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Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers S2E5 Putty on the Brain

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Lord Zedd zaps a pair of special sunglasses Billy's invented. When he and Zack put them on, they're placed under a spell where they visualize their teammates as Putties! If that wasn't bad enough, the fire-breathing Saliguana monster is created from Mrs Appleby's class pet iguana.

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  • Hybrid Monster: Saliguana is a combination of salamander and iguana.
  • Never My Fault: After Saliguana is destroyed, Zedd blames the defeat on Goldar's 'weakness', even though he never set foot onto the battlefield.
  • No Ontological Inertia: Played straight this time; the iguana is shown being returned to normal after Saliguana was destroyed.
  • Shown Their Work: A "salamander" is a name given to a mythical monster that breathes fire, something likely not known to the show's target audience.
  • Title Drop: Zack says this.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Even if Zedd hadn't transformed the iguana, Bulk giving a lizard that much food at once could have led to overeating.
  • Undignified Death: During the fight against the putties, the Pink Ranger, Kimberly, expertly dodges an attack from a Z-Putty. She maneuvers around him, sliding between his legs and applying pressure to his upper legs, causing him to clumsy fall on his back. As the Z-Putty attempts to get up, Kimberly delivers a precise punch to its Z emblem, causing him to disintegrate. The way Kimberly swiftly maneuvers and then disables the Z-Putty by targeting its weak spot, the Z emblem, underlines both her agility and the inherent weaknesses of these foot soldiers.

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