Welcome to the newest attraction at the Newsletter theme park: The MMPR Nl. Please buckle your seatbelt and sit back and relax. Do not pull down the lap bar--an employee here will do this for you. And, remember, keep your arms in the coaster at all times. Now, here's a summary of what you will see on today's ride: an interview with David Yost, the spotlight on Walter Jones, a review on the MMPR CD Rom game, Siskel's review on the movie, the James13X situation, meet Tien CO, Ask Max, polls, and much, much more! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the.....fresh roasted peanuts you get free on each trip! ;-) Let's start the tour, shall we.... On the left you'll see our newest member, mlhttu, a girl who not only is a Power Ranger fan but is one of my best friends. We used to go to the same school but now I'm going into high school and she would be going into 8th grade...but, she's moving. Anyway, she thinks Power Rangers are cool (That's helpful when all of these kids don't think I'm serious when I say I like the show) and she loves "Trouble" by Shampoo (Come see our Shampoo performance sometime. ;-) Anyway, she has not seen that many episodes but she still enjoys Power Rangers and that's cool! Welcome to the club, Lindsay! ;-) Also welcome to those two people over there--the one on the Internet. They're darrenr@unixg.ubc.ca and ag216@freenet.toronto.on.ca. Power Ranger bashers they are NOT! And, btw, Tien CO, recently I forgot to put you on the nl list. Sorry. Any questions before we continue the tour?... ASK MAX Q: On "Forever Friends" there was a song that Kimberly performed to. Can you tell me the title and who sang it? --Tien CO MAX'S ANSWER: Boy, are you lucky! That song not only is great but it was written by Mighty Raw, one of the nl members, and sung by his fiancé, Kathy, who is recording effie's head with him (Thought up the name) and also sings the song to Sweet Valley High. I'm not sure but my sources (Mighty Raw) think that it might be on the Sweet Valley High soundtrack, along with (maybe) "We're On Our Own Now" talked about in a recent newsletter. If you had an Ask Max recently and I forgot to print it (Er, point it out) tell me and I will make sure it's here for the next ride. I GOOFED... Okay, on the last ride XSENTAIX should have got a point for answering the trivia correctly but after printing out his e-mail, it accidentally fell behind the computer and I found it when cleaning my room. So now Justin has 8 points. He's really close to winning those McDonald toys (Wow! Where's my autograph book?) YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT... On the last ride the quote #1 was, "Wait, you gel before you curl?" How was I supposed to know that "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" would air on that day! Well, a lot of you got it right (Well, it DID come on that very day) so...whoop de doo. In case you missed the episode, Aisha was explaining some goody-goody fire lesson or something and she plugged in three appliances and pointed out that this was a major no-no in the Fire Safety World. She said "Don't plug too many things at once. Like, say you wanted to curl your hair but you wanted to gel it before you curled then blow-dry after the curl which is after the gel..." (Or, something like that) KIM says, "Wait, you gel before you curl?" [Head bob.] Aisha: "Girl, I do. But, you can curl before you gel." They nod. Ms. Appleby (It's not Miss Applebee, as I thought) says, "Girls, let's get back to the assignment." END the hair gel scene--one of the best on Power Rangers ("Ooh, that head bob really turns me on" --Marx Okman on "David Letterman show".) The people who got this right were Tien CO and RedRng. The second quote got more of a response than I expected. The quote was "I'm getting dizzy...stop the ride." It was Kimberly (She has the best quotes, okay?) on "I, Eye Guy." Billy's friend Willie invented a virtual reality video game and when you put on the virtual glasses thingees, you would see a roller coaster and feel like you were on the ride. Of course, Kim got sick on the "ride" and made Willie stop the machine. Here's some cool info.: One of my favorite places to go in the world is only 1 hour away from me--Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia. Valencia, CA is where Power Rangers tape so I always wondered why an episode never took place there ("No Clowning Around" would have looked great at 6 Flags MM) but then I saw "I, Eye Guy." Not only am I just an hour away from Valencia, Saban Studios, and Magic Mountain, but I'm going to Magic Mountain this summer (August) with my cousin. Anyway, on "I, Eye Guy" (It could have been titled Four Eyes, An Eye for an Eye, or Four Eyes Are Better Than Two-- those are more original) most of the roller coasters on that virtual reality game where from Six Flags. The coolest one of all (Besides Viper and Batman) at the park is called Revolution and that's the one near the end of the game on Scene 1. It's the white coaster without a railing (The white ride with the railing, I think, is Colossus.) and I believe he stops the ride just as the screen was about to fall on a drop on this ride. Revolution is such a cool ride--and now it's Power Ranger related. (This 6 Flags MM paragraph took up one whole page! :-0 ) STHJ@MARISTB.MARIST.EDU got it right first, then CV Adam and DarwnONeil. All of them (I believe) also knew the correct answer to the first quote. Can everybody see those signs over there? They all have quotes on it and this ride will not be complete until we can add the speaker and when they said it to the sign. Can any of you help? For those with bad vision, the signs say: QUOTE 1-"How tall is the tallest building in the world?" QUOTE 2- "Shut up, you big Pompom Head!" The trivia from the last ride was who is the smartest and the dumbest on the moon? The dumbest was Squatt, who was called a blue airhead or something like that by various magazines, and Finster is the only one on the moon with a brain, according to various magazines. However, I accepted Baboo and Squatt or any of these combinations but Finster had to be included somewhere because he is half of the answer! There were a lot of different combinations (Most said Baboo and Squatt and someone else-Lord Zedd, no one, and stuff like that.) but no one got it right. (I would have accepted Baboo and Squatt and Finster.) Why do Baboo and Squatt start with the same letters as Bulk and Skull? Here's the scoreboard: Jojo Stix: 6 points RedRng: 5 points DavrosPrm: 3 points Chris7118: 1 point WhiteRng: 2 points Randi Twin: 3 points DarwnONeil: 2 points CV Adam: 6 points XSENTAIX: 8 points Ami Ree: 2 points Tien CO: 6 points STHJ@MARISTB.MARIST.EDU: 6 points Patri56297: 4 points WBarezz: 2 points tguingab@vms1.gmu.edu: 1 point R Donnely: 3 points Hmm, it's getting dark. We need some kind of light--that will work. A nice big spotlight. But, put it on the track so we can see where we're going...not on Walter Jones! Oh well... we might as well hear a little about him before we continue. Terri Ann C., I'm going to take a bathroom break. Could you take over? Use your FAQ guide! _Walter Jones_ Born: November 30, 1970. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan. High School Activities: President of the Thespian Society, member of the Drama Club, also on the Wrestling Team Where it all got him: Received a scholarship to the U.S. International University School of Performing and Visual Arts in San Diego. Graduated with a degree in Musical Theatre. Previous job: Worked on a cruise ship before moving to L.A. I've heard differing stories about this -- one says that he was a cruise director, another says he was an entertainer. Hobbies: Scuba Diving, bunjee jumping, sky diving, water skiing, gymnastics, and karate Favorite Color: Was Red, became Turquoise, now Forest Green. But, overall favorite is Purple. Biggest Fan: His mom (Awwwww... :>). What he wanted to be before becoming a Power Ranger: A rap star. _Zack Taylor_ Age: 17 Birthday: May 3 Sign: Taurus Height: 5'6" Weight: 174 lbs. Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Favorite Foods: Meat Loaf, Ice Cream, Junk Food Favorite Music: Mostly Hip Hop, also likes R&B, Jazz, Rock, Blues... Specifically mentioned Billy Joel and Elton John (Fan Club Video) Favorite Subject: American History Hobbies: Rock Music and Hip Hop Martial Arts Style: Hip Hop Kido Thanks, Terri Ann C. I'm back! I'll take it from here. Okay, next we....oh no! The ride stopped! We're stuck! It won't be fixed for another five minutes. What should we do to pass the time? Why don't we meet one of you. You! Tell us a little about you: SCREEN NAME: Tien CO REAL NAME: Angela CURRENT RESIDENCE: Jackson, MS (Way down South) BIRTHDATE: 9/26/76 FAVE EPISODE: Anything with Billy! ; ) FAVE QUOTE: I would say anything by Billy! : ) (And, to tell you the truth, Adam's grown on me too! : ) ) Hmm, you sure do like a lot of episodes! NEWSFLASH: BILLY'S ON EVERY ONE! But, if you mean any where he is the main character, I understand. (True Blue Week must have sent you crazy, huh?) Anyway, next we'll hear from Okay...the ride's starting again. What? Oh, sorry. WBarezz, Psyclone12, stop whining--we'll hear from you tomorrow, okay? Great! Now