Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (season 3) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
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| Original network | FOX (Fox Kids) |
| Original release | September 2 – November 27, 1995 |
Season three of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American television series created by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy, began airing September 2, 1995, on Fox Kids. The series follows six teenagers chosen by the wise sage Zordon to become "Power Rangers" to stop the evil Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd from taking over the planet Earth. The third season has 33 episodes and concluded its initial airing November 27, 1995. The third season of MMPR uses footage and elements from the Super Sentai series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Regular cast members during season three include Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Johnny Yong Bosch, Karan Ashley, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank, Jason Narvy, and Paul Schrier. Amy Jo Johnson is later replaced by Catherine Sutherland as a new character who takes on Johnson's character's color and powers.
Synopsis
Season three picks up directly where season two left off, with the Rangers facing off against Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd. The season premiere features a crossover between the Power Rangers and Masked Rider. This season introduces Rito Revolto & Master Vile, respectively, Rita's brother and father. He aids Zedd and Rita in destroying the Rangers' Thunderzords and causing the Rangers to search and obtain Ninja Powers from, Ninjor, the original creator of the Power Coins. Heavily serialised, a long-running storyline designed to facilitate the exit of Amy Jo Johnson commences in “A Ranger Catastrophe” and does not conclude until the final episode of “A Different Shade of Pink”. Katherine Hillard (Sutherland), initially under a spell cast by Rita, becomes a new friend of the Rangers and the new Pink Ranger, as Kimberly (Johnson) decides to move to Florida with a professional gymnastics coach to train for the Pan Global Games. Bulk and Skull (Schrier and Narvy) give up their search to find the Power Rangers' identities to become police officers. The season ends with the rangers being turned into kids, and the story continues in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers and then Power Rangers Zeo.
Episodes
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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114 115 |
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2 3 |
"A Friend in Need" | Worth Keeter | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 2, 1995
September 9, 1995 (Parts 2 & 3) |
301
302 303 |
| Alpha 5's birth planet Edenoi is under attack by a spaceship under the command of Count Dregon, thus the Rangers (minus Kimberly who has the flu) teleport to Edenoi to find out what's going on. Meanwhile, Lord Zedd and Rita make a plan to invade Earth.
The Rangers meet up with the inhabitants of Edenoi and their prince Dex. Dex is also known as the Masked Rider. Dex tells the Rangers about the crystals that give special powers to the inhabitants and the history of why Count Dregon is attacking the planet. Meanwhile, Kimberly, while still ill, is fighting Repellator, a monster from Zedd, on planet Earth. On Edenoi, the Rangers and Masked Rider fight with the minions of Count Dregon. Meanwhile, Kimberly has infected Repellator with the flu; thus, the monster has to retreat to get an antidote from Finster, earning him Lord Zedd and Rita's fury. After helping the Masked Rider defeat Dregon's forces, the Rangers return to Earth to reunite with the Pink Ranger, summon the Thunderzords, and destroy Repellator. However, the Rangers are unaware that Count Dregon had followed them to Earth. The episode ends with King Lexion telling Dex to defend Earth against Count Dregon. Note: This three-parter acted as a backdoor pilot for the TV show Masked Rider. |
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| 116
117 118 119 |
4
5 6 7 |
"Ninja Quest" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | September 11, 1995
September 12, 1995 September 13, 1995 September 14, 1995 |
304
305 306 307 |
| Rita's brother Rito Revolto arrives and plants some eggs nearby. Then, Rito teleports to Earth and lures the Rangers into a trap. Just when the Rangers are about to destroy Rito, he gets help from four monsters. The Rangers are outmatched, and ultimately, the Thunder Megazord and Tigerzord are destroyed.
