Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always - MOVIE REACTION!!

[@BlindWave]

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[@gaaranara1]

Please do a power rangers reaction series!

[@YoWotm8Lol]

forgot you geeezers existed, any good content or is it lacking still?

[@PowderedToastMan420]

WEIRD THE AL YANKOVIC STORY is the funniest movie that I've seen in a long time. Funnier, then TOMMY BOY or MEET THE PARENTS. 🤞✌️

[@NelsonVlog66]

That closing shot of Amy playing guitar and singing to the rest of the group and then focusing on Jason and Thuy chokes me up.

[@multiverse_media2023]

R.I.P. In Loving Memory of Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank. *Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger*

[@k.delpino1124]

Them and many others who've passed. So many.

[@alucard624]

@@k.delpino1124 Too many

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

@K. Delpino And RIP to that guy the Wild Force Red Ranger killed with a sword

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

@@StopReadingMyNameOrElse no he actually killed somebody, he himself wasn’t killed, it was self defense tho

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

@@BaulFoodmanedits Thats what the fuck I just said

[@thewerewolff7248]

tommy has already been established in a prior crossover to possess a "master morpher" that allows him to use all his previous ranger forms and switch between them at will. Thus he is able to use the green ranger powers again through said morpher. He has been shown to prefer the green ranger powers but he has also used the white MMPR ranger, red zeo and black dino thunder forms through it as well. Hes also able to use the red turbo powers but hasn't yet been shown to use them through the master morpher on screen.

[@BeyondBlue22]

He's actually been able to use the Green Ranger powers since further back. He was Green in the Legendary War, because they were able to remake those powers at some point, which is also why when he turns White, he's using the Tiger powers, not the Ninja powers. They've been shown to be able to repair or recreate old powers, since as far back as Forever Red, when Jason used Tyrannosaurus power for the first time after those powers were destroyed in the season 2 finale.

[@thewerewolff7248]

@@BeyondBlue22 It’s assumed he already had the master morpher by the legendary war. It’s just we the audience weren’t aware of it at the time. Earlier in the legendary war episode he’s shown to have saba, implying he also had the white ranger powers at the time too.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

@@thewerewolff7248 Assumptions don't prove anything.

[@thewerewolff7248]

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 i never said they did...

[@BeyondBlue22]

@@thewerewolff7248 right, but my point is that he's been able to use the restored powers before we knew about the Master Morpher. Plus, that morpher only allows him to swap between powers he's had access to, so they had to be restored to use them anyway, and it makes sense that he'd have those powers restored around the same time as Forever Red, or at least after we saw him in Dino Thunder.

[@Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2]

I know Eric was joking about watching the other seasons, but I wouldn't be against you guys doing reactions to the show, even if it's just the good ones

[@Chillixion]

Same (good ones being MM to RPM)

[@flacocarrera7037]

@@Chillixion trueee. Tbh I haven’t seen rpm yet. But everything before I have! Power rangers!

[@Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2]

​@flacocarrera7037 You should definitely watch RPM it's one of the best seasons.

[@bifa5414]

Maybe they can watch first episode from every season and react to it. That way they can check something from each season and we will get entire series of them reacting to Power Rangers ;)

[@bifa5414]

@@flacocarrera7037 I highly recommend RPM, it's soo different from other PR seasons that sometimes it doesn't even feel like PR (but in good sense). For me together with Time Force and In Space it's one of the best seasons

[@MrCooper92]

The actress for Bandora in Zyuranger, who was dubbed over for Rita, passed away in 2006. Rita did show up in Mystic Force (2006) because of that same actress was in the Japanese version playing a different character.

[@rhaspodel]

Yeah the good Rita became the Mystic Mother.

