Countdown to Destruction Part 1
Episode Information
Power Rangers in Space
Season 6

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- Amazon.com (off-site link)
- Stream on
- Amazon Video (off-site link)
- Episode #
- 292
- Story by
- Koichi Sakamoto
- Teleplay by
- Judd Lynn
- Directed by
- Jonathan Tzachor
- U.S. Premiere
- Friday, November 20, 1998
(on Fox Kids) - Total U.S. airings
- 12
(list of airings) - Last U.S. airing
- Monday, September 3, 2007
(on Toon Disney) - Tokusatsu footage
- Zyuranger # 20
- Dairanger # 8
- Kakuranger # 51
- Ohranger # 1
- Megaranger # 2, 7, 12, 21, 33, 36, 40, 43, 45, 46
- Footage analysis
- at SirStack’s Morphylogeny (off-site link)
- Previous Episode
- A Line in the Sand
- Next Episode
- Countdown to Destruction Part 2
- Villains
- Admiral Abominator, Altor, Astronema, Blue Globbor, “Blue Grouperhead”, “Blue Tooth”, “Bobbin’ Buzzard”, “Bobogoat”, “Bonker”, “Camoumeleon”, “Chef Swinegang Pork”, Clawhammer, Cogs, Coralizer, “Craterite Conglomerate”, Crocotox (II), Dark Specter, Darkonda, Destructipede, Divatox, Dramole, “Dresschordia”, Ecliptor, Electrotramp, Elgar, “Enemy Anemone”, Eye Guy, Face Stealer, Fearog, Finster, Frightwing, “Fuzzor”, Goldar, Goo Fish, Griller, Guitardo, “Hefty Hog”, Horror Bull (II), Incisorator, Jellyfish, “Kappaput”, Katastrophe, “Kerovan-Ouster 35”, King Mondo, “Kitty Scaryall”, Klank, Lizwizard, Lord Zedd, “LottaArms”, Lunatick, Mace Face, “Magic Mushroom”, “Mamamitis”, Maniac Mechanic, Miss Chief, “Mothbeater”, “Mr. Digit Owl”, Mutantrus, “Noarms Lackahead”, Octophantom, Orbus, Oysterizer, “Painapple”, Pharaoh, “Piecemeal”, Pineoctopus, Piranhatrons, Preying Mantis, Prince Sprocket, Psycho Blue, Psycho Red, Psycho Yellow, Pumpkin Rapper, Punch-a-Bunch, “Pyre Tiger”, Quantrons, Queen Machina, Ravenator, “Reptator”, Rita Repulsa, Rygog, Shrinkasect, Silo, Slippery Shark, Snizzard, Soccadillo, Spikey, Squatt, Stag Beetle, “Starphiz”, Stenchy, Sting King, Terrortooth, Tough Tusks, Translucitor, “Trinosaur”, Two-Headed Parrot, Vacsacker, Vampirus, Waspicable, Wild Weeder, Z Putties
Mistakes
- The cylindrical energy tube holding Zordon that the Quantrons were now standing up had a noticeably larger circumference than the one they were carrying in the previous shot. (02:13)
- Despite his previous destruction, Psycho Red’s monster form was present among the attacking monster armies. (04:09)
- An amoeba monster was among Divatox’s army on Gratha but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:17)
- A mushroom monster and a starfish monster were among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but were later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:17)
- Fearog was among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:19)
- Finster’s ears could be seen drooping downward rather than pointing straight up and his blue headband was missing. (04:20)
- A Putty was shown holding a human-sized replica of the Red Dragon Thunderzord Warrior Mode’s staff. (04:20)
- Despite his previous destruction, Psycho Blue’s monster form was present among the attacking monster armies. (04:20)
- Both Altor and Two-Headed Parrot were among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but were later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:23)
- Two-Headed Parrot was among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:23)
- The Craterite conglomerate, now human-sized rather than giant, was among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:23)
- Oysterizer was among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (04:26)
- A Putty was shown holding a human-sized replica of the Thunder Megazord Saber. (04:30)
- Despite it’s destruction in “Line In The Sand”, Cassie used the Pink Galaxy Glider on Earth. (09:40)
- In one shot of Andros holding the Spiral Saber Booster Mode, the Battlizer was on his wrist transferring glowing gold energy bolts into the Booster Mode, and it charged up with alternating red and blue energy while spinning; he then no longer had the Battlizer as the Booster Mode shot a never-before-seen, non-spinning laser blast. (11:01)
- Andros and Ashley demorphed into civilian clothes despite last being shown in their uniforms before morphing. (12:21)
- As the Megaship was under fire, Zhane flew it into the atmosphere while large amounts of steam were pouring out of the engine room; he suddenly took the Megalift to Megadeck 6 and declared while rushing out near the engine room that he needed the Mega Winger. (12:40)
- Carlos, Cassie, and Carlos demorphed into civilian clothes despite last being shown in their uniforms before morphing. (13:45)
- Despite the fact that Dark Specter was still telling Astronema his plan when attacked by Darkonda, Astronema had to re-enter the room to see what had happened. (16:38)
- Dark Specter was facing Darkonda, away from the Dark Fortress, when he swallowed Darkonda’s Velocifighter whole. However, in the scene of his final destruction a second later, he was facing the Dark Fortress. (17:26)
- The flat-topped bluish-white monster was among Divatox’s army on Gratha but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (18:27)
- A monster that might have been Termitis as well as a gnat-like monster were among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but were later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (18:29)
- Psycho Red’s monster form and a salamander monster were among the Machine Empire’s army on the Phantom Ranger’s home planet but were later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (18:30)
- A red moth monster was among Divatox’s army on Gratha but was later among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy. (18:30)
- Psycho Blue’s monster form was among Rita and Zedd’s army on a planet in the Vica Galaxy but was later among Divatox’s army on Gratha. (18:36)
Credits
- Tracy Lynn Cruz as Ashley
- Patricia Ja Lee as Cassie
- Christopher Khayman Lee as Andros
- Justin Nimmo as Zhane
- Roger Velasco as Carlos
- Selwyn Ward as T.J.
