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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a children's television and movie series originally broadcast in Japan as Kyōryū Sentai Jū Ranger, literally Dinosaur Task Force Beast Rangers and often abbreviated as ZyuRanger (after the Kunrei-shiki spelling).

The show was westernized with replacement actors and brought to the United States by Haim Saban. It centers on five ordinary teenagers who are given great powers to fight galactic villains.

"The Power Rangers are a special group of teenagers selected by Zordon, Commander of the forces of good, to defend the earth against evil forces. The teenagers have the ability to morph, or transform, into Power Rangers. As Power Rangers, they have superhero powers. Each Power Ranger is also given command of his own Zord, or colossal fighting machine. Throughout the various seasons, the Power Rangers face a variety of villains and take control of various powerful Zords to help them fight evil."

The show first aired on Fox Network on August 28, 1993 and ended on February 17, 1996. It was replaced by a sequel called Power Rangers: Zeo. Many subsequent Power Rangers series have followed, each derived from a different Japanese television series.

Cast for the North American version

The Power Rangers

• Walter Emmanuel Jones as Zachary 'Zack' Taylor (The Black Ranger) (1993-1994)
• Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (The Black Ranger) (1994-1996)
• Jason David Frank as Thomas 'Tommy' Oliver (The Green Ranger) (1993-1994), (The White Ranger) (1994-1996)
• Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart (The Pink Ranger) (1993-1996)
• Catherine Sutherland as Katherine 'Kat' Hillard (The Pink Ranger) (1994-1996)
• Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (The Red Ranger) (1993-1994)
• Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (The Red Ranger) (1994-1996)
• David Yost as William 'Billy' Cranston (The Blue Ranger) (1993-1996)
• Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (the Yellow Ranger) (1993-1994)
• Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (The Yellow Ranger) (1994-1996)

Other Good Guys

• David Fielding as Zordon (1993-1994)
• Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (1994-1996)
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice) (credited as Richard Wood)

Villains

• Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa (1993-1994) - In Japanese version, Soga plays as Queen Bandora (1992)
• Carla Perez as Rita Repulsa (1994-1996)
• Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
• Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd and Finster (voice)
• Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice) (credited as Ryan O'Flannigan)
• Michael Sorich as Squatt (voice)

Trivia

• Billy Cranston wears blue plaid boxer shorts. In the episode "Power Ranger Punks", Billy and Kimberly become punks after drinking Rita's potion. Viewers can see the top of Billy's boxer shorts in his punk outfit, which is a blue plaid pattern. However, after the spell is removed by Alpha and Zordon, Billy immediately notices this and hides the top of his boxer shorts from sight.
• Lord Zedd is the first American-made villian that is only part of Power Rangers and not the Sentai.

Sequels

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Film, 1995)
• Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers (Miniseries, 1996)
• Power Rangers: Zeo (1996)
• 1997)
• Power Rangers: Turbo (1997)
• Power Rangers: In Space (1998)
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy (1999)
• Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue (2000)
• Power Rangers: Time Force (2001)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force (2002)
• Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (2003) shown on JETIX on weeknights
• Power Rangers: Dino Thunder (2004) - shown on JETIX on ABC Morning
• Power Rangers: SPD (coming in 2005)

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Links

• -- an exhaustive cast list for all seasons of the show