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Mighty Morphin Rangers
Mighty Morphin Rangers

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (often abbreviated as "MMPR") is a live-action television and movie series, based on the Super Sentai series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, literally Dinosaur Squadron Beast Ranger and often abbreviated as Zyuranger (after the Kunrei-shiki romanization). The Super Sentai genre was already one of Japan's hottest tokusatsu properties. The show first aired on Fox Kids on August 28, 1993, and ended on February 10, 1996. Although it was a children's series, it became known as one of the cultural icons representing the 1990s.

The theme music, "Go Go Power Rangers," was often parodied, and many of its subsequent incarnations contain the words "Go" or "Power Rangers" in their theme music.

The various Power Rangers over the years have been replaced, partly based on evolving storylines, and partly because the actors behind these characters were rumored to be holding out for greater pay.

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[edit] Synopsis

Long ago, the ancient wizard Zordon did battle with the evil witch Rita Repulsa. After long years of battle, he managed to defeat her in a game by using five magic coins. As punishment for her loss, she was sealed in a canister on Earth's moon. However, before being sealed away, Rita trapped Zordon in a time warp, preventing him from participating in further battle against her.

Millennia later, Rita and her minions escaped their prison thanks to two unaware astronauts, and set out to conquer Earth. Zordon, desperate to stop her, had his assistant Alpha 5 recruit five "teenagers with attitude" to do battle with her. They were granted the powers of the dinosaurs, and became Power Rangers.

After several battles, Rita created an evil Power Ranger using a magic coin of her own, infused with the power of the Dragon. This Green Ranger caused major damage to her foes, until he was freed from her control by the other Rangers. Grateful, and now burdened with responsibility, he joined the Power Rangers.

Following several more defeats, Rita's fortress was invaded by Lord Zedd. Disgusted with her failure, he took over and sealed her away again, launching his own campaign against the Power Rangers. Despite his defeat of the Green Ranger, he was unable to beat the Rangers' new powers of the mythical beasts (their new Thunder powers). Things were complicated by the creation of the White Ranger, and the return of Rita, who gave Zedd a love potion. It was later discovered, after Zedd took an antidote, that he loved her anyway.

Rito Revolto later came to Earth and managed to destroy the Rangers' previous powers. Undaunted, they sought the aid of Ninjor, creator of the powers, who gave them the new Ninja powers. After several more battles, Zedd and Rita were joined by Rita's father, Master Vile. Following his failed attempts to defeat the Rangers, he turned back time, destroying the Ninja powers and eliminating the threat of Ninjor. These events culminated in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, leading up to Power Rangers: Zeo.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Power Rangers

Jason Lee Scott ► Rocky DeSantos
Zack Taylor ► Adam Park
Billy Cranston
Trini Kwan ► Aisha Campbell
Kimberly Ann Hart ► Katherine Hillard
Tommy Oliver
Tommy Oliver

[edit] Alien Rangers

Delphine
Aurico
Tideus
Cestro
Corcus

[edit] Allies

[edit] Villains

[edit] Monsters

[edit] Arsenal

  • Power Morphers: Morphers used by Power Rangers, powered by magic coins.
  • Dragon Dagger: Weapon of Green Dino/Dragon Ranger, used to summon and control Dragonzord.
  • Blade Blaster: Standardized Ranger weapon, can be used as blaster or short sword.
  • Saba: Talking sword of the White Tiger Ranger, used to summon/control White Tigerzord. Also has the ability to fly and fire laser blasts from his eyes.
  • Shark Cycles: Shark-themed motorcycles used for rough terrain.
  • Metallic Armor: Special armor created for battling the new-and-improved Tenga Warriors. Enhances the Rangers' speed, strength & resistance to injury or magic spells
  • Power Cannon: Giant bazooka that fires loadable spheres of energy.
  • Power Weapons: Assortment of weapons individualized by each Ranger, can combine into the Power Blaster for powerful attacks. Jason (later Rocky) had the Power Sword, Trini (later Aisha) had the Power Daggers, Billy had the Power Lance, KImberly had the Power Bow and Zack (later Adam) had the Power Axe.

