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The first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the 1st overall season of Power Rangers, serving as an adaptation of the 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 May 23, 1994. Although it was a children's series, it became an iconic part of 1990s pop culture.
On January 2, 2010, a reversion of the season with a new logo, comic book-inspired graphics, and alternative special effects began airing on ABC Kids, but was pulled from the schedule after 32 episodes. It was later uploaded to the Power Rangers Official YouTube channel in 2021.
Mighty Morphin was dubbed in South Korea as Invincible Power Rangers (무작 파워레인저 Mujag Pawaleinjeo).

TV Version
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, Chodenshi 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 Pokémon 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By the time that Fox Kids executive Margaret Loesch finally approved it for their children's block in 1992, Bioman was outdated so Saban went into production using footage from Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger from 1992.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, “a friend bet me twenty dollars that I wouldn’t be wasting my time.” 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 “my new acting coach convinced me to stay.” 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 (a mistake Saban later repeated) and replaced her with Vietnamese immigrant Thuy Trang.
The addition of Trang and Jones would lead to a controversial element of the show, where the Vietnamese-born actress and black actor were cast as the Yellow and Black Ranger, respectively. At the 2007 Power Morphicon, Tony Oliver would describe the production teams obliviousness to the decision. "I believe the first ten episodes had made air when my assistant brought in a copy of the Hollywood Reporter, which brought up that issue. We didn’t realize what we had done up until that point. We were moving so fast, that it wasn’t even recognized and by the time we were made aware of it, it was past the point of no return.”
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 starting with "Crystal of Nightmares." This initially fuelled speculation that Mahan had not been the original voice of the character. In reality, Mahan had voiced the character with a gravelly, higher-pitched tone in the earliest episodes but the resulting vocal strain forced him to experiment with other versions of the voice until he eventually settled on Goldar's iconic, low guttural inflection. Sound bites of Mahan's earlier performance were still used in later episodes, most notably in "Goldar's Vice-Versa" during the Zord fight.
Due to the show’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 show’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, ending with the two-parter "Doomsday." Another character was to make an appearance, named Bubba. 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, Rita would be sealed away in an urn (using footage from the ending of Zyuranger) and the teenagers 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.
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 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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.
The Rangers continue to battle Rita's increasingly evil schemes, and Tommy is later brought back to their side (albeit in limited capability) when Zordon is able to infuse his Power Coin with his own ancient power. However, Rita's presence only invites even more trouble...
Characters[]
Rangers[]
Mighty Morphin Rangers[]

