Unmasking the Fakes: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Rip-Offs

[@RialVestro]

Just wanted to point out that Ultraman is not a Power Rangers rip off. It actually predates Power Rangers by about 20-30 years.

[@markcampbell8622]

You stole my thunder, just looking at the thumbnail; Ultraman was years actually decades before.

[@tysean0816]

I used to watch the black and white one on tnt

[@samuelg7673]

Ultraman had a US release way before power rangers was made.

[@christopherbaker9676]

​@@markcampbell86221966 is when ultra q premiered

[@gettinbattered]

The research for this was poor. Calling the mech v kaiju battles "Gundam battled" annoyed me

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

I wouldn't consider Saban/Bandai made shows as rip offs. That's like calling the Whopper Jr a rip-off of the Whopper.

[@TheForeverRanger]

I will tolerate absolutely zero Mystic Knights slander lol.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I hope you know that because of this comment whenever I go to Burger King I’m going to look at the Whopper Jr as a fraud now! :P

[@bambam1131]

Beattle borhs isnt a rip off , it was created by saban

[@petertaylor7299]

Way was maskrider not in the list

[@maybetoby]

Correct. Nothing Saban adapted that also came from Toei is a ripoff lol

[@jrr2480]

Saban didn't rip off its self, they just made clones. Their competitors did the rip offing 😜

[@julymedia752]

Hanna-Barbera did the same thing ever since Scooby-Doo was born. 🐶

[@chrislloyd1616]

Are we not going to bring up how this dude with the most confidence said Saban wrong everytime?

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Oh it has been brought up a lot in the comments :P

[@Yroko]

​@@rememberwhenchannel22:41 pronounced Săbăn two short a sounds. Also u forgot 1 of the greatest super sentai shows. Kamen rider/masked rider. American versions of Beetle borgs, vr troopers, and super human all suck. I managed to find the Japanese versions with English subtitles. Worth the watch.

[@kaosj666]

I mean, with how badly he massacred Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger's pronunciation, I figured I could let him slide over the Saban thing.

[@F1ghtGam3r]

Too bad we still don't have a complete series of Mystic Knights or Los Luchadores on dvd or blu ray

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I have a Blu Ray copy of Samurai Cop. If that can be put on Blu Ray, anything is possible haha

[@posluv1]

Considering vr troopers, mmpr, beetleborgs are from the same saban umbrella and all those shows are from toei companies zyuranger, metaldar, Jikuu Senshi Spielban, Space Sheriff Shaider, and B-Fighter i would hardly call it a rip off. Vr troopers also had their own video game aswell. Plus superhuman samurai was part of the ultraman family.

[@VulpisFoxfire]

Superhuman Samurai was a import of a different Japanese show, Gridman.

[@ByTheStorm]

@@VulpisFoxfireWhich was a spin-off of the Ultraman concept made by the same studio.

[@kjo2130]

I disagree, they can still be ripoffs. There were a million scooby do rip offs back in the day and they were all done by Hanna barbera lol

[@ByTheStorm]

@@kjo2130 Anyone who uses lol in their comments don’t really have a valuable opinion. Hanna Barbera shows were because they either had the Flintstones or Scooby formulas. Outside of the aesthetics, they recycled everything else. But all of Saban’s spin-offs were all very distinct from each other. The only common element between them are they were mostly based off shows from Japan and they wore suits. Masked Rider was a sitcom comedy, Beetleborgs is basically a more Western take on superheroes, and Mystic Knights was basically more akin to Xena. VR Troopers was probably the closest to a clone but it had far too many distinct differences.

[@tj112286]

21:37 Again, wrong! VR Troopers had several fights songs just like Power Rangers did!

[@DemonSlayer648]

You literally putting Saban shows on the list is a weird thing considering Power Rangers is also Saban.

[@asmodeusnof]

He calls this out?

[@AR-xd3dp]

Mystic Knights wasn't a rip off,it was Sabans attempt to create an original live action show. But it just didn't have the same impact as PR. Beetleborgs, VR troopers and Masked rider were Saban's attempt to recreate the same success using other popular tokusazu genre shows such as Kamen rider and the metal hero based shows. some ended up working,last more than one season,while some ended up being one season wonders.SSSS was based on the Tsuburaya show Lighting Superhero Gridman the Hyper agent,and that show was based around the concept of the then growing computer age

[@ByTheStorm]

