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Sam is the two-part episode and the seventh & eight episodes of Power Rangers S.P.D.. It marks the first appearance of Sam and Orange-Head Krybots.
Synopsis[]
Part 1[]
Mora, speaking through her Cindy Sunshine doll, recruits Sam, a lonely Earth boy with teleportation power, into unwittingly helping Emperor Gruumm. Together they enable the monster Bugglesworth to steal an entire building and start turning people into small figurines. Meanwhile, Bridge finds it more than interesting that all five of the Rangers have specials powers - as well as this boy Sam - and begins to wonder if there's a connection of which they're unaware.
Part 2[]
Commander Cruger reveals the connection that Bridge suspected, tying all the B-Squad Rangers to one another, himself to Z, and the Rangers to Sam. Sam, meanwhile, is finding the cruel behavior of Mora, Orange Head and Bugglesworth making it difficult for him to remain their friend - but how can he leave the only friends he's ever known?
Plot[]
Part 1[]
A kid named Sam asks the kids on the playground if he can play with them. The kids refuse, and Sam uses his powers to teleport the ball. They think he's a freak. With no friends, Sam is comforted by Cindy Sunshine. She is being voiced by Mora who promises she'll be Sam's friend if he helps her. Mora has drawn and brought to life a new "friend": Bugglesworth and sends him to Earth.
Meanwhile, the Power Rangers try to make sense of their special powers. Bugglesworth pilots a giant robot to attack the city. The Rangers dispatch the Delta Runners from the Delta Base to engage the robot in battle. A building mysteriously disappears. It appears that Sam is behind its disappearance. Z follows him and rescues him from the other kids. Sam saves her from the Krybots by teleporting them away.
The Rangers find the location of the building, which was teleported to the beach. The Rangers enter the building to discover it deserted save for two people inside having being turned into dolls. An unsatisfied Mora commands Bugglesworth to capture more people for her collection.
The Delta Squad Megazord engages him in battle. Bugglesworth overpowers the Delta Squad Megazord and uses its own handcuffs against the Rangers. Sam then teleports the giant robot to safety, and he later meets with Cindy Sunshine, who is soon blasted by Z, who tries to befriend Sam, but he says she wouldn't understand him, because she has friends, unlike him.
Kat informs the other Rangers that if the dolls aren't returned to normal soon, they'll harden and be stuck forever. Gruumm threatens Mora (who was crying for her fried doll) to turn her back to the way he found her if she doesn't stop being a bother. Gruumm begs Broodwing to give her a present just to shut her up, which he does by giving her an strange orange gift.
With the help of Jack, Z tries again to reach out to Sam. Bugglesworth shows up again with Mora's present - an Orange Head Krybot. The Orange Head proves too powerful for them. Bugglesworth and Mora convince Sam to reluctantly come with them.
Part 2[]
The other Rangers show up to help Jack and Z. Sam teleports Jack, Z, and the Orange Head away. On a cliffside, Jack and Z are forced to battle against the Orange Head. Overpowered, Jack and Z are forced to retreat on the Patrol Cycle.
In her room, Mora is sick of playing already with her new dolls, and wants a reluctant Sam to help her in a plan to turn Z into her own S.P.D. doll, by promising to be his best friend.
Meanwhile, Z tells the other Rangers about her past. When she was 12, Z was made fun of by other kids for her powers just like Sam. She replicated to get away one day, but ran into a scary alien. That's when a mysterious figure appeared in the Shadows and scared the predator away with a laser.

The stranger in the shadows.
Commander Cruger informs her that he was the one in the shadows. He also explains that their parents all worked for S.P.D. and while designing the Delta Morpher technology caused them to have special powers. Z finds out Sam was the last descendant of the workers and goes to find him.
They are interrupted by Bugglesworth and Cindy Sunshine, who are not happy to see Sam has befriended Z. And soon, Bugglesworth catches Z off guard and turns her into a doll, much to Sam's horror, who escapes from the scene at her urging.
In the Terrorcraft, a triumphant Mora is holding doll Z and shows her to Gruumm, who snatches the doll from her and takes it as a trophy, but the doll suddenly vanishes from his hand, much to his anger and Mora's amusement.
Back on Earth, Sam continues running and bumps into... Z, who explains to Sam that it was just a double. Sam teleports away Bugglesworth's staff and smashes it. The Orange Head Krybot returns to launch another attack. The other Rangers show up and they morph together. The Power Rangers use the Canine Cannon to duel against the Orange Head Krybot. The Rangers and Orange Head struggle for victory. The Power Rangers are victorious and the Orange Head is destroyed.
The Delta Squad Megazord is assembled to deal with Bugglesworth and his giant robot. Z calls judgement time on Bugglesworth and he is found guilty. Bugglesworth's robot is destroyed and he is confined for containment.
With Bugglesworth contained, the people are returned to normal, much to the displeasure of Mora, who sees the dolls vanish away. The other Rangers welcome Sam into the S.P.D. Academy. He explained he didn't want to hang out with them because he considered them to be too old and also wanted to become a Power Ranger in the future.
Cast[]
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Jack Landors (S.P.D. Red Ranger)
- Ryuji Sainei as Banban Akaza (Sentai footage; See Errors)
- Chris Violette as Sky Tate (S.P.D. Blue Ranger)
- Matt Austin as Bridge Carson (S.P.D. Green Ranger)
- Monica May as Z Delgado (S.P.D. Yellow Ranger)
- Stephanie Morelli as Young Z
- Alycia Purrott as Sydney Drew (S.P.D. Pink Ranger)
- John Tui as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger
- Rene Naufahu as Emperor Gruumm (voice)
- Michelle Langstone as Kat Manx
- Kelson Henderson as Boom and Bugglesworth (voice)
- Barnie Duncan as Piggy (credits only)
- Olivia James-Baird as Mora
- James Gaylyn as Orange-Head Krybots (voice)
- Jim McLarty as Broodwing (voice) (uncredited and Part 1 only)
- Aaron James Murphy as Young Sam
- Catherine Nola as Ms. Carter
- Elliot Lawless as Mark
- Siobhan Page as Cadet #1
Errors[]
- In Part 1, right after the Orange-Head Krybots was zapped by Jack to save Z, a small artifact shot of Jack's Sentai counterpart can be seen for half a second right before it transitions to a U.S. shot of Jack morphing into S.P.D. Red Ranger.
- In Part 2, just before Jack confines Bugglesworth, the crew's reflection is visible off his helmet.
- Throughout both parts Bugglesworth’s voice continues to change from very high to very low.
- In Part 1, when the Rangers are about to morph before battling Bugglesworth in the Megazord, one of the Morphers (presumably Syd’s) can be seen accidentally thrown onto the floor.
Notes[]
- Ancient Sensei's kimono is recycled and worn by the scary alien seen in Z's flashback.
- In Z’s flashback the weapon that Doggie Cruger is using appears to be the Sprial Saber from Power Rangers in Space that Andros used.
See Also[]
- Episode. 07: Silent Telepathy - Super Sentai counterpart in Dekaranger. See comparison page. (fight footage & story) (Part 1)
- Episode. 08: Rainbow Vision - Super Sentai counterpart in Dekaranger. See comparison page. (fight footage & story) (Part 2)
External Links[]
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