Power Rangers Unmasked: Cast Scandals, Drama, and Where Are They Now?

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

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[@Bunny11344]

Trini Yellow power ranger 💛and Jason red ranger ❤️

[@ShanyaHosey-bg2do]

I love Billy (David Yost) the blue power ranger 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@boxerblake1]

Kimberly was my childhood crush.

[@Angie2343]

Kimberly. Always and forever. I actually MET Amy Jo on StageIt a decade ago. BEST time of my LIFE!!

[@andrewmah2962]

I did NOT know Austin St. John's name actually was Jason

[@brianblumenreich9026]

RIP: Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank

[@darkstarmoonshadow]

Yes RIP may your legacies live on in the minds and hearts of fans forever and always 💛 💚🤍❤️🖤

[@ceciliafarias4642]

Yes once a ranger, always a ranger 💛💚

[@PhantomDetectivesLLC]

Thuys successor is alive. Her best friend Angela Rockwood continues her legacy and mind you Angela is confined to a wheelchair from the 2001 accident but that doesn’t stop her.

[@shin-oni4223]

@@brianblumenreich9026 it's almost three years since JDF's passing, may he rest in peace

[@rimabros98]

@@shin-oni4223almost 2 years actually

[@badbeatking80]

For those who are not old enough to know, Power Rangers were huge back in the 90s. Every kid thought they were a Ranger.

[@almostontimehero5415]

It was like DBZ before DBZ was a thing in late 90's, early 2000's.

[@polishalastor142]

I watched most of Power Ranger series

[@polishalastor142]

​@@almostontimehero5415Im DB fan

[@beverlypotter3236]

Yes it was it was ones tvs number one program

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

​@@almostontimehero5415 lol what? Db was a thing in the early - mid 90's too

[@justinbrandt8415]

A Billion dollars a year 😳paying these kids $600 an episode is criminal.

[@MatthewLoh-ru1mw]

I know, right?!

[@foxsmith5718]

They should be at least multi millionaires -

[@andyfumo8931]

You guys believe that???😅

[@MajinBadat]

Jason David Frank was such a bitch for convincing the cast to bend over and take it from Saban.

[@Larry_Hegs]

That's what the market allowed. If they could have gotten more money then their agent should have been on it. Since it didn't happen, they probably couldn't. Boohoo dude. Are you one of those minimum wage proponents? I bet you are.

[@yurifinch3096]

Its so sad how poorly the actors were treated while filming the show.

[@christopherbaker9676]

True

[@ravager48]

Haim Saban didn't get rich by writing checks...

[@Jason5818UI]

​@@ravager48yeah was a very successful yet greedy business man

[@LL-Coolio]

What do U expect from Jewish executives. Sam.goldwyn did the same to the American gladiators... Jews are notorious for being greedy and unpleasant

[@LL-Coolio]

​@@ravager48err paying them and extra few hundred dollars a day wudnt take away from the Jews billions.

[@tomasjephersin84]

Walter Jones As The Black Ranger Changed My Life Growing Up.... He Was Sooo Positive And Upbeat.... As A Lil Black Nerdy Kid I Didn't Have Too Many Positive Black Characters In Early Media. I Always Strive To Stay Positive And Upbeat Like Zack. Thank U Power Rangers For Changing Millions Of Lives

[@RollingCalf]

Yeah. I never thought of it til now. A young black kid making the best of a shot he was given

[@tylegend1986]

Representation matters ❤👊🏿

[@RollingCalf]

@@tylegend1986 it truly is. I was edge lording so hard I forgot what it meant to see these guys. I forgot the thrill I felt as a boy seeing a black star. You felt like somehow he was gonna be more badass and took less crap. John Stewart, blade, this guy.

[@BrianLG100]

@@tomasjephersin84 He's still my hero

[@almostontimehero5415]

They struck gold with the originals. All of them were great and something children should aspire to. Jason was Jason, and Tommy was Tommy. Basically, they were playing themselves which made it genuine. The only one "acting" was Billy.

[@davinp]

Saban was cheap. They were not only actors, but did some stunts, so they should have been paid more.

[@LL-Coolio]

A Jew being cheap how rare lol. Jewish producers have all treated their actors as slaves. And the minute U call them out it's Antisemetic hence why it carried on.

