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|airdate=May 16, 1994 |
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|season=Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1) |
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− | |writer = Douglas Sloan |
+ | |writer = [[Douglas Sloan]] |
− | |director = Terence H. Winkless |
+ | |director = [[Terence H. Winkless]] |
|previous = Football Season |
|previous = Football Season |
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− | |next = An Oyster Stew |
+ | |next = An Oyster Stew |
+ | |image = MMPR-MightyMorphinMutants.jpg}} |
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+ | '''Mighty Morphin' Mutants''' is the 59th episode of the [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1)]]. |
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+ | ==Synopsis== |
+ | Goldar trains select Putties to fight like the Rangers and gives them badges of darkness to look like and have the same powers as well. However, none are good enough to be the Red Ranger so Commander Crayfish becomes the leader. How can the rangers possibly defeat enemies against which they are perfectly matched? |
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− | Rita Repulsa decides to use the [[Mutant Rangers|Badges of Darkness]] to create her own evil Rangers from Putties. |
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− | Tommy is sparring with Jason at the Youth Center. Afterwards, Tommy explains the homework. He forgot his water and a towel, so he asks Jason for a sip of his water and if he has an extra towel. Jason tells Tommy that his flaw is forgetfulness. Trini and Kimberly confirm Jason's assessment to Tommy. Bulk and Skull don't believe they have faults, but the girls and Tommy say that they |
+ | Tommy is sparring with Jason at the Youth Center. Afterwards, Tommy explains the homework. He forgot his water and a towel, so he asks Jason for a sip of his water and if he has an extra towel. Jason tells Tommy that his flaw is forgetfulness. Trini and Kimberly confirm Jason's assessment to Tommy. Bulk and Skull don't believe they have faults, but the girls and Tommy say that they are bullies. |
− | Goldar is training six Putties, but one of them is too clumsy and is sent back to Finster's lab. The remaining set are given |
+ | Goldar is training six Putties, but one of them is too clumsy and is sent back to Finster's lab. The remaining set are given the Badges of Darkness, but none of them is worthy enough to become the Red Mutant Ranger. The Green and Pink Mutant Rangers are sent to attack Tommy and Kimberly in the park. Both are bested by their evil counterparts. Zordon informs his team of the new menace. |
− | Billy and the gang help Tommy with his assignment. It doesn't seem work very well as Billy's planner device malfunctions and Tommy seems even more forgetful. The appearance of Commander Crayfish, the Red Ranger equivalent of the Mutant Rangers, causes Zordon to send the five main Rangers into action. |
+ | Billy and the gang help Tommy with his assignment. It doesn't seem to work very well as Billy's planner device malfunctions and Tommy seems even more forgetful. The appearance of Commander Crayfish, the Red Ranger equivalent of the Mutant Rangers, causes Zordon to send the five main Rangers into action. Unfortunately, they are forced to leave without Tommy who left his communicator in his locker. |
− | The two teams meet on the beach. Each Ranger fights their evil version. Tommy is contacted and he too joins the fight. The |
+ | The two teams meet on the beach. Each Ranger fights their evil version. Tommy is finally contacted and he too joins the fight. The Rangers regroup to fight back against the Mutant Rangers, however the evil clones combine their weapons into a Power Blaster and fire at the Rangers, forcing them to retreat. At the command center, Zordon and Alpha give the six upgraded versions of their [[Power Weapons]] which look identical to the originals but are promised to be stronger. The Rangers go back into battle and fight the mutants. This time, the two sides are more evenly matched. |
− | The Power Rangers' Power Blaster |
+ | The Power Rangers' Power Blaster succeeds in destroying the Pink and Yellow Mutants and knocking Crayfish and the other Mutants off their feet. However, Rita makes her monster and the Green, Blue and Black Mutant Rangers turn into giants. Commander Crayfish is hoisted up by his teammates so he's out of the range of both the Megazord and Dragonzord. Titanus is called for and [[Ultrazord]] destroys the enemies. |
Tommy feels like he didn't complete his homework, but Billy says that a fault can also be what makes someone unique. Bulk and Skull come to school dressed in suits and are acting mature. They give Miss Appleby a present, but she tells them to open it for her. It sprays them in Silly String. |
