Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 1)
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 1 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX (Fox Kids) |
| Original run | August 28, 1993 – May 23, 1994 |
The first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American television series created by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, which began transmissions on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids Network. The fictional series follows events in the lives of five, later six, teenagers with superpowers, who were chosen by the wise sage Zordon to become Power Rangers in order to stop the evil Rita Repulsa from taking over the planet Earth. The first season included 60 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 23, 1994. The first season of MMPR uses footage and elements from the Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.
The season's stories focus on five teenagers: Jason Lee Scott(Austin St. John), Trini Kwan(Thuy Trang), Zachary "Zack" Taylor(Walter Emanuel Jones), Kimberly Ann Hart(Amy Jo Johnson), and William "Billy" Cranston(David Yost), who are given the ability to morph into "Power Rangers" by Zordon (David Fielding) in order to put a stop to Rita Repulsa's (Machiko Soga, voice of Barbara Goodson) evil schemes. Later during the season, Thomas "Tommy" Oliver (Jason David Frank) is introduced as a villain, but later becomes the sixth member and second-in-command of the team. Together they continue to foil Rita's plans along with her henchmen Goldar (Sakamoto), her second in command, Squatt and Baboo (Watanabe, Kusaka) the bumbling duo, and Finster (Iiboshi), the maker of most of their monsters. Meanwhile, Bulk and Skull (Paul Schrier, Jason Narvy) act as comic relief, at Angel Grove High, where the Rangers attend high school.
Episodes
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Day of the Dumpster" | Adrian Carr | Tony Oliver & Shuki Levy | August 28, 1993 | 101 |
| When two astronauts come across a strange dumpster on the moon, they open it, accidentally releasing Rita Repulsa and her minions: Goldar, Squatt, Baboo, and Finster. Rita then sets her eyes on the nearest planet: Earth. Meanwhile, at a local youth center in Angel Grove, California, viewers are introduced to "teenagers with attitude" Jason Lee Scott, Trini Kwan, Zack Taylor, Kimberly Hart, and Billy Cranston. Within the California desert, at the Command Center, Zordon and Alpha 5 are alerted of Rita's escape and teleport the five to the Command Center. After receiving Power Morphers, the teens morph into the Power Rangers and take on Goldar and the Putty Patrol. Also making their debuts are the bullying but laughable Bulk, his friend the likewise bullying but also laughable Skull, and Juice Bar proprietor Ernie. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "High Five" | Adrian Carr | Steve Kramer | September 7, 1993 | 102 |
| After seeing Jason climb a rope at Ernie's Juice Bar, Trini reveals to the other Ranger teens that she is terrified of heights. Billy then unveils his latest invention: wrist communicators with which the rangers can contact Zordon and also teleport to the Command Center. On the moon, Rita decides to trap the rangers in a time warp the same way she did Zordon. Squatt and Baboo send a rigged toy rocket to Earth that activates the time warp. Rita has Finster create the zombie-like Bones monster to control the time warp. Zordon sends the teens to defeat a small band of Putties. During the fight, Billy gets chased to the top of a cliff, and Trini must face her fears to go up and save him. With the Putty Patrol retreating, the Rangers morph to confront Bones but are sucked into the time warp. Bones is destroyed but Rita sends down a giant, which then grabs hold of Jason. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Teamwork" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 8, 1993 | 103 |
| Kimberly and Trini attempt to close down a hazardous waste dump. Little do they know Rita is behind the dump site and plans to destroy the earth by pollution. The two girls are soon ambushed by the Putty Patrol. Rita unleashes the powerful Mighty Minotaur onto Earth to keep the others busy. The boys are forced to morph and confront the Minotaur first. He proves to be an overwhelming opponent, and Rita decides to use her wand to make him grow. Trini and Kimberly are able to defeat the putties, and the Rangers summon their Dinozords. Predicting defeat, Zordon recalls them back to the Command Center and awards the Rangers special weapons: Jason wields the Power Sword, Trini the Power Daggers, Billy the Power Lance, Kimberly the Power Bow, and Zack the Power Axe. Working as a team, and combining their new arsenal into the "Power Blaster," will destroy the Mighty Minotaur. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Pressing Engagement" | Adrian Carr | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling | September 9, 1993 | 104 |
