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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ( MMPR ) es una serie de televisiónestadounidense de superhéroes que se estrenó el 28 de agosto de 1993 en el bloque de programación Fox Kids . Es la primera entrega de la franquicia Power Rangers y se convirtió en un fenómeno de la cultura pop de la década de 1990 junto con una gran línea de juguetes, figuras de acción y otros productos. [1] El programa adaptó material de archivo de la serie de televisión japonesa Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992-1993), que fue la decimosexta entrega de la franquicia Super Sentai de Toei . [2] La segunda y tercera temporadas del programa extrajeron elementos y material de archivo de Gosei Sentai Dairanger y Ninja Sentai Kakuranger , respectivamente, aunque los trajes de Zyuranger todavía se usaron para el elenco principal en estas dos temporadas. Solo el mecha y el traje de Kiba Ranger (White Ranger) de Dairanger aparecieron en la segunda temporada, mientras que solo el mecha de Kakuranger apareció en la tercera temporada, aunque los trajes de Kakuranger se usaron más tarde para la miniserie Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers . La serie fue producida por MMPR Productions y distribuida por Saban Entertainment , mientras que la mercancía del programa fue producida y distribuida por Bandai Entertainment .

Si bien una línea argumental global continuaría en Power Rangers Zeo , Power Rangers Turbo , Power Rangers in Space y Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (que podrían considerarse respectivamente y de manera extraoficial como la cuarta, quinta, sexta y séptima temporada de la serie original), las series posteriores no serían secuelas o spin-offs en el sentido tradicional, al tener tramas autocontenidas sin una fuerte conexión con la serie original (excepto tener lugar en el mismo universo, no siendo reinicios). Las excepciones serían Power Rangers Dino Thunder , que podría considerarse como una continuación de la serie clásica original al contar con la presencia del personaje Tommy Oliver (el Green Ranger y posteriormente White Ranger, interpretado por Jason David Frank ) como parte del equipo regular de Rangers de la generación de esa serie (en algunas de las otras series el personaje solo hizo participaciones especiales). Otra serie conectada con la serie clásica original sería Power Rangers Operation Overdrive , ya que uno de los principales villanos de esta serie, Thrax, es el hijo de Rita Repulsa y Lord Zedd , principales villanos de la serie clásica.

En 2010, se emitió en ABC Kids una nueva versión de Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , con una nueva apariencia revisada del logotipo original de 1993, gráficos con referencias a cómics y efectos visuales alternativos adicionales, y Bandai produjo juguetes nuevos para coincidir con la serie. Solo se rehicieron los primeros 32 de los 60 episodios de la primera temporada. Fue la última temporada de Power Rangers que se emitió en ABC Kids, ya que Haim Saban volvió a adquirir la franquicia de Disney , quien se hizo cargo de los derechos en 2002. Con el comienzo de Power Rangers Samurai en 2011, la franquicia se había trasladado a Nickelodeon . [3] [4]

La serie original también generó la película Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie , estrenada por 20th Century Fox el 30 de junio de 1995. A pesar de las críticas mixtas, fue un éxito en taquilla, [5] y obtuvo seguidores de culto. En 1997, se estrenó una segunda película titulada Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie como puente entre las series Power Rangers Zeo y Power Rangers Turbo . En 2017, Lionsgate distribuyó una película de reinicio basada en la serie original , simplemente titulada Power Rangers . [6] Debido al fracaso financiero de la película y a la adquisición de la franquicia por parte de Hasbro en 2018, se está desarrollando otro reinicio. [7] [8]

Un especial de televisión titulado Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always conmemoró el 30 aniversario de Mighty Morphin Power Rangers y se estrenó en Netflix el 19 de abril de 2023, con los miembros del elenco que regresaron David Yost , Walter Emanuel Jones , Steve Cardenas , Johnny Yong Bosch , Karan Ashley , Catherine Sutherland , Barbara Goodson y Richard Steven Horvitz , quienes repitieron sus papeles. Charlie Kersh interpretó a Minh, la hija de Trini Kwan y el tercer Ranger Amarillo. [9]

Resumen de la serie

Temporada 1 (1993-1994)