Mystic Knights actually did very well, as did Beetleborgs. But Saban cannibalized the budget for the next season (Battle Thunder) for Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, which is why the latter looked amazing. Rangerboard has actual art and toys in a thread on it showing it was nearly ready to go. And Beetleborgs had nothing more to adapt since Toei went stupid (like they and Bandai did in the last decade for Sentai) and made the last two Metal Hero series for preschoolers. Not really sure it would’ve mattered for Beetleborgs since that was mostly original footage anyways besides a few token scenes. It’s really insane in a way. Saban in general burned through the footage of all those licensed shows. Although my exposure to Masked Rider comes only from a comic*, I never understood why they did not start with Kamen Rider Black and used all the existing recent Rider footage to J. Masked Rider could’ve had as many forms as Kuuga by the end. Though honestly? I never got why they adapted the crossover episode of RX either. It’s hilarious, but it makes no sense. *To keep it short, I got a Masked Rider/Power Rangers Turbo comic as a kid and later stumbled onto Kamen Rider Black RX via its opening. It led to me becoming fascinated in the original franchise. Though it’s casual. Also had a VR Troopers ornament I got at an art festival with Spielvan on it because I thought the guy looked cool.

[@AR-xd3dp]

@@ByTheStorm For Mystic knights,no one said that the show was a failure. The fact it ran for 2 seasons and had a cliffhanger ending that opened up an evolve series possibility, more than indicates a success. It's obvious that Saban"s flagship series. Power Rangers was still holding strong and although MK did do well for an original concept,it didn't have the same impact of popularity in Haim"s eyes. As for beetleborgs and VR Troopers,it would've been tough to continue either show due to not being any shows having trio style teams featured. The kid friendly sentai and metal hero shows were probably the result of the growing concern for tv violence in Japan. as for why they didn't adapted KR black,it's possible that the series was too dark in tone for what they intended or they couldn't get the rights to those series and movies at the time

[@Goremejy]

Ah yes Saban ripping off its biggest rival at the time….Saban!

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Sometimes our greatest enemy is ourselves ;)

[@dragonmaster613]

Saban added a child ranger to Turbo because Beetleborgs was too popular. Like, dude, you're competing with yourself!

[@ThatAnArchyDude]

Beetle Borgs was by Saban as well. Also, shame on you for not mentioning Masked Rider.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I actually did end up watching the first episode of Masked Rider but didn’t find too many connections so I cut it. Probably needed to watch more than one. Maybe a sequel video?! Lol

[@ThatAnArchyDude]

@@rememberwhenchannel Well, Alpha 5 was made by his grandfather, and I believe there was another "Masked Rider" type of character added eventually. Maybe more since the battle footage originates from Kamen Rider ... Which had at least 3 heroes, if I remember correctly. If you did a sequel of this video, there's many more shows you could include.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Agreed, might be something to revisit after receiving so many other suggestions.

[@ThatAnArchyDude]

@@rememberwhenchannel Ooh! I'll look forward to it then! 😁🎉

[@LUCKO2022]

Masked Rider had a crossover with Power Rangers.

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Any video with a Wiseau reference deserves a sub. I also think you need to watch more Los Luchadores, that dog turning evil needs to be covered lol

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I hope that dog has a Walter White type story arc.

[@AkasunSasori666]

God i would love for them to remaster Mystic knights and even give it another try. With today's tech i feel it would be liked more. As for VR Troopers, there is a funny connection to PR where Roy's actor was the red herring about who would become the white ranger. Then when it was made Tommy he went off to do VRT instead.

[@ByTheStorm]

If Dino Fury leaned into its knight imagery from Ryusoulger instead of being generic heroes with two knights, it could’ve been real interesting. Though the mecha design is awful like most from last decade. Let alone the other missed opportunity via Mystic Force, which had a similar feel. Before the show tanked halfway through to become a slave of its Japanese footage, it could’ve easily been written as a sequel of sorts given how it was shot. I still vaguely remember the show and wondered if I imagined it because it was like Xena, but with knights. Although honestly? I’d greatly prefer a Castlevania art-styled animated treatment for Mystic Knights than live action, unless it was a prestige-styled reboot akin to GARO. Mainly since I can’t see them giving it the attention it deserved.

[@moon230686]

Fun facts: Saban wanted to create a Sailor Moon show like Power Ranger type. As a fan, we called it Saban Sailor Moon. Instead of a geant animal connection, they changed from human to cartoon universe. 😅 You can see the first and only episode on KZbin.

[@StarDragonJP]

You do know the super sentai mechs predate Gundam right? Not sure if calling them Gundam fights is just a joke or an implication that they "ripped off" Gundam

[@FTheGlobalists13]

“It poses the question, can you rip off yourself? I say yes, I did earlier in this video.” Bro your writing is top tier, seriously, youre my new favourite youtube channel. I hope you get big. This has been such a trip revisiting all these old memories you’ve managed to dig up.

