Line #83 YMMV/PowerRangers


1	* ''YMMV/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''
2	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersZeo''
3	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersTurbo''
4	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersInSpace''
5	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersLostGalaxy''
6	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue''
7	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersTimeForce''
8	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersWildForce''
9	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''
10	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersDinoThunder''
11	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersSPD''
12	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersMysticForce''
13	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive''
14	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersJungleFury''
15	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersRPM''
16	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersSamurai''
17	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersMegaforce''
18	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersDinoCharge''
19	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersNinjaSteel''
20	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersBeastMorphers''
21	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersDinoFury''
22	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersCosmicFury''
23	* ''YMMV/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''
24	* ''YMMV/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios''
25	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersLegacyWars''
26	* ''YMMV/PowerRangers2017''
27	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersHyperforce''
28	* ''YMMV/MightyMorphinPowerRangersShatteredGrid''
29	* ''YMMV/PowerRangersBattleForTheGrid''
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31	!Franchise as a whole:
32	* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: It took Haim Saban years to convince a network to give it a chance. It wasn't much of one, the show (which used footage and costumes from the recently-ended SoOkayItsAverage ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'') was only set to run for one short season of forty episodes. But ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' proved to be a colossal hit, and Creator/FoxKids extended and renewed the show at the last minute (literally — they had to hurriedly alter the intended finale and it shows). Additional action footage was commissioned from Toei, with the handful of leftover monster fights being used to fill the gap until the first reels of this arrived. ''Power Rangers'' endures to this day, and has been {{Uncanceled}} ''[[SerialEscalation multiple times]]''. As the original "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Go Go Power Rangers]]" theme song says:
33	-->''No one will ever take them down... the power lies on their si-i-i-i-i-iiiide!''
34	** Of course, that's only considering when the damn thing finally got on the air. Saban had been attempting to adapt Sentai all the way back to ''Bioman'', seven years prior. And it was by sheer chance that it even did get picked up. After being impressed by Toei's take on ''Spider-Man'', Stan Lee wanted to bring Super Sentai to America. Lee had a dubbed pilot of ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'' made and tasked executive Margaret Loesch with pitching the show to networks (Creator/{{HBO}}, then young and desperate for programming, was a potential home). Despite having a previous reputation for such programs as ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'', she was laughed out of buildings. Eventually, she gave up and Marvel gave back the ''Super Sentai'' adaptation rights back to Toei. Seven years later and now an executive at the fledgling Fox Kids Network (where she and Lee had teamed up again to give another rejected idea of theirs, [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries an animated series based on the Marvel comic]] ''ComicBook/XMen'', a shot), Loesch meets a children's producer named Haim Saban. He demoed a few shows to Loesch from his European studio that failed to impress. She asks if he has something that's "new". Saban leaves and a few minutes comes back with a demo tape; he asks her not to laugh at it. Loesch jumps on it and gives the green light to produce the show. Even then the plug was almost pulled on ''Power Rangers'' before it even aired, but Loesch told her doubters at Fox that she had a back up if the show failed (and to convince the Fox affiliates to air the show, she cut a deal where they'd get a share of the profits from the toy sales; one can imagine they were happy to air the show once toys started flying off the shelves). WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic admits that he thought this about ''Power Rangers''... then goes on to add "And that's why I'm not in the stock market."
35	* ArchivePanic: The ''RPM'' finale marked a solid 700 episodes, and with two new seasons already out, and a third season going on currently, the episode count is over 800 episodes. It would take someone quite a while to watch all the episodes. Notably, Creator/JamesRolfe went crazy trying to catch up with the first season ''alone'' (60 episodes!). Luckily, every season (minus the movies) is available on DVD or Netflix for binge-watching. Cut the openings and closings from your watch time, and it'll be significantly easier.
36	* {{Asspull}}: The series is limited by the stock footage available from the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series, meaning many of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] and {{Plot Coupon}}s introduced during its run can teeter vicariously between being simply {{Deus Ex Machina}}s to full out MerchandiseDriven Ass Pulls DependingOnTheWriter. Some examples are worse than others.
37	* AudienceAlienatingEra: The series has had a few dork ages, although some of them are seen a bit kinder with time passing.
38	** The specific period during Season 2 of ''Mighty Morphin'' after Jason, Zack and Trini's actors left the show, before their characters leave ("The Power Transfer (Part 2)"), because their characters were in the show but only using stock footage and while morphed using bad dubbers for their dialogue.
39	** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' tried to shoehorn [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger extremely goofy source material]] into a not-so-silly story (and to add insult to injury, ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' later showed how to do such a thing right, by running with the ridiculous aspects and mocking them in the process). ''Turbo'' also had some horrible [[TheScrappy Scrappies]] in the form of [[CousinOliver Justin]], [[ReplacementScrappy Dimitria]], and [[TotallyRadical Alpha 6]].
40	** The "Kallish Era" at Disney is considered a dorky time for the franchise, with an overuse of oversized explosions, over reliance on non ranger powers, problematic characterization of rangers in certain seasons, and issues in writing quality compared with what came before. ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' was already divisive enough, but it was the next two (''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' and ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'') that really exasperated the problems in this era. So much so that the followup ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'' was largely forgotten, though that series now gets a consistent stamp of "Underrrated" these days. It took the franchise nearly being cancelled to jolt them out of it with the very different ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', but unfortunately, this was not the end of the bad times for Power Rangers.
41	** The "Neo-Saban" era is generally treated as a Dork Age. Consisting of ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' (and ''Super Samurai''), ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' (and ''Super Megaforce'') ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' (and ''Dino Supercharge'') and ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'' (and ''Super Ninja Steel''), these seasons were loaded with non-existent characters, direct copying of the Sentai without any context or sense, dialogue that was childish even by ''Power Rangers'' standards, and a slew of other problems that all came to a head in massively disappointing anniversary celebrations (''Super Megaforce'' and "Dimensions in Danger" from ''Super Ninja Steel''). ''Dino Charge'', headed by former PR writer Judd Lynn, attempted to fix many of the issues fans had with the previous four seasons, but it backfired when the writing quality dropped during ''Dino Supercharge'', which was followed by the even more derided ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel''.
42	* BrokenBase:
43	** Primarily over which seasons are the best/good/bad/crap.
44	** Creator/{{Saban\|Entertainment}}'s decision to start skipping ''Sentai'' series - ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' became the first series to be intentionally skipped in favor of adapting ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger''[[note]]the fact that Saban did this immediately after having to adapt both ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' as well as ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' in ''Megaforce'' due to contractual obligations. Many fans expected Saban to skip ''Goseiger'' and adapt ''Gokaiger'', the 35th ''Sentai'' series and the one that is a MilestoneCelebration for that franchise, for the 20th ''PR'' series, on top of the former being seen as an extremely dull Sentai[[/note]]. Generally, camps can be split into 2 groups: people who are glad that X[[note]]''Go-Busters''/''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger''[[/note]] is being skipped while Y[[note]]''Kyoryuger''/''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger''[[/note]] is being adapted, and people who are irritated that Y is being adapted while X isn't. Although with ''Gobusters'' being adapted into ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' showing that Saban-er, Creator/{{Hasbro}} is not opposed to adapting sentai out of order, this may become a moot point.
45	* CharacterPerceptionEvolution:
46	** Tommy Oliver of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' was insanely popular with kids back when the show was first airing, and his increased role and eventual leading of the team was because of this popularity. However, he has become a BaseBreakingCharacter as the years have gone by; many fans lamenting his [[SpotlightStealingSquad frequent dominating of airtime]], being ridiculously [[InvincibleHero overpowered]], how Kimberly and Kat often underwent {{Chickification}} just so he could look cool by saving them, how often the franchise brings him back in favor of other past rangers, and constantly being shilled in-universe as being ''the'' best ranger of all time. [[PosthumousPopularityPotential Although Jason's untimely death in 2022 solidified Tommy as one of the best Power Rangers characters]].