back to the tour! IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS EVERYONE TO MEET THEM, SEND YOUR PROFILE TO ME A.S.A.P.! I hope all of you got to ride the AJ chat at the Prodigy theme park. It was for one day only, last Friday. What? Oh, for those of you who missed the Amy Jo Johnson chat on Prodigy, don't worry! I'm getting a transcript soon and I will try and give it out to everybody who asks. One of my questions was answered out of the 350 people there (And, 2500 questions). I was AJAJFan (AJFan was already taken) and my question was what her favorite MMPR episode was. She answered 'That would have to be "Bloom of Doom", where Kimberly hated Trini. It was really fun.' BTW, she has a boyfriend, an attitude (Like the New Yorker that she is), and she likes to 'tease'. (Like she gives little hints about info. but won't tell more) I know about 95% of you didn't ride the MMPRSim ride. It was morphinomenal! Only RedRng, Ami Ree, XSENTAIX, Patri56297 and Marx Okman (me) showed up. BTW, CarsonH also showed up for the chat and so did some unknown people. Also, for a mere second, some dude came into the private room. How did he find something called MMPRSim? Even if he was only there for a sec--how? Let's be moving on. Oh no, the track is stuck again. Five more minutes. I know...we can pass time by answering questions. Question 1-Who is your favorite Ranger? Let's take a vote: BLACK RANGER-1 point BLUE RANGER-4 points GREEN RANGER-2 points PINK RANGER-8 points RED RANGER-3 points WHITE RANGER-2 points YELLOW RANGER-2 points FAVE NON-RANGERS: BULK & SKULL-10 points RITA-1 point FINSTER-1 point ERNIE-1 point RICHIE/CURTIS-1 point LORD ZEDD- 1 point POLL 2-WEIRDEST MERCHANDISE Trini and Kimberly Barbie Dolls The Gummy Rangers Mac n Cheese ALL OF IT the Swiss Army Pencil Box. and Parachuting Ranger. POLL 3: BEST AND WORST OF BEING A POWER RANGER FAN Come on...somebody please answer! Oh well...let's go to the next question. POLL 4-MISTAKES Well, so far, this ride must be perfect because nobody's pointing out any mistakes. Work with me people. ***Stop the ride, I have to tell everyone something*** NEWEST POLL: POLL 5-WHO IS MAX MOUSE? That was the name of one of the Ghostwriter episodes, the one that created Marx Okman (No room for a space, mouSe was already taken, didn't know it was not supposed to be in CAPS). But, I want you to draw a picture of what you think I look like. Just take a guess--the only hint you get is that I'm 13 and I'm a male. JUSTIN, YOU CAN NOT ENTER--YOU HAVE MY PICTURE!!! Anyway, color in your picture and then either scan it if you have a scanner and e-mail it to me or you can mail it to me and I'll give you my address! Later on I'll find a way to print my picture (The same one Justin has) so you can see if you guys where close or not! REMEMBER...be creative!!! You don't necissarily have to draw or anything (That is the best because you can actually draw how you think I look) use your computer in some way, cut out magazine pics, etc. After this we'll do this with more members and it will be cool! ;-) So, draw your pics of Mark (Not, Marx Okman) now! Don't forget to submit your things (stories, songs [what was the name for it], drawings, etc.) for Ami Ree's fanzine! I drew a picture but haven't sent it yet (I'm lazy, okay?) E-mail Ami Ree for more info. when you're done! ***Okay, let's continue again*** Hey, look at that guy on the corner! You may not know it but I've been trying to find out who he was for awhile now. Using my super detective skills (And, brain power), I found the answer, and I didn't have to accuse every single member from everyone to all of the remaining guys (Sorry about that "I love you (In a Nonsexual Way)" letter and that "Jamie13X" letter. Anyway, lots of you have really gotten pissed with me, some even put me on ignore (I hope you can still read nls), but the problem is solved. Why'd I make such a big deal...at first I thought someone was making fun of my hard work and tricking me. After I found out that wasn't the deal, I wanted to know just out of curiosity and for fun. It was pretty fun trying to find out but a lot of you got mad at me (Some wanted off the nl list after I accused them) and I got really stressed and ugly (Not physically--for me, that's impossible). Well, I'm not EVER going to say who this cool dude is who forwarded a nl sue him, but that was not a big deal. The only reason I cared was because James kept kind of holding power over me and I wanted to find out so badly. Anyway, this person was the last person on my suspect list but there is nothing to suspect. And, fyi, his name is James not Jamie. I