[@digitaladventurer2142]

You could have added Saban's Masked Rider. Not only a PR Ripoff but literally took place in the same universe as they promoted the show in Power Rangers

[@Siromuse_2]

How is it a rip off if its made by the same people? Thats as if you called sprite a coke ripoff

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

Masked Rider was based on another Japanese super hero show called Kamen Rider. That series focused on a solo hero getting revenge on a group of evil aliens who killed people close to him.​@@Siromuse_2

[@websurferblue]

Made by Saban

[@nathanforester5993]

It was a crossover episode and years later the Next Mutation Ninja Turtles would also crossover with the Rangers.

[@jesspace4069]

Ultraman is from WAY B4 but i love your vids keep em up i was born in 89 this channel is me

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Thank you! I love to hear that :)

[@MegaManDBZX]

I will not stand for anyone dissing American Gridman.

[@michaelflury4434]

Yep and that when they did make a new gridman series,they made the title ssss gridman..which was a nod to superhuman samurai syber squad since they did like how that show was done.

[@Ziko577]

@@michaelflury4434 The production team had a soft spot for our version more than the Japanese original and I though that was a nice touch and our version isn't as dark or serious as the original either.

[@XeviousD]

Gridman is part of the Ultra Family.

[@MegaManDBZX]

@@XeviousD No. Completely separate toku. Though I understand the confusion.

[@BradLad56]

​@@MegaManDBZXcreatively it's connected though.

[@jamesbounds]

Being a Power Rangers and wrestling fan myself the Los Luchadores looks like a fun watch.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

It wasn’t too bad. Like I said, the only one I didn’t like was Van-Pires haha

[@ironmaster6496]

I remember really liking it as a kid

[@ProWrestlingBits]

"Also there's an adorable chihuaha and he looks terrified in every scene. And I love him." 😄

[@rememberwhenchannel]

In fairness, most chihuahuas look terrified.

[@ashenfox3535]

Fun Fact: JDF was suppose to star in the original version of VR Troopers called Cybertron and Ryan's actor was supposed to come in as the White Ranger. But Tommy was so popular that Saban re negotiated the contracts and we got Tommy's return and VR Troopers

[@matthewrosenthal753]

Additionally Bradly Hawkins, the actor that played Ryan Steel, voiced the Gold Ranger in Zeo.

[@CHASEMARC]

Wouldn't MMPR be the Rip-off? It is ripping off Super sentai

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Yeah I mentioned in the beginning it’s basically a rip-off itself. The entertainment industry is shameless :P

[@trashboat5388]

@@rememberwhenchannelwell the American entertainment industry is shameless.

[@cardgamesandotherthings9734]

Man I loved beetleborgs, VR troopers and Mystic knights . I thought van Pires was a hallucination lol

[@quent0229]

You know I thought I was going crazy I remembered van pires but could never remember the name. Man started to believe it was a show I imagined 😂.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I feel like I should apologize for bringing that memory back lol

[@z0m813]

I do not remember this show at all I wonder if it even came on where I live

[@Makoto03]

Great video. Very nostalgic. I remember Big Bad Beetle Borgs, Mystic Knights, and VR Troopers as a kid. :)

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Thank you :) glad you liked it!

[@shinkisaragi4369]

Superhuman samurai cyber squad is not a rip off. It’s literally a adaptation of a completely separate Tokusatsu series called Gridman.

[@kevwwong]

It was absolutely a rip-off in that someone saw Power Rangers and likely looked around for a Japanese series they could adapt like Saban did. It's sort of like how American Gladiators took off, and suddenly we have gimmicky competition series like Knights and Warriors, and Blade Warriors. Or how the MCU became popular, and every major studio went through their IP to see if they could create some sort of interconnected universe.

[@CodysHOG]

The level of uneducated babble this video has is astounding. Power rangers, beetleborgs, vr troopers and Mystic knights were all made by saban entertainment and beetleborgs even had a comic book crossover with power rangers. This is like calling a trex a rip off of Godzilla…

[@noelnicefellow]

So for VR Troopers there is a pilot episode where Ryan Steel was play by Jason David Frank the GREEN Rangers and it so funny cause the actress in VR trooper made a cameo on Power Rangers Zeo.And for the "Masked Rider / Kamen Rider that more of a fail spin-off then a Rip-off for america but Toei loved the idea of their sentai and rider series to crossover that it the normal in Japan now.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Well damn! He and the Pink Ranger were my favourites growing up.