Zedd, Rita, and Rito are having a party because the Rangers are finally destroyed. Meanwhile, the eggs Rito planted are opening, revealing Tenga Warriors. On Earth, Zordon sends the Rangers to the Desert of Despair to find Ninjor, the creator of the Power Coins. While traveling through the desert, Zedd finds the Rangers and sends the Tengas to fight them. The Rangers are no match for the Tengas and narrowly escape. The Rangers walk through a hidden valley, enter a temple, and meet Ninjor. He gives the Rangers new Ninja Powers and new Ninja Zords. With their new powers, the Rangers easily beat the Tengas. However, the Vampirus egg starts to hatch. The Rangers call their Ninja Zords to fight Rito. Rito is putting up an even match until the Zords combine into the Megazord and quickly destroy him. Meanwhile, in the Desert of Despair, another egg opens, giving birth to another monster of Rito's. This monster attacks Ninjor but is heavily outmatched by Ninjor's power. Ninjor transforms and, together with the Megazord, destroy the evil beast. Note: This four-parter aired almost three months after the premiere of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. The plot of the saga features a similar scenario to that of the movie, or rather, the "Ninja Quest" Saga is an alternate version of how the Rangers got their Ninja Powers. Due to this, the film was confirmed not to be part of the official Power Ranger storyline. |
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| 120 | 8 | "A Brush with Destiny" | Terence H. Winkless | Gilles Wheeler | September 18, 1995 | 308 |
| Kimberly has been having nightmares about moving to Paris. Meanwhile, Finster creates a device that lets Rita and Zedd see people's dreams, including Kimberly's. Zedd creates a plan by making Artistmole, the monster in Kimberly's dream, real to destroy the Earth as well as the Rangers. The Rangers ask for Ninjor's but are drained of their powers. Kimberly has to face her fears to destroy the Artistmole and save her friends. | ||||||
| 121 | 9 | "Passing the Lantern" | Armand Garabidian | Kati Rocky | September 19, 1995 | 309 |
| Adam receives a special gift from his family: a paper lantern. Then, Billy and Adam learn of the lantern's powers. Meanwhile, Lord Zedd has plans of his own when he sends Rito, Baboo, and Squatt to steal the lantern so he can harness its powers. However, they screw up when Rito ineptly tosses aside Adam's lantern (recovered by Bulk and Skull) and takes the others instead. Lord Zedd is infuriated with the trio's foul-up. Still, Rita manages to salvage the situation and takes one lantern to create Lanterra to fight the Rangers. | ||||||
| 122 | 10 | "Wizard for a Day" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Hoffmeier | September 20, 1995 | 310 |
| Rocky switches places with his strict science teacher Mr. Wilton. Meanwhile, Rita and Lord Zedd decide to give Rito the day to destroy the Rangers to teach him a lesson. They take advantage of their day off by laughing at him when Finster rudely refuses to take orders from him. Rito decides to turn the Rangers into monsters but accidentally turns Mr. Wilton into Marvo the Meanie, who begins to change everyone into a liquid, including five of the Rangers. Rocky learns that, while destroying Marvo will bring back Mr. Wilton, if he doesn't stop Marvo in time, the others will be liquids forever. Meanwhile, Bulk and Skull, still vying for work, spy on Rocky in a suit and believe he has stolen Mr. Wilton's books, unaware it is a teacher/student switch day. They learn their lesson the hard way when a furious Mr. Wilton confronts them. | ||||||
| 123 | 11 | "Fourth Down and Long" | Armand Garabidian | Mark Litton | September 23, 1995 | 311 |
| Rocky's uncle, a star quarterback, comes to visit. On the moon, Finster accidentally creates Centiback, a monster that has the power to transform anyone into a football. After all but Rocky gets turned into a football, he and Ninjor go to fight Centiback and save the other Rangers. | ||||||
| 124
125 |
12
13 |
"Stop the Hate Master" | Bob Radler | Stewart St. John | September 25, 1995
September 26, 1995 |
313
314 |
| Aisha's hope of getting into the Angel Girls club ends in disappointment when only Kimberly is let in. However, Kimberly discovers that the club's leader, Veronica, didn't let Aisha in because of her parents' income. Thus, she quits the club out of loyalty to Aisha. Zedd and Rita create the evil Hate Master, who is sent to spread hate everywhere. Meanwhile, the Rangers are attacked by Tengas, and the Hate Master places the Rangers under his spell. All but Aisha is affected. Lt. Stone puts Bulk and Skull in charge of catching the Graffiti Bandit.
