The fact David Yost came to the set, not mad, but to met the new rangers and make them feel welcome in a tense time really shows how good a person he is.
Fun fact: Jason David Frank wasn't originally supposed to return as the White Ranger. After he had left Power Rangers early in S2, he was cast as the lead in a different Saban series called Cybertron (you can even find footage of the pilot on YT). However, due to his popularity in Power Rangers, he was eventually convinced to come back. Cybertron later became VR Troopers with Brad Hawkins (who was originally supposed to be brought in as the White Ranger) taking over as the lead actor. Hawkins also later voiced Trey of Triforia, the original Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo.
I think this goes without saying but to those new PR fans who are watching S2 either through Netflix or PR’s official YT episode uploads who are upset with the cast changes, do NOT blame the replacement actors, instead blame the studio who did not want to compromise keeping the OG actors happy. I KNOW it’s been like 20 to 30 years but I still see obnoxious people harassing people like Karen Ashley or Steve Cardinas over replacing actors during a crappy situation they couldn’t control. Instead of doing that, please remember that they are still actors, regardless if they replaced your favorite Power Ranger or not. And besides, the new actors (like Karen and Steve) were eventually screwed over too. Whether you like them as PR characters or not please show the actors, you know real life human beings respect and decency. It’ll make us all better as people.
@@russoisageniusbro4452 I mean people can still miss the old performers, I certainly did when I was a kid. I’m just telling people not to be stupid, toxic shitheads and blame/insult the people that came in after for replacing one of their favorite characters. After all, acting is still a job they shouldn’t be blamed for. Weather you prefer Zack or Adam in the MM Black Ranger suit irrelevant in this case. Lol
I still don’t like that Steve replaced Jason as the red ranger one of my favorite 2 rangers but I still respect there contribution to the show cause they are part of the ranger history and back then we didn’t know why Jason trini and zack really left but since then Austin has been pretty open about it which I think is a good thing cause it cause it doesn’t make Steve Karen and Adam look like the bad guys for replacing rangers we don’t have to like that the replaced rangers just respect they are apart of the ranger history
@@kevin10001 Dislike the replacement being nescesary (because of crappy producers.). Don't blame Steve. Steve, Johnny, and Karen auditioned thinknig they were joining the team as additions, not replacements.
Grew up on this season of MMPR and it was epic. The thunderzords were such a cool design and Lord Zedd was a terrifying villain. Always missed the old cast but they made the new rangers very likable and cool. It was an awesome season to watch growing up. Rest in peace, Jason David Frank. ❤️💛💚💙🖤🤍⚡️
I think that story line sending Jason, Zack, and Trini to a peace conference was a lame excuse as to why the three actors left the show. How long did the conference last, when will they be back in Angel Grove?
The White Ranger upgrade from Green was such a huge moment for the show and an absolute stroke of genius! Same with Jason coming back as the Gold ZEO Ranger!
Agreed. In context it explained why the white ranger tended to be way more excitable in Sentai footage than how Tommy was portrayed: Tommy was back in his element after losing his powers twice
Lord Z was always an amazing design. He looked like he should be a Fallen Ranger, given his mask and that he has a Zord. I always thought that the Power Rangers were like the Angels and that Z was the Fallen Angel.
I had the great pleasure to meet Karan Ashley at a signing once. She actually took a couple of minutes to talk with me. Just about the sweetest and loveliest person you could ever meet.
And now most of the OG Mighty Morphing Power Rangers cast are coming back in the upcoming Cosmic Fury. Which it would be bittersweet without Jason David Frank. Especially when he last announced of retiring from reprising his role as Tommy Oliver one last time after Ninja Steel. Of course, the show will find a way to give tribute to the man who had been Green and White Mighty Morphing, Red Zeo and Turbo, and Black Dino Thunder over the years in his memory.
@@pleaseshutup7053 2 members of the Mighty Morphin team are deceased. There like 16 other teams. Take your own advice and shut up, bro. You clearly came just to run your mouth.
@@pleaseshutup7053 The only actors who passed away are Thuy Trang (Trini Kwan the Yellow Mighty Morphing Power Ranger) and Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver).
@@pleaseshutup7053 Only Thuy and Jason are no longer with us. Austin has his legal problems, Amy is doing behind the scenes stuff on Cosmic Fury, with both David and Walter returning on screen.