| At the Juice Bar, Jason is trying to break Bulk's bench-pressing record, but is unable to do so. Doubting his ability to succeed, the other Ranger teens Kimberly and Zack try to comfort him but have mixed success. At the Moon Palace, Rita decides to isolate Jason from the other Rangers by sending to earth the King Sphinx. Using his powerful wings, the monster blows Kimberly and, soon after, Zack away from the fight, leaving Jason alone. After teleporting himself and Jason to a desert, the Sphinx is joined by Goldar. After regrouping with Billy and Trini the teens arrive at the Command Center and witness first-hand Jason's struggle with a grown Goldar and Sphinx. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Different Drum" | Jeff Reiner | Julianne Klemm | September 10, 1993 | 105 |
| Kimberly teaches a dance class at the juice bar. Melissa, a young girl who cannot hear Kimberly's commands, starts to run into the other girls. Embarrassed because of her impaired hearing, Melissa leaves the group. Rita decides that music is the perfect way to conquer the Rangers. She summons Gnarly Gnome, a garden gnome with a magical accordion, and sends him to Earth. Gnarly Gnome's music hypnotizes some of the girls from the dancing class, and they are lured to a cave. Thankfully, Melissa is unaffected by the spell and rushes to tell Kimberly and the other Ranger teens, and leads them to the cave. The girls are rescued and the Rangers confront the "overgrown garden ornament." | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Food Fight" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | September 4, 1993 | 106 |
| Ernie hosts a "Cultural Food Fair" at the juice bar, and the Rangers help out, offering foods from around the world to patrons. When Bulk and Skull arrive, they turn the peaceful fair into a full-on food fight. Rita is inspired by this madness and generates Pudgy Pig, a wicked monster that is always hungry. Pudgy Pig will deplete the entire world of its food supply in 48 hours unless the Rangers can thwart him. Problems arise when the villain eats the group's Power Weapons, but Trini notices that Pudgy Pig cannot stand the taste of spicy foods. She devises a trap that hopefully will expel the weapons from the porker. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Big Sisters" | Jeff Reiner | Gary Glasberg & Shuki Levy | September 30, 1993 | 107 |
| Kim and Trini get the task of being "big sisters" to a mischievous little girl named Maria. At her palace Rita soon discovers a chest containing the Power Eggs, magic eggs with the power to conquer all. None of Rita's hench-beasts, however, can open it, and nor can Rita herself. It is discovered that only the innocence of a child will release the eggs. Rita kidnaps the bratty child, with the intent of using her to open the chest. The Rangers end up facing the Chunky Chicken monster to save the annoying girl. All of this, plus, Billy unveils his specially modified VW Beetle, which he calls the RADBUG. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "I, Eye Guy" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John | September 14, 1993 | 109 |
| Billy's young protege, Willie, has created his best invention yet: a hologame, which he enters into a science fair. Bulk and Skull happen upon the science fair and cause trouble. While the teens resolve the situation rather humorously, the commotion leads Willie to be disqualified. Disheartened, Willie flees, but is kidnapped by Eye Guy, a monster who plans to steal his vast intelligence. The teens morph into action but soon find out Eye Guy will not be easily defeated. Even the combined Power Blaster cannot destroy this monster. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "For Whom the Bell Trolls" | Robert Hughes | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Stewart St. John | September 15, 1993 | 111 |
| Trini brings her favorite doll, an elf named Mr. Ticklesneezer, to Angel Grove High for Hobby Week. This catches the eye of Rita, who has the doll stolen and turned into a real monster. Ticklesneezer goes around shrinking everything, from buildings to trains, even Billy and Trini, and collecting them in bottles. Can the Rangers rescue their friends and bring an end to this nightmare? | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday, Zack" | Jeff Reiner | Stewart St. John | September 16, 1993 | 112 |
| The Ranger teens and Ernie plan a surprise party at the Juice Bar for Zack. The secrecy leads him to believe that they have all forgotten about his birthday. Rita shows that she cares--about seeing to it that he never again lives to celebrate any others, that is--by sending down a special treat, a vicious black armored monster known as Knasty Knight. Zack soon finds out he is way over his head. Happy Birthday indeed. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "No Clowning Around" | Adrian Carr | Mark Hoffmeier | September 17, 1993 | 113 |