[@rafacastillo9611]

It's because in Sentai, Bandora turned good at the end of zyuranger, so canonically it is the same character in magiranger, thus being the same actress. Don't think anything was ever said about her being Rita in the PR version though

[@MrCooper92]

@@rafacastillo9611 Bandora got sealed away forever at the end of Zyuranger. Zyuranger and Magiranger are also in two different universes. It was a totally different character in Magiranger. In PR, it was implied that Rita became a good witch and it was her as Rita in Mystic Force

[@TwilightLink77]

They chose to connect the two as the same person as a tribute to the original actress that passed away during production of Mystic Force.

[@MrCooper92]

@@TwilightLink77 I know

[@alextheluchador]

Bandora is based off Rita's name in the Zyuranger series, Witch Bandora.

[@Rychlewicz]

And comics adapted the name for the name of the tower Rita lives calling it "Bandora palace". So one might say the group of Rita minions can be called Bandora's Gang. I think comics did very solid job explaining such ideas.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@Rychlewicz That was actually in the show, not adapted for the comics. Whenever they showed the Moon Palace in the original show, they used Zyuuranger Footage so "Bandora Palace" was canonized as Rita's Moon Palace in Episode 1. The big neon sign has always been there in every medium. They just didn't acknowledge it until the comics.

[@TactlessPlayer]

If I remember correctly, Tommy ended up with a Master Morpher. Which let him change between all the suits he had donned.

[@Amazing_Amy_W]

Yeah, was revealed in the Ninja Steel anniversary episode. Led to a cool fight where he's switching between powers.

[@Grover1234]

That was a pretty neat special! I really did enjoy seeing that with Tommy's character. Plus they even established the whole Tommy and Kat having a son in that special too.

[@harwickbranch]

@@Amazing_Amy_W I remember them releasing an extended version of that fight where he starts out as DT black and gets his visor broken

[@Amazing_Amy_W]

The extended fight version was so cool.

[@Maswartz226]

Apparently Trini's death was going to be worse with them finding her corpse on the beach below but it was changed out of respect for her family.

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

That seems very strange, because it implies that the people who wrote it originally had no respect for her family. Why was that in the script at all?

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

I can't say I'm glad with either scripted outcome, but I am glad they did a well-done tribute to Thuy, sad as her death still is to this day.

[@smashworlds7642]

That would have been too dark for a rangers story.

[@Craigy2818]

Power Rangers has its own multiverse with dimensions where different Rangers existed or have crossed over to.

[@dungeonmaster9800]

Bandora Protocol is actually a reference to the original Japanese series that Mighty Morphin adapted. Bandora's was the name of the character that became Rita when it was adapted for the US.

[@dwcallum]

Alpha 5 was the original Alpha 6 was in turbo onwards Alpha 7 was in forever red with the 10 red rangers Alpha 8 in the 30th Alpha 9 in the 30th

[@J__T]

Alpha 4 was in the Wild West episode.

[@josephjones7828]

@@J__T There is also an Alpha 1 (in the Boom comics) and an Alpha 55 (in HyperForce, a Critical Roll type Twitch tabletop role-playing web series that was an officially sanctioned sequel to Time Force).

[@BadriKid]

which alpha was in the operation overdrive?

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

"If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Dark Dimension planning my revenge!" - Rita Repulsa, after literally killing one of her enemies. The absolute *stones* on her! Girl has zero chill.

[@Amazing_Amy_W]

In regards to the complaints about the Zord CGI, the team wanted to do suits but didn't have the budget as they needed to remake new suits, and just couldn't afford it. So they had to go the CGI route.

[@SDHero]

Also while I agree the CGI fight didn't look great, if they think the MMPR Movie fight looks the same, they need to re-watch that film lol. Some of the worst mid-90's CGI around!

[@Amazing_Amy_W]

@@SDHero Power Rangers CGI zords have never been good, but even the ones made for TV looked a ton better than the movie. 😂

[@whitevii1533]

What a time to be alive. CGI is cheaper than actual costumes.

