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'''''Power Rangers''''' is a critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptation which is being expressively loathed and resented by many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans for mocking and insulting Toei’s most prominent Japanese '''Super Sentai''' series and tarnishing the reputation of the genre as a whole. The cheap, greedy, lousy and despicable Haim Saban and his shrewd manager '''Shuki Levy''' were overall and originally responsible for this critical and distasteful “Toku and Sentai Snob” existence and lousy Americanized franchise which no-good bastardizing property had been sold to the Walt Disney Company to further mock and bastardize Toei’s long-running and most prominent Japanese '''Super Sentai''' genre. This critical, distasteful and lousy franchise is also known to have been criticized heavily for Saban's use of non-SAG actors with no benefits and insultingly low-pay which are disappointingly non-negotiable and frustratingly one-sided contracts. Fans theorized that this was because Saban was rather too cheap, greedy, lousy and despicable. Saban's other critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptations include '''Masked Rider''', '''VR Troopers''' and '''Big Bad Beetleborgs'''. Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans utterly despise these critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptations for having random stock footage spliced-in which includes action scenes/sequences from the original Japanese source/material which even featured close-ups of the original Japanese actors making such scenes critical, distasteful and lousy as glaring errors by Saban’s cheap and not-so-good editing team occur time and time. Overall, these are not flawless transitions and less-than-stellar adaptations with footage of American actors inserted and spliced-in with action scenes/sequences from the original Japanese source/material. Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans as well as the late Ishinomori Shotaro (Manga writer and Kamen Rider co-creator) are repulsed by this critical and outrageous idea by Saban and now the Walt Disney Company and rather disavow their no-good existence, relying continually and successively on the original Japanese stock footage of Super Sentai by this mocking, critical, distasteful and lousy franchise.
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{{infobox television
| image = [[Image:Przlogo.jpg|250px|center]]
| show_name = Power Rangers: Zeo
| format = Action-Adventure
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[Haim Saban]]<br>[[Shuki Levy]]
| executive_producer = [[Haim Saban]]<br>[[Shuki Levy]]
| producer = [[Jonathan Tzachor]]
| starring = [[Catherine Sutherland]]<br>[[Nakia Burrise]]<br>[[Steve Cardenas]]<br>[[Johnny Yong Bosch]]<br>[[Jason David Frank]]<br>[[Austin St. John]]<br>[[David Yost]]<br>[[Paul Schrier]]<br>[[Jason Narvy]]<br>[[Richard Genelle]]<br>[[Gregg Bullock]]<br>[[Robert L. Manahan]]<br>[[Richard Steven Horvitz]]<br>[[David Stenstrom]]<br>[[Alex Borstein]]<br>[[Barbara Goodson]]<br>[[Oliver Page]]<br>[[Douglas Sloan]]<br>[[Melora Harte]]
| country = {{USA}}
| company = [[Saban Entertainment]]
| network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] ([[Fox Kids]])
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| first_aired = [[April 20]], [[1996]]
| last_aired = [[November 27]], [[1996]]
| num_episodes = 50
| list_episodes = List of Power Rangers episodes
| preceded_by = ''[[Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Power Rangers: Turbo]]''
}}
'''''Power Rangers: Zeo''''' (often abbreviated as '''PRZ''', and often simply called '''Zeo''') is the fourth season of the [[Power Rangers]] franchise that is a continuation of the [[television series]] ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', that aired in 1996. It is based on the [[Super Sentai]] series ''[[Chouriki Sentai Ohranger]]''. ''Power Rangers: Zeo'' is the first series in [[Power Rangers]] that is part of the annual Ranger suit change to match the annual change of the [[Super Sentai]] series.{{Fact|date=December 2008}}


==Synopsis==


==Criticism==
In the series, after recovering from the destruction of the Command Center, the Rangers discovered the [[Zeo Crystal]] intact in the rubble. The Zeo Crystal guided them to a portal, which took them deep underground, where [[Zordon]] and [[Alpha 5]] had survived by hiding in the heretofore unmentioned [[Power Chamber]].


Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans (including fans of Super Sentai) expressively loathe and resent Power Rangers because according to enthusiasts, the critical, distasteful and lousy franchise mocks the original Japanese source/material by the usage/insertion/splicing of random stock footage of the original Japanese action scenes/sequences making such scenes with the new and not-so-good footage of American actors critical, distasteful and lousy. Glaring errors by Saban’s not-so-good editing team occur time and time. Overall, the franchise is not a flawless transition and a less-than-stellar adaptation of American actors replacing the original Japanese actors. According to many fans, the franchise had bastardized and tarnished the reputation of the genre as a whole, relying heavily and successively on the original Japanese stock footage, not only insulting Super Sentai, but also having other tokusatsu shows like Godzilla, Ultraman and Kamen Rider being associated with this despite the obvious differences. Many fans also overreact, calling this mocking franchise "racist", which is the result in the term "Sentai Snob" (which now evolved into "Toku Snob"). It again evolved with the term "Toku and Sentai Snob ". This is similar to the debate in the anime genre over the relative merits of "subtitles" versus "dubbing", "re-filming" and "re-editing" footage.
At this time, a new set of villains called the [[Machine Empire]] decided to take control of the [[Earth]]. They chased [[Rita Repulsa]] and [[Lord Zedd]] away from the moon, and Rito and Goldar were left on Earth, with no memories of their past.

The Rangers become the Zeo Rangers, empowered by the Zeo Crystal. [[Tanya Sloan]] joined the team as Zeo Ranger II&nbsp;— Yellow, while [[Billy Cranston]] became their technical advisor. Through their battles with the Machine Empire, they were sometimes aided by the mysterious Gold Ranger.

It turned out the Gold Zeo Ranger was an alien, [[Trey of Triforia]]. He was injured in battle, and was forced to pass on his powers to a worthy warrior while he healed. He first tried [[Billy Cranston|Billy]], but it turned out that Billy had unintentionally gained negative proton [[energy]] from the destruction of the Command Center. The powers then went to [[Jason Lee Scott]], the Red Power Ranger from the first generation. Jason was strong and had sufficient energy to hold the powers.

[[Billy Cranston|Billy]] later left Earth to be with the [[Aquitian]] [[Cestria]], on [[Aquitar]]. Jason, whose life force was declining because of the Gold Zeo Ranger powers, had to return the Gold Zeo Ranger powers to Trey of Triforia in order to save the powers (and his life). Rita and Zedd destroyed the Machine Empire royalty, only to decide to take a vacation, leaving the way clear for the next villain, [[Divatox]].{{Fact|date=December 2008}}

==Characters==
[[Image:PRZ.JPG|thumb|250px|The six Zeo Rangers]]
===The Zeo Rangers===
;[[Tommy Oliver]]: The Red Zeo Ranger; formerly the Green and White Power Rangers. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in the American Southwest. He was portrayed by [[Jason David Frank]].
;[[Adam Park]]: The Green Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Black Power/Ninja Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Korea. He is second-in-command on the field until Jason returns. He was portrayed by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]].
;[[Rocky (Power Rangers)|Rocky DeSantos]]: The Blue Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Red Power/Ninja Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Mexico. He is the male second-in-command until Jason returns. He was portrayed by [[Steve Cardenas]].
;[[Katherine Hillard]] : The Pink Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Pink Ninja Ranger. She found her Zeo Crystal in the past in Australia. She is the female second-in-command. She was portrayed by [[Catherine Sutherland]]
;[[Tanya Sloan]]: The Yellow Zeo Ranger. When [[Aisha Campbell|Aisha]] went for her Zeo Crystal in the past in Africa, she decided that she wanted to help the animals who were sick, and sent Tanya back with the Zeo Crystal in her place. Initially returning as a teenager, the Zeo Crystal made Tanya the same age as the Rangers, which she gradually got used to. She was portrayed by [[Nakia Burrise]]. ''Zeo'''s Sentai counterpart, ''[[Ohranger]]'', featured a female Yellow Ranger, so ''Zeo'' is considered the first season to have its Japanese footage feature a female Yellow Ranger (whereas ''[[Zyuranger]]'', the Sentai show for MMPR, had a male Yellow Ranger).
;[[Trey of Triforia]]: The original Gold Zeo Ranger. The prince of the planet of Triforia, a planet where everyone has identical triplets. He gave the Zeo Rangers their Super Zeozords when he had to leave to his planet, again. He was portrayed by [[Ted DiFillippo|Ted]], [[Tim DiFillippo|Tim]], and [[Tom DiFillippo]] and voiced by [[Brad Hawkins]] in his first appearances.
;[[Jason Lee Scott]]: The second Gold Zeo Ranger; formerly the original Red Power Ranger. When Trey of Triforia had to return to his home planet, Tommy went and found Jason to take the place of the Gold Zeo Ranger while he was gone. He becomes second-in-command upon his return. He was portrayed by [[Austin St. John]].

===Allies===

*'''[[Zordon]]''': Voiced by [[Robert L. Manahan]].

*'''[[Alpha 5]]''': Voiced by [[Richard Steven Horvitz]] (credited as '''Richard Wood''').