| The Rangers attend a fair at Angel Grove Park, along with Trini's cousin Sylvia. One particular clown, named Pineapple, lures Sylvia away from Trini when she is not looking. When Trini catches up with Sylvia, she witnesses Pineapple turn Sylvia into a cardboard cutout. The fair proves to be a trap for the Rangers, as they soon find out when the Putty Patrol arrive. Trini takes Sylvia to Billy's lab to try to return Sylvia to normal. When all the Putties are dealt with, the Rangers confront Pineapple, who reveals himself as Pineoctopus, Finster's latest creation. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Power Ranger Punks" | David Blyth | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1993 | 121 |
| The gang is playing a game of volleyball when Baboo appears above the field. Without being noticed, he slips an odd red potion into the glasses of water lying on a bench. Kimberly and Billy drink the water, and suddenly start acting like real punks. Rita plots to use the divided Rangers to allow her latest monster, the Terror Toad, to destroy the town. Alpha must journey to another dimension to find a special singing squash, as only its juice can restore Billy and Kimberly to their right minds. Alpha must hurry because Jason is fighting Terror Toad alone, as Trini and Zack were already devoured. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Peace, Love and Woe" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | September 21, 1993 | 128 |
| The teens are preparing for the school dance and everyone has a date except one Blue Ranger. Billy then bumps into a brainy girl named Marge, and the two hit it off immediately. But Rita's ally, Madame Woe, mistakes Marge for a Power Ranger and captures her. The actual Rangers come to her rescue, but can they save her or will Billy remain dateless for the upcoming dance? Meanwhile after Bulk crashes in the cake for the dance, he and Skull try to use disguises to sneak into the Youth Center to keep a low profile, but Ernie quickly catches both of them, and they are forced to pay for the cake if they want to return. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Foul Play in the Sky" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy | September 22, 1993 | 110 |
| Kim goes for flying lessons with her pilot uncle Steve, with Bulk and Skull tagging along. Rita's henchman Squatt spikes Steve's drink with a sleeping potion, which kicks into effect while in the skies over Angel Grove. Kim nervously takes over flying the four-seater plane, but even with a little guidance from Alpha 5, can she land safely? Meanwhile, her teammates face the dreaded Snizard. To make matters worse, the bow and arrow Kim wields as the Pink Ranger are the only means of destroying the Snizard. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Dark Warrior" | Terence H. Winkless | Jeff Deckman & Ronnie Sperling and Mark Hoffmeier | September 28, 1993 | 129 |
| Fed up with being picked on by the likes of Bulk and Skull, Billy decides to re-enroll in Jason's Karate class. Meanwhile, Trini's Uncle Howard arrives to visit her. Howard is a scientist and also a very experienced martial artist. Rita, meanwhile, is more interested in Howard's new invisibility formula and sends a squad of Putties to kidnap Trini's uncle and hold him for ransom. Rita's latest monster, the Dark Warrior, is dispatched to fight the Ranger teens. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Switching Places" | Jeff Reiner | Shuki Levy & Steve Kramer | October 4, 1993 | 108 |
| Billy has invented a machine that reads minds, which he tests out on himself and Kimberly. Unknown to him, however, Squatt has tampered with the machine and as a result Kimberly's mind ends up in Billy's body and vice versa, driving the two at each other's throats. Rita then sends down the Genie to further complicate things. With Kimberly and Billy's minds boggled, how can they work as a team to bottle up this fiend? In A B-Story, Bulk and Skull attempt to exploit Billy's mind-reading machine for their own gain, but finds their minds switched as well. Aftereffects of the mind-switch on Kim include the former stereotypical valley girl revealing a cunning, clever, and intutitive side and becoming deeper and kind-hearted. Those on Billy are not immediately apparent. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Green with Evil, Part I: Out of Control" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 5, 1993 | 114 |
| The new kid in town, Tommy Oliver, has martial arts skills that rival Jason's. This catches the eye of Rita Repulsa and her master plan to destroy the Power Rangers once and for all is prepared. She kidnaps Tommy, puts him under her spell, and by giving him a power coin of her own transforms him into the Evil Green Ranger. After infiltrating the Command Center and disabling both Alpha and Zordon, Tommy bests the Rangers in battle, sending them in retreat back to their damaged headquarters. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Green with Evil, Part II: Jason's Battle" | Robert Hughes | Tom Wyner & Cheryl Saban and Stewart St. John | October 6, 1993 | 115 |