Tommy feels like he didn't complete his homework, but Billy says that a fault can also be what makes someone unique. Bulk and Skull come to school dressed in suits and are acting mature. They give Miss Appleby a present, but she tells them to open it for her. It sprays them in Silly String. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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− | *[[Austin St. John]] as [[Jason Lee Scott]] (Red Ranger) |
+ | *[[Austin St. John]] as [[Jason Lee Scott]] (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Thuy Trang]] as [[Trini Kwan]] (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)/[[Yellow Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Walter Jones]] as [[Zack Taylor]] (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)/[[Black Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
− | *[[Amy Jo Johnson]] as [[Kimberly Hart]] (Pink Ranger) |
+ | *[[Amy Jo Johnson]] as [[Kimberly Ann Hart]] (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)/[[Pink Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[David Yost]] as [[Billy Cranston]] (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)/[[Blue Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
− | *[[Jason David Frank]] as [[Tommy Oliver]] (Green Ranger) |
+ | *[[Jason David Frank|Jason Frank]] as [[Tommy Oliver]] (Mighty Morphin Green Ranger)/[[Green Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Paul Schrier]] as [[Farkas Bulkmeier|Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier]] |
+ | *[[Jason Narvy]] as [[Eugene Skullovitch|Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch]] |
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+ | *[[Royce Herron]] as [[Ms. Appleby]] |
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− | ===Additional Cast=== |
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+ | *[[Robert L. Manahan]] as Zordon (voice) |
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+ | *[[Richard Steven Horvitz]] as Alpha 5 (voice) (as Richard Wood) |
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*[[Machiko Soga]] as [[Rita Repulsa]] |
*[[Machiko Soga]] as [[Rita Repulsa]] |
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− | *[[Barbara Goodson]] as |
+ | *[[Barbara Goodson]] as Rita Repulsa (voice) |
− | *[[Takashi Sakamoto]] |
+ | *[[Takashi Sakamoto]] as [[Goldar]] (Zyuranger Footage) |
+ | *[[Danny Wayne Stallcup]] as Goldar (American Footage) |
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+ | *[[Robert Axelrod]] as Finster (voice) |
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*[[Minoru Watanabe]] as [[Squatt]] |
*[[Minoru Watanabe]] as [[Squatt]] |
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*[[Michael J. Sorich]] as Squatt (voice) |
*[[Michael J. Sorich]] as Squatt (voice) |
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*[[Hideaki Kusaka]] as [[Baboo]] |
*[[Hideaki Kusaka]] as [[Baboo]] |
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− | *[[Dave Mallow]] as Baboo (voice) |
+ | *[[Dave Mallow]] as Baboo (voice) (as Colin Phillips) |
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*[[Tom Wyner]] as [[Commander Crayfish]] (voice) |
*[[Tom Wyner]] as [[Commander Crayfish]] (voice) |
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− | *[[Walter Jones]] as [[Black Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
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− | *[[Thuy Trang]] as [[Yellow Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
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− | *[[Amy Jo Johnson]] as [[Pink Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
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− | *[[Jason David Frank]] as [[Green Mutant Ranger]] (voice) |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*[[Commander Crayfish]] is a "Zyu2" creation made especially for the American series. |
*[[Commander Crayfish]] is a "Zyu2" creation made especially for the American series. |
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− | *The Mutant Rangers' weapons are actually the untransformed versions of the Legendary Weapons from ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'' (which made a brief appearance in the episode |
+ | *The Mutant Rangers' weapons are actually the untransformed versions of the Legendary Weapons from ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'' (which made a brief appearance in the episode "[[Teamwork]]"). Mutant Green's sword is Green Ranger's [[Sword of Darkness]] from the "[[Green With Evil]]" saga (since there was no powered-down version of the [[Zyusouken]]). |
− | *The upgraded Power Weapons look exactly like the old ones (this is noted by Zack during the episode). |
+ | *The upgraded Power Weapons look exactly like the old ones (this is noted by Zack during the episode), but Alpha notes that they are much stronger than the old ones. |
+ | **Tommy also receives a new Dragon Dagger, making the possible loss of the original in the previous episode rather moot as he could have just been given the new version as a replacement. |
