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1	!! Regarding the original seasons:
2	* AccidentalInnuendo: A lot.
3	** "Oh, don't leave! You'll miss my coming-out party!"
4	** In the first season Halloween episode, Rita: "I love to get nasty, it's so nice!"
5	** "Lights, Camera, Action" has the following exchange:
6	--->'''Rocky:''' They (the Power Rangers) really ''reached out'' and ''touched me''.\
7	'''Ms. Applebee:''' Actually class, they really ''reached out'' and ''touched'' young people all across the world.
8	** "Two Heads are Better Than One" has two of the mothers at the end say [[LesYay "Two Moms are better than one!"]] On a minor note, when Finster is designing the Two-Headed Parrot, he notes that "one head here and another down there". Three guesses as to what part of the male anatomy "down there" refers to.
9	** You will never take the Tengas seriously again if one knew that their name is used as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenga_(company) an adult toy in Japan]].
10	** In "A Bad Reflection on You", Skull asks the Evil!Kimberly if she wants to go see "the submarine races". While there are such a thing as submarine races, the context in which Skull asks is slang for making out and maybe even sex.
11	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
12	** Zordon, a wise sage or using [[ChildSoldiers teenagers to fight his battles]] for his own possibly shady means, likely breaking intergalactic law? The [[Film/PowerRangers2017 2017 reboot]] explores the latter idea with its version of Zordon.
13	** Tommy, Zordon's paladin, or someone who just wants revenge, and doesn't mind throwing his friends under the bus to do it? Does he divorce himself from the Green Ranger?
14	** Is Billy the de facto leader of the Power Rangers? Zordon, while delivering bad news, frequently singles out Billy as the only Ranger who can divine a solution. Without Billy's technological know-how, the team would often have no strategy whatsoever with which to progress.
15	** As a result of some StockFootageFailure (namely the inconsistencies between Billy and his Zyuranger counterpart, Dan, such as martial arts skills and jumping up to grab Bones' head in the same episode as being chased up a cliff), Youtuber Mistare Fusion proposed this question: Do the Ranger powers give the users more confidence as a result of increased physical prowess, or do they actually take over the user's brain and the only real prerequisite for being a Ranger is being able to say "It's Morphin Time" and the name of a prehistoric animal?
16	** Kat clearly had a crush on Tommy, but was her jealousy of Kimberly genuine, or was it a side effect of Rita's spell over her?
17	** The ''Blog/UnshavedMouse'' put forth the idea in his review of TheMovie that the Rangers being involved in so many charity activities and fundraisers in their civilian lives was brought on by guilt from all the destruction sometimes caused by their battles with Rita's minions.
18	* AlternateSelfShipping: Tommy Oliver is sometimes paired with his clone/ancestor Tom. There're even a few fics that are threesomes of Tommy, Tom, and the White Stranger.
19	* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Haim Saban spent years trying to bring Sentai to the US, only managing to do so when he found a network executive familiar with it in the president of Fox Kids, Margaret Loesch. Then Fox executives, announcers and affiliates also didn't have any faith - the last ones were only persuaded to broadcast when Loesch said they could have a cut in merchandise sales. And yet the show was a huge hit from the first airing, and started a franchise that remained a phenomenon through the 1990s.
20	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KVg9B-UyLM "I Will Win"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0Xz36uLJY "We Need A Hero"]], and of course, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7yqQ0IhKo "Go Go Power Rangers"]] (''and'' the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-van93HkAag extended version]])... Music/RonWasserman, we love you.
21	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TvGjHUPOxg 5-4-1!]]
22	** It's so awesome that Masaaki Endoh made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ix8Vy3mEHk Japanese version]]. Epic.
23	** Here is the theme for those interested: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0KOfTV1dbc=player_embedded enjoy its epicness.]]
24	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRn2bup3Ju0 Fight.]]
25	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2uGcED2M8&fmt=18 Data Zone]] a ROCKIN song from the Fighting Game based off the show.
26	** That little music played at the beginning of "Teamwork", "Food Fight", and "The Spit Flower"; and when Jason broke the bench press record in "A Pressing Engagement".
27	* {{Asspull}}: Given that the show is made by splicing together stock footage from Sentai shows with American footage, this is sometimes inevitable:
28	** In the "Green With Evil" arc of the first season, the zords are destroyed in a battle with the Green Ranger. In the very next episode, they're back and healed with zero explanation.[[note]]In Zyuranger, the guardian beasts fake their deaths by diving into the Magma from which they draw their power from and spend an entire episode out of commission, healing in secret. In Power Rangers, no such detail exists and the zords are back half an episode after they're "destroyed".[[/note]]
29	** In the second season of the show wanted to change its stock footage from using ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' to ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''; however, in the show simply explains that the Rangers need to start using the ''Power of Thunder!''
30	** What is the Power of Thunder? Never really explained. Where did it come from? Never asked. If its always been available, why not use it sooner? Never brought up. The transition seriously gets a single short exchange of dialogue and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain is never questioned again]].
31	** The "Sword of Light" needed to transfer powers to another person back in Season 2 of ''Mighty Morphin'''. Never mentioned again, and later power transfers just have the original Ranger giving their power coin/morpher to the new Ranger.
32	* BadassDecay:
33	** Lord Zedd had to be toned down after the MoralGuardians deemed him too scary. As a result, he went from being [[KnightOfCerebus a serious and scary villain]] to [[LaughablyEvil a comedy relief villain]] like Rita... [[SubvertedTrope except, not really]]. Zedd only seemed less badass in demeanor, but actually following the entirety of Season 3 and even into ''Zeo'', it's clearly a case of the opposite; he became MORE badass in his schemes and forced the Rangers into constant defense, to the point of actually ''beating'' them.
34	** When Tommy was introduced as a villain, [[OneManArmy he single-handedly took down the entire team]]. After this, he was given more power ups with each episode [[PowerupLetdown that only served to make him weaker]]. Then Rita stole the Green Ranger powers, which were only restored through Zordon giving Tommy bursts of his own energy, which made his powers unstable and unreliable before they were lost forever. Then Tommy became the White Ranger. And all was forgotten.
35	** Don't forget Goldar, although his was more of a freefall than a decay. After "Green No More" when Tommy beat him while unmorphed, he went from TheDragon who was more than a match for the entire team, to someone who could get knocked flat on his back by an unmorphed Billy. And then ''[[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo]]'' came around...