| With the Command Center still incapacitated from the Green Ranger's attack, and reeling from their first true defeat, Billy and Trini attempt to restore operations with Zordon to learn some answers about their mysterious foe. Meanwhile, Rita gives Tommy the Sword of Darkness, which acts as a catalyst for keeping him under her spell permanently. After he meets with Jason, Tommy then teleports the Red Ranger to the Dark Dimension. Trapped, with no way out, no way of morphing, and no way of contacting his teammates, Jason faces Goldar alone. Back on Earth, the remaining Rangers face the Green Ranger again. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Green with Evil, Part III: The Rescue" | Robert Hughes | Mark Ryan & Stewart St. John | October 7, 1993 | 116 |
| Jason continues his struggle with Goldar in the Dark Dimension, and eventually, the Green Ranger as well. Luckily, in the nick of time, Billy is able to lock onto his signal and teleports him to safety. But with Zordon still lost, the victory is bittersweet at best. To make things worse, Rita summons Scorpina, a female warrior with a nasty sting. She fights the Rangers but is recalled by Rita as she reveals her master plan for permanently ridding the Rangers of their Zords. Phase One: Lure the supergroup out by unleashing a fully grown Goldar. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Green with Evil, Part IV: Eclipsing Megazord" | Robert Hughes | Cindy McKay & Stewart St. John | October 8, 1993 | 117 |
| Watching Goldar demolish the city via the viewing globe, the Rangers have no choice but to morph and activate Megazord--all part of Rita's plan. A spell eclipses the sun and cuts off Megazord's solar power reserves. Using her magic wand, Rita grows Scorpina and, soon after, the Green Ranger. The Megazord soon falls to the trio of evil. The Zords separate and scatter into a burning chasm opened by Repulsa. With their fighting spirit diminished, the Rangers return to the Command Center, where the true identity of the Green Ranger is soon revealed. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Green with Evil, Part V: Breaking the Spell" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | October 9, 1993 | 118 |
| Tommy is revealed to be the Green Ranger, and Jason plans to break the spell holding him under Rita's control. Her endgame now realized, Rita brings forth the ancient Green Dragonzord from Angel Grove bay. It begins to rampage through the city. The Rangers, helpless without their zords, watch the destruction unfold. Zordon's transmission is finally reestablished. The Megazord is recovered and victoriously faces the Dragonzord. With the Zord incapacitated, Tommy is confronted in a climactic swordfight by Jason. Will the Red Ranger succeed in severing the hold Rita has on Tommy...or will he be irreversibly lost to evil? | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Trouble with Shellshock" | David Blyth | Stewart St. John & Julianne Klemm | October 11, 1993 | 119 |
| On the moon while Rita naps, Baboo and Squatt take charge by making their own monster, a turtle with a stoplight on his back named Shellshock. This monster when dispatched proves to be a terrible menace to the Rangers and uses his go beam to put Trini in perpetual motion, speeding her away. Flashing his stop beam freezes Billy, Zack and Kim, leaving Jason to stop Shellshock. Fortunately for him, he is not completely alone, as newcomer Tommy and his Dragonzord join the fight. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Robert Hughes | Steve Kramer | October 12, 1993 | 120 |
| Trini and Billy petition to save the Forest Spirit Statue from demolition. It supposedly protects the woods from nasty bug infestations. Rita swipes the statue and replaces it with a lookalike, which hides her Spidertron monster within. Zack brings his young Hip-Hop Kido class to the park to work out nearby, and all but the Zack are put under a sleeping spell by Spidertron, who soon reveals himself. Alas for Zack, he has a deathly fear of bugs, especially spiders. Jason and company morph into action and the eight-legged menace grows. This results in the need to employ a new zord combination in this fight, Dragonzord in Battle Mode. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Spit Flower" | David Blyth | Peggy Nicoll | October 19, 1993 | 122 |
| Kimberly is given the task of designing a flower float for the big Angel Grove parade. But Putties drop by the Juice Bar and trash it before she can turn the design in. Kim frets over losing it, and soon has to face the evil flesh-eating, blossom-spewing Spit Flower monster. To make matters worse the Rangers's own zords fail in stomping it, and even Tommy's powerful Dragonzord is useless in wilting this flower. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Life's a Masquerade" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | October 30, 1993 | 123 |
