UPDATE: Hey everyone, I apologize for my mistake in saying the Phantom Ranger was an american made creation and didn't have a sentai counterpart. When I did my research I saw "VRV Master" and my brain thought it was VR Troopers, so i didn't pursue it past that, my bad!
No worries. As a sentai fan, I could honestly tell you that nobody cared for VRV Master. Signalman was also pretty stupid. The additional characters in Carranger were all pretty lame with the exception of White Racer who was both refreshing and well acted despite only have a few appearances.
@@wilsonweiseng6485 you're asking me??he's a goofy walking traffic light which is also a cop how the !@$$%^%& am I supposed to know what's up with him??
I actually met Catherine Sutherland this past year at a convention(which by the way she was so nice and sweet) when I asked her about how the change of cast came about and she told me her, Nakia, and Johnny didn’t know they were going to be replaced as they found out from a newspaper article. She was very upset because she felt blindsided and wanted to finish the whole season. She was willing to do the two parter and welcome in the new cast but was mad at everyone in charge. Just wanted to give some insight from what I learned from the pink ranger herself, also great video can’t wait to see more.
Once JDF said he was done after Turbo (he wanted to be done after Zeo but was convinced to stick it out) Saban decided to blindside everyone else and replace the whole cast smh Saban’s always done some shady dealings.
@@bball90He's been known to do fuck actors over. I mean, he wouldn't unionize the show when it became a success, which forced Austin St. John, Walter Jones, and the late Thuy Trang to quit the show over a pay dispute, leading to the creation of Rocky, Adam, and Aisha to replace them. He didn't fire David Yost due to his sexuality, but, considering the harassment that happened on his watch that made him quit the series, he might as well have. He straight-up forgot how to write Power Rangers starting with Megaforce, from what I've heard, which led to Hasbro getting the rights and, by extension, the roadmap we know today. And, in the case of Turbo, he typecasted Jason David Frank and, allegedly, decided that a new team would help him pocket some mucho dinero. So, yeah, he's fucking shady.
@@bball90 he came back in Dino thunder as a favor to the producer but it does say something when a villainess says "Elsa: (To Tommy) Aren't you a little old for this, Tommy?"
It's certainly a shame the director's cut of the Turbo moive is lost media, they even had a scene where they explained why they needed the Turbo powers.
The second cast made the season so much better. They all felt like real characters and brought some much-needed fresh air to the franchise. TJ was a kind-hearted and warm leader; Ashley was a sweet and positive girl; Cassie was spunky and wise-cracking, and Carlos was a very cool guy who showed so much character growth from his guest appearance. I didn't mind Justin because I was still a kid when I was watching 'Turbo' and he was relatable. I took a break from the franchise during 'Zeo' and he helped reignite my interest in it.
The Phantom Ranger actually was in Carranger, as VRV Master and pretty much filled the same role as Phantom Ranger at least in terms of giving the team new Zords/Mecha. We did actually learn more about VRV Master compared to the Phantom Ranger since Carranger and Megaranger were separate seasons all the Carranger plot lines actually had resolution and Carranger had a much happier ending than Turbo did
I got to meet Johnny at a local comic con and asked him about the Turbo season. He said they didn't even tell them they were thinking of replacing them and that some of them learned about it in the newspaper which had a casting call for new rangers and confronted some show runners about it. Guess he wouldn't have minded finishing the series, but sheesh... EDIT: Also the Phantom Ranger does have a sentai counterpart. He was called VRV Master
It would have been such an AMAZING plot twist if Dimitria was actually Divatox in disguise the whole time. Not only would it make her apparent uselessness actually part of a long-game scheme to waste the power ranger's time and keep tabs on their activity like Master Miller in Metal Gear Solid, but it would also act as a connection to _In Space_ where she leaves the command center with the Blue Centurion, the command center gets destroyed in their abscene and the Blue Centurion gets ambushed and destroyed by who he thought was Dimitria but instead was Divatox all along. It would explain their absence at the end of Turbo and would make Divatox destroying the command center make way more sense.
If I had a nickel for everytime Power Rangers had to adapt a serious story out of a Not-So-Serious Sentai Season involving Cars, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice!
I think the reason why Alpha 6 had a Brooklyn accent in Turbo was probably because Saban was experimenting with the idea of different Alphas having different personalities and accents. Like imagine a British talking Alpha or an Alpha with a southerner accent. Obviously the accent Alpha 6 got wasn't well received, so they went back to the good ol' "Aiyaiyaiyaiyai" in In Space.
A lot of videos talk about Justin being a thorn due to being a kid turned adult for the power ranger. People forget that in the OG super sentai, the original white ranger was a kid
I actually liked the second half the most. It felt like a reboot and a much needed one. Even as a kid I felt Justin got a bad rep but rewatching Turbo years later. He was totally fine and for the most part a realistic point of kid becoming a ranger. Love this cast, Also I loved how you talked about TJ. I felt him being an open and understanding Red Ranger added charm to the team. Carlos felt more like the prototypical Red Ranger and Ironically was my least favourite of this group. Turbo deserves it's flowers and it (and Space) are the reasons why Power Rangers are still going. If it did end with Space I would have been content because it is a masterclass ending but I'm glad it continued. Anyways, Awesome review and looking forward to "In Space".
