The REAL Reason The Original Power Rangers Were Fired
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- The Power Rangers have been a pop culture staple for decades. We all grew up with one version or another of our favorite Rangers. But did you know 3 of the original cast members were fired? That's right, they fired 3 of the original Power Rangers and replaced them after the first season.
#PowerRangers #Fired #Nerdstalgic
Writer - Chris Teregis
Editor - Brian Nappi - Розваги
Who's your favorite Power Ranger of all time?
Definitely red
Defenetly the green one Tommy he also was the strongest of them
Probably Trini, the original Yellow Ranger! 💛
Kimberly!
Zack the Black Ranger. Hip Hop Kido is the Goat style, I dont care! 😂😂, Jack SPD Red Ranger and Shelby Watkins Dino Charge Pink.
Rest in peace, Thuy Trang. You passed away at only 27 years old, yet you had so much talent to offer. You'll be forever known as Trini Kwan, the Yellow Power Ranger! 💛
Surprised this was left out. He says what happened to most of them...but let's not bring up this part for some reason?
I had no idea she was in the 27 club
@@PatrickStewarts It seems like he only mentioned incidents related to filming. Her untimely death wasn’t related to filming of the show. She was one of my favorites 💛
@@PatrickStewarts I think the writer simply didn’t wanna end the video on a dark note and while that is completely understandable, I still he should’ve said it anyway. I mean, Thuy’s death IS sad, but it STILL happened regardless.
@@michellefernandez3155 Yeah I always think about that too. If by some godly miracle she DID survive the car crash, she most likely would’ve never have been the same again and I think that would’ve killed her career both physically and emotionally. Aside from being an actress & black belted martial artist, Thuy was also well known for her athletics and stunt work. Makes you wonder how fans & friends would’ve viewed Thuy if the accident gave her a permanent physical disability instead of an early grave...
The blue ranger lives out here in Vegas. My wifes cousin ran into him and recognized him immediately. Of coarse she only knew him as Billy, but he was kind enough to give her a blue ranger toy he had in his car and signed it.
For real!! I didn't know
I heard he was harassed for being homosexual on set
One year ago I sent a message to him on facebook thanking him for the memories and hoping to see him someday in Barcelona in some sort of comic con stuff....you can guess my face when I saw he replied my message telling me he would love to come to Spain someday and to talk face to face.
Yes he was harrassed on set for being homosexual and he is a very nice person in real life.
What a kick ass dude!
Saban missed a trick by allowing the original cast to be split up so quickly. They are the ones that are constantly remembered while the others...well...they are as memorable as the direction the show took.
Agreed!
Agreed!
Wasn’t the red ranger butt fucking dudes on film…..not the most family friendly image
Ask any person who was the Red Ranger in mighty morphing and the answer will be Jason 100% of the time, hell, I watched power rangers at the time, still occasionally watch things about it (including this video) and even I did NOT remember who the fuck replaced Jason! Though Adam as the Black Ranger is someone that I cant forget (not that I dont remember Zack) because him risking his life to morph in In Space was really really awesome
Wrong. You're only speaking from your perspective.
I was heartbroken when the original cast members were replaced, especially the Red Ranger and as a kid I just couldn't accept the new ones. We had just gotten Tommy back as the White Ranger only for the team to be broken up. It really hurt the group dynamics, because there was no friendly rivalry between Tommy and Rocky like it was with Jason. I fully respect their decision, they should have been paid 10k per episode at the minimum, because Power Rangers was bringing in MILLIONS.
I definitely couldn't accept that myself! Ergo, I gave up on the show. It just wasn't the same without the original Red Ranger.
Its crazy how I only found out why they were replaced from this youtube vid. Didn't know saban got away with all this.
Not really company not holding them like hostage it's the actor wanted the raise so they complain but didn't work.
@@eduardotorres6108 they had every right to complain when power rangers was an unimaginable success back then. The fact that Saban remained non union despite of the massive success says alot. I'm glad many of the actors are doing well now.
@@NZOMV well at the beginning it was booming, but remember 2nd movie bomb hard. About union & none union well it goes deep to the point none union is better deal
@@NZOMV saban. Reason number 800 why billionaires are garbage who exploit to get rich.
I originally believed that the rumors where both the Black and Yellow Rangers were unintentionally racists because the Black Ranger was played by a black guy, and the Yellow Ranger was played by a Chinese-American woman, and Saban had to let them go because of that.
It's so sad knowing how horribly these actors who helped define my childhood were treated.
Yes, puts in perspective how much we don't see in the industry we crave for temporal "entertainment".
😔
@Yootube Lamasfk wait what?
That was random.
That's not even going in to the Blue Ranger's miserable life on that set. They bullied his ass so bad that he almost committed suicide.
Welcome to the dark side of hollywood
@@radiofreealbemuth exactly.
Is there any other side in hollywood?
As much as I love the first power rangers movie, there was always this part of me that wondered how much more I would have loved it if the original Red, Yellow and Black rangers were in it.
Same...I haven't watched this yet so...but I heard years ago I think when the movie came out that they were supposed to be in the movie but then they left the show...and then recently on another youtube video (not sure how true because it didn't make sense) but that they were going to get a raise after the movie but they quit because they thought it was during season two...
What is really upsetting is the fact that the original 3 actors quit just as the script for the film was complete.
Almost immediately after the replacements were hired, they began production on the film. And to think that if they held onto their roles just a bit longer they would have been in the movie and enjoyed some of that big feature pay.
@@scorpionwins6378 What wow that movie would have been 10xs better...iy was good but man...
For one thing, Jason would’ve stayed leader of the Power Rangers. They only made tommy leader because Jason left.
@@Ash_Rein yeah you can tell because nobody reacted to him becoming the leader...someone said that part was recorded by itself and placed into the scene because they were sure if they were leaving or staying...
Rest in peace Jason David Frank it still hurts....
Wait, he died?!
@@TheRealBlazingDiamond yes 😢😔 few days ago
@@lganeshan86 looked it up, sad to see the green ranger go in such a way
Indeed it does still hurt
Dragondagger salute. 🪈🗡💚
"Payment in exposure" in of itself is always a massive red flag, no matter the career
But Hollywood gets away with it because idiots do it.
I knew a girl in college who responded to an ad asking for models, then ended up paying the company $2,000 for "lessons" and so they would represent her. I tried begging her not to do it, to understand that no real model agency asks their models to pay, but she had stars in her eyes and fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 *in and of
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 every industry gets away with it. It is called an internship.
