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[[LongRunner Long-running]] children's action franchise composed largely of StockFootage from its Japanese counterpart, ''SuperSentai''.

In 1993, Haim Saban decided to do an American adaptation of the previous year's ''SuperSentai'' program, ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', after an unsuccessful prior attempts to adapt previous ''Sentai'' programs such as ''ChoudenshiBioman''. [[CutAndPasteTranslation In a style not dissimilar to Carl Macek's treatment]] of ''{{Robotech}}'', the action sequences from ''Zyuranger'' were intercut with new footage and a new storyline, producing ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'', the first entry in the franchise's history.

The original story followed the adventures of five "[[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenagers with attitude]]", selected by an alien being called Zordon to fight his eternal enemy Rita Repulsa who was recently [[SealedEvilInACan released from containment.]] Naturally, she came with her own army of [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]]. Zordon gave eachteenager a TransformationTrinket to "morph" into costume as well as powerful HumongousMecha shaped like dinosaurs, called "Zords".

In the show's fourth season, it would rename itself as ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'', utilizing the Sentai tradition of using new costumes every year; as the second and third season continued to use the ''Zyuranger'' suits, despite ''Zyuranger'' no longer being the main source footage.

It was not until the seventh season (''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'') that they took the final step to replacing the entire cast (both heroes and villains) each year. Henceforth, each season would end with the entire team retiring, and the next season would begin with an unrelated group in a different city with a different set of powers with no direct connection to the previous series. In addition to keeping the show "fresh", this excused the writers to [[RecycledScript recycle]] episode plots. ("Red Ranger learns how to be a good leader", for example)

The extent to which each ''Power Rangers'' incarnation resembles its ''SuperSentai'' counterpart varies from season to season. In most cases, the general premise is preserved, but its interpretation is greatly changed - for instance, ''Lightspeed Rescue'' added the US-exclusive "Titanium Ranger" to the team since its counterpart, ''[=GoGoV=]'' did not include a traditional SixthRanger. However, some series have closely followed the plots of their counterparts, even borrowing entire episodes (''Time Force'', ''Wild Force'', ''SPD'', ''Samurai''). In other cases, the original premise is all but discarded (''Lost Galaxy'''s setting was changed from a LostWorld-style forest to a space station, and ''Series/{{Engine Sentai Go-Onger}}'', a LighterAndSofter Sentai series with the mecha essentially as [[RobotBuddy Robot Buddies]], was changed to ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'', a DarkerAndEdgier season set AfterTheEnd). A main difference with ''Power Rangers'' and ''Super Sentai'' is the fact that ''Power Rangers'' has only two continuities (the main one and the one with ''RPM'' and possibly ''Jungle Fury'') while each ''Super Sentai'' season is its own universe, barring ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', which featured everything from ''{{Himitsu Sentai Goranger}}'' to ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters''.

During production of its ninth season (''Time Force''), the show was acquired by Disney. ''Wild Force'' would be the first season produced under Disney and the last to be produced by MMPR Productions in California. During its eleventh season (''Ninja Storm'') production moved to New Zealand and Village Roadshow Productions took over production of the show until 2009. As of 2010, Saban has repurchased the series and all rights to it under a new umbrella venture called Saban Brands, effectively uncancelling ''Power Rangers''... again.

'''The First Saban Era:'''
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* 1993-94: ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' (based on ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', with newly recorded action sequences by the end of the season)
** 1994-95: ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' (featured mecha and monsters from ''GoseiSentaiDairanger'', which was also the source for the White Ranger's costumes, while retaining the original ''Zyuranger'' costumes for the other five members)
** 1995: ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' (featured mecha and monsters from ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger'', while retaining the Ranger costumes (five ''Zyuranger'' and one ''Dairanger'') from previous seasons)
*** 1996: ''[[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Mighty Morphin' Alien Rangers]]'' (''NinjaSentaiKakuranger'' - costumes included)
* 1996: ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' (''ChourikiSentaiOhranger'')
* 1997: ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' (''GekisouSentaiCarranger'')
* 1998: ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' (''DenjiSentaiMegaranger'')
* 1999: ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' (''SeijuuSentaiGingaman'')
* 2000: ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' (''RescueSentaiGoGoFive'')
* 2001: ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' (''MiraiSentaiTimeranger'')
* 2002: ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' (''HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'')[[note]]This season was completely financed by Disney, however it directly continues the Saban-tradition of team-ups, aired on Fox Kids for the first half, and carries over a lot of continuity so a lot of people classify this as a "Saban" season.[[/note]]

'''The Disney Era:'''
* 2003: ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' (''NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'')
* 2004: ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' (''BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'')
* 2005: ''Series/PowerRangersSPD [[foldercontrol]]

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'' (''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'')
* 2006: ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' (''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'')
* 2007: ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' (''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'')
* 2008: ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'' (''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'')
* 2009: ''Series/PowerRangersRPM [[/folder]]

[[folder: Racing Performance Machines ]]
'' (''Series/{{Engine Sentai Go-Onger}}'')
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* 2010: A ReCut of the first half of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' Season 1.
[[index]]

'''The Second Saban Era:'''
* 2011: ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' (''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'')
** 2012: ''[[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Power Rangers Super Samurai]]'' (''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' again)
* 2013: ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' (''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'')
** 2014: ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'' (''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', with at least Ranger costumes held over from ''Goseiger'')
[[/index]]

The franchise spawned two feature films. ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' was a big-budget affair with entirely US-produced footage and extensive CGI, set as a NonSerialMovie in an AlternateContinuity to season 3. The second film, ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' had simply better production values than the TV series, and is within the regular continuity, setting up the premise of the ''Turbo'' season, but reception was much more negative than the other one. [[note]]There's also ''Clash of the Red Rangers'', a CrossOver special between ''Samurai'' and ''RPM'' which is termed a "movie" but is made-for-TV rather than a theatrical feature.[[/note]]

Now has a Wiki/TVTropes Website/{{Tumblr}} account [[http://powerrangerstropes.tumblr.com/ here]]. And JustForFun, we direct you to [[SoYouWantTo/WriteTheNextSuperSentai So You Want To Write The Next Super Sentai]]; most of which applies to ''Power Rangers'' as well.

As of January 2013, all 19 seasons ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and the 2010 reversion of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers]]), plus ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' and ''[[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie]]'' are available for streaming on {{Netflix}}, along with fellow Saban shows ''{{Beetleborgs}}'' and ''VRTroopers''. A year later, all these series also began being released on {{DVD}}.

The official website can be found [[http://powerrangers.com/ here]], along with the official Website/YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/sabanspowerrangers account]], Website/{{Twitter}} [[http://twitter.com/PowerRangerNews account]], Website/{{Facebook}} [[https://www.facebook.com/powerrangers account]], and Instagram [[http://instagram.com/powerrangerspics account]].

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'''[[TropeNamers Tropes Named]]:'''

* AbandonedWarehouseDistrict (also known as ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding)
* MakeMyMonsterGrow: The specific TropeNamer is Rita Repulsa in ''Mighty Morphin''', though every season has constant examples except ''SPD'' (where it was only done occasionally, as most criminals had HumongousMecha instead).
* ThePsychoRangers: From ''In Space'', though other seasons have their own examples.
* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude (The very first episode even!)
** Though the phrase itself is never said in the episode, just the opening of the show.
* RookieRedRanger
* SixthRanger: OnceASeason, and the Disney years wound up adapting ''Sentai'' that had multiple extra rangers. It went to the point where ''Lightspeed Rescue'' made its own Sixth Ranger: The Titanium Ranger. Coincidentally enough, ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]]'' was the first to have a recurring sixth member and where it became a series staple for ''Super Sentai'', thus they can be considered co-Trope Namers.[[note]] Subverted by various {{mysterious protector}}s and/or am AloofAlly who don't join the team and DoubleSubverted if they pass on the powers to someone who does.[[/note]]
** By extension, SixthRangerTraitor and EleventhHourRanger were also named by ''Power Rangers'' despite the show not having very many examples.
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!!The ''Power Rangers'' franchise provides examples of the following tropes:

