It's always sad when you realized your childhood heroes were paid peanuts and treated terribly. Austin St John said his appearance in Forever Red was the same wage as the total sum he was paid in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. No wonder he never appeared in Saban controlled seasons.
That's just depressing. Especially considering how popular he was and still is. Jason brought that up too when doing Dino Thunder, along with James who played Connor.
I think one of the reasons Power Rangers was such an instant hit was because a lot of the kids had watched Voltron and Transformers back in the 80's. And so they were already primed for a show like this. Also, that was still during the time period where martial arts and ninjas were still having a fad going on via movies and tv shows. Another reason, is because it was easy for kids to get into the martial arts since many were fans of TMNT. So I think it was an instant hit, because it was like catching lightning in a bottle where so many different things just clicked at the right time.
Well said as a mid-80s baby this is very true. We were already prepped with TMNT etc. Not to mention the movies that came on around that time karate kid 1 and 2 three ninjas movies surf ninjas etc so we were already used to seeing kids and teenagers in martial arts movies/shows. Power rangers had impeccable time and I must say cuz we hopped on that real quick.
Honestly.... When I first saw the coming attraction for the show I yelled oout to my mother "There's a Live action Voltron coming to tv!!!" so YEP!!! at least as far as this Gen Xer goes
I remember when this debuted on Fox Kids on a Saturday. We were supposed to go to Beaumont to see family, but had to wait on my sister. Her delay allowed me to watch the entire episode. I, like every other guy of my generation, immediately fell in love with Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart
I was always nostalgic about the first season, which I’ve always considered to be the best season of MMPR which is still the best Power Rangers series made. I still remember well when it came out and it would actually be on 6 days a week. Everyday after school was something to me and my friends to prepare for: It’s Morphin Time! And of course, let the Power protect you.
My most consistent memory of MMPR, aside from all of it's action and awesomeness, was "where's Trini, where's Zack?" (I barely even realized the Red Ranger was two different people at the time) I grew up liking the movie, but can barely get back into it because I've always missed the originals that much (especially Trini)
I had the opportunity to talk to Austin St John personally at a convention back in November and he told me everything to the T! So I know the truth..and it's messed up what happened.
I gotta tell you each time America has tried to go the "original content" for power rangers...its just been lack luster. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the first movie and to a certain extent the turbo movie...but when the stories are written around the sentai it just feels more organic. Like the fights are what we build towards with the characters civilian stories. It makes sense that the villains would use their own lives against them. The episodes featuring Trinis family background particularly stand out in that regard as the villains are attacking the rangers both psychological and physical. For all the camp that the sentai footage brings I find more enjoy our of them than most all American made stories. Just me though.
Well the Boom Studios comic books have been the best PR content in a long time. Maybe ever. And that's original content and many original characters. Drakkon, Ranger Slayer Omega Rangers and so on
@@the6thranger true but sadly the show and its creators are not very good at following source materials. The "legacy war" could have been something amazing on the level of "countdown to destruction" but the writers did not know how to deliver. The sentai version did it perfectly.
@@the6thranger Even the Boom comics has its issues. When written around the main storyline they do very well. When they try to go full on original like Beyond The Grid it got terrible.
Austin St. John mentioned that it was just him and Walter Jones going on strike then Thuy Trang joined them. He even said that Jason David Frank, David Yost, and Amy Johnson were originally going to leave with them
6:33 From what I understand, under Hasbro's wing they are seperating the two entities and we're about to get some "100% Original" Power Rangers stories on TV soon? Now would be an excellent time for Hasbro to work with JDF and incorporate Lord Drakken into the Power Rangers live action Canon.
I feel like in the early seasons it may have been for the best that they were writing around pre shot footage. Not just to save money but it forces creativity to some degree. The show is super cheesy but in such an endearing way, and I'm sure this is at least partially due to this limit
13:36 super heros, martial arts, school, friends, awesome music, monsters, fighting evil, using your powers for good, every ranger is unique in it's way and basically all around 90's vibes
The Nostalgia!!! I miss this 90s era! I loved all the MMPR's , my favs were the Green , Red & blue ranger. ⚡💔😩 What a great time to be a kid , not to mention Disney and Marvel movies!
JDF has so much love for Power Rangers. To this day he tries to do PR stuff. He even did the BatintheSun CZcams channel’s videos for Green Ranger vs Ryu, and White Ranger vs Scorpion
There was an old Beatles urban legend that Paul McCartney was dead back in the sixties. On an album cover he was out of step with the other Beatles. This was a myth. He was actually out of step because he is left handed. But at 14:31 we see an old MMPR poster. Trini is out of step so to speak. She is the only one in a punch pose. The other members who are in the front are seen kicking. This is an eerie parallel to that old urban myth.
Hi there Sixth Ranger just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful new video. I really enjoy these Truth Behind videos that you out and find the information so great. Seeing this new video on The Mighty Morphin'Power Rangers era was really entertaining and truly a delight. The Mighty Morphin'Power Rangers television series is always a great start to the great phenomenal. As for seeing the series going from Super Sentai to truly original, well I definitely would like to see some original version of Power Rangers, much like the comic book series does. Anyways, thanks again for this great video and I am looking forward to seeing more Power Rangers related videos from you. Suggestions for future videos... A video on the Mystic Force Powers A video on Dark Specter A video on Izzy from Power Rangers Dino Fury
I honestly miss when it was just the MMPR (and this is coming from a 2000s kid) because back then the Power Rangers were one of a kind, they were special. They don't feel special or unique anymore. They just feel like a bunch of faces in a crowd, and now the Power Rangers brand has been watered down so much many people don't seem to care about it anymore.