La serie se desarrolla en la ciudad ficticia de Angel Grove , California . [10] En una misión de exploración en la luna, dos astronautas descubren un contenedor extraterrestre (conocido como basurero) y violan la unidad, liberando inadvertidamente a la malvada hechicera alienígena Rita Repulsa y sus secuaces de 10,000 años de confinamiento. Tras su liberación, ella y su ejército de malvados extraterrestres fijaron sus miras en conquistar el planeta más cercano: la Tierra. El sabio Zordon , quien fue responsable de capturar a Rita, luego se da cuenta de su liberación y ordena a su asistente robótico Alpha 5 que seleccione a cinco "adolescentes con actitud" para defender la Tierra de los ataques de Rita. Los cinco adolescentes elegidos son Jason Lee Scott , Kimberly Hart , Zack Taylor , Trini Kwan y Billy Cranston . Zordon les da la capacidad de transformarse en una fuerza de combate sobrehumana conocida como los Power Rangers. Esto les proporciona formidables habilidades y un arsenal de armas, así como colosales vehículos de asalto llamados Zords que pueden combinarse en un robot humanoide gigante conocido como Megazord. [11] [12] [13]

La serie comienza con los cinco adolescentes combatiendo a Rita y su aparentemente interminable variedad de monstruos, mientras también lidian con los típicos problemas adolescentes y se enfrentan a los matones locales Bulk y Skull . Sin embargo, los fracasos consecutivos llevan a Rita a adoptar un nuevo método para conquistar la Tierra y destruir a los Power Rangers: atacarlos con uno de los suyos. Usando su magia, Rita secuestra y le lava el cerebro a un adolescente local cuyas habilidades de lucha demuestran ser iguales a las de Jason en un torneo de artes marciales celebrado en Angel Grove. El nuevo adolescente, Tommy Oliver , pasa las pruebas de Rita y se convierte en el Green Ranger. Confiado con la Espada de la Oscuridad de Rita, la fuente de la continuidad del hechizo maligno del que ha sido víctima, Tommy se acerca peligrosamente a derrotar a los Power Rangers. Después de sabotear el Centro de Comando y cortar la conexión de Zordon con su dimensión, Tommy ayuda a Rita a asestar otro golpe a los Rangers cuando el Megazord pierde su poder en la batalla por un eclipse solar y luego es lanzado a una grieta de lava fundida. Sin embargo, Alpha finalmente logra restablecer la conexión con Zordon, quien luego revive el Megazord. Con él, los Rangers detienen el alboroto de Tommy en Angel Grove con su Dragonzord, y Jason finalmente derrota a Tommy en un duelo uno contra uno al destruir la Espada de la Oscuridad. Ahora libre del hechizo de Rita, Tommy elige usar sus poderes de Green Ranger para ayudar a los Rangers a derrotar al mal que se los dio en primer lugar, y el Dragonzord se reconfigura para permitirle ayudar a formar combinaciones de Zord más poderosas junto con los otros Dinozords. [14]

A medida que pasa el tiempo, Rita se centra en eliminar a Tommy para recuperar los poderes que cree que le pertenecen. Usando una cera especial que fue tocada por Tommy cuando era malvado, Rita usa una vela verde mágica para quitarle lentamente sus poderes, devolviéndoselos. Al final, Tommy pierde sus poderes, pero evita que Rita los recupere transfiriéndolos a Jason quien, sintiéndose culpable por no proteger los poderes de Tommy, los acepta. Sin embargo, Tommy luego regresa al equipo cuando las monedas de poder de los otros Rangers son entregadas a Rita a cambio de sus padres secuestrados. Con la ayuda de Zordon, Tommy recupera sus poderes y recupera con éxito las monedas de poder de los otros Rangers. Sin embargo, los poderes recuperados de Tommy son solo temporales y Zordon debe recargarlos con frecuencia, quien le advierte que los poderes del Ranger Verde finalmente fallarán. A pesar de esto, Tommy sigue decidido a seguir ayudando a los otros Rangers el mayor tiempo posible. [15] [16]

Temporada 2 (1994-1995)