[@Micheal_Anthony_1996]

Cheap? No. Greedy? Absolutely. Power rangers made MORE than enough money to pay the actors twice what they should have been paid, but some CEO or whoever decided his Lambo collection is more important.

[@polishalastor142]

Blue ranger actor was bullied by crew He is gay

[@Use_fediverse-7814]

He's a small hat.

[@phillipjackson3498]

Saban (Mr Krabs voice) am I really going to take advantage of these poor yet talented young actors and actresses for a Profit? Also Saban (Mr Krabs voice) Of Course I am!

[@mikeycee3483]

R.I.P. Thuy Trang. ❤ She and Amy Jo Johnson were my favorite Power Rangers. 😊

[@capena82]

Ditto! Icons in my young life! 💛💖

[@mikeycee3483]

@@capena82 Yup, she was the first Asian actress I watched on tv as a child. Growing up Asian I never saw any Asian in a leading role. Thuy was my first. 😊

[@kerry-j4m]

I was really saddened by Trang's passing,I liked her acting and character. RIP: Ms Trang,you're truly missed.

[@mikeycee3483]

@@kerry-j4m Me too. At least they honored her legacy in the new Power Rangers movie.

[@kerry-j4m]

@@mikeycee3483 AGREED.I wish the powers that be made sequel to that PR film,it was very-GOOD-I actually really enjoyed it.

[@mattwells5022]

Criminal how the young actors were treated absolutely disgraceful.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

Just the way humanity's always been, never expect old rich people to hire youngsters for high pay lol

[@registame2878]

The signed contracts they were not forced to

[@One.Zero.One101]

@@registame2878 What a naive little child you are. Contract renegotiations are a very normal thing especially for an unexpected hit. Actors, authors, musicians, go through this all the time. Additionally a 20-year old actor has zero leverage when signing on their first TV job. Step into the real world instead of spouting naive comments.

[@ChadrickKinman327]

Still funny how the Asian was the yellow ranger and the black guy was the black ranger. 🤦🏿

[@LifeIsNotorious]

@@ChadrickKinman327Then switched it when they were replaced and their genders 😂

[@themoongeek11]

Jason David Frank was such a legend. Will never forget how kind he was to me and my friends at comic con.

[@jarroncarlton]

Hearing Tommy yell "ahhyaa" was the coolest thing ever as a kid besides him being cool. I think that's why he became so popular 😂😂

[@NHParadox]

lmfao AHHHHYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@doro626]

There have been many Power Ranger teams, but none is more iconic than the first.

[@BigBadRivi]

They did those 3 kids dirty… paying them pennies when the franchise made billions. Whoever is responsible should be sued

[@wolffiegaming]

all 6 were done dirty. But those 3 decided to try to deal with it. I always wondered if the contract changed even a little for the 3 that stayed

[@enzo.mediavillo]

​@@wolffiegaming According to Walt Jones on their recent video, after the failed negotiations of the three, the other three had a bit of a pay raise to stay.

[@wolffiegaming]

@@enzo.mediavillo It sounds like they got screwed regardless, and were deemed non vital to the shows success. I do wonder if they'd of done better as all 6

[@whatlurks_]

If they all stood together for better pay, they would have gotten it. This cast was too iconic to lose all 5.

[@LeoP2008]

I'd like to think that but considering how they kept them underpaid for long enough to just switch the cast out every other season *AND* still refused to pay them for cameo appearances, I doubt. It was the cast and crew themselves who kept that show going. Even up until it's final Season (Cosmic Fury), they were fighting tooth-and-nail to stay afloat.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

6*

[@Iloveswedes]

6

[@phoenix21studios]

They tried and billy bitched out with amy jo

[@LeoP2008]

@@phoenix21studios which I hate to say it was a smart business move. Because which ones of them kept their jobs and which ones of them got thrown to the fire?? Saban and Power Rangers was not about to pay them anymore than they were. They had already seen them as expendable. Half of their jobs were voiceover during a time where voice acting was not really valued all that much. Honestly, as if not for Jason, David Frank, that iconic team would have no staying power. Not because we didn’t value that team as being amazing and awesome. But the studio really did not care about any of those teenagers and young adults.

[@RobertoHernandez-re2ey]

I actually met Jason David Frank at my local martial arts studio in Newark, Delaware and he was so cool to all of us as kids. I even have a picture with him. RIP JDF

[@jesserivera2043]

At first i thought this was just another cut and paste "where are they now" type video. After watching this i can tell a lot of love went into this. I actually learned a couple things!

