A Pressing Engagement

Infobox Television episode
Title = A Pressing Engagement
Series = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers


Caption = King Sphinx
Season = 1
Episode = 4
Airdate = Thursday September 9, 1993
Production = 104
Writer = Jeffrey A. Deckman Ronnie Sperling
Director = Adrian Carr
Photographer =
Guests = Richard Cansino (King Sphinx (voice))
Episode list = List of Power Rangers episodes
Prev = Teamwork
Next = Different Drum

"A Pressing Engagement" is the fourth episode of the first season of the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It originally aired as the fifth episode on September 9th, 1993, due to the fact that the sixth episode, "Food Fight", had aired third.

Plot Summary

At the Juice Bar, Jason is trying to break Bulk's benchpressing record, but is unable to do so. He doubts his ability to succeed and fears he will become known as a quitter. The other ranger teens try to comfort him but have mixed success. Kimberly blows a huge bubble the size of her head when Zack comes on his skateboard and collides with her and it pops on both of them.

At the Moon Palace, Rita believes that Jason is not tough without his friends to help him. She decides to isolate Jason from the others and destroy him, and has Finster create the King Sphinx to separate the other rangers from him by using his powerful wings to blow them away.

Rita's plan succeeds as King Sphinx and a group of putties attack the Earth. Jason, Kimberly, and Zack rush to face him, but King Sphinx blows the black and pink rangers back to the Juice Bar. He then battles Jason, and the two are quite evenly matched until King Sphinx teleports them to a desert like area. Goldar joins the fray, helping King Sphinx fight Jason.

At the Command Center, Zordon summons the rest of the rangers and alerts them to Jason's struggle. Somehow, the desert can't be reached, and the only way to help Jason is to send him their power crystals, which would allow the rangers to teleport to the area.

In the desert, Rita has made King Sphinx and Goldar grow. Zordon sends the Power Crystals, which Jason uses to summon the other rangers. They summon their Dinozords, and fight both Goldar and King Sphinx in the Megazord. Eventually they gain the upperhand when they summon the Power Sword, destroying King Sphinx. Goldar retreats, and on the moon, Rita is furious.

Back at Ernie's juice bar, Jason is able to break Bulk's benchpressing record. Bulk himself arrives with Skull, claiming he will reclaim his record. Ernie brings out a cake for all to enjoy, which Bulk promptly ends up having his face smashed into when he trips on a weight, ending the episode on a high note.

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
*Richard Genelle as Ernie
*Machiko Soga as Rita Repulsa
*Barbara Goodson as the voice of Rita Repulsa
*Robert Axelrod as the voice of Finster
*Richard Cansino (guest) as the voice of King Sphinx

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/power-rangers/a-pressing-engagement/episode/30622/summary.html TV.com’s episode guide]