Origins - Part 1
Episode Information
Power Rangers Samurai
Season 18
- DVD Available from
- Amazon.com (off-site link)
- Stream on
- Amazon Video (off-site link)
- Episode #
- 701
- Written by
- David Schneider and James W. Bates
- Directed by
- Peter Salmon
- U.S. Premiere
- Saturday, October 15, 2011
(on Nickelodeon) - Total U.S. airings
- 25
(list of airings) - Last U.S. airing
- Sunday, November 3, 2019
(on Nicktoons) - Previous Episode
- Danger and Destiny Part II
- Next Episode
- Origins - Part 2
- Villains
- Dayu, Master Xandred, Moogers, Octoroo, Tooya
Mistakes
- Ji looked just like Stevedore, the civilian whose form Emperor Gruumm took while on Earth in “Shadow Part 1”. (00:29)
- Mia’s symbol painting gained multiple strokes between shots. (01:03)
Credits
- Alex Heartman as Jayden
- Erika Fong as Mia
- Hector David Jr as Mike
- Najee De-Tiege as Kevin
- Brittany Anne Pirtle as Emily
- Steven Skyler as Antonio
- Rene Naufahu as Mentor-Ji
- Felix Ryan as Spike
- Paul Schrier as Bulk
- Rick Medina as Deker
- Music by: Noam Kaniel
- Producer: Sally Campbell
- Co-Producers: Elie Dekel, Brian Casentini
- Created by: Haim Saban, Toei Company Ltd
- Executive Producer: Jonathan Tzachor
- Written by: David Schneider, James W. Bates
- Japanese episode written by: Yasuko Kobayashi
- Additional Material Directed by: Akihiro Noguchi, Koichi Sakamoto
- Directed by: Peter Salmon
- Dayne Johnston as Tommy
- Steven Smith as Kevin’s Father
- Steven A. Davis as Jayden’s Father
- George Beca as Young Jayden
- John Highland as Swimming Race Starter
- Jeff Szusterman as the voice of Master Xandred
- Jeff Szusterman as the voice of Octoroo
- Kate Elliott as the voice of Dayu
- Wesley Dowdell as the voice of Tooya
- Stig Eldred as the voice of Narrator
- Story Editors: James W. Bates, Amira Lopez
- Unit Production Manager: Janet McIver
- Director of Photography: Ilan Rosenberg
- Post Production Supervisor: David Ross
- 2nd Unit Director: Akihiro Noguchi
- Action Director: Koichi Sakamoto
- Production Designer: Miro Harre
- Costume Designer: Jaindra Watson
- 1st Assistant Director: Craig Wilson
- Edited by: Gary Hunt
- US Casting by: Iris Hampton
- NZ Casting by: Terri De’ath
- Stunt Coordinator: Mark Harris
- Art Director: Rachael Cooper
- Production Accountant: Rebecca Hutton
- 2nd Unit Assistant Director: Quentin Whitwell
- 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Andrew McGeorge
- Sound Recordist: Dave Hurley
- Camera Operator: Peter Janes
- Make up Supervisor: Kevin Dufty
- Mechanical Effects Supervisor: Richard Schuler
- Location Manager: Janne Harwood
- Visual Effects by: PRPVFX Limited
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Carol Petrie
- Visual Effects Coordinator: George Ritchie
- Post Production Sound: The Inside Track
- Sound Designer: Chris Burt
- Sound Effects Editor: Stefan Brough
- Based on “Shinkenger” from: Toei Company Ltd
- From the Japanese Series Originated by: Saburo Hatte
- Theme Song Arranged by: Noam Kaniel
- Saban Brands Production Finance: David Shuman
- Saban Brands Production Legal: Rami Yanni, Jerod Partin
Filmed on location in New Zealand
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