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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a children's television and movie series, based on the Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Jū Ranger, literally Dinosaur Task Force Beast Rangers and often abbreviated as ZyuRanger (after the Kunrei-shiki romanization). The show first aired on Fox Network on August 28, 1993 and ended on February 17, 1996. Although it was a children's series, it became known as one of the cultural icons representing the 1990s.
The series takes place in the fictional town of Angel Grove, California. After a space expedition to the moon revealed a dumpster, astronauts open the dumpster and inadvertently release the villain Rita Repulsa from confinement. When word of Rita's release came to Zordon, he ordered his robot assistant, Alpha 5, to find five "teenagers with attitude", who would defend the Earth from Rita's attacks. The story would continue on to subsequent incarnations, often with new villains.
The theme music, Go Go Power Rangers, was often parodied, and many of its subsequent incarnations contain the words "Go" or "Power Rangers" in their theme music.
The various Power Rangers over the years have been replaced, partly based on evolving storylines, and partly because the actors behind these characters were rumored to be holding out for greater pay.
Cast
Walter Emmanuel Jones as Zachary 'Zack' Taylor (The Black Ranger) (1993-1994)
Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park (The Black Ranger) (1994-1996)
Jason David Frank as Thomas 'Tommy' Oliver (The Green Ranger) (1993-1994), (The White Ranger) (1994-1996)
Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart (The Pink Ranger) (1993-1996)
Catherine Sutherland as Katherine 'Kat' Hillard (The Pink Ranger) (1994-1996)
Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott (The Red Ranger) (1993-1994)
Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos (The Red Ranger) (1994-1996)
David Yost as William 'Billy' Cranston (The Blue Ranger) (1993-1996)
Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (the Yellow Ranger) (1993-1994)
Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell (The Yellow Ranger) (1994-1996)
Other Good Guys
David Fielding as Zordon (1993-1994)
Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (1994-1996)
Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (Voice) (credited as Richard Wood)
Kim Strauss as Ninjor (Voice)
Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
Villains
Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa (1993-1994) - In Japanese version, Soga plays as Queen Bandora (1992)
Carla Perez as Rita Repulsa (1994-1996)
Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd and Finster (voice)
Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice) (credited as Ryan O'Flannigan)
Michael Sorich as Squatt (voice)
Tom Wyner as Master Vile (voice)