Great video, great list, and I was so happy to see big bad beetleborgs on the list, I watched that as a kid and I still like it, even though it looks so campy and silly now.
Masked Rider wasn't jsut a rip off of Power Rangers, it was an actual spin off. Edonoi, the home planet of Dex is also the planet where Alpha 5, the robot ally of the Power Rangers, was built. Masked Rider's first appearance was also in Power Rangers at the end of season 2 of Mighty Morphin
It was actually Season 3 instead of Season 2 but otherwise correct. Also I don’t approve of anyone referring to shows like Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, Masked Rider and Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog as rip-offs since calling something a ripoff basically implies that it was unauthorized or stolen but those were owned by Saban
Masked Rider was a basterdized version of Kamen Rider RX lol. All of that 'ripoff' shit is bullshit. Anything Saban does is an authorized rip off of Super Sentai and Kamen Rider has nothing to do with Super Sentai as it is its own genre.
@@angelpowers7413 Well, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills could qualify as a rip-off. As they put it it had multiple similarities to season 1 of Power Rangers.
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a straight up Americanised version of Kame Rider Ryuki, which was edgier still. They might not have been on screen, but the Japanese source material didn't shy away from having characters getting killed by the creatures. Indeed, several of the "vented" riders were actually killed in the original source series rather than dimensionally displaced.
Yep and the episode where Kamen rider Camo appear the fight master was in Punisher War Zone and the voice of Strider Hiryu in UMVC 3 and Mark Dacascos was in KRDK as the advent master
I'm really sad to see that Western audiences didn't appreciate Kamen Riders and Metal Heroes shows that were introduce in the US the same way as Power Rangers😭
@@originalShorai They didnt do it right. Started too late. Metal Heroes started with Space Sherriff Gavan (1982) Space Sherriff Sharivan (1983), Space Sheriff Shaidar (1984), Special Megabeast Investigator Juspion (1985), Dimensional Warrior Spielvan (1986 which was used for VR Troopers), Superhuman Machine Metalder (1987, also used for VR Troopers), World Ninja Jiraiya (which wasn't used, but his 20 yrs later guest star footage in Super Sentai was used in Power Rangers as his name was changed to "Sheriff Skyfire"), Robot Police Jiban (1989), Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990), Special Rescue Command Solbrain (1991) Exceeddraft (1992), Special Investigations Robo Janperson (1993 he made a cameo in Beetleborgs later), Blue SWAT (1994), Heavy Shell Beetle-Fighter (1995 used for Big Bad Beetleborgs), Beetle Fighter Kabuto (1996, used for 2nd season of Beetlborgs), Beetle Robo Kabutack (1997: this was aimed at younger children), and Iron Bark Detective Robotack (1998 which was similar to the previous show aimed at children but featured a dog robot detective and was officially the last of the Metal Hero series). So they totally skipped most of the Showa era (Gavan through to Ninja Jiraiya), which they also could have used extra footage from two Shaidar movies. Not sure if they used movie footage from the Metalder movie for VR Troopers or movie footage from the Heavy Shell Beetle Figher movie for Beetleborgs but those two existed. They also coulda used footage from the Jiban movie (if they had used Jiban), as well as the movies for Janperson and Blue SWAT (if they had used those as well) Of course technically you could also say Saban 'started late' with Power Rangers as 1992's Zyuuranger was used for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which means Saban purposely skipped over 1975;s Gorenger, 1977's J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, 1979's Battle Fever J (prob couldnt use that since it was joint owned by Marvel), 1980's Denziman (first show to have a giant transforming robot besides Spider-Man show), 1981's Sun Vulcan, 1982's Goggle V, 1983's Dynaman (which had episodes comically dubbed in the U.S. on USA Network in 1987), 1984's Bio-Man (which WAS supposed to be the first Power Rangers show but the show never got picked up after its pilot episode), 1985's Changeman, 1986's Flashman, 1987's Flashman (which was the first show to have a 5 piece transforming robot), 1988's Liveman (the first show to use an animal motif), 1989's Turboranger, 1990's Fiveman (whiich consisted entirely of family siblings), and lastly, 1991's Jetman (which used the early 70's anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman as inspiration), but for Power Rangers, Saban still had a lot to choose from with Super Sentai since unlike Metal Hero series which died off in 98', Super Sentai is still ongoing so there's that. Plus Saban failed with Masked Rider (based off of Kamen Rider Black RX) and since that was the last Kamen Rider show to air in Japan until 2000's Kamen Rider Kuuga, there wasnt much for Saban to use to try again with Kamen Rider and he had enough on his plate with Power Rangers anyway, and anyone else that tried to use Tokusatsu material to compete against Power Rangers in the West were either threatened by Saban to be sued, or just drowned out by Power Rangers popularity anyway.
@@budgiecat2885I don’t think Kamen Rider needs an adaption because it already prefect as it, just maybe present it in it’s original form, but marketed it something for young adults due to the different nature of the series compared to Power Rangers.
Um VR Troopers, Beetleborgs and Masked Rider were done by Saban as well They aren't exactly ripoffs when they are made by the same people who adapted Super Sentai as Power Rangers
Damnnn this brings me back. I've seen all these shows cept for galidor. The best ones are obviously Vr troopers Syber squad Beetleborgs Mystic knights Kamenrider dragon knight
Besides Mighty Morphin Power Rangets I only remember VR Troopers. Big Bad Beetle Borgs aired every day before Power Rangers Zeo. Mystic Knights was on before Turbo or In Space.
I don't remember ever watching Galidor, but I remember either me or my brother having the toys where you swapped the arms or the lower body around with separate alien pieces. I don't remember wondering where they came from either. You live and you learn.
Why Americans can't pronounce the letter A but constantly insist on using Japanese words like anime and manga is beyond me. I cringe every time I hear "eh-nime" or "maynga" (and we won't even start on how they mispronounce the actual English loan word waifu as "why -foo"). But I'll forgive the inability to pronounce the word kamen (I'll bet he eats "Rayman" noodles for lunch) if someone actually makes a show called Cayman Rider one day.
@@ValosiTiamata I would say they are stubborn idiots or maybe just ignorance but then again Japanese refuse to pronounce foreign words properly either and unlike Japanese, which is not commonly taught as a 2nd language option in American schools, English is taught regularly as a 2nd language in Japanese schools. So its mainly just stubborn nationalism on both ends.
That was painful. What is it with shows like this where they refuse to make sure they are pronouncing words correctly? They go through the research and take the time to collect the footage for the video, yet they just halfass read it without caring whether or not they say it right.
I remember "animorphs", it was a series where 5 teenagers turned in to animals by collecting their ADN, the enemies where an alien species that looked like leech that controled humans. Also the main role was played by Shawn ashmore (Iceman in the original XMEN trilogy and also apeared as a character in the game man of medan).
An often overlooked gem of the late 80s that would fall under this category was Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. Similar to Mystic Knights, this was a completely original show that gave a team of freedom fighters power suits to face off against evil robots and their leader, Lord Dread (a clear rip on Darth Vader). It's always held a special place in my heart.
