The plug has been pulled on the once-mighty "Power Rangers."

After 17 years, Disney has stopped producing new episodes of the show that was a pop-culture touchstone of the '90s. Apparently, the five color-coded superheroes - Green Ranger, Red Ranger, Blue Ranger, etc. - are still selling a lot of toys, but have become passé as a TV show.

There was no official word from Disney, which owns the show. But the cast and crew were informed this week that the show has been dropped, according to reports in the local papers in New Zealand, where the series has been produced since 2003. The show will likely still be on the air for some time - in repeats. But no new ones will be made.

The series, about superheroes who can don and doff their costumes instantaneously to fight the bad guys, was based on a Japanese series.It began as "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" on Saturday mornings on Fox in 1993 and moved to Disney's kids cable channel in 2003.

The show, while hardly controversial, did have its detractors. Some local stations dropped it from their Saturday morning lineups in 2006 when the FCC said the rock-'em-sock-'em series did not comply with government requirements to air a certain number of hours of educational programming each week. The production manager for the show, Sally Campbell, told the Weekend Herald that "at this stage we will not be shooting another season".

Actor Charlie McDermott, who has done the voiceover work for the General Crunch character for the last three years, told the Weekend Herald he had not been told about the cancellation.

"It's a bit of a bummer. These big-budget American companies have got millions and they're using our studios. I'd say it would be the actors who lose out the least. It's all the camera guys, the sound, editing suites ... But [the Americans] are used to paying a lot more than they pay us, that's why they come here, their dollar goes a lot further. And they have it down pat. Once you've been here for a while you really refine your processes and make some money."

The Power Rangers contract is worth a substantial amount to post-production companies Digipost, which edits the video, and Inside Track, which produces all the sound effects.

So, looks like it's time to trade in those Power Coins for something a bit more useful then kids...

M

Cyro-Wolf, eat your heart out

lol, you can tell him then... i don't have the heart....

M

i know for damn sure He'll boycott Disney and start some outrageous fan base and protest xD

hey at least i can say you made the thread ;D

oh thank god the world can be at peace again..

the scary weird teenagers in too tight costumes are finally gone

hey,

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even watched it as a kid (prolly still would)

LOL

And this means.....? :-P

lol, this show started way back when i was in my last few years of high school....

i remember thinking how cheesy it was back then, i'd hate to even see it now lol

M

it cant be that bad, or can it?

"lol, this show started way back when i was in my last few years of high school....

i remember thinking how cheesy it was back then, i'd hate to even see it now lol

M
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"it cant be that bad, or can it?
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Voidheart said:

"it cant be that bad, or can it?
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Maybe its a German thing... I mean you guys love your bands who dress as cheesy rubber monsters... ;-)

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btw friday 13th bad day for cyro, lucky number for me

Score 1

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roflol.... but the Pink Ranger was sooo hot back then lol

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part aussie is still aussie EHHH OHHHHH ;P

roflol... she's just a couple of years older than me actually :p

Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970)

D:

w00t

"part aussie is still aussie EHHH OHHHHH ;P

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"roflol... she's just a couple of years older than me actually :p

Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970)

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dunno what else she's been in....

i'll have to check sometime... haven't really cared before lol

M

"Voidheart said:

"part aussie is still aussie EHHH OHHHHH ;P

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Aussie chicks are hot thank you very much ;-)


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yup, we got the REAL MEN ;-)

I cant believe it, after soo many years, and soo many seasons, But after the first five or seven, when the monsters stopped becoming monsters but veggie monsters that threw bell pepper bombs, I think it was time to end the saga

"yup, we got the REAL MEN ;-)

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Looks like I'm one of the very few who don't dislike Power Rangers lol...but I'm not too dissappointed in this either.

The original rocked but i was like 5 when i watched it. I'm still happy it's over.

"Looks like I'm one of the very few who don't dislike Power Rangers lol...but I'm not too dissappointed in this either.
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"~The Wanderer~ said:

"Looks like I'm one of the very few who don't dislike Power Rangers lol...but I'm not too dissappointed in this either.
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Oh, I thought they were cool back in the day when:

A bunch of punk kids went to the Goodwill, and bought some old costumes. One of them, the one with the flashy red costume said, "I'm the Leader." Everyone else had no trouble with it, and went along with it. As they walked out of the store, they noticed aliens ravaging the street. The blue one said, "Let's go hurt them, because it will be fun." The others agreed, and ran off.

So, after a while, they became, POWER RANGERS!!!! XD XD XD
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".Mistress Redhead. said:

"yup, we got the REAL MEN ;-)

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yea i was inclining that that was an aussie woman ;D
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About Bloody time. Soon everyone in the whole bloody world was going to be a power ranger, hell even I got a coin somewhere.

Childhood Has To End Somewhere

"Constantine said:

"Childhood Has To End Somewhere
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no look at Peter Pan"

"roflol... she's just a couple of years older than me actually :p

Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970)

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"Constantine said:

"Childhood Has To End Somewhere
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no look at Peter Pan"

It finally happened I never thought the show would end I'd been watching power rangers for years till 2006 and the funny thing was since I was young I knew it was lame and yet I just had been watching it for so long I felt like I was abusing the show to stop but oh well they should do a really good last season though and I'd watch that

"Constantine said:

"SUNMAN said:

"Constantine said:

"Childhood Has To End Somewhere
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no look at Peter Pan"

watch "Hook"
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LoL. I love Robin Williams but that is not Canon"

Power Rangers should be over because Disney are just concentrating on there original shows not this and it should be the end because
Disney took over and maybe it would continue if Saban is still owns the show and it should also be over because some of there shows sucks.

HOW DARE THEY DO THIS TOOO ME!!!!!!!!!

GAH! it's back to stripping!

I feel bad for the Power Ranger fans out there but i`m happy for the rest of us live-action fans its time to go for them so Disney can stop f...... up Super Sentai.
To bad you guys its to late for you but at least Shinkenger is save XD

I have to admit, I'm kinda bummed.

Pink Ranger said:

"HOW DARE THEY DO THIS TOOO ME!!!!!!!!!GAH! it's back to stripping!"

Damn, Power Rangers use to be soo cool to me. Like Digimon and pokemon. But, now I'm kind of whateve, soooo SEE YA!

LOl, but it is kind of sad that a childhood memory is leaving.

"The Power Rangers still come on TV... they have a New Series actually..."

This is the definition of a mercy killing.  The show should have ended at least a decade ago, if not before.

Wow...finally