The WEIRD World of Power Rangers Turbo

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[ConnerTheWaffle]

UPDATE: Hey everyone, I apologize for my mistake in saying the Phantom Ranger was an american made creation and didn't have a sentai counterpart. When I did my research I saw "VRV Master" and my brain thought it was VR Troopers, so i didn't pursue it past that, my bad!

[jamid]

“We had Dinosaur powers, ninja powers, ancient crystal powers, and now……Jeep.”

Dawg that was beyond hilarious.

[erEpicVideo]

I actually met Catherine Sutherland this past year at a convention(which by the way she was so nice and sweet) when I asked her about how the change of cast came about and she told me her, Nakia, and Johnny didn’t know they were going to be replaced as they found out from a newspaper article. She was very upset because she felt blindsided and wanted to finish the whole season. She was willing to do the two parter and welcome in the new cast but was mad at everyone in charge. Just wanted to give some insight from what I learned from the pink ranger herself, also great video can’t wait to see more.

[OverlordOfCats]

It's certainly a shame the director's cut of the Turbo moive is lost media, they even had a scene where they explained why they needed the Turbo powers.

[ZarcthefoxKamenRiderGeats]

The Phantom Ranger actually was in Carranger, as VRV Master and pretty much filled the same role as Phantom Ranger at least in terms of giving the team new Zords/Mecha. We did actually learn more about VRV Master compared to the Phantom Ranger since Carranger and Megaranger were separate seasons all the Carranger plot lines actually had resolution and Carranger had a much happier ending than Turbo did

[andrewbrady]

The second cast made the season so much better. They all felt like real characters and brought some much-needed fresh air to the franchise. TJ was a kind-hearted and warm leader; Ashley was a sweet and positive girl; Cassie was spunky and wise-cracking, and Carlos was a very cool guy who showed so much character growth from his guest appearance. I didn't mind Justin because I was still a kid when I was watching 'Turbo' and he was relatable. I took a break from the franchise during 'Zeo' and he helped reignite my interest in it.

[MAZZMurder]

I got to meet Johnny at a local comic con and asked him about the Turbo season. He said they didn't even tell them they were thinking of replacing them and that some of them learned about it in the newspaper which had a casting call for new rangers and confronted some show runners about it. Guess he wouldn't have minded finishing the series, but sheesh...

EDIT: Also the Phantom Ranger does have a sentai counterpart. He was called VRV Master

[louis-b]

If I had a nickel for everytime Power Rangers had to adapt a serious story out of a Not-So-Serious Sentai Season involving Cars, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice!

[SnipeMD]

It would have been such an AMAZING plot twist if Dimitria was actually Divatox in disguise the whole time.

Not only would it make her apparent uselessness actually part of a long-game scheme to waste the power ranger's time and keep tabs on their activity like Master Miller in Metal Gear Solid, but it would also act as a connection to _In Space_ where she leaves the command center with the Blue Centurion, the command center gets destroyed in their abscene and the Blue Centurion gets ambushed and destroyed by who he thought was Dimitria but instead was Divatox all along.

It would explain their absence at the end of Turbo and would make Divatox destroying the command center make way more sense.

[gshmoker]

A lot of videos talk about Justin being a thorn due to being a kid turned adult for the power ranger. People forget that in the OG super sentai, the original white ranger was a kid

[valinsummers]

Imagine having PTSD from almost becoming cooked inside a pizza oven by some goofy monster throwing pepperoni slices at you.

[kern]

"We had dinosaur powers, ninja powers, ancient crystal powers, and now... jeep." had me rolling 😭

[iamadumbdumb]

40:09 I honestly like the fact that the Blue Ranger keeps his promise to his friend because you know promises are important.

[AllieRX]

I think the reason why Alpha 6 had a Brooklyn accent in Turbo was probably because Saban was experimenting with the idea of different Alphas having different personalities and accents. Like imagine a British talking Alpha or an Alpha with a southerner accent. Obviously the accent Alpha 6 got wasn't well received, so they went back to the good ol' "Aiyaiyaiyaiyai" in In Space.

[Schwartzbruder]

To be fair in regard to parody. Going from The Machine Empire to Big Titty Pirate from Space absolutely sounds like parody

[iBlackula]

I actually liked the second half the most. It felt like a reboot and a much needed one. Even as a kid I felt Justin got a bad rep but rewatching Turbo years later. He was totally fine and for the most part a realistic point of kid becoming a ranger. Love this cast, Also I loved how you talked about TJ. I felt him being an open and understanding Red Ranger added charm to the team. Carlos felt more like the prototypical Red Ranger and Ironically was my least favourite of this group. Turbo deserves it's flowers and it (and Space) are the reasons why Power Rangers are still going. If it did end with Space I would have been content because it is a masterclass ending but I'm glad it continued. Anyways, Awesome review and looking forward to "In Space".

[InktheImpassive]

I like the inclusion of a kid ranger here, always liked the trope of a mature kid who knows when to get serious and is allowed to be a kid and still learn from things. It also evokes the feeling of "If that kid can pull off kickass moves like that, maybe I can too."

[rickstraws]

Power Rangers was never really groundbreaking but due to decreasing viewership they started doing random shit. Randomly switching to Turbo without explanation for ditching Zeo. Never explaining phantom origin. Etc. the second half post passing of the torch the writing improved and the finale is one of the greatest things in the franchise.

[Apple-nrpg]

Haven't finished the video yet, but I just find it hilarious how the main villain's plan is basically just planting a bomb on literally anything

[lucyinchat]

An alternative to History of Power Rangers is nice, always good to have more people talking about their history with the show.