List of Power Rangers Turbo episodes
| List of Power Rangers Turbo episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FOX (Fox Kids) |
| Original release | April 19 – November 24, 1997 |
| Season chronology | |
Power Rangers Turbo is an American television series created by Haim Saban and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise, began airing April 19, 1997 on Fox Kids. The series follows a group of teenagers chosen by the wise sage Zordon to become "Power Rangers" to stop evil from taking over Earth. Turbo comprises 45 episodes and concluded its initial airing November 24, 1997. Turbo uses footage and elements from the Super Sentai series Gekisou Sentai Carranger and follows the annual Ranger suit change (started in Zeo) to match the annual change of the Super Sentai series. Regular cast members during Turbo include Johnny Yong Bosch, Nakia Burrise, Blake Foster, Jason David Frank, Catherine Sutherland, Carol Hoyt, and Gregg Bullock. Partway through the season, Jason Narvy and Paul Schrier re-join the main cast, Bosch, Burrise, Frank, and Sutherland are replaced by Roger Velasco, Tracy Lynn Cruz, Selwyn Ward, and Patricia Ja Lee respectively. The four played new characters, but take on the previous characters' respective colors and powers. Hoyt continues to play Dimitria but is later replaced by Hilary Shepard Turner for the role of Divatox.
Synopsis
Turbo picks up some time after the events of Power Rangers Zeo, with Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa now taking some time out from fighting the Power Rangers, having last been seen blowing up King Mondo's Machine Empire at the end of Zeo. Turbo begins with the feature film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, with a new Blue Ranger Justin (Blake Foster). With the Queen of Space Pirates, Divatox (Hilary Shephard Turner in the movie and episodes 26–45, Carol Hoyt in episodes 1-25), becoming the new main villain the Rangers must face, along with her evil colleagues Rygog, Porto and Divatox's nephew Elgar. There are a few character similarities with older villains from the Mighty Morphin era with Divatox/Rita, Rygog/Goldar, Porto/Finster, and Elgar/Rito. Zordon and Alpha 5 return to their home planets of Eltar and Edenoi, respectively in episode 3, which then sees the introduction of Dimitria and Alpha 6 to aid the Rangers. In The Millennium Message, an intergalactic policeman named Blue Senturion comes to Earth bearing a message that in the year 2000, Divatox, Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa, and the Machine Empire will join forces with Dark Specter in the United Alliance of Evil to take over the universe, with only one force standing in their way. Tommy (Jason David Frank), Adam (Johnny Yong Bosch), Katherine (Catherine Sutherland), and Tanya (Nakia Burrise) are relieved of their duties as Power Rangers at the end of episode 19, and they choose their replacements as T. J. Johnson (Selwyn Ward), Carlos Vallerte (Roger Velasco), Cassie Chan (Patricia Ja Lee), and Ashley Hammond (Tracy Lynn Cruz). Bulk (Paul Schrier) and Skull (Jason Narvy) are turned into monkeys by Elgar in episode 1 and stay that way until the end of episode 17. Then they spend the next three episodes invisible, before returning to their usual selves at the end of episode 20, with Bulk and Skull then spending the rest of the season trying to hold down a job.
