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A Ranger Catastrophe is a two-part episode and the seventeenth & eighteenth episodes during the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The 6th and 7th Zeo Serial Shorts aired before a later airing of both parts of the episode.
It marked the beginning of the nine-episode story arc surrounding the departure of Kimberly Ann Hart from the team and the introduction of her replacement Katherine Hillard.
Synopsis[]
Rita Repulsa sets her newest plan in motion to destroy the Power Rangers; send her new minion Katherine Hillard to infiltrate and destroy them from within. Using her charm, she infiltrates the Power Rangers and lures Tommy to the Dark Dimension where he must survive against Rito and Goldar
Plot[]
Part 1[]
Aisha is volunteering at the local animal shelter, and as she walks home with Kimberly, they both notice a stray white cat, but unknown to the two, Rita is glad they have taken notice as the cat is part of her newest plan to defeat the Rangers.
At the Juice Bar, Aisha reveals that the white cat would be hers if nobody claims it at the shelter. Bulk and Skull try to fine her for bringing it to the juice bar, but when Aisha reveals that she was still looking for the owner, Bulk decides that this is the perfect chance for him and Skull to get in good grace with Lieutenant Stone by finding the owner. At the shelter, nobody has claimed the cat, but Lord Zedd refuses to let the plan fail and sends Rito out to stop people from claiming the cat. Unknown to Rito, Bulk and Skull find him and decide to try and take him out, but it proves to be unaffected and they scream for back up. Aisha takes notice, and goes into her Ninja Ranger mode to attack Rito. While Aisha handles herself well, Zordon contacts the other Rangers and tells them to teleport to Aisha’s location. Going into Ninja Ranger mode, they join Aisha. Per Goldar’s request, Lord Zedd sends out the Tenga Warriors to assist Rito and both sides begin to fight. Unknown to everybody, the white cat watches, morphing into a young blonde woman who grins at the sight. Aisha continues to get the upper hand against Rito, and when the Tengas retreat, he runs off as he cannot fight all six Rangers. The young woman is approached by the veterinarian, revealing that she came from Australia and wants to adopt a dog, while the six demorph and head off in their own directions. When Aisha and Kimberly arrive at the shelter they expect the cat to be there for adoption; the young woman turns back into the cat without them noticing, and growls and scratches Kimberly. Since nobody claimed the cat, Aisha can adopt it and decides to name it P.C., short for "Park Cat".
At Aisha’s house, Kimberly reveals she is going out with Tommy as she feels guilty being busy with her gymnastics, but Aisha notices that P.C. is missing, making her worry about her running away. P.C. morphs back into the young woman, with a red gleam in her eyes as Aisha and Kimberly try to find the cat. It is revealed that the young woman is in association with Rita, and tells her of what she has learned. Rita gives the young woman a car she created from a dumpster, and she heads off to the Juice Bar where Tommy is waiting for Kimberly. The young woman introduces herself as Kat to Tommy, and asks him for help with her broken car outside. Tommy agrees to go and look at it, and after fixing it, Kat offers him a chance to test drive it around the block. Tommy drives with her, while Bulk and Skull show Lieutenant Stone where they saw Rito, but he does not believe them and reassigns them to car wash duty.
Seeing that her plan is working out, Rita has Lord Zedd teleport the car into a wormhole where they are out of control. Rito is sent out to attack Angel Grove and is grown giant sized. Meanwhile, Aisha and Kimberly arrive to the Juice Bar with no luck finding P.C., and Ernie tells them where Tommy’s at. Suddenly, their communicators go off as Zordon tells them to teleport to the Command Center. There, Alpha 5 informs them about Tommy and Kat’s predicament, and Rito is attacking Angel Grove, making the Rangers conflicted over what to do.
Part 2[]
As Rito advances to downtown Angel Grove, Alpha 5 struggles to pinpoint Tommy's and Kat’s location as he gets knocked out. As they lose sight in the viewing globe, Kat teleports from the car back to the Moon Palace in her cat form. With Tommy captured, Goldar offers to take care of the former, which Lord Zedd allows. As Billy struggles to find Tommy, Zordon says they are too late as Rito has already reached the outskirts of the city, forcing the Rangers to hold off on saving Tommy. They morph and summon their Ninja Zords to combat against Rito, but while they have the upper hand, Rito manages to force back the Ape Ninja Zord. The Rangers form the Ninja Megazord, and after landing their Power Punch, they force Rito into retreat again. This leads to Rita utilizing a back-up plan.