Power Rangers was never really groundbreaking but due to decreasing viewership they started doing random shit. Randomly switching to Turbo without explanation for ditching Zeo. Never explaining phantom origin. Etc. the second half post passing of the torch the writing improved and the finale is one of the greatest things in the franchise.
Plus because of how bad it was doing they went all out no matter how bad the Green Screen looked for In Space making it a fan favourite and one of if not the best series.
“Never really ground breaking” Yea……no Power rangers during mighty morphin with as a international PHENOMENON Anybody saying it wasn’t during that time really doesn’t know what the fuck they are talking about
Considering Rangers is adapted from a yearly changing franchise: Sentai, Saban couldn’t keep using the Mighty Morphin (Zyuranger) suits and editing together many different fight/zord scenes from different seasons of a Japanese show forever. There needed to be a shake up (follow Japan’s formula) for better or for worse.
an unfortunate fact@@tokublwhovian. granted in space is my personal favorite and arguably best season, the show just declined in popularity. naturally how things go in America lol smh
I like the inclusion of a kid ranger here, always liked the trope of a mature kid who knows when to get serious and is allowed to be a kid and still learn from things. It also evokes the feeling of "If that kid can pull off kickass moves like that, maybe I can too."
Common trope for super hero stories to pull off a sidekick so that kids can project better. Batman had Robin, Superman had Jimmy Olsen, Captain America had Bucky. Even Sentai had a lot of recurring kids as either victim or ally of the week every season. I would not be surprised at all if the hate Justin got was more from the older fans, but admiration from younger fans.
@@wilsonweiseng6485 Yeah, it's pretty rare. Only happened in 4 seasons out of 47 so far. Dairanger, Ohranger, TQG and Kyuranger. If we don't count weird extra heroes, because Carranger and Kakuranger did have kids be heroes with the theme of the season, but not with the whole suit and helmet and everything
So, wait… are you gonna be doing a video on EVERY Power Rangers season, or will you be stopping at a certain point? Because I’d love to see you talk about all of them!
He said that he would do all the zordon era (so he probably will stop with In Space) but I think he said that if it’s popular enough he will do more. I do hope he does, I especially would like him to tackle Lost Galaxy, Time Force, SPD, RPM and Cosmic Dino Fury.
I just wish they would add the power rangers to fornite, Im not a fornite super fan by any means but I play the game every now and then wit my homies and to see that the TMNT and TRANSFORMERS made it into the game why can't power rangers? #fornitepowerrangers
I agree, i like Linkara's videos but he is such a fanboy of mighty morphin it's annoying, though i will admit he actually judges the latter shows pretty fairly
I always felt like Justin would of been the perfect way to piece all the Ranger series together, like keep him as a Ranger until he turns into a mentor to a team
My take on justin is he was exactly the type of character the blue ranger role originally was in mighty morphin, The really smart and insightful backup to the red ranger.
Great video! I personally enjoyed Turbo and liked with work that came about with TJ's team even if it meant we losing the cast that had been there since MMPR. On a side note, the Turbo movie mentioned that Justin's mom was dead and that he was at the children's shelter because his dad was having to rebuild their lives. It's why we only ever see Justin's dad during the few spots we see him: they're moments where he is able to do things like celebrate Justin's birthday or find a way for them to be family again. I had a buddy who went through that and related to Justin as a result. Anyway, great video like i said!
I was already encroaching "too old" by the time "Lost Galaxy" came out. I was just invested and, much like Conner, I thought the female Rangers were just so pretty! Anyway, I had such fuzzy memories of "Turbo", mainly because life was really sucky for me while its run was going on. Reviews like this fill in the gaps and, in a weird way, are kind of like therapy. Hoping you get to do "In Space" and "Lost Galaxy" to round out the original Fox Kids-era Rangers.
Thanks for your great job man! Very appreciate it. Keep going, you have our support. Would be glad to re-watch other seasons by your review, and after Zordan Era's too. Love u!
8:24 Super Sentai had their own kid ranger a few years before. In Dairanger, Kiba Ranger(where the White Ranger suit comes from) is a kid who becomes adult-size when he transforms.
I love this series so much! Watching your MMPR video really sparked my interest in power rangers again. I can't wait to see where you take this series. Keep up the good work!
man i had the turbo and mmpr movie collection as a kid, and i wore the tape out on that vhs. i didnt even know this was tied to Zeo and wondered what Kat was turning into Pink Zeo for.
I should mention that Johnny Yong Bosch send in a panel that there's a 3-hour cut of the turbo movie where when Justin gets character development and they show footage of them losing their zep power and mermaids for some reason
I'm 34 and I grew up watching all this. A couple years ago I got sick and had to be home for a week or so. I ended up rewatching the old era on Netflix. Its funny I never liked anything after turbo when I was a kid but I really ended up liking the "new" team on the rewatch.
apparently originally passing the torch was going to have all the Rangers that had left this series up to that point, so Tui, Austin, Walter, Amy Jo, and David Yost.
Might be worthy pointing out that besides Big Bad Beetleborgs, in Japan both Dairanger and Ohranger saw moderate success with kid sixth rangers, Kou and Riki, the only times they would have kid warriors too (Until TQG and Kyuranger many many years later anyway). To have someone in the main cast be a kid at some point would not be far from source material.
