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Welcome to Venus Island is the tenth episode of the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the seventieth episode of the series as a whole. It is the fourth episode of the Green No More arc.

Synopsis[]

Lord Zedd sets his sights on Trini's neighbor Hallie and captures her. When the Power Rangers come to save her, Lord Zedd plans to ransom her for the price of the Tommy. The Power Rangers must find their way to Venus Island and take on the Invenusable Flytrap.

Plot[]

At the beach Tommy, Kimberly, and Trini are building sand castles with Trini's neighbor, Hallie. Hallie thought it would be romantic to be a sleeping princess in a castle, waiting for her prince. Tommy thought it was sappy. Richie walks by, and he and Trini exchange glances and hellos. Bulk and Skull were also at the beach. The two had come up with the idea of disguising themselves as Putties, in order to lure out the Power Rangers, and discover their identities. Acting as Putties, the two ran around the beach and in the process destroy a small boy's sand castle. The small boy gave Bulk a kick in the leg, effectively chasing off Bulk & Skull. Trini remarks that that was more like a Putty then what they’d been doing before.

Lord Zedd doesn’t share their amusement, and isn’t happy to see someone mock his Putties. He sends his own Putties to the beach with a command to bring him Hallie. He wants to use the girl to teach them a lesson. Goldar begs to go along to settle a score, and Zedd allows it but makes him take a bottle containing instructions. Kimberly, Tommy, and Trini are amused until they hear Hallie's screams. The three soon find Hallie being held captive by several Putties, and Goldar. They vanish before the Rangers can do anything. Tommy opens the bottle, and they find it contains an encoded message from Lord Zedd. The three teleport to the Command Center, where Billy, Jason, and Zack are waiting. Meanwhile Lord Zedd congratulates Goldar on completing his task. Then he asks him about the bottle with the instructions he gave him, and where it is. Goldar admits reluctantly that he lost it during the battle. Lord Zedd is displeased with this but then he realizes they can use this to their advantage, because the Power Rangers will go to rescue the girl. When they come to save her they will ransom the girl, their price being the Green Ranger.

Billy translates the message. The instructions to Goldar read “Take Hallie to Venus Island where she’ll join us forever.” The Rangers have never heard of the island but Zordon explains it only exists when Zedd calls it forth. Billy asks if there is a way to find it. Zordon tells them that at sunset the trade winds blow towards it, so they need to find a way to track it to the island. Billy teleports to his home with Jason and Trini, and immediately begins working on a device to find Hallie. Zordon contacts them urging them to hurry because the island is becoming less stable as they work. The three stand outside by a cliff, and set free a balloon with a tracking device attached into the wind. Zack, Kimberly, and Tommy monitor the situation in the Command Center, it seems to be successful. Trini, Jason, and Billy return to the Command Center. The device locates Hallie - she is being held on Venus Island. Lord Zedd is attempting to turn Hallie evil. This makes the Rangers more determined to rescue her. There is some debate as to whether Tommy should go, since his powers are weak. Tommy insists on going, promising to teleport back to the Command Center if his powers are in jeopardy. They accept his decision and all six teleport to Venus Island.

They immediately begin searching for Hallie on Venus Island. The six are confronted by Invenusable Flytrap. The Rangers morph and begin battling the monster. Invenusable Flytrap captures the Pink, Red, Black, and Blue Rangers. Trini and Tommy demand the monster to release the others. The Invenusable Flytrap confirms it will let them go if the Green Ranger surrenders, and joins Lord Zedd. The Green Ranger says that he’ll never do that. Zordon contacts Yellow Ranger and Green Ranger and tells them to return to the Command Center due to Green Ranger's powers decreasing. Tommy nearly collapses upon arriving if it wasn’t for Trini catching him. Zordon tells them if the island sinks into the sea, Hallie will be lost to them forever. Tommy plans to take Hallie’s place but Trini protests. Then tells them she will rescue Hallie and their friends on her own. But Tommy insists he will go ahead with the trade. Tommy tells them he will try to resist Lord Zedd, but if he ends up evil again and hurts them to tell their friends he is sorry. Tommy is prepared to leave when one of the computers goes off. Alpha 5 finds a solution he tells them Invenusable Flytrap has a weakness - heat. Trini and Tommy now have a new plan and teleport back to Venus Island. The Yellow and Green Rangers state very loudly, the Invenusable Flytrap's weakness. The Rangers inside the monster can hear them. Billy suggests they put their Power Coins together to generate heat from within. Green Ranger and Yellow Ranger also generate some heat, and fire at Invenusable Flytrap. The Rangers are released and they are okay. The Power Rangers destroy Invenusable Flytrap with their Power Blaster.