@@thepayne7862 I when the way of thinking that if you didn't have the toys to interact with the show, the show was meaningless. I guess that's why it only lasted one season.
@@thepeternetwork just read my original comment, I didn't have the toys that interacted with the show. Just mean the tv show itself had toys that interacted with it. You're not having the toys is probably why the show only lasted one season.
I grew up with the Power Rangers as a kid. I’ve know Super Human Samurai Cybersquad, VR Troopers, Masked Rider, Big Bad Beetleborgs, and the Mystic Knights. The memories lives on.
Ah the last one is not a power rager's rip off it has its own franchise it celebrated it during 2016 I think showing off a ton of Kamen or masked riders adn why does it sound like Caiman riders?
I remember more of big bad beetleborgs, mystic knights of tir na nog, los luchadores, galidor defenders of the outer dimension, and kamen rider dragon knight. Never heard of the other ones.
Numbers 1 (Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad), 2 (VR Troopers), 3 (Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog) and 8 (Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix) are the only ones on this list that I was actually aware of and had seen back in the day. In hindsight, yes, most of them were trying to cash in the Power Rangers hype-train, but they did leave an impression in their own way. And truthfully, I'm more than a little pissed that some of these shows aren't available to watch again (I would kill for DVDs of them all), but at the very least, I would do damn near ANYTHING for the actual soundtracks from Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad; some of the best damned music on TV back them. (Power Failure from Do Not Reboot Til Christmas being my all-time favorite)
I've seen at least about half of these shows throughout my young life one thing you got to love it about these shows is that they even know that ripoffs they acknowledge the power rangers is popular the fact that they were trying to imitate it prove that they were trying to do at least reach some level of excess even though they all were canceled and didn't meet up to the expectations you got to give them credit for at least trying to compete with it cuz the show didn't have any competition or at least any other show that was at least like at the time it was groundbreaking the fact that it's still around today and that it's getting its own movie universe there's produced by Hasbro is proof of that.
That was such a great, understated dialogue. It gets overshadowed by all the other over the top hilarious antics, but it's just such a great slice of nerd culture just casually slipped in under the radar.
Though you did mention it with masked rider, you should have also mentioned that vr troopers, mystic Knights, and beetle borgs were all created by suban as well. This means that those shows were not just ranger ripoffs, but spin off series.
@@TribalxStoney sorry to burst your bubbles but japan actually liked Dragon Knight a Lot! than Kamen Rider :Ryuki to the point that the entire cast of the Ryuki came back to dub for their american counter parts and was even given a sequel via Light novels. and an epic opening song. and as an added bonus one of the actors for Dragon Knight actually wanted to appear in an Episode of Zi-o since it's still part of the Kamen Rider Multiverse.
@@ashwolf2006 you can say it was good...but dragon knight was a tarnish to the Kamen Rider name. Yes I know WAY back in the day we got an American version of Black RX but all that didn't last long either.
I like the japanese version of kamen rider dragon knight coz it had more of a mature storyline and some of the riders have their own storylines that added flavor. The other riders have their own motives and what makes the japanese version unique is that it does not portray the black and white ..all good all evil story, there was gray area as the story progresses.
@@andrewrentuaya9510 I recently bought Jetman on dvd and you are correct. It's between the Red Ranger, Pink Ranger and the Black Ranger. The team definitely doesn't get a long all the time.
@@thepayne7862 more organic than american sentai coz it show human emotion and motivation...but vr troopers is an exception coz...his journey in finding his father and knowing that his father had become one of grimlords minions..
VR troopers was an amazing amalgamation of a series, But what wasn't amazing was the story of Sarah Brown and how her life would be forever changed at the hands of Shuki Levy and in this podcast th-cam.com/video/9xvILg8mYgI/w-d-xo.html , you can hear it in her own words. WARNING - Viewer discretion is advised.
Out of all those shows VR Troopers should have crossed over into the Power Ranger world just like the Power Rangers crossed over into the Ninja Turtles and vice versa
Fun fact about Power Rangers/VR Troopers. VR Troopers started out as a single-hero show starring Jason David Frank after he left Power Rangers and the original plan was for the actor playing Ryan Steele in VR Troopers to debut as the new White Ranger but so many fans were clamouring for PR to bring bacc Tommy that they pulled an audible and recast JDF as a returning Tommy and made the other guy the leader of a team of 3 troopers.
Mystic Knights did have a second season in the works, but with the massive boost in popularity after the ending of In Space Power Rangers Lost Galaxy would end up taking its place and the Post Zordon era of the show would begin. Kind of sad considering Mystic Knights had just added a fifth team member. Edit: as for Dragon Knight focusing on fight scenes, well that has to do with the source material. In Kamen Rider Ryuki the entire plot centered around a battle royale between the different Riders, one of the reasons why it has one of the largest groups of Riders in the entire series. Last man standing gets any one wish granted.
I'm surprised "Ultraman" didn't make the cut. Also, Los Luchadores felt less like Power Rangers and more like a slightly modernized rendition of Adam West's Batman in terms of campiness and colorful atmosphere. And Sarah Carter who played Maria Valentine would later go on to play Helena in the 2006 Dead or Alive movie.
Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad I watch back then, TTAFFBH was something I thought TFS made up but to find out sometimes bloody knows how many years that it was an actual TV series, Masked Rider I can't remember how I came across from it either looking up on the Power Rangers wikia or watch the beginning of MMPR Season 3, VR Troopers I only saw previews of it on MMPR VHS, Galidor the thing I remember it was the toy of the robot or whatever the villain I believe was, Van-pires I never heard of it when someone comment about it on a video I was watching (TTAFFBH theme song I believe that I was watching), and Los Luchadores...... Yeah that's the only one I never heard or came across it
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad is an Ultra Man rip off more than a Power Rangers Rip off. In fact, many of the monster suits used were from Ultra Man series prior. VR Troopers IS exactly what Power Rangers was, originally Japanese but tweaked for American and Canadian audiences. Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog was actually original. While the concept of regular people transforming into colored warriors of various powers is very Power Ranger-esque. It's dive into mythological and fantasy elements clearly separate it. Tattooed Tenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills was also original. Yes, similar concept but it's own production. Terrible as hell though. Van-Pires was awful. Definitely more Transformers vibes than Power Rangers. Masked Rider is also once more originally a Japanese production. Kamen Rider. Most of those shows are Saban productions all originally Japanese. Los Luchadores really had little to do with Power Rangers other than being the same network and wanting to cash in on that success. The concept though is where they differ quite a bit. Was just too silly though in the end. Beetleborgs... ah yes another Japanese show like many of the above. The addition of the Monster House were completely unnecessary. Though Billy Foresters comedy was golden. Galidor... Ahh yes I remember it. Very original but yes very terrible. Nothing like Power Rangers really. Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is once again originally a Japanese production. So... a lot are not rip offs unless you consider their original Japanese source materials as rip offs of each other which in ways they are as they fit the genre but that's about where it ends. They are part of a genre not exactly a rip off but a building of the concept.
