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Icon-mightymorphinThis article is about a two-part episode in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Hogday Afternoon is the two-part season finale and the forty-second & forty-third episodes and the eleven-episode Alien Ranger story arc, as well as the finale of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in general. It marks the final appearance of Aisha Campbell and the debut of Tanya Sloan. It also marks the final appearance of the Rangers, as well as Bulk and Skull, as children and the original Command Center interior.

The thirty-second and final Zeo Serial Short aired before a later airing of Part I.

Synopsis[]

Lord Zedd has brought the Alien Rangers' nemesis Hydro Hog to Earth, and he intends to suck every last drop of water off the planet. While the Alien Rangers struggle to survive, Young Aisha's Zeo Quest takes her to Africa, where she befriends an orphan named Tanya. When she finds the Sub-Crystal, Aisha is faced with a decision that will affect both her future and that of Tanya.

However, there may be no future for anybody when Goldar and Rita finally plant their bomb and arm it to destroy the Command Center. Is this the end of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers?

Plot[]

Part 1[]

With the Zeo Crystal just one piece away from being completely reassembled, Zordon is concerned over how unusually calm Lord Zedd is. Billy, the Ranger children, and Alpha 5 can do nothing but wait for Aisha to arrive with the last Sub-Crystal. Aisha herself has just landed in Africa, where wild animals prowl on the savanna, and a large lion is eyeing her.

In the Moon Palace, Lord Zedd orders Rita Repulsa to get in contact with Goldar and tell him to hold off on destroying the Command Center until the Zeo Crystal is complete, then steal it and bring it to him before detonating the bomb. To neutralize the Alien Rangers, Zedd intends to bring Hydro Hog to Earth, but this time he will throw Zordon off with a decoy signal so that the tyrant of Aquitar can slip through undisturbed.

Aisha panics as the lion gets closer, but she is pulled to safety by a villager and the lion walks away. The villager, named Tanya, tells Aisha that the lion and many other animals are suffering through a plague that is making them sick, confused, and liable to attack anything they see. When asked about where her parents are, Tanya explains that her parents were explorers and vanished while on an expedition, leaving her in the care of a local village that she is now taking Aisha to. With no other option, Aisha follows her new friend.

Zedd fires the decoy signal, which drives Alpha to react and block it. Zedd then fires the real one and Hydro Hog responds. As he has been bored since the Alien Rangers left Aquitar, he eagerly accepts Zedd's offer to attack Earth and arrives at Angel Grove Lake, just narrowly missing the Rangers as they finish rehydrating and teleport to the Command Center. When they detect Hydro Hog's presence, they morph to do battle with their nemesis. The fight turns into a disaster for the Alien Rangers; Hydro Hog steals their swords and repeatedly strikes them, then proceeds to suck the water out of their bodies before draining all the water out of the lake.

In Africa, Aisha tells Tanya of her quest, and Tanya suggests seeing Ashalla, the wisest person in the village. However, even she cannot explain the source behind the plague, and neither can the wildlife researchers. Aisha mentions that she worked at an animal shelter and suggests that she can help, but Tanya explains that they don't need help, they need a miracle.

Back in Angel Grove, Hydro Hog has finished draining the lake and has left to seek more water to drain. Alpha tries to teleport the Alien Rangers to a swimming pool so they can rehydrate, but Hydro Hog has anticipated this and drained the pool by the time they land. Unable to move and with Hydro Hog draining water everywhere on Earth, the Alien Rangers can't stop him.

Down in the tunnels beneath the Command Center, Goldar and Rito have finally reached the prime location to set their bomb, which is already activated. Rita arrives and tells them not to blow up the Command Center until they capture the completed Zeo Crystal. Unable to leave due to their new orders and unable to stop the timer, Goldar and Rito can do nothing but wait for the Aisha to bring her crystal back. Meanwhile, Aisha is running for her life with Tanya to get to the village before sundown, when the animals start their nightly hunt.

Part 2[]

As Hydro Hog continues his rampage, large storm clouds holding his accumulated water shroud the entire planet. While Billy and Alpha work on a hyper-ionization beam to force the clouds into raining, the Ranger Kids gather bottled water from whatever sources they can find to help the Alien Rangers.