7:28 There was a reason why the suits in the Turbo movie look the same as the show. The MMPR movie suits were very bulky and uncomfortable for the actors. At least they could move around with the Turbo suits. But yeah, they could've made them look a _little_ bit better and more "movie-like". I would've preferred a nice middle ground between shiny, cool suits and suits that feel light like the show's suits.
Personally as someone who watched this as a kid, the movie and the ending are the only thing I could recall until a few episodes like the robot one were triggered. Watching this one thing that is kind of weird when the base gets attack is that TJ says the Rangers are "in it until the end" which implies their death. Justin is freaking 12 years old and TJ is just making that decision without any contemplation. They probably should have teleported him to safety. That being said the finale and segue into "In Space" is something I can still recall 20+ years later (and this being the first time I have seen it since) which I think says good things about it as I could not tell you how Mighty Morphin segued.
Exactly the same, they didn't showed Turbo much when i was a kid so the only things i knew where: they have a movie, the change the cast, blue Senturion is there and they get a complete defeat at the end
When Tommy sings "it's morphin time" and when TJ says "I'm gonna toss your salad", has to be two of the funniest lines I've ever heard from the Power Rangers franchise.
I like the "Billy invented turbo powers" theory. Given he invented the RadBug, a car which was technically a zord, it makes sense that more time, resources, and experience would result in way more powerful and useful zords, likely out of trashed and decomissioned cars from the scrap yard.
I never disliked Turbo. Justin was fine and the Beetleborgs was awesome. Tommy and his crew left was sad but TJ and the new team carried the show forward.
I’m not convinced that they “lost their powers” at the end of Turbo. They de-morphed, yes, but no one even bothered to try to re-morph! They all just *assumed* they lost their powers. And as we saw when Justin teamed up with the Space Rangers, TJ teamed up with the ten Red Rangers, and the entire crew teamed up with all other Rangers in Legendary Battle, the powers weren’t actually lost.
Whatever it's actual quality,, I have such fond memories of the Turbo movie from when I was a kid. Pretty sure we still have the VHS somewhere, actually. Probably it helps that I was eight-ish when it came out and could pretend I was power ranger material because of Justin. I didn't realize until you played that clip, but the names of my favorite sleds were Mountain Blaster and Red Lightning after the Turbo cars--Storm Blaster and Lightning Cruiser. Also, we didn't have access to whatever channel Power Rangers was on, so the movie was literally all the sentai content I had to watch. Well, that and the first movie and a few random VHS episodes I had of Mighty Morphin'. Sad days, having no access to the cable OR the internet. Seeing your run through of the events has been AWESOME, since I'm finally getting some idea of what happened in the canon and how actors came and went. Thank you for making and posting these!
I remember getting into a fight with a bully, and after standing up for myself we became friends, so Justin's bully becoming his friend after beating him up makes sense to me.
I personally think that it is that easy to create a time go back monster, its just that it needs rituals and stuff to go back more than like a day or 2
I told the actor that played Justin when I was a kid, I didnt like it (we're about the same age), but it's fun now as an adult rewatching it. I feel like it was jealously.
It is unfortunate they decided to try to make the season adapting car ranger serious. For those that don't know there was a reason why it was silly. It was more of a parody of the previous seasons and ultimately saved the franchise in japan. It's such a mainstay in the Japanese zeitgeist that it spawned a subgenre of manga based off the show's romance between the red ranger and the villainess. Carranger is fantastic. It's cheesy and goofy but it knows exactly how goofy it was. That was the point and that's what made it charming. Hell it even had an episode where the villains try to stop the megamech from forming by ambushing the red ranger while he's getting his mech. It was a fun watch.
It really is interesting, learning about all the ups & downs of the Power Rangers franchise. The 2 Power Rangers movies were my main introductions to the series (my parents didn't let me watch the show during its original run) before getting into the series proper with Lightspeed Rescue & Wild Force during the Disney era. So I have a soft spot for both movies, despite how bad they could be at times. I still love the Turbo theme. Also, 1 Power Rangers season that did the comedy to serious transition best was RPM, since its Sentai origin was a similar tone to Carranger. Can't wait til you tackle In Space with all the things it put in, to go out on a bang.
I Remember Buying Turbo a Power Rangers Movie at K Mart When I was 6, I was Hoping to get More of the Machine Empire or at Least an Explanation on what Happened to the Machine Empire but No we got no Explanation on what Happened to the Machine Empire or why they Shifted into Turbo from Zeo.
Turbo was a definite mixed bag of a season. I enjoyed it but it was hard to watch at times, plus I was distracted by Beetleborgs on TV too. Beetleborgs is so another show you should look at if you are looking for some extra ideas😊
38:51 To quote Linkara "Excuse me for moment" walks away from mic "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRGGGGG" walks back to mic its things like that is what makes Turbo "THE WORST SEASON EVER!!!!" lol
funny enough, justin was the most competent one of the rangers. when ever something was happening, he knew it was divatox's doing, and would jump into action.
Just watched this and what an AMAZING review this was! I immediately went to your page hoping you’ve covered the next season. Way to leave us on a cliff hanger lol. Can’t wait for the next one from ya!!!!!!!
