List of Power Rangers episodes (seasons 1–15)
This is a list of Power Rangers episodes. Power Rangers is adapted from the 45-year-long line of Japanese tokusatsu television series known as Super Sentai; the first season, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, premiered in 1993. As of September 29, 2023,[update] 973 episodes of Power Rangers have aired, concluding the thirtieth season.
Series overview
Season | Title | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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First released | Last released | Network | ||||
1 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 60 | August 28, 1993 | May 23, 1994 | Fox (Fox Kids) | |
2 | 52 | July 21, 1994 | May 20, 1995 | |||
3 | 33 | September 2, 1995 | November 27, 1995 | |||
3.5 | Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers | 10 | February 5, 1996 | February 17, 1996 | ||
4 | Power Rangers Zeo | 50 | April 20, 1996 | November 27, 1996 | ||
5 | Power Rangers Turbo | 45 | April 19, 1997 | November 24, 1997 | ||
6 | Power Rangers in Space | 43 | February 6, 1998 | November 21, 1998 | ||
7 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | 45 | February 6, 1999 | December 18, 1999 | ||
8 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | 40 | February 12, 2000 | November 18, 2000 | ||
9 | Power Rangers Time Force | 40 | February 3, 2001 | November 17, 2001 | ||
10 | Power Rangers Wild Force | 40 | 26 | February 9, 2002 | August 10, 2002 | |
14 | September 14, 2002 | November 16, 2002 | ABC (ABC Kids) | |||
11 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | 38 | February 15, 2003 | November 15, 2003 | ||
12 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | 38 | February 14, 2004 | November 20, 2004 | ABC Family (Jetix) | |
13 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | 38 | 21 | February 5, 2005 | July 10, 2005 | |
13 | July 16, 2005 | October 28, 2005 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | |||
1 | February 2, 2006 | ABC Family (Jetix) | ||||
3 | November 4, 2005 | November 14, 2005 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | |||
14 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | 32 | 24 | February 20, 2006 | August 14, 2006 | |
1 | August 20, 2006 | ABC Family (Jetix) | ||||
7 | September 18, 2006 | November 13, 2006 | Toon Disney (Jetix) | |||
15 | Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | 32 | February 26, 2007 | November 12, 2007 | ||
16 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | 32 | February 18, 2008 | November 3, 2008 | ||
17 | Power Rangers RPM | 32 | March 7, 2009 | December 26, 2009 | ABC (ABC Kids) | |
RV | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (re-version) | 32 | January 2, 2010 | August 28, 2010 | ||
18 | Power Rangers Samurai | 23 | February 7, 2011 | December 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon | |
19 | Power Rangers Super Samurai | 22 | February 18, 2012 | December 15, 2012 | ||
20 | Power Rangers Megaforce | 22 | February 2, 2013 | December 7, 2013 | ||
21 | Power Rangers Super Megaforce | 20 | February 15, 2014 | November 22, 2014 | ||
22 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | 22 | February 7, 2015 | December 12, 2015 | ||
23 | Power Rangers Dino Super Charge | 22 | January 30, 2016 | December 10, 2016 | ||
24 | Power Rangers Ninja Steel | 22 | January 21, 2017 | December 2, 2017 | ||
25 | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | 22 | January 27, 2018 | December 1, 2018 | ||
26 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | 22 | March 2, 2019 | December 14, 2019 | ||
27 | 22 | February 22, 2020 | December 12, 2020 | |||
28 | Power Rangers Dino Fury | 22 | 8 | February 20, 2021 | April 17, 2021[a] | |
3 | June 15, 2021[b] | Netflix | ||||
11 | October 15, 2021 | |||||
29 | 22 | 11 | March 3, 2022 | |||
11 | September 29, 2022 | |||||
30 | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | 10 | September 29, 2023 |
Episodes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Season 1 (1993–94)
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Also known as | MMPR |
Genre | Action Adventure Science fantasy Superhero |
Created by | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
Based on | Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Gosei Sentai Dairanger & Ninja Sentai Kakuranger by Toei Company |
Developed by | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
Starring | Jason David Frank Thuy Trang Austin St. John Walter Emanuel Jones Amy Jo Johnson David Yost Johnny Yong Bosch Karan Ashley Steve Cardenas Catherine Sutherland Charlize "Charlie" Kersh Paul Schrier Jason Narvy David Fielding |
Voices of | Barbara Goodson Richard Steven Horvitz Robert L. Manahan Robert Axelrod Kerrigan Mahan Dave Mallow Michael Sorich Wendee Lee Bob Papenbrook Kim Strauss Tony Oliver |
Narrated by | Dave Mallow (series announcer, "Today/previously on Power Rangers" segments) |
Theme music composer | Ron Wasserman |
Composers | Shuki Levy Haim Saban (as Kussa Mahchi) Ron Wasserman Kenneth Burgomaster |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 1 (Re-version) |
No. of episodes | 145 32 (Re-version) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Haim Saban Shuki Levy James Simone (Re-version) |
Producers | Ronnie Hadar Jonathan Tzachor Dan Evans III (Re-version) |
Production locations | California (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles) Japan (Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama)) and Kyoto) |
Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg Sean Mclin (2nd unit) |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 20–21 minutes |
Production companies | Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. MMPR Productions, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | Fox (Fox Kids) |
Release | August 28, 1993 November 27, 1995 | –
Related | |
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) is an American superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along with a large line of toys, action figures, and other merchandise.[1] The show adapted stock footage from the Japanese TV series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992–1993), which was the 16th installment of Toei's Super Sentai franchise.[2] The second and third seasons of the show drew elements and stock footage from Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, respectively, though the Zyuranger costumes were still used for the lead cast in these two seasons. Only the mecha and the Kiba Ranger (White Ranger) costume from Dairanger were featured in the second season while only the Kakuranger mecha was featured in the third season, though the Kakuranger costumes were later used for the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. The series was produced by MMPR Productions and distributed by Saban Entertainment, while the show's merchandise was produced and distributed by Bandai Entertainment.
While a global storyline would continue in Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (which could be considered respectively and unofficially as the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons of the original series), the subsequent series would not be sequels or spin-offs in the traditional sense, having self-contained plots with no strong connection with the original series (except taking place in the same universe, not being reboots). The exceptions would be Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which could be considered as a continuation of the original classic series by having the presence of the character Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger and later White Ranger, portrayed by Jason David Frank) as part of the regular team of Rangers of the generation of that series (in some of the other series the character only made special participations). Another series connected to the original classic series would be Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, as one of the main villains of this series, Thrax, is the son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, main villains of the classic series.
In 2010, a remake of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, with a revised new look of the original 1993 logo, comic book-referenced graphics, and extra alternative visual effects, was broadcast on ABC Kids, and Bandai produced brand new toys to coincide with the series. Only the first 32 of season one's 60 episodes were remade. It was the final Power Rangers season to air on ABC Kids as Haim Saban re-acquired the franchise from Disney, who took over the rights in 2002. With the beginning of Power Rangers Samurai in 2011, the franchise had moved to Nickelodeon.[3][4]
The original series also spawned the feature film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, released by 20th Century Fox on June 30, 1995. Despite mixed reviews, it was a success at the box office,[5] and earned a cult following. In 1997, a second film titled Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was released as a bridge between the series Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo. In 2017, a reboot film based on the original series was distributed by Lionsgate, simply titled Power Rangers.[6] Due to both the film's financial failure and Hasbro's acquisition of the franchise in 2018, another reboot is in development.[7][8]
A television special titled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always commemorated the 30th anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and premiered on Netflix on April 19, 2023, with returning cast members David Yost, Walter Emanuel Jones, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Catherine Sutherland, Barbara Goodson, and Richard Steven Horvitz who reprised their roles. Charlie Kersh portrayed Minh, the daughter of Trini Kwan and the third Yellow Ranger.[9]
Series overview
Season 1 (1993–1994)
The series takes place in the fictional town of Angel Grove, California.[10] On an exploratory mission on the moon, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container (referred to as a dumpster) and breach the unit, inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress Rita Repulsa and her minions from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet—Earth. The wise sage Zordon, who was responsible for capturing Rita, later becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant Alpha 5 to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are Jason Lee Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan, and Billy Cranston. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a superhuman fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with formidable abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault vehicles called Zords which can combine into a giant humanoid robot known as the Megazord.[11][12][13]
The series begins with the five teenagers combating Rita and her seemingly endless array of monsters, while also dealing with typical teenage problems and clashing with local bullies Bulk and Skull. However, consecutive failures lead Rita to adopt a new method for conquering Earth and destroying the Power Rangers—by attacking them with one of their own. Using her magic, Rita kidnaps and brainwashes a local teen whose fighting skills prove to equal that of Jason's in a martial-arts tournament held in Angel Grove. The new teen, Tommy Oliver, passes Rita's tests, becoming the Green Ranger. Entrusted with Rita's Sword of Darkness, the source for the continuance of the evil spell he has fallen victim to, Tommy comes dangerously close to defeating the Power Rangers. After sabotaging the Command Center and cutting off Zordon's connection to their dimension, Tommy helps Rita strike another blow to the Rangers when the Megazord is drained of its power in battle by a solar eclipse and then blasted into a molten lava crevice. However, Alpha eventually succeeds in reestablishing connection with Zordon, who then revives the Megazord. With it, the Rangers stop Tommy's rampage on Angel Grove with his Dragonzord, and Jason ultimately defeats Tommy in a one-on-one duel by destroying the Sword of Darkness. Now free from Rita's spell, Tommy chooses to use his Green Ranger powers to assist the Rangers in defeating the evil that gave them to him in the first place, and the Dragonzord is reconfigured to enable it to help form more powerful Zord combinations alongside the other Dinozords.[14]
As time goes on, Rita focuses on eliminating Tommy to regain the powers that she believes belong to her. Using a special wax that was touched by Tommy when he was evil, Rita uses a magic Green Candle to slowly remove his powers, returning them to her. In the end, Tommy loses his powers, but he prevents Rita from reclaiming them by transferring them to Jason who, feeling guilt for failing to protect Tommy's powers, accepts them. However, Tommy later returns to the team when the other Rangers' Power Coins are handed over to Rita in exchange for their kidnapped parents. With Zordon's help, Tommy regains his powers and successfully retrieves the other Rangers' Power Coins. However, Tommy's regained powers are only temporary and must be frequently re-charged by Zordon, who warns him that the Green Ranger's powers will ultimately fail. Despite this, Tommy remains determined to continue assisting the other Rangers as long as possible.[15][16]
Season 2 (1994–1995)
Lord Zedd, an intergalactic warlord and Rita's superior, arrives at Rita's Moon Palace, where he takes her place and throws her into a space dumpster again. He then begins his own campaign to conquer Earth. In order for the Power Rangers to compete with Zedd's monsters, which are superior to the ones Finster made by Rita, Zordon and Alpha upgrade the Dinozords into the more powerful Thunderzords (which combine into the Thunder Megazord). However, Tommy is forced to retain use of the Dragonzord, due to his Green Ranger powers being too weak to support a new Zord.[17]
After several defeats, Zedd's attacks on the Rangers progressively become more violent. He focuses his attention on eliminating Tommy, whom he sees as Rita's biggest mistake in giving him the Dragon Power Coin. The Green Ranger's powers rapidly deteriorate, but Zedd's efforts enhances the process. He succeeds with a special Green Crystal and uses it to completely take away the Green Ranger's powers, and powers up Zedd's Dark Rangers. When Tommy smashes the crystal, the Dark Rangers are sent away. Following the loss of the Green Ranger's powers, Zordon and Alpha create, in secret, a new White Ranger to aid the other Rangers in battle. The White Ranger is revealed to be Tommy, who in addition receives a new Zord, the Tigerzord, and also becomes the new leader of the Power Rangers (replacing Jason), with a power that cannot be controlled or taken by the forces of evil.[18][19]
During the Team Ninja Trials in Angel Grove, the Rangers become friends with three teenagers from Stone Canyon: Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park and Aisha Campbell. During an ensuing battle with Zedd and a magical serpent, Rocky, Adam and Aisha discover the Rangers' identities and, having been entrusted with their secret by Zordon, the three newcomers become allies of the Rangers.[20] Later on, Jason, Zack and Trini are selected to represent Angel Grove at a World Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Rangers are faced with the task of finding replacements. To transfer the powers of the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, they must find the Sword of Light, which is located on a deserted planet. Zedd pursues them across the galaxy in Serpentera, his massive personal Zord, and destroys most of the deserted planet. Serpentera runs out of power before being able to finish the Rangers, and they return to Earth safely with the Sword of Light. Zordon then chooses Rocky, Adam and Aisha to replace Jason, Zack and Trini as the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, respectively.[21]
Sometime before the power transfer, during the time when Tommy was being turned into the white ranger, Rita had returned to Earth and fell into the hands of Bulk and Skull, but the Rangers sent her back into space. She later returns to the Moon while the Rangers are in Australia, and with the help of Finster, she gets a special "makeover" to gain a younger and "prettier" face. She then uses a love potion on Zedd, who is in a deep sleep during his centennial re-evilizer, and he falls in love with her when he wakes up. They get married and join forces to make an even more terrible threat for the Rangers, but not even this can prepare them for what is to come.[22]
Season 3 (1995)
Rito Revolto, Rita's skeletal brother, comes to Earth and destroys the Rangers' Thunderzords and the Tigerzord with the help of a group of monsters. As a result, the Dinozords are also destroyed and the Power Coins are damaged beyond repair. Undaunted, the Power Rangers seek the aid of Ninjor, the alleged creator of the Power Coins, who gives them new Ninja Coins, providing them with the even more powerful Ninjazords (which combine into the Ninja Megazord) and the Falconzord.[23]
Some time later, an Australian girl named Katherine Hillard moves to Angel Grove. She befriends the rangers and displays an intense affection for Tommy. Later it is found out that Rita had captured Katherine and put her under a powerful spell, giving her the ability to transform into a cat as well as a cat-like monster. Under this spell, she steals Kimberly's Ninja Power Coin, vastly weakening and nearly killing the Pink Ranger, due to how her life force - like that of the other Rangers - is connected to her Ninja Coin. It is during this time that the Rangers acquire their most powerful Zords: the Shogunzords (which combine into the Shogun Megazord), but only after having to agree to help Lord Zedd destroy Angel Grove and subsequently betray him. Eventually, Katherine overcomes Rita's evil spell and returns the Pink Ninja Power Coin to Kimberly. A short time later, Kimberly gets a chance to pursue her personal athletic dreams. With Zordon's blessing, she leaves to train for the Pan Global Games, choosing Katherine to replace her as the Pink Ranger. Though her initial fear and hesitation keeps her from contributing fully to the fight against evil, Katherine eventually becomes both comfortable and capable of fulfilling her duty as the second Pink Ranger.[24][25][26]
After several more battles, Zedd and Rita are joined by Rita's father, Master Vile. Following his failed attempts to defeat the Rangers, he reverses time, turning the Rangers into powerless children. These events culminate in the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers and lead to the next incarnation of the franchise, entitled Power Rangers Zeo.
Characters
Power Rangers
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- Jason Lee Scott
The original Red Ranger of MMPR and the first leader of the team. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord and Red Dragon Thunderzord, and commands the Dino Megazord and Thunder Megazord. During Tommy's absence, he also wields the Dragon Dagger and controls the Green Ranger's Dragonzord. Jason was portrayed by Austin St. John. - Zack Taylor
The original Black Ranger of MMPR. He wields the Power Axe, pilots the Mastodon Dinozord and Lion Thunderzord, and commands the Dragonzord in Battle Mode. Zack was portrayed by Walter Emanuel Jones. - Trini Kwan
The original Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord and Griffin Thunderzord. Trini was portrayed by Thuy Trang. - Kimberly Hart
The original Pink Ranger of MMPR and the first Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Pterodactyl Dinozord, Firebird Thunderzord, and Crane Ninjazord. Kimberly was portrayed by Amy Jo Johnson. - Billy Cranston
The Blue Ranger of MMPR and the Blue Ninja Ranger; also the longest-lasting member of the original team. He wields the Power Lance, pilots the Triceratops Dinozord, Unicorn Thunderzord, Wolf Ninjazord, and Blue Shogunzord, and commands the Dino Megazord (after Jason). Billy was portrayed by David Yost. - Tommy Oliver
The Green Ranger and White Ranger of MMPR; also the White Ninja Ranger and the second leader of the team following Jason's departure. He wields the Dragon Dagger (as the Green Ranger) and the Saba Sword (as the White Ranger), and pilots the Dragonzord, White Tigerzord, Falcon Ninjazord, and White Shogunzord (with Katherine). Tommy was portrayed by Jason David Frank. - Rocky DeSantos
The second Red Ranger of MMPR and the Red Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Red Dragon Thunderzord (after Jason), Ape Ninjazord, Red Shogunzord, and Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (after Jason), and commands the Thunder Megazord (after Jason), Ninja Megazord, and Shogun Megazord. Rocky was portrayed by Steve Cardenas. - Adam Park
The second Black Ranger of MMPR and the Black Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Axe, and pilots the Lion Thunderzord (after Zack), Frog Ninjazord, and Black Shogunzord. Adam was portrayed by Johnny Yong Bosch. - Aisha Campbell
The second Yellow Ranger of MMPR and the Yellow Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Griffin Thunderzord (after Trini), Bear Ninjazord, and Yellow Shogunzord. Aisha was portrayed by Karan Ashley. - Katherine "Kat" Hillard
The second Pink Ranger of MMPR and the second Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Crane Ninjazord (after Kimberly), White Shogunzord (with Tommy), and Pterodactyl Dinozord (after Kimberly). Kat was portrayed by Catherine Sutherland. - Minh Kwan
The third Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord (after Trini). Minh was portrayed by Charlize "Charlie" Kersh.
Supporting characters
- Zordon
An inter-dimensional being trapped in a time warp, he is the wise mentor of the Rangers, who also bestowed their powers. 10,000 years ago, Zordon led the fight against the forces of evil, specifically Rita. Finally, he was able to imprison the evil witch and her minions in a dumpster on the Moon. He once had a corporeal human form, but now appears as a floating head in an energy tube. He is initially voiced and portrayed by David Fielding, and later voiced by Robert L. Manahan. - Alpha 5
A multi-functional semi-sentient automaton from Edenoi, Alpha was Zordon's trusted robotic assistant, responsible for the daily operations and upkeep of the Command Center. He is portrayed by Sandi Sellner and is voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz. - Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
Two bullies at Angel Grove High School. Bulk, the leader, was prone to dragging Skull into wacky schemes, which usually failed miserably and ended in humiliation or injury. In the second season, the two decide to discover the identities of the Power Rangers after they were saved by the Rangers in "The Mutiny". In the third season, they enroll in the Junior Police Force. Thanks to the efforts of their superior officer, Lt. Stone, the duo become good-natured goofs, but still sometimes selfish. They are portrayed by Paul Schrier (Bulk) and Jason Narvy (Skull). - Ernie
The owner and proprietor of the Youth Center, he could often be seen behind the counter of the Juice Bar, and would sometimes dispense advice to the teens. He is portrayed by Richard Genelle. - Mr. Caplan
The stern principal of Angel Grove High School, who often encouraged his students in their extracurricular activities. He wore a toupée, which serves as a running gag during seasons 1 and 2. He is portrayed by Henry Cannon (uncredited).[citation needed] - Ms. Appleby
A teacher at Angel Grove High School. She is portrayed by Royce Herron (uncredited).[27] - Angela
The girl of Zack's affections, he was constantly attempting to impress and go on a date with her, much to her annoyance. She would often demean Zack for his attempts, but later in season 1, she starts to like him. She only appears in season 1. She is portrayed by Renee Griggs (uncredited). - Curtis
Zack's cousin who appears very early on in season 2, and was phased out of the show shortly after Zack's departure. He is portrayed by Joel Rodgers (uncredited). - Richie
Another teen introduced early in season 2 to aid Ernie with running the juice bar and who was planned to be Trini's love interest. Like Curtis, he too was phased out of the show following Trini's departure. He is portrayed by Maurice Mendoza (uncredited). - Jerome Stone
A Police Lieutenant with the Angel Grove Police Department. He is portrayed by Gregg Bullock. - Prince Dex/Masked Rider
A warrior from Alpha's home planet of Edenoi who leads a resistance movement against its ruthless dictator Count Dregon, an acquaintance and rival of Lord Zedd. He is portrayed by Ted Jan Roberts. - Ninjor
The creator of the original 6 Power Coins and Dinozords that were used by the original 6 Power Rangers, even though it was Zordon who distributed them. He is portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Kim Strauss. - Wild West Rangers
The Old West ancestors of Rocky, Adam, Aisha and Billy, who temporarily obtain Ranger Powers when Kimberly is transported to their time. Named Rocko, Abraham, Miss Alicia and William. As Rangers, the Wild West Rangers have outfits identical to those of their descendants, except for the addition of cowboy attire.
