The Green Candle

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Green Candle
Series = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 34-35
Airdate = November 17-November 18, 1993
Production = 134-135
Writer = Tony Oliver Shuki Levy
Director = Adrian Carr
Photographer =
Guests = Richard Epcar
Episode list = List of Power Rangers episodes
Prev = The Yolk's on You!
Next = Bird of a Feather

"The Green Candle" was a two-parter in season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It centered around Rita Repulsa kidnapping Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, and then using the Green Candle to steal his powers. This was meant to be the last time the Green Ranger was seen, but due to demand, he returned in the two part episode "Return of an Old Friend".

Plot Synopsis

Part 1

The episode starts with Tommy and Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger, practicing martial arts together at the Angel Grove Juice Bar. The two then talks about an upcoming dance and Tommy says he is too scared to ask Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger, out, but Zack convinces him to.

Meanwhile, Rita announces her next plan to conquer Earth. She plans to use the Green Candle, which, when burned out, will give the Green Ranger power to Rita. She sends a group of putties with the plan to kidnap Tommy.

Zack and Tommy continue to practice martial arts. Tommy then walks to a nearby lake with Kimberly with the intention of asking her out. However, they are ambushed by putties and Tommy is taken to Rita's dark dimension, where he faces Goldar. He explains to him that his connection to Zordon is cut off and that when the Green Candle is burned out, his powers will belong to Rita.

The other five Rangers arrive at the Command Center trying to devise a plan to rescue Tommy. Then the alarm goes off and on the viewing globe, they see the Dragonzord attacking Angel Grove. However, Zordon informs them that is not the real Dragonzord, but the Rangers have no choice, they must stop Rita and the monster.

In the dark dimension, Goldar traps Tommy and attacks the Rangers. After being overpowered, the Rangers summon the Dinozords and combine them into the Megazord. They battle the Dragonzord imposter, but it is too strong.

Meanwhile, Goldar returns to the dark dimension and gets into a battle with Tommy. Both manage to escape with Goldar's sword. Tommy morphs and calls for the real Dragonzord, with some difficulty as the Green Candle gradually weakens his powers. After being hit by the Dragonzord's tail, the monster reveals his true form, a Cyclops, and escapes.

Back at the Command Center, Alpha examines Tommy, then Zordon explains the whole situation to the Rangers. Tommy touched the candle while he worked for Rita, so once the candles goes out, so does he.

Part 2

The episode picks off what was left in the previous episode. Zordon explains that someone must enter the dark dimension and retrieve the candle if they are to save Tommy's life and powers. Since he was the only other ranger to enter the dimension, Jason decides to go. Alpha finds the doorway to the dimension and Billy creates a machine that can locate the molecular particles the putties left behind where they kidnap Tommy so Jason can enter the dimension. Tommy remains in the Command Center while the other Rangers head towards the location.

Back at the moon, Rita sends Cyclops for another attack on Earth.

At the lake, the Rangers find the location and set up the device, but are interrupted by Bulk and Skull, who claims that is their property and orders them to leave. They get into a scuffle with them that results in Bulk falling into a trash can that rolls downhill while Skull chases after him.

In the Command Center, the alarm goes off and on the viewing globe, Tommy and Alpha see the Dragonzord in Battle Mode attacking Angel Grove. Zordon says that is Cyclops again since the real Zords are currently on standby. Tommy convinces Zordon to let him battle Cyclops himself since the other Rangers are occupied.

He calls for the real Dragonzord, which attacks Cyclops, knocking him over and revealing his true form. He then morphs into the Megazord and exchanges hits with the Dragonzord. Tommy then enters the Dragonzord's cockpit for the first time and knocks down Cyclops. It briefly morphs into the Dragonzord in Battle Mode and then the Tyrannosaurs Dinozord before knocking the Dragonzord down.

Jason enters the dimension, but gets into a battle with Goldar. Zordon then tells the other Rangers that they must help Tommy. Zack enters the dimension and tells Jason that they will have to come back later and help Tommy out. The Rangers call for the Megazord again and then form the Ultrazord, destroying Cyclops.

By this time, though, the Green Candle has already burned out. Back at the Command Center, Zordon explains that the only way to stop the transfer of power to Rita is for Tommy to give his powers to another Ranger. He chooses Jason, who gets the Dragon Dagger and shield. Tommy demorphs.

Later, Tommy is practicing martial arts in the park when Kimberly pays a visit. Tommy and Kimberly kiss and Tommy finally asks Kimberly if she would be his date for the upcoming dance. She accepts.

Cast

Primary cast

*Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver, the Green Power Ranger
*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
*Richard Ecpar (guest) as the voice of Cyclops