They wanted to ride the winds of Beetleborgs’ popularity by adding a kid Power Ranger… yet never thought of doing a crossover between the two shows. (Only crossover that exists is a forgettably bad comic book featuring the Turbo Power Rangers and the Beetleborgs teaming up and that’s it.)
UPDATE: Hey everyone, I apologize for my mistake in saying the Phantom Ranger was an american made creation and didn't have a sentai counterpart. When I did my research I saw "VRV Master" and my brain thought it was VR Troopers, so i didn't pursue it past that, my bad!
I like someone who owns their mistakes you're awesome dude :D
No worries. As a sentai fan, I could honestly tell you that nobody cared for VRV Master. Signalman was also pretty stupid. The additional characters in Carranger were all pretty lame with the exception of White Racer who was both refreshing and well acted despite only have a few appearances.
@@Itsjustlikemagic well for the most part up until season 17(USA) I am a fan of both especially Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Why would Justin not keep the ant powers and pass the blue ranger on? Then both powers still exist
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To quote Matt Fisher:
VRV Master, is a Dick
“We had Dinosaur powers, ninja powers, ancient crystal powers, and now……Jeep.”
Dawg that was beyond hilarious.
"beep beep watch me run over some bad guys and save the day"
@@wilsonweiseng6485 *laughs*
@@wilsonweiseng6485 admittedly without the car powers isn't that basically all power rangers?? :P
@@selena8472 and what's this with "Blue centurion"? in the super sentai he's called signalman and he's a traffic cop from space
@@wilsonweiseng6485 you're asking me??he's a goofy walking traffic light which is also a cop how the !@$$%^%& am I supposed to know what's up with him??
I actually met Catherine Sutherland this past year at a convention(which by the way she was so nice and sweet) when I asked her about how the change of cast came about and she told me her, Nakia, and Johnny didn’t know they were going to be replaced as they found out from a newspaper article. She was very upset because she felt blindsided and wanted to finish the whole season. She was willing to do the two parter and welcome in the new cast but was mad at everyone in charge. Just wanted to give some insight from what I learned from the pink ranger herself, also great video can’t wait to see more.
Once JDF said he was done after Turbo (he wanted to be done after Zeo but was convinced to stick it out) Saban decided to blindside everyone else and replace the whole cast smh Saban’s always done some shady dealings.
@@bball90He's been known to do fuck actors over. I mean, he wouldn't unionize the show when it became a success, which forced Austin St. John, Walter Jones, and the late Thuy Trang to quit the show over a pay dispute, leading to the creation of Rocky, Adam, and Aisha to replace them. He didn't fire David Yost due to his sexuality, but, considering the harassment that happened on his watch that made him quit the series, he might as well have. He straight-up forgot how to write Power Rangers starting with Megaforce, from what I've heard, which led to Hasbro getting the rights and, by extension, the roadmap we know today. And, in the case of Turbo, he typecasted Jason David Frank and, allegedly, decided that a new team would help him pocket some mucho dinero. So, yeah, he's fucking shady.
@@bball90 he came back in Dino thunder as a favor to the producer but it does say something when a villainess says "Elsa: (To Tommy) Aren't you a little old for this, Tommy?"
@@selena8472 that reference really went over many people’s heads 😂
@@natachadealvez seriously???a power rangers crowd and the reference airplanes???
It's certainly a shame the director's cut of the Turbo moive is lost media, they even had a scene where they explained why they needed the Turbo powers.
If I recalled zeo pink tried to morph into zeo mode when she went into water I guess the water fried the circuitry of the zeonizer
Do we know what that explanation was by chance?
@@matthewrobinson1699there was a scene that was filmed that showed the Zeo powers getting destroyed
@@tristanalain9239Johny Young Bosch said that the original movie was 2 hours long that's probably why
@@OverlordOfCats Wow! That would have been interesting! Megaforce doesn't even do that!
The second cast made the season so much better. They all felt like real characters and brought some much-needed fresh air to the franchise. TJ was a kind-hearted and warm leader; Ashley was a sweet and positive girl; Cassie was spunky and wise-cracking, and Carlos was a very cool guy who showed so much character growth from his guest appearance. I didn't mind Justin because I was still a kid when I was watching 'Turbo' and he was relatable. I took a break from the franchise during 'Zeo' and he helped reignite my interest in it.
That's interesting. I don't think I was around when this was out but I probably would've liked it
I didnt really care for any of them till In Space.
The Phantom Ranger actually was in Carranger, as VRV Master and pretty much filled the same role as Phantom Ranger at least in terms of giving the team new Zords/Mecha. We did actually learn more about VRV Master compared to the Phantom Ranger since Carranger and Megaranger were separate seasons all the Carranger plot lines actually had resolution and Carranger had a much happier ending than Turbo did
Yeah what they said
I concur
I like the backstory we eventually got the phantom ranger
Can't find nothing on the wiki about phantom being vrv master ? Where did you read this ?
@@LONEWOLFM4 Via the RangerWiki Comparison: VRV Master vs. Phantom Ranger page, also both of the character’s pages under Notes and See Also.
I got to meet Johnny at a local comic con and asked him about the Turbo season. He said they didn't even tell them they were thinking of replacing them and that some of them learned about it in the newspaper which had a casting call for new rangers and confronted some show runners about it. Guess he wouldn't have minded finishing the series, but sheesh...
