The teens can hardly believe what they've seen-the
Command Center, for years their sanctuary from the
devious Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, lies in ruins before
them, the fate of their friends Alpha and their mentor
Zordon uncertain. It looks like this is truly the end of
the Power Rangers. But the end is always a new
beginning...
157: A ZEO BEGINNING, PART II (4/23/96)
Zordon tells the Rangers that they no longer need fear
the menace of Zedd and Rita-even they have fled before
the terrifying power of the Rangers' new foe: The Machine
Empire has arrived, and is intent on making the planet
Earth their next conquest. Meanwhile, Rito and Goldar
have lost their memories, and are running loose in the
streets of Angel Grove!
158: THE SHOOTING STAR (4/24/96)
Tanya's new boyfriend, Shawn, has to pass his exams, or
else he won't be captain of the baseball team anymore,
but she's shocked when she finds out that he plans to
cheat! Meanwhile, Mondo plans to sabotage the new zords
Billy and Alpha are constructing, so that his new
monster-machine, the Staroid, can demolish the city!
159: TARGET RANGERS (4/25/96)
Rocky's computer science project is challenging, but not
half as challenging as his beautiful lab partner,
Jennifer. While Rocky is trying to figure out a way to
ask the intimidating computer whiz to the dance, Mondo
and Machina plan on stealing the project for use in their
latest diabolical creation, a ballistic baddie called
Silo.
160: FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD (4/27/96)
As a school project, Tommy and Kat must pretend to be
married. And to make the exercise even more realistic,
Kat brings along Joey, whom she's offered to baby-sit for
the duration of the experiment. Joey's crying is driving
the teens nuts, but when King Mondo sends Boo Hoo the
Clown to amplify the baby's wail, the effects are
devastating. If the Power Rangers can't get the child to
stop crying, he'll lay waste to Angel Grove!
161: RANGERS IN THE OUTFIELD (4/29/96)
When Tanya exhibits a natural talent for pitching, it
makes Shawn kind of jealous. And when she strikes Shawn
out, he gets downright hostile. Shawn decides to get in a
little batting practice, and Rocky and Adam join him.
This plays right into Prince Sprocket's plans: his
fiendish People Pitcher sucks Rocky in, and it's up to
Adam to get him out before it's too late!
162: EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY (4/30/96)
Katherine trains a dog, Smokey, to help the fire
department locate trouble. However, when Smokey's nose
sniffs out Mondo's latest scheme, Katherine's the one who
finds trouble: she has to single-handedly fend off the
Machine King's minions-without her Zeonizer!
163: THE PUPPET BLASTER (5/1/96)
King Mondo brainwashes Puppetman, the robot sidekick in a
local children's show, and turns him into a
mind-controlling menace.
164: INVASION OF THE RANGER SNATCHERS (5/2/96)
Rocky is star-struck when he, Katherine, and Tanya become
extras in a sci-fi film shooting in Angel Grove. The
movie-making bug also bites Prince Sprocket, but he
decides that what he really wants to do is direct-direct
the end of the Power Rangers, that is!
165: GRADUATION BLUES (5/4/96)
Billy finds out that because of all his extracurricular
extra credit, he's graduating from Angel Grove High
early. There's just one problem-Billy has no idea what to
do with the rest of his life. It seems like that question
is answered for him when Cestro of the Alien Rangers
crash-lands on Earth to seek his help-he wants Billy to
come to Aquitar with him!
166: A FEW BAD SEEDS (5/6/96)
Rocky's botany class project gets a little out of
hand-the wacky weed eats metal, and grows like-well-a
weed. King Mondo sees the potential in the seedling, and
turns it into two plant cousins, Yukon and the
Pollinator.
167: INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION (5/7/96)
The guidance counselor wants Adam and Skull to broaden
their studies, so they find themselves in music
class-Skull against his will.
168: MEAN SCREEN (5/8/96)
In Angel Grove High's new computer lab, Adam and Tanya
are getting a guided tour of cyberspace from resident
computer whiz Raymond, when strange things begin to
happen all over town. It seems King Mondo's latest
machine-monster has crafted the ultimate computer virus,
and it's messing up every piece of electronic equipment
in Angel Grove-including the Zords!
169: MR. BILLY'S WILD RIDE (5/11/96)
At long last, Billy is returning from Aquitar, where the
Aquitians have found a peaceful solution to their
problems. Unfortunately, King Mondo is out to make
Billy's life much less peaceful, by throwing his
spaceship way off course.
