************************************************************************** THE POWER RANGERS ZEO NEWSLETTER © THE NEWSLETTER OF THE POWER RANGER CLUB ISSUE #74 -- JULY 31, 1996 "SORRY I'M LATE, GUYS!" ************************************************************************** INDEX TO PRZ NEWSLETTER #74 1: WHO IS THE GOLD RANGER? More scoops on the Gold Ranger! 2: NICE TO MEET YOU Kristen Fallon's profile. 3: SABAN SIGHTINGS! Haven't I seen you somewhere? 4: DID YOU KNOW? Betcha didn't know this!!! 5: TOP TEN LIST The top ten reasons why the Rangers don't use their zords to step on monsters when they're small. 6: STRETCH Results and a new stretch! 7: T.J. ROBERTS -- UNMASKED! [PART FOUR] Who is that guy behind the mask? It's T.J. Roberts! 8: PRZ POLL #14 A new poll! 9: ASK MAX I answered the questions you wanted to know. 10: BLAST FROM THE POWER PAST Here are the intros., in case you missed them! 11: THE PRZ BULLETIN BOARD Looking for some hard-to-get merchandise? Here's the place to look... 12: TODAY'S TRIVIA Do *you* know the answer? 13: POWER RANGER B-DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS! Happy, happy birthday, Baby! 14: WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK? Don't miss the "Blast From the Power Past"! 15: NEXT ISSUE! A sneak peak at issue 75. ************************************************************************** **** WHO IS THE GOLD RANGER? "WHAT?!?!....Another ZEO Ranger?....Why wasn't I told about this?....What is going on?!" -- King Mondo King Mondo thought that by dividing the ZEO Rangers he could conquer them. Unfortunately for him he forgot to add the Gold Ranger into the equation! The Gold Ranger appears as the other ZEO Rangers are on the verge of defeat at the hands of King Mondo, who's latest plan to 'divide and conquer' the ZEO Rangers was succeeding. The Gold Ranger appears just as a giant pyramid lands on Earth. Although Billy cannot identify exactly what it is, he discovers that the energy signatures from the pyramid match those from the ZEO Crystals meaning that the Gold Ranger uses the same energy source as the other ZEO Rangers. Today, there are five ZEO Rangers, a new member will increase the team to six, just as there had been in the days of the Green Power Ranger and White Power Ranger. Originally their were five Power Rangers. Later, our heroes were joined by the mysterious Green Power Ranger, who in turn becomes the awesome White Power Ranger! As the Green Power Ranger, Tommy was placed under an evil spell by Rita Repulsa, to destroy the Command Center, banish Zordon, and to defeat the Power Rangers once and for all! However, the spell is broken, and the Green Power Ranger is welcomed to the team! The Green Power Ranger's powers begin to fail and he is transformed into the White Power Ranger, with much stronger powers than he ever had before! So who is the Gold Ranger? Is he friend or foe? But one thing is certain, the ZEO Rangers have got to find him before the Machine Empire does.......! ----------------------------------------- THE SCOOP by Tlawson420@aol.com At the recent Fox Affiliates Meeting, Margaret Loesch, President of the Fox Children's Network, brought up the topic of the Gold Ranger. Here's what she said. "We launched Power Rangers ZEO in our Spring Fling with strong ratings. Be on the lookout for even stronger ratings when we introduce the Gold Ranger. And just wait until we reveal his identity, or is it her identity?" Then, the "Who Is The Gold Ranger?" promo came on. Included in this scene is Gold Ranger calling Pyramidas, who releases the ZEO Megazord from a cage... * To the television theme of "Mission: Impossible". This is top secret. Something really big is coming to FOX Kids Power Rangers Zeo: The Gold Ranger Identity unknown. Who could it be, this Golden Mystery Ranger? Not even the Rangers know for sure. TOMMY: Whoa, check it out. When overwhelmed with danger... TANYA: Quadrafighters! Like a streak of lightning, the Gold Ranger appears just when they need him most. TOMMY: Alright! Is it Tommy's karate-wielding brother David? Has Kimberly returned? Is it Shawn? Did Billy whip up a suit for himself? Or, does the security work make Skull a good candidate? SKULL: Mommy! Every episode has intriguing clues leading to the Gold Ranger's identity! WHO IS THE GOLD RANGER? The