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Beauty and the Beast is the sixteenth episode of the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Synopsis[]
As Kimberly falls into depression over losing Tommy again, Lord Zedd decides to become the new man in her life by making her into his queen...whether she wants to or not. In the meantime, he creates the Mirror Maniac to preoccupy and destroy the other Power Rangers.
Plot[]
Depressed about Tommy's departure from the team, Kimberly seeks out the advice of a Fortune Teller, Madame Swampy, despite Billy's claims that such practitioners are frauds. Meanwhile, Lord Zedd reveals a desire to have Kimberly as his Queen. He dispatches Goldar and the Putties to capture her. Through the use of a magic golden dust that renders Kimberly in unconscious, he manages to take her away from outside the Fortune Teller's shack and hold her captive in the underground Cave of Fantasy.
Zedd attempts to distract the Rangers by sending the Z-Putties to attack Zack's cousin Curtis and his friend Richie. Once Billy pinpoints the location of the cave, he and Trini go after Kimberly, while Zack goes after the Putties. Jason is unable to be reached because he is in the mountains, which are shielding him from communication signals from the Command Center.
Inside the cave, Kimberly's communicator and Morpher are taken by Goldar as he casts a spell to make her into a queen with no memory of being a Ranger. The spell also transforms her clothes into that of Rita Repulsa's, complete with staff. However, he does not know that Kimberly's memories are unaffected, and she takes advantage of it by performing a surprisingly accurate rendition of Rita. Her screaming and bossiness become so convincing that Goldar begins regretting the idea, even thinking his spell worked too well. Trini and Billy arrive, causing Kimberly to drop the act. Trini recovers the Morpher and communicator while Billy holds off Goldar long enough for the three to escape.
All five Rangers teleport to the park to face the Mirror Maniac. After the defeat of the Putties, Zedd forces the monster to grow, and the Rangers summon the Thunder Megazord. Once defeated, the kids return to the Youth Center where Bulk and Skull, having been trying to find the Rangers with help from Madame Swampy end up there as well. It turns out that Madame Swampy is a friend of Ernie's and had been helping him promote the Youth Center. The new add offers free protein muffins which Bulk and Skull help themselves to, only to find out the muffins are only free with a paid lunch. Bulk and Skull end up having to wash the dishes for eating without paying.
Cast[]
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger) (morphed only)
- Paul F. Rosenthal as Jason Lee Scott (Morphed Dialogue)
- Walter Jones as Zack Taylor (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
- Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)
- Judy as Trini Kwan (Morphed Dialogue)
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Ann Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (intro only)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Maurice Mendoza as Richie
- Joel Rogers as Curtis Taylor and Zack Taylor (Morphed Dialogue)
- ??? as Madame Swampy
- David Fielding as Zordon (face)
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Romy J. Sharf as Alpha 5
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice) (as Richard Wood)
- Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice) (as Ryan O'Flannigan)
- Michael J. Sorich as Squatt (voice)
- Dave Mallow as Baboo (voice) (as Colin Phillips)
- Tom Wyner as Mirror Maniac (voice)
Songs[]
Errors[]
- The Thunder Megazord's chest jewel appears blue instead of its usual green.
Notes[]
- This episode aired the same day as VR Troopers episode 19, My Dog's Girlfriend.
- The episode title is a reference to the fairy tale of the same name.
- Jason David Frank is credited but does not appear.
- Austin St. John does not appear as Jason unmorphed; all of his lines were recycled.
- One of Trini's lines ("Let's kick the Putty") was recycled from "For Whom the Bell Trolls".
- This episode was part of a week-long marathon called "Morphin' Wars" on Fox Kids.
See Also[]
- Ep. 9: Don't Be Vain - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page.
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