47	** ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'': Carter Grayson, the season's Red Ranger, used to be really disliked. His preference for using blasters ([[MisBlamed even though he was just following his Sentai counterpart with the footage provided among other reasons]]) and [[DullSurprise having the personality of a wooden board]] were the major reasons why he was originally hated, but over the years he became known as a MemeticBadass thanks to his strong attitude, tough demeanor, and all-around awesomeness, sometimes ''because'' of his use of blasters. He was VindicatedByHistory largely thanks to Creator/{{Linkara}}, watching the series with fresh eyes, singling out his best moments in ''WebVideo/HistoryOfPowerRangers''. It is now to the point the fandom now considers him one of the best Red Rangers of all time and he will usually easily be in the top 5 of any best Red Ranger list.
48	* CompleteMonster: [[Monster/PowerRangers Has its own page.]]
49	* EnsembleDarkhorse: There's usually has one stand-out ranger per season, but there are some figures that stand out amongst the entire franchise.
50	** Tommy Oliver is probably the most notable example. Starting as a character introduced halfway through the first season and using limited stock footage, Tommy's gone on to be the face of the series. Seasons will bend over backwards to include him if given the opportunity.
51	** In terms of villains, the Psycho Rangers from ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' were popular enough to have a trope named after them. Out of them, Psycho Pink is actually fairly popular in her own right as she was the least fleshed-out in ''In Space'' but received an episode of her own in ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy''. Not to mention she's a Power Rangers villain that's actually killed a Ranger in battle.
52	** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' is probably a standout season, and Jen Scotts is often brought up in the same breath as classic rangers for beloved characters. Usually she trumps even the original Kimberly when it comes to people's favourite Pinks.
53	** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' is not one of the most fondly remembered seasons, though even haters really like the Hartford family's butler, Spencer. He serves as not only the Red Ranger's butler, a snarky one at that, but also gives the rangers some words of wisdom that help them whenever they feel down.
54	** ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' is held in even worse regard, but everyone appreciates the inclusion of Lauren Shiba. She's the first female Red Ranger who stays good through her run, and normally serves as the series' representative in franchise-wide events.
55	* FanNickname:
56	** The Japanese-recorded action sequences from the end of the first season (Starting with "Something Fishy" and every episode after "Crystal of Nightmares") and the first half of the second season (until "Missing Green", before they began using ''Dairanger'' monsters on the show) is dubbed ''[=Zyu2=]'' in fan circles, due to the fact that they were recorded specifically for ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and were not from any actual ''Zyuranger'' episodes.
57	** The fandom groups the various seasons by whichever company held the rights to the series at the time they were produced. ''Mighty Morphin'' through ''Time Force'' are collectively known as "The Saban Era", ''Ninja Storm'' through ''RPM'' (and possibly the 2010 ''Mighty Morphin'' reversion) are known as "The Disney Era"[[note]]which label ''Wild Force'' falls under depends on the person, as the company switch happened halfway during its run[[/note]], ''Samurai'' through ''Super Ninja Steel'' are known as "The Neo-Saban Era", and the fandom has already begun referring to ''Beast Morphers'' onward as "The Hasbro Era".
58	* {{Fanon}}: Due to every ''Power Rangers'' series other than ''RPM'' and ''Dino Charge'' being in the same universe and the fact that many elements or other occurrences in the show aren't officially explained, this happens a lot. There's even more when one considers things that were once going to be official explanations, but were later taken out for one reason or another, such as the Lightspeed Aquabase being built from old destroyed Zords, Billy having developed the Turbo morphers during ''Zeo'' and the GreatOffscreenWar three thousand years ago mentioned in ''Lost Galaxy'' and ''Wild Force'' being the same event, indicating that the Galactabeasts and the Wildzords are connected.
59	* FirstInstallmentWins:
60	** ''Mighty Morphin' '' was an instant hit, and became a major phenomenon, on par with ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' a few years earlier and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' a few years later. The sequel series couldn't possibly keep up that momentum, and ''Mighty Morphin''' is far and away the best remembered installment, and the one that the average person is referring to when they say simply ''Power Rangers''.
61	** Within Bruce Kalish's run, ''SPD'' is pretty much the only series that has a sizable contingent of fans. After all, it boasts some of the better acting of the series, a large amount of CharacterDevelopment, and [[EnsembleDarkhorse Bridge Carson]], one of the most eccentric characters to ever put on a Ranger uniform.
62	** Subverted in regards to the Neo-Saban era, where the first entry, ''Samurai'', was a top contender for the worst entry in the franchise for a while - and while ''Megaforce'' is now seen as worse, ''Samurai'' is still a ContestedSequel at best. In the case of the Neo-Saban era, it's third installment wins, since ''Dino Charge'' is considered the best.
63	* FriendlyFandoms:
64	** With fans of {{toku}}satsu shows. While people might debate about the quality of the adaptions, a solid chunk of the western ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fans are still friendly with Power Rangers fanbase due to it being a huge gateway into the wider genre of tokusatsu, the only adaption that they really hate being ''Series/MaskedRider''.
65	** Also with the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' community thanks to the large number of actors who've worked for both franchises, especially Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Reuben Langdon and Creator/DanSouthworth.
66	** Fans of ''Series/CobraKai'' often like to compare the characters in that series to power rangers or assign them ranger color due to the commonality of being a show focused on teenagers, with very high school problems, who fight using martial arts on a regular basis.
67	* GatewaySeries: For many westerners, this introduced them to tokusatsu.
68	* GirlShowGhetto: In the toylines, the female Rangers usually get basic action figures produced and that's it, while the boys get EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure variations out the wazoo. With the ''[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]]'' and ''RPM'' toys, Bandai America has actually ''created extra marketable'' (read: male) ''Rangers for the toyline'' to give these extras to, rather than give them to the existing female Rangers. Then again, that's less misogyny and more because girls don't sell: young boys really ''are'' the primary consumers of action figures for fighting series, and in second and third grade, owning a Pink Ranger "doll" can be hazardous to your health. Some series have made non-Yellow females a Blue or White Ranger rather than Pink, so that even if little boys don't want her action figure (because the costume will usually have a skirt on it) they can still be persuaded to buy other merchandise based on the character - her weapons, mecha, etc. Averted in the '90s. Kimberly was (and is) one of the most popular Rangers, Pink or otherwise. The Pink and Yellow Rangers were included in plenty of the merchandise, including children's clothing and the UsefulNotes/McDonalds Happy Meal toys-- something that would '''never''' happen today. There was even merchandise targeted directly to girls, such as Kimberly and Trini/Aisha Barbie dolls.
69	* GrowingTheBeard: The series began as [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers a show]] where a FiveManBand does humanitarian stuff around their school, fights the {{Mooks}}, then the MonsterOfTheWeek, and then goes back to school - StrictlyFormula. Starting with ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', plots became more complex and characters more human as it went on, and {{Card Carrying Villain}}s were replaced (to some extent) with villains with better-defined motivations. ''In Space'' is generally used as the template to which all later seasons owe their inspiration: a strong [[HalfArcSeason season]]-long StoryArc, aggressive CharacterDevelopment, some sort of romance on the side and culminating into a big GrandFinale.
70	** Even before this, the initial series would probably have collapsed into obscurity without the [[SixthRanger Green Ranger]] and the Dragonzord. They modified the dynamic of the team (and the show) and, perhaps more importantly to Haim Saban and Bandai, sold more toys.
71	*** 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. Even when the show had to resort to using the suits of its source footage starting [[Series/PowerRangersZeo the next season]] to save money from all the original footage that had to be shot, the more serialized nature of the story stayed, albeit in a more limited form.