explosive answer awaits you and every kid in America. But, there's only one place to find out -- FOX KIDS! THIS FALL! -------------------------------- * Note from MAX: The recent members already know who the Gold Ranger is, since I reported it in the newsletter. Please do not spread it around at ALL. It was supposed to be a secret, and I would like it to remain as much of a secret as it can be. I trust all my members to keep my exclusive information exclusive. Thanks. ************************************************************************** **** NICE TO MEET YOU E-MAIL ADDRESS: searoach@mo.net REAL NAME: Kristen Fallon BIRTHDATE: 11/7/73 CURRENT RESIDENCE: Wildwood, MI FAVE EPISODE: None. FAVE QUOTE: "Go inflict yourself on a mall". -- Billy in "Stop the Hate Master" ************************************************************************** **** SABAN SIGHTINGS! Walter Jones was on an episode of "Sliders". * Thanks to Almalthea2@aol.com for this sighting. Thuy Trang was in a TV ad about hate. * Thanks to Patri56297@aol.com for this sighting. Jennifer Tung (Nefaria from "Masked Rider") was on an episode of Baywatch Nights titled "Code of Silence". * Thanks to Kahva@aol.com for this sighting. The episode of Pete & Pete that Helen Davidson was on was called "Crisis In the Love Zone". On "Murphy Brown", Murphy asked Miles, "Who's your hero, Miles? And, none of the Power Rangers count!" * Thanks to MooTant@aol.com for reminding me about this one. On "Friends", Monica was dating a younger guy and her friends told her "I need to ask him something about the Power Rangers". Then, they pretend to morph (incorrectly), shouting out dinosaur names. * Thanks to the many people who have reported this, even though it's been said before. Mighty RAW (a.k.a. Ron Wasserman) just finished Monty Python's Holy Grail CD-ROM and the Ace Ventura, Pet Detective CD-ROM. His music can also be heard on Pythonline on the WEB. He is also doing music for the Saban show titled "Dragon Ball Z". In addition, his band (effie's head -- which featured his wife, Kathy Fisher, who was the singer on "The Potion Notion") played in Atlanta at the Olympic Village! Congratulations on your success, Ron! ************************************************************************** **** DID YOU KNOW? ..... the Rangers will *NOT* be ZEO Rangers or Car Rangers in the second movie? ..... the Rangers are on hiatus for five months, to film the movie? They finished the television filming on July 31st. ..... the Gold Ranger appears when a pyramid lands on Earth? He helps the Rangers when King Mondo has almost destroyed them, using the "divide and conquer" theory. ..... the second issues of both "PRZ Magazine" and "PRZ Chronicles" are on sale now? The third issue of "PRZ Chronicles" will be on sale on August 6th and the third issue of "PRZ Magazine" will be on sale August 15th. ..... that Colin Philips (Baboo on "Power Rangers") has voiced over a wacky Power Monster called Guggleheimer? On Masked Rider, he revoiced an alien named L.C. ************************************************************************** **** TOP TEN LIST by Ann Nelson (nelsona@cadvision.com) with help from Mark Oxman Here they are! The top ten reasons why the Rangers don't use their zords to step on monsters when they're small. 10. In the rules it clearly states: have battle with monster in park first. 9. Alpha always forgets to put more gas in the zords, so the rangers must fight while Alpha pumps in more. 8. In the rules it clearly states: have battle in abandoned warehouse district first. 7. I'm sure it has something to do with that blasted Morphing Grid. 6. In the rules it clearly states: have battle in abandoned quarry first. 5. Alpha claims premium is too darn 'ay-yi-yi expensive' so he has to use regular. Thus, the zords can't lift their feet high enough to stomp. 4. In the rules it clearly states: have battle in abandoned construction site first. 