Antagonists
- Rita Repulsa
The first main antagonist for the series. Rita Repulsa is an alien sorceress who was imprisoned in a dumpster on the Moon with her minions until some astronauts accidentally freed her. She is portrayed by Machiko Soga in Season 1, and Carla Perez onward. She was voiced by Barbara Goodson. - Lord Zedd
An intergalactic warlord who is the main antagonist starting in season 2, along with Rita. Using his staff, Lord Zedd can turn anything into a monster. He was portrayed by Ed Neil (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Goldar
A manticore-themed creature who is Rita's main henchman. He is portrayed by Takashi Sakamoto, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, and Danny Wayne Stallcup (former two uncredited). He was voiced by Kerrigan Mahan. - Rito Revolto
Rita's brother and a secondary antagonist/henchman for season 3. He is portrayed by Kenichi Endō and Danny Wayne Stallcup. He was voiced by Bob Papenbrook. - Scorpina
A scorpion-themed female and partner of Goldar who becomes a scorpion-themed monster when enlarged. She is portrayed by Ami Kawai in Season 1, and Sabrina Lu in Season 2 (1 episode only) and wasn't seen again afterwards. She was voiced by Wendee Lee. - Finster
A leprechaun-themed creature who is Rita's chief monster maker in season 1. By season 3, he still occasionally makes monsters. He was portrayed by Takako Iiboshi (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Squatt
One of Rita's henchmen. A short, fat, blue hobgoblin-themed creature, he is usually blamed for Rita or Zedd's failures. He was portrayed by Minoru Watanabe (uncredited) and voiced by Michael Sorich. - Baboo
One of Rita's henchmen. A tall, vampire-like creature who wears a monocle. He usually chastises Squatt when Rita's plans fail and is often blamed. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka (uncredited) and voiced by Dave Mallow. - Master Vile
Rita and Rito's father and an antagonist in season 3. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Simon Prescott (both uncredited). - Lokar
A floating, demonic, ethereal, he is an old friend of Rita's and she called on him for a favor to defeat the Rangers. He was portrayed by Masahiko Urano (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Putty Patrollers
The golem warriors made of clay who act as Rita Repulsa's foot soldiers, the Putties are often sent to wear the Rangers down before a monster battle, as well as for sabotage and other special missions. The original Puttys were based on Golem Soldiers, which were the Sentai Counterpart on Zyuranger.- Z-Putties
In Season 2, Lord Zedd upgrades the Putty design, completely replacing Rita's original design. Zedd's Putties (or Z-Putties for short) are superior to the original Putties and are more expendable. However, the Z-Putties also have a big weakness—striking the Z-logo on their chests causes the Z-Putties to explode into pieces. The Z-Putties were the first group of Power Ranger exclusive foot soldiers.
- Z-Putties
- Tenga Warriors
The crow-like soldiers that are able to speak. They are introduced in Season 3 when Rito takes them with him to the Moon as a wedding gift, and replace Zedd's Putties. The Rangers normally use their Ninja Ranger powers to fight them. Unlike the Putties, the Tenga Warriors are not expendable and they return to the Moon when defeated. The Tengas originated in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (going by the name "Tengu Warriors") under the command of Ivan Ooze. The name changed between the movie and show was because of copyright complications with the movie's producer 20th Century Fox.[citation needed]. Like the Z-Putties, the Tenga's were the second group of foot soldiers exclusive to Power Rangers.
Episodes
Season 1 (1993–94)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Day of the Dumpster" | Adrian Carr | Tony Oliver & Shuki Levy | August 28, 1993 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "High Five" | Adrian Carr | Steve Kramer | September 7, 1993 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Teamwork" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 8, 1993 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "A Pressing Engagement" | Adrian Carr | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling | September 9, 1993 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Different Drum" | Jeff Reiner | Julianne Klemm | September 10, 1993 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Food Fight" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 4, 1993 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Big Sisters" | Jeff Reiner | Gary Glasberg & Shuki Levy | September 30, 1993 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "I, Eye Guy" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John | September 14, 1993 | 109 |
9 | 9 | "For Whom the Bell Trolls" | Robert Hughes | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Stewart St. John | September 15, 1993 | 111 |
10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday, Zack" | Jeff Reiner | Stewart St. John | September 16, 1993 | 112 |
11 | 11 | "No Clowning Around" | Adrian Carr | Mark Hoffmeier | September 17, 1993 | 113 |
12 | 12 | "Power Ranger Punks" | David Blyth | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1993 | 121 |
13 | 13 | "Peace, Love and Woe" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | September 21, 1993 | 128 |
14 | 14 | "Foul Play in the Sky" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | September 22, 1993 | 110 |
15 | 15 | "Dark Warrior" | Terence H. Winkless | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Mark Hoffmeier | September 28, 1993 | 129 |
16 | 16 | "Switching Places" | Jeff Reiner | Shuki Levy & Steve Kramer | October 4, 1993 | 108 |
17 | 17 | "Green with Evil" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 5, 1993 | 114 |
18 | 18 | Tom Wyner & Cheryl Saban and Stewart St. John | October 6, 1993 | 115 | ||
19 | 19 | Mark Ryan & Stewart St. John | October 7, 1993 | 116 | ||
20 | 20 | Cindy McKay & Stewart St. John | October 8, 1993 | 117 | ||
21 | 21 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 9, 1993 | 118 | ||
22 | 22 | "The Trouble with Shellshock" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John & Julianne Klemm | October 11, 1993 | 119 |
23 | 23 | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Robert Hughes | Steve Kramer | October 19, 1993 | 120 |
24 | 24 | "The Spit Flower" | David Blyth | Peggy Nicoll | October 13, 1993 | 122 |
25 | 25 | "Life's a Masquerade" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | October 30, 1993 | 123 |
26 | 26 | "Gung Ho!" | Robert Hughes | Mark Hoffmeier | November 4, 1993 | 124 |
27 | 27 | "Wheel of Misfortune" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Ryan & Cheryl Saban | November 5, 1993 | 127 |
28 | 28 | "Island of Illusion" | Terence H. Winkless | Chris Schoon & Shuki Levy | November 8, 1993 | 125 |
29 | 29 | Stewart St. John & Chris Schoon and Shuki Levy | November 9, 1993 | 126 | ||
30 | 30 | "The Rockstar" | Terence H. Winkless | Peggy Nicoll | November 10, 1993 | 130 |
31 | 31 | "Calamity Kimberly" | Terence H. Winkless | Tom Wyner & Julianne Klemm | November 11, 1993 | 131 |
32 | 32 | "A Star is Born" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 15, 1993 | 132 |
33 | 33 | "The Yolk's on You!" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 16, 1993 | 133 |
34 | 34 | "The Green Candle" | Robert Hughes | Mark McKain & Stewart St. John | November 17, 1993 | 134 |
35 | 35 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | November 18, 1993 | 135 | ||
36 | 36 | "Birds of a Feather" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | November 22, 1993 | 136 |
37 | 37 | "Clean-Up Club" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 23, 1993 | 137 |
38 | 38 | "A Bad Reflection on You" | Robert Hughes | Peggy Nicoll | November 27, 1993 | 138 |
39 | 39 | "Doomsday" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | November 29, 1993 | 139 |
40 | 40 | November 30, 1993 | 140 | |||
41 | 41 | "Rita's Seed of Evil" | Robert Hughes | Stewart St. John | February 7, 1994 | 143 |
42 | 42 | "A Pig Surprise" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 8, 1994 | 141 |
43 | 43 | "Something Fishy" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | February 9, 1994 | 145 |
44 | 44 | "Lions & Blizzards" | Robert Hughes | Shell Danielson | February 10, 1994 | 142 |
45 | 45 | "Crystal of Nightmares" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 14, 1994 | 144 |
46 | 46 | "To Flea or Not to Flee" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | February 15, 1994 | 146 |
47 | 47 | "Reign of the Jellyfish" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | February 16, 1994 | 147 |
48 | 48 | "Plague of the Mantis" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | February 17, 1994 | 148 |
49 | 49 | "Return of an Old Friend" | Worth Keeter | Shell Danielson | February 28, 1994 | 149 |
50 | 50 | March 1, 1994 | 150 | |||
51 | 51 | "Grumble Bee" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | April 28, 1994 | 151 |
52 | 52 | "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | John Stewart | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1994 | 152 |
53 | 53 | "Fowl Play" | John Stewart | Peggy Nicoll | May 2, 1994 | 153 |
54 | 54 | "Trick or Treat" | Worth Keeter | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | May 3, 1994 | 155 |
55 | 55 | "Second Chance" | Worth Keeter | Mark Litton | May 4, 1994 | 157 |
56 | 56 | "On Fins and Needles" | Worth Keeter | Douglas Sloan | May 5, 1994 | 156 |
57 | 57 | "Enter... The Lizzinator" | Worth Keeter | Stewart St. John | May 6, 1994 | 154 |
58 | 58 | "Football Season" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | May 9, 1994 | 158 |
59 | 59 | "Mighty Morphin' Mutants" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | May 16, 1994 | 159 |
60 | 60 | "An Oyster Stew" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson | May 23, 1994 | 160 |
Season 2 (1994–95)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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61 | 1 | "The Mutiny" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | July 21, 1994 | 201 | 12.2[28] |
62 | 2 | July 29, 1994 | 202 | 7.2[29] | |||
63 | 3 | August 5, 1994 | 203 | 8.2[30] | |||
64 | 4 | "The Wanna-Be Ranger" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | September 13, 1994 | 204 | N/A |
65 | 5 | "Putty on the Brain" | John Stewart | Mark Litton | September 14, 1994 | 205 | N/A |
66 | 6 | "Bloom of Doom" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | September 17, 1994 | 206 | N/A |
67 | 7 | "The Green Dream" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 19, 1994 | 210 | N/A |
68 | 8 | "The Power Stealer" | Terence H. Winkless | Tony Oliver & Barbara A. Oliver | September 20, 1994 | 207 | N/A |
69 | 9 | "The Beetle Invasion" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 21, 1994 | 208 | N/A |
70 | 10 | "Welcome to Venus Island" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 24, 1994 | 209 | N/A |
71 | 11 | "The Song of Guitardo" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson & Shuki Levy | September 26, 1994 | 211 | N/A |
72 | 12 | "Green No More" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 27, 1994 | 212 | N/A |
73 | 13 | September 28, 1994 | 213 | N/A | |||
74 | 14 | "Missing Green" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | October 3, 1994 | 215 | N/A |
75 | 15 | "Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 4, 1994 | 214 | N/A |
76 | 16 | "Beauty and the Beast" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | October 10, 1994 | 216 | N/A |
77 | 17 | "White Light" | Jonathan Tzachor | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | October 17, 1994 | 217 | N/A |
78 | 18 | October 18, 1994 | 218 | N/A | |||
79 | 19 | "Two for One" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 24, 1994 | 219 | N/A |
80 | 20 | "Opposites Attract" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 25, 1994 | 221 | N/A |
81 | 21 | "Zedd's Monster Mash" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 28, 1994 | 220 | N/A |
82 | 22 | "The Ninja Encounter" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 2, 1994 | 223 | N/A |
83 | 23 | November 3, 1994 | 224 | N/A | |||
84 | 24 | November 4, 1994 | 225 | N/A | |||
85 | 25 | "A Monster of Global Proportions" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | November 5, 1994 | 226 | N/A |
86 | 26 | "Zedd Waves" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Mark Litton | November 7, 1994 | 222 | N/A |
87 | 27 | "The Power Transfer" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 8, 1994 | 231 | N/A |
88 | 28 | November 9, 1994 | 232 | N/A | |||
89 | 29 | "Goldar's Vice-Versa" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 12, 1994 | 233 | N/A |
90 | 30 | "Mirror of Regret" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 14, 1994 | 234 | N/A |
91 | 31 | "When is a Ranger Not a Ranger?" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 15, 1994 | 235 | N/A |
92 | 32 | "Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 16, 1994 | 228 | N/A |
93 | 33 | "Lights, Camera, Action" | Terence H. Winkless | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | November 17, 1994 | 240 | N/A |
94 | 34 | "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" | John Stewart | Jerry P. Jacobs | November 21, 1994 | 237 | N/A |
95 | 35 | "Scavenger Hunt" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | November 22, 1994 | 227 | N/A |
96 | 36 | "The Great Bookala Escape" | John Stewart | Judd Lynn | November 23, 1994 | 239 | N/A |
97 | 37 | "Forever Friends" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 28, 1994 | 238 | N/A |
98 | 38 | "A Reel Fish Story" | Terence H. Winkless | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Douglas Sloan | November 29, 1994 | 236 | N/A |
99 | 39 | "Rangers Back in Time" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 4, 1995 | 229 | N/A |
100 | 40 | February 11, 1995 | 230 | N/A | |||
101 | 41 | "The Wedding" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 13, 1995 | 241 | N/A |
102 | 42 | February 14, 1995 | 242 | N/A | |||
103 | 43 | February 15, 1995 | 243 | N/A | |||
104 | 44 | "Return of the Green Ranger" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | February 20, 1995 | 244 | N/A |
105 | 45 | Shuki Levy | February 21, 1995 | 245 | N/A | ||
106 | 46 | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 22, 1995 | 246 | N/A | ||
107 | 47 | "Best Man for the Job" | John Weil | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1995 | 250 | N/A |
108 | 48 | "Storybook Rangers" | John Weil | Douglas Sloan & Cheryl Saban | May 1, 1995 | 248 | N/A |
109 | 49 | May 2, 1995 | 249 | N/A | |||
110 | 50 | "Wild West Rangers" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | May 8, 1995 | 251 | N/A |
111 | 51 | May 9, 1995 | 252 | N/A | |||
112 | 52 | "Blue Ranger Gone Bad" | John Weil | Judd Lynn | May 20, 1995 | 247 | N/A |
Season 3 (1995)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113 | 1 | "A Friend in Need" | Worth Keeter | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 2, 1995 | 301 |
114 | 2 | September 9, 1995 | 302 | |||
115 | 3 | September 9, 1995 | 303 | |||
116 | 4 | "Ninja Quest" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 11, 1995 | 304 |
117 | 5 | September 12, 1995 | 305 | |||
118 | 6 | September 13, 1995 | 306 | |||
119 | 7 | September 14, 1995 | 307 | |||
120 | 8 | "A Brush with Destiny" | Terence H. Winkless | Gilles Wheeler | September 18, 1995 | 308 |
121 | 9 | "Passing the Lantern" | Armand Garabidian | Kati Rocky | September 19, 1995 | 309 |
122 | 10 | "Wizard for a Day" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1995 | 310 |
123 | 11 | "Fourth Down and Long" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | September 23, 1995 | 311 |
124 | 12 | "Stop the Hate Master" | Bob Radler | Stewart St. John | September 25, 1995 | 313 |
125 | 13 | September 26, 1995 | 314 | |||
126 | 14 | "Final Face-Off" | Armand Garabidian | Douglas Sloan | October 2, 1995 | 312 |
127 | 15 | "The Potion Notion" | Bob Radler | Jackie Marchand | October 9, 1995 | 315 |
128 | 16 | "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" | Douglas Sloan | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes | November 23, 1995 | 316 |
129 | 17 | "A Ranger Catastrophe" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | October 16, 1995 | 317 |
130 | 18 | October 17, 1995 | 318 | |||
131 | 19 | "Changing of the Zords" | Jonathan Tzachor | Stewart St. John | October 31, 1995 | 319 |
132 | 20 | November 1, 1995 | 320 | |||
133 | 21 | November 2, 1995 | 321 | |||
134 | 22 | "Follow That Cab!" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 4, 1995 | 322 |
135 | 23 | "A Different Shade of Pink" | Bob Radler | Douglas Sloan | November 6, 1995 | 323 |
136 | 24 | November 7, 1995 | 324 | |||
137 | 25 | November 8, 1995 | 325 | |||
138 | 26 | "Rita's Pita" | Terence H. Winkless | Jackie Marchand | November 11, 1995 | 326 |
139 | 27 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 13, 1995 | 327 |
140 | 28 | "A Chimp in Charge" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 18, 1995 | 328 |
141 | 29 | "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor" | Bob Radler | Mark Litton | November 20, 1995 | 329 |
142 | 30 | November 21, 1995 | 330 | |||
143 | 31 | November 22, 1995 | 331 | |||
144 | 32 | "The Sound of Dischordia" | Marco Garibaldi | Stewart St. John | November 25, 1995 | 332 |
145 | 33 | "Rangers in Reverse" | Marco Garibaldi | Douglas Sloan | November 27, 1995 | 333 |
Special (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always" | Charlie Haskell | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | April 19, 2023 | — |
Production
Conception
While on a business trip to Japan, Haim Saban came across a broadcast of Choudenshi Bioman on TV Asahi, later learning of a popular French-language dub aired on Canal+.[31] Based on the franchise's popularity both in and outside of its native country, Saban realized there was potential for an American adaptation. He and his business partner Shuki Levy quickly produced a pilot entitled Bio-Man in August 1986,[32] which featured an early appearance by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos in a leading role.[33] According to Levy, they "shopped it around for at least five years, but nobody wanted it."[34] Saban only found success in 1992, when he found a network executive familiar with Super Sentai, Fox Kids' Margaret Loesch, that during her time with Marvel Productions saw partner Stan Lee trying to sell the Sun Vulcan series to various television stations such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO. Loesch's boss at Fox did not have much faith in the project, only financing a pilot that if unsuccessful, could even lead to Loesch's dismissal. Levy and Saban then began working on the pilot using footage from the latest Sentai season, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger,[35] entitling the pitch Galaxy Rangers. A test screening with an audience of children was successful,[35] and eventually, the pilot was picked up by Fox Kids for a 40-episode order, after which point it would be determined by the network whether or not to renew the series for additional episodes.[34]
Casting
Due to the action-oriented nature of the show, many of the lead actors cast had background in martial arts, dance, or other physically intensive activities. Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and David Yost (Billy) were former competitive gymnasts,[36][37][38] Austin St. John (Jason) held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo,[39] and a first-degree black belt in Judo.[40] Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack) was a dancer and trained in Taekwondo, and Thuy Trang (Trini) was a kung fu practitioner.[41] Actor Jason Narvy (Skull) originally auditioned for the role of Billy.[42]
Filming
The series was shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California.[43] Recurring locations included Grant High School, Placerita Canyon State Park, Puddingstone Reservoir, and Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The House of the Book at Brandeis-Bardin Institute was used as the exterior location for the Command Center.[44] Due to its unusual, futuristic architecture; the building had previously been used in the films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Lawnmower Man.[45]
As part of the initial licensing agreement between Saban and Toei Company, the producers of the Super Sentai, additional footage was filmed in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, and insert shots of the villain characters (particularly those played by Machiko Soga, Ami Kawai, and Hideaki Kusaka)[46] were filmed in order to allow more in-depth, extensive scenes of the villains who would be unable to interact with the main cast due to the nature of the show.[47] The additional footage included close-ups of the actor speaking English-language lines phonetically in order to make the necessary dialogue looping more seamless.[47]
Episodes 39 & 40 (The two part episode Doomsday) were originally intended as the season (and potentially series) finale.[48] According to Paul Schrier, the producers brought Machiko Soga in to film new footage, but she could not mouth the dialogue.[49] Due to the unprecedented success of the show and its merchandising, Fox Kids ordered an additional 20 episodes. Since most of the available stock footage from Zyuranger had been depleted for use in the first 40 episodes of Season 1, Saban commissioned Toei to produce 25 new monster costumes and new battle footage using the existing Zyuranger suits. This new footage has been referred to as "Zyu2" by Power Rangers fans. Saban used 15 of the new monster costumes and their footage for the rest of Season 1 (episodes 41–60), then the remaining ten for the first 13 episodes of Season 2.[50] This became problematic, however, when the Thunderzords were introduced, as they were from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, which resulted in Saban splicing together footage from both "Zyu2" and Dairanger for the Megazord battles in these early Season 2 episodes.
Following production of Season 2's first 20 episodes, Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emanuel Jones left the show over contract disputes.[51] To disguise this incident, a combination of body doubles, voice doubles and stock footage were used to continue featuring the characters Jason, Trini and Zack for eight episodes. The voice doubles were also used for the Ranger costume scenes in the last several episodes that the three actors filmed. The subplot of Jason, Trini and Zack leaving Angel Grove for the World Peace Conference was made to bridge the transition to their replacements.
During the later portion of Season 2 (following Rocky, Adam and Aisha's introduction to the series), the production moved to Sydney, Australia for roughly four months to shoot Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, which was released the following summer before the start of Season 3.
Reception and controversy
Depictions of violence
Despite the success of the series, it was also subject to much controversy from parents who felt the show was too violent for young children. The show had aired before television stations issued content warnings such as parental guidance or fit for viewing persons twelve years or over, the V-chip, and television ratings. In the US, numerous complaints were sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 1993, the Canadian broadcast rights to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were jointly purchased by the YTV cable channel, and the series played to a receptive audience every weekday afternoon on YTV, the latter trailing the American broadcast by several months. However, due to complaints sent to the recently formed Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and a negative assessment from that body over the show's violent content,[52] YTV removed the series from their line-up in November.[53][54][55] Despite not actually being a member of the CBSC, YTV complied and pulled the series before the end of its first season; Global (which was a CBSC member) ultimately did the same. While a phone-in poll was conducted to see if viewers wanted MMPR back on YTV, no further installments of the Power Rangers franchise aired on the network until 2011's Power Rangers Samurai, although commercials for toys and videos were still advertised on it.[56] Later Disney-era versions of the series were broadcast on ABC Family.
