Power Rangers: Zeo
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| Power Rangers: Zeo | |
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| Genre | Action-Adventure |
| Creator(s) | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Starring | Jason David Frank Catherine Sutherland Nakia Burrise Steve Cardenas Johnny Yong Bosch David Yost Austin St. John Paul Schrier Jason Narvy Richard Genelle Gregg Bullock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX |
| Original run | 1996-04-20 – 1996-11-27 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers |
| Followed by | Power Rangers: Turbo |
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| IMDb profile | |
Power Rangers: Zeo (often abbreviated as PRZ, and often simply called Zeo) is a continuation of the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It is based on the Super Sentai series Chouriki Sentai Ohranger. Power Rangers: Zeo is the first series in Power Rangers that is part of the annual Ranger suit change to match the annual change of the Super Sentai series.
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[edit] Synopsis
In the series, after recovering from the destruction of the Command Center, the Rangers discovered the Zeo Crystal intact in the rubble. The Zeo Crystal guided them to a portal, which took them deep underground, where Zordon and Alpha 5 had survived by hiding in the heretofore unmentioned Power Chamber.
At this time, a new set of villains called the Machine Empire decided to take control of the Earth. They chased Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd away from the moon, and Rito and Goldar were left on Earth, with no memories of their past.
The Rangers become the Zeo Rangers, empowered by the Zeo Crystal. Tanya Sloan joined the team as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow, while Billy Cranston became their technical advisor. Through their battles with the Machine Empire, they were sometimes aided by the mysterious Gold Ranger.
It turned out the Gold Zeo Ranger was an alien, Trey of Triforia. He was injured in battle, and was forced to pass on his powers to a worthy warrior while he healed. He first tried Billy, but it turned out that Billy had unintentionally gained negative proton energy from the explosion of the Command Center. The powers then went to Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger from the first generation. Jason was strong and had sufficient energy to hold the powers.
Billy later left Earth to be with the Aquitian Cestria, on Aquitar. Jason, whose life force was declining because of the Gold Zeo Ranger powers, had to return the Gold Zeo Ranger powers to Trey of Triforia in order to save the powers (and his life). Rita and Zedd destroyed the Machine Empire royalty, only to decide to take a vacation, leaving the way clear for the next villain, Divatox.
[edit] Characters
[edit] The Zeo Rangers
- Kat Hillard
- Zeo Ranger I – Pink; formerly the second Pink Power Ranger. She found her Zeo Crystal in the past in Australia. She was portrayed by Catherine Sutherland
- Tanya Sloan
- Zeo Ranger II – Yellow. When Aisha went for her Zeo Crystal in the past in Africa, she decided that she wanted to help the animals who were sick, and sent Tanya back with the Zeo Crystal in her place. She was portrayed by Nakia Burrise.
- Rocky DeSantos
- Zeo Ranger III – Blue; formerly the second Red Power Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Mexico. He was portrayed by Steve Cardenas.
- Adam Park
- Zeo Ranger IV – Green; formerly the second Black Power Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Korea. He was portrayed by Johnny Yong Bosch.
- Tommy Oliver
- Zeo Ranger V – Red; formerly the Green and White Power Rangers. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in the American Southwest. He was portrayed by Jason David Frank.
- Trey of Triforia
- The original Gold Zeo Ranger. The prince of the planet of Triforia, a planet where everyone has identical triplets. He gave the Zeo Rangers their Super Zeozords when he had to leave to his planet, again. He was portrayed by Ted, Tim, and Tom DiFillippo and voiced by Brad Hawkins in his first appearances.
- Jason Lee Scott
- The second Gold Zeo Ranger; formerly the original Red Power Ranger. When Trey of Triforia had to return to his home planet, Tommy went and found Jason to take the place of the Gold Zeo Ranger while he was gone. He was portrayed by Austin St. John.