- Melody Perkins as Astronema
- Paul Schrier as Bulk
- Jason A. Narvy as Skull
- Action Directors: Koichi Sakamoto, Makoto Yokoyama
- Line Producer: Sanford Hampton
- Co-Producers: Judd Lynn, Scott Page-Pagter, Paul F. Rosenthal
- Produced by: Jonathan Tzachor
- Story by: Koichi Sakamoto
- Teleplay by: Judd Lynn
- Directed by: Jonathan Tzachor
- Executive Producers: Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
- Director of Photography: Ilan Rosenberg
- Production Designer: Julie Bolder
- 1st Assistant Director: Stephen Harrison
- 2nd Assistant Director: Cy Roscoe
- Stunt Coordinators: Makoto Yokoyama, Koichi Sakamoto
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Sean McLin
- 2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Chris Auer
- Stunt Choreography: Alpha Stunts
- Special Effects: John Bordeaux
- Locations: Marc Spiegel
- 2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Lisa Stuckey
- Art Director: Eric V. Clemons
- Assistant Art Director: Marco DeOreo
- Prop Master: Mark Richardson
- Set Decorator: Siri T.H. Robinson
- Costume Designer: Danielle Baker
- Make-up & Hair Supervisor: Rosanna Montes
- Script Supervisor: Helen Caldwell
- 2nd Unit Script Supervisor: Jody Blose
- Animatronics & Monsters: John Lant, Ivory Stanton
- Gaffer/Key Grip: Dennis Bishop
- Camera Operators: Eric Anderson, Roger Olkowski
- Sound Mixer: Chuck Buch, C.A.S.
- Production Coordinator: Shawn Tarkington
- Assistant Story Editor: Jackie Marchand
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Jeffrey Weiss
- Production Accountants: Brett Born, Susan Foster
- Original Casting: Julie Ashton
- Casting: Iris Hampton
- Extras Casting: Dennis Hansen
- Assistants to the Producers: Jennifer Cadenhead, Nancy Kennedy, Lee Marshall
- Music by: Shuki Levy, Kussa Mahchi
- Additional U.S. Music by: Lior Rosner
- Executive in Charge of Music: Ron Kenan
- Music Producers: Kenneth Burgomaster, Jeremy Sweet, Inon Zur
- Music Supervisor: David Ari Leon
- Music Editor: Drew DeAscentis
- Music Engineer: Barron Abramovitch
- 2nd Music Engineers: Jim DiJulio, Tim Gosselin, Al Lay
- Music Assistants: Dusty Rabbin, John Sperger
- Executive in Charge of Post Production: Clive H. Mizumoto
- Sound Supervisor: Doug Latislaw
- Re-Recording Mixers: Ed Suski, Tim Harsh
- Dialogue and Effects Editors: Charlene Banta, Phillip A. Kovats
- ADR Director: David Walsh
- ADR Recordist: Anne Britt Makebakken
- ADR Writer: Zach Alwin Pagter
- ADR Coordinator: Suzi Shimoyama
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Jason Spratt
- Lead Artist: Jeff West
- Developed from “MEGA RANGERS” by: Toei Company, Ltd.
- Some SFX Sequences by: Junichi Yajima
- Original Concepts by: Saburo Yatsude
- Battle-izer Suit Fabricated by: CBFX
- Executive in Charge of Production: Eric S. Rollman
- Post Production Coordinator: Sean B. Backus
- Editor: Richard Bracken
- Additional Editing: Billy DiCicco
- Assistant Editor: Damon Harman
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Eric Rainey
- Post Production Associate: Andy Reilly
- Post Production: Modern Videofilm
- Lab Services: Foto-Kem Industries
- Camera Package: Keslow Camera
- Grip/Lighting Equipment: Cinemobile
- Miscellaneous Equipment Provided by: Health-O-Meter, Slush Puppie, Bunn Corp.
- NASA Footage provided by: Chryel Coker at NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Media Services Corporation
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