Morphylogeny

Power Rangers Zeo

#164: PRZ 352: "Invasion of the Ranger Snatchers".

Features Footage from (bold = new footage):
Ohranger, episodes 1, 6, 8, 11, 14, 23, & the Movie.

The complete program, from opening to end of Saban logo, lasts roughly 21:07;14.

Opening is about 1:00;00 by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note

ZORDON FACE 1.

Zordon in his Power Chamber plasma tube. There's a few slight variations of his looking left or right more, but who cares?

Number of uses: 2.

ZORDON FACE BONUS.

Zordon in his Power Chamber plasma tube talks to Billy & Alpha on our right.

Number of uses: 2.

Source Description Edit Note
OH MOVIE.

Holding a chair and with Orbus perched on his left arm, Klank talks while holding binoculars, going around Prince Sprocket and holding them to his eyes.

All shots taken from the OH MOVIE are zoomed in, due to the source being 1:85.1 widescreen. Prior shot of trio teleporting in is cut.

OH MOVIE.

Klank pulls binoculars away from Sprocket, who talks to him, Klank nodding in response.

Split.

OH MOVIE.

Video Vulture takes off from his rooftop perch, passing "Buldont Studio" sign (shh?)

OH MOVIE.

Video Vulture soars across the sky, filming as he looks down upon the scene.

OH MOVIE.

Slow zoom in on Prince Sprocket, talking with his arms up, Klank nodding.

Split. Fades to black.

MMPR 106.

Exterior of Youth Center, guy on skateboard gets off it and walks. Van passes by. Several people head inside, one is coming out.

Recycled; transitions in.

OH MOVIE.

Sitting on director's chair, Prince Sprocket talks, briefly speaking into blue bullhorn, Klank fanning himself and responding.

Transitions in; cuts before Prince beats on Klank.

OH MOVIE.

Klank exits stage door, wearily, sitting down on steps and throwing arms up, grasping head with hands.

OH MOVIE.

Klank standing beside him, fanning himself and responding with wide gestures, Prince Sprocket talks atop his chair, motioning arms about.

Trimmed heavily; fades to black.

OH #01.

Close-up on Zeonizer, the golden disc thing pops up, releasing a shimmering green light.

Recycled.

PRZ 345 & OH #06.

Adam calls for Zeo Ranger 4, Green, as said color energy flashes about, a green grid overlaying on his body. The rising energy covers him completely, becoming the Green Zeo Ranger, visor and costume circuits shimmering with power.

Recycled.

PRZ 345 & OH #01.

Tommy calls for Zeo Ranger 5, Red, as said color energy flashes about, a green grid overlaying on his body. The rising energy covers him completely, becoming the Red Zeo Ranger, visor and costume circuits shimmering with power.

Recycled.

OH MOVIE.

Trio of Cogs, squatting, beat their chests and spread arms out.

Cuts start to remove their disrobing from army outfits.

OH MOVIE.

The five Rangers rush into battle with the massive horde of spear-wielding Cogs on the dusty soil.

Cuts follow-up track right across battlefield.

OH MOVIE.

Red makes his way through the Cogs, punching and kicking each one that gets in his way.

OH MOVIE.

A trio of closely-grouped Cogs get knocked down when Red kicks the lead one into the others.

OH MOVIE.

Against the sunshine, Red strikes into a Cog.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Red chopping hand into Cog's back, causing it to fritz-out as it falls.

Circuitry effects added.

OH MOVIE.

The Cog collapses on the ground, still fritzing-outing, before dropping dead.

Circuitry effects added.

OH MOVIE.

Red kicks right foot into the camera.

Cuts follow-up additional kick to Cog.

OH MOVIE.

Side angle pan left as Red kicks another Cog into another tight grouping of the robot footsoldiers, bowling them over.

Cuts follow-up Green & Blue Cog fighting shots.

OH MOVIE.

Blue jumpkicks into Cogs, bowling them over.

OH MOVIE.

Yellow tosses over a Cog.

OH MOVIE.

Yellow tosses over another Cog.

OH MOVIE.

Yellow makes her way left through Cogs, throwing roundhouse kicks and footsweeps at each one.

Follow-up close Yellow & Pink Cog beatings cut.

OH MOVIE.

Pink makes her way left through Cogs, bending down a lot and punching.