Lord Zedd is outraged that the Rangers beat his monster, but he still has the girl so it’s not a total loss. He uses his powers to command Venus Island to begin sinking into the sea. The Rangers hurry, and find the cave that Hallie is in. Trini fires at the grid surrounding Hallie and destroys it. Hallie wakes up, and the Green Ranger picks her up in his arms. Hallie feels like her dream came true.

The following day, Trini and Hallie are at the Youth Center. Bulk & Skull are questioning Hallie as to what the Rangers looked like. Bulk & Skull have brought in an artist to sketch out Hallie's descriptions. A large crowd stands behind Bulk & Skull. Tommy, Jason, Zack, and Kimberly enter the room and become concerned when they see what is going on. Hallie tells Bulk & Skull there were ten Rangers and gives descriptions on the Green Ranger, as being 6' or 6'1" with long, brown hair, hazel eyes, and very muscular. Hallie tells Bulk & Skull the Red Ranger had brown hair, dark mysterious eyes, and big shoulders. Excitedly Bulk & Skull ask the artist if he is getting all of this, and the artist assures them he is. The artist then finishes. Without looking at the sheet of paper, Bulk announces that he is going to reveal the identities of the Power Rangers. Bulk holds the sheet of paper over his head and opens it. The sheet shows ten figures from the renaissance era. The crowd erupts in laughter. Bulk & Skull look at the sheet and Bulk gets angry at the Artist. Hallie walks over and takes the sheet, the drawing appealed to her romantic imagination. The Rangers join in the crowd's laughter relieved that their identities had not been discovered.

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Errors[]

  • In DVD and streaming services release of the episode, Jason and Zack's substitute portions of the audio were removed, so they would appear to have talking scenes while morphed, but say nothing.
  • When Goldar says "now you shall pay for your insolence", the Rangers are climbing over some rocks but the follow-up shot has them much further back due to recycling an earlier shot.
    • In the first shot, Trini was in the lead but the follow-up had Tommy leading and Trini at the rear.
  • After Goldar disappears with Hallie, the first shot has Kimberly slightly bent but the follow-up has her getting up from being completely bent over.
  • Jason tells Billy that it is sunset when the establishing shot of Billy's garage showed it to be broad daylight.
  • In the scene where Zedd creates the Invenusable Flytrap, the long shot of the balcony shows that it is empty but the follow-up has Zedd standing in the middle of it.
  • The ground changes from a green field when the Rangers charge at the monster to a muddy field when they fight Invenusable Flytrap.
  • After the Invenusable Flytrap cuts down Kimberly, Tommy was close by in the middle of the field but the follow-up where he and Trini produced their Power Weapons has him much further away by the tree line.
  • In the shot where the Invenusable Flytrap says that she was hungry anyway, there are no plants but the follow-up of Tommy and Trini has them surrounded by plants.
  • When Jason poses in fighting stance after being released from inside the Invenusable Flytrap's belly, Billy's karate yell is heard instead of Jason's.
  • Billy suggests to Kimberly, Zack, and Jason that they put their Power Coins together to generate heat to release them from inside the Invenusable Flytrap and the others agree. However, it can be seen in the next scene that their Power Coins are still inside their Morphers.
  • Only the Red Ranger’s fists glow when he and the others are using heat to escape the monster.

Notes[]

  • This is the first episode in the franchise written by Judd Lynn, who eventually went on to become head writer after Douglas Sloan and Ann Austen left during production of the Power Rangers Turbo episode "Rangers in Concert". He remained until Disney bought Power Rangers.
  • Several minutes of Zyu2 footage were cut:
    • The Rangers flipping into battle and confronting the Invenusable Flytrap, an entire fight scene, Trini and Tommy versus the Invenusable Flytrap, and the Flytrap laying around in the park as she mimes contentment after eating four of the Rangers.
    • After devouring the four Rangers, a scene of the captured Rangers reacting was cut as they find themselves inside the Invenusable Flytrap's stomach.
    • The Invenusable Flytrap being confronted by Tommy and Trini after the scene of her thinking over her meal.
    • An entire Zord fight where the Invenusable Flytrap fights the original Megazord.
  • Billy’s tracking device is the same prop that turned Norman into the Pudgy Pig in the Season 1 episode "A Pig Surprise".

