THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS CULTURAL REFERENCES GUIDE (version 1.8) Contributed by the members of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers net.fandom. Compiled by Terri Ann Guingab. Last Modified: March 15, 1996 This guide is Copyright 1995-6 by Terri Ann Guingab. It may be freely distributed under the following conditions: Transmission must remain free of charge, with the exception of service fees charged by commercial Internet providers. The file must be transmitted with all headers intact and the text unaltered. All Mighty Morphin Power Rangers references are Copyright and (TM) 1993-6 by Saban Entertainment. This document was created without their knowledge or permission. No infringement of copyright is intended. While accuracy is hoped for, it cannot be guaranteed. Gosh, this legal stuff can get boring. Created in July of 1995 because the time was right, this guide lists as many of the cultural references in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (the show) and "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie" the members of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers net.fandom could find. Also included are some of the references to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers that have been found in other shows. Submissions are always welcome, and they should be sent to: tguingab@vms1.gmu.edu. Be forewarned -- it usually takes me forever and a day to include references into this document. ***PART ONE*** MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SEASON ONE EPISODE: "Day of the Dumpster" SCENE: Jason's karate class. Bulk says to Jason "Anything you can do, I can do better". REFERS TO: The Broadway song of the same name. SCENE: Command Center, during Rita's attack on earth. Alpha says "Oh no! It's the Big One!" REFERS TO: The supposedly inevitable huge earthquake that may or may not hit California one of these days. EPISODE: "A Different Drum" SCENE: Anything with the Gnarly Gnome REFERS TO: The Gnarly Gnome is a direct reference to the Pied Piper of Hamlin. EPISODE: "I, Eye Guy" SCENE: The science fair. REFERS TO: The font used on the banner is the same as the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" font. SCENE: Skull's entrance into the science fair. His tee- shirt has a black X surrounded by a red circle. REFERS TO: The X-men emblem, in different colors. Skull has actually worn this shirt several times over the seasons. EPISODE: "No Clowning Around" SCENE: Rita's castle, Squatt says "I love it when a plan comes together". REFERS TO: The A-team. Hannibal, the leader, had a habit of uttering that phrase. EPISODE: "Power Ranger Punks" SCENE: The Terrible Toad is fighting the Rangers and says "It's Supper Time!" REFERS TO: A play on "It's Morphin Time!" EPISODE: "Switching Places" SCENE: After Kimberly and Billy's (and Bulk and Skull's) minds are switched, both pairs face the camera and scream. REFERS TO: The "Home Alone" scream, made popular by Macauley Culkin. EPISODE: "Green with Evil, part 4" SCENE: Bulk and Skull are being attacked. REFERS TO: Yet another "Home Alone scream". EPISODE: "The Trouble with Shellshock" SCENE: Shellshock is devastating the city. In the middle of it all, he says "Wait'll those teenaged mutants see what a full grown turtle can do." REFERS TO: Shellshock is more than likely referring to the show "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". EPISODE: "A Star is Born" SCENE: The entire episode, the premise of which is Tommy's quest for t.v. stardom despite his relative unknown- actor status. REFERS TO: A certain group of 10 or so unknown actors trying out for a martial arts television show. SCENE: Anything with the monster du jour, Babe Ruthless, in it. REFERS TO: Babe Ruthless is a reference to the baseball legend himself, Babe Ruth. EPISODE: "The Yolk's on You" SCENE: All of Fang's scenes. REFERS TO: His voice is an imitation of Peter Lorre's. EPISODE: "The Green Candle, part 1" SCENE: Squatt says to Rita (I think) "Here's looking at you." REFERS TO: "Casablanca", and one of its many famous lines. EPISODE: "The Green Candle, part 2" SCENE: Goldar, defeated, vows his revenge by saying, "I'll get them for this -- Zordon, and the Rangers, and that tin can, too." REFERS TO: "Wizard of Oz", and the Wicked Witch of the West's vow to "Get you my pretty, and your little dog, too!" EPISODE: "Clean-Up Club" SCENE: The can-crushing scene. Zack strikes a crane (or was it swan?) pose. REFERS TO: Ralph Macchio's sort-of-famous pose from "The Karate Kid". EPISODE: "A Bad Reflection on You" SCENE: Evil Billy beats up on a helpless extra and says "Pasta la Pizza, Baby." REFERS TO: Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Hasta la Vista, Baby" in "T2: Judgement Day". SCENE: Bulk and Skull are watching a cartoon in detention. REFERS TO: Not a reference, really, but the music comes directly from the Saban-produced cartoon "Saban's The Little Mermaid" [which, as an aside, was *tons* better than the Disney version of said cartoon, not that I'm brown-nosing or anything]. Also, the cartoon being used was Saban's "Bob in the Bottle", which has appeared on the show several times, actually. ("Bob in the Bottle" information submitted by justinc@cs.mun.ca) EPISODE: "Doomsday, part 1" SCENE: Bulk and Skull crash the festivities on Power Ranger Appreciation day. Bulk is dressed as "The Incredible Bulkster" and Skull is dressed as "Super Skull, Boy Wonderful". REFERS TO: "The Incredible Bulkster" is a reference to comic book hero The Incredible Hulk, and "Super Skull, Boy Wonderful" is a reference to both Superman (or Superboy) and Robin, the Boy Wonder. EPISODE: "Rita's Seed of Evil" SCENE: Bulk makes fun of the Rangers by saying "Nerds, nerds, so absurd, how does your garden grow?" REFERS TO: A childhood jump rope rhyming favorite -- "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" SCENE: Squatt, while planting the seeds, says "I'll be a regular Squatty Appleseed" and "I'm outta' here!" REFERS TO: The first quote is a reference to Johnny Appleseed. The second quote is a reference to Ron Luciano's famous line (see the movie section for more details). SCENE: The viewing globe -- Zordon is showing the Rangers what could happen if they don't stop the Octoplant". Tentacles wrap around a view of Planet Earth. REFERS TO: The opening sequence of War of the Worlds, where the Martian fingers are slowly creeping over Earth. EPISODE: "A Pig Surprise" SCENE: Norman is flirting with a sow. He says both "Love is in the Air" and "Come with me to the Pigsty. We'll make beautiful bacon together." REFERS TO: The first quote is a reference to John Paul Young's (?) song "Love is in the Air". The second quote refers to another famous Casablanca quote (I think). EPISODE: "Lions and Blizzards" SCENE: Bulk and Skull are covered in mud. Jason says "Aren't they the swamp creatures from the Black Lagoon?" REFERS TO: The movie "Swamp Creature from the Black Lagoon. EPISODE: "Crystal of Nightmares" SCENE: Goldar, whilst casting a spell over the Rangers, says "Dream On, Power Rangers, Dream On". REFERS TO: Both the song by Aerosmith ("Dream On") and the HBO/Fox show of the same name (although I don't think the writers intended it to be that way). SCENE: Bulk and Skull's dream, where Our Ornery Heroes are piloting the Megazord. Bulk says, "Who taught you how to drive?" Skull responds, "No one. How am I doing?" REFERS TO: Not a reference really, but this same line was used in the bus scene in "Green with