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Power Rangers Mighty Morphin is the 1st overall season of Power Rangers, serving as an adaptation of the 16th Super Sentai series, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. The season follows a group of "teenagers with atittude" recruited by Zordon to fight the awakening Rita Repulsa and her goons.

The series aired on Fox Kids from August 28, 1993 to November 30, 1993. Although it was a children's series, it became an iconic part of 1990s pop culture.

Mighty Morphin was dubbed in South Korea as Invincible Power Rangers (ė¬“ģž‘ ķŒŒģ›Œė ˆģøģ € Mujag Pawaleinjeo).

Production[]

The earliest iteration of Power Rangers dates back to 1986 when future co-creator of Power Rangers Haim Saban was in Japan on a business trip and happened to turn on television to see the eighth Super Sentai series, Choudenshi Bioman. Seeing it as an opportunity to make a lot of money, Haim approached the makers of Super Sentai Toei and got the rights to adapt Bioman so they made a pilot episode to pitch to executives. However, it was consistently refused by TV executives because every adaptation of dubbed material up until this point were massive failures (note: this was around ten years before PokƩmon or Dragon Ball Z). By the time that Fox Kids executive Margaret Loesch finally approved it for their children's block in 1992, Bioman was outdated so Saban went into production using footage from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger from 1992. One element carried over from the failed Bio-Man pilot however were the names of the Rangers; in the pilot they were Victor Lee, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Crystal and Kimberly Harte. In the series proper, the Rangers were, Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan and Kimberly Ann Hart. According to voice actor Michael Sorich at Power Morphicon 2018, there was a first pilot for the series which was originally called Metalheads and combined footage from both Zyuranger and Superhuman Machine Metalder (which was later the primary source for VR Troopers). Why this was rejected is unknown but he implies it was because it was very bad quality so they went with a different pilot episode to pitch it properly to get green-lit as a show. [1] However, there were some drawbacks to being made; Fox Kids afforded Power Rangers a tiny budget for a television series because they didn't want to lose a lot of money since they assumed that MMPR would bomb. One very strange change made in production was the comic relief. In Zyuranger, the Blue Ranger was the comic relief with the Black Ranger being the resident genius but this was flipped in Power Rangers unknown reasons. As a result, in episodes like "The Rockstar", the Blue Ranger can be soon acting over the top and goofy despite that being very out of character.

Casting for the first season of Power Rangers was complicated. Austin St. John auditioned and was cast as Jason Scott because, in his own words, ā€œa friend bet me twenty dollars that I wouldnā€™t be wasting my time.ā€ Another man named Jason David Frank also auditioned for the role of Jason but didn't make the cut, though he would later be brought on as the very first Sixth Ranger, Tommy Oliver, due to casting director Katy Wallin liking him. David Yost became Billy Cranston as there was a local audition and he went for fun. Amy Jo Johnson became Kimberly Ann Hart after moving to LA, having studied acting at university and was planning on leaving but ā€œmy new acting coach convinced me to stay.ā€ She got the part two weeks after. Walter Jones nearly missed it completely as he had been on his way to Florida to try and join the show Star Search, having left his last job as a cruise ship entertainer. He missed the first audition but made the second and got the role of the Zack Taylor. The casting for Trini Kwan was much more complicated however. In the original pitch pilot, Trini was played by American actress Audri Dubois, but she was fired when she wanted more money and replaced her with Vietnamese immigrant Thuy Trang.

The villain voice actors were hired more sporadically. Rita Repulsa was played by Machiko Soga via Japanese stock footage but they needed a English voice. Barbara Goodson was an immediate choice due to having previously worked with Saban on various animated projects but she famously almost missed out on it due to them wanting a Wicked Witch of the West style voice. After being flown out to LA just to be rejected, Goodson was so angry that she apparently yelled at the producers "You want angry? I'LL SHOW YOU ANGRY!" in the exact same voice she would later use for Rita and she was hired on the spot. Kerrigan Mahan was known by Saban as a skilled dubber, having worked with the company before on several other projects such as Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Tekkoman Blade and so he was one of the "go-to" voice actors. With this in mind, he was asked to come in one day to work on Power Rangers, and when he was in the recording studio, dubbing director Tony Oliver simply said, "OK, Kerrigan, I think there's a gold guy that I want you to play, a guy with wings." [2] The tone of Goldar's voice varies considerably throughout the first season of the series; originally having an intense and angry snarl before becoming deeper but less gravelly

Due to the showā€™s very low budget, Saban was forced to use creative editing for the various locations in Angel Grove. The city itself was based heavily upon Los Angeles (although outside footage was actually filmed in Valencia in order to save money) with Angel Grove Park being filmed in the real-life Valencia Park but they were forced to improvise for many other locations. Footage of the House of the Book in Brandeis, California was digitally cropped and added onto the Vasquez Rock in the Mojave Desert to create the Command Center. For Angel Grove High School, although most of the interiors were sets filmed on a soundstage, the exterior shots used stock footage of Ulysses S Grant High School in LA  with the editors digitally altering the signs to match the showā€™s naming. Similarly, the Angel Grove Youth Center was also mostly sets but the aerial shots were of the Gym/Physical Fitness Center in Baldwin Park, California.

