Morphylogeny

Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers

#155: MMAR 343: "Hogday Afternoon, Part II".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Kakuranger, episode 23.

The complete program, from "Last Time On" to end of Saban logo, lasts roughly 20:37;28.

"Last Time On" segment is about :30; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00;00 by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note

Zordon Face 2.

Close shot.

Number of uses this episode: 13.

Zordon Face Bonus.

Close shot appearing in the sky.

Number of uses this episode: 5 (including a silent variant).

Source Description Edit Note
MMPR 335.

Complete morphing sequence, all five Aquitar Rangers, all at once.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

The five Alien Rangers pose on a rooftop in front of a large stone.

Fades in from white; trims start to remove team's insta-morph.

KAKU #23.

Facing downward to our left, Hydro Hog pats his stomach twice, motions arm, then jumps up.

KAKU #23.

Zoom in on Red Alien Ranger, as the team ceases posing, he gives a thumbs down, then jumps up.

KAKU #23.

Red, White, Blue, Yellow, and Black Alien Rangers flips over the camera under a cloudy sky.

White & Black are recycled, but runs fully for first time. Cuts follow-up sequence of Rangers sword striking monster, his shrugging them off, Blue & Black tossing shurikens at him, and his shrugging those off.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog holds up a large metal anchor and flings it away.

Trims start to remove pan up from fallen shurikens.

KAKU #23.

Upward angle shot of anchor being thrown across the sky.

KAKU #23.

Anchor strikes Black Alien Ranger, somehow causing both him and his Blue teammate to spark burst and be thrown to the ground together.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog holds the hauled-back anchor in his hand, then suddenly turns to our upper left.

KAKU #23.

White & Yellow Alien Rangers leap, side by side, at Hydro Hog with their swords drawn. A brief flare of white light, and Hydro teleports out of their way. The pair turn around, and slash back at the monster, who blocks their blades with his own fin-styled sword.

White flare added.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog sparkily slashes White down, then Yellow.

KAKU #23.

Close on Hydro Hog as he suddenly turns to our upper right.

KAKU #23.

Zoom in on Red Alien Ranger leaping at the camera, kicking both feet forth. Shot repeats with a different take, for effect.

KAKU #23.

Close side angle on Hydro Hog getting his chubby gut getting kicked by each one of Red Alien Ranger's feet, then once more together, to no avail.

KAKU #23.

Red Alien Ranger backflips away from Hydro Hog.

KAKU #23.

Sharp zoom out as Red Alien Ranger lands, facing Hydro Hog, the combatants quickly pace to their respective rights.

KAKU #23.

Zoom out as Hydro Hog whips out a pair of large water mines and flings them forth.

KAKU #23.

Side angle on Hydro Hog tossing two more large water mines to our left.

KAKU #23.

Four quick spark bursts erupt around Red Alien Ranger, he then dives and rolls forth through the smoke, and jumps up.

Cuts follow-up Red's star weapon attack, his special flame attack, the team regrouping, and monster talking.

MMPR 322.

On balcony together, Lord Zedd talks with hand gestures, while Rita says, "It's time to make our monster grow! And then we can squash those Ranger runts like flies!" They raise their staves, crossed, forth, firing electricity as they shout, "Make our monster, grow!"

Recycled, trimmed. Yes, that's the Falconzord cage in the background (shh!)

KAKU #23.

Thundercloud crackles with bluish electricity, and erupts with a downpour, not of rain, but of multiple bolts of unnatural lightning.

Recycled, per source.

KAKU #23.

Bluish lightning pours down upon Hydro Hog, causing him to glow golden as he grows gigantically, towering over us.

Fades to black.

KAKU #23.

Giant Hydro Hog towers over us.

Recycled already, trims start; Fades in from black.

KAKU #23.

All five Alien Rangers face our right, holding their connected, gestured hands up, before teleporting to our right.

Oddly cuts most of the teleport streaks at end.

KAKU #23.