[@Amazing_Amy_W]

@@whitevii1533 I mean, if they were doing a series the investment in the costumes would be cheaper in the long run, but for a one off where hasbro gave them around $3 to do everything it was cheaper to go CGI. Remember, they get the costumes from the Sentai shows each year and have to fix them up a little, building from scratch a recreation of a suit from 30 years ago is a lot pricier.

[@snazzydrew]

That's what I was able to gather just by watching. This was clearly a labor of love and practical effects can get pretty pricey.

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

The Troobian Empire comes from Power Rangers SPD, they're the main antagonist force in that show. Which also links to the S.P.A stuff of Adam and Aisha. Potentially S.P.D's precursor organization. Also JJ has been mentioned before first in the Ninja Steel 25th anniversary special (dimensions in danger) and then appearing fully as an adult in the boom studios comic Soul of the Dragon.

[@declanmckenna6854]

Also JJ goes on to be SPD Red after Bridge retires and wears Tommy's Dragon Shield on top of his ranger suit.

[@MrCooper92]

@@declanmckenna6854 JJ is SPD Green with the Dragon Shield. Bridge is still Red but with the Fire Squad armor from the Dekaranger anniversary movie

[@alejandroangel998]

We’re approaching 2025, the year SPD takes place; wonder what they’ll do when we’re in that year.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@ThebreadthatcausedLesMis SPA, according to Johnny Bosch, stands for Space Patrol Academy. So not a precursor to SPD. More than likely it's what the name implies: SPD's Training Academy.

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

@@ForeverDegenerate Ah hadn't seen that. I thought it was something like space patrol Alpha.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@Blind Wave Tommy mentioned Kat and JJ in JDF's final appearance ever in the Ninja Steel Team-Up. So, yes, they canonized the Tommy and Kat relationship from the comics and the fact that they have a son. That's who Kat was referencing in this special. That's also why she mentioned Tommy before everyone else. That's her husband and father of her son.

[@JosephRodriguezPhotography]

The reason why Tommy has his green ranger powers again I forgot what show it was they crossed over but they introduced him a master morpher that he had access to all his ranger powers he had From Mighty morphin zeo turbo and Dino thunder don’t ask who built it some say billy made it for him which is why they probably have their power coins back and this was good to see the originals back and sad in the end RIP JDF

[@lightdarksoul2097]

a lot a people usually ask why he prefers using green over white or Zeo I think it's his control over the green ranger powers just works best with his older body the Zeo powers are too much stress and white may also become too powerful the older we get who knows.

[@mrkmoney1234]

It’s shown to be his strongest suit. First in Dino when he had to face his various suits; his fights went from easier to difficult in how Tommy faced them with the order of black

[@UNBREAKABLE1028]

JJ was mentioned when Tommy was in the Super Ninja Steel episode Dimensions in Danger. Adam came back for 1 episode of In Space but also the 2 part Operation Overdrive episodes titled Once A Ranger.

[@jinxie712]

That moment you realized Alpha’s the same voice as Invader Zim.

[@pepsi797]

A little nostalgic note, in the scene where Minh and Billy first enter the Megazord Ming asks Billy how to control it whereas Billy replies by saying “you’ll find it second nature”. This line is a reference to the first episode of MMPR when Billy finds it easy to control the zords and says the same thing.

[@Itzbandeto]

This was everything I needed within 20 minutes. they went deep and hard. and still it was just the level of corn I needed. I couldn't ask for more.

[@kalevi7821]

I think my favourite thing from it all was being able to pass on Trini's legacy!

[@Majin_Lee]

19:02 I may be biased about this since The Lion King is my all time favorite movie, but I like the line “You deliberately disobeyed me”. That’s what Mufasa says to Simba after he rescues them from the hyenas in the elephant graveyard

[@sandrosliske]

Rita turned good after the evil was purged through Zordon's sacrifice. She later appears in Mystic Force as a powerful and good witch but i cant remember the title/name she was under in it.

[@Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2]

I think she was the mystic mother.

[@declanmckenna6854]

She was the Mystic Mother and became the source for Earth's Good Magic and created the Mystic Force Powers.