Film
| Ep# | Title | Theatrical Release | Code |
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| 00 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | March 28, 1997 | TBA |
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Divatox attacks the wizard Lerigot in an attempt to marry a demon named Maligore, in hopes to use his powers to plunder the universe. Lerigot escapes to Earth where he seeks help from Zordon and Alpha 5. When the Zeo powers are not enough to stop Divatox, the rangers create the Turbo powers. When Rocky injures himself preparing for a martial arts tournament, Zordon must choose a new Blue Ranger. | |||
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 206 207 208 | 1 2 3 | "Shift Into Turbo" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | April 19, 1997 April 26, 1997 April 30, 1997 | 431 432 433 |
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After the events of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, the Rangers are graduating Angel Grove High. Justin offers a healed Rocky the Blue Turbo Ranger powers so that he can resume his life as a Power Ranger; however, Rocky declines (due to his injured back). In the meantime, Divatox has amassed an army to get revenge on the Rangers, having her sub craft take up residence in Angel Grove lake. She places a detonator in the Angel Grove Power Plant to take revenge on the Rangers and ruin their graduation. With the older Rangers attending their graduation ceremony, Justin must face the problem alone. With Justin busy fighting Elgar, Divatox attacks Tanya, Adam, and Katherine. Meanwhile, Zordon and Alpha are keeping a secret from the Rangers. The results of a test Justin took before the graduation then come back, and it turns out he's going to be starting high school due to being a prodigy. Zordon reveals that he and Alpha are returning to Eltar with Lerigot. Divatox begins trying to close the wormhole that is taking Zordon and Alpha home. | ||||||
| 209 | 4 | "Shadow Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Mark Hoffmeier | May 1, 1997 | 433 |
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Divatox sends the evil Chromite monster to Angel Grove with a detonator. When the Rangers try to stop him, he steals their morphing powers to create the Shadow Rangers. Tommy is forced to find a way to stop Chromite and track down his missing friends by himself. | ||||||
| 210 | 5 | "Transmission Impossible" | Al Winchell | Barbara A. Oliver & Tony Oliver | May 2, 1997 | 435 |
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Visceron travels from the planet Inquiris to deliver some startling news to Dimitria. Divatox learns this and captures him. She then turns him against the Rangers when he refuses to tell her his message. | ||||||
| 211 | 6 | "Rally Ranger" | Al Winchell | Jackie Marchand | May 5, 1997 | 436 |
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Trying to impress his aunt Divatox, Elgar decides to sabotage a soapbox car race with a detonator he made himself. Meanwhile, Porto goes AWOL and attacks the city. | ||||||
| 212 | 7 | "Built for Speed" | Judd Lynn | Ralph Soll | May 6, 1997 | 437 |
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Some of Adam's friends decide to settle an argument by drag racing. Divatox's Demon Racer plants a detonator in one of their cars. The Rangers have to defeat the Demon Racer and stop the detonator before it blows. | ||||||
| 213 | 8 | "Bicycle Built for the Blues" | Judd Lynn | Shell Danielson | May 7, 1997 | 442 |
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It's Justin's birthday and Divatox has sent him a gift. The Rangers have to get Justin off his new bike before it explodes in 25 miles. If that was not bad enough, Divatox sends Big Burpa to distract them. | ||||||
| 214 | 9 | "The Whole Lie" | Al Winchell | Mark Litton | May 8, 1997 | 434 |
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During a volunteer car wash, Porto appears and plants a detonator. Justin spots him, and the Mouthpiece monster attacks him and makes it so he can only tell lies. Meanwhile, Porto has made it, so anytime one of the Rangers lies, a Pirahantron attacks. | ||||||
| 215 | 10 | "Glyph Hanger" | Paul Schrier | Steven J. Weller | May 10, 1997 | 438 |
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Divatox calls her ex-fiance Pharaoh to help defeat the Rangers. She has him place a detonator shaped like a pyramid at the Egyptian Exhibit. Adam mistakenly takes home Pharaoh's staff, which turns any writing into hieroglyphics. The Rangers have to defeat the Pharaoh and stop the detonator before it goes off, but Divatox puts a forcefield around it so they cannot touch it. | ||||||