Five Ranger colored teleport streaks shoot over to our right against a black backdrop, turning into the five Shogunzords, doing the hand connected gestures to our left. They cease, face front, then teleport to our upper left.

KAKU #23.

Five Ranger colored teleport streaks combine in the sky, and in a flash of light, the Shogun Megazord materializes, facing our right. It turns forward, as camera does a downward pull out from it, towering over us majestically.

Recycled, but first time fully & unaltered.

KAKU #23.

Pan up as Hydro Hog rushes forth, sword in hand.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog strikes at Shogun Megazord, it blocks, but the second slash hits sparkily, as well as a second on the way by. Both turn to face each other again, Hydro Hog raising sword and slashing downward as he does.

KAKU #23.

Close on Hydro Hog's sword connecting against Shogun Megazord's right shoulder for a moment, then sparkily slicing down.

KAKU #23.

Close on Shogun Megazord's right shoulder symbol of the golden fish thing, shimmering. Then cut to, already zoomed out on the Megazord, as in a flash of golden light, the hilt of its Saber materializes in its right hand.

Recycled, zoom out cut, both per source.

KAKU #23.

Close-up on Shogun Megazord's Saber, as a blade of flames spews out from the fish's fanged mouth.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

As Shogun Megazord motions flaming saber around in a circle, bracing it against side with both hands, before a flaring of power, the backdrop turns into a long POV push in across an old style Japanese village onto a castle that resembles the Shogun Megazord.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

A flash, flare and shimmer of energy, as Shogun Megazord, Saber raised high, slowly steps forth and slashes flaming blade diagonally downward.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Repeat, closer, on Shogun Megazord slashing flaming blade of its Saber diagonally downward through the screen.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Close on Hydro Hog catching the blade of Shogun Megazord's saber with his left hand.

KAKU #23.

Close on Shogun Megazord reacting to its flaming blade's failure.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog, still gripping the saber, moves from our right to our left, forcing Shogun Megazord to comply, before releasing and smacking blade up with his own sword.

KAKU #23.

With Shogun Megazord left open by its saber being knocked up, Hydro Hog sparkily slashes it in the chest twice.

KAKU #23.

Close on Shogun Megazord spark bursting brightly, as debris from a nearby building sprays up amid the sparks and smoke.

This is actually a closer repeat of the cut prior shot, where a skull on top of building fired a black beam onto the Megazord. Also cuts follow-up building destruction shots.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog rushes past a damaged building and spins around, sparkily slashing a few times into Shogun Megazord.

KAKU #23.

Close on Hydro Hog stabbing sword tip into the screen.

KAKU #23.

Side angle close on Shogun Megazord, spark bursting from sword tip stabbing, knocking it off to our left.

KAKU #23.

Shogun Megazord staggers back behind some building ruins, slow zoom in as it stands there, jerking about weakly.

KAKU #23.

Close on Hydro Hog suddenly spewing energy flames from his mouth to our slight left.

KAKU #23.

As seen between Hydro Hog's legs, Shogun Megazord spark bursts.

KAKU #23.

Repeat, closer, on Shogun Megazord spark bursting, with an added superimposed explosion growing over it.

KAKU #23.

Ground level angle on the saber falling in front of Shogun Megazord's feet.

KAKU #23.

Upward angle on Shogun Megazord, chest smoking, slumping arms to its side, then toppling over to our right, fading away as it does.

Image is mirror-flipped per source; Transitions out.

MMPR 342.

Upward angle on the Command Center exterior, the mountain beneath it dominating the shot.

Recycled, cuts pan down; Transitions in.

KAKU #23.

The five Alien Rangers pose on a rooftop in front of a large stone.

Recycled; altered to fit in Viewing Globe.

KAKU #23.

Facing downward to our left, Hydro Hog pats his stomach twice, motions arm, then jumps up.

Recycled; altered to fit in Viewing Globe.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog walks through the city casually, then suddenly looks downward.