36	** People don't really think of him because he was always an idiot, but Rito. When he debuted he had the same silly personality but proved why you should BewareTheSillyOnes: he led a gang of monsters in the destruction of the Thunder Zords, and yes, he had help with the four other monsters, but he did most of the work himself, even delivering the final blow. He gets his ass handed to him by the Ninja Megazord (still better than the Sentai where he was actually destroyed) and after that was getting his ass kicked as frequently and as pathetic as Goldar. He even got overpowered by Rangers throwing SNOWBALLS at him (granted neither the good side or evil side could use any powers, but still. He and Goldar had SWORDS).
37	** Scorpina avoided this fate by going the way of {{Chuck Cunningham\|Syndrome}}.
38	*** She didn't disappear soon enough, unfortunately. In Season 1 she could wreck the entire team on her own. In her only Season 2 appearance, both her ''and'' Goldar were simultaneously taken out by the White Ranger. Subverted in the Zord fight, though, as the two of them simply shrugged off blasts from the Thunder Ultrazord.
39	** The Z-Putties were introduced as [[EliteMooks superior]] to Rita's Putties, and the Rangers initially had difficulty defeating them, even morphed. Their AchillesHeel was quickly discovered, and over time they become easier and easier to beat. They were eventually being destroyed by children with dodge balls.
40	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
41	** Some fans appreciate Alpha 5 for his role as the team tech and mission support. Others find his voice and his catchphrase very annoying.
42	** Tommy Oliver was massively popular back in the 90s and is arguably the most iconic Ranger in the entire franchise due to how long he served on various teams. However, reactions to Tommy's character have become more mixed in subsequent years. While there are still a lot of fans who love Tommy and consider him to be the one Ranger who pretty much ''made'' the show what was, there are also those who consider Tommy an overrated InvincibleHero with a bland personality who upstaged all the other Rangers and took all the spotlight for himself. And of course, there are fans who consider Tommy a decent character in his own right but also feel that the writers shouldn't have focused so much on him at the expense of the other Rangers.
43	** Kat Hillard is despised by Tommy/Kim shippers who believe she was created solely to take Kim's spot as the new pink ranger and Tommy's girlfriend. On the other hand, her tragic backstory, Kimberly accepting to give Kat her powers, and even her time as [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo Ranger 1 Pink]] have earned her a good chunk of fans as well.
44	** Aisha Campbell is Trini's replacement in Season 2, getting to be in TheMovie, but then being written out suddenly at the end of the Alien Rangers arc (due to Karan Ashley wanting to leave). As a result, she is not necessarily disliked, but a lot of fans feel she is wasted potential, and didn't stand enough on her own. But there are plenty who love her, especially for being the first African-American female to join the team, and Karan Ashley still enjoys great popularity at conventions. Some also love her for [[GroinAttack how she gets to defeat Ivan Ooze]].
45	** The Aquitian Rangers are divisive with fans, with some finding them to be bland and underdeveloped characters who only exist to use the ranger suit footage from ''[[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kakuranger]]'', while others find them to be interesting and entertaining characters in their titular miniseries and appreciate the fact that they are the first team whose main ranger suits didn't originate from ''Zyuranger''.[[note]]if the Alien Rangers series that was planned to run concurrently with Zeo had been given the green light, we would have more than likely seen them fleshed out a lot more. As it was, we were limited to mostly seeing Cestro and Delphine in ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''.[[/note]]
46	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Several.
47	** "For Whom the Bell Trolls" had a giant Japanese boy standing next to the Megazord in one scene. It made sense in the corresponding ''Zyuranger'' episode, but was an out-of-nowhere occurrence here.
48	** "The Rockstar" had a fight scene by a pool featuring a guy in blue tribal clothes gesturing in the background that the Rangers paid no mind to. Again, this made sense in ''Zyuranger'' (he was Dan, the unmorphed Triceraranger/Blue Ranger), but was out of place here.
49	** Another episode has Pink Ranger hurrying off a Japanese boy to safety. Said boy had no prior introduction and the dialog doesn't address it.
50	* BrokenBase:
51	** Whether or not the team should have kept the ''Zyuranger'' costumes or switched over to the costumes from ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''. While the suits from ''Dairanger'' are well-liked in the fanbase, the debate is over if the Rangers should have used them. The fact that Saban used footage of the team's SixthRanger, as well as the mecha and [[AllYourPowersCombined the Super Chi-Power Bazooka]] doesn't help. It wasn't until ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' that they became a part of the ''Power Rangers'' canon.
52	** Did the show get better or worse when Tommy became the White Ranger? Opinions vary. Some fans feel that the story of [[RedemptionQuest Tommy's redemption]] was one of the best parts of the show, and love the depth and dimension that it brought to the saga of the Rangers. Others dislike that it turned Tommy from a morally ambiguous WildCard to a clean-cut StandardizedLeader, and that it largely made him [[SpotlightStealingSquad the center of the show]]--which somewhat clashed with its {{Central Theme}}s of [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] and teamwork.
53	** Is Season 2 an improvement or a step down from Season 1? It's got entries on this page under GrowingTheBeard and SeasonalRot, with some very convincing arguments for both sides.
54	** Discussions over whether Jason or Tommy was the better leader can get ''heated''.
55	* CommonKnowledge: The original series is sometimes mocked as one of the most egregious cases of DawsonCasting. Except Austin St John was seventeen when he was cast as Jason (but just looked older due to his muscle mass), Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank were nineteen, and Amy Jo Johnson and Walter Jones (who were 21 and 22) [[RealityIsUnrealistic looked the most like teenagers]]. David Yost was the oldest at 24. Even within the replacements, Steve Cardenas was nineteen, and Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch were eighteen. Bulk and Skull's actors however were well into their twenties, making them the most obvious examples. Catherine Sutherland was twenty, but still within the realms of believability. It's only by ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' - four seasons later - that it was especially obvious.
56	* CreepyAwesome: Lord Zedd. His suit being meaty muscles, his cool theme, and his frightening first appearance where he took over, has made him one of the most popular Power Rangers villains. Even with VillainDecay, fans still liked him as it seemed he was more successful in defeating the Rangers after his marriage with Rita.
57	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Rita is notoriously difficult to shop for, as Rito can attest to:
58	-->'''Rito''': "Y'know, picking out a present for you has never been easy. Remember when Mom and Dad got you that little fire-breathing dragon, but you really wanted that cute little planet, so you used the dragon to burn the house down?"
59	* DieForOurShip: Kat among Tommy/Kim shippers. These fans hated Kat for trying to steal Tommy from Kim, ignoring the fact that Kat was under an evil spell, and once she was free from it she stopped. Hell, she even tried to hook Tommy up with a completely different girl, after Kim had dumped Tommy. And it was Tommy who finally pursued Kat.
