A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
WriterHillary Zwick Turner
Day of the Dumpster
Aug 28, 1993
Rita Repulsa escapes after 10,000 years of imprisonment determined to conquer Earth but a team of teenagers with attitude stands in her way.
Food Fight
Sep 4, 1993
Bulk and his gang seek to ruin the food festival while Rita sends a gluttonous pig to eat everything on Earth.
High Five
Sep 7, 1993
Trini must overcome her fear of heights to save Billy.
Teamwork
Sep 8, 1993
Kimberly and Trini gather signatures to close down a nearby dumpsite while convincing their teammates to work together more.
A Pressing Engagement
Sep 9, 1993
Jason battles King Sphinx while trying to break a bench press record at the Angel Grove Gym & Juice Bar.
Different Drum
Sep 10, 1993
Kimberly's deaf friend is the only hope to rescue a group of girls captured by the Gnarly Gnome and his hypnotic accordion.
I, Eye Guy
Sep 14, 1993
Rita sends her monster Eye Guy to kidnap Billy's bright young protégé.
For Whom the Bell Trolls
Sep 15, 1993
Trini's favorite doll is brought to life by Rita Repulsa and commanded to capture the Rangers inside bottles.
Happy Birthday, Zack
Sep 16, 1993
Zack worries that his friends have forgotten today is his birthday while Rita sends him an unwelcome present.
No Clowning Around
Sep 17, 1993
The gang fights Rita's minions at a carnival in order to save Trini's cousin Sylvia.
Power Ranger Punks
Sep 20, 1993
Baboo sneaks a magic potion into Kimberly and Billy's drinks that turns them into angry punks.
Peace, Love and Woe
Sep 21, 1993
Billy draws on the powers of his friends to rescue the girl of his dreams.
Foul Play in the Sky
Sep 22, 1993
Kimberly is in trouble when her uncle Steve succumbs to a sleeping potion in the middle of flying an airplane with her on board.
Dark Warrior
Sep 28, 1993
Billy is inspired by Trini's uncle Howard - a brilliant scientist and expert in martial arts.
Big Sisters
Sep 30, 1993
Kimberly and Trini look after a mischievous little girl named Maria.
Switching Places
Oct 4, 1993
Billy's latest invention goes haywire causing him and Kimberly to switch bodies.
Green with Evil Part 1: Out of Control
Oct 5, 1993
Rita creates her own evil Green Ranger to beat the Power Rangers at their own game.
Green with Evil Part 2: Jason's Battle
Oct 6, 1993
The Power Rangers work to restore Zordon and Alpha unaware that the new kid in school is actually Rita's evil Green Ranger.
Green with Evil Part 3: The Rescue
Oct 7, 1993
Femme fatale Scorpina joins Rita as the Green Ranger continues to battle the Power Rangers.
Green with Evil Part 4: Eclipsing Megazord
Oct 8, 1993
An eclipse of the sun saps the Megazord's power as Rita's forces launch a full scale assault on Angel Grove.
Green with Evil Part 5: Breaking the Spell
Oct 9, 1993
The mighty Dragonzord awakes after thousands of years as the Rangers try to break the spell over the Green Ranger once and for all.
The Trouble with Shellshock
Oct 11, 1993
Squatt and Baboo create their own Shellshock monster to impress Rita.
The Spit Flower
Oct 13, 1993
Rita and her evil Spit Flower monster set out to ruin Kimberly's design for a float in the world peace parade.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Oct 19, 1993
Zack must overcome his fear of spiders to face Rita's newest monster.
Life's a Masquerade
Oct 30, 1993
Rita's Frankenstein monster crashes the Power Rangers' Halloween costume party.
Gung Ho!
Nov 4, 1993
Jason and Tommy must learn to work together to stop Rita's Super Putties.
Wheel of Misfortune
Nov 5, 1993
Rita turns Kimberly's grandmother's spinning wheel into her dangerous new weapon.