| A costume party is in progress at the Youth Center. Rita uses this distraction to mine a special clay on Earth, from which she plans to create a breed of Super Putties. She sends her own version of the Frankenstein Monster to the party, and he is immediately mistaken for Tommy. Billy, dressed as the detective Sherlock Holmes, investigates and finds that Franke is no Tommy. This means that the time has come to morph. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Gung Ho!" | Robert Hughes | Mark Hoffmeier | October 25, 1993 | 124 |
| Jason and Tommy team-up for an upcoming Team Ninja competition at the Youth Center. However, they have trouble working together, as both are used to sparring one-on-one. Rita then unleashes the Super Putties. As the other Rangers fight the nigh-invincible clay soldiers, Zordon sends Jason and Tommy off to retrieve new weapons. They face a strange metal creature known as Titanus, and must learn teamwork in the face of adversity...or both of them will be killed. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Wheel of Misfortune" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Ryan & Cheryl Saban | November 1, 1993 | 127 |
| The Ranger teens are involved with a stage play of Rumpelstiltskin at Angel Grove High. An antique spinning wheel that had belonged to Kim's grandmother is used as a prop, which leaves it in a position to be captured by Rita's goons, who turn it into the evil Wheel Of Destruction. The Rangers have to attempt to bring a stop to the giant wheel, and do so without ruining Kim's family heirloom. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Island of Illusion, Part I" | Terence H. Winkless | Chris Schoon & Shuki Levy | November 2, 1993 | 125 |
| Prior to an upcoming dance competition, Zack, despite his usual smooth moves, has a heavy case of self-doubt. Rita is inspired, and aims to send the six Rangers to her very own transdimensional island, where a person's worst fears become reality. She summons the celestial being known as Lokar to aid in this task, and with his wicked Mutitis creature, either the Megazord has to prove to be a match, or the Rangers will be island-bound. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Island of Illusion, Part II" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John & Chris Schoon and Shuki Levy | November 3, 1993 | 126 |
| Trapped on the strange Island of Illusion, each of the six Ranger teens comes face to face with their own worst fears. The island's only inhabitant, an elf named Quagmire, appears and offers them rhyming reminders of self-confidence, but whether he is friend or foe is not immediately clear. Even if they can get off the island, the team will still have to face a second round against Mutitis...and they may not last that second round. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "The Rockstar" | Terence H. Winkless | Peggy Nicoll | November 4, 1993 | 130 |
| Jason and his young cousin Jeremy become embroiled in a plot by Rita and Scorpina to capture the powerful Mirror of Destruction, while Zack takes the others on a driving trip outside Angel Grove. A Rockstar monster rounds out the cast. Jason is pummeled to the ground by this lobbing rock, and the others are recalled from holiday to rescue him. Jeremy finds the mirror and, to his amazement, he finds that it can shatter Putties. This, however, also makes him a target for Scorpina. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "Calamity Kimberly" | Terence H. Winkless | Tom Wyner & Julianne Klemm | November 5, 1993 | 131 |
| Kimberly wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and begins to have an extremely bad day. It becomes worse when Rita sends the Samurai Fan Man down to Earth. He traps the bad-haired, ratty-clothed, annoyed Kim inside an urn, connected to another dimension. The Power Rangers race against the clock to free her before she is permanently lost inside it. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "A Star is Born" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 15, 1993 | 132 |
| While Tommy is busy competing with Bulk for a role on a Karate commercial, the other Rangers take to the beach for some fun in the sun. Rita takes a day off, leaving Goldar to send a double threat: the cocooning menace of Scorpina's pet worm, and the baseball-fevered Babe Ruthless. | ||||||
| 33 | 33 | "The Yolk's on You!" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | November 16, 1993 | 133 |
| Finster creates the Fang monster for Rita's birthday. The newborn beast becomes enraged, however, when Baboo and Squatt eat his delicious rare "Gooney Bird" eggs. Goldar lies to Fang, pinning the blame on the Rangers, turning his anger toward them, and it is no certainty whether they stand a chance without Tommy, whom Putties captured while he was on the way to Angel Grove High's big talent show. | ||||||