60	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
61	** Several of the show's [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] became extremely popular, to the point of being just as fondly remembered as the main villains. Probably the biggest of these was Pudgy Pig (who has ended up becoming sort of the quintessential MMPR monster), very closely followed by Eye Guy, King Sphinx, and Pumpkin Rapper. Knasty Knight, Madam Woe, Snizard, Shellshock, a good deal of the MMPR-exclusive [=Zyu2=] monsters, Lipsyncher, Silver Horns, Garbage Mouth, Crabby Cabbie, See Monster, and Brick Bully also have a fair amount of fans to them. Several of them have seen releases as action figures both by Bandai and in Hasbro's "Lightning Collection" line.
62	** Tommy was unquestionably this in the first season, before becoming a BaseBreakingCharacter in the second.
63	** More specifically, the ''Green Ranger''. More than one kid's interest in the series tapered off after he was "written out" (i.e. he was killed off in the source material that MMPR got its sentai footage from) and replaced with the White Ranger, and even people who never got into the show at all still see him as a pretty cool and badass character.
64	* EvenBetterSequel: To several fans, the third season is considered to be the best season from MMPR.
65	* EvilIsCool: Lord Zedd set the standard of coolness for ''Power Rangers'' villains. Even after he suffered BadassDecay because MoralGuardians thought he was too scary, he still managed some great badassery.
66	* {{Fanon}}: Since David Yost has come out as gay, many fans like to believe the character he played, Billy, was also secretly gay. Some even cite his preponderance of one-shot female love interests as evidence towards this, as Billy never had any sort of long or even short-term girlfriend. Though Creator/DavidYost disputes this interpretation stating on Twitter “Billy’s a ladies man, I’m not”, and ultimately ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersOnceAndAlways'' would imply Billy is still with Cestria.
67	* FairForItsDay: The original Black and Yellow Rangers being portrayed by an African-American and Asian-American actors was and still is met with criticism. However, [[https://blacknerdproblems.com/zack-was-the-black-power-ranger-we-deserved/ some people]] [[http://reappropriate.co/2013/08/noc-the-first-romance-of-a-casual-fangirl-of-colour/ from these demographics]] who grew up with the show did appreciate seeing these characters as superheroes and role models to look up to.
68	* FanNickname:
69	** As common as it is to see Doomstone referred to as "Doomstone," the name is never spoken by anyone in the episode itself. In reality, he's just a nameless tombstone monster.
70	** Tommy is "Jeebus".
71	** When Adam, Rocky, and Aisha are mentioned separately from the rest of the team, they're usually called the "Stone Canyon trio" because well, they were originally from the neighboring city and there's three of them.
72	* FanonDiscontinuity: ''A Friend In Need'', the PoorlyDisguisedPilot for ''Series/MaskedRider'', largely gets this treatment from fans, due to the fact that the aforementioned ''Masked Rider'' is widely given this treatment as well. Interestingly, the 3 parter is practically stand-alone (it's referenced once later, but that's it), meaning that if one was to jump straight into ''Ninja Quest'' after finishing season 2, they wouldn't miss anything. The only reason said episodes aren't listed under CanonDiscontinuity is that while ''Time Force'' would later retcon ''Masked Rider'' to a ShowWithinAShow, the events of ''A Friend In Need'' ''are'' referenced later on in ''Mighty Morphin''[[note]]although it's not in a major way, so the part can still be skipped[[/note]].
73	* FirstInstallmentWins: This is likely the only series the general population thinks about in regards to the 25-year-old franchise. It ''exploded'' in popularity when it first came out, and fears about losing that popularity led Saban and crew to keep on with the ''Mighty Morphin'' motif for two extra seasons. Subsequent series, though they all have their fans, didn't quite reach the heights of popularity that this series had. Much to the fandom's irritation, this has also led ''Mighty Morphin'' to get the most focus in merchandising and public relations matters. For example, the Power Rangers balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been the ''Mighty Morphin'' Red Ranger since its introduction, rather than any newer Rangers, because they're not nearly as recognizable to the general public. This applies to MMPR as well, since people remember the first roster of Rangers far more than any of their replacements.
74	* FranchiseOriginalSin:
75	** The GreenAesop that was widely seen as Anvilicious in ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' existed as early as this series. The reason people don't complain about it here, however, is that it was eventually toned down, not to mention that it was more presented as the rangers raising awareness, as opposed to a motive to fight the villains. While ''Wild Force'' isn't entirely to blame, since the aesop was a result of the show being a direct translation of ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''.
76	** Although the second season is infamous for turning Goldar into a joke, his Badass Decay actually began in season 1 when he took a beating from an unmorphed jason.
77	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show aired in Japan via TV Asahi in the 1990s via Japanese dub and (English) subtitled version. Even though it aired late at night,[[note]]This was done so that its ratings wouldn't be taken from viewers watching other toku shows on TV.[[/note]] it was popular with male viewers in their 20s[=/=]30s and with kids at kindergarten.
78	* GrowingTheBeard:
79	** Many agree that the series improved when the "Green Ranger saga" arrived.
80	** Season 2 was where the show proved it had legs. Prior to that the episodes were very formulaic (with the exception of the Green Ranger saga) and the overall mood was almost pure cheese until the genuinely scary Lord Zedd came along, starting with the destruction of the old Zords and the removal of the comical Rita Repulsa. This coincided with a noticeable boost in production quality (the actors appeared in costume with the helmets off, in addition to staging American-made fights scenes to better match the story) and the special effects jumped up in quality. Longer storylines became the norm and this got even more noticeable in season 3.
81	** Scatterbrain is generally seen as the point when American footage of monster fights began to improve greatly in quality.
82	* HarsherInHindsight:
83	** Billy getting the most love interests out of the entire cast might seem HilariousInHindsight when you learn that Creator/DavidYost is homosexual...until you ''also'' learn that some of the staff gay-bashing him behind the scenes (and nobody actually doing anything about it) was the reason he left the series. Not to mention that him having that many girlfriends may have been [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday a desperate attempt by the producers to have him NOT seem homosexual]] (even though he [[StraightGay didn't]]).
84	** Lord Zedd once sarcastically asked, "What is it this time, Finster? A monster that blows itself up?" At the time, simply a humorous jab at the show's OncePerEpisode fantasy conventions. Nowadays, people are more aware that "a monster that blows itself up" has a very realistic context. And even putting the real world out of it, ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' takes the concept and plays it for ''serious'' drama when Trakeena turns her entire army of Stingwingers into suicide bombers in the finale.
85	** There was an episode in which a time capsule is involved. The rangers then talk to each other about how they hope the future will be like. [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce No hatred]], [[Series/PowerRangersSPD no crime]], [[Series/PowerRangersRPM no wars]]. You know, [[SarcasmMode the usual peaceful future we all dream of]].