I watched "Ultraseven", "Sankoukai" & "Mighty Jack" when I was a kid, but recently like a year ago I got into tokusatsu real heavy and I am being watching material of Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Ultra Series, Kamen Rider and Garo. So, this list is really interesting and informative to me. Thanks a lot for making it. 🎬😎👍
*Van - Pires . . . . really that's what they named it?? For years I was asking people, friends and searching the web before to know just the name. Cause this look like a cross between Transformers/Reboot. But thank you for telling me the name . . . finally.* *I'll never forget they catch phased before transforming " time to ignition" 😂 good times.*
You can find Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad on DVD from Cookie Jar, a discount DVD company that releases older shows. I got the complete series off of Amazon in 2 volumes. They also released Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills as a Complete Series set.
Oh god I forgot Los Luchadores was a thing! I watched them, Beatle Borgs, and Mystic Knights all the time on Fox Kids back in the day. Some of my favorite memories back in kindergarten-2nd grade was coming home, getting some dunkaroos and a glass of milk, and watching Power Rangers and any other MMPR rip off on TV.
Although when it comes to VR Troopers, it was originally going to be a show called Cybertron, which would have been Jason David Frank's show, with him wearing Ryan Steele's suit, while Brad Hawkins was going to become the White Ranger for MMPR, but the fans wanted Tommy back so badly, that it lead to a lot of plans being changed. Hawkins was also the voice of the Gold Ranger on Zeo, yet doesn't even become the one to lend his powers to Jason. So chances are, he was denied twice on becoming an official Power Ranger.
I wanted so badly to check out that Tattoo Teenage Alien thing, but the only one in our family who had cable was my sister who lived in Long Island. And once my family got DIrecTV, USA Network, the station responsible for airing it, ceased all kidvid. Also, aren't masked wrestling luchadors a Mexican product?
I was blown away to find out Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills was actually a thing. I honestly thought that was something entirely made up by TFS in DBZA.
I fully enjoyed re-watching Big Bad Beetleborgs, but it was difficult re-watching VR Troopers because it was painfully obvious that it was made from multiple series. I'm sure I'll try it again in the future.
So many memories watching all of these. Hands down some of my fondest memories i have. Nothing better than waking up early with a bowl of cereal to sat morn shows on Fox41 or any other hour-long tv show blocks.
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a great show and it so NOT FAIR THAT IT TRULY CANCELLED!!! 😡😡😡 . I want Kamen Rider Adaptations Back!!!! 😭 #BringBackKamenRiderUSAdaptations
To me the PowerRangers took a lot of the kitschy Japanese stuff from the 60s when I grew up and made a TV show with teens instead of a central hero and maybe a sidekick.
Not all of these shows are as lost as you think 1) The original Japanese version of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, *Gridman* had a recent anime adaptation (two, in fact). 2) Two of the shows VR Troopers was adapted from, Uchū Keiji Shaider and Uchū Keiji Gavan, are part of a trilogy, set in the same universe as Super Sentai, the ongoing series from which Power Rangers was adapted. 6 & 10) Masked Rider and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight might be over, but the stories of the successors to their originals, Kamen Riders Black RX, ZO (pronounced Zett-Oh; to differentiate from the Kamen Rider whose show began in 2018, Zi-O) J and Ryuki still continue to this day. 8) Beetleborgs/B-Fighters…Blue Beet and B-Fighter Kabuto (The Blue Stinger Beetleborg and the Gold Chromium Beetleborg were two different people in the Japanese version) were inducted into what is known as the Space Squad by Geki Jumongi/Uchū Keiji Gavan II. 9) Personal note: you have to admit, that Glinching thing was pretty interesting.
No there was never a crossover with Power Rangers. The producers only used the Beetleborg suits as the Machine Empire. And Sarah Brown guest starred in Power Rangers Zeo as a different character. Not Kaitlin.
Out of all these shows I think VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog, and Kamen rider Dragon Knight were the best. Wish they were still around and getting updated.
you forgot 4kid's adaptation to Ultraman Tiga on Fox Box, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation. Also if you look at feature length films. I'd recommend Star Kid, from Trimark Entertainment. Kid comes across alien sentient battle suit and have to fight an alien scout that landed trying to recover the suit. Has Digital, but also a more live action effects feel that was like Tokusatsu at the time. Too bad that it faded into obscurity. Also with it's PG rating, it got dark at times.
wtf, Gridman (Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad) was not a rip off of Power Rangers/Super Sentai. It was more in the line of Ultraman / Metal Hero genre. And Saban were dicks trying to sue them. They had no ground to stand on there. Dynaman predated Power Rangers in the West anyway.
You seem to misunderstand the word rip-off. How can masked rider, who looks like insect, fights alone, with no robot and only 1 gun in robo-form, be considered a power ranger ripoff? It's like saying that Toad is a snake rip-off. The shows you mentioned came from completely different line of japanese series. There are several main types of Japanese tokushatsu, which are Ultraman, Kamen rider, metal heroes, and super sentai. They borrow each other's theme, but some things remain distinct. Power ranger comes from super sentai line, and of course, follow the theme of multi-colored teens fighting monsters with giant robot. Although the story can be different, the usage of Japanese scenes make it easier to make similar theme. Power ranger rarely has metal armors, to differentiate them from metal heroes. Super human samurai uses footage from Gridman, which is like a giant metal hero instead of sentai. Originally, there is only 1 person with detachable armor. It looks more like Ultraman than power ranger, although it's true that American adaptation makes it more like power rangers. Beetle borg is from metal heroes, and yea, they're metal. Masked rider is obviously kamen rider. Dragon knights look similarly colorful as power rangers, but it's inspired by Arthur's 13 round-table knights. Kamen rider ryuuki (japanese version) is a much, much darker series, with 13 riders having to kill each other. So instead of forcing it to make darker story, America actually mellowed it so much more. It's a kamen rider series with the most deaths comparable only to kamen rider Gaim. Main character actually has half-visible large round eyes, characteristic of most kamen riders.
I don't think Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad was based from Power Rangers it's kinda based from Ultraman and also Ultraman and Super Sentai (the inspiration for Power Ranger's) have a rivalry between the series till today
I'm surprised I didn't hear of some of these. Masked Rider was pretty bad though. Kamen Rider (Black RX) is a significantly darker in tone compared to Super Sentai so turning Black RX into a sitcom was not a good directive choice.
Superhuman samurai I never understood why they recycled battles Vr Trooper was a mix of Japanese series ... so they had different armor Mystic knight only western series seemed to me a waste of all costumes, special effects .. Tatoo why do they dress like bodybuilders? Betleborg never understood why they mix children, comics and monsters in a haunted house Kamen rider dragon good because they have not westernized other riders The others never seen
Another Live action series similar, was not teens transforming to costumed super heroes, but transforming to animals to battle an alien parasite invasion. I'm talking about the live action adaptation of The Animorphs, based by Applegate's book series, toys sold by hasbro along beast wars and aired in Nickelodeon. Since it was based on a popular book series, and had to be changed alot to air for children it fell flat.