In 1994, the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) upheld several complaints from members of the public about the level of violence in the show. The main concern of those complainants was that the show portrayed violence as the primary means of resolving conflict, and that this was influencing children to behave more violently more frequently. Immediately following the BSA decision, the second season of the show was all but cancelled by Television New Zealand.[54] New Zealand is the only country in the world where this show has been prematurely withdrawn from public broadcast to date.[57] DVD and video releases of the more-recent Power Rangers series that were filmed in New Zealand can be found at The Warehouse, although general sales through video stores and other retailers are scarce. Later series in the Power Rangers franchise, such as Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury, were filmed in New Zealand, but the programs were still not shown in the country, until 2011, when Samurai premiered.[citation needed]
In mid-October 1994, the murder of Silje Redergård by two of her young friends prompted Swedish-owned TV3 to pull MMPR from its broadcast schedule in all of its market countries. However, MMPR was not related to the event.[58]
Poor work conditions
As a non-union production, members of the original cast were reportedly subject to low pay, long hours, unfair contracts, and a hostile work environment and, as many of the cast were young, aspiring actors, they had no agents or lawyers to protect their interests and they themselves had limited experience in the entertainment industry. Additionally, despite the show's financial success, members of the original cast did not receive royalty payments for re-runs of episodes in which they starred.[59]
Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emmanuel Jones were the first to leave the series, citing low pay, in the middle of the second season, and St. John was homeless for a time after leaving.[60] While the reasons for their departure was debated for many years, St. John would confirm in 2014 that the departure was due to the low salaries the stars were being paid; he stated "I could have worked the window at McDonald's and probably made the same money the first season. It was disappointing, it was frustrating, it made a lot of us angry."[51] The actors were receiving non-union pay,[61][62] in the amount of about $60,000 per year without any compensation for merchandising for the show, which was estimated to be worth about $1 billion. Trang, St. John, and Jones were all represented by agent Ingrid Wang,[63] and they requested more compensation and union recognition.[64][61][63][65] Amy Jo Johnson, who left the series in the middle of the third season, later expressed regret that she and the other cast members did not join the three departing cast members in calling for union wages and recognition, wondering if all of them standing together may have led to a different result.[66] According to Johnson, St. John, Jones and Trang had wanted the show to become unionized, leading to them being replaced by Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Karan Ashley, respectively.[67]
Within the show, the actors' departure was explained by their characters being chosen as representatives in an international "Peace Conference" in Switzerland.[68][69][70][71] Trang, St. John, and Jones released a joint statement about their departure:[72][73][74]
After two seasons as the Power Rangers, we would now like to move forward to the many new opportunities that have been presented to us. Our Power Rangers experience will always remain an exciting and important part of our lives and careers, and it is gratifying that through our participation in the show, we were able to touch the lives of so many young people.
Allegations of homophobia
David Yost was the last of the original Ranger actors to leave the series (during Power Rangers Zeo), citing homophobic attitudes from production staff, prompting him to unsuccessfully undergo conversion therapy in an effort to change his sexuality.[75] In a 2010 interview with fan blog "No Pink Spandex", Yost stated that he walked off set one day because "[he] was called 'faggot' one too many times." He also stated that the producers would often ask other cast members what they thought about his homosexuality, and this made him uncomfortable as well.[76][77] Shortly after this interview, producer Scott Page-Pagter stated that Yost left over a pay dispute and that he didn't know why Yost made the allegations of homophobia; he further stated that Yost did not get along with any of the crew.[78]
Other
In Malaysia, the phrase "Mighty Morphin" was censored and edited out from the logo due to the word "morphin" being too similar to the name of the drug morphine.[79]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1995
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Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Ilan Rosenberg | Nominated |
Broadcast and home media
Reruns of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were aired on all networks such as Fox/ABC Family, Toon Disney (part of the Jetix block) and ABC Kids for a short time, but returned on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That block in honor of the series' 20th anniversary in 2013 and later in 2023, Video on Demand network Kabillion currently airs the show.
VHS, DVD and streaming
Between 1994 and 1996, Saban Home Entertainment, in association with PolyGram Video and WarnerVision Entertainment, released videotapes of the series in the United States. In 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released seven compilation VHS tapes. In 2012, Shout! Factory released 19 discs to Comic-Con International and a 20-disc set exclusively to Time Life of all three seasons and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. In that same year, Shout! Factory reissued the 19 discs to wider retail. They also released two volumes for both seasons 1 and 2 of the series, as well as the complete third season. In January 2014, the complete series, as well as the remaining 17 seasons in the entire Power Rangers franchise, was released in 98-disc set. The series has also been released on VHS in the UK and Australia, and Region 2 DVD. The first 30 episodes of season 1 have been released to Region 4 DVD.
As of 2023, the series is now streaming on Netflix along with Ninja Steel, Super Ninja Steel, Beast Morphers, Dino Fury and Cosmic Fury.
Video games
The following video games are either based on the television series or feature characters from the series.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Genesis, Game Gear) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES) (1995)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS) (2007)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) (2017)[80]
- Power Rangers: Legacy Wars (iOS, Android) (2017)
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) (2019)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Windows (2024)[81]
Comic books
Several comic book series were based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From 1994 to 1995, Hamilton Comics produced three separate series totaling 13 issues altogether. Marvel Comics produced two series, the first with seven issues based on the second season and the second with five issues called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers which was a flip book with adventures based on the third season on one side and of VR Troopers on the other. The Power Rangers also appeared in the Masked Rider comic book from Marvel. In March 2016, BOOM! comics released a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series based on the original series but serves as a reboot taking place in the modern world.[82][83][84][85] In July 2017, a second series titled Go Go Power Rangers was released and takes place before Tommy joins the team.
Films
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
See also
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Also known as | MMPR |
Genre | Action Adventure Science fantasy Superhero |
Created by | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
Based on | Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Gosei Sentai Dairanger & Ninja Sentai Kakuranger by Toei Company |
Developed by | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
Starring | Jason David Frank Thuy Trang Austin St. John Walter Emanuel Jones Amy Jo Johnson David Yost Johnny Yong Bosch Karan Ashley Steve Cardenas Catherine Sutherland Charlize "Charlie" Kersh Paul Schrier Jason Narvy David Fielding |
Voices of | Barbara Goodson Richard Steven Horvitz Robert L. Manahan Robert Axelrod Kerrigan Mahan Dave Mallow Michael Sorich Wendee Lee Bob Papenbrook Kim Strauss Tony Oliver |
Narrated by | Dave Mallow (series announcer, "Today/previously on Power Rangers" segments) |
Theme music composer | Ron Wasserman |
Composers | Shuki Levy Haim Saban (as Kussa Mahchi) Ron Wasserman Kenneth Burgomaster |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 1 (Re-version) |
No. of episodes | 145 32 (Re-version) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Haim Saban Shuki Levy James Simone (Re-version) |
Producers | Ronnie Hadar Jonathan Tzachor Dan Evans III (Re-version) |
Production locations | California (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles) Japan (Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama)) and Kyoto) |
Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg Sean Mclin (2nd unit) |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 20–21 minutes |
Production companies | Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. MMPR Productions, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | Fox (Fox Kids) |
Release | August 28, 1993 November 27, 1995 | –
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Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) is an American superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along with a large line of toys, action figures, and other merchandise.[1] The show adapted stock footage from the Japanese TV series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992–1993), which was the 16th installment of Toei's Super Sentai franchise.[2] The second and third seasons of the show drew elements and stock footage from Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, respectively, though the Zyuranger costumes were still used for the lead cast in these two seasons. Only the mecha and the Kiba Ranger (White Ranger) costume from Dairanger were featured in the second season while only the Kakuranger mecha was featured in the third season, though the Kakuranger costumes were later used for the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. The series was produced by MMPR Productions and distributed by Saban Entertainment, while the show's merchandise was produced and distributed by Bandai Entertainment.
While a global storyline would continue in Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (which could be considered respectively and unofficially as the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons of the original series), the subsequent series would not be sequels or spin-offs in the traditional sense, having self-contained plots with no strong connection with the original series (except taking place in the same universe, not being reboots). The exceptions would be Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which could be considered as a continuation of the original classic series by having the presence of the character Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger and later White Ranger, portrayed by Jason David Frank) as part of the regular team of Rangers of the generation of that series (in some of the other series the character only made special participations). Another series connected to the original classic series would be Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, as one of the main villains of this series, Thrax, is the son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, main villains of the classic series.
In 2010, a remake of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, with a revised new look of the original 1993 logo, comic book-referenced graphics, and extra alternative visual effects, was broadcast on ABC Kids, and Bandai produced brand new toys to coincide with the series. Only the first 32 of season one's 60 episodes were remade. It was the final Power Rangers season to air on ABC Kids as Haim Saban re-acquired the franchise from Disney, who took over the rights in 2002. With the beginning of Power Rangers Samurai in 2011, the franchise had moved to Nickelodeon.[3][4]
The original series also spawned the feature film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, released by 20th Century Fox on June 30, 1995. Despite mixed reviews, it was a success at the box office,[5] and earned a cult following. In 1997, a second film titled Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was released as a bridge between the series Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo. In 2017, a reboot film based on the original series was distributed by Lionsgate, simply titled Power Rangers.[6] Due to both the film's financial failure and Hasbro's acquisition of the franchise in 2018, another reboot is in development.[7][8]
A television special titled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always commemorated the 30th anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and premiered on Netflix on April 19, 2023, with returning cast members David Yost, Walter Emanuel Jones, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Catherine Sutherland, Barbara Goodson, and Richard Steven Horvitz who reprised their roles. Charlie Kersh portrayed Minh, the daughter of Trini Kwan and the third Yellow Ranger.[9]
Series overview
Season 1 (1993–1994)
The series takes place in the fictional town of Angel Grove, California.[10] On an exploratory mission on the moon, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container (referred to as a dumpster) and breach the unit, inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress Rita Repulsa and her minions from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet—Earth. The wise sage Zordon, who was responsible for capturing Rita, later becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant Alpha 5 to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are Jason Lee Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan, and Billy Cranston. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a superhuman fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with formidable abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault vehicles called Zords which can combine into a giant humanoid robot known as the Megazord.[11][12][13]
The series begins with the five teenagers combating Rita and her seemingly endless array of monsters, while also dealing with typical teenage problems and clashing with local bullies Bulk and Skull. However, consecutive failures lead Rita to adopt a new method for conquering Earth and destroying the Power Rangers—by attacking them with one of their own. Using her magic, Rita kidnaps and brainwashes a local teen whose fighting skills prove to equal that of Jason's in a martial-arts tournament held in Angel Grove. The new teen, Tommy Oliver, passes Rita's tests, becoming the Green Ranger. Entrusted with Rita's Sword of Darkness, the source for the continuance of the evil spell he has fallen victim to, Tommy comes dangerously close to defeating the Power Rangers. After sabotaging the Command Center and cutting off Zordon's connection to their dimension, Tommy helps Rita strike another blow to the Rangers when the Megazord is drained of its power in battle by a solar eclipse and then blasted into a molten lava crevice. However, Alpha eventually succeeds in reestablishing connection with Zordon, who then revives the Megazord. With it, the Rangers stop Tommy's rampage on Angel Grove with his Dragonzord, and Jason ultimately defeats Tommy in a one-on-one duel by destroying the Sword of Darkness. Now free from Rita's spell, Tommy chooses to use his Green Ranger powers to assist the Rangers in defeating the evil that gave them to him in the first place, and the Dragonzord is reconfigured to enable it to help form more powerful Zord combinations alongside the other Dinozords.[14]
As time goes on, Rita focuses on eliminating Tommy to regain the powers that she believes belong to her. Using a special wax that was touched by Tommy when he was evil, Rita uses a magic Green Candle to slowly remove his powers, returning them to her. In the end, Tommy loses his powers, but he prevents Rita from reclaiming them by transferring them to Jason who, feeling guilt for failing to protect Tommy's powers, accepts them. However, Tommy later returns to the team when the other Rangers' Power Coins are handed over to Rita in exchange for their kidnapped parents. With Zordon's help, Tommy regains his powers and successfully retrieves the other Rangers' Power Coins. However, Tommy's regained powers are only temporary and must be frequently re-charged by Zordon, who warns him that the Green Ranger's powers will ultimately fail. Despite this, Tommy remains determined to continue assisting the other Rangers as long as possible.[15][16]
Season 2 (1994–1995)
Lord Zedd, an intergalactic warlord and Rita's superior, arrives at Rita's Moon Palace, where he takes her place and throws her into a space dumpster again. He then begins his own campaign to conquer Earth. In order for the Power Rangers to compete with Zedd's monsters, which are superior to the ones Finster made by Rita, Zordon and Alpha upgrade the Dinozords into the more powerful Thunderzords (which combine into the Thunder Megazord). However, Tommy is forced to retain use of the Dragonzord, due to his Green Ranger powers being too weak to support a new Zord.[17]
After several defeats, Zedd's attacks on the Rangers progressively become more violent. He focuses his attention on eliminating Tommy, whom he sees as Rita's biggest mistake in giving him the Dragon Power Coin. The Green Ranger's powers rapidly deteriorate, but Zedd's efforts enhances the process. He succeeds with a special Green Crystal and uses it to completely take away the Green Ranger's powers, and powers up Zedd's Dark Rangers. When Tommy smashes the crystal, the Dark Rangers are sent away. Following the loss of the Green Ranger's powers, Zordon and Alpha create, in secret, a new White Ranger to aid the other Rangers in battle. The White Ranger is revealed to be Tommy, who in addition receives a new Zord, the Tigerzord, and also becomes the new leader of the Power Rangers (replacing Jason), with a power that cannot be controlled or taken by the forces of evil.[18][19]
During the Team Ninja Trials in Angel Grove, the Rangers become friends with three teenagers from Stone Canyon: Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park and Aisha Campbell. During an ensuing battle with Zedd and a magical serpent, Rocky, Adam and Aisha discover the Rangers' identities and, having been entrusted with their secret by Zordon, the three newcomers become allies of the Rangers.[20] Later on, Jason, Zack and Trini are selected to represent Angel Grove at a World Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Rangers are faced with the task of finding replacements. To transfer the powers of the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, they must find the Sword of Light, which is located on a deserted planet. Zedd pursues them across the galaxy in Serpentera, his massive personal Zord, and destroys most of the deserted planet. Serpentera runs out of power before being able to finish the Rangers, and they return to Earth safely with the Sword of Light. Zordon then chooses Rocky, Adam and Aisha to replace Jason, Zack and Trini as the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, respectively.[21]
Sometime before the power transfer, during the time when Tommy was being turned into the white ranger, Rita had returned to Earth and fell into the hands of Bulk and Skull, but the Rangers sent her back into space. She later returns to the Moon while the Rangers are in Australia, and with the help of Finster, she gets a special "makeover" to gain a younger and "prettier" face. She then uses a love potion on Zedd, who is in a deep sleep during his centennial re-evilizer, and he falls in love with her when he wakes up. They get married and join forces to make an even more terrible threat for the Rangers, but not even this can prepare them for what is to come.[22]
Season 3 (1995)
Rito Revolto, Rita's skeletal brother, comes to Earth and destroys the Rangers' Thunderzords and the Tigerzord with the help of a group of monsters. As a result, the Dinozords are also destroyed and the Power Coins are damaged beyond repair. Undaunted, the Power Rangers seek the aid of Ninjor, the alleged creator of the Power Coins, who gives them new Ninja Coins, providing them with the even more powerful Ninjazords (which combine into the Ninja Megazord) and the Falconzord.[23]
Some time later, an Australian girl named Katherine Hillard moves to Angel Grove. She befriends the rangers and displays an intense affection for Tommy. Later it is found out that Rita had captured Katherine and put her under a powerful spell, giving her the ability to transform into a cat as well as a cat-like monster. Under this spell, she steals Kimberly's Ninja Power Coin, vastly weakening and nearly killing the Pink Ranger, due to how her life force - like that of the other Rangers - is connected to her Ninja Coin. It is during this time that the Rangers acquire their most powerful Zords: the Shogunzords (which combine into the Shogun Megazord), but only after having to agree to help Lord Zedd destroy Angel Grove and subsequently betray him. Eventually, Katherine overcomes Rita's evil spell and returns the Pink Ninja Power Coin to Kimberly. A short time later, Kimberly gets a chance to pursue her personal athletic dreams. With Zordon's blessing, she leaves to train for the Pan Global Games, choosing Katherine to replace her as the Pink Ranger. Though her initial fear and hesitation keeps her from contributing fully to the fight against evil, Katherine eventually becomes both comfortable and capable of fulfilling her duty as the second Pink Ranger.[24][25][26]
After several more battles, Zedd and Rita are joined by Rita's father, Master Vile. Following his failed attempts to defeat the Rangers, he reverses time, turning the Rangers into powerless children. These events culminate in the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers and lead to the next incarnation of the franchise, entitled Power Rangers Zeo.
Characters
Power Rangers
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- Jason Lee Scott
The original Red Ranger of MMPR and the first leader of the team. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord and Red Dragon Thunderzord, and commands the Dino Megazord and Thunder Megazord. During Tommy's absence, he also wields the Dragon Dagger and controls the Green Ranger's Dragonzord. Jason was portrayed by Austin St. John. - Zack Taylor
The original Black Ranger of MMPR. He wields the Power Axe, pilots the Mastodon Dinozord and Lion Thunderzord, and commands the Dragonzord in Battle Mode. Zack was portrayed by Walter Emanuel Jones. - Trini Kwan
The original Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord and Griffin Thunderzord. Trini was portrayed by Thuy Trang. - Kimberly Hart
The original Pink Ranger of MMPR and the first Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Pterodactyl Dinozord, Firebird Thunderzord, and Crane Ninjazord. Kimberly was portrayed by Amy Jo Johnson. - Billy Cranston
The Blue Ranger of MMPR and the Blue Ninja Ranger; also the longest-lasting member of the original team. He wields the Power Lance, pilots the Triceratops Dinozord, Unicorn Thunderzord, Wolf Ninjazord, and Blue Shogunzord, and commands the Dino Megazord (after Jason). Billy was portrayed by David Yost. - Tommy Oliver
The Green Ranger and White Ranger of MMPR; also the White Ninja Ranger and the second leader of the team following Jason's departure. He wields the Dragon Dagger (as the Green Ranger) and the Saba Sword (as the White Ranger), and pilots the Dragonzord, White Tigerzord, Falcon Ninjazord, and White Shogunzord (with Katherine). Tommy was portrayed by Jason David Frank. - Rocky DeSantos
The second Red Ranger of MMPR and the Red Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Red Dragon Thunderzord (after Jason), Ape Ninjazord, Red Shogunzord, and Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (after Jason), and commands the Thunder Megazord (after Jason), Ninja Megazord, and Shogun Megazord. Rocky was portrayed by Steve Cardenas. - Adam Park
The second Black Ranger of MMPR and the Black Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Axe, and pilots the Lion Thunderzord (after Zack), Frog Ninjazord, and Black Shogunzord. Adam was portrayed by Johnny Yong Bosch. - Aisha Campbell
The second Yellow Ranger of MMPR and the Yellow Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Griffin Thunderzord (after Trini), Bear Ninjazord, and Yellow Shogunzord. Aisha was portrayed by Karan Ashley. - Katherine "Kat" Hillard
The second Pink Ranger of MMPR and the second Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Crane Ninjazord (after Kimberly), White Shogunzord (with Tommy), and Pterodactyl Dinozord (after Kimberly). Kat was portrayed by Catherine Sutherland. - Minh Kwan
The third Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord (after Trini). Minh was portrayed by Charlize "Charlie" Kersh.
Supporting characters
- Zordon
An inter-dimensional being trapped in a time warp, he is the wise mentor of the Rangers, who also bestowed their powers. 10,000 years ago, Zordon led the fight against the forces of evil, specifically Rita. Finally, he was able to imprison the evil witch and her minions in a dumpster on the Moon. He once had a corporeal human form, but now appears as a floating head in an energy tube. He is initially voiced and portrayed by David Fielding, and later voiced by Robert L. Manahan. - Alpha 5
A multi-functional semi-sentient automaton from Edenoi, Alpha was Zordon's trusted robotic assistant, responsible for the daily operations and upkeep of the Command Center. He is portrayed by Sandi Sellner and is voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz. - Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
Two bullies at Angel Grove High School. Bulk, the leader, was prone to dragging Skull into wacky schemes, which usually failed miserably and ended in humiliation or injury. In the second season, the two decide to discover the identities of the Power Rangers after they were saved by the Rangers in "The Mutiny". In the third season, they enroll in the Junior Police Force. Thanks to the efforts of their superior officer, Lt. Stone, the duo become good-natured goofs, but still sometimes selfish. They are portrayed by Paul Schrier (Bulk) and Jason Narvy (Skull). - Ernie
The owner and proprietor of the Youth Center, he could often be seen behind the counter of the Juice Bar, and would sometimes dispense advice to the teens. He is portrayed by Richard Genelle. - Mr. Caplan
The stern principal of Angel Grove High School, who often encouraged his students in their extracurricular activities. He wore a toupée, which serves as a running gag during seasons 1 and 2. He is portrayed by Henry Cannon (uncredited).[citation needed] - Ms. Appleby
A teacher at Angel Grove High School. She is portrayed by Royce Herron (uncredited).[27] - Angela
The girl of Zack's affections, he was constantly attempting to impress and go on a date with her, much to her annoyance. She would often demean Zack for his attempts, but later in season 1, she starts to like him. She only appears in season 1. She is portrayed by Renee Griggs (uncredited). - Curtis
Zack's cousin who appears very early on in season 2, and was phased out of the show shortly after Zack's departure. He is portrayed by Joel Rodgers (uncredited). - Richie
Another teen introduced early in season 2 to aid Ernie with running the juice bar and who was planned to be Trini's love interest. Like Curtis, he too was phased out of the show following Trini's departure. He is portrayed by Maurice Mendoza (uncredited). - Jerome Stone
A Police Lieutenant with the Angel Grove Police Department. He is portrayed by Gregg Bullock. - Prince Dex/Masked Rider
A warrior from Alpha's home planet of Edenoi who leads a resistance movement against its ruthless dictator Count Dregon, an acquaintance and rival of Lord Zedd. He is portrayed by Ted Jan Roberts. - Ninjor
The creator of the original 6 Power Coins and Dinozords that were used by the original 6 Power Rangers, even though it was Zordon who distributed them. He is portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Kim Strauss. - Wild West Rangers
The Old West ancestors of Rocky, Adam, Aisha and Billy, who temporarily obtain Ranger Powers when Kimberly is transported to their time. Named Rocko, Abraham, Miss Alicia and William. As Rangers, the Wild West Rangers have outfits identical to those of their descendants, except for the addition of cowboy attire.