Evil". achriste@counsel.com also adds that the dream could be referring to the plane scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". EPISODE: "To Flea or not to Flea" SCENE: Not a scene really, but rather, the title of this episode. REFERS TO: The Bard's famous line in Hamlet -- "To Be, or not to Be." (that is the reference) SCENE: Squatt, while witnessing the birth of the Fighting Flea, says "It's Muncharoonie time!" REFERS TO: Another play on "It's Morphin Time!" SCENE: Kimberly, while fighting the Flea, says "It's extermination time!" REFERS TO: Yet again, another reference to "It's Morphin Time!" SCENE: The Fighting Flea is about to be defeated when it says "Can we talk about this?" REFERS TO: The move to "tone down" the violence in MMPR that is a response to certain parental groups' (with too much time on their hands) accusations that MMPR is too violent. One of the Rangers' central themes is talking about things before fighting. EPISODE: "Grumble Bee" SCENE: Alpha says "Pasta la Pizza, Baby" REFERS TO: Both "Mighty Morphin Mutants" and "T2: Judgement Day" EPISODE: "Fowl Play" SCENE: Jason, after a putty fight, says, "And another one bites the dust." REFERS TO: The Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust" SCENE: Peckster, during the battle, says "I haven't even begun to fight" and then later says "Who loves ya'?" REFERS TO: The second quote is a reference to Telly Savalas (Kojak). As for the first quote... From HHUTCHISON@cornell-iowa.edu: It was John Paul Jones, who at the time was commanding the Bon Homme Richard against HMS Serapis. He made the statement in respose to the British captain's request that he surrender. EPISODE: "Trick or Treat" SCENE: The game show "Trick or Treat" features a segment where Kim has to ride the "Wicked Wheel of Misfortune" REFERS TO: The game show "Wheel of Fortune" SCENE: The Rangers, on fighting Pumpkin Putties. I think Tommy (or Jason) says "Pasta la Pumpkins, Squash Brain" REFERS TO: Again, "T2: Judgement Day", plus all the other MMPR episodes that have used this line. EPISODE: "On Fins and Needles" SCENE: Bulk, when explaining the fight rules to Tommy and Jason, says, "The only rule is...there are no rules." REFERS TO: The drag race in "Grease" (the movie), when the head Scorpion says the same line to Danny. EPISODE: "Enter...the Lizzinator" SCENE: Not a scene, but the title, actually. REFERS TO: Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" SCENE: The Lizzinator, whilst being forced to back down, says "I'll be back". REFERS TO: Arnold Schwarzenneger's line in both Terminators. Also, the Lizzinator's voice is an audio reference to Schwarzenneger's character (did the producer for Terminator *have* to pick Arnold to be the Terminator? My fingers are getting tired from typing "Schwarzenegger" so darn much.). EPISODE: "Football Season" SCENE: Most of the episode REFERS TO: Practically everything in this episode is an American Football reference. EPISODE: "An Oyster Stew" SCENE: Jason refers to the putties as "The Pod Squad". REFERS TO: The 1970's television show, "The Mod Squad" [Never fear, folks -- One of these days, I'll have the CRG's for the second season in here as well. There's just the little detail of getting the CRG's for Season Two actually recorded.] SEASON THREE EPISODE: "A Friend in Need, part 2" SCENE: Repellator, while attacking the Pink Ranger, says "If a monster doesn't have its health, it doesn't have anything." REFERS TO: The six-fingered man's statement to the Prince in "The Princess Bride" ("If you don't have your health, you don't have anything.") EPISODE: "A Friend in Need, part 3" SCENE: Tommy, while fighting the Tengas, says "Have a nice trip! See ya' next fall!" REFERS TO: The same line used by Kimberly in MMPR:TM. EPISODE: "Ninja Quest, part 1" SCENE: Rito, during one of his attacks, says "I love it when a plan comes together." REFERS TO: Hannibal Smith, the leader of the A-Team, and his favorite line. (contributed by hdd@email.unc.edu) EPISODE: "Ninja Quest, part 2" SCENE: Any scene where Ninjor, Vampirus, or Rito are speaking. REFERS TO: Ninjor's voice sounds like Dudley Dooright (according to mosert@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu) and/or Laugh-In's Joanne Whorley (says jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu). Vampirus sounds like Ren from "Ren and Stimpy", but according to sao@mit.edu, he sounds like Peter Lorre. Rito sounds like Beetle Juice. EPISODE: "Ninja Quest, part 3" SCENE: Billy, while grabbing a Tenga's foot, says, "As you wish." REFERS: Yet another famous "Princess Bride" line, this time, it's Wesley's favorite phrase to Buttercup. EPISODE: "Ninja Quest, part 4" SCENE: Rito, during an attack, says "The heat is on" REFERS TO: A popular phrase, or a Glen Frey song. SCENE: Ninjor, after whipping monster butt, says, "Never underestimate the power of Ninjor!" REFERS TO: A popular Public Service Announcement line (although what the PSA was actually for escapes me at the moment). EPISODE: "A Brush with Destiny" SCENE: Rito, about to go on the attack, says "Time to be all I can be. Forward march!" REFERS TO: The United States Army's slogan, "Be all that you can be." EPISODE: "Wizard for a Day" SCENE: Rito, after turning the Rangers into chemicals, says, "Well, it doesn't take a scientific genius to see the problems of six little Rangers don't add up to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Fact, they don't even add up to a pint." REFERS TO: Bogey's line in one of the last scenes of "Casablanca" (contributed by hhd@email.unc.edu). EPISODE: "Stop the Hate Master, part 1" SCENE: Bulk and Skull are searching for the Graffiti Bandit. REFERS TO: The background music is reminiscent of the "Mission: Impossible" theme song. SCENE: Skull is spying underneath a table, and inadvertently overhears a conversation between Kimberly and the leader of the Angel Girls' Club. The girls keep stepping on Skull's hands. REFERS TO: One of the Droopy cartoons (contributed by ialuna@cs.bc.edu). SCENE: Skull calls Bulk on a shoe phone. REFERS TO: Maxwell Smart's (from "Get Smart") shoe phone. SCENE: During a fight scene, one of the Tengas says, "I've never seen these kinda' plots before!" REFERS TO: MMPR's tendency to..."recycle" certain story lines. SCENE: Same fight scene, another Tenga says, "And awaaaay we go!" REFERS TO: One of Ralph Kramden's favorite lines from "The Honeymooners". SCENE: Hate Master, while spreading his hate dust over the Rangers, sings, "Go Go Power Particles!" REFERS TO: MMPR's theme song, "Go Go Power Rangers!" EPISODE: "Stop the Hate Master, part 2" SCENE: The Hate Master is gloating and says, "Let there be hate on Earth, and let it begin with the Hate Master." REFERS TO: The song "Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let it Begin with Me." SCENE: Bulk and Skull, after getting hit with Hate Dust, start arguing. Skull says, "You talking to me?" Bulk says, "Yeah!", rips off Skull's moustache, and shoves it up his nose. During the end credits, the blooper reel of that scene is shown. After Jason gets his moustache shoved up his nose, he says, "You stickin' *my* moustache up *my* nose?" REFERS TO: In both instances, Jason is doing a fairly decent Robert DeNiro (from "Taxi Driver") impression. EPISODE: "Final Face-Off" SCENE: Zedd, while cutting down Rita's plan, says, "If you believe that will work, I've got a crater on the dark side of the moon I'll sell you cheap." REFERS TO: The line, "If you believe , I've got some swampland I'll sell you