[edit] Zords

[edit] Season One

  • Dinozords
    • Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (Jason/Red)
    • Mastodon Dinozord (Zack/Black)
    • Triceratops Dinozord (Billy/Blue)
    • Sabertoothe Tiger Dinozord (Trini/Yellow)
    • Pteradactyl Dinozord (Kimberly/Pink)
  • Megazord/Dino Megazord (combination of Dinozords)
  • Dragonzord (Tommy/Green)
  • Dragonzord Battle Mode (combination of Mastodon, Triceratops, Sabretoothed Tiger Dinozords & Dragonzord)
  • Megadragonzord (combination of Megazord & Dragonzord)
  • Titanus the Carrierzord
  • Ultrazord/ Dino Ultrazord (combination of Mega Dragonzord & Titanus)

[edit] Season Two

  • Thunderzords
    • Red Dragon Thunderzord (Jason then Rocky)(Red)
    • Lion Thunderzord (Zack then Adam)(Black)
    • Unicorn Thunderzord (Billy/Blue)
    • Griffin Thunderzord (Trini then Aisha)(Yellow)
    • Firebird Thunderzord (Kimberly/Pink)
  • Thunder Megazord (combination of Thunderzords)
  • White Tigerzord (Tommy/White)
  • Mega Tigerzord (combination of 4 Thunderzords & White Tigerzord)
  • Tor the Shuttlezord/Carrier Zord
  • Thunder Ultrazord (combination of Thunderzords, White Tigerzord & Tor)

[edit] Season Three

  • Ninjazords
    • Falconzord (Tommy/White)
    • Ape Ninjazord (Rocky/Red)
    • Frog Ninjazord (Adam/Black)
    • Wolf Ninjazord (Billy/Blue)
    • Bear Ninjazord (Aisha/Yellow)
    • Crane Ninjazord (Kimberly then Kat)(Pink)
  • Ninja Megazord/Ninja Megafalconzord (combination of Ninjazords, with or without Falconzord)
  • Ninja Ultrazord (combination of Ninja Megafalconzord & Titanus)
  • Shogunzords
    • White Shogunzord (Tommy/Kimberly)then (Tommy/Kat)(White/Pink)
    • Red Shogunzord (Rocky/Red)
    • Black Shogunzord (Adam/Black)
    • Blue Shogunzord (Billy/Blue)
    • Yellow Shogunzord (Aisha/Yellow)
  • Shogun Megazord (combination of Shogunzords)
  • Shogun Megafalconzord (combination of Shogun Megazord & Falconzord)
  • Shogun Ultrazord (combination of Shogun Megafalconzord & Titanus)