EDIT: Also the Phantom Ranger does have a sentai counterpart. He was called VRV Master
Katherine Sunderland said the same thing to a couple fans apparently … and Nakia B also said something about this, it’s actually so sad 🤦♂️
Saban is such a douche!
It would have been such an AMAZING plot twist if Dimitria was actually Divatox in disguise the whole time.
Not only would it make her apparent uselessness actually part of a long-game scheme to waste the power ranger's time and keep tabs on their activity like Master Miller in Metal Gear Solid, but it would also act as a connection to _In Space_ where she leaves the command center with the Blue Centurion, the command center gets destroyed in their abscene and the Blue Centurion gets ambushed and destroyed by who he thought was Dimitria but instead was Divatox all along.
It would explain their absence at the end of Turbo and would make Divatox destroying the command center make way more sense.
I think they were ment to be sisters but the show done nothing with it, I am pretty sure they were the same actress
Yea that would've been cool
If I had a nickel for everytime Power Rangers had to adapt a serious story out of a Not-So-Serious Sentai Season involving Cars, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice!
I’m pretty sure there were 3 pr seasons involving cars , huhh ? 😮
Ok but RPM is the BEST!
What was the other one
@@bigjalapeno7061 RPM, Turbo and Operation Overdrive
@@natachadealvezwell yeah but Boukenger wasn't a parody/comedy season so it was easier to adapt into Operation Overdrive
40:09 I honestly like the fact that the Blue Ranger keeps his promise to his friend because you know promises are important.
Yea but that's still a bad example
@@bigjalapeno7061 I don't understand what you're talking about but if I have to guess you're saying that the Blue Ranger is a bad example for kids.
I think they mean that it was not a good time to keep a secret when the lives of the world are at stake
@@wlas4146 Now that you said that yeah that makes sense.
I think the reason why Alpha 6 had a Brooklyn accent in Turbo was probably because Saban was experimenting with the idea of different Alphas having different personalities and accents. Like imagine a British talking Alpha or an Alpha with a southerner accent. Obviously the accent Alpha 6 got wasn't well received, so they went back to the good ol' "Aiyaiyaiyaiyai" in In Space.
Alpha's original voice actress went on Maternity Leave, so that helps I guess.
@@jcook6602 Alpha 5's original voice actor was a man. He was also the voice of Invader Zim and Billy from The Grim Adventures Of Billy & Mandy.
"We had dinosaur powers, ninja powers, ancient crystal powers, and now... jeep." had me rolling 😭
Yea lol
A lot of videos talk about Justin being a thorn due to being a kid turned adult for the power ranger. People forget that in the OG super sentai, the original white ranger was a kid
Yes lol
Specifically Dairanger, where the MMPR White Ranger's from.
Imagine having PTSD from almost becoming cooked inside a pizza oven by some goofy monster throwing pepperoni slices at you.
I actually liked the second half the most. It felt like a reboot and a much needed one. Even as a kid I felt Justin got a bad rep but rewatching Turbo years later. He was totally fine and for the most part a realistic point of kid becoming a ranger. Love this cast, Also I loved how you talked about TJ. I felt him being an open and understanding Red Ranger added charm to the team. Carlos felt more like the prototypical Red Ranger and Ironically was my least favourite of this group. Turbo deserves it's flowers and it (and Space) are the reasons why Power Rangers are still going. If it did end with Space I would have been content because it is a masterclass ending but I'm glad it continued. Anyways, Awesome review and looking forward to "In Space".
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I really hope he keeps doing these
...agreed...my mileage varied with Justin. Setting him as an adult confirms my hesitation. Always liked TJ and Cassie. Adam is cool in real life.
Power Rangers was never really groundbreaking but due to decreasing viewership they started doing random shit. Randomly switching to Turbo without explanation for ditching Zeo. Never explaining phantom origin. Etc. the second half post passing of the torch the writing improved and the finale is one of the greatest things in the franchise.
Plus because of how bad it was doing they went all out no matter how bad the Green Screen looked for In Space making it a fan favourite and one of if not the best series.
I thought they started following what the Super Sentai series did- switched it up every year so they did it too
“Never really ground breaking”
Yea……no
Power rangers during mighty morphin with as a international PHENOMENON
Anybody saying it wasn’t during that time really doesn’t know what the fuck they are talking about
Considering Rangers is adapted from a yearly changing franchise: Sentai, Saban couldn’t keep using the Mighty Morphin (Zyuranger) suits and editing together many different fight/zord scenes from different seasons of a Japanese show forever. There needed to be a shake up (follow Japan’s formula) for better or for worse.
an unfortunate fact@@tokublwhovian. granted in space is my personal favorite and arguably best season, the show just declined in popularity. naturally how things go in America lol smh
To be fair in regard to parody. Going from The Machine Empire to Big Titty Pirate from Space absolutely sounds like parody
But it’s annoying though that the pirate defeats the rangers yet the machine empire failed.
I like the inclusion of a kid ranger here, always liked the trope of a mature kid who knows when to get serious and is allowed to be a kid and still learn from things. It also evokes the feeling of "If that kid can pull off kickass moves like that, maybe I can too."
