Preserving #PowerRangers History for the next generation of fans and beyond. Archiving morphinominal artifacts from across the Grid.

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Joined September 2018
That moment of pure satisfaction when you finally hit your morph stance perfectly. 😤 The Power Rangers Preservation Project Presents Forever Red Morphs: Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver! @jdfffn runs through the morph call for Zeo Ranger V before his suit actor steps in for the power pose. Given Jason’s birthday yesterday, we thought it was the perfect occasion to share lost footage from his morph — which we think gives a heartwarming glimpse back at the man who gave us the legend as he works to get his morph just right. Digitization & Archival by @PR_Media_Info. Edit by @KadamsEdits. Boost our preservation efforts at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1031 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Wild Force Episode: Forever Red Year: 2002
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Terra Venture GSA ID Card Prop from Lost Galaxy. 🌌 This prop — or one just like it — was seen used by Kai Chen [Archie Kao] to try and gain access to Terra Venture’s Navigation Room via the keypad and scanner; which was disabled by Matthew, a stowaway from Earth trying to stop the ship so he could return home. The foil-printed prop is the size of a standard business card and features the GSA [Galactic Space Alliance] logo. The stats, ID number, and barcode on this card are pre-printed and presumably match Kai’s ID, although the footage being shot in standard definition makes it difficult to screen-match. The card template includes a space for a photo; if there was a small photo attached at any point, it’s since become unattached. Powered by Patreon Supporters like Rizwan Merchant. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1057 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Lost Galaxy Episode: Homesick Year: 1999
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The #PowerRangersPreservationProject Presents Power Rangers: Careers in TV & Film! The final two minutes of the in-house project chronicling the careers behind the scenes recap a sizzle of career advice and quips from the individual in-house interviews, peppered with bonus footage filmed during the second season. Featured key crew in order of appearance include Writer / Supervising Producer [and Kimberly’s Uncle Steve] Doug Sloan (@vrdjs143), Production Designer Yuda Acco, Director Armand Garabidian, Producer Jonathan Tzachor, Production Designer Julie Bolder, Co-Producer Tony Oliver (@TonyOliverVA), Sound Mixer Chuck Buch, VR Troopers Writer Michael Ryan, Costume Designer Dani Baker, Hair and Make-Up w/ Steve Cardenas, Editor Adi Ell-Ad and Co-Producer Paul F. Rosenthal, Visual Effects Director Brian Longbotham, Online Editor Dave Frediani, and the late, great ADR Director / Co-Producer Scott Page-Pagter. The Power Rangers: Careers in TV & Film installments were shot by Assistant Editor Rich Dietl and edited by Co-Producer Paul F. Rosenthal, interviewing department heads about their role behind the scenes and how they got started in the industry. These are the heroes behind-the-scenes responsible for bringing our favorite multi-colored heroes to life! Digitization & Archival by @PR_Media_Info. Boost our preservation efforts at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1056 ⚡️ Series: #MightyMorphin #PowerRangers Year: 1994
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PLEX Designs for Ninja Storm Red’s Tri-Battlized Armor in Battlizer Flight Mode. The number on top notes the action figure from the Bandai America toyline, which dubbed the Fall Battlized comp the “Ninja Stealth Armor RED Battlized Mode.” Powered by Patreon Supporters like Cole Hrusovsky. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1055 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Ninja Storm Year: 2003
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Early Sketch Concept for the Lightspeed Jackets. This version of the government-issued jackets skewed closer to the lightweight nature of GoGo V’s fluorescent orange windbreakers, coloring these would-be adapted Ranger versions teal and cinching them at the waist to give them more shape. The evolution of the Lightspeed jackets moved toward utilitarian from this point on, layering complexity and functionality into the design — but this sketch is a fun look back at a “what if!” Exhibit courtesy of The DaniB Database by Emmy-nominated Costume Designer Dani Baker. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1054 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Lightspeed Rescue Year: 1999