@@jomo8825 thanks 😊. Contrary to some fans I am not tired of MMPR at all and I so happy that thanks to Boom Studios this generation of comic book fans are being exposed to MMPR as every generation deserves to be.
Yeah, at the time it was called Cybertron. Of course the name had to be changed for obvious reasons. 🤣 Here's the pilot reel for it. czcams.com/video/Px52AkqelEk/video.html Brad Hawkins, who played Ryan Steele in VR Troopers (also voiced Zeo Gold), was going to be the white ranger. The popularity of Tommy was just so high.
We've all heard the story of how it went down. Actors Austin St. John, Walter Jones, and Thuy Trang felt underpaid and seeing as how the show was very popular, it only made sense to them that they were worth more than what they were making. Of course their course of action backfired and they were replaced. However, I just watched this video: czcams.com/video/wiDOO7hPu3k/video.html and noticed that they started to promote the movie while the entire original cast were still on the show. Which really made me wonder, how would the show and movie have gone if the 3 actors stayed or if Saban had complied with their demands. I'd love to hear your ideas, but I think it would've gone down a little somthing like this. The movie was said to start to go in a very different direction than what it ended up going due to rewrites and recasts, but I think it would've stayed mostly the same with the exception having all 6 of the iconic rangers which I think would've made a bigger impact, due to Rocky, Adam, and Aiesha just recently being released in the show and now bam they're in a movie. Plus, I have to wonder why Austin, Walter, and Thuy didn't decide to stay at least for the movie thinking that the success from that would benefit their paychecks. True, there was tension behind the scenes between Austin and Jason David Frank and it's been said that he was ready to leave the show around the time the white ranger stuff happened, but I hear Austin really needed money and felt like he was making what you make at McDonalds, you would think he would've thought "Hey, I'm gonna be in a movie, and if it's well received, I'll make some big cash from that. So i guess I'll at least stay til that happens." Kinda a head scratcher there. I know we don't know the full story, but that thought occurred. If it was enough to convince him to stay, I'd assume Walter and Thuy would've too. That would mean the show would've gone differently too. I'll admit the original cast had better chemistry, but as a kid and today I grew to like Rocky, Adam, and Aiesha. But I do wonder how the show would've gone. Maybe some interesting rivalry over who deserves to lead between Jason and Tommy? I'd assume Zack would eventually confess to Angela that he's a power ranger since he's always late to dates, and I don't know much of what would happen with Trini, maybe some stuff with Richie if he stayed...I don't know. But I do think the character developing and arcs would've continued with the original cast. That was one of the problems with the show as it continued, while major events were happening, there wasn't much in terms of character building and interpersonal relationships aside from Kimberly and Tommy. I do think the show could've turned out better than it did, but I'm still happy with how it did turn out. With the transition to Zeo however, if everyone from the original cast stayed up til this point, I think we would've had a serious problem. Having Jason come back as the gold ranger is basically what saved Zeo's ratings and if he had been there from the start, I don't really know how it would've gone down. I have a hard time believing he'd become the blue zeo ranger like Rocky did. So this is where we do run into a problem. Although, it's possible the show would've gone in a different direction and ended Mighty Morphin differently and not transition to Zeo. So many possibilities, it's a shame we'll never know what could've been. But I'd love to hear your theories and ideas.
I agree with most of your points. I'd also like to think that they still could've done the Katherine arc, except instead of having it end with Kimberly going off to the Pan Global Games, Kat ends up getting it for her Diving Skills after being encourage by Kimberly to get back into it. As for the transition to Zeo, I agree that they likely would've just ended the "Mighty Morphin'" storyline and assuming they came back for a Season 4 (Zeo) the show would've gone in a different with a new cast of Rangers since Zeo's Sentai counterpart Ohranger was drastically different in style, tone and aesthetics from the Fantasy Trilogy of Zyuranger, Dairanger, and Kauranger. Also, there likely would've been no Alien Ranger saga, which also means no Battleborgs. As for how the series ends, it would end in a similar way Zyuranger and Kakuranger both did, with the rangers succeeding in resealing the villains back in Rita's dumpster and drifting it back into the recesses of space with the lot swearing revenge, using their power coins as reinforcements, thereby sacrificing their powers. What's even worse is that Goldar and Rito realized too late that they dropped the Zeo Crystal which was stored in the basement for safekeeping from Master Vile instead of being sent through a Time Hole. But they promptly forget about it when Rita gives birth to Zedd's baby and start dotting on it. Despite this, the villains would still manage to plant a bomb underneath the Command Center and blow it up before the rangers can back to stop it, with Zordon delivering a farewell message of gratitude to the rangers with the Command Center blowing up just as the rangers reach it. After failing to find any traces of Alpha or Zordon in the wreckage, they make a makeshift grave for their mentors and no one last (albeit somber) "Power Rangers" fist-bump high-five declaration. After that, the Rangers attend their High School Graduation Ceremony and go their separate ways. Kimberly goes off to Paris to be with her mom and step-father, Trini goes studies to be a veterinarian, Billy enrolls in MIT, Zack heads west to make it big in Hollywood, Jason enrolls in the military and Tommy . . . has no idea what the heck he wants to do. But the very last shot we see of the very last episode is of the wreckage of the Command Center. However, the Zeo Crystal rises from the ground and causes the outer shell of the building to miraculously reassemble itself implying that maybe Zordon and Alpha are still alive, which also implies that maybe . . . just maybe . . . the Power Rangers will one day rise again to take on a new threat. Going into "Power Rangers: Zeo", Tommy and Katherine are now attending Angel Grove University and make new friends with their respective roommates, Adam, Rocky and Aisha (or Tanya if you prefer) just as the city is once again threatened by evil space aliens . . . the Machine Empire. In an echo to the premiere of "Mighty Morphin'", Zordon and Alpha teleport the Five College Kids with Attitude to the newly constructed Power Chamber to become the Zeo Rangers to fight this new threat. The rest of the season would mostly play out the same way as it originally did, except without Billy as the tech support and without Jason becoming the Gold Ranger. I believe the originally plan for the character was to have him be played by Brad Hawkins, star of the recently cancelled "VR Troopers". And for the two-parter that ultized the footage of the "Ohranger vs. Kakuranger" team-up, it would involve the original cast coming back again to reclaim temporarily repaired versions of their powers in celebration of the franchise's overall 199th and 200th episodes. As for what I'd replace the Zedd & Rita's Camper of Evil subplot with . . . I'm not sure. Probably something to introduce Divatox and her pirate crew for the fifth season, which would instead be a Second Season for Zeo since "Ohranger and Carranger" both have the same color scheme for the team, their weapons and their zords. I don't know if that's too much but I've thought about this myself. You think any of these ideas have any validity?