| 34 | 34 | "The Green Candle, Part I" | Robert Hughes | Mark McKain & Stewart St. John | November 17, 1993 | 134 |
| Rita plans to use a magic candle, which, once burned out, will drain Tommy of the Green Ranger powers. Goldar then kidnaps Tommy and holds him in the Dark Dimension. The other five Rangers arrive at the Command Center trying to devise a plan to rescue Tommy. However, a monster in disguise as Dragonzord called the Cyclops becomes the focus of their attention. They battle the impostor. Meanwhile, Tommy manages to escape and calls for the real Dragonzord, and the monster escapes. Back at the Command Center, Zordon explains the whole situation to the Rangers. While still under her spell Tommy came into contact with the wax. Once the candle burns out, his powers will return to Rita. | ||||||
| 35 | 35 | "The Green Candle, Part II" | Robert Hughes | Gary Glasberg & Stewart St. John | November 18, 1993 | 135 |
| Zordon explains that someone must enter the Dark Dimension and retrieve the candle if they are to save Tommy's powers, and Jason volunteers. With Billy's help, Alpha discovers a doorway between dimensions. The Rangers find the location and set up a device to open the doorway, Jason enters and encounters Goldar. Rita sends the Cyclops back to earth to lure Tommy out. With the Rangers detained, Tommy battles the one-eyed giant himself, and in his weakened state, he is soon overpowered. Jason is forced to abandon the collection of the candle and the Rangers morph to Tommy's aid. The Rangers succeed in destroying Cyclops, but the victory is bittersweet as the candle has burned out. | ||||||
| 36 | 36 | "Birds of a Feather" | Robert Hughes | Julianne Klemm | November 22, 1993 | 136 |
| Rita sends down the deadly 40-story-tall Hatchasaurus, commanded by Cardiotron. The Dinozord manages to defeat this large bird/dinosaur hybrid. But he reforms, and in reforming, he becomes more deadly, easily trashing the Megazord. To make matters worse, Rita also casts a binding spell on Dragonzord, disabling it. Jason decides to confront Cardiotron by jumping inside the Hatchasaurus. Now possessing the Dragon Coin and by calling for the Dragon Shield and Dagger, Jason armors up and attempts to break the hold over Tommy's former zord. Bulk and Skull attempt to use Biff to intimidate Kameron at a karate tournament, but the boy learns a valuable lesson in respect and being a good sport. | ||||||
| 37 | 37 | "Clean-Up Club" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 23, 1993 | 137 |
| Angel Grove City is polluted, and so the rangers come together to become a clean-up club. Rita decides to end the Rangers's plight and releases the Polluticorn. Jason uses the Dragon Shield for the last time in defeating this mythical terror. Skull attempts to film Bulk in a positive light, but ends up embarrassing him in front of their class after watching their tape. | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | "A Bad Reflection on You" | Robert Hughes | Peggy Nicoll | November 27, 1993 | 138 |
| Rita sends a special type of Putty designed to impersonate the Rangers in both of their forms to Angel Grove. Once there, the doppelgängers cough up trouble and our heroes are sent to detention. With the real Rangers in punishment, their doubles are free to wreak havoc. | ||||||
| 39 | 39 | "Doomsday, Part I" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | November 29, 1993 | 139 |
| Angel Grove is hosting a celebration in the park called Power Ranger Day honoring the superheroes. The teens plan to make an appearance, but before they can morph Rita abducts the citizens of Angel Grove, relocates her palace to Earth, and launches a new attack on the city using a War Zord called Cyclopsis with Goldar piloting. The Rangers summon the Zords, but Cyclopsis proves to be a tough opponent and Megazord is soon struggling; calling for Ultrazord power, the Rangers destroy Cyclopsis. However, Rita manages to deal a savage blow by burying Titanus and then summons Lokar to rebuild Goldar's war machine. Up and running, Cyclopsis is stronger than ever and with the Zords damaged, things look bad. | ||||||
| 40 | 40 | "Doomsday, Part II" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | November 30, 1993 | 140 |
| Cyclopsis continues to wreak havoc in Angel Grove with back up from Lokar and the Rangers's Zords are only at half power. Nonetheless they return to the battlefield. Cyclopsis proves too much and severely damages both Megazord and soon after Dragonzord. Rita delivers a great surge of energy from her wand and both zords fade away. Although this is a safety measure to prevent the zords's destruction, the teens are still in full retreat. They fall back to Billy's lab to regroup, where Goldar greets them. After trashing Billy's garage, the teens scramble to the Command Center, where Alpha 5 has some exciting news about the War Zord's main weakness. Tommy returns in a cameo at the end of the episode. | ||||||