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Icon-mightymorphin List of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Episodes
Season 1

0: Day of the Dumpster (pilot) • 1: Day of the Dumpster • 2: High Five • 3: Teamwork • 4: A Pressing Engagement • 5: Different Drum • 6: Food Fight • 7: Big Sisters • 8: I, Eye Guy • 9: For Whom The Bell Trolls • 10: Happy Birthday, Zack • 11: No Clowning Around• 12: Power Ranger Punks • 13: Peace, Love and Woe • 14: Foul Play in the Sky • 15: Dark Warrior • 16: Switching Places • 17-21: Green With Evil • 22: Itsy Bitsy Spider • 23: The Trouble with Shellshock • 24: The Spit Flower • 25: Life's a Masquerade • 26: Gung Ho! • 27: Wheel of Misfortune • 28 & 29: Island of Illusion • 30: The Rockstar • 31: Calamity Kimberly • 32: A Star Is Born • 33: The Yolk's on You! • 34 & 35: The Green Candle • 36: Birds of a Feather • 37: Clean-Up Club • 38: A Bad Reflection on You • 39 & 40: Doomsday • 41: Rita's Seed of Evil • 42: A Pig Surprise • 43: Something Fishy • 44: Lions & Blizzards • 45: Crystal of Nightmares • 46: To Flea or Not to Flee • 47: Reign of the Jellyfish • 48: Plague of the Mantis • 49 & 50: Return of an Old Friend • 51: Grumble Bee • 52: Two Heads are Better than One • 53: Fowl Play • 54: Trick or Treat • 55: Second Chance • 56: On Fins and Needles • 57: Enter… The Lizzinator • 58: Football Season • 59: Mighty Morphin' Mutants • 60: An Oyster Stew

Season 2

1-3: The Mutiny • 4: The Wanna-Be Ranger • 5: Putty on the Brain • 6: Bloom of Doom • 7: The Green Dream • 8: The Power Stealer • 9: The Beetle Invasion • 10: Welcome to Venus Island • 11: The Song of Guitardo • 12 & 13: Green No More • 14: Missing Green • 15: Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park • 16: Beauty and the Beast • 17 & 18: White Light • 19: Two for One • 20: Opposites Attract • 21: Zedd's Monster Mash • 22-24: The Ninja Encounter • 25: A Monster of Global Proportions • 26: Zedd Waves • 27 & 28: The Power Transfer • 29: Goldar's Vice-Versa • 30: Mirror of Regret • 31: When is a Ranger Not a Ranger? • 32: Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun • 33: Lights, Camera, Action • 34: Where There's Smoke, There's Fire • 35: Scavenger Hunt • 36: The Great Bookala Escape • 37: Forever Friends • 38: A Reel Fish Story • 39 & 40: Rangers Back in Time • 41-43: The Wedding • 44-46: Return of the Green Ranger • 47: Best Man for the Job • 48 & 49: Storybook Rangers • 50 & 51: Wild West Rangers • 52: Blue Ranger Gone Bad

Season 3 & Alien Rangers

1-3: A Friend in Need • 4-7: Ninja Quest • 8: A Brush with Destiny • 9: Passing the Lantern • 10: Wizard for a Day • 11: Fourth Down and Long • 12 & 13: Stop the Hate Master • 14: Final Face-Off • 15: The Potion Notion • 16: I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger • 17 & 18: A Ranger Catastrophe • 19-21: Changing of the Zords • 22: Follow that Cab! • 23-25: A Different Shade of Pink • 26: Rita's Pita • 27: Another Brick in the Wall • 28: A Chimp in Charge • 29-31: Master Vile and the Metallic Armor • 32: The Sound of Dischordia • 33: Rangers in Reverse • 34 & 35: Alien Rangers of Aquitar • 36: Climb Every Fountain • 37: The Alien Trap • 38: Attack of the 60' Bulk • 39: Water You Thinking? • 40: Along Came a Spider • 41: Sowing the Seas of Evil • 42 & 43: Hogday Afternoon

Movies & Specials

Alpha's Magical ChristmasMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MoviePower Rangers (2017)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

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