[@PhantomGhost25]

I've heard stories of how JDF was supposed to either reprise his role as Tommy on VR Troopers or be RYAN STEELE, and that the actor that eventually became RYAN STEELE, was supposed to be the White Ranger before the change was made to bring Tommy back to the Rangers? Has anyone else heard that story besides me?🤔

[@TheHorrorking]

I'll give this guy credit for trying to pronounce an Irish title like Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog since most people outside of Ireland can't say it properly anyway.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Thank you :) I had a feeling when I was saying it that I may be butchering it lol

[@TheHorrorking]

@@rememberwhenchannel That's true but your attempt was still better than most. Also thanks for the response.

[@whattheflorida7159]

I really loved that show as a kid!

[@nicholascooney]

As a lifelong Power Rangers nerd, I've never heard anyone pronounce Zyuranger and Saban so wrong before.

[@ballallas123]

The irony. Power rangers is a rip off from a Japanese show.

[@trashboat5388]

Literally everything saban put out was a lazy rip off! 😂

[@kfalco]

Every show produced by Saban is a rip-off off the tokusatsu series: super sentai, Kamen Rider, heavy-shell B-Fighter/ Kabuto, Metal Heroes and Gridman. The only show produced by Saban that's an entire original is Mystic Nights. Dino Fury is a rip-off of the Korean tokusatsu: Dino Force Brave. Saban made money off of Toei & Daewon media companies. At least Marvel co-produced: Denjiman and Battle Fever J. Also, the first "super sentai" was based on Supaidaman. (japanese spiderman). Supaidaman was the first series to use "zords."

[@rambofan334]

The Japanese yellow ranger wasn't a guy, he was a... Boi. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@rememberwhenchannel]

😎

[@ae86takumi]

Oh the irony of making a list of ripoffs of a ripoff XD

[@rememberwhenchannel]

You’re welcome :)

[@paulcolon6749]

I loved Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighting!!! Movie title: Bad hockey player, plays golf, to pay grandma’s taxes.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Love it! Happy Gilmore! I was really expecting it to be one of the worst things I watched, but was pleasantly surprised.

[@BKLYN_TZU]

Ultra man is not a power rangers rip off he is a kaiji like Daimajin

[@nathanforester5993]

I definitely recall the producers of Beetleborgs saying Flabber was based on Elvis (I theorize they'd likely get Austin Butler to play him if they did a reboot, or Rami Malek) and I definitely remember Los Luchadores, also you can't forget a show that has Otho from Beetlejuice voicing the alien mentor.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

That makes sense. I also felt the actor was going for a Robin Williams approach to the character. He did pretty good.

[@nathanforester5993]

@@rememberwhenchannel Yep, I know the guy on Facebook..and he definitely went for a Jim Carrey and Robin Williams vibe.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Damn! That’s pretty cool.

[@strozombie.01]

He looked exactly like Jay Leno

[@Zethlynn]

Thats definitely a new pronunciation of Zyuranger

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Lol my bad.

[@BalorShield]

Sabin 😂

[@Zethlynn]

@@BalorShield there's Say-ban, Sabon, Sabin and Sebon and Seban

[@BalorShield]

@@Zethlynn ah yeah.. ive heard Haim Sah-bahn pronounce his last name all those ways before

[@davidroe666]

I watched vr troopers

[@PhantomGhost25]

I'm just gonna go ahead and ask the questions that some were either too afriad to ask or didn't think to ask. Which of these shows had actors/actresses that: - Posed nude or did adult related material? - Eventually became big or known stars in Hollyweird? - Died in real life? - Went to prison or got into some kind of trouble? I asked those questions because throughout it's long history, the Power Rangers franchise had nearly all of that in multiple instances.🤷🏿‍♂️

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Oh I’m sure there are a bunch. I was going to mention the Power Ranger spin-offs on here and I saw there was over 30 and figured most of the video would just be me naming spin offs lol

[@tj112286]

8:54 Yes there was!

[@Flashshadow]

Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Van-pires before this video… 😅

[@MicheleBentzley-cb1kd]

Me either or Tattooed Teenagers from Beverly Hills (or whatever it's called.)

[@Flashshadow]

@@MicheleBentzley-cb1kd That show I just happened upon by chance years back. 😆

[@awkwardsemantic4058]

You should have included the desert scenes on the list 🤣

[@rememberwhenchannel]

