Archer: The Complete Fifth Season

The popular FX channel animated spoof of spy movies and TV shows takes an unusual turn in its fifth season after private intelligence agency ISIS is raided by the FBI for failing to obtain government permissions—just one of many administrative oversights by the agency's hard-drinking boss (voiced by Jessica Walter)—forcing the team to go on the run with the only assets left: a vault filled with a ton of cocaine. Dubbed Archer Vice, this season finds intellectually-challenged agent Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and company deciding to smuggle the cocaine into South America and start a drug cartel (which works about as well as you would expect with these idiots). Plans go haywire due to the usual combination of bickering, incompetence, and poor impulse control, while number two agent, Lana (Aisha Tyler), tries to hold it together and manage her pregnancy. Meanwhile, Cheryl (Judy Greer) follows her dream of becoming an outlaw country star, and Cyril (Chris Parnell) assumes the role of dictator of a South American country that is in the throes of revolution. All of this makes for an odd standalone season, and fans will appreciate the fact that the team is eventually sent home with a reinstated charter as a government contractor with a license to cause more mayhem and havoc. Full of mature (meaning extremely juvenile) humor, this set compiles all 13 episodes from 2014, with extras including music videos and an animated interview. A strong optional purchase. (S. Axmaker)