[@bobmathis-friedman6742]

JJ was referenced as Tommy's son in the Anniversary special; I'm guessing that Tommy named him for Jason, his friend.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

Malika Lim does a good job of imitating Barbara Goodson`s Rita voice. She`s also Nadira in "Hyper Force" , imitating Kate Sheldon from "Time Force" and "Wild Force".

[@Lareneg418]

how i would LOVE for you guys to go all the way through every power rangers series, it'll probably never happen but it'd be amazing and would probably make me go back to patreon XD

[@SirDeweyRoyalKnightOfBebahan]

If you look closely at the names on the pandora protocol those names are the locations the other rangers series took place Coral harbor (beast morphers )s26&27 2019/2020 Reef side (Dino thunder )s12 2004 Astro mega ship (in space ) s6 1998 Turtle cove (wild force) s10 2002 Tera venture (lost galaxy ) s7 1999 Also the rangers she has in her machine also where from the series above

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

Rest in Peace Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank Once a Ranger Always a Ranger

[@J__T]

A little history facts for ya: Super Sentai originally had this weird deal with Marvel that created the Japanese Spider-Man. In return, Marvel, supposedly led by Stan Lee, was supposed to make a Sun Vulcan American version, but the latter half fell through. Later on, Saban attempted to create Bioman which the unaired pilot is rumored to have Chris Farley for some reason, but again, that fell through. Then in 1992 Mighty Morphin' got a pilot and by 1993 was picked up to be aired. Saban ran the series all the way thru to Forever Red (which you should react to by the way) and ended with Wild Force. Disney bought a package of things which included Power Rangers which they did not even want but did end up making many series including Dino Thunder and SPD. Eventually, Saban bought it back and still they own it. JJ Oliver did have a live action appearance in the shows, but I literally have no idea which season that was. I haven't watched PRs for a long, long time, but if you're open to reacting to a single episode, do Dino Fury episode 14 (the Halloween special). Clearly, you won't know completely what's going on, but I did watch that and was actually a little impressed with how certain things were handled. Also, this September is when Jason David Frank's passion project is supposed to come out: Legend of the White Dragon. It's pretty obvious that it is heavily inspired by Power Rangers but it does seem more mature.

[@REfan001]

Fun Fact: Snizzard was one of the monsters that was voiced by Bryan Cranston in the original show

[@stuartomahony5364]

Yeah but he played zordon in the other movie so I guess they didn't want him back or he wasn't available

[@TeamTowers1]

Just for some context the Bandora protocol. Power Rangers is mostly made from a Japanese franchise called Super Sentai. Mighty Morphin was adapted from a series in the franchise called Zyuranger, with Bandora being the character footage was used from for Rita. So it's a nice little reference to that. Although funnily enough Rita probably has more scenes made specifically for Power Rangers than there are of her Zyuranger counterpart (the whole reason for her "makeover in season two was so the maker of Power Rangers could film their own scenes for the character, instead of having to rely on solely on stock footage from Zyuaranger).

[@Infierno4551]

JDF had appeared as the Green Ranger in recent series. The actress who portrayed Rita passed away but the person who voiced her is still alive.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Both the Japanese and American Actresses that portrayed physical Rita passed away actually. Only the VA, Barbara Goodson, is still alive. I think this is why they went the robot route instead of having an actual Rita. Though, I think if they put Barbara in the Rita costume, she'd look fine. Kinda disappointed they didn't let her physically portray Rita for this special.

[@PsychoGoldVideos]

​@@ForeverDegenerateCarla Perez is very much alive. Only Machiko has passed away.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@PsychoGoldVideos Huh. I was told Carla had passed. Ah well...

[@huangjun_art]

Harvey Garvey was a talk show host who invited the rangers on his show in Season 2.

[@matthollands7771]

WOOOOW that's a deep cut of a reference!

[@Batanuhtanah]

I was just happy Billy and Zach were back

[@nintenmetro]

My favorite part was seeing the return of the Angel Grove Gym & Juice Bar and Hip Hop Kido.

