"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" A Friend in Need: Part 1 (1995)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Worth Keeter

Writers:

Shell Danielson (writer)
Shuki Levy (writer)

TV Series:

"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993)

Original Air Date:

2 September 1995 (Season 3, Episode 1)

Genre:

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

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

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

Cast

Karan Ashley	...	Aisha Campbell / The Yellow Ranger
Jason David Frank	...	Tommy Oliver / The White Ranger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Traci Belushi	...	Zarius (as Traci Bellusci)
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Adam Park / The Black Ranger
Steve Cardenas	...	Rocky DeSantos / The Red Ranger
Kim Delgado	...	Ring Announcer
Richard Genelle	...	Ernie
Barbara Goodson	...	Rita Repulsa (voice)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Alpha 5 (voice)
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Kimberly Ann Hart / The Pink Ranger
Steve Kramer	...	Cyclopter (voice)
Julie Maddalena	...	Fact (voice)
Kelley Marchant	...	Police Woman
Michael McConnohie	...	Gork (voice)
Ken Merckx	...	Count Dregon (voice)
Ted Jan Roberts	...	Prince Dex / The Maked Rider (as T.J. Roberts)
Peter Shinkoda	...	Ferrian
Michael Sorich	...	Double Face (voice)
Winston Story	...	Donias
Jennifer Tung	...	Nefaria (voice)
Ralph Votrian	...	King Lexian (voice)
Tom Wyner	...	The Plague Sentry (voice)
David Yost	...	Billy Cranston / The Blue Ranger

Series Cast

These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?

Kurt Strauss	...	Ninjor (voice)
Tony Oliver	...	Saba (voice)

an awesome start

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This episode has stuck so long in my memory as the best episode in MMPR (save perhaps white light). It is mostly due to what I remembered of this episode that I risked feeling like an idiot and downloaded various power rangers episodes from my childhood. When something is held in one's memory that long it tends to get embellished; I was very glad when I saw this episode and it was everything I remembered.

Half of it takes place on the planet Edenoi where Alpha was created. These people are under enslavement by Count Dragon (who Zedd "hates more than I(he) hate the power rangers")and because it affects Alpha so much, the rangers decide to risk the danger and investigate. Danger doesn't just come from the trip though, it comes from lack of trust.

It's refreshing to meet people who see our heroes with fresh eyes. These people literally don't Know who they are talking to.Dex says flat out that he believes no-one and I'm thinking "therein lieing the problem". eventually a truce is called and the ep ends with Dragon vowing to destroy them. I swear the first time I saw this, that had me hooked, spooked and curious all in one.

most people will recognize Edenoi as Eden-oi. and most on Dex's planet are like that. Everything that happens on the planet is worth watching. The episode itself is above caliber for MMPR and therein one of the best PR episodes. Watch it!