cheap." SCENE: Rito peers into the other end of the Repulsascope while Rita is trying to spy on the Rangers. He then says, "Here's looking at you, 'sis." REFERS TO: Yet another Casablanca line -- "Here's looking at you, kid." EPISODE: "The Potion Notion" SCENE: Kim, after she's been hit with Miss Chief's love potion, falls in love with Skull and says, "I -- Ai yi yi". Later on, Bulk is hit with the same spell and says, "Ai yi yi yi-Aisha," as he falls in love with Aisha. REFERS TO: Both refer to Alpha's infamous "Ai yi yi yi yi!" SCENE: Bulk, trying to seduce Aisha, says, "Come with me to the Kasbah." REFERES TO: I think this is another Casablanca line, although I'm not sure. SCENE: Tommy, about to attack Miss Chief, says, "Let's take care of this Stupid Cupid." REFERS TO: "Stupid Cupid" is a song that's been covered several times (one of the more memorable times for me is Queen's cover of the song). SCENE: Rita, says, "Another One Bites the Dust" REFERS TO: Another Queen song reference. EPISODE: "A Ranger Catastrophe, part 1" SCENE: Rita threatens the Rangers by saying, "Fasten your seat belts, boys, the Rangers are in for a bumpy ride!" REFERS TO: Well, I don't know what movie it came from, but I know Bette Davis once used this line when she guested on "Late Night with David Letterman". SCENE: Rito says, "Oh, Fancy Schmancy!" REFERS TO: Ivan Ooze used the same phrase in describing Zordon's Command Center. EPISODE: "A Ranger Catastrophe, part 2" SCENE: Rita, after thinking Tommy is defeated, says, "Poor little Tommy. I'll miss him...NOT!" REFERS TO: One of Wayne and Garth's more famous sayings. EPISODE: "Changing of the Zords, part 1" SCENE: Baboo, while searching for the Shogunzords, says "Is this Hollywood, or just Vine?" REFERS TO: Hollywood and Vine, an infamous street intersection in Hollywood, California. SCENE: Bulk and Skull see what they think are children drowning. The race to the water, tearing their clothes off in the process. The entire sequence is in slow motion. REFERS TO: The background music sounds just like the "Chariots of Fire" theme, and the slow motion running is also reminiscent of the movie. The slow motion running could also be a "Baywatch" reference. EPISODE: "Changing of the Zords part 3" SCENE: Zedd, while fighting Tommy, says, "Are all those Hiyas really necessary?" REFERS TO: Jason David Frank's (and Austin St. John's) propensity for using the same grunting noises while they are fighting. EPISODE: "Follow that Cab!" SCENE: Rita, when she greets Kat, says, "What's new, pussy cat?" REFERS TO: Tom Jones' song of the same name. SCENE: Crabby Cabby, speeding away with Kimberly, Bulk and Skull in tow, says, "I don't brake for no one." REFERS TO: The bumperstickers that say, "I brake for ...." EPISODE: "A Different Shade of Pink, part 1" SCENE: Bulk describes a spy on the loose as a grey haired, slightly pudgy man with a strange accent. He asks Skull who the man in question reminds him of, and Skull says, "The President of the United States?" REFERS TO: President Bill Clinton. SCENE: Bulk and Skull are hiding behind leaves as they spy on Gunthar Schmidt. REFERS TO: Arte Johnson's "veeeeery eeentiresting" Nazi character. SCENE: In the same scene, Skull says, "Vee haf vays of meeking you tok." REFERS TO: Just about any movie about Nazi Germany. SCENE: Rito, about to attack, says, "It's Showtime!" REFERS TO: Beetlejuice's "It's Showtime!" SCENE: The Rangers, on their battle bikes, are fighting tengas. Kimberly and Tommy ride up beside a Tenga and hit it from both sides. REFERS TO: A similar move done on Endor by Princess Leia and Luke in "Return of the Jedi". SCENE: Kat hits her head on the platform during a diving competition. REFERS TO: Could this be a veiled reference to Greg Louganis? EPISODE: "A Different Shade of Pink, part 2" SCENE: Kim is rushed into Angel Grove Community Hospital's emergency room. REFERS TO: A *very* bad, *very* inaccurate imitation of the show "ER". (Not that I'm much of a nit picker, but if the main problem Kim suffered was possibly head injury, why didn't the paramedics put her in a *neck* *brace*!!! Grrr...) SCENE: Rito, on Garbage Mouth, "You gotta' love him!" REFERS TO: Baby from "Dinosaurs", who used to say, "I'm the baby! Gotta' love me!" EPISODE: "Rita's Pita" SCENE: Ravenator, while fighting Kat, says, "Hey, what's with the hands, I'm over here!" REFERS TO: The morphed Rangers' propensity for looking at their hands while they're speaking. EPISODE: "Another Brick in the Wall" SCENE: Rito, on the prowl, says, "Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the...Nope, it's me." He later says, "I love it when a plan comes together." REFERS TO: The first line is a reference to the Giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk". The second one is, again, a reference to Hannibal Smith. SCENE: Bulk and Skull are debating on whether or not to tell Lt. Stone what happened to the construction site. Skull says to Bulk, "I tell you, tell him the truth!" Bulk responds, "Man, he can't handle the truth!" REFERS TO: Jack Nicholson's line in "A Few Good Men". SCENE: Skull is questioning an elderly lady. He says, "Have you ever committed hearsay? Do you like to hang around grassy knolls?" REFERS TO: The movie, "JFK". EPISODE: "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, part 1" SCENE: Rito and Master Vile are traveling away from Zedd's palace. Rito says, "Are we there yet, dad?" REFERS TO: A line most parents have to deal with when they are taking their children on long car trips. SCENE: Master Vile, as he is about to attack, says, "It's show time!" REFERS TO: Yet another Beetlejuice reference. EPISODE: "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, part 2" SCENE: During the party on Master Vile's ship, Rita sings "99 Bottles of Slime on the Wall". REFERS TO: Her favorite dumpster riding song. EPISODE: "Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, part 3" SCENE: Bulk and Skull are telling the Rangers what's going on. They overuse the word "Man" quite a bit. REFERS TO: A possible dig at Tommy's use of the word in every other sentence he speaks. EPISODE: "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" SCENE: Not the scene, but the title of the episode REFERS TO: The song "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" SCENE: Rito discovers the meaning of Christmas and gives Goldar a gift. REFERS TO: How the Grinch did the same thing in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". EPISODE: "The Sound of Dischordia" SCENE: Again, not a scene, but the title. REFERS TO: "The Sound of Music" movie and musical. SCENE: Anything where Dischordia talks. REFERS TO: Ethel Merman's voice. SCENE: Dischordia says, "More power!" REFERS TO: Tim Allen's signature line. EPISODE: "Rangers in Reverse" SCENE: The entire episode. REFERS TO: "Rangers Back in Time, parts 1 and 2" SCENE: Master Vile reveals his plan to weaken the Rangers. Goldar says, "Been there, done that." REFERS TO: Again, "Rangers Back in Time, parts 1 and 2" SCENE: Master Vile then says to Goldar, "You will be silenced!" and throws a plate over Goldy's mouth. REFERS TO: "Beetlejuice", when Beetlejuice pulled the same stunt on Geena Davis' character. It's also a reference to the movie, when Ivan threw ooze on Rita's mouth to shut her up. SCENE: Zedd, fearing the worst, says, "This looks like the reruns of a very bad movie". REFERS TO: Yet again, "Rangers Back in Time, parts 1 and 2" EPISODE: "Alien Rangers of Aquitar, part 1" SCENE: Rito tries to steal the