Saban was originally going to produce only 40 episodes in the series. Another character was to make an appearance, named Bubba in Doomsday. As the episode was originally written, he piloted Cyclopsis, and was based on the character of Dahl Tribe Prince Kai from Zyuranger. After Cyclopsis's defeat at the hands of the Rangers, they would give up their powers. However, due to the unforeseen popularity of the series, Saban was faced with the possibility of exhausting all of its Zyuranger footage with no more to fall back upon in order to continue producing the show. Saban contacted Toei along with Rainbow Productions which designed and produced the monster suits, requesting another half-season's worth of Zyuranger footage to be made specifically for Power Rangers. The two Japanese companies agreed, creating around 25 brand-new monsters and filming both human and Zord-sized battle footage for each. They also incorporated elements from MMPR into the footage, including a relationship between the Green and Pink Rangers and the Blue Ranger's portrayal as the brains of the group. This footage is collectively known in the Power Rangers fan community as "Zyu2," although it has no official name, and were all broadcast before the two-part finale.

Synopsis[]

Long ago, the ancient wizard Zordon Battled the evil sorceress Rita Repulsa. After many years he managed to defeat her using five magical power coins. As punishment for her loss, she was sealed in a canister on the Earth's moon. However, before being sealed away, Rita trapped Zordon in a time warp.

10,000 years later, Rita and her minions have escaped their prison and are out to conquer Earth. Zordon, desperate to stop her, has his assistant Alpha 5 recruit five "teenagers with attitude": Jason, Trini, Kimberly, Zack, and Billy. Granted the powers of prehistoric animals in the form of Power Coins, they become the Power Rangers Mighty Morphin.

After several losing battles, Rita captures a newcomer to Angel Grove named Tommy Oliver and brainwashes him to become her Evil Green Ranger. Though Tommy inflicts repeated and crushing defeats to the Rangers, they are ultimately able to wrest control of his mind away from Rita, and he joins the team as the sixth Power Ranger. His first stint with the Rangers would be short lived, however, when Rita creates a magical green candle to strip Tommy of his powers and return them to her control. Tommy elects to give what remains of his powers to Jason in order to keep them away from Rita.

Characters[]

Rangers[]

Zyuranger (Team)

Mighty Morphin Rangers

Main article: Mighty Morphin Rangers
Color Name Actors
Mighty Morphin Red Ranger Jason Lee Scott Austin St. John
Mighty Morphin Black Ranger Zack Taylor Walter Jones
Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger Billy Cranston David Yost
Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger Trini Kwan Thuy Trang
Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger Kimberly Ann Hart Amy Jo Johnson
Mighty Morphin Green Ranger Tommy Oliver Jason David Frank

Evil MMPR Rangers[]

Main article: Evil Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Evil Red Ranger Twin Man
Evil Black Ranger Putty
Evil Blue Ranger Putty
Evil Yellow Ranger Putty
Evil Pink Ranger Putty

Mutant Rangers[]

Main article: Mutant Rangers


Crayfish Commander Crayfish
Black Mutant Ranger Black Mutant Ranger
Blue Mutant Ranger Blue Mutant Ranger
Yellow Mutant Ranger Yellow Mutant Ranger
Pink Mutant Ranger Pink Mutant Ranger
Green Mutant Ranger Green Mutant Ranger
Other Rangers[]
Designation Name Actor
Red Ranger Primator Paul Schrier
Black Ranger
Blue Ranger
Yellow Ranger
Pink Ranger
Green Ranger
Red-Green Ranger

Allies[]

Main article: Command Center

Others[]

Legendary Rangers[]

