Mighty Morphin' Mutants

Infobox Television episode
Title = Mighty Morphin' Mutants
Series = Mighty Morphin Power Rangers


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Season = 1
Episode = 59
Airdate = May 16, 1994
Production = 159
Writer = Tony Oliver Shuki Levy
Director = Adrian Carr
Photographer =
Guests =
Episode list = List of Power Rangers episodes
Prev = Football Season
Next = An Oyster Stew

"Mighty Morphin' Mutants" is the penultimate episode in season one of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers". In this episode, Rita uses the Badges of Darkness to turn five putties into the "Mutant Power Rangers", distinguishable from the regular Rangers since their gloves and boots are dark grey, not white. This episode also marks the final appearance of the original Ultrazord.

Plot

The episode begins with Tommy arriving late to one of his classes. The teacher assigns the students to write about someone they know and make some suggestions on what should be change about them. During martial practice, Tommy asks for suggestions and Jason says his problem is that he is quite forgetful. He asks Kimberly and Trini for help.

On the moon, Rita plans to use the badges of darkness to turn some putties into Mutant Rangers. Goldar trains six of them at the beach. Five of them pass, but the sixth fails miserably, and is sent away by Goldar. The other five putties become the Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Green Rangers. Since no one is worthy enough to become a Red Ranger, Goldar destroys the last badge and Rita has to create a leader for the team.

At the park, Tommy and Kimberly are confronted by the Green and Pink Mutant Rangers. The two fight their respective Mutant counterparts, but are easily defeated.

Back at the Command Center, Zordon explains to them what Rita did. However, there is no Red Mutant Ranger, and Rita is on the verge of creating their leader, Commander Crayfish. The next day, Billy creates a device that reminds Tommy of what he has to do. Unfortunately, the device malfunctions and to make things worse, the Mutant Rangers and their leader have arrived at the beach. Tommy leaves to work on his homework, leaving his communicator in his locker. The other Rangers arrive at their beach and fight their respective mutant counterparts. Tommy finds his communicator in his locker and is informed about the battle. He morphs into the Green Ranger and joins the fight with Green Mutant Ranger. The Mutant Rangers prove to be too tough for the Power Rangers as they know all of their moves and even used their Power Blaster against them.

Zordon teleports them to the Command Center. He gives them new, more powerful weapons and the Rangers rejoin the fight. The two teams are now evenly matched and both form their Power Blasters. The Rangers' blaster overpowers the Mutants' one and the Yellow and Pink Mutant Rangers are thrown into the air by the explosion (and are never seen again). Rita makes the Commander Crayfish and the remaining Rangers grow.

The Rangers fight them with their Dinozord Megazord and Dragonzord. Dragonzord fights the Mutant Rangers while the Megazord fights Crayfish. After taking a beating, Crayfish and the mutants combine their powers to fight the zords, and begin to win the fight. However, the Rangers summon Titanus and merge all three zords together forming Ultrazord, allowing them to destroy Crayfish and the Mutant Rangers, to the dismay of Rita.

Back at school, Bulk and Skull dress up and act like "gentlemen" and present the teacher with a present. However, she asks them to open the box since she had just done her nails. Without much choice, they open the box and are covered with silly string.

Trivia

* The weapons used by Commander Crayfish and the Mutant Rangers were actually the unmorphed weapons from "Zyuranger" (with the exception of the Green Mutant Ranger, as his weapon was the Sword of Darkness from the Green with Evil story arc).