Power Rangers S.P.D. facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Power Rangers S.P.D. |
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| Based on | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger by Toei Company |
| Developed by | Jetix The Walt Disney Company Toei Company |
| Directed by | Greg Aronowitz Andrew Merrifield Charlie Haskell Mark Beesley Britta Johnstone Paul Grinder John Laing |
| Starring | See below |
| Theme music composer | Ron Wasserman |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Lynch Steven Vincent |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Bruce Kalish Greg Aronowitz Koichi Sakamoto |
| Producer(s) | Sally Campbell Charles Knight |
| Production location(s) | New Zealand (Auckland) Japan (Saitama, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo) |
| Cinematography | Simon Riera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BVS Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. Ranger Productions, Ltd. |
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| Original network | ABC Family (Ep 1–21 & 35) (Jetix) Toon Disney (Ep 22–34 & 36-38) (Jetix) |
| Original release | February 5 – November 14, 2005 |
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Power Rangers S.P.D. is the thirteenth season of the popular TV series Power Rangers. It is based on a Japanese show called Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The letters S.P.D. stand for "Space Patrol Delta." This season first aired on February 5, 2005, as part of the Jetix block on ABC Family. Later, it moved to Toon Disney.
In August 2011, a Japanese version of S.P.D. started airing in Japan. The original actors from Dekaranger provided the voices for their American Power Ranger characters.
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Story of Power Rangers S.P.D.
The story of Power Rangers S.P.D. takes place in the year 2025. By this time, aliens live peacefully on Earth with humans. But this peace doesn't last long. The evil Troobian Empire, led by Emperor Gruumm, decides to attack Earth.
Earth's main defense team, the Space Patrol Delta A-Squad, mysteriously disappears. So, the job of protecting the planet falls to their replacements: the B-Squad Rangers. This team includes Schuyler "Sky" Tate, Bridge Carson, and Sydney "Syd" Drew. Their dog-like alien commander, Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, guides them.
Two former thieves, Jack Landors and Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, join the team as the Red and Yellow S.P.D. Rangers. At first, they have trouble working together. But with the alien threat growing, the Rangers must learn to set aside their differences and fight as one team.
Discovering the Shadow Ranger
While fighting Gruumm's forces, the B-Squad learns a secret about Commander Cruger. He used to be a Ranger himself! Cruger had stopped being a Ranger after failing to protect his home planet and thinking his wife, Isinia, had died.
However, old enemies attack, and the team discovers Isinia is alive and held by Gruumm. This forces Cruger to become the Shadow Ranger again. Later, a future version of a kid they saved, Sam, joins them as the Omega Ranger. He travels back in time to prevent the B-Squad's destruction.
The A-Squad's Return and Final Battle
Things get intense when the A-Squad returns. They reveal they didn't disappear; they actually joined Gruumm! They believed fighting him was a losing battle. Both Cruger and the B-Squad are captured, but they quickly escape.
The B-Squad fights their former teammates and stops the Troobian invasion. Cruger battles Gruumm and rescues Isinia. Gruumm survives, leading to a final showdown with Cruger, who finally arrests him. After this, Jack decides to leave the team. Cruger then promotes Sky to be the new Red Ranger.
Characters and Cast
Here are the main characters and the actors who played them in Power Rangers S.P.D.:
S.P.D. Rangers
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Jack Landors, the S.P.D. Red Ranger.
- Chris Violette as Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the S.P.D. Blue Ranger.
- Matt Austin as Bridge Carson, the S.P.D. Green Ranger.
- Monica May as Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger.
- Alycia Purrott as Sydney "Syd" Drew, the S.P.D. Pink Ranger.
- John Tui as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, the S.P.D. Shadow Ranger.
- Brett Stewart as Sam, the S.P.D. Omega Ranger.
- Michelle Langstone as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx, the S.P.D. Kat Ranger.
- Antonia Prebble as Nova, the S.P.D. Nova Ranger.
Supporting Characters
- Barnie Duncan as Piggy
- Kelson Henderson as Boom
- Beth Allen as Ally Samuels
- Tandi Wright as the voice of Isinia Cruger
- Paul Norell as Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie
Villains
- Rene Naufahu as Emperor Gruumm
- Olivia James-Baird as Mora
- Josephine Davison as Morgana
- Jim McLarty as the voice of Broodwing
- James Gaylyn as the voice of Zeltrax
A-Squad Rangers
- Gina Varela as Charlie, A-Squad Red Ranger.
- Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Blue Ranger.
