Power Rangers Turbo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Power Rangers Turbo |
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| Created by | Haim Saban Toei Company |
| Based on | Gekisou Sentai Carranger by Toei Company |
| Developed by | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
| Starring | See below |
| Composer(s) | Kenneth Burgomaster Jim Cushinery Paul Gordon Jeremy Sweet Ron Wasserman Inon Zur Glenn Scott Lacey |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Tzachor |
| Production location(s) | California, United States of America, Southern United States, North America, Americas (Santa Clarita & Los Angeles) Japan, East Asia, Northeast Asia North Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asian cultural sphere, Asia-Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Asia (Saitama, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo) |
| Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg |
| Running time | 20–21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. MMPR Productions, Inc. |
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| Original network | Fox (Fox Kids) |
| Original release | April 19 – November 24, 1997 |
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Power Rangers Turbo is a TV show that came out in 1997. It is the fifth season in the Power Rangers series. Before the show started, there was a movie called Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.
Like other Power Rangers shows, Power Rangers Turbo uses footage from a Japanese series. This time, it was from Gekisou Sentai Carranger. This season was special because it had a child actor as the new Blue Ranger. Also, some very old characters like Zordon and Alpha 5 left the show. The original team of Rangers also left and new characters took their places.
Story of Power Rangers Turbo
After defeating a villain named Maligore, the Turbo Power Rangers finish high school. The team includes Tommy Oliver, Adam Park, Tanya Sloan, and Katherine Hillard. A new 12-year-old Blue Ranger, Justin Stewart, skips grades and joins them at Angel Grove High.
The evil Divatox wants revenge on the Rangers. At the start of the season, Zordon and Alpha 5, who were the Rangers' mentors for a long time, go back to Zordon's home planet, Eltar. New helpers arrive: Dimitria of Inquiris and Alpha 6. Other changes happen too. Ernie leaves the Juice Bar, and Lt. Stone takes over.
A new ally, the Blue Senturion, comes from the year 2000. He brings a warning that Lord Zedd, Rita Repulsa, The Machine Empire, and Divatox will team up to destroy the universe. But Divatox messes up his message, so it's not fully clear.
Later, Tommy, Adam, Tanya, and Katherine decide to move on to new parts of their lives. They choose new people to become Rangers. T.J. Johnson becomes the Red Ranger, Carlos Vallerte the Green Ranger, Ashley Hammond the Yellow Ranger, and Cassie Chan the Pink Ranger. Justin stays as the Blue Ranger.
A mysterious new ally, the Phantom Ranger, also joins the team. The Rangers soon learn that a powerful villain named Dark Specter has captured Zordon. Zordon warns them not to try and rescue him, or Earth will be in danger.
Later, the Rangers lose their giant robots, the Turbo and Rescue Megazords. This happens in a big fight with Divatox's strongest monster, Goldgoyle. Dimitria and the Blue Senturion leave for Eltar to help Zordon. Divatox then finds the secret Power Chamber where the Rangers get their powers. Her army attacks and destroys the Power Chamber, defeating the Rangers.
But before Divatox can finish them, she gets a message. Dark Specter has captured Zordon and ordered her to leave. The powerless Rangers then leave Earth to go into space and save Zordon. Justin decides to stay behind with his father. These events lead directly into the next Power Rangers series, Power Rangers in Space.
Characters and the Turbo Rangers
Original Turbo Team
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver
- He is the First Red Turbo Ranger and the team leader. He was also the Green, White, and Red Zeo Ranger before. He is Katherine Hillard's boyfriend. His robot was the Red Lightning Turbozord.
- Blake Foster as Justin Stewart
- He is the Original Blue Turbo Ranger. He was chosen after Rocky DeSantos got hurt. Justin is only 12 years old, but when he morphs into a Ranger, he becomes adult-sized. He is the only Ranger who stays on both the first and second Turbo teams. His robots were the Mountain Blaster Turbozord and the Siren Blaster Rescuezord.
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park
- He is the First Green Turbo Ranger. He was the Black Ranger and Green Zeo Ranger before. His robot was the Desert Thunder Turbozord.
