Morphylogeny

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

#77: MMPR 217: "White Light, Part I".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Zyuranger, episodes 12, 15, 17, & 22;
Dairanger, episodes 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 30, 40, & 44;
and episode 21 of Zyu2.

The complete program, from "Today on" to end of Saban logo, lasts roughly 20:49;23.

"Today 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 1.

Medium shot.

Number of uses this episode: 1 (de-powering variant).

Zordon Face 2.

Close shot.

Number of uses this episode: 1.

Source Description Edit Note
Original stock.

Close on the outer entryway to the Youth Center, no sign, yellow-shirt guy ahead of blue shirt guy arm holding brown top girl entering, as white-shirted guy exits carrying two bags alongside another guy.

Same extras as shot in 211; Fades in from black, fades out.

MMPR 202.

Straight upward angle on Lunar Palace, beneath Zedd's balcony, as dark storm clouds roll across the skies above.

Recycled; Fades out.

MMPR 208.

Push in across the throne room, past Squatt, Baboo, and Goldar, onto Zedd, who stands on balcony stairs, facing away from us. He switches staff to left hand then turns around as we come close upon him, talking to our slight right, raising his right hand and motioning fingers.

Recycled; Fades in.

MMPR 211.

Standing beside the Z-Putties, Squatt is turned to Baboo as both act excitedly, hopping up and down and shaking arms in the air, as Squatt then faces front and they continue to express evil joy.

Recycled.

MMPR 208.

Continued from two shots ago, close on Zedd, talking to our slight right, raising his right hand in front of his face, gesturing fingers about wickedly, then snapping hand forth.

Recycled; Fades to black.

MMPR Pilot.

Standard Command Center exterior.

Recycled.

MMPR 110.

Facing the Viewing Globe for a moment, Alpha turns completely around to face us, holding arms up at elbows.

Recycled; Plays in reverse.

MMPR 155.

Downward angle on Command Center console area, as Alpha walks slowly across the center, motioning arms and talking, before finally pressing a button on the console really hard.

Recycled, trimmed.

MMPR 108.

Close up of Alpha's hand, pressing, on console, red button, yellow, green, amber, blue, then raises hand.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Close, reverse angle, static shot, of Zedd's palace's balcony.

Recycled; Fades out.

MMPR 205.

Talking to our left, Goldar raises his left hand, lowers it, raises sword, then raises both hand and sword up and down while walking to our right.

Recycled, cuts pan over to Zedd.

MMPR 208.

With his throne in front of the deactivated Z-Putties, Zedd quickly gets up, and camera pushes in.

Recycled, cuts before arm raise.

MMPR 206.

Backs to balcony, Baboo & Squatt cower and shiver in terror.

Recycled, but first without added effects.

MMPR 206.

Close-up of Goldar's face, as he holds it high, talking while raising sword into view, nodding a little.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Pan up, as Zedd stands by balcony railing, hand on it, leaning forth and nod-talking a little to our slight right.

Recycled.

MMPR 211.

Close on Goldar, facing our slight right, really jerking his arm off-frame vigorously as he talks, sword held up.

Recycled.

MMPR 202.

Close on Zedd's face, as he raises his head and emits his red vision beam from his visor to our slight right.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

As Goldar watches in background, Lord Zedd holds his staff horizontally, standing at balcony railing, he slowly turns it slightly to his left, before jutting it forth.

Recycled, trimmed; Not to be confused with alternate take from 202.

MMPR 201.

Lord Zedd's Z-shaped staff tip comes into frame, and fires white electricity from its shimmering red surface, lightning flashing about.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Zedd, back to us, fires electricity from his staff at the cut-out of Earth, as the back of Goldar watches.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Close-up on balcony railing as Zedd slams his right fist down on it, causing a crackle of white electricity, spreading fingers then pulling hand away.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

As Goldar lowers sword behind him, Zedd flares with a red rage as he leans back in front of balcony railing, spreading arms out and shakes with anger, finally ceasing as he faces front and switches Z-Staff to right hand.