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Thank you ☺️

[@classicsbycandace]

RIP Thuy and Jason. 💛💐💐🤍

[@benanderson3784]

And Jdf

[@classicsbycandace]

@@benanderson3784 Yes…Jason as in Jason David Frank💚💐💚

[@jacquelinehilliard9119]

😢😢

[@gotenhuggins270]

They got them ask Jason David frank x wife

[@isaiahmaes]

Rest in peace David Jason Frank

[@MeluhKnight]

You forgot to mention that Amy Jo Johnston has written a Power Rangers comic one-shot about her character

[@polishalastor142]

Interesting 🤔

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@polishalastor142 Why is that “Interesting 🤔”? Is it that hard to comprehend?

[@MARS0l]

Thuy has my heart forever. Beautiful she was.

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Yeah she seemed so sweet. Gone too soon ❤️

[@davinp]

Because of Austin's legal troubles, he was unable to go to New Zealand when the filmed the 30th anniversary special

[@mr.whisper3338]

Yeah, it wasn't the same without Jason.

[@Roberob1189]

I know it sucks. Not the same. I watched seasons 1 and 2 growing up. I stopped once they changed the characters, except the movie I watched.

[@ScholteimReinbachIII]

Asj pled guilty to committing wire fraud and stealing taxpayer dollars from the PPP. As part of his plea deal he agreed to snitch on a co-conspirator. He’s awaiting his hearing on his sentencing. He is allowed to make income by attending conventions until then.

[@WTC-1990]

I also think him and David would of clashed

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

@@WTC-1990 I thought they were on good terms but then I looked it up and their last con together was like 7 years ago. What happened?

[@yujirohanma5199]

Fun fact: Amy Jo Johnson opened at Woodstock 1999. She is a very beautiful woman with many talents.

[@MizZzChAvVvOzZz]

Opened doing what?

[@yujirohanma5199]

@MizZzChAvVvOzZz her band Sweetwater performed, they were scheduled to open, but they got stuck in traffic. They took the stage at 6:15 pm.

[@alphagerudo]

I wish I had a amazing smile like she does 😊 I adored watching the romance between her and Tommy as a kiddo

[@theresidentteacher2438]

ALL I KNOW is when Green Ranger came on the scene BRO BODIED EVERYONE. Jason was THE REAL DEAL.

[@Krendall2]

The guy was undefeated in MMA, so yeah, he was.

[@NoneofYourBusiness667]

@@Krendall2 JDF was the only one in the cast who genuinely dedicated his life to martial arts. In addition to being undefeated in MMA, his Rising Sun Karate School dojos are still going strong today in his home state (Texas). Jason David Frank was a fucking beast.

[@wiseone9355]

You mean tommy?

[@beverlypotter3236]

@theresidentteacher2438 you mean tommy or Jason which one are you talking about

[@theresidentteacher2438]

@@beverlypotter3236 Tommy

[@rudykadous4005]

Saban should be ashamed ...600 a episode is wild when ur show made a billion....

[@gavindoherty7809]

What would you pat them? Keep in mind noone had any incling that the show would make anything let alone the fortunes it did make. Do you pay every actor huge somes of money because they kids show they are on might be successful beyond your wildest dreams? Well no, of course you don't unless you want to go out of business. There were a lot of shows back then. They were made on the cheap because they really didn't make anything.

[@rudykadous4005]

@@gavindoherty7809 Obviously u dont pay huge sums of money in the beginning, but if u see after the first season how big the show got plus all the merchandising sales that the show brought in obviously u would restructure the actors contracts to reflect the earnings the show made...

[@TheBabylane2]

@@gavindoherty7809 No, you don't pay them huge sums of money at the start, but once the show IS a huge success then, yes, you SHOULD up their pay to reflect that.

[@gavindoherty7809]

@@TheBabylane2 They should have gotten something to be fair. But the acting was rubbish.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

It was worse than $600 an episode, it was actually $600-$650 per week according to Austin St. John & others. Jason David Frank got a different deal cause he came on later & I think Saban used him so he wouldn’t join a strike if it would ever come to fruition. JDF got around $150k a season.