* TheAce: Phantom Ranger, Shadow Ranger, most {{Sixth Ranger}}s before the footage runs out.
* ActionGirl: All of the female Rangers fall under this, as they're all talented martial artists, either by training, AppliedPhlebotinum or magic.
* AdaptationDistillation: It really depends on the season. The single continuity of ''Power Rangers'' means that they are more inclined to stay in the middle of goofy comedy and serious drama, whereas the AlternateContinuity nature of SuperSentai allows them to swing across the extremes. There are times when, despite the looser MoralGuardians on ''SuperSentai'', ''Power Rangers'' has been better received than their Sentai counterpart.
* AnAesop
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: It doesn't matter whether you're American, from a galaxy far away or from another culture 3000 years ago, you ''will'' be speaking English.
** AliensOfLondon: And a lot of these people have deliberate accents. Just go with it.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Nearly every GrandFinale, with only ''Zeo'' and ''Jungle Fury'' being spared some form of it - both because they went for epic {{Storming The Castle}}s instead; and ''Ninja Storm'' and ''Dino Thunder'' had ''both'' (simultaneously, even!). ''In Space'' did an All Your Base in the '''fourth episode''', with help from the [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]; and ''RPM'' had it practically as a RunningGag for a little while.
** TrashTheSet
* AllYourColorsCombined: Various attacks that use all five Rangers firing at once.
* AllYourPowersCombined: A MonsterOfTheWeek will show up every once in a while with this ability.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Many teams are animal themed one way or another.
* TheArtifact: After the end of the Zordon Era (Season 6, ''Power Rangers in Space'') the HumongousMecha are still called Zords.
** Zordon's rules regarding Rangers' secret identities, battle escalation and use of powers could also be considered this, even though they're still followed for the most part.
* ArtShift: The most concise way to describe the shift from live-action to PeopleInRubberSuits that occurs OnceAnEpisode.
** The material used for the ranger suits differs slightly from the sentai versions (the sentai ones tend to be more shiny) so it's pretty clear what's sentai footage and what's new.
*** That, and the switches have the same visual effect as VideoInsideFilmOutside, so it very definitely looks like an art shift.
* AscendedFanboy: Crops up from time to time since ''Ninja Storm'', though Justin of ''Turbo'' was the first.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: OnceAnEpisode
* AutobotsRockOut
* {{Badbutt}}: Most {{Sixth Ranger}}s. Whether or not some elevate to full {{Badass}} - and just which ones - is an exercise best left to the viewer.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace:Or rather anyone really. We see training grounds ON THE MOON in Lost Galaxy with no sort of space suit. The Turbo season ends with the Rangers going up in space with no concerns for oxygen.
** Before that, Rita, Zed, and the henchmen had a base on the moon, with a big, open balcony. When Tommy was taken there during his Evil Phase, he didn't seem affected. This could be explained as magic (Rita's a witch), though whether this is the case in other seasons is a point of contention. Relevant is the fact that the series opens with a moon landing, which lets Rita out of her prison dumpster, and the astronauts are in full space suits.
* BeamMeUpScotty: Zordon never told Alpha to recruit "teenagers with attitude." He asked for "overbearing and overemotional humans." Alpha said, "not that, not teenagers!" The phrase was used in the introduction, but was a way to condense that scene. Became a [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude trope namer]].
* BigBad
* BigDamnHeroes: {{Sixth Ranger}}s (and any Ranger guest stars) love this trope, due to StockFootage constraints.
* BirthdayEpisode: Mess with a Power Ranger on their birthday, and [[ItsPersonal he or she is going to be pissed off]]. [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Zack]], [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Justin]], [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Ashley]], and [[Series/PowerRangersSamurai Emily]] all get a kill credit for a birthday present. Justin also gets a surprise visit from his father.
--> '''Justin''': Aw, Dad! This is the best birthday ever!
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: For the most part. Later seasons do have the occasional AntiVillain or HeelFaceTurn, however.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Of the original sentai counterpart. Any violence, dark or sexual is completely rewritten, removed or replaced. Notable is the "skimpy" villainess. Then again, here they got [[EvilIsSexy Astronema, Tenaya]] etc.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Most post-Zordon-era seasons end with the Rangers being depowered; either by having the power source run dry, willingly giving them up, or losing them. (Similar things happened ''during'' the Zordon era, but since the casts carried over and soon got new powers they qualify as DiscardAndDraw.)
** BroughtDownToBadass: Most ex-Rangers can still kick ass, though they rarely get a chance to show it.
* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: Each team has their own phrase they say before transforming. Whether or not this phrase is required varies. For instance, "It's morphing time!" was not required but saying the name of their dinosaur was explicitly required.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Later, New Zealand doubling. New Zealand doubling for California no less.
** Briefly Australia doubling while the movie was being filmed, though most of the episodes filmed there were actually set in Australia.
* CameraAbuse: Starting to see use as of the 2000s, enemy explosions generally cause the battlefield "camera" to shake violently, in an attempt to hide the twitches and slight movements by Rangers and Zords during finisher poses.
* {{Camp}}: ''Ninja Storm'' was higher on camp with the silly villains than the serious ''In Space''.
* CardCarryingVillain: Many villains described themselves as being 'evil' and against 'good', and served evil itself.
* CashCowFranchise
* TheCastShowOff: Many hobbies and skills of the actors are integrated into their characters. Amy Jo Johnson's gymnastics training and Walter Jones' DanceBattler skills are the more famous.
** CastTheExpert: The show usually seeks out people with martial arts or other athletic backgrounds to start with.
* CerebusRollercoaster: A cycle drifting between serious and silly; undoubtedly helped by the fact that things start from scratch each season:
** CerebusSyndrome: ''In Space'' skewed the franchise more seriously, and ever since it's never been quite as goofy as the earliest seasons. ''RPM'' can be considered a half-Cerebus; its AfterTheEnd setting is darker than any before, but plays franchise tropes with a wink and a nudge that keep you from taking it ''too'' seriously.
** ReverseCerebusSyndrome: ''Ninja Storm'' brought a level of silliness and self-awareness back to the series (though not quite to the level of ''Mighty Morphin''). ''Samurai'' does this in contrast to ''RPM'''s darker elements.
* ChannelHop:
** Started on {{FOX}}, but when the FoxKids block died it went over to Creator/{{ABC}} and Disney's cable channels (but, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork strangely]], not DisneyXD when it launched).
** Then Saban got it back and struck a deal to have it aired on {{Nickelodeon}} and {{Nicktoons}}. Once Saban bought out FourKidsEntertainment, they took advantage of the included [[TheCW CW]] programming block and immediately scheduled ''Power Rangers'' as part of the {{Vortexx}} launch lineup.
* CharacterMagneticTeam: There's always at least one SixthRanger, but the Disney seasons tended to pile them on - ''Operation Overdrive'' is the only one of those that got away with a single SixthRanger[[note]]Not Disney's fault, blame ''Super Sentai''[[/note]]. This is partly because a lot of those seasons started with reduced {{Power Trio}}s and had more room to expand.
* ChestInsignia: Almost every Ranger sports a team logo and maybe a personal symbol ''somewhere'' on their suits; if not on the chest then on the belt buckle or helmet, usually. A number of these are BroughtToYouByTheLetterS.
** Strangely, the ''toy'' versions of the original ''Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers'' had chest logos that showed their chosen animals... when the TV versions did not.
*** The chest insignas become rather humorously ironic when you remember that ''Wild Force'' was the first season to have chest insignias of the team's Zords in it. For clarification, ''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'' came at the 25th anniversary of ''Super Sentai''. This means that MMPR's toys came a full ''9 years'' before ''[[HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Gaoranger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'' aired.
* TheChosenMany: The franchise developed this as new teams were added every year, to the point that there's a bit of FridgeLogic that if things got bad enough the current Rangers could always call for support. However, it gets subverted when previous Rangers are brought up in ''Dino Thunder''; as it's noted that most former Rangers can't help them because they're retired, depowered, and/or out of contact. Ultimately, each Ranger team is largely on their own.
