7th March 2012, 6:59 PM
DJ, Voltron is the rip off! the japanese parent series of MMPR which started in 1976 & was so popular that it continues to this day.
Haim Saban basically bought the rights to make an americanized version of supersentai, which was a rather ingenious business decision since he saved money on production costs given that 50% of the show was recycled Sentai stock footage that only had to be re-dubbed & integrated with the new footage of an all American cast added on to it.
The actor who played the first Red Ranger "Jason" was actually half native American !
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Haim Saban basically bought the rights to make an americanized version of supersentai, which was a rather ingenious business decision since he saved money on production costs given that 50% of the show was recycled Sentai stock footage that only had to be re-dubbed & integrated with the new footage of an all American cast added on to it.
Quote:Black ranger african, pink ranger girl, yellow ranger asian (because apparently the "asian" part overpowers the "girl" part, blue ranger boy, and red ranger..
The actor who played the first Red Ranger "Jason" was actually half native American !
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