Aisha arrives in the village with Tanya, and Ashalla welcomes her. Recognizing the name as one shared by her great-aunt, Aisha listens closely as Ashalla tells her about the plague and how the animals' extinction could mean the village's own if it's not cured. Ashalla then tells Aisha that her arrival was foretold for some time, and that she may be the one who can help the land recover. Aisha only wants to find the Sub-Crystal, and so Ashalla gives it to her in the hopes that she will stay and use it to save them.

The Ranger Kids are giving the Alien Rangers as much bottled water as they can carry while Billy activates his device. The beam triggers just enough of a rainstorm on Angel Grove to get the Alien Rangers back on their feet, and they morph once more to confront Hydro Hog. When Rita and Zedd make Hydro Hog grow in size, the Shogun Megazord is summoned to counter him, but he is still too powerful. Billy still has his remote-control for the White Ninja Falconzord, and he is able to summon it and form the Shogun MegaFalconzord to destroy Hydro Hog forever.

With Earth safe, the Alien Rangers rehydrate. All that remains is Aisha, who is taking Tanya and the Sub-Crystal to where she first arrived in Africa. As Zordon gets in contact with her, Aisha tells him that she intends to stay in Africa and change her family's history in order to help the animals, while Tanya will be returning with the Sub-Crystal in her place. Having anticipated this, Zordon says his farewells to Aisha and validates her decision. As Tanya is being teleported to the Command Center, she promises that she will make her friend proud, after which Aisha says that Tanya already has.

In the Command Center, Tanya hands the last piece of the Zeo Crystal to Billy, who reassembles the relic and activates the Crystal Transformer. At once, the reversal caused by Master Vile and the Orb of Doom is erased as Earth rotates forwards. The planet is now back where it belongs in time and all the Power Rangers are restored to their original ages, and Tanya has grown into a teenager. Aisha herself is restored to her age and is living in Africa with Ashalla.

The Rangers leave to say their goodbyes to the Alien Rangers as they return to Aquitar, while Tanya stays with Alpha to get acclimated with her new present. Suddenly, Goldar and Rito teleport into the Command Center and steal the Zeo Crystal before leaving. When the Rangers return, they are shocked to see that the relic they worked so hard to obtain is no longer there. At that moment, the timer on the implosion device hits zero.

Explosions start going off all around the Rangers and Alpha, and Zordon orders them to evacuate. The Rangers initially refuse and try to at least save Alpha by having him leave with them, but the chaos going on around them keeps throwing them off their feet. Zordon tells Alpha to teleport the Rangers out, and as Alpha goes to do so Billy saves the robot from an exploding console but is injured. Alpha then succeeds in teleporting the Rangers out, and then presses buttons on the console as it sparks wildly. The Rangers land just outside the Command Center in time to see it explode, throwing them all off their feet.

As the dust settles, the Rangers recover and are devastated to find smoldering ruins where the Command Center once stood. With no way of knowing if Zordon or Alpha survived and with the Zeo Crystal gone, the Rangers are despondent. Tommy tells the team that this could truly be the end of the Power Rangers.

Cast[]

VHS Release[]

The following scenes were included on the VHS Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest:

  • Aisha's Zeo Quest and encounter with Tanya, as well as her decision to stay in Africa.
  • Goldar and Rito's arrival to the center of the Command Center, the planting of the detonator and their theft of the Zeo Crystal.
  • The Rangers' goodbye to Aisha and the Aquitar Rangers.
  • The destruction of the Command Center.

Errors[]

  • Hydro Hog refers to the Aquitar Rangers as "aliens", despite them being from the same planet.
  • In Part II, when Zedd and Rita make Hydro Hog grow, the Falconzord's cage can be seen in the background due to recycling footage from "Another Brick in the Wall".
  • In Part II, when the Shogun Megazord falls forward the shot is mirror-flipped. It vanishes while falling.
  • Zordon refers to the Shogun Megazord as "the Shogunzord".
  • Upon being restored to his normal age, Rocky had a shorter haircut than before he turned into a child.