Super human samurai cyber squad was telecasted on DD metro or Dd2 on weekdays afternoon in India during the late 90s,I watched that show after coming from school
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was my favorite. Had it been handled better for more people to see it, and market it, It woudl have been a sucess and bolster more popularity to the Kamen Rider Series.
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog definitely earns points from me for being more of its own thing. I remember trying to collect all the happy meal toys for it as a kid but I think I only ended up with the one blue knight lol
Los Luchadores didnt remind me of Power Rangers in the least. The girl showed up the guys all the time and usually had Turbo the smaller guy being proven wrong after think she couldnt do something just because she was a girl
I remember super human samurai because on old transformers G1 tape I was gave with a lot of taped episodes on had episodes of super human samurai on it right before transformers and I remember vr troopers from previews on power ranger tapes I had. Always wanted to watch more of both but was never able.
Dude I thought I imagined Vanpires. I saw one episode as a kid and never saw another one. I wonder if they moved it around in the broadcast schedule when it first aired? I wouldn't have been able to keep up with that back then. Does anyone know where to watch it online?
Really? Calling Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad a Power Rangers ripoff? SSSS is an adaptation of Gridman, which was made by the people who made Ultraman, which in turn came out several years before Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. Power Rangers is an adaptation of Super Sentai, so the rip-off should be the other way around.
Fun Fact: Jason David Franks (MMPR Tommy) was originally cast as Ryan Steel on VR Troopers. I think it was after he was already on Power Rangers and he had to leave due to no more Green Ranger.
@@ScooterinAB if I remember correctly, Saban was originally supposed to put both shows in the same universe. The actor who played Ryan Steele, Brad Hawkins, was supposed to be the White Ranger before they brought Tommy back into Power Rangers. But since that didn't happen, Brad ended up voicing the Gold Zeo Ranger when his identity was still unknown to everyone.
They were originally going to call it Cybertron and Franks would be going solo. You can find the original promo video online. If you can get past the Transformers footage of course. :)
vr troopers didn’t run out of footage. a second half of season two and a full 3rd season was planned. the problem was ratings weren’t there and Saban entertainment blew the budget on the mmpr movie. Similarly Mystic Knights was also made by Saban Entertainment. the 2nd second was only canned cause they needed the budget for the 2nd half of power rangers lost galaxy. Sigh. Beetle borgs didn’t run out of footage. Saban lost the license for metal hero due to changes going on at Toei. Do you do any research before making videos or do you enjoy parroting casuals filled with incorrect rumors?
Saban had nothing to do with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie other than making sure that the regular cast were included but otherwise everything was under the control of 20th Century Fox which includes the budget
Great video, great list, and I was so happy to see big bad beetleborgs on the list, I watched that as a kid and I still like it, even though it looks so campy and silly now.
I also grew up loving the Big Bad Beetleborgs, especially that opening theme song.
Masked Rider wasn't jsut a rip off of Power Rangers, it was an actual spin off.
Edonoi, the home planet of Dex is also the planet where Alpha 5, the robot ally of the Power Rangers, was built.
Masked Rider's first appearance was also in Power Rangers at the end of season 2 of Mighty Morphin
It was actually Season 3 instead of Season 2 but otherwise correct.
Also I don’t approve of anyone referring to shows like Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, Masked Rider and Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog as rip-offs since calling something a ripoff basically implies that it was unauthorized or stolen but those were owned by Saban
@@MattZRJSRoxy Saban itself is a ripoff
Masked Rider was a basterdized version of Kamen Rider RX lol. All of that 'ripoff' shit is bullshit. Anything Saban does is an authorized rip off of Super Sentai and Kamen Rider has nothing to do with Super Sentai as it is its own genre.
I agree man none of these shows were rip offs
@@angelpowers7413 Well, Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills could qualify as a rip-off. As they put it it had multiple similarities to season 1 of Power Rangers.
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a Good one hell it was edgier than Power Rangers
Yeah I'm glad I saw this cause that's how I was introduce to Kamen Riders. It was a solid show and a good cast too.
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a straight up Americanised version of Kame Rider Ryuki, which was edgier still. They might not have been on screen, but the Japanese source material didn't shy away from having characters getting killed by the creatures. Indeed, several of the "vented" riders were actually killed in the original source series rather than dimensionally displaced.
KRDK wasn't that good actually. No to mention most of the white actors they used looked like. VR Troopers was an edgier version of Power Rangers.
Yep and the episode where Kamen rider Camo appear the fight master was in Punisher War Zone and the voice of Strider Hiryu in UMVC 3 and Mark Dacascos was in KRDK as the advent master
@@TheDarkmaleX"Wasnt that good". It actually got an Emmy.
I'm really sad to see that Western audiences didn't appreciate Kamen Riders and Metal Heroes shows that were introduce in the US the same way as Power Rangers😭
They were appreciated. They just ran out of footage to use for them.
@@originalShorai They didnt do it right. Started too late. Metal Heroes started with Space Sherriff Gavan (1982) Space Sherriff Sharivan (1983), Space Sheriff Shaidar (1984), Special Megabeast Investigator Juspion (1985), Dimensional Warrior Spielvan (1986 which was used for VR Troopers), Superhuman Machine Metalder (1987, also used for VR Troopers), World Ninja Jiraiya (which wasn't used, but his 20 yrs later guest star footage in Super Sentai was used in Power Rangers as his name was changed to "Sheriff Skyfire"), Robot Police Jiban (1989), Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990), Special Rescue Command Solbrain (1991) Exceeddraft (1992), Special Investigations Robo Janperson (1993 he made a cameo in Beetleborgs later), Blue SWAT (1994), Heavy Shell Beetle-Fighter (1995 used for Big Bad Beetleborgs), Beetle Fighter Kabuto (1996, used for 2nd season of Beetlborgs), Beetle Robo Kabutack (1997: this was aimed at younger children), and Iron Bark Detective Robotack (1998 which was similar to the previous show aimed at children but featured a dog robot detective and was officially the last of the Metal Hero series).
