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Icon-mightymorphinThis article is about an episode in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Happy Birthday, Zack is the tenth episode of the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Synopsis[]

While the Rangers work on a surprise party for Zack, he thinks the others have forgotten about his birthday. Rita Repulsa proves she hasn't though. She sends him a present in the form of the Knasty Knight who is sent to destroy the Black Ranger, and make sure he never has another birthday!

Plot[]

The Rangers minus Zack are decorating the Youth Center one evening after hours for Zack's birthday the next day.

At the Moon Palace, Rita Repulsa wants to give Zack a gift of her own so Finster makes plans to create a monster.

To throw Ernie off their trail when discussing the Power Rangers, Jason and Billy tell him that the Rangers are aliens, not people. Bulk and Skull arrive to make some trouble but get their immediate comeuppance.

Finster and Rita decide on using the Knasty Knight for their plan. Baboo and Squatt help Finster weld the Knasty Knight's sword that same night. Once completed, Rita casts a spell to raise the Knight.

Later, Ernie spots Zack coming in to the Youth Center so the others hide until he leaves.

The next day, Zack runs into Kimberly at school and tries to hint about his birthday. Kimberly plays it off and says that it's her dog's birthday. Bummed out, Zack walks away. Kimberly tells her friends that Zack thinks that they all forgot his birthday. They have to keep his surprise party a secret, though.

Zack is ambushed by Rita and the Knight when he goes for a walk. He morphs but his Power Axe isn't working very well against the Knasty Knight's sword. Zordon alerts the other Rangers and they go to rescue Zack. None of them do any better against the Knight and their weapons begin to corrode. The combined Blade Blasters don't help either.

Rita makes Knasty Knight a giant and the Megazord is summoned. Black Ranger realizes that Knasty Knight is winning because he's reflecting their energy. The solution: reflect Knasty Knight's energy along with sending forward some of their own. The Megazord's eyes shoot some energy that freezes Knasty Knight's sword in place. Knasty Knight's blade is cut in half and the Megazord finishes the monster off. Rita retreats back to the Moon where she angrily blames her lackeys for the failure.

Back at the Youth Center, the gang brings Zack to his surprise party and they happily celebrate.

Cast[]

Songs[]

  • Happy Happy Birthday, Baby

Errors[]

  • When Kimberly opens her locker, a hand can briefly be seen holding it open from below.
  • When Knasty Knight is blasting at the Black Ranger, on top of the hill to the right there appears to be two people tied up to poles even though Rita was not holding anybody hostage.
  • After Zack morphs, the Power Axe is smoking and corroded before having made contact with Knasty Knight's sword.
  • The following monsters are seen in Finster's monster cookbook; Snizzard, Bones, Chunky Chicken, King Sphinx, Genie, Mr. Ticklesneezer, Mighty Minotaur, and Knasty Knight. However, Mr. Ticklesneezer and Genie were not created by Finster. Ticklesneezer was a doll before being zapped by a laser (and part of a dream), and the Genie was just that, as well as yet to debut.
  • Zordon's voice sounds different than in other episodes.
  • When Rita heads to Finster's lab, Goldar is seen sleeping on the observatory stairs, but when Squatt is talking about the monster that Finster is preparing, Goldar is seen awake and standing, this being an error through the usage of Sentai and American footage together.

Notes[]

Knasty Knight on Tarmac 3


  • This is the first episode where the Megazord completes its transformation without using its computerized catchphrase.
  • The flashback footage of Zack fighting the Knasty Knight was used in "Crystal of Nightmares", which in turn was used for the Sega CD release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
  • The episode contains a reference to the DC Comics hero Batman by Ernie, likening how the Rangers protect Angel Grove to Batman protecting Gotham City.
  • According to the MMPR Interactive CD-ROM, the events of this episode took place on May 3, 1993, the date given as Zack's birthday.
  • Zack is the first Ranger to have a solo morph.
  • The following monsters are seen in Finster's monster cookbook; Snizzard, Bones, Chunky Chicken, King Sphinx, Genie, Mr. Ticklesneezer, Mighty Minotaur, and Knasty Knight. All of these pictures are the monster's original concept art depictions from Japan.

