60 Fun Facts About Power Rangers

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted on which programming block on August 28, 1993?

Hasbro later declared August 28 National Power Rangers Day in honour of the premiere.

Power Rangers adapts costumes and fight footage from which long-running Japanese franchise?

American actors are spliced in around dubbed Japanese battle scenes rather than the show being a straight dub.

Which producer created Power Rangers after seeing a Sentai show on a hotel TV in Japan?

His 1985 pilot Bio-Man was rejected everywhere; the idea only took off when Fox Kids came along in 1992.

In which fictional California city are the original Power Rangers based?

Later seasons moved to Reefside, Mariner Bay, Blue Bay Harbor and beyond.

Which intergalactic sage picks five 'teenagers with attitude' to become the Power Rangers?

He appears as a giant floating head in an energy tube after Rita trapped him in a time warp.

What is the name of the fretful robot assistant who cries 'Ay-yi-yi'?

Alpha 6 took over when Zordon and Alpha 5 left for Eltar during Turbo.

Rita Repulsa is released after how many years imprisoned in a space dumpster on the Moon?

Two astronauts breach the container; her catchphrase after every defeat was 'I've got such a headache!'

Which five teens make up the original Ranger team?

Rocky, Adam and Aisha from Stone Canyon later replaced Jason, Zack and Trini.

The Rangers' giant assault vehicles combine into a humanoid robot called what?

They are called Zords individually; the Green Ranger's Dragonzord could later join in too.

Rita brainwashes which local teen into becoming the evil Green Ranger?

He nearly destroys the team with Rita's Sword of Darkness before Jason breaks the spell in a duel.

How does Rita slowly drain Tommy of the powers she gave him?

He passes the fading powers to Jason before losing them entirely, then returns as the White Ranger.

When Tommy returns as the White Ranger, which new Zord does he pilot?

He also takes over from Jason as team leader, with a power evil supposedly cannot control.

Which villain, Rita's superior, arrives in season two and throws her back into the space dumpster?

He was an original American creation with no Sentai counterpart, and later married Rita.

Which three teens from Stone Canyon replace Jason, Zack and Trini in season two?

They discovered the Rangers' identities during a battle with Zedd and a magical serpent.

Australian newcomer Katherine Hillard, under Rita's spell, could turn into what?

After breaking free she returned Kimberly's Pink Ninja Power Coin, then took over as the second Pink Ranger.

Kimberly leaves the team to train in Florida for which competition?

She chose Katherine as her replacement, with Zordon's blessing.

What are the full names of comic-relief bullies Bulk and Skull?

In season three they joined the Junior Police Force; the actors were Paul Schrier and Jason Narvy.

Which Japanese series supplied the costumes and footage for the first Mighty Morphin season?

Its Dragon Ranger suit became the Green Ranger, and its villain Bandora became Rita Repulsa.

Rita Repulsa was played on screen in season one by which Japanese actress, via Zyuranger footage?

Barbara Goodson supplied the English voice; Carla Perez played her in later seasons and Elizabeth Banks in the 2017 film.

Which actor played the Green Ranger from 1993 until his death in 2022?

A mixed martial artist off screen, he retired from the franchise in August 2022.

How many different Rangers has Tommy been across the franchise, making him its greatest legend?

Green, White, White Ninja, Zeo Ranger V Red, Red Turbo and Black Dino Ranger, across four teams.

In Dino Thunder, Tommy returns with a PhD in which subject, teaching science at Reefside High?

His business partner Anton Mercer became the villain Mesogog after a lab accident.

Which original Yellow Ranger actress died in a car accident in 2001?

Born in Saigon, she also played a villain in The Crow: City of Angels; the 2023 reunion special is dedicated to her and Jason David Frank.

Kimberly Hart actress Amy Jo Johnson later starred as Jules Callaghan in which Canadian police drama?

She also played Julie Emrick on Felicity and has released four albums.

Who composed the original 'Go Go Power Rangers' theme, as well as the X-Men animated series theme?

He recorded as Aaron Waters and The Mighty Raw and started at Saban as a music engineer.

Which villain, played by Paul Freeman, traps Rita and Zedd in a snow globe in the 1995 Power Rangers movie?

The film was shot around Sydney and Queensland and was the first Power Rangers production with no Sentai footage.

Where was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) filmed?

Bombo Quarry near Sydney stood in for alien Phaedos; the score was played by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

In Power Rangers Zeo, the team fights which mechanical enemy led by King Mondo and Queen Machina?

Billy chose to become technical advisor rather than a Zeo Ranger; the mysterious Gold Ranger turned out to be Trey of Triforia.

Power Rangers Turbo introduced Justin Stewart, a Blue Ranger of what age?

He skipped grades to attend Angel Grove High; the season adapted the car-themed Gekisou Sentai Carranger.

In the finale of Power Rangers in Space, how does the Rangers' mentor end the war against evil?

His good energy turns Zedd, Rita and Divatox human, restores Astronema as Karone and reduces the rest to sand.