Cuts follow-up close shot of Pink punching screen.

OH MOVIE.

Pink punches Cog into other Cogs, bowling them over.

Cuts follow-up team Saber striking sequence, and Red Sword battle.

OH MOVIE.

With his Power Weapons held outward, Blue leaps into the air at the camera.

OH MOVIE.

Just off the ground, Blue soars between two lines of Cogs, ripping into their legs with his cleavers.

OH MOVIE.

Blue lands, turns, and poses with his cleavers.

OH MOVIE.

Blue partially in frame, zoom in on the Cogs he passed by show off their agony, twitching about and grasping legs.

Cuts follow-up of other three using Power Weapons on Cogs.

OH MOVIE.

As the red star appears behind him, Red spins the energized sword around, grips it tighter as flame energy flows about.

Recycled per source.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Red Ranger, amid reddish flame energy, as he slashes sword across the screen, unleashing a blazing cut through it.

Recycled per source.

OH MOVIE.

The blazing cut rips through a Cog, fading to reveal it's no more.

OH MOVIE.

Surrounded by five Cogs, all having been struck, they each crackle with energy, then explode into red smoke.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Red in the red smoke, his star visor shimmering with the red energy symbol as he poses with his Power Sword.

OH MOVIE.

Video Vulture swoops past the scene overhead, firing white beam from his camera-head lens eye.

Recycled; beam added.

OH MOVIE.

Klank addresses the camera, waving fan, grocery basket in arm, as he talks and gestures.

Altered to fit into TV set.

OH MOVIE.

As Klank addresses the camera, waving fan, grocery basket in arm, as he talks and gestures, Yellow watches.

Recycled; Altered to fit into TV set.

OH MOVIE.

Klank addresses the camera, waving fan, grocery basket in arm, as he talks and gestures.

Recycled again; altered to fit into TV set.

OH MOVIE.

Klank addresses the camera, waving fan, grocery basket in arm, as he talks and gestures.

Recycled again again; altered to fit into TV set.

OH MOVIE.

While the Rangers lurk about, Klank makes his way right across the set.

Altered to fit into TV set.

OH MOVIE.

Continued from last shot, Klank continues heading right across set, talking and fanning fan.

Altered to fit into TV set; Cuts before he reaches Japanese kids.

MMAR 342.

Pan down from the blue sky onto an upward angle on the Command Center exterior, the mountain beneath it dominating the shot.

Recycled; transitions in.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Prince Sprocket, talking and gesturing hands in a circular motion.

OH MOVIE.

Five Cogs look down at videotape machines, and press the start buttons, causing them to roll to life.

OH MOVIE.

The digital display clock begins to count the amount of time recording.

OH MOVIE.

Close on those reels spinning.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Prince Sprocket, talking and gesturing hands all about excitedly, zoom in as he finishes.

Trims start to reduce dialogue.

OH MOVIE.

Red & Yellow roughly land on set, and look to our slight left.

OH MOVIE.

In middle of set, steam rises, and forms in an energy swirl into Leaky Faucet, floating above.

OH MOVIE.

Red & Yellow stand and react to Leaky Faucet floating before them.

OH MOVIE.

In another energy swirl, Leaky Faucet moves closer to us and closer to ground, spreading arms.

Cuts before Japanese text appears onscreen.

OH MOVIE.

Red & Yellow pose, battle ready.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Leaky Faucet, holding up a single rose, then tossing it forth.

OH MOVIE.

Spark bursting around Red & Yellow erupts thanks to the Tuxedo Mask brand rose.

OH MOVIE.

Leaky Faucet motions hands to face, causing his pipe mouth to stretch out creepily.

OH MOVIE.

Leaky Faucet's stretchy, cartoony pipe mouth reaches across and chomps on Red & Yellow, crackling them with blue electricity until they fall over.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Leaky Faucet, taking off helmet, then turning handle on top of head.

Used way ahead of context. Why?

OH MOVIE.

Leaky Faucet vomits up a gushing spray of water from his pipe mouth.

To replace shot of monster using his CGI pipe penis.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out as Red & Yellow, suspended in the air, flip over and over while being doused by the high pressure spray of water.

Cuts follow-up of more shots of them flipping in spray.

OH MOVIE.

Leaky Faucet ceases vomiting up a gushing spray of water from his pipe mouth.

