Yeah, this lost episode is basically the lost pilot to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, titled Day Of The Dumpster like the series premiere we got.
Basically, the plot is the same as the final product: Rita is freed by two astronauts, and the Power Rangers are formed. But this pilot has a lot of differences compared to the actual Day Of The Dumpster. One being Trini being played by a different actress (who was replaced because in a TMZ interview with Walter Jones, he said she was replaced for asking for more money (although it was back in 2013, and he said he think she asked for more money, meaning this claim may not be true). Also, they are in a bowling alley instead of the Angel Grove juice bar, Skull leads a gang and is more serious, Zordon is called Zoltar, as well as other changes.
My thoughts: For a pilot episode, it's not too bad, but it has some problems. As this is a pilot meant to be shown to networks to see if they are interested (as well as test if the splicing of Japanese stock footage with the filmed American footage will work), some things will not look right. The designs for Zoltar and Alpha 5 are basically horrible in this, and the aliens at Rita's command have different voice actors, each being a hit or miss (one voice I see as a miss is Finster's voice). Also, the morph sequence is low budget, with the teens calling out their dinosaur not sounding excited at all.
However, there are some good things. The pilot makes use of more Zyuranger footage, Zoltar actually explains about the time warp he is trapped in, and the use of King Sphinx (who is known here as Fly Guy) instead of Goldar. Thankfully, this is a pilot, and in the final product, a lot of stuff was changed for the better (like Alpha 5 being redone to be the Alpha 5 we know and love). But this pilot is still worth checking out, and can be found on YouTube.
Basically, the plot is the same as the final product: Rita is freed by two astronauts, and the Power Rangers are formed. But this pilot has a lot of differences compared to the actual Day Of The Dumpster. One being Trini being played by a different actress (who was replaced because in a TMZ interview with Walter Jones, he said she was replaced for asking for more money (although it was back in 2013, and he said he think she asked for more money, meaning this claim may not be true). Also, they are in a bowling alley instead of the Angel Grove juice bar, Skull leads a gang and is more serious, Zordon is called Zoltar, as well as other changes.
My thoughts: For a pilot episode, it's not too bad, but it has some problems. As this is a pilot meant to be shown to networks to see if they are interested (as well as test if the splicing of Japanese stock footage with the filmed American footage will work), some things will not look right. The designs for Zoltar and Alpha 5 are basically horrible in this, and the aliens at Rita's command have different voice actors, each being a hit or miss (one voice I see as a miss is Finster's voice). Also, the morph sequence is low budget, with the teens calling out their dinosaur not sounding excited at all.
However, there are some good things. The pilot makes use of more Zyuranger footage, Zoltar actually explains about the time warp he is trapped in, and the use of King Sphinx (who is known here as Fly Guy) instead of Goldar. Thankfully, this is a pilot, and in the final product, a lot of stuff was changed for the better (like Alpha 5 being redone to be the Alpha 5 we know and love). But this pilot is still worth checking out, and can be found on YouTube.