@@hopefulmayhem5744 Preach…that and credentialism in general is used as a bludgeon for giving people less money
Yes Unions have protections and good benefits but the double-edge sword to being in a Union. Is most are tied to funding Democrat fundraisers for upcoming elections where you have to pay dues to. If you refuse to back the party because you're not political or don't vote Democrat. Then the Union will either intimidate, use violence, kick you out of their Union. Which is why I only support right to work states it's a bill that gives you. All of the rights of a Union without any ties to a political party which protects you.
The original cast is the most well-known and memorable cast
Facts
yep!
Jason , Zack, Trini, Billy, Kimberly and Tommy… now… ask me if I can name off of the top of my head any of the other rangers. Nope.
I totally agree! Nothing like the OG!
Then why just say original? You don’t actually remember any of them.
I only remember the original cast, Jason, Zack, Kimberly,Tommy (r.I.p) Trini (r.I.p) and Billy. No offense to the actors and actresses that came in after them. Those 6 will forever be apart of my strong childhood memory forever.
Completely agree. They have never really been replaced.
@@LightUpDaBomb1 indeed
Ditto. I couldn’t even name the blond who played the pink ranger after the original.
@@mindyschocolate 😂 😂 😂. Just call her blonde 😂 exactly
Power Rangers was literally my alarm clock as a kid. Every morning my mom would come into my room and tell me "Power Rangers is on" and I'd jump out of bed immediately. I remember the episode where the original three Rangers got swapped out. Though I eventually got used to the new Rangers, I remember being confused and upset over them leaving. Had no idea things were so damn shady behind the scenes. the things you learn about your childhood memories...
For those curious about Thuy Trang & her whereabouts, sadly she is no longer with us. She passed away nearly 20 years ago on September 3rd 2001 due to suffering internal injuries from an aggressive car crash she was involved in while visiting friends. Thuy was only 27 years old when she died & would’ve turned 48 by the end of this year in December. Who knows what her future could’ve been if she was still alive embracing the positive impact she left, but at least we all can remember her for the courageous, kind & charming soul she legitimately was in & out of Power Rangers.
RIP Thuy Trang (December 14 1973-September 3 2001)
2022 Edit/Update: So it WAS confirmed by Angela Rockwell during an interview she had with the Power Rangers Playback podcast that Thuy herself was indeed notorious for not wearing a seatbelt during car rides. (So for those I that corrected in replies from the past you can all go apeshit on me now.)
If you guys would like to know a little bit more about the accident and Thuy herself as a person, I highly recommend you watch that same episode of Power Rangers Playback on UA-cam. Despite the graphic situation and revelations, the interview itself is quite interesting. But PLEASE refrain from name-calling Angela. Remember, what happened was an accident to ALL parties. Mistakes were clearly made but the damage was done. So check it out but please be nice and considerate to the actress and what she through during that horrendous day.
this is why you always wear seat belts to prevent injuries
Well said.
it wasn't an aggressive car crash. It was an easily survivable crash.... if she wore her seatbelt.
@@TJ-bu9zk All right, I don’t mean to come off as an ass, but was that confirmed by Rockwell or was that still just a hazy rumor? Because I think the car flipped too, so even if she did have her seatbelt on, I’d imagine the injuries she would’ve gotten would have still been intense.
Her death honestly hurts me still to this day. Only 27 when she passed. That’s too young man.
My cousin got to meet the guy who played Tommy on her birthday. My cousin is special needs and power rangers helped her get through everything and she told him that. She was crying of joy shortly after, because he gave her a power coin. One of my favorite personal stories.
Jason David Frank is like the only Power Ranger outside of Austin St John that take what they did seriously. JDF help bring back alot of the old rangers to the convention, they wouldn't of gone if he didn't call them out on it
@@malfaroangel3896 From what I've seen regarding him, it sounds like he's definitely the one who was the most in love with the work he did on the show, and he is even apparently working on a project that is specifically aimed to please fans of the series. It's no wonder he's regarded as a legend by the fanbase, given how involved in the series he not only has been previously, but still is, even to this day
Don't hurt that he had THE best color, costume, zord (summomed by a super catchy riff on a sword-flute) even when he changed from green ta white. Best storyline ta boot!
he is a really nice guy
Yes, he is really nice. I bought my husband and I convention passes to where he was one of the guests and to get a photo or autograph with any of the guests you had to pay, but I was just in line with my husband so he could have his Power Ranger toy signed by Jason. Anyways, he asked if we wanted a picture and we both said no because we had only paid for the autograph. He was having none of that and took a picture with us anyways. What a sweet dude.
What they did to David Yost was disgusting. The Blur Ranger was always my favorite. Who would have thought something that I loved so much as a kid turned out to be a nightmare behind the scenes.
Power Rangers you were worth a lot more than you got paid.Thank you for the great job you did .To bad the producers didn't see it that way.
💯
The premise for it was to make a profitable show cheap they bought Super Sentai cheap and just had to refilm the non combat scenes and do voice work.
Gives me more reason to laugh even more on those Family Guy Jewish stereotype jokes
When Amy Jo said "the power is all yours now", it feels like,"the pain is all yours now"
yikes!!! too real lol
Felt kinda rushed when the replacement appeared and said "hi guys!"
I felt that!
@@RegionLibre Yeah the story wasn't rushed since it head several episodes leading up to this, but the conclusion with Kat being brought in was.
That's when I stopped watching
If the Power Rangers were paid so little, I can't imagine how low Bulk and Skull's paychecks were.
Lol!!! I always thought when they fought, their acting was a little too real...
True , the other guy who ran the juice bar
I remembered Austin St John claimed that they were getting minimum wage, and that they rather work at Starbucks. I thought actors usually gets paid a lot of money.
@@nwo2cool Not when they start and not when they don't have a union's legal team.
Right?! 😑🙄
The original cast IS the cast and should have stayed the cast for many more years. Their value was unmatched after all six had left. I completely lost interest as a young kid at that point in fact. Wow every actor on that show got financially robbed, that's infuriating. They worked so hard on that damn show! Shame on those greedy monsters.
I agree and it should've been only MMPR...that other stuff wasn't it...I just watched a video with the original yellow ranger cast in the original pilot before Thuy got the role...she said that they placed them in groups and told her that only one group was going to be cast, and they weren't picking and pulling people from each group to cast...they had to be cast as a group...so they had to make sure they got along and worked well so they could get the part and she said that's what they did...
Worse when you realize that Haim Saban became a multi-Billionaire off the franchise while the og non-union cast went broke.
The rich always getting the advantage over the poor in this Earthly world.
@@vh9network I wouldn't say broke they seem to be doing just fine just not billionaires...
