangdroids as well as two humans, Zeck and Sternko, who work for Shredder.

Turbo FAST: Season One
Studio: Dreamworks Animated
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Retail: $19.98
ASIN: B00VJIIU7W
Running Time: 599 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available to own on DVD for the first time is the hit Netflix series DreamWorks Turbo FAST: Season One, featuring all 26 episodes on a 3-disc set.

Based on the  2013 computer-animated film Turbo, Turbo FAST is given a 2D look (animated by Titmouse). Episode One (Crazy Fast) picks up shortly after events of the movie, where the world's fastest snail, Turbo (voiced by Reid Scot) arrives in the snail city that his human friend, Tito (voiced by Amir Talai), built. All of his snail family (including his brother, Chet (voiced by Eric Bauza)) and his friends are there.

Inside the city, there's a cool racetrack for Turbo and his racing pals Whiplash (voiced by John Eric Bentley), Burn (voiced by Grey DeLisle-Griffin), Skidmark (voiced by Amir Talai), White Shadow (voiced by Michael Patrick Bell), and Smoove Move (voiced by Phil LaMarr) to use. Of course Turbo is the fastest snail in the city, but his reign is challenged when a Tiger Beetle named Hardcase challenges him to a racing duel.

The episodes on the three-disc set are:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B00V3R3B6Y
Running Time: 70 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

While the TMNT fans are patiently waiting for the newest batch of episodes to kickoff later this month, they can bide their time with this week's DVD release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power, featuring three action-packed episodes from the Nickelodeon hit computer-animated series.

This single-disc DVD centers on all the episodes that center on the teenage human superhero-wannabe, The Pulverizer.

The episodes include:

The Pulverizer - The TMNT meet their first fanboy, a teenager dressed in a homemade TMNT costume. He calls himself "The Pulverizer" and thinks he knows martial arts, but he actually doesn't know a thing about fighting and just causes trouble for the turtles.


The Pulverizer Returns - The Foot Clan have recruited their newest member - The Pulverizer, whom is undercover to help the turtles stop Shredder from creating an army of mutants.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NYC Showdown
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B00V4RGNIG
Running Time: 65 minutes
Rating: NOT Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Arriving on DVD from Nickelodeon is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NYC Showdown, featuring three exciting episodes from the 2003 series. There are no special features or extras on the single-disc.

The TMNT series was produced by produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios and aired from 2003 to 2009. It dropped the wackiness of the original animated series and was more in line with the comic books. There were were several three-episode DVD releases and a few season volumes released before Nickelodeon purchased the franchise. NYC Showdown and The Search For Splinter (available June 9, 2015) will mark the first DVD releases from the 2003 incarnation that Nickelodeon has released.

NYC Showdown features episodes 21, 22 & 23 (Return to New York, Pt. 1 -3). The turtles (Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael) and Master Splinter barely escaped New York after Shredder and the Foot Clan invaded their home. They take refuge at the farmhouse that belongs to a relative of Casey Jones. After they had fully recovered from the injuries, they decide to return to New York to make a final strike against Shredder.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Search For Splinter
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B00V4RH6F0
Running Time: 65 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

While it might seem like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been on television constantly since 1987, there was actually a hiatus between 1998 and 2003. The second animation series was produced by by 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios. The series debuted in February 2003. It dropped all the slapstick of the original series and focused on story-arcs, which offered a darker plot, similar in style to the comic book series.

While the series was popular with fans of all ages as well as critics, it went downhill when it was retitled "Fast Forward," when the character designs were altered and the turtles were sent to the future. The series tried to bounce back by bringing the turtles back to the past in Back to the Sewer, but it was too little, too late as the series was canceled; though the turtles would return in the TV-Movie Turtles Forever.

Nickelodeon purchased the franchise in 2009 and launched a computer-animated series in 2012, which is currently in it's third season. During it's run, the 2003 series mostly received single-disc DVD releases, featuring only three episodes. A Season 4 two-disc DVD set was later released, though the first half the season was missing. Seasons 1 & 2 were eventually released in two volumes (2-discs) sets each. Fast Forward was released in a similar format as well as Ninja Tribunal (the fifth season).

On June 9, 2015, Nickelodeon will finally be releasing the 2003 series to DVD, but with three episodes per disc. The DVD titles will be The Search For Splinter and NYC Showdown (I'll have a separate review for it posted soon). The Search For Splinter features the very first episode "Things Change" and the two-part season one finale, "The Search for Splinter Parts 1 & 2."

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Best in Show
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Retail: $14.98
ASIN: B00UKSXM7A
Running Time: 67 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Wow! It's hard to believe Strawberry Shortcake is celebrating her 35th birthday this year. Who knew that a character on a greeting card would become so popular! Now available to own on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Best in Show, featuring three exciting episodes. As an added bonus, there is a printable coloring pages and a Perfect Puppy digital story book to download.

The episodes on the single-disc set are:

"A Boy and His Dogs" - Huckleberry Pie gets stranded in Berry Bitty City and it is up to Strawberry Shortcake and her pals to help him find families for orphan puppies.

"Partners in Crime" - Blueberry and Huckleberry join forces to write a short story for an online magazine.

"The Mystery of the Disappearing Dog Show" - To help Huckleberry start a dog shelter, Strawberry Shortcake and her pals put together a dog show.