Morphylogeny

Power Rangers DinoThunder

#520: PRDT 1424 "A Ranger Exclusive".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Abaranger, episode 34.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:27;00.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
ABA #34.

A large satellite dish stands aimed upward.

Altered to fit computer display.

ABA #34.

A large satellite dish on a hillside.


ABA #34.

Pan across from the satellite dish, to giant Jupitor stomping along as citizens flee.

Trims start so you don't see sign with text on it.

ABA #34.

Jupitor stops walking and spreads his arms.

Cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

ABA #34.

Jupitor stops walking.

Recycled, cuts before he spreads arms.

ABA #34.

Push in upward on Jupitor.

Textless, unlike source; trimmed off of what was cut off two shots ago.

PRDT 1402.

The three Dino Rangers morphing sequences: Blue, Red, Yellow.

Recycled montage from 1403 (though missing its usual second to fourth shots).

ABA #34.

Jupitor walks along and pauses above a building complex, as the three Dino Rangers appear on the scene, with Red talking to his Morpher, Yellow stopping him to point out as Jupitor's eye gleams, then the monster suddenly merges entirely with the complex below. Red points and nod-talks, then talks to his Morpher.

Cuts follow-ups of Blue talking to his Morpher, then Yellow nod-talking.

ABA #34.

Yellow nod-talks to her Morpher, then the three Rangers rush off together.

Trims start heavily to remove the Rangers talking to each other.

ABA #34.

Video monitors in a control room suddenly turn to static, a Japanese employee turns and talks to a guy who come into the room with his back to us.

Final shot is trimmed slightly.

ABA #34.

Guy types poorly on a keyboard.


ABA #34.

The controls begin to crackle with electricity, zapping the guy's hands off the keyboard, as the monitors all turn to close-ups of Jupitor's eye, which then appears gigantically before the standing guy.


ABA #34.

Jupitor's eye opens in the now-empty control room.

Altered to fit computer display.

ABA #34.

Jupitor's eye opens in the now-empty control room.

Recycled, but runs unaltered.

ABA #34.

One of the monitors changes to show a schematic of the satellite dish, as the dish begins to lower, aimed at a new location in the sky. Jupitor's eye pulses, causing pulsing to fire from the dish into space, blasting from Earth toward the planet Jupiter.

Final shot is textless, unlike source.

ABA #34.

The dish fires pulses into the sky.

Recycled, altered to fit monitor.

ABA #34.

The pulses shoot into Jupiter.

Recycled, trimmed and altered to fit monitor.

ABA #34.

Evil White Ranger streak-leaps up and lands on the ground in front of the building complex.

Trims start; altered to fit monitor.

PRDT 1402.

The three Dino Rangers morphing sequences: Red, Yellow, Blue.

Recycled, but first time montage in this order.

ABA #34.

Red steps forth and nod-talks.

Cuts before he talks more; cuts prior footage of EWR vs Blue & Yellow.

ABA #34.

Evil White Ranger repeatedly streaks past Red, sparkily slashing him over and over again, until he grabs him and leaps forth.

US replaced prior shot of EWR due to Japanese sign visibility; cuts follow-up of Red hitting pole.

ABA #34.

Evil White Ranger lands, turns around and taunts Red, who, recovered, clutches his shoulder and nod-talks.

Cuts final shot before pan around Red and he talks more; cuts follow-ups of EWR & Red talking more.

ABA #34.

Evil White Ranger turns around and talks, gesturing his arms as he does so, then turning to face Red again as he lowers his arms.

Trims start; cuts follow-ups of EWR & Red talking some more.

ABA #34.

Push in on Red, as he talks and lowers his arm and shakes his head.

Cuts follow-up of White opening arms to him.

ABA #34.

Red crosses his arms, then spreads them as shot pushes in on his head.


ABA #34.

Red morphs into Super Dino Mode.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #34.

While briefly glowing, Red spreads his leg and poses in Super Dino Mode, then bounds forth.


ABA #34.

A computer display shows zooms in on Jupiter.

Altered to fit monitor; "WARNING" matted out.

ABA #34.

The great red spot on Jupiter turns into a glowing yellow swirl.

Altered to fit monitor.

ABA #34.

Red rushes over, slashes Evil White Ranger in the chest sparkily, then hops up and begins to so again at a downward angle.

Fades in from black; cuts before he makes contact (US replaces it since it's too close to his head, I guess); cuts prior footage of the pair battling; cuts follow-ups of Red flipping over and kicking EWR in the head.

ABA #34.

Evil White Ranger collapses onto his back as Red poses fiercely. Evil White recovers and talks.

Cuts second shot before he talks more; trims third shot; cuts follow-ups of the pair talking more.

ABA #34.

Red replies quickly, then rushes forth.

US replaces follow-up due to Red grabbing White by the throat; cuts remaining battle due to Red giving EWR a brutal beatdown.

ABA #34.

Red releases his second hand hold on Evil White, shakes his head, then pitches him aside.

Pushed back from source position; trims start to remove Red kneeing EWR sparkily.