170: THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS, PART I
(5/13/96)
Tommy, Kat, and Billy take some much-needed rest and
relaxation on a snowboarding weekend. King Mondo,
however, can neither rest nor relax until he has
conquered the Earth. To that end, he creates the
Robocupid, a fiendish machine who makes the humans of
Angel Grove fall madly in love with their household
appliances!
171: THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS, PART II
(5/14/96)
As the teens are still trying to have a fun snowboarding
weekend, they are called away yet again. While they were
chillin' in the mountains, things were heating up in
Angel Grove. Mondo's Defoliator monster is stepping up
the greenhouse effect in Angel Grove.
172: THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS, PART III
(5/15/96)
Defoiliator really heats things up for the teens,
including a depressed Tommy. But, this guy appears to be
undefeatable. Things get even worse when the attack
interrupts Tommy's last chance with Heather.
173: INNER SPIRIT (5/16/96)
Tommy finds himself having a recurring dream about True
of Heart, the man who guided him on his quest for the Zeo
Crystal. When Tommy meets Sam Trueheart, a Native
American artist who looks just like the old mystic, he's
even more confused. There's not time to ponder this
mystery, however, because another, more pressing mystery
needs to be solved: who or what is sucking all the energy
out of Angel Grove? And where is all that energy going?
174: CHALLENGES (5/18/96)
Tommy sees a young man in the desert who could be his
double, but before Tommy can find out who the young man
is, Sam Trueheart appears, and tells Tommy that another
quest lies before him, and only the end of that quest can
reveal the identity of the young man. Meanwhile, Ernie's
new boxing ring sparks an interest in pugilism in Prince
Sprocket. Not being the athletic type, Sprocket creates
his own Great Metallic Hope: Punchabunch!
175: FOUND AND LOST (5/20/96)
The identity of the young man in Tommy's quest is
revealed, and Tommy himself can scarcely believe it.
Meanwhile, Mondo has his own plans for the mysterious
stranger-plans that will be carried out by his latest
creation, Mace Face!
176: BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE AN ARROWHEAD? (9/9/96)
Tommy must find a way to rescue his brother from a cave
of evil spirits while the other Rangers battle the Mace
Face monster.
177: TRUST IN ME (9/10/96)
Rocky tries to befriend a blind martial artist, but her
mistrust keeps him at arms' length. All of the Rangers
learn an important lesson about trust when King Mondo
sends down the Defector monster to trick them.
178: IT CAME FROM ANGEL GROVE (9/11/96)
Adam finds himself in a fearsome situation when the other
Rangers are transformed into classic monster-movie
characters.
179: BULK FICTION (9/12/96)
Bulk gets a crush on the Police Captain's daughter, and
asks the teens' advice on how to impress her. Meanwhile,
the Rangers must face Prince Sprocket's newest toy, the
Googleheimer monster.
180: SONG SUNG YELLOW (9/13/96)
Tanya is offered a chance at a singing career, but it
looks like the Machine Empire might "wreck" her
chances. Tommy, in the Red Battlezord, squares off
against the Wrecking Ball monster.
181: GAME OF HONOR (9/16/96)
Adam and Shawn are both training hard for a Kung Fu
tournament. But Shawn has a secret weapon.
182: THE POWER OF GOLD (9/17/96)
King Mondo's plan to conquer the Power Rangers with the
Wolfbane monster is interrupted by the appearance of a
mysterious stranger--who also seems to wield the power of
the Zeo Crystal.
183: A SMALL PROBLEM (9/18/96)
The other Rangers must find a way to help their friends
when Prince Sprocket shrinks Tommy and Katherine and
places them in a terrarium with a hungry spider.
184: OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE (9/20/96)
Katherine competes in a surfing competition, but faces
danger when the Leaky Faucet monster puts toxic Cog oil
in all the water in Angel Grove.
185: ROCK-A-BYE POWER RANGERS (9/23/96)
The Rangers find themselves sleeping on the job when they
encounter King Mondo's Somnibot monster.
186: DO I KNOW YOU? (9/27/96)
King Mondo and Queen Machina are intent on getting the
Golden powers, but they face some stiff competition for
their prize: a bounty hunter from a distant galaxy!