72	** The series generally goes back and forth between strong periods and weaker seasons, which often results in WinBackTheCrowd. Producer Bruce Kalish was [[{{Misblamed}} known for over-using explosions and the like]] for his 4-year run after ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]'' ended. ''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'' was the first season in years without him, and was comparable to the series as ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' was to the ''Series/Batman1966'' live action show, by fans who have seen neither.
73	** Within individual seasons:
74	*** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' The additions of T.J., Cassie, Ashley and Carlos on-screen, with Judd Lynn taking over writing duties more-or-less concurrently. The new characters and more consistent writing gave new life to an otherwise moribund series. (After these changes, the ratings saw noteworthy improvement.) Looking back, the second half of Turbo gets a far more favorable reception than the first half.
75	*** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' For this particular series, the major storylines and dynamics of the season, such as the characterization that makes Ecliptor a fan-favourite, really all hit their stride once Darkonda shows up. There's a lot less filler from that point on.
76	*** ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]'' started off kind of slow and was too clearly riding the popularity of ''In Space''. About the time the Magna Defender shows up it starts to make its own identity, [[spoiler: especially with his HeroicSacrifice and Mike returning to the group]].
77	*** ''[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Storm]]'': took a while to grow it, but when they added in the Thunder Rangers to the team permanently, or The Samurai's Journey was the point the beard finally grew in.
78	*** ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' had a good deal of growing pains with Saban returning to produce the franchise and keep people excited about the new series. Much like the original MMPR the arrival of the SixthRanger, Antonio, proved to kick the series up a notch. There's also when Deker's human appearance (A bearded Rick Medina), which is also considered when the show grew into itself.
79	* HilariousInHindsight: Reacting to the violence in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', UsefulNotes/NewZealand banned the show. Yet that didn't prevent Disney (and now Saban) from shooting the series there since ''Ninja Storm''. It appears that the ban has been lifted recently as episodes of ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' began airing on Nickelodeon in mid-2011.
80	** Reportedly Disney was embarrassed to own the franchise (they only got it because it came with the package of [[Creator/FreeForm the Family Channel]] that Disney acquired from Haim Saban) because it didn't really fit with them and then almost immediately after they sold the series back to Saban they ended up purchasing Creator/{{Marvel\|Comics}} in order to tap into the boy market.
81	** When Saban bought the franchise back from Disney, he was able to get them to cut the price by claiming he would take the show to [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily The Hub]], which anyone who actually knew anything would know couldn't happen at the time, due to the block being co-owned by Hasbro, while Power Rangers toys were made by Bandai. Fast-forward to 2018, and Saban opts not to renew their partnership with Bandai of America, instead [[http://comicbook.com/powerrangers/2018/02/16/saban-brands-hasbro-power-rangers-toys-2019/ partnering with Hasbro]].
82	*** Even funnier when you realize that Bandai of Japan's rival is [=TakaraTomy=], which co-produces ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' with Hasbro.
83	*** And then Saban sold the entirety of the franchise to Hasbro, while staying on as a creative consultant for future seasons for the time being. Interestingly, this is much like Disney buying Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} from Creator/GeorgeLucas, who, after producing several divisive ''Franchise/StarWars'' films with the prequel trilogy, wanted to sell the franchise to a company so he'd stop receiving as much flak for them. Saban might have felt similarly, as the Neo Saban Era has had more misses than hits (with the only season most can agree is good is ''Dino Charge''), and recently falsely copyright claiming ''Power Rangers'' reviews on Website/YouTube most likely to keep any bad criticisms from being heard by blocking them about a week before the announcement of the sale.
84	* IKnewIt: Many guessed that the 28th season would be adapted from ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger''. Come the announcement at NY Toy Fair 2020...
85	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the Neo Saban era was that with the exception of ''Samurai'', the villains have all been aliens so far[[note]]''Megaforce'' is at least forgivable on the grounds that in the 2 [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger adapted]] [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Sentai]], the villains ''were'' aliens for at least some of the show; ''Dino Charge'' and ''Ninja Steel'', on the other hand, had earth-based villains in their respective [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger source]] [[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger material]][[/note]]. Fortunately, ''Beast Morphers'' broke this trend, although only time will tell if the rest of the era will follow suit[[note]]''Toqger'' had Earth-based villains, but ''Zyuohger'' and ''Kyuranger'' both had aliens[[/note]].
86	* LGBTFanbase: An argument can be made for the WHOLE franchise, starting with the dozens of attractive young men running around in rainbow spandex. One could also cite the NoHuggingNoKissing rule as playing into it; many of the friendships which are meant to be platonic are so emotionally charged that they come off as HoYay. In addition, the show's diverse casting always carried an implicit message that anybody, even those considered outside the norm of a typical square-jawed, rugged manly-man is able to be a hero. Many teams have had characters that the fandom at large views as coded gay or bi ([[Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Kelsey]], [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Vida]], [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Jayden and Antonio]], or [[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Riley]] for example). It also helps that many of the ranger alumni are LGBT+ allies, and have participated in [[http://www.morphinlegacy.com/legacy-database/noh8-rangers NoH8 photoshoots]]. With ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' we can also point specifically to Doggie Cruger, who became an instant BaraGenre icon. His counterpart from ''SPD'''s source material, ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'', is submissive (and VERY muscular) in almost every erotic pic of him (even if it's straight!)
87	* {{Macekre}}: While chopping up the ''Sentai'' episodes is common, season 3 of the original show really has to take the cake. In ''Kakuranger'', the robots which would become the Shogunzords appeared ''first'', with the proto-Ninjazords as the MidSeasonUpgrade. Saban flipped it around since there were only 5 Shogun zords and 6 Rangers. The best example: the first MonsterOfTheWeek in season 3, Vampirus, comes from ''episode 36'' of ''Kakuranger''. And let's not get into [=Zyu2=] and ''Dairanger''...
88	** Let's put it this way: The episode 'Ninja Quest' includes American produced footage, a monster battle from ''Kakuranger'', stock footage from ''Zyuranger'' and ''Dairanger'', as well as footage from [=Zyu2=]. Five sources for one episode.
89	* MagicFranchiseWord: "Morph" and "Morphenominal!"
90	* MemeticBadass: Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger/White Ranger/Red Zeo Ranger/Red Turbo Ranger/Black Dino Ranger/you get the idea. To a lesser extent, Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger.
91	* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/PowerRangers Own page here.]]
92	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: This American-made recreation of a Japanese series has a fanbase in Japan, since, all things considered, it's as much a Sentai as its Japanese counterpart.
93	* {{Misblamed}}:
94	** Bruce Kalish, being cited as one of the promotors of the overuse of Kalishplosions, which made the Rangers in his tenure look... weak. Along with some questionable liberties given and characterizations of the rangers on his run. While not much, he was [[VindicatedByHistory vindicated]] thanks to the weak start of the Neo Saban era, and the news that due to Disney's ExecutiveMeddling, it limited his creativity and forced him to use a lot of Kalishplosions...though that did NOT stop him from passing the Buck to Stunt-director-turned-executive-producer Koichi Sakamoto, who still to-this-day takes the ire for them from the fandom.
95	** As pointed out by Internet reviewer Des Shinta when he reviewed ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' and ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'', Kalish and Sakamoto were scapegoated over Kalishplosions ONLY because no-one in the fandom bothered to check the credits of the episodes to find who the stunt coordinator was. Mark Harris, the head stunt coordinator and stunt director from SPD through RPM, was the man actually responsible for them. As noted by fans they began to pop up in episodes in ''Ninja Storm'' and ''Dino Thunder'' where he did the stuntwork, but were scantly seen due to the previous head stunt director, Makoto Yokoyama, being around. But when Yokoyama left to do the stunts for the Garo franchise in 2004/2005, Harris got the gig full time, and his poor use of explosions then flourished. Sadly, this attitude of blaming Sakamoto over Kalish however has endured because of ''Dino Charge'', due to ''Dino Charge'' using footage from ''Kyoryuger'' which he was the head director for...only when people began citing him for ''Dino Charge'''s bad original effects and echoing-complaints about the Kalish Era's stunts, one would only need to look at the credits once again to find that Mark Harris returned to the franchise WITH ''Dino Charge'' to continue his awful stuntwork.