@@landonsantini365 well, your ending for the mighty morphing saga was pretty much what I’d imagine. As for the rest, it’s hard to imagine anything different from what we got but your ideas are legit. Like I said, i wish the original six stayed for the entire series, but I’m still happy with what we got, I still enjoy the series to this day, and the boom comic run is for fans like you and me, so it all works out in the end!
Nobody really liked Rocky or Aisha. They weren't bad but they didn't have the same energy as Jason and Trini. Adam is the only MMPR to really surpass the original.
@@charaznable9209 I liked them fine. The problem was Saban and the writers didn’t give the characters much in terms of personality and character development because there was always a chance that they’d leave. The idea behind Power Rangers in the first place was anyone could be in those suits. It’s sad really because it was the original cast that gave the show so much life and Saban didn’t really see that, all he cared about were the numbers they were bringing in.
I really enjoyed it behind the scenes that you just did I really enjoyed it. I really wanna get my hands on the red book the history of the Power Rangers.
The Green Ranger and Tommy are by far my favorite. I love Tommy. After all these years I never truly figured out what made Tommy so special, and this is coming from someone who loves The Green Ranger. Help me out here, what made him so special?
As someone who grew up in the Disney era (I wasn't born when the early seasons aired), I met Tommy through Dino Thunder, so I don't have a strong personal attachment to the character, and therefore my opinion may be extremely biased. But I've honestly never understood what made him so special either. I've rewatched most of the series lately and, while it's remarkable how much he's been through over the course of his career, I never saw much complexity to the character after his introductory arc. If I had to guess, I'd say people have him in such a high regard mostly because of their memories growing up with him for years due to his long-running stay in the show, and the milestones he broke, more so than because of the character himself. What I mean is that they talk more about the experiences he lived through (such as being the first 6th Ranger, the first evil Ranger, the first team leader that wasn't a Red Ranger, being part of the first romantic couple, etc.), more than they talk about him as a character. Don't get me wrong, his long journey is remarkable, but I think you could've given that arc to any other character and it would've made the same impact. And his personality and qualities don't really stand out to me that much when most other Rangers share them too.
@@CouncilCape897 Thank you for that astute analysis. It is good to get the perspective of someone who is likely younger than me. I guess for me I will never 100% know what makes Tommy so special, but you nailed most of the important points. I want to say again I love Tommy, he is my all time favorite, if I ever met JDF I would go from 36 to 6 years old in a moment, and after all these years, I still love the Power Rangers. To me there was something almost magical about it and I can even watch it today and love it. I would love to go to a a Power Ranger convention and meet my childhood heros. I may or may not still have a The Green Ranger action figure.
@@DominickSpano Oh, I get what you mean about that magic you feel when revisiting those heroes we looked up to and taught us simple but important lessons and values. While it's important to grow up, we should never forget those who lead us on the path to where we are now. And I apologize if I seemed too harsh on Tommy. Like I said, I didn't grow up with him like the 90's kids did, so I don't have a strong attachment to him. By the time I started watching Power Rangers, the show had long stopped using the ongoing style of narrative following a specific group of characters over the course of multiple seasons, in favor of a standalone narrative starring a different cast in each season. So I had many different role models rather than a particular one, like the 90's kids had found in Tommy. And since Power Rangers isn't exactly known for having the most complex protagonists, it's hard for me to find a particular Ranger who stands out from the others since they have so many traits in common. But I understand what Tommy means to so many people and I'd love to meet JDF too.
Council pretty much summed it up, but I'd say that he was able to wipe the floor with them and even invade them in the megazord just emphasized how powerful he was. Then not only to join them and later become a great leader like Jason speaks for itself. Not to mention he stayed a ranger until Turbo and later Dino Thunder.
@@CouncilCape897 I totally get it. Seems you hold the Power Rangers close in your heart. I mean if I was lets say 5 years older or younger I would likely not feel this way. For a particular group of people, the Power Rangers are special. I also love Toy Story, but the original came out when I was about 10. A person who is much young than me may not have such an emotional attachment with it. BTW you mentioned growing up. Lol. I am writing an intense doctoral disserstion as we speak, but in my heart, I am still that 6 year old boy who loved Tommy, Jason, Kimberly, and all the rest of the Power Rangers..Lol. I also loved Hercules and Xena. There really is something magical about out childhood heros.
While I believe that you shouldn't fix what isn't broken I think it it would be interesting to see future seasons of Power Rangers use purely original footage. They could obviously keep the Ranger suits and monster costumes.
Me too. Heck I'd say the MMPR are up there with the Ninja Turtles, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men as one of my favourite Superhero teams.
Love all your Power Rangers videos man! Keep up the great work! I always wondered though, and maybe an idea for a future video, and correct me if I'm wrong but why Did Zordon have to wait for the Dino Zords to turn into the Thunder Zords? And if the Thunder Zords were already created, why did they have to wait for the Dino Zords?
