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Aww, why'd they cut out the singing and dancing parts?

Power Rangers suck. Super Sentai (including Zyuranger) is better

Shadowman wrote:

GodFireConvoy_X wrote:for the love of the gods Disney, stop rapping my childhood!!

Ask and ye shall receive; Saban just got the license back from Disney.

OH THANK PRIMUS!! lol

After weeks and weeks of constant reruns after reruns, two new episodes have finally aired: episodes 22 and 23.

In episode 22:

• A background with information about Squatt (strength, speed, intelligence) was added to Squatt spying on the Rangers near the beginning.
• Several "Z"'s were added to Rita's snoring.
• Several green "?"'s were added to Baboo showing Squatt the clay Shellshock.
• A background with information about Shellshock(intelligence, strength, armor) was added to his debut.
• sort of 'bubble' effect was added to the Putties teleporting near the Rangers to fight them.
• A white "fOuL!" was added to Zack hitting a Putty with the basketball.
• A white "PASS!" was added to Tommy hitting a Putty with the basketball.
• A white "SCORE!" and a scoring sound effect were added Zack slam dunking the basketball into the hoop.
• A hilarious green "EPIC FAIL!" was added to Bulk and Skull having to push the hot dog cart to pay back what they owe the vendor.
• A background featuring the unified Power Coin symbol flashing red, black, blue, and pink was added to the Rangers jumping in to fight Shellshock.
• A circling background with Zordon's face was added to the part where the Rangers land after the previously mentioned jump.
• Two "BOOM"s and Japanese characters were added to the Red Ranger shooting at Shellshock, Squatt, and Baboo.
• Green... 'I don't know what' was added to Tommy performing karate moves with a staff, making him look like a sorcerer or something.
• The Saber-Toothed Tiger Power Coin was added to the Yellow Ranger getting the flowers.
• A green background was added to the Dragonzord walking out of the sea.

Okay, Zack is a terrible rapper.

There was an awful lot of crotch-kicking in this Putty fight.

Is it just me, or did that hot dog vendor seem to come from nowhere?

You can see the Tokyo Tower in the background when the Rangers first fight Shellshock.

I think Goldar was voiced by Robert Axelrod instead of Kerrigan Mahan in this episode.

It just so happens that there exists a cure for something that never existed until now? And it happens to be on a mountain that's on Earth? AND Zordon happens to have sent Trini there off screen? Yeah, Zordon, that's a lot buy.

Shellshock, a giant turtle monster, calls the Power Rangers "teenage mutants". They just couldn't resist that pun, could they?

You can see the Pink Ranger moving ever-so-slightly inside the Command Center, when she should be frozen.

Zordon refers to the Saber-Toothed Tiger Zord as a male.

This is the first time since episode two that a giant monster was defeated without the need of the Megazord.

And it would seem that Billy is also a terrible rapper.


In episode 23:

• A spider background was added to Zack freaking out over a spider crawling on his shoulder.
• A brown "SLAM!" was added to Tommy smacking the spider off Zack's shoulder.
• Some effect was added to the Putties' entrance. And it either had a rainbow effect to it, or there was a glare on the camera.
• A big yellow "OOF!" was added to Trini hitting a Putty.
• A red smacking "Snap!" was added to Jason striking a putty.
• A strange square-like effect that dispersed into blue puffs, and a blue "YOINK!" were added to Billy spinning a Putty with his butterfly net.
• Tons of Strange white, purple, yellow, and blue effects were added to Zack's dance-fighting.
• Black spore-like effects were added to the kids dance-fighting without Zack right before they all pass out.
• A stone wall background was added right after the Black Ranger morphed.
• A zoomed-in look at the monster was added to his debut.
• The same unified Power Coin background as the previous episode was added to the Rangers jumping into battle right after they morphed, only this time it flashed yellow instead of black.
• A background featuring the Mastodon Power Coin and some glowing effects were added to the Black Ranger jumping up to shoot Goldar and the monster.
• The word "DRAGONZORD!" was added to the Dragonzord walking to the battle.And it broke apart as the Dragonzord stepped through it as though the word were a physical object blocking its path.
• A spider web background was added to Zack freaking out again over a spider on his shoulder.

Okay, Kim and Trini mention finding only three ants and a cockroach after Bulk and Skull tossed all the bugs around, and then they find the mouse that Billy's holding to be "cute". And then they go out gather bugs with their bare hands! If they're supposed to be the stereotypes that they represent, then they should be grossed out by such things (especially a cockroach).