[edit] Allies
| Actor | Character |
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| Robert L. Manahan | Zordon |
| Richard Steven Horvitz | Alpha 5 (Voice, Credited as Richard Wood) |
| David Yost | Billy Cranston |
| Richard Genelle | Ernie |
| Paul Schrier | Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeier |
| Jason Narvy | Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch |
| Gregg Bullock | Lieutenant Jerome Stone |
| Cestria and the Aquitian Rangers | |
| Derek Stephen Prince | Auric the Conqueror (Voice, Uncredited) |
[edit] Villains
[edit] Machine Empire
• The Royal House of Gadgetry
| Actor | Character |
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| David Stenstrom | King Mondo (Voice) |
| Alex Borstein | Queen Machina (Voice) |
| Barbara Goodson | Prince Sprocket/Orbus (Voices) |
| Oliver Page | Klank (Voice) |
| Douglas Sloan | Prince Gasket (Voice, Uncredited) |
| Melora Harte | Archerina (Voice, Uncredited) |
| Lex Lang | Louie Kaboom (Voice, Uncredited) |
List of Power Rangers: Zeo monsters
[edit] Other Villains
| Actor | Character |
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| Ed Neil | Lord Zedd |
| Robert Axelrod | Lord Zedd/Finster (Voices) |
| Bob Papenbrook | Rito Revolto (Voice) |
| Kerrigan Mahan | Goldar (Voice) |
| Carla Perez | Rita Repulsa |
| Barbara Goodson | Rita Repulsa (voice) |
[edit] Arsenal
- Zeonizers: Interlocking, wrist-mounted devices that harness the energy of the Zeo Crystal, and empower the Zeo Zords. These devices allowed the Rangers to morph once the leader proclaimed "It's Morphin' Time!" (reused from the previous 3 seasons), followed by the team connecting the devices and calling out the phrases listed below.
- "Zeo Ranger I – Pink!"
- "Zeo Ranger II – Yellow!"
- "Zeo Ranger III – Blue!"
- "Zeo Ranger IV – Green!"
- "Zeo Ranger V – Red!"
- Zeo Blaster: The amalgamation of the five core Rangers' weapons, a Zeo Pistol and a Zeo Blade. It could fire powerful blasts of energy to destroy opponents.
- Zeo Blade/Laser Pistol: Standard Zeo Ranger side-arms that can be combined for extra power.
- Zeo Sword: Red Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
- Zeo Hatchets: Green Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
- Zeo Axes: Blue Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
- Zeo Double Clubs: Yellow Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
- Zeo Shield: Pink Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
- Golden Power Staff: Gold Zeo Ranger's personal weapon, capable of firing laser blasts. The Staff allowed the Gold Zeo Ranger to morph once he called out "Gold Ranger Power!"
- Zeo Cannon: A powerful cannon that draws its power from all the Zeo Rangers.
- Defender Wheel: Any of the Rangers can enter this giant wheel and launch themselves at an opponent, destroying them in a spinning mass of energy.
- Zeo Jet Cycles: Five vehicles used for offroad transportation that come in handy when the teleportation system is offline.
[edit] Zords
Billy and Alpha 5 built the Zeozords after the Ninjazords and Shogunzords were destroyed. The Red Battlezord was created with the Battle Borg technology, and was controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V − Red, through telepathic link. Pyramidas was the Gold Zeo Ranger's sole Zord, and acted as a Carrier Zord. Trey of Triforia also supplied the Zeo Rangers with the Super Zeozords and the Warrior Wheel.