Thui fit in so well chemistry wise. Audrey was good but I didn't think she looked like she was close to a teenager, some of the others in the original cast pulled off teenager better. I mean Austin was 17
I wouldn't mind seeing a complete reboot of the power rangers show. Starting again with the mighty morphin power rangers. Keep the original colours, introduce the green ranger the same way, and when the first series is over, go on a new direction with what saban was thinking of doing before going cheap with using the thunderzords instead of upgraded upgraded Dino zords. Also have a story that shows the green ranger powers being completely restored and upgraded. Maybe introduce a upgraded set of suits for the second season similar the the Bat in the Sun green ranger version. Will never happen, but would be interesting to watch.
I always wished they had done things all original so they could design new Ranger suits only when needed instead of just about every season. They could have stayed in the original iconic suits longer!
I think a big reason it did so well was cause of jurassic Park. I remember as a kid dinosaurs were so cool then power rangers comes out soon after jurassic Park so I think that had a lot to do with it
Sometimes I wonder how successful the show might have been if we got the original rangers but with subtitles. I love Kamen rider subs, but I was more mature when I started to watch that
Personally I don't think power rangers would be the same if they did complete original live action shows. I think the live action power rangers should remain as is, however I would like to personally see original power rangers shows done in animated format similar to the DC animated films or Rise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. I think an animated Power Rangers series would allow for alot of creative freedom with its art style, storytelling and action without removing from what live action fans love about Power Rangers. Alot of shows do really well now with animation, even Star Wars has dabbled in it with its recent anime Star Wars Visions anthology which was massively successful on Disney plus.
The one thing your information was wrong about was that the rangers didn’t start out with the 7:30 am timeslot they actually were only aired once a week on Saturday mornings at 11:30 am as the last show on fox kids Saturday lineup right after x-men the animated series but when the shift to weekdays happened in children’s programming during the rangers first season they got moved to the 7:30 am timeslot probably cause they could get more episodes aired a week being on 5 days instead of the original one day a week which probably helped them burn through there episode count fast caused the additional footage to be shot in Japan just for our show to make additional episodes
Love your videos. I'd be interested in your review of the power rangers audio drama on youtube. Its by scyther inc and currently 24 episodes. Please review and bring some attention to this great drama
Wait so the guy that did the original mighty Morphin Power rangers soundtrack. It's the same guy that did the theme song for Power rangers SPD? No wonder that shit slaps so hard
I don't know where you are from '6th ranger' but the show was not on in the morning. Here on the east coast (NY) it was on after school (I'd get home around 3 or 3:30 So if I remember right it was about 4 or 4:30) Morning would be an illogical time, as then parents wouldn't be able to get the kids to school. They'd be too hyped up on watching the show and trying to mimic moves
It's always sad when you realized your childhood heroes were paid peanuts and treated terribly. Austin St John said his appearance in Forever Red was the same wage as the total sum he was paid in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. No wonder he never appeared in Saban controlled seasons.
That's just depressing. Especially considering how popular he was and still is. Jason brought that up too when doing Dino Thunder, along with James who played Connor.
Wow that’s depressing, it shows they did it out of love
I thank Saban for their role in PR, but hate how they paid their actors. They deserved better for our childhood
Totally agree it is terrible. Was gutted when they left, but can't blame them.
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Thuy Trang, what a champion she was. We lost her way too soon.
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@@carlosT3000 Just goes to show... our beloved super heroes can never really die... only actors who play them.
Thuy is still alive in spirit. Angela Rockwood was her best friend.
I think one of the reasons Power Rangers was such an instant hit was because a lot of the kids had watched Voltron and Transformers back in the 80's. And so they were already primed for a show like this. Also, that was still during the time period where martial arts and ninjas were still having a fad going on via movies and tv shows. Another reason, is because it was easy for kids to get into the martial arts since many were fans of TMNT. So I think it was an instant hit, because it was like catching lightning in a bottle where so many different things just clicked at the right time.
Well said as a mid-80s baby this is very true. We were already prepped with TMNT etc. Not to mention the movies that came on around that time karate kid 1 and 2 three ninjas movies surf ninjas etc so we were already used to seeing kids and teenagers in martial arts movies/shows. Power rangers had impeccable time and I must say cuz we hopped on that real quick.
Honestly.... When I first saw the coming attraction for the show I yelled oout to my mother "There's a Live action Voltron coming to tv!!!" so YEP!!! at least as far as this Gen Xer goes
One of the greatest tv series ever created!
This show was filmed under real life graphics which is another reason why it became a popular superhero tv show. 👍
I remember when this debuted on Fox Kids on a Saturday. We were supposed to go to Beaumont to see family, but had to wait on my sister. Her delay allowed me to watch the entire episode.
I, like every other guy of my generation, immediately fell in love with Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart
For me it was Thuy Trang …may she R.I.P
Every boy our age at the time was in love with Amy Jo.
Amy is still Beautiful
Riley kazama. Yes indeed. She looks gorgeous. Imagine her and Walter turning 55 within the next three years considering how fast time is going.
@@danielhetue6968 she is very gorgeous
I was always nostalgic about the first season, which I’ve always considered to be the best season of MMPR which is still the best Power Rangers series made. I still remember well when it came out and it would actually be on 6 days a week. Everyday after school was something to me and my friends to prepare for: It’s Morphin Time! And of course, let the Power protect you.
I didn’t know Power Metal was a genre, this knowledge will change my life.