[@mordaciousfilms]

I think the yellow ranger was the first time I felt attraction towards a woman and I was like 6. She was so cute. And poor David, that really sucks but I'm glad he made it out and found peace later on and got his confidence back. Ugh treat your actors and castmates well, yo

[@HD-gw4wf]

I cant believe Jason David Frank ended his own life... I never thought he would ever do that! Jason always seemed so positive and was only out to make the world a better place and be a good role model for kids.

[@Locked_Character]

That's usually the case for most people who commit self game over. You truly don't know what a person is or isn't capable of to an extent.

[@theresidentteacher2438]

Black Ranger/Green Ranger were THE REAL DEAL. I think they had 1 episode where they teamed up ❤.

[@hmmm7835]

When the black Ranger got the shield the one episode that was so cool.

[@beverlypotter3236]

They did

[@Cyberwolfman]

The low pay and non-existent residuals is why I was more than happy to pay an appearance fee to have my daughter's favorite Power Ranger come to her school for career day. That, and the recent writers strike was right around the corner.

[@polishalastor142]

Good 👏

[@Use_fediverse-7814]

They were that affordable?

[@Otakufreak26]

Low pay was what was going to launch their career. I think they were stupid to demand more. They should have just rode it for a few more years then jumped on other opportunities.

[@ashleyshim2078]

true...​@@Otakufreak26

[@ajohn502]

@@Otakufreak26 it’s hard to jump from Power Rangers to a more serious role in Hollywood. That was proved in this video. All of them tried to do something in Hollywood after Power Rangers but they all had limited success. More exposure from Power Rangers would not have benefited their career in Hollywood.

[@grayfox265]

Haim Saban said that was not his business to pay them today he’s worth 3.1 billion because of them. He said “ I had nothing to do with that. The least they could have done was pay them each 2 million for the movie. Or at least 10k per episode.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

Lol... there's a reason the rich are rich and only get richer you know...

[@citizen_morgan7444]

Thanks 4 putting this BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE together. I REALLY enjoyed it! 👍👍

[@nunyabizness3866]

Amy Jo Johnson was so fucking hot.

[@LarryStearnes007]

I agree with 💖💖💖💖💖🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Amy Jo Johnson is Hot

[@les907]

What do you mean "was"? Granted, she's 53 years old rn but Google her name. Personally, I would change it to IS fucking hot.

[@McKaRm3L]

A smoke show 😮‍💨🔥😍

[@whatlurks_]

Her & Topanga from Boy Meets World FUCK 😂❤

[@sooners4u79]

I had a crush on her and I think every boy thought she was hot back in the her power ranger debut.

[@kmdreacts]

So, basically, Hollywood blacklisted them for having the Audacity to ask for a lil bit extra change from the huge vault. Nothing new under the sun.

[@kmdreacts]

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 Hollywood controls All forms of TV and movie entertainment. The big wigs at the top own the broadcasting channels, the directors, scriptwriters, etc etc. It's all one big beast. The same way Blackrock and Vanguard own damn near Everything today... Don't be that "Ack-Shully" guy when your "Ack-Shully" makes no sense in the grand scheme.

[@hanzocloud]

Not really, just u lucky. The spiderman actor was paid peanuts for his first movie too, but then renegotiated his contract for next movie and made millions

[@thecreativemillenial]

JDF didn't attend Thuy's funeral because he had lost his brother in the same year, who played his onscreen brother in zeo

[@beverlypotter3236]

They where also brother's in real life his name is Erik frank

[@thecreativemillenial]

@@beverlypotter3236 I know

[@beverlypotter3236]

@@thecreativemillenial 👍

[@ForrestFox626]

That was tragic

[@F1ghtGam3r]

Actually JDF was originally gunna star in a show called Cybertron, while Brad Hawkins was supposed to be the white ranger. But after numerous fan mail asked for Tommy to come back, their roles were reversed & Cybertron was renamed VR troopers

[@polishalastor142]

Wait What VR Troopers ?! I Remember

[@F1ghtGam3r]

@@polishalastor142 fun fact, Brad Hawkins owns a sushi bar near where the Dallas Cowboys train. This was seen in an episode of the show Daytripper. He is also now an anime voice actor

[@42k78]

Big shout out to my parents, aunts and uncles for letting us have Power Rangers on the screen at all. It's pretty obnoxious as an adult but I can see why the 6 year old in me loved it. The giant monster battles and almost all the Power Ranger fight scenes take place on playgrounds! That's where I would go with my cousins and friends and reenact everything. That was a very nice touch. Back when I had no worries in life besides getting out of school and watching Power Rangers and X-Men. I miss you, early 90s.