Lord Zedd , un señor de la guerra intergaláctico y superior de Rita, llega al Palacio de la Luna de Rita, donde toma su lugar y la arroja nuevamente a un contenedor de basura espacial. Luego comienza su propia campaña para conquistar la Tierra. Para que los Power Rangers compitan con los monstruos de Zedd, que son superiores a los que Finster hizo por Rita, Zordon y Alpha mejoran los Dinozords en los Thunderzords más poderosos (que se combinan en el Thunder Megazord). Sin embargo, Tommy se ve obligado a conservar el uso del Dragonzord, debido a que sus poderes de Green Ranger son demasiado débiles para soportar un nuevo Zord. [17]

Después de varias derrotas, los ataques de Zedd contra los Rangers se vuelven cada vez más violentos. Centra su atención en eliminar a Tommy, a quien ve como el mayor error de Rita al darle la Moneda de Poder del Dragón. Los poderes del Green Ranger se deterioran rápidamente, pero los esfuerzos de Zedd mejoran el proceso. Tiene éxito con un Cristal Verde especial y lo usa para quitarle por completo los poderes al Green Ranger y potencia a los Dark Rangers de Zedd. Cuando Tommy rompe el cristal, los Dark Rangers son enviados lejos. Tras la pérdida de los poderes del Green Ranger, Zordon y Alpha crean, en secreto, un nuevo White Ranger para ayudar a los otros Rangers en la batalla. Se revela que el White Ranger es Tommy, quien además recibe un nuevo Zord, el Tigerzord, y también se convierte en el nuevo líder de los Power Rangers (reemplazando a Jason), con un poder que no puede ser controlado ni tomado por las fuerzas del mal. [18] [19]

Durante las Pruebas del Equipo Ninja en Angel Grove, los Rangers se hacen amigos de tres adolescentes de Stone Canyon: Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park y Aisha Campbell. Durante una batalla con Zedd y una serpiente mágica, Rocky, Adam y Aisha descubren las identidades de los Rangers y, habiendo sido confiados con su secreto por Zordon, los tres recién llegados se convierten en aliados de los Rangers. [20] Más tarde, Jason, Zack y Trini son seleccionados para representar a Angel Grove en una Conferencia de Paz Mundial en Ginebra, Suiza, y los Rangers se enfrentan a la tarea de encontrar reemplazos. Para transferir los poderes de los Rangers Rojo, Negro y Amarillo, deben encontrar la Espada de la Luz, que se encuentra en un planeta desierto. Zedd los persigue por toda la galaxia en Serpentera, su enorme Zord personal, y destruye la mayor parte del planeta desierto. Serpentera se queda sin energía antes de poder acabar con los Rangers, y regresan a la Tierra sanos y salvos con la Espada de la Luz. Zordon luego elige a Rocky, Adam y Aisha para reemplazar a Jason, Zack y Trini como los Rangers Rojo, Negro y Amarillo, respectivamente. [21]

En algún momento antes de la transferencia de poder, durante el tiempo en que Tommy se estaba convirtiendo en el Ranger Blanco, Rita había regresado a la Tierra y cayó en manos de Bulk y Skull, pero los Rangers la enviaron de regreso al espacio. Más tarde regresa a la Luna mientras los Rangers están en Australia, y con la ayuda de Finster, se hace un "cambio de imagen" especial para obtener un rostro más joven y "bonito". Luego usa una poción de amor en Zedd, quien está en un sueño profundo durante su re-malvado centenario, y él se enamora de ella cuando se despierta. Se casan y unen fuerzas para hacer una amenaza aún más terrible para los Rangers, pero ni siquiera esto puede prepararlos para lo que está por venir. [22]

Temporada 3 (1995)

Rito Revolto , el hermano esquelético de Rita, llega a la Tierra y destruye los Thunderzords de los Rangers y el Tigerzord con la ayuda de un grupo de monstruos. Como resultado, los Dinozords también son destruidos y las Power Coins son dañadas sin posibilidad de reparación. Impertérritos, los Power Rangers buscan la ayuda de Ninjor , el supuesto creador de las Power Coins, quien les da nuevas Ninja Coins, proporcionándoles los Ninjazords aún más poderosos (que se combinan en el Ninja Megazord) y el Falconzord. [23]