| 41 | 41 | "Rita's Seed of Evil" | Robert Hughes | Stewart St. John | February 7, 1994 | 143 |
| For a school project, the Rangers spend the afternoon planting trees in the park. But Rita has some seeds of her own and sends Squatt down to plant her latest monster, the Octoplant. Jason returns to the park to investigate, but the vines of this latest creation soon have him tangled. Bulk and Skull attempt to remove the trees the Rangers planted and moving them elsewhere goes awry and they spend a day being stuck inside a portable toilet. | ||||||
| 42 | 42 | "A Pig Surprise" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 8, 1994 | 141 |
| Our heroes spearhead a drive to find homes for stray animals, including an old lady's pig named Norman. But Norman is no ordinary pig. At Rita's command, he transforms into the infamous Pudgy Pig--an enemy whom the Rangers had fought before. Now the Power Rangers have to stop the reborn Pudgy Pig without harming Norman. Bulk and Skull attempt to take on raising Norman themselves, but after a frightening encounter with Pudgy Pig, they both find themselves scared of pigs. | ||||||
| 43 | 43 | "Something Fishy" | Robert Hughes | Cheryl Saban | February 9, 1994 | 145 |
| Jason, Trini and Zack are looking forward to their scuba diving trip that afternoon, but Billy refuses to accompany them, as he has a huge fear of fish. Kimberly stays behind to keep him company. Rita decides to use Billy's fear to her advantage and tells Finster to send down the Goo Fish. With the other rangers down under, Billy will have to learn to control his fear if he is to can this fish. | ||||||
| 44 | 44 | "Lions & Blizzards" | Robert Hughes | Shell Danielson | February 10, 1994 | 142 |
| The Rangers and their friends win the grand prize at the annual Oddball Games: the Noble Lion Trophy. Rita and Goldar plot to transform the trophy into Goatan the Storm-Bringer. Meanwhile Zack has a date with long-time crush Angela, leaving only four Rangers to deal with this chimera. Bulk and Skull steal the Noble Lion Trophy for themselves, but end up being caught by the Angel Grove PD. | ||||||
| 45 | 45 | "Crystal of Nightmares" | Robert Hughes | Shuki Levy & Douglas Sloan | February 14, 1994 | 144 |
| In preparation for a big upcoming exam in their class, the Rangers go up to the mountain to study together at a cabin belonging to Billy's uncle. Rita devises a plan to activate the Crystal of Nightmares to break the Rangers' self-confidence. While they sleep, Goldar is sent down to Earth to use the crystal. With our heroes stripped of their confidence, are the Power Rangers finished as well? Bulk and Skull attempt to cheat on their test from the Rangers, but winds up with Fs and extended periods of detention in Mr. Caplan's office. | ||||||
| 46 | 46 | "To Flea or Not to Flee" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | February 15, 1994 | 146 |
| The Juice Bar is in trouble and the kids rally to help their bar tender friend, Ernie. Meanwhile, Rita makes a fierce Fighting Flea monster and plants it on a lost dog as well as Jason. Bulk and Skull manages to steal the lost dog away from Jason, but find themselves affected by the fleas and are forced to wear dog collars for a week. | ||||||
| 47 | 47 | "Reign of the Jellyfish" | Terence H. Winkless | Stewart St. John | February 16, 1994 | 147 |
| The kids of Angel Grove High prepare a time capsule for future citizens. But Squatt and Baboo try and steal the capsule for Rita. Rita sends the Jellyfish to challenge our heroes. With its dimension-warping umbrella and corrosive acid spray, this Jellyfish proves to be an utmost terror. | ||||||
| 48 | 48 | "Plague of the Mantis" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | February 17, 1994 | 148 |
| Trini is learning a new style of Kung Fu. Meanwhile, Rita sends down the mighty Mantis monster to challenge Trini's new skills. Bulk and Skull attempt to open up their own brand of Kung Fu called Cockroach Kung Fu, but end up embarrassing themselves in the process. | ||||||
| 49 | 49 | "Return of an Old Friend, Part I" | Worth Keeter | Shell Danielson | February 28, 1994 | 149 |
| At the Angel Grove Youth Center, everyone is celebrating Parents' Day. All the Rangers' parents attend this event. Rita has a brilliant scheme: trap the parents in her Dark Dimension and hypnotize Billy to steal the Dragon Dagger from the Command Center. He gives it to Goldar and makes the Rangers choose between their parents and their Power Coins. But Goldar double crosses the teens and teleports away. When everything seems hopeless, Jason pulls out the Green Power Coin and reveals his own deception. | ||||||
| 50 | 50 | "Return of an Old Friend, Part II" | Worth Keeter | Shell Danielson | March 1, 1994 | 150 |