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My most consistent memory of MMPR, aside from all of it's action and awesomeness, was "where's Trini, where's Zack?" (I barely even realized the Red Ranger was two different people at the time)
I grew up liking the movie, but can barely get back into it because I've always missed the originals that much (especially Trini)
the blue ray season 1,2,3 is worth to order & the 4th season on dvd - Season 1,2,3,4 is called the "Zordon Era" my personal alltime favorite ones
Miss this your have a blessed Soul have a blessed day and blessed life doing what you love and thanks for all you do for us
Growing up in the 90s I was a HUGE Power Rangers Fan; the show the toys even the movie.
We all were that's why were watching this
I had the opportunity to talk to Austin St John personally at a convention back in November and he told me everything to the T! So I know the truth..and it's messed up what happened.
I got to meet him at a Comic Con several years ago. Nice guy.
I gotta tell you each time America has tried to go the "original content" for power rangers...its just been lack luster. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the first movie and to a certain extent the turbo movie...but when the stories are written around the sentai it just feels more organic. Like the fights are what we build towards with the characters civilian stories. It makes sense that the villains would use their own lives against them. The episodes featuring Trinis family background particularly stand out in that regard as the villains are attacking the rangers both psychological and physical. For all the camp that the sentai footage brings I find more enjoy our of them than most all American made stories. Just me though.
Well the Boom Studios comic books have been the best PR content in a long time. Maybe ever. And that's original content and many original characters. Drakkon, Ranger Slayer Omega Rangers and so on
@@the6thranger true but sadly the show and its creators are not very good at following source materials. The "legacy war" could have been something amazing on the level of "countdown to destruction" but the writers did not know how to deliver. The sentai version did it perfectly.
@@the6thranger Even the Boom comics has its issues. When written around the main storyline they do very well. When they try to go full on original like Beyond The Grid it got terrible.
I'm not a fan of Power Rangers, but I like learning things, and I loved the parody of them in Super Mario RPG on the SNES.
Please don’t stop bringing us PR content. Thank you 6th Ranger
Austin St. John mentioned that it was just him and Walter Jones going on strike then Thuy Trang joined them. He even said that Jason David Frank, David Yost, and Amy Johnson were originally going to leave with them
For real y'all, buy the book. I enjoyed every single page of it and keep it on display regularly.
Awesome buddy
6:33 From what I understand, under Hasbro's wing they are seperating the two entities and we're about to get some "100% Original" Power Rangers stories on TV soon? Now would be an excellent time for Hasbro to work with JDF and incorporate Lord Drakken into the Power Rangers live action Canon.
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I feel like in the early seasons it may have been for the best that they were writing around pre shot footage. Not just to save money but it forces creativity to some degree. The show is super cheesy but in such an endearing way, and I'm sure this is at least partially due to this limit
This 100% the first season is legit lightning in a bottle it really is its own thing.
13:36 super heros, martial arts, school, friends, awesome music, monsters, fighting evil, using your powers for good, every ranger is unique in it's way and basically all around 90's vibes
Wow the 1st episode was aired August 28, 14 days after my birthday. Thank you sir 6th ranger for another great video. Go go power rangers!!
Netflix is coming out with a new power rangers movie/ series. It will be all original with no connection to the shows before or sentai
Rip to Jason David Frank. I was so sad to hear about him committing suicide. He was so nice to me, when I met him at a convention, a few years ago.
Yes please to season 2 & 3
The Nostalgia!!! I miss this 90s era!
I loved all the MMPR's , my favs were the Green , Red & blue ranger. ⚡💔😩
What a great time to be a kid , not to mention Disney and Marvel movies!
Yes please continue with information on Seasons 2 & 3 of MMPR 6th Ranger.
JDF has so much love for Power Rangers. To this day he tries to do PR stuff. He even did the BatintheSun CZcams channel’s videos for Green Ranger vs Ryu, and White Ranger vs Scorpion
they keep throwing out tidbits about the Legend of the White Dragon. really hope they finish it
Please review the rest and especially Turbo, that one is painfully missing.
There was an old Beatles urban legend that Paul McCartney was dead back in the sixties. On an album cover he was out of step with the other Beatles. This was a myth. He was actually out of step because he is left handed. But at 14:31 we see an old MMPR poster. Trini is out of step so to speak. She is the only one in a punch pose. The other members who are in the front are seen kicking. This is an eerie parallel to that old urban myth.
Hi there Sixth Ranger just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful new video. I really enjoy these Truth Behind videos that you out and find the information so great.
Seeing this new video on The Mighty Morphin'Power Rangers era was really entertaining and truly a delight. The Mighty Morphin'Power Rangers television series is always a great start to the great phenomenal.
As for seeing the series going from Super Sentai to truly original, well I definitely would like to see some original version of Power Rangers, much like the comic book series does.
Anyways, thanks again for this great video and I am looking forward to seeing more Power Rangers related videos from you.
Suggestions for future videos...
A video on the Mystic Force Powers
A video on Dark Specter
A video on Izzy from Power Rangers Dino Fury
Please do seasons 2.
Thank you for posting the video.
My pleasure ⚡
I miss the MMPR!! GREATEST SHOW OF THE 90'S!
Totally agree!!
I honestly miss when it was just the MMPR (and this is coming from a 2000s kid) because back then the Power Rangers were one of a kind, they were special. They don't feel special or unique anymore. They just feel like a bunch of faces in a crowd, and now the Power Rangers brand has been watered down so much many people don't seem to care about it anymore.
@@sodium285 I totally agree
@@jomo8825 thanks 😊. Contrary to some fans I am not tired of MMPR at all and I so happy that thanks to Boom Studios this generation of comic book fans are being exposed to MMPR as every generation deserves to be.
@@sodium285 I hope it don’t stop but do feel they need to put some more stuff out for the other fans
Awesome video thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Great breakdown of how JDF became the green ranger.JDF was also going to be casted in VR Troopers I believe as well, but chose MMPR instead.