* ChromeChampion: Many {{Sixth Ranger}}s invoke this and the main ''Mighty Morphin'' Rangers got Metallic Armor in season 3.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Runs rampant among the villains, especially during the Zordon era. In [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace one]] SeasonFinale, TheStarscream and the BiggerBad actually take each other out, saving the Rangers the trouble of even having to fight them.
* CityOfAdventure: Angel Grove for the first 6 seasons; after that each season has its own city.
* ClipShow[=/=]RecapEpisode: One in every season starting with ''Lost Galaxy'', though earlier seasons occasionally had them too, especially shortly before or after a power switch in the ''Mighty Morphin'' to ''Zeo'' days.
* CollectibleCardGame: Two of them: the ''Power Rangers Collectible Card Game'' which was released before ''RPM'', and the ''Power Rangers Action Card Game'' released alongside ''Megaforce''.
* ColorCharacter: Oh so many. A common way for {{Sixth Ranger}}s to set themselves apart is to ''not'' have this kind of name.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Rangers will always have their gear and wardrobe, at a minimum, match their color. It's also gotten to the point where each color has a character type usually (not always, but usually) associated with it - see FiveManBand below.
** ColorCodedSecretIdentity
* CommLinks: The ''Mighty Morphin''' Rangers had communicators that also happened to tap into their mentor's teleportation system. Later teams had communications built into their morphers (and many of those are cell phones anyway).
* ConservationOfNinjitsu: MonsterOfTheWeek, there are many instances of a monster beating up an entire team of Rangers, but when there are dozens of monsters, these are degraded to EliteMooks.
* ContinuityCreep: Seasons are still mostly self-contained, but compare the interchangeable [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] from ''MMPR'' to, say, ''Operation Overdrive'''s ongoing treasure hunt.
* ContinuityNod: A LongRunner like ''Power Rangers'' is obligated to have them. For instance the Red Ranger towards the end of ''Turbo'' says "[[CatchPhrase May The Power Protect You]]", referencing Zordon's line from the earlier seasons.
* CreatorProvincialism: Most of the [[CityOfAdventure Cities Of Adventure]] are based in California, and the rest also appear to be in the western US. ''RPM'' has a couple hidden references to Boston (the hometown of its first executive producer Eddie Guzelian).
* DawsonCasting: Whenever a character is supposed to be a teen, the actors are usually college-aged. Some of them are very noticeable (David Yost), and some are questionable but passable (Kevin Duhaney), but fortunately, a few actors (Jeffrey Parazzo), can actually pull it off.
* DarkActionGirl: Most female villains. A few others are {{Dark Magical Girl}}s.
* DeadlyFireworksDisplay[=/=]DefeatEqualsExplosion: Happens to the MonsterOfTheWeek every single episode.
* DiscardAndDraw: For the first few seasons, the heroes would lose their powers and get new ones at the beginning of each series.
* DiskOneFinalBoss: Every Big Bad before Dark Specter could be considered one, and there are one or more in several seasons afterward.
** Subverted in some seasons where the first BigBad's replacement turns out to be an InterimVillain, and the original comes back by the finale even though they were defeated earlier in the story.
* TheDragon
** CoDragons: Multiple seasons have them, but Goldar and Scorpina were the first.
* EverythingFades: "Destroyed" villains explode, dissolve, etc. and on the very rare occasions that someone we're supposed to like is KilledOffForReal, it looks rather sparkly.
* EvilIsHammy: Oh, hell yes. The best measure of a good ''Power Rangers'' villain is how much [[ChewingTheScenery scenery they can chew.]]
* EvilLaugh: While not every laugh is memorable, most villains have at least one of these.
* EvilPlan: All the villains have some goal they want to accomplish. Most of the time it's TakeOverTheWorld.
* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: If any team of Rangers are defeated it will be TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
* EvilVirtues: There are a surprising number of villains with at least one redeeming trait. Notable in ''Lost Galaxy''.
* ExpositoryThemeTune (Less common in the early seasons)
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Generally justified. Justifications for family friendly energy weapons include aliens, time travel, [[GovernmentConspiracy secret government programs]], [[AWizardDidIt magic]], and in at least one case, [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney funding]].
* FanConvention: 2007, 2010 and 2012 brought Power Morphicon.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of the non-sexual kind; it's the only reason for the anniversary episodes "Forever Red" and "Once a Ranger".
** Meanwhile, the exceptional number of {{Beach Episode}}s in both ''Mighty Morphin'' and ''Ninja Storm'' count in the normal way (at least ''Ninja Storm'' had an excuse, as Tori was a surfer). ''Lost Galaxy'''s Yellow Ranger, Maya, also had a rather fanservicey outfit.
*** And Karone, the reformed Astronema, who had suddenly turned all [[MoeMoe simple and demure]] after missing out on her own childhood, is always wrapped up in a tight black leather outfit for no apparent reason.
**** Speaking of tight black leather, Jen in "Reinforcements From the Future".
*** For the ladies or some guys, a ShirtlessScene with Jason or Tommy (or both) was a common occurrence.
** PantyShot: Ashley from ''Turbo[=/=]In Space'' has one, but it was probably unintentional. That said, they do match her [[LimitedWardrobe Ranger color]], so the production team must have at least considered the possibility of it happening.
** Dulcea also delivers this in '''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: While the helmets on their suits don't count, safety helmets are used a lot to the point of FridgeLogic. ''Dino Thunder'' is a major offender.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Due to its many seasons, the show has had many different types of characters, including wizards, witches, space police, animal spirits, aliens, gods, demons, robots, cyborgs, and computer viruses... and they're ALL in the same universe (Well, for the most part).
* FateWorseThanDeath: Serious FridgeHorror stuff.
* FinishingMove: Every season had 1 or more for the normal size, one for the giant size (of each megazord combination). Plus the Battilizer when available.
* FiveBadBand: Every few seasons would have something similar.
* FiveManBand: The Red Ranger is always TheHero and the Pink Ranger tends to fall closest to TheChick; but TheLancer, TheBigGuy, and TheSmartGuy usually vary between teams. That's not to say each color doesn't have its standard character type (Note: for simplicity, we're ignoring {{Sixth Ranger}}s):
** Red: TheHero and StandardizedLeader. Usually HotBlooded to a degree and often a newcomer (there's a reason for the trope RookieRedRanger). Too many Red Rangers fit this description to count, with Cole and Jack arguably being the most glaring examples.
** Blue: More logically-minded and usually TheQuietOne, sometimes forming a RedOniBlueOni pair with Red. Might be TheSmartGuy, might not. Often TheLancer if there isn't a Black Ranger to take the role. (see Kai, Lucas, Ethan, Sky, Theo, Kevin)
** Black: The cool guy of the team; confident and independent if not outright rebellious. Tends to be TheLancer. (See Zack, Carlos, Will, Dillon).
** Green: Often the PluckyComicRelief -- variously by being a ButtMonkey (Damon and Joel), CloudCuckoolander (Trip, Bridge) or MetaGuy (Ziggy).
*** Teams usually have Green or Black Rangers in the core team but not both; often making Blue, Black, and Green character traits shuffle ("Black" characters include Blue Ranger Lucas and Green Rangers Carlos[[note]]before becoming an actual Black Ranger[[/note]], Xander, and Mike; "Greens" include Blue Rangers Rocky, Max, and Dax; and "Blues" are Adam[[note]]as both a Black and Green Ranger[[/note]] and Black Ranger Danny.)
** Yellow and Pink: Both {{Action Girl}}s. Usually TomboyAndGirlyGirl, respectively, but reversals aren't uncommon. A couple times the "Pink" girl actually wears White, but other than wardrobe it's the same thing. In teams with one girl, her color defaults to Yellow but she can be either character type.
*** Twice (''Ninja Storm'' and ''Mystic Force'') Blue and Yellow were worn by opposite the normal genders. When this happened, the girl's character type remained the same but the male Yellow Rangers (Dustin, Chip) filled the quirky Green role.
* FiveTokenBand: Every season, although there are often two Caucasians but one of them is always a girl.