Meanwhile, Alpha 5 continues to look for Tommy; Rita and Lord Zedd have created an energy signal to block any attempts at finding his exact location, leaving Alpha dismayed. Tommy wakes up to see Goldar taunting him, but when he demands to know where Kat is. Tommy morphs as Goldar continues his taunts, and the Rangers find him on the viewing globe, realizing that Rita and Lord Zedd have captured him so they would not be at full strength. The Ranger do not have the power in the Command Center to get through the forcefield, but Billy takes Adam back to his lab for something that might help. Tommy fights against Goldar and the two are evenly matched, while Squatt tells Rita about where Billy and Adam are heading. Rita deems this the perfect chance to initiate her backup plan and turns P.C. into Katastrophe, who attacks Billy and Adam. The two Rangers morph, but find themselves unable to take down Katastrophe and they call for back up. The others morph and join the two, and with five Rangers, they manage to force Katastrophe into retreat.
As Lord Zedd complains that nothing has been accomplished, Rito goes off to help Goldar destroy Tommy. Rito and Goldar double team Tommy, making him lose Saba and gets restrained by Rito. As Billy and Adam tune up the machine, Tommy gets Saba back and breaks free, while Billy completes the device and adds it to the Command Center’s terminal. With the coordinates now in place, they break through the forcefield, but Billy notices that Kat is not with Tommy. Regardless, they proceed with the teleportation and bring Tommy back just before Goldar could finish him. Tommy realizes that Kat is still in Rita and Lord Zedd’s clutches, and Billy is unable to locate her position. As Rita blames Lord Zedd for wrecking her plan, the latter calls for Kat as she turns back into Katastrophe, and sends her back to Angel Grove. The six Rangers morph and attack Katastrophe, but Lord Zedd and Rita decide to grow her instead. The Rangers summon the Ninja Zords and form the Ninja MegaFalconzord as Ninjor joins them in the fight. With Ninjor’s help by entering in his Super Mode, they defeat Katastrophe. The Rangers then find Kat, seemingly released from Zedd and Rita's capture. Lord Zedd is not upset by his defeat, as he knows that Katherine will prove very useful to him now that she has befriended the Rangers.
As the rest of the Rangers get acquainted with Kat, she tells them about her life in Australia. She leaves to get the rest of her stuff unpacked, and just then, P.C. appears to Aisha and Kimberly. Unknown to the Rangers, P.C.'s eyes glow green.
Cast[]
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin White Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Ann Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger) (unmorphed only in Part 1)
- Catherine Sutherland as Katherine "Kat" Hillard and Katastrophe (voice) (Part 2 only)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Richard Genelle as Ernie (Part 1 only)
- David Fielding as Zordon (face)
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Sandi Sellner as Alpha 5
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Gregg Bullock as Lt. Jerome Stone (Part 1 only)
- Kim Strauss as Ninjor (voice) (Part 2 only)
- Carla Perez as Rita Repulsa
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- Bob Papenbrook as Rito Revolto (voice)
- Michael J. Sorich as Squatt (voice) (Part 2 only)
- Dave Mallow as Baboo (voice) (Part 2 only)
- Tony Oliver as Saba (voice) (Part 2 only)
Song[]
- Tenga Bye Bye (Part 1)
Errors[]
- In Part II, when the Rangers use the Ninja Megazord Power Punch on Rito, the ape roar could be heard during the wolf punch.
- In Part II the Ninja MegaFalconzord is incorrectly called the 'Falcon Megazord'.
- Tommy refers to P.C. as "he".
- In Part I, when the Rangers demorph from their ninja form, Tommy steps back and onto Adam's foot.
Notes[]
- Part I of this episode aired the same day as VR Troopers (Season 2) episode 18, Virtual Venom.
- Part II of this episode aired the same day as VR Troopers (Season 2) episode 19, New World Order.
- In Part I, the Rangers didn't appear morph in their regular Ranger forms.
- The Megazord fight against Rito in Part II is reused from Ninja Quest.
- Part II features Saba's final speaking appearance.
- Part II marks the final use of Kimberly's morphing sequence.
- Paul Schrier (Bulk) and Jason Narvy (Skull) only appear in Part II during the end credits.
- Part II marks the final time Kimberly pilots a Zord.
- Kat is the second Power Ranger to grow giant, after Tommy Oliver. Coincidentally, they were both turned evil by Rita.
- The only difference is that Kat was turned into a monster, while Tommy was already a Power Ranger.
See Also[]
- Ep. 31: Behold!! A New Shogun - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. See comparison page. (Zord battle against Rito Revolto)
- Ep. 40: The Heisei Fox Battle - Super Sentai counterpart in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. See comparison page. (Zord battle against Katastrophe)
External Links[]
- Watch A Ranger Catastrophe, Part I on the official YouTube page
- Watch A Ranger Catastrophe, Part II on the official YouTube page