I worked on the show for the first 2 seasons, when the actors went public regarding how much they were being paid that’s when things started to get ugly.. I remember when Saban told them “I held up my end of the deal I said I’d make you famous I never said I’d make you rich.”
Shady guy... The entertainment industry is soul-crushing and talent-destroying.
I work there for 3 season and was cool with supervisor mike I had never heard Saban said that
This explains a LOT. My friend was the stuntman for the Red Ranger in the original series. He still lived in the same poor neighborhood as me. I saw the suit in the back of his car. If the actors were paid so poorly, I can only imagine what the support cast were making. His name was Precious and he was a martial arts badass. With a name like that in the hood, you pretty much had to be.
Wow his parents must’ve really hated him if they gave him a name like that.
Cool story bruh
Stop lying...
lol I actually believed the story until the "Precious" part. In reality, if the Pink Ranger was electrocuted and almost set on fire, they obviously were not bothering with stunt doubles.
@DecrepitOrigin888 probably a street name. Like “Tiny” “Big A” etc
As a kid in the 90s, I can relay to you now as an adult... that we felt absolutely BETRAYED the original 3 rangers were replaced. I stopped watching the show after season 1. Even as kids, we would not patronize doucebags that lose our trust.
absolutely. this was my favourite show. I had forgotten why I stopped watching, but I don't even remember the first replacements. it is clear to me now.
Exactly i rejected every single season after the original and their subsequent stupid costumes. As a kid i didnt understand what the fuck was going on but it sucked. Ill never forget the nostalgia of seeing the original 5 of merch in that pastel finish. Fuckin A what a time to be born.
Me too. Imagine changing the characters of TMNT, Scooby Doo or the Famous Five novel series. It was like having a dear friend replaced even for a 5 year old kid, the original ones were the classic. The new palette and actors just didn't sit right with me.
Yes… looking back on it now as an adult, it was clearly traumatic for me then. These three wonderful lovable characters just left. And Trini was Kimberly’s best friend. And Jason was the leader of the troupe. Etc. The other original ones falling off in the next season or two out of nowhere was also traumatically awful. No explanation. I cried when Kimberly left. And I cried when billy left. That was the end of an era. End of innocence. 25 years later to find out the truth is sickening
Nah I'm like Adam, Aisha and Rocky. Rocky and Adam especially had great character development.
Absolutely criminal, if only Saban could be sued for taking advantage of actors and our OG cast could finally be compensated.
The actors could have quit, and they did. They did just fine in life in terms of money.
@D H Yeah. They should be sued for making those actors famous and putting them in movies.
@@justinmadrid8712 Saban may be safe legally but what they did was disgusting. Even after raking in millions from the merchandise they couldn’t duly compensate their actors? Indefensible yet here you are.
I always felt something was off when I was a kid and saw different actors in season 2. it was like seeing a family of friends forcefully getting separated. After season 2 and the movie I never watched anything Power Rangers related. Hearing the real truth about the change of actors really pisses me off but also happy that I never watched again!
As a kid it never made sense. Personally I stopped caring about the franchise soon after.
Even as a child I hated when rangers got replaced I just couldn't stay invested after turbo.
Same
same.
Given all this information and my memory, I gave up before Turbo.
I gave up after Dino Thunder (dove into SPD for a bit, but it just didn't sit with me well as the Saban era stuff did). I think I was being too generous, though. I shoulda stopped after 'Lightspeed Rescue'...
Ikr and they didn't even Try to make it less noticeable
I’m 37 years old and I’m still pissed they got rid of the actors who played Jason, Zack and Trini!!!
I know but I understand why they did it they were not making a lot money to eat or pay there bills and they were working non stop
Weren’t you close to being a teen when this was out? Lmao
@@lucianotecuanapa9853 He's not saying he's pissed at the actors
@@TrvisXXIII so what if he was? age is just a number people can like whatever they want, maybe its u that needs to grow up
@@TrvisXXIII dude would of been 8 or 9. 10 at most lol
Thinking back, I realized why I stopped watching power rangers. The show didn't feel the same after three of the OGs were replaced. I liked Aisha, Rocky and Adam but I think I dropped off sometime after Turbo. JDF carried that show for a while, I hear. Staying on board reprising his role a lot. Mans a legend. RIP
Honestly JDF is the reason the future shows even did half as well.
I understand that, I kept going till Lost Galaxy. In Space is actually pretty damn cool as it gives Zordon a great (though sad) end. And Time Force has an interesting story as the villain has a really GOOD reason to hate humanity (I also watched that as an adult though)
@@chapolinm_ I heard about that recently and had to go watch it. Such an epic end to an amazing mentor.
Having spoken to the entire original cast (as well as two of the three who replaced them) at one point or another, I can confirm that while they didn't like being borderline abused by the company, every single one of them loved being a Power Ranger because they were iconic roles for them. Jason David Frank to this very day STILL says WE instead of THEY when referring to the Power Rangers, and still considers himself, at heart, to be one.
It’s too bad he left us.
@@zuzumontague Yes, it was a sad day for sure. 49, suicide, yet another example of the toll that Divorce takes on men, mentally, physically and emotionally.
@@vargaslestrae7900 His wife made a post about them working it out months ago so who really knows what he was going through...
@@classicstorm Well the day and night before it was reported they had a huge argument and she had been screaming at him to the point where hotel staff and security had to intervene. I don't know about to you, but that doesn't sound like they "worked it out" to me.
@@vargaslestrae7900 That was from TMZ I don't go too much of what they have to report...you can go on her page and read she posted on insgtgram and his daughter...and I put working it out not worked it out...like she stated the were working on it...
Kind of feel we were all manipulated and exploited. My OG rangers were talented and legit. Doing their own stunts, having actual martial arts and gymnastic skills, being a team of heroes for kids to look up to. I would've preferred the money from my *clears throat* obsession with the toys go to them so they can eat, pay for college, dreams etc.
100% I am upset that all of the money I, (well, my dad) spent on MMPR merchandise went to cooperate executives instead of supporting my heroes.
Same here. :(
Just goes to show, always have a lawyer to look over contracts and help you decide things in your best interest. Any lawyer would have instantly pointed some shady stuff out and would have threatened to sue if they didn't fix it.
@@Treaxvour yeah me too. What I like about what they did back then, was my Grandma brought me the power rangers movies and a couple of their action figures. The movies had one of your favorite power rangers faces on it. For instance my Grandma brought me happy birthday Zac for my birthday, which only his face was on the box. I used to look at that a lot. I also had evil green ranger. I had a lot of the action figures.
