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Rangers in Reverse is the thirty-third episode of the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It is also the one hundred and forty-fifth episode of the show.
It is the beginning of the eleven-episode Alien Ranger arc.
The episode marks the last time that all of the original MMPR costumes are used by the main team (the core Zyuranger costumes from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger were first used since "Day of the Dumpster" and the Kiba Ranger costume from Gosei Sentai Dairanger was first used in "White Light").
The twenty-third Zeo Serial Short aired before a later airing of the episode.
Synopsis[]
As the Power Rangers surprise Kat with a trip to the carnival for her birthday, Master Vile summons the Orb of Doom and uses its power to throw the Rangers and the rest of the world backwards in time.
Plot[]
The Power Rangers, minus Kat, meet in the Juice Bar to discuss plans for her upcoming birthday, while Rita Repulsa is boasting to Lord Zedd that Master Vile's newest plan will destroy them all for sure. Vile has summoned the Orb of Doom, which will freeze the Earth's rotation and reverse time so that the Rangers will be powerless children. Zedd has his doubts about this plan, especially since he had already tried a similar plan, but Vile calls Zedd an amateur and has Rito Revolto place the Orb outside Angel Grove.
At the carnival, Lt. Stone is trying to enjoy a day off, but runs afoul of Bulk and Skull as they work the parking detail. Nearby, the Rangers take off Kat's blindfold to reveal that they have taken her to the carnival for a surprise birthday party. As they are all enjoying themselves, the Rangers are summoned to the Command Center and given urgent orders from Zordon to stop the Orb of Doom from activating.
The Rangers morph and meet with Rito. Goldar and a flock of Tenga Warriors arrive to defend the Orb, and half of the Tengas break off to attack the carnival. The Rangers are forced to separate. Tommy, Rocky, and Kat focus on the Orb while Adam, Aisha, and Billy use their Metallic Armor to defend the carnival from the Tengas. The opposition is too strong to beat and Rito is able to plant the Orb. With the Orb in place, Master Vile summons its power and throws the Earth's rotation in reverse, which has the effect of reversing everybody's age in Angel Grove.
The Rangers themselves are turned into children, along with Bulk and Skull and Lt. Stone. Zedd, Rita, Goldar, and Rito soon arrive in the carnival to enlarge themselves and trash the city, and the child Rangers are unable to morph in defense.
Cast[]
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin White Ranger)
- Michael R. Gotto as Young Tommy
- Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger)
- Michael O'Laskey II as Young Rocky
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)
- Matthew Sakimoto as Young Adam
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
- Justin Timsit as Young Billy
- Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)
- Sicily Sewell as Young Aisha
- Catherine Sutherland as Katherine "Kat" Hillard (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)
- Julia Jordan as Young Kat
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Cody Slaton as Young Bulk
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Ross J. Samya as Young Skull
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Gregg Bullock as Lt. Jerome Stone
- ??? as Young Jerome Stone
- David Fielding as Zordon (face)
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Donene Kistler as Alpha 5
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Carla Perez as Rita Repulsa
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice) and Finster (voice)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- Bob Papenbrook as Rito Revolto (voice)
- Michael J. Sorich as Squatt (voice)
- Dave Mallow as Baboo (voice) (as Colin Phillips)
- Simon Prescott as Master Vile (voice)
- Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (Archive Footage)
- Alyssa Poblador as Sylvia (Archive Footage)
Song[]
Errors[]
- Just before the Orb of Doom explodes, the shadow of a camera man, and his camera can be seen in the Orb's reflection.
Notes[]
- This episode aired the same day as VR Troopers (Season 2) episode 32, Get Me to the Lab on Time.
- This episode is the final appearance of the Metallic Armor.
- Two shots from "No Clowning Around" are shown of the carnival, with the shot of Kat's blindfold being taken off showing a small cameo by Trini and her cousin, Sylvia.
- This episode marks the final regular appearance of Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell.
- This is the last episode to use the 1988 Saban Entertainment logo.