The Pachinko Problem (Revisited Series)

Summary
A new Pachinko game is delivered to the Angel Grove gym and Juice Bar and Rocky really gets into it. But, Lord Zedd has a little game of his own to play when he casts a spell over Rocky, causing him to only want to play.

Plot
At the Angel Grove Youth Center, Ernie has just received a new Pachinko machine, one that Rocky instantly finds fun to play. Watching from up in the Moon Palace, Lord Zedd gets the idea to let Rocky's fun last forever by making it the only thing on his mind and casts a spell on him. Soon, Rocky's love for the machine turns to an obsession, ignoring both Billy's presence and that of Kayla, a karate student he had promised to practice with but is now blowing off.

Off to the side, Skull tries to show Bulk his new theory on how to find the Power Rangers' true identities. He points out how every time there's a monster attack in Angel Grove, Ernie takes the day off, so he thinks that Ernie himself is a Power Ranger. Bulk seems to accept the theory at first, but deep down he's not so sure.

Billy runs out to the park to meet with the other Rangers as they play Frisbee and informs them of Rocky's odd behavior. Z-Putties suddenly appear and interrupt their meeting for a fight, and Zordon calls Rocky to request his aid in the battle. Rocky initially refuses since "that's no fun", but decides to go to the park anyway so he can play on the playground.

High above the Earth in Serpentera, Lord Zedd watches the Putties fall and decides to make a new monster out of the Pachinko machine, creating Pachinko. The Rangers morph to do battle with the monster, but Rocky proves no help as he runs around like a little kid. Regardless, the other Rangers try to fight without Rocky until Pachinko turns them all into Pachinko balls. Only Tommy is able to avoid getting transformed, and he lures Pachinko away by making him chase the Frisbee from earlier.

Scooping up the Pachinko balls, Tommy retreats to the Command Center, where Alpha 5 promises to restore the Rangers to normal. Zordon then reports that Pachinko is on a rampage through the city, one made worse when Lord Zedd throws down a grenade to make his monster grow. Tommy summons the White Tigerzord to fight Pachinko, but is overpowered and forced to back away.

Meanwhile, Alpha has just managed to restore Rocky to normal, also breaking Zedd's spell in the process. Rocky admits his fault in the situation and teleports out to summon the Red Dragon Thunderzord. In its Warrior mode, Rocky's Thunderzord is able to hold his own against Pachinko Head while Alpha restores the remaining Rangers, after which they all form the Thunder Megazord and destroy the monster for good.

As Pachinko Head falls, Serpentera arrives and dismantles the Thunder Megazord back into the Red Dragon Thunderzord. Tor the Shuttlezord appears at the last second to save the crippled Thunderzord from getting stomped on, albeit barely, and it manages to siphon almost all of Serpentera's power as well. Lord Zedd is forced to retreat back to the moon, though he swears that his war with the Rangers is not over.

At the Youth Center, Ernie points out that he never left during the entire monster attack, shooting down Skull's theory and earning him an ear-pull from Bulk. Nearby, Rocky apologizes for his actions to his friends, having realized that there's a time for work and a time for play. Luckily, Kayla is still waiting for him, and Rocky goes off to practice with her like he promised.

Later, Alpha 5 wants to play a board game with the Rangers in the Command Center, which the Rangers accept.

Cast

 * Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (White Ranger)
 * Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Red Ranger) (as Steven Cardenas)
 * Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Black Ranger) (as John Bosch)
 * David Yost as Billy Cranston (Blue Ranger)
 * Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (Yellow Ranger)
 * Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart (Pink Ranger)
 * Richard Genelle as Ernie
 * Paul Schrier as Bulk
 * Jason Narvy as Skull
 * ??? as Kayla
 * Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
 * Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
 * Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar
 * Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
 * Tony Oliver as Saba (voice)
 * ??? as Pachinko (voice)

Error

 * In the frisbee throwing scene, Aisha is shown throwing the frisbee over Tommy and Adam's head. Adam is unable to catch it but Tommy is able to dive and grab it.