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Icon-mightymorphin List of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Episodes
Season 1

0: Day of the Dumpster (pilot) • 1: Day of the Dumpster • 2: High Five • 3: Teamwork • 4: A Pressing Engagement • 5: Different Drum • 6: Food Fight • 7: Big Sisters • 8: I, Eye Guy • 9: For Whom The Bell Trolls • 10: Happy Birthday, Zack • 11: No Clowning Around• 12: Power Ranger Punks • 13: Peace, Love and Woe • 14: Foul Play in the Sky • 15: Dark Warrior • 16: Switching Places • 17-21: Green With Evil • 22: Itsy Bitsy Spider • 23: The Trouble with Shellshock • 24: The Spit Flower • 25: Life's a Masquerade • 26: Gung Ho! • 27: Wheel of Misfortune • 28 & 29: Island of Illusion • 30: The Rockstar • 31: Calamity Kimberly • 32: A Star Is Born • 33: The Yolk's on You! • 34 & 35: The Green Candle • 36: Birds of a Feather • 37: Clean-Up Club • 38: A Bad Reflection on You • 39 & 40: Doomsday • 41: Rita's Seed of Evil • 42: A Pig Surprise • 43: Something Fishy • 44: Lions & Blizzards • 45: Crystal of Nightmares • 46: To Flea or Not to Flee • 47: Reign of the Jellyfish • 48: Plague of the Mantis • 49 & 50: Return of an Old Friend • 51: Grumble Bee • 52: Two Heads are Better than One • 53: Fowl Play • 54: Trick or Treat • 55: Second Chance • 56: On Fins and Needles • 57: Enter… The Lizzinator • 58: Football Season • 59: Mighty Morphin' Mutants • 60: An Oyster Stew

Season 2

1-3: The Mutiny • 4: The Wanna-Be Ranger • 5: Putty on the Brain • 6: Bloom of Doom • 7: The Green Dream • 8: The Power Stealer • 9: The Beetle Invasion • 10: Welcome to Venus Island • 11: The Song of Guitardo • 12 & 13: Green No More • 14: Missing Green • 15: Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park • 16: Beauty and the Beast • 17 & 18: White Light • 19: Two for One • 20: Opposites Attract • 21: Zedd's Monster Mash • 22-24: The Ninja Encounter • 25: A Monster of Global Proportions • 26: Zedd Waves • 27 & 28: The Power Transfer • 29: Goldar's Vice-Versa • 30: Mirror of Regret • 31: When is a Ranger Not a Ranger? • 32: Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun • 33: Lights, Camera, Action • 34: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire • 35: Scavenger Hunt • 36: The Great Bookala Escape • 37: Forever Friends • 38: A Reel Fish Story • 39 & 40: Rangers Back in Time • 41-43: The Wedding • 44-46: Return of the Green Ranger • 47: Best Man for the Job • 48 & 49: Storybook Rangers • 50 & 51: Wild West Rangers • 52: Blue Ranger Gone Bad

Season 3 & Alien Rangers

1-3: A Friend in Need • 4-7: Ninja Quest • 8: A Brush with Destiny • 9: Passing the Lantern • 10: Wizard for a Day • 11: Fourth Down and Long • 12 & 13: Stop the Hate Master • 14: Final Face-Off • 15: The Potion Notion • 16: I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger • 17 & 18: A Ranger Catastrophe • 19-21: Changing of the Zords • 22: Follow that Cab! • 23-25: A Different Shade of Pink • 26: Rita's Pita • 27: Another Brick in the Wall • 28: A Chimp in Charge • 29-31: Master Vile and the Metallic Armor • 32: The Sound of Dischordia • 33: Rangers in Reverse • 34 & 35: Alien Rangers of Aquitar • 36: Climb Every Fountain • 37: The Alien Trap • 38: Attack of the 60' Bulk • 39: Water You Thinking? • 40: Along Came a Spider • 41: Sowing the Seas of Evil • 42 & 43: Hogday Afternoon

Movies & Specials

Alpha's Magical ChristmasMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MoviePower Rangers (2017)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

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