Aisha tries to break Hate Master's hold on her friends but is unsuccessful. Alpha and Aisha discover that the necklace her grandmother gave her will help to save her friends from the spell. Once the Rangers are freed, they morph and destroy the Hate Master. After, they apologize for the things they said while under the spell. Aisha is accepted in the girls club when the other members learn of Veronica, only allowing members whose families had a high income or whose mothers were members, and they kick her out. Bulk and Skull try to capture the "Graffiti Bandit" plaguing Angel Grove. Bulk is surprised when he learns the bandit is Skull, who's been sleepwalking. Ernie forces them to clean the wall. |
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| 126 | 14 | "Final Face-Off" | Armand Garabidian | Douglas Sloan | October 2, 1995 | 312 |
| All but Kimberly go to the museum and learn about the face-stealing monster that piques Rita's interest. While the Rangers are kept busy, Squatt, Baboo, and Rito steals the lamp which contains the monster and keeps it bound, so it can't harm anyone. To the Rangers' horror, Rita releases it and sends it to Earth. Aisha's and Adam's faces are stolen in battle; it takes a few things from the museum to defeat it, but is there any way to restore Aisha, Adam, and countless others who have lost their faces? | ||||||
| 127 | 15 | "The Potion Notion" | Bob Radler | Jackie Marchand | October 9, 1995 | 315 |
| Love is in the air and the universe when Zedd surprises Rita with a second honeymoon. Then, Rito sends Miss Chief with a love potion to Angel Grove where things get strange. Also, Goldar found out about Rita's plot and used Finster to create an antidote to free Lord Zedd. However, he is further shocked when he learns that potion or not, both Zedd and Rita do love each other. | ||||||
| 128 | 16 | "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" | Douglas Sloan | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes | November 23, 1995 | 316 |
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On Christmas Eve, Zedd and Rita send their troops to the North Pole to capture Santa Claus and his elves, thus preventing Santa from delivering his Christmas presents. Meanwhile, Kimberly misses her mother, who won't be able to go home for Christmas. The Rangers go to Santa's rescue but realize they can't morph to fight Rito, Goldar, and the Tengas. After quickly tying Goldar, Rito, and the Tengas with a red ribbon, Santa Claus sends them as a present to Zedd and Rita, who are angry. Meanwhile, the Rangers go home - before they do; however, Santa gives them a bag of gifts to take back to Angel Grove to give to the kids at Ernie's Juice Bar, where Kimberly and a group of children are going to be singing Christmas songs. Throughout the episode, there is a girl who is in the singing group, who is not too eager about this because her father won't be there to see it, all she wants to do is be with him, so she tells her to makes friends, and she does with Kimberly. The girl's father shows up, and Kimberly's mother comes for Christmas. Meanwhile, Zedd and Rita, Goldar, Rito, and the others are enjoying Christmas, and Rito gives a present to Goldar and says he's his best friend. In the end, the Rangers, Bulk, and Skull, who had earlier told the girl that if they saw Santa, they'd ask him to have her father come, Kimberly's parents, the music group, and most of the people at Ernie's Juice Bar sing together. Note: This episode was released on video on 09/12/95, the same day as Ninja Quest Part II. The original video release featured extra footage and alternate cuts not present in the televised airing or subsequent releases on VHS or DVD. |
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| 129
130 |
17
18 |
"A Ranger Catastrophe" | Douglas Sloan | Douglas Sloan | October 16, 1995
October 17, 1995 |
317
318 |
| Kimberly and Aisha find a stray cat that leaves Rita purring with delight. Then, Rito is sent to the animal shelter where Aisha volunteers. Summoning their ninja powers, the Rangers face off with Rito and the Tengas as Aisha's stray cat watches from the window. But, this is no ordinary cat as our heroes begin to understand.
The cat is revealed to be a new girl to Angel Grove, Katherine. Unfortunately for the Rangers, she is in alliance with Lord Zedd and Rita. Katherine tricks Tommy into helping her fix her car then rewards him with a free drive, but this was all a part of Rita's plan because Tommy ends up in another dimension. Rita retrieves Kat, but Tommy is left to fight both Rito and Goldar. The other Rangers try to help bring Tommy home but are stopped by a Kat monster, who is Katherine. The Rangers defeat the Kat monster, free Tommy, and are surprised to find Kat sitting in the park. Little do they know she is after the Rangers. |
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| 131
132 133 |
19
20 21 |
"Changing of the Zords" | Jonathan Tzachor | Stewart St. John | October 31, 1995
November 1, 1995 November 2, 1995 |
319
320 321 |
| Rita orders Katherine to steal Kimberly's power coin. While the Tengas distract the Rangers, Katherine takes Kimberly's power coin and brings it to Rita. Kimberly is immediately affected and slowly loses her powers (the power coins are connected to their natural human energy). Tommy and Ninjor team up to take on Goldar. Tommy uses his Falcon Zord but gets taken out by Katherine, who steals the Falcon Zord, while Ninjor is captured by Zedd.