| Tommy arrives at the Youth Center but is puzzled to find it empty. Then he is teleported to the Command Center. Zordon's plan is to re-energize the dragon coin and bring the Green Ranger back. The transfer is successful and Tommy soon confronts Goldar and retrieves the five power coins. The Power Rangers, back in action with Tommy by their side once again, confront the latest of Finster's creations, Dramole. | ||||||
| 51 | 51 | "Grumble Bee" | John Stewart | Cheryl Saban | April 28, 1994 | 151 |
| Billy is shocked when he gets his first B ever. This gives Rita an idea: she sends Putties to trap some of the Rangers, leaving Billy and Trini to fight the ominous Grumble Bee. | ||||||
| 52 | 52 | "Two Heads Are Better Than One" | John Stewart | Mark Hoffmeier | April 29, 1994 | 152 |
| Jason and Tommy are teaching self-defense lessons to mothers in Angel Grove. Rita sees that they work well as a team when they put their heads together, so Finster makes a two-headed parrot monster. The Rangers are disappointed when they find out that this creature is nearly invincible. Billy points out that since parrots like fruit, they could use that against it. All but Tommy distract the monster while he seeks a specific kind of fruit. Furious, Rita sends Putties to steal all the fruit in the area. A desperate Tommy must think quickly to find a solution before time runs out. | ||||||
| 53 | 53 | "Fowl Play" | John Stewart | Peggy Nicoll | May 2, 1994 | 153 |
| Zack helps out by teaching magic to some day-camp kids, which works a bit of magic on Angela. But Rita makes magic of her own and creates the Peckster to terrorize the city. | ||||||
| 54 | 54 | "Trick or Treat" | Worth Keeter | Daniel J. Sarnoff & Ellen Levy-Sarnoff | May 3, 1994 | 155 |
| Kimberly is chosen to compete against Skull on the hottest TV game show in Angel Grove. Things go well for her until Rita starts a new offensive and the Rangers are called into action. This time they face the Pumpkin Rapper, a hip-hopping terror who takes our heroes to the end of their rope. | ||||||
| 55 | 55 | "Second Chance" | Worth Keeter | Mark Litton | May 4, 1994 | 157 |
| Jason and Zack help Roger practice for the city soccer team and are finding it difficult to teach the discouraged boy. In an effort to "help" Roger, Rita sends the Soccadillo monster to attack them in the park. Meanwhile, Tommy's communicator is taken from him, making it impossible to reach him. | ||||||
| 56 | 56 | "On Fins and Needles" | Worth Keeter | Douglas Sloan | May 5, 1994 | 156 |
| Jason and Tommy volunteer to teach kids the value of teamwork and martial arts. But their teamwork is undermined as Rita casts a spell that turns the heroes against each other. Rita sends down the Slippery Shark to split the Rangers up permanently. | ||||||
| 57 | 57 | "Enter...The Lizzinator" | Worth Keeter | Stewart St. John | May 6, 1994 | 154 |
| Kimberly helps a young friend named Kelly try to make the junior high cheerleading squad. But Rita plans to use Kelly to lure the Rangers into a battle with the muscular Lizzinator. | ||||||
| 58 | 58 | "Football Season" | Terence H. Winkless | Cheryl Saban | May 9, 1994 | 158 |
| Tommy wants to try out for the football team, but knows nothing of it. Ernie teaches Tommy how to play and helps him train for tryouts, but Tommy cannot seem to get the hang of it. Rita decides to help him in the form of Rhinoblaster and some Putties that imprison all the Rangers but him. Knowing that his powers will not last much longer, he challenges the monster, but to no avail. Zordon tells him what he must do to release the Rangers, but this is easier said than done. In the end, Jason, Billy, and Zack actually make the football team, along with Tommy as the star quarterback. | ||||||
| 59 | 59 | "Mighty Morphin' Mutants" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | May 16, 1994 | 159 |
| Rita plans to use the badges of darkness to turn some Putties into Mutant Rangers. Goldar trains six of them at the beach. Five of them pass, but the sixth fails miserably, and is sent away by Goldar. The other five Putties become the Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Green Rangers. Since no one is worthy enough to become a Red Ranger, Rita has Finster create a leader, Commander Crayfish. The Rangers have faced doppelgängers before; however, as Kimberly and Tommy soon find out, this will be no walk in the park. | ||||||
| 60 | 60 | "An Oyster Stew" | Terence H. Winkless | Shell Danielson | May 23, 1994 | 160 |
| Zack is so madly infatuated with Angela that he wants to impress her with a pair of pearl earrings, but can find none that are affordable. Just when he gives up, an unexpected opportunity presents him with exactly what he sought. Little does he know that Rita has plans for his date with Angela, especially when the earrings cast a spell on all but Tommy and Zack. Both must face the Oysterizer, who shoots acidic goo from his stomach. | ||||||
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