“He said to me, ‘We gotta do something with this. On a trip to Japan to meet with animation studios, he discovered Super Sentai. IT TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO SELL THE SHOW.īefore he was the executive producer of Power Rangers, Haim Saban was a concert promoter, a theme song writer, and the producer of NBC’s Kidd Video (like MTV, but for children). According to the Los Angeles Times, Toei chose that theme “to ride on the dinosaur fever generated by Jurassic Park.” The characters and their likenesses were licensed to Saban Entertainment. Japanese kids got to watch Five Rangers Turbo Rangers Goggle Five Rangers Battle Fever J Rangers Ninja Rangers and King Rangers.Īmerica’s Power Rangers were based on the Beast Rangers of the Dinosaur Corps, the 16th version of Toei’s Rangers. The first iteration lasted two years, but afterward, the Rangers got a new theme every year. Super Sentai was created by Toei Studios in 1975. It’s morphin time! 1. IT WAS BASED ON A POPULAR JAPANESE SHOW. Here are a few things you might not have known about the original series.
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The original version of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is still beloved by many, and will be getting a movie reboot in 2017. Follow him on Twitter here, or like his Facebook page.For three years in the mid-1990s, kids across the country tuned in every day but Sunday to watch five teenagers from Angel Grove transform into superheroes who defeated giant bad guys using dinosaur robots called Zords. Toby Davis is a comedian originally from the plains of South Dakota and has been alive ever since birth. Now all you have to do is grab your friends and some booze. 1-5 on how important of a role Ernie plays in the episode’s plot.If the episode is a “to be continued” episode you could measure the intensity of the cliff hanger.) Zach says, “Well Billy, I guess this thing has some ups and downs.” Cue laughter. (Example of a 5: Billy invented some huge stilts and he fell down. 1-5 on how cheesy the last few lines are at the end of an episode.1-5 drinks on how insanely impossible Billy’s inventions are.1-5 drinks on how bad the voice over is during a scene with Rita – Pick one scene an episode.1-5 drinks on how borderline racist and unnecessary it is when Zach bursts into dancing (For example: 1 drink if he’s dancing at a dance and 5 drinks if he starts dancing in the middle of a heated battle.).Any time an individual Zord defeats the monster instead of the Megazord or Tommy’s Zord (I watched a lot of episodes and I’m not sure if this ever actually happens).The Green Ranger officially loses his powers.A new ranger is officially introduced (White Ranger counts).Goldar says “Excellent” (Limit 1 per episode).Any time the power weapons all come together.Any time one of the Rangers isn’t wearing their ranger color in an outfit.A love interest is introduced and then never seen again in future episodes.Every time the Megazord comes together all the way.Every time Bulk and/or Skull falls down or gets food spilled on them.Any time Zordon tells someone to look at the viewing globe.Any time one or more Puttys fall into pieces.Anytime a villain (Rita or Lord Zedd) makes a monster grow.Every time the White Ranger’s creepy sword comes to life.Every time the Green Ranger calls on his Dragonzord with that triumphant call.Any time the classic watch noise is made.Any time someone says, “It’s Morphin’ Time”.Anytime you hear, “Go Go Power Rangers” (skipping the opening is optional after your first episode).(Toby wrote us, “I watched more episodes than I care to admit” when sending the draft of this article-Editor) Netflix has brought the original (and ridiculous) Power Rangers episodes back on instant play, allowing me to create a mighty drinking game to the episodes. (Yes, that’s a combination of Detroit’s poor economy and housing market, and Florida’s news-making inhabitants.) But luckily for us, we can watch the mass destruction and heroic battles safely from the comfort of our living room. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers gave a lot of kids in the 90s the idea that karate was the most important thing in life-and hopefully most people have by now learned that karate is only important if you live in Angel Grove.īetween the constant giant monsters smashing skyscrapers to the ground, and some old dude in a tube recruiting teenagers with attitude to do his bidding, living in Angel Grove would be more terrifying than living in Detroit, Florida.