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Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

#620: PROO 1716 "Just Like Me".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Boukenger, episodes 21, & 29.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 22:39;25.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
BOUKEN #29.

Zoom out from Moltor's flashing eyes, as he charges up his dual blades amid flames, then slashes forth.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #21.

The six Rangers flip over the camera, causing Moltor to look back at them. They land side by side, then Mercury speaks defiantly forth. Zoom in on Moltor, flanked by his trio of Lava Lizards, talking before raising his right hand and throwing a handful of white rocks, which upon scattering on the ground, glow and turn into a gang of Chillers, who soon charge forth. Black's headlights flash, and he holds his Drive Slammer ready, only for Mercury to step in front of him, with his own Drive Detector blaster in hand, and rushes forth in his stead, Black reaching out in protest.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up black-background sequence of Mercury blasting Chillers with a longer, more elaborate sequence to give the show's stunties something to do for the day.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury holsters his Drive Detector blaster.

Cropped; cuts prior shot of him twirling blaster.

BOUKEN #21.

Black approaches Mercury, they exchange words, with the former clearly unhappy with the latter, pointing at him and his chest a few times.

Cropped; cuts before Black shoves Mercury; cuts follow-ups of more shoving between the pair as Yellow & Blue try to break it up.

BOUKEN #21.

Red speaks, then begins to walk over to Pink's side.

Cropped; cuts before he stops by her side.

BOUKEN #21.

Red keeps walking forth, as his teammates stand tensely behind him, glancing in various directions. Red talks and turns around, gesturing his thumb. Black looks upset, walking over him and pointing, Mercury joining him in standing before Red.

Cropped; trims start to remove Mercury & Black breaking off their Ranger-holds.

BOUKEN #21.

Red finishes with Mercury & Black, walking away from them and looking only to gesture at the other three, before running off alone.

Cropped; trims start to remove pan over from other three Rangers; transitions out; cuts follow-up of Rangers pairing off and departing.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury stands facing them, as we zoom in on Moltor behind the Lava Lizards as he tosses another handful of white rocks.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces usable prior shots, and follow-up Mercury & Black vs Chillers sequence.

BOUKEN #21.

Zoom in across the rocky beach as we see Mercury on the horizon. He looks ahead, sees Moltor and the Lava Lizards, but to their right is a small stone-like structure on an outcropping.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury lowers his gaze slowly.

Cropped; recycled, plays in reverse.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury points his 00 Zip Shooter forth, fires a zipline over the valley, snags a stone column, and swings across the water and lands before the stone-esque structure.

Cropped; cuts a mid-air shot of Mercury between last two shots; also cuts follow-ups of Mercury using his Drive Detector in detector mode on the stone temple thingy.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury twists the two stone columns about, until the platform below them slides open, revealing a golden mallet, which he picks up.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up of Mercury getting blasted.

BOUKEN #21.

The six Rangers stand side by side on a cliff, with Black gesturing and speaking.

Cropped; cuts prior rollcall posing; cuts follow-up team unison posing.

BOUKEN #21.

The six Rangers raise a fist in unison, then pose before their exploding logo.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up of Moltor ordering Lava Lizards to attack.

BOUKEN #21.

Red snaps his fingers, then leads the team in flipping over the camera. Red's headlights flash, he charges up his Drive Lance amid flames, twirls it overhead, and energy slashes forth once.

Cropped; shot 4 cuts before dagger extends from Lance end; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck.

BOUKEN #21.

Yellow's headlights flash, she charges up her Drive Claws amid rocks, and energy uppercut slashes both forth.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck.

BOUKEN #21.

Blue's headlights flash, he charges up his Drive Vortex amid clouds, and shoots a gust of wind forth.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck.

BOUKEN #21.

Pink's headlights flash, she charges up her Drive Geyser amid water, and shoots pink energy bubbles forth.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck.

BOUKEN #21.

Black's headlights flash, he charges up his Drive Slammer amid purple haze, and energy hammers forth twice.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury's headlights flash, he charges up his Drive Detector blaster amid shards of glass, and shoots beams forth.

Cropped; US/NZ replaces follow-up Lava Lizard getting struck, as well as team destruction of them.

BOUKEN #21.

Moltor talks to the golden mallet, before raising it up, then slamming it downward, causing it to shimmer with a gold light. Chunks of destroyed Lava Lizards glow, and shoot up into the horizon above the six Rangers, turning into three gigantic Lava Lizards!

Cropped; trims start to remove Moltor pulling hammer back.

BOUKEN #21.

The six Rangers gawk at the giant versions of the foot soldiers.

Cropped; shortened to remove pan over to Moltor.

BOUKEN #21.

Moltor talks as camera circles around him, gesturing his arms. The Lava Lizard trio motion menancingly. Red turns around, talks, then pulls out his Overdrive Tracker, and presses the "Go!" button.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Zords arriving, and the Rangers getting in.

BOUKEN #21.

Super DriveMax Megazord finishes coming together, leaps up, connects with Sonic Streaker, parts attaching, including a new helmet, as the DriveMax Ultrazord completes in the sky, Overdrive icon behind it.