[@teruienages962]

" It's pretty obnoxious as an adult" Millions of people still disagree with you on that.

[@42k78]

@@teruienages962 I could see watching a single episode just to remember but I would be absent from the room playing a full season. I'll be in my room watching The Big Labowski or Rounders.

[@ZakEmber]

Having worked in LA on and off in the TV and film industry for 20 years, I can safely say that the non-union shows and contracts are practically criminal. The bare minimum for lead performers in a 30 minute program is 6-7k per week, and most union shows' performers are making well above that, especially if your show is a hit. Power Rangers had one of the worst reputations for exploitation, churning through cast members because frankly, they could. It's pretty tragic; they should have been rolling in residuals and had a tidy slice of profit sharing or buyouts from the merch and using their likeness, but nope... not as a non-union production. Saban made SO much money off all this!

[@F1ghtGam3r]

I'm surprised Walter Jones hasn't been on Dancing w/ the Stars yet

[@RedundantHuman-CandyBites]

I remember hearing about how little they were paid and found it horrendous. I can only imagine the hours they were worked 14-18hr days. The amount of stunt work was unreal. Stunt actors get paid thousands of dollars a day for the risk they put themselves in.

[@Chainsawhappy]

They didn't do most of the stunts. They had doubles.

[@Franco-z1c]

Austin St John said he could make more working at McDonald's

[@WeAllPlayBall]

WOW. As a kid watching the show in the early 90's . . I had often wondered why Ritas mouth always moved more differently than her words spoken at the time . . Now I know . . Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[@NECKBRACEBRO]

Watch the old Godzilla movies from the 1960s and 1970s.The terrible voice over acting.😁

[@ItzMizAsh01]

As an adult, I’ve learned that like half the stuff I watched as a kid in the 80s and 90s, that made me happy, had some morbid, dark history with long term trauma on the actors and other people involved 😩

[@igortube]

yea, this backstory is pretty sad/depressing. 2 deaths and lots injustice.

[@FmTrini]

Half? Lol more than 90%

[@Constellasian]

It's a reality check on the work environment. People forget that actors aren't the people they portray and some people, sometimes those in positions of power, contribute to making it a toxic work environment.

[@mmind2295]

Hollywood is satanic that's why

[@benzinoify]

So tragic about JDF. Legit tough guy and even he had problems. Resembles a lot of mens struggles that aren't fashionable to talk about, Chris Mackney comes to mind also. R.I.P JDF.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

Man i still remember the hype of the evil green ranger arc. Good times

[@rwb3562]

Really interesting video! A great watch 😊

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Thank you 😊

[@Zarkon619]

4:20 the guys who did the editing and copy paste from the original super sentai show and using tricks like that, for sure they deserved a raise too,

[@johnrupesh4535]

Power Rangers was a huge franchise back in 90s and early 2000s.

[@jonbon7219]

say it like trump... hyoojah

[@jambazeus]

I love that you’re covering more topics!

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

🙏

[@Lanier2369]

David Yost has suffered some serious shit. Even tho I'm sure he's still struggling with all that he's suffered thru I'm glad he's better. No one should go thru all that crap.

[@twoboysmom7423]

I really don't understand why one of the crew members would say that! I guess a different time but he is still a person and deserves respect.

[@davinp]

yes and glad he agreed to return for the 30th anniversary special and that he got treatment and did not committee suicide as the other actor did

[@Yeah8615]

I've always been curious why he didn't stick by his castmates when they demanded more pay

[@WTC-1990]

There is nothing wrong with him, those people that bullied are absolute trash

[@MaryBeth94]

​@twoboysmom7423 Everyone loves to look at the 90s with rose tinted glasses. But I lived through them. It was not as great as Gen Alpha like to imagine.

[@St-Vivec]

I met David Yost at power morphicon in 2016 and he’s a beautiful soul 💖 Before we said goodbye he hugged me and I’ll carry that hug & conversation we had with me forever 💙

[@polishalastor142]

Cool 😎👍

[@patrickwilson1459]

I met him and Austin St. John that same year too! They were pretty cool people. I got Austin’s autograph.