96	** Jonathan Tzachor also became this after the failures of ''Samurai'' and ''Megaforce'', which were considered eons away from the job he did in the series up until ''In Space'' (especially in the latter). In particular, as Linkara pointed out in ''WebVideo/HistoryOfPowerRangers'', the cast and the staffs of ''Megaforce'' actually had ideas to make ''Megaforce'' more creative and had more development, but Tzachor shot down all those ideas for the sake of more action scenes and more following to the Sentai footages due to his personal preferences. Little wonder that he was removed for ''Dino Charge'' and replaced by Judd Lynn. It's worth noting that evidence suggests that Tzachor wanted the franchise to follow the Sentai back when he was working on it during the time before Disney bought the franchise - mainly, he was one of the people that favored having ''Turbo'' be more in line with the comedic ''Carranger'' footage, whereas Doug Sloan, the head writer, wanted the series to be more serious, as well as just how much of a ShotForShotRemake of ''Gaoranger'' ''Wild Force'' was[[note]]Tzachor had flown in some of the stunt coordinators from ''Gaoranger'', and because they couldn't speak English, there were communication issues[[/note]]. It's likely that the other people who worked on the series prior to his return with him were the ones who kept him in line (Doug Sloan and later Judd Lynn); much like what happened in ''Wild Force'', not having someone to keep him in line was what led to ''Samurai'' and ''Megaforce'' turning out the way they did.
97	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: [[Awesome/PowerRangers Of course it has its own page!]]
98	* MoralEventHorizon: [[MoralEventHorizon/PowerRangers Own page here.]]
99	* MyRealDaddy: Fans informally divide seasons by showrunner or writers at the time. While the contributions of Haim and Cheryl Saban, Shuki Levy, Tony Oliver and others have been noted for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', any fan will say that the shows that Judd "Chip" Lynn and Jonathan Tzachor produced, alongside head writer/story editor Jackie Marchand, are among PR's Golden Era (1995-2001) and may also include Eddie Guzelian's ''RPM'' in the mix (with Lynn returning to wrap up ''RPM'' in 2009). Later, what they started considering PR's real daddy is Judd Lynn, as at the beginning of Neo Saban era since ''Samurai'', Jonathan Tzachor, who was called back to direct that and ''Megaforce'', didn't fare very well to the fans and fans were getting sick of his Sentai fanboyism. So...when Judd Lynn was called back for ''Dino Charge'' to replace Tzachor, the fandom rejoiced.
100	* {{Narm}}: Various accounts, including particular acting moments and some Battlizers looking ''ridiculous'' (Just look at ''Lost Galaxy,'' ''Lightspeed Rescue'' and ''Dino Thunder'').
101	* NarmCharm: In general, the adult fandom doesn't so much ''accept'' the inherent cheese as eagerly snarf it down.
102	* {{Padding}}: Most series of live on this trope. Hope you like [[TransformationSequence morphing sequences!]] You know when an episode ran short when the full sequence plays instead of the instant, five second and/or split-screen variations.
103	* PeripheryDemographic: The show has a staggering amount of adult fans for a kids' show. This is probably because most of the current adult fans were children when it first ran.
104	* TheProblemWithLicensedGames[=/=]SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: With 37 video games on various consoles/handhelds, there have been games in both categories:
105	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnqW4Q0T0B4 Example of The Problem.]]
106	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDkIbqAI0Ww Example of No Problem.]]
107	* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap:
108	** Carter Grayson from ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' was originally considered a bland, uninteresting character. However, over time, he has become a MemeticBadass. "Yesterday Again" showed that SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct. Also in comparison to the past rangers in "Forever Red", he does come across as too reliant on his weapons, but few other rangers had the same "go in guns blazing" mentality. So Carter doesn't use the typical strategies other Rangers use but instead just shoots at the bad guys or tries to run them over with the rescue jeep.
109	** Ricardo "Rick" Medina is an interesting case. Originally playing the hated Cole in ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', he was almost completely forgotten. Then, when Saban announced that Medina would be returning in ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'', the fans almost went irate. This all changed, however, when his character Deker showed up. (That, and Medina himself was less of a jerk in RealLife as well.)
110	** Blake Foster (Justin from ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'') is another odd case. Justin was hated for being an annoying brat. However, ever since he finished puberty, fans are much more loving of Foster, especially since he has expressed his appreciation of the fandom. Justin himself was redeemed fairly well in "True Blue to the Rescue", where he comes to save the day.
111	** For one with a much faster turnaround, there's Alpha 6, also from ''Turbo''. He was introduced as Alpha 5's TotallyRadical, slightly ruder replacement. In the changeover to ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', 6 had some emergency repairs that removed those traits and made him a straight {{expy}} of 5, making him much more acceptable.
112	** Back in the franchise's early years, before they began their Discard and Draw approach each season, any time an actor left, their replacement was hated on sight. However, given time and a little CharacterDevelopment, most are able to shed their SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute origins and become well-liked on their own merits. Rocky, Adam, Kat, Tanya, TJ and Cassie. The only one who didn't get this was Aisha, who had the unfortunate problem of spending most of her tenure OutOfFocus (though Karan Ashley is a fan favorite, at least.)
113	* RetroactiveRecognition: As a result of its longevity and literally several hundred actors involved with the franchise. An obscenely complete list can be found at [[http://afterthepower.blogspot.com/ After the Power Blogspot]] (Currently stopped at Cameron Jebo's appearance on ''Series/AustinAndAlly''). Of particular note is the following:
114	** Creator/AmyJoJohnson (Kimberly, the first Pink Ranger) has had several roles, including ones on ''Series/{{Felicity}}'' and ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}''.
115	** Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (Adam, the second Black Ranger and Green Zeo Ranger) is very well known in the anime dubbing community, especially as Vash from ''Anime/{{Trigun}}'', Ichigo from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', and Lelouch from ''Franchise/CodeGeass''.
116	** Rajia Baroudi (Delphine, the White Alien Ranger) has done voicework in a number of video games, including Aphelion in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series, the female Monk in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', and more recently [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] in ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity''.
117	** Nakia Burrise (Tanya Sloan, the Yellow Zeo Ranger and first Yellow Turbo Ranger) provides the voice of Nikki for the cartoon ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' and had a recurring role in ''Series/HartOfDixie''.
118	** Patricia Ja Lee (Cassie Chan, the Pink Turbo/Space Ranger) did the voice of Jill Valentine for ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''.
119	** Archie Kao (Kai, the Blue Galaxy Ranger) is the AV tech guy on ''Series/{{CSI}}''.
120	** Cerina Vincent (Maya, the Yellow Galaxy Ranger) played Areola the foreign exchange nudist in ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' and plays Mrs. Diaz in ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle''. She also appeared in one ''Series/TheWalkingDead''' webisode.
121	** Keith Robinson (Joel, the Green Lightspeed Ranger) played C.C. in ''{{Theatre/Dreamgirls}}''.
122	** Creator/ErinCahill (Jen, the Pink Time Force Ranger) has had several guest/supporting roles, most notably as Ted's sister on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.
123	** Michael Copon (Lucas, the Blue Time Force Ranger) has had success with recurring roles on ''Series/OneTreeHill'', ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'', and starring in the fourth ''Film/BringItOn'' film.
124	** Dan Southworth (Eric, the Quantum Time Force Ranger) was an accomplished stuntman within and without ''Power Rangers'' even before getting to appear on camera. He would later do voice work ''and'' motion capture for Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'', and he also played Kenshi in ''WebVideo/MortalKombatLegacy''.