Zack teaches a "Hip-Hop Kido" class? That's just... wow.

One of the kids in Zack's class looks kinda like one of the kids from the old Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That On Television.

Why didn't Rita make Goldar grow as well as the monster? That would have been to her advantage in today's Zord fight.

The Dragonzord Battle Mode was called the "MegaDragonzord" in this episode (and the title logo still called it "Dragonzord Fighting Mode").

When the Dragonzord Battle Mode was formed, why did the monster just stop using the same web attack it used before that gave all the zords a hard time earlier? That's why it lost. It wouldn't have lost so easily if it hadn't quit using the same web attack as before.

Wait, when did Trini and Billy get signatures for the petition to save the statue? Why would the main civilian plot of the episode be resolved off screen? Was Zack's class really that more important for the episode to focus on?

I just recently saw an episode yesterday, and I got to say, "Ouch." I remember watching the original episodes because they were on before the Batman Animated series. Truth be told I was kind of meh about the show in general. My only favorite parts were the Zord fights. I did, however, enjoyed the hell out of the Green Ranger episodes. I wanted to watch an episode to see how well the show aged, and compare it to the aging of original Transformers show but damn. This remastered crap is terrible. The quality of the film just god awful (think old school 8mm camera crica 1958). Whenever there's a new special effect on the screen, it completely turns me off due to the glaring difference in quality. I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of it, but then again it was a Rita scene, and I think they were film else where.

I was watching a scene where this overgrown flying monkey from the Wizard of OZ and a blue fat hideous monster with the innocence of a child in its eyes made a monster while Rita was sleeping.

Can anyone tell me if the film quality of scenes with the Rangers in their civies holds up?

Also, the show in general?

And yeah, the mouse is a douche. I never liked the series all that much, but it's not like Transformers is perfect anyway. I give this remastered business a slap in you in face rating. Hopefully Saban can do a better job if they ever put to DVD. I figure standard DVD remastering should be really cheap by now.

Chupacabra Convoy wrote:I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of it, but then again it was a Rita scene, and I think they were film else where.

Correct. The older-looking footage is the original Japanese Zyuranger footage. I don't know why it looks so much older, it aired only a year before MMPR.

Shadowman wrote:

Chupacabra Convoy wrote:I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of it, but then again it was a Rita scene, and I think they were film else where.

Correct. The older-looking footage is the original Japanese Zyuranger footage. I don't know why it looks so much older, it aired only a year before MMPR.

I blame improper storage techniques, or maybe that's just what happens to film naturally. If I remember correctly the orginal Star Wars was in terrible shape when they dug up the original film prints. Thank god for the digital age.

This weekend, something weird happened.

Two new episodes debuted, but what's odd is that the first one that aired was episode 14 (which had been skipped earlier when episode 17 aired right after episode 13) and then episode 24.

Well... let's see how they turned out.

In episode 14:

• The Green Ranger opening credits (featuring both Jason David Frank's credit and the footage of the Dragonzord) was used in this episode, despite it taking place three episodes before the Green Ranger's debut.
• A skull-and-crossbones was added to the tiny explosion in Baboo's experiment
• A yellow "DANGER!" and a warning beacon sound effect were added to the Rangers' drinks being tainted by Baboo
• (Not sure if this is new, but) Kim's and Billy's stomachs glowed after drinking the punked drinks and a red flash covers the screen for a second.
• A flashy window background was added to Finster's description of the Terror Toad
• Backgrounds of each Ranger's Power Coin were added to Red, Black, and Yellow Ranger's entrance to the battle.
• (Not sure if this is new, but) the image of the Yellow Ranger's helmet on the Toad's stomach glowed yellow for a second after he swallowed her.
• (Not sure if this is new, but) when the Red and Black Ranger's lasers bounced off the toad's belly, a large yellow bubble appeared during the laser bounce.
• (Not sure if this is new, but) the image of the Black Ranger's helmet on the Toad's stomach glowed black for a second after he swallowed him.
• (Not sure if this is new, but) Kim's and Billy's stomachs glowed again after drinking the Singing Squash juice and then their whole bodies glowed for a second.
• (Not sure if this is new, but) the image of the Blue Ranger's helmet on the Toad's stomach glowed black for a second after he swallowed him.
• An exploding green background was placed behind the five-Ranger pose
• (Not sure if this is new, but) shockwaves were seen alongside the lightning bolts during the Terror Toad's defeat.
• Man, it was really difficult to tell the new effects from the old ones in this episode. If most of the ones that I was unsure of are old effects, then I gotta say that this episode wasn't really all that different from the original version.

