Trust in Me

This article is about an episode in Power Rangers Zeo .

Trust in Me
Power Rangers Zeo, Episode 4x22
Air Date(s)	September 10, 1996
Production Information
Written by	Al Winchell
Directed by	Terence H. Winkless
Episode Guide
Previous	Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead?
Next	It Came From Angel Grove

Trust in Me is the twenty-second episode of Power Rangers Zeo.

Synopsis

Rocky takes an interest in a blind karate student, but she distrusts him and the others. Meanwhile, King Mondo summons Defector to gain the Rangers' and even Alpha 5's trust.

Plot

The episode begins with Jerome Stone sneaking out of a bush, looking for Bulk and Skull and said that he will find them. Bulk and Skull are undercover as hot dog vendors. Bulk told Skull that he is going to get them caught and Skull said that he is starting to cramp. Bulk also told Skull that if Lt. Stone finds them, they'll fail the undercover test and Skull said that the next time they'll do this, Bulk will have to get inside the cart. Billy, Tanya and Rocky were so excited to see Penny at the Martial Arts Expo and that they've heard a lot about her.

At the Youth Center, Billy, Tanya and Rocky went to sit down to watch her perform. After the performance, the guys were impressed with her, and they didn't know that Penny was blind. They went over to talk to her, and they told her how impressed they were. Billy and Rocky wanted to know who taught her martial arts and Penny said that her father did. After her stuff fell out of her bag, the guys wanted to help, but Penny said that she doesn't need their help and that it's a problem for her and after she walked away in a hurry, Tanya wanted to know what was that all about and Rocky said that he has no idea.

Meanwhile at the Machine Moon Base, King Mondo asked what's good is it to keep making Cogs if the Rangers turn them into scrap metal and he called the process worthless. He was sick and tired of wasting valuable materials on robots that always end up as junk. Klank said that he and Orbus has a plan that won't use up any new materials and King Mondo told them to elaborate, and Klank said that it's a lovely idea and the plan begins at their component dump. Orbus explains that they're using all parts to make a whole new robot and he reveals Defector. King Mondo told Klank that their plan is clever and asked them what makes Defector better than the junk it was created from, and Klank said that it is all in the way they plan to use him. Orbus explains once more that they'll make Defector go undercover and he'll gain the Rangers' trust and lure them to a place where they'll be able to destroy them, and King Mondo said that their trust will be their downfall and he asked them to bring Defector to him.

Outside of the Youth Center, Rocky stopped Penny to said that whatever he said, and Penny interrupted him by saying that he didn't say anything, and she wants him to understand that she doesn't need his help. Rocky apologized to her if he offended her and that he was just trying to be nice, and Penny asked him that she didn't ask for his help and that she didn't need it. 

At Angel Grove High, Tommy arrived and Rocky told him to and look how great Penny is with the kids and he asked why she had a tough time with him. Kat said that maybe it is because the kids don't feel sorry for her. Penny told the kids that blind people can read and do just about anything the way normal people can, that they aren't a lot different from anybody else and that they shouldn't treat blind people any differently. Roger raises his hand and asks her how she does things without being able to see and Penny told him that blind people really have to learn to trust their other senses and sometimes they can develop those senses to do some neat things and the kid asked how. Penny asked Roger to sit on her lap and she'll show him. She senses that he had peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, and she also sensed that the kid had a scar next to his chin.

Meanwhile back at the Machine Moon Base, King Mondo told Defector to gain the trust of the Rangers and convince them he's on their side. Defector said in a sincere way that he likes the Power Rangers and that they're his heroes and King Mondo tells him to go down to Earth to meet his "heroes."

At the park, Lt. Stone is still looking for Bulk and Skull, who are disguised as statues and Penny told them that Lt. Stone is gone and that one of them needs deodorant. Rocky arrived and he wanted to apologize about yesterday and that he understands how hard it must be sometimes. Penny appreciates that and Rocky told her that she was terrific at the Youth Center and good with the kids. Penny told him that she's going to teach Braile when she gets out of school and that there is so much that she wants to say to other blind kids. Rocky said that she'd be an inspiration and Penny wants to let them know that they can lead a perfectly normal life and asked Rocky to walk her to the bus stop and Rocky agrees.

On their way, Penny asked Rocky if he heard something kind of weird, like a high-pitched whine and when Rocky's communicator went off, he told her that he's going to check out both noises. Zordon told Rocky that the sensors have picked up something less than a hundred yards from him and that he'll have the others join him. Rocky told Zordon that that must have been what Penny heard and that he's on it, prompting him to morph without her looking.