- Nakia Burrise as Tanya Sloan
- She is the First Yellow Turbo Ranger. She was the Yellow Zeo Ranger before. Her robot was the Dune Star Turbozord.
- Catherine Sutherland as Katherine "Kat" Hillard
- She is the First Pink Turbo Ranger. She was the Pink Ranger and Pink Zeo Ranger before. She is Tommy Oliver's girlfriend. Her robot was the Wind Chaser Turbozord.
New Turbo Team
- Selwyn Ward as Theodore Jay "T.J." Jarvis Johnson
- T.J. is the Second Red Turbo Ranger and the new leader. Tommy chose him because he was brave. His robots were the Red Lightning Turbozord and the Lightning Fire Tamer Rescuezord.
- Roger Velasco as Carlos Vallerte
- Carlos is the Second Green Turbo Ranger. Adam chose him because he was smart and determined. His robots were the Desert Thunder Turbozord and the Thunder Loader Rescuezord.
- Tracy Lynn Cruz as Ashley Hammond
- Ashley is the Second Yellow Turbo Ranger. Tanya chose her because she was kind and honest. Her robots were the Dune Star Turbozord and the Star Racer Rescuezord.
- Patricia Ja Lee as Cassie Chan
- Cassie is the Second Pink Turbo Ranger. Katherine chose her because she was loyal and trustworthy. Her robots were the Wind Chaser Turbozord and Wind Rescue Rescuezord.
Helpful Characters
- Carol Hoyt as Dimitria
- She is from the planet Inquirus and becomes the Rangers' new mentor after Zordon leaves.
- Katerina Luciani as the voice of Alpha 6
- He is a robot who takes over from Alpha 5.
- David Walsh as the voice of Blue Senturion
- He is a robot police officer from the future.
- Paul Schrier and Jason Narvy as Bulk and Skull
- These two friends get into many funny situations. They are turned into chimpanzees at one point!
- Gregg Bullock as Jerome B. Stone
- He takes over the Juice Bar after Ernie leaves.
- Alex Dodd as the Phantom Ranger
- A mysterious Ranger with powers from Eltar.
Bad Guys
- Carol Hoyt (episodes 1–25) and Hilary Shepard Turner (episodes 26–45) as Divatox
- She is the main villain of the series. Divatox is a space pirate who wants to steal riches. She travels in a giant fish-shaped submarine called the Subcraft.
- Derek Stephen Prince as the voice of Elgar
- Divatox's silly nephew. He has a sword that looks like playing cards.
- Lex Lang as the voice of Rygog
- Divatox's loyal monster servant. He can shoot lasers from his eyes.
- Scott Page-Pagter as the voice of Porto
- An alien who looks like a life raft. He is Divatox's main adviser.
- Richard Cansino and Tom Wyner (episode 26 only) as the voice of General Havoc
- Divatox's brother. He helps her fight the Rangers.
The Movie
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| 00 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | March 28, 1997 | TBA |
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Divatox tries to marry a demon to gain power. The Rangers get new Turbo powers to stop her. A new Blue Ranger is chosen when Rocky gets hurt.
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Episodes
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| 206 | 1 | "Shift Into Turbo" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | April 19, 1997 | 431 | ||||||||||||
| 207 | 2 | April 26, 1997 | 432 | |||||||||||||||
| 208 | 3 | April 30, 1997 | 433 | |||||||||||||||
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The Rangers graduate high school. Justin becomes the Blue Ranger. Divatox attacks Angel Grove. Zordon and Alpha 5 leave Earth.
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| 209 | 4 | "Shadow Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Mark Hoffmeier | May 1, 1997 | 433 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox creates evil Shadow Rangers from the Rangers' powers.
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| 210 | 5 | "Transmission Impossible" | Al Winchell | Barbara A. Oliver & Tony Oliver | May 2, 1997 | 435 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox captures Visceron, who has important news for Dimitria.
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| 211 | 6 | "Rally Ranger" | Al Winchell | Jackie Marchand | May 5, 1997 | 436 | ||||||||||||
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Elgar tries to ruin a soapbox car race.
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| 212 | 7 | "Built for Speed" | Judd Lynn | Ralph Soll | May 6, 1997 | 437 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox plants a bomb in a drag racing car.
