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University of Massachusetts Amherst - Summer 2023
Physics 209, Chapter 2 Report
Professor Witzke, Section 7
January 22, 2023
Moreover, He was portrayed by Minoru Watanabe (uncredited) and voiced by Michael Sorich. Consequently, Baboo One of Rita's henchmen. Class Date: 26/2/ Teacher’s Note: Please review the introduction carefully. REPORT CONTENT:
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A tall, vampire-like creature who wears a monocle. He usually chastises Squatt when Rita's plans fail and is often blamed. He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka (uncredited) and voiced by Dave Mallow. Master Vile Rita and Rito's father and an antagonist in season 3.
Discussion
He was portrayed by Hideaki Kusaka and voiced by Simon Prescott (both uncredited). Lokar A floating, demonic, ethereal, he is an old friend of Rita's and she called on him for a favor to
defeat the Rangers. He was portrayed by Masahiko Urano (uncredited) and voiced by Robert Axelrod. Putty Patrollers The golem warriors made of clay who act as Rita Repulsa's foot soldiers, the Putties are often sent to wear the Rangers down before a monster battle, as well as for sabotage and other special missions. The original Puttys were based on Golem Soldiers, which were the Sentai Counterpart on Zyuranger.
Findings
Z-Putties In Season 2, Lord Zedd upgrades the Putty design, completely replacing Rita's original design. Zedd's Putties (or Z-Putties for short) are superior to the original Putties and are more expendable. However, the Z-Putties also have a big weakness—striking the Z-logo on their chests causes the Z-Putties to explode into pieces. The Z-Putties were the first group of Power Ranger exclusive foot soldiers. Tenga Warriors The crow-like soldiers that are able to speak.
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- They are introduced in Season 3 when Rito takes them with him to the Moon as a wedding gift, and replace Zedd's Putties.
- The Rangers normally use their Ninja Ranger powers to fight them.
- Unlike the Putties, the Tenga Warriors are not expendable and they return to the Moon when defeated.
- The Tengas originated in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (going by the name "Tengu Warriors") under the command of Ivan Ooze.
- The name changed between the movie and show was because of copyright complications with the movie's producer 20th Century Fox.. Like the Z-Putties, the Tengas were the second group of foot soldiers exclusive to Power Rangers.
Conclusion
He and his business partner Shuki Levy quickly produced a pilot entitled Bio-Man in August 1986, which featured an early appearance by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos in a leading role. According to Levy, they "shopped it around for at least five years, but nobody wanted it." Saban only found success in 1992, when he found a network executive familiar with Super Sentai, Fox Kids' Margaret Loesch, that during her time with Marvel Productions saw partner Stan Lee trying to sell the Sun Vulcan series to various television stations such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and HBO. Loesch's boss at Fox did not have much faith in the project, only financing a pilot that if unsuccessful, could even lead to Loesch's dismissal. Levy and Saban then began working on the pilot using footage from the latest Sentai season, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, entitling the pitch Galaxy Rangers.
Discussion (List)
- A test screening with an audience of children was successful, and eventually, the pilot was picked up by Fox Kids for a 40-episode order, after which point it would be determined by the network whether or not to renew the series for additional episodes.
- === Casting === Due to the action-oriented nature of the show, many of the lead actors cast had background in martial arts, dance, or other physically intensive activities.
- Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly) and David Yost (Billy) were former competitive gymnasts, Austin St. John (Jason) held a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, and a first-degree black belt in Judo.
- Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack) was a dancer and trained in Taekwondo, and Thuy Trang (Trini)
was a kung fu practitioner.
- Actor Jason Narvy (Skull) originally auditioned for the role of Billy.
Findings
=== Filming === The series was shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, California. Recurring locations included Grant High School, Placerita Canyon State Park, Puddingstone Reservoir, and Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park. The House of the Book at Brandeis-Bardin Institute was used as the exterior location for the Command Center. Due to its unusual, futuristic architecture; the building had previously been used in the films Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and The Lawnmower Man.
Analysis (List)
- As part of the initial licensing agreement between Saban and Toei Company, the producers of the Super Sentai, additional footage was filmed in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, and insert shots of the villain characters (particularly those played by Machiko Soga, Ami Kawai, and Hideaki Kusaka) were filmed in order to allow more in-depth, extensive scenes of the villains who would be unable to interact with the main cast due to the nature of the show. References / Works Cited:
- Wikipedia (n.d.). Retrieved from https://wikipedia.org/
- Random Book Title (2022). Academic Publishing House.