So they totally skipped most of the Showa era (Gavan through to Ninja Jiraiya), which they also could have used extra footage from two Shaidar movies. Not sure if they used movie footage from the Metalder movie for VR Troopers or movie footage from the Heavy Shell Beetle Figher movie for Beetleborgs but those two existed. They also coulda used footage from the Jiban movie (if they had used Jiban), as well as the movies for Janperson and Blue SWAT (if they had used those as well)
Of course technically you could also say Saban 'started late' with Power Rangers as 1992's Zyuuranger was used for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which means Saban purposely skipped over 1975;s Gorenger, 1977's J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, 1979's Battle Fever J (prob couldnt use that since it was joint owned by Marvel), 1980's Denziman (first show to have a giant transforming robot besides Spider-Man show), 1981's Sun Vulcan, 1982's Goggle V, 1983's Dynaman (which had episodes comically dubbed in the U.S. on USA Network in 1987), 1984's Bio-Man (which WAS supposed to be the first Power Rangers show but the show never got picked up after its pilot episode), 1985's Changeman, 1986's Flashman, 1987's Flashman (which was the first show to have a 5 piece transforming robot), 1988's Liveman (the first show to use an animal motif), 1989's Turboranger, 1990's Fiveman (whiich consisted entirely of family siblings), and lastly, 1991's Jetman (which used the early 70's anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman as inspiration), but for Power Rangers, Saban still had a lot to choose from with Super Sentai since unlike Metal Hero series which died off in 98', Super Sentai is still ongoing so there's that.
Plus Saban failed with Masked Rider (based off of Kamen Rider Black RX) and since that was the last Kamen Rider show to air in Japan until 2000's Kamen Rider Kuuga, there wasnt much for Saban to use to try again with Kamen Rider and he had enough on his plate with Power Rangers anyway, and anyone else that tried to use Tokusatsu material to compete against Power Rangers in the West were either threatened by Saban to be sued, or just drowned out by Power Rangers popularity anyway.
@@originalShorai Exactly. They could've used other footage from other Space Sheriff's, including Kabutack.
@@budgiecat2885I don’t think Kamen Rider needs an adaption because it already prefect as it, just maybe present it in it’s original form, but marketed it something for young adults due to the different nature of the series compared to Power Rangers.
Um VR Troopers, Beetleborgs and Masked Rider were done by Saban as well
They aren't exactly ripoffs when they are made by the same people who adapted Super Sentai as Power Rangers
Doesn't make a great title though
@@TheEPICFAIL23 true
Masked Rider was actually a spinoff. He first appears in backdoor pilot during season 2 of MMPR.
Nice to see that someone thought the same as I was thinking with the Saban Toku shows shouldn’t be called Power Rangers rip-offs
But Power Rangers rip-off too
grid man/super human samurai syber squad had fantastic footage, their battle scenes were really were decorated
Gridman returned and he is on netflix
@@marumarujakuson7980 that's why the ssss prefix before the anime reboot
It's supposed to be an homage to Super-human Samurai Syber-Squad
@@marumarujakuson7980 He's also on TH-cam (live action original from the 90's)
And the music…. The face melting music
But the crazy thing is that the robot was a ripoff of ultra man a Japanese super sentai
Muh childhood. Where did the time go? Don't give me feels that are too heavy to feel.
This video is peak childhood for me. Tokusatsu ruled my life from 94-97 and SSSS was the closest thing rivaling Power Rangers for me.
Mine was like beginning 2000's after Power Rangers and such.
I'm fine with Power Rangers, ( more of a fan of Super Sentai) but for Kamen Rider? Go to the source!
Big bad beetle borgs was my show on FoxKids besides power rangers
Damnnn this brings me back.
I've seen all these shows cept for galidor.
The best ones are obviously
Vr troopers
Syber squad
Beetleborgs
Mystic knights
Kamenrider dragon knight
You forgot Masked Rider
@@supotnabaog and masked rider lol
Besides Mighty Morphin Power Rangets I only remember VR Troopers. Big Bad Beetle Borgs aired every day before Power Rangers Zeo. Mystic Knights was on before Turbo or In Space.
I don't remember ever watching Galidor, but I remember either me or my brother having the toys where you swapped the arms or the lower body around with separate alien pieces. I don't remember wondering where they came from either. You live and you learn.
Where the hell you manage find such clear footage of mystic knights of tia na nog?
He forgot Captain Power
These are not ripoffs there their own entities in the tokusatsu community
The way he said kamen rider was killing me but still a good look at some old gem's that I grew up with
Why Americans can't pronounce the letter A but constantly insist on using Japanese words like anime and manga is beyond me. I cringe every time I hear "eh-nime" or "maynga" (and we won't even start on how they mispronounce the actual English loan word waifu as "why -foo").
But I'll forgive the inability to pronounce the word kamen (I'll bet he eats "Rayman" noodles for lunch) if someone actually makes a show called Cayman Rider one day.
@@ValosiTiamata I would say they are stubborn idiots or maybe just ignorance but then again Japanese refuse to pronounce foreign words properly either and unlike Japanese, which is not commonly taught as a 2nd language option in American schools, English is taught regularly as a 2nd language in Japanese schools. So its mainly just stubborn nationalism on both ends.
That was painful. What is it with shows like this where they refuse to make sure they are pronouncing words correctly? They go through the research and take the time to collect the footage for the video, yet they just halfass read it without caring whether or not they say it right.
I had all the VR Trooper toys growing up. I still got the book they had with the 3D glasses till this day.
I lost my book but just Have Ryan Steele.
Awesome
I remember watching Super Human Samurai, BeetleBorgs & VR Troopers & Masked Rider along with Power Rangers. I loved my childhood.
I saw those shows too 👍😊❤
I remember "animorphs", it was a series where 5 teenagers turned in to animals by collecting their ADN, the enemies where an alien species that looked like leech that controled humans.
Also the main role was played by Shawn ashmore (Iceman in the original XMEN trilogy and also apeared as a character in the game man of medan).
An often overlooked gem of the late 80s that would fall under this category was Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. Similar to Mystic Knights, this was a completely original show that gave a team of freedom fighters power suits to face off against evil robots and their leader, Lord Dread (a clear rip on Darth Vader). It's always held a special place in my heart.
I loved watching that show as a kid. Had the toys that could interact with the show.
Well if we're gonna bring up forgotten 80's Western pseudo-Tokusatsu, then I feel it is only fair to mention Photon.
The light still shines!
@@thepayne7862 I when the way of thinking that if you didn't have the toys to interact with the show, the show was meaningless. I guess that's why it only lasted one season.
@@thepeternetwork just read my original comment, I didn't have the toys that interacted with the show. Just mean the tv show itself had toys that interacted with it.
You're not having the toys is probably why the show only lasted one season.
Captain Power was the very 1st Tokusatsu Series in the USA.
I grew up with the Power Rangers as a kid. I’ve know Super Human Samurai Cybersquad, VR Troopers, Masked Rider, Big Bad Beetleborgs, and the Mystic Knights. The memories lives on.
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad was more like watching Ultraman.
I see Metalder; instant like
Ah the last one is not a power rager's rip off it has its own franchise it celebrated it during 2016 I think showing off a ton of Kamen or masked riders adn why does it sound like Caiman riders?
Isn't Kamen rider and super sentai in the same universe? I know they have had crossover movies.
I remember more of big bad beetleborgs, mystic knights of tir na nog, los luchadores, galidor defenders of the outer dimension, and kamen rider dragon knight.
Never heard of the other ones.
Numbers 1 (Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad), 2 (VR Troopers), 3 (Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog) and 8 (Big Bad Beetleborgs/Beetleborgs Metallix) are the only ones on this list that I was actually aware of and had seen back in the day.