Common trope for super hero stories to pull off a sidekick so that kids can project better. Batman had Robin, Superman had Jimmy Olsen, Captain America had Bucky. Even Sentai had a lot of recurring kids as either victim or ally of the week every season. I would not be surprised at all if the hate Justin got was more from the older fans, but admiration from younger fans.
something super sentai almost never did, except maybe Toquger for all i remember, but even in Toquger the rangers all grew into adults for some reason
@@wilsonweiseng6485 Yeah, it's pretty rare. Only happened in 4 seasons out of 47 so far. Dairanger, Ohranger, TQG and Kyuranger. If we don't count weird extra heroes, because Carranger and Kakuranger did have kids be heroes with the theme of the season, but not with the whole suit and helmet and everything
I never hated Justin, but his inclusion is based on flawed logic.
So, wait… are you gonna be doing a video on EVERY Power Rangers season, or will you be stopping at a certain point? Because I’d love to see you talk about all of them!
He said that he would do all the zordon era (so he probably will stop with In Space) but I think he said that if it’s popular enough he will do more.
I do hope he does, I especially would like him to tackle Lost Galaxy, Time Force, SPD, RPM and Cosmic Dino Fury.
@@sollato0293 RPM is the GOAT (in my opinion)
@@NikFrommmy personal favorite season is Jungle Fury
@@langdonledwig3734 That one’s definitely good too (sadly underrated).
Time Force is my favorite. It’s that one which has the “Power Rangers only” character
An alternative to History of Power Rangers is nice, always good to have more people talking about their history with the show.
Yea it is kinda cool
I just wish they would add the power rangers to fornite, Im not a fornite super fan by any means but I play the game every now and then wit my homies and to see that the TMNT and TRANSFORMERS made it into the game why can't power rangers? #fornitepowerrangers
Yea really. I never even saw the earlier Power Rangers shows but these videos are still cool
Linkaras screaming drives me insane, i love the way connor is doing these
I agree, i like Linkara's videos but he is such a fanboy of mighty morphin it's annoying, though i will admit he actually judges the latter shows pretty fairly
When I tell you I’ve been WAITING for this!!!
Dawg please don’t stop covering the entire franchise
Really excited for In Space
Haven't finished the video yet, but I just find it hilarious how the main villain's plan is basically just planting a bomb on literally anything
A lot of terrorists probably took inspiration from Divatox 😂😂
I always felt like Justin would of been the perfect way to piece all the Ranger series together, like keep him as a Ranger until he turns into a mentor to a team
Thank you for doing these types of videos on PR, Can't wait for IN Space!
My take on justin is he was exactly the type of character the blue ranger role originally was in mighty morphin, The really smart and insightful backup to the red ranger.
Headcanon: Billy transformed the Zeo Crystals in Turbo Keys because he really likes working on cars, like the Radbug.
56:58 In Yami Yugi’s voice: It should have been me, not him! It’s not fair!
Selwyn Ward, first Black leader of the Power Rangers. One of my favorite Red Rangers
my top favorite black leaders:
TJ
Jack
Scott
He was a good Red. He just had the misfortune of having to lose to Divatox of all people at the end of his tenure.
@@marlonclark-pp9wgjack will always be my faovrite cause SPD is that good at writing his character.
He's only one of like 4
Great video! I personally enjoyed Turbo and liked with work that came about with TJ's team even if it meant we losing the cast that had been there since MMPR.
On a side note, the Turbo movie mentioned that Justin's mom was dead and that he was at the children's shelter because his dad was having to rebuild their lives. It's why we only ever see Justin's dad during the few spots we see him: they're moments where he is able to do things like celebrate Justin's birthday or find a way for them to be family again. I had a buddy who went through that and related to Justin as a result.
Anyway, great video like i said!
I was already encroaching "too old" by the time "Lost Galaxy" came out. I was just invested and, much like Conner, I thought the female Rangers were just so pretty! Anyway, I had such fuzzy memories of "Turbo", mainly because life was really sucky for me while its run was going on.
Reviews like this fill in the gaps and, in a weird way, are kind of like therapy. Hoping you get to do "In Space" and "Lost Galaxy" to round out the original Fox Kids-era Rangers.
I have to be honest, I was already "Too Old" by the time the OG series ended... Yet, I still come back to watch the show... :)
Another well made retrospective..... Can't wait for the In Space retrospective. Keep up the great work, Conner 💪
Thanks for your great job man! Very appreciate it. Keep going, you have our support. Would be glad to re-watch other seasons by your review, and after Zordan Era's too. Love u!
I already mentioned loving you adding the Tales of Symphonia soundtrack to your videos being 😙👌🏼 but now Fire Emblem too?! Love it!
Rest in peace, Ernie we won’t ever forget you or you’re quitting jokes
He died? Jesus that series is cursed
Carranger : Let's take this serious story and make a parody series
Turbo : Let's take this Parody series and make this a serious story
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8:24 Super Sentai had their own kid ranger a few years before. In Dairanger, Kiba Ranger(where the White Ranger suit comes from) is a kid who becomes adult-size when he transforms.
