Morphylogeny

Power Rangers DinoThunder

#517: PRDT 1421 "Copy That".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Abaranger, episodes 18, 26, & 29.

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 (with "Mesagog" typo)

Source Description Edit Note
ABA #26.

White slashes his White Drago Sword in a Z shape at Zeltrax, bursting and crackling him.

Recycled, trimmed; altered to fit viewscreen.

ABA #29.

Japanese citizens flee as Copyotter harasses an empty phonebooth.

Altered to fit monitor; cuts follow-ups of him blowing it up.

PRDT 1402.

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

Recycled montage from 1403.

ABA #29.

The three Rangers rush up, Red talking.

Cuts prior shot of them running, cuts follow-ups of roll call.

ABA #29.

Copyotter spins and readies a red pepper, then pitches it forth, Yellow bats it back with her Thundermax Saber, it hits the monster and superimposed explodes. Yellow taunts as her teammates regroup around her.

Cuts follow-up of Yellow in close-up.

ABA #29.

Zoom in on Copyotter talking, then beating his hands against his chin, the Rangers react, he fires seashells at them, so Blue slashes them down with his Saber, and they fall to the ground in a pile as Copyotter reacts.

Cuts before Copyotter kneels and pleads.

ABA #29.

Blue pulls out his Tricera Shield.

Cuts follow-up of horn popping out of it.

ABA #29.

Copyotter activates his scanner arm, creating his own Tricera Shield. Blue reacts, Copyotter fires a laser from it, bursting Blue.

Cuts follow-up close-up of Blue bursting.

ABA #29.

Red & Yellow regroup around the downed Blue, and watch as Copyotter talks. Red & Yellow pull out their weapons, so Copyotter copies them, making his own Tyranno Staff and Ptera Grip. The Rangers react, the monster scrapes his foot on the floor, then dashes forth and sparkily strikes the pair with their respective weapon. They fall, Blue comforting them, Yellow looks up, as Copyotter's scanner arm and shoulder machine light up and he talks. Yellow, Blue, then Red speak quickly, Copyotter patting his fist on his palm, then turning and exiting as the Rangers recover and discuss, before rushing off after him.


ABA #18.

White's feet dash past us at superspeed.

Recycled.

ABA #18.

White blurrily flips over the camera.

Recycled.

ABA #29.

Copyotter picks a pair of peppers and pitches them forth.


ABA #29.

Copyotter plays with his mustache, Blue speaks to his teammates, Yellow responds, then Red slaps his hands together. He then imagines closing his Tyranno Staff's mouth, as the Rangers aim the Z-Rex Blaster forth. Copyotter copies it, making his own.

US replaces prior shot for no reason; shots 3 & 4 are split from each other to remove pan over between; cuts follow-up side angle.

ABA #29.

Copyotter fires his Z-Rex Blaster, but the closed Tyranno mouth causes it to backfire with a superimposed explosion on him. Dream ends, Blue nods to his teammates, they respond positively, Copyotter jerks arms in frustration, before Red closes the mouth on his Tyranno Staff.


ABA #29.

The Rangers bring their special weapons together and create the Z-Rex Blaster.

Recycled, cutting final shot, per source.

ABA #29.

The Rangers aim the Z-Rex Blaster at Copyotter, who copies it for his own.

Cuts follow-up zoom in on Red.

ABA #29.

Copyotter talks while holding his Z-Rex Blaster, zoom in on Red reacting.

Cuts follow-ups of Yellow & Blue reacting.

ABA #29.

Copyotter realizes the Tyranno mouth needs to be open, and proceeds to do so. Red reacts, the monster talks, then fires his Z-Rex Blaster forth.

US replaces follow-up since Disney seemed to not like explosions in front of people.

ABA #29.

The three Rangers are flung through the air into a river.

Cuts follow-ups of monster gloating and Rangers struggling in water.

ABA #29.

Copyotter prepares to fire on the Rangers with the Z-Rex Blaster, when he turns suddenly, as Black makes the scene. The monster reacts, Black readies his Brachio Staff, charges it up and hits the ground, sending a blast of dust at Copyotter, spark bursting him. Black then rushes over to his teammates in the riverbed, and guards them. Copyotter copies his Brachio Staff, charges it up, then hits the ground, causing the water around the four to burst up around them.

Transitions out.

ABA #29.

White steps up, pulls out his White Drago Sword, then superspeed dashes through Copyotter repeatedy, spark bursting him.

Cuts follow-ups of more streaking and bursting.

ABA #29.

White leaps and strikes his sword, only to clash into Copyotter's copy of it, which he uses to sparkily slash him back. White rolls, recovers, then gets superspeed dashed by the monster sparkily.

Cuts follow-ups of more streaking and bursting.

ABA #29.