Antagonists
- Rita Repulsa
The first main antagonist for the series. Rita Repulsa is an alien sorceress who was imprisoned in a dumpster on the Moon with her minions until some astronauts accidentally freed her. She is portrayed by Machiko Soga in Season 1, and Carla Perez onward. She was voiced by Barbara Goodson. - Lord Zedd
An intergalactic warlord who is the main antagonist starting in season 2, along with Rita. Using his staff, Lord Zedd can turn anything into a monster. He was portrayed by Ed Neil (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Goldar
A manticore-themed creature who is Rita's main henchman. He is portrayed by Takashi Sakamoto, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, and Danny Wayne Stallcup (former two uncredited). He was voiced by Kerrigan Mahan. - Rito Revolto
Rita's brother and a secondary antagonist/henchman for season 3. He is portrayed by Kenichi Endō and Danny Wayne Stallcup. He was voiced by Bob Papenbrook. - Scorpina
A scorpion-themed female and partner of Goldar who becomes a scorpion-themed monster when enlarged. She is portrayed by Ami Kawai in Season 1, and Sabrina Lu in Season 2 (1 episode only) and wasn't seen again afterwards. She was voiced by Wendee Lee. - Finster
A leprechaun-themed creature who is Rita's chief monster maker in season 1. By season 3, he still occasionally makes monsters. He was portrayed by Takako Iiboshi (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Squatt
One of Rita's henchmen. A short, fat, blue hobgoblin-themed creature, he is usually blamed for Rita or Zedd's failures. He was portrayed by Minoru Watanabe (uncredited) and voiced by Michael Sorich. - Baboo
One of Rita's henchmen. A tall, vampire-like creature who wears a monocle. He usually chastises Squatt when Rita's plans fail and is often blamed. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka (uncredited) and voiced by Dave Mallow. - Master Vile
Rita and Rito's father and an antagonist in season 3. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Simon Prescott (both uncredited). - Lokar
A floating, demonic, ethereal, he is an old friend of Rita's and she called on him for a favor to defeat the Rangers. He was portrayed by Masahiko Urano (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Putty Patrollers
The golem warriors made of clay who act as Rita Repulsa's foot soldiers, the Putties are often sent to wear the Rangers down before a monster battle, as well as for sabotage and other special missions. The original Puttys were based on Golem Soldiers, which were the Sentai Counterpart on Zyuranger.- Z-Putties
In Season 2, Lord Zedd upgrades the Putty design, completely replacing Rita's original design. Zedd's Putties (or Z-Putties for short) are superior to the original Putties and are more expendable. However, the Z-Putties also have a big weakness—striking the Z-logo on their chests causes the Z-Putties to explode into pieces. The Z-Putties were the first group of Power Ranger exclusive foot soldiers.
- Z-Putties
- Tenga Warriors
The crow-like soldiers that are able to speak. They are introduced in Season 3 when Rito takes them with him to the Moon as a wedding gift, and replace Zedd's Putties. The Rangers normally use their Ninja Ranger powers to fight them. Unlike the Putties, the Tenga Warriors are not expendable and they return to the Moon when defeated. The Tengas originated in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (going by the name "Tengu Warriors") under the command of Ivan Ooze. The name changed between the movie and show was because of copyright complications with the movie's producer 20th Century Fox.[citation needed]. Like the Z-Putties, the Tenga's were the second group of foot soldiers exclusive to Power Rangers.
Episodes
Season 1 (1993–94)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Day of the Dumpster" | Adrian Carr | Tony Oliver & Shuki Levy | August 28, 1993 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "High Five" | Adrian Carr | Steve Kramer | September 7, 1993 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Teamwork" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 8, 1993 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "A Pressing Engagement" | Adrian Carr | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling | September 9, 1993 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Different Drum" | Jeff Reiner | Julianne Klemm | September 10, 1993 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Food Fight" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 4, 1993 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Big Sisters" | Jeff Reiner | Gary Glasberg & Shuki Levy | September 30, 1993 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "I, Eye Guy" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John | September 14, 1993 | 109 |
9 | 9 | "For Whom the Bell Trolls" | Robert Hughes | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Stewart St. John | September 15, 1993 | 111 |
10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday, Zack" | Jeff Reiner | Stewart St. John | September 16, 1993 | 112 |
11 | 11 | "No Clowning Around" | Adrian Carr | Mark Hoffmeier | September 17, 1993 | 113 |
12 | 12 | "Power Ranger Punks" | David Blyth | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1993 | 121 |
13 | 13 | "Peace, Love and Woe" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | September 21, 1993 | 128 |
14 | 14 | "Foul Play in the Sky" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | September 22, 1993 | 110 |
15 | 15 | "Dark Warrior" | Terence H. Winkless | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Mark Hoffmeier | September 28, 1993 | 129 |
16 | 16 | "Switching Places" | Jeff Reiner | Shuki Levy & Steve Kramer | October 4, 1993 | 108 |
17 | 17 | "Green with Evil" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 5, 1993 | 114 |
18 | 18 | Tom Wyner & Cheryl Saban and Stewart St. John | October 6, 1993 | 115 | ||
19 | 19 | Mark Ryan & Stewart St. John | October 7, 1993 | 116 | ||
20 | 20 | Cindy McKay & Stewart St. John | October 8, 1993 | 117 | ||
21 | 21 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 9, 1993 | 118 | ||
22 | 22 | "The Trouble with Shellshock" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John & Julianne Klemm | October 11, 1993 | 119 |
23 | 23 | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Robert Hughes | Steve Kramer | October 19, 1993 | 120 |
24 | 24 | "The Spit Flower" | David Blyth | Peggy Nicoll | October 13, 1993 | 122 |
25 | 25 | "Life's a Masquerade" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | October 30, 1993 | 123 |
26 | 26 | "Gung Ho!" | Robert Hughes | Mark Hoffmeier | November 4, 1993 | 124 |
27 | 27 | "Wheel of Misfortune" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Ryan & Cheryl Saban | November 5, 1993 | 127 |
28 | 28 | "Island of Illusion" | Terence H. Winkless | Chris Schoon & Shuki Levy | November 8, 1993 | 125 |
29 | 29 | Stewart St. John & Chris Schoon and Shuki Levy | November 9, 1993 | 126 | ||
30 | 30 | "The Rockstar" | Terence H. Winkless | Peggy Nicoll | November 10, 1993 | 130 |
31 | 31 | "Calamity Kimberly" | Terence H. Winkless | Tom Wyner & Julianne Klemm | November 11, 1993 | 131 |
32 | 32 | "A Star is Born" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 15, 1993 | 132 |
33 | 33 | "The Yolk's on You!" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 16, 1993 | 133 |
34 | 34 | "The Green Candle" | Robert Hughes | Mark McKain & Stewart St. John | November 17, 1993 | 134 |
35 | 35 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | November 18, 1993 | 135 | ||
36 | 36 | "Birds of a Feather" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | November 22, 1993 | 136 |
37 | 37 | "Clean-Up Club" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 23, 1993 | 137 |
38 | 38 | "A Bad Reflection on You" | Robert Hughes | Peggy Nicoll | November 27, 1993 | 138 |
39 | 39 | "Doomsday" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | November 29, 1993 | 139 |
40 | 40 | November 30, 1993 | 140 | |||
41 | 41 | "Rita's Seed of Evil" | Robert Hughes | Stewart St. John | February 7, 1994 | 143 |
42 | 42 | "A Pig Surprise" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 8, 1994 | 141 |
43 | 43 | "Something Fishy" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | February 9, 1994 | 145 |
44 | 44 | "Lions & Blizzards" | Robert Hughes | Shell Danielson | February 10, 1994 | 142 |
45 | 45 | "Crystal of Nightmares" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 14, 1994 | 144 |
46 | 46 | "To Flea or Not to Flee" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | February 15, 1994 | 146 |
47 | 47 | "Reign of the Jellyfish" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | February 16, 1994 | 147 |
48 | 48 | "Plague of the Mantis" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | February 17, 1994 | 148 |
49 | 49 | "Return of an Old Friend" | Worth Keeter | Shell Danielson | February 28, 1994 | 149 |
50 | 50 | March 1, 1994 | 150 | |||
51 | 51 | "Grumble Bee" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | April 28, 1994 | 151 |
52 | 52 | "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | John Stewart | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1994 | 152 |
53 | 53 | "Fowl Play" | John Stewart | Peggy Nicoll | May 2, 1994 | 153 |
54 | 54 | "Trick or Treat" | Worth Keeter | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | May 3, 1994 | 155 |
55 | 55 | "Second Chance" | Worth Keeter | Mark Litton | May 4, 1994 | 157 |
56 | 56 | "On Fins and Needles" | Worth Keeter | Douglas Sloan | May 5, 1994 | 156 |
57 | 57 | "Enter... The Lizzinator" | Worth Keeter | Stewart St. John | May 6, 1994 | 154 |
58 | 58 | "Football Season" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | May 9, 1994 | 158 |
59 | 59 | "Mighty Morphin' Mutants" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | May 16, 1994 | 159 |
60 | 60 | "An Oyster Stew" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson | May 23, 1994 | 160 |
Season 2 (1994–95)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | 1 | "The Mutiny" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | July 21, 1994 | 201 | 12.2[28] |
62 | 2 | July 29, 1994 | 202 | 7.2[29] | |||
63 | 3 | August 5, 1994 | 203 | 8.2[30] | |||
64 | 4 | "The Wanna-Be Ranger" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | September 13, 1994 | 204 | N/A |
65 | 5 | "Putty on the Brain" | John Stewart | Mark Litton | September 14, 1994 | 205 | N/A |
66 | 6 | "Bloom of Doom" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | September 17, 1994 | 206 | N/A |
67 | 7 | "The Green Dream" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 19, 1994 | 210 | N/A |
68 | 8 | "The Power Stealer" | Terence H. Winkless | Tony Oliver & Barbara A. Oliver | September 20, 1994 | 207 | N/A |
69 | 9 | "The Beetle Invasion" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 21, 1994 | 208 | N/A |
70 | 10 | "Welcome to Venus Island" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 24, 1994 | 209 | N/A |
71 | 11 | "The Song of Guitardo" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson & Shuki Levy | September 26, 1994 | 211 | N/A |
72 | 12 | "Green No More" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 27, 1994 | 212 | N/A |
73 | 13 | September 28, 1994 | 213 | N/A | |||
74 | 14 | "Missing Green" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | October 3, 1994 | 215 | N/A |
75 | 15 | "Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 4, 1994 | 214 | N/A |
76 | 16 | "Beauty and the Beast" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | October 10, 1994 | 216 | N/A |
77 | 17 | "White Light" | Jonathan Tzachor | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | October 17, 1994 | 217 | N/A |
78 | 18 | October 18, 1994 | 218 | N/A | |||
79 | 19 | "Two for One" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 24, 1994 | 219 | N/A |
80 | 20 | "Opposites Attract" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 25, 1994 | 221 | N/A |
81 | 21 | "Zedd's Monster Mash" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 28, 1994 | 220 | N/A |
82 | 22 | "The Ninja Encounter" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 2, 1994 | 223 | N/A |
83 | 23 | November 3, 1994 | 224 | N/A | |||
84 | 24 | November 4, 1994 | 225 | N/A | |||
85 | 25 | "A Monster of Global Proportions" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | November 5, 1994 | 226 | N/A |
86 | 26 | "Zedd Waves" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Mark Litton | November 7, 1994 | 222 | N/A |
87 | 27 | "The Power Transfer" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 8, 1994 | 231 | N/A |
88 | 28 | November 9, 1994 | 232 | N/A | |||
89 | 29 | "Goldar's Vice-Versa" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 12, 1994 | 233 | N/A |
90 | 30 | "Mirror of Regret" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 14, 1994 | 234 | N/A |
91 | 31 | "When is a Ranger Not a Ranger?" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 15, 1994 | 235 | N/A |
92 | 32 | "Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 16, 1994 | 228 | N/A |
93 | 33 | "Lights, Camera, Action" | Terence H. Winkless | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | November 17, 1994 | 240 | N/A |
94 | 34 | "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" | John Stewart | Jerry P. Jacobs | November 21, 1994 | 237 | N/A |
95 | 35 | "Scavenger Hunt" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | November 22, 1994 | 227 | N/A |
96 | 36 | "The Great Bookala Escape" | John Stewart | Judd Lynn | November 23, 1994 | 239 | N/A |
97 | 37 | "Forever Friends" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 28, 1994 | 238 | N/A |
98 | 38 | "A Reel Fish Story" | Terence H. Winkless | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Douglas Sloan | November 29, 1994 | 236 | N/A |
99 | 39 | "Rangers Back in Time" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 4, 1995 | 229 | N/A |
100 | 40 | February 11, 1995 | 230 | N/A | |||
101 | 41 | "The Wedding" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 13, 1995 | 241 | N/A |
102 | 42 | February 14, 1995 | 242 | N/A | |||
103 | 43 | February 15, 1995 | 243 | N/A | |||
104 | 44 | "Return of the Green Ranger" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | February 20, 1995 | 244 | N/A |
105 | 45 | Shuki Levy | February 21, 1995 | 245 | N/A | ||
106 | 46 | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 22, 1995 | 246 | N/A | ||
107 | 47 | "Best Man for the Job" | John Weil | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1995 | 250 | N/A |
108 | 48 | "Storybook Rangers" | John Weil | Douglas Sloan & Cheryl Saban | May 1, 1995 | 248 | N/A |
109 | 49 | May 2, 1995 | 249 | N/A | |||
110 | 50 | "Wild West Rangers" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | May 8, 1995 | 251 | N/A |
111 | 51 | May 9, 1995 | 252 | N/A | |||
112 | 52 | "Blue Ranger Gone Bad" | John Weil | Judd Lynn | May 20, 1995 | 247 | N/A |
Season 3 (1995)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113 | 1 | "A Friend in Need" | Worth Keeter | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 2, 1995 | 301 |
114 | 2 | September 9, 1995 | 302 | |||
115 | 3 | September 9, 1995 | 303 | |||
116 | 4 | "Ninja Quest" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 11, 1995 | 304 |
117 | 5 | September 12, 1995 | 305 | |||
118 | 6 | September 13, 1995 | 306 | |||
119 | 7 | September 14, 1995 | 307 | |||
120 | 8 | "A Brush with Destiny" | Terence H. Winkless | Gilles Wheeler | September 18, 1995 | 308 |
121 | 9 | "Passing the Lantern" | Armand Garabidian | Kati Rocky | September 19, 1995 | 309 |
122 | 10 | "Wizard for a Day" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1995 | 310 |
123 | 11 | "Fourth Down and Long" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | September 23, 1995 | 311 |
124 | 12 | "Stop the Hate Master" | Bob Radler | Stewart St. John | September 25, 1995 | 313 |
125 | 13 | September 26, 1995 | 314 | |||
126 | 14 | "Final Face-Off" | Armand Garabidian | Douglas Sloan | October 2, 1995 | 312 |
127 | 15 | "The Potion Notion" | Bob Radler | Jackie Marchand | October 9, 1995 | 315 |
128 | 16 | "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" | Douglas Sloan | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes | November 23, 1995 | 316 |
129 | 17 | "A Ranger Catastrophe" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | October 16, 1995 | 317 |
130 | 18 | October 17, 1995 | 318 | |||
131 | 19 | "Changing of the Zords" | Jonathan Tzachor | Stewart St. John | October 31, 1995 | 319 |
132 | 20 | November 1, 1995 | 320 | |||
133 | 21 | November 2, 1995 | 321 | |||
134 | 22 | "Follow That Cab!" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 4, 1995 | 322 |
135 | 23 | "A Different Shade of Pink" | Bob Radler | Douglas Sloan | November 6, 1995 | 323 |
136 | 24 | November 7, 1995 | 324 | |||
137 | 25 | November 8, 1995 | 325 | |||
138 | 26 | "Rita's Pita" | Terence H. Winkless | Jackie Marchand | November 11, 1995 | 326 |
139 | 27 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 13, 1995 | 327 |
140 | 28 | "A Chimp in Charge" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 18, 1995 | 328 |
141 | 29 | "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor" | Bob Radler | Mark Litton | November 20, 1995 | 329 |
142 | 30 | November 21, 1995 | 330 | |||
143 | 31 | November 22, 1995 | 331 | |||
144 | 32 | "The Sound of Dischordia" | Marco Garibaldi | Stewart St. John | November 25, 1995 | 332 |
145 | 33 | "Rangers in Reverse" | Marco Garibaldi | Douglas Sloan | November 27, 1995 | 333 |
Special (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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— | — | "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always" | Charlie Haskell | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | April 19, 2023 | — |
Production
Conception
While on a business trip to Japan, Haim Saban came across a broadcast of Choudenshi Bioman on TV Asahi, later learning of a popular French-language dub aired on Canal+.[31] Based on the franchise's popularity both in and outside of its native country, Saban realized there was potential for an American adaptation. He and his business partner Shuki Levy quickly produced a pilot entitled Bio-Man in August 1986,[32] which featured an early appearance by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos in a leading role.[33] According to Levy, they "shopped it around for at least five years, but nobody wanted it."[34] Saban only found success in 1992, when he found a network executive familiar with Super Sentai, Fox Kids' Margaret Loesch, that during her time with Marvel Productions saw partner Stan Lee trying to sell the Sun Vulcan series to various television stations such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO. Loesch's boss at Fox did not have much faith in the project, only financing a pilot that if unsuccessful, could even lead to Loesch's dismissal. Levy and Saban then began working on the pilot using footage from the latest Sentai season, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger,[35] entitling the pitch Galaxy Rangers. A test screening with an audience of children was successful,[35] and eventually, the pilot was picked up by Fox Kids for a 40-episode order, after which point it would be determined by the network whether or not to renew the series for additional episodes.[34]
Casting
Due to the action-oriented nature of the show, many of the lead actors cast had background in martial arts, dance, or other physically intensive activities. Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and David Yost (Billy) were former competitive gymnasts,[36][37][38] Austin St. John (Jason) held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo,[39] and a first-degree black belt in Judo.[40] Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack) was a dancer and trained in Taekwondo, and Thuy Trang (Trini) was a kung fu practitioner.[41] Actor Jason Narvy (Skull) originally auditioned for the role of Billy.[42]
Filming
The series was shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California.[43] Recurring locations included Grant High School, Placerita Canyon State Park, Puddingstone Reservoir, and Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The House of the Book at Brandeis-Bardin Institute was used as the exterior location for the Command Center.[44] Due to its unusual, futuristic architecture; the building had previously been used in the films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Lawnmower Man.[45]
As part of the initial licensing agreement between Saban and Toei Company, the producers of the Super Sentai, additional footage was filmed in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, and insert shots of the villain characters (particularly those played by Machiko Soga, Ami Kawai, and Hideaki Kusaka)[46] were filmed in order to allow more in-depth, extensive scenes of the villains who would be unable to interact with the main cast due to the nature of the show.[47] The additional footage included close-ups of the actor speaking English-language lines phonetically in order to make the necessary dialogue looping more seamless.[47]
Episodes 39 & 40 (The two part episode Doomsday) were originally intended as the season (and potentially series) finale.[48] According to Paul Schrier, the producers brought Machiko Soga in to film new footage, but she could not mouth the dialogue.[49] Due to the unprecedented success of the show and its merchandising, Fox Kids ordered an additional 20 episodes. Since most of the available stock footage from Zyuranger had been depleted for use in the first 40 episodes of Season 1, Saban commissioned Toei to produce 25 new monster costumes and new battle footage using the existing Zyuranger suits. This new footage has been referred to as "Zyu2" by Power Rangers fans. Saban used 15 of the new monster costumes and their footage for the rest of Season 1 (episodes 41–60), then the remaining ten for the first 13 episodes of Season 2.[50] This became problematic, however, when the Thunderzords were introduced, as they were from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, which resulted in Saban splicing together footage from both "Zyu2" and Dairanger for the Megazord battles in these early Season 2 episodes.
