Power Rangers Zeo

Power Rangers Zeo
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Created by	Haim Saban Shuki Levy
Starring	Catherine Sutherland Nakia Burrise Steve Cardenas Johnny Yong Bosch Jason David Frank Austin St. John David Yost Paul Schrier Jason Narvy Richard Genelle Gregg Bullock
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producers	Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
Producer	Jonathan Tzachor
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	FOX
Release	April 20, 1996 – November 27, 1996

Power Rangers: Zeo (often abbreviated as PRZ, and often simply called Zeo) is the fourth season of the Power Rangers franchise that is a continuation of the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers that aired in 1996. It is based on the Super Sentai series Chouriki Sentai Ohranger. Power Rangers: Zeo is the first series in Power Rangers that is part of the annual Ranger suit change to match the annual change of the Super Sentai series.

Synopsis

In the series, after recovering from the destruction of the Command Center, the Rangers discovered the Zeo Crystal intact in the rubble. The Zeo Crystal guided them to a portal, which took them deep underground, where Zordon and Alpha 5 had survived by hiding in the heretofore unmentioned Power Chamber.

At this time, a new set of villains called the Machine Empire decided to take control of the Earth. They chased Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd away from the moon, and Rito and Goldar were left on Earth, with no memories of their past.

The Rangers become the Zeo Rangers, empowered by the Zeo Crystal. Tanya Sloan joined the team as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow, while Billy Cranston became their technical advisor. Through their battles with the Machine Empire, they were sometimes aided by the mysterious Gold Ranger.

It turned out the Gold Zeo Ranger was an alien, Trey of Triforia. He was injured in battle, and was forced to pass on his powers to a worthy warrior while he healed. He first tried Billy, but it turned out that Billy had unintentionally gained negative proton energy from the destruction of the Command Center. The powers then went to Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger from the first generation. Jason was strong and had sufficient energy to hold the powers.

Billy later left Earth to be with the Aquitian Cestria, on Aquitar. Jason, whose life force was declining because of the Gold Zeo Ranger powers, had to return the Gold Zeo Ranger powers to Trey of Triforia in order to save the powers (and his life). Rita and Zedd destroyed the Machine Empire royalty, only to decide to take a vacation, leaving the way clear for the next villain, Divatox.

Characters

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The six Zeo Rangers

The Zeo Rangers

Tommy Oliver

The Red Zeo Ranger; formerly the Green and White Power/Ninja Rangers. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in the American Southwest. He was portrayed by Jason David Frank.

Adam Park

The Green Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Black Power/Ninja Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Korea. He assumes second-in-command after Billy steps down, but steps down himself once Jason returns. He was portrayed by Johnny Yong Bosch.

Rocky DeSantos

The Blue Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Red Power/Ninja Ranger. He found his Zeo Crystal in the past in Mexico. He was portrayed by Steve Cardenas.

Katherine Hillard

The Pink Zeo Ranger; formerly the second Pink Ninja Ranger. She found her Zeo Crystal in the past in Australia. She was portrayed by Catherine Sutherland

Tanya Sloan

The Yellow Zeo Ranger. When Aisha went for her Zeo Crystal in the past in Africa, she decided that she wanted to help the animals who were sick, and sent Tanya back with the Zeo Crystal in her place. Initially returning as a child, the Zeo Crystal made Tanya the same age as the Rangers, which she gradually got used to. She was portrayed by Nakia Burrise. Zeo's Sentai counterpart, Ohranger, featured a female Yellow Ranger, so Zeo is considered the first season to have its Japanese footage feature a female Yellow Ranger (whereas Zyuranger, the Sentai show for MMPR, had a male Yellow Ranger).

Trey of Triforia

The original Gold Zeo Ranger. The prince of the planet of Triforia, a planet where everyone has identical triplets. He gave the Zeo Rangers their Super Zeozords when he had to leave to his planet, again. He was portrayed by Ted, Tim, and Tom DiFillippo and voiced by Brad Hawkins in his first appearances.

Jason Lee Scott

The second Gold Zeo Ranger; formerly the original Red Power Ranger. When Trey of Triforia had to return to his home planet, Tommy went and found Jason to take the place of the Gold Zeo Ranger while he was gone. He becomes second-in-command upon his return. He was portrayed by Austin St. John.