Algún tiempo después, una chica australiana llamada Katherine Hillard se muda a Angel Grove. Se hace amiga de los Rangers y muestra un intenso afecto por Tommy. Más tarde se descubre que Rita había capturado a Katherine y la había puesto bajo un poderoso hechizo, dándole la capacidad de transformarse en un gato y en un monstruo felino. Bajo este hechizo, roba la Moneda de Poder Ninja de Kimberly, debilitando enormemente y casi matando a la Ranger Rosa, debido a que su fuerza vital, como la de los otros Rangers, está conectada a su Moneda Ninja. Es durante este tiempo que los Rangers adquieren sus Zords más poderosos: los Shogunzords (que se combinan en el Shogun Megazord), pero solo después de tener que aceptar ayudar a Lord Zedd a destruir Angel Grove y posteriormente traicionarlo. Finalmente, Katherine supera el hechizo maligno de Rita y le devuelve la Moneda de Poder Ninja Rosa a Kimberly. Poco tiempo después, Kimberly tiene la oportunidad de perseguir sus sueños atléticos personales. Con la bendición de Zordon, se va a entrenar para los Juegos Pan Globales y elige a Katherine para reemplazarla como la Ranger Rosa. Aunque su miedo y vacilación iniciales le impiden contribuir plenamente a la lucha contra el mal, Katherine finalmente se siente cómoda y capaz de cumplir con su deber como la segunda Ranger Rosa. [24] [25] [26]

Después de varias batallas más, Zedd y Rita se unen al padre de Rita, Master Vile . Después de sus intentos fallidos de derrotar a los Rangers, revierte el tiempo, convirtiendo a los Rangers en niños sin poderes. Estos eventos culminan en la miniserie Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers y conducen a la siguiente encarnación de la franquicia, titulada Power Rangers Zeo .

Personajes

Guardabosques

Los cinco Power Rangers originales, de izquierda a derecha : Zack, Trini, Jason, Kimberly y Billy.

Personajes secundarios

Antagonistas

Episodios

Temporada 1 (1993-1994)

Temporada 2 (1994-1995)

Season 3 (1995)

Special (2023)

Production

Conception

While on a business trip to Japan, Haim Saban came across a broadcast of Choudenshi Bioman on TV Asahi, later learning of a popular French-language dub aired on Canal+.[32] Based on the franchise's popularity both in and outside of its native country, Saban realized there was potential for an American adaptation. He and his business partner Shuki Levy quickly produced a pilot entitled Bio-Man in August 1986,[33] which featured an early appearance by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos in a leading role.[34] According to Levy, they "shopped it around for at least five years, but nobody wanted it."[35] Saban only found success in 1992, when he found a network executive familiar with Super Sentai, Fox Kids' Margaret Loesch, that during her time with Marvel Productions saw partner Stan Lee trying to sell the Sun Vulcan series to various television stations such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO. Loesch's boss at Fox did not have much faith in the project, only financing a pilot that if unsuccessful, could even lead to Loesch's dismissal. Levy and Saban then began working on the pilot using footage from the latest Sentai season, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger,[36] entitling the pitch Galaxy Rangers. A test screening with an audience of children was successful,[36] and eventually, the pilot was picked up by Fox Kids for a 40-episode order, after which point it would be determined by the network whether or not to renew the series for additional episodes.[35]

Casting

Due to the action-oriented nature of the show, many of the lead actors cast had background in martial arts, dance, or other physically intensive activities. Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and David Yost (Billy) were former competitive gymnasts,[37][38][39] Austin St. John (Jason) held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo,[40] and a first-degree black belt in Judo.[41] Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack) was a dancer and trained in Taekwondo, and Thuy Trang (Trini) was a kung fu practitioner.[42] Actor Jason Narvy (Skull) originally auditioned for the role of Billy.[43]

Filming

The series was shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California.[44] Recurring locations included Grant High School, Placerita Canyon State Park, Puddingstone Reservoir, and Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The House of the Book at Brandeis-Bardin Institute was used as the exterior location for the Command Center.[45] Due to its unusual, futuristic architecture; the building had previously been used in the films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Lawnmower Man.[46]

As part of the initial licensing agreement between Saban and Toei Company, the producers of the Super Sentai, additional footage was filmed in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, and insert shots of the villain characters (particularly those played by Machiko Soga, Ami Kawai, and Hideaki Kusaka)[47] were filmed in order to allow more in-depth, extensive scenes of the villains who would be unable to interact with the main cast due to the nature of the show.[48] The additional footage included close-ups of the actor speaking English-language lines phonetically in order to make the necessary dialogue looping more seamless.[48]