That’s true! I think only two of them didn’t involve a desert scene haha

[@desshinta9428]

oh hey, a bad list based on bad lists that promote this idea without research. There is only ONE Ripoff of Power Rangers, and that is "Tattooed Teenage Alien fighters from Beverly hills". A Ripoff is "an inferior imitation of something", one which deliberately does not use its own idea's. Similarities in ways shows are made (I.e adapting anotehr liscensed series) does not make one qualify. And this argument is frequently stupid when it's asserted, as the ill-informed WRONGLY think that ANY form of Henshin Hero (transforming hero) series is just power Rangers...when that is far from so, and the concept pre-dates Power Rangers by *Literal* decades. As Power rangers is part of A larger genre of Tokusatsu shows that utilize special effects and stunts for telling live-action superhero stories. VR Troopers, Beetleborgs and Saban's masked Rider were all done by Saban (the company who originally made power rangers by taking footage from Toei's Super Sentai Series, thus ANYTHING ELSE THEY DO cannot qualify AS a ripoff) in similar veins TO power rangers because those three series are based on taking footage from Toei's sibling series to super sentai; that footage gathered from the Metal Heroes Series and Kamen Rider Black RX, respectively. Kamen Rider Pre-dates Super sentai, and the metal heroes were first created as a replacement for Kamen rider. Saban using different source material to produce companion series, with masked rider even having a backdoor pilot produced for it as part of Power Rangers? Yeah, those aren't ripoffs. And to pre-empt, this also means 2009's Kamen Rider Dragon knight is Similarly NOT a ripoff; it is an adaptation of Kamen rider Ryuki (one which is in fact considered by many better than its source material) that was done at a time when Power Rangers was NOT doing well and was about to face its third (technically fourth) cancellation. Shows produced in similar ways despite having entirely different means of telling stories with the footage they gather does not quality for being a Ripoff. Hell, Dragon Knight won an Emmy for its original stunt-work and direction that WAS NOT from footage they took and adapted; which is something Power Rangers can Never claim to despite Power Rangers being the origin of the directorial careers of Koichi Sakamoto and Makoto Yokoyama; who are high-demand directorial talent in japan now for Tokusatsu series due to them proving themselves extensively. Super human Samurai Syber Squad? Again, not a ripoff. Tsuburaya had worked with American companies to produce and import their ultra-series franchise before; doing so with Ultra Q, the original ultraman, and UltraSeven. because of Legal Disputes they were having difficulty doing much in that vein in the 90's, but still produced a couple American co-production ultra series in the 90's; some done EVEN BEFORE Power Rangers was made, so it's hard to dispite THEM ripping off Saban's work when they were doing it before Haim Saban was. Taking the route of creating an Adaptation like Power Rangers had done with one of their series (in this case, SSSS was adapted from Hyper Agent Gridman) was just another avenue to get their work out there; and the format they chose was again only superficially similar to power rangers simply due to the nature of the threats in the series. Thus Again, that's not a ripoff. As For Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, which was even used for the title image? That was made by Saban as a Power Rangers REPLACEMENT; one greenlit because Power Rangers Turbo was so poorly received that Saban was going to scrap production of the franchise after Power Rangers in Space. However, In Space was SO WELL RECEIVED that the plan to introduce and then fold production assets into Tir Na Nog was scrapped, and Tir na Nog was cancelled instead because Saban wanted to continue to bank on brand recognition. Tir Na Nog has so few similarities to Power Rangers beyond being another Henshin Hero show (it's set in the past, focuses on more fantasy powers than a mix of magic and technology, draws basis from celtic lore that PR's never touched) it CANNOT qualify as a ripoff. Los Luchadores? Liscensed from Canada, that's more a take on just urban fantasy with Lucahdores, there's again barely any resemblance to PR. Like, I could go on with other examples. Tattooed Teenage alien Fighters was the only one to legitimately take Power Rangers format while neither basing itself on a prior Japanese work for its base footage/materials/story, being done by Saban, or acting as just a generalist henshin hero show. it was genuinely made to just cash-in on something popular with no effort put into it; while everything else was trying to be a genuine show with a desire for it to stand on its own.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Damn that’s crazy. This was just meant to be a fun little video, but I’m glad it ignited something in you. Wish you all the best.

[@TokuNorth]

@@rememberwhenchannel Spreading misinformation is fun for you?

[@trashboat5388]

That would make PR a ripoff too

[@TokuNorth]

@trashboat5388 No Power Rangers is an adaptation of Super Sentai It still uses footage from Sentai and some of the same story elements So not a rip-off

[@I_Am_Nique]

All these shows are 90s/early 00s favorites! What a time to be alive.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I feel so old! Lol

[@I_Am_Nique]

@@rememberwhenchannel listen idk about you but I'm going on 37 soon and I'm like yikes where did the time go. Lol however kids will never how lit it was to be a kid back then.