Island of Illusion (1)
Nov 8, 1993
Rita traps the Power Rangers on the Island of Illusion, where their greatest fears can destroy them.
Island of Illusion (2)
Nov 9, 1993
The Rangers must overcome their own fears to escape Rita's Island of Illusion.
The Rockstar
Nov 10, 1993
Jason and his cousin Jeremy find a map that leads to a powerful ancient mirror.
Calamity Kimberly
Nov 12, 1993
Kimberly's day goes from bad to worse when the Samurai Fanman captures her.
A Star is Born
Nov 15, 1993
Tommy is called to rescue his friends while given the opportunity to audition for a martial arts commercial.
The Yolk's on You!
Nov 16, 1993
With the Angel Grove High talent show around the corner, the Rangers have a lot to deal with when Tommy is kidnapped and imprisoned by putties, and Finster creates the Fang monster in celebration of Rita's birthday.
The Green Candle (1)
Nov 17, 1993
Rita uses a green candle to wipe out the Green Ranger once and for all.
The Green Candle (2)
Nov 18, 1993
As Jason journeys to the dimensional prison to stop the green candle from burning out, Tommy battles the Cyclops with the Dragonzord.
Birds of a Feather
Nov 22, 1993
While Zack trains a young student for a karate tournament, Rita sends her Hatchasaurus monster down to Earth.
Clean-Up Club
Nov 23, 1993
The Ranger teens form a Clean-Up Club and take part in cleaning up Angel Grove Park, but Rita has plans of her own and sends the Polluticorn monster after them.
A Bad Reflection on You
Nov 27, 1993
Rita creates a team of evil duplicates of the Power Rangers to frame them.
Doomsday (1)
Nov 29, 1993
Rita unveils her own evil Zord as she brings her entire palace from the Moon to Angel Grove.
Doomsday (2)
Nov 30, 1993
The Power Rangers fight to rescue the citizens of Angel Grove from Rita, Lokar and Cyclopsis.
Rita's Seed of Evil
Feb 7, 1994
While the Rangers plant trees in the park, Squatt plants an evil seed that grows into the Octoplant.
A Pig Surprise
Feb 8, 1994
Rita casts a spell on a helpless pig turning him into the Pudgy Pig monster.
Something Fishy
Feb 9, 1994
Billy must overcome his fear of fish to save his friends from Rita's fishy new monster.
Lions & Blizzards
Feb 10, 1994
Zack finally gets a date with the girl of his dreams at the same time as Rita turns the Noble Lion Trophy into her latest monster.
Crystal of Nightmares
Feb 14, 1994
The teens go to the mountains for the weekend to study for a test while Goldar readies the Crystal of Nightmares to infiltrate the Rangers' dreams.
To Flea or Not to Flee
Feb 15, 1994
Jason tries to find the owner of a stray dog while the Rangers try to save Ernie's Gym & Juice Bar from going out of business.
Reign of the Jellyfish
Feb 16, 1994
Rita--determined to prevent future generations from remembering the Power Rangers--tries to stop them from burying a time capsule.
Plague of the Mantis
Feb 17, 1994
Trini struggles to learn praying mantis style kung fu to defeat Rita's latest monster.
Return of an Old Friend (1)
Feb 28, 1994
Rita demands the Power Rangers hand over their Power Coins if they ever want to see their parents again.
Return of an Old Friend (2)
Mar 1, 1994
With their Power Coins in the hands of the enemy the Rangers have no choice but to turn to Tommy once more for help.
Grumble Bee
Apr 28, 1994
Billy gets his first 'B' on a science test giving Rita the idea to send her Grumble Bee to Earth.
Two Heads are Better Than One
Apr 29, 1994
Jason and Tommy teach a self-defense class to women while the Rangers fight a two-headed parrot monster.
Fowl Play
May 2, 1994
Zack juggles watching over a group of children with battling the Peckster.
Trick or Treat
May 3, 1994
Kimberly competes against Skull on a game show for a chance to win a brand new car while the Pumpkin Rapper seeks to ambush the Rangers.
