Facts You Never Knew About Power Rangers

I am sorry to say this but if you didn’t see any of the Powers Rangers Movie/Cartoon while growing up then the entertainment aspects of your childhood was boring, I mean how did you grow up without seen the Rangers hero save the world on numerous occasions? 

Anyway on Absolute Hearts today let just quickly tell you that there would be a new power rangers and we advice you see it so that the entertainment aspects of your adult life wouldn’t be bored but as we await news about that, Absolute Hearts have decided to give you a list of facts you probably didn’t know about the Rangers.

1.      It’s Based On A Japanese Franchise

Power Rangers is the westernized version of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise — though the show that aired in the states featured a new fleet of actors, redubbed scenes, and a soundtrack keen on electric guitars. It’s almost like the ultimate con job.

2.      It’s Been Around For More Than Forty Years

Power Rangers first aired on the 28^th of August 1993, but its footage was based on Japan’s Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger — which started in February of 1992 and ended a year later but that is not the catch. The truth is that Zyuranger is actually the sixteenth installment in the Japanese franchise, with the actual first series being Himitsu Sentai Gorenger that was released in April 1975.

3.      Disney Owned The Rights For A While

In as much as it is hard to believe it is total true that Disney at one point it held the ownership right of the Power Rangers franchise thanks to a package deal came through in 2001 and they went on to produced lots of episode up until 2009 meaning for eight years Disney played overseer to episode production.

4.      An Entire Series Was Skipped

Fans of “morphinomenal” action are in luck, because for the foreseeable future there are going to be more seasons of Power Rangers on the air — but it’s worth noting that there have been some casualties along the way. In the States, the show’s forerunners went from Power Rangers Super Megaforce to Power Rangers Dino Charge; in Japan, there was an installment between the two. Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters has yet to receive an American remix; some are working under the assumption that said installment did too poorly. It’s a shame, because Go-Busters actually has “It’s morphin’ time” built in. On the other hand, going straight to Dino Charge means people get to see more robot dinosaurs. Chalk that up as a win.

5.      It Almost Got Cancelled — Thrice

It shouldn’t go without saying that the end of the Disney saga saw the company trying in seriousness to pull the plug on the Rangers and it would have succeeded if Saban didn’t swoop in to save the day. After their first run of the show in 2001, they nearly dropped it right there but the franchise didn’t need the dark hand of Walt Disney to put the series in jeopardy; as early as the third season, the ratings dropped to such a low point that there were legitimate reasons to lock up the suits for good.

6.      The Suits Really Are Made Of Spandex

There have been jokes that the suits powering the Rangers are nothing more than colored spandex but that is essentially true. In the earlier seasons, Saban would make replicas of the suits instead of rely solely on the Japanese versions, in case they needed to create new footage. But there are some slight differences — namely, that the suits from the Sentai version are tighter, shinier, and tailor-made for specific stunt actors. Meanwhile, the Power Rangers suits were one size fits all. Saban and Disney alike began importing the suits eventually, but one fact remains: the Rangers did battle with armies of monsters with what were a few cuts above tissue paper.

7.      The Green Ranger Is An MMA Fighter

Those that have been a fan of the power from the onset should remember the first Green Ranger, Tommy Oliver, who didn’t not only become one of the most popular characters in franchise history but also played major roles years after his debut. Incidentally, the role he has now still puts his fighting skills to the test: Jason David Frank who played the green ranger is a mixed martial artist with several wins to his name.

8.      The Man Behind The Original Theme Is Still Composing

The theme song for the first season of Power Rangers was the product of Ron Wasserman, whose rock-heavy track would form the backbone of countless childhoods — and would keep forming those backbones into the mid-2000s. Wasserman has worked with other shows since, including Sweet Valley High, SpongeBob Square Pants, America’s Next Top Model and The Real Housewives of New York City just but to mention a few.

9.      The Show runners Made A Dystopian War Out Of A Comedy

In 2009 the next episode of Power Rangers that was to be adapted from the Japanese season Engine Sentai Go-Onger, was a comedy in line with Carranger. The show runners had no choice but to bend the footage to their needs, which led to the creation of Power Rangers RPM and somehow managed to dodge talking giant robots and animal theming in exchange for humanity’s struggle against apocalypse-hungry machines.

10.  We Owe A Big Chunk Of Power Rangers To Spider-Man

Back in 1978, Toei launched a different version of Spider-Man, complete with a new origin as a motocross racer, and his own giant robot, Leopardon. For those unaware, Toei is the same film and television company that holds the leash to plenty of Japanese superheroes, Super Sentai well among them. While it’s true that the first Super Sentai show preceded Japan’s take on Spider-Man, the concept of fighting in giant robots would be co-opted into a constant that lives to this day.