[edit] Episode Guide

  1. 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. Switching Places
  9. I, Eye Guy
  10. Foul Play In The Sky
  11. For Whom The Bell Trolls
  12. Happy Birthday, Zack
  13. No Clowning Around
  14. Power Ranger Punks
  15. Peace, Love and Woe
  16. Dark Warrior
  17. Green With Evil Part I: Out Of Control
  18. Green With Evil Part II: Jason's Battle
  19. Green With Evil Part III: The Rescue
  20. Green With Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord
  21. Green With Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell
  22. The Trouble With Shellshock
  23. Itsy Bitsy Spider
  24. The Spit Flower
  25. Life's A Masquerade
  26. Gung Ho!
  27. Island of Illusion Part I
  28. Island of Illusion Part II
  29. Wheel Of Misfortune
  30. Calamity Kimberly
  31. A Star is Born
  32. The Yolk's on You!
  33. The Green Candle Part I
  34. The Green Candle Part II
  35. The Rockstar
  36. Birds of a Feather
  37. Clean-Up Club
  38. A Bad Reflection on You
  39. Doomsday Part I
  40. Doomsday Part II
  41. A Pig Surprise
  42. Lions & Blizzards
  43. Rita's Seed of Evil
  44. Crystal of Nightmares
  45. Something Fishy
  46. To Flea or Not to Flee
  47. Reign of the Jellyfish
  48. Plague of the Mantis
  49. Return Of an Old Friend Part I
  50. Return Of an Old Friend Part II
  51. Grumble Bee
  52. Two Heads are Better than One
  53. Fowl Play
  54. Enter... The Lizzinator
  55. Trick or Treat
  56. On Fins and Needles
  57. Second Chance
  58. Football Season
  59. Mighty Morphin' Mutants
  60. An Oyster Stew
  61. The Mutiny, Part I
    • Lord Zedd is introduced. Rita leaves.
  62. The Mutiny, Part II
  63. The Mutiny, Part III
  64. The Wanna-Be Ranger
  65. Putty On The Brain
  66. Bloom Of Doom
  67. The Power Stealer
  68. The Beetle Invasion
  69. Welcome To Venus Island
  70. The Green Dream
  71. The Song Of Guitardo
  72. Green No More, Part I
  73. Green No More, Part II
    • Tommy loses the Green Ranger Powers.
  74. Orchestral Maneuvers In The Park
  75. Missing Green
    • Tommy makes a brief appearance.
  76. Beauty And The Beast
  77. White Light, Part I
    • The knowledge of a White Ranger is introduced.
  78. White Light, Part II
    • Tommy comes back as the White Ranger.
  79. Two For One
  80. Opposites Attract
    • The last episode with the actors Austin St. John, Walter Jones, and Thuy Trang on set.
  81. Zedd's Monster Mash
  82. The Ninja Encounter, Part I
    • Rockey, Adam, and Aisha are introduced.
  83. The Ninja Encounter, Part II
  84. The Ninja Encounter, Part III
  85. Zedd Waves
  86. A Monster Of Global Proportions
  87. The Power Transfer, Part I
  88. The Power Transfer, Part II
    • Jason, Zack, and Trini give up their powers to go to the Peace Conference. Rocky, Adam, and Aisha become rangers.
  89. Goldar's Vice-Versa
    • The only episode with American Scorpina footage.
  90. Scavenger Hunt
  91. Rocky Just Wants To Have Fun
  92. Mirror Of Regret
  93. Lights, Camera, Action
  94. When Is A Ranger Not A Ranger?
  95. A Reel Fish Story
  96. Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
  97. Forever Friends
  98. The Great Bookala Escape
  99. Rangers Back In Time, Part I
  100. Rangers Back In Time, Part II
  101. The Wedding, Part I
    • Rita Returns
  102. The Wedding, Part II
  103. The Wedding, Part III
  104. Return Of The Green Ranger, Part I
  105. Return Of The Green Ranger, Part II
  106. Return Of The Green Ranger, Part III
  107. Storybook Rangers, Part I
  108. Storybook Rangers, Part II
  109. Blue Ranger Gone Bad
  110. Best Man For The Job
  111. Wild West Rangers, Part I
  112. Wild West Rangers, Part II
  113. A Friend In Need, Part I
    • Introduces for the show Masked Rider
  114. A Friend In Need, Part II
  115. A Friend In Need, Part III
  116. Ninja Quest, Part I
    • Introduces Rito Revolto
  117. Ninja Quest, Part II
  118. Ninja Quest, Part III
    • Introduces Ninjor and the Ninja Power.
  119. Ninja Quest, Part IV
  120. A Brush With Destiny
  121. Passing The Lantern
  122. Wizard For A Day
  123. Fourth Down And Long
  124. Final Face-Off
  125. Stop The Hate Master, Part I
  126. Stop The Hate Master, Part II
  127. The Potion Notion
  128. I'm Dreaming Of A White Ranger
  129. A Ranger Catastrophe, Part I
    • Introduces Kat.
  130. A Ranger Catastrophe, Part II
  131. Changing Of The Zords, Part I
  132. Vhanging Of The Zords, Part II
  133. Changing Of The Zords, Part III
  134. Follow That Cab!
  135. A Different Shade Of Pink, Part I
  136. A Different Shade Of Pink, Part II
  137. A Different Shade Of Pink, Part III
    • Kimberly leaves for the Pan Global Games. Kat becomes the Pink Ranger
  138. Rita's Pita
  139. Another Brick In The Wall
  140. A Chimp In Charge
  141. Master Vile And The Metallic Armor, Part I
    • Introduces Master Vile and the Zeo Crystal.
  142. Master Vile And The Metallic Armor, Part II
  143. Master Vile And The Metallic Armor, Part III
  144. The Sound Of Dischordia
  145. Rangers In Reverse
    • The Earth is turned back in time. The Rangers become young.
  146. Alien Rangers Of Aquitar, Part I
  147. Alien Rangers Of Aquitar, Part II
  148. Climb Every Fountain
  149. The Alien Trap
  150. Attack Of The 60' Bulk
    • Zordon reveals the Zeo Quest.
  151. Water You Thinking?
    • The Zeo Quest starts. Rocky searches for his crystal.
  152. Along Came A Spider
    • Adam searches for his crystal.
  153. Sowing The Seas Of Evil
    • Tommy and Kat search for their crystals.
  154. Hogday Afternoon, Part I
    • Aisha searches for her crystal. Tanya is introduced.
  155. Hogday Afternoon, Part II
    • Aisha decides to stay in Africa. Tanya goes to Angel Grove with the Crystal. The Planet is restored. The Command Center is destroyed.