*'''[[Billy Cranston]]''': Portrayed by [[David Yost]].

*'''Ernie''': Portrayed by [[Richard Genelle]].

*'''[[Bulk and Skull|Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeier]]''': Portrayed by [[Paul Schrier]].

*'''[[Bulk and Skull|Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch]]''': Portrayed by [[Jason Narvy]].

*'''Lt. Stone''': Portrayed by [[Gregg Bullock]].

*'''David Truehart''': Portrayed by [[Eric Frank]].

*'''[[List of minor Power Rangers characters#Cestria|Cestria]]''':

*'''[[List of minor Power Rangers characters#Auric the Conqueror|Auric the Conqueror]]''': Voiced by [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (uncredited).

*'''Tritor''': Portrayed by [[Koichi Sakamoto]] and voiced by [[Paul St. Peter]] (both uncredited).

===Villains===
====[[Machine Empire]]====

*'''[[King Mondo]]''': Voiced by [[David Stenstrom]].

*'''Queen Machina''': Voiced by [[Alex Borstein]].

*'''Prince Sprocket''': Voiced by [[Barbara Goodson]].

*'''Orbus''': Voiced by [[Barbara Goodson]].

*'''Klank''': Voiced by [[Oliver Page]].

*'''Prince Gasket''': Voiced by [[Douglas Sloan]] (uncredited).

*'''Acherina''': Voiced by [[Melora Harte]] (uncredited).

*'''Louie Kaboom''': Voiced by [[Lex Lang]] (uncredited).

*'''Cogs''':

====Rita & Zedd====

*'''Lord Zedd''': Portrayed by [[Edwin Neal]] (credited as '''Ed Neil''') and voiced by [[Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]].

*'''Rita Repulsa''' Portrayed by [[Carla Perez]] and voiced by [[Barbara Goodson]].

*'''Finster''': Voiced by [[Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]].

*'''Rito Revolto''': Voiced by [[Bob Papenbrook]].

*'''Goldar''': Voiced by [[Kerrigan Mahan]].

==Arsenal==
* '''Zeonizers''': Interlocking, wrist-mounted devices that harness the energy of the Zeo Crystal, and empower the Zeo Zords. These devices allowed the Rangers to morph once the leader proclaimed "It's Morphin Time!" (reused from the previous three seasons), followed by the team connecting the devices and calling out the phrases listed below.
** '''"Zeo Ranger I&nbsp;– Pink!"'''
** '''"Zeo Ranger II&nbsp;– Yellow!"'''
** '''"Zeo Ranger III&nbsp;– Blue!"'''
** '''"Zeo Ranger IV&nbsp;– Green!"'''
** '''"Zeo Ranger V&nbsp;– Red!"'''
* '''Zeo Blaster''': The amalgamation of the five core Rangers' weapons, a Zeo Pistol and a Zeo Blade. It could fire powerful blasts of energy to destroy opponents.
** '''Zeo Blade/Laser Pistol''': Standard Zeo Ranger side-arms that can be combined for extra power.
** '''Zeo Sword''': Red Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
** '''Zeo Hatchets''': Green Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
** '''Zeo Bladed Tonfas''': Blue Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
** '''Zeo Twin Nunchucks''': Yellow Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
** '''Zeo Shield''': Pink Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
* '''Golden Power Staff''': Gold Zeo Ranger's personal weapon, capable of firing a "Gold Rush" blast as a finisher. The Staff allowed the Gold Zeo Ranger to morph once he called out '''"Gold Ranger Power!"'''
* '''Zeo Cannon''': A powerful cannon that draws its power from all the Zeo Rangers.
* '''Defender Wheel''': Any of the Rangers can enter this giant wheel and launch themselves at an opponent, destroying them in a spinning mass of energy.
* '''Zeo Jet Cycles''': Five vehicles used for off-road transportation that come in handy when the teleportation system is offline. They were destroyed in an ambush caused by Cog Changer.