In hindsight, yes, most of them were trying to cash in the Power Rangers hype-train, but they did leave an impression in their own way.
And truthfully, I'm more than a little pissed that some of these shows aren't available to watch again (I would kill for DVDs of them all), but at the very least, I would do damn near ANYTHING for the actual soundtracks from Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad; some of the best damned music on TV back them. (Power Failure from Do Not Reboot Til Christmas being my all-time favorite)
In the American pilot episode of VR Troopers the original green ranger Jason David Frank is in it
And I believe that the guy playing Ryan Steele from VR was gonna Originally be the White Ranger as well
Yes both are correct. Bradley Hawkins did get his chance to be a Ranger. When the Gold Ranger first appears in Zeo, he provides the voice over.
Rip-off of that piece of TRASH? YOU KIDDING, RIGHT?!
Question? Need help remembering! Reading show. Late 80s early 90s. Boy, bicycle, glitter gloves, rides into painting... to work on phonics???
The comment section is sure going to be fun
Being a 80s baby and watching these shows with a high sugary cereal was the best.
Awesome. 90s baby.
Anyone gonna note how he's saying kamen rider,it actually made me cringe a bit xp
I've seen at least about half of these shows throughout my young life one thing you got to love it about these shows is that they even know that ripoffs they acknowledge the power rangers is popular the fact that they were trying to imitate it prove that they were trying to do at least reach some level of excess even though they all were canceled and didn't meet up to the expectations you got to give them credit for at least trying to compete with it cuz the show didn't have any competition or at least any other show that was at least like at the time it was groundbreaking the fact that it's still around today and that it's getting its own movie universe there's produced by Hasbro is proof of that.
Gohan: Vegeta, if you don't mind me asking, what are in for?
Vegeta: Ever watch Power Rangers?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: Ninja Turtles?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: Sailor Moon?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: Beetle Borgs?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: VR Troopers?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: Super Samurai Squad?
Gohan: No.
Vegeta: … Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills?
Gohan: Oh yeah!
Vegeta: GODDAMNIT!
😂😂😂😂😂 DBZ Abridged
That was such a great, understated dialogue. It gets overshadowed by all the other over the top hilarious antics, but it's just such a great slice of nerd culture just casually slipped in under the radar.
Though you did mention it with masked rider, you should have also mentioned that vr troopers, mystic Knights, and beetle borgs were all created by suban as well. This means that those shows were not just ranger ripoffs, but spin off series.
I believe Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight was the ONLY one on the list to get a daytime emmy for it's stunts and fight scenes.
Wished they did more of them in America loved this show
@@ShadowSlayerSD5 no. Please no, leave Kamen Rider alone.
@@TribalxStoney I wouldn't want American versions now they way they do things I meant years back when Dragon Knight was around
@@TribalxStoney sorry to burst your bubbles but japan actually liked Dragon Knight a Lot! than Kamen Rider :Ryuki to the point that the entire cast of the Ryuki came back to dub for their american counter parts and was even given a sequel via Light novels. and an epic opening song. and as an added bonus one of the actors for Dragon Knight actually wanted to appear in an Episode of Zi-o since it's still part of the Kamen Rider Multiverse.
@@ashwolf2006 you can say it was good...but dragon knight was a tarnish to the Kamen Rider name. Yes I know WAY back in the day we got an American version of Black RX but all that didn't last long either.
So much nostalgia
These show taught me there are demons out there!
I like the japanese version of kamen rider dragon knight coz it had more of a mature storyline and some of the riders have their own storylines that added flavor. The other riders have their own motives and what makes the japanese version unique is that it does not portray the black and white ..all good all evil story, there was gray area as the story progresses.
That's what I liked about Super Sentai Zyuranger, its story was way darker than it's counterpart Mighty Morphing Power Rangers.
@@thebrownbaldy jetman i think it has some sort of love triangle between the protagonists.
@@thebrownbaldy I've watched zyuranger and dairanger and holy hell those shows got dark. Mmpr is like the 4kids version of super sentai.
@@andrewrentuaya9510 I recently bought Jetman on dvd and you are correct. It's between the Red Ranger, Pink Ranger and the Black Ranger. The team definitely doesn't get a long all the time.
@@thepayne7862 more organic than american sentai coz it show human emotion and motivation...but vr troopers is an exception coz...his journey in finding his father and knowing that his father had become one of grimlords minions..
I miss the 90’s. Something about Saturday morning cartoons and tv shows after school that made my childhood what it was.
Same here.
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog is my favorite Tokusatsu, the fantasy elements is why it's my favorite!
Facts
The Ireland Version of Power Rangers
VR troopers was an amazing amalgamation of a series, But what wasn't amazing was the story of Sarah Brown and how her life would be forever changed at the hands of Shuki Levy and in this podcast th-cam.com/video/9xvILg8mYgI/w-d-xo.html , you can hear it in her own words. WARNING - Viewer discretion is advised.
got into a fight with one of my friends because he wouldn't stop making fun of my vr troopers backpack. Kept calling them vr poopers.
Lmao
Did you kicked his ass?
In the late 90s older kids used to make fun of kids who still watched Power Rangers and chanted Go Go Potty Trainers
@@undeadknight01 Lmao
@@undeadknight01 Back in the day before Trolls were invented on the internet.
Out of all those shows VR Troopers should have crossed over into the Power Ranger world just like the Power Rangers crossed over into the Ninja Turtles and vice versa
Fun fact about Power Rangers/VR Troopers. VR Troopers started out as a single-hero show starring Jason David Frank after he left Power Rangers and the original plan was for the actor playing Ryan Steele in VR Troopers to debut as the new White Ranger but so many fans were clamouring for PR to bring bacc Tommy that they pulled an audible and recast JDF as a returning Tommy and made the other guy the leader of a team of 3 troopers.
Mystic Knights did have a second season in the works, but with the massive boost in popularity after the ending of In Space Power Rangers Lost Galaxy would end up taking its place and the Post Zordon era of the show would begin. Kind of sad considering Mystic Knights had just added a fifth team member.
Edit: as for Dragon Knight focusing on fight scenes, well that has to do with the source material. In Kamen Rider Ryuki the entire plot centered around a battle royale between the different Riders, one of the reasons why it has one of the largest groups of Riders in the entire series. Last man standing gets any one wish granted.
I wish the white beetleborg was in more episodes. The crossover of power rangers and masked rider i loved so much
Me too
I'm surprised "Ultraman" didn't make the cut. Also, Los Luchadores felt less like Power Rangers and more like a slightly modernized rendition of Adam West's Batman in terms of campiness and colorful atmosphere. And Sarah Carter who played Maria Valentine would later go on to play Helena in the 2006 Dead or Alive movie.
Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad I watch back then, TTAFFBH was something I thought TFS made up but to find out sometimes bloody knows how many years that it was an actual TV series, Masked Rider I can't remember how I came across from it either looking up on the Power Rangers wikia or watch the beginning of MMPR Season 3, VR Troopers I only saw previews of it on MMPR VHS, Galidor the thing I remember it was the toy of the robot or whatever the villain I believe was, Van-pires I never heard of it when someone comment about it on a video I was watching (TTAFFBH theme song I believe that I was watching), and Los Luchadores...... Yeah that's the only one I never heard or came across it
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad is an Ultra Man rip off more than a Power Rangers Rip off. In fact, many of the monster suits used were from Ultra Man series prior.
VR Troopers IS exactly what Power Rangers was, originally Japanese but tweaked for American and Canadian audiences.
Mystic Knights Of Tir Na Nog was actually original. While the concept of regular people transforming into colored warriors of various powers is very Power Ranger-esque. It's dive into mythological and fantasy elements clearly separate it.
Tattooed Tenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills was also original. Yes, similar concept but it's own production. Terrible as hell though.
Van-Pires was awful. Definitely more Transformers vibes than Power Rangers.
Masked Rider is also once more originally a Japanese production. Kamen Rider. Most of those shows are Saban productions all originally Japanese.
Los Luchadores really had little to do with Power Rangers other than being the same network and wanting to cash in on that success. The concept though is where they differ quite a bit. Was just too silly though in the end.
Beetleborgs... ah yes another Japanese show like many of the above. The addition of the Monster House were completely unnecessary. Though Billy Foresters comedy was golden.
Galidor... Ahh yes I remember it. Very original but yes very terrible. Nothing like Power Rangers really.
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is once again originally a Japanese production.
So... a lot are not rip offs unless you consider their original Japanese source materials as rip offs of each other which in ways they are as they fit the genre but that's about where it ends. They are part of a genre not exactly a rip off but a building of the concept.
I watched "Ultraseven", "Sankoukai" & "Mighty Jack" when I was a kid, but recently like a year ago I got into tokusatsu real heavy and I am being watching material of Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Ultra Series, Kamen Rider and Garo. So, this list is really interesting and informative to me. Thanks a lot for making it. 🎬😎👍
Check out toei's international TH-cam channel it had tons of those shows to watch for free with English subtitles and so does shoutfactorytv's website
The actress who plays Maria Valentine in 'Los Luchadores' played Grace Gibbons (Cicada) in a season of 'The Flash'.
She was also Alicia Baker in Seasons 3 and 4 of Smallville
*Van - Pires . . . . really that's what they named it?? For years I was asking people, friends and searching the web before to know just the name. Cause this look like a cross between Transformers/Reboot. But thank you for telling me the name . . . finally.*
*I'll never forget they catch phased before transforming " time to ignition" 😂 good times.*
You can find Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad on DVD from Cookie Jar, a discount DVD company that releases older shows. I got the complete series off of Amazon in 2 volumes. They also released Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills as a Complete Series set.
Oh god I forgot Los Luchadores was a thing! I watched them, Beatle Borgs, and Mystic Knights all the time on Fox Kids back in the day. Some of my favorite memories back in kindergarten-2nd grade was coming home, getting some dunkaroos and a glass of milk, and watching Power Rangers and any other MMPR rip off on TV.
Ditto I was alittle older though.
Although when it comes to VR Troopers, it was originally going to be a show called Cybertron, which would have been Jason David Frank's show, with him wearing Ryan Steele's suit, while Brad Hawkins was going to become the White Ranger for MMPR, but the fans wanted Tommy back so badly, that it lead to a lot of plans being changed. Hawkins was also the voice of the Gold Ranger on Zeo, yet doesn't even become the one to lend his powers to Jason. So chances are, he was denied twice on becoming an official Power Ranger.
Casting is hard.
I wanted so badly to check out that Tattoo Teenage Alien thing, but the only one in our family who had cable was my sister who lived in Long Island. And once my family got DIrecTV, USA Network, the station responsible for airing it, ceased all kidvid.
Also, aren't masked wrestling luchadors a Mexican product?
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog and Big Bad Beetleborgs was two of my favorites TV shows when I was young.
You forgot Captain Power! No it doesn't have a Japanese counterpart, neither does Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
I was convinced for many years that most of these shows were a fever dream of my childhood imagination.
Kids these days will never know how amazing after school TV shows and Saturday morning cartoons were.
Especially with TH-cam, tablets, even video games that made it sway away that stuff, but it hasn't swayed me.
I miss the nineties, but I miss these shows even more.
Same here since I was born in 1990.
I was blown away to find out Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills was actually a thing. I honestly thought that was something entirely made up by TFS in DBZA.
I remember watching both VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs as a kid both shows are campy and silly but I still enjoy them even now :)
Same here
I fully enjoyed re-watching Big Bad Beetleborgs, but it was difficult re-watching VR Troopers because it was painfully obvious that it was made from multiple series. I'm sure I'll try it again in the future.
So many memories watching all of these. Hands down some of my fondest memories i have.
Nothing better than waking up early with a bowl of cereal to sat morn shows on Fox41 or any other hour-long tv show blocks.
I think fox had different numbers for different areas
@@doginhat13 Obviously lol
Absolutely
Kamen Riders, VR Troopers and Bettleborgs where sick af growing up!
Can't wait!!!
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was a great show and it so NOT FAIR THAT IT TRULY CANCELLED!!! 😡😡😡
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I want Kamen Rider Adaptations Back!!!! 😭
#BringBackKamenRiderUSAdaptations
To me the PowerRangers took a lot of the kitschy Japanese stuff from the 60s when I grew up and made a TV show with teens instead of a central hero and maybe a sidekick.
To be fair, power rangers are a "rip off" of kamen rider/masked rider
i feel like tatooed teenager alien fighters was just made as a troll to power rangers lol
We really need more kamen rider adaptations in the USA
Not all of these shows are as lost as you think
1) The original Japanese version of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, *Gridman* had a recent anime adaptation (two, in fact).
2) Two of the shows VR Troopers was adapted from, Uchū Keiji Shaider and Uchū Keiji Gavan, are part of a trilogy, set in the same universe as Super Sentai, the ongoing series from which Power Rangers was adapted.
6 & 10) Masked Rider and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight might be over, but the stories of the successors to their originals, Kamen Riders Black RX, ZO (pronounced Zett-Oh; to differentiate from the Kamen Rider whose show began in 2018, Zi-O) J and Ryuki still continue to this day.
8) Beetleborgs/B-Fighters…Blue Beet and B-Fighter Kabuto (The Blue Stinger Beetleborg and the Gold Chromium Beetleborg were two different people in the Japanese version) were inducted into what is known as the Space Squad by Geki Jumongi/Uchū Keiji Gavan II.
9) Personal note: you have to admit, that Glinching thing was pretty interesting.
Great video Marvelous Videos, I really enjoyed it!!
VR Troopers and Beetleborgs had crossovers with the Power Rangers. So did the Ninja Turtles.