[@castleoffiction96]

This is the thing - some of the explanation is based on lore form the past 27 years of Power Rangers that I assume you haven't seen. Hell one of the captured Rangers is Devon Daniels, Beast Morphers Red - from only one year ago

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

I really hope they incorporate Minh (and JJ) into future seasons of the show. They could share a bond over the pressures of being a second generation Rangers and (if they address JDF's passing in universe by killing off Tommy) the passing of said Ranger parents.

[@josephjones7828]

They can't kill off Tommy in universe without messing up continuity. We've already had flash forward events in the Soul of the Dragon graphic novel (which is supposed to be within TV show continuity) and the Zeo Christmas episode that depict an older Tommy in his 60s and 80s.

[@Lightning63]

It'd be really cool if you guys checked out another season you haven't seen, like Dino Thunder or SPD or even RPM.

[@Step43099]

Dino Thunder and SPD let’s gooooo

[@bifa5414]

I Think that it would be great if they would watch and react to first episode (or first two episodes) from every PR season. That way they can check something from each season and we will get entire series of them reacting to Power Rangers and at the same time they wouldn't be overhelmed with watching so many epsiodes ;)

[@rantalmore]

It is a show for literally children haha. Their backlog is huge, people would be so annoyed if they wasted time watching power rangers

[@Lightning63]

@@rantalmore There are plenty of kids shows that are popular with adults and BW viewers, e.g. Ben 10, Clone Wars, Pokemon.

[@jeannguyen3199]

The other Power Rangers show you can't remember the other Alpha was from, is Power Rangers Operation overdrive in the crossover episode.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Power Ranger fans are now watching the OG Super Sentai shows from the 70's and 80's.

[@notchrisrivero]

Harvey Garvey was actually a side character that popped up once in the original series. No matter how good or bad this special was, you can tell the people who made it were fans

[@Shawn4815162342]

The talk-show host

[@cunningsmile4166]

That means Zedd and Divatox's evil essence is out there too. Plus we dont know if the rest of the United Alliance of Evil also have the chance to come back.

[@k.delpino1124]

I couldn't wait for this to go down when it did. Heard so many rumors as to what it would be. The story itself felt substantial and they were able to get who they could get to be involved. Could've been some improvements, here and there. Maybe something more kinetic within what we loved about MMPR. At it's core, deeper than expected with recent actors passing away. Thuy Trang & Jason David Frank without a doubt are greatly missed as well as others involved with the saga who've gone too soon. Btw, a christmas episode of Power Rangers Zeo dealing with past/future moments. Future moments revealed Tommy & Kat had a son (leader to team of rangers) and a grandson to whom they were babysitting.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

When I first saw Robo Rita in this, my first thought was literally "She really went overboard with the Snapchat filters". 😂😂 But this was really well done. Cheesy dialogue, great action, so much nostalgia and a simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking tribute to Thuy and JDF at the end. I do wish we had actually seen Bulk and Skull instead of just their pictures on a sign. Also, I love the commentary from Kat on the Putties sounding like angry turkeys. 😆😅😂 I had the honor of meeting JDF at a convention here in Phoenix. He was a stand-up dude. I gave him some artwork that I drew and he autographed my Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book free. Tommy was my favorite Ranger growing up, even when he was brainwashed by Rita. Out of the six MMPR season 1/early season two zords, my number one favorite has always been the Dragonzord. I did not want to believe that he died when it was announced on social media. I looked it up, and I was devastated. May the power protect you on the other side, Jason David Frank.

[@Kevmaster2000]

This was such a fun special. I love Power Rangers! Been working my way through all the seasons recently. The first PR shows I ever saw as a kid were Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder and SPD. Can’t wait to get to those. I’m currently on Lost Galaxy.

[@steve0500738]

The megazord looked great...as long as it didnt move.