Whoa! For once, not a single "Adam West Batman" sound effect word was added to the unmorphed Putty fight (well, aside from the "DANGER!" edit, but that wasn't really in the fight). That's a first.

Oh. My. Goodness. Punk Billy and Punk Kim are as lame as the bullies from the Garbage Pail Kids movie. and they first pick on (whose looks to be about their age) sounds like he still hasn't hit puberty yet.

Why is there always some ancient magical cure for every spell regardless of it how new or absurd it may be?

Hey, it's Barza again (or rather, Zordon's past self seen in Zyuranger footage).

The Terror Toad refers to the Yellow Ranger as "Bud", a male nickname (a possible hint at this Ranger's original gender?).

Because of how they aired this episode after episodes 17-21 and used the Green Ranger opening, new fans who had never seen the original run of this series may be confused as to why Zordon is sending out Alpha without bothering to contact Tommy for help (they may also be confused as to why Tommy is absent in this episode).

Why didn't Zordon tell Jason, Trini, and Zack about the Terror Toad's weak spot? That information could have been useful to them.

I think this is the first time that Baboo (not Goldar) has actually engaged the Rangers in battle.

Another rare instance of there being no Megazord fight in the episode.


In episode 24:

• A green "KICK!" that switched to a green "DUCK!" was added to Tommy's kick to one Putty and ducking another
• The unified Power Coin background that flashes each Ranger's color was added to the Rangers' leaping into the battle
• A spiralling background was added to the five-Ranger pose following the above edit
• A green plant background was added to the Spit Flower's growing sequence
• A sky background wit the Rangers shooting up in their colors was added to the second five-Ranger pose right before the Pink Ranger attacks with her Power Bow.
• A pink aura was added to the first arrow the Pink Ranger fired (but not to any of the other arrows she fired).
• Spinning fire was added to the sky behind the Rangers after they use their Power Blaster on the monster.

Tommy: "Hey, those are cool flowers." - Unless this was Tommy's attempt at flirting wit Kim, this line really seemed to come out of nowhere.

Rita: "Finster! Start thinking flowers! I need a monster that will turn pretty blossoms into ferocious fighters!" - That sounded almost as lame as the time she said "I want a chunky chicken!"

Tommy: 'I got an idea... We'll deal with it later, though. I gotta go." - Um... at least say what you idea is first before you leave, Tommy. Don't leave the others in the dark.

Rita's whole plan in this episode is the equivalent of petty vandalism. Boy, she sure has sunk down a few levels in this one.

Is that Tommy's garage, or Billy's? Cuz it looks a bit too techy to be Tommy's.

Again, the Dragonzord Battle Mode is incorrectly called the "MegaDragonzord".

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa. Wait a sec. This episode has the Dragonzord Battle Mode (which is formed by the zords of just the Green, Black, Yellow, and Blue Rangers) being piloted by the five main Rangers, including Red and Pink--whose Zords are NOT involved in this combination--and excluding Green? And, since the Green Ranger isn't taking part in the Zord fight, why not summon the Dino Megazord instead?

If those flowers are supposed to be as deadly as they're made out to be, Bulk and Skull should be bleeding severely.

Rita: "How come I never get to win?!" - HELLO! You won several times during the "Green With Evil" miniseries. You won those few battles even though you won't win the war.

Skull makes a Crucifix with his fingers when Zack pulls out a bouquet of flowers near the end.

Yeah, someone around here has a pic of him in their sig. One hell of a change there.

Okay, I think I figured out what's going on here with the episode order. They're being aired in the production order Saban had placed them in, despite the continuity issues that arise with certain episodes that had been subsequently reordered to rectify these issues. Which is why the episode number skipped from 13 to 17, then played 14 between 23 and 24.

This weekend, the episodes that aired were 25 and 26, the Super Putty episodes!