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| 213 | 8 | "Bicycle Built for the Blues" | Judd Lynn | Shell Danielson | May 7, 1997 | 442 | ||||||||||||
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Justin gets an exploding bike for his birthday.
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| 214 | 9 | "The Whole Lie" | Al Winchell | Mark Litton | May 8, 1997 | 434 | ||||||||||||
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Justin can only tell lies after a monster attack.
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| 215 | 10 | "Glyph Hanger" | Paul Schrier | Steven J. Weller | May 10, 1997 | 438 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox's ex-fiancé Pharaoh turns writing into hieroglyphics.
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| 216 | 11 | "Weight and See" | Paul Schrier | Peter Elwell | May 12, 1997 | 439 | ||||||||||||
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Kat becomes weightless after a monster attack.
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| 217 | 12 | "Alarmed and Dangerous" | Paul Schrier | Brett Born | May 13, 1997 | 440 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox plants a bomb on a firetruck.
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| 218 | 13 | "The Millennium Message" | Larry Litton | Mark Litton | May 17, 1997 | 443 | ||||||||||||
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The Blue Senturion arrives with a warning about future villains.
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| 219 | 14 | "A Drive to Win" | Larry Litton | Jackie Marchand | May 19, 1997 | 444 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox puts a bomb in a soccer game scoreboard.
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| 220 | 15 | "Cars Attacks" | Judd Lynn | Douglas Sloan | May 20, 1997 | 445 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox plants a bomb at a dance competition.
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| 221 | 16 | "Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Shell Danielson | May 21, 1997 | 446 | ||||||||||||
| 222 | 17 | Koichi Sakamoto | September 9, 1997 | 501 | ||||||||||||||
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A monster shrinks the Rangers. Justin tries to unshrink the Blue Senturion.
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| 223 | 18 | "Passing the Torch" | Shuki Levy | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 10, 1997 | 502 | ||||||||||||
| 224 | 19 | September 11, 1997 | 503 | |||||||||||||||
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Divatox tries to capture Tommy. The original Rangers choose their replacements.
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| 225 | 20 | "Stitch Witchery" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 12, 1997 | 504 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox casts a spell on Ashley's clothing designs, making wearers mean.
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| 226 | 21 | "The Wheel of Fate" | Blair Treu | Jackie Marchand | September 15, 1997 | 505 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox tries to steal two special cars, Lightning Cruiser and Storm Blaster.
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| 227 | 22 | "Trouble by the Slice" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 16, 1997 | 506 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox loses her memory and works at a pizza parlor.
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| 228 | 23 | "The Phantom Phenomenon" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | September 17, 1997 | 507 | ||||||||||||
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A new hero, the Phantom Ranger, arrives to help the Rangers.
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| 229 | 24 | "Vanishing Act" | Yuri Alexander | John Fletcher | September 18, 1997 | 508 | ||||||||||||
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A monster makes everything invisible, including the Power Chamber.
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| 230 | 25 | "When Time Freezes Over" | Yuri Alexander | Judd Lynn | September 19, 1997 | 509 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox tries to freeze the sun and then rewind time.
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| 231 | 26 | "The Darkest Day" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | September 22, 1997 | 510 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox's brother, General Havoc, arrives and captures the Turbo Megazord.
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| 232 | 27 | "One Last Hope" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 23, 1997 | 511 | ||||||||||||
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The Phantom Ranger gives the Rangers a new weapon.
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| 233 | 28 | "The Fall of the Phantom" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | September 25, 1997 | 512 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox captures Cassie and steals the Phantom Ranger's power source.
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| 234 | 29 | "Clash of the Megazords" | Steve Markowitz | Brett Born | September 26, 1997 | 513 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox sends the captured Turbo Megazord to fight the Rangers.
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| 235 | 30 | "The Robot Ranger" | Larry Litton | John Fletcher | October 3, 1997 | 514 | ||||||||||||
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Justin suspects his friends are robots, but then learns he is one too.
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| 236 | 31 | "Beware the Third Wish" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 17, 1997 | 515 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox gets three wishes from a monster.