Aisha was wasted potential: her actress wasn't a martial artist, but a dancer. If they gave her a story arc in which she learned how to utilize her individual skills to contribute to the team, like with dance, then she would have been more interesting. It'll also be a great way to mirror Kimberly's progression of her fighting style- she learned how to use her gymnastics to fight because she wasn't a martial artist. That would have really better justified the two of them being best friends, with Kimberly in the role of a mentor
But if I remember correctly, neither Billy, Kimberly or Zack were martial artists either, Zack was a dancer, Kimberly was a gymnastic and Billy was a geek.
@@j04370859 I remember the pilot episode where Billy was a student in one of Jason's Karate classes. Zack was somewhat of a fighter as he had "Hip Hop Hido" or whatever that was called where he mix dance moves with martial arts.
My main point was that they should've given Aisha something to work with other than being Kimberly's new best friend. It looks like she was given that role because Trini was. Kimberly being a mentor makes sense, because she knew how it was like to learn over time how to use her individual gifts to add to the team.
@@jesserivera2043 They didn't do much with the new rangers. The only one of the new rangers that got some kind of development was Adam. Rocky and Aisha were just there. For the rest of MMPR they pretty much focused more on the original three (until Kimberly left) and then the focus was mostly Kat and Tommy. When Aisha left it was the child actor they got to play child Aisha who got the farewell scene, not Karen Ashley which was a shame.
8:38 - That's not what I heard. The show proved so amazingly successful that all the actors discussed demanding more money. Quite frankly, rightfully so. Guess which three decided to pursue the matter? Yup, the very same ones who got booted off the show and simply replaced with other actors. They didn't decide to leave. They got kicked out for daring to ask for more money.
It wasn’t just that. The actors themselves weren’t covered for any damages or injuries sustained on stage and they were liable to not get paid for rehearsals or working overtime. One of the yellow rangers also talked how strict the filming schedule was in how they filmed 2-3 episodes a week or something.
Jason > Rocky. Jason was more of a leader and he had that presence, Rocky was a great fighter, okay personality. I would have given that 2nd in command to Kimberly. Zack > Adam. Zack had that colorful personality, wish they did more with him and Jason and or Zack, Jason and Tommy all together, sparring, working out etc. Now Adam, great fighter, character needed work. He didn't have a personality til season 4, a bit overhyped, but overall good in my book. Trini > Aisha. Trini was a wonderful character, could whoop ass and etc. Aisha had a much colorful personality, but needed to work on her fighting, they should have had her character do more with that.
I do wish that they had been able to keep the original team together, long enough for them all to do the first movie together. That first movie was close to having the original team intact, and it ALMOST had quite a stronger Director in Steve Wang. It could have led to the finished film being a solid 20-30% better than it was...and who knows, that might have led to it being more successful in theaters, and launching an official "Power Rangers movie series" parallel to the TV series
Hello there Sixth Ranger. Just wanted to say thank you for this new behind the scenes video on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season Two. I have to admit that I really do enjoy these behind the scenes videos that you have been creating, because of the information that you place in these videos and this one is super exciting. From learning about the design of Lord Zedd to learning about the three new Power Rangers that came into the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This video was incredible and delightful to watch. Thank you once again for this video. Can't wait to see more Power Rangers related videos from you soon. Hope that you have a wonderful day and please stay safe. Also I would like to wish you a happy holidays to you as well. Peace out and May the Power Protect you.
Another thing, Steve doesn't train in Karate. He trains in Taekwondo, him and Austin St. John were the only other rangers that practiced that style but Steve was a champion and teacher at the time. ASJ, Thuy and Walter didn't quit the show. They were fired and replaced...
imo the thunderzords were one of their best zords and even design and animal choice wise .. as for the ranger swap was cool to see new rangers,. who knew down the line , you would be able to be part of their everyday life now by following them on SC
Dairanger def wasn’t the 7th Sentai series. Iirc it was the 16th season maybe 15th. Also Aisha, Rocky, and Adam debuted in the Ninja Encounter as a way to introduce their characters to Tommy, Billy, and Kim. ASJ, Walter and Thuy had already walked off so they had to figure out ways to complete episodes before they did the Power Transfer story. Probably nitpicking too much here still a good video
Eagle-eyed viewers would notice that they were using body doubles and voice dubs much sooner. I first noticed it in the episode where they went to Venus Island. Halfway through the episode they stopped dubbing Jason and Zach's voices, and a lot of the unmorphed sequences used archive footage. It's hilarious, because you can tell Jason and Zach were supposed to be talking, but nothing was coming out 😂
Yep, that used to annoy me as a youngster. Season 2 of Power Rangers was so bitter sweet by the time the White Ranger arrived. I recall being heavily invested in the show during that time because they were fleshing out the characters a bit, I wanted to see Trini and that new guy she was seeing Richie hit off. Tragically both actors passed away.