Power Rangers coins for the first time and says, "And awaaaaaay we go." REFERS TO: Ralph Kramden's (or was it Norton's?) line in "The Honeymooners". SCENE: Rito plants a bomb at the base of the Command Center and says, "Alllllllllrighty then." REFERS TO: Jim Carrey's line made famous in the movie "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective". EPISODE: "Alien Rangers of Aquitar, part 2" SCENE: Master Vile promises "The Mother of all Wars". REFERS TO: Saddam Husseins proclamations about what the Gulf War would be like (Thanks to hhutchison@cornell-iowa.edu for help with this reference). EPISODE: "Climb Every Fountain" SCENE: The title itself REFERS TO: A song from "The Sound of Music" entitled "Climb Every Mountain" SCENE: Rito sniffs his arm pit (for kicks?). REFERS TO: A similar move done by Kevin Kline's Otto in the movie "A Fish Called Wanda". SCENE: Baby Billy says to Baby Adam, "I can't wait to get back to my computer. I really miss surfing the Internet." REFERS TO: Well, I can't confirm this, but I'd like to believe this is a reference to us kooky MMPR net.fans. SCENE: Slotsky says, "Ooh, Fancy Schmancy." REFERS TO: The same line Ivan Ooze used to describe Zordon's Command Center. SCENE: The Aquitians are fighting Tengas. The Yellow Aquitian Ranger jumps up on one Tenga's shoulders, flips backwards, and uses his legs to flip the Tenga forward. REFERS TO: The Steiner Brothers' finishing move, the Frankensteiner. (you'd have to watch professional wrestling to understand) SCENE: After the fight, one of the Tengas says, "We're outta' here". REFERS TO: See the movie section for the reference. SCENE: The Alien Rangers are using their Battle Borgs to fight Slotsky. The White and Blue Aquitians form a square by grasping each other's elbows with their hands. REFERS TO: A similar formation, done by the Tattooed Teenaged Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills. All four members grasp each others elbows, forming a square. EPISODE: "The Alien Trap" SCENE: The title of the episode. REFERS TO: The movie "The Parent Trap". SCENE: Rito and Goldar are trapped in the middle of the lake. Rito says "Hang on skipper, your lil' buddy's coming to save ya'!" REFERS TO: Gilligan's famous lines in "Gilligan's Island". SCENE: After the Barbaric Brothers are defeated, Zedd says to Rita, "Ugh, I'm getting one of your headaches now." REFERS TO: Rita's first season propensity for getting a headache after her monsters were defeated. EPISODE: "Attack of the 60' Bulk" SCENE: The episode's title REFERS TO: One of the more famous "B" movies, "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" SCENE: The Baby Rangers are charging Brat Boy with their Water Toys of Doom. Brat Boy says, "Oh goodie, the charge of the really light brigade." REFERS TO: The literary work, "The Charge of the Light Brigade". SCENE: Baby Bulk, after returning to normal, tells the other Baby Rangers of his adventures. He says, "And you were there, and you, and the Aquitian Rangers." REFERS TO: Dorothy's waking up scene in the "Wizard of Oz", when she tells the farm hands that "You were there, and you, and you were there!" SCENE: Zordon instructs the Baby Rangers on what they must do to restore time. REFERS TO: From jsuno01@homer.louisville.edu: If anybody's wondering where the MMPR writers came up with this "Looking for the Zeo Crystal storlyine, check out the old British TV show dr. Who. During the early 1970's the Doctor searched for six parts of a shattered crystal which when put together could control time. The six-part episode was called "The Key to Time". EPISODE: "Water You Thinking" SCENE: Billy tells Baby Bulk and Baby Skull that the Alien Rangers are busy." Baby Bulk says to Baby Skull, "It's the old guy from the water park." REFERS TO: The episode "Attack of the 60' Bulk", and possibly to David Yost's older-than-the-teenager-he's-supposed-to- be-playing age. SCENE: Switchblade tells Cestro, "Prepare to meet your doom, my pretty." Later, she says "Is something wrong with your Tin Men" REFERS TO: Yet another in a long string of "Wizard of Oz" references, this time, it's the Wicked Witch of the West that Switchblade is patterned after. SCENE: Baby Bulk and Baby Skull are asking the Alien Rangers to "Take [them] to their leader", "Beam [them] up", etc. REFERS TO: Really cheezy science fiction movies and television from the 50's and 60's. The "Beam us up" comment is a direct quote from the original Star Trek series. (submitted by sttng@wam.umd.edu) SCENE: Switchblade dies, screaming "I'm falling, I'm falling". REFERS TO: The Wicked Witch of the West's death scene, where she screams "I'm melting! Melting!" (submitted by sttng@wam.umd.edu) SCENE: Again, Switchblade's death scene, where she mutters "What a world, what a world." REFERS TO: From sttng@wam.umd.edu: This is exactly what Yogurt says in "Spaceballs" after he has told LoneStar about the secret of the Schwartz. Same vocal intonations and everything. EPISODE: "Along Came A Spider" SCENE: The title of the episode REFERS TO: The childhood poem "Little Miss Moffet" (and we don't mean Stephanie :>). SCENE: Any of Kiyogi's adventures with Baby Adam REFERS TO: "The Empire Strikes Back", when Luke first meets Yoda. Luke (like Baby Adam) can't believe that someone like Yoda (or Kiyogi) could be a helpful wise man, because both wise men act rather silly in Luke's and Baby Adam's eyes. SCENE: A Tenga's feathers are ripped off, revealing nothing but Tenga skin (eeyyyyeewwww). The modest Tenga then tries to cover itself up with its hands. REFERS TO: Several of the old cartoons (Warner Bros., Disney, you name it), where a characters outer layer of whatever (skin, fur, clothes, whatever) is somehow removed. The character, realizing it is naked, quickly covers up (usually boxer shorts) and blushes. SCENE: Rito and Goldar are still searching for the Command Center's weak point. Rito asks Goldy, "Are we there yet?" REFERS TO: The saying that any child under the age of 9 is genetically programmed to annoy their parents with ever 2 minutes during a car trip. SCENE: Rita recites a piece of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" REFERS TO: The poem "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (well, duh). SCENE: The Red Alien Ranger tries to free the others. Arachnofiend says, "I don't think so." REFERS TO: Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels (yup, another professional wrestling reference) former favorite line (before he decided to destroy the French language by mispronouncing the word "clique". SCENE: Baby Adam returns, prompting Baby Rocky to say, "He shoots, he scores!" REFERS TO: What announcers say when a hockey player scores a point. EPISODE: "Hogday Afternoon, part 1" SCENE: The episode's title. REFERS TO: The movie "Dog Day Afternoon" (Attica! Attica!) SCENE: Baby Aisha lands in Africa, where she is surrounded by lions. She says, "I don't think I'm in Angel Grove anymore." REFERS TO: The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy realizes she's "not in Kansas anymore". (contributed by hal9001@panix.com) SCENE: Rita, in sending the Hydro Hog to Earth, says, "Let's send this little piggy to market." REFERS TO: The childhood rhyme, "This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, etc." SCENE: Hydro Hog, when landing on Earthy, says "Water, water, everywhere, and all for me to drink." REFERS TO: The poem "The Old Man and the Sea" (or something like that -- any English majors care to help me out here?), which