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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In this episode, the Rangers (except Jason) call out their Power Weapons in different names: Cosmic Cannon (Power Axe), Battle Bow (Power Bow), Dino Daggers (Power Daggers), and Mighty Mace (Power Lance). Jason calls the Zord's Power Sword the Mega Sword.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In this episode, EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
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the Rangers (except Jason) call out their Power Weapons in by different names: names, which were never used before or since: Cosmic Cannon (Power Axe), Battle Bow (Power Bow), Dino Daggers (Power Daggers), and Mighty Mace (Power Lance). Jason later calls the Zord's Megazord's Power Sword the Mega "Mega Sword."
** Zordon and Alpha are nowhere to be seen, nor are they even mentioned. The Rangers are alerted to Rita's scheme by Melissa and pretty much figure out and handle everything on their own.
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* IgnoredExpert: After hearing Rita's plan, Finster politely argued that musical-themed monsters just don't get the job done. Rita yells at him to get to work or else she'd turn him into a slug.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: An enraged Rita threatens major punishment against Squatt, Baboo, and Gnarly Gnome, but they were sleeping on the job rather than preparing for the Rangers' impending arrival.


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* NeverMyFault: After Gnarly Gnome is destroyed, Rita screams at Squatt and Baboo for the failure of the plan that she herself thought up and the monster she explicitly demanded. Finster isn't shown getting yelled at like this, though he's trembling all the same.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Squatt and Baboo bail rather than help Gnarly Gnome tie his shoes.
* SecurityCling: After Rita screams at them, Squatt and Baboo grab onto each other.
* SurroundedByIdiots: After the latest failure, Rita bemoans the fact that her lackeys are fools.
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* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Kimberly audibly dictates whatever Melissa signs to her whenever they have a conversation.
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* HiddenDepths: Kimberly, the valley girl and TheChick of the team, knows sign language.

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* HiddenDepths: Kimberly, Kimberly the valley girl and TheChick of the team, knows sign language.
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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead, it is Melissa who alerts the Rangers that something is wrong.
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* BehemothBattle: Dino Megazord vs. Gnarly Gnome.


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* MakeMyMonsterGrow: Done by Rita to Gnarly Gnome.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Gnarly Gnome.
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* MonstrousHumanoid: Gnarly Gnome is pretty much the only MonsterOfTheWeek in the entire series that looks even remotely like a human being.

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* MonstrousHumanoid: Gnarly Gnome is pretty much one of the only MonsterOfTheWeek two [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] in the entire series that looks even remotely like a human being.being (the other being the [[Recap/MightyMorphinPowerRangersS1EP25LifesAMasquerade Frankenstein Monster]]).
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* OurGnomesAreWeirder: And gnarlier.

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* BizarreTasteInFood: Squatt likes to eat bugs, and Babou seems to cook with odd ingredients.

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* BizarreTasteInFood: Squatt likes to eat bugs, and Babou Baboo seems to cook with odd ingredients.



* DisabilityImmunity: Melissa's deafness prevents her from being affected by Gnarly Gnome's music, but she can't do anything by herself so she fetches the rangers to help save her friends. She doesn't witness any of the battle that transpires either.

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* DisabilityImmunity: Melissa's deafness prevents her from being affected by Gnarly Gnome's music, but she can't do anything by herself so she fetches the rangers Rangers to help save her friends. She doesn't witness any of the battle that transpires either.



* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megazord battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the Rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches onto him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.
* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a floating building and a giant rolling boulder to confuse the rangers. They NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.
* MagicMusic: Rita demands this type of monster, although Finster claims such things are "not reliable". He comes up with the Gnome.

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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megazord battle, the Gnarly Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the Rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches onto him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.
* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnarly Gnome takes the form of a floating building and a giant rolling boulder to confuse the rangers. They NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.
* MagicMusic: Rita demands this type of monster, although Finster claims such things are "not reliable". He comes up with reliable."
* MonstrousHumanoid: Gnarly Gnome is pretty much
the Gnome.only MonsterOfTheWeek in the entire series that looks even remotely like a human being.



* TheQuietOne: Melissa; read the other examples on this page for the reason why.
* TheVoiceless: Aside from a few moments of laughter, Melissa does not say a word. Justified due to being deaf.

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* TheQuietOne: Melissa; read the other examples on this page for the reason why.
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TheQuietOne / TheVoiceless: Aside from a few moments of laughter, Melissa does not say a word. Justified due to being deaf.

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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead it is Melissa who alerts the Rangers that something is wrong.

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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead Instead, it is Melissa who alerts the Rangers that something is wrong.



* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megaword battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches onto him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.

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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megaword Megazord battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the rangers Rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches onto him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.



%%* NoSell: See above.
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* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability. Kimberly also knows a fair enough amount to have a little heart-to-heart with the former.

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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead it is Melissa who alerts the rangers that something is wrong.

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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead it is Melissa who alerts the rangers Rangers that something is wrong.wrong.
* BizarreTasteInFood: Squatt likes to eat bugs, and Babou seems to cook with odd ingredients.



* DisabilitySuperpower: Subverted; Melissa's deafness prevents her from being affected by Gnarly Gnome's music, but she can't do anything by herself so she fetches the rangers to help save her friends. She doesn't witness any of the battle that transpires either.

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* DisabilitySuperpower: Subverted; DisabilityImmunity: Melissa's deafness prevents her from being affected by Gnarly Gnome's music, but she can't do anything by herself so she fetches the rangers to help save her friends. She doesn't witness any of the battle that transpires either.



* MusicalAssassin: Gnarly Gnome
* NoSell: See above.
* PlotHole: Seeing her friends kidnapped, Melissa immediately told the Rangers what had happened. The thing is, she didn't know they were the Rangers and she brought them there in their civilian identities. It raises the question: What did she think five civilians, even ones as well trained as the heroes, were going to do against a monster with hypnotic powers?

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* MagicMusic: Rita demands this type of monster, although Finster claims such things are "not reliable". He comes up with the Gnome.
* MusicalAssassin: Gnarly Gnome
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Gnome, the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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NoSell: See above.
* PlotHole: Seeing her friends kidnapped, Melissa immediately told the Rangers what had happened. The thing is, she didn't know they were the Rangers and she brought them there in their civilian identities. It raises the question: What did she think five civilians, even ones as well trained as the heroes, were going to do against a monster with hypnotic powers?powers? (Possibly her reasoning was, she had to tell ''someone''.)
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* PlotHole: Seeing her friends kidnapped, Melissa immediately told the Rangers what had happened. The thing is, she didn't know they were the Rangers and she brought them there in their civilian identities. It raises the question: What did she think five civilians, even ones as well trained as the heroes, were going to do against a monster with hypnotic powers?
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In this episode, the Rangers (except Jason) call out their Power Weapons in different names: Cosmic Cannon (Power Axe), Battle Bow (Power Bow), Dino Daggers (Power Daggers), and Mighty Mace (Power Lance). Jason calls the Zord's Power Sword the Mega Sword.
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* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a building and a bolder to confuse the rangers. They NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.

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* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a floating building and a bolder giant rolling boulder to confuse the rangers. They NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.
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* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability. Kimberly also knows a fair amount enough to have a little heart-to-heart with the former.

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* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability. Kimberly also knows a fair enough amount enough to have a little heart-to-heart with the former.
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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megaword battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches on to him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.

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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megaword battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches on to onto him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.

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* HiddenDepths: Kimberly, the valley girl and TheChick of the team, knows sign language.



* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability.

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* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability. Kimberly also knows a fair amount enough to have a little heart-to-heart with the former.
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* ButtMonkey: Poor Billy has it hard at the start of the episode after jumping onto a cart that sends him riding out of control.

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* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a building and a bolder to confuse the rangers. The NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.

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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: During the Megaword battle, the Gnome makes himself look like inanimate objects to confuse the rangers while he attacks. He only manages one blow before the team catches on to him; leading to a quick CurbStompBattle.
* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a building and a bolder to confuse the rangers. The They NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.


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* NoSell: See above.
* SignLanguage: One of Kimberly's students, Melissa, uses this to get around her disability.
* TheQuietOne: Melissa; read the other examples on this page for the reason why.
* TheVoiceless: Aside from a few moments of laughter, Melissa does not say a word. Justified due to being deaf.
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A deaf girl who's friends with Kimberly may be vital in saving the day when Rita sends a music-touting monster down to hypnotize Angel Grove.
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* AbsenteeActor: Zordon and Alpha 5 are not even mentioned in this episode. Instead it is Melissa who alerts the rangers that something is wrong.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Subverted; Melissa's deafness prevents her from being affected by Gnarly Gnome's music, but she can't do anything by herself so she fetches the rangers to help save her friends. She doesn't witness any of the battle that transpires either.
* MasterOfIllusion: During his fight with the Megazord, the Gnome takes the form of a building and a bolder to confuse the rangers. The NoSell the latter attempt and defeat him quickly.
* MusicalAssassin: Gnarly Gnome
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