Actually the fighting sequence from the first few seasons were snippets from the original Japanese version from the 80s
You have to love how youtube is the closest thing to a time machine we have
You mean every recording ever?
I agree 💯😊👍 about UA-cam being the closest thing we have to a time machine.
Damn right on point
@Gustavo Vasconcelos not really, the computer is
@@Bubble170 how?
It’s bittersweet seeing Thuy Trang here looking happy and alive. RIP
Jdf joined her.
Even sadder is the fact the JDF committed suicide yesterday and his loss will be felt by so many but they should pay the original actors royalties for there use and image from the series. Sad how Saban treated these actors. RIP Tommy. You gave so much to my childhood.
He won’t be missed. He was a bad person
Even as a kid, Jason was always my favorite. So when he got replaced by Rocky it bothered me greatly ever since. Then I lost my mind when he returned in Zeo.
Him coming back in Zeo was so mind-blowing back then. Almost as cool as when Goku goes super Saiyan the first time
@@stupidmonkey8057 Wow lol. Yeah especially since by that point I was loosing interests because of the transformational changes and such. But when he came back, the show ensues me to tune in lol.
Getting to see Jason again was cool, but it was hard to like the decision when I was really looking forward to seeing Billy getting back into the action. He really got the raw deal. Now that we know the B.S. that was going on behind the scenes with Yost it seems pretty likely that was a jab at him personally.
@@SapphWolf That’s what hardcore Billy fans been saying a lot later on towards this. I don’t think it did him further disservice necessarily. But I can see why fans felt dismayed giving the unfortunate circumstances. Plus Jason returning in general was a bigger deal in a sense of surprises whereas Billy has remained in the show every episode up to his sad departure. I wouldn’t have been opposed had Jason returned. Of course it sucks what lead him leaving after a solid run. At least now he’s much more appreciated by the fanbase, and doing well for himself.
Surprisingly I got back to watching Zeo when Jason came back. I immediately lost interest in the first couple episodes until the Gold Ranger appears.
It's crazy how I still get pumped when I hear the mighty Morphin music
It's the best
IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME
That song is undefeated
That theme song is awesome. It's the least popular and most mocked video on my channel, but take away the context of being for a kids' show and it's just an awesome hard rock song. The guitar solo?
The OG Mortal Kombat and MMPR themes are two songs guaranteed to pump every 90's person
To me the original cast is all that mattered. RIP JDF you'll always be my hero
I agree. I watched the Rangers only until the season with Jason David Frank. Like a little looked after, before season went the Rangers in space and all. If I remember correctly, just before this season was filmed Johnny Yong Bosch.
Jason Zack and Trini will always be the original goats of the Powers Rangers as a kid I saw nothing wrong with them they helped made my childhood along with Tommy Kimberly and Billy they should’ve never been replaced
It's always amazing (and often disturbing) to learn the behind-the-scenes of our childhood shows.
Like how Power Rangers used a lot of recycled footage from its Sentai counterpart.
@@korinoriz bc powerrangers is supersentai property they even atemtepted to make kamenrider franchise like powerrangers thank god its underrated the adaptation sucks
It hurts to know that David Yost, who played Billy the Blue Power Ranger, was unceremoniously fired after four seasons due to homophobic bullying and slurs by the production crew. The poor guy even contemplated suicide, he was that miserable.
And he had a unicorn 🦄 Thunder Zord, which I really liked.
He quit, he wasn't fired. You don't get fired for getting bullied.
He clarified it was the crew members that were bullying him, not the cast members
Was he homosexual?
@@raidengoodman8754
Yes... didn't pay attention to the whole video, huh?
Rest in power Jason David Frank......once a ranger always a ranger
Trash
Some of the details of this video have been skewed:
- the three who played Jason, Trini & Zack walked away after negotiations failed, rather than being fired outright, this was about a 3rd of the way through season 2
- AJJ left about a 3rd of the way into season 3 to pursue other roles
- the show is based off of a Japanese show called Super Sentai which also changes cast & suits/powers/lore each year. Saban decided that instead of trying to create a continuous continuity between seasons/power-changes (which they DID do for 6 years) they decided to adopt the same switch-out process as Japan’s Super Sentai series each year. This changes the cast and allows each season to have its own personality and mythos.
Thank you for saying that. All facts.
They also followed a lot closer to the Sentai plot in some of the post-MMPR series, to the point where they recreated some scenes shot for shot.
It's also funny how none of the actors hold any kind of actual grudge towards Haim Saban. Austin St. John even returned as Jason for a time during Zeo. And look how many times JDF has returned as Tommy.
agreed thank you for actually correcting the errors that they said and in actuality it wasn’t the first movie where Amy got caught on fire in fact it was in the first season where I believe it happened not just to her but also to David (Billy)
remember the scene when their minds got swapped? those sparks from the machine were real pyrotechnics and that’s probably how they got caught on fire since they are dangerous if you aren’t careful with them
to add in for AJJ departure from the show, i believe she let them know she would be leaving the show thus giving the writers PLENTY of time to formulate the story of bringing Kat into the show, having her take over as the Pink Ranger and even going as far as giving Kat a character development of learning her powers, if anything until In Space hit, Season 3 of MMPR was the height of that period
Never watched after that first season. It felt odd to replace characters even when I was a child.
The production company were scum. All that money not being passed onto the cast. Hate to think how the production crew were treated.
Yeah, this video is actually clarifying my memory for me... I could've sworn I watched until after the 1st movie, but I don't recognize the replacement Red and Black rangers, though I DO recognize the replacement Yellow one. I probably stopped watching right after the replacement.
I agree, I stopped watching after the first season as well. Its sad because I actually ran into the OG black ranger at LAX a few years ago, and he was really nice guy. Now, knowing that he and the others got screwed over like that, I'm glad I didn't watch after that first season.
Wow exactly. I can’t recognise any of the replacements. I’m always thought the same rangers were for at least 3-4 seasons. I can’t believe I only watched one season lol
I also stopped watching after season 1, not because of the change of actors but because even as a 10 year old kid, I knew the show was absolutely dog shit.
Well you missed some great seasons that were actually better than MMPR. You should check them out. Like Power Rangers In space. That series saved the franchise.
The originals will always be my Power Rangers! Even as a kid, I was mad when those three got replaced. Knowing the back story makes it even worse.
Yea. We stopped watching when they got replaced. We tried...but it just wasnt the same.
Which one you should go back and watch the real original
Me too
Hay Good News if you go to Netflix they got the original Mighty Morphine Power Rangers and you can always watch it over and over again
@@DarkRa I was referring to the original when I said, “the originals.”
