Line #36 Recap/MightyMorphinPowerRangersS1EP14FoulPlayInTheSky


1	Kimberly's uncle Steve is a pilot and has offered to take her flying in his light aircraft. Bulk and Skull blag their way on board by exaggerating their acquaintance with Kim up to friendship... ignoring her concerns that their weight will overburden the plane. Zack's crush Angela is introduced for the first time, but she dismisses his flirting. Rita commands her forces to sabotage the flight with a sleeping potion. As it turns out, Bulk and Skull are actually quite afraid of being up in the air. Kimberly [[FlashBack reminisces about becoming a Power Ranger]] while flying over the mountains near the Command Centre. Suddenly the potion takes effect on Steve and he falls asleep at the controls, much to the panic of the bullies; they quickly faint themselves.
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3	She can't wake Steve so she's forced to pilot it herself and with fuel dropping quickly. She calls Alpha on her communicator, who starts guiding her through the landing process. Meanwhile, Rita deploys the Snizard monster against the other four Rangers. It shoots snakes at them to hold them stationary and sap their strength. Kim's bow is necessary to defeat the Snizard, so she teleports over to provide support after landing the plane safely. Wiping out a bunch of Putties, she cuts down the snake bonds and [[WilliamTelling snipes out Snizard's apple on his head, defeating him.]]
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5	Marks the first appearance of Angela, Zack's crush.
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7	!!Tropes
8	* AdaptationalWimp: Doubles as DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation. Snizzard's Zyurangers counterpart, Dora Ladon, survived his zapper apple being destroyed, the WreckedWeapon resulting in him losing some of his power but still needing the howling cannon to finish him off. Here, the Power Blaster is not needed as Snizzard dies right away after his apple is destroyed. The Power Blaster footage from this episode would be used in season 2's "Opposites Attract".
9	* ArrowCam: Another example, as the Power Bow is instrumental in destroying the Snizard.
10	* BigShutUp: Kim when she's had enough of Bulk and Skull's freaking out.
11	-->'''Kimberly:''' "WILL YOU TWO BE QUIET, I'M TRYING TO THINK!"
12	* CreatorCameo: Writer Douglas Sloan, who'd go on to be a producer from Season 3 through the first half of ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', plays Kim's Uncle Steve.
13	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: A guy at the end is flirting with Kimberly who seems to be returning his advances. This was a mere two episodes before Tommy Oliver's introduction to the series and who would start out in a proper relationship with the Pink Ranger.
14	* ExplainExplainOhCrap:
15	-->'''Kimberly:''' ''(noticing Steve is ill)'' "Uncle Steve, are you alright?"\
16	'''Steve:''' "I'm feeling kinda dizzy."\
17	'''Bulk:''' ''(worried)'' "What'd he say?"\
18	'''Skull:''' ''(assuringly)'' "Nothing, he's just feeling a little dizzy."\
19	''[A relieved Bulk nods in understanding, then they both scream.]''
20	* FaintInShock: Bulk and Skull faint when they see that Steve has fallen asleep (though Skull sorta forced it). They faint again when they come to and realize ''Kimberly'' is flying the plane! It takes smelling salts to wake them up at the end of the episode.
21	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: The main threat of the episode aside from Snizard is that Kimberly is stuck in a plane with no pilot and must figure out how to safely land the plane herself with some assistance from Alpha on the radio. At no point do either of them remember that 1) Kimberly pilots the Pterodactyl Dinozord on a daily basis[[note]]Although it's implied her piloting skills came with being morphed; "Day of the Dumpster" has insert dialogue with the rangers surprised they automatically know how to pilot their zords. [[/note]] or 2) that Alpha could teleport the plane to the ground/everyone out of the plane.[[note]]However, the plane might crash into a house or occupied building[[/note]]
22	* HonoraryUncle: For Bulk and Skull anyway.
23	-->'''Steve:''' "Your friends are welcome to come."\
24	'''Kimberly:''' "But--!"\
25	'''Bulk:''' "Thanks, uncle!"\
26	'''Skull:''' "Yeah, uncle!"\
27	'''Steve:''' "How about you guys just call me Steve."
28	** After waking up, Bulk calls him Uncle Steve.
29	* InsultBackfire: While watching the planes fly, Skull tells Bulk he has the "brain of a pilot" because Kaplan once called him an "airhead."
30	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Snizard.
31	* NoSell: The Rangers shoot Snizard with their Blade Blasters, but he barely even budges and his apple crown reflects their beams back at them.
32	* OneWomanArmy: On reaching the battlefield, Kimberly faces a platoon of Putties. Not even flinching, she calls on her archery skills and mows them down left right and center. Then, just like two episodes prior, it's down to her to land the kill shot on the MonsterOfTheWeek.
33	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent / SnakesAreSinister / SssssnakeTalk: Snizard, of courssse.
34	* SlippingAMickey: Squatt spikes Uncle Steve's soda with a sleeping potion just before take off.
35	* WilliamTelling: A ShoutOut to the famous myth, with the Snizard monster having an apple on top of his head which serves as his weak point.

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