| 216 | 11 | "Weight and See" | Paul Schrier | Peter Elwell | May 12, 1997 | 439 |
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Due to an insult from a rival ballet dancer, Kat is worried over her weight. Divatox sends Numbor to attack the Rangers, rendering Kat weightless. | ||||||
| 217 | 12 | "Alarmed and Dangerous" | Paul Schrier | Brett Born | May 13, 1997 | 440 |
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Divatox plants a detonator on a firetruck and has her Pirahantrons set off fire alarms all over the city. Meanwhile, Justin has his problems with some bullies from school, and he almost gets caught teleporting. | ||||||
| 218 | 13 | "The Millennium Message" | Larry Litton | Mark Litton | May 17, 1997 | 443 |
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The Blue Senturion, an intergalactic law enforcement robot, arrives from the year 2000 with a message for Dimitria; Lord Zedd, Rita, The Machine Empire, and Divatox will team up to destroy the universe. When Divatox learns of this message, she reprograms the Blue Senturion to think the Rangers are evil. | ||||||
| 219 | 14 | "A Drive to Win" | Larry Litton | Jackie Marchand | May 19, 1997 | 444 |
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Divatox plants a detonator in the scoreboard at one of Adam's soccer games. If Angel Grove scores 4 points, it will go off. She sends Electrovolt to distract the Rangers. | ||||||
| 220 | 15 | "Cars Attacks" | Judd Lynn | Douglas Sloan | May 20, 1997 | 445 |
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Lt. Stone's niece, Jenny, competes with Kat to get into London's Royal Dance Academy. Divatox decides to plant a detonator at the competition, disguised as a cassette player, and sends Wolfgang Amadeus Griller to distract the Rangers. | ||||||
| 221 222 | 16 17 | "Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers" | Judd Lynn Koichi Sakamoto | Shell Danielson | May 21, 1997 September 9, 1997 | 446 501 |
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Divatox sends Shrinkasect to mess with the Blue Senturion's hardware. The Shrinkasect monster shrinks the Rangers while Justin is trying to stop Bulk and Skull from stealing Lt. Stone's car. The Rangers then attempt to break out of Divatox's submarine as Justin tries to unshrink the Blue Senturion and find the detonator that Bulk and Skull have mistakenly taken. | ||||||
| 223 224 | 18 19 | "Passing the Torch" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 10, 1997 September 11, 1997 | 502 503 |
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Divatox's mother visits and tells her to capture Tommy, and the rest of the Rangers will fall. When Pirahantrons attack Kat and Tommy, two new teens come to help them. Meanwhile, the Flamite monster attacks Tanya, Justin, and Adam while they set up their campsite. When Cassie and TJ successfully rescue Tommy from the Vortex of Eternal Doom and Sorrow, he goes to help the other Rangers defeat the Flamite monster. The Rangers were then required to defeat the Flamite monster and choose their successors before the hourglass is empty. | ||||||
| 225 | 20 | "Stitch Witchery" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 12, 1997 | 504 |
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As the new team of Rangers gets settled in, Divatox tricks Ashley into selling her design, which she casts a spell upon. Anyone who wears it becomes nasty and disrespectful. Things get worse when the Rangers and the Blue Senturion put the jackets on. Ashley has to get the jackets off her friends, and stop the Blue Senturion by herself. | ||||||
| 226 | 21 | "The Wheel of Fate" | Blair Treu | Jackie Marchand | September 15, 1997 | 505 |
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Divatox sets her eyes on the two legendary cars: Lightning Cruiser and Storm Blaster. Justin gets kidnapped with Storm Blaster. | ||||||
| 227 | 22 | "Trouble by the Slice" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 16, 1997 | 506 |
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Divatox loses her memory and ends up working in a pizza parlor. Porto sends Mad Mike to distract the Rangers so they can get Divatox back. | ||||||
| 228 | 23 | "The Phantom Phenomenon" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 17, 1997 | 507 |
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Despite having over $1,000,000 worth of treasure, Divatox considers herself broke; she has Elgar attack the Angel Grove bank and the gold mines. However, a Phantom Ranger arrives on Earth to assist with fighting against Divatox. | ||||||