Legendary Dino Rangers[]
Main article: Legendary Dino Rangers


Dino Rangers[]
Main article: Dino Rangers
Designation Name Actor
Red Dino Ranger Conner McKnight Dan Musgrove (voice)
Blue Dino Ranger Ethan James uncredited
Yellow Dino Ranger Kira Ford uncredited
Dino Charge Rangers[]
Main article: Dino Charge Rangers
Designation Name Actor
Dino Charge Red Ranger Tyler Navarro Brennan Mejia
Dino Charge Black Ranger Chase Randall James Davies
Dino Charge Blue Ranger Koda Yoshi Sudarso
Dino Charge Green Ranger Riley Griffin Michael Taber (voice; uncredited)
Dino Charge Pink Ranger Shelby Watkins Camille Hyde (voice; uncredited)
Dino Charge Gold Ranger Sir Ivan of Zandar Davi Santos
Grid Battleforce Rangers[]
Main article: Grid Battleforce Rangers
Designation Name Actor
Grid Battleforce Red Ranger Devon Daniels Rorrie D. Travis
Grid Battleforce Blue Ranger Ravi Shaw Jazz Baduwalia
Grid Battleforce Yellow Ranger Zoey Reeves Jacqueline Scislowski
Grid Battleforce Gold Ranger Nate Silva Abraham Rodriguez
Grid Battleforce Silver Ranger Steel Jamie Linehan (voice)

Civilians[]

Angel Grove Youth Center[]

Main article: Angel Grove Youth Center

Angel Grove High School[]

Main article: Angel Grove High School

Civil[]

Villains[]

Arsenal[]

Main article: Arsenal (Mighty Morphin 1)

Morphers[]

Multi-Use Devices[]

Communication Devices[]

Sidearms[]

Individual Weapons and Team Blaster[]

  • Power Blaster/Power Weapons
    • Power Sword
    • Power Axe
    • Power Lance
    • Power Daggers
    • Power Bow
  • Dragon Dagger

Power-Ups[]

Other Weapons[]

Vehicles[]

Zords[]

Dinozord System[]

Alternate Combinations[]

Evil Zords[]

Episodes[]

Main article: Mighty Morphin Episodes
  1. Day of the Dumpster
  2. High Five
  3. Teamwork
  4. A Pressing Engagement
  5. Different Drum
  6. Food Fight
  7. Big Sisters
  8. I, Eye Guy
  9. For Whom the Bell Trolls
  10. Happy Birthday, Zack
  11. No Clowning Around
  12. Power Ranger Punks
  13. Peace, Love and Woe
  14. Foul Play in the Sky
  15. Dark Warrior
  16. Switching Places
  17. Green With Evil Part I: Out Of Control
  18. Green With Evil Part II: Jason's Battle
  19. Green With Evil Part III: The Rescue
  20. Green With Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord
  21. Green With Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell
  22. The Trouble with Shellshock
  23. Itsy Bitsy Spider
  24. The Spit Flower
  25. Life's a Masquerade
  26. Gung Ho!
  27. Wheel of Misfortune
  28. Island of Illusion, Part I
  29. Island of Illusion, Part II
  30. The Rockstar
  31. Calamity Kimberly
  32. A Star Is Born
  33. The Yolk's on You!
  34. The Green Candle, Part I
  35. The Green Candle, Part II
  36. Birds of a Feather
  37. Clean-Up Club
  38. A Bad Reflection on You
  39. Rita's Seed of Evil
  40. Something Fishy
  41. Lions & Blizzards
  42. Crystal of Nightmares
  43. To Flea or Not to Flee
  44. Reign of the Jellyfish
  45. Plague of the Mantis
  46. Return of an Old Friend Part I
  47. Return of an Old Friend Part II
  48. Grumble Bee
  49. Two Heads are Better than One
  50. Fowl Play
  51. Trick or Treat
  52. Second Chance
  53. On Fins and Needles
  54. Enterā€¦ The Lizzinator
  55. Football Season
  56. Mighty Morphin' Mutants
  57. An Oyster Stew
  58. The Mutiny
  59. The Wanna-Be Ranger
  60. Putty on the Brain
  61. Bloom of Doom
  62. The Green Dream
  63. The Power Stealer
  64. The Beetle Invasion
  65. Welcome to Venus Island
  66. The Song Of Guitardo
  67. Green No More, Part I
  68. Green No More, Part II
  69. Doomsday Part I
  70. Doomsday Part II

Notes[]