3. The Zords don't want to. 2. The Rangers only want to cause *minimal* damage to the city. And, the number one reason the Rangers don't use their zords to stomp on the ` monsters when they're small is... "DON'T ASK US -- ASK THOSE 'OHRANGERS'!" ************************************************************************** **** STRETCH 3RD PLACE: "A doorbell rings to let you know that someone's at your door. The Rangers' communicators 'ring' to let them know that Zordon needs to talk to them (urgently)." -- Bricks J. Winzer 2ND PLACE: "Doorbells are used to get in places, and the Power Rangers used a vortex to get into the Power Chamber". -- Ann Schumin 1ST PLACE: "Doorbells are used to alert you when someone is waiting for a meeting or an encounter of some kind with you... The Power Rangers are alerted by the little bell sound on their communicators when they must encounter one of Rita and Lord Zedd's monsters." -- Kathleen Wagner MY STRETCH: Doorbells are used to let you know someone is a request for you to be present, and communicators are used to let the Power Rangers know that Zordon is requesting their presence, and communicators are used by Power Rangers. Today's stretch word is "apron". ************************************************************************** **** T.J. ROBERTS UNMASKED! From the September 1996 issue of "16!" If you're a fan of TV's cool series Masked Rider, then you're probably head-over- heels over its hot and hunky star, T.J. Roberts. T.J. plays Dex, the teen superhero who has to protect planet Earth from world domination by intergalactic meanies--and pass his math test all in the same day. Here's your chance to get to know him better. 1. Although he'll always answer to T.J., his real name is Ted Jan. 2. T.J.'s birthday is September 24, 1979--he'll turn 17 this year. 3. The family thing--T.J.'s an only child, and his 'rents are Bob and Jan. 4. Since he was seven years old, T.J.'s been totally into martial arts like Karate and Tae Kwan Do--he's totally proud of the black belt he earned when he was 12. 5. His first acting jobs were guest starring spots on Married With Children and Evening Shade. 6. T.J.'s been in some movies you can catch on video--Magic Kid and A Dangerous Place are available right now. 7. He's really psyched to be playing Dex in Masked Rider. Says T.J.: "it's a great opportunity to play a character who's a real role model." 8. T.J. will be a senior this year, and he's really looking forward to going to college--he'll major in business. 9. This boy can sing! He's got a truly dreamy voice and hopes to cut an album one day. 10. This boy can dance! T.J. started dancing when he was a kid--in shopping malls, where he'd attract crowds. 11. One of his hugest dreams is to star in a movie with Al Pacino. 12. What's currently in T.J.'s CD player? Everything from Jimi Hendrix to Elvis Presley. 13. "Never give up" is definitely T.J.'s motto in life. "When you want something, you really have to stick to it," says T.J. "If you keep trying, you'll make it to wherever you want to go." 14. If you were out on a date with T.J., he'd probably take you to the movies. "I'm addicted to movies," he confides. "I'm always the first one at the theater when a new movie opens up." 15. Guess what? T.J.'s girlfriend-less at the moment, and he would love to meet someone who's easy-going and likes to have fun. ************************************************************************** **** PRZ POLL #14 Today's poll is "What merchandise is your favorite/Which merchandise would you love to have?" ************************************************************************** **** ASK MAX Q: Why hasn't Billy been shirtless on an episode before? A In the beginning, Zack, Tommy, and Jason all were shirtless when practicing martial arts. Billy's character was not into martial arts and they weren't just going to have him drinking a malt and suddenly peal off his shirt and say "That's for all of the girl viewers". When he finally turned into a jock, the producers had already been getting complaints about having the guys shirtless on a kid's show (seriously). So, Rocky, Adam, and Billy never were shirtless. However, they might have had them take off their shirt for "Zedd Waves". I don't remember. So, that's why the first season was the only one with shirtless male Rangers and why Billy has never been shirtless. Not even on "Attack of the 60' Bulk", where it took place at a waterpark. Saban must really pay attention to complaints... Q: Will the Rangers be ZEO Rangers or Car Rangers in the sequel? A: Neither. The movie will be released after the fourth season, so they will be getting new powers. They will have the same powers they have after Car