[@nathanchannel1895]

Bruh, there's a lot of tokusatsu, not just Power Ranger, besides Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad, there's nothing similar to Power Ranger, he's more like Ultraman, but he's still made by Tsuburaya, so he's another hero made by Tsuburaya. THEN SINCE WHEN DOES POWER RANGER HAVE GIANT SIZE AND FIGHT A KAIJU LIKE GODZILLA

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

I understood what you meant by "rip-off" (a derivative work of a more established IP) but sorry you had so many people get triggered by what is essentially an disagreement on semantics. I love my IP's too, but it's not that deep. I enjoyed the video.

[@THEPHENOMONALJORDAN]

Unless i'm mistaken VR troopers was originally gonna crossover with power rangers, i think the plan was halfway into vr ryan loses his 1st suit and gets a new one, but it was originally gonna be tommy joining the team while ryan goes to PR to become the white ranger

[@Masonicon]

1993: when side7(deviantart's predecessor) is born Superhuman samurai cybersquad was like Digimon, when dealing with digital technologies Big bad beetleborg was about comic book fans become superpowered heroes in real world from asking a literal genie

[@God-k5b]

Bookmarks should always be a standard for lists so we can skim to the parts we want since most people on KZbin don’t sit and watch a whole video of a topic they have fleeting curiosity for.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I’m still kind of new to this. Learning as I go, but you’re absolutely right. Consider chapters being added tomorrow!

[@F1ghtGam3r]

Power rangers & vr troopers have more of a connection, behind tbe scenes. After Tommy lost his green ranger powers, JDF was asked to star in a pilot for Cybertron. Many fans were upset that Tommy was no longer in the show, parents wrote in to put him back. Cybertron later became VR Troopers. The actor for Ryan Steele was originally planned to replace JDF as the white ranger, before their roles were switched

[@AmoMe2009]

Only thing I remember was Beetleborgs which minus the Jay Leno-looking guy was actually good. Thankfully that’s all I remember because the other ones look trash!!!

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Haha yeah I remember liking Beetleborgs as well. I wasn’t aware of any of the other ones until recently. So you’re saying you don’t want to marathon them like I did? :P

[@AmoMe2009]

@@rememberwhenchannel lol nope. However, you’re one of my favorite channels on KZbin so I enjoyed this video just like the many others you’ve done especially the ones referencing “Boy Meets World” or throwback food/snacks.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Thank you so much 😊 well the one I’m currently working on is food related, so we’ll see what you think haha

[@JeffreyPiatt]

@@rememberwhenchannel metal hero shows lacked mecha fights insted having RC cars fights and model planes fight. Saban adapted BeetleBorgs from B-fighter and it's sequel from B-F Kasbuto. the earler aired VR troopers was adapted from speelban, melader, ands a space shariah.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

You know your stuff.

[@LegitMan335]

I love all power ranger rip offs .

[@rememberwhenchannel]

This is the kind of confidence I hope to have one day.

[@LegitMan335]

@@rememberwhenchannel well very easy , I grew watching these shows since I was very little, and they stuck with me ever since . *Tokusatsu itself is all intertwined*

[@strozombie.01]

I loved Mystic Knights!

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Beetleborgs and Mystic Knights were the two show I enjoyed most in this marathon I did.

[@StarDragonJP]

Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog deserved more love than it got. It was a pretty good show

[@lindarossecain7741]

Logical half human Star Trek character from Vulcan.

[@jamesvaughn4126]

What about teenagers alien fighting from Beverly hills that was rip off of power rangers from usa network back in 90

[@fr33bird7891]

Even my wife thought it was more of a rip off of TMNT than Power Rangers. There were 4 protagonists and the fought a Shredder knockoff. Even the fight song sounds like it rips off TMNT.

[@DasNordlicht91]

Vanpires sounds and looks like a fictional show that an actual show would have as a ripoff of Power Rangers.

[@trashboat5388]

You say that as if power rangers isn’t a rip off itself.

[@samuelg7673]

How do you get a comparison to Gundam

[@futureDreamer4]

Finally somebody remembers Van Pires!

[@denyhermansyah8327]

Everything that u mention is rip off from japanese show. Even power ranger is rip off from japanese show called super sentai. Saban never knew word of originality, they just steal the concept and add some spice called storyline. Unbelivable, you should read more.🤣

[@TheForeverRanger]

How are shows produced by Saban/Bandai rip-offs? Mystic Knights is severely underrated for being an original production.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I’m standing by it! Haha but I agree. Like I said in the video I didn’t mind watching it. Which I feel is high praises coming from someone watching a kid’s show in their thirties :P

[@ericstaples7220]

I mean he's right. It's just power rangers, but in the middle ages.