The four Rangers step up and watch, as White gets superspeed dashed a few more times, until he's flung into the air, hitting a tree, and falling down. Red speaks, Copyotter does too, as White recovers with ease.

Cuts follow-up of Copyotter reacting.

ABA #29.

White crosses his arms and morphs into Super Dino Mode, close-ups of his suit details following. The Rangers react, zoom in on Red speaking. White raises his arms, clenches his fists, then readies the blades on the end. Copyotter speaks, then fires eyebeams.

Trims start; cuts additional close-up between shots 6 & 7; US replaces follow-up due to Disney not seemingly being okay with explosions in front of humans.

ABA #29.

Copyotter jerks his moustache hair dangles, as White suddenly flies out of the smoke, Super Dino Mode giving him flight powers.

Cuts follow-up side angle of him flying.

ABA #29.

Copyotter spins around, as Super Dino Mode White flies at him and readies arm blades.

US replaces follow-up due to stabby headblow.

ABA #29.

Copyotter agonizes, as he's pulled off his feet.

Cuts follow-up of sharp point sticking out of tree trunk.

ABA #29.

White flies Copyotter across the forest.

Trims start to remove zoom out; Cuts follow-up reverse angle showing off the stick sticking out of the tree.

ABA #29.

Copyotter struggles while being flown through the woods by White.

Cuts another follow-up of the stick.

ABA #29.

Copyotter is slammed up against the tree by White, who remains holding the monster against it with his Super Dino Mode blade arms.

Trims start of shot 2 to cut monster's face lighting cutting out briefly; Cuts follow-up close-up of Red.

ABA #29.

Close on Red nod-talking in the woods.

Pushed up from source position.

ABA #29.

Close-ups of Blue, Yellow, and Black, speaking quickly.

Cuts follow-up of Copyotter's impaled stick crackling and bursting.

ABA #29.

White pulls off of Copyotter, leaving him against the tree, crackling, bursting, and then exploding massively as the Ranger walks away.

Final shot is altered to fit viewscreen.

ABA #26.

A flash of light causes stormclouds to appear in the blue sky, raining suddenly, the purple glowing mass rises up and forms into a gigantic body with a flash of light.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Copyotter grows gigantically.

Fades in start from white to remove pixelization effect.

ABA #29.

The Rangers react, zoom in on Black summomning into his Morpher.


ABA #29.

Brachiozord slowly marches up across a bridge.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Brachiozord stops in the city.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Brachiozord opens up his compartments, revealing the main three Dinozords inside. Tyrannozord races out of the side compartment. Pterazord flies out of the front compartment, and Tricerazord marches down Brachiozord's neck.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

The three Dinozords race to our left in the city.

Recycled, per source; cuts follow-up additional racing shot.

ABA #29.

Red's boots leap up.


ABA #29.

Each Ranger leaps up and merges into the forehead of their respective Dinozord.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Tyrannozord transforms into the body, Tricerazord into the right arm, the head pops out, then the body leaps up and Pterazord locks on, before the helmet locks onto the head. Thundersaurus Megazord floats completed in front of an explosion.

Recycled, some shots shortened, per source.

ABA #29.

Thundersaurus Megazord lands in the city to face Copyotter, posing battle ready then marching forth, the monster then doing the same.

Cuts follow-ups of Megazord & monster clashing arm blades, then the Megazord kicking him sparkily away.

ABA #29.

Copyotter pulls out a pair of peppers and tosses them at Thundersaurus Megazord sparkily.

Cuts follow-ups of more pepper tossing and bursting.

ABA #29.

The cockpit sparks around the Rangers. Copyotter drums his fists to his chin repeatedly.

Cuts follow-up of Megazord recovering.

ABA #29.

Copyotter fires eyebeams, spark bursting the Megazord, shaking up the cockpit. Zoom in on Blue talking to his teammates in it.


ABA #29.

Zoom in on Red in the cockpit as he looks at and talks to his Morpher.

Recycled, but first time in context (though pushed back from source position).

ABA #29.

Close-up of Red's Morpher morphing into the Ankylo faceplate.

Also pushed back.

ABA #29.

Ankylozord roars in his hangar.


ABA #29.

Ankylozord crawls out of Brachio's back compartment.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Ankylozord waddles over and leaps up onto Thundersaurus Megazord, forming its new right arm.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Copyotter fires eyebeams.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Purple lasers bounce off the Megazord's Ankylo shoulder, reflecting back.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Struck by his own beams, Copyotter erupts with a superimposed explosion.


ABA #29.

The Rangers speak and gesture arms, causing the Megazord to raise and charge up its tail arms, slashing both forth.

Recycled, per source.

ABA #29.

Energy slashed twice, Copyotter crackles, collapses, and explodes massively.


ABA #29.

Thundersaurus Megazord poses triumphantly with its tail arms.

Recycled, per source.

Ending Credits