** ''Samurai'' comes closest - two Caucasians, male (Jayden) and female (Emily), one Asian (Mia), two Hispanic (Mike and Antonio), and one African-American (Kevin).
** Some of it matters in the details, but ''Samurai'' might take a second place to ''Zeo.'' Tommy was Native American (it was around the time of ''Zeo'' that they started playing up his Native American Heritage), Adam was Asian, Rocky was Hispanic, Tanya was black, and Kat was Caucasian (and even then she was an Australian living in America).
* FleetingDemographicRule: The seasonal themes; recycled ones include dinosaurs (eleven years between the first season of ''Mighty Morphin'' and ''Dino Thunder''), ninjas (eight years between the third season of ''Mighty Morphin'' and ''Ninja Storm''), animals (six years between ''Wild Force'' and ''Jungle Fury'') and {{Cool Car}}s (12 years between ''Turbo'' and ''RPM'').
* FridayNightDeathSlot: A variant. Because the series was not an EdutainmentShow, many ABC affiliates refused to carry it in its assigned late Saturday morning timeslot and often relegated it to air at 5am on Saturday or Sunday before the church shows or farm report. Some even threw it out entirely as they regarded the show as radioactive to their attempts to maintain that their children's shows were all educational. And on the stations where it ran when it was supposed to, that timeslot tended to be preempted for sports.
* FutureSpandex: The rangers always wear skintight spandex suits.
* GenderedOutfit: Female Rangers tend to wear skirts along with their uniforms (but not always, thanks to...)
* GenderFlip[=/=]ShesAManInJapan: The Yellow Rangers up to ''Wild Force''; occurrences of Yellow Ranger gender synchronicity prior to ''Wild Force'' (in ''Zeo'', ''Turbo'', and ''in Space'') were because it was a rare case of the SuperSentai show having two girls as well.
** An exception was made with Ninja Yellow from ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger'', whose American counterpart (the Yellow Alien Ranger) was also male, although the Alien Rangers were not used that much.
** ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', and ''Jungle Fury'' were also exceptions, being able to have only one female team member through the whole show (unless you count Camille in ''JungleFury'' who pulled a HeelFaceTurn near the end). This is probably because those shows started with a PowerTrio which included the female ranger, making her a more consistent presence on the team than the males who came later.
* GodzillaThreshold
* GondorCallsForAid: "Forever Red" and "Once a Ranger". The ''in Space'' GrandFinale actually subverted it as various Rangers across various worlds was still not enough.
* GoodIsDumb
* GotTheCallOnSpeedDial: Tommy Oliver is the Most Triumphant Example of this trope as all the incarnations of his powers could form a full five-man team (with TWO Red Rangers no less!), although Adam and Kat give a run with both having three different Ranger identities. Though Adam only has two different colors (black and green) and Kat is Pink for all 3.
* GrandFinale: Despite not being ''the actual finale'' for the show, "Countdown to Destruction" did manage to finish the storyline for the first six seasons.
* GreatOffscreenWar: ''Several''. Throughout the various series extremely numerous references are made by various unrelated characters in unrelated seasons to significant battles 10,000 years ago and 3,000 years ago. Other than that, we got nothin' on 'em.
* HeadBob
* HeelFaceTurn: Most {{Sixth Ranger}}s are not aligned with the good guys at first, if not outright evil. Astronema and Ransik as well.
* HenshinHero
* HeroicBuild: Usually averted on the show, barring the occasional powerup, but often played straight in merchandising and official artwork (which, in all honesty, clashes with what we see on TV).
* HeroicSacrifice: Normally once or twice a season at least.
** SenselessSacrifice: Tommy losing the zords and their powers in early ''Mighty Morphin'' Season 3. TJ sacrificing the Rescue Zords (''Turbo''). Karone trying to stop the asteroid (''In Space'').
** StupidSacrifice: Karone trying to stop the asteroid (again ''In Space''). Tommy sacrificing the zords (''Dino Thunder'').
* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Dillon from ''RPM'' said it best.
-->'''Dillon:''' Right, because nothing says "covert" like bright red, yellow, and blue spandex.
** The ''Time Force'' crew stuck out pretty badly in their uniforms before Wes hooked them up with 21st century civilian clothes. Later team civilian uniforms would subvert this, and ''RPM'' itself would avert it with their "uniforms" being leather jackets and jeans.
* HomeBase and SupervillainLair: All seasons have both, but the type and importance varies.
** ElaborateUndergroundBase: ''Zeo'', ''Turbo'', ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', and ''Operation Overdrive''.
** UnderwaterBase: ''Lightspeed Rescue''
** SpaceBase: Rita's and later Zedd's base was on the moon, as well as the Machine Empire's during their attack on Earth. Astronema's Dark Fortress was also a space base, and Divatox got one too.
*** The Rangers had the Astro Megaship and Terra Venture.
* FollowTheLeader: Many, some of which are [[SelfPlagiarism Saban's own attempts to repeat the same concept]]: ''VRTroopers'', ''BigBadBeetleborgs'' and ''MaskedRider''.
* HumanAliens: All over the universe. Some of whom even ''call'' themselves humans, with no explanation.
* HumongousMecha
** CombiningMecha
** ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Moreso in later series, when they can use CGI in addition to PeopleInRubberSuits.
** LeaderFormsTheHead
** AMechByAnyOtherName: "Zords"/"Megazords".
** MechaExpansionPack: The extra weapon zords in several seasons starting with ''Wild Force'', as well as the Zeo Megazord's alternate helmets before then.
** TransformingMecha
* IdenticalGrandson: Very nearly every TimeTravel story ever, becoming a plot point in ''Time Force''.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: During Bruce Kalish's run between ''SPD'' and ''Jungle Fury''; every title had a specific number of words depending on the season.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
* ImprobableAge: Tommy "[[FanNickname swiss cheese memory]]" Oliver is implied to have gotten an 8-year [=PhD=] then done a bunch of top secret projects all within 6 years.
** Dana is a paramedic at age 18, and a full-fledged doctor less than a year later.
** Rose is a college professor at a similar age, but at least she's a [[TeenGenius genius]]!
** Dr. K created the RPM Ranger powers and is no older than 19... and then we find out her past, and suddenly her immense technological skills make more sense.
** Then there's "Spike" Skullovich, who had to have been born during ''Zeo'' to be 15 during ''Samurai''.
* ImprovFu: The use of the playgrounds and improvised weapons like trash cans and brooms is insanely common in almost all of the shows, most blatantly with Ziggy in ''RPM''.
* InstantExpert[=/=]UpgradeArtifact: Nearly every Ranger knows how to fight and pilot HumongousMecha once they use a morpher; though the fighting ability is often justified by training for some time before. Subverted by Billy, who could only fight ''while'' morphed, and Ziggy, where not even morphing helps.
* InternationalCoproduction: Between Saban Entertainment/Disney/Saban Brands from the United States, Toei Company in Japan, and later Village Roadshow in New Zealand.
** Toei also has half of the copyright ownership of all things ''Power Rangers''.
* {{Jerkass}}: Multiple, most famously Bulk and Skull in ''Mighty Morphin''' Season 1.
** At his worst, Eric in ''Time Force'' was this, even after he ''[[SixthRanger became a Ranger.]]''
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: During ''RPM'' and the ''Mighty Morphin'' ReCut, Disney pulled all of the previous seasons from American television, and even the current seasons were constantly pre-empted for half of the country. Saban would fix this during ''Samurai'' by uploading the entire series run to Netflix, and Creator/ShoutFactory is due to release [=DVDs=].
* KeepItForeign: Played straight in the Mexican dubs with the names of the Rangers and Zords until ''Dino Thunder'', since Disney bought the franchise and the Spanish dubbing was switched from Mexico to Argentina due to cost reasons. Due to [[ValuesDissonance complicated cultural reasons unrelated to the trope]], Argentinian translators translated them back to Spanish. When Saban bought back the series from Disney, the dubbing work returns again to Mexican hands.
* KidAppealCharacter: Fred in ''Mighty Morphin': The Movie'' and Justin in ''Turbo'' are definite ones; but other than that, generally averted. The Rangers appeal to their young audience well enough most of the time without resorting to a childlike AudienceSurrogate.