Allies

Actor	Character
Robert L. Manahan	Zordon
Richard Steven Horvitz	Alpha 5 (Voice, Credited as Richard Wood)
David Yost	Billy Cranston
Richard Genelle	Ernie
Paul Schrier	Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeier
Jason Narvy	Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch
Gregg Bullock	Lt./Det. Stone
Eric Frank	David Trueheart/Tommy's brother
	Cestria and the Aquitian Rangers
Derek Stephen Prince	Auric the Conqueror (Voice, Uncredited)
Koichi Sakamoto	Tritor (uncredited)
Paul St. Peter	Tritor (voice, uncredited)

Villains

Machine Empire

• The Royal House of Gadgetry

Actor	Character
David Stenstrom	King Mondo (Voice)
Alex Borstein	Queen Machina (Voice)
Barbara Goodson	Prince Sprocket/Orbus (Voices)
Oliver Page	Klank (Voice)
Douglas Sloan	Prince Gasket (Voice, Uncredited)
Melora Harte	Archerina (Voice, Uncredited)
Lex Lang	Louie Kaboom (Voice, Uncredited)

Cogs

Rita & Zedd

Actor	Character
Ed Neil	Lord Zedd
Robert Axelrod	Lord Zedd/Finster (Voices)
Bob Papenbrook	Rito Revolto (Voice)
Kerrigan Mahan	Goldar (Voice)
Carla Perez	Rita Repulsa
Barbara Goodson	Rita Repulsa (voice)

Arsenal

• Zeonizers: Interlocking, wrist-mounted devices that harness the energy of the Zeo Crystal, and empower the Zeo Zords. These devices allowed the Rangers to morph once the leader proclaimed "It's Morphin' Time!" (reused from the previous three seasons), followed by the team connecting the devices and calling out the phrases listed below.
  • "Zeo Ranger I – Pink!"
  • "Zeo Ranger II – Yellow!"
  • "Zeo Ranger III – Blue!"
  • "Zeo Ranger IV – Green!"
  • "Zeo Ranger V – Red!"
• Zeo Blaster: The amalgamation of the five core Rangers' weapons, a Zeo Pistol and a Zeo Blade. It could fire powerful blasts of energy to destroy opponents.
  • Zeo Blade/Laser Pistol: Standard Zeo Ranger side-arms that can be combined for extra power.
  • Zeo Sword: Red Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
  • Zeo Hatchets: Green Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
  • Zeo Axes: Blue Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
  • Zeo Double Clubs: Yellow Zeo Ranger's personal weapons.
  • Zeo Shield: Pink Zeo Ranger's personal weapon.
• Golden Power Staff: Gold Zeo Ranger's personal weapon, capable of firing a "Gold Rush" blast as a finisher. The Staff allowed the Gold Zeo Ranger to morph once he called out "Gold Ranger Power!"
• Zeo Cannon: A powerful cannon that draws its power from all the Zeo Rangers.
• Defender Wheel: Any of the Rangers can enter this giant wheel and launch themselves at an opponent, destroying them in a spinning mass of energy.
• Zeo Jet Cycles: Five vehicles used for off-road transportation that come in handy when the teleportation system is offline. They were destroyed in an ambush caused by Cog Changer.

Zords

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the six ZeoZords: Zeo1-Moai, Zeo2-Dogu, Zeo3-Sphinx, Zeo4-Taurus, Zeo5-Phoenix, and Pyramidas

Main article: Zords in Power Rangers: Zeo

Billy and Alpha 5 built the Zeozords after the Ninjazords and Shogunzords were disabled. The Red Battlezord was created with the Battle Borg technology, and was controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V − Red, through telepathic link. Pyramidas was the Gold Zeo Ranger's sole Zord, and acted as a Carrier Zord. Trey of Triforia also supplied the Zeo Rangers with the Super Zeozords and the Warrior Wheel.