Kimberly is still losing her powers and, ultimately, passes out. The other Rangers move to Angel Grove park to fight Incisorator sent by Zedd. Meanwhile, the Tengas attack Katherine to lure Kimberly into battle. Kimberly wakes up and teleports to Katherine to fight off the Tengas. Because Kimberly has been weakened due to the loss of her power coin, she is no match for the Tengas and gets beaten while Katherine watches. Goldar shows up and kidnaps Kimberly, who he brings to Lord Zedd. Zordon agrees to teleport Lord Zedd to the Command Center to talk about his demands. Zedd gives the Rangers two options: pilot his new evil Zords or Kimberly will be destroyed. The Rangers agree to pilot Zedd's evil Shogunzords. Zedd teleports back to the moon and is having a party with Rita and Rito. Using the viewing globe, Billy locates the whereabouts of Kimberly. Tommy, using the device from "The Green Candle", goes to the dark dimension. Tommy finds Kimberly but gets intercepted by Zedd. Meanwhile, Rita sends the evil Shogunzords to Earth to be piloted by the Rangers. Billy, however, finds a way to override the controls using the power coins. In the dark dimension, Tommy finally beats Zedd, rescues Kimberly, and teleports back to Earth. Tommy teams up with the other Shogunzords and beats See monster. |
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| 134 | 22 | "Follow That Cab!" | Terence H. Winkless | Shuki Levy & Shell Danielson | November 4, 1995 | 322 |
| A crime is committed in broad daylight, so Bulk, Skull, and Kimberly take a cab to follow the culprit. But Zedd makes a few changes. Our heroes get the news from Zordon. At the Command Center, the Rangers are presented with all new Shark Cycles. | ||||||
| 135
136 137 |
23
24 25 |
"A Different Shade of Pink" | Bob Radler | Doulgas Sloan | November 6, 1995
November 7, 1995 November 8, 1995 |
323
324 325 |
| Kimberly meets Gunther Schmidt, an international gymnast trainer. Schmidt offers to coach Kimberly for the Pan Global Games. Because of this, Kimberly no longer has time to fulfill her duties as a Ranger. Rita and Zedd launch multiple attacks on Earth, requiring the Rangers to split up and take them on. The Rangers are beaten, and Kimberly has to give up her training to help her team fight the evil monsters. Meanwhile, Katherine is slowly losing the spell cast by Rita, feeling sympathy for Kimberly. The episode ends with Kimberly training all night and day, eventually passing out from exhaustion. Katherine is there and finally realizes what she has done to Kimberly and the rest of the Rangers.