86	** Likewise, at the beginning of the time capsule episode Billy is the one who personally hopes there won't be any prejudice in the future. This is painful to hear with the knowledge that David Yost would later leave the series because of the prejudice he was receiving from the crew in real life.
87	** "Too much Pink Energy is dangerous" went through this ''twice''. First, ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' [[spoiler: killed off its Pink Ranger]]. Also, ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' shows that having two rangers with the exact same color and power set using the Morphing Grid at the same time is a ''very'' bad idea.
88	** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Ironically, in the wake of the DearJohnLetter, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who started pursuing Kat after [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife that didn’t work out.]][[/note]]
89	** There was a YTMND [[http://hurrrita.ytmnd.com/ featuring Rita Repulsa]] as Hurricane Rita, one of the three most destructive storms in the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
90	** Going back to Yost, there's the below-mentioned PSA, [[note]]where three children pretend to be Rangers, & gang up on a fourth child who they think took their ball[[/note]] where you shouldn't attack somebody because you think they're wrong.
91	** In "Rita's Seed of Evil", Rita's plans to [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy Earth]] (with an ImagineSpot), and Serpentera has the power to destroy planets which Zedd tried to use on Earth before it's low on power. [[spoiler: The finale of ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Dino Supercharge]]'' has the ''Rangers'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally destroy Earth]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext when they created a black hole]]; fortunately they SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. Besides, ''Dino Charge'' takes place in an AlternateUniverse.]]
92	** "On Fins and Needles", where Rita casts a spell that turns Jason and Tommy against each other, is a tad uncomfortable knowing that there was RealLife bad blood between Austin St. John and Creator/JasonDavidFrank for a while.
93	** In "Rita's Pita", Tommy teaches his student, Danny, the importance of respecting one’s body. Later, in one of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puTRo-x9oeY D.A.R.E. PSA's]] from ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', Danny is shown to be underage smoking.
94	** "Green With Evil: Part I" has a BrainwashedAndCrazy Tommy infiltrating the Command Center and severing Zordon's connection to our dimension. ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' has Zordon being killed by a Ranger - albeit reluctantly and with Zordon's consent - to destroy the villains. Also, [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the Boom Studios comics]] has [[spoiler: an evil version of Tommy killing the Zordon of his universe]].
95	** The fact that Tommy Is SparedByAdaptation compared to Burai from Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger became this given all three of Burai's actors and every one of his other Sentai counterparts' actors would all outlive Creator/JasonDavidFrank.
96	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In "The Great Bookala Escape", after meeting a space traveler Billy hopes to travel the stars too. [[Series/PowerRangersZeo He eventually got his wish.]]
97	* HilariousInHindsight:
98	** Creator/JasonDavidFrank recounted in an interview that when he signed onto the show he was warned that Tommy would only be a GuestStarPartyMember and this wouldn't be a huge career opportunity. Tommy Oliver would end up becoming '''the''' BreakoutCharacter of the franchise having the longest tenure of any Ranger, remaining a part of the show until halfway into ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo''. Furthermore, Frank would return another seven years later to act as the mentor in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''. So much for the role being temporary!
99	** Billy, whose actor is gay, has a unicorn Zord. Unicorns are an LGBT symbol.
100	** From "Mighty Morphin' Mutants": [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Dragonzord, use your tail whip, now!]]
101	** Watch Rita's reaction to Zedd's suggestion they have a child in "Return of the Green Ranger" and then go watch "[[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Once a Ranger]]".
102	** After Creator/DavidYost came out as gay, the parade of female love interests for Billy can feel like this. [[HarsherInHindsight When you learn the reason he left the show however...]]
103	** Due to Billy's scientific genius, he would often be the Ranger seen working with Alpha on Ranger technology in the Command Center. Alpha's voice actor, Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz, would later voice [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy another character named Billy]] who would turn out to be the [[LethallyStupid exact opposite]] of ''MMPR'' Billy in terms of intelligence.
104	** Michael R. Gotto (Young Tommy) grew up to be a high school teacher. [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Heh...]]
105	** In "Happy Birthday, Zack", to avoid drawing suspicion to themselves, Jason tells Ernie that he thinks the Power Rangers are aliens from a distant planet. [[Series/PowerRangersZeo A]] [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace few]] [[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy seasons]] [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce down]] [[Series/PowerRangersSPD the]] [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive road]][[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce ...]]
106	*** Also the Alien Rangers.
107	*** In that same conversation, Ernie mentions that the Power Rangers do for Angel Grove what Batman does for Gotham. Him knowing of Batman's existence creates a bit of a MindScrew later on with the release of ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueMightyMorphinPowerRangers''...
108	** One of the new {{Unsound Effect}}s in the 2010 {{Recut}} is [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment "BETRAYED!"]].
109	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VASVNmPjloI This]] PSA from the original series features a young Najee De-Tiege pretending to morph into the Blue Ranger. He would go on to play an actual Blue Power Ranger [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai much later]]...
110	*** The same PSA also features a misunderstood kid being ganged up on by "Rangers" played by [[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Ferrand Thompson]]
111	** The crossovers between Super Sentai and Kamen Rider? Power Rangers did it first! As much as fans don't want to remember it, the Power Rangers met Masked Rider/Kamen Rider Black RX in 1995 while an actual crossover between the two franchises finally happened in 2009 with ''Shinkenger'' and ''Kamen Rider Decade''.
112	** In "Clean-Up Club", Bulk & Skull's video shows them practicing (miserably) with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinai shinais]]. In ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'', Bulk often uses shinais while teaching Skull's son Spike to be a samurai.
113	** In "Calamity Kimberly", Tommy jabs that Bulk and Skull deserve their own show. Funny enough, there were originally plans for them to get their own spin-off series, during ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'''s run.
114	** Tommy's Sentai counterparts are Burai from ''Zyuranger'' and Kou from ''Dairanger''. Completely separate characters, but amusingly enough, Kou's actor had previously played young Burai in a flashback.
115	** In "Putty on the Brain", Bulk & Skull suspect that ''anyone'' could be a Power Ranger. The stare at each other, before shaking their heads. One of them was a red herring for the [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Gold Ranger]], and over 20 years later, Bulk's actor, Paul Schrier, would end up playing the Yellow Ranger in ''WebVideo/PowerRangersHyperforce''.
116	** In "Zedd's Monster Mash", a girl goes as Red Ranger for Halloween. A decade later, we have the first female Red Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD''. Another decade later, the first (chronologically) [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Red Samurai Ranger]].