He mentioned this in the MMPR video
And the tiger in his sword talk for him, so the other rangers dont recognice him. You can see the mouth of the sword moving in some of the footage xD
This series is so good man, really hope you go on until time force. Love your analysis and commentaries on important subjects
every video brings me joy, its like hanging out with a buddy or long time friend when i watch one of your videos, please never change
I love this series so much! Watching your MMPR video really sparked my interest in power rangers again. I can't wait to see where you take this series. Keep up the good work!
The Phantom Ranger does have a Sentai counterpart, a character known as the VRV Master.
man i had the turbo and mmpr movie collection as a kid, and i wore the tape out on that vhs. i didnt even know this was tied to Zeo and wondered what Kat was turning into Pink Zeo for.
Interesting
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I should mention that Johnny Yong Bosch send in a panel that there's a 3-hour cut of the turbo movie where when Justin gets character development and they show footage of them losing their zep power and mermaids for some reason
I want that cut
I'm 34 and I grew up watching all this. A couple years ago I got sick and had to be home for a week or so. I ended up rewatching the old era on Netflix. Its funny I never liked anything after turbo when I was a kid but I really ended up liking the "new" team on the rewatch.
Weird what we can appreciate with adult eyes sometimes right?
My biggest opinion on Justin is that him growing to full size when he morphs is hilarious to me
apparently originally passing the torch was going to have all the Rangers that had left this series up to that point, so Tui, Austin, Walter, Amy Jo, and David Yost.
Might be worthy pointing out that besides Big Bad Beetleborgs, in Japan both Dairanger and Ohranger saw moderate success with kid sixth rangers, Kou and Riki, the only times they would have kid warriors too (Until TQG and Kyuranger many many years later anyway). To have someone in the main cast be a kid at some point would not be far from source material.
Riki was a bad ass as the King Ranger on OhRanger. Made that series a little bit more enjoyable for me.
7:28 There was a reason why the suits in the Turbo movie look the same as the show. The MMPR movie suits were very bulky and uncomfortable for the actors. At least they could move around with the Turbo suits. But yeah, they could've made them look a _little_ bit better and more "movie-like". I would've preferred a nice middle ground between shiny, cool suits and suits that feel light like the show's suits.
Personally as someone who watched this as a kid, the movie and the ending are the only thing I could recall until a few episodes like the robot one were triggered.
Watching this one thing that is kind of weird when the base gets attack is that TJ says the Rangers are "in it until the end" which implies their death. Justin is freaking 12 years old and TJ is just making that decision without any contemplation. They probably should have teleported him to safety.
That being said the finale and segue into "In Space" is something I can still recall 20+ years later (and this being the first time I have seen it since) which I think says good things about it as I could not tell you how Mighty Morphin segued.
Exactly the same, they didn't showed Turbo much when i was a kid so the only things i knew where: they have a movie, the change the cast, blue Senturion is there and they get a complete defeat at the end
When Tommy sings "it's morphin time" and when TJ says "I'm gonna toss your salad", has to be two of the funniest lines I've ever heard from the Power Rangers franchise.
I like the "Billy invented turbo powers" theory. Given he invented the RadBug, a car which was technically a zord, it makes sense that more time, resources, and experience would result in way more powerful and useful zords, likely out of trashed and decomissioned cars from the scrap yard.
I feel I was the only one who liked Justin. Being a kid back then and seeing that another become a ranger inspired me
I never disliked Turbo. Justin was fine and the Beetleborgs was awesome. Tommy and his crew left was sad but TJ and the new team carried the show forward.
Love this series you do, the nostalgia kicks are so big
Yay! This’ll be an ongoing series!
I’m not convinced that they “lost their powers” at the end of Turbo. They de-morphed, yes, but no one even bothered to try to re-morph! They all just *assumed* they lost their powers. And as we saw when Justin teamed up with the Space Rangers, TJ teamed up with the ten Red Rangers, and the entire crew teamed up with all other Rangers in Legendary Battle, the powers weren’t actually lost.
God you are so good at this!!!!!! I can't wait for future installments!!!!!!
Whatever it's actual quality,, I have such fond memories of the Turbo movie from when I was a kid. Pretty sure we still have the VHS somewhere, actually. Probably it helps that I was eight-ish when it came out and could pretend I was power ranger material because of Justin. I didn't realize until you played that clip, but the names of my favorite sleds were Mountain Blaster and Red Lightning after the Turbo cars--Storm Blaster and Lightning Cruiser.
Also, we didn't have access to whatever channel Power Rangers was on, so the movie was literally all the sentai content I had to watch. Well, that and the first movie and a few random VHS episodes I had of Mighty Morphin'. Sad days, having no access to the cable OR the internet.
Seeing your run through of the events has been AWESOME, since I'm finally getting some idea of what happened in the canon and how actors came and went. Thank you for making and posting these!
Tony was just giving me the know how about all the power ranger history and super sentai things he learned from you! ❤
I remember getting into a fight with a bully, and after standing up for myself we became friends, so Justin's bully becoming his friend after beating him up makes sense to me.
Justin is not an orphan his dad just works a lot to provide for just him
I personally think that it is that easy to create a time go back monster, its just that it needs rituals and stuff to go back more than like a day or 2
man i remember your much older vids your stuff always makes me smile
53:57 I understand him because who the hell wants to start a conversation with "I am a dog and you are my owner".