* KungFoley: Whenever the Rangers are morphed, it doesn't matter whether they're throwing a punch in battle or just sticking their fist in the air in a dramatic pose, the rotation of their arm will inevitably produce a loud WHOOSH.
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: RedIsHeroic, and the Red Ranger is always TheHero...
** ProtagonistPowerUpPrivileges: ...''and'' he gets all the best stuff, even when he's [[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce not exactly the leader]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Considering they assemble an entirely new cast every season...
* LocalHangout: Several.
** The Juice Bar in ''Mighty Morphin'''. Replaced by the Surf Spot in ''in Space''.
** ''Ninja Storm'' had Storm Chargers, the sporting goods store where Dustin (and later Hunter and Blake) works.
** ''Dino Thunder'' had Hayley's Cyberspace Cafe (where we first meet Trent.)
** ''Mystic Force'' had Rockporium, Toby's music store, where Xander works and Vida sometimes spins.
** The HomeBase of ''Jungle Fury'', Jungle Karma Pizza, could double as this.
* LongRunnerCastTurnover: Only Bulk and Skull lasted the entirety of the six-season Zordon Era, and after that the casts started being replaced wholesale every year.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Often the LongLostSibling version: Andros and [[spoiler:Astronema (siblings)]], Leo and [[spoiler:Magna Defender - sort of (siblings)]], Dana and [[spoiler:Ryan (siblings)]], Cam and [[spoiler:Lothor (nephew-uncle), Marah, and Kapri (cousins)]], Trent and [[spoiler:Mesogog (son-father)]], Nick and [[spoiler:both Koragg ''and'' Udonna (son-parents)]], Dillon and [[spoiler:Tenaya (siblings).]]
* LullDestruction: The dubbed-over dialogue in most of the fight scenes. If you compare the footage, the Sentai Rangers seldom talk during fighting (except for CallingYourAttacks), while the Power Rangers make liberal use of BadassBoast interspersed with YouFightLikeACow.
* MagicAIsMagicA: BatmanCanBreatheInSpace and the moon has a temperate environment. Factually dead wrong, but at least they are consistent.
** ''Mystic Force'' averts it due to lazy editing: the ''Magiranger'' button-pushing footage is seldom altered, so the proper spell is never entered, and you'll even have three magic words said as four buttons are pushed. (Necrolai even once said "hold!" while freezing a crowd people with a mystic phone made from Koragg's magic; ''the phone doesn't have a hold button!'' However, RuleOfCool is the main defense for things like that.) A lot of fans wished ''Magiranger's'' spell system had been kept.
** It seems they learned their lesson in ''Samurai''. Even though many of the Symbol Power-drawn kanji are different from those used in ''Shinkenger'', their function is [[DidDoTheResearch consistent with their meaning]].
* MaleGaze
* TheMentor
* MerchandiseDriven: In addition to the action figures and mecha, each season now adds motorcycles, a "battlizer" armor, and, in a couple seasons, a semi truck "mobile command center" not present in the Japanese version to justify additional toys. ''Jungle Fury'' took it to extremes, creating new Rangers based on extra zords and giving them as many variations as the original Rangers. (''RPM'' has CanonForeigner Rangers too, but only one basic figure apiece compared to ''Jungle Fury'''s deluge.)
** EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure: Makes up the majority of the toyline; only a small sample makes it to the show. But only for the male Rangers; the girls get shafted in this department. ''Samurai'' is notable in that an armor variant has displaced the normal suits in the merchandising.
** OfficialCosplayGear
* MetaCasting: It can be argued this is where the popularity of the franchise comes from. The vast majority of actors involved across the years are skilled martial artists in their own right, some even owning their own Dojo. Aside from the Sentai costume footage, they apparently perform many of their own stunts (even in costume) and choreograph many of their own fights. This adds a level of authenticity that even more serious action dramas lack.
** In particular Jason David Frank (Tommy, the first Green Ranger) has been rising up in MMA bouts (he's still in the underground but he's undefeated so far), and Blake Foster (Justin, the Blue Turbo Ranger) has beaten opponents in tournaments who want to fight "the blue Power Ranger."
* MetaOrigin: The Morphin' Grid: hinted at in ''Mighty Morphin'', ''Dino Thunder'' and ''SPD'', confirmed in ''Operation Overdrive''. They finally explain the grid in ''RPM'', though they don't call it by name and that's an AlternateUniverse.
* MilestoneCelebration: "Forever Red" (10 seasons), "Legacy of Power" (500 episodes), "Once a Ranger" (15 years), ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' (20 seasons. [[SequelNumberSnarl Officially.]]
* MiniDressOfPower: Female Rangers usually have skirts added to the basic Ranger suit, with a number of Yellows being exceptions because ShesAManInJapan.
** SkirtOverSlacks
* MisplacedWildlife: From the [[StockDinosaurs non-dinosaur Mastodon, Pterodactyl, Saber-Toothed Tiger]] and Dragonzord to sharks, penguins, and rhinos in the jungle.
* MonsterOfTheAesop: Some monsters had a tendency to be directly linked with whatever [[AnAesop Aesop]] the Rangers were learning. The trope is played with in "A Monster of Global Proportions", where the monster was a statue represented the {{Aesop}} but didn't have anything to do with it.
* MonsterOfTheWeek
* {{Mooks}} and MechaMooks
** EliteMook: Recent series' {{Mooks}} have had 'captain' versions that are stronger and a bit brighter.
** GiantMook
** MookChivalry
* MoreDakka
* MostFanficWritersAreGirls
* {{Motifs}}:
** AnimalMotifs[=/=]AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Many Rangers have some sort of design element to this effect, even if their powers aren't actually animal-based. The presence of [[KingOfBeasts a lion]] or at least some kind of PantheraAwesome is almost a certainty; and you can also expect some combination of BigBadassWolf, BigBadassBirdOfPrey (Hawk, Falcon, or Eagle), ThreateningShark, and/or a powerful mammal like a {{bear|sAreBadNews}} or [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys a gorilla]]. There's usually [[SeldomSeenSpecies some oddball animal that you wouldn't expect in an action series]], too.
** ElementalPowers are also a popular motif.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours
* NamesTheSame: There are a two ladies named Kat; one's a love interest for Tommy and the Pink Turbo Ranger, and the other a space faring CatGirl from ''[=SPD=]''.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Just look at ''any'' BigBad or [[TheDragon Dragon]].
* NetworkRedheadedStepchild: During Disney's seasons.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight
* NeverSayDie
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Many, but Lord Zedd's utter [[CurbStompBattle curbstomping]] of Tommy in the original series' third season is widely considered the most famous, particularly because it happened ''after'' Zedd was "toned down" by the executives.
* NoHuggingNoKissing (averted in some seasons, played straight in others)
* NoIndoorVoice: In most of the later series, every single line uttered by a Ranger in-costume was shouted, even outside of combat or noisy environments.
* NonSerialMovie: ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', completely overridden by ''Mighty Morphin''' season 3 episodes 4-7.
* NotAsYouKnowThem / SameCharacterButDifferent: More often than not, despite adapting elements from its source material, ''SuperSentai'', each ranger will be dramatically different from their Japanese counterparts, in nearly every possible way.
* NotQuiteDead: A few major villains have had several "final" encounters. Bonus points if the villain is someone who resurfaced after having been thought dead before the season began.
* OddlyNamedSequel
* OfficialCouple: There's one about every other season.
* OnceASeason: The arrival of the SixthRanger, the MidSeasonUpgrade and the ReunionShow.
* OneSteveLimit: Mostly played straight, but it makes the occasional repeat name stand out all the more. "Venjix" in particular caused a bunch of EpilepticTrees when it was reused.