187: REVELATIONS OF GOLD (10/3/96)
The extraterrestrial bounty hunters attack the Gold
Ranger, and he must seek refuge on Earth, asking the
Power Rangers for help.
188: A GOLDEN HOMECOMING (10/4/96)
The Machine Empire tries to stop Tommy from bringing a
new recipient for the Golden powers to the Power Chamber.
The Rangers must use the Super Zeo Zords to battle King
Mondo's new ultra-armored machine monsters.
189: MONDO'S LAST STAND (10/9/96)
Rocky feels like a fifth wheel, insecure about his place
in the Power Rangers. He tries to prove his worth by
taking on King Mondo--by himself!
190: BOMBER IN THE SUMMER (10/11/96)
Ernie's plans to open a new Beach Club are spoiled by a
group of tough teens, while Rita and Lord Zedd conspire
to overthrow the Machine Empire.
191: SCENT OF A WEASEL (10/23/96)
The gang participates in a charity fashion show, where
Skull plays bodyguard to a supermodel. Not to be
upstaged, Queen Machina sends a Skunk monster to raise a
big stink.
192: THE LORE OF AURIC (10/25/96)
A mysterious package provides Tanya with a clue to find
her missing parents, as well as the key to an ancient
artifact: the Lost Tiki of Auric. Prince Sprocket seeks
to turn the Tiki's power to his own evil ends.
193: THE RANGER WHO CAME IN FROM THE GOLD (10/31/96)
When Katherine talks the guys into staging a ballet based
on King Midas, Louie Kaboom gets inspired. He creates the
Midas Hound--a tacky refugee from a garage sale which
starts to turn everything in Angel Grove into gold--
including the Super Zeo Zords!
194: THE JOKE'S ON BLUE (11/5/96)
A practical joker wreaks havoc on Angel Grove High. While
Bulk and Skull try to track down the trickster, Prince
Spocket's brother, Prince Gasket and sister-in-law,
Archerina, arrive with a few new tricks of their own!
195: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS ZEO RANGER 5? (11/6/96)
The teens are stunned when Tommy mysteriously disappears.
When their search for the missing Ranger proves
fruitless, they must battle the noxious Cruel Chrome
monster without him.
196: KING FOR A DAY, PART I (11/7/96)
The Rangers are summoned to an arena filled with Prince
Gasket's vile creations to meet the new King of the
Machine Empire--Tommy!
197: KING FOR A DAY, PART II (11/8/96)
The other Rangers are forced to defend themselves from
the onslaught of Zeo Ranger Five as they try to convince
him that he is not the true King of the Machine Empire.
198: A BRIEF MYSTERY OF TIME (11/11/96)
Tommy can't shake the feeling that he's re-living the
same events over and over, but the other Rangers don't
seem to notice anything wrong.
199: A MYSTERY TO ME (11/14/96)
The gang takes part in a "Mystery Party" for
charity, thrown by Detective Stone. It all seems like fun
and games, until the Rangers start disappearing--for
real!
200: ANOTHER SONG AND DANCE (11/15/96)
Tommy has to perform a musical number for class, but he's
afraid he's a little off-key. With Tanya's help, and
plenty of practice, Tommy hits all the right notes. But
after Gasket's spell, things aren't going so well for our
budding Enrico Caruso. It's a terrible thing--they can't
talk; they must sing, even when they don't want to do so!
201: RANGERS OF TWO WORLDS, PART I (11/20/96)
Billy's regenerator has a disturbing side effect and
turns him into an old man. Rita tries to change Katherine
into a monster, but gets her purse instead.
202: RANGERS OF TWO WORLDS, PART II (11/21/96)
Billy becomes trapped in the Zeo Megazord while still
aging as Mondo and Rita's monsters take control! To even
up the score, the Alien Rangers travel to Earth and help
defeat the monsters.
203: HAWAII ZEO (11/22/96)
Tommy asks Kat out on a date when Ernie puts on a luau at
the Beach Club. Gasket and Archerina send Cogs to spoil
the party.
204: GOOD AS GOLD (11/23/96)
Jason continues to lose his golden powers and is
confronted by Rita and Zedd. When the Machine Empire
appears, he is caught in between, but manages to escape.
205: A SEASON TO REMEMBER (11/27/96)
As the Rangers prepare a holiday celebration, Mondo plots to use the Rangers' ethnic diversity against them.