starts, "Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink." SCENE: Hydro Hog falls, saying, "I've fallen and I can't get up." REFERS TO: The old Life Call button commercials, where an elderly lady who's fallen cries out, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" SCENE: Rito and Goldar find a sign leading to the Command Center, which prompts Rito to say, "It's showtime!" REFERS TO: The movie "Beetlejuice". SCENE: Goldar explains why the bomb pieces have to be split up, and Rito responds with, "Coitenly". REFERS TO: Curly's famous line from the old "Three Stooges" movies. EPISODE: "Hogday Afternoon, part 2" SCENE: The Shogun Megazord tries to take Hydro Hog out with its flaming sword. Hydro Hog laughs, saying, "You don't get to win that way this time." REFERS TO: The rather repetitive method the Shogun Megazord used to take care of monsters. SCENE: Rito and Goldar are trying to figure out how to deactivate the bomb. Rito offers a suggestion, saying, "It's Hammer time!" REFERS TO: Could be either a play on "It's Morphin Time!" or a tribute to MC Hammer's "Hammer Time". SCENE: Goldar and Rito nervously await Rita's command to steal the crystal as the bomb's timer ticks away. Goldar bites his fingernails across, much like a typewriter. REFERS TO: Another reference to old cartoons, where characters that were nervous or scared would bite their nails straight across, a bell would sound, and the character would start all over again (much like a typewriter). SCENE: The Command Center is destroyed. REFERS TO: Power Rangers: The Movie. Speaking of which.... ***PART TWO*** MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE I have tried to compile these references in the order that they appeared. Unfortunately, having only seen the movie four times in the theatres, I can't guarantee that the order will be just right. I tried, though... :) SCENE: The opening scene, with text that details the history of Zordon and the Power Rangers scrolling up the screen. REFERS TO: sbolton@nbnet.nb.ca writes: The opening reminded me of Star Wars. SCENE: Ooze is freed from his egg prison as his piercing cry fills the air. He then twists his neck sharply to the left and right. REFERS TO: A visual reference to the scene in the Disney movie "Aladdin" where The Genie awakens in a similar fashion. Oshaun@aol.com adds: The giant egg (hyperbolic chamber?) that Ivan was locked in for over 6,000 years reminded [a friend] of the giant egg that was used in the ads for the movie -- 'Howard, the Duck'. Also the clawed hand coming over the top off the egg reminded him of the alien hand coming over the top of the earth in the ads for the television series -- 'War of the Worlds'. SCENE: During Ooze's first conversation with Zedd, and throughout the movie. REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: Someone on the list said that Ooze's style reminded them of Grandpa on 'The Munsters' -- I also think that it was a direct rip-off of W.C. Fields for much of what Ooze said. SCENE: Right after Zedd and company leave Ooze, he sniffs the air and states, "What is that odius stench? Smells like...teenagers." REFERS TO: A bunch of things. :) OShaun@aol.com had this to say: When Ooze would sniff the air and say, "What is that odious stench?" ...It was a match to what the Witches said in the movie "Witches" (that starred Angelica Houston) - whenever they got a whiff of a child. AND in the movie "Hocus Pocus" (that starred Bette Midler) -- the witches also did this sort of line regarding the smell of children. rjung@netcom.com added: "Smells like....teenagers!" reminded me of Nirvana's song, "Smells like Teen Spirit." abrams53@spotvb.potsdam.edu also adds: Is it just me, or does Ivan Ooze occasionally sound like Dr. Claw from "Inspector Gadget"? Listen to when he says "...smells like...teenagers." SCENE: Ooze orders his Oozelets to attack the Rangers. Before he leaves, he says, "Welcome to my nightmare!" Also, when Tommy begins his attack on the Oozelets, he repeats the same words. REFERS TO: The Alice Cooper song "Welcome to My Nightmare". From ialuna@cleo.bc.edu: ...when Ivan Ooze said, "Welcome to My Nightmare", he reminded me a lot of Freddy Kreuger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street". I don't know if he ever actually said this, but I think Ivan does resemble Freddy somewhat. SCENE: Unmorphed fight scene with the Oozelets. Billy punches the chest of one and says, "You Ooze, You Lose". REFERS TO: From rjung@netcom.com: A variant on the popular cliche', "You snooze, you lose." SCENE: Morphed Oozelet hunting in the garage. Billy says, "I have a bad feeling about this." REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: I believe it was first said in the Star Wars films by Luke (as they approached the Death Star in the Falcon) and later repeated in each of the films by different characters including Han, Leia, and C3-PO. SCENE: In the garage, the Morphed Rangers are searching for the Oozelets. Red Ranger uses his night vision scanning device to detect the Oozelets. REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: Visual Reference to KITT from Knight Rider and/or the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica (Terri note: The same could be said, then, of Alpha 5). She adds: When Rocky engaged his "power scope", Tommy said, "Talk to me, Rocko. What do you got?" Rocky: "The readings are all over the place. I don't know what these purple creeps are made of but, I can't lock them down." This is conversation bears a VERY strong resemblance to the conversation between Sgt. Apone and one of the Space Marines (I can't recall which one at the moment) in the move 'Aliens' when they were in the terraforming plant just before the big massacre of the Marines. SCENE: Morphed fight scene with the Oozelets. The Pink Ranger whips one of the Oozelets away and says, "Buh-Bye". REFERS TO: Mindy, from the "Mindy and Buttons" cartoons on Animaniacs, is famous for saying, "Ahkay, I luv you, buh-bye." dsnyder@primavera.com adds: Made me think of that SNL skit (Terri note: The skit where rude airplane stewards and stewardesses cajole passengers to leave with insults, always remembering to say "buh-bye" as the passengers leave. SCENE: Ooze enters Zedd's palace and says, "Hi honey! I'm home." REFERS TO: The scene in the movie "The Shining" in which Jack says the same thing after breaking his wife's door down. Could also be a reference to Ralph Cramden's popular line to Alice in "The Honeymooners". rjung@netcom.com adds: I thought of THE FLINSTONES for some reason. hal9001@panix.com adds: The Flintstones was a Homage to the Honeymooners [and many of its set-pieces] so that referent is not that unlikely (although I do not remember if the phrase was ever used there). EdVenture2@aol.com has even more to say: Actually, the phrase that Fred used was "Honey! I'm home!" which was usually followed by Dino barking and running toward him, to which point he would say, "Down Dino! Down!" as the pet dinosaur would knock him to the ground. SCENE: The Tengu Warriors are sent off to battle the Rangers. REFERS TO: From sao@mit.edu: The scene...is a direct visual quotation of the Wicked Witch of the West sending out her flying monkeys in "The Wizard of Oz". From amrst31@vms.cis.pitt.edu: I always thought that they looked like the Skesis from THE DARK CRYSTAL, only smaller and dumber. SCENE: During the Tengu Battle with the Rangers, a piercing cry is heard and a robed figure (Dulcea) leaps from the cliffs to the valley below to fight the Tengu. REFERS TO: The battle cry heard from Obi-Wan Kenobi before he rescues Luke in the mountains. (contributed by OShaun@aol.com) SCENE: Zordon lies dying in a bed of crystals, his time warp destroyed. REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: It kind of made me think of the escape-pod ship that was used in the first Superman movie to send baby Kal-el to earth. From pkgreen@u.washington.edu: I think the de-jarred Zordon bore more than a passing resemblance to the unmasked Darth Vader. SCENE: The Rangers are given their new Ninjetti Powers. Dulcea sees Adam pouting and asks, "Adam? Adam what's wrong?" Adam, upset with the sacred Ninjetti animal he has become associated with, responds, "I'm a frog." Dulcea responds by telling Adam he's a frog, "...like the kind you kiss to turn into a handsome prince." REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: It makes me think of the Charlie Brown Halloween Special where everyone is saying what great candy they got and everytime Charlie Brown says, "I got a rock." hal9001@panix.com adds: Also there is Dulcea's explanation to Adam of the significance of his sacred Ninjetti animal/Totem-Spirit (with the twist that it turns him into the "giving" role as the Frog Prince [in lieu of the Fairy Tale version of the Princess restoring him to human form by breaking the Spell, his role is to be there so she can do so]). SCENE: The Tengu Warriors return from their battle with the Rangers. Goldar says, "They're baaaaaaaaaaaack." REFERS TO: The movie "Poltergeist II", where the youngest daughter, Carol Ann, announces the return of the poltergeists with those very same words. OShaun@aol.com adds: One of the Tengu warriors when reporting back to Ooze about their attempt to eliminate the Rangers on Phaedos was talking like John Wayne. rgray@csugrad.csu.vt.edu also adds: One of them reminded me of the George Bush impersonation that Dana Carvey used to do on Saturday Night Live. SCENE: Phaedos Jungle, where the Rangers discover the bones of long-dead dinosaurs. Adam says, "Welcome to Jurassic Park". Also, in the background is a conical shaped bony structure. REFERS TO: The movie "Jurassic Park". This was the welcoming message the tour group heard as they entered the gates to Jurassic Park. (contributed by jwratl01@msuacad.morehead-st.edu) From OShaun@aol.com: [The bony structure] makes me think of the DragonZord tail that comes with the toy. From: STHJ@maristb.marist.edu: The skeleton that Aisha finds on Phaedos is similar to a skeleton seen in the background on a Tatooine scene with C3PO in Star Wars. SCENE: Tommy riding on the back of Skeleton Dinosaur. The Dinosaur falls apart and Tommy has a brief pause before falling. REFERS TO: Similar to the old Warner Bros. Cartoons when a cartoon would run off a cliff and pause. Usually in the Coyote and Road-Runner Cartoons. (submitted by MooTant@aol.com) SCENE: The chemical plant. Fred overhears Ooze's plans, in the process, Ooze commands the parents to "Tote that bar, lift that bale!" REFERS TO: A line from the song "Old Man River", which is in the musical "Showboat. (submitted by Lunette339@aol.com) SCENE: The chemical plant. The Ectomorphicons have been assembled, and there is no more need for the parents of Angel Grove. Ivan Ooze commands them to jump off a cliff. While they march to their doom, several good-byes are said, including Ivan saying, "Hasta La Vista, baby." REFERS TO: The movie "The Terminator", and the subsequent line Arnold Schwarzenegger made famous. SCENE: The chemical plant. After the parents are sent away, Ooze starts infusing his Ectomorphicons with life-giving ooze. REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: ...he was screaming -- "Give my creatures life!" -- reference to all the Frankenstein movies with Dr. Frankenstein trying to give his monster life. SCENE: The Battle in front of the Monolith that holds that Great Power. Several quotes came from this battle, such as: Billy, to Adam -- "Elevator Goes Up! Elevator Goes Down!" REFERS TO: Baby Plucky, from "Tiny Toon Adventures". His favorite line is, "Ellalaytah go up! Ellalaytah go down!" (Temple Monolith Guardians fall down into dah hooooooooooooooooooole :]) Kimberly, to Tommy -- "Let's rock his world." REFERS TO: The t.v. show "In Living Color". There was a recurring character by the name of "Ugly Wanda" who used that phrase to entice would-be suitors. Rocky, to one of the Monolith Guardians -- "Let's talk about this." REFERS TO: The accusation by several parents' organizations that Power Rangers is a "violent" show. As a response, the producers and actors promised to tone down the violence, to emphasize that martial arts was not to be used as a means of hurting other people, and to emphasize the idea of "talking about it first" before starting a fight. Rocky, as a spear is being thrown at him, jumps up, does a split, and balances his toes on nearby rocks. REFERS TO: The movie "Time Cop", where the star, Jean-Claude Van Damme did a similar move. From hal9001@panix.com: He does it in ALL (or at least MOST) of his movies. I've seen it in Blood Sport (for example). SCENE: Adam kicks one of the temple guardians into the water where it dissolves. REFERS TO: Visual reference to the Wizard of Oz, where the Wicked Witch of the West dissolves after being doused with water. (submitted by jrovang@netcom.com) SCENE: Angel Grove Tower, at night. Ooze says to Goldar, "Ah, I love the smell of destruction in the evening." REFERS TO: From jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory." Robert Duvall - "Apocalypse Now". SCENE: Angel Grove Tower. Ooze is surveying the destruction his Ectomorphicons are doing and says, "The Boys are Back in Town!" REFERS TO: The song of the same name by Thin Lizzy. SCENE: Angel Grove Tower, at night. Ooze sees the Rangers teleporting to the street below and says, "Inconceivable!" REFERS TO: The quote used liberally by the sicilian character in the movie "The Princess Bride". rjung@netcom.com added more details: Vizzini: "INCONCEIVABLE!" Inigo Montoya: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." SCENE: The Rangers enter their new Ninja Zords for the first time. Kimberly says, "Nice Stereo!" REFERS TO: From jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu: Didn't Kimerly say the same words in the movie as she slid into the Crane Zord as she did upon entry into the Pterodactyl Zord the first time ("Day of the Dumpster"). SCENE: Angel Grove Tower. Ninja Crane Zord is flying in, preparing to attack Ooze and Goldar. Ooze says, "Ahh, here comes that cute little Pink Ranger." Goldar responds, "Oh, so you think she's cute too, huh?" REFERS TO: The rather "hormonal" response that Amy Jo Johnson has elicited from the male population of the 'Net. dshaler@Direct.CA adds: This response doesn't just limit itself to the internet. I know tons of offline people who think that she's the hottest thing since sliced bread. SCENE: Streets of Angel Grove, the Zords are successful in destroying Scorpitron. Adam says, "Heeeeeeeee's outta' there!" REFERS TO: Another scene from Aladdin, when the Genie and Aladdin are leaving the cave. The Genie exclaims, "Weeeeeeeeee're outta' here!" jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu adds: Back in the 1970's & '80s a major league umpire by the name of Ron Luciano had a habit of saying "You're Outta Here!" when he ejected a player from a baseball game. Soon announcers were picking up the phrase and applying to home runs. It then caught on with fans and now it's a well-known sports