Yeah, at the time it was called Cybertron. Of course the name had to be changed for obvious reasons. 🤣 Here's the pilot reel for it. czcams.com/video/Px52AkqelEk/video.html Brad Hawkins, who played Ryan Steele in VR Troopers (also voiced Zeo Gold), was going to be the white ranger. The popularity of Tommy was just so high.
ZORDON ERA FOREVER (Season 1,2,3,4)
We've all heard the story of how it went down. Actors Austin St. John, Walter Jones, and Thuy Trang felt underpaid and seeing as how the show was very popular, it only made sense to them that they were worth more than what they were making. Of course their course of action backfired and they were replaced. However, I just watched this video: czcams.com/video/wiDOO7hPu3k/video.html and noticed that they started to promote the movie while the entire original cast were still on the show. Which really made me wonder, how would the show and movie have gone if the 3 actors stayed or if Saban had complied with their demands. I'd love to hear your ideas, but I think it would've gone down a little somthing like this.
The movie was said to start to go in a very different direction than what it ended up going due to rewrites and recasts, but I think it would've stayed mostly the same with the exception having all 6 of the iconic rangers which I think would've made a bigger impact, due to Rocky, Adam, and Aiesha just recently being released in the show and now bam they're in a movie. Plus, I have to wonder why Austin, Walter, and Thuy didn't decide to stay at least for the movie thinking that the success from that would benefit their paychecks. True, there was tension behind the scenes between Austin and Jason David Frank and it's been said that he was ready to leave the show around the time the white ranger stuff happened, but I hear Austin really needed money and felt like he was making what you make at McDonalds, you would think he would've thought "Hey, I'm gonna be in a movie, and if it's well received, I'll make some big cash from that. So i guess I'll at least stay til that happens." Kinda a head scratcher there.
I know we don't know the full story, but that thought occurred. If it was enough to convince him to stay, I'd assume Walter and Thuy would've too. That would mean the show would've gone differently too. I'll admit the original cast had better chemistry, but as a kid and today I grew to like Rocky, Adam, and Aiesha. But I do wonder how the show would've gone. Maybe some interesting rivalry over who deserves to lead between Jason and Tommy? I'd assume Zack would eventually confess to Angela that he's a power ranger since he's always late to dates, and I don't know much of what would happen with Trini, maybe some stuff with Richie if he stayed...I don't know. But I do think the character developing and arcs would've continued with the original cast. That was one of the problems with the show as it continued, while major events were happening, there wasn't much in terms of character building and interpersonal relationships aside from Kimberly and Tommy. I do think the show could've turned out better than it did, but I'm still happy with how it did turn out.
With the transition to Zeo however, if everyone from the original cast stayed up til this point, I think we would've had a serious problem. Having Jason come back as the gold ranger is basically what saved Zeo's ratings and if he had been there from the start, I don't really know how it would've gone down. I have a hard time believing he'd become the blue zeo ranger like Rocky did. So this is where we do run into a problem. Although, it's possible the show would've gone in a different direction and ended Mighty Morphin differently and not transition to Zeo. So many possibilities, it's a shame we'll never know what could've been. But I'd love to hear your theories and ideas.
I agree with most of your points. I'd also like to think that they still could've done the Katherine arc, except instead of having it end with Kimberly going off to the Pan Global Games, Kat ends up getting it for her Diving Skills after being encourage by Kimberly to get back into it.
As for the transition to Zeo, I agree that they likely would've just ended the "Mighty Morphin'" storyline and assuming they came back for a Season 4 (Zeo) the show would've gone in a different with a new cast of Rangers since Zeo's Sentai counterpart Ohranger was drastically different in style, tone and aesthetics from the Fantasy Trilogy of Zyuranger, Dairanger, and Kauranger. Also, there likely would've been no Alien Ranger saga, which also means no Battleborgs. As for how the series ends, it would end in a similar way Zyuranger and Kakuranger both did, with the rangers succeeding in resealing the villains back in Rita's dumpster and drifting it back into the recesses of space with the lot swearing revenge, using their power coins as reinforcements, thereby sacrificing their powers. What's even worse is that Goldar and Rito realized too late that they dropped the Zeo Crystal which was stored in the basement for safekeeping from Master Vile instead of being sent through a Time Hole. But they promptly forget about it when Rita gives birth to Zedd's baby and start dotting on it.
Despite this, the villains would still manage to plant a bomb underneath the Command Center and blow it up before the rangers can back to stop it, with Zordon delivering a farewell message of gratitude to the rangers with the Command Center blowing up just as the rangers reach it. After failing to find any traces of Alpha or Zordon in the wreckage, they make a makeshift grave for their mentors and no one last (albeit somber) "Power Rangers" fist-bump high-five declaration. After that, the Rangers attend their High School Graduation Ceremony and go their separate ways. Kimberly goes off to Paris to be with her mom and step-father, Trini goes studies to be a veterinarian, Billy enrolls in MIT, Zack heads west to make it big in Hollywood, Jason enrolls in the military and Tommy . . . has no idea what the heck he wants to do. But the very last shot we see of the very last episode is of the wreckage of the Command Center. However, the Zeo Crystal rises from the ground and causes the outer shell of the building to miraculously reassemble itself implying that maybe Zordon and Alpha are still alive, which also implies that maybe . . . just maybe . . . the Power Rangers will one day rise again to take on a new threat.