- Thomas Kiwi & Nick Kemplen (voice) as A-Squad Green Ranger.
- Allan Smith & Greg Cooper II (voice) as A-Squad Yellow Ranger.
- Motoko Nagino & Claire Dougan (voice) as A-Squad Pink Ranger.
Guest Stars
- James Napier Robertson as Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger.
- Kevin Duhaney as Ethan James, the Blue Dino Ranger.
- Emma Lahana as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger.
- Jeffrey Parazzo as Trent Fernandez, the White Dino Ranger.
Episodes of Power Rangers S.P.D.
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| 535 | 1 | "Beginnings" | Greg Aronowitz | Bruce Kalish | February 5, 2005 | ||||||
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Three B-Squad cadets, Sky, Bridge, and Syd, are tasked with catching two criminals who also have special powers. They are promoted to Rangers Blue, Green, and Pink. The criminals, Jack and Z, are then recruited as the Red and Yellow Rangers, completing the B-Squad.
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| 537 | 3 | "Confronted" | Greg Aronowitz | Jackie Marchand | February 12, 2005 | ||||||
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The A-Squad is away, leaving the B-Squad to defend Earth. Jack, as the Red Ranger, starts to misuse his power. Commander Cruger takes away his leader status and Ranger powers. Jack learns a lesson and gets his powers back.
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| 538 | 4 | "Walls" | Andrew Merrifield | John Tellegen | February 19, 2005 | ||||||
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Sky is still upset about not being the Red Ranger. He argues with Jack and refuses to work with the team. This allows Gruumm to steal diamonds. Sky later agrees to cooperate with Jack.
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| 539 | 5 | "Dogged" | Andrew Merrifield | Jackie Marchand | February 26, 2005 | ||||||
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Syd investigates missing citizens and is paired with the robot dog, R.I.C. R.I.C. gets damaged saving her. Syd feels bad and helps repair him, upgrading him to "R.I.C. Version 2.0." R.I.C.'s new form, the Canine Cannon, helps the Rangers.
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| 540 | 6 | "A-Bridged" | Andrew Merrifield | Mark Hoffmeier | March 5, 2005 | ||||||
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The B-Squad catches an alien near a bank robbery. Bridge believes the alien is innocent and investigates on his own. He discovers the real criminal using his unique methods.
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| 541 | 7 | "Sam" | Charlie Haskell | Bruce Kalish | March 12, 2005 | ||||||
| 542 | 8 | John Tellegen | March 19, 2005 | ||||||||
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A lonely boy named Sam has teleportation powers. Mora tricks him into helping her turn people into dolls. Z tries to befriend Sam, convincing him that being different is okay. Sam helps the Rangers defeat Bugglesworth. The Rangers learn their powers come from their parents' work with S.P.D. Sam is the last child with these powers. Sam helps the Rangers defeat Bugglesworth and his robot. Sam is then welcomed into the S.P.D. Academy. |
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| 543 | 9 | "Idol" | Charlie Haskell | David Garber | April 2, 2005 | ||||||
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Jack is in charge while Cruger is away. Sky's old friend, Dru Harrington, crashes a UFO. Jack is suspicious of Dru. Dru is revealed to be working for Broodwing and attacks Doggie. Sky realizes his mistake and confronts Dru.
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| 544 | 10 | "Stakeout" | Mark Beesley | Jackie Marchand | April 9, 2005 | ||||||
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It's Syd's birthday, but she has to go on a stakeout with Jack. Jack realizes why Syd is upset. They stop Sinuku's plans. The Rangers surprise Syd with a birthday party.
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| 545 | 11 | "Shadow" | Mark Beesley | Bruce Kalish | April 16, 2005 | ||||||
| 546 | 12 | April 23, 2005 | |||||||||
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Doggie has nightmares about his home planet, Sirius. Gruumm arrives on Earth. Kat discovers a strange energy from Gruumm's general, Benaag, an old enemy of Cruger. Benaag challenges Cruger to a battle. Kat goes missing, taken hostage by Benaag. Cruger reveals he lost his wife, Isinia, during the battle on Sirius. Doggie must fight Benaag to save Kat. He uses a new Patrol Morpher and becomes the Shadow Ranger for the first time. |
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| 547 | 13 | "Abandoned" | Britta Johnstone | John Tellegen | April 30, 2005 | ||||||
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The B-Squad starts taking the Shadow Ranger for granted. Doggie leaves them to stop Drakel on their own. This teaches them a lesson about teamwork.