MMPR Rangers

Civilian MMPR Rangers

Tommy Oliver
Designation | Name | Actor |
---|---|---|
Red Ranger | Jason Lee Scott | Austin St. John |
Black Ranger | Zack Taylor | Walter Jones |
Blue Ranger | Billy Cranston | David Yost |
Yellow Ranger | Trini Kwan | Thuy Trang |
Pink Ranger | Kimberly Ann Hart | Amy Jo Johnson |
Green Ranger | Tommy Oliver | Jason David Frank |
Evil MMPR Rangers[]
- (38)
Evil Red Ranger | Twin Man |
Evil Black Ranger | Putty |
Evil Blue Ranger | Putty |
Evil Yellow Ranger | Putty |
Evil Pink Ranger | Putty |
Mutant Rangers[]
- (59)
Crayfish | Commander Crayfish |
Red Mutant Ranger | Red Mutant Ranger (comics only) |
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 |
Allies[]
Command Center[]
Others[]
- Quagmire (28-29)
Legendary Rangers[]
Legendary Dino Rangers[]
- (Beast Morphers S2 E13)
Dino Rangers[]
- (Beast Morphers S2 E13)
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[]
- (Beast Morphers S2 E13)
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[]
- (Beast Morphers S2 E13)
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[]
- Ernie (1-2, 4-10, 13-17, 19-22, 24-30, 32-34, 37, 39-40, 42-44, 46-53, 55, 57-58, 60)
Angel Grove High School[]
- Mr. Caplan (3, 6, 27, 33, 38, 40-42, 44-45, 49-50, 58)
- Ms. Appleby (9, 37, 39-40, 47, 49-51, 55-56, 59)
- Marge (13)
Others[]
- Farkas Bulkmeier (1-60)
- Eugene Skullovitch (1-60)
- Sylvia (11 & 40)
- Angela (14, 25, 34, 39-40, 44, 53, 60)
- Steve (14, 49-50)
- Jeremy (30)
- Mayor Carrington (40)
- Mrs. Hart (49-50)
- Kelly (57)
Villains[]
- Evil Space Aliens
- Leader
- Rita Repulsa (1-60)
- Generals
- Mighty Morphin 1 Monsters
- Under Finster
- Normal
- Bones (2)
- Skeleton Warriors (2)
- Mighty Minotaur (3)
- King Sphinx (4)
- Gnarly Gnome (5)
- Pudgy Pig (6, 28, 42)
- Chunky Chicken (7)
- Eye Guy (8 & 28) / Main Eye (8)
- Pineoctopus (11 & 28) / Pineapple the Clown (11)
- Terror Toad (12 & 45)
- Snizzard (14 & 28)
- Dark Warrior (15)
- Spidertron (23)
- Spit Flower (24)
- Frankenstein Monster (25)
- Samurai Fan Man (31 & 45)
- Weaveworm (32)
- Babe Ruthless (32)
- Fang (33)
- Cyclops (34-35)
- Tyrannosaurus Dinozord (35)
- Megazord (35)
- Dragonzord (34)
- Dragonzord Battle Mode (35)
- Hatchasaurus (36) / Upgraded Form (36)
- Cardiatron (36)
- Polluticorn (37)
- Twin Man (38)
- Goo Fish (43)
- Fighting Flea (46)
- Jellyfish Warrior (47)
- Mantis (48)
- Dramole (49-50)
- Grumble Bee (51)
- Two-Headed Parrot (52)
- Peckster (53)
- Soccadillo (55)
- Slippery Shark (56)
- Lizzinator (57)
- Rhinoblaster (58)
- Commander Crayfish (59)
- Evil Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (38)
- Evil Red Ranger (38)
- Evil Black Ranger (38)
- Evil Blue Ranger (38)
- Evil Yellow Ranger (38)
- Evil Pink Ranger (38)
- Mutant Rangers (59)
- Black Mutant Ranger (59)
- Blue Mutant Ranger (59)
- Yellow Mutant Ranger (59)
- Pink Mutant Ranger (59)
- Green Mutant Ranger (59)
- Normal
- Under Rita
- Giant (2)
- Wheel of Misfortune (27)
- Mutitus (28) / Powered-Up Form (28-29)
- Cyclopsus (39) / Second Form (39-40)
- Goatan (44)
- Under Squatt
- Mr. Ticklesneezer (9)
- Genie (16)
- Shellshock (22 & 28)
- Octoplant (41)
- Pumpkin Rapper (54)
- Independent
- Knasty Knight (10, 18, 45)
- Madame Woe (13)
- Oysterizer (60)
- Under Scorpina
- Rockstar (30)
- Under Finster
- Grunts
- Putty Patrollers (1-5, 7-9, 11-20, 22-28, 30-34, 37-38, 40-60)
- Super Putty Patrollers (26)
- Leader
Arsenal[]
Morphers[]
Multi-Use Devices[]
- Power Coins
- Power Crystals
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[]
- Legend:◆ piloted zord, ➲ carrier zord; see Style Guide for rules on icon colors
Dinozord System[]
- Dino Ultrazord ◆◆◆◆◆◆➲
- Baconodon (comics only) ◆
- Featherdactyl (comics only) ◆
Alternate Combinations[]
Kaiju Zord System[]
- Kaiju Megazord (comics only) ◆◆◆◆◆
- Red Rodan Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
- Black King Caesar Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
- Blue Anguirus Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
- Yellow Baragon Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
- Pink Mothra Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
- Godzilla Kaiju Zord (comics only) ◆
Evil Zords[]
- Cyclopsis (Goldar)
Episodes[]
- Day of the Dumpster
- High Five
- Teamwork
- A Pressing Engagement
- Different Drum
- Food Fight
- Big Sisters
- I, Eye Guy
- For Whom the Bell Trolls
- Happy Birthday, Zack
- No Clowning Around
- Power Ranger Punks
- Peace, Love and Woe
- Foul Play in the Sky
- Dark Warrior
- Switching Places
- Green With Evil Part I: Out Of Control
- Green With Evil Part II: Jason's Battle
- Green With Evil Part III: The Rescue
- Green With Evil Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord
- Green With Evil Part V: Breaking The Spell
- The Trouble with Shellshock
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- The Spit Flower
- Life's a Masquerade
- Gung Ho!
- Wheel of Misfortune
- Island of Illusion, Part I
- Island of Illusion, Part II
- The Rockstar
- Calamity Kimberly
- A Star Is Born
- The Yolk's on You!
- The Green Candle, Part I
- The Green Candle, Part II
- Birds of a Feather
- Clean-Up Club
- A Bad Reflection on You
- Doomsday Part I
- Doomsday Part II
- Rita's Seed of Evil
- A Pig Surprise
- Something Fishy
- Lions & Blizzards
- Crystal of Nightmares
- To Flea or Not to Flee
- Reign of the Jellyfish
- Plague of the Mantis
- Return of an Old Friend Part I
- Return of an Old Friend Part II
- Grumble Bee
- Two Heads are Better than One
- Fowl Play
- Trick or Treat
- Second Chance
- On Fins and Needles
- Enter… The Lizzinator
- Football Season
- Mighty Morphin' Mutants
- An Oyster Stew
VHS/DVD/Streaming Releases[]
VHS Release[]
- Power Rangers: Red Alert
- Two Heads are Better than One
DVD Release[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: ClassiXX Season 1 (German Release)
- MIghty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1 (Time Life Set)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1, Volume 1
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 1, Volume 2
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete First Season (Walmart exclusive)
Youtube Release[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Season 1 | Full Season | Full Episodes | Power Rangers Official (Youtube)
Roku Release[]
Notes[]
See Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Notes
See Also[]
- Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page.
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger - Super Sentai counterpart . See comparison page. (first installment of the Super Sentai franchise)
External links[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1 | Power Rangers - The Official Power Rangers Website
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2010 | Power Rangers - The Official Power Rangers Website
References[]
Footnotes[]