Power Rangers
Tracing the seam where the footage crossed the ocean.
America’s Power Rangers was stitched together: Japanese sentai action and mecha footage, with new drama shot locally and sewn on top. Below, the seam, what came from Japan and where new footage begins, laid out for each show that crossed the ocean.
US · 1993
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Season 1
Carried over
- · Suited action & battle footage
- · Daizyujin → Megazord
- · Dragon Caesar → Dragonzord
- · Bandora actress M. Soga → cast as Rita Repulsa
Shot fresh
The five-teen drama scenes were shot fresh in the US
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![【中古】恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー VOL.6[DVD] [レンタル落ち] ※ケースなし、ジャケットとディスクのみ](https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/kobaco-003/cabinet/20260413-2/b071472t6z.jpg?_ex=400x400)
![【中古】スーパー戦隊シリーズ 恐竜戦隊ジュウレンジャー VOL.1 [DVD]](https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/ajimura4861/cabinet/20210106-4/b003n4su3y.jpg?_ex=400x400)
US · 1994
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Season 2
Carried over
- · Giant-robo battle footage
- · Dairen-Oh → Thunder Megazord
- · Kiba Ranger → White Ranger
- · Won Tiger → White Tigerzord
Shot fresh
The core five suits were not reused — the seam runs through the mecha and the White warrior
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![【中古】 五星戦隊ダイレンジャー VOL.1 [DVD]](https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/trmt-1/cabinet/306-1/b002g94vzi.jpg?_ex=400x400)
US · 1995
MMPR S3 / Alien Rangers
Season 3 → Alien Rangers
Carried over
- · Muteki Shogun → Shogun Megazord
- · Ninjaman → Ninjor
- · Kakuranger suits → the Alien (Aquitian) Rangers
Shot fresh
Producer J. Kaji's account: unmasked regular scenes were deliberately cut back to yield more usable footage
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