117	** In "Crystal of Nightmares", Bulk & Skull dreamed that they were Power Ranger like heroes with Skull having a hot dog morpher and Bulk having a Cheeseburger morpher... 23 years later [=StarNinnger=] of ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' happens to have a morpher shaped like a cheeseburger due to being a American Cowboy Ninja.
118	** In "Different Drum", the monster Gnarly Gnome is destroyed by the Power Blaster but then, strangely enough, revived by Rita's wand. Later series/seasons have the MonsterOfTheWeek getting destroyed and then revived only to grow giant.
119	** In the ''Alien Rangers'' saga, we have a [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Blue Ranger]] [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce who's an intelligent]] [[Film/PowerRangers2017 dark-skinned]] [[BlackAndNerdy character]].
120	** Creator/BryanCranston voiced several [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the week]] during his time on the show, and Billy Cranston was partially named after him. In 2016, it was announced that he'd be [[http://comicbook.com/2016/06/21/power-rangers-bryan-cranston-cast-as-zordon/ playing those monsters' enemy, Zordon]], in the [[ContinuityReboot Continuity]] [[Film/PowerRangers2017 Reboot]].
121	*** Also, Billy is the ''[[Series/BreakingBad Blue]]'' Ranger.
122	** "White Light", episodes 17 and 18 of season 2, sees Tommy rejoin the team as the SixthRanger with White Ranger powers. The next time Sentai (as well as Power Rangers) would use Dinosaurs as a theme in a show, the [[SixthRanger sixth (well, fifth) ranger]] [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger would also]] [[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder be White]]. For bonus hilarity, the team colors for seasons 2 and 3 of ''Mighty Morphin'' are exactly the same as those of ''Abaranger'' if one includes the self-proclaimed Abaranger[[note]]Abarepink[[/note]].
123	** This series came out four years before the first ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' book hit shelves--but you might notice that four of the six Power Rangers have colors and personalities that overlap pretty well with the four Houses of Hogwarts. Jason, [[TheHero the noble martial artist known for his bravery]], wears red (the color of Gryffindor); Billy, [[TheSmartGuy the science geek known for his intelligence]], wears blue (the color of Ravenclaw); Trini, [[TheHeart the dedicated friend known for her loyalty and kindness]], wears yellow (the color of Hufflepuff); and Tommy, [[DarkIsNotEvil the independent one known for having a dark side]], wears green (the color of Slytherin).
124	** Lord Zedd's Zord, Serpentera, was restricted by a time limit due to the power supply it had...which is the exact same thing that would happen in ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' when the villains had control of the Gold Ranger's mecha!
125	** "The Trouble with Shellshock" ends with Kimberly remarking that if she ever sees another turtle, it will be too soon. The statement nowadays comes off as humorously prescient toward the ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'' crossover in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' (which by then, Kimberly was long-absent). Also, the Rangers would later get a turtle-based Zord.
126	*** In the same episode, Shellshock said "Wait 'till these teenage mutants see what a full-grown turtle can do.".
127	*** Also in the unaired pilot, Zack remarked that he's a "ninja turtle".
128	*** [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles In 2019, the Power Rangers crossed over with the Ninja Turtles yet again, and this time it was the Mighty Morphin' crew which included Kimberly]].
129	** "Wild West Rangers" has Kimberly travel back in time to the colonial era and meeting her friends' [[IdenticalGrandson identical ancestors]]. The sight of Johnny Yong Bosch in old western duds and Steve Cardenas as a cowboy in red will likely bring [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] to mind.
130	** In season 3, the Rangers lose the "brute strength of the dinosaur" and gain the "swiftness and cunning of the ninja". The Disney Era of ''Power Rangers'' began with ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' and was followed by ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', essentially an inverse of what happened in the MMPR Era. Tommy, who was present in MMPR for both the dinosaur and ninja incarnations of the team would also return as a regular for ''Dino Thunder''. And the association of ninjas with cunning is ironic when the main villain of ''Ninja Storm'' would develop a reputation for being too silly and incompetent compared to the more menacing and serious villain of ''Dino Thunder''.
131	** In "Return of the Green Ranger", Tommy's [[EvilKnockoff evil clone]] wears a shirt that incorporates the colors green, white, red and black. The latter two are colors Tommy would wear in ''Zeo'', ''Turbo'' and ''Dino Thunder'', making that outfit a piece of retroactive foreshadowing of the next three steps in Tommy's Ranger career post-''Mighty Morphin''.
132	** The Terror Toad would not be Michael Sorich's last outing as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} a giant toad monster.]]
133	** The Dragonzord (and by proxy Dragon Caesar, his ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]]'' template)'s entrance is very reminiscent of [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Godzilla]], what with it coming out of the ocean to stomp on the surface. Near the end of 2022, [[ComicBook/GodzillaVsTheMightyMorphinPowerRangers a crossover]] with the Rangers and ''actual'' Big G happened!
134	** If you disregard the gold armor, Goldar bears a striking resemblance to [[Music/{{Gwar}} Pustulus Maximus.]]
135	* HoYay:
136	** During the "Green With Evil" saga, Skull tries to kiss Kimberly. She ducks out of the way, leading Skull to kiss Bulk instead. Yes, the first kiss to ever happen on Power Rangers was between two males.
137	** Tommy and Jason, who even had several "breakup" episodes; Rocky and Adam, who were best friends
138	** Plus Jason and Zack before and after Tommy shows up.
139	** Billy puts a ring onto the finger of a statue of a man when the rangers have to retrieve a sword from it. The sword comes loose when the ring goes on. Just think about that.
140	** Bulk and Skull. Not as much as some of the Rangers had with each other, but it was there.
141	* JerkassWoobie: Bulk and Skull. It's easy to feel sorry for them, especially if their HumiliationConga was excessive.
142	* KarmicOverkill: While they started out as malicious bullies, Bulk and Skull became harmless {{Butt Monkey}}s over their tenure on the show. Despite this, they were often subjected to numerous painful and humiliating experiences, no matter how badly they behaved. In one episode, the Rangers erase the evidence Bulk and Skull have acquired about their identities, humiliating them in public.
143	* LesYay: Kim and Aisha, who were also best friends, briefly lived together, and there's a cute scene where Kim kisses Aisha on the cheek to cheer her up after a local sorority-ish club rejects her.
144	* LGBTFanbase: Jason. He hangs around a gym, tends toward fanservice as much as any other male ranger, is always hanging around Tommy...The false gay porn rumors only made it worse. Also, Zedd for that metal codpiece. This itself is HarsherInHindsight considering all the crap David Yost took from members of the crew about his sexuality.