No there was never a crossover with Power Rangers. The producers only used the Beetleborg suits as the Machine Empire. And Sarah Brown guest starred in Power Rangers Zeo as a different character. Not Kaitlin.
I used to love beetleborgs more than I can admit
Out of all these shows I think VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog, and Kamen rider Dragon Knight were the best.
Wish they were still around and getting updated.
you forgot 4kid's adaptation to Ultraman Tiga on Fox Box, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation. Also if you look at feature length films. I'd recommend Star Kid, from Trimark Entertainment. Kid comes across alien sentient battle suit and have to fight an alien scout that landed trying to recover the suit. Has Digital, but also a more live action effects feel that was like Tokusatsu at the time. Too bad that it faded into obscurity. Also with it's PG rating, it got dark at times.
wtf, Gridman (Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad) was not a rip off of Power Rangers/Super Sentai. It was more in the line of Ultraman / Metal Hero genre.
And Saban were dicks trying to sue them. They had no ground to stand on there.
Dynaman predated Power Rangers in the West anyway.
You seem to misunderstand the word rip-off. How can masked rider, who looks like insect, fights alone, with no robot and only 1 gun in robo-form, be considered a power ranger ripoff? It's like saying that Toad is a snake rip-off.
The shows you mentioned came from completely different line of japanese series. There are several main types of Japanese tokushatsu, which are Ultraman, Kamen rider, metal heroes, and super sentai. They borrow each other's theme, but some things remain distinct. Power ranger comes from super sentai line, and of course, follow the theme of multi-colored teens fighting monsters with giant robot. Although the story can be different, the usage of Japanese scenes make it easier to make similar theme. Power ranger rarely has metal armors, to differentiate them from metal heroes.
Super human samurai uses footage from Gridman, which is like a giant metal hero instead of sentai. Originally, there is only 1 person with detachable armor. It looks more like Ultraman than power ranger, although it's true that American adaptation makes it more like power rangers.
Beetle borg is from metal heroes, and yea, they're metal.
Masked rider is obviously kamen rider. Dragon knights look similarly colorful as power rangers, but it's inspired by Arthur's 13 round-table knights. Kamen rider ryuuki (japanese version) is a much, much darker series, with 13 riders having to kill each other. So instead of forcing it to make darker story, America actually mellowed it so much more. It's a kamen rider series with the most deaths comparable only to kamen rider Gaim. Main character actually has half-visible large round eyes, characteristic of most kamen riders.
I don't think Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad was based from Power Rangers it's kinda based from Ultraman and also Ultraman and Super Sentai (the inspiration for Power Ranger's) have a rivalry between the series till today
I'm surprised I didn't hear of some of these. Masked Rider was pretty bad though. Kamen Rider (Black RX) is a significantly darker in tone compared to Super Sentai so turning Black RX into a sitcom was not a good directive choice.
Superhuman samurai I never understood why they recycled battles
Vr Trooper was a mix of Japanese series ... so they had different armor
Mystic knight only western series seemed to me a waste of all costumes, special effects ..
Tatoo why do they dress like bodybuilders?
Betleborg never understood why they mix children, comics and monsters in a haunted house
Kamen rider dragon good because they have not westernized other riders
The others never seen
Cayman rider.... I know I have a hard time pronouncing stuff.... but... Ka-men... Kaaaaa-meeen
Another Live action series similar, was not teens transforming to costumed super heroes, but transforming to animals to battle an alien parasite invasion. I'm talking about the live action adaptation of The Animorphs, based by Applegate's book series, toys sold by hasbro along beast wars and aired in Nickelodeon. Since it was based on a popular book series, and had to be changed alot to air for children it fell flat.
Super human samurai cyber squad was telecasted on DD metro or Dd2 on weekdays afternoon in India during the late 90s,I watched that show after coming from school
Loved superhuman samurai syber squad
I loved Big Bad Beetle Borgs. Great theme song. :)
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight was my favorite. Had it been handled better for more people to see it, and market it, It woudl have been a sucess and bolster more popularity to the Kamen Rider Series.
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog definitely earns points from me for being more of its own thing. I remember trying to collect all the happy meal toys for it as a kid but I think I only ended up with the one blue knight lol
Los Luchadores didnt remind me of Power Rangers in the least. The girl showed up the guys all the time and usually had Turbo the smaller guy being proven wrong after think she couldnt do something just because she was a girl
I remember super human samurai because on old transformers G1 tape I was gave with a lot of taped episodes on had episodes of super human samurai on it right before transformers and I remember vr troopers from previews on power ranger tapes I had. Always wanted to watch more of both but was never able.
Help me out guys. There's this armored hero film from the 90s. Its similar to guyver. He did a split in the middle of the film. Please!!!! Help
Dude I thought I imagined Vanpires. I saw one episode as a kid and never saw another one. I wonder if they moved it around in the broadcast schedule when it first aired? I wouldn't have been able to keep up with that back then. Does anyone know where to watch it online?
"Superman samurai cybersquad" was my 💩!!!!! The fight scenes were so dope
I know where to watch these shows except tattooed blah blah from Beverly Hills and Mystic Knights I can't find it
Really? Calling Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad a Power Rangers ripoff? SSSS is an adaptation of Gridman, which was made by the people who made Ultraman, which in turn came out several years before Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. Power Rangers is an adaptation of Super Sentai, so the rip-off should be the other way around.
Fun Fact: Jason David Franks (MMPR Tommy) was originally cast as Ryan Steel on VR Troopers. I think it was after he was already on Power Rangers and he had to leave due to no more Green Ranger.
Ha. Could you imagine Saban trying to write that all together in a giant shared universe?
@@ScooterinAB if I remember correctly, Saban was originally supposed to put both shows in the same universe. The actor who played Ryan Steele, Brad Hawkins, was supposed to be the White Ranger before they brought Tommy back into Power Rangers. But since that didn't happen, Brad ended up voicing the Gold Zeo Ranger when his identity was still unknown to everyone.
They were originally going to call it Cybertron and Franks would be going solo. You can find the original promo video online. If you can get past the Transformers footage of course. :)
Fun Fact :
VR Troopers is the adaptation of two Metal Heroes, which is Metalder and Spielban.
vr troopers didn’t run out of footage. a second half of season two and a full 3rd season was planned. the problem was ratings weren’t there and Saban entertainment blew the budget on the mmpr movie.
Similarly Mystic Knights was also made by Saban Entertainment. the 2nd second was only canned cause they needed the budget for the 2nd half of power rangers lost galaxy.
Sigh. Beetle borgs didn’t run out of footage. Saban lost the license for metal hero due to changes going on at Toei.
Do you do any research before making videos or do you enjoy parroting casuals filled with incorrect rumors?
You got any links to your claims, then? This reads as snarky but I genuinely want to know your sources regarding vr troopers.
Saban had nothing to do with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie other than making sure that the regular cast were included but otherwise everything was under the control of 20th Century Fox which includes the budget
All powers with Jason David Frank were Great TimeForce was good and Ninja Storm was good