Rangers. Q: What time is Power Rangers coming on next season? -- AmaDeusVox A: Big Bad Beetleborgs will be taking it's time slot and it will be seen in the morning. Q: Why do you keep picking on Austin St. John? -- lite@cybercomm.net A: I didn't pick on him! I did not write the Top Ten List, a member did. However, he did in good humor and asked me to put a message saying so in. I didn't though because I knew you guys could take a joke...or, so I thought. Q: After Tommy gave his Green Ranger powers over to Jason, they only had Jason call on his Green Ranger powers for a few shows and then never again. Do you know why? -- BrazosBel@aol.com A: They didn't have enough ZyuRanger footage of the Red Ranger calling on the Green Ranger powers. Q: Where are they getting footage of some of the old Rangers who left the show, hosting the Blast From the Power Past? -- Primes@aol.com A: They're not getting old footage. Austin has returned to the show so he's under Saban's contract. Amy Jo is still working for Saban, but in their movie department (Suzie Q is a Saban production). Q: What is Kaitlin's last name on "VR Troopers"? I've heard Hall, Star, and Scott. And, is Ryan's spelled Steel or Steele? A: Kaitlin's last name was changed several times, but it ended up being Star. Ryan's name is spelled Steele, according to the episode titled "Searching For Tyler Steele". ************************************************************************** **** BLAST FROM THE POWER PAST Jason- We faced a lot of really tough situations since we became Power Rangers. There were times when I didn't think we would make it at all. Here's another classic episode where we managed to come out on top. "Enter...the Lizzinator" Kimberly- What's really cool about being a Power Ranger is it doesn't matter if you're a girl or a guy. Alright, of course, the guys are really cute. Watch this episode and you'll see just how cute. "Second Chance" Bulk- There were a lot of times when I didn't think the Power Rangers were going to beat all those monsters. Skull- Lucky for them, we were there to save them. Bulk- Yeeeaah....lucky for them. Watch this, you'll see what we mean. "Life's A Masquerade" Tommy- We've all met a lot of really good friends over the years in Angel Grove. But, hanging out with the Power Rangers isn't always easy. Sometimes, weird things happen. Check out this classic episode and you'll get what I mean. "Mighty Morphin' Mutants" ************************************************************************** **** THE PRZ BULLETIN BOARD If you have an announcement you'd like me to print, send it to "BULLETIN BOARD" at MAXMOUZE@aol.com! --- Today's quote is repeated often, mostly by Tommy. --- Maxmouze@aol.com is looking for a copy of the Masked Rider episode that was titled "Power Out". It was the last episode of Masked Rider that aired. --- ZeoKat is looking to buy a tape collection of *every* episode of Power Rangers. Must be excellent copies w/out commercials. Will pay all fees...etc. Please write to everettb@mt.arias.net if you can do this for her. Thanks. --- Craig Wilson is looking for a copy of "A Brush With Destiny". He will trade any episode for a copy of that one. If you can help him, please e-mail him at 106161.641@compuserve.com -- MalcomFrnk@aol.com is looking for copies of "A Friend in Need" (Parts 1 through 3), "A Pig Surprise", "Plague of the Mantis", an episode of VR Troopers, and a bunch of episodes of "Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad". If you can help him, e-mail him. He will pay for the tape and the shipping. --- If anyone would like to sell a good working Blue Wolf Ninjazord please contact Rovster@aol.com with the details. --- Wolf Breeze is looking for excellent tape collection duplication of every episode of Power Rangers, preferably without commercials. He will pay/buy tapes, postage, and labor (profit: $20 +) If you can help, e-mail him at BreezeWolf@aol.com --- Jrovang@netcom.com is looking for a copy of "A Pressing Engagement" and is willing to pay all charges. Please e-mail him if you can make him a copy. --- ManBat25@aol.com is looking for Amy Jo Johnson's episode of "Campus Cops" or David Yost's performance on "Circus of the Stars". Please contact him if you have these! --- Maxmouze@aol.com is looking for someone who has ANY Power Rangers