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of DriveMax Ultrazord landing before Lava Lizards.

BOUKEN #21.

Moltor talks as to the golden mallet, before suddenly slamming it skyward, causing a flash of gold light that makes the Lava Lizard trio grow even bigger, three or four times their size, towering over DriveMax Ultrazord, which looks upward as shot zooms in.

Cropped; shot 4 trimmed to remove Ultrazord staggering back; cuts follow-up of tiny Ultrazord looking up at massive Lava Lizards.

BOUKEN #21.

Sharp zoom in on Red in the group cockpit, as he pushes both controls forth.

Shot 1 is squeezed, 2 is cropped; cuts follow-up of Ultrazord lifting off.

BOUKEN #21.

DriveMax Ultrazord swoops through the sky.

Recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #21.

The Lava Lizard trio fire mouth bolts upward, a superimposed explosion erupts on DriveMax Ultrazord in midair, shaking up the cockput, before the Ultrazord lands flat on its back. Moltor laughs.

Cropped; trims start to remove zoom out from one Lava Lizard; cuts follow-ups of single Lava Lizard walking forth to the downed Ultrazord as Moltor yacks a bunch and the Rangers panic.

BOUKEN #21.

Pan up from the little downed DriveMax Ultrazord to the Lava Lizard towering above it, making fierce arm gestures, before lifting up its leg.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups showing more Ultrazord angles as foot begins to come down upon it.

BOUKEN #21.

Each Ranger reacts suddenly, Moltor suddenly spark bursts and the golden mallet goes flying, only to be snagged in midair by Mercury.

Cropped; cuts follow-up flip over camera by Mercury.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury lands, talks, then hammers upward with the mallet, causing a flash of golden energy. Right as the Lava Lizard's foot begins to stamp down upon it, DriveMax Ultrazord glows and grows to match the size of the minions, sending the Lava Lizard toppling back over to its teammates, who watch as the DriveMax Ultrazord stands up. Black talks in the cockpit, before looking downward, Mercury raising the mallet and giving a thumb up.

Cropped, except shot 2 which is squeezed; shot 5 cuts before whip pan into darkness; cuts follow-ups of extra-big Ultrazord turning around to face Mercury, Black giving a thumb up, then the Lava Lizards remind our heroes of their existence.

BOUKEN #21.

DriveMax Ultrazord turns to face front, then leaps up.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Ultrazord flying around and the Lava Lizards reacting.

BOUKEN #21.

The five Rangers exclaim in unison.

Squeezed.

BOUKEN #21.

DriveMax Ultrazord charges up its chestplate and soon fires off a phoenix-esque wave of fiery energy.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #21.

The main Lava Lizard reacts, and leaps out of the way as his two fellow Lava Lizards are struck by the fireblast, exploding them to bits. The remaining Lava Lizard rolls to safety. Mercury notices, opens his Morpher up and presses a button on it, causing the Firetruck Zord and Rescue Runners to come to life in the hangar and roll out.

Cropped, except shot 2 which is squeezed and has the main explosion recolored purple; cuts follow-up of Firetruck driving along terrain and Mercury leaping up with his console case.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury lands in his cockpit and inserts his console case, causing the steering wheel to pop up.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury holds up his Mercury Morpher, opening it up, pressing the Megazord button.

Cropped; recycled, per source; cuts follow-ups of twisting dial and pressing it.

BOUKEN #21.

Flashpoint Megazord comes together.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury talks during zoom in as he reaches down.

Cropped.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury lowers the side control.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #21.

Flashpoint Megazord's legs fold apart under it.

Cropped; cuts follow-up shot of Mercury.

BOUKEN #21.

Mercury raises the side control.

Cropped; recycled, per source.

BOUKEN #21.

Flashpoint Megazord's legs snap back into place, causing the whole thing to spring forth into the air.

Cropped; cuts follow-up POV shot of Megazord flying at Lava Lizard.

BOUKEN #21.

Flashpoint Megazord, tiny compared to the remaining Lava Lizard, is propelled at the Lava Lizard's mouth, grabbing its jaws, forcing it open so it can jump inside! The Lava Lizard's eyes react.

Cropped; cuts follow-ups of Ultrazord watching Lava Lizard writhing with stomach ache, Black scanning the beast and discovering the Megazord within, then Mercury looking around inside it.

BOUKEN #21.

Lava Lizard grips its gut, then begins to clutch its noggin. Inside its stomach, zoom in on Flashpoint Megazord posing, as Mercury speaks, then pushes controls forth. Crackling occurs across Lava Lizard's body, before suddenly it gives birth to Flashpoint Megazord, which springs out of its guts explosively.

Cropped; cuts during final shot to remove visibility of the hole in Lava Lizard's stomach before exploding; cuts follow-up of tiny Flashpoint landing on Ultrazord's shoulder.

BOUKEN #21.

Moltor, body still smoking, rises up defiantly, speaking as he quickly turns around to leave.

Cropped; transitions out.

Ending Credits