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*This is the last time Rita makes a monster grow with her wand this season. |
*This is the last time Rita makes a monster grow with her wand this season. |
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*Final appearance of the original Ultrazord combination. Titanus will be absent until Season 3. |
*Final appearance of the original Ultrazord combination. Titanus will be absent until Season 3. |
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− | *Commander Crayfish returns in the season two episode " |
+ | *Commander Crayfish returns in the season two episode "[[A Reel Fish Story]]". |
*This was also popularized by MyWay Entertainment in one of three Power Ranger parodies, Commander Crayfish known as "Gangsta Crizzab". |
*This was also popularized by MyWay Entertainment in one of three Power Ranger parodies, Commander Crayfish known as "Gangsta Crizzab". |
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− | *The Green Mutant wields a powered-down version of the Sword of Darkness from Green With Evil as [[DragonRanger]] did not have a powered-down version of the [[Zyusouken]]. |
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*Finster, despite making a cameo at the start, and being mentioned by Goldar during the mutant training, does not have any lines in this episode. |
*Finster, despite making a cameo at the start, and being mentioned by Goldar during the mutant training, does not have any lines in this episode. |
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+ | *First time that the [[Power Blaster]] is seen and fired outside of it's usual Zyuranger stock footage sequence, this method will be used again for the second and final time against [[Pirantishead]] in "[[The Mutiny]]". |
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+ | *The Green Mutant has a cleaner and more golden looking Dragon Shield than the normal Green Ranger in the Zyu2 footage, although Green Ranger’s shield has always looked darker and worn since his return. |
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==Errors== |
==Errors== |
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+ | *The title of this episode includes an apostrophe following the word ''Morphin'', while the show's title omits this. |
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+ | *The Mutant Rangers equivalent to the Power Blaster had The Lance parts and daggers facing the wrong direction. |
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− | *Why did Goldar destroy the Red Badge of Darkness? He could have just given it to another Putty. |
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+ | *The Power Axe is missing it's blaster mode handle and trigger in the [[Zyu2]] footage. |
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+ | **Their weapons are shown to have been left laying on the ground, so it can be presumed they were destroyed. |
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− | *[[Megazord]] |
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+ | *Green Ranger strikes a pose as the other Rangers fire the Power Blaster even though neither he nor the Dragon Dagger have any role in the formation or operation of the weapon. |
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− | *[[Dragonzord]] |
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+ | *During the Megazord battle, when the Mutant Rangers carry Commander Crayfish, Billy says that it is now out of range of the Megazord’s weapons (such as the cranial laser or back cannons), but the Megazord has always had enough range of movement to be able to angle those weapons up far enough. Also the Dragonzord’s finger missiles could be used simply by having it raise its arms. |
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− | *[[Ultrazord]] |
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+ | **Failing that, they could always just shoot the Mutant Rangers holding up Crayfish. |
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− | ==Locations== |
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+ | ***This is clearly done to give a reason to use the Ultrazord and not just the Power Sword so they could make the episode longer. |
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− | *[[Angel Grove High School ]] |
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− | *Youth Center |
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− | *[[Moon Palace ]] |
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− | *[[Angel Grove]] Park |
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− | *Angel Grove Beach |
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− | *[[Command Center ]] |
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− | *Rock Quarry |
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− | ==Quotes== |
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− | *[[Commander Crayfish|'''Commander Crayfish''']]: It's mutant time! |
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− | *'''Mutant Blue: '''I'm after you blue. |