I told the actor that played Justin when I was a kid, I didnt like it (we're about the same age), but it's fun now as an adult rewatching it. I feel like it was jealously.
excited for in space! AND I'M GENUINELY SO HAPPY YOU DO TOKUSATSU CONTENT NOW! I LOVED YOUR STUFF BEFORE BUT NOW YOU DO THIS! GODDAMN YOU'RE AMAZING
Yea these videos are good
Watched the In Space one first but dude, keep this going. Its such a nice blast from the past.
Next.. the AWESOME world of Power Rangers in Space!!
I was 5 when the Turbo Power Rangers movie came out
Really love this content. Hope you continue and do all the other seasons 😅
It is unfortunate they decided to try to make the season adapting car ranger serious. For those that don't know there was a reason why it was silly. It was more of a parody of the previous seasons and ultimately saved the franchise in japan. It's such a mainstay in the Japanese zeitgeist that it spawned a subgenre of manga based off the show's romance between the red ranger and the villainess.
Carranger is fantastic. It's cheesy and goofy but it knows exactly how goofy it was. That was the point and that's what made it charming. Hell it even had an episode where the villains try to stop the megamech from forming by ambushing the red ranger while he's getting his mech. It was a fun watch.
It really is interesting, learning about all the ups & downs of the Power Rangers franchise. The 2 Power Rangers movies were my main introductions to the series (my parents didn't let me watch the show during its original run) before getting into the series proper with Lightspeed Rescue & Wild Force during the Disney era. So I have a soft spot for both movies, despite how bad they could be at times. I still love the Turbo theme. Also, 1 Power Rangers season that did the comedy to serious transition best was RPM, since its Sentai origin was a similar tone to Carranger. Can't wait til you tackle In Space with all the things it put in, to go out on a bang.
I just binged all 3 of your season explains mmpr zeo and this one I’m already waitin for in space to drop!!
technically amy jo did come back, just not as kimberly, just as a bystander in the newest power ranger movie
i mean koh from Gosei Sentai Dairanger was the white tiger ranger, he was a kid who became full grown as a ranger
I Remember Buying Turbo a Power Rangers Movie at K Mart When I was 6, I was Hoping to get More of the Machine Empire or at Least an Explanation on what Happened to the Machine Empire but No we got no Explanation on what Happened to the Machine Empire or why they Shifted into Turbo from Zeo.
Turbo was weird and had issues but it did do well with the material it was given, like Conner said, this season is not NEARLY as bad as MEGAFORCE.
Ugh. Megaforce
I like that you detail each episode in your Ranger reviews.
Yea these are pretty good videos
PR Turbo has always been my favorite season. IDC that people hate it. I LOVE IT
You and me both. Despite everything, Justin was also my favorite Ranger.
41:11 he actually was on sentai, not as a ranger but as a villan or something
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Great video man. Cant wait til you cover In Space
i like this guy’s knowledge on pr and ss in general. love the video 🎉
RIP JDF you will be missed
Can’t wait till the in space video drops. Please keep this series going fr
i LOVE these power rangers videos! keep it up!
Was waiting for the next one! Thank you so much, I have really been enjoying these ! Can’t wait for more (:
Turbo was a definite mixed bag of a season. I enjoyed it but it was hard to watch at times, plus I was distracted by Beetleborgs on TV too.
Beetleborgs is so another show you should look at if you are looking for some extra ideas😊
38:51 To quote Linkara "Excuse me for moment" walks away from mic "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRGGGGG" walks back to mic its things like that is what makes Turbo "THE WORST SEASON EVER!!!!" lol
What are the biggest problems was they never had a consistent time slot for space. At least in my opinion that is.
3:08 ... just keeping this for... reasons.
I can't wait for wild force, Time Force, ninja storm, SPD and Mystic Force. My Top 5
Some of those I've never even heard of
@@bigjalapeno7061and they're all at least pretty good (most of them are even really good)
@@bigjalapeno7061 they're great seasons you should watch them
Ehh got bad starting SPD and on
As a kid Justin was cool because he grew to adult size. I thought it was awesome and wanted to be the blue ranger cause of that
Justin: I'll take you both
Ashley and Cassie: deal!
Me: ( hears distant explosion) my god the rizz-o-meter just exploded!
The two part ending with the Megazord and Base being destoryed really made this series pretty good
Power Rangers In Space, Hell Yeah.
"Did I ever tell you guys about the time I got baked in a giant pizza?" TJ
funny enough, justin was the most competent one of the rangers. when ever something was happening, he knew it was divatox's doing, and would jump into action.
Just watched this and what an AMAZING review this was! I immediately went to your page hoping you’ve covered the next season. Way to leave us on a cliff hanger lol. Can’t wait for the next one from ya!!!!!!!
Dang get roasted nerd had me dying 😂
You surprised me with this upload!!!!!!
Please keep on going!!!!!💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Umm actually🤓 Amy Jo Johnson made an appearance with JDF in the mighty morphin reboot 😂😝
They wanted to ride the winds of Beetleborgs’ popularity by adding a kid Power Ranger… yet never thought of doing a crossover between the two shows.
(Only crossover that exists is a forgettably bad comic book featuring the Turbo Power Rangers and the Beetleborgs teaming up and that’s it.)