[@BellaSnowflakeluv]

God its been so long since I've watched anything power rangers. This was really fun. Curious if yall have seen Power Rangers Samurai. Its one season from like 2011, but I loved it growing up

[@cunningsmile4166]

To explain, the Z Wave purged the evil essence from Rita. Robo Rita is PURE evil. Mystic Mother is what the purified version became

[@sinimsdp]

I'm an OG fan so I had to go back and check for the newer shows. The 25th anniversary crossover not only established the master morpher and mentioned JJ as others have mentioned but established the Tommy and Kat relationship if you pay attention. They are seen holding hands...which in the world of kids programing indicates a romantic relationship.

[@heroofanime8677]

The thing with SPD is that it's a police organization, your rank determines which SPD team you're assigned to and your initial ranger color within that team. When higher ranking members retires or promoted to a higher position in the organization, you and your remaining teammates are promoted to replace those vacant colors and get new recruits to fill out the remaining team. A new recruit like JJ becoming SPD green is very common when you think about it, because green will almost always be vacant when the higher ranked members leave the team.

[@SpringStarFangirl]

Not necessarily! Both Z and Syd stayed with their original colors, even though by that logic they'd be green and blue by the time JJ comes around. But we know that JJ is green and that Lina Song is blue.

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

That moon fight just gives me original power rangers ending with their incredibly bad CG fight 😂😂 its pretty bad but kid me LOVED it unironically 😂

[@UNBREAKABLE1028]

This special makes me so happy! I don’t love everything in it, but I enjoy most of it. I was 8 when Mighty Morphin originally aired and watched until the Turbo movie. I got back into watching these when Wild Force was airing and around that time Fox Family which later became ABC Family would aire all the old seasons. I’ve watched all the seasons so I caught most of the references. They handled this well in my opinion. And the tribute at the end always gets me, Tommy has always been my favorite ranger. Really enjoyed your reaction.

[@bradbecker8212]

Witch Bandora is Rita’s Super Sentai counterpart

[@chrisyancey89]

This was everything I remembered and loved about watching the Power Rangers in the 90s. I loved this special & the ending song & tribute broke me.

[@thetigerlilies8249]

Thuy Trangs story is so inspirational if some of you don’t know about her early life it’s actually insane. Her and Jason were my favorites I’ll always miss them.

[@powerpanda557]

The Zord fight at the end reminds me of the Ivan ooze fight from the movie. I think it was a tribute to that.

[@ericfak]

I think in the Zeo holiday special they show a flash forward of Tommy and Kat as grandparents so its alluding to that partially I think (as well as the comic stuff)

[@whofactchecksthefactcheckers]

I still remember going to the rental place and getting the power rangers vhs as a kid. I'm starting to feel old 😂

[@j.j.1517]

Obviously you guys have missed some reunion specials over the years because Tommy got his green ranger powers back awhile ago, he was green in Super Megaforce and Green again in Super Ninja Steel, JDF was in both of them. Definitely check out the 25th anniversary special, JDF didn't come back because of a Green Ranger issue, he said he was kinda done with the series because of his age and how they make him cover his tattoos (which takes hours) every time he goes to film for them.

[@fsolanosmg]

In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Kimberly destroyed Slizzard using her power bow to destroy the apple above his head... would've been a nice call back if that was mentioned when she fought him briefly in Once & Always.

[@thecoolformula1198]

A perfect ending and tribute 🙏🏽

[@user-kn5hv4fy7b]

to understand how the green ranger is around, you'd partially have to watch the newer crossover dimensions in danger

[@alejandroangel998]

Can’t wait to see more of Mihn, maybe she’ll cameo in an episode of Cosmic Fury? Also, maybe in the future JJ will become the new Green Ranger. The troobian empire is a reference to Emperor Gruumm, the villain from SPD; SPA is the precursor to SPD. Hope you react to all Power Rangers seasons. The MMPR movie takes place in an alternate universe.