Recycled, plays in reverse.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Leaky Faucet turning handle on top of head back to the off position.

Recycled, trimmed, plays in reverse.

OH MOVIE.

Red & Yellow fall to the wet ground, splashing as they crash down.

Cuts surrounding pipe penis scenes. I wonder why?

OH MOVIE.

Close on Leaky Faucet putting his helmet back on.

Recycled, trimmed, plays in reverse.

OH MOVIE.

Green, Blue, & Pink race across the set to Yellow & Red's sides as they watch a TV set.

OH MOVIE.

Bus makes its way around a turn on TV.

Japanese text in back is digitally removed.

OH MOVIE.

As the Rangers watch TV, Red raises his right hand for a moment.

OH MOVIE.

Dust burstings erupt on the dirt road around the bus.

Japanese text in back is digitally removed. Cuts before we see Japanese kids onscreen.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers react, Yellow talking to her teammates, Green & Red looking very mad.

OH MOVIE.

Bus sparkily smashes through wooden fence posts.

OH MOVIE.

Repeat, closer, on bus sparkily smashing through wooden fence posts.

OH MOVIE.

Bus passes uncomfortably close to a small group of chickens near a square opening.

OH MOVIE.

Closer on bus passing uncomfortably close to a small group of chickens near a square opening, causing a few to become distressed as they fall into said man-made hole.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers are still watching the TV, when several chickens jump onto the set at them.

OH MOVIE.

The chickens enter the set through a square portal.

OH MOVIE.

Led by Red, the Rangers quickly scramble over to our left.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers gather around the square portal, looking down, listening in, before Red, then Green, hop in.

Cuts follow-up sequence of their exiting portal, nearly getting run over, then flanked by plane, then fighting to get their horses.

OH MOVIE.

Close on the hoofed feet of a horse racing down a dusty road.

OH MOVIE.

The five Rangers, how on horseback, charge down the dusty road together.

OH MOVIE.

The horse-riding Rangers follow around a corner behind the bus.

OH MOVIE.

Our horseback heroes continue following the bus on the dirty makeshift road.

OH MOVIE.

As close as you're ever going to get to a My Little Pony / PR team-up, Bronies.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers on horsies keep following the bus.

OH MOVIE.

Finally, the team catches up to the bus, riding up alongside on their horses.

OH MOVIE.

Red dismounts and hops in through bus' open window.

Cuts follow-up of teammates with Japanese kids.

OH MOVIE.

At the front of the bus (with driver's seat on wrong side, shh!), Red grabs the driver, who crackles with electricity.

OH MOVIE.

Red reacts.

OH MOVIE.

The puffed-face robotic driver continues crackling and flailing about.

OH MOVIE.

Red stumbles down the aisle toward his teammates, who clutch the passengers, as fire and sparks erupt below us.

OH MOVIE.

Steering wheel's on fire.

OH MOVIE.

Red pushes closer to the flames, trying to see through them.

OH MOVIE.

Through the fire, the front window of the bus shows the vehicle is heading for the edge of a cliff.

OH MOVIE.

As the bus sparks, passenger-clutching Rangers jump out of the windows.

OH MOVIE.

From either side of the bus, the Rangers leap out, clutching passengers, as the bus rolls down a hill, spark bursting.

OH MOVIE.

The bus spark bursts some more as it rolls downhill.

OH MOVIE.

The bus explosively crashes at bottom of hill.

OH MOVIE.

As the bus explodes in near distance, the Rangers shield the passengers.

Replaces follow-up sequence with American passengers.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Prince Sprocket, talking with arm gestures, Orbus nodding.

Trims start.

OH MOVIE.

Klank walks into the video control room, with a clapperboard and a script, he talks and goes over to Sprocket.

OH MOVIE.

Close on storyboards for the film, with Japanese text (shh!).

OH MOVIE.

While Sprocket inspects the storyboards, Klank puts the clapperboard (with Japanese text, shh!) in front of screen.

OH MOVIE.

The five Rangers are blinded by a flashing light off-frame.

Cuts prior group posing and roll-calls, not to mention Traffic Signal Cat monster making this attack. Cuts follow-up fire attack from Pumpkin Sorcerer.

OH MOVIE.

Close on unnamed showerhead monster raising his rod weapon up.