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| 237 | 32 | "The Gardener of Evil" | Larry Litton | Judd Lynn | October 20, 1997 | 516 | ||||||||||||
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A monster turns people into Diva Drones. The Rangers search for a missing coin.
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| 238 | 33 | "Fire in Your Tank" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 30, 1997 | 517 | ||||||||||||
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Elgar accidentally steals the Rangers' fuel. Divatox builds a flying car.
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| 239 | 34 | "The Turn of the Wretched Wrench" | Steve Markowitz | John Fletcher | October 31, 1997 | 518 | ||||||||||||
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A monster steals parts from Ashley's car. Divatox builds a monster car.
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| 240 | 35 | "Spirit of the Woods" | Steve Markowitz | Judd Lynn | November 3, 1997 | 519 | ||||||||||||
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TJ meets a boy named Erutan who has powers over nature.
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| 241 | 36 | "The Song of Confusion" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 7, 1997 | 520 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox uses brainwashing music to cause confusion.
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| 242 | 37 | "The Accident" | Blair Treu | John Fletcher | November 10, 1997 | 521 | ||||||||||||
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Divatox tries to make Carlos feel guilty about a soccer injury.
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| 243 | 38 | "Cassie's Best Friend" | Blair Treu | Judd Lynn | November 11, 1997 | 522 | ||||||||||||
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Cassie's dog turns into a person.
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| 244 | 39 | "The Curve Ball" | Lawrence L. Simeone | Judd Lynn | November 12, 1997 | 523 | ||||||||||||
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TJ struggles with hitting a new kid's curveballs and fighting a monster.
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| 245 | 40 | "Carlos and the Count" | Lawrence L. Simeone | John Fletcher | November 13, 1997 | 524 | ||||||||||||
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Carlos gets bitten by a monster and starts acting like a vampire.
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| 246 | 41 | "Little Strong Man" | Liberty Goldman | Jackie Marchand | November 14, 1997 | 525 | ||||||||||||
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Justin gets super strength from an ant bite, but it affects his Ranger powers.
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| 247 | 42 | "The Rival Rangers" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 17, 1997 | 526 | ||||||||||||
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Ashley and Cassie become rivals over a boy.
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| 248 | 43 | "Parts and Parcel" | Liberty Goldman | John Fletcher | November 18, 1997 | 527 | ||||||||||||
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Bulk and Skull are blamed for thefts. TJ discovers Divatox is the real thief.
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| 249 | 44 | "Chase Into Space" | Judd Lynn | Judd Lynn | November 21, 1997 | 528 | ||||||||||||
| 250 | 45 | November 24, 1997 | 529 | |||||||||||||||
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A powerful monster destroys the Megazords. Divatox attacks the Power Chamber. The Rangers lose their powers and go into space to save Zordon.
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Comics
In 1997, Acclaim Comics made three comic books based on Power Rangers Turbo. One comic, Power Rangers Turbo vs. Beetleborgs Metallix, was a crossover with another show called Beetleborgs. The other two comics were Power Rangers Turbo: Into The Fire & Other Stories and Power Rangers Turbo: Simple Simon Says & Other Stories.
Later, in 2018, Boom! Studios published a comic story in their Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. It showed the Blue Senturion teaming up with Ninjor.
Home Videos
In 2012, Shout Factory announced they would release Power Rangers shows on DVD. Power Rangers Turbo came out on DVD in August 2012. It was part of a big box set that included seasons 1–7. You could also buy the show by itself later. Volume 1 (first 23 episodes) was released on April 1, 2014, and Volume 2 (the last 22 episodes) came out on June 3, 2014.
Around the World
- Japan: A Japanese version of the show aired from September 1999 to February 2000. The Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie also aired there in Japanese in August 1999.
- Thailand: The show aired in Thailand in 1999 on Channel 7.
- Philippines: This series aired on ABS-CBN from 1999 to 2000. The movie aired as the pilot episode. The original English version aired on Studio 23 a year later.
- Indonesia: The show aired in Indonesia on RCTI in 2005.
See also
In Spanish: Power Rangers Turbo para niños