[edit] Trivia

  • Due to the unforeseen popularity of the series, Saban, the company that produced Power Rangers, was faced with the possibility of exhausting all of its Zyuranger footage with no more to fall back upon in order to continue producing the show. The company contacted Toei (the company which produced/produces the Sentai series in Japan) as well as Rainbow Productions (the company that designed and produced the monster suits), requesting another half-season's worth of Zyuranger footage...specifically for Power Rangers. The two Japanese companies agreed, creating around 25 brand-new monsters and filming both human- and zord-sized battle footage for each, as well as incorporating elements from MMPR into the footage (a relationship between the Green and Pink Ranger and the Blue Ranger as the brains of the group being the most obvious examples). These monsters are collectively known in the Power Rangers fan community as "Zyu2," a term coined by Power Rangers fan Chris Funaro. Around this time, Saban was also negotiating a deal with Toei to acquire footage from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the sentai series which followed Zyuranger. Saban used more than half of the Zyu2 costumes in the remainder of Season One of Power Rangers. When they decided to replace the Dinozords with the mecha from Dairanger in Season Two (termed Thunderzords in Power Rangers), the Zord footage of the remaining Zyu2 monsters became obsolete. To compensate for this, Saban attempted to splice the Zyu2 and Dairanger footage to ensure that the Zyu2 monsters were not seen fighting with the old Megazord that was not supposed to be there. In other words, it would show only the monster attacking followed by a shot of just the Thunderzords taking the damage. This did not always work, for occasionally the monster could actually be seen making physical contact with the old Megazord.
  • "Bones", was the name of the first monster to ever battle the Power Rangers in the inception of the series. Although in the lost episode (the original Pilot), they battled "King Sphinx", and Sphinx appeared again in the episode titled, "A Pressing Engagement."
  • Lord Zedd is the first American-made villain that is only part of Power Rangers and not the Sentai Series. Others villans that would follow this are Divatox, Astronema, Scorpius, and Trakeena. But after Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue ended, each of the following series used a U.S.-original villain as the main villain and occasionally one of the other villains as well (Master Org of Power Rangers: Wild Force is an exception since the costume came from Dairanger, even though he did not exist in Gaoranger, the sentai that Power Rangers Wild Force was based upon).
  • Similarly, "It's Morphin Time!" was first spoken by Zordon.
  • The Ninja and Shogun Ultrazords are the only Zord formations in Power Rangers history that are made from American footage. No suits or props were used in making them; the Bandai toys of each Zord were used to bring them to life on the show. The American versions of the toys were used for this, which presented some problems as the American versions are often noticeably different than the Japanese versions (and thus, the actual Zords on the show). For example, the left arm of the Japanese Shogun Megazord toy (and the real Shogun Megazord) is white. For some reason, the left arm of the Shogun Megazord toy was repainted pink for the American version. Thus, the arm would suddenly switch colors whenever the Shogun Ultrazord was formed.
  • As the title says, the announcement is a reality check, or something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception.
  • Five video games based on this show were produced, one for Sega Genesis, one for Sega CD, one for Sega Game Gear, one for Super Nintendo Entertainment System and one for Game Boy.
  • Billy the original Blue Ranger has the distinction of being the only Ranger to hold the same position for the longest time (3 years, 1993-1996) without ever switching colors, a record yet to be surpassed. Similarly, he is the only original Power Ranger to appear in every episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and remain there from the start to the end of the MMPR generation.
  • Being the original series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers also the most favorite of all Power Rangers fans, winning a viewer contest conducted by ABC Family in 2004, receiving the most votes.
  • The original series has the distinction of being the longest-running incarnation lasting for three years (1993-1996).
  • Aaron Waters Composed and Wrote The Original Power Rangers theme song, a full length, 4 minute long track used for promotion. It's title is Go Go Power Rangers
  • A USENET poster named "The Dark Ranger" created a pornographic fan fiction called "Agony in Pink", which was about the torture and death of Kimberly Hart at the hands of Lord Zedd and a fan character named "Tortura" (after the word "torture"). This story, first posted in the alt.sex newsgroup around 1994, caused a lot of commotion on USENET [1] due to its adult nature and subject matter. Sequels of the story were later created. The posting of the story lead to the Australian Broadcasting Group to censor a newsgroup. [2] Another posting of the story on Fanfiction.net was removed. The story was blamed for the banning all adult fan fiction on FF.net.
  • As is commonly known now , despite the Yellow Ranger being a female within Power Rangers, in "Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger" the Yellow (or Tiger) Ranger , named Boi/Boy, was male. Due to this there is an obvious change in the physique of the Yellow team member when the show cuts to Sentai footage. (This is most notable within Season 1 )
  • The order in which the Ninja Zords and Shogun Zords were aquired was reversed in Power Rangers. In the original source of those two Zord sets, "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger", the 'Shogun Zords' were gained before the 'Ninja Zords'. In the same way, since there were only five Rangers in Kakuranger, the Falcon Zord was a separate entity not belonging to anyone of them. Ninjaman/Ninjor didn't need a 'Zord' since he could grow Zord-size.

[edit] Seasons

MMPR1 MMPR2 MMPR3 Zeo Turbo Space Galaxy Lightspeed Time Wild Ninja Dino SPD Mystic Overdrive Jungle
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