OH MOVIE.

Unnamed showerhead monster releases electricity down upon the Rangers, explosively.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Leaky Faucet, taking off helmet, then turning handle on top of head.

Recycled, but first in context.

OH MOVIE.

Leaky Faucet vomits up a gushing spray of water from his pipe mouth.

Recycled, but first in context.

OH MOVIE.

The five Rangers get painfully hosed all at once.

Cuts follow-up repeating.

OH MOVIE.

Pumpkin Sorcerer, Traffic Signal Cat, Showerhead, and Leaky Faucet fire energy blasts to our slight right at once.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers are overwhelmed by sparkily dust bursts around them.

Cuts follow-up Zeo Power Blaster sequence.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom in on Klank & Prince Sprocket, doing a triumphant pose.

OH MOVIE.

Against a red swirling back-drop, the four monsters merge in a spin, twisting back into a giant human eye, that then becomes the Bucket of Bolts monster.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers react, zoom in on Red.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom in on Klank, holding up and talking to Orbus.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Orbus ducking head into body.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out as Klank whips Orbus around and around and throws him away.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Orbus, extending his neck then his robo-proboscis, spewing greenish energy upon Bucket of Bolts.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers react.

OH MOVIE.

In a flash, an expanding series of blue-energy shapes cause Bucket of Bolts to grow gigantically above us.

Cuts before Japanese text appears.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers step back, and look upward our slight left.

OH MOVIE.

Giant Bucket of Bolts looms over us, and turns to our lower right.

Cuts follow-up of monster absorbing kids.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers (over)react.

Cuts follow-up of Klank & Sprocket leaving.

OH MOVIE.

Bucket of Bolts turns to our slight right again, charges up his eye and spews energy forth.

OH MOVIE.

Multiple explosions erupt all over the battlefield around the Rangers.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers rush in from our right, speak into their left wrists, then reach upward, summoning.

OH MOVIE.

Closer, side angle follow-along, of the whole fleet of five Zeozords making their way to our left along a desolate, dusty terrain.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

The Rangers rush forth, leap up, and teleport into their colored streaks.

OH MOVIE.

The full fleet of five Zeozords charge along the desolate terrain together, when five streaks of Ranger-colored energy beam in, one onto each Zord.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Inside the Zeozord Five cockpit, Red Zeo Ranger materializes into his seat, arms initially crossed at wrists.

OH MOVIE.

As the horizon spins in the window of his cockpit, Red Zeo Ranger glances down to our right.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Zeozord Five soars through the clouds, tilting its wings as it flies.

OH MOVIE.

In cockpit, Red holds up Zeonizer Crystal, nod-talks, then zoom out as he reaches forth with it.

OH MOVIE.

Close-up of Zeo Ranger's gloved hand placing Zeonizer Crystal into round space on control console, releasing it and it begins to discharge golden beams of light straight up.

OH MOVIE.

Close, side angle, on the five Zeozords charging together to our slight left, the ground briefly quaking.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

In his cockpit, Red Zeo Ranger holds his right hand out, palm spread, then raises it into a fist, before gripping controls.

OH MOVIE.

Track around to the left, as Zeozord Five passes over Zeozords One & Two, causing their Battle Helmets to slide forth off of their now-stationary forms.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Zeozord Five hovers above, while Zeozord Three shifts into Megazord torso mode, sliding back sides out into shoulders, before dropping its arms down.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Track around left, as Zeozord Four slides its rear end into its front, legs together, forming the Megazord hips and thighs formation,just before Zeozord Five soars past above.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Downward close shot on Zeozord Five, flying to our left as it shifts wings in its sides.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Close side angle in cockpit, Red Zeo Ranger briefly glancing out window at Zeozords Three & Four connecting in mid-air, before turning his attention back to his console work, nod-talking.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Zeozords Three & Four, finishing their connection in the middle of the sky, releasing steam upon linking up.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

The combined Zeozords Three & Four lower down from above onto the Zeozords One & Two legs, reddish electricity connecting them, while Zeozord Five approaches in the sky behind them.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Track left around the front of Zeozord Three, as Zeozord Five shifts around behind it, revealing the Megazord head, connecting with steam releasing.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Inside the dark void of the Megazord interior, the five Zeo Rangers ride down to a common point on their escalator chairs.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Red Zeo Ranger nod-talking, zoom out to reveal he's in the front seat of the crowded Zeo Megazord cockpit, his four teammates behind him all working at their respective stations.