Following production of Season 2's first 20 episodes, Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emanuel Jones left the show over contract disputes.[51] To disguise this incident, a combination of body doubles, voice doubles and stock footage were used to continue featuring the characters Jason, Trini and Zack for eight episodes. The voice doubles were also used for the Ranger costume scenes in the last several episodes that the three actors filmed. The subplot of Jason, Trini and Zack leaving Angel Grove for the World Peace Conference was made to bridge the transition to their replacements.
During the later portion of Season 2 (following Rocky, Adam and Aisha's introduction to the series), the production moved to Sydney, Australia for roughly four months to shoot Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, which was released the following summer before the start of Season 3.
Reception and controversy
Depictions of violence
Despite the success of the series, it was also subject to much controversy from parents who felt the show was too violent for young children. The show had aired before television stations issued content warnings such as parental guidance or fit for viewing persons twelve years or over, the V-chip, and television ratings. In the US, numerous complaints were sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 1993, the Canadian broadcast rights to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were jointly purchased by the YTV cable channel, and the series played to a receptive audience every weekday afternoon on YTV, the latter trailing the American broadcast by several months. However, due to complaints sent to the recently formed Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and a negative assessment from that body over the show's violent content,[52] YTV removed the series from their line-up in November.[53][54][55] Despite not actually being a member of the CBSC, YTV complied and pulled the series before the end of its first season; Global (which was a CBSC member) ultimately did the same. While a phone-in poll was conducted to see if viewers wanted MMPR back on YTV, no further installments of the Power Rangers franchise aired on the network until 2011's Power Rangers Samurai, although commercials for toys and videos were still advertised on it.[56] Later Disney-era versions of the series were broadcast on ABC Family.
In 1994, the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) upheld several complaints from members of the public about the level of violence in the show. The main concern of those complainants was that the show portrayed violence as the primary means of resolving conflict, and that this was influencing children to behave more violently more frequently. Immediately following the BSA decision, the second season of the show was all but cancelled by Television New Zealand.[54] New Zealand is the only country in the world where this show has been prematurely withdrawn from public broadcast to date.[57] DVD and video releases of the more-recent Power Rangers series that were filmed in New Zealand can be found at The Warehouse, although general sales through video stores and other retailers are scarce. Later series in the Power Rangers franchise, such as Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury, were filmed in New Zealand, but the programs were still not shown in the country, until 2011, when Samurai premiered.[citation needed]
In mid-October 1994, the murder of Silje Redergård by two of her young friends prompted Swedish-owned TV3 to pull MMPR from its broadcast schedule in all of its market countries. However, MMPR was not related to the event.[58]
Poor work conditions
As a non-union production, members of the original cast were reportedly subject to low pay, long hours, unfair contracts, and a hostile work environment and, as many of the cast were young, aspiring actors, they had no agents or lawyers to protect their interests and they themselves had limited experience in the entertainment industry. Additionally, despite the show's financial success, members of the original cast did not receive royalty payments for re-runs of episodes in which they starred.[59]
Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emmanuel Jones were the first to leave the series, citing low pay, in the middle of the second season, and St. John was homeless for a time after leaving.[60] While the reasons for their departure was debated for many years, St. John would confirm in 2014 that the departure was due to the low salaries the stars were being paid; he stated "I could have worked the window at McDonald's and probably made the same money the first season. It was disappointing, it was frustrating, it made a lot of us angry."[51] The actors were receiving non-union pay,[61][62] in the amount of about $60,000 per year without any compensation for merchandising for the show, which was estimated to be worth about $1 billion. Trang, St. John, and Jones were all represented by agent Ingrid Wang,[63] and they requested more compensation and union recognition.[64][61][63][65] Amy Jo Johnson, who left the series in the middle of the third season, later expressed regret that she and the other cast members did not join the three departing cast members in calling for union wages and recognition, wondering if all of them standing together may have led to a different result.[66] According to Johnson, St. John, Jones and Trang had wanted the show to become unionized, leading to them being replaced by Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Karan Ashley, respectively.[67]
Within the show, the actors' departure was explained by their characters being chosen as representatives in an international "Peace Conference" in Switzerland.[68][69][70][71] Trang, St. John, and Jones released a joint statement about their departure:[72][73][74]
After two seasons as the Power Rangers, we would now like to move forward to the many new opportunities that have been presented to us. Our Power Rangers experience will always remain an exciting and important part of our lives and careers, and it is gratifying that through our participation in the show, we were able to touch the lives of so many young people.
Allegations of homophobia
David Yost was the last of the original Ranger actors to leave the series (during Power Rangers Zeo), citing homophobic attitudes from production staff, prompting him to unsuccessfully undergo conversion therapy in an effort to change his sexuality.[75] In a 2010 interview with fan blog "No Pink Spandex", Yost stated that he walked off set one day because "[he] was called 'faggot' one too many times." He also stated that the producers would often ask other cast members what they thought about his homosexuality, and this made him uncomfortable as well.[76][77] Shortly after this interview, producer Scott Page-Pagter stated that Yost left over a pay dispute and that he didn't know why Yost made the allegations of homophobia; he further stated that Yost did not get along with any of the crew.[78]
Other
In Malaysia, the phrase "Mighty Morphin" was censored and edited out from the logo due to the word "morphin" being too similar to the name of the drug morphine.[79]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1995
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Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Ilan Rosenberg | Nominated |
Broadcast and home media
Reruns of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were aired on all networks such as Fox/ABC Family, Toon Disney (part of the Jetix block) and ABC Kids for a short time, but returned on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That block in honor of the series' 20th anniversary in 2013 and later in 2023, Video on Demand network Kabillion currently airs the show.
VHS, DVD and streaming
Between 1994 and 1996, Saban Home Entertainment, in association with PolyGram Video and WarnerVision Entertainment, released videotapes of the series in the United States. In 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released seven compilation VHS tapes. In 2012, Shout! Factory released 19 discs to Comic-Con International and a 20-disc set exclusively to Time Life of all three seasons and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. In that same year, Shout! Factory reissued the 19 discs to wider retail. They also released two volumes for both seasons 1 and 2 of the series, as well as the complete third season. In January 2014, the complete series, as well as the remaining 17 seasons in the entire Power Rangers franchise, was released in 98-disc set. The series has also been released on VHS in the UK and Australia, and Region 2 DVD. The first 30 episodes of season 1 have been released to Region 4 DVD.
As of 2023, the series is now streaming on Netflix along with Ninja Steel, Super Ninja Steel, Beast Morphers, Dino Fury and Cosmic Fury.
Video games
The following video games are either based on the television series or feature characters from the series.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Genesis, Game Gear) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES) (1995)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS) (2007)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) (2017)[80]
- Power Rangers: Legacy Wars (iOS, Android) (2017)
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) (2019)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Windows (2024)[81]
Comic books
Several comic book series were based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From 1994 to 1995, Hamilton Comics produced three separate series totaling 13 issues altogether. Marvel Comics produced two series, the first with seven issues based on the second season and the second with five issues called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers which was a flip book with adventures based on the third season on one side and of VR Troopers on the other. The Power Rangers also appeared in the Masked Rider comic book from Marvel. In March 2016, BOOM! comics released a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series based on the original series but serves as a reboot taking place in the modern world.[82][83][84][85] In July 2017, a second series titled Go Go Power Rangers was released and takes place before Tommy joins the team.
Films
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
See also
References
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Also known as | MMPR |
Genre | Action Adventure Science fantasy Superhero |
Created by | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
Based on | Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger Gosei Sentai Dairanger & Ninja Sentai Kakuranger by Toei Company |
Developed by | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
Starring | Jason David Frank Thuy Trang Austin St. John Walter Emanuel Jones Amy Jo Johnson David Yost Johnny Yong Bosch Karan Ashley Steve Cardenas Catherine Sutherland Charlize "Charlie" Kersh Paul Schrier Jason Narvy David Fielding |
Voices of | Barbara Goodson Richard Steven Horvitz Robert L. Manahan Robert Axelrod Kerrigan Mahan Dave Mallow Michael Sorich Wendee Lee Bob Papenbrook Kim Strauss Tony Oliver |
Narrated by | Dave Mallow (series announcer, "Today/previously on Power Rangers" segments) |
Theme music composer | Ron Wasserman |
Composers | Shuki Levy Haim Saban (as Kussa Mahchi) Ron Wasserman Kenneth Burgomaster |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 1 (Re-version) |
No. of episodes | 145 32 (Re-version) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Haim Saban Shuki Levy James Simone (Re-version) |
Producers | Ronnie Hadar Jonathan Tzachor Dan Evans III (Re-version) |
Production locations | California (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles) Japan (Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama)) and Kyoto) |
Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg Sean Mclin (2nd unit) |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 20–21 minutes |
Production companies | Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. MMPR Productions, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | Fox (Fox Kids) |
Release | August 28, 1993 November 27, 1995 | –
Related | |
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) is an American superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along with a large line of toys, action figures, and other merchandise.[1] The show adapted stock footage from the Japanese TV series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992–1993), which was the 16th installment of Toei's Super Sentai franchise.[2] The second and third seasons of the show drew elements and stock footage from Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, respectively, though the Zyuranger costumes were still used for the lead cast in these two seasons. Only the mecha and the Kiba Ranger (White Ranger) costume from Dairanger were featured in the second season while only the Kakuranger mecha was featured in the third season, though the Kakuranger costumes were later used for the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. The series was produced by MMPR Productions and distributed by Saban Entertainment, while the show's merchandise was produced and distributed by Bandai Entertainment.
While a global storyline would continue in Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, and Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (which could be considered respectively and unofficially as the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons of the original series), the subsequent series would not be sequels or spin-offs in the traditional sense, having self-contained plots with no strong connection with the original series (except taking place in the same universe, not being reboots). The exceptions would be Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which could be considered as a continuation of the original classic series by having the presence of the character Tommy Oliver (the Green Ranger and later White Ranger, portrayed by Jason David Frank) as part of the regular team of Rangers of the generation of that series (in some of the other series the character only made special participations). Another series connected to the original classic series would be Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, as one of the main villains of this series, Thrax, is the son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, main villains of the classic series.
In 2010, a remake of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, with a revised new look of the original 1993 logo, comic book-referenced graphics, and extra alternative visual effects, was broadcast on ABC Kids, and Bandai produced brand new toys to coincide with the series. Only the first 32 of season one's 60 episodes were remade. It was the final Power Rangers season to air on ABC Kids as Haim Saban re-acquired the franchise from Disney, who took over the rights in 2002. With the beginning of Power Rangers Samurai in 2011, the franchise had moved to Nickelodeon.[3][4]
The original series also spawned the feature film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, released by 20th Century Fox on June 30, 1995. Despite mixed reviews, it was a success at the box office,[5] and earned a cult following. In 1997, a second film titled Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was released as a bridge between the series Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo. In 2017, a reboot film based on the original series was distributed by Lionsgate, simply titled Power Rangers.[6] Due to both the film's financial failure and Hasbro's acquisition of the franchise in 2018, another reboot is in development.[7][8]
A television special titled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always commemorated the 30th anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and premiered on Netflix on April 19, 2023, with returning cast members David Yost, Walter Emanuel Jones, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Catherine Sutherland, Barbara Goodson, and Richard Steven Horvitz who reprised their roles. Charlie Kersh portrayed Minh, the daughter of Trini Kwan and the third Yellow Ranger.[9]
Series overview
Season 1 (1993–1994)
The series takes place in the fictional town of Angel Grove, California.[10] On an exploratory mission on the moon, two astronauts discover an extraterrestrial container (referred to as a dumpster) and breach the unit, inadvertently releasing the evil alien sorceress Rita Repulsa and her minions from 10,000 years of confinement. Upon her release, she and her army of evil space aliens set their sights on conquering the nearest planet—Earth. The wise sage Zordon, who was responsible for capturing Rita, later becomes aware of her release and orders his robotic assistant Alpha 5 to select five "teenagers with attitude" to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The five teens chosen are Jason Lee Scott, Kimberly Hart, Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan, and Billy Cranston. Zordon gives them the ability to transform into a superhuman fighting force known as the Power Rangers. This provides them with formidable abilities and an arsenal of weapons, as well as colossal assault vehicles called Zords which can combine into a giant humanoid robot known as the Megazord.[11][12][13]
The series begins with the five teenagers combating Rita and her seemingly endless array of monsters, while also dealing with typical teenage problems and clashing with local bullies Bulk and Skull. However, consecutive failures lead Rita to adopt a new method for conquering Earth and destroying the Power Rangers—by attacking them with one of their own. Using her magic, Rita kidnaps and brainwashes a local teen whose fighting skills prove to equal that of Jason's in a martial-arts tournament held in Angel Grove. The new teen, Tommy Oliver, passes Rita's tests, becoming the Green Ranger. Entrusted with Rita's Sword of Darkness, the source for the continuance of the evil spell he has fallen victim to, Tommy comes dangerously close to defeating the Power Rangers. After sabotaging the Command Center and cutting off Zordon's connection to their dimension, Tommy helps Rita strike another blow to the Rangers when the Megazord is drained of its power in battle by a solar eclipse and then blasted into a molten lava crevice. However, Alpha eventually succeeds in reestablishing connection with Zordon, who then revives the Megazord. With it, the Rangers stop Tommy's rampage on Angel Grove with his Dragonzord, and Jason ultimately defeats Tommy in a one-on-one duel by destroying the Sword of Darkness. Now free from Rita's spell, Tommy chooses to use his Green Ranger powers to assist the Rangers in defeating the evil that gave them to him in the first place, and the Dragonzord is reconfigured to enable it to help form more powerful Zord combinations alongside the other Dinozords.[14]
As time goes on, Rita focuses on eliminating Tommy to regain the powers that she believes belong to her. Using a special wax that was touched by Tommy when he was evil, Rita uses a magic Green Candle to slowly remove his powers, returning them to her. In the end, Tommy loses his powers, but he prevents Rita from reclaiming them by transferring them to Jason who, feeling guilt for failing to protect Tommy's powers, accepts them. However, Tommy later returns to the team when the other Rangers' Power Coins are handed over to Rita in exchange for their kidnapped parents. With Zordon's help, Tommy regains his powers and successfully retrieves the other Rangers' Power Coins. However, Tommy's regained powers are only temporary and must be frequently re-charged by Zordon, who warns him that the Green Ranger's powers will ultimately fail. Despite this, Tommy remains determined to continue assisting the other Rangers as long as possible.[15][16]
Season 2 (1994–1995)
Lord Zedd, an intergalactic warlord and Rita's superior, arrives at Rita's Moon Palace, where he takes her place and throws her into a space dumpster again. He then begins his own campaign to conquer Earth. In order for the Power Rangers to compete with Zedd's monsters, which are superior to the ones Finster made by Rita, Zordon and Alpha upgrade the Dinozords into the more powerful Thunderzords (which combine into the Thunder Megazord). However, Tommy is forced to retain use of the Dragonzord, due to his Green Ranger powers being too weak to support a new Zord.[17]
After several defeats, Zedd's attacks on the Rangers progressively become more violent. He focuses his attention on eliminating Tommy, whom he sees as Rita's biggest mistake in giving him the Dragon Power Coin. The Green Ranger's powers rapidly deteriorate, but Zedd's efforts enhances the process. He succeeds with a special Green Crystal and uses it to completely take away the Green Ranger's powers, and powers up Zedd's Dark Rangers. When Tommy smashes the crystal, the Dark Rangers are sent away. Following the loss of the Green Ranger's powers, Zordon and Alpha create, in secret, a new White Ranger to aid the other Rangers in battle. The White Ranger is revealed to be Tommy, who in addition receives a new Zord, the Tigerzord, and also becomes the new leader of the Power Rangers (replacing Jason), with a power that cannot be controlled or taken by the forces of evil.[18][19]
During the Team Ninja Trials in Angel Grove, the Rangers become friends with three teenagers from Stone Canyon: Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park and Aisha Campbell. During an ensuing battle with Zedd and a magical serpent, Rocky, Adam and Aisha discover the Rangers' identities and, having been entrusted with their secret by Zordon, the three newcomers become allies of the Rangers.[20] Later on, Jason, Zack and Trini are selected to represent Angel Grove at a World Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Rangers are faced with the task of finding replacements. To transfer the powers of the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, they must find the Sword of Light, which is located on a deserted planet. Zedd pursues them across the galaxy in Serpentera, his massive personal Zord, and destroys most of the deserted planet. Serpentera runs out of power before being able to finish the Rangers, and they return to Earth safely with the Sword of Light. Zordon then chooses Rocky, Adam and Aisha to replace Jason, Zack and Trini as the Red, Black and Yellow Rangers, respectively.[21]
Sometime before the power transfer, during the time when Tommy was being turned into the white ranger, Rita had returned to Earth and fell into the hands of Bulk and Skull, but the Rangers sent her back into space. She later returns to the Moon while the Rangers are in Australia, and with the help of Finster, she gets a special "makeover" to gain a younger and "prettier" face. She then uses a love potion on Zedd, who is in a deep sleep during his centennial re-evilizer, and he falls in love with her when he wakes up. They get married and join forces to make an even more terrible threat for the Rangers, but not even this can prepare them for what is to come.[22]
Season 3 (1995)
Rito Revolto, Rita's skeletal brother, comes to Earth and destroys the Rangers' Thunderzords and the Tigerzord with the help of a group of monsters. As a result, the Dinozords are also destroyed and the Power Coins are damaged beyond repair. Undaunted, the Power Rangers seek the aid of Ninjor, the alleged creator of the Power Coins, who gives them new Ninja Coins, providing them with the even more powerful Ninjazords (which combine into the Ninja Megazord) and the Falconzord.[23]
Some time later, an Australian girl named Katherine Hillard moves to Angel Grove. She befriends the rangers and displays an intense affection for Tommy. Later it is found out that Rita had captured Katherine and put her under a powerful spell, giving her the ability to transform into a cat as well as a cat-like monster. Under this spell, she steals Kimberly's Ninja Power Coin, vastly weakening and nearly killing the Pink Ranger, due to how her life force - like that of the other Rangers - is connected to her Ninja Coin. It is during this time that the Rangers acquire their most powerful Zords: the Shogunzords (which combine into the Shogun Megazord), but only after having to agree to help Lord Zedd destroy Angel Grove and subsequently betray him. Eventually, Katherine overcomes Rita's evil spell and returns the Pink Ninja Power Coin to Kimberly. A short time later, Kimberly gets a chance to pursue her personal athletic dreams. With Zordon's blessing, she leaves to train for the Pan Global Games, choosing Katherine to replace her as the Pink Ranger. Though her initial fear and hesitation keeps her from contributing fully to the fight against evil, Katherine eventually becomes both comfortable and capable of fulfilling her duty as the second Pink Ranger.[24][25][26]
After several more battles, Zedd and Rita are joined by Rita's father, Master Vile. Following his failed attempts to defeat the Rangers, he reverses time, turning the Rangers into powerless children. These events culminate in the mini-series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers and lead to the next incarnation of the franchise, entitled Power Rangers Zeo.
Characters
Power Rangers
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- Jason Lee Scott
The original Red Ranger of MMPR and the first leader of the team. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord and Red Dragon Thunderzord, and commands the Dino Megazord and Thunder Megazord. During Tommy's absence, he also wields the Dragon Dagger and controls the Green Ranger's Dragonzord. Jason was portrayed by Austin St. John. - Zack Taylor
The original Black Ranger of MMPR. He wields the Power Axe, pilots the Mastodon Dinozord and Lion Thunderzord, and commands the Dragonzord in Battle Mode. Zack was portrayed by Walter Emanuel Jones. - Trini Kwan
The original Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord and Griffin Thunderzord. Trini was portrayed by Thuy Trang. - Kimberly Hart
The original Pink Ranger of MMPR and the first Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Pterodactyl Dinozord, Firebird Thunderzord, and Crane Ninjazord. Kimberly was portrayed by Amy Jo Johnson. - Billy Cranston
The Blue Ranger of MMPR and the Blue Ninja Ranger; also the longest-lasting member of the original team. He wields the Power Lance, pilots the Triceratops Dinozord, Unicorn Thunderzord, Wolf Ninjazord, and Blue Shogunzord, and commands the Dino Megazord (after Jason). Billy was portrayed by David Yost. - Tommy Oliver
The Green Ranger and White Ranger of MMPR; also the White Ninja Ranger and the second leader of the team following Jason's departure. He wields the Dragon Dagger (as the Green Ranger) and the Saba Sword (as the White Ranger), and pilots the Dragonzord, White Tigerzord, Falcon Ninjazord, and White Shogunzord (with Katherine). Tommy was portrayed by Jason David Frank. - Rocky DeSantos
The second Red Ranger of MMPR and the Red Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Sword, pilots the Red Dragon Thunderzord (after Jason), Ape Ninjazord, Red Shogunzord, and Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (after Jason), and commands the Thunder Megazord (after Jason), Ninja Megazord, and Shogun Megazord. Rocky was portrayed by Steve Cardenas. - Adam Park
The second Black Ranger of MMPR and the Black Ninja Ranger. He wields the Power Axe, and pilots the Lion Thunderzord (after Zack), Frog Ninjazord, and Black Shogunzord. Adam was portrayed by Johnny Yong Bosch. - Aisha Campbell
The second Yellow Ranger of MMPR and the Yellow Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Griffin Thunderzord (after Trini), Bear Ninjazord, and Yellow Shogunzord. Aisha was portrayed by Karan Ashley. - Katherine "Kat" Hillard
The second Pink Ranger of MMPR and the second Pink Ninja Ranger. She wields the Power Bow, and pilots the Crane Ninjazord (after Kimberly), White Shogunzord (with Tommy), and Pterodactyl Dinozord (after Kimberly). Kat was portrayed by Catherine Sutherland. - Minh Kwan
The third Yellow Ranger of MMPR. She wields the Power Daggers, and pilots the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord (after Trini). Minh was portrayed by Charlize "Charlie" Kersh.