[@jimhouse3081]

Do you forget that Joe got replaced in Big bad beetleborgs 😂

[@aaroncross6874]

I'm sure you know this. But, Power rangers is a rip off of Zyuranger. But, what you don't know is. It's supposed to be a team version of a series called Kamen Rider and both Super Sentai and Kamen Rider is created by a famous manga artist named Shotaro ishinomori. Famous for making Cyborg 009, Skullman, Android Kikaider, Robot Detective and many others. Hell, in Japan Shotaro ishinomori was famous enough to get his own channel in Japan.

[@bgcrp2005]

It’s not a rip off lol a rip off is copying someone’s show .. clearly Sentai lets them use it because their aware of power rangers

[@aaroncross6874]

@@bgcrp2005 I said that for the meme idiot

[@trashboat5388]

@@bgcrp2005I’m still calling it a rip off

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

Beatle Borgs did have giant robots added in close to the end of the shows run.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I was trying to go off of the first few episodes, but this would give Beetleborgs the top spot!

[@jamesthegoo7600]

''A show by say-ban'' 💀💀💀

[@rememberwhenchannel]

😉

[@julymedia752]

@@rememberwhenchannel BTW, where did you get those Los Luchadores clips (as they're in HD?) Just curious.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Not sure what to call that pro wrestling move either, but I'm sure it ends with "oscopy".

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Haha you’re probably right. It’s a great move because it is effective and reminds people to visit their doctor.

[@stingrey1571]

the problem with VR troopers became very apparent real quick after a few episodes. they ran out of japanese footage. they began using footage from two separate shows. thus most of time kaitlin and jb rarely fought along the side of roy.

[@stingrey1571]

superhuman samurai syber squad was my show. loved the fight scenes.

[@hylianbatman3153]

VR troopers was cool

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I somehow managed to not know it existed until last month haha

[@juliagoodwin9510]

Wow, the nostalgia...

[@Y2Jerms]

17:29 The mispronunciation of "saban" and "tir na nog" hurt. Lol

[@tiagocarvalho_oficial]

17:11 Someone here on KZbin took this show, altered all the episodes and turned into a Power rangers show, replacing the fighting scenes, transformation, mosters and everything with material from Choudenshi Bioman

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I watched a fake version?!

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

Not really a ripoff since this show never got any kind of Western release until a few years ago, but there was a Japanese live-action version of Spider-Man in the 70's most just call Japanese Spider-Man nowadays. It turned the wallcrawler into a Japanese motorcycle racer who gets a bracelet that pops out the Spider suit he then puts on when he goes into battle. He even has a flying car and a giant robot. Spider-Man with a giant robot.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

You have very much piqued my interest.

[@kevwwong]

As the legend goes, that giant mecha inspired Toei to use that in their Super Sentai franchise. Don't know if that's true or not, but it's interesting to think about.

[@ShawnSandiego]

@@kevwwongYes, that's true. Sentai didn't feature giant robots before this show. The creation of TOEI's Spider-Man (a.k.a. Supaidaman) was also connected to the idea of bringing TOEI's SunVulcan Sentai show to the US as an adaption by MARVEL as part of a business trade / working relationship, much like Saban later would do with Zyuranger, but plans fell through before contracts could be signed.

[@Better_callMe]

I used to watch Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, in my area it was the last kids show on Saturdays morning before it changed over to teens high school drama. anyways, ive never met anyone who remembers anything about the show.

[@curtisljordanjr7273]

I was 16 when I saw SUPERHUMAN SAMURAI & I like it sure it was a POWER RANGER Rio off but it's like the cartoon REBOOT

[@Drixenol86]

The fact I’ve seen most of these ripoffs and was into Power Rangers, I was a very gullible kid.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Haha doesn’t mean you were gullible! Love what you love. I feel like the hippie guy from Van-Pires now.

[@mikevivian3648]

yeah Van-pires! I still shudder a the thought of that one. I though tattooed teenage alien fighters was almost as bad Superhuman samurai was well veryy so so. I like los Luchadores but never thought of it as an PR rip off. Mystic knights was good. Beetleborgs was kinda fun I admit! I liked VR troopers! An entertaining feature. Thanks!

[@rememberwhenchannel]

No thank you! I had multiple lists of “Power Ranger Rip-Offs” and the repeated ones I ended up watching. Some definitely didn’t fit the bill as a rip-off.

[@shin-oni4223]

The original name is SSSSGridman

[@ToiletClogger1945]

Fox Kids was a huge part of my after school childhood happiness lol. Power Rangers was so great. even BeetleBorgs was fun and good (at the time) all the episodes are on YT and it's soooooo badddddd but entertaining to my 9 year old self lol

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I tried watching them with kid vision haha even rewatching Power Rangers I realized how cheesy the acting was. Still love it though.

