History YMMV / MightyMorphinPowerRangers

*** It should be noted that this isn't necessarily because of overfocusing on Tommy. The problem comes with adapting ''Zyuranger'', whose core team were made of [[FlatCharacter cardboard cutouts even thinner]] than the teens with attitude. NONE of them had any meaningful storylines or proper expansions. Only Burai had ''anything'' resembling a character arc or expansion, so that's what the writers had to initially work with. Sure, past the point they were adapting Zyuranger episodes, there was less of an excuse, but there was an otherwise understandable precedent beyond "capitalizing on the most popular character" initially.

* {{Fanon}}: Since David Yost has come out as gay, many fans like to believe the character he played, Billy, was also secretly gay. Some even cite his preponderance of one-shot female love interests as evidence towards this, as Billy never had any sort of long or even short-term girlfriend.

** Several of the show's [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] became extremely popular, to the point of being just as fondly remembered as the main villains. Probably the biggest of these was Pudgy Pig (who has ended up becoming sort of the quintessential MMPR monster), very closely followed by Eye Guy, King Sphinx, and Pumpkin Rapper. Knasty Knight, Madam Woe, Snizard, Shellshock, a good deal of the MMPR-exclusive [=Zyu2=] monsters, Lipsyncher, Silver Horns, Garbage Mouth, Crabby Cabbie, See Monster, and Brick Bully also have a fair amount of fans to them.

** LipLock is also a common issue involving the monsters with actual moving lips due to costume and animatronic limitations. Unlike the above examples however, this problem for the most part originates with the original Sentai they come from, as many of the costumes had similar issues in that series.

-->'''Rocky:''' They (the Power Rangers) really ''reached out'' and ''touched me''.
-->'''Ms. Applebee:''' Actually class, they really ''reached out'' and ''touched'' young people all across the world.

** The Sega Genesis adaptation is a serviceable 2D fighting game in a similar vein to ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

** In "Return of the Green Ranger", Tommy's [[EvilKnockoff evil clone]] wears a shirt that incorporates the colors green, white, red and black. The latter two are colors Tommy would wear in ''Zeo'', ''Turbo'' and ''Dino Thunder'', making that outfit a visual representation of Tommy's entire Ranger career long before the ''Mighty Morphin'' saga had ended.

** In season 3, the Rangers lose the "brute strength of the dinosaur" and gain the "swiftness and cunning of the ninja". The Disney Era of ''Power Rangers'' began with ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' and was followed by ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', essentially an inverse of what happened in the MMPR Era. Tommy, who was present in MMPR for both the dinosaur and ninja incarnations of the team would also return as a regular for ''Dino Thunder''. And the association of ninjas with cunning is ironic when the main villain of ''Ninja Storm'' would develop a reputation for being too silly and incompetent.

** "Too much Pink Energy could be dangerous" went through this ''twice''. First, ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' [[spoiler: killed off its Pink Ranger]]. Also, ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' shows that having two rangers with the exact same color and power set using the Morphing Grid at the same time is a ''very'' bad idea.
** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who started pursuing Kat after [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife that didn’t work out.]][[/note]]

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who went to Kat after [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife that didn’t work out.]][[/note]]

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who went to Kat after [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYorDatingLife that didn’t work out.]][[/note]]

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who went to Kat after that didn’t work out.[[/note]]

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.[[note]] Although ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who went to Kat after that didn’t work out.[[/note]]

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself (although ironically, she initially attempted to invoke IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy by setting him up with Heather; it was Tommy who went to Kat after that didn’t work out).

** Every cute scene with Tommy and Kim is this due to what happens to their relationship in Zeo. Ditto with all those moments of brainwashed Kat talking about getting rid of Kimberly and taking Tommy for herself.

** The Dragonzord(and by proxy Dragon Caesar, his ''[[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyuranger]]'' template)'s entrance is very reminiscent of [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Godzilla]], what with it coming out of the ocean to stomp on the surface. Near the end of 2022, [[ComicBook/GodzillaVsTheMightyMorphinPowerRangers a crossover]] with the Rangers and ''actual'' Big G happened!

*** It should be noted that this isn't necessarily because of overfocusing on Tommy. The problem comes with adapting ''Zyuranger'', whose core team were made of [[FlatCharacter cardboard cutouts even thinner]] than the teens with attitude. NONE of them had any meaningful storylines or proper expansions. Only Burai had ''anything resembling a character arc or expansion, so that's what the writers had to initially work with. Sure, past the point they were adapting Zyuranger episodes, there was less of an excuse, but there was an otherwise understandable precedent beyond "capitalizing on the most popular character" initially.