| 229 | 24 | "Vanishing Act" | Yuri Alexander | John Fletcher | September 18, 1997 | 508 |
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Deciding that the Rangers "can't protect what they can't see," Divatox sends the Translucitor to Angel Grove, where he begins turning everything invisible. Making matters worse, the Power Chamber has also fallen victim to Translucitor. | ||||||
| 230 | 25 | "When Time Freezes Over" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 19, 1997 | 509 |
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When the Rangers stop Divatox from freezing the sun, she summons Clockster to rewind time so she can stop the Rangers from destroying the freeze key. Only this time, Clockster accidentally touches the freeze key and stops time. | ||||||
| 231 | 26 | "The Darkest Day" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | September 22, 1997 | 510 |
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General Havoc, Divatox's brother, arrives on Earth to help his sister defeat the Rangers. He uses his zord, Metallasaurus, to capture the Turbo Megazord. | ||||||
| 232 | 27 | "One Last Hope" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 23, 1997 | 511 |
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Without the Turbo Megazord, the Rangers try to defend the city with everything they have left. The Phantom Ranger appears to deliver a new weapon to the Rangers. | ||||||
| 233 | 28 | "The Fall of the Phantom" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 25, 1997 | 512 |
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Divatox captures Cassie. For the Rangers to get her back, they must trade the Phantom Ranger. The Phantom Ranger's power ruby, the source of his energy, is stolen by Divatox. | ||||||
| 234 | 29 | "Clash of the Megazords" | Steve Markowitz | Brett Born | September 26, 1997 | 513 |
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Divatox sends the Turbo Megazord to Earth to destroy the Rangers. Meanwhile, the Rangers are trying to bring down her space station. | ||||||
| 235 | 30 | "The Robot Ranger" | Larry Litton | John Fletcher | October 3, 1997 | 514 |
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Justin suspects his friends have been switched with robots. He sees wires in Ashley and TJ's wrists, and Carlos's face falls off. Divatox sends Flash Head and Voltmeister to Earth to attack the Rangers. In the end, Justin is revealed to be a robot as well; the rangers had duplicates of themselves built to assist Zordon on Eltar, and Justin's copy suffered memory damage. | ||||||
| 236 | 31 | "Beware the Third Wish" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 17, 1997 | 515 |
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Divatox sends the Wicked Wisher to Earth, where he steals three coins from a wishing fountain. He uses these coins to grant Divatox 3 wishes. One for Elgar to have a full head of hair, one to turn the Blue Senturion evil, and the last coin goes missing on Earth. Divatox is left angry that Wicked Wisher can't enchant any more coins. | ||||||
| 237 | 32 | "The Gardener of Evil" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 20, 1997 | 516 |
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Divatox sends the Wild Weeder to Earth to find the third coin, where Weeder turns humans into Diva Drones. Meanwhile, the Rangers are still trying to locate the coin to revert Blue Senturion to good. As luck would have it, Bulk and Skull have the coin, but it fries every machine they try putting it in. | ||||||
| 238 | 33 | "Fire in Your Tank" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 30, 1997 | 517 |
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Divatox sets her sights on the Lightning Cruiser. Elgar steals the Rangers booster fuel by accident, and Divatox makes a flying car instead. | ||||||
| 239 | 34 | "The Turn of the Wretched Wrench" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 31, 1997 | 518 |
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Ashley is having trouble in auto-shop class. Divatox sends Maniac Mechanic to steal parts from Ashley's car when it breaks down. Divatox decides to build a monster car. | ||||||
| 240 | 35 | "Spirit of the Woods" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | November 3, 1997 | 519 |
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TJ gets attacked by Lord Litter while jogging in the woods. When TJ cannot defeat the monster alone, a young boy, Erutan, comes to his rescue. Divatox then sets her sights on the young boy, wanting his powers over the elements for herself. TJ soon discovers Erutan's name is backwards for what he is... | ||||||
