Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Series, 1993, The Zordon era, Set in Angel Grove
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is #1 of 34 in release order and #1 of 34 in chronological order in the Power Rangers.
The story
Alien sorceress Rita Repulsa and her army of monsters emerge from space to conquer Earth. All that stands in their way are five teenagers with attitude who draw on dinosaur powers to transform into the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers recap
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) follows five Angel Grove teenagers recruited by the sage Zordon to fight the space witch Rita Repulsa. Astronauts free her from a dumpster on the Moon, and she sets her sights on Earth. The first season aired 60 episodes on Fox Kids from August 1993 to May 1994, built around fight footage from the Japanese Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. Jason Lee Scott (Austin St. John) leads as the Red Ranger, with Kimberly Hart (Amy Jo Johnson), Billy Cranston (David Yost), Zack Taylor (Walter Emanuel Jones) and Trini Kwan (Thuy Trang). Zordon, a head in an energy tube, and his robot Alpha 5 run the Command Center, while the bullies Bulk and Skull supply comic relief. Rita sends a new monster most weeks, growing it giant so the team must combine their Dinozords into the Megazord. The big turn is the five-part "Green with Evil": Rita brainwashes the martial artist Tommy Oliver (Jason David Frank) into the Green Ranger, who nearly destroys the team before Jason breaks the spell and Tommy joins them. This is where the franchise begins; season 2 picks up directly.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ending explained
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 1 ends with Tommy back on the team but living on borrowed power. After Rita drains his Green Ranger powers with her Green Candle, Zordon gives him a temporary charge that must be renewed, and warns it will eventually fail. The last aired episode, "An Oyster Stew", is a standalone story about Zack trying to impress Angela with pearl earrings. Season 2 opens with Lord Zedd arriving to replace Rita.
Where to watch Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Hoopla, Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Apple TV.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2.
- Chronological order: first, before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2.
What to watch before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Nothing. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the first of the Power Rangers essentials, so it's the place to start.
Cast
- Paul Schrier as Severax (voice)
- Jason Narvy as Skull
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- David Yost as Billy Cranston
- Kelson Henderson as Cruise (voice)
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott
Created by Haim Saban.