[@polishalastor142]

@@patrickwilson1459 Lucky Good 👍

[@patrickwilson1459]

@@St-Vivec By the way what city and state was it?

[@St-Vivec]

@@patrickwilson1459 it was in Pasadena California ☺️

[@Ragesauce]

Walter Emanuel Jones was a powerhouse of an actor. I loved his energy in both power rangers, and in the nickelodeon show Space Cases.

[@coreymitsunaga7698]

You forgot to mention Amy Jo's movie Susie Q, which is an underrated gem

[@hameley12]

I may actually remember that movie. It was filmed by a small studio and later sold to Disney. It aired on Disney channel for a few years, that is, until it didn't. I believe it's part of their archives by now, but it isn't as sought after as her major roles in other mediums. 🎬

[@armoredcoreexile]

Tommy was my favorite Ranger. Favorite character hands down.

[@Airjet2582]

You forgot to mention Thuy Trang’s small role in Universal Soldiers in which she plays one of the two Vietnamese prisoners whom Dolph Lungren kills in the beginning.

[@MaryBeth94]

If love could save people, Jason would've lived forever. I hate that he was hurting so much.

[@grimmpoetics313]

It can in certain occasions but in the end its just a spark for you to understand you ARE worthy of life no matter where you are on the rollercoaster

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

Why did you touch the llama?

[@MaryBeth94]

@@JSB-2Z-2K You ask why. I ask, why not?

[@benanderson3784]

I also liked Zach over Adam. Zach was a better fighter over Adam

[@jonathanmaag9669]

Zach was a great character, but Johnny Yong Bosh ended up going on to be a VA for some iconic anime characters

[@deusvlad2.083]

Power rangers was a curse, so many people died young from the show, and the scandals and I think it has something to do with karma and money.

[@MiXVoy]

The franchise was driven under non-union, and its future season cast suffered the consequences, leaving only a handful having Hollywood endeavors.

[@Chainsawhappy]

I hate to speak ill of the dead but here's the truth. My mother worked on the show for 10 years, from Season 2 on to the final season that was filmed in Santa Clarita until the production moved to New Zealand. My brothers and I grew up on the MMPR set. In those days, Jason David Frank was a bully. He was not a nice guy. Many ofthe other rangers were incredibly kind. Especially David Yost. Yes. David Yost was bullied on set. He was bullied by Jason David Frank and Steve Cardenas, who was also terrible on that set to the other cast members. I'm not going to get into detail, but there were so many terrible things that happened on that set that were never made public. Things that would really ruin the show for some people. I'm sorry but you guys don't know the half of it, and I don't feel right saying much more.

[@suryans5851]

Yeah, young JDF comes across as being really arrogant and obnoxious to me so what you said is no surprise. Tommy is still my all time favorite ranger though!

[@AmaanStorm]

How interesting. Nice to hear another angle on what went on behind the scenes

[@cortb4777]

If you can't tell it all don't say shit at all

[@stevejamieson8468]

​@@cortb4777I get where you are coming from, I feel the sample given to us was just to give us an idea of what was going on

[@geraldbrooks8507]

@@stevejamieson8468C’mon dude if you got tea spill it. Everyone here who grew up with Might Morphin Power Ranger are middle aged adults who most likely have dealt with real tragedy. You’re not going to ruin anyone’s childhood memories by revealing behind the scenes drama.

[@JH-rt2co]

The red ranger actor dude looked nothing like the gay spicy star...

[@FmTrini]

Salute to Walter man he was very necessary for young urban black kids…he definitely stood out…glad he was the most vocal about the unfair treatment and continued on with his career and did many more great things in his life…rip to JDF and Thuy 🙏🏾

[@brit2688ney]

My favorites were Trini and Jason. I was mad and sad when they left but years later I found out why. It's so sad that they were shooting a Popular TV show and got paid so low. I wish they all walked out of the set together, they would've definitely gotten paid better if they did

[@BrianLG100]

Walter is also a multiple time salsa dancing champion on the side. Pretty incredible. He's gotta keep doing what he's doing.

[@beverlypotter3236]

For those who don't know mighty morphin power rangers was ones tvs number one program

[@capena82]

Great video! I’m a huge MMPR fan, and this crossover was a great surprise! 🎉 Been a fan of your Drag Race videos and loving this new channel already!

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@creategreatness8823]

I always find myself wishing SO BADLY that things had been better and that the first film would have had the full original cast. It would have made that film the extra 15% better than it was.

