History Recap / MightyMorphinPowerRangersS2EP22TheNinjaEncounterPart1

* RealLifeRelative: Jacob Anderson is played by Jason David Frank's real-life son from his marriage, [[TheDanza Jacob Frank]].

A fun-filled day at the park nearly turns to tragedy, when a runaway baby carriage speeds off alone the hilly sidewalks and open lawn with nobody able to stop it! In an effort to save the baby Jacob, Kim, Billy, and Tommy give chase, and encounter three teen pals from Stone Canyon high school (Rocky, Aisha, and Adam), trying to do the same. Their combined efforts succeed, and a new friendship is formed between the two groups. The three new teens take part in and win, the Ninja Championship tournament at the Youth Center, beating out a trio of bullies. Lord Zedd, having been eyeing the bullies to become his own evil warriors, now turns his attention to Rocky, Adam, and Aisha! Meanwhile, Bulk & Skull become unwitting babysitters for Jacob!

* RecycledSoundtrack: The song heard of the radio that the rangers listen to is "She's Got the Answers" from an episode of the Saban-produced TV adaptation of ''Literature/SweetValleyHigh'', written and sung by Music/RonWasserman.

* TotallyRadical: The black ninjas have a couple of instances of it to emphasize their unlikability.

* OutOfFocus: This begins the episodes where Jason, Trini, and Zack are DemotedToExtra, after their actors left the show. Thus, the use of stock footage[[note]]which also explains why Tommy often wears green again[[/note]] to convince the viewers the characters are still present until they could be PutOnABus.

''[The two group say bye to each other, while Bulk and Skull continue to mock them]''

A fun-filled day at the park nearly turns to tragedy, when a runaway baby carriage speeds off alone the hilly sidewalks and open lawn with nobody able to stop it! In an effort to save the baby Jacob, Kim, Billy, and Tommy give chase, and encounter three teen pals from Stone Canyon high school (Rocky, Aisha, and Adam), trying to do the same. Their combined efforts succeed, and a new friendship is formed between the two groups. The three new teens take part in, and win, the Ninja Championship tournament at the Youth Center, beating out a trio of bullies. Lord Zedd, having been eyeing the bullies to become his own evil warriors, now turns his attention to Rocky, Adam, and Aisha! Meanwhile, Bulk & Skull become unwitting babysitters for Jacob!

* GoodColorsEvilColors: The Stone Canyon ninjas dress in white, while the rival team are dressed in black.
* OutOfFocus: This begins the episodes where Jason, Trini and Zack are DemotedToExtra, after their actors left the show. Thus, the use of stock footage[[note]]which also explains why Tommy often wears green again[[/note]] to convince the viewers the characters are still present until they could be PutOnABus.
* PetTheDog: For Bulk and Skull when a baby carriage goes careening out of control and the two make a sincere and honest effort to save the baby inside. Later on they can be seen sitting with the baby and his father during a martial arts competition and even hold him. They even look after him after Goldar kidnapped Mr. Anderson and the three ninjas.

* PetTheDog: For Bulk and Skull when a baby carriage goes careening out of control and the two make a sincere and honest effort to save the baby inside. Later on they can be seen sitting with the baby and his father during a martial arts competition and even hold him. They even look after him after Goldar kidnapped Jacob's dad and the three ninjas.

* PetTheDog: For Bulk and Skull when a baby carriage goes careening out of control and the two make a sincere and honest effort to save the baby inside. Later on they can be seen sitting with the baby and his father during a martial arts competition and even hold him.

* TookALevelInJerkass: While Bulk and Skull are always jerks, they started mocking Kim, Billy, Tommy, Rocky, Aisha, and Adam for no apparent reason except that they beat them in saving Jacob.

* Foreshadowing: When we're introduced to Adam, Rocky and Aisha, both in the rollerblading scene and the ninja competition, we see them as three friends who hang out together, who can pull off wire-fu jumps and Ranger-esque fighting moves, and who dress in the colors of the three OutOfFocus Power Rangers. [[SarcasmMode Where could this possibly be headed?]]

* TheReveal: Rocky, Aisha, and Adam are the Ninja Champions.

* PetTheDog: For Bulk and Skull when a baby carriage goes careening out of control and the two make a sincere and honest effort to save the baby inside. Later on they can be seen sitting with the baby and his father during a martial arts competition and even hold him.