** Other violations of the limit include two Kats and a Katie (''MMPR''-''Turbo'', ''SPD'', and ''Time Force'' respectively) and two Mikes (''Lost Galaxy'' and ''Samurai''). Incidentally, both "Kat"s are {{Meaningful Name}}s for the [[CuteKitten same]] [[CatGirl reason]].
** With regard to Ranger titles, the show did a fine job of never repeating a Ranger name for different powers when considering the full, team-specific names. Come 2011 and ''Samurai''[='s=] Green Samurai Ranger, echoing the exact name of ''Ninja Storm''[='s=] SixthRanger. Come 2012 and he can access a [[SuperMode Super Samurai Mode]], just like his namesake previously did. Incidentally, he's one of the Mikes noted above, sharing his name with yet another SixthRanger.
** Zords in particular have been saddled with repeat names; we have two sets each of Dinozords (''Mighty Morphin'' Season 1 and ''Dino Thunder''), Thunderzords (''Mighty Morphin'' Season 2 and ''Ninja Storm''), Ninjazords (''Mighty Morphin'' Season 3 and ''Ninja Storm''), Rescuezords (''Turbo'' and ''Lightspeed Rescue''), and Omegazords (''Lightspeed Rescue'' and ''SPD''; though the latter is properly the Omega''max'' Megazord)
** Mondo the Magician, a villain from Season 2 of ''Mighty Morphin'', is unrelated to King Mondo, the ruler of the Machine Empire from ''Zeo''.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Like children running on a freshly waxed linoleum floor in stocking feet, from ''Ninja Storm'' on.
** NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Richard Brancatisano in ''Mystic Force''; eventually handwaved as Xander being a native Aussie. Some other minor characters don't bother either, but they don't get enough lines to be intrusive.
*** Lothor and Mora/Morgana. Mora/Morgana not bothering makes sense from an outside standpoint considering they needed to come across as the same person, but Lothor in a flashback didn't have a Kiwi accent and neither does his brother despite being played by the same actor.
** Particularly amusing in ''RPM'', in which New Zealander Ari Boyland must (hilariously) try to maintain a ''Scottish'' accent as Flynn.
** ''RPM'' might take a backseat to ''Samurai''. The show frequently will show a Ranger's relatives or even flashbacks of them as children, and bless them, [[TheKidsAreAmerican the child actors just can't do American that well]]. Emily's big sis Serena and the child versions of Jayden and Antonio were especially obvious.
* PaleFemalesDarkMales: Seen on Blue Rangers; compare [[color:skyblue:Tori and Madison]] to [[color:blue:just about every male Blue Ranger ever]]. The only exception is Aquitian Ranger Cestro, who wore a lighter shade of blue in his uniform.
* PeopleInRubberSuits
* PlugNPlayFriends
* PowerGivesYouWings: Various Zords get wings from allies or once upgraded.
** The ''Mystic Force'' Battlizer armor was made from a magical European-style dragon.
** In ''Mighty Morphin'', Goldar had wings, and he was the most powerful [[TheDragon dragon]] on the show. When he lost his memory and joined Rito as a member of a second PluckyComicRelief duo in ''Zeo'', he lost his wings. Finally, later in the season when Rita restores his memory, Goldar's wings magically return along with his sword and, as we can likely assume, his powers.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: "Teamwork" is a major running theme on the show.
* PowerTrio: ''Ninja Storm'', ''Dino Thunder'', ''Jungle Fury'', and ''RPM'' start with these instead of a FiveManBand. Technically ''SPD'' also started with one, but it was up to a FiveManBand by the second episode. Each trio also inevitably fills the subtropes:
** ThreeAmigos
** TokenTrio: Though ''Ninja Storm'' and ''RPM'' switched it up by having the minority male be the leader.
** TwoGuysAndAGirl
** and separate-but-related trope ThreePlusTwo
* PrecursorHeroes: Several teams (Galaxy, Wild Force, Mystic Force, Jungle Fury) are successors to previous non-Ranger groups of heroes. ''Samurai'' is a rare instances of the previous generations also wearing the spandex.
* ProductPromotionParade
* PunyEarthlings
* [[PutDownYourGunAndStepAway Put Down The Powers And Step Away]]: In ''Mighty Morphin''' they play this trope painfully straight whenever they take hostages. Other seasons have examples of this as well.
* PutOnABus: Technically, everyone! But more traditional examples include Tommy (in seasons 1 and 2 when he lost his Green Ranger powers) and Ryan ([[BackForTheFinale returns for finale]]). Kendrix is something between this and a DisneyDeath.
** LongBusTrip: Characters rarely if ever show up again once their season's over (or the equivalent in the Zordon era). Some really blatant examples are Jason, Zack, and Trini, shipped off to Switzerland for a Teen PeaceConference; Jason took two years to return and Zack and Trini, as far as we know, ''still'' haven't gotten back; and Rocky didn't even ''go'' anywhere but still disappeared.
*** CharacterOutlivesActor: Unfortunately, Trini's actress, Thuy Trang, died in a car accident in 2001, so we won't be seeing her again.
* RadialAssKicking: EVERY EPISODE.
* {{Ranger}}: Pretty inevitable for obvious reasons, though whether they really do suffer BadassDecay or not varies by season.
* RecapEpisode: Generally one per season. The only noteworthy one being ''Dino Thunder'''s "Legacy of Power", which featured a compilation of clips from the entire franchise in honor of the show's 500th episode.
* RecursiveImport: ''Power Rangers'' regularly gets dubbed back into Japanese, often with the voices of people who played their Japanese counterparts to begin with, and shown on Japanese TV.
* RecycledINSPACE: ''Power Rangers in Space'' has been called this, for obvious reasons (even though it isn't), but most seasons amount to this.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* RedIsHeroic: The Red Ranger.
* ReinventingTheTelephone: It's there, but justified or averted a surprising amount of the time if you think about it - earlier seasons were before cell phones were common, and in many later ones the morphers ''are'' phones.
* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: It was a tradition, though the Disney era phased it out, for the current Rangers to have an episode or two joining forces with last year's team.
* ReunionShow: The current team joining forces with the previous years' is a yearly tradition going back to ''Lost Galaxy'' (even if many Disney seasons skipped it), plus the Milestone episodes and a couple scattered ones in ''Zeo'' and ''In Space''.
* RightHandVersusLeftHand: Sometimes the Rangers survive only because of bickering and backstabbing on the villains front. The best example was the Psycho Rangers, who were stronger, faster, and better than the Rangers in most ways... except they hated each other and their bosses as much as the rangers. The arguing between Psycho Pink and Psycho Yellow in particular.
* RobotBuddy: Alphas 5 and 6 for the Zordon era plus ''Lost Galaxy'', Circuit in ''Time Force'', RIC in ''SPD'', and Tensou in ''Megaforce''. ''Ninja Storm'''s Cyber Cam might fit by proxy, since he's a computer-generated duplicate of Cam, but pretty solid for a holographic counterpart.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The attempts in TheEighties and early Nineties by Saban (and Marvel before that) just to get the pilot picked up by a network, ANY NETWORK. It was only when Saban went to FoxKids, and Margaret Loesch [[http://www.blastfromthepasttv.com/mloeschinterview.html (who worked with Stan Lee on the Marvel attempt)]] who was the head at the time, that the show was picked up. This combined with the Uncancelled entry below, brings new meaning to the lyric, ''No one can ever take them down..''
* SceneryGorn: Common to most finales, and all of ''RPM''
* ScienceFantasy: Quite possibly one of the finest examples of this trope, along with [[SuperSentai its parent]] and [[KamenRider other relative]].
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney's actions towards the series, including the show's gradual disappearance from cable, scheduling ''RPM'' where it can constantly be pre-empted and timeshifted, and the lack of full-season DVD sets in the US.
** NetworkToTheRescue: Saban bought the rights back.
** While the series' airing on {{Nickelodeon}} brought with it large amounts of marketing and brought it renewed popularity, Nickelodeon also severely cut down the number of episodes per season, forcing ''Samurai'' to be dragged out for two years in order to fit in the whole story, and forcing Saban to adapt ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' as the twentieth anniversary season instead of the more appropriate ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''.
* SculptedPhysique: The various series' monsters.
* SealedEvilInACan: A constantly recurring trope, going all the way back to the first episode.
** SealedCastInAMultipack: "Cans" make a good source for Monsters of the Week, as well as for lost powerups for the Rangers to reclaim.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Often used with the first morph and/or first use of the Megazord.
* SecretIdentity: In most series, but averted when the team is officially sponsored by the government (or in ''Operation Overdrive'', a private corporation).
* {{Sentai}} (Considering the source material is titled ''Super'' Sentai...)
* SequelNumberSnarl: Disney and Saban consider the ''Mighty Morphin''' ReCut to be Season 18 and ''Samurai'' is Season 19. Fans generally don't count the ReCut, considering ''Samurai'' to be the true Season 18. ''Samurai'' has also been described as two roughly 20-episode seasons. And let's not get started on ''Megaforce''...
* SeriesFauxnale: Most Triumphant Example, considering every time it got uncanceled the series finale became one of these, so it has 5.