In episode 25:

• A blue background was placed in the five-Ranger battle pose seen in the "Today of Power Rangers" segment
• A large pink "YANK!", two small white "BinK!"s, and a splashing peach "SPLOOSH" were added to Bulk and Skull knocking over some chairs and getting hit by a paint can
• White 'Force Lightning" and a green aura background were added to the Frankenstein Monster's debut
• An image of the Blue Power coin was placed behind the Blue Ranger upon his first morphing
• (Not sure if this is new, but) bolts of white lighting were added to the Frankenstein Monster removing his weapons from his neck
• Pink lightning, purple sparkles, and croppings of two corners were added to Rita's ascension on the boulder from underground
• A purple spinning background was added to Rita mocking the citizens of Angel Grove fleeing in terror
• Two red fiery backgrounds were added to Rita still yelling at the people from her flying boulder
• A freeze frame aura was added to Rita laughing right before the second commercial break
• The same edit as the first one on this list occurred in the episode itself
• A green background was added to the Frankenstein Monster leaping at the Rangers to fight them

Since when does Rita use such technology as an infrared laser motion sensor? She's all about magic. She could just cast a security spell or something to let her know of Billy's approach instead of using a tool she wouldn't ordinarily use.

Billy: "It's time for molecular transmutation!" - There is no way on Earth that this line does not sound forced in the slightest bit! Nor does it even bear the same meaning as "It's Morphin Time!" That line refers to the Rangers' henshin sequences of donning spandex-styled bodysuits of advanced technology that are worn on one's body like clothing or armor. Billy's stupid nerdy line sounds more like what happens one changes from a man into a werewolf upon view the Full Moon. Putting on techno-clothing is not the same thing as a genetic mutation.

When Rita rises out of the ground on her boulder, this scene looks to be the very first time that she has shown herself to the general public. It should be from her on out that Angel Grove knows of her specifically, as opposed to her being mentioned in public in previous episodes.

No 60s Batman words in the unmorphed Putty fight with Tommy. Yay!

This is probably the fastest that the Megazord has been formed yet.

Jason: "It's time for some more firepower!" - And then the Megazord's Power Sword comes down. A melee weapon does not have any "firepower" (nor does this one have any "fire power").

Once the Dragonzord appears, the Megazord's damage has disappeared.

Dragonzord Battle Mode is once again incorrectly called the "MegaDragonzord".

Despite the Frankenstein Monster probably being the most bland-looking of all of Rita's monsters yet, it still was a very good fighter and definitely her most formidable minion yet.

Jason David Frank is total wearing the DoraFranke costume at the end of the episode.


In episode 26:

• A yellow and green spiky background was added to the ninjas' 'Power Kick' on the punching bag
• A smacking yellow "POW!" was added to the Bulk getting hit by the punching bag
• A red background, a green aura, and the words "SUPER PUTTIES" were added to the Super Putties entering to fight the girls
• The same huge "FLIP!" from Zack's handstand in episode 5 was added to Zack flipping a Super Putty on the playground slide
• A smacking pink "KICK!" was added to Kimberly swinging into and kicking a Super Putty
• A rolling effect was added to the Black Ranger rolling on the ground after getting beaten by two newly-regenerated Super Putties
• A black and white checkered background was added to the four Rangers recovering from their fight right before the next commercial break
• A Green Ranger commercial bumper was added after the preceding commercial break
• A dirty-blue background with blue, gray, yellow, and pink stripes running sideways was added to the four Rangers taking damage by the Super Putties
• A white wiping effect was inserted immediately after Jason and Tommy morph.
• A big blue "SPLASH!" was added to Bulk getting splashed with water at the end of the episode.

The narrator at the beginning refers to Titanus as the "Zord Carrier" instead of the "Carrierzord".

I wish that the episode didn't start off with Jason and Tommy already butting heads with each other and instead would have shown how they lost their cooperation.

Hey, look! It's Linkara's Ninja-Style Dancer times two! How in the world did a couple of buffoons like Bulk and Skull manage to... well, manage two pretty decent ninja martial artists that good?

The American footage of the Super Putties actually uses the full Sentai costumes of the Dokiita Golem Hei (red-eyed faces, belts, etc.) instead of using some U.S. Putty costume parts.

And introducing Jukishin King Brachion-- er, I mean, Titanus the Carrierzord.

The exact same footage of Rita/Bandora getting a headache from her defeat in the last episode was used for the same thing in this episode.

While watching DBZ Kai.. I just saw a small promo of a new power rangers series. Power Rangers:Samurai

DeathBlast wrote:While watching DBZ Kai.. I just saw a small promo of a new power rangers series. Power Rangers:Samurai

Yep. It turns out Power Rangers cannot be killed no matter how hard you try.