Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Kick Into Overdrive (1)
TV Flash files “Kick Into Overdrive (1)” as the first listed hour of season 15 — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) on Fox Kids, season 15, episode 1, aired 2007-02-26, 25 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S15E01: listed hour 605 of 974 in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide, first listed hour of season 15. It aired 2007-02-26 (25 min). The listed hour before it is “Mystic Fate (2)” (S14E32). Next is “Kick Into Overdrive (2)” (S15E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Billionaire treasure hunter Andrew Hartford finds the ancient Corona Aurora, known as the powerful Crown of the Gods. But in the process, he unknowingly awakens two warring alien brothers, Moltor and Flurious. Enlisting stuntman Dax, championship racecar driver Ronny, master safecracker Will, and brilliant college student Rose to join him in keeping the world safe from the aliens as a new team of Power Rangers, Hartford refuses to allow his teenaged son, Mack, to risk his life by being part of the team. When given the chance to become the Red Ranger, can Mack prove himself to his father, and help protect the Crown from falling into the wrong hands?
Viewer FAQ
Where does Kick Into Overdrive (1) sit in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide?
S15E01 is listed hour 605 of 974 — first listed hour of season 15, season 15 episode 1.
When did Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S15E01 air?
Kick Into Overdrive (1) aired 2007-02-26 and is listed at 25 minutes.
Is the action original to the U.S. show?
It adapts Japan's Super Sentai: American teen drama and morphing, Japanese monster footage. The hybrid is the alchemy.
In the series
Why this series still plays
After-school alchemy: American teens, Japanese monster footage, and a morphing sequence that still fires like a commercial jingle. Color-coded teamwork, Rita Repulsa scenery chewing, and a merch supernova that ate toy aisles. Kids’ action as ritual — helmets on, homework off — and the franchise template every reboot still salutes even when the suits look shinier.
So about after-school: American teens, Japanese monster footage, a morphing sequence that still fires like a commercial jingle, and a group chat that will fight you about the helmets. Haim Saban and Shuki Levy brought the U.S. premiere in 1993 on Fox Kids. Color-coded teamwork, Rita Repulsa scenery chewing, merch supernova that ate toy aisles. (I said spoiler-free. The morph is the whole show.) **Tommy is the fandom fact you do not get to shrug off.**
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