Recycled.

MMPR 208.

Three Z-Putties flip over camera under the blinding sun.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Close, reverse angle, static shot, of Zedd's palace's balcony.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Lord Zedd stands at throne, turning from our left to our right as shot zooms in, and he emits his red ray vision.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Lord Zedd stands beside his throne, back to us, looking at the cut-out of Earth, emitting his eyebeam, which soon halts and he turns to our right.

Recycled.

MMPR 201.

Lord Zedd slumps on throne, drumming fingers then suddenly turns to our right, raising staff as shot zooms in on the Z tip which fires electricity.

Recycled.

Original footage & DAI #20.

Energy swirls about onto fist statue, causing Nimrod, the Scarlet Sentinel, to appear.

Combination shot, though notice her left shoulder area was cropped off.

MMPR 104.

Exterior of Billy's house. No vehicles pass.

Recycled; Fades out.

MMPR 101 & ZYU #02.

Standard morphing sequence, main five.

Recycled. Fades to white.

ZYU #12.

Blue, Red, Yellow, Black, and Pink Rangers flip over camera at alternating angles.

Recycled.

ZYU #15.

Zoom out from Black as five Rangers pose in park.

DAI #21.

Close on Nimrod, hand to chest, nodding, spreading arms out and nodding again.

Cuts zoom in past White Ranger.

ZYU #15.

Spark bursts erupt around the feet of the Rangers, zoom in sharply as Black dives and rolls forth, then jumps up.

Source's shot prior was Goldar firing, cut due to Japanese kids in it.

ZYU #15.

Zoom in as Black leaps at the screen with fist drawn.

DAI #21.

Nimrod leaps up and slashes staff forth.

ZYU2 #21.

Close on Black getting sparkily slashed in the chest by monster.

Recycled.

ZYU2 #21.

Black falls and rolls to a crouch as his teammates regroup defensively behind him.

Recycled, trimmed.

DAI #21.

Close on Nimrod, pointing staff tip forth for a few moments, then switching around to other end.

Green energy beams added.

ZYU2 #21.

The five Rangers are standing together when a massive dust burst erupts behind them, followed by a second one right in front of them.

Recycled, green energy bolt added.

ZYU2 #21.

Repeat, closer, on the Rangers being surrounded by a pair of massive dust burst eruptions.

Recycled.

DAI #21.

Close on Nimrod, gripping mouth with both hands then spreading them out, unleashing multicolored energy from her mouth.

Cuts start to remove her human form; Energy beams added.

ZYU2 #21.

As crackling bolts of green and yellow energy strike over them, Red crouches down, prompting his four teammates to quickly do the same, though confused.

Recycled.

DAI #21.

Zoom in on Nimrod, now oddly missing her necklace & rings, spreading arm and staff out, then crossing staff over.

Cuts start of zoom in to remove AC & DC.

ZYU2 #21.

Black & Pink slowly unduck and glance about above them, before standing and facing our left.

Recycled.

ZYU2 #21.

Yellow & Blue stand up, glancing about above them confused, before looking to our right.

Recycled.

MMPR 204.

Standing on balcony, with Goldar cheering him on, Lord Zedd switches staff to right hand, looks at left, creates a growth grenade, then pitches it over the railing, causing flashing of light.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Aerial left-pass of mountain range, as Zedd's growth grenade floats past us through the air.

Recycled.

ZYU #15.

Close on a massive fireball explosion against a dark background (cut from Black getting blown up by Knasty Knight).

Repeats immediately, in reverse, from the end; Also stretched a little. Fades into next shot.

DAI #22.

Close on giant Nimrod, holds hands at shoulders, then suddenly crossing arms, zoom out as she spreads arms and releases pink energy from under her left arm and yellow energy from under her right, sparkling outward.

Pink & Yellow effects altered to extended outward; cuts before we see AC or DC.

ZYU #12.

Big ol' explosion bursts up in front of five Rangers, knocking them off their feet.

Recycled; Pink & Yellow energy added.

