Day of the Dumpster
Episode Information
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Season 1

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- Episode #
- 1
- Written by
- Tony Oliver & Shuki Levy
- Directed by
- Adrian Carr
- U.S. Premiere
- Saturday, August 28, 1993
(on Fox Kids) - Total U.S. airings(disclaimer)
- 33
(list of airings) - Last U.S. airing
- Saturday, November 9, 2013
(on TeenNick) - Tokusatsu footage
- Zyuranger # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 46, 47
- plus additional Zyu1.5 footage
- Footage analysis
- at SirStack’s Morphylogeny (off-site link)
- Next Episode
- High Five
- Villains
- Baboo, Finster, Goldar, Putty Patrollers, Rita Repulsa, Squatt
- Reversioning
-
- Original Air Date
- January 2, 2010
(on ABC Kids) - Episode analysis
- at Revisiting Power Rangers
- Stream on
- Amazon Video (off-site link)
Mistakes
- Zack was suddenly behind Trini and Kimberly after they’d flipped Bulk & Skull, yet he hadn’t been there in the previous shot. (04:00)
- Kimberly wore a communicator, despite the fact Billy had not yet introduced them to the teens. (04:26)
- Billy wore a communicator, despite the fact that he had likely not yet invented them. (04:30)
- Jason wore a communicator, despite the fact Billy had not yet introduced them to the teens. (04:36)
- Jason slightly trips on the edge of the mat when walking toward Billy. (04:37)
- Kimberly said, “Oh my gosh, what’s happening?”, Trini said “This is too weird,” and Jason said, “Hold on!”, all before the teens had begun to teleport. (07:33)
- The teens teleported in their future Ranger colors before they’d been given their powers. (07:41)
- A man’s face briefly appears in the Viewing Globe before it showed Rita on her bicycle. (09:04)
- The Viewing Globe showed Rita, on her flying bicycle, and Goldar flying over a city, yet Rita wasn’t shown leaving her moon palace in the episode. (09:05)
- The Viewing Globe also showed a group of Putty Patrollers in a park, seemingly before Rita had sent any to Earth. (09:10)
- In two long-distance shots as the teens trekked through the mountains after walking out on Zordon, the teens were wearing clothes from the unaired pilot episode rather than the final version of this episode. (11:20)
- As the teens walked through the desert, the double-peaked mountain could be seen in the background, but with no Command Center on it. (11:59)
- Rita was suddenly in a cave when she sent the Putties to Earth. (12:23)
- As the teens were knocked down by Putties in the desert, their Morphers switched from coin-side-out to handle-side-out. (13:38)
- In one shot of Red Ranger on the rooftop, he had his Blade Blaster drawn, while he didn’t in the previous and following shots. (15:15)
- In a single frame after posing, the Rangers are shown with the unused Battle Bikes. (15:27)
- Though the Rangers had called their Dinozords from the city, the scene moved to the rock quarry as soon as Jason began his jump up to his zord. (15:54)
- Goldar appears to be standing next to someone when he is blasted by the Megazord in Tank Mode. (16:52)
- The Megazord cockpit lacked the dinosaur symbol behind Red Ranger in one shot. (18:03)
- Jason knew the name of the Megazord’s Power Sword, seemingly without having been told. (18:16)
- The Megazord’s hands would often switch from large robot hands to human hands wearing silver gloves during battle. (18:20)
Credits
- Austin St. John as Jason
- Thuy Trang as Trini
- Walter Jones as Zack
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly
- David Yost as Billy
- Paul Schrier as Bulk
- Jason Narvy as Skull
- David Fielding as Zordon
- Co-Producer: Ellen Levy-Sarnoff
- Supervising Producers: Winston Richard, Tony Oliver
- Producers: Ronnie Hadar, Jonathan Tzachor
- Written by: Tony Oliver, Shuki Levy
- Directed by: Adrian Carr
- Executive Producers: Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
- Casting: Katy Wallin
- Production Manager: Chip Lynn
- Director of Photography: Ilan Rosenberg
- Production Designer: Yuda Ako
- 1st Assistant Directors: Larry Kent Litton, Jeff Roberts
- 2nd Assistant Director: H.J. Olofsson
- 2nd Unit Director: Isaac Florentine
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Sean McLin
- Production Coordinator: Wendy Walters
- Script Supervisor: Janee Hull-Page
- Art Director: Steve Miller
- Set Designer: Tim Papienski
- Prop Master: Mark Richardson
- Extras Casting: Charles Matthews Casting
- Gaffers: Dana Baker, John Aronson
- 1st Assistant Camera: Gerry O’Malley
- 2nd Assistant Camera: Jeffrey Civa, Andrew Thurman
- Key Grip: Scott Whited
- Sound Mixer: Chuck Buch, C.A.S.
- Costume Designer: Shawna Leavell
- Make-up & Hair Supervisor: Carlos David Amador
- Stunt Choreographers: John Barrett, Isaac Florentine
- Location Manager: Wayne Middleton
- Special Effects: Ron Trost
- Assistants to the Producers: Shawne Burke, Nadia Saloom, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Carter
- Production Controller: Gai Loper
- Production Accountant: Laurence Franks
- Romy J. Sharf as Alpha 5
- Richard Genelle as Ernie
- Erik Betts, Richard Branden, Bridget Riley, Ed Neil, Hien Nguyen, Duwane Heide, Carl Mosher, Danny Stallcup, Robert Steck, Tony Weatherilt as The Putty Patrollers
- Richard Wood as the voice of Alpha 5
- Colin Phillips as the voice of Baboo
- Robert Axelrod as the voice of Finster
- Ryan O’Flannigan as the voice of Goldar
- Michael J. Sorich as the voice of Squatt
- Wendee Swann as the voice of Scorpina
- Barbara Goodson as the voice of Rita
- Additional Dialogue: Tom Wyner, Robert Axelrod, Robert V. Barron
- Music by: Shuki Levy
- Executive in Charge of Music: Ron Kenan
- Music Coordinator: David Hillenbrand
- Music Engineers: Ron Wasserman, Baron Abramovitch
- Music Editors: Mark Ryan, Nick Carr
- Sound Supervisor: Wilson Dyer
- Re-Recording Mixers: Bob Manahan, C.A.S., Andrew Somers, Tim Harsh
- Executive in Charge of Post Production: Eric S. Rollman
- Post Production Supervisor: Paul Rosenthal
- Visual Effects: Brian Longbotham
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Mickie Ruester
- Editors: Charlie Bowyer, John Blizek, Joshua Robinson, Sharon Janis
- Post Production Coordinator: John C. Walts
- Sound Stages Provided by: Sir Film Studios
- Lab Services: Foto-Kem Industries
- Post Production: Modern Videofilm
- Grip/Lighting Equipment Supplied by: Filmtrucks, Inc.
- Health Equipment Provided by: Keiser Sports Health Equipment, Health-O-Meter, Nordic Track, Inc., Slush Puppie, Rollerblade, Inc., Bunn Corp., Fitness Quest, Bollinger & Scott Iron Weights
- Computer Equipment Provided by: Packard Bell
- Environmental Consultation: Environment Media Association
- Reversioning Executive Producer: Jamie Simone
- Reversioning Producer: Dan Evans III
- Reversioning Re-Recording Mixer: Ernie Sheesley
- Reversioning Post-Production Supervisor: Denny Densmore
- Reversioning Visual Effects Artists: Loren White, David Butterworth
- Reversioning Editor: Terry T. Marlin
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