Tommy as the Green Ranger will always be the best!
The Best Ego Maniac. It was his decision to not go with the rest that influenced Yost and Johnson to not go with the other 3. he would constantly arrive early to try to get the best stunt scenes to where the Stunt Coordinator got tired of him.
@@LORDVOLCOS
So tommy did want new actors instead of the original crew members?.. these kids could have been greater than. "Power Rangers"..
Young, inexperienced, new found fame and most of all MONEY will ruin any relationship
@@NM50555 it’s more so that the actor playing Tommy likely knew that the original character he was replacing had a shelflife.
The true OG green ranger from the Tokusatsu series was a sacrificial character with him ultimately dying. Which was used as a basis for that candle that was “draining his powers” plot.
Essentially he may have been popular but he knew his place.(heck Traini was actually a gender swamped character the OG Tokusatsu yellow was a guy. You can tell because girl rangers traditionally have mini skirts worked into The uniform to make them more feminine and stand out.)
He’s one of the best for me. And one of my favorites. I love a lot of the Rangers from every season. I don’t really hate any of them.
Also beginning with Ninja Storm, production took place in New Zealand instead of California, and is still filmed there as of the current season/series, Dino Fury. Production was moved there to cut costs, take advantage of tax credits for filming there, and avoiding the unions. I’m not sure about now, but most of the actors in those early NZ seasons were also New Zealanders.
that’s pretty much the same situation here except most of the main Rangers are actually Americans of course there might be one or two that might be local to New Zealand
2:56 RIP Thuy Trang. she was so beautiful and so talented. taken too young...
and yea, i dont blame austin st john and the others for leaving just for wanting better pay. i lost interest when jason got replaced with rocky, and i only got back into it when he returned in zeo
I agree they were not making enough money to eat and pay there rent
Same. I don't like power rangers after Jason leave.
Why did they replace Black Ranger with an Asian guy, though? That made no sense to me.
Same here.
@@user-sw8lc6qb6s Johnny is wasian and because the yellow ranger was replaced by a black woman
Walter Emanuel Jones was one of the coolest people as Zack like the whole Dance Self defense move was so cool
First black super hero on TV
what about spawn ,shame and blank man hehe
@@mecaa6780 first TV hero. Those were all movies. And shame ain't a super hero lmao.
@@jonathanjacobs1870 Shaft may fit the role.
@@jonathanjacobs1870 they were on TV though silly hehe
I do believe they could have caused change had the entire cast left together.
Amy jo left in season 3. Not season 2.
I agree. Had they ALL stuck together, Saban would've had no choice but to pay all those Actors, Stunt, Crew, etc. workers better!
That's the problem with actors. Far too often they only care about themselves and their own "stardom", not their fellow co-workers.
Correct. This video has false information because they didn’t bother to research.
This is very sad. The age old story of the big guy taking advantage of the little guy.
The original cast members made this show and massive kudo's to them for still showing up to conventions
All I can say is WOW. I had no idea how spiteful Saban has been to its Cast & crew especially when they obtained the original idea and scenes from Japan which honestly aged the best. This is tragic.
what do u mean by original scenes ?
@@blackhokage1744 the scenes with rangers in costume and the big monster/megazoid scenes were all taken from a Japanese show (tokusentai). The only scenes Saban had to film were the ones with the cast not in their suits
@@blackhokage1744 To piggyback off Jabu, the scenes can be found in the Super Sentai series: Zyuranger, Dairanger (thunder zords, white ranger, etc), and Kakuranger (ninja and shogun zords, alien rangers, Ninjor, etc).
Because they were adding all these things from different series and a bit of their own (Zedd, tengu warriors, etc), they had to start shooting more original footage as the show when on. It's very easy to tell which scenes are from Super Sentai and which ones were original footage for Power Rangers.
@@yanto0-10powerspike7 The cameras they used in Japan were of worse quality, but the costume and stunt work was better in the Japanese footage.
@@yanto0-10powerspike7 bruv every fight scene you see was the japanese show. which means that what people loved about the show was all the japanese footage. the teen drama was the US scenes
“You ask for more money, you get sent to a peace conference”- JDF
i wrote a parody story about behind the scenes on the show. the three say in the story that it's ironic that they got sent to a peace conference on the show because they almost declared war on the producers.
Walter Jones is a freaking legend! He was in Brazil recently and participated in various events and also gave an interview to the most successful Brazilian talk show.
Austin St John actually it was a good thing because he joined the Marines and he served in the Iraq war from what I understand
As far as Amy Jo Johnson is concerned she's had a phenomenal career in acting numerous roles on TV movies television series
Can’t believe I see different people inside the suits all the time lol
Btw, those action scenes are mostly taken from the japanese 'power rangers' (super sentai)... So there are really other people in those costumes lol
Everything I know is a lie!
Tokusatsu suit actors are the absolutely unsung heroes of both power rangers but also sentai/kamen rider.
@@guyr.6053 And Super Sentai was already a long-running show before Power Rangers started its distinct half-localization half-adaptation take on it.
For even more adaptational weirdness, some seasons of Power Rangers have been localized into Japanese with some pretty big names doing the voiceovers.
...Adam! 😧
I loved the first season as a kid back in the 90's. It was such a disappointment when those 3 were replaced. As a kid, I didn't understand the reasoning behind it. It frustrated me. I kept watching one more season, until i lost interest. To find out now that it was Saban's greediness all along is pretty infuriating tbh
I use to watch it too and also didn't understand why they replaced three of them after just ONE year!! I stopped watching it too after they kept switching these actors up. It's sad knowing the truth why they actually did this. Now I'm glad I stopped watching it back then.
VERY disappointin. I gave up watchin the show when they were replaced. It just felt not the same w/o 'em.
Same. We all got attached to the original cast. Even as a kid, I found it nonsensical and detrimental that they kept changing the cast. I remember bringing it up to my friends, but my friends weren't the critical thinking types, so they thought I was overreacting.
When the three left, so did i
I'm not surprised, @@hossjustice4458. Felt not the same withowt Jason.
Fantastic content as usual. It's tragic that some of my favorite childhood heroes were treated so poorly. Also, that mind-blowing tidbit that Alphas VA was also Zim was a nice touch.
My older brother loved the power rangers, and I'm glad they never forgot about the original actors who played them as Austin St. John at least made a few appearances later in the shows run after being fired.