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| 548 | 14 | "Wired" | Britta Johnstone | Jackie Marchand & John Tellegen | May 7, 2005 | ||||||
| 549 | 15 | May 14, 2005 | |||||||||
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A D-Squad cadet named S.O.P.H.I.E. is very skilled. Mora recruits Valko to defeat the Rangers. Valko needs a special piece of technology that S.O.P.H.I.E. has inside her. S.O.P.H.I.E. is revealed to be a cyborg and is expelled. S.O.P.H.I.E. is taken by Valko and connected to a giant robot, Goradon. Bridge realizes S.O.P.H.I.E.'s name is short for "Series One Processor Hyper Intelligent Encryptor." Cruger rescues S.O.P.H.I.E., who helps unlock the Delta Command Megazord. Gruumm turns Mora into Morgana. |
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| 550 | 16 | "Boom" | Andrew Merrifield | Greg Aronowitz | May 21, 2005 | ||||||
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Boom's parents visit, and he has lied to them about being a Ranger. Syd, Z, and Bridge help him keep up the lie. When a fight breaks out, Boom reveals his real job to his parents.
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| 551 | 17 | "Recognition" | Andrew Merrifield | David Garber | June 4, 2005 | ||||||
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The Rangers capture Wootox, who escapes by swapping bodies with Sky. The real Sky, in Wootox's body, must convince his teammates who he is. R.I.C. helps tell the difference, and Sky swaps them back.
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| 552 | 18 | "Samurai" | Andrew Merrifield | Matt Hawkins | June 11, 2005 | ||||||
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Gruumm brings an alien samurai, Katana, from ancient Japan to the present. Katana is tricked by Broodwing into fighting the Rangers. Jack uses Cruger's "Shadow Saber" to defeat Katana honorably.
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| 553 | 19 | "Dismissed" | Paul Grinder | Jesse Horsting | June 18, 2005 | ||||||
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Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie visits Earth and orders Cruger to split up the Rangers. Cruger refuses and is relieved of duty. Gruumm attacks, and Birdie tries to fight him. Cruger returns to save the day and is reinstated.
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| 554 | 20 | "Perspective" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | June 25, 2005 | ||||||
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Commander Cruger asks the Rangers to report on a mission. Each Ranger tells a different story, making themselves look better. Kat reconstructs the video, revealing the truth: a mysterious light helped them.
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| 555 | 21 | "Messenger" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | July 10, 2005 | ||||||
| 556 | 22 | Jackie Marchand | July 16, 2005 | ||||||||
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Boom receives a message from the future, warning of S.P.D.'s defeat. Morgana and her allies, Shorty and Devastation, attack. Birdie cannot send help. A mysterious Omega Ranger arrives and helps the Rangers. He is very confident in his skills. The Rangers are hesitant to help him at first. The Omega Ranger is revealed to be Sam from the future. |
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| 557 | 23 | "Zapped" | John Laing | Stan Berkowitz | July 25, 2005 | ||||||
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The Rangers get jealous when Cruger gives Sam more attention. Morgana helps a magician named Mysticon. The Rangers defy Cruger's orders, and Syd is put under a spell. The Rangers use a new Megazord combination.
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| 558 | 24 | "Reflection" | John Laing | Jackie Marchand | August 12, 2005 | ||||||
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Criminals the Rangers already caught seem to be attacking New Tech City. Kat works on a new Battlizer for Jack. Sky visits Mirloc, a criminal who can travel through reflections, for information. The real culprit is Slate, who can mimic others. Mirloc escapes through Sky's tear. Mirloc captures four Rangers. Sam frees them. Jack gives Sky his Red Ranger morpher. Sky morphs into the Red Ranger and uses the Battlizer to defeat Mirloc, honoring his father. |
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| 560 | 26 | "S.W.A.T." | Britta Johnstone | John Tellegen | August 15, 2005 | ||||||
| 561 | 27 | Greg Aronowitz | August 22, 2005 | ||||||||
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The Rangers are fighting among themselves. Kat accidentally breaks her quantum enhancer. Z gets a new one from Piggy, but it has a virus. The criminals get the plans for the Rangers' new S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons And Tactics) mode. The Rangers are stripped of their powers and demoted. They undergo tough training with Sergeant Silverback. They learn to work as a team and earn their S.W.A.T. Mode. They return to Earth and defeat the criminals. |
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| 562 | 28 | "Robotpalooza" | John Laing | Bruce Kalish | August 29, 2005 | ||||||
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The Rangers are constantly fighting robots. Bridge dreams of three other robots attacking. Kat confirms robots matching his description attacked off-world. Broodwing is behind the attacks. The Rangers get new S.W.A.T. Flyers to form the S.W.A.T. Megazord.