Supporting characters
- Zordon
An inter-dimensional being trapped in a time warp, he is the wise mentor of the Rangers, who also bestowed their powers. 10,000 years ago, Zordon led the fight against the forces of evil, specifically Rita. Finally, he was able to imprison the evil witch and her minions in a dumpster on the Moon. He once had a corporeal human form, but now appears as a floating head in an energy tube. He is initially voiced and portrayed by David Fielding, and later voiced by Robert L. Manahan. - Alpha 5
A multi-functional semi-sentient automaton from Edenoi, Alpha was Zordon's trusted robotic assistant, responsible for the daily operations and upkeep of the Command Center. He is portrayed by Sandi Sellner and is voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz. - Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier and Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
Two bullies at Angel Grove High School. Bulk, the leader, was prone to dragging Skull into wacky schemes, which usually failed miserably and ended in humiliation or injury. In the second season, the two decide to discover the identities of the Power Rangers after they were saved by the Rangers in "The Mutiny". In the third season, they enroll in the Junior Police Force. Thanks to the efforts of their superior officer, Lt. Stone, the duo become good-natured goofs, but still sometimes selfish. They are portrayed by Paul Schrier (Bulk) and Jason Narvy (Skull). - Ernie
The owner and proprietor of the Youth Center, he could often be seen behind the counter of the Juice Bar, and would sometimes dispense advice to the teens. He is portrayed by Richard Genelle. - Mr. Caplan
The stern principal of Angel Grove High School, who often encouraged his students in their extracurricular activities. He wore a toupée, which serves as a running gag during seasons 1 and 2. He is portrayed by Henry Cannon (uncredited).[citation needed] - Ms. Appleby
A teacher at Angel Grove High School. She is portrayed by Royce Herron (uncredited).[27] - Angela
The girl of Zack's affections, he was constantly attempting to impress and go on a date with her, much to her annoyance. She would often demean Zack for his attempts, but later in season 1, she starts to like him. She only appears in season 1. She is portrayed by Renee Griggs (uncredited). - Curtis
Zack's cousin who appears very early on in season 2, and was phased out of the show shortly after Zack's departure. He is portrayed by Joel Rodgers (uncredited). - Richie
Another teen introduced early in season 2 to aid Ernie with running the juice bar and who was planned to be Trini's love interest. Like Curtis, he too was phased out of the show following Trini's departure. He is portrayed by Maurice Mendoza (uncredited). - Jerome Stone
A Police Lieutenant with the Angel Grove Police Department. He is portrayed by Gregg Bullock. - Prince Dex/Masked Rider
A warrior from Alpha's home planet of Edenoi who leads a resistance movement against its ruthless dictator Count Dregon, an acquaintance and rival of Lord Zedd. He is portrayed by Ted Jan Roberts. - Ninjor
The creator of the original 6 Power Coins and Dinozords that were used by the original 6 Power Rangers, even though it was Zordon who distributed them. He is portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Kim Strauss. - Wild West Rangers
The Old West ancestors of Rocky, Adam, Aisha and Billy, who temporarily obtain Ranger Powers when Kimberly is transported to their time. Named Rocko, Abraham, Miss Alicia and William. As Rangers, the Wild West Rangers have outfits identical to those of their descendants, except for the addition of cowboy attire.
Antagonists
- Rita Repulsa
The first main antagonist for the series. Rita Repulsa is an alien sorceress who was imprisoned in a dumpster on the Moon with her minions until some astronauts accidentally freed her. She is portrayed by Machiko Soga in Season 1, and Carla Perez onward. She was voiced by Barbara Goodson. - Lord Zedd
An intergalactic warlord who is the main antagonist starting in season 2, along with Rita. Using his staff, Lord Zedd can turn anything into a monster. He was portrayed by Ed Neil (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Goldar
A manticore-themed creature who is Rita's main henchman. He is portrayed by Takashi Sakamoto, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, and Danny Wayne Stallcup (former two uncredited). He was voiced by Kerrigan Mahan. - Rito Revolto
Rita's brother and a secondary antagonist/henchman for season 3. He is portrayed by Kenichi Endō and Danny Wayne Stallcup. He was voiced by Bob Papenbrook. - Scorpina
A scorpion-themed female and partner of Goldar who becomes a scorpion-themed monster when enlarged. She is portrayed by Ami Kawai in Season 1, and Sabrina Lu in Season 2 (1 episode only) and wasn't seen again afterwards. She was voiced by Wendee Lee. - Finster
A leprechaun-themed creature who is Rita's chief monster maker in season 1. By season 3, he still occasionally makes monsters. He was portrayed by Takako Iiboshi (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Squatt
One of Rita's henchmen. A short, fat, blue hobgoblin-themed creature, he is usually blamed for Rita or Zedd's failures. He was portrayed by Minoru Watanabe (uncredited) and voiced by Michael Sorich. - Baboo
One of Rita's henchmen. A tall, vampire-like creature who wears a monocle. He usually chastises Squatt when Rita's plans fail and is often blamed. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka (uncredited) and voiced by Dave Mallow. - Master Vile
Rita and Rito's father and an antagonist in season 3. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Simon Prescott (both uncredited). - Lokar
A floating, demonic, ethereal, he is an old friend of Rita's and she called on him for a favor to defeat the Rangers. He was portrayed by Masahiko Urano (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. - Putty Patrollers
The golem warriors made of clay who act as Rita Repulsa's foot soldiers, the Putties are often sent to wear the Rangers down before a monster battle, as well as for sabotage and other special missions. The original Puttys were based on Golem Soldiers, which were the Sentai Counterpart on Zyuranger.- Z-Putties
In Season 2, Lord Zedd upgrades the Putty design, completely replacing Rita's original design. Zedd's Putties (or Z-Putties for short) are superior to the original Putties and are more expendable. However, the Z-Putties also have a big weakness—striking the Z-logo on their chests causes the Z-Putties to explode into pieces. The Z-Putties were the first group of Power Ranger exclusive foot soldiers.
- Z-Putties
- Tenga Warriors
The crow-like soldiers that are able to speak. They are introduced in Season 3 when Rito takes them with him to the Moon as a wedding gift, and replace Zedd's Putties. The Rangers normally use their Ninja Ranger powers to fight them. Unlike the Putties, the Tenga Warriors are not expendable and they return to the Moon when defeated. The Tengas originated in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (going by the name "Tengu Warriors") under the command of Ivan Ooze. The name changed between the movie and show was because of copyright complications with the movie's producer 20th Century Fox.[citation needed]. Like the Z-Putties, the Tenga's were the second group of foot soldiers exclusive to Power Rangers.
Episodes
Season 1 (1993–94)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Day of the Dumpster" | Adrian Carr | Tony Oliver & Shuki Levy | August 28, 1993 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "High Five" | Adrian Carr | Steve Kramer | September 7, 1993 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Teamwork" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 8, 1993 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "A Pressing Engagement" | Adrian Carr | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling | September 9, 1993 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Different Drum" | Jeff Reiner | Julianne Klemm | September 10, 1993 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Food Fight" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 4, 1993 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Big Sisters" | Jeff Reiner | Gary Glasberg & Shuki Levy | September 30, 1993 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "I, Eye Guy" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John | September 14, 1993 | 109 |
9 | 9 | "For Whom the Bell Trolls" | Robert Hughes | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Stewart St. John | September 15, 1993 | 111 |
10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday, Zack" | Jeff Reiner | Stewart St. John | September 16, 1993 | 112 |
11 | 11 | "No Clowning Around" | Adrian Carr | Mark Hoffmeier | September 17, 1993 | 113 |
12 | 12 | "Power Ranger Punks" | David Blyth | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1993 | 121 |
13 | 13 | "Peace, Love and Woe" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | September 21, 1993 | 128 |
14 | 14 | "Foul Play in the Sky" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | September 22, 1993 | 110 |
15 | 15 | "Dark Warrior" | Terence H. Winkless | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Mark Hoffmeier | September 28, 1993 | 129 |
16 | 16 | "Switching Places" | Jeff Reiner | Shuki Levy & Steve Kramer | October 4, 1993 | 108 |
17 | 17 | "Green with Evil" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 5, 1993 | 114 |
18 | 18 | Tom Wyner & Cheryl Saban and Stewart St. John | October 6, 1993 | 115 | ||
19 | 19 | Mark Ryan & Stewart St. John | October 7, 1993 | 116 | ||
20 | 20 | Cindy McKay & Stewart St. John | October 8, 1993 | 117 | ||
21 | 21 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 9, 1993 | 118 | ||
22 | 22 | "The Trouble with Shellshock" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John & Julianne Klemm | October 11, 1993 | 119 |
23 | 23 | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Robert Hughes | Steve Kramer | October 19, 1993 | 120 |
24 | 24 | "The Spit Flower" | David Blyth | Peggy Nicoll | October 13, 1993 | 122 |
25 | 25 | "Life's a Masquerade" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | October 30, 1993 | 123 |
26 | 26 | "Gung Ho!" | Robert Hughes | Mark Hoffmeier | November 4, 1993 | 124 |
27 | 27 | "Wheel of Misfortune" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Ryan & Cheryl Saban | November 5, 1993 | 127 |
28 | 28 | "Island of Illusion" | Terence H. Winkless | Chris Schoon & Shuki Levy | November 8, 1993 | 125 |
29 | 29 | Stewart St. John & Chris Schoon and Shuki Levy | November 9, 1993 | 126 | ||
30 | 30 | "The Rockstar" | Terence H. Winkless | Peggy Nicoll | November 10, 1993 | 130 |
31 | 31 | "Calamity Kimberly" | Terence H. Winkless | Tom Wyner & Julianne Klemm | November 11, 1993 | 131 |
32 | 32 | "A Star is Born" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 15, 1993 | 132 |
33 | 33 | "The Yolk's on You!" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 16, 1993 | 133 |
34 | 34 | "The Green Candle" | Robert Hughes | Mark McKain & Stewart St. John | November 17, 1993 | 134 |
35 | 35 | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | November 18, 1993 | 135 | ||
36 | 36 | "Birds of a Feather" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | November 22, 1993 | 136 |
37 | 37 | "Clean-Up Club" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 23, 1993 | 137 |
38 | 38 | "A Bad Reflection on You" | Robert Hughes | Peggy Nicoll | November 27, 1993 | 138 |
39 | 39 | "Doomsday" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | November 29, 1993 | 139 |
40 | 40 | November 30, 1993 | 140 | |||
41 | 41 | "Rita's Seed of Evil" | Robert Hughes | Stewart St. John | February 7, 1994 | 143 |
42 | 42 | "A Pig Surprise" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 8, 1994 | 141 |
43 | 43 | "Something Fishy" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | February 9, 1994 | 145 |
44 | 44 | "Lions & Blizzards" | Robert Hughes | Shell Danielson | February 10, 1994 | 142 |
45 | 45 | "Crystal of Nightmares" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 14, 1994 | 144 |
46 | 46 | "To Flea or Not to Flee" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | February 15, 1994 | 146 |
47 | 47 | "Reign of the Jellyfish" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | February 16, 1994 | 147 |
48 | 48 | "Plague of the Mantis" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | February 17, 1994 | 148 |
49 | 49 | "Return of an Old Friend" | Worth Keeter | Shell Danielson | February 28, 1994 | 149 |
50 | 50 | March 1, 1994 | 150 | |||
51 | 51 | "Grumble Bee" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | April 28, 1994 | 151 |
52 | 52 | "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | John Stewart | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1994 | 152 |
53 | 53 | "Fowl Play" | John Stewart | Peggy Nicoll | May 2, 1994 | 153 |
54 | 54 | "Trick or Treat" | Worth Keeter | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | May 3, 1994 | 155 |
55 | 55 | "Second Chance" | Worth Keeter | Mark Litton | May 4, 1994 | 157 |
56 | 56 | "On Fins and Needles" | Worth Keeter | Douglas Sloan | May 5, 1994 | 156 |
57 | 57 | "Enter... The Lizzinator" | Worth Keeter | Stewart St. John | May 6, 1994 | 154 |
58 | 58 | "Football Season" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | May 9, 1994 | 158 |
59 | 59 | "Mighty Morphin' Mutants" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | May 16, 1994 | 159 |
60 | 60 | "An Oyster Stew" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson | May 23, 1994 | 160 |
Season 2 (1994–95)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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61 | 1 | "The Mutiny" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | July 21, 1994 | 201 | 12.2[28] |
62 | 2 | July 29, 1994 | 202 | 7.2[29] | |||
63 | 3 | August 5, 1994 | 203 | 8.2[30] | |||
64 | 4 | "The Wanna-Be Ranger" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | September 13, 1994 | 204 | N/A |
65 | 5 | "Putty on the Brain" | John Stewart | Mark Litton | September 14, 1994 | 205 | N/A |
66 | 6 | "Bloom of Doom" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | September 17, 1994 | 206 | N/A |
67 | 7 | "The Green Dream" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 19, 1994 | 210 | N/A |
68 | 8 | "The Power Stealer" | Terence H. Winkless | Tony Oliver & Barbara A. Oliver | September 20, 1994 | 207 | N/A |
69 | 9 | "The Beetle Invasion" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 21, 1994 | 208 | N/A |
70 | 10 | "Welcome to Venus Island" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | September 24, 1994 | 209 | N/A |
71 | 11 | "The Song of Guitardo" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson & Shuki Levy | September 26, 1994 | 211 | N/A |
72 | 12 | "Green No More" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | September 27, 1994 | 212 | N/A |
73 | 13 | September 28, 1994 | 213 | N/A | |||
74 | 14 | "Missing Green" | John Stewart | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Daniel J. Sarnoff | October 3, 1994 | 215 | N/A |
75 | 15 | "Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 4, 1994 | 214 | N/A |
76 | 16 | "Beauty and the Beast" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | October 10, 1994 | 216 | N/A |
77 | 17 | "White Light" | Jonathan Tzachor | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | October 17, 1994 | 217 | N/A |
78 | 18 | October 18, 1994 | 218 | N/A | |||
79 | 19 | "Two for One" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | October 24, 1994 | 219 | N/A |
80 | 20 | "Opposites Attract" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 25, 1994 | 221 | N/A |
81 | 21 | "Zedd's Monster Mash" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Cheryl Saban | October 28, 1994 | 220 | N/A |
82 | 22 | "The Ninja Encounter" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 2, 1994 | 223 | N/A |
83 | 23 | November 3, 1994 | 224 | N/A | |||
84 | 24 | November 4, 1994 | 225 | N/A | |||
85 | 25 | "A Monster of Global Proportions" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Douglas Sloan | November 5, 1994 | 226 | N/A |
86 | 26 | "Zedd Waves" | Jerry P. Jacobs | Mark Litton | November 7, 1994 | 222 | N/A |
87 | 27 | "The Power Transfer" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 8, 1994 | 231 | N/A |
88 | 28 | November 9, 1994 | 232 | N/A | |||
89 | 29 | "Goldar's Vice-Versa" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 12, 1994 | 233 | N/A |
90 | 30 | "Mirror of Regret" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 14, 1994 | 234 | N/A |
91 | 31 | "When is a Ranger Not a Ranger?" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 15, 1994 | 235 | N/A |
92 | 32 | "Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 16, 1994 | 228 | N/A |
93 | 33 | "Lights, Camera, Action" | Terence H. Winkless | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | November 17, 1994 | 240 | N/A |
94 | 34 | "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" | John Stewart | Jerry P. Jacobs | November 21, 1994 | 237 | N/A |
95 | 35 | "Scavenger Hunt" | John Stewart | Stewart St. John | November 22, 1994 | 227 | N/A |
96 | 36 | "The Great Bookala Escape" | John Stewart | Judd Lynn | November 23, 1994 | 239 | N/A |
97 | 37 | "Forever Friends" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 28, 1994 | 238 | N/A |
98 | 38 | "A Reel Fish Story" | Terence H. Winkless | Ellen Levy-Sarnoff & Douglas Sloan | November 29, 1994 | 236 | N/A |
99 | 39 | "Rangers Back in Time" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 4, 1995 | 229 | N/A |
100 | 40 | February 11, 1995 | 230 | N/A | |||
101 | 41 | "The Wedding" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 13, 1995 | 241 | N/A |
102 | 42 | February 14, 1995 | 242 | N/A | |||
103 | 43 | February 15, 1995 | 243 | N/A | |||
104 | 44 | "Return of the Green Ranger" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | February 20, 1995 | 244 | N/A |
105 | 45 | Shuki Levy | February 21, 1995 | 245 | N/A | ||
106 | 46 | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 22, 1995 | 246 | N/A | ||
107 | 47 | "Best Man for the Job" | John Weil | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1995 | 250 | N/A |
108 | 48 | "Storybook Rangers" | John Weil | Douglas Sloan & Cheryl Saban | May 1, 1995 | 248 | N/A |
109 | 49 | May 2, 1995 | 249 | N/A | |||
110 | 50 | "Wild West Rangers" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | May 8, 1995 | 251 | N/A |
111 | 51 | May 9, 1995 | 252 | N/A | |||
112 | 52 | "Blue Ranger Gone Bad" | John Weil | Judd Lynn | May 20, 1995 | 247 | N/A |
Season 3 (1995)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
113 | 1 | "A Friend in Need" | Worth Keeter | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 2, 1995 | 301 |
114 | 2 | September 9, 1995 | 302 | |||
115 | 3 | September 9, 1995 | 303 | |||
116 | 4 | "Ninja Quest" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 11, 1995 | 304 |
117 | 5 | September 12, 1995 | 305 | |||
118 | 6 | September 13, 1995 | 306 | |||
119 | 7 | September 14, 1995 | 307 | |||
120 | 8 | "A Brush with Destiny" | Terence H. Winkless | Gilles Wheeler | September 18, 1995 | 308 |
121 | 9 | "Passing the Lantern" | Armand Garabidian | Kati Rocky | September 19, 1995 | 309 |
122 | 10 | "Wizard for a Day" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1995 | 310 |
123 | 11 | "Fourth Down and Long" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | September 23, 1995 | 311 |
124 | 12 | "Stop the Hate Master" | Bob Radler | Stewart St. John | September 25, 1995 | 313 |
125 | 13 | September 26, 1995 | 314 | |||
126 | 14 | "Final Face-Off" | Armand Garabidian | Douglas Sloan | October 2, 1995 | 312 |
127 | 15 | "The Potion Notion" | Bob Radler | Jackie Marchand | October 9, 1995 | 315 |
128 | 16 | "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" | Douglas Sloan | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes | November 23, 1995 | 316 |
129 | 17 | "A Ranger Catastrophe" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | October 16, 1995 | 317 |
130 | 18 | October 17, 1995 | 318 | |||
131 | 19 | "Changing of the Zords" | Jonathan Tzachor | Stewart St. John | October 31, 1995 | 319 |
132 | 20 | November 1, 1995 | 320 | |||
133 | 21 | November 2, 1995 | 321 | |||
134 | 22 | "Follow That Cab!" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 4, 1995 | 322 |
135 | 23 | "A Different Shade of Pink" | Bob Radler | Douglas Sloan | November 6, 1995 | 323 |
136 | 24 | November 7, 1995 | 324 | |||
137 | 25 | November 8, 1995 | 325 | |||
138 | 26 | "Rita's Pita" | Terence H. Winkless | Jackie Marchand | November 11, 1995 | 326 |
139 | 27 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 13, 1995 | 327 |
140 | 28 | "A Chimp in Charge" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 18, 1995 | 328 |
141 | 29 | "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor" | Bob Radler | Mark Litton | November 20, 1995 | 329 |
142 | 30 | November 21, 1995 | 330 | |||
143 | 31 | November 22, 1995 | 331 | |||
144 | 32 | "The Sound of Dischordia" | Marco Garibaldi | Stewart St. John | November 25, 1995 | 332 |
145 | 33 | "Rangers in Reverse" | Marco Garibaldi | Douglas Sloan | November 27, 1995 | 333 |
Special (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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— | — | "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always" | Charlie Haskell | Becca Barnes & Alwyn Dale | April 19, 2023 | — |
Production
Conception
While on a business trip to Japan, Haim Saban came across a broadcast of Choudenshi Bioman on TV Asahi, later learning of a popular French-language dub aired on Canal+.[31] Based on the franchise's popularity both in and outside of its native country, Saban realized there was potential for an American adaptation. He and his business partner Shuki Levy quickly produced a pilot entitled Bio-Man in August 1986,[32] which featured an early appearance by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos in a leading role.[33] According to Levy, they "shopped it around for at least five years, but nobody wanted it."[34] Saban only found success in 1992, when he found a network executive familiar with Super Sentai, Fox Kids' Margaret Loesch, that during her time with Marvel Productions saw partner Stan Lee trying to sell the Sun Vulcan series to various television stations such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO. Loesch's boss at Fox did not have much faith in the project, only financing a pilot that if unsuccessful, could even lead to Loesch's dismissal. Levy and Saban then began working on the pilot using footage from the latest Sentai season, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger,[35] entitling the pitch Galaxy Rangers. A test screening with an audience of children was successful,[35] and eventually, the pilot was picked up by Fox Kids for a 40-episode order, after which point it would be determined by the network whether or not to renew the series for additional episodes.[34]
Casting
Due to the action-oriented nature of the show, many of the lead actors cast had background in martial arts, dance, or other physically intensive activities. Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and David Yost (Billy) were former competitive gymnasts,[36][37][38] Austin St. John (Jason) held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo,[39] and a first-degree black belt in Judo.[40] Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack) was a dancer and trained in Taekwondo, and Thuy Trang (Trini) was a kung fu practitioner.[41] Actor Jason Narvy (Skull) originally auditioned for the role of Billy.[42]
Filming
The series was shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California.[43] Recurring locations included Grant High School, Placerita Canyon State Park, Puddingstone Reservoir, and Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The House of the Book at Brandeis-Bardin Institute was used as the exterior location for the Command Center.[44] Due to its unusual, futuristic architecture; the building had previously been used in the films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Lawnmower Man.[45]
As part of the initial licensing agreement between Saban and Toei Company, the producers of the Super Sentai, additional footage was filmed in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, and insert shots of the villain characters (particularly those played by Machiko Soga, Ami Kawai, and Hideaki Kusaka)[46] were filmed in order to allow more in-depth, extensive scenes of the villains who would be unable to interact with the main cast due to the nature of the show.[47] The additional footage included close-ups of the actor speaking English-language lines phonetically in order to make the necessary dialogue looping more seamless.[47]
Episodes 39 & 40 (The two part episode Doomsday) were originally intended as the season (and potentially series) finale.[48] According to Paul Schrier, the producers brought Machiko Soga in to film new footage, but she could not mouth the dialogue.[49] Due to the unprecedented success of the show and its merchandising, Fox Kids ordered an additional 20 episodes. Since most of the available stock footage from Zyuranger had been depleted for use in the first 40 episodes of Season 1, Saban commissioned Toei to produce 25 new monster costumes and new battle footage using the existing Zyuranger suits. This new footage has been referred to as "Zyu2" by Power Rangers fans. Saban used 15 of the new monster costumes and their footage for the rest of Season 1 (episodes 41–60), then the remaining ten for the first 13 episodes of Season 2.[50] This became problematic, however, when the Thunderzords were introduced, as they were from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, which resulted in Saban splicing together footage from both "Zyu2" and Dairanger for the Megazord battles in these early Season 2 episodes.