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Eka Darville [Scott / Ranger Operator Series Red] in a behind-the-scenes shot on the set of Power Rangers RPM. On location in New Zealand’s Lake Wainamu Sand Dunes. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1053 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers RPM Year: 2009
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Hero Zentinel Helmet Prop from Cosmic Fury. The Zentinels were cybernetic footsoldiers exclusive to Power Rangers, fighting at Lord Zedd’s command in the 30th and final season. Their design reflects a modernized, militarized Zedd — their de facto leader, though their ultimate loyalty would lie with Bajillia Naire. This helmet is noticeably heavier than the lightweight Ranger helmets, clocking in at 3.5 lbs. [by comparison, a quick Ranger helmet comparison came in at 1.5 lbs.]. The hefty helmet is hinged at the oversized bolts, with the front sliding upward to allow a performer to stick their head in. Inside the helmet, a chinstrap keeps the jaw of the helmet in place during filming. A thin piece of black mesh is draped inside as well, obscuring the performer from viewers while allowing the performer to see. The Zenintels came in Red and Grey variants, although the helmets remained the same while the body suits alternated colors. These footsoldiers can speak and communicate easily, maintaining a robotic tone apropos of their mechanical origins. Help us continue to boost our acquisition and preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio! Morphin Museum Exhibit 1052 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Cosmic Fury Episode: Lightning Strikes Year: 2023
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“Cutest Cast on TV: Power Rangers” — The Cast of Lost Galaxy for Popstar! Magazine. @PowerRangers was pulling out all the stops to promote its brand new season — the first of the Post-Zordon Era. Lost Galaxy would be Power Rangers Season 7, and this spread was certainly geared toward a slightly aged up audience; appealing to the teenyboppers of PR’s final season of the ‘90s, whether they were a new audience via this magazine or an attempt to regain the focus of fans who may have fallen off when they were younger. The six leads were photographed exclusively for the magazine by Keith Munyan with accompanying bio bites of individual trivia: @cerinavincent [Maya] is a former Miss Nevada Teen Pageant winner; Valerie Vernon [Kendrix] was a globe-trotting cruise ship performer; Danny Slavin [Leo] trained in the Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won; @ArchieKao [Kai] only took up acting right before getting his gig on Rangers; @Reggie_Rolle [Damon] was a well-known member of a dance troupe in Minneapolis; and Russell Lawrence [Mike] loves to write poetry! Exhibit courtesy of The DaniB Database by Costume Designer Dani Baker. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1051 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Lost Galaxy Year: 1999
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Power Rangers being #PowerRangers, of course the boys got their own dedicated full-page spreads!
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Early Concept + Costume Draft for Operation Overdrive’s Mercury Ranger / Bouken Silver. This in-progress alternate design features a white vertical stripe through the costume that’s consistent with the core team, while the final design would change that stripe [and the costume’s wimple] to black. These materials were shared at a point in Operation Overdrive’s Pre-Production when Bouken Silver’s designs were not yet finalized. Pardon the quality, as the scans are hi-res but captured from a very small print-out. Powered by Patreon Supporters like Adrian Brito. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1050 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Operation Overdrive Year: 2006
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Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly the Pink Ranger in her Official MMPR Season 2 Promo. Her four-tiled press photo features dual portraits of @_amyjojohnson in both her Pink Ranger spandex and a civilian outfit, along with dual full-body Pink Ranger shots — one showing AJJ posing without the helmet, and one of the Pink Ranger stunt double posing with the helmet on. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1049 ⚡️ Series: Mighty Morphin #PowerRangers Year: 1994
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We can never shout out @KadamsEdits and @PR_Media_Info enough for their masterful work on the Preservation Project! None of this would be possible without them. ⚡️