*** [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPower RangersTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles In 2019, the Power Rangers crossed over with the Ninja Turtles yet again and this time it was the Mighty Morphin crew which included Kimberly]].

** This would not be [[Manga/{{Bleach}} the last time]] Creator/JohnnyYongBosch played a teenage HenshinHero who dresses in black and fights [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] while possessing powers connected to Japanese mythology.
** Speaking of anime roles played by Bosch, "Wild West Rangers" has Kimberly travel back in time to the colonial era and meeting her friends' [[IdenticalGrandson identical ancestors]]. The sight of Johnny Yong Bosch in old western duds and Steve Cardenas as a cowboy in red will likely bring [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] to mind.
** In season 3, the Rangers lose the "brute strength of the dinosaur" and gain the "swiftness and cunning of the ninja". The Disney Era of ''Power Rangers'' began with ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' and was followed by ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', essentially an inverse of what happened in the MMPR Era. Tommy, who was present in MMPR for both the dinosaur and ninja incarnations of the team would also return as a regular for ''Dino Thunder''. And the association of ninjas with cunning is rather funny when the main villain of ''Ninja Storm'' would develop a reputation for being too silly and incompetent.
** The Terror Toad would not be Michael Sorich's last outing as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} a giant toad monster.]]

** The fact that Tommy Is SparedByAdaptation compared to Burai from Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger became this since the death of Creator/JasonDavidFrank

** Most of the villainous examples can be more attributed to an antagonistic case of CantCatchUp. While the Rangers were constantly getting stronger and gaining new powers, the bad guys suffered from constantly sending minor minions and [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] to do their dirty work instead of training or progressing personally.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The GreenAesop that was widely seen as Anvilicious in ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' existed as early as this series. The reason people don't complain about it here, however, is that it was eventually toned down, not to mention that it was more presented as the rangers raising awareness, as opposed to a motive to fight the villains. While ''Wild Force'' isn't entirely to blame, since the aesop was a result of the show being a direct translation of ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger''.

** The Aquitian Rangers are divisive with fans, with some finding them to be bland and underdeveloped characters who only exist to use the ranger suit footage from ''[[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kakuranger]]'', while others find them to be interesting and entertaining characters in their titular miniseries and appreciate the fact that they are the first team whose main ranger suits didn't originate from ''Zyuranger''.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In "Wheel of Misfortune," a SchoolPlay of ''Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}'' has Kimberly's heroine calling out for Rumpelstiltskin, even though the story hinges on her character not knowing his name until the end.

** the fact that Tommy Is SparedByAdaptation compared to Burai from Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger became this since the death of Creator/JasonDavidFrank

** the fact that Tommy Is SparedByAdaptation compared to Burai from Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger became this since the death of Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger

* {{Moe}}: Trini is the sweetest character on the whole show. Kimberly is slightly less moe than Trini, but still very cute and kind as well.

** Speaking of anime roles played by Bosch, "Wild West Rangers" has Kimberly travel back in time to the colonial era and meeting her friends' [[IdenticalGrandson identical ancestors]]. The site of Johnny Yong Bosch in old western duds and Steve Cardenas as a cowboy in red will likely bring [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] to mind.

** Alpha 5. Some fans appreciate him for his role as team support, while others find his voice annoying.
** Tommy Oliver can get more of this reception in modern times. Make no mistake, he was massively popular back during the 90s and quickly gained EnsembleDarkhorse status due to his run as the Green and White Rangers. However, once those 90s kids grew older, reactions to Tommy's character became more mixed. There are still quite a lot of people out there who love Tommy and consider him to the one Ranger who pretty much ''made'' the show. However, there are more people now who consider Tommy to be an overrated InvincibleHero with a bland personality who upstaged all the other Rangers and took all the spotlight for himself. And of course, there are fans who consider Tommy a decent character in his own right but also feel that the writers shouldn't have focused so much on him while taking away most of the spotlight from the other Rangers.
** Kat Hillard is despised by Tommy/Kim shippers who believe she was created solely to take Kim's spot as the new pink ranger. On the other hand, her tragic backstory, Kimberly accepting to give Kat her powers, and even her time as [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo Ranger 1 Pink]] have earned her a good chunk of fans as well.
** Aisha Campbell is Trini's replacement in Season 2, getting to be in TheMovie, but then being written out suddenly at the end of the Alien Rangers arc (due to Karan Ashley wanting to leave). As a result, she is not necessarily disliked, but a lot of fans feel she's wasted potential, and didn't stand enough on her own. But there are plenty who love her, especially for being the first African-American female to join the team, and Karan Ashley still enjoys great popularity at conventions. Some also love her for [[GroinAttack how she gets to defeat Ivan Ooze]].