ZYU #12.

With flames rise in front of screen, teammates scurrying about behind him, Red Ranger gets up, looks up, then looks to our upward right, switches sword to other hand, and reaches to sky, summoning.

Recycled.

DAI #01.

Bluish-white lightning strikes down diagonally, repeatedly, against dangerously dark and storm skies.

Recycled.

ZYU #22.

Close on Black Ranger, as he goes from posing to our left, to posing to our right, all three motions.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Mastodon Dinozord charges to our left along mountainous terrain, suddenly gets struck by lightning, and morphs into Lion Thunderzord.

Recycled.

ZYU #22.

Close on Pink Ranger, raising both arms at sides then crossing at the wrist in front of chest, bending down and throwing arms back like wings before standing back up and crossing arms as she holds right arm up and back while left hand is held poised near waist.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Pterodactyl Dinozord flies to our left along mountainous terrain, suddenly gets struck by lightning, and morphs into Firebird Thunderzord.

Recycled.

ZYU #22.

Close on Blue Ranger, crossing arms in front of face before posing down in a crouch, then another to our left.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Triceratops Dinozord glides to our left along mountainous terrain, suddenly gets struck by lightning, and morphs into Unicorn Thunderzord.

Recycled.

ZYU #22.

Close on Yellow Ranger, punches left hand forth, right hand down, left hand down with right arm up behind her in a pose. Then quickly punches with right hand downward, before thrusting left hand outward, right arm curled behind.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord races to our left along mountainous terrain, suddenly gets struck by lightning, and morphs into Griffin Thunderzord.

Recycled.

ZYU #22.

Close on Red Ranger, posing with arms up, crossing to a pose to our left, then a final one to our right.

Recycled.

MMPR 203.

Tyrannosaurus Dinozord marches to our left along mountainous terrain, suddenly gets struck by lightning, and morphs into Red Dragon Thunderzord.

Recycled; White flash after it.

DAI #01.

Bluish-white lightning strikes down diagonally, repeatedly, against dangerously dark and storm skies.

Recycled.

DAI #01.

Close side angle upward shot of Red Dragon Thunderzord soaring into the stormy heavens, roaring as its long neck stretches to the far upper left.

Recycled.

DAI #01.

Red Dragon Thunderzord passes closely in front of the camera, heading to our upper left, curling about as bluish lightning crackles amid the storm clouds.

Recycled.

DAI #01.

Extreme close-up of Red Dragon Thunderzord's head as it comes into frame and opens its jaws, roaring as lightning flashes to illuminate it.

Recycled.

DAI #20.

Unicorn Thunderzord glides across the mountainous terrain, whinnying and lifting head up, then down.

Recycled.

DAI #20.

Lion Thunderzord glides across the mountainous terrain, thrusting paws in and out, roaring.

Recycled.

DAI #20.

Griffin Thunderzord glides across the mountainous terrain, leaning neck back, snarling, then leaning forth.

Recycled.

DAI #20.

Firebird Thunderzord flies through the air, flapping swings slowly amid the mist.

Recycled.

DAI #20.

The five Thunderzords race along the mountainous terrain together, slightly wider shot.

Recycled.

DAI #30.

Red Dragon Thunderzord curls through the air above the mountainous terrain, a tiny Red Ranger riding atop its head.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

As fire burns in background, Red Dragon's roaring head comes into frame, very close-up.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

As fire burns in background and electricity crackles about, Red Dragon folds neck back, as tail folds up, both forming into upward legs.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

Against fiery background, Red Dragon's front claws snap together in a flash to form a humanoid arm.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

Against fiery background, Red Dragon's back claws snap together in a flash to form another humanoid arm.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

As flames rage behind it, side angle on Red Dragon's head, as it folds down, zoom in as a humanoid face is revealed beneath.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

As flames rage behind it, Red Dragon's neck and tail twist into legs, claw-hands form into arms, all making up its new body.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

In front of blaze and amid electricity, Red Dragon's new head floats into slot on body, connecting in a flash. As the flash fades, gone is the burning backdrop, as Red Dragon's new humanoid form spins to life beneath a blue sky, amid continued crackling of electricity.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

Red Dragon Thunderzord in Warrior Mode rises up beneath the cloudy sky, lowering raised arms to a battle ready position, as the crackling lightning around it ceases, replaced by a fancy spectrum shimmer behind it.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

RDTZWM's feet touch down on the ground, kicking up dust.