Episodes 39 & 40 (The two part episode Doomsday) were originally intended as the season (and potentially series) finale.[49] According to Paul Schrier, the producers brought Machiko Soga in to film new footage, but she could not mouth the dialogue.[50] Due to the unprecedented success of the show and its merchandising, Fox Kids ordered an additional 20 episodes. Since most of the available stock footage from Zyuranger had been depleted for use in the first 40 episodes of Season 1, Saban commissioned Toei to produce 25 new monster costumes and new battle footage using the existing Zyuranger suits. This new footage has been referred to as "Zyu2" by Power Rangers fans. Saban used 15 of the new monster costumes and their footage for the rest of Season 1 (episodes 41–60), then the remaining ten for the first 13 episodes of Season 2.[51] This became problematic, however, when the Thunderzords were introduced, as they were from Gosei Sentai Dairanger, which resulted in Saban splicing together footage from both "Zyu2" and Dairanger for the Megazord battles in these early Season 2 episodes.

Following production of Season 2's first 20 episodes, Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emanuel Jones left the show over contract disputes.[52] To disguise this incident, a combination of body doubles, voice doubles and stock footage were used to continue featuring the characters Jason, Trini and Zack for eight episodes. The voice doubles were also used for the Ranger costume scenes in the last several episodes that the three actors filmed. The subplot of Jason, Trini and Zack leaving Angel Grove for the World Peace Conference was made to bridge the transition to their replacements.

During the later portion of Season 2 (following Rocky, Adam and Aisha's introduction to the series), the production moved to Sydney, Australia for roughly four months to shoot Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, which was released the following summer before the start of Season 3.

Reception and controversy

Depictions of violence

Despite the success of the series, it was also subject to much controversy from parents who felt the show was too violent for young children. The show had aired before television stations issued content warnings such as parental guidance or fit for viewing persons twelve years or over, the V-chip, and television ratings. In the US, numerous complaints were sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 1993, the Canadian broadcast rights to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were jointly purchased by the YTV cable channel, and the series played to a receptive audience every weekday afternoon on YTV, the latter trailing the American broadcast by several months. However, due to complaints sent to the recently formed Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and a negative assessment from that body over the show's violent content,[53] YTV removed the series from their line-up in November.[54][55][56] Despite not actually being a member of the CBSC, YTV complied and pulled the series before the end of its first season; Global (which was a CBSC member) ultimately did the same. While a phone-in poll was conducted to see if viewers wanted MMPR back on YTV, no further installments of the Power Rangers franchise aired on the network until 2011's Power Rangers Samurai, although commercials for toys and videos were still advertised on it.[57] Later Disney-era versions of the series were broadcast on ABC Family.

In 1994, the New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) upheld several complaints from members of the public about the level of violence in the show. The main concern of those complainants was that the show portrayed violence as the primary means of resolving conflict, and that this was influencing children to behave more violently more frequently. Immediately following the BSA decision, the second season of the show was all but cancelled by Television New Zealand.[55] New Zealand is the only country in the world where this show has been prematurely withdrawn from public broadcast to date.[58] DVD and video releases of the more-recent Power Rangers series that were filmed in New Zealand can be found at The Warehouse, although general sales through video stores and other retailers are scarce. Later series in the Power Rangers franchise, such as Power Rangers: Mystic Force and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury, were filmed in New Zealand, but the programs were still not shown in the country, until 2011, when Samurai premiered.[citation needed]

In mid-October 1994, the murder of Silje Redergård by two of her young friends prompted Swedish-owned TV3 to pull MMPR from its broadcast schedule in all of its market countries. However, MMPR was not related to the event.[59]

Poor work conditions

As a non-union production, members of the original cast were reportedly subject to low pay, long hours, unfair contracts, and a hostile work environment and, as many of the cast were young, aspiring actors, they had no agents or lawyers to protect their interests and they themselves had limited experience in the entertainment industry. Additionally, despite the show's financial success, members of the original cast did not receive royalty payments for re-runs of episodes in which they starred.[60]

