Power Rangers Christmas Ornaments

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Ornament Ball
1994, one side has the five Rangers, other side has the logo.

VR Troopers Ornamanet
1994, I do not know if more were made, most likely the Ryan one is made. Above is the JB one. I bought this one off eBay.

Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger Ornament

1995, she held a Christmas reef.

Mighty Morphin Red Ranger Ornament
1995, he held a Christmas tree.

Mighty Morphin Black Ranger Ornament
1995, he held a stocking.

Mighty Morphin White Ranger Ornament
1995, he held a present, I remember seeing Blue and Pink but can't find a pic, don't remember what they were holding. I believe Pink was holding a candy cane.

Power Rangers Ninja Storm Ornament
2003, from Hallmark by Disney, Red Ranger only.

Power Rangers Dino Thunder Ornament
2004, from Hallmark by Disney, Red Ranger with Raptor Rider only.

Power Rangers SPD Space Alien Alert Badge Ornament
Badge containing Red, Blue and Green Rangers.

Power Rangers Jungle Fury Ornament
2008, light-up Disney Store Exclusive ornament.

Mentors and Assistants

Zordon and Alpha 5
The first mentor and assistant we ever saw. In Zyuranger, it was just old magician Barza. No Robot.

Zordon, Billy and Alpha 5
Billy declined being a Ranger (sometimes begrudgingly) and worked as an adviser. Zordon and Alpha continued in their spots. Billy left to Aquitar with a lady love while David left the show after abuse.

Dimitria and Alpha 6
Alpha 5 got a new suit in the sequel movie and Alpha 6 came in it. But when the four Rangers were replaced, Alpha 5 was in his first costume. Alpha 6 had a hip-hop accent that drove fans crazy. Dimitria was Zordon's replacement and mostly asked questions and in the first half of Turbo, it was hinted she was Divatox's twin sister---as they were the same actress in the first half.

Alpha 6 and D.E.C.A.
For In Space, Alpha 6's voice changed thank god. D.E.C.A. was introduced. Zordon was in that season but not as much as before. I think the point of the season was to be sans mentor. Andros did serve a bit as a trainer but he was aloof and separate from the first half. Alpha 6 and D.E.C.A. were just assistants.

Captain Mitchell and Angela Fairweather

Mitchell was the mentor and Angela was the assistant. As humans, they got more involved in the Rangers' lives, it wasn't like they were stuck in the headquarters like Zordon and Alpha. Mitchell was Carter's childhood firefighter hero, his son Ryan was kidnapped by Diabolico, and he was a mentor, but he wasn't perfect. Angela was smart but beautiful and was Joel's object of affection and she slowly but surely fell for him.

Circuit
Robotic owl was the assistant, there was no real mentor that stayed. They did have Captain Logan but he would only be contacted from time to time for exposition and to say 'no.' He didn't really serve as a mentor.

Princess Shayla
She was their adviser, not really a big mentor. A little bit of a Damsel in Distress. She then turned out to be a fighter.

Sensei and Cam
Senseiw as the mentor, in the form of a hamster and Cam, the assistant--who later became Cyber Cam.

Tommy and Hayley
Tommy became the mentor and Hayley was the assistant. As mentioned before, Hayley came out of nowhere. Supposedly Tommy met her at school. He was the first Ranger to be a mentor.

Doggie Cruger and Kat
Doggie Cruger is a mentor and Ranger, he was also a boss. Tough and loud. Kat was an assistant that had an assistant, a tough scientist and technology expert and inventor. She became a Ranger once.


Udonna and Clare
Udonna was the mentor/ranger and Clare was her assistant. There were other allies that helped. But Udonna was the main mentor. Daggeron did come in when Udonna was occupied as mentor and trainer. Clare later became a full sorceress and was a temporary Gatekeeper, like her mother.

Andrew Hartford and Spencer
Andrew was a rash and petty millionaire and new father. Spencer was his nanny and assistant, helping the Rangers with moral advice, but dressed as a butler as he was a butler. They both kept the secret that Mac was an android. Andrew meant himself to be the Red Ranger.

R.J. and Fran
R.J. was a mentor/ranger when the first mentor Master Mao died. Fran was just a friend and employee of Jungle Karma Pizza but once she found out the Rangers' true identities, she became an assistant to them, letting them now when there was trouble and helping in whatever way she could. Both of them served as comic relief at times.

Dr. K and Colonel Mason Truman
In RPM, they worked in different sectors and for other avenues, other purposes. Both longed to be mentors, in a way. Dr. K was a genius scientist and inventor, she called herself the Rangers' mentor even though she is significantly younger than some of them. Mason wanted his son Scott to follow him.

Power Rangers Dino Thunder's "Lost and Found in Translation"

I did a poll about how people discovered Super Sentai and I totally forgot about this episode. I had mentioned the Lost Episode (that was the MMPR pilot) and commentator Luca thought I meant this. Here I covered my thoughts about the episode.

Lost and Found in Translation aired June 13, 2004, prior to its airing there were promos on ABC Family about a special week that was going to be Japanese influenced. The promo for the episode showed footage of Abaranger and said it was going to be a meeting of two worlds. Many fans thought this might meet that the Sentai actors would actually meet the Power Ranger acts. Doug Sloan clarified online that it wasn't what we thought. The episode entails the three Rangers late night at Hayley's Cyber Cafe watching Japanese satellite television in order to do a report for class about the culture. They find there is a show, a Japanese take of Power Rangers--that some Japanese producers made a fictional show based on real-life superheroes. It is an in-joke, as in reality it is Power Rangers that is based on a Japanese show, Super Sentai.


The episode that aired containing Abaranger footage with the Rangers out fo their suits and Villain footage that was not used in the American version. When this show first aired, I feared it would entice a division and war between Power Ranger fans and Super Sentai fans. Super Sentai is often ridiculed by American Power Ranger fans because it might be considered goofier. Indeed, the Red Ranger Conner is upset the first time he saw it. But in the conclusion, he ends up liking it and writing a report on how both cultures are 'closer than we think.' The end of the episode we hear the Abaranger theme song and it is never explained what Abaranger is or what it really means. Over the footage are dubbed English voices, in fact former Navy Ranger Jorgito Vargas Jr. plays the voice of the Blue Ranger. The relationship between the Black Ranger and the red clothed villainess is touched upon as well.


So it didn't start a war, (I thought it was injust to make people who didn't know about Sentai think PR came first and the Japanese was second) the episode really served as a realization for PR fans to be open to accepting/understanding Sentai. That it was first regarded as goofy and insulting by Connor but he learned to accept it, that it wasn't what he was used to but he learned to appreciate it. Many PR fans may think Sentai is weird and goofy but then learn to appreciate its nuisances. I think the reason this episode came around was in response to how far out Abaranger is. In truth, I think the reason Abaranger maybe a bit over-the-top is because it could have its dark parts, including when Mahoro is violated. All in all, the episode is in itself a bit over the top but pretty remarkable in that it is the first to acknowledge its roots, albeit in a non-direct manner.

Power Rangers Lost Episode Special

The only time the pilot aired was May 22, 1999, it was in this Lost Episode special. Austin St. John and Walter Jones hosted the special. This was during the run of Lost Galaxy so Walter Jones had not been since MMPR season 2.

The past cast members were mentioned but not the Lost Galaxy cast.


Super Sentai was mentioned, especially Goranger.

Related: http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2010/08/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-pilot.html