[@beccacroce7380]

But then we wouldn't have gotten the funny "I'm a frog" ab-lib from JYB

[@creategreatness8823]

@@beccacroce7380 True...and that role in general likely helped pave a way for his great career in voice acting.

[@beccacroce7380]

It did. Johnny and Jason Narvy (Skull) did an action film with the Rangers stunt team. The camera couldn't pick up the audio, so they had to dub over the static. The producer heard his voice and basically elected him as Vash in Trigun. So yeah, that wouldn't have happened if Johnny didn't meet Koichi Sakamoto.

[@davinp]

The actirs who played the red, yellow and black rangers quit after not getting a pay raise that they asked for

[@aishacampbellsloan5337]

Eles foram demitidos😢😢😢

[@oryanstar1010]

Billy was my favorite The only problem I have with the character is that speaking in universe with the character he decided to just indiscriminately kill the tricky monster BULK, skull created

[@oryanstar1010]

​@@aishacampbellsloan5337I knew that voice over was garbage even when I first watched it they tried to put in some statics sound effects to like well that's the reason why he doesn't sound like he does it's like yeah what a load of s***

[@willigagbob8243]

Actually I believe they were fired.

[@almostontimehero5415]

Should have gotten more residuals, so that their pay was success based.

[@aghollingsworth]

Very Interesting! I'd love to see a follow up video on the other red, yellow, black, and pink rangers from the original show. As well as Bulk and Skull!

[@Black-Rat]

I especially wonder what happened to the guy that was playing Bulk, he was extra obese during the show and probably had heart issues, is he still alive after all that time beyond the show ?? There's always a point of no-return about obesity.....

[@RahzAlGhul]

I’m prolly one of the rare people on here that can say I watch power rangers from 1993 to 2000

[@geraldbrooks8507]

I watched regularly up to Time Force. Most of my peers had stopped watching by season 3(1995). I did watch SPD as I found the police theme interesting.

[@MrCjones24]

I stopped watching after the Space show. I was like 10. Started watching sitcoms lol

[@orainedauswell3963]

I watch mmpr straight till mystic force

[@ForrestFox626]

I've seen EVERYTHING!

[@dripjutsu5922]

it's ironic that they teased david for bein gay but all of hollywood is gay

[@mmind2295]

Exactly my thoughts

[@johnm5889]

The green ranger was always my favourite 💚

[@IsraelBenitez-ev7mj]

I always liked the Red Ranger

[@aram5127]

I wasn’t a major JDF fan, but casually followed his social media/comic con presence. His passing was such a deep stab to the fan base. One of those rare actors I just really wish time could rewind to save.

[@johnnymarrero8011]

Billy also returned in Cosmic Fury

[@benanderson3784]

He was in a episode of time force once besides season 3. Mmpr

[@johnnymarrero8011]

@@benanderson3784 um No he wasn’t Billy was never in Time Force

[@benanderson3784]

@@johnnymarrero8011 oh

[@mr.dreamzzz5242]

Woooow! Didn't know anything about this stuff! Great job information! 👍

[@tylove7992]

Super Sentai is not the name of the show, it's the genre. The show they took their footage from is called Zyurangers.

[@cosmothespacedogsdad]

Yooo power rangers content? Absolutely!

[@m.b.1201]

My favourite Power Ranger was Austin St. John who played Jason, the Red Power Ranger.

[@teruienages962]

Too bad he was a bully and a charity thief.

[@showdybamza8587]

Me too, so much untapped talent. Felt he was snubbed by the(actually good) new movie too

[@those12]

Saban was greedy wanted all the profits to himself

[@Nigerian-born_American]

Just like his people in the music industry

[@lephtovermeet]

If you think about it, it's such a crazy business plan and insane that it was so successful: hey lets buy the rights to some random Japanese action TV show, dub over all the fight scenes, and mix in some really low budget scenes shot with a bunch of teenagers, writing our script around whatever footage we just happen to have. Absolutely wild.

[@les907]

Why am I zero years old learning Rita Repulsa was actually Queen Bandora? Now I have to watch the original with SUBBED captions.

