Teamwork (Power Rangers)

Infobox Television episode
Title = Teamwork
Series = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 3
Airdate = Wednesday September 8, 1993
Production = 103
Writer = Cheryl Saban
Director = Robert Hughes
Photographer =
Guests = Tom Wyner (Mighty Minotaur (voice))
Episode list = List of Power Rangers episodes
Prev = High Five
Next = A Pressing Engagement

"Teamwork" is the third episode of Might Morphin Power Rangers' first season. It first aired on September 8th, 1993 as the show's fourth episode and featured the canonical first appearance of the Power Weapons.

Plot Summary

Kimberly and Trini attempt to close down a hazardous waste dump. They're able to get enough signatures, despite some rude behavior by Bulk and Skull. They ask Jason, Billy, and Zack to come with them, though the three are busy. Jason has a karate class to teach, Billy is president of the Science Club, and Alpha needs Zack to help him with an undisclosed job. The girls decide they'll have to take the signatures to the dump alone.

On the moon, Rita reveals that she is behind the dump, as she hopes to destroy the Earth with pollution. She lures Trini and Kimberly for an ambush, and the two rangers are attacked by the Putty Patrol.

At the Command Center, Zack is teaching Alpha dance moves when Zordon realizes the girls are being attacked. He summons Jason and Billy to the Command Center, but before they can help Trini and Kim, Rita unleashes the powerful Mighty Minotaur onto Earth. Jason, Zack, and Billy are forced to morph and confront the Minotaur first. He proves to be an overwhelming opponent, and Rita decides to use her wand to make him grow.

Trini and Kimberly are able to defeat the putties, but before they can help the others, Goldar and more putties attack another area of Angel Grove. The two girls morph and confront him. Eventually, the Mighty Minotaur grows and the rangers summon their Dinozords. Kimberly blasts Goldar and the putties with the Pterodactal Dinozord. The rangers form the Megazord but are unable to defeat the Minotaur. Zordon summons them back to the Command Center.

He unveils the Power Weapons to the rangers. Jason wields the Power Sword, Trini the Power Daggers, Billy the Power Lance, Kimberly the Power Bow, and Zack the Power Axe. The rangers teleport out and confront the Minotaur once again, now in normal size. They combine their weapons to form the Power Blaster and destroy him.

Back at school, the rangers are pleased to have defeated the Mighty Minotaur and succeeded in getting the waste dump closed down, as well as using their teamwork to clean up the mess in the hall that Bulk and Skull had made earlier.

Cast

Primary cast

*David Fielding as Zordon
*Austin St. John as Jason Lee Scott, Red Power Ranger
*Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart, Pink Power Ranger
*Walter Jones as Zack Taylor, Black Power Ranger
*Jason Narvy as Eugene “Skull” Skullovitch
*Paul Schrier as Farkas “Bulk” Bulkmeier
*Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan, Yellow Power Ranger
*David Yost as Billy Cranston, Blue Power Ranger

econdary cast

*Michael Sorich as the voice of Squatt
*Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar
*Dave Mallow as the voice of Baboo
*Romy J. Sharf as Alpha 5
*Richard Horvitz as the voice of Alpha 5
*Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa
*Barbara Goodson as the voice of Rita Repulsa
*Robert Axelrod as the voice of Finster
*Henry Cannon as Mr. Kaplan
*Tom Wyner (guest) as the voice of Mighty Minotaur

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/power-rangers/teamwork/episode/30621/summary.html TV.com’s episode guide]