Going into "Power Rangers: Zeo", Tommy and Katherine are now attending Angel Grove University and make new friends with their respective roommates, Adam, Rocky and Aisha (or Tanya if you prefer) just as the city is once again threatened by evil space aliens . . . the Machine Empire. In an echo to the premiere of "Mighty Morphin'", Zordon and Alpha teleport the Five College Kids with Attitude to the newly constructed Power Chamber to become the Zeo Rangers to fight this new threat. The rest of the season would mostly play out the same way as it originally did, except without Billy as the tech support and without Jason becoming the Gold Ranger. I believe the originally plan for the character was to have him be played by Brad Hawkins, star of the recently cancelled "VR Troopers". And for the two-parter that ultized the footage of the "Ohranger vs. Kakuranger" team-up, it would involve the original cast coming back again to reclaim temporarily repaired versions of their powers in celebration of the franchise's overall 199th and 200th episodes.
As for what I'd replace the Zedd & Rita's Camper of Evil subplot with . . . I'm not sure. Probably something to introduce Divatox and her pirate crew for the fifth season, which would instead be a Second Season for Zeo since "Ohranger and Carranger" both have the same color scheme for the team, their weapons and their zords. I don't know if that's too much but I've thought about this myself. You think any of these ideas have any validity?
@@landonsantini365 well, your ending for the mighty morphing saga was pretty much what I’d imagine. As for the rest, it’s hard to imagine anything different from what we got but your ideas are legit. Like I said, i wish the original six stayed for the entire series, but I’m still happy with what we got, I still enjoy the series to this day, and the boom comic run is for fans like you and me, so it all works out in the end!
Nobody really liked Rocky or Aisha. They weren't bad but they didn't have the same energy as Jason and Trini. Adam is the only MMPR to really surpass the original.
@@charaznable9209 I liked them fine. The problem was Saban and the writers didn’t give the characters much in terms of personality and character development because there was always a chance that they’d leave. The idea behind Power Rangers in the first place was anyone could be in those suits. It’s sad really because it was the original cast that gave the show so much life and Saban didn’t really see that, all he cared about were the numbers they were bringing in.
@@angel_in-black I Heard The Same Thing That Austin St.John And Jason David Frank Didnt Get Along
Would love to see more of this content please. Thank you
Thanks for video. ❤ the content
Thank you! 😁
i just love watching mighty morphin power rangers a lot my friend. it is totally awesome
I really enjoyed it behind the scenes that you just did I really enjoyed it. I really wanna get my hands on the red book the history of the Power Rangers.
The Green Ranger and Tommy are by far my favorite. I love Tommy. After all these years I never truly figured out what made Tommy so special, and this is coming from someone who loves The Green Ranger. Help me out here, what made him so special?
As someone who grew up in the Disney era (I wasn't born when the early seasons aired), I met Tommy through Dino Thunder, so I don't have a strong personal attachment to the character, and therefore my opinion may be extremely biased. But I've honestly never understood what made him so special either. I've rewatched most of the series lately and, while it's remarkable how much he's been through over the course of his career, I never saw much complexity to the character after his introductory arc.
If I had to guess, I'd say people have him in such a high regard mostly because of their memories growing up with him for years due to his long-running stay in the show, and the milestones he broke, more so than because of the character himself. What I mean is that they talk more about the experiences he lived through (such as being the first 6th Ranger, the first evil Ranger, the first team leader that wasn't a Red Ranger, being part of the first romantic couple, etc.), more than they talk about him as a character. Don't get me wrong, his long journey is remarkable, but I think you could've given that arc to any other character and it would've made the same impact. And his personality and qualities don't really stand out to me that much when most other Rangers share them too.
@@CouncilCape897 Thank you for that astute analysis. It is good to get the perspective of someone who is likely younger than me. I guess for me I will never 100% know what makes Tommy so special, but you nailed most of the important points. I want to say again I love Tommy, he is my all time favorite, if I ever met JDF I would go from 36 to 6 years old in a moment, and after all these years, I still love the Power Rangers. To me there was something almost magical about it and I can even watch it today and love it. I would love to go to a a Power Ranger convention and meet my childhood heros. I may or may not still have a The
Green Ranger action figure.
@@DominickSpano Oh, I get what you mean about that magic you feel when revisiting those heroes we looked up to and taught us simple but important lessons and values. While it's important to grow up, we should never forget those who lead us on the path to where we are now.
And I apologize if I seemed too harsh on Tommy. Like I said, I didn't grow up with him like the 90's kids did, so I don't have a strong attachment to him.
By the time I started watching Power Rangers, the show had long stopped using the ongoing style of narrative following a specific group of characters over the course of multiple seasons, in favor of a standalone narrative starring a different cast in each season. So I had many different role models rather than a particular one, like the 90's kids had found in Tommy.
And since Power Rangers isn't exactly known for having the most complex protagonists, it's hard for me to find a particular Ranger who stands out from the others since they have so many traits in common.
But I understand what Tommy means to so many people and I'd love to meet JDF too.
Council pretty much summed it up, but I'd say that he was able to wipe the floor with them and even invade them in the megazord just emphasized how powerful he was. Then not only to join them and later become a great leader like Jason speaks for itself. Not to mention he stayed a ranger until Turbo and later Dino Thunder.
@@CouncilCape897 I totally get it. Seems you hold the Power Rangers close in your heart. I mean if I was lets say 5 years older or younger I would likely not feel this way. For a particular group of people, the Power Rangers are special. I also love Toy Story, but the original came out when I was about 10. A person who is much young than me may not have such an emotional attachment with it. BTW you mentioned growing up. Lol. I am writing an intense doctoral disserstion as we speak, but in my heart, I am still that 6 year old boy who loved Tommy, Jason, Kimberly, and all the rest of the Power Rangers..Lol. I also loved Hercules and Xena. There really is something magical about out childhood heros.
While I believe that you shouldn't fix what isn't broken I think it it would be interesting to see future seasons of Power Rangers use purely original footage. They could obviously keep the Ranger suits and monster costumes.
