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Villamax’s change of heart in PRLG's “Journey’s End, Part II” mirrors and inverts the flower scene from Frankenstein (1931). In the original, the monster accepts flowers from a little girl he tragically kills. Villamax, by contrast, accepts flowers from a girl he’s just saved.

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Back in May 1993, the original intention was to premiere Day of the Dumpster, the very first episode of Power Rangers, on September 6th, rather than the special presentation on August 28th.

The collar is even more pronounced in the design of KingRanger (as if the giant gold pyramid wasn't enough)

I believe the circuitry is a deliberate attempt to put a modern spin on the ancient motifs.

The OhRanger suits contain references to ancient Egyptian fashion, specifically the Usekh broad collar.

Traditionally beaded, the patterns become abstract in the modern interpretation.

It probably would have looked something like this at some point.

1994's Ohranger suits featured motifs on the chest, belt, boots & gloves from ancient civilisations.

According to designer Katsushi Murakami, the helmets originally were animal-based before becoming geometric shapes.

OhRed's helmet was originally a pentagon representing number 5.

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I was offered this for sale almost 20 years ago. It was substantially cheaper than it's sold for in the last few years.

Learn to recognise opportunities!

Giveaway time!

The new AutoMorphin Green Ranger is exclusive to Smyths Toys in the UK, but one lucky follower can get one for free, thanks to our pals Character Toys!

Super easy, just give this post a repost if you want to be entered into the draw.

"For the record, you escalated this."

Some of these ones started having the Marvel Comics strips added during 1996

Power Rangers officially coming to Fortnite!

More movie madness, and the RETURN of the Green Ranger!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Official Magazine 1995 Issue 12

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This interview with Jason David Frank was published in the Official Mighty Morphin Power Rangers magazine in the UK on 25th November 1995.

This was one of the earliest mentions of Power Rangers Zeo, before filming on the season began.

Did any of you actually get to go to see this tour in person?

I got one of these new at retail back when Boukenger aired. It was probably the last sentai item I bought that era- I sold everything off in the early 2010s for peanuts.

It’s pretty hard to get these complete in box in a good condition anymore. Cool to get one again!

It looks like the Character Toys Auto Morphin Green Ranger is a
Smyths Toys exclusive in the UK!

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Not Carla- one of the stuntmen.

It is!

It's a Halloween special!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Official Magazine 1995 Issue 11 at Internet Archive.

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So next time you see chimps or invisibility hijinks, remember, it wasn’t just a gag.

It was the ghost of a cancelled spin-off: ✨The Bulk and Skull Show✨

The Power Rangers comedy that never got its morphin’ moment. 10/10

And in 2001’s Time Force, the whole “wacky job-for-hire” idea was literally recycled into "Nick of Time Odd Jobs," the workplace for the Time Force Rangers 📦⏱️9/10

Still, the spirit of the show lived on.

Later Turbo and Power Rangers in Space had Bulk and Skull bouncing between odd jobs and weird alien hunting gigs echoes of the “temp agency” concept that never was. 🚚🎪8/10

But ultimately, the show was cancelled.

Why?

Execs decided Bulk and Skull only worked when contrasted against the sleek, serious action packed world of the Rangers.

A standalone comedy didn’t fit the brand’s action-forward identity. 😞7/10

"The Bulk and Skull Show" would’ve let them shine as leads for the first time.

The tone? A mash of slapstick, sci-fi, and workplace absurdity. It had legs... and was in development for a while. 6/10

The clients? Even wilder.

The plan was to lean hard into surreal, off-the-wall comedy, expanding Bulk and Skull's universe far beyond the Ranger-filled chaos they'd been orbiting for years. 5/10

But this wasn’t your average city- this is Angel Grove.

So Artie’s agency specialized in weird, dangerous, totally insane assignments...jobs you'd have to be desperate or reckless to accept.

Enter: Bulk and Skull. 😎🤪4/10

The premise? Classic spin-off.

Bulk and Skull, out of high school and retired from policing, go to work for Bulk’s Uncle Artie, owner of the oldest and wildest temp agency in town: "Temporary Sanity". 3/10