145	* {{Macekre}}: Par for the course for the franchise, but Season 3 is a notable case. The entire ''Kakuranger'' series was reversed; the Shogun Zords actually came ''first'' in Japan, followed by the Ninja Zords. (To say nothing of the Battle Borgs and Alien Rangers.) For example, Vampirus was the first Season 3 MOTW. The Japanese equivalent was in episode 36.
146	* MemeticBadass: Tommy and retroactively Adam.
147	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Despite it being a running joke in the fandom and outside of it that the Black Ranger was played by an African-American and the Yellow Ranger by an Asian-American (in the first two seasons only), both Zack and Trini are still beloved for being positive characters. Even before her death, Thuy Trang spoke about other people of Asian descent thanking her for portraying a positive role model for the community.
148	* {{Moe}}: Trini is the sweetest character on the whole show. Aisha and Kimberly are slightly less moe than Trini, but still very cute and kind as well.
149	* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: A rare evil example: Lord Zedd's voice is ''very'' [[EvilIsCool cool and intimidating.]]
150	* {{Narm}}:
151	** A good number of lines delivered when the Rangers are morphed. Exaggerated mid-season two when Jason, Trini and Zack are voiced by sound-alikes due to their actors quitting; while Zack's replacement voice actually does a passable impression of Creator/WalterEmanuelJones, Trini's doesn't sound much like Thuy Trang, while Jason is voiced by someone who not only sounds absolutely nothing like Austin St. John, but simply cannot act to save his life.
152	** How awkwardly put together the footage is spliced with the Sentai footage. A good example is during Scorpina's first fight with the rangers. She seems to have the upper hand, then it cuts to Rita applying makeup before Goldar and Scorpina come into the room arguing over how Scorpina apparently lost her fight with the rangers. We're never given any explanation as to how she lost and it's obvious Saban just cut the rest of the fight for time.
153	* NarmCharm: Considerably the draw appeal for those who are [[SoBadItsGood outside the target audience]] or [[NostalgiaFilter have grown up with it]]. Also, the special effects and monster costumes are pretty cheesy, but lots of fun to watch.
154	* NeverLiveItDown:
155	** "Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun." When fans mention their dislike of Rocky, this episode is often referenced along with his ReplacementScrappy status.
156	** The first black ranger was African American, the first yellow ranger was Asian American. Though they apparently didn't realize until 10 episodes in, and they flipped these around with the first ranger switch, and have only [[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive once]] done either of these since, people still bring it up over 20 years later.
157	* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Most of the games made based on the original TV series were overall well-received:
158	** The Sega Genesis adaptation is a serviceable 2D fighting game in a similar vein to ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.
159	** The Game Gear version expands on the Genesis version by adding Putty Patrollers to fights against Rita's monsters. It's also the only game where the Dragonzord Battle Mode is fully playable.
160	** The SNES version is a fun platforming beat-em-up, with the final two levels dedicated to Megazord battles. Those segments proved popular enough to be expanded upon in ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition'', based on the latter two seasons of the series with a dash of [[Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie the movie]].
161	* OneTrueThreesome: Rocky/Aisha/Adam. Also there are hints of Kim/Trini/any of the male rangers, Jason/Kim/Tommy, and Kim/Tommy/Kat?
162	* OlderThanTheyThink:
163	** The use of original Toei made footage started earlier than [=Zyu2=]. For example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWbkxaTU1Z0 The first ever shot of]] Rita saying MakeMyMonsterGrow was actually [[http://www.grnrngr.com/zyu1.5/ original footage made for ''Power Rangers''.]]
164	** While some fans of ''MMPR'', especially older ones, know that it's based on [[Franchise/SuperSentai a Japanese franchise]] which had already been running for over a decade before ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]]'', even fewer will probably know that ''Power Rangers'' isn't the first time the english speaking world got ''Super Sentai'', even disregarding Saban's other attempts to bring it over with ''[[Series/ChoudenshiBioman Bioman]]'' and ''[[Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman Jetman]]''. English dubs have existed in The Philippines as far back as ''[[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Gorenger]]'' (the very first), while a ''[[Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman Dynaman]]'' was given a very short gag dub on the USA Cable Network. ''Power Rangers'' is the only one of them to mix Japanese footage with American, which is probably why it has endured.
165	** Many believed that Lost Galaxy or Lightspeed Rescue was the first to have Power Rangers as adults and/or respected careers. Lost Galaxy was ambiguous on the dedicated careers parts, but there were adults. However, Alien Rangers from Aquitar were the first adults.
166	*** On a related note, Lightspeed Rescue is often credited as the first time the rangers' identities were known to the public. In actuality, the Aquitian Rangers hold this distinction, at least on Earth. Even the fact that they're from another planet is common knowledge among the populace of Angel Grove, to the point where they morph right in front of Bulk and Skull.
167	** Many believed that Time Force was the first to have a female leader. Delphine of the Alien Rangers from Aquitar was the first.
168	* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: ''Mega Battle'', released in 2017 for UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. While it has its fans, it's generally considered to be mediocre. The Gameboy games totally stunk though, both having poor controls and overly difficult bosses.
169	* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Adam was initially not very popular due to replacing Zack. However, after his actor Creator/JohnnyYongBosch became more mainstream and returned as the character for two crossover events, "Always a Chance" from ''In Space'' and "Once a Ranger" from ''Operation Overdrive'', Adam became more fondly remembered for his NiceGuy personality and for helping other rangers when needed.
170	* ReplacementScrappy: The replacement rangers were not well liked upon introduction due to replacing the fan favorite team members. While Adam was quickly RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap and became one of the all-time favorites among fans, the rest weren't as lucky.
171	** Aisha had a short tenure before Tanya replaces her, lasting from the second half of Season 2 to the end of ''Mighty Morphin' Alien Rangers''. She was also criticized for essentially taking Trini's roles as Kimberly's friend and the second-smartest member of the team behind Billy, without too much differences. These made Aisha, while not necessarily hated, one of the least-remembered rangers of the franchise.
172	** Rocky was put in a weird position due to his status as the Red Ranger [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything but never actually leading the team]], due to Tommy becoming leader before he was introduced. He was also not seen as very interesting due to his more generic personality that wouldn't be established until ''Zeo'' made him somewhat a comedic character. The fact that he also replaced Jason, one of the most popular Rangers of the franchise, Red or otherwise, did not help. He was even the only Red Ranger not to appear in the "Forever Red" reunion, and his eventual reappearance years later only came because Steve Cardenas had to keep reminding producers of his existence.
173	** Kat is not well-liked by Kimberly fans due to replacing her and becoming Tommy's girlfriend later on. Not helping was that she was introduced as [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed by Rita]] into taking Kimberly's power coin, setting her up to nearly die, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone something she has shown guilt over]]. While she would be more popular in ''Zeo'', thanks to showing off more of her kinder and heroic moments, she remains disliked by fans of Tommy/Kimberly.
