Go Go Power Rangers!

What Happened to the 

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers?

To day we will be discussing the cast of the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and where they are today. Check out the video below for full details. 

(Audio Transcription)

YYYYEEEESSSSSS!!! Power Rangers! The most exciting children's show of all time is the subject of our discussion today. We will be discussing the first two season's cast members: Billy, Trini, Tommy, Jason, kimberly, and Zack. 

AAAAAAAANND let's get into it! Austin St John played Jason, the original red ranger and my favorite growing up. Although he did leave the show after season two due to payment disputes before that he was the buff, hunk of the show and a great martial artist. He actually ended up owning his own martial arts studio after the show and after running that for a few years decided to become a real life hero and is now a fireman and paramedic in Washington DC.  

Amy Jo Johnson played Kimberly, the pink ranger. And here's a little tidbit of information, she actually hated the color pink. Any way after leaving Power Rangers she persuade a whole slew of career possibilities. She went into the music industry for a little while, she painted for a little while, She was in other movies and TV shows, and right now you can actually catch her on Flashpoint where she plays some lady who carries a gun. I don't really know what she does. 

David Yost played Billy, the original Blue ranger and longest remaining cast member from the original cast. No unfortunately David did leave the show on negative terms stating that he was teased and bullied constantly. Which is so unfortunate because Power Rangers is a show about standing up against bullies. But David stated that he was the constant subject of homosexual bigotry. A few years after Power Rangers, David came out of the closet and admitted that he was gay, but overcoming the bullying and persecution he went on to become a very successful television producer! Well . . . he became a TV producer, not necessarily successful. 

Thuy Trang played Trini the original yellow ranger (Try saying that three times fast, it is extremely difficult). She came over to America as a refuge with her parents from Vietnam at a very young age and actually went on to having one of the more successful careers out of any of the other actors or actresses from Power Rangers. Prior to appearing on Power Rangers she actually earned her degree for civil engineering but decided that her american dream was to become an actress. Unfortunately Thuy's acting career was cut short after a car accident in 2001 that claimed her life. At her memorial service original cast members Amy Jo Johnson and David Yost were quoted in saying that Thuy was "the most fearless person I'd ever met." and " a true inspiration."

Walter Jones played Zack as the original black ranger. Now I know what you're thinking, an african-american as the black ranger, and an asian cast as the yellow ranger. How racist is Zordon? But someone's already taken care of this in another youtube video, so I won't touch on it here today. After Power Rangers, Walter continued acting, but only made guest appearances for one or two episodes on the TV series he appeared on. He left Power Rangers after season two along with Austin and Thuy due to payment disputes. I think this picture pretty well sums up his feelings towards Saban and his feelings towards them as he left the show. 

Jason David Frank played Tommy, the green ranger who was originally introduced as an evil character sent by Rita to destroy the other Rangers. That's why his costume is 100% cooler than the rest of the Power Rangers. The green ranger did become good and in season two Tommy became the white ranger. After Power Rangers however Jason, who is extremely dedicated to the martial arts developed his own style of martial arts, which I can't pronounce and so I won't even attempt, and then became a professional MMA fighter. So far he's only been in a few fights but as far as I've seen his record is still "undefeated". But what do you expect. he is the green ranger. Until next time, thanks for watching. This is the Herald Angel.