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Goldar's Vice-Versa is the twenty-ninth episode of the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This episode is the last appearance of Scorpina.
Synopsis[]
Angel Grove High School organizes a Vice-versa Dance, where the girls invite the guys, but Adam is not confident that he will be asked to the dance until a mysterious new girl in town catches his eye, Sabrina. Is Sabrina all that she seems or is this a ploy that will see the end of the Power Rangers?!
Plot[]
At the Angel Grove City Juice Bar, all are preparing for the upcoming Vice Versa Dance except Adam, who does not want to go because no girl has asked him yet. However, Rocky and Billy—who have both recently accepted dates—convince Adam to come anyway, because they are convinced, he'll have a good time.
Meanwhile, Lord Zedd and Goldar overhear Adam's conversation with the other Rangers, and Zedd mentions to have the perfect girl for Adam and after preventing him from talking with a girl named Sarah by attacking him with his Putties, a mysterious dark-haired teenage girl named Sabrina shows up to ask Adam to the dance. When Aisha tries to be friendly with this mystery girl, Sabrina is downright rude to her. Meanwhile, in another sub-plot, Bulk and Skull receive mysterious messages that lead them all over the city, because the messages all say, "We have something you're looking for." The twosome, who have been trying to find out who the Power Rangers really are, believe that whoever sent the messages has information about the Rangers' identities.
Adam asks Aisha to spend the next afternoon with him and Sabrina, but Aisha is still reluctant to trust this newcomer. Her instincts prove her right when Goldar attacks with Putties and "Sabrina" turns out to be Goldar's partner and Rita's former Warrior, Scorpina. The two capture Adam and Aisha, binding them to a tree, and plan to use them as bait to trap the other Rangers.
After learning from Ms. Appleby that there was no new girl named Sabrina at school, the remaining Rangers head for the Command Center, where Zordon reveals that Adam and Aisha need their help, as Goldar and Scorpina have captured them in the park. They morph and teleport to rescue their friends but are impeded when they have to deal with a contingent of Zedd's Putty Patrollers in addition to Goldar and Scorpina. While Tommy battles Goldar and Scorpina, Billy, Rocky, and Kimberly fight the Putties, and then Billy frees Adam and Aisha from their bonds with his Power Lance. The two remaining Rangers morph and join their friends, just as Zedd hurls one of his silver bombs to Earth, making Goldar and Scorpina—who transforms into a giant scorpion monster—grow to an enormous size. Zordon informs the team that the Thunder Megazord and White Tigerzord may not be enough on their own, so Alpha 5 has boosted the power output of the Thunder Ultrazord, should the Rangers need it.
The Rangers summon the Thunder Megazord and White Tigerzord, who score the first hits against the pair, but they strike back and score the same number of hits against the Zords. The Rangers summon Tor the Shuttlezord and combine all their Zords to form the Thunder Ultrazord, who fires its lasers and incapacitates Goldar and Scorpina, and they immediately retreat back to Lord Zedd's Moon Palace.
The Vice Versa Dance goes as planned, and Adam is asked to the dance by his latest crush, Sarah, and Bulk and Skull are approached by two punk girls, which they tried to avoid, who were the ones who sent them the notes and are ready to give them what they were looking for: true love and kissed the guys, much to the Rangers' amusement.
Cast[]
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin White Ranger)
- Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger)
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
- Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Ann Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Royce Herron as Ms. Appleby
- David Fielding as Zordon (face)
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Sandi Sellner as Alpha 5
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar (American Footage)
- Kazutoshi Yokoyama as Goldar (Zyuranger footage)
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- Sabrina Lu as Scorpina
- Wendee Lee as Scorpina (voice)
- ??? as Sarah Diaz
- ??? as Laura
- ??? as Skulena 1
- ??? as Bulinda1
Locations[]
- Youth Center
- Moon Palace
- Command Center
- Angel Grove High School
- Angel Grove Park
- Rock Quarry
Errors[]
- Zordon said that the combined strength of Goldar and Scorpina required the Thunder Ultrazord, but in Return of an Old Friend the Dragonzord, was able to battle Goldar and Scorpina alone without any help from the other Dinozords. In Crystal of Nightmares, the original Megazord was able to defeat both of them by itself.