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− | *'''Mutant Yellow''': Hey [[Trini]] you wanna play too? |
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− | *'''Mutant Black''': Nice to see ya, [[Zack]]. |
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− | *'''Mutant Pink''': Told you I'd be back. |
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+ | ==Songs== |
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− | *'''[[Commander Crayfish]]: '''''(forms tower with [[Mutant Rangers]]) ''Now we'll see who the shrimps are!!! |
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+ | *[[5-4-1]] |
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− | *'''[[Billy]]: '''They've raised the crayfish above our blasters' range! |
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+ | *[[Go Green Ranger Go]] |
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− | *'''[[Zack]]: '''So he can just sit back there... |
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+ | *[[Fight (MMPR)|Fight]] |
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− | *'''[[Billy]]: '''And fire on us at will. ''(to [[Jason]]) ''Jason, we gotta get past his [[Mutant Rangers]]! |
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+ | *[[We Need A Hero]] (instrumental) |
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− | *'''[[Jason]]: '''Alright then, we're going in! |
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+ | *[[I Will Win]] (instrumental) |
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− | *'''[[Commander Crayfish]]: '''Prepare to meet your doom [[Power Rangers]]!!! |
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[[Category:Mighty Morphin 1]] |
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Revision as of 22:48, 8 December 2019
This article is about an episode in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. |
Mighty Morphin' Mutants is the 59th episode of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1).
Synopsis
Goldar trains select Putties to fight like the Rangers and gives them badges of darkness to look like and have the same powers as well. However, none are good enough to be the Red Ranger so Commander Crayfish becomes the leader. How can the rangers possibly defeat enemies against which they are perfectly matched?
Plot
Tommy is late to Miss Appleby's class. There, an assignment is given - ask a friend to point out your flaw and try to fix it. On the Moon, Rita Repulsa decides to use the Badges of Darkness to create her own evil Rangers from Putties.
Tommy is sparring with Jason at the Youth Center. Afterwards, Tommy explains the homework. He forgot his water and a towel, so he asks Jason for a sip of his water and if he has an extra towel. Jason tells Tommy that his flaw is forgetfulness. Trini and Kimberly confirm Jason's assessment to Tommy. Bulk and Skull don't believe they have faults, but the girls and Tommy say that they are bullies.
Goldar is training six Putties, but one of them is too clumsy and is sent back to Finster's lab. The remaining set are given the Badges of Darkness, but none of them is worthy enough to become the Red Mutant Ranger. The Green and Pink Mutant Rangers are sent to attack Tommy and Kimberly in the park. Both are bested by their evil counterparts. Zordon informs his team of the new menace.
Billy and the gang help Tommy with his assignment. It doesn't seem to work very well as Billy's planner device malfunctions and Tommy seems even more forgetful. The appearance of Commander Crayfish, the Red Ranger equivalent of the Mutant Rangers, causes Zordon to send the five main Rangers into action. Unfortunately, they are forced to leave without Tommy who left his communicator in his locker.
The two teams meet on the beach. Each Ranger fights their evil version. Tommy is finally contacted and he too joins the fight. The Rangers regroup to fight back against the Mutant Rangers, however the evil clones combine their weapons into a Power Blaster and fire at the Rangers, forcing them to retreat. At the command center, Zordon and Alpha give the six upgraded versions of their Power Weapons which look identical to the originals but are promised to be stronger. The Rangers go back into battle and fight the mutants. This time, the two sides are more evenly matched.
The Power Rangers' Power Blaster succeeds in destroying the Pink and Yellow Mutants and knocking Crayfish and the other Mutants off their feet. However, Rita makes her monster and the Green, Blue and Black Mutant Rangers turn into giants. Commander Crayfish is hoisted up by his teammates so he's out of the range of both the Megazord and Dragonzord. Titanus is called for and Ultrazord destroys the enemies.
Tommy feels like he didn't complete his homework, but Billy says that a fault can also be what makes someone unique. Bulk and Skull come to school dressed in suits and are acting mature. They give Miss Appleby a present, but she tells them to open it for her. It sprays them in Silly String.