[@Never.A.Human6235]

First of all. Gridman ain't a Power Rangers rip off. It's just in the same genre. Which is Tokusatsu. You'd know this if you actually did some research Gridman is more of a ripoff of the 1966 Ultraman. But we can't really call Gridman an "Ultraman ripoff" since BOTH OF THEM WERE RELEASED BY THE SAME COMPANY.

[@TerrellAmari]

You pronounce SABAN incorrectly. It’s not SAY BAN… it’s pronounced as [SAHBAWN)

[@dngillikin]

He also mispronounces "Luchadores" - it's 4 syllables, "LOO-cha-DOOR-rays" - and "Kyoryu" which is two syllables - "KYO-Ryu" (the "y" in both syllables is the standard "y" sound as in "yellow" but blends into the consonant preceding it). Americans often have trouble with that "y" in words like "Tokyo" and "Kyoto" and tend to pronounce them as "Toh-kee-oh" and "Kee-oh-toh," and don't get my started on how American English speakers butcher the name, "Ryu," but, to be fair, that "ry" sound combination is especially difficult for English speakers without lots of practice. Long story short (too late!), pronouncing the "y" in "Kyo" as a the long "I" sound is way wrong.

[@TerrellAmari]

@@dngillikin 😂😂😂 so true

[@DaBudaa1]

I grew up in the 90s, and I enjoyed watching most of the shows in this content. However, I did not know about Los Luchadores and Van Pires; honestly though, they are way too cheesy for me.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Oh come on. You know you wanna watch them :P

[@jewaunglenn]

Thank u for this

[@rememberwhenchannel]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@dragonmaster613]

Mystic Knights and Beetleborgs were the best of these knockoffs.

[@12thLetterTMP]

I do not appreciate all the VanPire hate 😂 discovered this show around two years ago and watched it on shrooms and became very invested. There’s a creepy love triangle that unfolds. They definitely overcooked the show itself with so many elements being shoehorned in but it makes it such a weird watch. Also, fun fact, nobody knows who plays “Van He’llsing” but there are many theories. Also Jonathan Davis of Korn does a voice on it. So so so many weird facts about this show.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I completely understand why you liked it when you said you discovered it while on shrooms lol

[@mam162]

To be honest, I thought Mystic Knights was a better show than Power Rangers. It was much less formulaic and the acting wasn't bad at all. Plus it's based on real Celtic mythology--the show's kingdoms of Kells and Temra were loosely inspired by the mythical realms of Ulster and Connacht.

[@blazesaber1383]

i think beetle borgs should get the gundam fight points because they later get a giant beetle that transforms in to a robot

[@CosplayForge2024]

I thought we are troopers. Came out before Power Rangers by 1 year. Especially given the fact that the VR trooper helmet from the lead character was reused and painted red to make the red ranger helmet.

[@lord_vader87]

Vr troopers almost hadn't even Higher score for my understanding.Jason David Frank AK the green ranger.Was supposed to be go to the v r after his time as the green ranger But there was such an outcry when he was written out of Power Rangers, they had to bring him back as the white ranger.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Big bad Beetleborgs isn’t a Power Rangers ripoff

[@ToytatesDE]

Great Video. But there are some more MMPR Rip Offs. Karmen Rider and Masked Rider. But long before MMPR was a hit, there was an other TV Show who was a great hit. Winspector.

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I think I may need to do a sequel to this video. I looked up Winspector, it looks right up my alley!

[@AbbysedHope]

Kamen rider literally came out 22 years before PR…

[@jonathonearl482]

Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills. This show is actually pretty good!

[@rememberwhenchannel]

I found the only major issue it had going for it was the spandex outfits haha

[@jonathonearl482]

@@rememberwhenchannel I have to agree, lol! Made half the show look like an early 1980's body builder aerobics video.

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

Technically VR Troopers & Beetleborgs are not rip offs as they also were produced by Saban and are adaptations of the Metal Heroes series, Mystic Knights & Los Luchadores which are original shows based on Tokusatu but not adaptations of Japanese shows also were never rip offs like the former the latter also was produced by Saban. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad is a adaption of the Ultraman franchise series Gridman while yes Van-Pires & the Alien Fighters are true rip offs while the former are not especially the non Power Ranger shows produced by Saban.

[@JohnSmith-pw9lk]

They are all a direct rip-off of the versions of them made in Japan

[@strozombie.01]

Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad was a knock-off of Ultraman not MMPR

[@primepikachu5]

The peoblem with the equation is that it points at too many genre standards that predate power ranger. The ones that are best are the hangout spot and martial arts spot.

[@CookieCookGames]

I would only Really Include shows that wherent made By saban and when u concider they made power rangers, beetle borgs, vr troopers, mystic knights it doesn’t leave a lot lol