Power Rangers
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- For other uses, see Power Rangers (disambiguation).
| Power Rangers | ||
| The current logo for the Power Rangers franchise | ||
| Creator | Haim Saban Shuki Levy | |
| Original work | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) | |
| Owned by | Saban Entertainment (1993–2002) The Walt Disney Company (2002–2010) Saban Brands (2010–2018) Hasbro (2018–present) | |
| Print publications | ||
| Comics | List of comics | |
| Films and television | ||
| Flims | List of films | |
| Television series | List of television series | |
| Theatrical presentations | ||
| Plays | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers World Tour Live on Stage | |
| Games | ||
| Traditional | Power Rangers Collectible Card Game | |
| Video games | See list | |
| Audio | ||
| Soundtracks | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Original Soundtrack Album) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Album – A Rock Adventure Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Power Rangers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| Original music | "Go Go Power Rangers" "Power Rangers: The Official Single" | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Toy(s) | List of toys | |
Power Rangers is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS Entertainment, later by Saban Brands, and today by SCG Power Rangers and Hasbro, the Power Rangers television series takes much of its footage from the Super Sentai television series, produced by Toei Company. The first Power Rangers entry, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, debuted on August 28, 1993, and helped launch the Fox Kids programming block of the 1990s, during which it catapulted into popular culture along with a line of action figures and other toys by Bandai. By 2001, the media franchise had generated over $6 billion in toy sales.
Despite initial criticism that its action violence targeted child audiences, the franchise has been commercially successful. as of 2019, Power Rangers consists of 26 television seasons of 20 different themed series and three theatrical films released in 1995, 1997 and 2017.
In 2010, Haim Saban, creator of the series, regained ownership of the franchise after seven years under The Walt Disney Company. In 2018, Hasbro was named the new master toy licensee. Shortly afterwards, Saban Brands and Hasbro announced that the latter would acquire the franchise and the rest of the former's entertainment assets in a $522 million deal, with the first products from Hasbro becoming available in early 2019.
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[edit] Premise
- Further information: List of Power Rangers characters
[edit] History
[edit] Adapting the Super Sentai series
[edit] Broadcast history
[edit] Television series
- Main article: List of Power Rangers episodes
The first six seasons, starting with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and ending with In Space, were direct continuations of the preceding season with evolving storylines and character development. The second season began the annual tradition of the Power Rangers acquiring new Zords to battle enemies when they grow to an incredible size while the core suites from first season were used except for the White Ranger. The fourth season began the annual tradition of the Power Rangers receiving new powers and Zords similar to the Super Sentai series. Beginning with Lost Galaxy, although it had ties with the previous story arc, each Power Rangers series had its own self-contained storylines, independent of previous series. Crossover episodes between different series featuring rangers, villains, and other characters from past seasons also began with Lost Galaxy, with a few exceptions.
| Season No. | Season title | Super Sentai counterpart | Original network | First aired | Last aired | No. of episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" | Kyōryu Sentai Zyuranger | Fox Kids | August 28, 1993 | May 23, 1994 | 60 |
| When the evil witch Rita Repulsa and her minions Goldar, Squatt, Baboo, and Finster, are freed from their imprisonment on the Moon, the wizard Zordon, with the help of his assistant Alpha 5, enlists five teenagers—Jason Lee Scott, Trini Kwan, Billy Cranston, Kimberly Hart, and Zack Taylor—to become the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to battle Rita's invasion of the Earth, using their Power Coins and Dinozords to combat her monsters. Rita soon creates her own evil Power Ranger by brainwashing a recent transfer student Tommy Oliver, but the Power Rangers are able to free him from her control and he joins their side. | ||||||
[edit] Feature films
The Power Rangers franchise has also generated three theatrical motion pictures. The first two are distributed by 20th Century Fox, and a third film is scheduled to be released in 2017 by Lionsgate.
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Director | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Foreign | Total | |||
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie | June 30, 1995 | $38,187,431 | $28,245,763 | $66,433,194 | Bryan Spicer |
| Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | March 28, 1997 | $8,363,899 | $1,251,941 | $9,615,840 | David Winning and Shuki Levy |
| Reboot | |||||
| Power Rangers | March 24, 2017 | $84,350,803 | $50,525,733 | $134,876,536 | Dean Israelite |
| Total | 1995–2017 | $130,902,133 | $80,023,437 | $210,925,570 | |
[edit] Distribution
[edit] Home media
[edit] Toys
[edit] Video games
[edit] Comics
[edit] Books
[edit] See also
- Big Bad Beetleborgs
- Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
- List of Power Rangers cast members
- Masked Rider
- Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
- Super Sentai
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
- Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
- VR Troopers
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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