==[[Zords]]==
[[Image:PRZZ.jpg|right|thumb|250px|the six ZeoZords: Zeo1-Moai, Zeo2-Dogu, Zeo3-Sphinx, Zeo4-Taurus, Zeo5-Phoenix, and Pyramidas]]
{{main|Zords in Power Rangers: Zeo}}
Billy and Alpha 5 built the Zeozords after the Ninjazords and Shogunzords were disabled. The Red Battlezord was created with the Battle Borg technology, and was controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V − Red, through telepathic link. Pyramidas was the Gold Zeo Ranger's sole Zord, and acted as a Carrier Zord. Trey of Triforia also supplied the Zeo Rangers with the Super Zeozords and the Warrior Wheel.
* '''Zeo Ultrazord''' {{rf|1|ultra}}
** '''Pyramidas''', controlled by Trey and then Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger
** '''Zeo Megabattlezord'''
*** '''Red Battlezord''', controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V&nbsp;— Red
*** '''Zeo Megazord'''
**** '''Zeozord I''', controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I&nbsp;— Pink
**** '''Zeozord II''', controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II&nbsp;— Yellow
**** '''Zeozord III''', controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III&nbsp;— Blue
**** '''Zeozord IV''', controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV&nbsp;— Green
**** '''Zeozord V''', controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V&nbsp;— Red
* '''Super Zeo Megazord''' {{rf|2|ultra}}
** '''Super Zeozord I''', controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I&nbsp;— Pink
** '''Super Zeozord II''', controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II&nbsp;— Yellow
** '''Super Zeozord III''', controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III&nbsp;— Blue
** '''Super Zeozord IV''', controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV&nbsp;— Green
** '''Super Zeozord V''', controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V&nbsp;— Red
* '''Warrior Wheel''', controlled by Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger
:{{ent|1|ultra}} ''There was an alternate configuration of the Zeo Ultrazord known as Carrier Mode. It featured Pyramidas transformed into his standing mode, but not upright. The five Zeo Zords and the Red Battlezord were placed on top with Pyramidas serving as a sort of wagon.''
:{{ent|2|ultra}} ''The Super Zeo Megazord and the Red Battlezord could be housed within Pyramidas instead of the Zeozords to become the Super Zeo Ultrazord, as well.''

==Episodes==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! # || Airdate || Episode Title
|-
| 1 ||[[1996-04-20]] || "A Zeo Beginning, Part I"
|-
| 2 ||[[1996-04-23]] || "A Zeo Beginning, Part II"
|-
| 3 ||[[1996-04-24]] || "The Shooting Star"
|-
| 4 ||[[1996-04-25]] || "Target Rangers"
|-
| 5 ||[[1996-04-27]] || "For Cryin' Out Loud "
|-
| 6 ||[[1996-04-29]] || "Rangers in the Outfield"
|-
| 7 ||[[1996-04-30]] || "Every Dog has its Day"
|-
| 8 ||[[1996-05-01]] || "The Puppet Blaster"
|-
| 9 ||[[1996-05-02]] || "Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers"
|-
| 10 ||[[1996-05-04]] || "Graduation Blues"
|-
| 11 ||[[1996-05-06]] || "A Few Bad Seeds"
|-
| 12 ||[[1996-05-07]] || "Instrument of Destruction"
|-
| 13 ||[[1996-05-08]] || "Mean Screen"
|-
| 14 ||[[1996-05-11]] || "Mr. Billy's Wild Ride"
|-
| 15 ||[[1996-05-13]] || "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part I"
|-
| 16 ||[[1996-05-14]] || "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part II"
|-
| 17 ||[[1996-05-15]] || "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part III"
|-
| 18 ||[[1996-05-16]] || "Inner Spirit"
|-
| 19 ||[[1996-05-18]] || "Challenges"
|-
| 20 ||[[1996-05-20]] || "Found and Lost"
|-
| 21 ||[[1996-09-09]] || "Brother, can you spare an Arrowhead?"
|-
| 22 ||[[1996-09-10]] || "Trust in Me"
|-
| 23 ||[[1996-09-11]] || "It Came from Angel Grove"
|-
| 24 ||[[1996-09-12]] || "Bulk Fiction"
|-
| 25 ||[[1996-09-13]] || "Song Sung Yellow"
|-
| 26 ||[[1996-09-16]] || "Game of Honor"
|-
| 27 ||[[1996-09-17]] || "The Power of Gold"
|-
| 28 ||[[1996-09-19]] || "A Small Problem"
|-
| 29 ||[[1996-11-27]] || "A Season to Remember"
|-
| 30 ||[[1996-09-20]] || "Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise"
|-
| 31 ||[[1996-09-23]] || "Rock-a-Bye Power Rangers"
|-
| 32 ||[[1996-09-27]] || "Do I Know You?"
|-
| 33 ||[[1996-10-03]] || "Revelations of Gold"
|-
| 34 ||[[1996-10-04]] || "A Golden Homecoming"
|-
| 35 ||[[1996-10-09]] || "Mondo's Last Stand"
|-
| 36 ||[[1996-10-11]] || "Bomber in the Summer"
|-
| 37 ||[[1996-10-23]] || "Scent of a Weasel"
|-
| 38 ||[[1996-10-25]] || "The Lore of Auric"
|-
| 39 ||[[1996-10-31]] || "The Ranger who Came in from the Gold"
|-
| 40 ||[[1996-11-05]] || "The Joke's on Blue"
|-
| 41 ||[[1996-11-06]] || "Where in the World is Zeo Ranger 5?"
|-
| 42 ||[[1996-11-07]] || "[[King for a Day (Power Rangers)|King for a Day]], Part I"
|-
| 43 ||[[1996-11-08]] || "[[King for a Day (Power Rangers)|King for a Day]], Part II"
|-
| 44 ||[[1996-11-11]] || "A Brief Mystery of Time"
|-
| 45 ||[[1996-11-14]] || "A Mystery to Me"
|-
| 46 ||[[1996-11-15]] || "Another Song and Dance"
|-
| 47 ||[[1996-11-20]] || "Rangers of Two Worlds, Part I"
|-
| 48 ||[[1996-11-21]] || "Rangers of Two Worlds, Part II"
|-
| 49 ||[[1996-11-22]] || "Hawaii Zeo"
|-
| 50 ||[[1996-11-23]] || "Good as Gold"
|-
|}