Second Chance
May 4, 1994
Jason and Zack coach a young boy to help him make Ernie's junior soccer team.
On Fins and Needles
May 5, 1994
The Slippery Shark monster casts a spell over Jason and Tommy causing them to fight amongst each other.
Enter... The Lizzinator
May 6, 1994
Kimberly helps her younger cousin try out for the Angel Grove Junior High cheerleading team while Rita sends the mighty Lizzinator to Earth.
Football Season
May 9, 1994
Tommy tries to learn how to play football in time to make the high school team and to stop Rita's Rhino Blaster.
Mighty Morphin' Mutants
May 16, 1994
Tommy works on improving his memory while Rita creates a team of evil Mutant Rangers led by Commander Crayfish.
An Oyster Stew
May 23, 1994
Zack seeks to impress Angela by giving her a pair of pearl earrings, unaware they are Rita's cursed Pearls of Stillness.
Peter89Spencer
@Peter89Spencer
A childhood classic!
tsdenizen
@tsdenizen
Rating and reviewing Power Rangers as a whole is such a bizarre prospect. Casts and plotlines change nearly every year, property ownership has been inconsistent, and there are even a few different timelines at this point. Quality between seasons thus varies wildly and even beyond that, it exist as an "adaptation" of the popular Japanese series Super Sentai. Do we examine the quality of each season in a vacuum? If so, Time Force is one of the strongest seasons, but then again, it's so similar to the slightly superior Timeranger that maybe something like Lost Galaxy is more valuable. Do we judge quality overall, even when seasons can be easily ignored? If so, Power Rangers is pretty bad. But then again, so is The Simpsons. The Neo-Saban era was a disaster: Samurai, Megaforce, and Ninja Steel are among the worst television seasons to ever hit a screen, and Dino Charge could be generously called "ok." But RPM is amazing and it can be enjoyed independent from all other seasons. In Space rules so much it retroactively adds value to hundreds of subpar episodes that came before it. Dino Thunder is a legacy season done well. There are high highs and low lows and some of them require each other and some don't. Power Rangers is a _weird_ series. We're currently in the Hasbro era now. And it's alright. Beast Morphers was far from perfect but it was also proof that the new owners had at least a basic respect for the property. Dino Fury was mostly fine too. Neither hit the heights of the post-Zardon and Disney eras. But they were cute. There are too many issues with this series to call it "good." Yet there are too many things I love about it for me to call it outright bad. So I'm giving it a 6/10. Below, I've scored each series. With the exception of MMPR through In Space, you can jump in anywhere and basically ignore anything. Callbacks exist but aren't huge. If it's a 7 or above, I think it's good! 5 and 6 are fine/mixed! 4 and below is rough! 1. **Mighty Morphin Power Rangers** (Seasons 1-3 + Alien Rangers) - **4/10** 2. **Zeo** - **6/10** 3. **Turbo** - **3/10** 4. **In Space** - **8/10** 5. **Lost Galaxy** - **7/10** 6. **Lightspeed Rescue** - **6/10** 7. **Time Force** - **7/10** 8. **Wild Force** - **5/10** 9. **Ninja Storm** - **6/10** 10. **Dino Thunder** - **7/10** 11. **S.P.D.** - **7/10** 12. **Mystic Force** - **4/10** 13. **Operation Overdrive** - **2/10** 14. **Jungle Fury** - **6/10** 15. **RPM** - **9/10** (Even if you think Power Rangers is dumb as hell, you should check this one out. It exists on its own timeline and is basically the campy quirk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer channeled through a Mad Max/Terminator plot.) 16. **Samurai/Super Samurai** - **2/10** 17. **Megaforce/Super Megaforce** - **1/10** (Yeah it's real bad, please just watch Gokaiger.) 18. **Dino Charge/Super Dino Charge** - **5/10** 19. **Ninja Steel/Super Ninja Steel** - **2/10** 20. **Beast Morphers** - **6/10** 21. **Dino Fury** - **5/10**
