Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Heroes Of An Entire Generation

By Editorial Staff in History On 5th February 2016
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

The show is about a group of teenagers who were chosen to protect the world from a group of alien invaders and were given the ability to "morph" into super-powered warriors and to pilot giant robots called "Zords."

Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success

becoming a staple of 1990s pop culture in mere months. Under the original name, "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," the series ran on Fox Kids from 1993 to 1995 and spawned the feature film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995).

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Pink Ranger - Kimberly Hart

Amy Jo Johnson is an American/Canadian actress, singer, songwriter, scriptwriter, producer, director, musician and gymnast, nominated as Best actress in a leading role, for her remarkable performance as sniper Jules Callaghan in the award-winning Canadian series Flashpoint. Besides her role in Flashpoint, Johnson has played Julie Emrick on the J.J Abrams televison series Felicity and Stacy Reynolds in The Division, as well as acted in Wildfire and Covert Affairs.

Green Ranger - Tommy Oliver

Jason David Frank is an American actor and professional mixed martial artist notable for his portrayal of Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers. Frank originally auditioned for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the pilot as the Red Ranger. He later tried out again in 1993 when he was 19. He was cast in the role of Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger. His character later became the White Ranger.

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Red Ranger - Jason Lee Scott

Austin St. John is an EMT, American actor and martial artist, mainly known for his role in the children's television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger and first leader of the Power Rangers.

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Yellow Ranger - Trini Kwan

Thuy Trang was a Vietnamese-born American actress. She was best known for her role as Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series. Trang died in a car accident on September 3, 2001, near Bakersfield, California.

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Blue Ranger - Billy Cranston

David Harold Yost is an American actor and producer. He is best known for portraying Billy Cranston in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, and Power Rangers Zeo.

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Black Ranger - Zack Taylor

Walter Emanuel Jones is an American actor and dancer, known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger on the hit television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Jones played the character of Zack Taylor, the original "Black Ranger" in the Power Rangers series. He was written out of the series midway through the second season, apparently due to disagreements over wages and fee, and was replaced by Johnny Yong Bosch. Jones returned to Power Rangers in the Lost Galaxy season where he played the voice of Hexuba's Nightmare Monster in the episode "Dream Battle"; he also acted in an episode of Power Rangers: Wild Force entitled Forever Red in which many previous Red Rangers teamed up. Again, he did not appear as his original character, Zack, but rather provided the voice for one of the antagonists, a general in the Machine Empire named Gerrok. He was also one of the special commentators, along with fellow co-star Amy Jo Johnson, on the "1993" episode of I Love the '90s. He also reunited with Austin St. John as co-host for a special airing of the original pilot episode of Power Rangers called "The Lost Episode".

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 1 - Original Opening Theme