Following production of Season 2's first 20 episodes, Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emanuel Jones left the show over contract disputes.[51] To disguise this incident, a combination of body doubles, voice doubles and stock footage were used to continue featuring the characters Jason, Trini and Zack for eight episodes. The voice doubles were also used for the Ranger costume scenes in the last several episodes that the three actors filmed. The subplot of Jason, Trini and Zack leaving Angel Grove for the World Peace Conference was made to bridge the transition to their replacements.
During the later portion of Season 2 (following Rocky, Adam and Aisha's introduction to the series), the production moved to Sydney, Australia for roughly four months to shoot Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, which was released the following summer before the start of Season 3.
Reception and controversy
Depictions of violence
Despite the success of the series, it was also subject to much controversy from parents who felt the show was too violent for young children. The show had aired before television stations issued content warnings such as parental guidance or fit for viewing persons twelve years or over, the V-chip, and television ratings. In the US, numerous complaints were sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 1993, the Canadian broadcast rights to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were jointly purchased by the YTV cable channel, and the series played to a receptive audience every weekday afternoon on YTV, the latter trailing the American broadcast by several months. However, due to complaints sent to the recently formed Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and a negative assessment from that body over the show's violent content,[52] YTV removed the series from their line-up in November.[53][54][55] Despite not actually being a member of the CBSC, YTV complied and pulled the series before the end of its first season; Global (which was a CBSC member) ultimately did the same. While a phone-in poll was conducted to see if viewers wanted MMPR back on YTV, no further installments of the Power Rangers franchise aired on the network until 2011's Power Rangers Samurai, although commercials for toys and videos were still advertised on it.[56] Later Disney-era versions of the series were broadcast on ABC Family.
In 1994, the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) upheld several complaints from members of the public about the level of violence in the show. The main concern of those complainants was that the show portrayed violence as the primary means of resolving conflict, and that this was influencing children to behave more violently more frequently. Immediately following the BSA decision, the second season of the show was all but cancelled by Television New Zealand.[54] New Zealand is the only country in the world where this show has been prematurely withdrawn from public broadcast to date.[57] DVD and video releases of the more-recent Power Rangers series that were filmed in New Zealand can be found at The Warehouse, although general sales through video stores and other retailers are scarce. Later series in the Power Rangers franchise, such as Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury, were filmed in New Zealand, but the programs were still not shown in the country, until 2011, when Samurai premiered.[citation needed]
In mid-October 1994, the murder of Silje Redergård by two of her young friends prompted Swedish-owned TV3 to pull MMPR from its broadcast schedule in all of its market countries. However, MMPR was not related to the event.[58]
Poor work conditions
As a non-union production, members of the original cast were reportedly subject to low pay, long hours, unfair contracts, and a hostile work environment and, as many of the cast were young, aspiring actors, they had no agents or lawyers to protect their interests and they themselves had limited experience in the entertainment industry. Additionally, despite the show's financial success, members of the original cast did not receive royalty payments for re-runs of episodes in which they starred.[59]
Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emmanuel Jones were the first to leave the series, citing low pay, in the middle of the second season, and St. John was homeless for a time after leaving.[60] While the reasons for their departure was debated for many years, St. John would confirm in 2014 that the departure was due to the low salaries the stars were being paid; he stated "I could have worked the window at McDonald's and probably made the same money the first season. It was disappointing, it was frustrating, it made a lot of us angry."[51] The actors were receiving non-union pay,[61][62] in the amount of about $60,000 per year without any compensation for merchandising for the show, which was estimated to be worth about $1 billion. Trang, St. John, and Jones were all represented by agent Ingrid Wang,[63] and they requested more compensation and union recognition.[64][61][63][65] Amy Jo Johnson, who left the series in the middle of the third season, later expressed regret that she and the other cast members did not join the three departing cast members in calling for union wages and recognition, wondering if all of them standing together may have led to a different result.[66] According to Johnson, St. John, Jones and Trang had wanted the show to become unionized, leading to them being replaced by Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Karan Ashley, respectively.[67]
Within the show, the actors' departure was explained by their characters being chosen as representatives in an international "Peace Conference" in Switzerland.[68][69][70][71] Trang, St. John, and Jones released a joint statement about their departure:[72][73][74]
After two seasons as the Power Rangers, we would now like to move forward to the many new opportunities that have been presented to us. Our Power Rangers experience will always remain an exciting and important part of our lives and careers, and it is gratifying that through our participation in the show, we were able to touch the lives of so many young people.
Allegations of homophobia
David Yost was the last of the original Ranger actors to leave the series (during Power Rangers Zeo), citing homophobic attitudes from production staff, prompting him to unsuccessfully undergo conversion therapy in an effort to change his sexuality.[75] In a 2010 interview with fan blog "No Pink Spandex", Yost stated that he walked off set one day because "[he] was called 'faggot' one too many times." He also stated that the producers would often ask other cast members what they thought about his homosexuality, and this made him uncomfortable as well.[76][77] Shortly after this interview, producer Scott Page-Pagter stated that Yost left over a pay dispute and that he didn't know why Yost made the allegations of homophobia; he further stated that Yost did not get along with any of the crew.[78]
Other
In Malaysia, the phrase "Mighty Morphin" was censored and edited out from the logo due to the word "morphin" being too similar to the name of the drug morphine.[79]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1995
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Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Ilan Rosenberg | Nominated |
Broadcast and home media
Reruns of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were aired on all networks such as Fox/ABC Family, Toon Disney (part of the Jetix block) and ABC Kids for a short time, but returned on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That block in honor of the series' 20th anniversary in 2013 and later in 2023, Video on Demand network Kabillion currently airs the show.
VHS, DVD and streaming
Between 1994 and 1996, Saban Home Entertainment, in association with PolyGram Video and WarnerVision Entertainment, released videotapes of the series in the United States. In 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released seven compilation VHS tapes. In 2012, Shout! Factory released 19 discs to Comic-Con International and a 20-disc set exclusively to Time Life of all three seasons and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. In that same year, Shout! Factory reissued the 19 discs to wider retail. They also released two volumes for both seasons 1 and 2 of the series, as well as the complete third season. In January 2014, the complete series, as well as the remaining 17 seasons in the entire Power Rangers franchise, was released in 98-disc set. The series has also been released on VHS in the UK and Australia, and Region 2 DVD. The first 30 episodes of season 1 have been released to Region 4 DVD.
As of 2023, the series is now streaming on Netflix along with Ninja Steel, Super Ninja Steel, Beast Morphers, Dino Fury and Cosmic Fury.
Video games
The following video games are either based on the television series or feature characters from the series.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Genesis, Game Gear) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD) (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear) (1995)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES) (1995)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends (PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS) (2007)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle (PlayStation 4, Xbox One) (2017)[80]
- Power Rangers: Legacy Wars (iOS, Android) (2017)
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) (2019)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Windows (2024)[81]
Comic books
Several comic book series were based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From 1994 to 1995, Hamilton Comics produced three separate series totaling 13 issues altogether. Marvel Comics produced two series, the first with seven issues based on the second season and the second with five issues called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers which was a flip book with adventures based on the third season on one side and of VR Troopers on the other. The Power Rangers also appeared in the Masked Rider comic book from Marvel. In March 2016, BOOM! comics released a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series based on the original series but serves as a reboot taking place in the modern world.[82][83][84][85] In July 2017, a second series titled Go Go Power Rangers was released and takes place before Tommy joins the team.
Films
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
See also
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Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers (Season 3.5, 1996)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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146 | 1 | "Alien Rangers of Aquitar" | Vickie Bronaugh | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 5, 1996 | 334 |
147 | 2 | February 6, 1996 | 335 | |||
148 | 3 | "Climb Every Fountain" | Larry Litton | Douglas Sloan | February 7, 1996 | 336 |
149 | 4 | "The Alien Trap" | Larry Litton | Stewart St. John | February 8, 1996 | 337 |
150 | 5 | "Attack of the 60' Bulk" | Paul Schrier | Gilles Wheeler | February 10, 1996 | 338 |
151 | 6 | "Water You Thinking?" | Paul Schrier | Jackie Marchand | February 12, 1996 | 339 |
152 | 7 | "Along Came a Spider" | Robert Radler | Buzz Alden & Charlotte Fullerton | February 13, 1996 | 340 |
153 | 8 | "Sowing the Seas of Evil" | Robert Radler | Stewart St. John | February 14, 1996 | 341 |
154 | 9 | "Hogday Afternoon" | Isaac Florentine | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | February 15, 1996 | 342 |
155 | 10 | February 17, 1996 | 343 | |||
Power Rangers Zeo (Season 4, 1996)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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156 | 1 | "A Zeo Beginning" | Isaac Florentine | Douglas Sloan | April 20, 1996 | 344 |
157 | 2 | April 23, 1996 | 345 | |||
158 | 3 | "The Shooting Star" | Vickie Bronaugh | Jackie Marchand | April 24, 1996 | 346 |
159 | 4 | "Target Rangers" | Vickie Bronaugh | Stewart St. John | April 25, 1996 | 347 |
160 | 5 | "For Cryin' Out Loud" | Robert Radler | Al Winchell | April 27, 1996 | 348 |
161 | 6 | "Rangers in the Outfield" | Robert Radler | Brett D. Born | April 29, 1996 | 349 |
162 | 7 | "Every Dog Has His Day" | Robert Radler | Mark Hoffmeier | April 30, 1996 | 350 |
163 | 8 | "The Puppet Blaster" | Isaac Florentine | Stewart St. John | May 1, 1996 | 351 |
164 | 9 | "Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers" | Isaac Florentine | Gilles Wheeler | May 2, 1996 | 352 |
165 | 10 | "Graduation Blues" | Isaac Florentine | Mark Litton | May 4, 1996 | 353 |
166 | 11 | "A Few Bad Seeds" | Vickie Bronaugh | Richard Goodman | May 6, 1996 | 354 |
167 | 12 | "Instrument of Destruction" | Vickie Bronaugh | Buzz Alden & Charlotte Fullerton | May 7, 1996 | 355 |
168 | 13 | "Mean Screen" | Vickie Bronaugh | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes | May 8, 1996 | 356 |
169 | 14 | "Mr. Billy's Wild Ride" | Douglas Sloan | Al Winchell | May 11, 1996 | 357 |
170 | 15 | "There's No Business Like Snow Business" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | May 13, 1996 | 358 |
171 | 16 | May 14, 1996 | 359 | |||
172 | 17 | May 15, 1996 | 360 | |||
173 | 18 | "Inner Spirit" | Robert Radler | Mark Hoffmeier & Mark Litton | May 16, 1996 | 361 |
174 | 19 | "Challenges" | Robert Radler | Mark Litton | May 18, 1996 | 362 |
175 | 20 | "Found and Lost" | Robert Radler | Mark Litton & Stewart St. John | May 20, 1996 | 363 |
176 | 21 | "Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead?" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Litton | September 9, 1996 | 401 |
177 | 22 | "Trust in Me" | Terence H. Winkless | Al Winchell | September 10, 1996 | 402 |
178 | 23 | "It Came from Angel Grove" | Robert Radler | Joseph Kuhr | September 11, 1996 | 416 |
179 | 24 | "Bulk Fiction" | Terence H. Winkless | Jackie Marchand | September 12, 1996 | 403 |
180 | 25 | "Song Sung Yellow" | Robert Radler | Buzz Alden & Charlotte Fullerton | September 13, 1996 | 404 |
181 | 26 | "Game of Honor" | Robert Radler | Brett D. Born | September 16, 1996 | 405 |
182 | 27 | "The Power of Gold" | Robert Radler | Al Winchell | September 17, 1996 | 406 |
183 | 28 | "A Small Problem" | Vickie Bronaugh | Mark Hoffmeier | September 19, 1996 | 407 |
184 | 29 | "A Season to Remember" | Robert Radler | Jackie Marchand | November 27, 1996 | 425 |
185 | 30 | "Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise" | Robert Radler | Gilles Wheeler | September 20, 1996 | 408 |
186 | 31 | "Rock-a-Bye Power Rangers" | Vickie Bronaugh | Tony Oliver & Barbara A. Oliver | September 23, 1996 | 409 |
187 | 32 | "Do I Know You?" | Vickie Bronaugh | Al Winchell | September 27, 1996 | 410 |
188 | 33 | "Revelations of Gold" | Vickie Bronaugh | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | October 3, 1996 | 411 |
189 | 34 | "A Golden Homecoming" | Vickie Bronaugh | Douglas Sloan | October 4, 1996 | 412 |
190 | 35 | "Mondo's Last Stand" | Robert Radler | Mark Litton | October 9, 1996 | 413 |
191 | 36 | "Bomber in the Summer" | Robert Radler | Stewart St. John | October 11, 1996 | 414 |
192 | 37 | "Scent of a Weasel" | Douglas Sloan | Brett D. Born | October 23, 1996 | 415 |
193 | 38 | "The Lore of Auric" | Douglas Sloan | Jackie Marchand | October 25, 1996 | 417 |
194 | 39 | "The Ranger Who Came in from the Gold" | Douglas Sloan | Mark Hoffmeier | October 31, 1996 | 418 |
195 | 40 | "The Joke's on Blue" | Isaac Florentine | Jim Suave & Colleen White | November 5, 1996 | 419 |
196 | 41 | "Where In The World is Zeo Ranger 5?" | Isaac Florentine | Stewart St. John | November 6, 1996 | 420 |
197 | 42 | "King for a Day" | Isaac Florentine & Koichi Sakamoto | Al Winchell | November 7, 1996 | 421 |
198 | 43 | November 8, 1996 | 422 | |||
199 | 44 | "A Brief Mystery of Time" | Robert Radler | Buzz Alden & Charlotte Fullerton | November 11, 1996 | 423 |
200 | 45 | "A Mystery to Me" | Robert Radler | Jackie Marchand | November 14, 1996 | 424 |
201 | 46 | "Another Song and Dance" | Robert Radler | Brett D. Born | November 15, 1996 | 426 |
202 | 47 | "Rangers of Two Worlds" | Larry Litton | Mark Litton | November 20, 1996 | 427 |
203 | 48 | November 21, 1996 | 428 | |||
204 | 49 | "Hawaii Zeo" | Vickie Bronaugh | Al Winchell | November 22, 1996 | 429 |
205 | 50 | "Good as Gold" | Vickie Bronaugh | Douglas Sloan | November 23, 1996 | 430 |
Power Rangers Turbo (Season 5, 1997)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
206 | 1 | "Shift Into Turbo" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | April 19, 1997 | 431 |
207 | 2 | April 26, 1997 | 432 | |||
208 | 3 | April 30, 1997 | 433 | |||
209 | 4 | "Shadow Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Mark Hoffmeier | May 1, 1997 | 433 |
210 | 5 | "Transmission Impossible" | Al Winchell | Barbara A. Oliver & Tony Oliver | May 2, 1997 | 435 |
211 | 6 | "Rally Ranger" | Al Winchell | Jackie Marchand | May 5, 1997 | 436 |
212 | 7 | "Built for Speed" | Judd Lynn | Ralph Soll | May 6, 1997 | 437 |
213 | 8 | "Bicycle Built for the Blues" | Judd Lynn | Shell Danielson | May 7, 1997 | 442 |
214 | 9 | "The Whole Lie" | Al Winchell | Mark Litton | May 8, 1997 | 434 |
215 | 10 | "Glyph Hanger" | Paul Schrier | Steven J. Weller | May 10, 1997 | 438 |
216 | 11 | "Weight and See" | Paul Schrier | Peter Elwell | May 12, 1997 | 439 |
217 | 12 | "Alarmed and Dangerous" | Paul Schrier | Brett Born | May 13, 1997 | 440 |
218 | 13 | "The Millennium Message" | Larry Litton | Mark Litton | May 17, 1997 | 443 |
219 | 14 | "A Drive to Win" | Larry Litton | Jackie Marchand | May 19, 1997 | 444 |
220 | 15 | "Cars Attacks" | Judd Lynn | Douglas Sloan | May 20, 1997 | 445 |
221 | 16 | "Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Shell Danielson | May 21, 1997 | 446 |
222 | 17 | Koichi Sakamoto | September 9, 1997 | 501 | ||
223 | 18 | "Passing the Torch" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 10, 1997 | 502 |
224 | 19 | September 11, 1997 | 503 | |||
225 | 20 | "Stitch Witchery" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 12, 1997 | 504 |
226 | 21 | "The Wheel of Fate" | Blair Treu | Jackie Marchand | September 15, 1997 | 505 |
227 | 22 | "Trouble by the Slice" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 16, 1997 | 506 |
228 | 23 | "The Phantom Phenomenon" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 17, 1997 | 507 |
229 | 24 | "Vanishing Act" | Yuri Alexander | John Fletcher | September 18, 1997 | 508 |
230 | 25 | "When Time Freezes Over" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 19, 1997 | 509 |
231 | 26 | "The Darkest Day" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | September 22, 1997 | 510 |
232 | 27 | "One Last Hope" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 23, 1997 | 511 |
233 | 28 | "The Fall of the Phantom" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 25, 1997 | 512 |
234 | 29 | "Clash of the Megazords" | Steve Markowitz | Brett Born | September 26, 1997 | 513 |
235 | 30 | "The Robot Ranger" | Larry Litton | John Fletcher | October 3, 1997 | 514 |
236 | 31 | "Beware the Third Wish" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 17, 1997 | 515 |
237 | 32 | "The Gardener of Evil" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 20, 1997 | 516 |
238 | 33 | "Fire in Your Tank" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 30, 1997 | 517 |
239 | 34 | "The Turn of the Wretched Wrench" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 31, 1997 | 518 |
240 | 35 | "Spirit of the Woods" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | November 3, 1997 | 519 |
241 | 36 | "The Song of Confusion" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 7, 1997 | 520 |
242 | 37 | "The Accident" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 10, 1997 | 521 |
243 | 38 | "Cassie's Best Friend" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | November 11, 1997 | 522 |
244 | 39 | "The Curve Ball" | Lawrence L. Simeone | Judd Lynn | November 12, 1997 | 523 |
245 | 40 | "Carlos and the Count" | Lawrence L. Simeone | John Fletcher | November 13, 1997 | 524 |
246 | 41 | "Little Strong Man" | Liberty Goldman | Jackie Marchand | November 14, 1997 | 525 |
247 | 42 | "The Rival Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 17, 1997 | 526 |
248 | 43 | "Parts and Parcel" | Liberty Goldman | John Fletcher | November 18, 1997 | 527 |
249 | 44 | "Chase Into Space" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 21, 1997 | 528 |
250 | 45 | November 24, 1997 | 529 | |||
Power Rangers in Space (Season 6, 1998)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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251 | 1 | "From Out of Nowhere" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | February 6, 1998 |
252 | 2 | February 13, 1998 | |||
253 | 3 | "Save Our Ship" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn | February 20, 1998 |
254 | 4 | "Shell Shocked" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | February 27, 1998 |
255 | 5 | "Never Stop Searching" | Blair Treu | Steve Roth | March 6, 1998 |
256 | 6 | "Satellite Search" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | March 13, 1998 |
257 | 7 | "A Ranger Among Thieves" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | March 20, 1998 |
258 | 8 | "When Push Comes to Shove" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | March 27, 1998 |
259 | 9 | "The Craterite Invasion" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | April 3, 1998 |
260 | 10 | "The Wasp With a Heart" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | April 4, 1998 |
261 | 11 | "The Delta Discovery" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | April 11, 1998 |
262 | 12 | "The Great Evilyzer" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | April 18, 1998 |
263 | 13 | "Grandma Matchmaker" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | April 25, 1998 |
264 | 14 | "The Barillian Sting" | Judd Lynn | John Fletcher | May 2, 1998 |