- Kimberly tells the time by looking at her communicator which has no display that would allow her to do so.
- Goldar's wings disappear while he is giant.
- The Thunderbolt sphere was missing from the Tigerzord cockpit before reappearing.
Notes[]
- This episode debuted the new Season 2 intro which would last until Season 3's Ninja Quest, Part III. It featured a shot of Rocky, Aisha, and Adam pulling up to the Youth Center in a red Suzuki Sidekick. This shot and the scene it relates to never appear outside of the opening, being a deleted scene from the Season 2 episode The Great Bookala Escape.
- Scorpina was never seen or mentioned again after this episode. Originally, Scorpina was supposed to appear in at least one more episode. However, the staff could not keep Sabrina Lu for more than just one episode, so she never appeared again.
- Romy J. Sharf no longer plays Alpha 5. Starting with this episode, Sandi Sellner replaces her as the suit actress up until his departure in the Power Rangers Turbo episode Passing the Torch, Part II.
- This is the final episode in which the Thunder Ultrazord makes an appearance,as well as the thunder assault team formation.
- Aisha is the first of the new Rangers to give the morphing call.
- This is the first (and only) time Scorpina faced the rangers with Rocky, Adam, and Aisha on the team. This is also her final encounter with the Power Rangers altogether.
- This was the final episode where Goldar and Scorpina took part in a Zord fight. This is also their only time fighting the Thunder Megazord and White Tigerzord.
- New credits debut in this episode, removing Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, and Walter Jones and replacing them with Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, and Johnny Yong Bosch, as well as action scenes of the new Rangers. Cardenas and Bosch are credited as "Steven Cardenas" and "John Bosch" respectively until "The Wedding, Part I".
- This was the last episode where Kazutoshi Yokoyama portrays Goldar in the Zyuranger footage and his final appearance in Sentai footage.
See Also[]
- Ep. 6: Arise! Daizyuzin - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page. (Goldar footage).
- Ep. 20: Daizyuzin's Last Day - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page. (Goldar and Scorpina footage).
- Ep. 22: Combine! Gouryuzin - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page. (Black Power Ranger, Pink Power Ranger, Blue Power Ranger, Yellow Power Ranger, and Red Power Ranger poses footage).
- Ep. 34: Live, Burai! - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page. (Goldar and Scorpina footage).
- Ep. 36: Smash It! The Mirror of Death - Super Sentai counterpart in Zyuranger. See comparison page. (Goldar and Scorpina footage).
- Ep. 6: Break Through the Wind - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunderzord Assault Team footage).
- Ep. 10: Ah, the Vengeful Goddess - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Summoning of the 5 Thunderzords racing along, Red Dragon Thunderzord Warrior Mode soaring, Thunder Megazord, and Thunder Saber slash footage).
- Ep. 19: The Heart-Throbbing Pretty Girl - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (story).
- Ep. 21: The Birth of a Mythical Ch'i Beast - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (White Tigerzord footage).
- Ep. 22: The Great Secret Art of the Tiger Cub!! - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (White Tigerzord charging, White Tigerzord transforming to Warrior Mode, White Tigerzord's Cockpit, and White Tigerzord falling down footage).
- Ep. 31: Another Hero Comes Forth - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (White Tigerzord Cockpit and Thunder Ultrazord footage).
- Ep. 40: Farewell! 3 Stooges - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunder Megazord and Thunder Saber footage).
- Ep. 42: A Straight Line To Mom - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (White Tigerzord's Cockpit, White Tigerzord Warrior Mode, and White Tigerzord's Cockpit footage).
- Ep. 44: Touching!! You Cry Too - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunder Megazord, White Tigerzord Warrior Mode, and Tor the Shuttlezord footage).
- Ep. 48: Death Of The Heroic Master!! - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunder Megazord and White Tigerzord Warrior Mode spark bursts footage).
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