Notes[]

  • This episode aired the same day as Saban's Masked RiderIcon-crosswiki episode 16, The Heat Is OnIcon-crosswiki.
  • This arc marks the directorial debut of Issac Florentine, who would later direct many subsequent Power Rangers episodes.
  • The two-parter's title is a reference to the 1975 Sidney Lumet movie, Dog Day Afternoon.
  • This episode marks the final appearance of the Falconzord until "Dimensions in Danger".
  • Tanya’s teleportation color is yellow, foreshadowing her upcoming Ranger powers in the next season.

See Also[]

External Links[]

Icon-mightymorphin List of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Episodes
Season 1

0: Day of the Dumpster (pilot) • 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 • 17-21: Green With Evil • 22: Itsy Bitsy Spider • 23: The Trouble with Shellshock • 24: The Spit Flower • 25: Life's a Masquerade • 26: Gung Ho! • 27: Wheel of Misfortune • 28 & 29: Island of Illusion • 30: The Rockstar • 31: Calamity Kimberly • 32: A Star Is Born • 33: The Yolk's on You! • 34 & 35: The Green Candle • 36: Birds of a Feather • 37: Clean-Up Club • 38: A Bad Reflection on You • 39 & 40: Doomsday • 41: Rita's Seed of Evil • 42: A Pig Surprise • 43: Something Fishy • 44: Lions & Blizzards • 45: Crystal of Nightmares • 46: To Flea or Not to Flee • 47: Reign of the Jellyfish • 48: Plague of the Mantis • 49 & 50: Return of an Old Friend • 51: Grumble Bee • 52: Two Heads are Better than One • 53: Fowl Play • 54: Trick or Treat • 55: Second Chance • 56: On Fins and Needles • 57: Enter… The Lizzinator • 58: Football Season • 59: Mighty Morphin' Mutants • 60: An Oyster Stew

Season 2

1-3: The Mutiny • 4: The Wanna-Be Ranger • 5: Putty on the Brain • 6: Bloom of Doom • 7: The Green Dream • 8: The Power Stealer • 9: The Beetle Invasion • 10: Welcome to Venus Island • 11: The Song of Guitardo • 12 & 13: Green No More • 14: Missing Green • 15: Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park • 16: Beauty and the Beast • 17 & 18: White Light • 19: Two for One • 20: Opposites Attract • 21: Zedd's Monster Mash • 22-24: The Ninja Encounter • 25: A Monster of Global Proportions • 26: Zedd Waves • 27 & 28: The Power Transfer • 29: Goldar's Vice-Versa • 30: Mirror of Regret • 31: When is a Ranger Not a Ranger? • 32: Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun • 33: Lights, Camera, Action • 34: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire • 35: Scavenger Hunt • 36: The Great Bookala Escape • 37: Forever Friends • 38: A Reel Fish Story • 39 & 40: Rangers Back in Time • 41-43: The Wedding • 44-46: Return of the Green Ranger • 47: Best Man for the Job • 48 & 49: Storybook Rangers • 50 & 51: Wild West Rangers • 52: Blue Ranger Gone Bad

Season 3 & Alien Rangers

1-3: A Friend in Need • 4-7: Ninja Quest • 8: A Brush with Destiny • 9: Passing the Lantern • 10: Wizard for a Day • 11: Fourth Down and Long • 12 & 13: Stop the Hate Master • 14: Final Face-Off • 15: The Potion Notion • 16: I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger • 17 & 18: A Ranger Catastrophe • 19-21: Changing of the Zords • 22: Follow that Cab! • 23-25: A Different Shade of Pink • 26: Rita's Pita • 27: Another Brick in the Wall • 28: A Chimp in Charge • 29-31: Master Vile and the Metallic Armor • 32: The Sound of Dischordia • 33: Rangers in Reverse • 34 & 35: Alien Rangers of Aquitar • 36: Climb Every Fountain • 37: The Alien Trap • 38: Attack of the 60' Bulk • 39: Water You Thinking? • 40: Along Came a Spider • 41: Sowing the Seas of Evil • 42 & 43: Hogday Afternoon

Movies & Specials

Alpha's Magical ChristmasMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MoviePower Rangers (2017)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

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