He actually came back as the Black Zeo Ranger and also on basically every Red Ranger episode
Edit: Red Ranger special episodes I mean
@@chapolinm_ he also appeared on the turbo alongside Kimberly
They should have sued the production as a group and given what they were owed...just as NSync sued Lou Pearlman whose argument in court was "since I created NSync, I own it." Haim Saban thought the same way about the PR franchise; since he licensed the show, he owned them & everything associated with it. He is a billionaire today but still a POS for what he did to those actors who made the show successful.
i mean, hard to sew a big and rich company when you are literally underpaid
@@avrilynravenee5143 they literally used the actors' likeness/image for action figures, books, posters, toys, comics and merchandise that generated profits in the hundreds of millions. Not to mention doing promos and live guest appearances at events..they were literally the face of the brand and some of them had to live in thier car for a while cuz they couldn't pay their rent
@@zahirsookoor2673 again its hard to sue a big and rich company when you are underpaid. It doesn't matter if the 3 actors were in the right. Saban legal team is way bigger, they can even bury them in discovery. I really wonder how old you are. It not as simple as " Oh you are using my likeness, if we go to court I will win." So many cases were the Prosecutor is obvious correct, but they are in court for 5 plus years only for legal fees to add up. These 3 actors were young during the time they left, they didn't have much resources to help themselves
Their contracts most likely caused them to sign away their rights to use their likeness because some lawyers will take the case pro bono "under the contingency that they get paid when/if they win" but a lawyer's hands are tied if the actors signed away their rights in a contract. That's most likely the real reason why they never went after Saban.
Perlman, saban, what is up with Jewish producers thinking they own their actors work ?
They weren’t fired, they quit over pay. Walter Jones has said that in multiple interviews - just look it up. Saban paid their actors like garbage, so rightfully Walter, Thuy, and Austin left.
That makes sense, especially when he ended up getting his SAG card for a Nickelodeon project.
Yeah... that's what was said in the video
@@CrimsonTy No, the video said they got fired, which isn't the same as quitting.
Saban was a well known dodgy company. They siphoned some of the production money they were receiving for X-Men: TAS into funding their Power Rangers production.
Plus power rangers if I recall started another power rangers series with the white ranger being the red ranger and the red ranger coming back as the gold ranger. And to be honest no one was a fan of those rangers. From what I recall red, pink where favorites until green and white hit the scene. I honestly don’t remember a kid liking the others.
I had no idea that's what happened. I felt so confused and angry that my favorite Rangers were leaving.
SO well made, thank you for this.
They didn't want to pay them even what they were paying Crew. That's also why they couldn't do more Scorpina episodes! They didn't want to pay the actress.
Shame, pretty sure there were a few good Lamie episodes (Scorpina's Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger origin) they could have used over some of the early Zyu2 episodes.
I have Zyuranger, Lami, aka, Lamie, Lamia, Lamy, did appear in more Zyuranger episodes. But they only used so many and after the Zyuranger footage was used up, shot more in Japan with the MMPR suits even while Dairanger was airing. Because of the popularity of MMPR, you will also notice that Rita/Bandora also looks different. Again, they wanted to give the actresses peanuts. That's also the reason Lord Zedd was brought in, a character that they controlled as he doesn't appear in the Japanese shows.
Oh that's why she was given short shrift
Actually, Scorpina’s MMPR 2 actress Sabrina Lu could not stay due to scheduling conflicts.
Scorpina was a face character. Her footage was taken from Agent Lamy on Zyurangers. They ran out of Scorpina footage.
One good thing to come from the cast switch is this became Johnny Young Basch's big break, and now he's one of the most noteworthy VA's in anime and video games.
Gonna be honest, of all the rangers he's the one i recognize most mainly cause of his work in the video game industry and Bleach. And if i'm gonna be honest...i mainly remember him as the Black Ranger over the original...same with Aisha's actor for Yellow. Jason for Red Ranger was always the one i remember as the original Red Ranger rather than Rocky though until Tommy finally took it so some reason though...probably didn't see enough episodes of the original black and yellow ranger to remember them and saw more with JYB and Aisha's actor.
If I could like your comment more than once I would. I completely agree.
@@ifrit1937 this just shows our age difference, i have no idea who that VA guy is, nor do I remember him being the red ranger
@@kazzysenpai5906 same
What anime!?
Amy Jo wasn't electrocuted during "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie." She just was worried about the pyrotechnics because she had gotten burning during the episode "Switching Places."
You’re correct. This video has a lot of false information. She didn’t even leave because of safety issues, she was just ready to move on. She also left in season 3, not season 2 like the video says. You can tell they didn’t bother to research at all
Such an important piece of knowledge to have, knowing your especially in a legacy series like MMPR that still thrives today but also being justly valued in the business aspect of it being paid what you are owed and fortunately today the actors and franchise continue to do well from every generation of the past 30 years especially with the fans that flood the conventions and now with the indy movie and Netflix reboot along with the game that came out not to mention the comics this franchise stays in GOAT mode. Thank you to everyone that made it happen 🙏 awesome video Nerdstalgic
They messed up when they fired them. The original cast was incredible.
We’ll Power Rangers still prospered so they didn’t lose out on anything
@James Spears Jr Yep. There's an interview with her talking about why she didn't take the job.
I have even more respect for the OG rangers. Thanks fellas…
This was very interesting and informative thank you
Awesome video. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
You've got the seasons mixed up. The original three left in the middle of season 2 and Amy Jo left in Season 3.
This sounds more accurate to my memory.
@@Richard_Nickerson I mean, JDF had the white ranger powers when the new rangers came in and Rita and Zed were both around when Amy Jo left.
Didn’t Jason, Trini and Zack left instead of getting fired? This entire video is created to side the corporation than the individuals. It is lying!
That sounds right. I remember them being in more episodes then a single season
I was totally heart-broken over it! Tommy x Kimberly was my first ship, way before shipping was a thing, and I ship HARD! I immediately quit watching, especially since they replaced her with someone who had been a villain.
That’s not even all: the actor that played Zordon also got severely taken advantage of. He was told he would be on a series so naturally the assumption is that he had a recurring role. Yes and no: everything you see from Zordon was all from one single filming all in one day, the footage was reused, looped and the mouth blurred out intentionally to hide the fact that it’s just reused footage that won’t match the dialogue. It’s no surprise that Saban were ultra cheapskates, look at the quality of costumes between the American and Japanese: Tommy’s green ranger gold armor plate looks like it came from Build-A-Bear. I remember how I laughed watching Saban's other show V.R. Troopers having a fight scene between aircrafts and they used the same exact crash three times in a row, how dumb does he think kids are? 🤨
Saban went cheap; especially in the early years; due to the fact that they didn't have that much money to work with. That's why a lot of the early seasons had the cast members in uniform for most battles. So they could use more Super Sentai stock footage. Hell; there was multiple rumors of Wild Force going over budget on a couple of their episodes. And their Forever Red episode did go over budget and was only saved due to Hasbro bailing them out.
wow he got played dirty
Wait, what? Zordon is just one day of shooting?
