Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)

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.

Stars:

Richard Steven Horvitz, David Yost, Paul Schrier

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Alpha 5 (155 episodes, 1993-1996)
David Yost	...	Billy Cranston (153 episodes, 1993-1996)
Paul Schrier	...	Farkas 'Bulk' Bulkmeier (145 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jason Narvy	...	Eugene 'Skull' Skullovitch (144 episodes, 1993-1996)
Barbara Goodson	...	Rita Repulsa (140 episodes, 1993-1996)
Amy Jo Johnson	...	The Pink Ranger (137 episodes, 1993-1995)
Jason David Frank	...	Tommy Oliver (116 episodes, 1993-1996)
Richard Genelle	...	Ernie (116 episodes, 1993-1995)
Robert Axelrod	...	Finster (115 episodes, 1993-1996)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Goldar (109 episodes, 1993-1996)
Ed Neil	...	Putty Patroller (106 episodes, 1993-1996)
Michael Sorich	...	Squatt (105 episodes, 1993-1996)
Dave Mallow	...	Baboo (98 episodes, 1993-1996)
Danny Wayne	...	Putty Patroller (96 episodes, 1993-1996)
Tadahiro Nakamura	...	Putty Patroller (94 episodes, 1994-1996)
Hien Nguyen	...	Putty Patroller (92 episodes, 1993-1995)
Bridgett Riley	...	Putty Patroller (91 episodes, 1993-1995)
Romy J. Sharf	...	Alpha 5 (89 episodes, 1993-1995)
Tatsuro Koike	...	Putty Patroller (89 episodes, 1994-1996)
Machiko Soga	...	Rita Repulsa (86 episodes, 1993-1994)
Austin St. John	...	Jason Lee Scott (81 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thuy Trang	...	The Yellow Ranger (81 episodes, 1993-1994)
Walter Jones	...	Zack Taylor (81 episodes, 1993-1994)
Wendee Lee	...	Scorpina (80 episodes, 1993-1995)
Robert L. Manahan	...	Zordon (76 episodes, 1993-1996)
Richard Branden	...	Putty Patroller (65 episodes, 1993-1995)

Storyline

Four athletically able teenagers along with their brainy friend Billy are selected by Zordon to fight the evil of Rita Repulsa, her monsters and her minions after the witch is accidentally released from imprisonment in an intergalactic dumpster on the moon. Later in the series, the rangers are joined by Tommy, the once evil Green Ranger designed for Rita's evil, but later was deprogrammed and spent two portions of the series briefly as the Green Ranger. Over time, some rangers had to pass their powers to others as well. Action scenes and scenes with Rita were edited from footage based on Japanese action sagas. Replacement villain Lord Zedd was designed in the U.S.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | combined giant robot | ninja | superheroine | robot | 

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

French English

Release Date:

28 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dino Rangers

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MMPR Productions Inc., Renaissance-Atlantic Films, Saban Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (155 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rocky DeSantos (Steve Cardenas) was the only Red Ranger to not be included in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red".

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Goofs

In Day Of The Dumpster (the first official episode of the series), the Rangers are shown with their wrist communicators on. They didn't gain these until a later episode.

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Quotes

Skull: Bulk, I'm still not sure I wanna be a fireman. I think my calling is in politics.
Bulk: You nitwit. Alright, I'm gonna explain this one last time. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Where there's fire, there's trouble. Where there's trouble, there's the Power Rangers! Y'get it?
Skull: ...I'm sure I will someday.

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Crazy Credits

During the third season, bloopers and extended scenes were often played during the end credits.

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Connections

Followed by Power Rangers Megaforce (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Go Go Alien Rangers"
(theme song)
Performed by The Mighty RAW
Written and Composed by Ron Wasserman

User Reviews

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.