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Previously, on Power Reviews...
You can call me Mayo, by the way.
No legal record whatsoever that anyone named Database Ranger has ever existed.
Maybe you should worrying a little bit less about whether or not I'm real, and a little
bit more about yourself.
K! K!
No, I do not need a co-host. I, um... Besides, I'm out of Megaforce episodes.
Why don't you go back and look at some episodes that you actually enjoy?
And I'm sure that you and guy would do great together.
As you can see, we have a new co-host joining us today. Why don't you introduce yourself,
Guy?
It's none of your business.
What was that all about?
And now, Database Ranger's Power Reviews!
Greetings, Rangerfans.
Oh! Hi, guys!
And welcome to Power Reviews!
As you can see, Guy isn't with us today.
Yeah, I talked to him about that. I think his exact words were no way in...
His schedule! No way in his schedule would there be room. But that's fine, because it's
our thirtieth episode, and we have a new... new co-host joining us. Why don't you introduce
yourself, Mayo?
Okay. Well, I've lived in this town my whole life, went to college for computer science
and music composition, and now I spend my days as a cubicle monkey and my evenings doing
all manner of nerdy things from Minecraft to LARPing. Haven't really been following
Power Rangers since Billy left, though.
Big Billy fan?
Oh, yeah. I've always had a thing for nerdy guys with glasses.
Really? Ahem. Really?
Definitely. That's why I thought it was so lame when they phased him out. When I turned
on the TV one day and saw that they turned him into an old man, that's when I called
it quits. I actually went back and managed to find the last full episode that I watched,
and was wondering if it would be okay if we looked at that one today.
Yeah, sure. I mean, I have a bunch of notes here comparing the Disney runs of Doug Sloan
and Bruce Kalish, but... um... don't worry about that.
Cool! Now, I know that you said this was your thirtieth episode, so I thought I'd put together
something extra special.
Wait, is this...?
Yep.
Did you...?
Yep.
Oooh... this is going to be fun.
You think? I mean... I don't have the conclusion yet...
Absolutely. Are you ready to go on this?
Let's do it.
All right. So, with no further introduction, let's dive right into Episode 46 of Power
Rangers Zeo...
Another Song and Dance.
Start with the theme song...
Kat, Tanya, and Rocky...
It's not very long...
There's Adam and Tommy...
So you can't go wrong...
Is that Jason? And Billy? Where are Billy's glasses?
Bulk and Skull aren't monkeys yet.
Wait, when were they monkeys?
Turbo!
But let's stay focused here.
Let's start off at Angel Grove High.
Tommy's Risky Business, oh my.
He's dancing just like a fool.
Can't imagine how he'd that'd look cool.
Tanya asks him what he thinks he's doing.
It's for his music class; he has to sing.
She says forget about dancing. You can do it without all of that bling.
He remembers that music's her thing. Tanya swears she'll teach him how to sing.
Machine Empire.
Machine Empire.
Hey look, it's Queen Machina, Planning something, making schemes right out
of nothing So they can conquer --
The whole galaxy. Completing her husband's chain,
Where his main Goal is Earth
So they know Tommy Needs a psychic link, you see
To board -- his Red Battlezord So if a way -- they find
To alter his mind The Rangers are done for
In watching him learn to sing They have been inspired.
Machine Empire.
Doe, a note, Tommy can't hit. Ray, a blast comes from the sky.
Me, oh my, now they can't stop. Fa-la-la-ing all the time...
So, they go to see Zordon. They must tell him what is wrong
How they're stuck singing in song Why did the writers not say no, no, no, no,
no?
Morons on a boat. Haven't got a clue.
Funny 'cause they like to think they're all gumshoes.
Listening for fish. But that hope is dashed. When Bulk and Skull fall over with a big loud
splash.
How did they become detectives? Shouldn't they still be in school?
Maybe they dropped out. Or maybe just some writers think it's cool.
Robots up in space. See them both get wet.
It's Princess Archerina and her dear Gasket.
Hear Detective Stone. Talk about his bait. Think about what a great monster it would
make.
Then they use some robot magic... With the fishing line attached...
Mechaterpillar's big. The bait is treating them just like the catch.
So now, machines are invading, Blown up abandoned buildings
Tommy and Tanya are afraid Let's stop this crime, it's Morphin' Time
Beethoven's Fifth in rhyme Singing through your morph scene
Got to stop the machines Adam and Jason stay
Defend Zord Bay Replace the interface
So Adam can board the Red Battlezord...
Sky Fortresses, Quadrafighters, more armies should have fliers.
Blah-dee-blah, what's my line?
Leonard Bernstein!
Sprocket, Gasket Queen Machina, Archerina
Klank and Orbus, Cogs, Mechaterpillar splits The Power Rangers are in danger of losing
this fight?
Right.
It's the end of Angel Grove as we know it It's the end of Angel Grove as we know it
It's the end of Angel Grove as we know it.
Until next time...
So let me tell you 'bout the Rangers
What Rangers?
The Rangers with the power.
What power?
The power of Zeo.
Zeo?
You know.
Know what?
