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

Wheel of Misfortune is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Synopsis[]

The Rangers are playing a part in the school play bit Rita turns Kimberly's grandmother's spinning wheel into her dangerous new monster, the Wheel of Misfortune!

Plot[]

The six teens along with Bulk and Skull are rehearsing for the school play, Rumpelstiltskin, with Principal Caplan supervising. Bulk goofs around and damages Kimberly's grandmother's spinning wheel, which is being used as a prop.

From the Moon, Rita Repulsa devises a plan involving Kimberly's wheel.

At the Youth Center, a somber Kimberly explains to Ernie what happened to the spinning wheel. Tommy shows up and says he might be able to fix it. The two go to look at it back at school, but Goldar has already taken it. Kim and Tommy ask around the Youth Center to see if anyone's seen the missing wheel.

While Rita places a spell on the spinning wheel, Goldar sends some Putties to attack Tommy in the park, who eventually tie him up.

Zordon alerts the Rangers and tells them about Rita's plan and Tommy's ordeal. The main five morph to go face Goldar and Scorpina at the quarry; Rita is also in attendance. The Dinozords are called upon to handle giant Goldar and Scorpina, but the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord is wrapped in a net.

Tommy, tied to a tree, has slowly been weakening the rope around his hands against the bark. He pretends to be sick to draw the attention of the Putties guarding him. He breaks free and joins the other Rangers. The Dragonzord and Megazord combine with Titanus to form the Ultrazord for the first time, and they destroy the Wheel of Misfortune, forcing Rita, Goldar, and Scorpina to retreat.

Back at school, the team finds the spinning wheel back in the classroom, back to normal and in working condition.

On the day of the Rumpelstiltskin play, costumed Bulk and Skull are watching a show in the supply closet. Their program is interrupted by a news bulletin about the Power Rangers' recent win. Caplan comes in to tell them that Bulk and Skull are late for the performance. On stage, Kimberly awaits Bulk to come in on his cue. Kimberly snaps in annoyance and Bulk is pushed onto the stage, but he splits his pants in the back and runs off stage with Skull as a shield. The audience laughs and Kimberly bows, concluding the play.

Cast[]

Errors[]

  • A shot of Scorpina charging after Goldar lacks color correction, as the shadows on her are harsh in spite of it being broad daylight.
  • Tommy was restraining his own arms just before being tied up on the bridge during the Putty ambush scene.
  • Zordon’s voice sounds different than in other episodes, as he explains to Tommy that he told Jason to bring all the Zords together to form the Ultrazord.
  • After Goldar and Scorpina retreat, there is a shot of the Megazord and its Power Sword despite the Rangers just having used the Ultrazord.
  • After the Wheel of Misfortune is destroyed, a baby carriage is briefly seen falling from the sky due to the footage being from Zyuranger.
  • In the news report that details the Rangers saving the day, the reporter mentions Rita despite the fact that she never made herself known to the media nor have the Rangers ever spoken to the media on the matter.
  • In the last scene, Kimberly asks "Oh, where is Rumpelstiltskin?", however the whole point of the play is that the maiden does not know the title character's name until the very end. In the first scene during rehearsal, her line instead was "Oh, whatever will I do?"

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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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