174	* RetroactiveRecognition:
175	** Before he was [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Malcolm's Dad]] or [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], Creator/BryanCranston voiced several [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] on this show (Billy Cranston was even named after him). Even [[HilariousInHindsight funnier]] considering that he was cast as Zordon in TheMovie.
176	** Mike Reynolds used a similar voice when voicing Pineoctopus to the one he used when voicing over credit card commercials in 1991-1992, for awhile he was given the FanNickname "Charge Card Monster", that soon was [[InvertedTrope forgotten when]] he began to voice [[Series/VRTroopers General Ivar]] and Mondo the Magician in season 2 and instead people noticed similarities to the latter two, much like how Robert Axelrod's role as Goo Fish would later lead to comparisons to Lord Zedd.
177	** In the Japanese dub, this was the debut of Creator/NoriakiSugiyama as voice actor on voicing Billy/Blue Ranger, before his StarMakingRole as [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]].
178	* RonTheDeathEater: Fandom loves to portray Tommy post-"Green With Evil" as a morally conflicted AntiHero, and a wild card lone wolf. In the actual show, he's just as clean-cut as the other Rangers, and the reason he tends up late tends to be either his forgetfulness or being distracted by Putties or some extra-curricular activity.
179	* RootingForTheEmpire: Sure, they may have been cheesy and ridiculous-looking (when they weren't hideous), but you just can't help but root for Bulk & Skull (at the very least antagonists during the first two seasons). The main villains got this as well, as they were at the very least more interesting than the flat goody-good Rangers.
180	* SavedByTheFans: Tommy was originally supposed to die like his ''Zyuranger'' counterpart. Instead, he was written out of the series. Creator/JasonDavidFrank moved on to the pilot ''Cybertron'' (which became ''Series/VRTroopers'', then his overwhelming popularity meant he was brought back.
181	* SeasonalRot: Season 2 is considered to be the weakest season of ''MMPR'' due to its TroubledProduction, mediocre quality, replacing Jason, Zack and Trini with Rocky, Adam and Aisha and incoherent blend of [=Zyu2=] and ''Dairanger'' footage in the first half, with one of the notable exceptions being Tommy becoming the White Ranger, though it did lead the show GrowingTheBeard by the next season.
182	* SoBadItsGood: To quite a few people.
183	* SpecialEffectFailure:
184	** Jason David Frank told the producers he didn't think he could act well in the original ''Zyuranger'' Dragon Armor, so after they originally replicated it, they had to remake it with cloth due to this reason. The problem is, Saban's piece is made of of shiny gold fabric, which looks completely different from the matte gold FRP original.
185	** The blade of Ninjor's combined lance weapon had the unfortunate habit of wiggling wildly back and forth.
186	** The cameraman made the mistake of getting a few close-up shots of the Putties in "Rangers Back in Time: Part 1," meaning we're able to see the netting in their eyes and even the mouth of the actor through the opening in the mouth of the Putty's rubber mask.
187	** Of course, there's the infamous duct tape visible on Zedd's Z-Staff in "Green No More: Part 2."
188	** LipLock is also a common issue involving the monsters with actual moving lips due to costume and animatronic limitations, thanks to them having to be exported from Japan and being a year old by the time of filming. Unlike the above examples, however, this problem originates with the original Sentai they come from; as many of the costumes had similar issues outside of close-up insert shots.
189	* StockFootageFailure: Numerous times ''Zyuranger'' footage is spliced together with the American footage, and the results are unconvincing.
190	** Tommy's rise from "Green With Evil" had a small clip of Burai's silhouette arising from his cryogenic sleep. In another instance, Burai is clearly seen in "The Trouble With Shellshock" when the Green Ranger makes his appearance.
191	** The most notable instance being when the Shogun Megazord combines with Titanus. As the two machines do not share a Sentai from which to pull footage, the American show blatantly resorts to using footage of the action figures for the scene, evidenced from the Zord having parts of the absent Dragonzord attached, decals that only exist on the toy, a different chestplate, and the White Shogunzord arm turning pink (the Sentai from which the Shogunzord originates has no Pink Ranger). While the Ninja Ultrazord was also made from the toys, the change in color on the Shogun Ultrazord REALLY sticks out.
192	*** Honestly, the special effects for the Ninja and Shogun Ultrazords aren't ''that'' bad. What kills it is the fact that they used the American toys instead of the original Japanese ones. As mentioned, the American toys had color differences and often replaced symbols and logos on the toys with the MMPR lightning bolt. Had Saban used the Japanese toys it likely would've been a lot less noticeable.
193	** Another bad case is the stock footage of Zack, Trini and Jason during Season 2, as they left due to contract negotiations about 10 episodes before being written out. Most of the time they'd get away with it if you hadn't noticed they didn't film new group unmasked scenes from the B-Plot of the episode, but Zack frequently switches back to his hi-top fade from season 1 in the stock footage, whereas he had fairly distinct looking dreads in Season 2.
194	** Also, Rita's Moon palace retained the blue "Bandra Palace" neon sign above the front door.
195	** When Jason takes his Power Coin out to transform into a crystal, the words "Zyuranger Kyoryusentai" are clearly visible on his Power Morpher (known in the original series as the Dino Buckler).
196	** The use of both ''Dairanger'' and ''[=Zyu2=]'' footage during the first few episodes of Season 2 would also lead into the occasional flub where the Megazord switches from the original and Thunder Megazord between cuts.
197	** Season 2 Zord fights even include They Wasted Perfectly Good Stock Footage: a Dairanger main villain giant size fighting scene is used… only to be another splice-battle due to using a different Zord formation than the one used in Super Sentai, [[http://mmprr.blogspot.com/2016/08/mmpr-season-2-episode-49-storybook.html while they could have split the Ranger to justify the Zord choice]].
198	** In one shot of the episode "The Rockstar", Dan (Billy's Sentai counterpart) is clearly visible in one shot.
199	** In another instance of careless stock footage use, Megazord was randomly joined by a giant Japanese boy in one shot of "For Whom The Bell Trolls", a remnant of how important children often were to the plot of ''Zyuranger''.
200	** The endless reuse of the shot of Lord Zedd throwing the growth grenade from his lair led to a mistake in "Rangers Back in Time: Part II", in which Goldar is on Earth fighting Tommy, but is still standing right next to Zedd in the stock footage.
201	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
202	** Lord Zedd was very scary when first introduced in Season 2. Too scary. So the executives demanded he be toned down to being a silly loser in Season 3, ruining the point of how dangerous the Rangers' job is. He did recover a lot of his original qualities mid-way through the season in the three-part "Changing of the Zords."
