Power Rangers Turbo

This article is about a/an series entry (the 3rd) in the Power Rangers franchise.

Turbo

Number

5

Number of episodes:

45

First episode:

Shift Into Turbo, Part 1

Last episode:

Chase into Space, Part 2

Intro:

Turbo Intro

Adapted from:

Gekisou Sentai Carranger
See comparison page.

Original airing:

April 19, 1997 – November 24, 1997

Producer:

Saban

Production Order

Previous	Next
Zeo	In Space

This article refers to the series. For the movie, refer to Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.

Power Rangers Turbo (often abbreviated as PRT) was a television show based on the Japanese Super Sentai television series Gekisou Sentai Carranger (translated as Racing Squadron Carranger) featuring the fifth generation of the Power Rangers.

The series is the followup to Power Rangers Zeo and the continuation of the storyline begun in the film, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, in which the former Zeo Rangers Tommy (Zeo V - Red), Adam (Zeo IV - Green), Tanya (Zeo II - Yellow), and Kat (Zeo I - Pink) are joined by Justin, the twelve-year-old new Blue Ranger (who replaces an injured Rocky), in the quest to stop Divatox, a barbaric but beautiful space pirate, from unleashing the evil of her demonic fiancé, Maligore, upon the universe. The power of the Zeo Crystal and the Zeo Zords are not strong enough to withstand this new evil, so Zordon and Alpha 5 assist the Rangers in creating the new Turbo Powers, which also give the Rangers new Turbo Zords. The show takes place after the movie.

Synopsis

After the defeat of Maligore, the older Turbo Rangers graduate from high school and resume their normal lives, but are attacked once again by a vengeful Divatox and her forces and an endless supply of detonators and monsters that threaten the citizens of Angel Grove.

A new twist into the story involves Zordon and Alpha 5 returning to Zordon's home planet of Eltar, thereby relinquishing the mentorship of the Rangers to the spectral Dimitria of Inquiris (who is suggested to be Divatox's long-lost twin sister) and the street-talking Alpha 6.

The Rangers are then joined by Blue Senturion, an intergalactic police robot who brings with him the "Millennium Message", a pivotal story arc which foretells the later events of Power Rangers: In Space. The four older Turbo Rangers are then retired from duty, "Passing the Torch" to four new Rangers - T.J., Carlos, Ashley, and Cassie, while Justin remains as the Blue Turbo Ranger.

The mysterious Phantom Ranger, whose identity is never revealed and whose powers originate from Eltar, arrives on Earth in the nick of time. Divatox's brother General Havoc arrives, bringing with him a new Space Base for his sister and a Metallasaurus Zord which steals the Turbo Megazord. The Phantom, who becomes Cassie's love interest, gives the Turbo Rangers new Rescuezords, and the Rangers later manage to retrieve the Turbo Zords as well.

However, the end of the series brings tragedy and devastation as the Rescue Megazord is self-destructed on T.J.'s command in a failed attempt to destroy Goldgoyle, the Turbo Megazord is in turn destroyed by him and the Turbo Ram is rocketed into Goldgoyle's mouth, finally destroying him. Dimitria and Blue Senturion leave for the planet Eltar, which has fallen to evil forces (which later turn out to be Dark Specter and the United Alliance of Evil). Alone, the Rangers then find their Power Chamber under attack by Divatox's forces and are unable to prevent their base from being utterly destroyed, right before Divatox is summoned by a messenger from Dark Specter (who has captured Zordon) to leave the Earth for the Cimmerian Planet. The Rangers are left with no choice but to follow in hot pursuit in a NASADA space shuttle, sans Justin, who chooses to remain on Earth with his father. This leads directly into the sixth Power Rangers season, Power Rangers: In Space.

Characters

Rangers

Main article:Turbo Rangers

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Turbo Rangers

Color	Role	Actor
Red Turbo Ranger	Tommy Oliver ► T.J. Johnson	Jason David Frank ► Selwyn Ward
Blue Turbo Ranger	Justin Stewart	Blake Foster
Green Turbo Ranger	Adam Park ► Carlos Vallerte	Johnny Yong Bosch ► Roger Velasco
Yellow Turbo Ranger	Tanya Sloan ► Ashley Hammond	Nakia Burrise ► Tracy Lynn Cruz
Pink Turbo Ranger	Katherine Hillard ► Cassie Chan	Catherine Sutherland ► Patricia Ja Lee
Phantom Ranger	Phantom Ranger	Ali Afshar (as "Alex Dodd")