Which Lost Galaxy Ranger was the first Ranger ever killed off, after her actress left for leukaemia treatment?

The season was set on the space colony Terra Venture and adapted Seijuu Sentai Gingaman.

Lightspeed Rescue's Titanium Ranger was a franchise first for what reason?

Lightspeed was also a government agency rather than a wizard, recruiting a firefighter, lifeguard, pilot and paramedic.

In Power Rangers Time Force, mutant criminal Ransik escapes from which year to 2001?

Time Force officers Jen, Lucas, Trip and Katie recruit socialite Wes Collins to fill out the team.

Ninja Storm (2003) broke new ground for the franchise in what way?

Production had moved from Los Angeles to Studio West after Wild Force ended.

Who acquired Power Rangers in 2001 as part of a buyout of Fox Family Worldwide?

Disney kept it until 2010, when Haim Saban bought the franchise back for $43 million.

How much did the franchise's creator pay to buy it back in 2010 after nine years under a rival studio?

Eight years later he sold it on to Hasbro for $522 million in cash and stock.

Power Rangers RPM (2009) is set in Corinth, the last city standing against which AI virus?

It was intended as the last season under Disney and was made only because of obligations to Bandai.

Power Rangers Samurai in 2011 was the franchise's first season on which network?

It was also the first season made by Saban Brands after the buyback, adapting Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Which toy company bought Power Rangers in 2018 for more than half a billion dollars?

Bandai had made the toys since 1993 and parted ways the same year.

Which season's second half became the first to premiere exclusively on a streaming service, in 2022?

It moved to Netflix after the previous network deal expired; the following season aired entirely on Netflix in 2023.

Which 2023 season was intended as the final one in the continuity that began in 1993?

Its finale set up the Once & Always reunion; Hasbro then went looking for a new partner to reboot the franchise.

In the 2023 reunion special Once & Always, which robotic villain vaporises Trini?

Zack becomes guardian of Trini's daughter Minh; the title quotes Tommy's line 'once a Ranger, always a Ranger' from the Zeo premiere.

Who played Rita Repulsa in the 2017 Power Rangers film?

Bryan Cranston voiced Zordon and Bill Hader voiced Alpha 5; the film grossed about $142 million on a $100 million budget.

In the 2017 film, the Zeo Crystal turns out to be buried beneath which business?

Rita forces Billy to reveal it and drowns him, only for Zordon to give up his own restoration to revive him.

Which Breaking Bad star played Zordon in the 2017 Power Rangers film?

The film's Blue Ranger is even named Billy Cranston; the character is autistic in the reboot.

Which country's broadcasting authority upheld complaints in 1994 about the show's violence?

Ironically, New Zealand became the show's production home a decade later.

By 2001, how much had the Power Rangers franchise generated in toy sales?

Mighty Morphin alone hit $1 billion in revenue by 1995.

How many seasons did the original Power Rangers series run, from 1993 to 2023?

Bandai handled the toys until 2018; Toei still manages the brand in some Asian markets.

The billionaire creator of Power Rangers was born in 1944 in which city?

The billionaire producer is a major Democratic Party donor and grew up in an Egyptian-Jewish family.

Which Fox Kids president, a former head of Marvel Productions, greenlit Power Rangers in 1992?

Her Marvel background meant she already knew Super Sentai from Toei's Spider-Man deal.

In Zeo, the mysterious Gold Ranger is revealed to be an alien from which planet?

Split into three selves, Trey had to hand his powers to a worthy warrior while he healed.

What do the initials in Power Rangers S.P.D. stand for?

In the Japanese Dekaranger source they meant Special Police Dekaranger, and the original Japanese cast dubbed the American footage.

Which Beast Morphers distinction did the 2019 season hold?

It was the only season made by Hasbro's Allspark studio before it merged into Entertainment One.

Which hangout, run by Ernie, was where the teens gathered between battles?

Ernie dispensed smoothies and advice; Bulk and Skull's schemes usually ended in humiliation there.

Which Zyuranger heritage explains why the original Rangers' Zords are dinosaurs?

They had been in suspended animation for 170 million years when Bandora escaped.

Which Sentai series did Marvel and Stan Lee try and fail to sell to US TV, including HBO, around 1980?

Toei and Marvel had swapped concepts, producing the Japanese Spider-Man series and three Super Sentai shows.

Which Japanese series was playing on Haim Saban's hotel TV, inspiring his rejected 1985 pilot Bio-Man?

Several major US networks rejected the pilot; the idea only took off at Fox Kids in 1992.

On what date is 'National Power Rangers Day', declared by Hasbro in 2018?

It marks the anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' 1993 broadcast premiere.

Why was Power Rangers briefly banned in Malaysia?

The show eventually aired there without the offending word in its title.

Which 2008 season was originally meant to be the last, before Bandai obligations forced RPM?

RPM ended on 26 December 2009 and Disney stopped production, until Saban bought the franchise back in 2010.