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The Power Rangers Preservation Project Presents Anatomy of a Scene: Mirinoi Turns to Stone! These shots from the second half of the Lost Galaxy premiere show Kendrix [Pink] and Damon [Green] going hand-to-hand with the Stingwingers as the wave of petrification washes across Mirinoi, causing the Rangers and Stingwingers alike to flee. We get a bonus shot of Furio — Scorpius’ General responsible both for turning Mirinoi to stone and for ripping a chasm through the planet wide enough for Mike Corbett to fall through. Unlike most adverse monster effects which typically revert back to normal after their destruction, the petrification of Mirinoi endured long beyond Furio’s demise. It would take the Quasar Quest being completed and the Sabers returned to the stone for Mirinoi to be restored to its lush former glory as it became the New World that Terra Venture had set out to find. Digitization & Archival by @PR_Media_Info. Edit by @KadamsEdits. Powered by Patreon Supporters like Cole Hrusovsky. Boost our preservation efforts at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1048 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Lost Galaxy Episode: Quasar Quest Part II Year: 1999
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Ninja Steel Gold / Levi Weston’s Hero Ninja Comm. The Ninja Comms were created by Mick and [to an extent] Brody as the team’s communicators, reverse-engineered from the Warrior Dome’s Data Comms. The Data Comms were designed to interface with the Warrior Dome and serve as a tool for Galaxy Warrior contestants to analyze their opponents, which Brody continued to briefly leverage post-escape to gain an advantage against his foes. Once Galvanax caught on, Brody’s access was quickly cut off — prompting Mick to fabricate the Ninja Comms as an alternative. The weathered faceplate of the Comm features the Ninja Nexus Prism outline, which can spring open outward in-show to reveal a screen within when triggered by the green button [making the Comm appear like a wrist-mounted Ninja Star]. The cast’s hero Ninja Comms, like Levi’s seen here, were rendered as solid static molds and did not open. A key hero beauty prop with an actualized opening faceplate was leveraged by production when the script called for it; but everyday usage was left to these static versions. ‘Levi Hero’ is written inside the wristband. Flash ⚡️ Fact: Toy versions of the Ninja Comms were released overseas that largely resembled both the design and functionality of the actualized prop version; albeit much cleaner and not distressed. If you’re lucky enough to track one down, you’ll have what’s pretty close to the hero! Powered by Patreon Supporters like Rizwan Merchant. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1047 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Ninja Steel Year: 2017
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Bandai America’s Spring 2001 Time Force Toyline 8x10 Promo Pamphlet — with some early naming! Inside the tri-fold was the spread showing off the Deluxe Assortments — from Vector Cycles to Megazords, the Mega Battles, and Playsets. The back of the tri-fold included the cover and a two-page spread featuring the 5” Figures and Action Zords, Intermediate Zords, and Role Play Items. What are some of the naming differences? • TF Eagle ➡️ T-Force Fighter • Mega Battles ➡️ Battle-Bladers • Trans-Warp Megazord ➡️ Trans-Slammer • Frax ➡️ Thrax [a name later used for Rita and Zedd’s son] • Time Force Badge ➡️ T-Force ID • V1 ➡️ Vortex 1, etc. Powered by Patreon Supporters like @JohnPGreen at GrnRngr.com. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1046 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Time Force Year: 2001
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Bandai America’s Spring 2001 Time Force Toyline 8x10 Promo Pamphlet Back Panels [2 of 2]
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The #PowerRangersPreservationProject Presents Operation Overdrive Screen Tests: The Rangers! In addition to capturing each of the series regular cast on camera individually, the core five Rangers also shot indoor tests on the Hartford Mansion set together in both their civilian styling and mission uniforms. For the purposes of this chemistry test, they only shot the mission uniforms in their commonly seen standard mode with full jacket sleeves only, and did not test them together in their short-sleeved variants. The group action posing in their Overdrive Mission Uniforms demonstrates the unique styling per uniform, with each color’s uniform featuring individualized design elements while still maintaining the base uniform look across the team. Featuring @RhodaMontemayor as Rose [Pink], Gareth Yuen as Dax [Blue], James Maclurcan as Mack [Red], Caitlin Murphy as Ronnie [Yellow], and Samuell Benta as Will [Black]. Digitization & Archival by @PR_Media_Info. Edit by @KadamsEdits. Powered by Patreon Supporters like @aresef at @Rangercast. Boost our preservation efforts at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1045 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Operation Overdrive Year: 2006