Cast
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger)
- Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)/Yellow Mutant Ranger (voice)
- Walter Jones as Zack Taylor (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)/Black Mutant Ranger (voice)
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Ann Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)/Pink Mutant Ranger (voice)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)/Blue Mutant Ranger (voice)
- Jason Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin Green Ranger)/Green Mutant Ranger (voice)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Royce Herron as Ms. Appleby
- David Fielding as Zordon (face)
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Romy J. Sharf as Alpha 5
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice) (as Richard Wood)
- Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Takashi Sakamoto as Goldar (Zyuranger Footage)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar (American Footage)
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice) (as Ryan O'Flannigan)
- Takako Iiboshi as Finster
- Robert Axelrod as Finster (voice)
- Minoru Watanabe as Squatt
- Michael J. Sorich as Squatt (voice)
- Hideaki Kusaka as Baboo
- Dave Mallow as Baboo (voice) (as Colin Phillips)
- Tom Wyner as Commander Crayfish (voice)
Notes
- Commander Crayfish is a "Zyu2" creation made especially for the American series.
- The Mutant Rangers' weapons are actually the untransformed versions of the Legendary Weapons from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (which made a brief appearance in the episode "Teamwork"). Mutant Green's sword is Green Ranger's Sword of Darkness from the "Green With Evil" saga (since there was no powered-down version of the Zyusouken).
- The upgraded Power Weapons look exactly like the old ones (this is noted by Zack during the episode), but Alpha notes that they are much stronger than the old ones.
- Tommy also receives a new Dragon Dagger, making the possible loss of the original in the previous episode rather moot as he could have just been given the new version as a replacement.
- This is the last time Rita makes a monster grow with her wand this season.
- Final appearance of the original Ultrazord combination. Titanus will be absent until Season 3.
- Commander Crayfish returns in the season two episode "A Reel Fish Story".
- This was also popularized by MyWay Entertainment in one of three Power Ranger parodies, Commander Crayfish known as "Gangsta Crizzab".
- Kimberly says, "Rita's created her own evil Rangers again", which is a reference to "A Bad Reflection on You".
- Finster, despite making a cameo at the start, and being mentioned by Goldar during the mutant training, does not have any lines in this episode.
- First time that the Power Blaster is seen and fired outside of it's usual Zyuranger stock footage sequence, this method will be used again for the second and final time against Pirantishead in "The Mutiny".
- The Green Mutant has a cleaner and more golden looking Dragon Shield than the normal Green Ranger in the Zyu2 footage, although Green Ranger’s shield has always looked darker and worn since his return.
Errors
- The title of this episode includes an apostrophe following the word Morphin, while the show's title omits this.
- The Mutant Rangers equivalent to the Power Blaster had The Lance parts and daggers facing the wrong direction.
- The Power Axe is missing it's blaster mode handle and trigger in the Zyu2 footage.
- The Yellow and Pink Mutant Rangers both vanish after being thrown by the Power Blaster explosion.
- Their weapons are shown to have been left laying on the ground, so it can be presumed they were destroyed.
- When the Green Ranger and his mutant counterpart are battling the Sword of Darkness bends up to ninety degrees.
- Rita strangely refers to her wand as "sceptre".
- Green Ranger strikes a pose as the other Rangers fire the Power Blaster even though neither he nor the Dragon Dagger have any role in the formation or operation of the weapon.
- During the Megazord battle, when the Mutant Rangers carry Commander Crayfish, Billy says that it is now out of range of the Megazord’s weapons (such as the cranial laser or back cannons), but the Megazord has always had enough range of movement to be able to angle those weapons up far enough. Also the Dragonzord’s finger missiles could be used simply by having it raise its arms.
- Failing that, they could always just shoot the Mutant Rangers holding up Crayfish.
- This is clearly done to give a reason to use the Ultrazord and not just the Power Sword so they could make the episode longer.
- Failing that, they could always just shoot the Mutant Rangers holding up Crayfish.
Songs
- 5-4-1
- Go Green Ranger Go
- Fight
- We Need A Hero (instrumental)
- I Will Win (instrumental)