* ShonenUpgrade (of course.)
* ShowyInvincibleHero: The whole point of the show, and arguably the TropeCodifier for a generation or more.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The show itself is not so bad about this, but good luck finding an action figure of one of the girls.
** Played straight in ''Ninja Storm'' (Tori), ''Dino Thunder'' (Kira), and ''Jungle Fury'' (Lily) - all three core teams were {{Power Trio}}s instead of {{Five Man Band}}s, and the Rangers that joined them later were all male. ''RPM'' is arguable; aside from Summer, there is Gemma, but she's a SixthRanger (and so was absent from the first half) and only half of a SingleMindedTwins character (except when you consider her interactions with Flynn).
* TheSomethingForce: ''Time Force'', ''Wild Force'', ''Mystic Force'', and ''Megaforce''. Foreign dubs add more.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil
* SpaceFriction: Any season with space travel, but especially ''in Space'' and ''Lost Galaxy''.
** Cole's Wildforce Rider screeching on turns and leaving sparks while in space in "Forever Red".
* SpandexLatexOrLeather: Spandex, no matter what Dr. K tells you.
** The 1995 movie subverts this by having the suits made of PVC and metal plating to give them more of an armor-like feel.
** ''Samurai'' also has armored versions for Megazord piloting, to match the toys created to only ''sorta'' resemble the show's outfits when it was thought there wouldn't be a new American season.
** The A-Squad in ''SPD'' wore what essentially amounted to modified motocross suits; it actually doesn't look half bad, especially considering they're supposed to be an elite police squad. The main team's SWAT Mode went on to somewhat resemble them.
* TheStarscream
* StarTrekMovieCurse: Interestingly, they had this pattern for a while. Every fifth season are the ones considered the worst (''Turbo, Wild Force, and Operation Overdrive.'') There are some others in there (either ''Mystic Force'' or ''Samurai'' will often take fourth place,) but it doesn't really bode well for season 20. And since Saban is adapting ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger,'' which a lot of fans saw as medicore at the best of times, most fans are a little worried about next season.
* StockFootage: Arguably, the entire point behind the American series.
* StockPoses: ''Rangers'' gets a ''lot'' of mileage out of a few kinds of poses:
** AssKickingPose
** SuperSentaiStance: Considering this show ''comes'' from ''SuperSentai'', usage of the Stance is inevitable in most episodes.
** UnflinchingWalk: Notable here because signature poses are often performed with explosions as a backdrop.
** VictoryPose
* StockSuperpowers: Rangers sometimes have extra powers that they can access as civilians. Sometimes they're justified as the Rangers are primarily training in a supernatural art which the Ranger powers are a further extension of. Other times they're just tacked on for little reason. Predominantly a Disney-era trope, where just about every Ranger on every team had some special power, but the occasional other Ranger has an ability, too.
* StormingTheCastle: Not as often as the reverse AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, but it happens. As noted above, ''Zeo'' and ''Jungle Fury'' used this in place of All Your Base for their finales, and ''Ninja Storm'' and ''Dino Thunder'' used both at once.
* StrictlyFormula: It's gradually become less formulaic and more complex, but ''man'', those early episodes...
* StuffBlowingUp: Always there, but taken to extremes during Bruce Kalish's time on the series, where simply announcing their arrival would cause color-coded explosions behind the Rangers. ([[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] and ''weaponized'' in an episode of ''RPM''.)
** It goes SerialEscalation during the Kalish years (though it seems Koichi Sakamoto is the one who was really fond of them, evidently, ''someone'' was reining him in for the first 13-ish years of the franchise.) At one point, Mack and Moltor ''pointing'' their weapons at each other caused enormous explosions. It got to the point where it was ''less'' epic because when the background's never ''not'' on fire, you never say "whoa, that attack was powerful" or something.
* SuperheroPackingHeat: Almost no Ranger is adverse to using (inevitably [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms Family Friendly]]) firearms if they've got them, but the trope really comes into play with sanctioned law enforcement teams like ''Lightspeed Rescue'', ''Time Force'', and ''SPD''.
* SuperMode: There are some power-ups that have accumulated over the years. ''in Space'' introduced the "Battlizer" mode, which includes some heavy weapons, armor and usually flight capability. The Battlizer mode is in nearly every following Power Ranger series and (surprisingly) is an American-only creation. Many series also have a lighter SuperMode available to the whole team; these usually originated in ''Sentai''. Of course, the very first was in MMPR season 3. Metallic Armor, power up!
** Though, interestingly, the ''SuperSentai'' team up between ''[[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Dekaranger]]'' and ''[[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magiranger]]'' had Deka Red use ''SPD'''s Battlizer, and had characters comment on it as being a new device built for him after ''Dekaranger'' ended.
* SupernaturalPhone: There have been several iterations wherein their cellphones have been incorporated with their morphers.
* SuperRobot
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands / MagicalSecurityCam
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mostly the early seasons when they would rotate actors mid-season. Katherine was a reformed [[TheMole mole]] and was much different then Kimberly, but when she became the second Pink Ranger she took over as a RomanticInterest for Tommy. Others did manage to stand out, most notably Adam when he came on board.
* TakeOverTheCity: Whatever ambitions towards World Domination they may have, every villain up until ''in Space'' and some after only ever focused on the town the Rangers themselves lived in.
** [[JustifiedTrope Partially justified]], as managing to subdue the Rangers in their own turf would in turn mean they'd have less trouble taking over everywhere else.
* TasteTheRainbow: Multicolored spandex jokes aside; there's a Ranger team for just about every category that could fall under a young boy's RuleOfCool: dinosaur Rangers, ninja Rangers, car Rangers, beast Rangers, wizard Rangers, and so on and so on...
* TaughtByExperience: Almost ''ALL'' Power Rangers, but expecially the 'Red Rookies'.
* TechnoWizard: A recurring character type, who can usually be counted on to bring out new gear occasionally. See Billy, Miss Fairweather, Trip, Cam, Hayley, Kat Manx, Dr. K, and Antonio.
* ThematicSeries: While not quite as much as Super Sentai each show Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue onward though some would also count Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy) contains it's own story and characters that's part of a larger universe.
** Samurai seems to support this the most as series staples such as the morphing grid are never mentioned not even hinted and the series seems to contradict the fact that The Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers were earth's first Power Rangers team by having the team be the 18th generation of samurai rangers, same as it's parent series SamuraiSentaiShinkenger.
* {{Thememobile}}: Even ignoring the zords, there's still the Rangers' vehicles. And a ton more in the toys that never make it to the show. Variations include:
** CoolBike: The most common vehicles.
** CoolCar
** And one-offs like {{Cool Board}}s (''in Space''), {{Big Badass Rig}}s (''Ninja Storm'' and ''Dino Thunder''), an AwesomePersonnelCarrier (''SPD''), {{Rocket Ride}}s (''Mystic Force''), and a CoolPlane (''Operation Overdrive'').
* ThemeNaming: Probably unintentional, but the first five Pink Rangers are, in order: Kimberly, Katherine, Cassie, Kendrix and Karone, although it seems the writers noticed this and have avoided K-or-C names since: the next Pinks were Dana, Jen, Syd, Vida, Rose and Mia. Of course, later ''Yellow'' Rangers include Katie, Kelsey, and Kira, while Kat Manx had a brief stint as a Ranger, too.
* ThemeTable
* ThoseTwoGuys: Bulk & Skull, who incidently are the longest lasting cast members from Season 1 to Season 6, longer than any individual Power Ranger. The dynamic is being recreated in ''Samurai'' with Bulk returning and Skull's son Spike taking his dad's place. Cassidy & Devin in ''Dino Thunder'' also fit this trope.