ABA #34.

White rolls on the ground, then Red poses.

Cuts shot 1 before he stops rolling; cuts shot 2 before Red turns to our left.

ABA #34.

Blue & Yellow run over to Red's side and talk to him. Red whips out the Shield of Triumph, Yellow nods, Blue does also.

Final shot cuts before Blue talks more.

ABA #34.

Evil White recovers.

Used ahead of source position.

ABA #34.

Blue & Yellow infuse their energies into Red's Shield of Triumph.

Trimmed slightly.

ABA #34.

Red morphs into the Triassic Ranger.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #34.

Pan up Triassic.

Cuts before he talks; cuts follow-up close-ups of him talking.

ABA #34.

Evil White, smoking, switches White Drago Sword between hands as he speaks.

Pushed back from source position.

ABA #34.

Triassic holds his hand forth, then uses his glowing shield to teleport himself and Evil White to the Triassic Dimension. Evil White falls in first, landing and turning around just as Triassic floats in and lands across from him on the platform, where they face one another. Evil White sheathes his Sword and activates his Super Dino Mode. He then readies his arm blades, speaks, then charges forth.

Cuts shot 1 before he talks; shot 7 cuts before he holds shield forth; shot 8 trims EWR talking.

ABA #34.

Yellow & Blue race down a hallway.

Pushed up ahead of source position.

ABA #34.

Locked in combat with Triassic, Evil White breaks off by slashing his armblade away from the Ranger, who then blocks his next two blows with his shield. Evil White undeterred, tries again to strike, but his arm blade gets grabbed by Triassic.

Cuts follow-up of Triassic and EWR hitting each other sparkily at the same time.

ABA #34.

Triassic grabs Evil White and flips him over onto his back. He recovers just in time to see Triassic ready his Sword of Triumph, rushing over and sparkily slashing Evil White with it a few times, leaping over him and slashing once or twice more.

Trims start heavily to cut out Triassic's conversation; cuts follow-up additional slashings by Triassic and neck-blow on EWR.

ABA #34.

Triassic slashes downward on Evil White, spark bursting him profusely.

Cuts prior shots of pair locked in blade-to-blade struggle.

ABA #34.

Yellow & Blue approach a closed door, pause to look at each other, then enter, where they find Jupitor's eye in the control room. They whip out their Triceramax Blasters and fire upon the eye, causing it to explode.

Cuts before zoom in on the explosion.

ABA #34.

Triassic slashes his charged saber at Evil White, who crackles, writhes, then slumps. Triassic poses with his blade, as Evil White begins spark bursting and crackling more.

Trims start; cuts final shot before EWR collapses.

ABA #34.

A bright, colorful explosion engulfs the scene, Triassic remaining untouched as he stands facing it.

Trims start to remove EWR collapsing; fire recolored blue and rainbow effect added.

ABA #34.

Triassic lands back on Earth, and pauses for a moment, when a quake suddenly erupts. He rushes over and witnesses Jupitor demerging with the building complex.

Cuts follow-up of Triassic talking.

ABA #34.

Blue & Yellow join Triassic's side, Yellow talking to him.


ABA #34.

Jupitor waves his arms up and down.

Pushed way back from source position.

ABA #34.

Jupitor stomps down on the three Rangers, Blue & Yellow rolling out of the way, but Triassic is crushed underfoot. Blue & Yellow react, as does the monster.

Cuts follow-ups of more reacting as the monster's foot slowly begins to rise back up.

ABA #34.

Triassic, glowing momentarily, lifts the giant monster's foot up over his head with one hand. Yellow & Blue react, as he then tosses Jupitor's sole away, causing him to fall over. Blue & Yellow rejoin Triassic's side, as they look over and see the Mezodon Rover riding onto the scene. Triassic speaks, then leaps up and lands inside the glowing top of the Mezodon Rover, teleporting him into the cockpit, where he places the Shield of Triumph onto a console, causing it to glow. He then spreads out his arms near it, causing them to glow.

Final two shots are recycled, per source.

ABA #34.

Mezodon Rover races along, with Styraco leaping into the air and detaching, causing the chariot to roll to a stop and its wheels and golden parts to teleport away. Styraco transforms and connects with the wheels, then connects with the chariot, forming the Mezodon Megazord, which poses with its weapons.


ABA #34.

Jupitor approaches and begins to fire lasers upon Mezodon Megazord, spark bursting it but not causing it to budge from where it stands. The Shield of Triumph glows, as Mezodon suddenly slashes its axes at Jupitor several times, finally knocking him back. Triassic's hands glow, Mezodon crosses its axes and fires golden energy at Jupitor, spark bursting him for a moment or two, before lifting him up into the sky and causing him to explode brightly. The planet Jupiter's great red spot then returns to normal.

The two cockpit shots are trimmed down.

ABA #34.

Mezodon Megazord lowers its axes triumphantly.


ABA #34.

Triassic tosses Jupitor's foot off, causing him to fall, before Yellow & Blue join his side.

Recycled; altered to fit television.

Ending Credits