saying (for all sports). Robin Williams did use it as the voice of the Genie when he got Aladdin out of the cave, but he had been using the saying in his stage act before then when he was describing the birth process of his son. SCENE: Angel Grove Monorail. The Falconzord uses its body to replace a destroyed section of the track. REFERS TO: From OShaun@aol.com: It was a direct reference to Superman using his body for the same purpose in the first Superman movie. SCENE: Outer space battle between Ooze and the MegaZord. Ooze collides with the MegaZord and while wrestling it, asks, "Have you hugged your Zords today?" REFERS TO: From jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu: ...It's a takeoff on a saying made popular (especially on bumper stickers) by an anti-child abuse organization a few years ago - "Have you hugged your child today?" SCENE: The Rangers, back in the Command Center, revive Zordon from the dead. REFERS TO: From rjung@netcom.com: And since the Rangers were able to bring Zordon back from the dead, does that make them God? 8-) hal9001@panix.com adds: It could go back even further such as to "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (based on "Ode to the Master" by Harry[?] Bates) where Klatu was killed and brought back to life by Gort (the Robot). OTOH, since Klatu was portrayed as a Christ Figure (including using the Earth Alias of Carpenter) that would make Gort God and all bets are off as to References (g). hhutchison@cornell-iowa.edu continues: The resurrection of Zordon also draws a comparison to the resurrection of Spock in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. (editorial note: not to mention a plot) SCENE: Not quite a scene, but rather, the background music. REFERS TO: From STHJ@maristb.marist.edu: Graeme Revell's music [is] very very very much smiliar to John William's style of music. The idea of repeating a particular theme (in Revell's case, 2 themes) throughout the soundtrack is used. Also favoring the trumpets for fanfares, and the upper woodwinds doing trills and scale runs in a technique seen in John Williams' style, and now in Revell's music. One final point, a couple times I actually heard music that sounds exactly like Star Wars, yet it was in the MMPR Original Soundtrack. As a final note, Bryan Spicer says that elements of Star Wars, Wizard of Oz, Close Encounters, Night of the Living Dead, and Godzilla movies worked their way into the film. (O'Connor, Mike. "Amy Jo's Mighty Freedom Symbol". _The Sunday Times_, 20 August 1995. Pg. 1, Entertainment Section.) ***PART THREE*** MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS REFERENCES IN OTHER SHOWS This is a list of the references that other shows have made to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. If you find any more references, e-mail them to me at tguingab@vms1.gmu.edu. Here are a few that come to my mind at the moment: "She-TV" -- Take-off on moms lusting over the Green and Red Rangers. "Pebbles Cereal Commercial" -- Five color coordinated ninja types steal Fred's cereal. "House of Buggin" -- John Leguizamo's thespian character tries out for a role on Power Rangers. "X-men" -- Monster Du Jour crash lands through the roof of "Banzai Studios", where filming for a show featuring huge monsters and spandex-clad superheroes is being filmed. "Late Show w/ David Lettermen" -- Three of David Letterman's Top Ten Lists made references to the Power Rangers. "Citibank Credit Card Commercial" -- Spoof on how difficult it is to find Power Ranger toys. hal9001@panix.com adds: More exactly, ... find the _correct-color_ Power Ranger toys (the woman narrator was looking for the blue "action hero" and was only finding "Red Action Hero", "Green Action Hero", etc or none at all). "Comedy Central Christmas Commercial" -- Where a Blue Ranger figure is burned in a fireplace. "Marvin Cartoon Strip" -- Where Marvin is featured going from a happy baby to an evil creature, and then billed as "The Original Mighty Morphin Power Ranger". "Masked Rider" -- The Control Room in the episode "Know Your Neighbors" is actually the Additional Dialog Recording Studio where MMPR, MR, VRT, and several other Saban shows are looped. "Campus Cops" -- The female cop, when explaining why she couldn't use the phone to contact her son, said that he believed the phone was inhabited by "The Evil Lord Megazord". Coincidentally, this episode also featured Amy Jo Johnson in a guest starring role. "CD Candy" -- There's a cd-shaped bubble gum candy (that comes complete with its own jewel box) called "Mighty Mutant Power Turtles"...a play on both Power Rangers and Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles. "Tracks" include: Revenge of the Salad Shredder Megaroid Mix Secret of the Goo It's Orphan Time Shell Shock Rock Cows annoy us, dude Return of the Plaid Ranger Run Run Coward Rangers Splinta's Excellent Adventure Heros (sic) that are half wits There is also a cassette-shaped bubble gum candy that spoofs the MMPR books on tape. >From Nicholes@aol.com: "Friends" -- 31 year old Monica is teased for dating a 17 year old boy, and is asked by her persecutors if he knows anything about the Power Rangers. "Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien" -- Has featured some comedic references to the Power Rangers. >From jpete@u.washington.edu: "General Hospital" -- Has a little girl who likes to watch "Power Strangers" and wanted to dress up as one on Halloween. >From STHJ@MARISTB.MARIST.EDU: "VR Troopers" -- I don't know if this counts, but there were a few scenes from MMPR in an episode of VR Troopers. [Terri Note: I'd also like to add that some of the background music in VR Troopers comes from Power Rangers.] >From dsnyder@primavera.com: "Dave's World" -- Had Dave's assistant saying she and the kids had decided that the Power Rangers could take Superman if they had too. "Murphy Brown" -- Had Murphy asking Miles who his heroes were "And none of the Power Rangers count." Another episode had Murphy searching for a toy that was clearly intended to be a Power Ranger, though they gave it another name for trademark purposes. Radio station (WIKY) -- Has a comedy series going about the "Mighty Mulching Power Mowers" and I saw that there is a comic book called "Mighty Murdered Power Ringers" Comics -- There are a whole mess of comics I've seen solicited in Previews which are parodies of MMPR. I've never seen any of them though. MIT Humor Magazine -- Had a MMPR parody called Worldwide Webbin Power Rangers, or something like that where instead of dinosaurs they called for various Net powers, like "FTP Power". "My Wildest Dreams" (I think that's the show David's referring to" -- involved a poem a kid had written about the Power Rangers. "Why I Love the Power Rangers," or something like that. "The John Larroquette Show" -- One of the characters says, "I can picture the Pink Power Ranger naked." >From hal9001@panix.com: Comics -- Mightily Murdered Power Ringers...this is a sick little send-up of the show and covers much of the action from the 2nd Season. >From amyb@ozemail.com.au: Australian MAD #333 -- had an article "MAD Looks at the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". It was really quite funny, especially one part which had the power rangers fighting Barney the dinosaur. Australian MAD #336 -- Mentioned the Mighty Mucous Power Rangers in an article called "The Anatomy of a TV Viewer & Movie Go-er". Guess where the arrow pointed. :-) "The Nanny" -- The bulter, Niles, exclaims "No more more Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (or words to that effect, it was part of a longer sentence) after the children had gone back to school. "Full Frontal" (Australian tv show) -- did a spoof on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers a while ago. Too bad all you Americans missed it, it was really funny. "Commited" -- a cartoon by Michael Fry which featured MMPR. It showed a kid watching the TV show and a commercial for the toys, both of which were exactly the same (!) and featured stuff like "KICK", "Buy the Power Ranger toys", "Different coloured plastic" etc. OShaun@aol.com comments: "Family Circle Comic Strip" -- Has one of the children is dressed in a MMPR outfit holding a helmet and says "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BE A POWER RANGER, MOMMY?" Below you see Mom arranging flowers saying, "Not really, I'm perfectly happy as a flower 'ranger." "Family Circle Comic Strip" -- While in the car, one of the children to Dad, "In Sunday school they told us how Lot's wife was morphed into a pillar of salt." grimlock@u.washington.edu offers: "Bill Nye the Science Guy" -- Featured the "Mighty Nye Science Rangers" bursting on the scene, doing jumps and kicks at no one in particular. Jedwards@dca.net adds: "The Heretic" Computer Game -- The sound of the Green Ranger's Dragon Zord is the same sound as the brown monkey beast thing. >From eschmidt@serv7351.scudc.scu.edu: "Family Circus" -- the three kids were playing with the 8 inch ranger toys, and the Mom is walking into the room saying, "Zordan is calling all Power Rangers to dinner." And yes she did say "ZordAn", not Zordon. "Masked Rider" -- In the 9/30 episode Nepharia says, "You're giving me a headache!" Also, the monster du jour for that episode resembled the Cactus Monster from "Wild West Rangers". >From abhaumik@kn.PacBell.COM: "Saturday Night Live" -- there is a Ross Perot Halloween skit involving a kid dressed up as a blue ranger, and Ross Perot tells him what a real Power Ranger is supposed to be like. Also in another SNL episode (Christmas 1993) there is a skit with Chris Farley as "Matt Foley" and a kid tells him that he wants a "Super Power Ranger" (Or something to that effect.) for christmas. MAXMOUZE@aol.com had this to offer: "Jon Stewart Show" -- There was one scene where there was a Jon Stewart doll and he interviewed Trini and kimberly (they were the barbie dolls) and trini said she knew kung fu and kimberly said she could make love like a wild animal. So, they get in the little Barbie convertible, [you know what they do next], Lord Zedd comes down (The doll), Kimberly does about a million flips and lands on him and he pushes her off, and Jon Stewart gets a gun and just shoots Lord Zedd. "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" -- Will's new girlfriend beats up a bully for him and she says, "Will, I forgot to tell you something--" and he says, "What, that you're a Power Ranger?" In a different episode, young Nicky is sculpting with clay, and says, "It's a turtle!" "And, he's in his shell!" The teacher asked, "Is it in his shell because he's nervous about starting a new school?" He replies, "No. He's watching Power Rangers." "Full House" -- Michelle and her friends are playing Mighty Mutating Kids trying to find the Magic Fortress, a hard to find toy. Danny gets ripped off, and a Kimberly reference is also presented. >From martinej@dolphin.upenn.edu: "The Late Show with David Letterman" -- Thursday July 3, 1995, he referred to President Clinton as the "Mighty Morphin' One-Term Ranger," during his "Presidential Pictures" "comedy" sketch with music provided by the folk group, Peter, Paul and Mary. >From EdVenture2@aol.com: "Local Newspaper cartoon" -- shows a group of kids pointing at a rather large Power Ranger, and one of the kids says, "Hey, wait a minute...I don't remember a big PURPLE Power Ranger?!" The caption at the bottom of the cartoon reads, "Barney attempts to remain a commercial force." >From ds24@mail.evansville.edu: "Radio Station WIKY, Evansville, IN" -- Did a series of short sagas known as the Mighty Mulching Power Mowers. >From abrams53@spotvb.potsdam.edu: "Animaniacs" -- had a *hilarious* parody of MMPR in their second new episode for the Warner Brothers Network. In it, the Warner sibs portray "Super Strong Warner Siblings" and battle evil forces led by a very familiar looking inter-galactic space witch and her oversized bug. It came complete with a PSA at the end. A must see for any Animaniacs/MMPR fan! Right! >From gordie@inforamp.net: "Highway Rangers" -- We (Ontarians) have these Highway Rangers and a local radio station did a "Go Go Highway Rangers!" parody. >From sbolton@nbnet.nb.ca: "Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen" -- featured the "beloved" twins singing the song "Who Would You Be?" One profession they suggested was being a Power Ranger, complete with karate poses. >From meiche@teleport.com: "Crazy Cool" -- a song by Paula Abdul. The intro features her singing the words "Ai yi yi yi yi". Could she be an Alpha fan? (and if so, WHY?) >From pkgreen@u.washington.edu: "Metal Mutants Toys" -- A series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles whose new costumes look amazingly Power Rangers-ish and come with a spirit animal. Even Shredder has one. {Terri note -- Cashing in on other people's successes? Perhaps. Of course, I wouldn't know anything about that. (oops, sorry for my added editorial, Pam :])} >From KryptoPup@aol.com: "T-shirts" -- At a Star Trek convention, t-shirts with an MMPR-like logo were on sale. The logo said "Mighty Martian Power Rangers" and featured five Marvin the Martian style characters in the Original Ranger colors. >From mesia13@aol.com: "Ellen" -- A friend offers to hook Ellen up with one of the Power Rangers if her date with the actor who was Nitro on American Gladiators does not work out. >From rick777@vnet.net: "Mystery Science Theater 3000" -- In "Sword and the Dragon", there is a scene with the wife and son of the hero Ilya Murometz. She is talking to her son about how he will grow up to be like his father. Tom Servo responds in a child-like voice, "But I want to watch Power Rangers!" >From jsjuno01@homer.louisville.edu: "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" -- The original movie Goldar was a bad guy in the movie "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", an old late '50's or early '60's movie starring Pia Zadora as one of the children. raptor@getnet.com has this to offer: "Alien Nation" -- At one point, Matt Sikes (the human) is looking for backup. He's calling around but gets nothing. When George Francisco (the alien dude) asks him why there'll be no help, Matt says "All the extra manpower is off covering the Power Ranger Millenium Reunion at the park". According to rws@ais.net: "In the House" -- Austin writes a run-away note to his mom and Marion on Power Rangers stationery. "Family Circus Cartoon" -- The January 28, 1996 edition has pictures of action figures from several movies, including the Pink and Yellow Rangers. The caption is "All their toys seem to have movie credits." >From chrispy@chiba.netxn.com: "Cartoon" -- I remember a cartoon in a local newspaper with two old ladies sitting on a park bench outside saying "Cigarette compaines sure are trying to target kids these days." And one of the nearby posters was an ad for "Mighty Morphin' Power Filters". And that's it! Questions, comments, suggestions? Send them over to me at tguingab@vms1.gmu.edu. In the meantime, Smile!