Allies

Blue Senturion

Civilians

Villains

Divatox's Crew
- Divatox
- Elgar
- Rygog
- Porto
- Crash & the Creeps
- Shadow Rangers
- Piranhatrons/Putra Pods: Divatox's Foot Soldiers.
Maligore
Mama D
General Havoc's Army
- General Havoc
- Chromites: General Havoc's Foot Soldiers.
Monsters in Power Rangers Turbo

Arsenal

Turbo Morpher: Morpher of the Turbo Rangers, activated by inserting and turning a special key.
Auto Blaster: Standard Ranger sidearm.
Turbo Weapons: Assortment of personalized weapons used by Turbo Rangers.
Turbo Navigator: Handheld GPS that can be converted into a blaster.
Turbo Blade: Standard Ranger weapon.
Senturion Synergizer: Standard blaster/sword/com. device of the Blue Senturion.
Turbo R.A.M. (Robotic Arsenal Mobilizer): Combination of Turbo Weapons, forms a racecar and blaster.
Turbine Laser: Weapon that can move by itself and be mounted on Storm Blaster.
Turbo Carts: Go carts equipped with lasers for Ranger use.
Senturion Cycle: Personal transport of the Blue Senturion.
Lightning Cruiser/Storm Blaster: Pair of sentient cars used by Red and Blue Turbo Rangers.

Zords

Legend:◆ piloted zord, ➲ carrier zord, ● other zords; colors are in reference to the Rangers who pilot them, not the physical color of the Zords

Turbozord System

Turbo Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
- Red Lightning Turbozord ◆
- Mountain Blaster Turbozord ◆
- Desert Thunder Turbozord ◆
- Dune Star Turbozord ◆
- Wind Chaser Turbozord ◆
Robo Racer / Robo Racer Battle Mode ●

Rescuezord System

Rescue Megazord with Artillery Power ◆◆◆◆◆➲
- Rescue Megazord ◆◆◆◆◆
- Artillatron / Artillatron Warrior Mode ➲

Alternate Combinations

Rescue Turbo Megazord Turbozords:◆◆ Rescuezords:◆◆◆
Rescue Turbo Megazord with Artillery Power Turbozords:◆◆ Rescuezords:◆◆◆➲

Evil Zords

Metallosaurus (General Havoc)
Terrorzord (Elgar)
Divazords
- Eaglezord (Divatox)
- Sharkzord (Elgar)
- Catzord (Rygog)

Episodes

Shift Into Turbo, Part I
Shift Into Turbo, Part II
Shift Into Turbo, Part III
Shadow Rangers
Transmission Impossible
Rally Ranger
Built for Speed
Bicycle Built for the Blues
The Whole Lie
Glyph Hanger
Weight and See
Alarmed and Dangerous
The Millennium Message
A Drive to Win
Cars Attacks
Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part I
Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part II
Passing the Torch, Part I
Passing the Torch, Part II
Stitch Witchery
The Wheel of Fate
Trouble by the Slice
The Phantom Phenomenon
Vanishing Act
When Time Freezes Over
The Darkest Day
One Last Hope
The Fall of the Phantom
Clash of the Megazords
The Robot Ranger
Beware the Third Wish
The Gardener of Evil
Fire in Your Tank
The Turn of the Wretched Wrench
Spirit of the Woods
The Song of Confusion
The Accident
Cassie's Best Friend
The Curve Ball
Carlos and the Count
Little Strong Man
The Rival Rangers
Parts and Parcel
Chase into Space, Part I
Chase into Space, Part II

Notes

It was the only Power Ranger series to feature a child who could morph into a Ranger, though the concept of a child being a Ranger occurred twice in the Super Sentai franchise. Kou (Tommy's White Ranger counterpart) from Gosei Sentai Dairanger and Riki (Trey/Jason's Gold Ranger counterpart) from Choriki Sentai Ohranger
This is the first season to be themed after automobiles, followed by RPM.
This is the first season where an actor playing the villain is included in the opening credits.
Like some recent Power Rangers seasons, Turbo roughly had most episodes whose titles were humorous and comedic puns to popular culture (examples: the two-parter "Honey, I Shrunk The Rangers" as a reference to the 1989 Disney film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and "Clash Of The Megazords" as a reference to MGM's 1981 fantasy adventure film Clash of the Titans.
This is the first season to use a cold open, it was followed by In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force and Samurai.
Power Rangers Turbo is currently the only season where the Rangers are defeated at the end of the show. The Power Ranger teams in all other seasons come out victorious, though this leads to the events of the Space season.
This season is also the first to use footage of the Sentai that will be adapted into the following season. This would be repeated in Power Rangers Megaforce.