The Joke's on Alpha

The Joke's on Alpha is the sixteenth episode of Power Rangers Zeo: Revisited.

Summary
An endless series of practical jokes are being played on Alpha 5, and Bulk & Skull compete against a pair of rival private eyes in tracking down the culprit. Meanwhile, after being kicked out of Rita & Zedd's Winnebago, Rito & Goldar bear witness to the arrival of King Mondo's eldest son, Prince Gasket, and his wife, Princess Archerina, after an estranged absence from the Machine Empire, planning to rid the kingdom of Louie Kaboom. Archerina's love-spell arrow sends Louie on a kamikaze mission against the Power Rangers.

Plot
Practical jokes are running rampant across Angel Grove and scaring Alpha 5. Vice Principal Jenny Stranton, who seems to remember and know Alpha from a previous encounter hires Bulk and Skull to find the jokers responsible, bring them to justice and help the little robot. They also must contend with two rival detectives, Humphrey and Bogart, whom are trying to do what they can to keep Bulk and Skull out of the job.

On the Moon, Zedd and Rita are finally fed up with Rito's excuses and exiles both him and Goldar out of the motorhome base. Prince Sprocket is less than thrilled when his older brother, Prince Gasket, and his wife, Princess Archerina arrive. He tries to claim he can protect both himself and their mom without interference. Overjoyed to see Gasket again, Queen Machina tells him and Archerina of their plight with Louie Kaboom, a renegade robot who have taken control of the Machine Empire and exiled both her and Sprocket because of it. Gasket and Archerina reassures them that they will dispose of Kaboom and will aid them against the Rangers until King Mondo returns from being repaired. After watching the whole thing unfold, Goldar and Rito try to make a quick sprint back to the motorhome to tell Zedd and Rita of the whole exchange.

At the power chamber, Billy helps recharge the Gold Ranger staff for himself when the alarm sets off. Alpha, who has been re-oiled from one of the pranks pulled on him in the school, along with Delta uses the thermal energies which Zordon identifies as Prince Gasket and Princess Archerina. Alpha explains that centuries ago, Gasket fell in love with Archerina, the daughter of King Aradon and Mondo's mortal enemy. The two eloped in a Romeo and Juliet setting, knowing their fathers would forbid them from seeing each other. While Kim notes that it's a very romantic love story, Zordon warns Billy that they pose a great menace and must be approached cautiously.

Inside the Machine Empire's palace, Archerina takes Louie by surprise and uses her love arrows to make him fall in love with her, much to Gasket's chagrin. Louie is then sent to Angel Grove on a kamikaze mission.

Back on Earth as Bulk and Skull look around for clues, Kimberly, Katherine and Tanya do their own investigation and discovers the truth. They spy on Humphrey and Bogart whom both are secretly boasting their pranks and looking over the box containing items from the Angel Grove Novelty Shop. Intending to be the top two detectives around just to keep Bulk and Skull out of the job and frame Alpha for the pranks, The girls form a plan to expose them. Zordon later calls them to the Power Chamber.

After a long and difficult battle for the rangers, Louie Kaboom was finally destroyed by the Super Zeo Ultrazord. In the palace, Archerina worried that her love arrow failed. Gasket reassured that it went well because they're finally rid of the interloper themselves.

At the motorhome base, Goldar and Rito attempt to tell Lord Zedd and Rita about Gasket and Archerina's return. They soon learn that Rita and Zedd had already known about it and are also happy that the Rangers did them a favor by getting rid of Louie Kaboom. Zedd then tells them they have a lot more work to do if they want to be rid of the Machine Empire for good.

At the Youth Center, Humphrey and Bogart tried to pin the blame on Robert, but Katherine and Tanya exposes them with the help of the owner, Hank. The rival detectives attempt to deny knowing the man, but Hank isn't fooled. He reveals he knows both Humphrey and Bogart because they always shopped at the novelty shop and are his most valued customers. Bogart tells Hank he needs to leave, but Bulk tells him that he and Humphrey are caught. After being frustrated with Skull for being slow to catch on, Bulk presents the rival detectives as the jokers responsible to Ms. Rodriguez. She congratulates them, while Katherine and Tanya tells Humphrey and Bogart to apologize to Robert. Realizing they've been caught, but Humphrey and Bogart reluctantly do so. Ms. Rodriguez tells Bulk and Skull their checks will arrive by mail and escorts both Humphrey and Bogart out of the youth center.

Cast

 * Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart (Zeo Ranger I Pink)
 * Catherine Sutherland as Kat Hillard (Zeo Ranger I Pink backup)
 * Nakia Burrise as Tanya Sloan (Zeo Ranger II Yellow)
 * Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (Zeo Ranger II Yellow backup)
 * Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (Zeo Ranger II Yellow backup)
 * Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Zeo Ranger III Blue)
 * Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Zeo Ranger IV Green)
 * Walter Emmenuel Jones as [[Zack Taylor (Zeo Ranger IV Green backup)
 * Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Zeo Ranger V Red)
 * David Yost as Billy Cranston (Gold Ranger)
 * Paul Schrier as Bulk
 * Jason Narvy as Skull
 * David Fielding as Zordon
 * Bob Manahan as Zordon (voice)
 * Donene Kistler as Alpha 5
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
 * Sandi Sellner as Delta 4]]
 * [[Kristen Lazarian as Delta 4 (voice)
 * Alex Borsterin as Queen Machina (voice)
 * Barbara Goodson as Prince Sprocket (voice)
 * Oliver Page as Klank (voice)
 * Barbara Goodson as Orbus (voice)
 * Alexis Lang as Louie Kaboom (voice)
 * Douglas Sloan as Prince Gasket (voice)
 * Melora Harte as Archerina (voice)
 * Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
 * Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
 * Carla Perez as Rita Repulsa
 * Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
 * Danny Stallcup as Goldar
 * Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
 * Bob Papenbrook as Rito Revolto (voice)
 * Robert Axelrod as Finster (voice)
 * Brian Stemmler as Humphrey
 * ??? as Bogart
 * ??? as Vice Principal Jenny Stranton

Errors

 * During the fight with Louie Kaboom Billy suggests trying the Defender Wheel, but Tommy calls on the Warrior Wheel.
 * Even though he morphed with the other Rangers, Billy doesn't join the battle against the giant Louie Kaboom until a few minutes after the others.