Austin St. John, Thuy Trang and Walter Emmanuel Jones were the first to leave the series, citing low pay, in the middle of the second season, and St. John was homeless for a time after leaving.[61] While the reasons for their departure was debated for many years, St. John would confirm in 2014 that the departure was due to the low salaries the stars were being paid; he stated "I could have worked the window at McDonald's and probably made the same money the first season. It was disappointing, it was frustrating, it made a lot of us angry."[52] The actors were receiving non-union pay,[62][63] in the amount of about $60,000 per year without any compensation for merchandising for the show, which was estimated to be worth about $1 billion. Trang, St. John, and Jones were all represented by agent Ingrid Wang,[64] and they requested more compensation and union recognition.[65][62][64][66] Amy Jo Johnson, who left the series in the middle of the third season, later expressed regret that she and the other cast members did not join the three departing cast members in calling for union wages and recognition, wondering if all of them standing together may have led to a different result.[67] According to Johnson, St. John, Jones and Trang had wanted the show to become unionized, leading to them being replaced by Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Karan Ashley, respectively.[68]

Within the show, the actors' departure was explained by their characters being chosen as representatives in an international "Peace Conference" in Switzerland.[69][70][71][72] Trang, St. John, and Jones released a joint statement about their departure:[73][74][75]

After two seasons as the Power Rangers, we would now like to move forward to the many new opportunities that have been presented to us. Our Power Rangers experience will always remain an exciting and important part of our lives and careers, and it is gratifying that through our participation in the show, we were able to touch the lives of so many young people.

Allegations of homophobia

David Yost was the last of the original Ranger actors to leave the series (during Power Rangers Zeo), citing homophobic attitudes from production staff, prompting him to unsuccessfully undergo conversion therapy in an effort to change his sexuality.[76] In a 2010 interview with fan blog "No Pink Spandex", Yost stated that he walked off set one day because "[he] was called 'faggot' one too many times." He also stated that the producers would often ask other cast members what they thought about his homosexuality, and this made him uncomfortable as well.[77][78] Shortly after this interview, producer Scott Page-Pagter stated that Yost left over a pay dispute and that he didn't know why Yost made the allegations of homophobia; he further stated that Yost did not get along with any of the crew.[79]

Other

In Malaysia, the phrase "Mighty Morphin" was censored and edited out from the logo due to the word "morphin" being too similar to the name of the drug morphine.[80]

Awards and nominations

Broadcast and home media

Reruns of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were aired on all networks such as Fox/ABC Family, Toon Disney (part of the Jetix block) and ABC Kids for a short time, but returned on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That block in honor of the series' 20th anniversary in 2013 and later in 2023, Video on Demand network Kabillion currently airs the show.

VHS, DVD and streaming

Between 1994 and 1996, Saban Home Entertainment, in association with PolyGram Video and WarnerVision Entertainment, released videotapes of the series in the United States. In 2000, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released seven compilation VHS tapes. In 2012, Shout! Factory released 19 discs to Comic-Con International and a 20-disc set exclusively to Time Life of all three seasons and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers. In that same year, Shout! Factory reissued the 19 discs to wider retail. They also released two volumes for both seasons 1 and 2 of the series, as well as the complete third season. In January 2014, the complete series, as well as the remaining 17 seasons in the entire Power Rangers franchise, was released in 98-disc set. The series has also been released on VHS in the UK and Australia, and Region 2 DVD. The first 30 episodes of season 1 have been released to Region 4 DVD.

As of 2023, the series is now streaming on Netflix along with Ninja Steel, Super Ninja Steel, Beast Morphers, Dino Fury and Cosmic Fury.

Video games

The following video games are either based on the television series or feature characters from the series.

Comic books

Several comic book series were based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. From 1994 to 1995, Hamilton Comics produced three separate series totaling 13 issues altogether. Marvel Comics produced two series, the first with seven issues based on the second season and the second with five issues called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Ninja Rangers/VR Troopers which was a flip book with adventures based on the third season on one side and of VR Troopers on the other. The Power Rangers also appeared in the Masked Rider comic book from Marvel. In March 2016, BOOM! comics released a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series based on the original series but serves as a reboot taking place in the modern world.[83][84][85][86] In July 2017, a second series titled Go Go Power Rangers was released and takes place before Tommy joins the team.

Films

See also

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