History WesternAnimation / AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers

* FutureCopter:The Black Hole Gang use one in "Bronto Bear".

For a kid-oriented AnimatedSeries from TheEighties that had a breakdancing robot in it, ''Galaxy Rangers'' has earned a surprising amount of respect from adult fans. The show was sophisticated for an American AnimatedSeries of its time, and between the involvement of TMSEntertainment and the epic storylines, it had an {{Animesque}} feel that few of its competitors could match. Even now, it still has a solid fanbase. Series creator Robert Mandell also went on to do ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' in the 90's.

->''"In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth, seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars. We have assembled a team of unique individuals to protect Earth and our allies. Courageous pioneers committed to the highest ideals of justice and dedicated to preserving law and order across the new frontier. These are the [[TitleDrop Adventures Of The Galaxy Rangers!]]"''

* LaResistance: The Walkabians who oppose TheEmpire in "Queen's Lair".

* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: The plot of "The Power Within"--Zach even uses the phrase "Most Dangerous Game" as a ShoutOut to [[TheMostDangerousGame the original short story]].

For a kid-oriented AnimatedSeries from TheEighties that had a breakdancing robot in it, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' has earned a surprising amount of respect from adult fans. The show was sophisticated for an American AnimatedSeries of its time, and between the involvement of TMSEntertainment and the epic storylines, it had an {{Animesque}} feel that few of its competitors could match. Even now, it still has a solid fanbase. Series creator Robert Mandell also went on to do ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' in the 90's.

** "Ghost Station" - The titular KillSat [[HeroicSacrifice blows itself to bits to spare the heroes]], taking an entire repository of a lost alien culture with it.

* DuelingShows: ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' beat its SpaceWestern competitors, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}'' and ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs'', to the American airwaves by a year--not that it made any difference in the ratings.

** In "Tune-Up", [[spoiler:Buzzwang blows himself up to protect BETA's secrets from Lazarus Slade. Fortunately for Buzz, he's a robot, and he's rebuilt by the end of the episode.]]

* MerchandiseDriven: Subverted. While the producers were always aware how toyetic the project was, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' didn't get a toy deal until it had already gone into production, and the action figures were released only overseas for reasons detailed in GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff and PeripheryDemographic on [[YMMV/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers the YMMV page]].

* RobotBuddy: Buzzwang, the [[StarWars C3PO-like]] PluckyComicRelief android Ranger, and the Cybersteeds.

* RoguesGallery: Unlike most AnimatedShows from TheEighties, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' has a wide variety of villains.

** In "Tune-Up", [[spoiler:Buzzwang blows himself up to protect BETA's secrets from Lazarus Slade. He gets better, as he's rebuilt by the end of the episode.]]

Not to be confused with ''PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', or with the original western name of ''KyouryuuSentaiZyuranger'', which would become the original ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

-->--The OpeningNarration

* MediumBlending: Robert Mandell was one of the first Western animators to invoke this, as early as 1983's ''Thunderbirds 2086,'' but went further with it in this series. The CGI is {{Justified}}, since it's used on computer screens and as the avatars of AI units.

* AnimationBump: Mandell [[ExploitedTrope cleverly exploited this Trope]]. He had access to three {{TMS}} animation teams: the expensive and high-quality "A" team (Telecom Animation Film, which spent most of their time with {{Disney}} and on ''Anime/{{Little Nemo|Adventures in Slumberland}}'' during this period), the "B" team that balanced price and quality ({{AIC}} of ''TenchiMuyo'' fame, under TMS's contract), and the "C" team that was cheapest at the expense of quality (Mizo Planning in Korea, as this and the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' episode "Catch As Cash Can Part 3" were some of the first things that TMS shipped off to Korea under their contract). Mandell handed out the {{Drama Bomb}}s and {{Mytharc}}-critical episodes to the "A" team, the moderate quality episodes to the the "B" team, and the episodes of questionable merit to the "C" team.

* AnimationBump: Mandell [[ExploitedTrope cleverly exploited this Trope]]. He had access to three {{TMS}} animation teams: the expensive and high-quality "A" team (Telecom Animation Film, which spent most of their time with {{Disney}} and on ''LittleNemo'' during this period), the "B" team that balanced price and quality ({{AIC}} of ''TenchiMuyo'' fame, under TMS's contract), and the "C" team that was cheapest at the expense of quality (Mizo Planning in Korea, as this and the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' episode "Catch As Cash Can Part 3" were some of the first things that TMS shipped off to Korea under their contract). Mandell handed out the {{Drama Bomb}}s and {{Mytharc}}-critical episodes to the "A" team, the moderate quality episodes to the the "B" team, and the episodes of questionable merit to the "C" team.