==Comics==
[[Image Comics]] began publication of a Power Rangers Zeo comic in August 1996. It featured scripts by Tom and Mary Bierbaum, and art by [[Todd Nauck]] and [[Norm Rapmund]]. Four issues were drawn but only one was released before Image Comics lost the license. <ref>[http://comicbycomic.blogspot.com/2007/05/rich-interviews-todd-nauck.html Comic By Comic: Rich Interviews Todd Nauck]</ref>

==References==
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==See also==

==External links==
* {{imdb title|0115319|Power Rangers: Zeo}}

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Power Rangers is a critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptation which is being expressively loathed and resented by many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans for mocking and insulting Toei’s most prominent Japanese Super Sentai series and tarnishing the reputation of the genre as a whole. The cheap, greedy, lousy and despicable Haim Saban and his shrewd manager Shuki Levy were overall and originally responsible for this critical and distasteful “Toku and Sentai Snob” existence and lousy Americanized franchise which no-good bastardizing property had been sold to the Walt Disney Company to further mock and bastardize Toei’s long-running and most prominent Japanese Super Sentai genre. This critical, distasteful and lousy franchise is also known to have been criticized heavily for Saban's use of non-SAG actors with no benefits and insultingly low-pay which are disappointingly non-negotiable and frustratingly one-sided contracts. Fans theorized that this was because Saban was rather too cheap, greedy, lousy and despicable. Saban's other critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptations include Masked Rider, VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs. Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans utterly despise these critical, distasteful and lousy Americanized adaptations for having random stock footage spliced-in which includes action scenes/sequences from the original Japanese source/material which even featured close-ups of the original Japanese actors making such scenes critical, distasteful and lousy as glaring errors by Saban’s cheap and not-so-good editing team occur time and time. Overall, these are not flawless transitions and less-than-stellar adaptations with footage of American actors inserted and spliced-in with action scenes/sequences from the original Japanese source/material. Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans as well as the late Ishinomori Shotaro (Manga writer and Kamen Rider co-creator) are repulsed by this critical and outrageous idea by Saban and now the Walt Disney Company and rather disavow their no-good existence, relying continually and successively on the original Japanese stock footage of Super Sentai by this mocking, critical, distasteful and lousy franchise.


Criticism

Many Japanese and American tokusatsu fans (including fans of Super Sentai) expressively loathe and resent Power Rangers because according to enthusiasts, the critical, distasteful and lousy franchise mocks the original Japanese source/material by the usage/insertion/splicing of random stock footage of the original Japanese action scenes/sequences making such scenes with the new and not-so-good footage of American actors critical, distasteful and lousy. Glaring errors by Saban’s not-so-good editing team occur time and time. Overall, the franchise is not a flawless transition and a less-than-stellar adaptation of American actors replacing the original Japanese actors. According to many fans, the franchise had bastardized and tarnished the reputation of the genre as a whole, relying heavily and successively on the original Japanese stock footage, not only insulting Super Sentai, but also having other tokusatsu shows like Godzilla, Ultraman and Kamen Rider being associated with this despite the obvious differences. Many fans also overreact, calling this mocking franchise "racist", which is the result in the term "Sentai Snob" (which now evolved into "Toku Snob"). It again evolved with the term "Toku and Sentai Snob ". This is similar to the debate in the anime genre over the relative merits of "subtitles" versus "dubbing", "re-filming" and "re-editing" footage.

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