The Rangers of Zeo. One is Katherine
She's a blonde Australian Was an evil cat.
Two is Tanya, she was A tribal African.
'Til they retconned that. Three changed Rocky from Red to Blue
Four was keen To turn Adam Green.
Red leader Five, Tommy's no surprise But back to the plot.
Back to the plot.
Back to the plot.
Back to the plot.
That sky Fortress put a spell on you,
Do the shuffle and the boogaloo.
Dancing Zords, dance.
Dancing Zords, dance.
Dancing Zords, dance.
Dancing Zords, dance.
Battlezord can go to town,
Super Zeo's getting down.
The Rangers are defeated. They fight down on the ground.
And with Clank's giant scanner, Secret files have been found.
Tommy and Tanya still sing Every grunting sound.
A deus ex mach-na
Would sure come in handy now.
Gold Zeo Ranger, He cannot be surpassed.
Gold Zeo Ranger Is so good with that staff.
How do you think he does it?
I don't know!
Resolve the plot so fast?
He defends the Zord Bay, Then races to the scene.
He pilots Pyramidus, Half-building, half-machine.
Defeats Mechaterpillar, Blows him to smithereens.
That Gold Zeo Ranger
Is better than a five-man team!
The machines are somehow defeated But Machina is still talking smack
'Cause look who has been reassembled. That's right King Mondo is back.
But don't worry now... Least not 'til the team-up...
Blend us a drink, you're the smoothie man Toss in whatever you've got.
Yes, we know Ernie's not in this episode, But still he's earned his credits spot.
Meanwhile, at Angel Grove Juice Bar, The Rangers meet up after class.
'Cause Tommy got an A on his project today, And to him, they all raise a glass.
Now wait, why aren't they still singing?
In exposition they tell, That when they defeated that monster
They also had broken the spell.
They weren't even related... That handwave is dumb, dumb, dumb...
Bulk and Skull are done with their fishing trip
Want never another in sight
When Jason's love interest Emily Serves up Ernie's seafood delight
Now we have reached our conclusion With that last comedy bit
And that is the end of our episode. So, what did we think of it?
And that's the end of our episode. So, what did we think of it? Well, there's a reason
that this one's so infamous.
I can really see what you mean.
The plot is full of nonsense.
Wait, are we still singing?
Oh! Yeah, I guess we got a little carried away there. That was really, really fun.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Anywho, this episode is just a really bizarre mish-mash of ideas, and you can kind of tell
that everything was built around that Zord battle. The whole fishing trip idea was obviously
just a really drawn out set-up for the introduction of Mechaterpillar, and the rest of the plot
was because they needed a convoluted excuse to put Adam in the Red Battlezord. And from
the looks of things, they saw the dancing Zords, came up with the name Another Song
and Dance, and, well...
The funny thing is that the singing isn't even the worst part of this episode. I mean,
don't get me wrong, Tommy's actor...
Jason David Frank.
Whatever. Should probably never ever sing again. And Tanya's actor...
Nakia Burrise.
Whatever. Sounds like she's actually trying to hurt her otherwise nice voice just to match
his ridiculousness. But... just look at them! Can... can we play back clips here?
Oh, yeah. Of course.
Are you all right?
Do not make light! I've had a fright! Why can I not stop croning?
It's those machines! They have the means. They have the keys of tuning.
That is prime choice grade-A ham right there. Seriously, between Tommy's stoically dramatic
face of stoic drama and Tanya's bizarrely absurd expressions, it's kind of hard to take
your eyes away.
As opposed to the rest of the episode, which is just kind of... there.
Yeah... for an episode called Another Song and Dance there are a lot of awkward pauses,
standing around waiting, and reiterating plot points.
Meanwhile, stuff that seems like it should be important, like the Machines scanning the
Super Zeo Megazord or King Mondo being rebuilt just ends up being glassed over.
I mean, those plot points will both come up in the team-up the following episode, but
here they're just there and gone in the blink of an eye.
Speaking of blinking, they really don't make any effort to resolve anything on that whole
battle scene that pretty much took up a third of the episode. Gold Ranger makes monster
go boom. Problem solved. What?
Overall, this episode is kind of a train wreck, but if you can muddle through the duller bits
and laugh off the inconsistencies, you may find it to be a glorious one, chock-full of
vintage mid-nineties cheese. And it is a fun little thought experiment to see just how
off-base you can go when adapting around a single bizarre fight scene. (To MAYO) So Mayo,
ready to tackle a Doug Sloan Disney season next time?
Sorry, I'm going to have to pass.
Really?
Don't get me wrong. This was fun and all. I just have a big LARP event going on all
next week and I won't be around.
Oh.
Don't worry, though. I'm meeting up with Guy right after this. I'll see if I can convince
him to give it another shot. Either way, I'll make sure you have a co-host for next time.
Um, thanks. I... uh... Actually, speaking of Guy...
Yes?
I've been meaning to ask you...
DB-R and MAYO look over as door opens and GUY walks in.
Oh, hi Guy! Yeah, we're just about to finish up here. Right?
Right. So, until then...
Farewell Rangerfans, and let the Power protect you.