[@ivanelugo]

Bandora protocol is not based on BanDai, Bandora is the original name of Rita Repulsa on Super Sentai that Mighty Morphin is based on

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Glad they got all the actors and voice actors back and voice overs of the original actors that weren't there.

[@StephanieMaireFaith]

Tommy has the master Morpher wat he can morph into any ranger he was before, someone needs to plug rick in he is at 1% lol

[@patrickcromwell7554]

From what I've been learned, this movie did indeed try to use stock audio for the voices of the old rangers.

[@Kidapollo92]

The fact i know where that Billy yell was from....... damn it!!!!!!!! my heart

[@jpwphoenix1701]

I can’t say enough good things about this special! It really took me back to my childhood, watching the original MMPR when it started. When I initially watched the trailer for this, I thought it was just going to be a fun little standalone adventure. But, they managed to cram in so many references and stuff from the entire PR legacy, some of which is real “blink-and-miss” stuff, like place names.👏😀⚡️ The icing on the cake was definitely the end tribute to Thuy and JDF.😢I will admit I stopped properly watching PR during “Turbo”. However, I’ve still found ways to keep up-to-date on the franchise and occasionally dipped back into it for anniversary episodes, especially the ones when Tommy came back.

[@alextuck5613]

Thank you for actually trying to show some of the show, for those of us that don't have Netflix, but wanted to watch the special. And yes good reviews too. Depending on if you go with movie or with show it was either Ninjor or Dalcia for getting the Ninjetti powers. Though one thing that was not possibly explained (?) was how Billy came back, where did Zach come from? But perhaps that was in the whole episode thing that was cut out.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Harvey Garvey was a reporter seen on MMPR at times apparently

[@FlixCreEightR]

I went to The Once and Always event that had at The Grove, days before Netflix aired it. Where they had the cast there. Got a free picture with the cast and a Gold Megazord from it. The special was good. Better than I thought it would be. But could of been better.

[@adamhale5652]

For Eric, Alpha-5 appeared from MMPR-Turbo's first half - Then he and Zordon left for Eltar. Alpha-6 was introduced in Turbo's second half (With the weird Brooklyn accent) and assisted the Rangers through Lost Galaxy and then returned again in Operation Overdrive Alpha-7 appears in Forever Red and now Alpha 8 and 9 appear here

[@ChilledSoul216]

The beginning with the title and explosion? Chefs kiss.

[@HowardTheDucksWong]

The acting in the show definitely hasn't changed much😅

[@atttargiras5979]

As it should be Definitely has that nostalgic feelings to it

[@cunningsmile4166]

If you think about it, Robo Rita has access to all of Alpha 8's ranger knowledge. So its worse than that. She can kill everyone single ranger that was ALIVE in 1993, or even the mothers of the ones born later. And as the Boom comics showed, kitbashing a team of rangess together before they have any sense of comradory is a very bad idea. Plus, yeahm robo Rita is on par with Lord Zedd with pure evil. So she can impress even her father Master Vile

[@SunnyDaylovescake]

I’m 34 years old and didn’t know how much I needed this until today.

[@Narutoanime16g]

I mainly saw the early 2000’s power ranger series but Dino thunder is sooo good I’d want them to watch that especially Eric Tommy grows soo much

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

i’m pretty sure tommy has like a master morpher with all his different powers on it, red, green, black, and white

[@joerexhausen8897]

This was great to watch as a fan of the OG Power Rangers TV show.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

This FELT like MMPR. And GODDAMN was it great to see Walter, Cat, David, and Steve back. As much as I wish we'd seen Amy, Jason and August, this wasn't a bad way to do it

[@danielbutler8103]

13:12 Alpha 5 was Mighty Morphin and Zeo, Alpha 6 was Turbo and In Space, Alpha 7 was the 10th anniversary episode Forever Red, Alpha 8 was the flashback where he was turned into Robo Rita, Alpha 9 is the rest of this movie.