265 | 15 | "T.J.'s Identity Crisis" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | May 9, 1998 |
266 | 16 | "Flashes of Darkonda" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | May 16, 1998 |
267 | 17 | "The Rangers' Mega Voyage" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | September 12, 1998 |
268 | 18 | "True Blue to the Rescue" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | September 19, 1998 |
269 | 19 | "Invasion of the Body Switcher" | Judd Lynn | Jackie Marchand | September 26, 1998 |
270 | 20 | "Survival of the Silver" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 3, 1998 |
271 | 21 | "Red with Envy" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 10, 1998 |
272 | 22 | "The Silver Secret" | Worth Keeter | Jackie Marchand | October 14, 1998 |
273 | 23 | "A Date with Danger" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jackie Marchand | October 15, 1998 |
274 | 24 | "Zhane's Destiny" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 16, 1998 |
275 | 25 | "Always a Chance" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | October 17, 1998 |
276 | 26 | "The Secret of the Locket" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 21, 1998 |
277 | 27 | "Astronema Thinks Twice" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 23, 1998 |
278 | 28 | "The Rangers' Leap of Faith" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | October 24, 1998 |
279 | 29 | "Dark Specter's Revenge" | Tony Randel | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 28, 1998 |
280 | 30 | October 29, 1998 | |||
281 | 31 | "Rangers Gone Psycho" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | October 30, 1998 |
282 | 32 | "Carlos on Call" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | October 31, 1998 |
283 | 33 | "A Rift in the Rangers" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | November 4, 1998 |
284 | 34 | "Five of a Kind" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | November 5, 1998 |
285 | 35 | "Silence is Golden" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 6, 1998 |
286 | 36 | "The Enemy Within" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 7, 1998 |
287 | 37 | "Andros and the Stowaway" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | November 11, 1998 |
288 | 38 | "Mission to Secret City" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | November 12, 1998 |
289 | 39 | "Ghosts in the Machine" | Worth Keeter | Jackie Marchand | November 13, 1998 |
290 | 40 | "The Impenetrable Web" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 14, 1998 |
291 | 41 | "A Line in the Sand" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 18, 1998 |
292 | 42 | "Countdown to Destruction" | Jonathan Tzachor | Story by : Koichi Sakamoto Teleplay by : Judd Lynn | November 20, 1998 |
293 | 43 | November 21, 1998 | |||
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (Season 7, 1999)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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294 | 1 | "Quasar Quest" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | February 6, 1999 |
295 | 2 | February 13, 1999 | |||
296 | 3 | "Race to the Rescue" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | February 20, 1999 |
297 | 4 | "Rookie in Red" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | February 27, 1999 |
298 | 5 | "Homesick" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | March 6, 1999 |
299 | 6 | "The Lights of Orion" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | March 13, 1999 |
300 | 7 | "Double Duty" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | March 20, 1999 |
301 | 8 | "The Blue Crush" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | March 27, 1999 |
302 | 9 | "The Magna Defender" | Koichi Sakamoto | Carlton Holder | April 3, 1999 |
303 | 10 | "The Sunflower Search" | Ryuta Tasaki | Jill Donnellan | April 10, 1999 |
304 | 11 | "Silent Sleep" | Blair Treu | Jill Donnellan | April 17, 1999 |
305 | 12 | "Orion Rising" | Ryuta Tasaki | Denise Skinner | May 1, 1999 |
306 | 13 | "Orion Returns" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 8, 1999 |
307 | 14 | "Shark Attack" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 15, 1999 |
308 | 15 | "Redemption Day" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 22, 1999 |
309 | 16 | "Destined for Greatness" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | September 25, 1999 |
310 | 17 | "Stolen Beauty" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | October 2, 1999 |
311 | 18 | "The Rescue Mission" | Steve Wang | Judd Lynn | October 9, 1999 |
312 | 19 | "The Lost Galactabeasts" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | October 16, 1999 |
313 | 20 | October 22, 1999 | |||
314 | 21 | "Heir to the Throne" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | October 23, 1999 |
315 | 22 | "An Evil Game" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | October 25, 1999 |
316 | 23 | "Memories of Mirinoi" | Jim Mathers | Judd Lynn | October 26, 1999 |
317 | 24 | "Green Courage" | Ryuta Tasaki | Jill Donnellan | October 27, 1999 |
318 | 25 | "Blue to the Test" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | October 28, 1999 |
319 | 26 | "Mean Wheels Mantis" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | October 29, 1999 |
320 | 27 | "Loyax' Last Battle" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn | November 1, 1999 |
321 | 28 | "A Red Romance" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | November 2, 1999 |
322 | 29 | "The Chameliac Warrior" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 3, 1999 |
323 | 30 | "To the Tenth Power" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 4, 1999 |
324 | 31 | "The Power of Pink" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 5, 1999 |
325 | 32 | "Protect the Quasar Saber" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 8, 1999 |
326 | 33 | "Facing the Past" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | November 9, 1999 |
327 | 34 | "Turn up the Volume" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jackie Marchand | November 10, 1999 |
328 | 35 | "Enter the Lost Galaxy" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | November 11, 1999 |
329 | 36 | "Beware the Mutiny" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 12, 1999 |
330 | 37 | "Grunchor on the Loose" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 15, 1999 |
331 | 38 | "Until Sunset" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | November 16, 1999 |
332 | 39 | "Dream Battle" | Worth Keeter | Jill Donnellan | November 17, 1999 |
333 | 40 | "Hexuba's Graveyard" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Denise Skinner | November 18, 1999 |
334 | 41 | "Raise the Titanisaur" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 19, 1999 |
335 | 42 | "Escape the Lost Galaxy" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | December 3, 1999 |
336 | 43 | "Journey's End" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | December 16, 1999 |
337 | 44 | December 17, 1999 | |||
338 | 45 | December 18, 1999 | |||
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (Season 8, 2000)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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339 | 1 | "Operation Lightspeed" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 12, 2000 |
340 | 2 | "Lightspeed Teamwork" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 19, 2000 |
341 | 3 | "Trial By Fire" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 26, 2000 |
342 | 4 | "Riding the Edge" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 4, 2000 |
343 | 5 | "A Matter of Trust" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 11, 2000 |
344 | 6 | "Wheels of Destruction" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn | March 18, 2000 |
345 | 7 | "Cyborg Rangers" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn | March 25, 2000 |
346 | 8 | "Up to the Challenge" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jackie Marchand | April 1, 2000 |
347 | 9 | "Go Volcanic" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | April 8, 2000 |
348 | 10 | "Rising from Ashes" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | April 15, 2000 |
349 | 11 | "From Deep in the Shadows" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | April 22, 2000 |
350 | 12 | "Truth Discovered" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn | April 29, 2000 |
351 | 13 | "Ryan's Destiny" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 6, 2000 |
352 | 14 | "Curse of the Cobra" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 13, 2000 |
353 | 15 | "Strength of the Sun" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 20, 2000 |
354 | 16 | "The Cobra Strikes" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 27, 2000 |
355 | 17 | "Olympius Ascends" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 19, 2000 |
356 | 18 | "A Face from the Past" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 26, 2000 |
357 | 19 | "The Queen's Return" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 2, 2000 |
358 | 20 | "The Omega Project" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 9, 2000 |
359 | 21 | "The Fifth Crystal" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 16, 2000 |
360 | 22 | "The Chosen Path" | Worth Keeter | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | September 23, 2000 |
361 | 23 | "Yesterday Again" | Issac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 30, 2000 |
362 | 24 | "As Time Runs Out" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 7, 2000 |
363 | 25 | "In the Freeze Zone" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 21, 2000 |
364 | 26 | "The Mighty Mega Battles" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 28, 2000 |
365 | 27 | "The Great Egg Caper" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 3, 2000 |
366 | 28 | "Ocean Blue" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 4, 2000 |
367 | 29 | "Trakeena's Revenge" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | November 6, 2000 |
368 | 30 | November 7, 2000 | |||
369 | 31 | "The Last Ranger" | Worth Keeter | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | November 8, 2000 |
370 | 32 | "Sorcerer of the Sands" | Worth Keeter | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | November 9, 2000 |
371 | 33 | "Olympius Unbound" | Ryuta Tasaki | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | November 10, 2000 |
372 | 34 | "Neptune's Daughter" | Jonathan Tzachor | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | November 11, 2000 |
373 | 35 | "Web War" | Ryuta Tasaki | John Fletcher & Jackie Marchand | November 13, 2000 |
374 | 36 | "In the Limelight" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 14, 2000 |
375 | 37 | "Wrath of the Queen" | Judd Lynn | John Fletcher, Jackie Marchand & Denise Skinner | November 15, 2000 |
376 | 38 | "Rise of the Super Demons" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 16, 2000 |
377 | 39 | "The Fate of Lightspeed" | Ryuta Tasaki & Makoto Yokoyama | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 17, 2000 |
378 | 40 | November 18, 2000 | |||
Power Rangers Time Force (Season 9, 2001)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
379 | 1 | "Force from the Future" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | February 3, 2001 |
380 | 2 | February 10, 2001 | |||
381 | 3 | "Something to Fight For" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | February 17, 2001 |
382 | 4 | "Ransik Lives" | Kaizo Hayashi | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | February 24, 2001 |
383 | 5 | "A Blue Streak" | Kaizo Hayashi | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | March 3, 2001 |
384 | 6 | "A Parting of Ways" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | March 10, 2001 |
385 | 7 | "Short-Circuited" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | March 17, 2001 |
386 | 8 | "Jen's Revenge" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 24, 2001 |
387 | 9 | "The Time Shadow" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 31, 2001 |
388 | 10 | "Future Unknown" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | April 7, 2001 |
389 | 11 | "Uniquely Trip" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | April 14, 2001 |
390 | 12 | "Worlds Apart" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | April 21, 2001 |
391 | 13 | "The Quantum Quest" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | April 28, 2001 |
392 | 14 | "Clash for Control" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 5, 2001 |
393 | 15 | May 12, 2001 | |||
394 | 16 | "Bodyguard in Blue" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | May 19, 2001 |
395 | 17 | "The Legend of the Clock Tower" | Yoshi Hosoya | Judd Lynn | May 19, 2001 |
396 | 18 | "Trust and Triumph" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | June 2, 2001 |
397 | 19 | "Trip Takes a Stand" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | June 9, 2001 |
398 | 20 | "Quantum Secrets" | Makoto Yokoyama | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | June 16, 2001 |
399 | 21 | "The Last Race" | Isaac Florentine | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | July 7, 2001 |
400 | 22 | "Lovestruck Rangers" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | June 23, 2001 |
401 | 23 | "Full Exposure" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | July 14, 2001 |
402 | 24 | "Movie Madness" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | July 21, 2001 |
403 | 25 | July 28, 2001 | |||
404 | 26 | "Time Force Traitor" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 4, 2001 |
405 | 27 | "Frax's Fury" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 11, 2001 |
406 | 28 | "Dawn of Destiny" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 18, 2001 |
407 | 29 | "Fight Against Fate" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | August 25, 2001 |
408 | 30 | "Destiny Defeated" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 8, 2001 |
409 | 31 | "Undercover Rangers" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 15, 2001 |
410 | 32 | "Beware the Knight" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 22, 2001 |
411 | 33 | "Time for Lightspeed" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | September 29, 2001 |
412 | 34 | "Reflections of Evil" | Jonathan Tzachor | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 6, 2001 |
413 | 35 | "Nadira's Dream Date" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 13, 2001 |
414 | 36 | "Circuit Unsure" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 20, 2001 |
415 | 37 | "A Calm Before the Storm" | Worth Keeter | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | October 27, 2001 |
416 | 38 | "The End of Time" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn & Jackie Marchand | November 3, 2001 |
417 | 39 | November 10, 2001 | |||
418 | 40 | November 17, 2001 | |||
Power Rangers Wild Force (Season 10, 2002)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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419 | 1 | "Lionheart" | Koichi Sakamoto | William Winkler | February 9, 2002 |
420 | 2 | "Darkness Awakening" | Koichi Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | February 9, 2002 |
421 | 3 | "Click, Click, Zoom" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jill Donnellan | February 16, 2002 |
422 | 4 | "Never Give Up!" | Terry Withrow | Katherine Torpey | February 23, 2002 |
423 | 5 | "Ancient Awakening" | Terry Withrow | Suzi Shimoyama | March 2, 2002 |
424 | 6 | "Wishes On The Water" | Koichi Sakamoto | William Winkler | March 9, 2002 |
425 | 7 | "The Bear Necessities" | Koichi Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | March 16, 2002 |
426 | 8 | "Soul Searching" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jill Donnellan | March 23, 2002 |
427 | 9 | "Soul Bird Salvation" | Worth Keeter | Suzi Shimoyama | March 30, 2002 |
428 | 10 | "Curse of the Wolf" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | April 6, 2002 |
429 | 11 | "Battle of The Zords" | Koichi Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | April 13, 2002 |
430 | 12 | "Predazord, Awaken" | Koichi Sakamoto | Bergen Williams | April 20, 2002 |
431 | 13 | "Revenge of Zen-Aku" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jill Donnellan | April 27, 2002 |
432 | 14 | "Identity Crisis" | Taro Sakamoto | Suzi Shimoyama | May 4, 2002 |
433 | 15 | "The Ancient Warrior" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | May 11, 2002 |
434 | 16 | "The Lone Wolf" | Taro Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | May 18, 2002 |
435 | 17 | "Power Play" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jill Donnellan | June 1, 2002 |
436 | 18 | "Secrets and Lies" | Koichi Sakamoto | Bergen Williams | June 8, 2002 |
437 | 19 | "The Tornado Spin" | Worth Keeter | Derek Rydall | June 15, 2002 |
438 | 20 | "Three's a Crowd" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey & Bergen Williams | June 29, 2002 |
439 | 21 | "A Father's Footsteps" | Koichi Sakamoto | Suzi Shimoyama | July 6, 2002 |
440 | 22 | "Sing Song" | Taro Sakamoto | Jill Donnellan | July 13, 2002 |
441 | 23 | "The Wings of Animaria" | Worth Keeter | Suzi Shimoyama | July 20, 2002 |
442 | 24 | "Reinforcements from the Future" | Koichi Sakamoto | Amit Bhaumik | July 27, 2002 |
443 | 25 | August 3, 2002 | |||
444 | 26 | "The Master's Last Stand" | Koichi Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | August 10, 2002 |
445 | 27 | "Unfinished Business" | Taro Sakamoto | Suzi Shimoyama | September 14, 2002 |
446 | 28 | "Homecoming" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | September 14, 2002 |
447 | 29 | "The Flute" | Worth Keeter | Katherine Torpey | September 21, 2002 |
448 | 30 | "Team Carnival" | Koichi Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | September 21, 2002 |
449 | 31 | "Taming of the Zords" | Koichi Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | September 28, 2002 |
450 | 32 | "Monitoring Earth" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | September 28, 2002 |
451 | 33 | "The Soul of Humanity" | Taro Sakamoto | Katherine Torpey | October 5, 2002 |
452 | 34 | "Forever Red" | Koichi Sakamoto | Amit Bhaumik | October 5, 2002 |
453 | 35 | "The Master's Herald" | Koichi Sakamoto | Jill Donnelllan | October 19, 2002 |
454 | 36 | ||||
455 | 37 | "Fishing for a Friend" | Taro Sakamoto | Suzi Shimoyama | November 2, 2002 |
456 | 38 | "Sealing the Nexus" | Taro Sakamoto | Derek Rydall | November 2, 2002 |
457 | 39 | "The End of the Power Rangers" | Jonathan Tzachor | Jill Donnellan & Katherine Torpey | November 16, 2002 |
458 | 40 | Derek Rydall & Suzi Shimoyama | |||
Power Rangers Ninja Storm (Season 11, 2003)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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459 | 1 | "Prelude to a Storm" | Koichi Sakamoto | Douglas Sloan | February 15, 2003 |
460 | 2 | "There's No "I" in Team" | Koichi Sakamoto | Ann Austen | February 15, 2003 |
461 | 3 | "Beauty and the Beach" | Koichi Sakamoto | Mark Hoffmeier | February 22, 2003 |
462 | 4 | "Looming Thunder" | Charlie Haskell | Jackie Marchand | March 1, 2003 |
463 | 5 | "Thunder Strangers" | Charlie Haskell | Ann Austen | March 8, 2003 |
464 | 6 | Charlie Haskell | Ann Austen | March 15, 2003 | |
465 | 7 | Andrew Merrifield | Douglas Sloan | March 22, 2003 | |
466 | 8 | "Nowhere To Grow" | Andrew Merrifield | Steve Slavkin | March 29, 2003 |
467 | 9 | "Snip It, Snip It Good" | Andrew Merrifield | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 2003 |
468 | 10 | "Return of Thunder" | Wayne Rose | Douglas Sloan | April 12, 2003 |
469 | 11 | Wayne Rose | Douglas Sloan | April 19, 2003 | |
470 | 12 | Wayne Rose | Ann Austen | April 26, 2003 | |
471 | 13 | Charlie Haskell | Ann Austen & Douglas Sloan | May 3, 2003 | |
472 | 14 | "Boxing Bopp-A-Roo" | Charlie Haskell | Mark Hoffmeier | May 10, 2003 |
473 | 15 | "Pork Chopped" | Charlie Haskell | Steve Slavkin | May 17, 2003 |
474 | 16 | "The Samurai's Journey" | Paul Grinder | Jackie Marchand | May 24, 2003 |
475 | 17 | Mark Hoffmeier | May 31, 2003 | ||
476 | 18 | Mark Hoffmeier | June 7, 2003 | ||
477 | 19 | "Scent of a Ranger" | Andrew Merrifield | Jackie Marchand | June 14, 2003 |
478 | 20 | "I Love Lothor" | Andrew Merrifield | Steve Slavkin | June 21, 2003 |
479 | 21 | "Good Will Hunter" | Andrew Merrifield | Steve Slavkin | June 28, 2003 |
480 | 22 | "All About Beevil" | Wayne Rose | Jackie Marchand | July 5, 2003 |
481 | 23 | "Sensei Switcheroo" | Wayne Rose | Mark Hoffmeier | July 12, 2003 |
482 | 24 | "Tongue and Cheek" | Wayne Rose | Art Brown | August 2, 2003 |
483 | 25 | "Brothers in Arms" | Charlie Haskell | Jackie Marchand | August 9, 2003 |
484 | 26 | "Shane's Karma" | Charlie Haskell | Mark Hoffmeier & John Tellegen | August 9, 2003 |
485 | 27 | ||||
486 | 28 | "Shimazu Returns" | Andrew Merrifield | Douglas Sloan | August 16, 2003 |
487 | 29 | August 23, 2003 | |||
488 | 30 | "The Wild Wipeout" | Andrew Merrifield | Jackie Marchand | September 20, 2003 |
489 | 31 | "Double-Edged Blake" | Wayne Rose | M.L. Kessler | September 27, 2003 |
490 | 32 | "Eye of the Storm" | Charlie Haskell | Ann Austen | September 27, 2003 |
491 | 33 | "General Deception" | Wayne Rose | Ann Austen | October 4, 2003 |
492 | 34 | Ann Austen & Douglas Sloan | |||
493 | 35 | "A Gem of a Day" | Charlie Haskell | Ann Austen | October 18, 2003 |
494 | 36 | "Down And Dirty" | Charlie Haskell | Douglas Sloan | October 18, 2003 |
495 | 37 | "Storm Before the Calm" | Paul Grinder | Douglas Sloan | November 15, 2003 |
496 | 38 | Ann Austen | |||
Power Rangers Dino Thunder (Season 12, 2004)
List of Power Rangers Dino Thunder episodes
Power Rangers S.P.D. (Season 13, 2005)
Template:Main List of Power Rangers S.P.D. episodes
Power Rangers Mystic Force (Season 14, 2006)
Template:Main List of Power Rangers Mystic Force episodes
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (Season 15, 2007)
Template:Main List of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive episodes
Notes
References
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