Series 2 to sell. ************************************************************************** **** TODAY'S TRIVIA Today's trivia question is "What are the names of the six Peace Treaty countries (before the USA became one)?" Last week's trivia question was "Which episode featured roller coasters from Six Flags Magic Mountain (which happens to be a TAGJ spot)?" The answer was "I, Eye Guy" -- it was used in Billy's Virtual Reality invention. ************************************************************************** **** POWER RANGER B-DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS! Welcome to the PRZ Birthday Announcements! It works like this: I'll list your name, with your e-mail address directly after, and then the month and day of your birth. Happy birthday to these PRZ Newsletter members, from July: Catherine Kendall (katrinka@flash.net)....................7/1/64 Kris Murphy (muggs@mail.tima.com)......................7/8/80 Justin Cody Slaton...................................................7/9/83 Rusty Miller (commandz@postoffice.ptd.net).........7/14/75 CJ Plante (FalconCJ@aol.com).............................7/17/82 Robin (as4603sudcha@SunBelt.Net).....................7/17/81 Joe Rovang (Jrovang@netcom.com)......................7/21/79 James Riggs (TommyOliv@aol.com)......................7/28/82 Sunny Lee (a054149t@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us.).....7/29/76 Phoenix (uphoenix@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu).....................7/30/61 Nicole Watson (ZVMM94A@prodigy.com)..........7/31/82 Marcus Zambrano (JXYV06C@prodigy.com).......7/31/81 ************************************************************************** **** WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK? Monday, July 29 "ENTER...THE LIZZINATOR" Kimberly helps a young friend named Kelly try to make the junior high cheerleading squad. But, Rita plans to use Kelly to lure the Rangers into a battle with the Lizzinator. Do our heroes have what it takes to beat the Lizzinator and save Kelly? Tuesday, July 30 "SECOND CHANCE" Jason and Zack offer to help a young friend make Ernie's soccer team. But, Rita has games of her own to play and sends down the Socadillo to roll over the Rangers. Can our heroes overcome the routy rodent and score a winning goal? Wednesday, July 31 "LIFE'S A MASQUERADE" The gang plans to attend a costume party. Even Bulk and Skull get into the spirit. But, when Rita's Frankenstein monster crashes the party, the Power Rangers must swing into action. Will the Power Rangers stand a chance against this green terror? Thursday, August 1 "MIGHTY MORPHIN' MUTANTS" Ms. Appleby gives the class a special assignment: she wants the students to ask their friends to chose something about them that needs a little work. But, Tommy has a hard time with it. Meanwhile, Rita sends down the Mutant Rangers to make the real Rangers' day memorable. Will our heroes overcome the Mutant Rangers and save Angel Grove? Saturday, August 3 "INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION" The guidance counselor wants Adam and Skull to broaden their studies, so they find themselves in music class-Skull against his will. But who is the mysterious cloaked pianist Adam has seen in the music room after hours. And why is Prince Sprocket trying to capture him-by any means necessary? And will Skull ever learn that high C is not a fruit drink? ************************************************************************** **** NEXT ISSUE! What we did on TAGJ, info. on Rita and Zedd's return, poems written by fans, some brand new "Blast From the Power Pasts", and more! Coming on August 7th!!! I'm sorry about making this newsletter so late. It's dated July 31st but I was on TAGJ at that time. When I got home, I was too tired to write it and I finally got it done!!! Sorry for the delay! That's all for now! Remember, friends don't let friends drive Megazords. Mark "Tommy's Not The Only One Who's Late!" Oxman President of the Online Power Ranger Fan Club Visit me on the Web at "http://www.afn.org/~afn45072/fanclub.htm" ************************************************************************** SEND REPLIES & CORRESPONDENCE TO MAXMOUZE@AOL.COM or MAXMOUZE@BAK2.LIGHTSPEED.NET **************************************************************************