@@VorpalDerringer yeah he shaved his head and filmed everything in one day didn’t even work with the cast
I believe you are referring to Dan Fielding if memory serves me correctly
In a way, learning how unfairly they were treated ruined my childhood.
I think what’s even worse is that they probably also signed away their rights to get paid for their likeness and didn’t/ don’t receive any profits from the billions of toys sold with their face on it
It was never the same after Walter, Thuy, and Austin left… I remember how crushed I was as a kid to see them go.
What was done to them was so wrong.
Me either man. Those three were power ranger gold. I felt like they went with Tommy and i hated that decision.
@@PS5Akatsuki It truly was a case of exploited talent.
“The Core 5 Rangers” were irreplaceable.
As far as the story goes, Tommy was the perfect addition to the team. But he was only a “top-wingman” in Jason’s presence / leadership.
After Jason left, Rocky could not carry the Red Ranger mantle anywhere close to what the role demanded. This allowed for the whole “Rise of The White Ranger” to become the new leader of the team.
Even then, I still thought about Walter, Thuy, and Austin and missed them like lost family members who moved away and wondered when (or if) we would ever see them again.
I lost interest in the franchise just after “MMPR: The Movie” (1995).
The other (new and ever changing) actors brought their own charm to the roles…but you are right about things never being quite the same once those three left. Some of the magic was definitely gone.
So true. Looking back to some of those season 2 episodes leading up to the switch, already you knew something was off. There was the already mentioned Zordon telling the rangers that not only is Tommy back, but he's now leader of the team. Wait what? Saban tried twice to get rid of the character before that when he was still the Green ranger because they only meant him to be temporary, but fans kept rebelling against the attempt. But now they were making him team leader. Then there were these sudden and constant side trips and activities that Jason, Trini and Zack were taking separately and leaving only Billy, Tommy and Kimberly to carry those episodes on their own with new friends Rocky, Adam and Aisha filling in story gaps ( of course before we found out they were to be the new Red, Black and Yellow rangers). If you were an eagle eyed kid like me, you also noticed that Jason, Trini and Zack's while demorphed were hidden a lot outside of old recycled clips that were obviously from season one. Hell they didn't even bother trying to reconcile the fact Walter had grown braids at that point and that they were showing his face from before the braids. When we did see their characters for nonrecycled dialogue, they were either always powered up and zapped into battles just in the knick of time or shown from angles that his enough of their faces to disguise the fact that Saban was using stand-ins. In both case, they were given short enough lines that hopefully from Saban's point of view kids wouldn't catch on that it wasn't Austin, Thuy or Walter speaking.
I agree but from there point of view they were only doing what was best for them not making enough money to eat and pay there bills while sabian was making millions off them
I remember being a kid and stopping at a gas station with my parents. The red ranger was there and I completely lost it. He was in full uniform, helmet and everything. I could not contain myself. I'm sure it wasn't Jason, but it was still a pleasing experience for me as a child as I never expected to see the red ranger in person like that. 😅
Man, that is so cool. HAHAHAHA
In 1994 I was paid $9/hr to do this at an Exxon in Austin TX.
I was 17 at the time and a brown belt in American karate.
It was a fun and well paying (for the time) job. The kids that came up with stars in their eyes was a cool aspect of it!
The helmet was slightly oversized 😄
69 likes, nice.
this is the sweetest thing i've read all week!
@Roberto Vidal Garcia you know you look bad as hell when kids start crying
...pretty solid information. Wish you had done history on where Walter Jones came from prior to being cast. This is the MOST behind the scenes footage of the late Thuy Tran that I've EVER seen.
Still not over it 30 yrs later and I still wake up in the middle of the night swinging the air.
What's really sad is those original rangers still haven't been properly compensated, JDF obviously blew up but it took way too long. It hurts to understand this
Because JDF went over the others heads and made a deal with Saban that he’d be paid more. Not sure how accurate it is, but Austin implied once or twice during panels.
Blew up???? Lmao how where and when?
@@sliderx1897 blew it up in a good way, he is the most recognized actor/character from the franchise. I spoke him at Pax before the world shut down, him and Tim Kennedy were hanging out by a booth where JDF was doing a meet and greet. His own words about what goes on behind the camera was very telling for bad reasons, most ppl who worked on set were treated really bad and even he didn't get paid properly the 1st season even tho reception was amazing.
@@lostlothbrok7156 i am aware. Ive met him l, have photos with him and waited in line waaay too long to meet him. But outside of power ranger fandom no one knows or gives a dam who he is. He hasnt done real work other than power rangers and some youtube projects. If anyone ever blew up from that group it would be amy jo.
@@sliderx1897 I agree that things have slowed down for him, I remember him doing a couple mma fights (sadly went nowhere) and his own youtube. Maybe it's just wherever he goes he's easily recognized nowadays. You're right about Amy, although I haven't seen anything from her in a minute
RIP Thuy Trang, the original yellow Power Ranger.
The Original Cast is TRULY Legendary.
this video was so eye-opening the power Rangers where a big part of my childhood. I never knew the actors who played the Power Rangers didn’t at least have a royalty agreements. i really like all the original actors, I’m also surprised that all the original actors only lasted two seasons it seem like they were on that show much longer. i loved watching PR growing up and all the original actors will always have a place in millions of people’s hearts on this planet they will never be forgotten
All these years later, everyone remembers growing up with Amy Jo and the original rangers.
Amy Jo got it all back when she appeared in FELICITY ( where she showed her musical talent), and got
a stronger, realistic action show in
FLASHPOINT.
Your thoughts here..............
I actually remembers growing up with casts of Power Rangers SPD and other ones after them
Has anyone seen Zyuranger.
Lol, why her specifically?
I loved her in Susie Q 🥰
Austin, Walter and Thuy left in the earlier parts of season 2 and Amy Jo left in the earlier parts of season 3. I've always thought about how Power Rangers would've turned out if they were actually allowed to unionize but then again, Saban clearly wanted/wants to keep his money
"Saban clearly wanted/wants to keep his money". Sounds like Walmart.
@@quaylehak26 Or Jeff "bozo" on Amazon warehouse.