125	** Sally Martin (Tori, the Blue Ninja Storm Ranger), would become a fairly well-known television actress in New Zealand after her seven year tenure in ''Series/ShortlandStreet''.
126	** James Napier (Conner, the Red Dino Thunder Ranger), would go on to win international acclaim for directing the biopic ''The Dark Horse''.
127	** Creator/EmmaLahana (Kira, the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger) had a starring role in Creator/TheCW series ''Series/{{Hellcats}}'' and a recurring role on Creator/SyFy's ''Series/{{Haven}}''. She is also now part of the [=MCU=] as Brigid O'Reilly in ''Series/CloakAndDagger2018''.
128	** Brandon Jay [=McLaren=] (Jack, the Red SPD Ranger) had supporting roles on ''Series/HarpersIsland'', ''Series/TheKilling'' and ''Series/FallingSkies'', and is part of the cast of ''Graceland''.
129	** Firass Dirani (Nick, the Red Mystic Force Ranger) is a recognised star in Australia, particularly after his role in ''Series/{{Underbelly}}''.
130	** Anna Hutchison (Lily, the Yellow Jungle Fury Ranger) starred in ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' and the final season of ''Series/{{Spartacus}}''.
131	** Rose [=McIver=] (Summer Landsdown, ''RPM'''s Ranger Operator Series Yellow) played Lindsey Salmon in the movie adaptation of ''Film/TheLovelyBones''. She also plays Tinkerbell on ''Series/OnceUponATime'', has a recurring role on ''Series/MastersOfSex'' and starred as the adult Cathy in Lifetime's adaption of ''PetalsOnTheWind''. She currently stars in the CW series ''Series/{{iZombie}}''.
132	** Creator/EkaDarville (Scott, ''RPM'''s Ranger Operator Series Red) has had roles on ''Spartacus'', ''Series/TerraNova'', ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', ''Series/TheOriginals'', ''Series/{{Empire}}'' and ''Series/JessicaJones2015''.
133	** Creator/AdelaideKane (Tenaya 7, the villainess of ''RPM'') played the daughter in ''Film/ThePurge'', Cora Hale on ''Series/TeenWolf'', and is currently starring as Mary, Queen of Scots on ''Series/{{Reign}}''.
134	* TheScrappy:
135	** ''Series/PowersRangersLightspeedRescue'': Vypra, due to bad performance by Jennifer Yen, that is pretty bad for franchise’s fare.
136	** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'':
137	*** Justin, who had shades of the CreatorsPet. But a lot of it comes mostly from ''concept'' rather than execution. He was a young kid compared to the older Rangers and no matter how hard Blake Foster tried he always stuck out among the group. But as a character he was fairly well rounded: skilled and observant but with moments of jealousy, pride and short-sightedness. It doesn't help that Justin's actor Blake Foster recently went on social media to attack Abraham Rodriguez (''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers''' Nate). Foster has subsequently received a lot of backlash from fans and fellow PR actors alike.
138	*** Alpha 6 could qualify. While Alpha 5 was dorky-but-lovable, Alpha 6 was an attempt to make Alpha cool by using [[JiveTurkey forced-hip slang]] ("Yo, Rangers!"). It's no coincidence that as ''Turbo'' ended, he was damaged, and his voice chip needed to be [[TheOtherDarrin replaced with one of Alpha 5's]].
139	*** Dimitria, both for [[ReplacementScrappy replacing Zordon]] and [[FigureItOutYourself being limited to interrogative statements]] for the first half of the series.
140	*** Elgar, mainly for being obnoxious and not remotely threatening.
141	** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'': Dax. The show tried to give him quirks like [[EnsembleDarkHorse Bridge]] from ''[[Series/PowerRangersSPD SPD]]'', but he came across as more annoying than funny. He's also supposed to seem like he's underappreciated due to being just the stuntman, but he doesn't give any reasons to make himself endearing or anything to appreciate. While episodes that highlight him as TheEveryman rather than a PluckyComicRelief make him more sympathetic and likeable, they are few and in between compared to his more annoying behavior.
142	--->'''[[WebVideo/HistoryOfPowerRangers Linkara]]''': Shut up, Dax!
143	** ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'': Sam, specifically ''Future''-Sam a.k.a The Omega Ranger, mainly because we don't know a damn thing about him. That he ''does'' appear in the finale, for all of three seconds, without his costume, was seen as an insult by the fanbase, and he rivals [[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Cole]] and [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]] for Most Hated Ranger Ever -- those two win because they have personality quirks and flaws that make them unlikeable -- Sam is hated because he ''lacks'' any of this, due to the writers bypassing him as often as possible. Bruce Kalish has acknowledged that Sam could have been handled better.
144	** ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'': Mentor Ji, for being a crappy teacher, his blatant favoritism towards Jayden, his self-righteous attitude, his [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment redundant name]], and his tendency to put down Antonio for not being born into a Samurai lineage. His actor turning out to be a sexual predator didn't help matters.
145	** ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'':
146	*** Troy has so far gone down as one of the worst Red Rangers of all time due to him having absolutely no personality. (Ironically, his similarly-disliked Goseiger counterpart Alata was hated for having ''too much'' personality. Marvelous came off as not having much of a personality most of the time too, but he was written to be generally reserved in his emotions, plus had the badass credentials to make up for it and an actor who did more than just stood there stoically when the scene wasn't focused on him, while Troy is the result of a first time nonunion actor combined with poor scripts and, most likely, mediocre direction.) This wasn't helped when, in "Spirit of the Tiger," he became a [[JerkassBall massive jackass out of nowhere]] for insisting that "A ranger must never let go of his weapons". (That wasn't even in the ''Gokaiger'' episode either. Marvelous was more of the type of leader to, more often than not, let his teammates figure their problems out on their own, only helping when needed. Maybe it's a result of the writers injecting some personality into him, as some of the actors wanted, but not understanding what kind of personality was required and where.) The other four Rangers are exempt for at least having more personality and development than Troy (especially Emma and Noah), and Robo Knight and Orion seem to be avoiding it altogether.
147	----> '''Linkara''': "Here's a little game. Which of these two characters is the robot?" (In a scene between Troy and ''Roboknight'')
148	*** Gosei as well, since he only exists to tell the Rangers when they have a new power up.
149	* SeasonalRot: With a show as long-lived as ''Power Rangers'', not every season's going to be good.
150	** The fans near universally hated ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' (Season 5), due to it being a serious story at odds with the tongue-in-cheek ''[[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Carranger]]'' footage, plus seeing Justin as TheScrappy. People have mellowed out a little in regards to ''Turbo'' both due to it improving midway through as well as the fact that, despite its flaws, it did lead directly into ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', one of the most popular seasons of the series. Time was also kind to Justin, as fans [[VindicatedByHistory reevaluated]] him later and now consider him a pretty decent character that just looked bad on paper.[[note]]And there was a precedent for {{Kid Hero}}es in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger'', a fan-favorite season, had Kou, a boy whose transformed form was an adult, as a SixthRanger.[[/note]]
151	** ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' (Season 10) had its share of dislike too, for subpar acting, an {{Anvilicious}} GreenAesop, and too much gratuitous focus on the mecha over the plot, which is also derided for being a near-carbon copy of its source material, ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' a series already regarded as mediocre at best. Like with ''Turbo'', the fandom's mellowed out and its reputation isn't as bad as it used to be. Mostly because it has two of the ''best'' team-up stories in the franchise that have yet to be topped in terms of overall quality and the few changes it made to its ''Sentai'' counterpart are very often praised such as the Master Org.
