No Clowning Around

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This article is about a/an episode in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Code:	1x13
Title:	No Clowning Around
Parts:	1
Index:	10
Season:	Mighty Morphin
Enemy:	Pineoctopus
Important?:	important=yes / no
Airdate:	September 17, 1993

[edit] Summary

The Rangers attend a fair at Angel Grove Park, along with Trini's cousin Sylvia. What they don't know is the fair is controlled by Rita, and all the "clowns" are actually Putty Patrollers.

One particular clown, named Pineapple, lures Sylvia away from Trini when she isn't looking. Trini catches up with Sylvia, only to witness Pineapple turn Sylvia into a cardboard cutout. Trini is horrified and angry. She informs the rest of the Rangers, who have all the people evacuated before taking on the Putties. Trini takes Sylvia to Billy's lab to try and return her to normal.

After all the Putties are dealt with, the Rangers confront Pineapple, who reveals himself as Pineoctopus. The Rangers morph and prepare to fight, but Goldar, Squatt, Baboo, and more Putties show up. Meanwhile, at Billy's lab, Trini and Alpha discover that the one thing Sylvia is missing is water. Alpha pours a bucket of water onto Sylvia, who is restored to normal just a few seconds later.

Back at the park, Pineoctopus attempt to turn the Rangers into cardboard the same way he did Sylvia, only to find that the Rangers' suit protect them from the gold dust so he swings his vines and shoots energy balls, which knock the Rangers down. Rita then makes the monster grow with her wand.

Trini then arrives, now that Sylvia is safe. The Ranger summon the Dinozords to fight Pineoctopus. Billy ties the monster up with the Triceratops' horns while Zack has the Mastodon Dinozord shoot its ice breath to freeze the monster. The Megazord then destroys Pineoctopus with its cranial laser. Back on the moon, Rita has yet another headache.

Later, the fair reopens under human supervision. Trini apologizes to Sylvia about what happened. Sylvia admits that should not have wandered off, then tells Trini that she is a good babysitter.

[edit] Notes

• Zordon does not appear at all in this episode.

• We learn that Putties have the ability to disguise themselves as human beings. They will do this a few more times throughout Seasons 1 and 2.

• This episode was deemed as the "Pink Ranger's" episode for the original VHS Line.