The Story of the Power Rangers

Go Go

Kids fell in love with the adventures of the Power Rangers practically from the start. The team’s battles with Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd and the rest of their rogue gallery brought in huge ratings from the jump, or from “Go Go Power Rangers.”

Haim Saban

Haim Saban came up with the idea for Power Rangers while watching the Japanese show, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. He would take footage of the show’s action sequences, which featured teens that were given the powers of dinosaurs and blended it with brand new material of American teens. His copy and paste strategy not only worked, it helped Power Rangers become one of the biggest children’s shows of the 1990s.

Merchandise

One of the things that made the Power Rangers so successful was the toys. The first five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were clad as space ninjas. The OG Five were dressed in Red, Black, Blue, Yellow and Pink. The rainbow of colors made them distinct and perfect for action figures. The five would later be joined by the Green Ranger, who is arguably the most popular of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers crew. The Power Rangers were not just a hit in the toy aisles, they would also appear in books, on clothing and anything and everything else you could imagine.