"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 | Family | Fantasy | 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:

Superhero | Miniaturization | Combined Giant Robot | Manga | 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)
Walter Jones	...	Zack Taylor / ... (81 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thuy Trang	...	The Yellow Ranger / ... (80 episodes, 1993-1994)
Austin St. John	...	Jason Lee Scott / ... (79 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 pre television pilot version of the first episode, 'Day of the Dumpster', was shown on the Fox Kids programming block in 1999. There are several differences between it and the tv series: -'Trini' was played by a different actress, Audri Dubois, and was completely different personality (and nationality) wise to the 'Trini Kwan' in the TV series played by Thuy Trang. -'Zordon' was named 'Zoltar' and the image of his head in a tube was also blurred and somewhat pulsating. -There was no Juice bar (and hence no Ernie). Instead the Earth based scene took place in a bowling alley. -The Command Center's interior had different control panels and lighting. -The plating on Alpha 5's upper torso was notably larger and didn't have the familiar "lightning bolt" logo. -'Flyguy', renamed 'King Sphinx' for his eventual appearance in the TV series, appeared in the episode to battle the rangers with 'Goldar'. -The Dinozords were known as Dinodroids'. -There was a Bulk character, but no Skull character. Instead there were three other bullies/punks alongside Bulk.

Goofs:

Continuity: In some episodes, the school principal's name is spelled Caplan, while in some others it is spelled Kaplan.

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:

Referenced in "Sliders: The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy (#2.4)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Go Go Alien Rangers

So cheap, but yet, so good.

This series for a young boy, had everything. It had fighting, pretty girls, heroism... everything. The costumes and effects were so cheaply made, but as a young boy (which I was at the time)you don't notice that. I had lots of the Power Rangers merchandise i.e. Toys, videos, figures etc. My favourite was always Jason (Red ranger) as he was the leader and simply, red is one of my favourite colours. Watching old episodes of it now takes me back. I remember the days when I used to play Power Rangers in the school playground with my friends. It was such a smash hit that it unfortunately sparked the producers to thinking that there should be Power Rangers spin-off's. The spin-off's seem more cheap and tacky and just damn right bad. Its a shame they were produced because it marred the original series 'The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'. The theme tune is a classic along with the series. Children of my age will agree that this series was a classic for children around at that time.