152	** Nowadays ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' (Season 15) seems to most occupy the designation of "worst season ever" among the fanbase. It had plot holes, an overreliance on StuffBlowingUp (even by this show's standards), and "heroes" that [[DesignatedHero weren't nearly as heroic as most Rangers]]. While not quite as vindicated as the aforementioned seasons, opinions have loosened up a bit compared to later PR series that followed. With it being agreed that, compared to ''Megaforce'', ''Operation Overdrive'' is at least ''consistent'' in its story that makes it easy to follow and had some legitimate twists.
153	** ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' and ''Super Samurai'' suffered from similar problems to ''Wild Force'', namely the low quality of the acting and plots that almost always followed those from ''[[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Shinkenger]]'' to the letter and due to the pronounced japanese values and culture influence on the source material it became hard to translate everything there as well as other series.
154	** ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'' (Season 20[[SequelNumberSnarl -ish]] -- [[StarTrekMovieCurse sensing a pattern yet?]]) also got this. To wit: having to adapt two separate Sentai (''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''), plot points that don't seem to have any impact or made little sense, the rangers gaining new weapons and zords only to discard them, bland villains and a very anti-climatic finale which was supposed to be a [[MilestoneCelebration celebration of everything Power Rangers up to that point]].
155	** ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge Power Rangers Dino Super Charge]]'' has fallen into this due to its overuse of fillers and the [[BrokenBase polarising]] finale. Which is a pity, considering how solid ''Dino Charge'' was.
156	** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'' and ''Super Ninja Steel'', which are the 24th and 25th season respectively are often derided for their very simplistic childish writing, lazily recycled plot points, inconsistent characters, and a very preachy tone in terms of morals that don't even make sense when you think about them.
157	* SlowPacedBeginning: Most ''Power Rangers'' series start off with filler (often [[AnAesop Aesop]] [[OncePerEpisode of the week]] type episodes), but pretty much all seasons hit their stride a few episodes in, once the first major story arc occurs.
158	* SpecialEffectFailure: As a whole, this trope is pretty much a beloved staple of the series, what with the StockFootage, scale models, green screening, and everything else. [[NarmCharm Nobody minds.]] Conversely, when the ''Jungle Fury'' finale used the animal costumes from ''Gekiranger'' wholesale without any changes whatsoever, [[BrokenBase many fans cried foul then too]].
159	* StarTrekMovieCurse: Interestingly, they had this pattern for a while. Every fifth season are the ones considered the worst: ''Turbo'', ''Wild Force'', ''Operation Overdrive'', and ''Super Megaforce''[[note]]technically Season 21, but it and not ''Megaforce'' had the bulk of the anniversary elements[[/note]]. To a lesser extent, this is also true of seasons that celebrate other milestones - aside from the aforementioned ''Wild Force''[[note]]the first season produced by Disney[[/note]], ''Samurai''[[note]]first season since Saban bought the franchise back[[/note]] also falls victim to this, although ''RPM''[[note]]the last season produced by Disney, and prior to Saban buying the franchise back, the last season period[[/note]] strangely averts this, being considered one of the best seasons in general.
160	** Another one is how seasons that are based on fan-favorite ''Super Sentai'' seasons end up being poorly received (''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'', ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'', and ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'') while adaptations of ''Sentai'' seasons that were either bad, divisive, or SoOkayItsAverage ended up being decent or fan-favorite seasons (''Series/PowerRangersZeo'', ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'', and ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'').
161	** Interestingly enough, due to Saban not adapting ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''[[note]]although the white ranger costume was adapted from that series, the core team kept the ''Zyuranger'' suits; as such, the white ranger will usually be treated as more of a seventh member of ''Mighty Morphin'' in merchandise, as opposed to having 2 separate teams for each of the two powers; ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' takes the former stance as well, listing Tommy's White Ranger powers as "Mighty Morphin White" as opposed to bundling them with the Squadron powers that ''Dairanger'' was adapted as[[/note]], every 5th series[[note]]this counts the Alien Rangers mini-series as a separate series[[/note]] with a new set of ranger suits (as in the suits are traded out completely) ends up being a good season, whereas the one before (coincidentally, it's always an anniversary series) usually is the one that bombs - ''In Space'', ''Ninja Storm'', ''Jungle Fury'' and ''Dino Charge'' had the 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th set of costumes[[note]]although had ''[=Go-Busters=]'' not been skipped at first, ''Dino Charge'' would have had the 21st set[[/note]]; ''Turbo'', ''Wild Force'', ''Operation Overdrive'', and ''Megaforce'', the 4 respective anniversary series, had the 4th, 9th, 14th, and 18th/19th[[note]]''Megaforce'' adapted 2 sets of costumes, the ones from ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''[[/note]] sets of costumes. At the moment, ''Ninja Steel'' is set to be the first exception to this rule, as the ''Super'' half will be the 25th anniversary, yet the series is on its 22nd set of ranger suits[[note]]whether or not this trope is played straight with the 30th series will depend on if Saban stays on Nickelodeon, since due to Nickelodeon's "20 episodes per season" rule, Saban has been skipping even numbered ''Sentai'' series, meaning that the 30th "Power Rangers" series will adapt the 45th Sentai series and have the 24th set of costumes, while the 35th series will adapt the 51st Sentai, and have the 27th set of costumes[[/note]].
162	* SubbingVersusDubbing: In this case, "subbing" means being as faithful as possible to the source material[[note]]best exemplified by ''Wild Force'', ''Time Force'', and ''Samurai''[[/note]] and "dubbing" equals PragmaticAdaptation[[note]]best exemplified by ''In Space'', ''Lost Galaxy'', and ''RPM''[[/note]]. Notably, this debate only applies to the franchise's internal politics; "dubbed" series tend to be better received by the fans than "subbed" series (with the exception of ''Time Force'').
163	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: A case could be made for the early seasons, as the show went from an almost plotless beat-em-up to... well, having plot.
164	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
165	** With the ''Gokaiger'' footage coinciding with the series' 20th anniversary, you'd think it would make sense to go from ''Super Samurai'' straight into that. Unfortunately, Saban was contractually obligated not to skip any ''Super Sentai'' series, and Nickelodeon had messed things up by halving the number of episodes in a season, forcing Saban to split the ''Shinkenger'' adaptation over two years. The best Saban could do at that point was to merge ''Goseiger'' and ''Gokaiger'' into one story, so that Gokaiger is at least closely related to the anniversary[[note]]makes things even worse when you consider that a large amount of the tribute episodes in ''Gokaiger'' were of seasons adapted into ''Power Rangers''; thanks to having to merge ''Goseiger'' in with ''Gokaiger'', however, they had to resolve plot threads from the first half (which adapted ''Goseiger'') in ''Super Megaforce'', meaning that a good amount of tribute episodes were not adapted[[/note]].
166	** This is a common feeling regarding any of the unadapted Sentai series that were skipped since ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger''[[note]]''Series/ResshaSentaiToqger'', ''Series/DobutsuSentaiZyuohger'', ''Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger'', and ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVSKeisatsuSentaiPatranger''[[/note]]. Many fans feel like skipping these more unconventional seasons for those that were likely to be more popular was a poor move and think they could have been adapted into great seasons. However, since ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'' was adapted into ''Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers'' in 2019, after being skipped itself in favor of ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'', some fans still hold hope that these missing seasons would be adapted in the future.
167	* VindicatedByHistory: Most of the seasons with negative receptions tend to get this in the years following their release, usually thanks to something worse coming along; the most notable examples are ''Turbo,'' ''Wild Force'' and the Kalish Era as a whole (Though ''Overdrive'' is still passionately hated in some circles).