@@quaylehak26 Austin St John said they made a mistake not hiring a lawyer when they signed the contract they were all young at the time didn't know the business
At least Amy Jo Johnson leaving and passing on the torch to Catherine felt like a more peaceful exit. They’re all still legends
When I was a kid me & my friends thought the reason they replaced the original 3 rangers was because of the backlash they got from the black ranger being a black guy & the yellow ranger being an Asian & Jason was just collateral damage because they didn't wanna be obvious that thats why they changed up the rangers
As an actor, you have no idea how much i appreciate you guys making a video like this. Thank you so much for being a voice.
I always wondered why they replaced the three actors for over 28 years. Thanks, Nerdstalgic. Rest in peace Thuy Trang.
I didn’t know that the production of Power Rangers was non-union until now. That explains why the cast aren’t being paid much and that is really sad.
I remember watching the original powers rangers as a kid. It was awesome.
They took advantage of a young inexperienced cast and made sure to continue that trend for profit. Terrible practices for people who deserve much better
When the production are using original stock footage as their own "version/adaptation" is already a redflag.
@@stopler uhm the sentai footage was planned from the start
@@haydnedwards5684 All of Saban's adaptation uses stock footage that came from the original series.
@@stopler I'm fully aware of that?I meant even since the conceptualisation of the mmpr series he planned to use the stock footage from the sentai counterpart
@@haydnedwards5684 And that started Saban's way of adaptating Tokusatsu ever since. And the audicity of him putting licensing in his side is very hilarious.
In case you want to know, there is a canonical tie in comic that talks about where Jason, Trini, and Zac went on to become the Cosmic Rangers(edit: the Omega Rangers*) after leaving the group.
The boom comics are not Canon and they were called the omega ramgers
@@varietyhub2948 Ah you're right, the Cosmic Rangers are another space based power rangers group.
However there is no objective answer. These are fictional stories. We're not observing things happening, we're being told made-up narratives. The Rangers can have adventures in 1993 and [current year] simultaneously, the same way Spider-Man can graduate from high school in 1965 and still be in his mid/late-20s in 2020.
Here's the writer of the comics on this last year:
"The original TV show took place in the 1990’s, but our comic book series takes place in the modern day with cell phones and all. But because of that, some people assume they must take place in different worlds.
But if you look at the Free Comic Book Day issue, and more, the dialogue is the same as what’s in the TV show. If you look at where I dropped in the characters, like Pudgy Pig, it fits right in with the TV series. So I’ve always looked at the comic books and the TV show as being in the same timeline, and in the same continuity. I know some fans may argue against that, but that’s the way I look at it. It’s all canon to me."
If you want the comics to be canon to the TV show, they are. If you don't, they aren't. Neither is more "right" than the other, there's just the one you like more.
@@IAmMightyMike True and not to mention the Hyperforce rangers and where they fit in the timeline and the Shattered Grid event.
@@IAmMightyMike What you are describing is a head cannon. The cannon that you hold in your own mind about a character or franchise.
This is different from the canon that the owners of the franchise hold as the canon for the characters. No official media will reference anything but the approved canon. You can hold in your mind that Jason and others became Omega Rangers, but official power rangers media will never mention this, nor will any fan who is not aware of that specific out of canon story.
This isn't t say, you should only follow the company's official canon, but know that just because you know of a story it does not make it a real event within the mythos.
@@adamchoquette1937 Well I literally quoted the author in my second comment so Idk what to tell you.
I appreciate the video, it explains a lot... but, it's not just actors that have to deal with being under paid or mistreated, crew as well and at times the union themselves don't come out to help.
I want to add, in the original Japanese version Super Sentai it is completely normal for a new cast to replace the old after each season. They have been doing this since the third or fourth season and Super Sentai has been airing on Japanese television for 40+ years. I wouldn't be surprised if Saban picked up on that as well. As it continued when Saban sold Power Rangers to Disney in the mid 2000s. I also completely forgot that Hasbro owns Power Rangers now.
Does anyone else appreciate the 4:3 ratio and old school esthetic?
the 4:3 ratio is coming back but oddly xd in imax theaters
@Ash Williams same
@@Jacksabbath44 Well that's because that is the standard IMAX Aspect Ratio ;)
Let's also not forget that power rangers is originally a japanese production named super sentai in which they also switch out the cast every year as well. Super sentai has been around for a long time with different cast members since the 70's. Though the situation of the original cast is sad though.
That's false. It's based in the same universe and based off the SS source material. It's, however, not a, "Japanese production"
@@Dedition he never said it was. He's saying super sentai is Japanese, which it was / is.
@@AlexxxPerales "Let's also not forget that powers rangers is originally a Japanese production". They literally said that. Lol
I mean its still japanese Product cuz its originally made in japan
Shhhhhh. Americans don't like historical facts! It's not PC
This was really good in explaining oneself’s worth because in the sometimes your needs matter, it doesn’t matter about the money, because sometimes companies can take the piss and exploit its workers without any value.
That's criminal! I loved the original cast (plus Tommy of course) and hated when they began to do this revolving door casting.
Now it all makes sense/cents why the original red, black and yellow rangers left.
Thanks for breaking it down.
It’s already well known that ASJ, WEJ and Thuy Trang left as they wanted more money.
AJJ left because she wanted to pursue other opportunities in acting.
David Yost left because the production crew made fun of his sexuality, stormed off during Zeo.
And lastly JDF as we know left because at the time he wanted to move on before coming back during Forever Red then Dino Thunder and all other cameos and appearances after that.
@@user-fg9oy3uo3h well known to who? I was a big fan of the first 2 seasons as a kid, but I never knew why they left. I'm 29 now and this the first I've heard of it.
@@Treaxvour
Well known to people who did their research way before this video existed.
You said it yourself. You were a kid.
You simply did not do the self initiative to do some research on why they left. I also did not know why they left at first until I looked up the internet for some answers.
I was born in 1990, the show first aired in 1993. I looked up the internet around my teenage years so that places me around the year 2003 and onwards. And there we go. I learned of the reasons of why everyone left, starting with ASJ, WEJ and Thuy Trang then AJJ then David Yost and finally JDF.
Yes also Austin St John said they were bearly make enough money to eat and pay there rent some of them were leaving together to pay there bill
@@lucianotecuanapa9853 that's insane!
As beautifully nostalgic as the Power Rangers Movie is, it always pained me that Thuy, Walter, & Austin weren't in it.
As a kid, the Power Ranger firings was some of my first exposure to behind the scenes politics in the entertainment I watch. I was pretty pissed they let those 3 go, since they were my favorites. Never really warmed up to their replacements, and stopped watching PR soon after, anyway.