Yes, please do cover further seasons of MMPR.
Awesome!!!
9:43 the martial arts choreography and techniques was amazing in season 1 it was pure art
now I understand how unique it was
Austin St. John, is the best Ranger ever!!!
RIP Thuy trang
Thanks for the content and Bring on 2nd and 3rd season BTS!
Love MMPR. ❤
Me too. Heck I'd say the MMPR are up there with the Ninja Turtles, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men as one of my favourite Superhero teams.
A review of the book would make a great video. Even though you have already given it your seal of approval here.
Amazing. I’ll have to buy the book and thank you
Omg I remember watching the first episode of mighty Morphin Power Rangers when I was in 1st grade. Can't believe it's been almost 30 years.
Awesome video :) Please make videos for behind the scenes of the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers :)
Love all your Power Rangers videos man! Keep up the great work! I always wondered though, and maybe an idea for a future video, and correct me if I'm wrong but why Did Zordon have to wait for the Dino Zords to turn into the Thunder Zords? And if the Thunder Zords were already created, why did they have to wait for the Dino Zords?
Please do time force!
Damn, 16 hours ago???
Most definitely need videos on Seasons 2 & 3
Thui fit in so well chemistry wise. Audrey was good but I didn't think she looked like she was close to a teenager, some of the others in the original cast pulled off teenager better. I mean Austin was 17
Yessssss for sure do seasons 2 and 3!!!
Awesome 👍
yessssssssss
Love the content awesome as always. What do you think of mmpr vs Godzilla comic series coming out.
I still have a VHS version of Day of the Dumpster. I wonder how much I could get for it?
Couldn't help but notice in the thumbnail that Trini's the only one in the front not kicking.
Rip JDF 💚🤍❤️❤️🖤
Please do videos on serpentera,the alien rangers,& spd-A squad
Are you gonna do one of these for every season because this video was great
good video
“Just imagine if everything was original footage”
So sentai then? (I’m joking but it was the first thought in my head)
Thought you did a video on it already, but I would love to hear your take on Scorpion Rain.
Do you have a discord Server? I feel like I get these vids delayed sometimes
Anyone know where I can get the History book? Amazon is all out and it says they don't know when they will get it again.
RIP JDF😔🕊️
Love more MMPr content please
I wouldn't mind seeing a complete reboot of the power rangers show. Starting again with the mighty morphin power rangers. Keep the original colours, introduce the green ranger the same way, and when the first series is over, go on a new direction with what saban was thinking of doing before going cheap with using the thunderzords instead of upgraded upgraded Dino zords. Also have a story that shows the green ranger powers being completely restored and upgraded. Maybe introduce a upgraded set of suits for the second season similar the the Bat in the Sun green ranger version.
Will never happen, but would be interesting to watch.
I like all of the Power Rangers and they are the best of the best and l am a huge fan of theirs and they are my favorite super heroes
I always wished they had done things all original so they could design new Ranger suits only when needed instead of just about every season. They could have stayed in the original iconic suits longer!
Go go power rangers
I really want his opinion on which is the best seasons of power rangers there was.
I think a big reason it did so well was cause of jurassic Park. I remember as a kid dinosaurs were so cool then power rangers comes out soon after jurassic Park so I think that had a lot to do with it
I just wish they would use the fights like how they used in the unaired pilot onto the current one they shot in season 1
Are you going to do a reaction video to once and always? I’d love to see you do one!
I love Power Rangers.
P.s. I already looked up on Amazon no more copies of the book (not even used)available
Power Rangers 🤍💚🖤🩷💙💛❤️
Sometimes I wonder how successful the show might have been if we got the original rangers but with subtitles. I love Kamen rider subs, but I was more mature when I started to watch that
Could you do a video like this about Dino Thunder?
Personally I don't think power rangers would be the same if they did complete original live action shows.
I think the live action power rangers should remain as is, however I would like to personally see original power rangers shows done in animated format similar to the DC animated films or Rise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show. I think an animated Power Rangers series would allow for alot of creative freedom with its art style, storytelling and action without removing from what live action fans love about Power Rangers.
Alot of shows do really well now with animation, even Star Wars has dabbled in it with its recent anime Star Wars Visions anthology which was massively successful on Disney plus.
More MMPR videos please.
I think the original TMNT is the only more iconic song that Go Go
10:52…. Damn son.
The one thing your information was wrong about was that the rangers didn’t start out with the 7:30 am timeslot they actually were only aired once a week on Saturday mornings at 11:30 am as the last show on fox kids Saturday lineup right after x-men the animated series but when the shift to weekdays happened in children’s programming during the rangers first season they got moved to the 7:30 am timeslot probably cause they could get more episodes aired a week being on 5 days instead of the original one day a week which probably helped them burn through there episode count fast caused the additional footage to be shot in Japan just for our show to make additional episodes
Love your videos. I'd be interested in your review of the power rangers audio drama on youtube. Its by scyther inc and currently 24 episodes. Please review and bring some attention to this great drama
Wait so the guy that did the original mighty Morphin Power rangers soundtrack. It's the same guy that did the theme song for Power rangers SPD? No wonder that shit slaps so hard
I really with Austin Thuy Walter were payed well and not very poorly thar would've made the rangers stay longer and David youst wasn't bullied on set
Can you Please do a video about behind the story of power rangers Dino thunder
Good old days still watch power rangers but when Tommy comes in
I don't know where you are from '6th ranger' but the show was not on in the morning. Here on the east coast (NY) it was on after school (I'd get home around 3 or 3:30 So if I remember right it was about 4 or 4:30) Morning would be an illogical time, as then parents wouldn't be able to get the kids to school. They'd be too hyped up on watching the show and trying to mimic moves
If only it was possible to purchase the book….