168	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids:
169	** ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has been around long enough for the fans of the original series to become adults and bring about a whole generation of complaints about how "kiddy" the new series are and [[NostalgiaFilter how much better]] [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the first series]] was. How kiddy? Well, ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' featured a villain's StartOfDarkness that took her from AlphaBitch and DaddysLittleVillain to using ''suicide bombers,''[[note]]this was 1999, naturally, there is no way that would have flown after 2001[[/note]] ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' and ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' featured some pretty brutal onscreen death ([[NeverSayDie the former, notably, even used the d-word for it]], and the latter actually ''showed'' part of it), and the 2009 season, ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', ''killed off 99% of humanity in a nuclear RobotWar''.
170	** ''Time Force'' is especially the one with the most grown-up subject matter. In the future, DesignerBabies are the norm, and the resulting mutants are outcasts and became criminals just to survive. TheStarscream turns out to be TheStarscream because [[spoiler: Ransik betrayed ''him'' first in his previous identity because he couldn't see past his hatred of humans even when one had just helped him.]] You get a story about [[HumansAreBastards man's inhumanity to man]], villains ''we created and mistreated'' but who went from LaResistance, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and off the slope]] into TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized, and the CycleOfRevenge. Yes, this ''is'' the same show that once had as a villain's plot, "destroy the Pink Ranger's parade float just to make her feel bad!" nine or so years previously.
171	** ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' has its own [[NightmareFuel/PowerRangers Nightmare Fuel]] page for a reason.
172	* WinBackTheCrowd:
173	** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' won back old fans of Power Rangers lost after ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', as well as new ones.
174	** Many years later, ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' won back fans that had been dissatisfied with the previous succession of mediocre to bad seasons, as well as being DarkerAndEdgier, making it enjoyable for the intended, younger audience and older viewers.
175	** The rights then reverted back to Saban, resulting in ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' and ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce''. Both of them were major disappointments for fans for various reasons, though ''Samurai'' has been given some minor leeway because it was eventually revealed to have been a very rushed series, and basically [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks translating Sentai plots directly]]. ''Megaforce'' lost even more fans because it lacked interesting characters, relied heavily on action scenes, and was an incredibly disappointing 20th Anniversary series. [[note]]Including the fact that, due to Nickelodeon's rules, ''Super Megaforce'', which covered the Anniversary ''Gokaiger'' Sentai didn't even air until the ''21st'' Anniversary year[[/note]] Then came ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' and took all the lacking parts from ''Megaforce'', making those things great. It won the crowd back with ''its first episode'' (entirely lacking Sentai footage) and gave the characters personalities and depth.
176	* TheWoobie: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Karan Ashley and David Yost are the biggest real life examples.
177	* XPacHeat:
178	** Will from ''Operation Overdrive'' is probably one of the most loathed characters in the franchise. The sad thing is, this doesn't have anything to do with the character himself (in fact, he used to be something of an EnsembleDarkhorse of the team), but when his actor, Samuell Benta, stole a banner from Power Morphicon that was supposed to be auctioned off to charity (and afterwards smugly stated he had the banner and had no intention of giving it back) many fans turned on the character. Whens rumors popped up that Benta might actually be brought back to cameo in ''Super Megaforce'' in an ''Operation Overdrive'' tribute episode (which never materialized), fans rioted online.
179	** Blake Foster got some backlash just from playing Justin in ''Turbo'', but he ''really'' came under fire in 2019 when it was revealed that the Gold Ranger in ''Beast Morphers'' would be Nate, the small and nerdy tech-guy of the team. Foster called him a "weenie" and didn't stand out amongst the team, and the fans rioted and pointed out that he was quite hypocritical considering the amount of hate he used to get. Fortunately, since then he's apologized to Abraham Rodriguez (Nate's actor) and the two have made up.
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181	!For the toyline specifically:
182	* AuthorsSavingThrow: Hasbro has made many such instances.
183	** The Basic Figure line offered more realistic, screen-accurate builds than Bandai, along with painted weapons.
184	** Zord Builder is no more, so the Megazords can be more screen-accurate. The full on Megazords also offer far more articulation than older toys, particularly the T-Rex Champion Zord.
185	** ''Lightning Collection'' has its own throws:
186	*** Psycho Pink, Psycho Yellow, the A-Squad, and Astronema did not get figures back in the day, with Hasbro even offering variants of Astronema with her different hairstyles.
187	*** Rita, Zedd, the Ninjetti Rangers, and Mesogog all suffered from terrible figures under Bandai, with Rita in particular being widely mocked for it's terribleness. Their Hasbro versions are much more screen-accurate and feature the same excellent articulation as the rest of the ''Lightning Collection'' figures.
188	*** The ''Mighty Morphin Remastered'' line includes heavily improved sculpts, making the figures more show-accurate and the civilian heads look more like their actors, along with extra accessories and special hands and accessories to pose the Ranger morphing.
189	*** The single-figure release of the Cog includes Zeo Ranger III's tonfas, which were missing from the original figure.
190	* BrokenBase: Who makes the better toys, Bandai or Hasbro?
191	** Bandai:
192	*** Supporters like that the franchise was a high priority, thus giving each year's line plenty of toys. The basic figures also tended to be well put together, with little quality control issues, with numerous variants as that year's line went on. The Zords also tended to be relatively stable and the Zord Builder system allowed for a lot of playability and customization. Their ''Legacy'' role play weapons were also of very high quality, often including die cast metal. The Zords in the same line often also used die cast, giving the figures a higher quality feeling.
193	*** Detractors will argue that the figures suffered from poor molds that often gave the male Rangers HeroicBuild and the female Rangers an ImpossibleHourglassFigure, that the Basic Figure weapons were usually a garrish single color (whereas Hasbro will at least have some paint on them), and the Deluxe Zords were missing a lot of features from the Japanese molds, thus making the various combinations OffModel. And while the diecast metal on the ''Legacy'' Zords gave a higher quality feeling, the molds were obviously not designed to handle the extra weight, as most of the combinations were very top-heavy and prone to leaning or falling over outright. Plus, the forced Zord Builder ports often caused unneccsary leftover pieces or flimsy joints. The ''Legacy'' figures also had pretty poor molds that exaggerated the issues with the Basic Figures, rarely came with the Ranger's individual weapons, and certain figures (most notably ''Zeo'' Gold) had some extremely poor design choices.
194	** Hasbro:
195	*** Supporters like that the Basic Figures have more realistic builds and painted weapons, with extra details molded in to show the texture of the suit. The Deluxe Zords also offer a high range of articulation, which even got Japan's attention, as Toei began to offer articulation in their mecha toys shortly after Hasbro acquired the license. With the ''Lightning Collection'', the figures kept the realistic molds from the Basic Figures, offered a very high amount of articulation, and had a variety of characters that either didn't get proper figures before or only had poor ones in the past, including screen-accurate versions of the Metallic Armor and Ninjetti Rangers, the A-Squad from ''SPD'', and major villains like Astronema and Mesogog.
196	*** Detractors argue that the Basic Figure line is significantly more sparse than any Bandai line (''Dino Fury'' is especially notable due to missing multiple auxiliary Zords and the strange distribution of the basic Rangers) and often don't include any Monsters of the Day. Furthermore, the figures are often only available for a few weeks on store shelves before being out of print, which jacks the price on Amazon and other third party sellers. This was especially true of the ''Beast Morphers'' line, where people had an extremely difficult time finding Red and Gold's Zords, which were the centerpieces of the various Megazords, while the Beast-X King Zord was never released at all. As for the collector's lines, the role play weapons are often seen as inferior to Bandai's, since it has no die cast metal, despite costing more. The ''Zord Ascension Project'' toys are seen as brittle and often include various extra detailing that wasn't on any of the previous toys or the in-show suits (such as the Dino Megazord's solar panels on the chest). With the ''Lightning Collection'', detractors feel the figures are of lower quality than other collector figure lines, with inconsistent paint applications even among figures of the same line (''SPD'' was especially guilty), and a change in manufacturing locations resulting in extremely poor quality control starting in late 2022. There's also the general sense that Hasbro doesn't care as much about the brand compared to ''Transformers'', Marvel, or ''Star Wars''.