• Zeo Ultrazord (refactored from ultra)
  • Pyramidas, controlled by Trey and then Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger
  • Zeo Megabattlezord
    • Red Battlezord, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red
    • Zeo Megazord
      • Zeozord I, controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I - Pink
      • Zeozord II, controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow
      • Zeozord III, controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III - Blue
      • Zeozord IV, controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV - Green
      • Zeozord V, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red
• Super Zeo Megazord (refactored from ultra)
  • Super Zeozord I, controlled by Kat as Zeo Ranger I - Pink
  • Super Zeozord II, controlled by Tanya as Zeo Ranger II - Yellow
  • Super Zeozord III, controlled by Rocky as Zeo Ranger III - Blue
  • Super Zeozord IV, controlled by Adam as Zeo Ranger IV - Green
  • Super Zeozord V, controlled by Tommy as Zeo Ranger V - Red
• Warrior Wheel, controlled by Jason as the Gold Zeo Ranger

Template:Ent There was an alternate configuration of the Zeo Ultrazord known as Carrier Mode. It featured Pyramidas transformed into his standing mode, but not upright. The five Zeo Zords and the Red Battlezord were placed on top with Pyramidas serving as a sort of wagon.

Template:Ent The Super Zeo Megazord and the Red Battlezord could be housed within Pyramidas instead of the Zeozords to become the Super Zeo Ultrazord, as well.

Episodes

#	Airdate	Episode Title
1	1996-04-20	"A Zeo Beginning, Part I"
2	1996-04-23	"A Zeo Beginning, Part 2"
3	1996-04-24	"The Shooting Star"
4	1996-04-25	"Target Rangers"
5	1996-04-27	"For Cryin' Out Loud "
6	1996-04-29	"Rangers in the Outfield"
7	1996-04-30	"Every Dog has its Day"
8	1996-05-01	"The Puppet Blaster"
9	1996-05-02	"Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers"
10	1996-05-04	"Graduation Blues"
11	1996-05-06	"A Few Bad Seeds"
12	1996-05-07	"Instrument of Destruction"
13	1996-05-08	"Mean Screen"
14	1996-05-11	"Mr. Billy's Wild Ride"
15	1996-05-13	"There's no Business like Snow Business, Part I"
16	1996-05-14	"There's no Business like Snow Business, Part II"
17	1996-05-15	"There's no Business like Snow Business, Part III"
18	1996-05-16	"Inner Spirit"
19	1996-05-18	"Challenges"
20	1996-05-20	"Found and Lost"
21	1996-09-09	"Brother, can you spare an Arrowhead?"
22	1996-09-10	"Trust in Me"
23	1996-09-11	"It Came from Angel Grove"
24	1996-09-12	"Bulk Fiction"
25	1996-09-13	"Song Sung Yellow"
26	1996-09-16	"Game of Honor"
27	1996-09-17	"The Power of Gold"
28	1996-09-19	"A Small Problem"
29	1996-11-27	"A Season to Remember"
30	1996-09-20	"Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise"
31	1996-09-23	"Rock-a-Bye Power Rangers"
32	1996-09-27	"Do I Know You?"
33	1996-10-03	"Revelations of Gold"
34	1996-10-04	"A Golden Homecoming"
35	1996-10-09	"Mondo's Last Stand"
36	1996-10-11	"Bomber in the Summer"
37	1996-10-23	"Scent of a Weasel"
38	1996-10-25	"The Lore of Auric"
39	1996-10-31	"The Ranger who Came in from the Gold"
40	1996-11-05	"The Joke's on Blue"
41	1996-11-06	"Where in the World is Zeo Ranger 5?"
42	1996-11-07	"King for a Day, Part I"
43	1996-11-08	"King for a Day, Part II"
44	1996-11-11	"A Brief Mystery of Time"
45	1996-11-14	"A Mystery to Me"
46	1996-11-15	"Another Song and Dance"
47	1996-11-20	"Rangers of Two Worlds, Part I"
48	1996-11-21	"Rangers of Two Worlds, Part II"
49	1996-11-22	"Hawaii Zeo"
50	1996-11-23	"Good as Gold"

Comics

Image Comics began publication of a Power Rangers Zeo comic in August 1996. It featured scripts by Tom and Mary Bierbaum, and art by Todd Nauck and Norm Rapmund. Four issues were drawn but only one was released before Image Comics lost the license.