OH MOVIE.

Close-up on Zeo Megazord's head as the Zeozord Five Battle Helmet slides down over it, flashing happening just off-frame.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out from Red in Megazord cockpit, as, all together, the five Zeo Rangers have wrists crossed, then spread arms around in a circle and raise their right arms forth and up for a moment, before grabbing controls.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out as the Zeo Megazord stands, completed, and posed.

Recycled, cropped, per source.

OH MOVIE.

Upward pull away as Bucket of Bolts chugs along toward us.

OH MOVIE.

Upward pull away as Zeo Megazord marches along toward us.

OH MOVIE.

Bucket of Bolts sparkily slams into Zeo Megazord, then punches it a few times.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Bucket of Bolts sparkily punching Zeo Megazord.

OH MOVIE.

Reverse angle on sparkily punched Zeo Megazord staggering back.

Cuts follow-up sequence of Red exiting cockpit, then hopping into monster and rescuing kids.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom in on Megazord cockpit onto Red, as he raises his right fist for a moment, then grips controls.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out as Zeo Megazord lifts its Sword, then holds it ready.

OH MOVIE.

Now in train mode, Bucket of Bolts rolls directly at us.

OH MOVIE.

Bucket of Bolts fires energy beams from his eye at Zeo Megazord, causing massive explosions all around it.

OH MOVIE.

Closer on Zeo Megazord as the smoky explosions burst around it, but it remains standing, spreading arms unfazed.

OH MOVIE.

Bucket of Bolts takes a very sharp turn, skidding into the screen.

OH MOVIE.

Quick zoom in on Zeo Megazord, looking to our upper left.

OH MOVIE.

Close-up on Bucket of Bolts' smokestack spewing... uhh, smoke.

Cuts follow-up of monster shrinking and running around small.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Zeo Megazord then looks downward our left.

OH MOVIE.

Close-up of Bucket of Bolts' side, the monster cranking a wheel to keep him chugging along.

OH MOVIE.

Close on Bucket of Bolts continuing to think he can, think he can, smoking off his top.

OH MOVIE.

Zoom out, upward angle, on Bucket of Bolts crossing over a bridge over a ravine.

OH MOVIE.

Follow along left as Zeo Megazord runs along with its sword held ready.

OH MOVIE.

Zeo Megazord rushes up to pillar holding up the train bridge overpass.

OH MOVIE.

Zeo Megazord raises its golden-glowing Saber up, green lightning crackling about, the backdrop turning to a flashing golden tetrahedron, then slashing the Saber down at the screen.

OH MOVIE.

Zeo Megazord slashes sword through pillar, explosively causing the bridge to give out just as Bucket of Bolts approaches.

OH MOVIE.

Close, upward shot of Bucket of Bolts reaching the destroyed section of the bridge.

OH MOVIE.

Upward look at the bridge falling to bursting pieces.

OH MOVIE.

The lonely death of Thomas the Tank Engine.

OH MOVIE.

Reminds me of the end of Back to the Future 3.

OH MOVIE.

Bucket of Bolts crashes against the bottom of the ravine, exploding massively.

OH MOVIE.

Repeat, closer, of massive explosion near the severed bridge part.

OH #14.

As flames lick the screen in the foreground, zoom in over the blaze, onto Zeo Megazord, as it raises saber, and slowly spreads arms, posing victoriously.

Recycled. Replaces less dynamic shot in movie.

OH #08.

Two rows of rotating Gearships hover just on the edge of the Earth's atmosphere, the moon in the distant upper left.

Recycled.

OH #11 & 14.

King Mondo & Queen Machina watch Zeo Megazord posing victoriously through the flames on the viewscreen, the Queen appearing agitated.

Insert footage recycled.

OH #23.

Slow zoom in on Machina, as she talks, motions fan about while doing so.

Recycled, trimmed to remove Mondo.

OH #14.

Zoom in on King Mondo, beside Earth cut-out, talking to our slight right, his staff passing in our way several times.

Recycled; fades to black.

PRZ 352.

30 second montage of bloopers from the episode.

Altered to fit in end credits.