"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) TV series 1993-1996

Creator:

Jack Olesker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

28 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited and try save Angel Grove from the evil witch Rita Repulsa and later Lord Zedd Emperor of all he sees and their horde of monsters.

Plot Keywords:

Miniaturization | Piloted Giant Robot | Giant Robot | Sentai Adaptation | Shrinking

Cast

David Yost	...	Billy Cranston / ... (153 episodes, 1993-1996)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Alpha 5 (153 episodes, 1993-1996)
Paul Schrier	...	Farkas 'Bulk' Bulkmeier / ... (144 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jason Narvy	...	Eugene 'Skull' Skullovitch / ... (143 episodes, 1993-1996)
Amy Jo Johnson	...	The Pink Ranger / ... (137 episodes, 1993-1995)
Barbara Goodson	...	Rita Repulsa / ... (121 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jason David Frank	...	Tommy Oliver / ... (117 episodes, 1993-1996)
Richard Genelle	...	Ernie / ... (89 episodes, 1993-1995)
Austin St. John	...	Jason Lee Scott / ... (80 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thuy Trang	...	The Yellow Ranger / ... (80 episodes, 1993-1994)
Walter Jones	...	Zack Taylor / ... (80 episodes, 1993-1994)
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Adam Park / ... (66 episodes, 1994-1996)
Steve Cardenas	...	Rocky DeSantos / ... (66 episodes, 1994-1996)
Karan Ashley	...	Aisha Campbell / ... (65 episodes, 1994-1996)
Machiko Soga	...	Rita Repulsa (64 episodes, 1993-1994)

Also Known As:

Dino Rangers (USA) (working title)
Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers (USA) (video box title)
Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
Power Rangers Ninja

Runtime:

30 min (155 episodes)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:U | USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:G (censored version) | Australia:PG | New Zealand:(Banned) | Canada:G | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

MMPR Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The character of Scorpina (Ami Kawai) disappeared at the beginning of the second season. She returned in the middle of the season, in "Goldar's Vice-Versa" (played by a new actress), then left the show permenantly. Scorpina was supposed to return to the show as a main character in that episode, but Saban was unable to keep the actress for more than one episode.

Goofs:

Continuity: Goldar has wings in Day of the Dumpster (the official first episode.) These wings disappear in all subsequent episodes (of the first season) for no apparent reason.

Quotes:

Jason: Hang in there, Tommy. You'll get your powers back to full strength.
Kimberly: Yeah, you got your powers back before, you can do it again.
Tommy: No, not this time. This time it's different. I'm at the end of the ropes, guys. Lord Zedd's had it in for me since the beginning... and he's closing in...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Dragon Nuts (#2.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Go Go Alien Rangers

It's a great kids show that should be acknowledged for what it is.

I don't see why everyone here is bashing the original Power Rangers show. Nearly every one of them is saying how now that they've gone back and watched it as an adult, it's got horrible acting, horrible dialog, and cheesy and repetitive themes. Yeah, well, guess what: it wasn't made for you to go back and watch as an adult. It was meant for kids. Kid shows didn't have to have the best acting or best writing. If they had the money to hire people to win awards for superb acting and writing, they wouldn't have wasted their time on a kid show.

Power Rangers was meant for kids to watch, to be able to understand and follow along, and to learn from the cheesy and repetitive themes that good wins over evil, teamwork is a great thing, and that you have to believe in yourself. Did it succeed it conveying these messages? I think so. It did so in a way that kids liked, a way that was "cool" during its time. It had characters that kids could see and look up to. Jason was the brave team leader, Zach was the "smooth" dancer, Billy was the smart and resourceful one, Trini was determined and helpful, Kimberly was humble and graceful, and Tommy was noble and selfless. The show stressed that people had to work together as a team to fight evil, and when situations grew worse, they didn't give up, and they found a way to come through. And on the few occasions when it could be said that they lost, that lost honorably and were happy with what good came out of it.

I really don't see fair judgment in many reviews here that bash it after re-watching it as an adult. An adult won't get the same thing out of it as a child will. I was 7 when the show debuted, and I loved it. Now, sure, I can see several flaws in the overall performance delivery, but it still conveys the message in ways that kids understand. It's the same with Power Rangers, Pokemon, and whatever the next thing will be. They have great, wonderful messages for kids, and that's all they're meant to be.

Granted, Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger's story with 5 normal teenagers from an average city with boosted fighting power is a bit more believable than the newer Power Ranger shows where they fly through space on hoverboards and land on other planets, but hey, at least the new shows are trying to keep things fresh.