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- "Ohhhhhhhhh! Ohhhhhhhh! (...) Uh hu hu hu hu! Ah, hi Mom! Hi Dad! (...) What’s the matter? Oh, I get it. We’re playing hide and seek. Hu hu hu!"
- ―The Turkey Jerk’s first words upon being created.[src]
- "Ooooo, whoo whoo whoo. I’m so scared. (...) What’s that? A portable microwave oven? Huh huh huh huh huh huh! I’m gonna knock the stuffin’ out of you."
- ―The Turkey Jerk when confronted with the Power Cannon and his final words before his destruction.[src]
The Turkey Jerk was a robotic turkey monster who served as the secondary antagonist of the two-part episode "Storybook Rangers."
History
The Turkey Jerk is conceived by Bulk and Skull as their new way of trying to uncover who the Power Rangers are. The plan is to have the monster attack Angel Grove, and when the Power Rangers arrive to destroy it, ambush them and remove their helmets. Although Bulk envisions him as more monstrous and horrible being, Skull uses the book about Thanksgiving dinner he got from the Angel Grove High book fair to make a turkey.
Seeing a chance to destroy the Rangers not stuck in the Grumble the Magic Elf book, Lord Zedd brings the monster to life, scaring off Bulk and Skull in the process. The three available Power Rangers soon arrive to fight the creature. According to Zordon, the Turkey Jerk’s arsenal can easily level the entirety of Angel Grove, but the Turkey Jerk is initially nice and accommodating towards the three and offers to let them help destroy the city.
When they refuse, he blasts them down. Even heavily outnumbered, the Turkey Jerk overwhelms and takes down all of the Rangers. However, Adam’s Power Axe easily gains the upper hand by disposing of the Turkey Jerk’s baster and kicks him away. Angered, the Turkey Jerk takes them down with explosive cranberries. Despite this, the three Rangers summon the Power Cannon and obliterates him with one hit.
Presumably due to his weak and useless nature, Zedd decides not to enlarge the Turkey Jerk with a Growth Bomb.
Personality
The Turkey Jerk was initially accommodating towards the Power Rangers, offering to allow them to destroy Angel Grove and viewing their battle as a game.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Strength: The Turkey Jerk was able to ram clean through a steel wall with a single charge and haul around his massive basting blaster.
Abilities
- Hand to Hand Combat: The Turkey Jerk was able to fight off all three available Rangers.
Weaknesses
- Weight: The Turkey Jerk was unable to climb a tree and get to Bulk and Skull.
Arsenal
- Fists: The Turkey Jerk was able to overwhelm the three Rangers without his weapons.
- Ray Gun: The Turkey Jerk wielded a basting-like laser gun that could fire blue energy lasers. These were strong enough to take down all three Rangers with one hit.
- Cranberry Bombs: The Turkey Jerk could throw red cranberry weeds that exploded on contact with the ground.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
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Design
- The Turkey Jerk is based on a robotic turkey.
Etymology
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Notes
- The Turkey Jerk is a Power Rangers-exclusive monster.
- Some of Turkey Jerk's turkey parts originally belonged to the Chunky Chicken.
Appearances
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 2)
- Episode 49: Storybook Rangers, Part II
- The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid (flashback; archive footage only)
- Power Rangers Funniest Moments (archive footage only)
References
Footnotes