| 241 | 36 | "The Song of Confusion" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 7, 1997 | 520 |
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Cassie and her friend Vicky hold auditions for their band at the juice bar. Divatox decides to send some monsters to join the group and begins brainwashing people with her music. | ||||||
| 242 | 37 | "The Accident" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 10, 1997 | 521 |
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Divatox tries to make Carlos feel guilty when a player on his soccer team gets injured. Meanwhile, Elgar takes his not-yet-finished Megazord to Earth. | ||||||
| 243 | 38 | "Cassie's Best Friend" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | November 11, 1997 | 522 |
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Mr. Goorific turns Cassie's dog, Jetson, into a person. Cassie thinks her dog has gone missing. Jetson, calling himself Jethro, helps Cassie look for himself while enjoying things he couldn't as a dog. Meanwhile, Elgar repairs his Megazord. | ||||||
| 244 | 39 | "The Curve Ball" | Lawrence L. Simeone | Judd Lynn | November 12, 1997 | 523 |
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TJ is having trouble hitting a new kid's curveballs. Divatox sends Strikeout to defeat the Rangers. TJ needs to find the secret to hitting curveballs to defeat the new monster. | ||||||
| 245 | 40 | "Carlos and the Count" | Lawrence L. Simeone | John Fletcher | November 13, 1997 | 524 |
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Carlos and Justin watch a vampire horror movie. Per a suggestion from Elgar (who is swatting annoying lunar bats), Divatox turns one into Count Nocturne; she sends him to Earth, where he bits Carlos. The next day, Carlos is wearing black and sunglasses. Justin (as well as Bulk and Skull, who watched Carlos get bitten) suspects Carlos is a vampire. The other Rangers don't believe it until they see Carlos lacks a reflection; they track him to the blood drive at the Youth Center and take him back to the Power Chamber, where Alpha 6 uses an antidote to restore Carlos' sanity. However, Carlos cannot be fully cured until Count Nocturne is destroyed. | ||||||
| 246 | 41 | "Little Strong Man" | Liberty Goldman | Jackie Marchand | November 14, 1997 | 525 |
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Justin decides to try out for the high school track team. When an ant bites him, he becomes 100 times stronger. When Divatox finds out, she sends the Pirahantrons to capture him. The Rangers later discover that Justin's new strength is a result of the bite affecting his potential for growth and his Turbo powers; as a trade-off for the enhanced strength, Justin cannot morph, so he has to choose to stay a Ranger or keep his strength. | ||||||
| 247 | 42 | "The Rival Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 17, 1997 | 526 |
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Ashley tries to go to a school dance with a boy Cassie likes. The boy ends up turning Ashley and Cassie against each other. | ||||||
| 248 | 43 | "Parts and Parcel" | Liberty Goldman | John Fletcher | November 18, 1997 | 527 |
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Bulk and Skull are in danger of being thrown in jail because their new employer at a delivery company is blaming them for the recent theft of electronics. TJ offers his assistance to prove the goofballs' innocence. It turns out that the thief is none-other than Divatox, who needed the parts to remote-control her three zords. When Bulk and Skull are about to be unfairly arrested, the morphed Rangers arrive, and TJ explains the situation to the officer. An angry Bulk and Skull demand a big raise as an apology for the seriousness of their boss' accusation. | ||||||
| 249 250 | 44 45 | "Chase Into Space" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 21, 1997 November 24, 1997 | 528 529 |
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Divatox has summoned a powerful monster to Earth, Goldgoyle, which destroys both of the Megazords. Dimitria and the Blue Senturion have left for Eltar to help Zordon, and Divatox has launched an attack on the Power Chamber. Divatox succeeds in destroying the Power Chamber, causing the Rangers to be stripped of their powers. Dark Specter sends his messenger to tell Divatox he has captured Zordon. Divatox then leaves Earth for the Cimmerian Planet. With the Rangers powerless, they take one of NASADA's shuttles to Cimmerian Planet, leaving Justin behind, as he chooses to stay with his father. | ||||||