At the rooftop, Rocky asked that King Mondo wants to try again, and Defector said that he is not here to fight, prompting the others to arrive. Defector also said that he won't harm them and that he escaped from King Mondo and that he does not want to fight anyone ever again. He also said that he's not cut out for evil, and Kat asked why they should believe him. Defector said that he really doesn't want any trouble and that he's telling the truth, prompting him to escape. Kat asked the others do they think Defector was telling the truth and Adam said that he doesn't think so and Rocky thought that Defector really didn't want to fight them. Penny found Rocky and the others covered for him by asking them if they noticed anything strange around the area. Penny said that if they mean something really big jumping off the roof and running away, it went that way. A girl's dog was running into the street and Defector came to rescue it, and the girl thanked him, much to the rangers' surprise.

At the Power Chamber, Kat said that Defector must know everything about King Mondo and his armies and that if they could trust him, he could give them the advantage they need and Alpha said that he can have some company of his own kind and he meant no offense to the rangers and Tommy told the others that it's probably a trap.

Back at the Machine Moon Base, King Mondo said that they'll invite the rangers to a surprise party and Prince Sprocket said that when they come to save Defector and King Mondo finishes his sentence by saying that the rangers will have the surprise of their lives.

Back at the Power Chamber, Zordon told the rangers that they have an image showing the Cogs attacking Defector and Tanya asked why King Mondo would want to destroy him if he hadn't escaped. Zordon agrees with Tanya and that he sent Rocky to investigate.

At the ridge, Rocky sees the Cogs and King Mondo attack Defector, prompting him to morph. The other Rangers arrived to help Rocky and Defector, but it was a trap and Defector betrayed the Rangers, prompting Rocky to take him on alone. Tommy summoned the Defender Wheel and Rocky told him that this one is his and Tommy asked if he is sure. Rocky said that he got them into this mess and he's going to get them out of it and Tommy said that Rocky did what he thought was right and they destroyed Defector.

Back at the Machine Moon Base, King Mondo was not happy with the outcome, and he told Klank that he brought shame to the empire. King Mondo also told that next time, it'll be him and Orbus in the junk pile.

At the Youth Center, Rocky ordered something for Penny and she asked him if he was sure about it and Rocky asked her does she trust him and she said that she doesn't know if she trusts him that much. Lt. Stone asked two ladies out, not knowing that Bulk and Skull are disguised as the two ladies. When he does realize it, Bulk and Skull ran out of the Youth Center with Lt. Stone following them.

Cast

• Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver (Zeo Ranger V Red)
• Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (Zeo Ranger IV Green)
• Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (Zeo Ranger III Blue)
• Nakia Burrise as Tanya Sloan (Zeo Ranger II Yellow)
• Catherine Sutherland as Katherine "Kat" Hillard (Zeo Ranger I Pink)
• David Yost as Billy Cranston
• Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
• Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
• Gregg Bullock as Lt. Jerome Stone
• Richard Genelle as Ernie (credit only)
• David Fielding as Zordon (face)
• Bob Manahan as Zordon (voice)
• Donene Kistler as Alpha 5
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
• David Stenstrom as King Mondo (voice)
• Alex Borstein as Queen Machina (voice)
• Barbara Goodson as Prince Sprocket (voice) and Orbus (voice)
• Oliver Page as Klank (voice)
• ??? as Penny
• Ed Neil as First Sparrer
• Danny Stallcup as Second Sparrer
• Lex Lang as Defector (voice)

Errors

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Notes

• This episode aired the same day as Saban's Masked Rider episode 29, Passenger Ferbus and Big Bad Beetleborgs episode 4, The Ghost is Toast.
• Final appearance of the Defender Wheel as well the only time that it destroys a monster and the only time that Tommy doesn't use it.
• The original title for this episode was "Robot Recycling".
• In the scrap yard scene, where and when Defector is created, Change Robo's chest, a hump from the Mastodon Dinozord and a broken exoskeleton of Drill Master can be seen.
• Ed Neil and Danny Wayne Stallcup both make cameos as Penny's opponents.

See Also

• Ep. 15: O Friend!! Sleep Hotly!! - Super Sentai counterpart in Ohranger. See comparison page. (fight footage and story)

External Links

• Watch Trust in Me on the official YouTube page