203	** The change in the morphing call with the ninja powers is frankly just not as ''cool'' as the original. Compare "[color] ranger power!" to "Mastodon [=/=] Triceratops [=/] Pterodactyl [=/=] Sabre-toothed tiger [=/=] TYRANNOSAURUS!"
204	%%* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The Morphin' Masters, mentioned in "Big Sisters."
205	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
206	** Tommy, the team's SixthRanger, started out as evil but eventually turned to the side of good. Later on, Lord Zedd would recruit an entire team of Dark Rangers, who eventually turned good. Yet Zordon never recruits them as a second-team (either a back-up or a team to protect Stone Canyon) that would use the suits from ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''.
207	** Some fans felt that giving Tommy more angst at being forced into evil and making him TheAtoner could've given his character a bit more depth and made both occasions of him losing his powers all the more impactful. It is brought up on occasion a few times whenever Tommy gets brainwashed for the plot of the day or when an evil clone is made at one point but not for anything longterm and things are always back to the feel-good by the next episode.
208	** Many fans feel this way about the aforementioned Dark Rangers never actually fighting the Power Rangers.
209	** "Switching Places" is pretty disappointing as a FreakyFridayFlip story, not least because Billy and Kimberly switching bodies has no impact at all on the fight scenes later. At the very least, they could have messed with the TransformationSequence to have one or both of them say the wrong animal at first, something ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' got right years later.
210	** If they had kept Scorpina around, she would have been in "The Wedding" 3-parter, happy to see Rita return and becoming her Maid of (Dis)honor, and have a dance with the reluctant Goldar. With that said, the two would have developed a relationship together not unlike their ''Zyuranger'' counterparts.
211	** Also, they could have reused the Power Eggs plot, which would configure into Rita's revenge on Zedd.
212	** In Season 3, the Rangers gain armor, and at the end of said season, the Command Center is destroyed, but rebuilt at the start of ''Zeo''. This would've been a ''perfect'' time to use the suits and updated Command Center from [[Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie the movie]] to replace each respective one...but unfortunately, due to the decision to film the movie in Australia, they had to be left behind, meaning that not only was the chance to include them in canon lost[[note]]as MMPR The Movie cannot take place in the main continuity, due to the Ninja Zords and powers being obtained differently from how they were obtained in the show; while one ''could'' view the movie as an alternate to ''A Friend In Need'' and ''Ninja Quest'' to explain those differences, there's still the fact that the Command Center and Zordon look so different from how they appear in the TV series[[/note]], but we also had to deal with the glitter instead[[note]]in case anyone's wondering why the ''Dairanger'' suits weren't used: while the rangers changing into different outfits could've been explained away, as ''Dairanger'' did not have the same color scheme as ''Zyuranger'', using them would've resulted in the team having its black ranger become a green ranger. Of course, Zordon could easily have come up with [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce a simple explanation for that.]][[/note]].
213	** If Austin, Walter, and Thuy stayed a little longer, then Jason, Zack, and Trini would have been given a proper send-off like they've done with Kimberly in season 3. We would have also seen them interact with their future replacements and not suffer from being DemotedToExtra. Lastly, Tommy would officially be promoted to leader after the power transfer.
214	* UnfortunateCharacterDesign:
215	** Tommy as the White Ninja Ranger looks an awful lot like a klansman.
216	* UnintentionallySympathetic. Baboo, Squat, and Finster are meant to be outright villains, but come across as more like [[JerkassWoobie Jerkass Woobies]] a lot of the time. For one, Baboo and Squat [[MinionWithAnFInEvil hardly ever do anything,]] and while Finster does help make monsters for Rita, he [[ForcedIntoEvil doesn't really have a choice,]] since she's obviously way more powerful and could kill him if he refuses. Furthermore, Finster doesn't even make monsters anymore after Lord Zedd shows up (as he can make his own monsters). The three of them are also [[BadBoss treated like shit by Rita and Lord Zedd]] (as is Goldar, but he's actually cruel and malevolent, so you don't feel bad for him), with Finster [[AffablyEvil always being polite regardless.]] It doesn't help that all three of them are ''very'' UglyCute, particularly Squat due to his pug-like eyes and silly voice.
217	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The Dark Rangers at the end of ''Green No More Part 2''- They were a group of arrogant, desrespectful delinquents who harassed everyone within speaking distance, claimed that Angel Grove [[SmugSnake "belonged to them now"]] and were chosen to be Lord Zedd's Dark Rangers [[JerkAss due to their lack of any redeaming qualities]], but after they're set free from Zedd's control, Kimberly ties to invoke sympathy for them by suggesting that each of them is a MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold who "just need some friends". This line of thinking would have made sense for a single social outcast, but considering that [[GangOfBullies it's a group of people who were high-fiving each other every five seconds and had been antagonising innocent people left, right and center]] ever since they arrived, it just seems like an AssPull and a rushed way of resolving the conflict.
218	* VindicatedByHistory:
219	** A mild inversion. While it's still universally regarded as a good installment, and is still considered the best by general audiences, many longtime fans have become aware of its abundance of filler and thin storylines, supporting the argument that there have been some better seasons since.
220	** While quality-wise, many would argue that MMPR isn't the best season, popularity-wise it has stood the test of time. More to the point, the whole franchise as a whole proved doubters wrong in regards to them claiming Power Rangers was a fad that would die out along with TheNineties.
221	** Season 3 is a slight case. It is generally perceived as the peak of quality solely within MMPR in terms of narrative, character focus, and having serialized story arcs, which wouls be carried over to ''Zeo'' and generally beyond. At the very least, many agree that if MMPR has to absolutely be emulated for nostalgia's sake, then at least future writers should look to Season 3, not Season 1.
222	* TheWoobie: So, Tommy is [[BrainwashedAndCrazy forced to fight his friends]], victim of an evil enchantment every other day, is forced to fight his clone (the closest this show will get to "LukeIAmYourFather" until ''In Space''), ''and'' still keeps fighting. Only in ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]'' do we actually see the implications of this.
223	!! With regards to the Reversioning:
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225	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Green With Evil" parts 3 and 5 are briefly interrupted by "Dance-offs"; the first between Billy and Zack and again between Zack and Alpha. (Some episodes of the first season had a little less than nineteen minutes of runtime when they had to fill twenty-one.)
226	* BrokenBase: The two main camps of returning adult fans are those saying "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks they dumbed it down!]]" and those who feel it was CoolButStupid [[SoBadItsGood to begin with]].
227	** Somewhat of a moot point, seeing as how the Reversion is now CanonDiscontinuity.
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