"Super Morphin Mega Monsters"
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action television series, based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its merchandise catapulted into pop culture in mere months from its U.S. debut in 1993. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in its original form ran until 1996, and even spawned a feature film. Since 1996, the series has been renamed for each season, with new storylines and recasting.
In 1994, Saban Entertainment produced a live touring show based off the series. Jim Henson Productions was among several companies that supplied costumes for the touring production.
The series was spoofed on Sesame Street with the "Super Morphin Mega Monsters", a recurring sketch in the 1990s.
The Walt Disney Company purchased the Power Rangers franchise in 2001, as part of a package transaction for the acquisition of ABC Family (previously "Fox Family"). In 2010, Disney sold the series back to its original owner, Haim Saban.
Muppet Mentions[]
Sesame Street infant wear on Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie: When Kimberly is dragged off by Ivan Ooze's Tengu warriors she yells "Let me go, Big Bird."
- The Japanese series Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (1995-1996) had selected footage reworked for Power Rangers Zeo. In episode 12, "Explosion!! A Baby", one of the babies' clothes is adorned by the infant versions of Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Big Bird.
Connections[]
Jim Henson Productions' credit in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live: The World Tour.
- Elizabeth Banks played Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers (2017 film)
- Kevin Copeland played Mayor Adam Daniels in Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019-2020)
- Brittany Curran played a little girl in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "The Soul of Humanity" (2002)
- Mark Ginther played Lord Zedd (suit only) in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Paul Goddard played Dave in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
- Barbara Goodson voiced Rita Repulsa, Prince Sprocket, Orbus, Mandilock's female voice and other monsters in various Power Rangers incarnations (1993-2002 and 2023)
- Bill Hader voiced Alpha 5 in Power Rangers (2017 film)
- David Leisure voiced Bus Org in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Predazord, Awaken" (2002)
- Joel Tobeck voiced various monsters (2003-2014)
- Mark Williams voiced Big Mouth Monster in the Power Rangers Operation Overdrive episode "Both Sides Now" (2007) and Eyescar in the Power Rangers Super Samurai episode "The Rescue" (2012)
- Wally Wingert voiced Psycho Blue in Power Rangers in Space (1998), and the Lost Galaxy team-up episode "To the Tenth Power" (1999)
- Don Yanan played a security guard in the Power Rangers Turbo episode "The Phantom Phenomenon" (1997)