##[2012 Nickelodeon Cartoon][1]: Raphael does this at least once, when one of Leatherhead's booby traps flies at his head. [![enter image description here][2]][2] Michelangelo also retracts completely into his shell at least once. [![enter image description here][3]][3] And pulls only his head into his shell at least once: [![enter image description here][4]][4] They've even released a line of toys based on the 2012 cartoon series called "[Head Droppin' Turtles][5]" [![enter image description here][6]][6][![enter image description here][7]][7] ##[1990 Movie][8]: Michelangelo does it twice, the others do it once. ##[Comics][9]: I think they all do it once, but I could be wrong. ##[2014 Movie][10]: As Richard notes, they all do it in the recent reboot. For example, Leonardo: [![enter image description here][11]][11] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(2012_TV_series) [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/3BCsx.gif [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/xQHBW.gif [4]: https://i.sstatic.net/A4672.gif [5]: http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Leonardo/dp/B00SNA0O5U [6]: https://i.sstatic.net/CaANGm.jpg [7]: https://i.sstatic.net/KvEH3m.jpg [8]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1990_film) [9]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles#Comics [10]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(2014_film) [11]: https://i.sstatic.net/wUSKs.gif