Recycled.

DAI #05.

RDTZWM stands tall over the camera in upward shot.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Track right, as Unicorn folds up into leg, Lion folds up into chest-plate & helmet, Griffin folds up into leg, and Firebird curls around into a... uhh, skirt. Each gets struck by their respective colored lightning, green for Black, natch.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Zoom in as RDTZWM leaps down from the sky, legs poised outward.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Circle around Unicorn & Griffin legs as Red Dragon's legs land inside them, while Firebird waist slips around its hips.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Lion's chestplate connects to Red Dragon's body, as its feet slide over its arms to form armored arms.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Close on Red Dragon's head as the helmet locks down over it. Pan down to green gem on chest plate.

Recycled.

DAI #09 & MMPR 203.

Freeze frame on green chest gem, as the five Power Rangers in the Megazord cockpit superimposes within, as they reach out and up with their right hands, then gesture them around into fists, before grabbing controls. A bright flash erupts to conclude it, engulfing the screen.

Recycled.

DAI #09.

Zoom out as lightning crackles about, as the Thunder Megazord stands, fully formed.

Recycled.

DAI #08.

Close-up on Thunder Megazord's right, Unicorn leg.

Recycled.

DAI #08.

Close-up on Thunder Megazord's left, Griffin leg.

Recycled.

DAI #10.

Zoom out from the Lion head crotch piece over the Firebird waist, as Thunder Megazord poses with fists out at sides.

Recycled.

DAI #22.

Close on giant Nimrod, holds hands at shoulders, then suddenly crossing arms, zoom out as she spreads arms and releases pink energy from under her left arm and yellow energy from under her right, sparkling to each side, creating AC and DC, each standing posed with swords.

Recycled, but runs fully and in context.

DAI #44.

Thunder Megazord poses battle ready amid smoke, and marches forth.

Recycled; Mirror-flipped.

DAI #22.

Zoom out as Nimrod motions hand forth, firing multiple yellow energy balls forth, while AC & DC fire energy projectiles of their own from their swords in the same direction.

MMPR 210.

Thunder Megazord cockpit sudden has a large, bright spark burst, a large smoke cloud rising up before the Rangers, who shield their eyes as the whole place rocks up and down wildly.

Recycled, but longer at start, trims end.

DAI #40.

Close on Thunder Megazord's feet as they stagger back amid a bunch of smoke, pan up as it stabilizes and poses battle ready amid smoke.

Recycled, but uncut for the first time.

DAI #22.

Nimrod fires multiple yellow energy balls forth, while AC & DC fire energy projectiles of their own from their swords in the same direction.

Recycled; Trims start, loops around for a total of three times.

MMPR 210.

As Thunder Megazord cockpit is tilted to our right, the Rangers hold on, tilting themselves to our left as sparks spray in back of the room.

Recycled.

DAI #44.

Zoom out as Thunder Megazord topples onto its chest, quaking the ground and knocking up dust.

Recycled, trims look back.

DAI #44.

Thunder Megazord remains on its chest, quaking the ground and knocking up dust, until it leans over onto its left arm to look back.

Recycled, trims initial fall.

ZYU #17.

Blue Ranger falls from the sky, kicking his feet and grabbing at the air.

Recycled; Pink Ranger is removed.

DAI #44.

Leaning on its left arm and looking back, Thunder Megazord releases and falls onto its chest, quaking the ground and knocking up dust.

Recycled, plays in reverse; Fades to black.

Original stock.

Command Center exterior, close, ground level angle.

Finally, new exterior footage!; Fades in.

Ending Credits