** ThoseTwoBadGuys: Squatt and Baboo, Rito and (post-BadassDecay) Goldar, Jindrax and Toxica, Marah and Kapri.
* TitleThemeTune: You will never see a season whose theme song does not constantly say the words "Power Rangers" in its lyrics.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Just for starters: Daredevil Kelsey and paramedic Dana, abrasive Air Force sergeant Taylor and gentle, borderline [[PuritySue Sueish]] TeamMom Alyssa, streetwise orphan Z and rich model/pop star Syd, outgoing DJ Vida and shy filmmaker Madison (noticeably, these two are sisters). Most seasons with this dynamic will have an episode where the girls, who are always best friends, disagree about something and get into an ''epic'' catfight before they learn AnAesop about how much they mean to each other. Wannabe rockstar Cassie and girly cheerleader Ashley, who started the "tradition", had two. Oh, and don't forget LethalChef Mia and naturally elegant Emily.
* TransformationSequence (and how!)
* TransformationTrinket: The morphers.
** SuperWristGadget: Most early morphers. ''Dino Thunder'' was the last to have this type as the main morpher, though ''SPD'', ''Operation Overdrive'', ''Jungle Fury'', and ''RPM'' all had one or two Rangers with one.
** Cellphone: Most later morphers are styled like this. ''in Space'' was the first, although it was only for the SixthRanger. ''Wild Force'' was the first to have the whole team's morphers be phones.
*** A bunch of these are half-phone, half-something else, making for some weird crosses at times. The list of other halves include cop badges (''SPD''), magic wands, a ticket punch (both ''Mystic Force''), and calligraphy brushes (''Samurai'').
** The only morphers that don't fall under either category are ''Mighty Morphin'' (belt buckles), ''Ninja Storm'' (an amulet ball for the SixthRanger), ''Jungle Fury'' (sunglasses for the core trio), ''RPM'' (flight sticks for the {{Sixth Ranger}}s), and ''Megaforce'' (handheld card reader-things for the core team). The SixthRanger's morpher being very different lately often means ''someone'' will fit into this category if not everyone.
* TranslationMatchmaking: Korea airs a ''Power Rangers'' series, but for the past several years it's been a ''Super Sentai'' dub unrelated to the American production.
** For extra confusion points, the first two of these seasons have the exact same names as the US versions (''[[BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Dino Thunder]]'' and ''[[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger SPD]]'') and the third is really really close (''Mystic Force'' vs ''[[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Magic Force]]'').
** For ''extra'' extra confusion points, our ''Jungle Fury'' is their ''[[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Wild Spirit]]'' and our ''Wild Force'' is their ''[[HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Jungle Force]]''.
** SuperSentai's ''[[KousokuSentaiTurboranger Turboranger]]'' doesn't exist as Power Rangers but ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is Sentai's ''[[GekisouSentaiCarranger Carranger]]''.
* TrueCompanions: Every Ranger team becomes one of these eventually, although some take longer than others to cement.
* TwoGirlsToATeam: The series pretty much enforced this in the Saban era; while some ''Super Sentai'' seasons had two girls to begin with, others had TheSmurfettePrinciple in effect, which was mitigated by making the male Yellow Ranger female (though they haven't had to do this since ''Wild Force'' thanks to ''Sentai'' following this trope themselves). This practice is dropped for PowerTrio seasons.
* {{Uncanceled}}: Five times, firstly because MMPR was originally only commissioned for 40 episodes, but proved popular enough to be brought back, then it was supposed to end with ''In Space'', but improved ratings saved the show, then after ''Wild Force'', the show was saved by a change to a cheaper shooting location and new production company, and after ''Jungle Fury'', when European investment got it another season, after it would've been cancelled due to low ratings. ''RPM'' had production problems, and should've been the final end. But then Saban bought the franchise back!
** The first time is debatable as it's typical for TV series to originally be picked up for a small number of episodes, usually 8-10 for prime time series, and be extended if successful. It no different with Power Pangers as the show was given a 'trial' of 40 episodes. Since it was successful it was picked up for more.
*** Really only the final true is a true case of uncanceled. Though there were intentions to end in space improved ratings early on meant that they knew the show would get more seasons long before in space actually ended. As for after Wild Force, Disney had intentions to cancel it but were convinced to just move filming location to New Zealand to save cost. Disney canceling at RPM is the only true example of officially being cancelled with an entire year just being a rerun of the first season with reversions only to sell the old toys.
* UnflinchingWalk: Besides its repeated use with poses, the show also does the version with walking through enemy fire on occasion. Done right in the ''Jungle Fury'' season finale, with a single Ranger [[StormingTheCastle marching into the evil base]], knocking mooks back like flies with a swatter.
* TheUnmasquedWorld: After "Countdown to Destruction" (for the most part, some of the public are in denial), ''SPD'' especially so.
* TheVerse
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Most of the time. Averted in a few seasons when Ranger duties become part of a career.
* WeAreAsMayflies: Particularly noticable. Aliens keep pretty quiet about how ''old'' they actually are, but Shayla still looked young after a 3000 year nap, Zordon was an old fogey when he was sealed in a pocket dimension 10,000 years ago, and the Sentinel Knight was already active and powerful when the continents were one, roughly ''250 million years ago''. Things get even more unfair when we see Thrax, a member of whatever long-lived species Rita and Zedd belonged to (10,000 years did nothing to them, age-wise) grow to full maturity within nine years. It's so pervasive that it was rather jarring to see non-humans that ''didn't'' live for pretty much ever in ''Mystic Force'', where they lived on a human timescale. The GreatOffscreenWar wasn't 10,000 or 3,000 years ago... more like 20.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Subtly played with; Angel Grove, Mariner Bay, Blue Bay Harbor, Reefside, San Angeles, and Ocean Bluff are either confirmed or [[WordOfGod stated]] to be in California, Silver Hills in Washington state, and Turtle Cove in Colorado. Newtech City, and Briarwood are not known, but are somewhere on the west coast. Corinth appears to be on an east coast (many believe UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} based on Easter Eggs).
** Oddly, in "Return of the Green Ranger", Angel Grove's past appears to have British Redcoats running through town.
** Panorama City in ''Samurai'' is an odd mashup of America and Japan, and we couldn't even confirm its name until three-quarters of the way through the season. On top of that, it's in a fictional state abbreviated "PR" (which I think we can all agree does not mean Puerto Rico as in real life) and has a six-digit zip code.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Morphin_Grid:_A_Power_Rangers_Wiki The Morphin Grid]], which also covers the original ''SuperSentai'' series.
* WireFu: Used extensively for some segments in the series, more so than ''SuperSentai'' and sister series ''KamenRider''.
* WordPower: Oh yes.
** ByThePowerOfGreyskull (when the morphers are voice-activated)
** CallingYourAttacks: Gets increasingly more ridiculous with each series; sometimes you wonder if the writers are just ''incapable'' of coming up with decent attack names.
*** Parodied once in ''SPD' when the Rangers shouted '''''"{{BATTLE CRY}}!"'''''
** InTheNameOfTheMoon
** {{Invocation}} (when the morphers ''aren't'' voice-activated)
** ScreamingWarrior: When they ''really'' feel like adapting the SuperSentai look and feel.
** TransformationNameAnnouncement
* TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed: Every year, there WILL be a giant monster attack on a major metropolitan area on the West Coast of the United States every week or so. (except for 2005, since [[PowerRangersSPD that series]] was set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture)
* WorldOfHam: Less so than ''SuperSentai'', but not ''less so'' enough to not still qualify.
* YouLookFamiliar: Repeatedly since the move to New Zealand. Notably, Kelson Henderson has played or voiced the PluckyComicRelief character in every season between ''SPD'' and ''Jungle Fury''. Ironically, one reason the show features so many {{Fake Brit}}s is to ''avoid'' hiring SAG actors.

... And pretty much every other trope you see in kids' shows. This show has been on for a ''{{long| runners}}'' time.

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--> '''{{Statler| And Waldorf}}:''' Did you know this show has been cancelled five times and brought back?\\
'''Waldorf:''' What, is there an hermit fanboy as a network executive?\\
'''Both''' Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!
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