was hoping somebody would point out the mistake and I'd know that is was the "guilty" one. Anyway, just want you all to know that the situation is cleared out and because of this mystery, I made 3 good friends: James, the dude, and someone that James got me to apologize to. Anyway, like some of you on the updated nl know, I love you but in a nonsexual way. ;-) Anyway, wave to that guy before we continue out tour. Oh look, a man standing in the middle of the track! How convenient! Man, what the h-e-double hockey sticks are you doing?....I don't care who you are....May I ask you a few questions.......What?.....yeah right.....Well, let's begin! The members in the coaster are getting bored (Yo, Rick and Justin--wake up!!!!), so I'll let Teen Beat do the talking. Let's just see if you really are....DAVID YOST!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! --Teen Beat ("The Power Rangers Get Personal!".) _Teen Beat_. New York: The Sterling/McFadden Partnership, September, 1995. Pg. 86) Now here is the interview with Teen Beat (TB) : TB: "Tell us a little about the sets where you fimed the MMPR movie?" DY: "I would say the sets were mostly outdoors. We were in all types of different environments--tropical rain forests, deserts, city areas, harbors. We did probably every type of environment you could possibly think of." TB: "The new costumes you wear are so much more pumped up than the ones on the show. Is that explained in any way in the movie?" DY: "The new costumes are so much more exciting. They've go big, defined muscles, they look bigger and more powerful. We took the TV show and took it a step further--I don't think they're going to explain the new look. It's just one of those magic things. But, I'm still the Blue Ranger!" TB: "What do you think kids like most about Billy?" DY: "I think everyone can relate to Billy because everyone has felt left out at least once in their life. Billy is extremely intelligent and is very much his own person. Most of my fans are usually the kids who feel left out at school. I get very interesting letters from kids saying Billy makes them appreciate themselves more. It makes me cry when I read them!" TB: "How do your fans will like the movie?" DY: "I think it's an exciting movie. It's action-packed from the very beginning. In the first scene, we're jumping out of an airplane and then we're rollerblading and then we're fighting creatures to save our city--it just doesn't stop! I think it'll just be an exciting movie." TB: "How has your life changed since you became a Power Ranger?" DY: "I think my life has changed in the sense that I enjoy my free time now! My time is MY time. I make sure that I go out and make the best of it, enjoy the outdoors. It's not that I mind being recognized, it's just that sometimes I need to go home and forget that I'm a Power Ranger." TB: "What do you do in your free time?" DY: "I've really gotten into riding wave jammers, which are like jet skis. And I've been mountain hiking a lot lately. I've been trying to getoutdoors. I want to start camping. I did camp a bit when I was in Australia filming the movie and I really had a good time!" Thanks! I *guess* you are David Yost. But, can I still see some I.D.? Now, before everybody leaves, might I suggest picking up this souvenir? It's a genuine CD Rom game for the MMPR system. "Tell me more, tell me more?" Well, okay. It can be yours for only $24.99 because some places, like this, are cheaper than others that try to rip you off. How do you play you ask? What do you do? Is it worth it? Hmm...let me explain. POWER RANGER CD ROM GAME REVIEW by Marx Okman Okay, here we go. It's called a CD Rom game but it is NOT a game. Actually, it's 5 episodes, 5 PSAs, the theme/opening credits all rolled into one. Once you've installed it and double-clicked on the icon, you see three places to click: Credits, Help, Matrix. Credits is just the Multimedia theme, Help is Alpha telling you what to do (He says "Double-click on the icon and you're there"--how do you think we got into the program to be able to click on Help.) and Matrix is the main thing. You click on it and you see a board with 40 little boxes on it. If you put the mouse on the box at just the right place, it tells you what's in it. So, you can either watch bits and pieces of an episode (Each episode, out of 5, is 8 boxes broken up [like a laser disk] including the PSA). You watch the about 3 minute part of the episode (If you're on normal or whatever) on a screen with a picture in the background and the multimedia in front or you can go to Info. to learn more about something episode-related. Once you've