Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue |
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| Genre | Action adventure Science fantasy Superhero |
| Created by | Haim Saban Toei Company |
| Based on | Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive by Toei Company |
| Developed by | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
| Directed by | Ryuta Tasaki Koichi Sakamoto Isaac Florentine Jonathan Tzachor Judd Lynn Worth Keeter Makoto Yokoyama |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | Jeremy Sweet |
| Composer(s) | Lior Rosner Jeremy Sweet Inon Zur Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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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 Sean McLin (2nd unit) |
| Running time | 20 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 | February 12 – November 18, 2000 |
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Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is a television series. It is the eighth season of the famous Power Rangers show. This season is based on the Japanese Super Sentai series called Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive from 1999.
For the first time in Power Rangers history, Lightspeed Rescue introduced a Ranger who did not come from the Japanese Super Sentai show. This was the Titanium Ranger, making him the first Power Ranger created only for the American series.
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Story of Lightspeed Rescue
The story takes place in a made-up city called Mariner Bay, California. This city was built on an old burial ground for powerful demons. When these demons are accidentally set free from their tomb in the desert, they want to destroy Mariner Bay.
To stop them, a secret government group called Lightspeed steps in. Captain William Mitchell leads this group. He chooses four regular people and his own daughter to become a new team of Power Rangers. Lightspeed uses a special energy source called the Morphin Grid to give them their powers.
Each of the chosen people has a special skill:
- Carter Grayson becomes the Red Ranger. He is a brave fire fighter.
- Chad Lee becomes the Blue Ranger. He works as a lifeguard and trains sea animals.
- Joel Rawlings becomes the Green Ranger. He is a skilled stunt pilot.
- Kelsey Winslow becomes the Yellow Ranger. She is an amazing extreme sports athlete.
- Dana Mitchell, Captain Mitchell's daughter, becomes the Pink Lightspeed Ranger. She is a paramedic and knows a lot about medicine.
The Rangers get help from a team of smart scientists and engineers. Miss Angela Fairweather leads this team. Their secret base is called the Lightspeed Aquabase. It is an underwater military place. This base also keeps the demons away because they don't like water.
Later, Captain Mitchell's son, Ryan Mitchell, joins the team. He becomes the Titanium Ranger. Together, these six Rangers fight against the demon forces. They win many battles. In the end, there is a huge final fight. During this fight, many of their giant robots (called Zords), their base, and most of their special equipment are destroyed.
The series also features a special team-up. Characters from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy return. The evil villainess Trakeena comes to Earth to destroy it. The Lightspeed Rangers then join forces with the Galaxy Rangers to stop her.
Meet the Characters
Lightspeed Rangers
- Sean Cw Johnson as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger.
- Michael Chaturantabut as Chad Lee, the Blue Lightspeed Ranger.
- Keith Robinson as Joel Rawlings, the Green Lightspeed Ranger.
- Sasha Williams as Kelsey Winslow, the Yellow Lightspeed Ranger.
- Alison MacInnis as Dana Mitchell, the Pink Lightspeed Ranger.
- Rhett Fisher as Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger.
Supporting Heroes
- Monica Louwerens as Ms. Angela Fairweather, the team's main scientist.
- Ron Roggé as Captain William Mitchell, the leader of Lightspeed.
Main Villains
- Jennifer L. Yen as Vypra.
- Diane Salinger as the voice of Queen Bansheera.
- Neil Kaplan as the voice of Diabolico.
- Michael Forest as the voice of Prince Olympius.
- Brianne Siddall as the voice of Impus (young Olympius).
- David Lodge as the voice of Loki.
- Kim Strauss as the voice of Jinxer.
Guest Heroes
- Danny Slavin as Leo Corbett, Galaxy Red.
- Reggie Rolle as Damon Henderson, Galaxy Green.
- Archie Kao as Kai Chen, Galaxy Blue.
- Cerina Vincent as Maya, Galaxy Yellow.
- Valerie Vernon as Kendrix Morgan, Galaxy Pink.
- Jennifer Burns as Trakeena (the main villain from Lost Galaxy).
Video Games
Several video games were made based on Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. You could play them on different systems like Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, and PC.
The PlayStation and N64 games were 3D fighting games. The Game Boy version was a 2D side-scrolling game. The PC version was more like an activity center with different games.
Episodes List
There are 40 episodes in Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Here are some of the first ones:
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| 339 | 1 | "Operation Lightspeed" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 12, 2000 | |
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Demons are set free and threaten Mariner Bay. Captain Mitchell's team recruits four people to be Power Rangers. Dana Mitchell joins them as the fifth Ranger. They fight and defeat the fire demon Ghouligan. Their journey as Rangers begins!
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| 340 | 2 | "Lightspeed Teamwork" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 19, 2000 | |
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The Rangers get a tour of the Aqua Base and see the Rail Rescues. Joel falls for Ms. Fairweather and forgets his duties. A rock turns into Magmavore. The Rangers use their Rail Rescues to save people. Joel learns to work as a team to form the Lightspeed Megazord and defeat Magmavore.
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| 341 | 3 | "Trial By Fire" | Ryuta Tasaki | Judd Lynn | February 26, 2000 | |
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Carter is fast in training but doesn't think first. Vypra causes an earthquake and traps a boy in fire. Carter wants to save him but Captain Mitchell says to put out the fire first. Carter feels bad but then helps his friends fight Quakemon.
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| 342 | 4 | "Riding the Edge" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 4, 2000 | |
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Kelsey saves a dog while rollerblading. A tornado monster, Whirlin, attacks the city. The Rangers use the Rescue Bird and later the Rail Rescues to save a space shuttle caught in the tornado. Jinxer then makes the monster grow huge.
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| 343 | 5 | "A Matter of Trust" | Koichi Sakamoto | Judd Lynn | March 11, 2000 | |
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Dana doubts her dad's trust when he sends her on a simple task. A monster, Fireor, heats up Mariner Bay. Dana finds out she's guarding the real fuel cell, not a decoy. She escapes Vypra and helps her friends destroy Fireor.
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Around the World
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue was shown in many countries. Often, it was dubbed into local languages.
- In Thailand, the series was released on home video with a Thai dub. It later aired on the Gang Cartoon Channel.
- In the Philippines, the series aired on RPN from 2002 to 2003. It was the last Power Rangers series to air there in English.
- In South Korea, it was dubbed into Korean and called Power Rangers Rescue.
See also
In Spanish: Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue para niños
