 This article is about an episode in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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Putty on the Brain is the fifth episode of the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Synopsis[]
Billy and Zack find themselves seeing things when Lord Zedd casts a spell making them see their fellow Rangers as his Putties. Making matters worse, Zedd creates his new Saliguana monster to finish off the Rangers while they are still confused.
Plot[]
At Angel Grove High School, Zack shows Billy a pair of glasses that he thinks are perfect for protection in the science lab. Lord Zedd seizes the opportunity to cast a spell on the glasses; once worn, Zack and Billy see the other Rangers as Putties. Seeing Jason, Kimberly and Tommy with Putty illusions, they mistake their friends as a group of Putties assaulting Mr. Caplan. After tackling them in an attempt to "save" the principal, Mr. Caplan gives Billy and Zack detention.
Meanwhile, Miss Appleby has asked Bulk and Skull to feed the classroom's iguana. After Bulk empties the entire box of food into its tank, Zedd transforms the iguana into the Saliguana. The sight of this full-grown monster scares them out of the classroom.
Bulk and Skull end up in detention for different reasons, and after trying on Zack and Billy's glasses, they see the pair as Putties and flee the classroom screaming.
After school, a group of Putties ambush Zack and Billy in the park. When the other Rangers show up to help, Zack and Billy are unable to distinguish them from the real Putties, with Zack at one point attacking Trini by accident. After finally defeating the villains, the group teleports to the Command Center together.
Zordon reveals the Saliguana, which was able to live in and breathe fire. Billy suggests making something to cool it down, and goes to his lab with Zack to work on a special fire extinguisher. While working on it, Alpha 5 sends Trini to test a theory--that despite the spell, Rangers should appear normally once morphed. The test is successful, and Zack and Billy can see the Yellow Ranger just as she should be.
Meanwhile, the Saliguana begins attacking the beach outside Angel Grove. As Billy has not had time to test his extinguisher, he brings an extra computer chip with him to the battle. Tommy is forced to stay behind because his powers are low.
After defeating a group of Putties on the beach, the Saliguana attacks the Rangers. Zack's initial attempt to use the extinguisher doesn't work, but adding the extra chip provides it with extra power, and the extinguisher weakens the monster considerably. The Rangers then combine the Power Weapons to form the Power Blaster, leaving the Saliguana on the edge of defeat.
Zedd makes the monster grow and the Rangers summon their Thunderzords. At first, Jason fights the monster alone in the Red Dragon Thunderzord, then rides the Thunderzord Assault Team to dodge the Saliguana's fire attacks before combining into the Thunder Megazord. The monster attacks the Megazord with its tongue, but the Rangers break the hold with the Thunder Saber, then finish the monster off with a charged slash.
Back at Angel Grove High, the iguana returns on the floor of Mrs. Appelby's classroom. Zack and Billy are told to wear the glasses one more time, now that Zordon has modified them to neutralize Zedd's spell. It works, and the pair see their friends normally again.
Cast[]
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (Mighty Morphin Red Ranger)
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Mighty Morphin Green Ranger) (unmorphed only)
- Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger)
- Walter Jones as Zack Taylor (Mighty Morphin Black Ranger)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston (Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger)
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Ann Hart (Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger)
- Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
- Harold Cannon as Mr. Caplan
- 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)
- Ed Neil as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Danny Wayne Stallcup as Goldar
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice) (as Ryan O'Flannigan)
- John C. Hyke as Saliguana (voice)
Songs[]
Errors[]
- When Zedd fires his lightning, Goldar has moved closer to him despite not having moved in the previous shot.
- The Red Dragon Thunderzord had its staff when blasted by Saliguana's fire but did not when it stumbled back.
- The Thunder Megazord is called the Mega Thunderzord after the Rangers formed it.
- Saliguana's tongue is red when it shoots out of its mouth, but black when it wraps around the Thunder Megazord, and then switches back between red and black no less than six times between cuts to the monster and Megazord.
- When the Rangers sever Saliguana's tongue, the blade of the original Megazord's Power Sword can be seen.
- Tommy assures Jason that he will join the team once Zordon recharges his powers, but never shows up.
- When Trini morphs in front of Billy and Zack, her Blade Blaster is not closed properly in the holster since the "teeth" on the handle are exposed.
- Before the Iguana transforms into the Saliguana, his positions change between shots.
- When Jason flips off the rock at the beach, he lands on the ground twice.
Notes[]
- This is the first appearance of the new variation of the theme song, popularly called "Power to Morph" to differentiate it from the standard theme song. It would continue to be used as the standard battle theme until the episode "The Sound of Dischordia".
- This is the first time the Red Dragon Thunderzord fights a monster alone.
- This is the first appearance of the Thunderzord Assault Team, which features the Red Dragon Thunderzord riding atop the four other Thunderzords on an airborne sled.
- The Thunder Megazord fight was used in the PC game Power Rangers Zeo PowerActive Words.
- Tommy does not morph, making this the only episode in the first quarter of the season in which he has the Green Ranger powers, but does not use them.
See Also[]
- Ep. 6: Break Through the Wind - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunderzord Assault Team footage)
- Ep. 14: Well, Time To Get Married - Super Sentai counterpart in Dairanger. See comparison page. (Thunder Megazord wrapped in Monster's tongue footage)
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