197	** A third group feels that both of the American branches suck and opt to stick with Japanese brands such as Figuarts.
198	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks:
199	** Zord Builder toys often got this, as the forced integration of the joints sometimes resulted in the Megazords combining in different ways than the show.
200	** Bandai's packaging from ''Samurai'' until ''Ninja Steel'' all had the same design style and layout, most notably using bright red as the primary color scheme. Many have noted that this ended up making all the toylines blend together and difficult for parents to know when a new season had started. It wasn't until ''Super Ninja Steel'' where Bandai went with a different layout and color scheme, first grey/white and then black.
201	** Cel-Shaded ''Mighty Morphin'' Pink was widely derided for being a completely unnecessary figure, as she didn't even come with different accessories (like Black), a different head (like Red or Yellow), or was a 2-pack with a villain (again, like Yellow). The only difference was some minor paint details meant to imitate a cel-shaded look. There wasn't even any civilian head based on Kim's comic look. It also didn't help that it was the ''fifth'' version of ''Mighty Morphin'' Pink to be released just in the ''Lightning Collection'' alone.[[note]]Regular, Metallic Armor, a 2-pack with Zeo Ranger 1, and April from the ''TMNT'' crossover[[/note]]
202	** The Power Morpher is derided for trying to be similar to the original 90's toy, complete with matte paint and using notches in the coins for locking in, rather than being a deluxe high-quality product Bandai released. Furthermore, fans also disliked how the first two variants were for the Pink and Yellow Rangers instead of a variant based on Green and White's Morpher.
203	** The comic-based ''Mighty Morphin'' Red and Yellow swap 2-pack had some complaints due to the helmets simply being reused from the normal figures, meaning Jason's Yellow helmet is too small for his body and Trini's Red helmet is too big for her body. Though at least those don't have the cel-shading effect Pink had.
204	** The ''Mighty Morphin'' Black Ranger release in late 2022 felt like an odd release, as while it did feature an improved head sculpt, the only other new feature was that he included a weapon used in one episode of the show instead of his Power Ax, as well as Adam as the civilian head instead of Zack. Furthermore, this was released only a few months before the ''Remastered'' figure was released, making the figure largely redundant unless you really want a Season 2 Adam head.
205	* SeasonalRot:
206	** The Zords got this starting in ''Operation Overdrive'', when Bandai started using their own molds instead of importing the Japanese ones. Their mecha were usually smaller, had less paint applications, and often missed features from the Japanese toys.
207	** While the lines during the Neo Saban era were often seen as lower quality than before, the ''Ninja Steel'' line was especially guilty. The various vehicle sets were of exceptionally low quality, the Zords were even more unimpressive than previous lines, the auxiliary Zords were packaged with their own repainted Megazords instead of sold on their own, and the role play weapons were significantly cheaper feeling than previous years. The Ninja Power Stars, the main gimmick of the line, was seen as especially lazy. Instead of electronic plastic shuriken that could double as helmets for the Megazords, Bandai's version had no electronics and were tiny, cheap plastic with a low-quality sticker and pathetic foam blades on the sides and could not be used as helmets for the Megazords. The ''Super Ninja Steel'' line included variants that were sticky or soft, which couldn't even fit in the morpher. Speaking of which, the morpher itself was changed from the sword to the shuriken weapon and the reader couldn't even allow the Power Stars to spin freely.
208	** Hasbro's Retro VHS Packaging line falls under this. None of the Megazord figures have very good articulation (typically just the arms and head) and their legs are often have very little paint detail. Furthermore, of the eight Megazord figures released thus far, seven of them are from ''Mighty Morphin'', with the Galaxy Megazord being the sole exception. Technically one of the other figures is from ''Ninja Storm'', but that figure is Ninjakon, a toy-only character that is just a repaint of Hasbro's previous Ninjor figure. The Ranger figures suffer from similar loose joint problems that other figures in plastic-free packaging deal with, include unpainted white weapons, and are $7 more expensive than other Basic Figures.
209	** Under Hasbro, the ''Dino Fury'' line became this. The initial wave only had Red, Blue, and Pink Rangers (alongside Boomtower) but instead of their signature sabers, each of them came with a unique non-show weapon. When Black and Green were finally released, one could only find them in their arm armor modes, with Green (and Pink) later being found in full armor variations. The only way to get the regular forms of all five Rangers with their signature swords was to buy a five-pack exclusive to Amazon. Distribution was also a problem, as the power-up forms for both Red and Gold, as well as the Cosmic and Punchy Armor forms for Green and Pink, only had a brief run and went out of print about a month after release. The line also only had the three main Megazords released originally, with the Dimetro Zord not being released until 2023, after ''Dino Fury'' had ended.
210	** The ''Lightning Collection'' starting in 2022 fell into this hard. While the Rangers selected wasn't a problem, Hasbro switched factories from China to Vietnam, which resulted in a major drop in quality control. Figures had broken limbs, missing or wrong accessories, parts from other Rangers put on (such as ''Lost Galaxy'' Green having ''Mighty Morphin'' Black's boots), and multiple paint issues. ''Dino Fury'' Green was especially problematic, as her neck piece would pop right out of the chest when trying to take off her civilian head.
211	** In general, the switch from plastic trays to full on cardboard packaging became this. Originally, people disliked it because the boxes no longer used the custom art the line originally used, meaning in-box collectors would not having matching styles. Once the boxes launched, however, further problems showed themselves, as the lack of a plastic tray resulted in heavily bent weapons and the figure's limbs were often bent unnaturally, leading to them being more easily broken right out of the box. And since the boxes are windowless, one cannot preview the figure beforehand to see if there are missing accessories or bad paint applications.
212	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
213	** The switch from using the Japanese mecha molds to original American molds is seen as a major downgrade, removing various features, featuring less paint applications, and sometimes not even being able to transform into every mode seen in the show.
214	** Going from 5" scale to 4" scale for the ''Mighty Morphin'' 2010 and ''Samurai'' lines was widely panned back in the day. Similarly, some hate that Hasbro's Basic Figures are 6", thus not allowing them to be in scale with Bandai's figures.
215	** Hasbro's ''Zord Ascension Project'' toys include details seen in concept art and use Toei's official stats for the height of each toy. The first point is loathed due to making the figures ''too'' detailed and unnecessarily muddles the simpler designs of the proper Megazord. The latter is hated due to how certain Megazords are taller than one another (with the Astro Megazord figure being almost six inches taller than the Dino Megazord figure) and argue that Toei themselves don't actually assign stats with any care, as evidenced by the Zeo Megazord canonically being almost three times larger than the Dino Megazord, despite the show itself showing all the Megazords (barring certain exceptions like the Supertrain Megazord or RPM Ultrazord) at around the same height.
216	** Going from plastic tray packaging to plastic-free packaging is seen is a major downgrade. Many of the figures end up coming in broken or with bent weapons, and the lack of a window means one cannot check the figure themselves if it's missing accessories or paint beforehand. The uproar was so bad that Hasbro reversed the decision starting in 2024.
217	** The Remastered versions of ''Mighty Morphin'' Red and Green have gotten this. Red includes Green's Dragon Shield and arm bands, which can be removed and places on any other Ranger, including female Rangers, but lacks the Dragon Dagger or the black holster to hold it in. Even worse, it's also the only figure in the sub-line to not include a head sculpt. Green does include the Dragon Dagger, but also comes with two Blade Blasters (holster and blade modes) instead of the Sword of Darkness, and his holster is a black normal holster rather than the longer dagger holster seen on previous figures. Worse, he also lacks his Dragon Shield entirely, so if one wants a proper-looking Green Ranger with the updated design, they have to not only buy Remastered Red, but also one of the previous Green Rangers (or Drakkon) and replace the holster manually.

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