  • This Mighty Morphin Power Rangers version differs from the canon version:
    • The season ends with 70 episodes with Doomsday and the original script of the last episode, without Bubba, was kept. Which means Rita and her gang got trapped in an urn.
    • All Zyu2 episodes of both canonical seasons were used for this season.
  • Only "The Mutiny" and the two-part season finale were rewritten.
  • The expression "Morphenomenal!" was coined by Kimberly Ann Hart. "It's Morphin Time!" was first spoken by Zordon in the episode "High Five." The expression "Back To Action" was coined by Jason Lee Scott.
  • Despite the Yellow Ranger being a female within Power Rangers, in Zyuranger, the Yellow Ranger, named Boi, was male.
    • Due to this, there is a more noticeable change in the physique of the Yellow team member than the other Rangers when the show cuts to Sentai footage.
  • Amy Jo Johnson and David Yost did not do martial arts before the show, though both were gymnasts. They took self defense classes and incorporated their talents into the choreography for the fight scenes. Austin St. John (Jason), Thuy Trang (Trini), and Jason David Frank (Tommy) were all martial artists long before the show. Walter Jones (Zack) also had some training beforehand.
  • The episodes that used Zyuranger footage would commonly have the Rangers protecting a child due to the fact that Bandora's plots centered around attacking children. The American plots removed the child subplot from most of the episodes, but some footage stayed where a Ranger would defend a child from the monster.
  • This season and Power Rangers Zeo were both the only seasons to have episode counts that exceeded their Sentai counterparts. This season has twenty more episodes than Zyuranger.
  • During the intro sequence for this series, Jason is seen donning his ranger costume, but the clip preceding it is of Zack's Power Morpher materializing onto his belt.

See Also[]

Power Rangers Mighty Morphin is the 1st overall season of Power Rangers, serving as an adaptation of Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger while borrowing elements of Gosei Sentai Dairanger. The season follows the arrival of Lord Zedd on Earth, requiring the Rangers to grow stronger in order to fight him.

Synopsis[]

The evil Lord Zedd arrives on the Moon, intent on conquering Earth. To protect the world, the Power Rangers will need new Thunder Zords, new teenagers with attitude,' and the help of the brand new White Ranger and his ferocious White Tiger Zord.

Characters[]

Rangers[]

Zyuranger (Team)

Mighty Morphin Rangers

Main article: Mighty Morphin Rangers
Color Name Actors
Mighty Morphin White Ranger Tommy Oliver Jason David Frank
Mighty Morphin Red Ranger Rocky DeSantos Steve Cardenas
Mighty Morphin Black Ranger Adam Park Johnny Yong Bosch
Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger Billy Cranston David Yost
Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger Aisha Campbell Karan Ashley
Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger Katherine Hillard Catherine Sutherland
Mighty Morphin Green Ranger Matthew Cook TBA

Backup Power Rangers[]

Color Role Actor
Mighty Morphin Purple Ranger Farkas Bulkmeier Paul Schrier
Mighty Morphin Orange Ranger Eugene Skullovitch Jason Narvy

Wild West Rangers[]

File:White Stranger, Wild West Rangers and Pink Ranger.jpg

Katherine Shutterland, the Wild West Rangers, & The White Stranger

Main article: Wild West Rangers


Designation Name Actor
Red Wild West Ranger Rocko Steve Cardenas
Black Wild West Ranger Abraham Johnny Yong Bosch
Blue Wild West Ranger William David Yost
Yellow Wild West Ranger Miss Alicia Karan Ashley

Evil Rangers[]

Dark Rangers[]
Designation Name
Dark Red Ranger Rita Repulsa
Dark Black Ranger Baboo
Dark Blue Ranger Squatt
Dark Yellow Ranger Goldar
Dark Pink Ranger Finster

Allies[]

Main article: Command Center

Others[]

Villains[]

Arsenal[]

Morphers[]

Multi-Use Devices[]

Communication Devices[]

Sidearms[]

Individual Weapons and Team Blaster[]

  • Power Weapons
    • Power Sword
    • Power Axe
    • Power Lance
    • Power Daggers
    • Power Bow
  • Dragon Dagger
  • Saba

Team Cannon[]

Power Cannon

Power-Ups[]

Dragon Shield

Zords[]

Other Combinations[]

Episodes[]

Mighty Morphin Episodes (BOOM Studio!)

Notes[]

  • In Gosei Sentai Dairanger (which the season was based on), Tommy's White Ranger counterpart, Kou of the Howling New Star, is actually a child, which is why Tommy appears shorter in his first fight as the White Ranger.
  • Despite being adapted from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, the core Zyuranger costumes and Zyuranger are still used rather than replacing them with the Dairanger suits, though Tommy's new White Ranger costume is from the sixth Ranger of Dairanger.
  • Due to a combination of splicing footage and lack of props, the Rangers' previously established weapons and sidearms cease to be used, the only exception being Tommy's sword Saba due to the available Dairanger footage. Although a prop of the Dragon Dagger was created for new scenes, it was never used in battle.
  • Most footage for this season was not produced for Super Sentai.
  • This is the first Power Rangers series to feature a Red Ranger who does not serve as the team leader.
  • This is the first season where the Rangers' Zords have a cockpit that differs from the Sentai version.

See Also[]

  1. ā†‘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLMXvAXwFw
  2. ā†‘ https://nerdymindsmagazine.com/2014/07/11/kerriganmahanvoiceofgoldarinterview/
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