[@Milonexu]

For a long time the zords battles weren't CGI but actors in costume fighting each other on a miniature set of the city. That's how they can destroy every building in the city each episode. The summon and combining of the zords were done with the real toys tho.

[@rafacastillo9611]

I liked that they made sure to not really retcon anything. They didnt retcon the PR Space finale, they didnt exclude the fact other rangers exist, and didnt retcon Kat and Tommy's marriage and kid. They even left the hint on how the SPD organization began.

[@allthedumbthingz-oc5cc]

38:26 From what I’ve heard the CG was used due to time constraints. They had the budget but not the time, as the filming was apparently done in a few weeks. All Netflix did was stream the new seasons & this. Hasbro is the one in charge for the most part. Tommy was in several crossover episodes from previous seasons that show that he still has access to the Green Ranger powers, thanks to a item called the Master Morpher introduced in the episode “Dimensions in Danger”. You guys really need to catch up with your MMPR lore. Along with him getting together with Kat & having kid named JJ being introduced in that episode.

[@GirthCheck]

It's a little bit after these guys time but Dino thunder was the BEST lol theme is unmatched.

[@DarthLocutus0]

A couple things. 1 - Ninja Steel's big crossover episode established the Master Morpher, a device that lets Tommy access every Ranger power he's ever had - including MMPR Green. 2 - that same episode also both mentions JJ, and has a bmink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of Kat and Tommy holding hands as they return to Reefside - which NONE of the other Rangers do. 3 Rita being a good witch is in Mystic Force, and was done to honor her Japanese actress who played both characters from Zyuranger and Magiranger and who'd passed away during production of that season. 4 Bandora Protocol is a reference to Rita's original Japanese counterpart, the evil witch Bandora from Zyuranger. Also to Rita's moon palace, which in the stock footage was still called "Bandora Palace" in MMPR.

[@rythimzyfilmz]

This was such a trip down memory lane. So glad to see them all in a new Adventure. Also, will you guys be doing a Reaction for the Mario for the Mario Movie!? 🍄✨

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

19:00 "He did a flip" he didn't do "a flip".... he did *the tornado kick,* in Jason's style, as the original red ranger, IN THE SAME LOCATION, *SHOT IN THE SAME ANGLE*

[@DrewSwenson]

The Green Powers being back is certainly a sticking point... as is the fact that the Dino Zords became the Thunderzords after Rito blew them the eff up.

[@aether610]

The Green Ranger Powers were restored years ago, either when Sentinal Knight repaired the original powers which let Adam morph(cause Austin was also able to morph in Beast Morphers with his power coin), or when Tommy got the Master Morpher which held all five of his ranger powers. As for the original zords, those were restored in the episode Grid Connection, which is in season 2 of Beast Morphers.

[@DrewSwenson]

@@aether610 Ah I see. I've not seen those episodes. I'm glad there is an explanation.

[@rhaspodel]

The Troobian Empire were the villains of SPD (season 13). SPD is Space Patrol Delta; if you notice Adam and Aisha had "SPA" badges; SPA is the original precessdor of SPD.

[@DevonFrost]

"that real hot that awoke me when I was a kid" 😂😂😂 so real for this

[@SulliMike23]

I actually teared up at the dedication to Thuy and JDF.

[@markfuston2714]

The news from one scene was the news station in the most recent Ranger series, I love how this kinda felt like them trying to connect things together more.

[@huangjun_art]

Thuy Trang was my favorite actor on the show and my first crush. This was such a beautiful homage to her.

[@danielbutler8103]

13:33 Bandora is what Rita was called on the Super Sentai and all those names scrolling past are places from other seasons of Power Rangers.

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

19:03 "And what's worse, you put Nala in danger"!

[@BetoZayasGaoking]

J.J. oliver is From the Comics and Amy didn’t come because she was Working on a comic of power rangers Anniversary

[@SuperSanity1]

She didn't come back because they didn't offer what she wanted.

[@josephlee5294]

The nostalgia level, it cant be... its over 9000