Kimberly is escorted into the hospital. The Rangers visit but have to leave to fight the Tengas and Rito. While the Rangers are away, Katherine tells Kimberly about the spell Rita cast on her. Meanwhile, Finster comes with a new monster called Garbage Mouth. Garbage Mouth tries to destroy Angel Grove but is stopped by the Rangers. The episode ends with Rita showing up and giving the Rangers a choice: turn in Katherine or Ninjor will be destroyed. Katherine decides to exchange herself for Ninjor. However, Rita tricks the Rangers, and they lose Katherine to her and Zedd. Katherine gets put into a prison cell with Rito as the guard. She gives Rito a back massage and then steals the key while Rito falls asleep. Katherine finds the Pink Power coin locked in a case, and is confronted by Rita. Before she can call for the Tengas to recapture Katherine, she is teleported to the Command Center and gives the coin back to Kimberly. Kimberly gets her confidence back, trains for the gymnastics tournament, and wins. Schmidt offers Kimberly to move to his facility in Florida to compete for the Pan Global Games. The episode ends with Kimberly giving her pink power coin to Katherine. |
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| 138 | 26 | "Rita's Pita" | Terence H. Winkless | Jackie Marchand | November 11, 1995 | 326 |
| Tommy preaches the importance of eating right to one of his students who doesn't have healthy eating habits. This inspires Rita to get the Ravenator to go inside Tommy and make him want nothing but junk food. Tommy's ravenous appetite makes him stuff his face nonstop; Kat discovers what's going on and informs the other Rangers. How will the Rangers destroy a monster that's inside Tommy's stomach without harming him as well? | ||||||
| 139 | 27 | "Another Brick in the Wall" | Terence H. Winkless | Mark Hoffmeier | November 13, 1995 | 327 |
| Katherine comes up with a plan to clean up an old lot, and she recruits her friends to help her construct a new homeless shelter. However, Rita is still angry that Katherine is no longer under her spell and turned into a "goody-goody" Ranger. With the help of Rito, the resulting battle causes the ruin of Katherine's day of work, building the shelter. Before they can repair it, four of the Rangers are entrapped by Rita's newest monster, the Brick Bully, but Katherine helps release them with the aid of Alpha. Billy manages to destroy the monster single-handedly, and after the battle, they can repair the shelter in time. In the finale, the Mayor of Angel Grove presents Katherine with an Outstanding Achievement Award for her work on the housing project. | ||||||
| 140 | 28 | "A Chimp in Charge" | Terence H. Winkless | Douglas Sloan | November 18, 1995 | 328 |
| Katherine and Aisha teach a monkey, Kelly, to communicate with sign language for a school assignment. However, Rita and Lord Zedd turn the monkey into the Sinister Simian monster to lure the Rangers out to fight it. Now, the Rangers have to find a way to defeat the monster without harming it and return Kelly to normal. | ||||||
| 141
142 143 |
29
30 31 |
"Master Vile and the Metallic Armor" | Bob Radler | Mark Litton | November 20, 1995
November 21, 1995 November 22, 1995 |
329
330 331 |
| The Earth and Rita and Zedd's palace shake with the arrival of one very evil visitor: Rita & Rito's father, Master Vile. While Vile is furious with Rita for marrying Zedd, he announces his plan to get the Zeo Crystal. Now, the Rangers must unravel the mystery of his plan and prepare for their biggest battle yet.
Tommy and Kat volunteer to search for the Falcon Zord and the Zeo Crystal. Kat distracts Zedd and Rita by claiming she wants to be evil again to give Tommy time to search for the Zeo Crystal. The other Rangers fight the Blue Globber, who has absorbed Ninjor's powers. The Rangers travel to another dimension to retrieve their zords, which have been sent there by Master Vile. Alpha discovers a way to weaken the Blue Globber. |
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| 144 | 32 | "The Sound of Dischordia" | Marco Garibaldi | Stewart St. John | November 25, 1995 | 332 |
| Aisha and Katherine write a school song. Master Vile has a song too; he calls upon the evil Dischordia, who casts a spell on the girls to change their tune. | ||||||
| 145 | 33 | "Rangers in Reverse" | Marco Garibaldi | Douglas Sloan | November 27, 1995 | 333 |
| Five Rangers are at the Juice Bar, planning a surprise birthday trip to the Carnival for Kat. While the Rangers celebrate her birthday, Master Vile brings forth the Orb of Doom from beneath the Earth. Immediately, Alpha senses trouble, and Zordon calls the Rangers. He warns them about the effects of the Orb of Doom: if the villains secure it, time will be reversed, and they will be turned into children. The Rangers morph and split into two groups. Tommy, Rocky, and Kat face Rito, Goldar, and a group of Tengas, while Adam, Billy, and Aisha face another group of Tengas headed towards the carnival, being forced to use their Metallic Armor power-up to defeat them. While the Rangers are occupied, Rito secures the Orb of Doom. Tommy attempts to remove it but cannot penetrate its energy field. Vile activates the Orb, which reverses time on Earth and turns everyone in the vicinity (the Rangers, Bulk, Skull, Lt. Stone, and everyone at the carnival) into kids. Rita, Rito, Lord Zedd, and Goldar then make themselves grow and attack. The Ranger kids (who still remember being Rangers) attempt to morph, but their powers do not work with them as children, leaving them powerless to stop the giant villains. | ||||||
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