seen the scene you will go back to the screen with the 40 squares. If you want to watch an episode at a time, you just go to Ranger (On the bottom right of the screen where it says Normal?, Ranger, and User) and click on the first box in the row of the episode you want to see. The User mode is just like the Normal mode except you can click on more than one scene and then press go and it will play them in that order when you click on Go (Like a scene playlist). Basically, it is not a game, but if you like MMPR and want more or want to watch some episodes without having to dig out old tapes and stuff, it's really cool! I loved it sooo much (It got me 3 new titles! WOW!) and I hope I didn't confuse anybody (If you don't have it, you will have no idea what I'm talking about! If you do have it, you'll understand). Here are the episodes and the PSAs: Row 1: JASON- "A Pressing Engagement" "Try to See the Big Picture" Row 2: KIMBERLY "Foul Play in the Sky" "Teamwork" Row 3: BILLY "Peace, Love, and Woe" "The Groups Isn't Always Right" Row 4: TRINI "No Clowning Around" "Movie Making Special Effects" Row 5: ZACK "Happy Birthday, Zack" "Don't Be A Quitter" Hope everyone understands. For more information, e-mail marxokman@aol.com (For those Internet people). Anyway, TommyOliv will soon be doing a review on the MMPR Movie Super Nintendo Game -- will somebody review the Sega CD game PLEASE! I almost bought it without a Sega CD system (I'd rent one, okay!) Okay, we're pulling into the little thingee where you stop (What the hell is it called-- I mean h-e-double tennis rackets, er baseball bats, croquet mallets, pogo sticks?). Before we go, does anyone have a review on today? "No, but I have a review on the movie that was shown during the flight." "Ride...idiot!" "Whatever." "Let's here it." "Okie dokie" Copyright Chicago Tribune 1995 Date: Friday, June 30, 1995 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE By Gene Siskel Tribune Movie Critic It isn't trash, and that opinion comes from a Power Rangers hater. What redeems the second half of the movie are some high-tech villains who look like giant mechanical scorpions. Unfortunately, before that, you'll have to sit through an initial boring hour of introduction to the six dweeby teens who are the Rangers, enlivened only by the improbable presence of a bombshell beauty in a bikini, who has been inserted in the story, I suppose, for the benefit of dads trapped in theaters with their children. PG. (Burnham Plaza, Lincoln Village, Water Tower, Webster Place and outlying) (STAR) (STAR) 1/2" Gee, isn't that nice? YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS YOUR IDIOTIC PARTNER, ROGER EBERT! Maybe when you get lives, I'll get back to you. (To The Dude:) Don't make me call you Jamie, you Power Ranger bashers! Anyway, get off the ride right now! Oh, it stopped! Well, don't get off the ride! You'll have to ride it all over again and suffer the evil fear of seeing the Power Rangers all over again (Did I just call watching Power Rangers a fear?) Anyway, here's what you'll see coming up on the next ride: THAT'S ALL FOLKS Well, hope you enjoy it! BTW, you'll have to sit on it until Wednesday when it takes off! Enjoy it Siskel and Ebert--you deserve it! On the next ride, you'll get to have the spotlight on Amy Jo Johnson (A better one than before), an interview with Jason David Frank (Better than before), a review on the movie, an article on the Future of the Power Rangers, a review on something MMPR related, and stuff like that. Enjoy Siskel and Ebert!!! And, I hope that you MMPR fans will enjoy it too--with more polls, more interactivity, and just plain...MORE! And, if anyone notices why I'm getting so evil today (H-e-double- hockeysticks, you deserve it, and idiotic stuff like that) it's because I procrastinated on writing the nl--er, riding the ride (This is getting old, isn't it) and I stayed up till midnight writing it...after 6 hours of hard work at my temporary job (Which is now over!) Well, hope to see you next time. The ride is over (They have a Back To The Future Ride at Universal Studios--don't you think a MMPR one would be cool?) so now I can end it as usual. (Did you notice that the titles of each column didn't fit in with the ride format, for example, I was talking to Ebert and THAT'S ALL FOLKS came up). Ninjetti.....................the dog! "Bowwowowow!!! Give me a bone!" Copyright by some dude "This old man, he played 12 He played knickknack on a 12 (or, something) With a knickknack, patty whack, GIVE THE DOG A BONE! This old man came rolling home." Rolling home? Must be Lord Zedd's newest creation! Mm__)