[@VideoJamesNZ]

Wow, I had no idea there was that much scandal! I remember at school in the 90's, all the kids freaked out when the green ranger was introduced 😂 My favorite was both the Red and the Blue rangers. Blue being my favorite colour and red because I found a broken, discarded power ranger toy in the playground of the red ranger at the time. I remember the rich kid invited us class mates to his birthday party and we watched the first power rangers movie on VHS, and road 4 wheeler motorbikes around his huge property. I'm not kidding when I say...Bro, the 90's was AWESOME!

[@VideoJamesNZ]

Oh! I also had a huge crush on the yellow ranger 😅...Don't judge me! LOL

[@OrlandoHawk71]

Awesome video!

[@petewong2372]

Saban made a big mistake. If he did not adapt the American version, there is no Power Rangers

[@atomic_chill8418]

I think David's bullying even extended to a video game. In Sega Genesis Power Rangers fighting game, Billy is given a sort of girly win pose. I thought it was kinda weird back then, but with his story coming out, it makes sense in a pretty sad way.

[@christinamason7894]

Wow that’s awful 🥺💔

[@Tornado1994]

@@christinamason7894 What?

[@polishalastor142]

He is gay i was bullied by That

[@NorseCrusader1]

I think I know what game your talking about, and I never noticed anything like that. In the show the rangers always did posing, and the two games that I played if I remember correctly.

[@Tornado1994]

@@NorseCrusader1 The top commenter up there doesn't know what Sentai is and how COMMON those poses are. They don't mean anything. I have NO clue where he got that they're "Homophobic".

[@DarkepyonX]

Great video , good job !!!! Fun idea to look into . The sounds of our childhood, Shuki Levy

[@gisellep177]

JDF WAS THE BEST RANGER EVER

[@ScottieBeanZ]

Great video!! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@42k78]

I got so sad about the death of Thuy. Taken way too early. What a tragedy, and after what sounded like a failed film career. Can't this girl catch a break?

[@PageofLegend]

Wow so I went looking for that 2023 movie that I didn't know existed, and there are whole new Power Rangers shows I didn't know existed! Got so much to watch now, I am a serious adult I swear!

[@Becauseimme]

I remember when everyone at school found out Zach didn’t have a middle finger, nobody could unsee it. Kids are cruel. 😂

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

Jason was my favorite Power Ranger as a kid, because he "piloted" a robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex!

[@jrudymorganclark2072]

I watched those episodes when I was in México back in 1995 such good memories.

[@scypsylock9402]

I've been an actor for over 15 years and a member of SAG-AFTRA, and I will say this from experience. Getting a role in a show/movie is not as easy as some think out there. And even after you work a leading role in a show/movie it does not guarantee you anything after. Hollywood as they call it, is not for anyone with thin skin and it is actually getting worse since Covid struck. Less and less projects are being produced nowadays since our last Strike last year, and the one presently today with the video game industry - voice acting. Thankfully we have made the industry far more better than it was in the 90's and things like that happened with this show do not happen anymore, and if they did that is why we just need to make a call to the office and they take care of it fast! On a side note, it's funny I used to be mistaken for "Tommy" by the children which was pretty cool.

[@joeychipman5352]

I knew Thuy Trang was dead, but I didn't realize how long ago that happened, nor how young she was. Damn. I rewatched the first two seasons of the show last year (couldn't do the third season, this show's way worse than I remember), and Thuy / Trini seemed a lot cooler than I remembered. Guess I didn't notice when I was younger. Favorite to least (personally): Tommy > Billy > Trini > Zack > Kimberly >> Jason

[@shamdeenavengers34]

Screamed when I saw this title, we are in for a treat with this one yall 😂

[@ocelots4627]

Dame I never thought they were being paid so low, and for the success of the show that is not right, I remember watching power rangers growing up and later I notice a lot things were off and this kinda explains a lot.

[@escalanteti0]

Excellent video, overall insightful.

[@WhatTheMattOfficial]

Thank you, glad you liked it ❤️

[@JanetBentley-d1g]

I am gay also David yost so sorry to hear and people laughing at you I know exactly how you feel but you one of my favorite power rangers but if I was in a power rangers movie or tv series I would become the purple ranger

[@johncassity3661]

Amy and Jason did appeared in Turbo Power Ranger Movie. Jason was the Gold Ranger in Zeo.

[@duckymans7604]

Trini was my first crush as a kid and the beginning of my preference towards Asian women lol.

[@lilhaxxor]

Thanks for sharing. It's really sad how much they had to endure to make children smile. 😢