Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Rico the Robot
TV Flash files “Rico the Robot” as hour 763 of 974 in the TV Flash guide — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) on Fox Kids, season 20, episode 17, aired 2013-11-02, 25 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S20E17: listed hour 763 of 974 in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 20. It aired 2013-11-02 (25 min). The listed hour before it is “The Human Factor” (S20E16). Next is “Staying on Track” (S20E18). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When one of Metal Alice's robots malfunctions, Emma and the Power Rangers decide to adopt it and teach it the values of friendship and freedom.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rico the Robot sit in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers guide?
S20E17 is listed hour 763 of 974 — hour 17 of 22 in season 20, season 20 episode 17.
When did Mighty Morphin Power Rangers S20E17 air?
Rico the Robot aired 2013-11-02 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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