@@vh9network absolutely agree. Aside from Tommy, Billy was the only one who had a character motivation, and not simply informed attributes. Trini was definitely growing more into her own person, and was less defined by her relationships with the others. She was my second favorite behind Billy
U could really tell when trini would say her lines in some episodes and it wouldn’t sound like Thuy Trang speaking for me she was the most noticeable cause when Austin would dub his lines in suit it was like he had a slight yell going but they got a voice double that was close enough it wasn’t noticeable in most episodes
Wish they used all the DaiRanger Suits. Ah man, when Jason, Trini, and Zack left my commitment to the show declined. It really threw me for a loop. As a kid watching the show, I knew something was off because a lot of the episodes leading up to their departure, we rarely saw them and Jason’s voice didn’t sound like Jason in some of the suited fight scenes. I did grow to like the new batch a bit over time and with the release of the movie, but when Kim left, I signed out. I remember checking back in when Jason returned for a bit, but got glued back when they replaced the entire cast with a new cast with TJ, Cassie, Ashley, and Carlos, then adding Andros in Space. This cast saved power rangers for me and their Space Season.
Am I the only one who noticed the Pink Ranger looked totally broken emotionally the first episode after the 3 of the original cast left?? The few episodes after she looked like she was crying
I am actually not sure I watched S1 in real time, so this was most likely my jumping-on point for Power Rangers, at the age of 10 or 11 - and it got me hooked instantly. Tommy Oliver was my HERO. Like, I wanted to be him way more than I wanted to be Goku. He was the undisputed leader of my action figures - even Goku and Batman listened to him. Only Spidey ever touched him in my heart, and then only because Peter Parker is basically me with superpowers. Tommy was just coolness personified - the strongest Ranger, a natural leader, with hands-down the COOLEST zord. Stupid Jason and Rocky could stuff it as far as I was concerned. Wild that the original White Ranger was a little kid - I wonder if fans complained like they did with Justin in Turbo... Also, so much trickery we were none the wiser to in creating these copy-paste episodes...it was a different time, and as clever as we were, we were still way more innocent than modern kids. Also, that guy who was in front of Karan Ashley in line and taught her about the Rangers must still be telling that story to his kids/grandkids to this day...
I also liked zany Zedd as the seasons went on over scary Zedd that we were first introduced to. Zedd was one heck of a dancer. Lol. Zany Zedd was better. I liked it when Zedd married Rita.
Of all three seasons of this show, Season 2 was my most involved mostly for how many changes were made and how late the Mutiny episode was originally broadcast. After the theatrical movie, my interest in Power Rangers had sort of waned at that point.
Great video Man!!!! It was very interesting. For me, Season 2 is the weakest of the 3 seasons of MMPR but with that said, I still love it just as I do the rest of MMPR. In fact it has become enhanced for me thank to the Boom! Studios Comics adaption of the season!!!
@Nobody Special515 I think it mostly comes down to the ranger switch making the season as a whole a little jarring, as well as me preferring Seasons 1 and 3, but like I said, I still love Season 2. It's still great IMO. Honestly, IMO a weak MMPR Season is like a weak Toy Story Movie.
Brad Hawkins was the original choice to be White Ranger Daniel Southworth (who played Eric the Quantum Ranger) auditioned for Adam. He was the stunt actor for Adam on the Power Rangers World Tour Live On Stage
I actually went to the live show back in the day it was so cool but they did have casts for the show an east coast cast and a west coast cast it was the same show but different stunt people as the rangers I saw the east coast cast being that I live on the east coast all my life it was still a fun show to see
hey man, really like the videos but could you make the intro music quieter? it's way louder than the talking and would be a minor change to make the videos better. thank you!
Funny at age 4 lord zed did not scare me... what scared me was and episode from power rangers in space when they were being hunted by parasites that latched on the face and mutated them I was horrified, anyone else remember that episode
He worked better as black. Had he gotten Red, fans wouldn’t have accepted him as easily. I wouldn’t have wanted him to have to deal with the backlash of filling Jason’s shoes. Adam became my favorite Ranger, and having him as Black Ninjetti and Zeo Green were good calls.
No, they quit as Saban wasn't willing to pay the union rate... They were doing lots of hours and the company was making a fortune, but they weren't seeing returns for it.
I recall old interviews of David Yost where he claimed he experienced homophobia from Jason David Frank while on set. He apologized for his behavior obviously but this was early 90’s when it was still taboo to be openly gay & accepted.