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| 563 | 29 | "Katastrophe" | Britta Johnstone | Jackie Marchand | September 26, 2005 | ||||||
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Supreme Commander Birdie offers Kat a job at S.P.D. Galaxy Command. The Rangers try to convince her to stay. A monster gets all the data on the Rangers' equipment. Kat decides to take the new job.
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| 564 | 30 | "Missing" | John Laing | Bruce Kalish | October 3, 2005 | ||||||
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Bridge confronts a criminal named Berok. Bridge is knocked out and captured. He wakes up in a dark room with closing walls. The Rangers must save their teammate before it's too late.
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| 565 | 31 | "History" | Paul Grinder | Jackie Marchand | October 11, 2005 | ||||||
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Broodwing uses Dino Gems to bring Conner, Ethan, and Kira from the past to 2025. The Dino Rangers are confused but escape. They team up with the B-Squad to fight a robot army.
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| 566 | 32 | "Impact" | Paul Grinder | Jackie Marchand | September 23, 2005 | ||||||
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Professor Cerebros changes a meteor's path to hit New Tech City. A powerful Dragoul creature is also loose. Sky and Jack work together to destroy the meteor. The others deal with Dragoul.
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| 567 | 33 | "Badge" | John Laing | Jackie Marchand | October 17, 2005 | ||||||
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Icthior, Cruger's old rival, returns. The Rangers are injured and lose their badges. Doggie faces Icthior alone. Icthior tells Cruger that Isinia is still alive.
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| 568 | 34 | "Insomnia" | John Laing | John Tellegen | October 28, 2005 | ||||||
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The B-Squad feels down after hearing about the A-Squad. They stay up late, remembering past missions. They figure out Gruumm's big plan. Mora faces Omni, a secret tenant of the Terror Spacecraft.
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| 569 | 35 | "Wormhole" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | February 2, 2006 | ||||||
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Gruumm travels back in time to 2004 to stop S.P.D. from existing. The B-Squad follows him and meets the Dino Thunder Rangers again. They team up to save the past, present, and future.
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| 570 | 36 | "Resurrection" | John Laing | Bruce Kalish | November 4, 2005 | ||||||
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Jack meets Ally Samuels and his new relationship affects his Ranger duties. Kat finds a distress signal. The Rangers find the A-Squad team. The A-Squad reveals their true intentions to Cruger.
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| 571 | 37 | "Endings" | Greg Aronowitz | Jackie Marchand | November 7, 2005 | ||||||
| 572 | 38 | Bruce Kalish | November 14, 2005 | ||||||||
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The A-Squad captures Cruger and battles the B-Squad. Broodwing attacks the Delta Base. The B-Squad defeats and captures the A-Squad. They then stop Broodwing and his allies. The Rangers escape Gruumm's ship with Piggy's help. Doggie rescues his wife, Isinia. Omni becomes a giant monster. Kat finds Omni's weakness. Omni is destroyed. Gruumm is captured. Jack leaves S.P.D. Sky becomes the Red Ranger, and Bridge becomes the Blue Ranger. |
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Video Game
A video game based on Power Rangers S.P.D. was made for the Game Boy Advance. It was a side-scrolling game where the Rangers fight enemies and bosses. The game also had racing levels with the Delta Runners and Megazord battles. There was even a special level with R.I.C., the Rangers' robot dog.
Comics
A new comic strip for Power Rangers S.P.D. appeared in the Jetix Magazine in the UK in 2005. This was the first Power Rangers comic written by Simon Furman. The artwork was done by Andrew Wildman.
The comic had a side story about a Krybot robot who became self-aware and turned against Gruumm. This rogue Krybot later helped S.P.D. in the final battle. The comic strip ended with its own version of the S.P.D. finale. In the comic, the A-Squad was brainwashed instead of willingly joining Gruumm. The B-Squad defeated them and helped Cruger beat Gruumm and Omni. After this, the B-Squad members were promoted to A-Squad status.
In 2018, the S.P.D. Rangers appeared in the "Shattered Grid" comic event by Boom! Studios. This was a big crossover celebrating 25 years of Power Rangers. A special Power Rangers S.P.D. story was also published as part of this event.
See also
In Spanish: Power Rangers S.P.D. para niños