* BLAMEpisode: Some people dislike "Mothmoose", and any episode featuring Buzzwang, because their comedic tone clashes with the straight adventure episodes favored by fans. Also, "Mothmoose" doesn't feature ''any'' of the Rangers--the heroes are Zach's children and the Kiwi Kids.
** Which is {{lampshaded}} by Commander Walsh explaining that the Rangers aren't available.

* NamesTheSame: ''Galaxy Rangers'' is the international distribution name for the SuperSentai series ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', as can be seen in the closing credits of its American adaptation ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

** Megamind (the villain of "Ariel") is no relation to, well, ''{{Megamind}}''.

** The Andorians, who have no relation to the blue guys from ''StarTrek''.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: A gender-inverted version shows up in "Psychocrypt." The Queen is ''delighted'' to have Zachary in her clutches. The most innocent interpretation says she "merely" {{MindRape}}d him. The DVDCommentary and {{Fanon}}...[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel yeah]]

* AnimationBump: Mandell [[ExploitedTrope cleverly exploited this Trope]]. He had access to three {{TMS}} animation teams: the expensive and high-quality "A" team (Telecom Animation Film, which spent most of their time with {{Disney}} and on ''LittleNemo'' during this period), the "B" team that balanced price and quality ({{AIC}} of ''TenchiMuyo'' fame, under TMS's contract), and the "C" team that was cheapest at the expense of quality (Mizo Planning in Korea, as this and the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' episode "Catch As Cash Can Part 3" were some of the first things that TMS shipped off to Korea under their contract). Mandell gived out the {{Drama Bomb}}s and {{Mytharc}}-critical episodes to the "A" team, the moderate quality episodes to the the "B" team, and the episodes of questionable merit to the "C" team.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: While many of the AbsenteeActor episodes were deliberate, some of it was to shoot around ''{{Thundercats}}'' and ''DirtyDancing''.

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[[caption-width-right:345:Left to right: Shane, Niko, Zach and Doc.]]

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For a kid-oriented AnimatedSeries from TheEighties that had a breakdancing robot in it, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' has earned a surprising amount of respect from adult fans. The show was sophisticated for an American AnimatedSeries of its time, and between the involvement of TMSEntertainment and the epic storylines, it had an {{Animesque}} feel that few of its competitors could match. Even now, it still has a solid fanbase. Series creator Robert Mandell also went on to do ''PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' in the 90's.

For a kid-oriented AnimatedSeries from TheEighties that had a breakdancing robot in it, ''GalaxyRangers'' has earned a surprising amount of respect from adult fans. The show was sophisticated for an American AnimatedSeries of its time, and between the involvement of TMSEntertainment and the epic storylines, it had an {{Animesque}} feel that few of its competitors could match. Even now, it still has a solid fanbase. Series creator Robert Mandell also went on to do ''PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' in the 90's.

* DuelingShows: ''GalaxyRangers'' beat its SpaceWestern competitors, ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}'' and ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs'', to the American airwaves by a year--not that it made any difference in the ratings.

* MerchandiseDriven: Subverted. While the producers were always aware how toyetic the project was, ''GalaxyRangers'' didn't get a toy deal until it had already gone into production, and the action figures were released only overseas for reasons detailed in GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff and PeripheryDemographic on [[YMMV/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers the YMMV page]].

* RoguesGallery: Unlike most AnimatedShows from TheEighties, ''GalaxyRangers'' has a wide variety of villains.

** Shane's not the only one with a thing for redheads...Eliza was also auburn-haired.

* NamesTheSame: ''GalaxyRangers'' is the international distribution name for the SuperSentai series ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', as can be seen in the closing credits of its American adaptation ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

* PlotTailoredToTheParty: They loved this one. Most of the time, there were ways for the team to show off their skills; computers to hack, something to be scanned psychically, something to hit, and the captain to keep things coordinated. Of course, they subverted it just as often with their fondless for AbsenteeActor, when the remaining crew would find the situation more complicated due to their fellow Ranger being out of the picture.

* EigenPlot: They loved this one. Most of the time, there were ways for the team to show off their skills; computers to hack, something to be scanned psychically, something to hit, and the captain to keep things coordinated. Of course, they subverted it just as often with their fondless for AbsenteeActor, when the remaining crew would find the situation more complicated due to their fellow Ranger being out of the picture.

* PsychicPowers: Niko has them, as do most residents of Xanadu and the Mesa natives.
* PsychoSerum: The Mutagen used to amp up the Super-Troopers came with [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity some unforeseen side effects]].