Cuts a few follow-up Hydro Hog looking downward shots, including a spark bursting.

KAKU #23.

Silhouetted against the bright, white light of the sun, the White Falcon Ninjazord flaps its wings slowly in the air.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

White Falcon Ninjazord dives through the clouds, shrieking, as it crackles with white electricity.

Recycled. Cut follow-up closer shot.

KAKU #23.

Repeat, close-up on Falconzord's shrieking face, as it dives through the clouds.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Silhouetted against the bright, white light of the sun, zoom out as the White Falcon Ninjazord dives directly downward into the city.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Close on White Falcon, continuing to dive, as it shifts its wings to facing straight down.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Upward side angle, as White Falcon begins to fire rapid, smoky bursts from its double-set of wingtips.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Amid destroyed buildings, Hydro Hog is looking upward, as multiple spark bursts erupt over his body until loses hold of his sword.

KAKU #23.

Close side angle on White Falcon's wingtips as they fire rapid, smoky burstings.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Close, repeat, on Hydro Hog getting multiple spark bursts erupting over his body as he loses hold of his sword.

KAKU #23.

White Falconzord dives down and swoops under a bridge.

KAKU #23.

Close, side angle, on White Falcon Ninjazord, as it flaps its wings slowly to our left, passing through the clouds.

Recycled, cuts initial section with Japanese text onscreen.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog comes into frame, zoom out as he spews flame energy to our right.

KAKU #23.

Close, side angle follow along as White Falconzord flies to our left, low through the city, as explosions begin to burst around.

KAKU #23.

White Falconzord continues flying low through the city, explosions bursting about behind it as it passes to our slight left.

KAKU #23.

Zoom out as White Falconzord, on its back, swoops downward away from us through the sky.

Cuts follow-up of Shogun Megazord breaking free from Japanese temple building.

KAKU #23.

Extreme close-up of Shogun Megazord's left eye, Falconzord reflected in it. Quick zoom out and track around to behind Shogun Megazord, showing it facing the approaching Falcon.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Close on White Falcon, continuing to soar forth, as it shifts its wings to facing straight down, but keeping head up.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Zoom out from its power-sparking fists, as Shogun Megazord lowers arms, energy flashes and flares, its Blue & White arms briefly slide off to the sides, allowing Falconzord to slip its wings into the torso section, before the arms reattach over them. Flares of smoke and rings of power sparkle about, as the completed Shogun MegaFalconzord raises arms.

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Zoom in past Shogun MegaFalconzord, onto Hydro Hog, reacting to this formation.

Cuts prior upward circle around on Shogun MegaFalconzord, due to Japanese text onscreen.

KAKU #23.

Slow push out from Shogun MegaFalconzord's face, as its chest-based wingtip cannons begin to glow red. They suddenly begin a rapid, bright, smoky and flashy barrage of laser fire from varying angles!

Recycled.

KAKU #23.

Hydro Hog repeatedly spark bursts, cut in closer on this repeating, then out again. Sparking ceases, Hydro Hog collapses, and explodes massively.

Cuts follow-up of smoke clearing to show Shogun Megazord in front of building-perched Falconzord.

MMPR 229/333.

CGI model of planet Earth, sitting in space, glows for a moment, then begins to spin counterclockwise, thanks to three Zeo symbols circling around it in that direction.

Recycled from 333, with added effects.

MMPR 213.

Downward angle on Lunar Palace, Zedd's balcony, with a bit of the red sands of Nemesis.

Recycled.

MMPR 305.

Sitting on his left-facing throne, Zedd is turned to our slight right, gripping his staff and talking.

Recycled.

Unoriginal stock.

That frustrating matte painting of Earth from 301 appears, with five colored teleportation pods flying away from it.

Recycled; pods added; fades to black.

MMPR 302.

Downward close shot of Alpha's hand pressing multicolored lighted buttons.

Recycled.

MMPR 343.

30 second montage of bloopers from the ep.

Altered to fit in end credits.