Jason David Frank is the face of the Power Rangers franchise and his death is a huge loss to all who have supported the Power Rangers franchise since the very beginning
When they replaced the original people I stopped watching. Turned it back on one day and they were in the old West with spurs and tassles on the Power Ranger costume. I noped out of that so hard lol. I got more into the Japanese ones later.
I remember. The ones from the Old West were supposed to be their 'ancestors' and the 'first ever' Power Rangers, I rolled my eyes so hard at that silly story. 🙄😅
MMPR, the great What If! What if Levy and Saban were not penny pinching and upped the salaries, keeping the Original Six intact? What if the Tigerzord could be tinted green and Tommy kept the green suit? What if one and not the other? The possibilities...
I remember thinking White Ranger was so cool back in the day but Green Ranger is really the better design and cooler idea. It's sad it was so short lived.
MMPR is the only PR I like because it's a horror movie. Everything that came after was a total kids cartoon. That isn't a bad thing, but I'd rather more horror. I don't mean it's scary. Not at all. It's horror like how old Godzilla movies were horror. The outdated look of the Zords alone gives them a crude, dirty quality. Not as polished as later shows. The monsters. Witch on the moon. Skinless guy. Evil green Ranger. It is horror. Just not scary in the slightest. If you were to say new PR is like Star Wars, then MMPR is like Alien.
If Lord Zed was Rita's boss, why the heck did Lord Zed wait for over 10,000 years for Rita to finish her job before taking over her job to fight against the Power Rangers?
Jason should have given Billy his coin and he became the red ranger. Kimberly would still be second in command as pink but Billy earned the right to be the new red ranger and Rocky could be blue....
I love the power rangers with Tommy and Kim they where both fun and great to see and now miss Tommy rip and Kim miss him to after seeing her about him seeing her get so broken and crying made me feel so sad so yeah but don't know how long power rangers will last in the west we have only seen one movie of the new power rangers but not much lately or if where going to see anymore 🤔PS sad if comes to the end in the west I grow up with the power rangers and do skull and friend that work with him they both funny as hell miss them to and all bad guys and bad lady's 🤔 will never be the same yes I am dragon ball z fan to best bad guy was cell don't get me wrong but there where some others there where good but cell was my best to love seeing
S2 was a major disappointment. It became so serious and the first dozen episodes are just depressing. It lost its campy elements and quickly stopped being a cultural phenomenon.
The first dozen episodes were the best, Jason’s brilliant leadership, Tommy kicking ass as he loses his green ranger powers. The team were very close friends. Changing the cast shortly after white light ruined the show
The three replacements were so bland and it felt so unnatural to shoehorn them in the show midway. I recently binge watched season 2 and the replacements are far more cringe than what I remembered. Rocky and Adam were unbelievably boring and had absolutely NO individuality. They were just generic martial artists. Rocky had none of Jason's intensity and leadership skills and was pretty much there to wear a suit while Adam was a gender swapped Trini who was scared to talk to girls and didn't have any character development beyond that. Aisha had the most flavor of the three but they didn't go deep enough to flesh out her personality and she wound up becoming little more than a chocolate covered Kimberly. It's a shame that Saban didn't pay the actors right and subjected them to such horrid working conditions because it would've been a lot better for the show's direction to have the original six finish out season 2 before they were replaced. Some might argue that Trini and Zack were stereotypical but I heavily disagree because they made you feel invested in their characters and that's why the show went downhill once they left.
To me the Lord Zedd being the successor/overseer who put Rita in charge is kind of a rip off of 1993 Mortal Kombat II, that saw the creation of Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld who originally put Shang Tsung the 1st boss of MK1 in charge who like Rita failed. Then there's Conan the Adventurer cartoon where I'm sure MKII Shao Kahn was inspired after Wrath-Amon who succeeded Ram-Amon.
Neither was the thunder zords they both came from gosei sentai Dairanger the next season they kept the kyōryū sentai zyuranger suit more for continuity reasons thinking kids couldn’t handle a suit change but a way around this could’ve been the Dairanger suits were a power up mode them like the metallic armor was that charged the yellow ranger to gold while activated and like they did in super mega force where the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger suit were a power upgrade
Am I the only one who noticed how freakishly long Jason David Frank's right arm is in the pic at 12:24? It looks like the photo was edited but I can't imagine why they would do that.
lol no it's the perspective his hand is next to Steve Cardenas then the one by JYB Is Steve's just looks like JDF has a stretchy arm. Maybe I'm blind. 😂