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Abandoned Cosmic Fury “Special Hero Blaster” Concept Art. The would-be Cosmic Blaster featured two modes: a battle-ready Action Mode, and an extended / powered-up Blaster Mode powered by a Cosmic Orb. Once activated, the colorful semicircle surrounding the Cosmic Orb Port illuminated with the six core Cosmic Ranger colors: Red, Orange, Gold, Green, Blue, and Black — no Zenith. The front of the Blaster features the familiar Chromafury Saber Hilt-inspired Dino Bust with a blast opening at the end of the barrel — a design ultimately integrated into the Cosmic Morpher. Whether the Cosmic Morpher was intended in addition to or in place of this design isn’t currently known; though there is certainly a redundancy in capabilities that could indicate an eventual consolidation of concepts. In the final show as-aired, the Cosmic Morphers had a built-in blaster functionality, serving as both a morpher and a primary sidearm. It’s been three years since Cosmic Fury premiered — and nearly five since this early development concept art by Production Designer Tracey Collins! Morphin Museum Exhibit 1044 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Cosmic Fury Year: 2021
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Resurrected Vypra lights the final torch before beginning the summoning ritual for the Super Demon Quarganon in this exclusive still from the Lightspeed Rescue / Time Force crossover. The Self-Proclaimed Princess of All Demons, Vypra [Jennifer L. Yen] was previously consumed by Queen Bansheera for her life energy, allowing the Queen to regain corporeal form. Nearly a year later, Vypra rose from the undead and teamed up with Ransik and his mutants [and robots] to secure the Solar Amulet needed to perform this ceremony. Vypra’s own resurrection is never explained, but perhaps could have been brought about as a matter of sheer will — her spirit ripping itself from the Shadow World to exact vengeance on the Rangers; though it was ultimately her own Queen that betrayed [see: ate] her. Vypra was styled more terrifying than her original demon form, given white contacts and dark make-up to give her a darker edge. And it really works here! Despite the Rangers’ last-minute intervention, Quarganon’s resurrection was successful — but he and Zombie Vypra were still no match for two Battlizers and three Mega Battles. The original air date for the episode was about two and a half weeks after the September 11 attacks, and thus the firepower on-screen used to eliminate the demons was toned down to a minimum in the final air. Exhibit courtesy of Unit Photographer Randy Shropshire, just in time for Spooky Season. 🧡 Morphin Museum Exhibit 1043 ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Time Force Episode: Time for Lightspeed Year: 2001
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Turbo: A Power Rangers… Adventure? First Look at the Turbo Movie’s Early Title + Title Treatment, courtesy of the 20th Century Fox 1997 Winter/Spring Preview. The film had previously been titled Power Rangers: Race to the Volcano, and would later change once again to swap ‘Adventure’ for ‘Movie.’ The two-page spread didn’t include a synopsis, nor did it reveal Justin as the New Blue Ranger — but it did feature a morphed + helmeted kid-sized Blue Ranger standing in front of Mountain Blaster. Morphin Museum Exhibit 1042 ⚡️ Series: Turbo: A #PowerRangers Movie Year: 1997
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Early Development for Mystic Force’s Legend Mode and Manticore Megazord. The looks had yet to be finalized for Magiranger when shared during pre-production on Mystic Force for early season planning. The Ranger Legend Mode Armor seen here [“Super Mode”] features different armor and less embellishments on the gloves and boos, while the Manticore Megazord features the most differences from the final design between coloring and design. Originally shared as an earlier exhibit when the print-outs were captured with a camera, these updated shots leverage scans to create a higher quality render. Powered by Patreon Supporters like @aresef at @Rangercast. Boost our preservation efforts by becoming a Museum Sponsor at the 🔗 in bio. Morphin Museum Exhibit 0466-X ⚡️ Series: #PowerRangers Mystic Force Episode: Dark Wish Year: 2006
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