History Recap / MightyMorphinPowerRangersS1EP4APressingEngagement

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The above-mentioned incident with Kimberly's bubblegum. To be fair, Zack gets it all over his face too.

* IdiotBall: Jason is cornered by a giant sized King Sphinx and Goldar without the others to help him. Despite this, he just spends a great deal of time trying to run from them instead of calling his Dino Zord or - as the fight is taking place in a quarry in the middle of nowhere and there is no magical force keeping Jason trapped in the quarry - just teleporting back to the Command Center.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This is the only time the Megazord reverts to Tank Mode and back during a battle (and it's for something as simple as dodging a sword swipe).
** NotCompletelyUseless: Those crystals that the Rangers use as joysticks in the Dino Zords' cockpits? They are known as the Power Crystals, and when one of the Rangers is separated from the team - as Jason is in this episode - the Power Crystals can be used to instantly reunite them, no matter where that Ranger is. This function is never brought up again (despite ''countless'' episodes involving Rangers being separated from the team in some fashion) and the Power Crystals go back to being joysticks for the rest of the season.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Besides the usual combination of Squatt and Baboo, Goldar and King Sphinx seem to have an interesting dynamic as well in this episode (they are both winged felines, despite many comparing Goldar to an ape in-universe). It helps that King Sphinx is the only monster to be featured in early promotional art of the series, and seeing alongside Goldar.

* [[Art/TheSphinx The Sphinx]]: The MonsterOfTheWeek for this episode.

** Not only did Zordon and Alpha not contact Billy and Trini to help fight King Sphinx (Zack and Kimberly had to inform them), but they apparently had no idea that Zack and Kimberly had been taken out of the fight and that Jason was currently facing two giant monsters on his own.

%% LosingCount: Ernie for various reasons loses Jason's count twice and asks him to start over again, much to the latter's dismay.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: This is the only episode King Sphinx is ever in. He never ''really'' has Jason on the ropes and he never comes back as a "best monster of the past" in a later episode. Yet he was still ''absolutely everywhere'' in the series' merchandising (to the point you wouldn't be blamed for thinking he was one of the main villains) and to this day he remains one of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' ' most iconic monsters, on the level of Eye Guy and Pudgy Pig.

* LosingCount: Ernie for various reasons loses Jason's count twice and asks him to start over again, much to the latter's dismay.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Besides the usual combination of Squatt and Baboo, Goldar and King Sphinx seems to have an interesting dynamic as well in this episode (they are both winged felines, despite many comparing Goldar to an ape in-universe). It helps that King Sphinx is the only monster to be featured in early promotional art of the series, and seeing alongside Goldar.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Besides the usual combination of Squatt and Baboo, Goldar and Sphinx seems to have an interesting dynamic as well in this episode (they are both winged felines, despite many comparing Goldar to an ape in-universe). It helps that King Sphinx is the only monster to be featured in early promotional art of the series, and seeing alongside Goldar.

* TheSphinx: The monster-of-the-week for this episode.

As Jason tries to break the high school bench press record, Rita decides to separate the red ranger from his team so he'll be easier to kill.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This is the only time the Megazord revert back into tank mode and back to battle mode during a battle.

* BadassNormal: Despite being an obnoxious bully, you have to give Bulk some credit for being the one who lifted 1,009 times on the benchpress.

* BubblegumPopping: Kimberly's blowing some gum while Jason's attempting to break the record, distracting Ernie and the spectators. Cue Zack riding in on a skateboard and colliding with her, getting it all over their faces. Kim is understandably grossed out, though there's no hard feelings after they apologise.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The above mentioned incident with Kimberly's bubblegum. To be fair, Zack gets it all over his face too.
* TheSphinx: The monster-of-the week for this episode.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Besides the usual combination of Squatt and Baboo, Goldar and Sphinx seem to have an interesting dynamic as well in this episode (they are both winged felines, despite many comparing Goldar to an ape in-universe). It helps that King Sphinx is the only monster to be featured in early promotional art of the series, and seeing alongside Goldar.

* BadassNormal: Despite being an obnoxious bully, you have to give Bulk some credit for being the one who lifted 1,010 times on the benchpress.

* TheSphinx: The monster of the week for this episode.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Besides the usual combination of Squatt and Baboo, Goldar and Sphinx seem to have an interesting dynamic as well in this episode (they are both winged felines, despite many comparing Goldar to an ape in-universe).

* TheSphnix: The monster of the week for this episode.

* BubblegumPopping: Kimberly's blowing some gum while Jason's attempting to break the record, distracting Ernie and the spectators. Cue Zack riding in on a skateboard and colliding with her, getting it all over their faces. Kim is understandably grossed out, though there's no hard feelings after they apologize.

* BubblegumPopping: Kimberly's blowing some gum while Jason's attempting to break the record, distracting Ernie and the spectators. Cue Zack riding a skateboard snd colliding with her, getting it all over their faces. Kim is understandably grossed out, though there's no hard feelings after they apologize.

A dumpsite that Trini and Kimberly are petitioning to close down is actually a trap caused by Rita and her minotaur. Also is the debut of Principal Caplan and the Power Weapons.