- Zeo Ultrazord
- Pyramidas, controlled by Trey and then Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger
- Zeo Megabattlezord
- Red Battlezord, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red 1
- Zeo Megazord
- Zeozord I, controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I - Pink
- Zeozord II, controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow
- Zeozord III, controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III - Blue
- Zeozord IV, controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV - Green
- Zeozord V, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red
- Super Zeo Megazord 1
- Super Zeozord I, controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I - Pink
- Super Zeozord II, controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow
- Super Zeozord III, controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III - Blue
- Super Zeozord IV, controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV - Green
- Super Zeozord V, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red
- Warrior Wheel, controlled by Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger
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1 The Super Zeo Megazord and the Red Battlezord could be housed within Pyramidas instead of the Zeozords to become the Super Zeo Ultrazord, as well.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Airdate | Episode Title |
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| 1 | 1996-04-20 | "A Zeo Beginning, Part I" |
| 2 | 1996-04-23 | "A Zeo Beginning, Part 2" |
| 3 | 1996-04-24 | "The Shooting Star" |
| 4 | 1996-04-25 | "Target Rangers" |
| 5 | 1996-04-27 | "For Cryin' Out Loud " |
| 6 | 1996-04-29 | "Rangers in the Outfield" |
| 7 | 1996-04-30 | "Every Dog has its Day" |
| 8 | 1996-05-01 | "The Puppet Blaster" |
| 9 | 1996-05-02 | "Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers" |
| 10 | 1996-05-04 | "Graduation Blues" |
| 11 | 1996-05-06 | "A Few Bad Seeds" |
| 12 | 1996-05-07 | "Instrument of Destruction" |
| 13 | 1996-05-08 | "Mean Screen" |
| 14 | 1996-05-11 | "Mr. Billy's Wild Ride" |
| 15 | 1996-05-13 | "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part I" |
| 16 | 1996-05-14 | "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part II" |
| 17 | 1996-05-15 | "There's no Business like Snow Business, Part III" |
| 18 | 1996-05-16 | "Inner Spirit" |
| 19 | 1996-05-18 | "Challenges" |
| 20 | 1996-05-20 | "Found and Lost" |
| 21 | 1996-09-09 | "Brother, can you spare an Arrowhead?" |
| 22 | 1996-09-10 | "Trust in Me" |
| 23 | 1996-09-11 | "It Came from Angel Grove" |
| 24 | 1996-09-12 | "Bulk Fiction" |
| 25 | 1996-09-13 | "Song Sung Yellow" |
| 26 | 1996-09-16 | "Game of Honor" |
| 27 | 1996-09-17 | "The Power of Gold" |
| 28 | 1996-09-19 | "A Small Problem" |
| 29 | 1996-09-20 | "Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise" |
| 30 | 1996-09-23 | "Rock-a-Bye Power Rangers" |
| 31 | 1996-09-27 | "Do I Know You?" |
| 32 | 1996-10-03 | "Revelations of Gold" |
| 33 | 1996-10-04 | "A Golden Homecoming" |
| 34 | 1996-10-09 | "Mondo's Last Stand" |
| 35 | 1996-10-11 | "Bomber in the Summer" |
| 36 | 1996-10-23 | "Scent of a Weasel" |
| 37 | 1996-10-25 | "The Lore of Auric" |
| 38 | 1996-10-31 | "The Ranger who Came in from the Gold" |
| 39 | 1996-11-05 | "The Joke's on Blue" |
| 40 | 1996-11-06 | "Where in the World is Zeo Ranger 5?" |
| 41 | 1996-11-07 | "King for a Day, Part I" |
| 42 | 1996-11-08 | "King for a Day, Part II" |
| 43 | 1996-11-11 | "A Brief Mystery of Time" |
| 44 | 1996-11-14 | "A Mystery to Me" |
| 45 | 1996-11-15 | "Another Song and Dance" |
| 46 | 1996-11-20 | "Rangers of Two Worlds, Part I" |
| 47 | 1996-11-21 | "Rangers of Two Worlds, Part II" |
| 48 | 1996-11-22 | "Hawaii Zeo" |
| 49 | 1996-11-23 | "Good as Gold" |
| 50 | 1996-11-27 | "A Season to Remember" |
| Preceded by Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers |
Power Rangers 1996 |
Succeeded by Power Rangers: Turbo |
| Power Rangers |
|---|
| Television series |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers • Alien Rangers • Zeo • Turbo • Space • Lost Galaxy • Lightspeed Rescue • Time Force |
| Wild Force • Ninja Storm • Dino Thunder • S.P.D. • Mystic Force • Operation Overdrive |
| Movies |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie |
| Characters |
| Rangers • Zords • Villains • Enemy grunts • Monsters • Other Characters |
| Related series from Saban Entertainment |
| VR Troopers • Masked Rider • Big Bad Beetleborgs • The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog • Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation |
| Other related series |
| Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad • Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills |
| See also |
| Fox Kids • ABC Kids • ABC Family • Toon Disney • Jetix • Saban • Disney • Super Sentai |
